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I'll drop you a check in the mail.

Hi.

Hey. What's your name?

Ben.

I'm Joe, Ben.

I know.

Just admiring your artwork.

What is it?

She said you should go there.

I'm sorry?

The lady.

The lady in the picture down the hall.

She said you'd... be coming to see me.

The nurse?

They said she was a doctor here.

What doctor?

She wants you to go there.

Go where?

I'm not... I'm not sure what you mean, Ben.

Go where?

I dreamed of her...

in the ambulance when I came here.

Then... I saw her picture in the hall.

You know, the lady doctor...

in the picture of the Easter party,

with the cake on her nose.

Are you talking about Dr. Darrow?

She died, I guess.

And you dreamed of her?

She wants you to go there.

What do you mean? Go where, Ben?

The rainbow.

That's a rainbow?

This... this is a rainbow?

Have we met before, Ben?

I don't know.

How do you know who I am?

She showed me your face.

A picture?

In my mind.

She said... I have to come back to tell you to go there.

To a rainbow?

Yes.

Well, how would I...

how would I do that, Ben?

- Christine. - Mm-hmm?

- The boy in 3 1 2. - Ben?

Yes. Wh-- did he know my wife?

I don't think so.

I think he just came in two weeks ago.

Yeah, on the 3rd, in a coma. Septic shock.

Why, Joe?

Nothing.

Miriam, d--

t-the first kid... he... he calls my name.

I follow him into the I.C.U., where he flatlines.

All right? Dies.

Then when he's resuscitated,

says he saw me while he's floating around the ceiling,

and that Emily, who he met in a rainbow,

sent him back to tell me something.

Tell you what?

He doesn't remember.

But the next kid does.

You want jelly? I got two kinds.

Are you taking me seriously?

Yes! Is strawberry okay?

What does it matter?

Do you... do you hear what I'm telling you?

I'm just trying to focus on something real here, Joe.

And you think this isn't.

Doesn't sound it so far.

Listen to me, Joe.

After Hannah died, I... I saw her everywhere.

She told me I'd know she was watching over me

if I saw a daisy growing out of the ground

with all the petals missing except one.

We used to play ''she loves me, she loves me not. ''

And one day, I saw an entire field of one-petaled daisies.

Well, there you go. How do you explain that?

I was delusional!

Well, I'm not, okay?

I had these conversations.

Aren't you the guy that doesn't believe in Heaven?

This isn't Heaven. This is rainbows.

Oh.

And she wants you to join her... inside a rainbow.

According to these kids, that's accurate.

Well, according to me, they're putting you on.

So you think they're lying?

I'm a lawyer, Joe.

Nothing is real without evidence.

Have you personally had any experience with Emily since her death?

And if so, has it been documented?

You know the answer. Of course I haven't.

And why haven't you?

Because I haven't gone halfway to Heaven,

and she has no way of reaching me!

It does sound nuts, doesn't it?

Well, I wouldn't employ you in my hospital if I heard that.

And if I were you, I'd stay away from there.

lsn't there somewhere you can go?

I could go on a white-water trip.

Just what I've always wanted to see...

white water.

I'll take care of Bigbird.

Get outta here.

Go see white water.

And get your head straight.

Wanna see?

They were the last things she sent us.

Hmm.

Sorry to break it to you, pal, but, uh...

She was cheating on you.

It's just a bug, Bigbird...

attracted to the light.

Let's not get crazy here.

Honey, I'm home.

Honey, I'm home.

Uh!

Bigbird!

Bigbird, no!

Ah!

- Hello? - Miriam?

Joe?

Miriam, listen to me. The bird... it's sick.

I had to leave it. I'm on my way to the hospital.

Are you okay?

Actually, I'm not.

I feel...

I feel like I'm losing my mind.

What can I do?

It was acting like it used to when she'd come home.

I felt like she was there...

in the house.

Jesus, Joe.

I don't know what to do about the...

The bird?

I-I'll take care of it.

I'll wake up the vet if I have to.

You just... hang in there, okay?

All right. Thanks.

Is Jeffrey awake?

Uh, not a good idea right now.

Is he in his room?

Visiting hours aren't until 10:00, Joe.

Joe!

Joe.

Dr. Stanford...

report to emergency please. Dr. Martin...

Joe, there was some talk around here

I think you should know about.

Where is he... Jeffrey?

He's downstairs, getting blood work.

His nurse... is she with him?

Would you just listen to me for a minute, please?

She said there was a nun on the ward

interviewing kids about near-death experiences.

Sister Madeline.

Do you know where she is?

She's no longer employed here, Joe.

And do you know why?

Because she overstepped her bounds.

Where is she employed?

Would... would chaplain services know?

Could you leave us alone for a minute?

Dr. Horner... please pick up extension 117.

Dr. Horner, extension 117.

What are you doing, Joe?

You know what I'm doing. All right?

- You gave me permission... - To look in on Emily's kids.

That was two days ago, and from what I've heard, you haven't left since.

I told you, I promised my wife...

That you'd upset them?

Jeffrey's cardiologist saw the readout on his E.K.G.

from 2:30 yesterday afternoon,

and he was damned upset that your visit

put him under that kind of stress.

What is going on, Joe?

The bird's okay. He will outlive us all.

I tried to clean up some of the mess in there...

overturned lamp, broken vase.

You didn't have to do all that.

I didn't do all that.

I left some of it... to discuss with you.

That weird picture you told me the kids were drawing,

the wiggly cross?

Is it the kids drawing it, Joe?

Or is it you?

'Cause if you did this, you need some help.

It's all over the windows, too.

Watch the bird for me, will you?

Excuse me.

Excuse me, I'm looking for Sister Madeline.

- Is that... - May I ask what this is about?

It's personal. Is that her?

You'll have to call the office for an appointment.

Excuse me!

- Sir. - Sister Madeline?

Sir!

Sister Madeline? Could I speak to you?

Sir!

Please? Sister Madeline?

Please, are you Sis--

Please... are you Sister Madeline?

This is private property. You are trespassing.

I know. I tried to call. I'm sorry.

Chaplain... chaplain services only gave me an address.

He'll call the police.

Please. J-Just five minutes.

You people have done enough damage.

You don't understand!

You don't!

No more journalists. No more interviews.

I'm not a journalist. I'm a...

I'm a doctor.

Head of... I'm head of emergency services

at Chicago Memorial hospital.

Joe Darrow.

- Emily's Joe? - Yes.

That's why I need to talk to you!

I need to know about your work.

I've called the police.

I'd advise you to leave.

It's all right. He's not a journalist.

He's still trespassing.

I'm sorry. I ju--

We agreed to hire Sister Madeline

with the understanding that her presence here

wouldn't cause any disturbances.

Sister.

Yes, sir.

The police respond quickly. I'd advise you to leave.

You have business at the school, sir?

I beg your pardon?

Step over here, please.

He's at 3rd and Western.

1480, 1480. 25 on site, too.

10-4.

1380, 61. 1380, 61.

Detective for 1 3 Sector 6.

Unit 26... on site.

And I realized that,

in an age when no one believes in miracles anymore,

I was witnessing miracles every day.

And the pediatric oncology ward

was the perfect laboratory to study it...

the near-death experience.

Being kids, they were more open

to what happens on the other side.

You're convinced it's not just in their minds?

''Just in their minds''?

What we're experiencing right now

could be just in your mind.

You're a doctor because you dreamed of being one, right?

You... imagined that for yourself.

If we can create this world with what we imagine, why not the next?

S-So you're saying belief...

Gets us there.

Did Emily believe?

Because I think she got there.

I believe she's trying to contact me.

Two kids have seen her.

One was flatlined, another in a coma.

In the tunnel?

In a rainbow...

trying to tell me something, something urgent.

But I don't know what.

And they... they...

they draw this after they've...

after they've seen her.

Have you ever seen this before?

No.

I don't know.

Am I... am l just going nuts?

As nuts as Christopher Columbus,

thinking there was another side to the Earth.

Talk to an anesthesiologist. They'll tell you.

There are 1 00 steps on the ladder of consciousness

between being fully alert and being dead.

To put a patient under,

they bring them down only to the 1 0th rung.

Beneath that is a descending gray scale,

like the depths of an ocean no one has explored.

It's in those depths, those murky depths,

she's finding them... the children.

They're her conduit

because she knew you'd find your way to them.

Stay close to them.

Be with them when they slip away

so you can be with them when they first awaken,

before the details fade.

One of them will come back with the answer.

Careful, careful. Okay, let's go.

Watch the back.

- Release form? - I'll get it.

- Thank you. - Thank you.

- Take him to 2 1 5? - Yeah.

- Down on the right. - Careful when you transfer.

Okay, watch your line here.

Hook him up to the ventilator once you get inside.

All right. I'll get the monitor.

This is Jeanette in nephrology.

I need to speak to Dr. Dickinson, please.

- Monitors are ready. - Dr. Darrow!

Yes, it is an emergency.

No, I can't hold. Keep me on the line.

Dr. Dickinson?

We've got a healthy kidney up here.

Just Dr. Darrow.

Joe.

- Yeah? - Joe, I'm on my way over to harvest a kidney,

and I want you to protect it for me.

Tell me what to do.

All right, they're coming in for other organs,

but that kidney is mine.

I want that made clear in case anybody choppers in and tries to grab it.

Stay on top of his vitals.

Don't leave the room and hold off the vultures.

I don't want anybody cutting until I get there.

Consider it done.

Put Jeanette back on the phone, buddy.

I'm 10 minutes away.

Jeanette.

Yes, sir.

You're Dickinson?

Darrow.

They told me not to leave him,

but I got to get this monitor over to the recipient.

I'll keep watch in here.

Ventilator's set at 16.

That oughta keep the organs fresh.

Joe...

Joe.

Come closer.

Dear God.

We're here from Lakeview. What room's the donor in?

215. First double doors on your right.

Call air support and tell 'em we'll be right up.

All right.

Guys, we're gonna have to...

Ooh.

We're from Lakeview in Lansing.

We have a heart recipient prepped and ready to go.

You're not supposed to be in here.

Are you Dickinson?

Get out. Just get out, please.

Hey, take it easy, doctor.

Get him out of here, all right? Get everyone out.

No, no, no, no. It's okay, Joe.

- Dickinson said... - Dickinson's in the parking structure.

I just spoke to him. He said let's move 'em both into surgery.

- Okay, let's go. - Wait! Okay?

Hey, Joe...

- It's all right. - It's not all right.

He's not ready to be moved.

Hey, what are we waiting for?

Come on. Move him out.

Charlie, wait a second.

What?

This man's not dead. The brain scan jumped.

I saw it. I saw it on the monitor.

Come on, Joe. It's flat as a pancake.

Come on! Let's move him out of here.

Come on. Let's go.

Charlie, listen.

Charlie, there's something going on.

Don't do this yet. Don't kill this man.

Joe, get ahold of yourself. This man is dead.

He spoke to me.

- Joe, please. - I'm telling you.

Joe, this man could not speak to you.

It was Emily!

It was her voice! And I'm not crazy!

Then back off.

- Don't talk like this. - You've got...

you've got to listen to me. Just listen...

Charlie, just hold off, for one minute.

Leave me alone with him.

This is nuts, Joe.

- Come on! Get him inside! - Hey!

Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey! Easy! Easy!

- Back off, man! - Get him inside!

Somebody get security!

Get him out of here!

For God's sake, Joe!

Charlie!

Get security, will ya?

Charlie, one fucking minute!

Get him out of here!

Joe!

We need security in 2 South right away.

Please listen to me!

Listen, I'll run down and get it out of the...

All right.

- We're going down. - All right.

I said to him...

Thanks for coming down.

You posted bail?

First offense. I got it waived.

I also spoke to the hospital administrator,

who's willing to drop all charges

if you'll agree to take a lengthy sabbatical.

I'll bet.

He said you claimed a brain-dead organ donor spoke to you.

Is that true?

No.

Good.

It was Emily...

Speaking through him.

You know, I could almost understand it with the kids,

because they all knew her.

I mean, of course they're gonna dream about her.

She was key to their survival.

Okay, then how about the kid who never even laid eyes on her?

What kid?

The kid I told you about in the kitchen.

The first time he ever met her was in a coma, Miriam, remember?

I've got his admission records to prove it.

That's evidence, right? lsn't that what you wanted?

She's trying to reach me,

and she's becoming desperate.

Why? Why desperate, Joe?

Oh, you don't think she's still alive.

If a kid could see her in a coma,

then why couldn't she be trying to communicate from one?

There were no survivors.

The Venezuelan government searched the jungle for almost a month.

And never found her.

Exactly.

And that's why we're here tonight,

because you never saw her body and never got closure.

Emily's dead, Joe.

That's what this is all about...

your refusal to accept that.

Look, I understand it.

If I hadn't seen Hannah's body,

I wouldn't have believed it, either.

I'd still be waiting for her to come home,

just like you are.

You have to end this, Joe.

You gotta do the hard stuff... like I did,

like everyone does.

You gotta clean out the closets, empty the drawers,

and take down the vacancy sign

that says ''Emily's ghost is welcome here,''

and get on with your life without her.

All right.

What about that rafting trip?

What do you mean, what about it?

Well, anything to get your mind off of this.

So you think I should go?

Maybe I'll go with you, huh?

I'm mean with a paddle.

The river's up this time of year.

It's gone from a 2-point difficulty to a 5.

I want us all to go home, go over our river maps.

Note the hazard points, the portages, the waterfalls.

Oh, check out these safari pants.

It says to pack light.

I'm just bringing my thong.

Well, then, I'm bringing my camera.

Well, it better be disposable,

because it's likely that everything's gonna go in the drink.

Not me.

Speaking of drink... here's to adventure.

- Yeah. - Adventure. - Adventure.

What do you think?

I think it's an idea whose time has come.

No, I mean... I mean, do you think it'll sell?

The agent said it needed a paint job.

Ahh. Get what you can and get out.

Leave the memories behind.

You didn't after Hannah died.

Yeah, but I didn't have corpses

playing ventriloquist with me, either.

I'm gonna miss you, Joe.

I'm gonna miss your waffles.

Would you show it for me... if I'm gone for a week?

I'm taking that white-water trip.

With pleasure.

It's good to see you joining the world again.

- Hello. - Hal.

Reading the map of the river, there's a symbol...

two wavery lines that crisscross in the middle.

Waterfalls.

Put a big, red circle around those.

We'll have to portage there.

They're too high this time of year.

Joe?

A rainbow.

Very well.

Oh.

You are, uh, the doctor?

Yes.

Very well.

How's it going, boy?

Very well.

What do we have here?

Is my pilot here?

That is me... Victor.

How's it going?

I take your bags.

You been flying long, Victor?

Don't worry. I know how.

You have a license, though, right?

Sí! Pretty much.

Guanahuapa...

Guanahuapa... you've been there?

Uh, sí... Guanahuapa.

This is it, right?

With the waterfall?

I don't know.

I only been there in the dry season.

Is my interpreter here?

The Yanomami speak a little Spanish.

I speak a little Guahibo.

You talk to them through me.

Okay, we go?

That your girlfriend... in the picture?

It's my wife. Used to be.

You come to get her back, huh?

In a way, I guess.

There was an accident here last spring...

a bus that washed away on the road?

The Red Cross.

- The Red Cross. - Yes, that's right.

You can probably see it

now that the river's not so high.

It's just up ahead. It's on the way.

The rock slide took more than just a bus.

It isolated an entire tribe from the outside world.

Can you see it... down there?

Nobody lived.

The Yanomami are still wearing some of their clothing.

And Guanahuapa up ahead.

Some of the bodies washed out of the bus,

down the river, and right into the village.

The guide we are meeting,

they work with all the tribes in the area.

Did I mention they don't like outsiders?

It's a good thing you have me with you.

I have the, uh, American.

He wants to go to Poblado.

No, no, no, no. He's not with the mining company.

- You want money? - Uh-huh.

What you want is money? Don't fuck with me.

He said... he cannot take you to the village,

but for a price...

he can take you to their graves.

Seńor...

Yeah?

Seńor...

Yeah.

We should go.

They, uh...

they wouldn't know, would they,

which, uh... body was buried where?

Look, if the weather gets... any worse,

we don't get out of here,

and... and that's no good for nobody.

Seńores...

Seńores, uh... my wife.

Uh, his wife.

My wife.

Red Cross.

The Red Cross.

Red Cross. Where?

- Where? - Where?

Does any-- does anybody know where?

Do you know her?

Which one?

Do you know her?

What are they saying?

They say they know her.

What's he saying now? What's he saying now?

Okay, well, he says he wants to take you to the village, okay?

And he says that, no, you need permission.

They, uh...

What the hell is he saying?

I... I don't know! I...

Seńor!

Seńor, you cannot go into the village!

It is forbidden! Seńor!

Seńor!

Seńor, stop!

Seńor!

We can return with government people,

but you must come back with me now.

I said now, seńor!

No! No! No! Seńor!

She wants you to go there...

- Joe... - Join her...

- Joe... - Joe?

Joe, can't you hear me?

Joe?

100 steps on the ladder of consciousness.

Go there.

- No survivors... - Where's her body?

Think she's still alive.

- Emily! - Joe?

Listen to me!

You are one crazy son of a bitch, you know that?

You're lucky to be alive, seńor.

You were not breathing.

It's been over an hour. Get up.

We will cross the river downstream,

and with a little bit of luck, we can get to the airstrip before nightfall.

Let's go.

She lived through the bus accident.

She made it to the village.

Yo, you cannot go to the village! Stop!

I cannot go back without you!

They'll take away my license!

Stop, seńor!

Seńor!

Seńor, stop!

Don't do this!

Seńor!

The man said we must have permission!

I've got permission.

No one's keeping me out of there.

Please...

my wife...

did you know her?

My... my wife.

Did you know her?

My wife.

Doctor.

Doctor. My wife.

My wife.

The waterfall.

She was here.

Come here.

She say... they knew her alive.

She came to help them.

Until the river brought her back... dying.

They could not save her body...

but they save her soul.

She said, ''Dragonfly.''

I don't know if Emily ever saw her,

at least while she was of mind and body,

and I don't know how the baby survived...

premature, so small and fragile in the middle of a jungle.

What I do know is that Emily made sure our child found her way into my arms.

What she taught me in life, she taught me in death...

to trust... to have faith.

Because as a friend of mine once said,

''It's belief that gets us there. ''

♪ Come, come out and play ♪

♪ We miss your face ♪

♪ And the funny things you say ♪

♪ Be, just be yourself ♪

♪ And nothing else will push you away ♪

♪ And I feel so much love ♪

♪ When it's all mixed up ♪

♪ It wraps itself around me ♪

♪ Star, we knew you well ♪

♪ Yeah, all too well ♪

♪ And there's nothin' left to hide ♪

♪ Don't hide ♪

♪ And I feel so much love ♪

♪ When it's all mixed up ♪

♪ It wraps itself around me ♪

♪ And you get what you want when you know what you need ♪

♪ And you tag me, I'm it, Ollie O x, and you're free ♪

♪ Let me play on your side, let me be on your team ♪

♪ Let me state my case ♪

♪ Don't go away ♪

♪ Find what you already are ♪

♪ Where it's not too close, but never too far ♪

♪ Don't go too far, too far ♪

♪ And I feel so much love ♪

♪ When it's all mixed up ♪

♪ And wraps itself around me ♪

♪ Me, me ♪

♪ And I feel so much love ♪

♪ So much love ♪

♪ When it's all mixed up ♪

♪ It wraps itself around me ♪

♪ And I feel so much love ♪

♪ When it's all mixed up ♪

♪ It wraps itself around me ♪