1 00:01:07,535 --> 00:01:09,502 [ Sighs ] 2 00:01:09,503 --> 00:01:12,139 Forgive me, Father, for I have sinned. 3 00:01:12,140 --> 00:01:14,774 It has been one week since my last confession. 4 00:01:14,775 --> 00:01:18,245 I took the Lord's name in vain 211 times. [ Whistle Blows ] 5 00:01:18,246 --> 00:01:20,613 [ Grunts ] [ Screams ] 6 00:01:20,614 --> 00:01:23,216 [ Grunts ] Goddamn it. 7 00:01:23,217 --> 00:01:25,819 [ Boy ] I had 22 impure thoughts. 8 00:01:28,589 --> 00:01:31,090 [ Grunts, Thuds ] 9 00:01:31,091 --> 00:01:33,726 I contemplated murder. [ Man ] Murder? 10 00:01:33,727 --> 00:01:36,330 [ Boy ] Only in thought, Father. Only in thought. 11 00:01:40,168 --> 00:01:42,034 Get back here, you bastards. 12 00:01:42,035 --> 00:01:45,639 Surely there must be some self-abuse, my son. [ Sighs ] 13 00:01:50,211 --> 00:01:53,546 [ Boy ] I have committed 22 sins of the flesh. 14 00:01:53,547 --> 00:01:55,915 [ Clears Throat ] You're a pervert. 15 00:01:55,916 --> 00:01:58,885 You're not even making an appearance in purgatory with that record. 16 00:01:58,886 --> 00:02:01,754 Really? I had no idea. 17 00:02:01,755 --> 00:02:05,091 Ah, I'm not even sure I have the power to forgive you. 18 00:02:05,092 --> 00:02:07,860 Please, Father. I'll try harder. 19 00:02:07,861 --> 00:02:09,996 Harder? That's the problem. 20 00:02:09,997 --> 00:02:13,266 [ Boys Laughing ] You should talk to a priest, not me, kid. 21 00:02:13,267 --> 00:02:15,769 [ Laughing ] 22 00:02:27,381 --> 00:02:29,516 I can't believe I actually told them... 23 00:02:29,517 --> 00:02:33,320 that I'd abused myself 22 times in the last week. 24 00:02:33,321 --> 00:02:35,988 Twenty-two times? 25 00:02:35,989 --> 00:02:39,566 And I thought I was going to hell. 26 00:02:39,660 --> 00:02:41,714 Is it Grace or Gracie for your grandmother? 27 00:02:41,808 --> 00:02:42,658 Grace. 28 00:02:51,605 --> 00:02:53,673 [ Girl Shouting ] Come on! 29 00:02:53,674 --> 00:02:57,711 Put out that cigarette. You're-- You're breaking school rules. 30 00:02:59,580 --> 00:03:03,716 Hey, Chester, I need to smoke. It calms my nerves. 31 00:03:03,717 --> 00:03:06,819 We're having confession later today. 32 00:03:06,820 --> 00:03:09,890 Thought you might like to join us, Walker. [ Laughs ] 33 00:03:11,259 --> 00:03:13,260 Gorilla. [ Scoffs ] 34 00:03:13,261 --> 00:03:15,596 Think there's a world record for hanging? 35 00:03:16,697 --> 00:03:18,498 Probably not. 36 00:03:18,499 --> 00:03:22,369 Even if there isn't, I could announce that I'm gonna set one. 37 00:03:22,370 --> 00:03:26,506 There's absolutely no reason why my "idiot savantness" couldn't be hanging. 38 00:03:26,507 --> 00:03:28,476 Look, I can hang here all day. 39 00:03:31,245 --> 00:03:34,213 Did you see that attempted catch? 40 00:03:34,214 --> 00:03:37,318 ** [ Choral: Sacred ] 41 00:03:41,088 --> 00:03:44,023 [ Gasps ] Oh. 42 00:03:44,024 --> 00:03:47,828 [ Bell Tolling ] Who would've guessed she'd have such reach? 43 00:03:51,164 --> 00:03:52,900 Thanks. 44 00:03:56,737 --> 00:03:59,340 [ Typing In Distance ] 45 00:04:03,311 --> 00:04:06,279 Get me Mr. Walker. Again. 46 00:04:06,280 --> 00:04:08,882 [ Typing ] 47 00:04:11,652 --> 00:04:15,154 You know, the green of your sweater brings out the color of your eyes. 48 00:04:15,155 --> 00:04:17,189 Makes them sparkle. 49 00:04:17,190 --> 00:04:19,759 Really? 50 00:04:19,760 --> 00:04:23,930 [ Sighs ] That's the sweetest thing anybody ever said to me. 51 00:04:23,931 --> 00:04:27,034 - Ever? - [ Buzzing ] 52 00:04:28,802 --> 00:04:30,603 Yes. 53 00:04:30,604 --> 00:04:33,807 - Father Fitzpatrick will see you now. - Thank you. 54 00:04:34,875 --> 00:04:36,909 [ Door Opens, Closes ] 55 00:04:36,910 --> 00:04:40,647 Good afternoon, Father. How are you today? 56 00:04:40,648 --> 00:04:42,916 Sit. 57 00:04:46,554 --> 00:04:48,955 You were smoking on school property. 58 00:04:48,956 --> 00:04:53,192 Technically, yes, but I was practically off the grounds. 59 00:04:53,193 --> 00:04:55,762 Technicalities are the cornerstone, Mr. Walker. 60 00:04:55,763 --> 00:04:58,631 Now there's too much documentation on you already. 61 00:04:58,632 --> 00:05:01,701 Are you purposefully trying to get yourself kicked out of St. Magnus, 62 00:05:01,702 --> 00:05:04,571 or is there another reason I'm completely overlooking... 63 00:05:04,572 --> 00:05:07,607 for your utter inability to fit in? 64 00:05:07,608 --> 00:05:11,143 I'm destined for greatness. You're 14 years old. 65 00:05:11,144 --> 00:05:13,045 Greatness is not an option. 66 00:05:13,046 --> 00:05:16,516 Now don't you think your grandparents have enough to worry about? 67 00:05:16,517 --> 00:05:20,252 A week of weeding Father Zinger's gardens. That's all. 68 00:05:20,253 --> 00:05:22,389 But, Father, I was only smoking. 69 00:05:22,390 --> 00:05:24,925 Two weeks. That will be all. 70 00:05:26,527 --> 00:05:30,129 And one thing more. 71 00:05:30,130 --> 00:05:33,066 Nothing gets by me, Mr. Walker. 72 00:05:34,234 --> 00:05:36,537 Absolutely nothing. 73 00:05:53,887 --> 00:05:56,790 ** [ Piano, Choir ] 74 00:06:00,494 --> 00:06:03,796 ** [ Continues ] 75 00:06:03,797 --> 00:06:05,666 ** [ Fades ] 76 00:06:08,168 --> 00:06:11,003 - Mr. Walker. - Here's my late slip. 77 00:06:11,004 --> 00:06:14,475 "Against boredom, the gods themselves fight in vain." 78 00:06:15,476 --> 00:06:18,044 You think so? Nietzsche does. 79 00:06:18,045 --> 00:06:21,514 Independent seat work for the remainder of the period. 80 00:06:21,515 --> 00:06:23,583 Have you read Nietzsche? 81 00:06:23,584 --> 00:06:27,454 - Is he that Chinese guy? - No, he's that philosopher guy. 82 00:06:27,455 --> 00:06:30,491 Was he Catholic? 83 00:06:32,660 --> 00:06:36,262 Seems odd not to be studying Catholics in religion class. 84 00:06:36,263 --> 00:06:38,397 Besides, I thought we were having a test. 85 00:06:38,398 --> 00:06:40,763 We're not. It's far too sunny out for testing. 86 00:06:40,788 --> 00:06:41,868 Wouldn't you agree? 87 00:06:42,056 --> 00:06:44,892 I'm hoping Nietzsche will be better for your brain. 88 00:06:45,973 --> 00:06:48,842 Well, I suppose so. 89 00:06:52,279 --> 00:06:56,617 ** [ Choral: Sacred ] 90 00:06:58,686 --> 00:07:01,989 [ No Audible Dialogue ] 91 00:07:03,290 --> 00:07:05,759 Sorry about your face. 92 00:07:07,194 --> 00:07:09,596 - What's wrong with my face? - Nothing. 93 00:07:09,597 --> 00:07:12,331 I meant the cut from baseball. 94 00:07:12,332 --> 00:07:14,768 In fact, it's a wonderful face. 95 00:07:16,203 --> 00:07:17,804 Thanks. 96 00:07:17,805 --> 00:07:21,140 It's about time we went on a date, Collins. 97 00:07:21,141 --> 00:07:24,110 Really, Walker? 98 00:07:24,111 --> 00:07:26,112 Dinner, maybe. 99 00:07:26,113 --> 00:07:28,881 Something formal, but within bike-riding distance. 100 00:07:28,882 --> 00:07:30,783 I want our first date to be memorable. 101 00:07:30,784 --> 00:07:33,085 And I want it to be Good Friday every day. 102 00:07:33,086 --> 00:07:36,155 Good! Next Friday night. I'll come by around 7:00. 103 00:07:36,156 --> 00:07:39,492 No, make that 7:30, just to give you some extra time to get ready. 104 00:07:39,493 --> 00:07:41,695 [ Scoffs ] 105 00:07:47,300 --> 00:07:50,770 [ Woman On P.A. ] Paging Dr. Edwards. Please come to Admitting. 106 00:07:50,771 --> 00:07:53,506 Paging Dr. Edwards. Please come to Admitting. 107 00:07:53,507 --> 00:07:55,708 How's it going, my Mr. Walker? 108 00:07:55,709 --> 00:07:59,178 Mom, absolutely couldn't be any better. 109 00:07:59,179 --> 00:08:00,980 You? 110 00:08:00,981 --> 00:08:04,617 - Growing wings as we speak. [ Chuckles ] - I figured as much. 111 00:08:04,618 --> 00:08:07,453 Everything still working to staying at Chester's house? 112 00:08:07,454 --> 00:08:11,892 Uh, his mom keeps saying, "What difference does one more kid make?" 113 00:08:13,060 --> 00:08:15,929 I like it there. Honest. 114 00:08:17,665 --> 00:08:19,699 Do you go by the house? 115 00:08:19,700 --> 00:08:22,434 Uh, just to cut the grass. 116 00:08:22,435 --> 00:08:25,673 Here you go, Emma. Hello, Ralph. 117 00:08:26,974 --> 00:08:29,141 Hey, Alice, is that a new hair clip? 118 00:08:29,142 --> 00:08:31,210 Don't mess with me, kid. 119 00:08:31,211 --> 00:08:34,047 No, seriously. It looks stunning. 120 00:08:37,084 --> 00:08:39,052 Hmm. 121 00:08:40,688 --> 00:08:44,224 Did you conquer the world today, my Mr. Walker? 122 00:08:45,659 --> 00:08:47,560 I've got a date with Claire next Friday. 123 00:08:47,561 --> 00:08:51,263 I like that girl. 124 00:08:51,264 --> 00:08:53,833 Oh. 125 00:08:53,834 --> 00:08:56,368 Here. 126 00:08:56,369 --> 00:08:58,772 I bought this for you. 127 00:09:10,751 --> 00:09:14,554 I know, and I feel the same. 128 00:09:15,823 --> 00:09:18,558 Not quite the haircut I had in mind. 129 00:09:19,860 --> 00:09:22,094 I think it's too short. 130 00:09:22,095 --> 00:09:26,032 [ Sighs ] You could pull it off. Not many could. 131 00:09:26,033 --> 00:09:29,102 You make a fantastic scarf selector. 132 00:09:30,638 --> 00:09:33,305 Thank you, Ralph. You're welcome. 133 00:09:33,306 --> 00:09:35,208 Your father would be proud. 134 00:09:54,695 --> 00:09:57,097 [ Phone Rings ] 135 00:09:59,967 --> 00:10:02,035 [ Rings ] 136 00:10:04,037 --> 00:10:07,406 [ High-pitched ] Walker residence. How may I direct your call? 137 00:10:07,407 --> 00:10:09,676 Cut the crap, Ralph. It's Chester. 138 00:10:09,677 --> 00:10:13,145 Do you really think anyone's gonna believe that's your grandmother? 139 00:10:13,146 --> 00:10:15,915 Uh-- Do you want to go swimming today? 140 00:10:15,916 --> 00:10:18,217 I thought you hated swimming, Chester. 141 00:10:18,218 --> 00:10:22,554 My brother says you can see right inside the women's change room from a certain angle. 142 00:10:22,555 --> 00:10:25,058 I need to see naked girls. 143 00:10:31,732 --> 00:10:35,001 [ Chester ] I wish Fred had told me exactly where you're supposed to look. 144 00:10:35,002 --> 00:10:38,271 - Do you think he was lying? - Couldn't have been. 145 00:10:40,874 --> 00:10:44,010 This is useless. I'm leaving. 146 00:10:44,011 --> 00:10:47,246 You coming? Christ, Chester. 147 00:10:47,247 --> 00:10:52,018 No. We haven't even dived yet. I'm staying to work on my flips. 148 00:10:52,019 --> 00:10:54,320 I've been reading about Olympic divers. 149 00:10:54,321 --> 00:10:57,357 Doesn't seem like there's much competition in that field. 150 00:10:59,459 --> 00:11:01,394 See ya. 151 00:11:29,322 --> 00:11:31,123 [ Women Exclaiming ] 152 00:11:31,124 --> 00:11:33,827 [ Boy ] Wow! Did you see that? 153 00:11:39,132 --> 00:11:41,168 [ Laughing ] 154 00:11:55,682 --> 00:11:58,785 [ Water Running ] 155 00:11:58,786 --> 00:12:02,823 Holy Christ. 156 00:12:04,724 --> 00:12:06,459 Fred was right. 157 00:12:14,467 --> 00:12:16,904 [ Exhales ] 158 00:12:18,305 --> 00:12:21,107 [ Muffled Groaning ] 159 00:12:21,108 --> 00:12:23,210 [ Groans ] 160 00:12:27,547 --> 00:12:31,517 What's the matter with that boy? Is he having a seizure? [ Ralph Groans ] 161 00:12:31,518 --> 00:12:34,286 Looks more like a fit if you ask me. 162 00:12:34,287 --> 00:12:37,323 [ Moans ] 163 00:12:37,324 --> 00:12:39,625 [ Groaning ] 164 00:12:39,626 --> 00:12:45,798 With a seizure, you're into the whole body, including the brain. 165 00:12:45,799 --> 00:12:48,667 - However, with a fit-- - [ Groans ] 166 00:12:48,668 --> 00:12:51,538 Fouling! 167 00:12:56,143 --> 00:12:59,178 You're pulling the noose tighter, Mr. Walker. 168 00:12:59,179 --> 00:13:02,882 Old Testament depravity has no place in this school. 169 00:13:02,883 --> 00:13:05,484 I expected so much more, 170 00:13:05,485 --> 00:13:07,519 especially from you. 171 00:13:07,520 --> 00:13:09,922 Your father died a war hero. 172 00:13:09,923 --> 00:13:13,125 But, Father, I can explain. Honestly. 173 00:13:13,126 --> 00:13:17,629 Obviously you've a deviant mind. Now, mortal sins have been committed. 174 00:13:17,630 --> 00:13:21,834 You will attend 6:00 a.m. mass daily to restore your spiritual purity, 175 00:13:21,835 --> 00:13:26,472 and you will join the cross-country team to deal with your... energy surplus. 176 00:13:26,473 --> 00:13:30,742 Now, Mr. Walker, this will be your last warning. 177 00:13:30,743 --> 00:13:34,713 Your next stop will be public school, 178 00:13:34,714 --> 00:13:38,517 where there is no spiritual safety net. 179 00:13:38,518 --> 00:13:41,021 Public school? 180 00:13:54,034 --> 00:13:56,235 You're not joining the cross-country team, are you? 181 00:13:56,236 --> 00:14:00,072 Of course I'm not joining. I was conscripted. 182 00:14:00,073 --> 00:14:03,775 Why do you guys run? I mean, what's the point? 183 00:14:03,776 --> 00:14:07,213 It's in our blood. We have to. 184 00:14:07,214 --> 00:14:11,083 All right, gentlemen. See you at Chorley Park. [ Whistle Blows ] 185 00:14:11,084 --> 00:14:13,252 All right. Let's go. 186 00:14:13,253 --> 00:14:17,056 We run in cross-country, so... 187 00:14:17,057 --> 00:14:20,092 run. 188 00:14:20,093 --> 00:14:22,495 How in the name of Christ did I ever end up here? 189 00:14:23,796 --> 00:14:26,399 I ask myself that every day. 190 00:14:29,436 --> 00:14:31,470 [ Children Chattering ] 191 00:14:31,471 --> 00:14:34,740 Did Father Fitzpatrick say the incident would go on your permanent record? 192 00:14:34,741 --> 00:14:36,742 He didn't mention it. 193 00:14:36,743 --> 00:14:39,211 It probably won't then. 194 00:14:39,212 --> 00:14:41,447 Do you think anyone knows what happened at the pool? 195 00:14:41,448 --> 00:14:43,116 Whoa! [ Grunts ] 196 00:14:44,617 --> 00:14:49,956 [ Chanting ] Wanker! Wanker! Wanker! Wanker! 197 00:14:49,957 --> 00:14:53,492 [ Chanting Continues ] 198 00:14:53,493 --> 00:14:55,428 I'd say so. 199 00:14:56,863 --> 00:14:59,198 All right, gentlemen. 200 00:14:59,199 --> 00:15:02,235 Silence! 201 00:15:05,272 --> 00:15:10,576 Gentlemen, I am deeply disappointed. Shame on all of you! 202 00:15:10,577 --> 00:15:15,182 This boy's father is dead, and his mother is in the hospital. 203 00:15:17,350 --> 00:15:19,952 Come on. 204 00:15:19,953 --> 00:15:23,356 Leave him alone, Father. Mr. Walker can stand up for himself. 205 00:15:25,058 --> 00:15:27,093 We all need a little help standing up, Father. 206 00:15:27,094 --> 00:15:30,097 Leave him alone. 207 00:15:47,214 --> 00:15:50,682 She had a rough time last night. 208 00:15:50,683 --> 00:15:54,953 But don't worry. We're watching her pretty closely. 209 00:15:54,954 --> 00:15:57,357 [ Bell Dings ] 210 00:16:14,941 --> 00:16:18,277 Hi, Mom. How are you feeling? 211 00:16:18,278 --> 00:16:21,947 For a sick person, I couldn't be any healthier. 212 00:16:21,948 --> 00:16:24,217 Don't worry. 213 00:16:25,552 --> 00:16:28,255 Give me a kiss, babe. 214 00:16:33,893 --> 00:16:35,728 Oh, what's wrong? Doom and gloom? 215 00:16:37,264 --> 00:16:39,224 What was the most embarrassing thing you ever did? 216 00:16:40,933 --> 00:16:42,668 What happened? 217 00:16:42,669 --> 00:16:46,106 I got caught committing a venial sin in the pool. 218 00:16:47,407 --> 00:16:50,609 It was an accident, obviously-- 219 00:16:50,610 --> 00:16:54,280 a technical oversight by the pool's manufacturers, 220 00:16:54,281 --> 00:16:57,417 if you want to blame anyone. 221 00:16:59,919 --> 00:17:02,089 Mom-- 222 00:17:03,490 --> 00:17:05,392 Mom? 223 00:17:07,860 --> 00:17:09,828 Mom? 224 00:17:09,829 --> 00:17:12,664 Mom? 225 00:17:12,665 --> 00:17:15,867 Alice, I need help! 226 00:17:15,868 --> 00:17:19,105 Mom? Alice! 227 00:17:19,106 --> 00:17:22,308 What's wrong? Out of the way. Move, move, move, move. 228 00:17:22,309 --> 00:17:24,276 She's breathing, but something's happened. 229 00:17:24,277 --> 00:17:27,213 I'll check her pulse. We need oxygen stat! 230 00:17:27,214 --> 00:17:29,816 [ Alice ] Stand back. 231 00:17:49,902 --> 00:17:52,205 [ Doorbell Jingles ] 232 00:17:53,306 --> 00:17:55,974 Hiya, Ralph. Hi, Mr. Karl. 233 00:17:56,685 --> 00:17:58,037 How's your mom? 234 00:17:58,070 --> 00:18:01,036 They say she'll be-- she'll be coming home any day now. 235 00:18:02,582 --> 00:18:04,450 Karl, 236 00:18:04,451 --> 00:18:07,219 I know I was here last wee, 237 00:18:07,220 --> 00:18:09,421 but are you looking to buy anything these days? 238 00:18:09,422 --> 00:18:12,659 I'd feel better if your grandparents came in themselves. 239 00:18:15,228 --> 00:18:17,196 Here's a note from my grandmother. 240 00:18:17,673 --> 00:18:19,360 But call if you want to. 241 00:18:19,470 --> 00:18:21,619 They just don't get out as much as they used to. 242 00:19:01,374 --> 00:19:04,976 Yes? Good evening, Mr. Collins. 243 00:19:04,977 --> 00:19:07,213 I've come to pick up Claire. 244 00:19:07,214 --> 00:19:10,115 Ah, you have? For what? 245 00:19:10,116 --> 00:19:13,585 Our date. What time would you like her home by? 246 00:19:13,586 --> 00:19:15,454 Uh-- 247 00:19:15,455 --> 00:19:18,825 Why don't you just wait here for a-- a minute? 248 00:19:20,627 --> 00:19:22,529 Claire? 249 00:19:24,030 --> 00:19:25,665 Any of you kids have names? 250 00:19:27,700 --> 00:19:30,035 I'm Ralph. 251 00:19:30,036 --> 00:19:32,638 - Is it true about the pool? - Yeah. 252 00:19:32,639 --> 00:19:35,341 Because of you, our swimming lessons were canceled. 253 00:19:35,342 --> 00:19:37,776 Well, they didn't really have to drain the pool. 254 00:19:37,777 --> 00:19:39,568 After all, the chlorine would've killed the-- 255 00:19:39,593 --> 00:19:40,558 [ Claire ] Ralph? 256 00:19:41,381 --> 00:19:44,916 Uh, we need to talk. 257 00:19:44,917 --> 00:19:47,820 [ Clears Throat ] Alone. 258 00:19:51,491 --> 00:19:53,359 Uh-- 259 00:19:53,360 --> 00:19:56,061 [ Chuckles ] I didn't really think you'd show. 260 00:19:56,062 --> 00:19:58,565 - I mean, after the-- - The what? 261 00:20:01,234 --> 00:20:03,636 - The pool. - Oh, yeah. 262 00:20:05,314 --> 00:20:06,111 Well-- 263 00:20:06,165 --> 00:20:08,266 I'm sorry, 'cause I really can't go on a date with you. 264 00:20:08,541 --> 00:20:11,009 - Really? - I'm becoming a nun. 265 00:20:11,010 --> 00:20:15,013 Just because of the pool? I mean, it was an accident. 266 00:20:15,014 --> 00:20:19,217 - No, no, of course not. - Good. 267 00:20:19,218 --> 00:20:22,322 Listen, even if you are becoming a nun, 268 00:20:23,856 --> 00:20:25,891 I really don't think God would hold one date against you. 269 00:20:25,892 --> 00:20:29,662 He might. I'm sorry. 270 00:20:34,334 --> 00:20:36,436 Here, take these. 271 00:20:38,738 --> 00:20:42,409 I got them because the whites reminded me of the whites of your eyes. 272 00:20:44,243 --> 00:20:46,244 Thanks. 273 00:20:46,245 --> 00:20:48,013 [ Phonograph Needle Scratches ] 274 00:20:48,014 --> 00:20:49,981 ** [ Slow Rock ] 275 00:20:49,982 --> 00:20:54,453 [ Ralph ] Claire has clearly decided to put the Great Wall of China defense on me. 276 00:20:54,454 --> 00:20:57,389 [ Sighs ] I'm-- I'm positive this whole nun thing... 277 00:20:57,390 --> 00:21:00,359 is basically a way of denying her true feelings. 278 00:21:00,360 --> 00:21:02,060 Understandably. ** [ Stops ] 279 00:21:02,061 --> 00:21:06,565 - What are you doing? - I'm trying to wake up my mom. 280 00:21:06,566 --> 00:21:09,035 Sit down. 281 00:21:14,641 --> 00:21:17,609 The doctors are saying... 282 00:21:17,610 --> 00:21:20,178 it'll take a miracle to wake her up. 283 00:21:20,179 --> 00:21:23,148 A miracle? 284 00:21:23,149 --> 00:21:25,216 [ Sighs ] 285 00:21:25,217 --> 00:21:27,285 I had no idea. 286 00:21:27,286 --> 00:21:30,657 Well, she was already pretty weak, Ralph. 287 00:21:31,958 --> 00:21:34,493 [ Sighs ] 288 00:21:34,494 --> 00:21:36,929 Aw, Christ, Alice. 289 00:21:39,632 --> 00:21:41,501 I'm sorry. 290 00:21:45,338 --> 00:21:48,940 So, St. Francis, who had grown up very rich, 291 00:21:48,941 --> 00:21:51,076 left Assisi one last time-- 292 00:21:51,077 --> 00:21:54,346 this time, decided to give away everything he had, even the clothes off of his back. 293 00:21:54,347 --> 00:21:58,985 Soon thereafter, he performed the miracle of the stigmata. Just like Christ, he bled. 294 00:22:00,453 --> 00:22:03,121 - Do you need to be a saint? - What? For what? 295 00:22:03,122 --> 00:22:05,757 To produce a miracle. 296 00:22:05,758 --> 00:22:08,594 Uh, no. 297 00:22:08,595 --> 00:22:10,929 It's not a bad question though. 298 00:22:10,930 --> 00:22:14,032 There are three considerations necessary for that, Mr. Walker-- 299 00:22:14,033 --> 00:22:16,468 faith, purity and prayer. 300 00:22:16,469 --> 00:22:20,472 For faith, you need to truly believe in something... 301 00:22:20,473 --> 00:22:22,612 that doesn't make any logical sense. 302 00:22:22,665 --> 00:22:23,666 For prayer, as you know, 303 00:22:23,691 --> 00:22:25,792 you need to be in direct communication with God. 304 00:22:26,045 --> 00:22:30,549 And for purity, you need to be completely free from sin. 305 00:22:30,550 --> 00:22:33,051 So anyone could perform a miracle? 306 00:22:33,052 --> 00:22:35,921 - Uh, technically, yes. - [ Door Opens ] 307 00:22:35,922 --> 00:22:38,925 [ Father Fitzpatrick ] A word with you, Father Hibbert, if I may. 308 00:22:40,493 --> 00:22:42,995 Certainly, Father. Excuse me for a minute, gentlemen. 309 00:22:48,134 --> 00:22:49,087 Father? 310 00:22:49,665 --> 00:22:52,037 Were you aware that Nietzsche was a communist? 311 00:22:52,462 --> 00:22:55,743 I can assure you, Father, your sources are wrong. 312 00:22:55,862 --> 00:22:59,432 Who are you reading? Stick to the catechism, Father. 313 00:22:59,746 --> 00:23:02,848 Nietzsche has no place in a ninth-grade religion class, 314 00:23:02,849 --> 00:23:04,816 nor any religion class in my school. 315 00:23:04,817 --> 00:23:08,687 These students won't survive unless they follow the rules. 316 00:23:08,688 --> 00:23:12,290 "The anarchist and the Christian have a common origin." 317 00:23:12,291 --> 00:23:14,626 Nietzsche wrote that. 318 00:23:14,627 --> 00:23:16,595 I think there's some truth to it, Father. 319 00:23:16,596 --> 00:23:18,965 Don't push it, Father Hibbert. 320 00:23:20,266 --> 00:23:22,168 Yes, Father. 321 00:23:32,645 --> 00:23:35,147 [ Boys Whispering ] 322 00:23:41,754 --> 00:23:44,022 [ Ralph ] Father Hibbert? 323 00:23:44,023 --> 00:23:45,691 What is it, Mr. Walker? 324 00:23:45,692 --> 00:23:48,193 Producing a miracle is possible? 325 00:23:48,194 --> 00:23:51,531 Flying to the moon is possible, but it's never gonna happen. 326 00:24:13,820 --> 00:24:16,655 [ Exhales ] I can see what you mean. 327 00:24:16,656 --> 00:24:20,358 [ Gasps ] Hills on the way over were pretty brutal. 328 00:24:20,359 --> 00:24:23,061 Uh, the workout hasn't started yet. 329 00:24:23,062 --> 00:24:25,231 That's the hill. 330 00:24:29,597 --> 00:24:30,667 Oh. 331 00:24:30,958 --> 00:24:32,904 All right, gentlemen, let's get started. 332 00:24:32,905 --> 00:24:35,541 Only 180 training days left until the Boston Marathon. 333 00:24:35,542 --> 00:24:39,745 Father, about the Boston Marathon, 334 00:24:39,746 --> 00:24:41,647 does everyone from the team get to go? 335 00:24:41,648 --> 00:24:45,517 Do we really have a chance of winning? What? 336 00:24:45,518 --> 00:24:49,655 You mentioned that there was 180 days left until the Boston Marathon, 337 00:24:49,656 --> 00:24:53,058 and I was wondering if we were all going because I'd really like to see Boston. 338 00:24:53,059 --> 00:24:56,227 Will we be fund-raising to pay for it? I was kidding. 339 00:24:56,228 --> 00:25:00,298 Boston is one of the world's most prestigious footraces. 340 00:25:00,299 --> 00:25:02,534 Anyone on this team winning the Boston Marathon... 341 00:25:02,535 --> 00:25:04,937 would be a miracle to rival the loaves and fishes. 342 00:25:07,506 --> 00:25:09,374 A miracle? 343 00:25:09,375 --> 00:25:11,810 All right, gentlemen, on your marks. 344 00:25:11,811 --> 00:25:14,012 Okay then. 345 00:25:14,013 --> 00:25:15,915 Let's run some hills! 346 00:25:17,917 --> 00:25:20,185 [ Boy ] What's wrong with that kid? [ Boy 347 00:25:20,186 --> 00:25:23,855 But I hear they're gonna put him into an orphanage when his mother dies. 348 00:25:23,856 --> 00:25:27,059 [ Chattering ] 349 00:25:34,701 --> 00:25:37,769 Hey, you gettin' a boner from these ropes, Chester? 350 00:25:37,770 --> 00:25:40,906 N-N-No. Me neither. 351 00:25:40,907 --> 00:25:43,208 I was thinking about running the Boston Marathon. 352 00:25:43,209 --> 00:25:46,144 [ Chester ] But you told me you hated cross-country. 353 00:25:46,145 --> 00:25:49,981 - Besides, what makes you think you can run a marathon? - [ Whistle Blows ] 354 00:25:49,982 --> 00:25:53,585 Leave some room for the Holy Spirit, Mr. Walker. 355 00:25:53,586 --> 00:25:56,421 [ Screams, Grunts ] 356 00:25:56,422 --> 00:25:58,289 [ Man ] Ralph. Ralph. 357 00:25:58,290 --> 00:26:00,559 Run Boston, Ralph. 358 00:26:02,929 --> 00:26:04,931 Run Boston, and it'll be a miracle. 359 00:26:10,870 --> 00:26:13,705 Are you okay? [ Boy ] Is he all right? 360 00:26:13,706 --> 00:26:16,708 I was having a moment with God. 361 00:26:16,709 --> 00:26:19,845 He was giving me some instructions. [ Sighs ] 362 00:26:19,846 --> 00:26:24,116 Mr. Jones, take Mr. Walker to the nurse's office, please. 363 00:26:28,554 --> 00:26:30,656 [ Ralph Grunts] 364 00:26:30,657 --> 00:26:35,326 Mr. Walker, an unsolicited visit for once. 365 00:26:35,327 --> 00:26:38,664 I heard about your head injury from Father Gregg. 366 00:26:38,665 --> 00:26:41,166 We must be vigilant about temptation. 367 00:26:41,167 --> 00:26:44,736 Uh, Father, I just wanted to ask you a question, 368 00:26:44,737 --> 00:26:47,139 since you're the closest one to God I know around here. 369 00:26:48,675 --> 00:26:50,942 You have my undivided attention. 370 00:26:50,943 --> 00:26:53,111 Father Hibbert told us that it would take a miracle... 371 00:26:53,112 --> 00:26:56,547 for anyone from the cross-country team to win the Boston Marathon. 372 00:26:56,548 --> 00:26:58,884 Father Hibbert would probably know. 373 00:26:58,885 --> 00:27:02,757 Well, my mom needs a miracle to get out of her coma. 374 00:27:02,922 --> 00:27:04,007 And? 375 00:27:04,375 --> 00:27:07,679 Me winning the Boston Marathon could be that miracle. 376 00:27:07,906 --> 00:27:09,007 God told me. 377 00:27:11,095 --> 00:27:12,148 God told you? 378 00:27:12,431 --> 00:27:15,701 Today at gym, when I fell off the ropes. 379 00:27:15,702 --> 00:27:17,736 Did he tell you how to do it? 380 00:27:17,737 --> 00:27:19,938 No. That's why I need your help, 381 00:27:19,939 --> 00:27:22,473 especially with the purity part... 382 00:27:22,474 --> 00:27:24,475 and prayer probably. 383 00:27:24,476 --> 00:27:28,747 I believe that what you're talking about could be bordering on blasphemy, 384 00:27:28,748 --> 00:27:32,350 even if it is unintentional, so let's be careful. 385 00:27:32,351 --> 00:27:36,822 God did not ask you to win Boston to get your mother out of a coma. 386 00:27:36,823 --> 00:27:39,190 It doesn't work like that. 387 00:27:39,191 --> 00:27:41,993 - How does it work? - Why would he ask you? 388 00:27:41,994 --> 00:27:45,797 Well, I don't know. He just did. 389 00:27:45,798 --> 00:27:48,633 Precisely. You don't know. 390 00:27:48,634 --> 00:27:50,702 It wasn't God. 391 00:27:50,703 --> 00:27:54,005 It was the bump on your head-- a hallucination at best. 392 00:27:54,006 --> 00:27:56,341 Father, I don't mean to be disrespectful, but-- 393 00:27:56,342 --> 00:27:57,576 Mr. Walker, trust me. 394 00:27:57,693 --> 00:28:00,712 You are not going to perform any miracles. 395 00:28:00,713 --> 00:28:03,715 You're not running Boston. 396 00:28:03,716 --> 00:28:07,319 - Is that clear? - Yes, Father. 397 00:28:10,923 --> 00:28:14,459 Father, forgive me, for I have lied... 398 00:28:14,460 --> 00:28:16,462 to a priest. 399 00:28:18,197 --> 00:28:21,100 [ Ralph Panting ] 400 00:28:29,575 --> 00:28:31,642 How far have we run, Father? 401 00:28:31,643 --> 00:28:33,979 One mile. That's it? 402 00:28:33,980 --> 00:28:38,149 Turn back if you want to. I can't. 403 00:28:38,150 --> 00:28:40,119 All right, stop. 404 00:28:43,013 --> 00:28:45,115 I heard you talked to Father Fitzpatrick. 405 00:28:45,475 --> 00:28:46,787 Yes, Father. 406 00:28:46,889 --> 00:28:49,757 Let's get something straight right here and now, all right? 407 00:28:49,962 --> 00:28:52,363 So there's absolutely no confusion. 408 00:28:52,364 --> 00:28:54,632 Forget about miracles, please. 409 00:28:54,633 --> 00:28:59,604 I would've thought you of all people-- a priest-- would believe in miracles. 410 00:28:59,605 --> 00:29:01,807 I'm trying to help you, Ralph. 411 00:29:01,808 --> 00:29:05,176 Father Fitzpatrick is upper clergy, monsignor material. 412 00:29:05,177 --> 00:29:07,178 Not a man you want to go up against. 413 00:29:07,179 --> 00:29:10,248 [ Sighs ] Your friend Nietzsche wrote, and I quote, 414 00:29:10,249 --> 00:29:14,285 "The anarchist and the Christian often have a common origin." 415 00:29:14,286 --> 00:29:16,522 I'm trying to be both. 416 00:29:18,424 --> 00:29:21,592 - That's not what Nietzsche meant. - I don't care. 417 00:29:21,593 --> 00:29:25,096 [ Ralph ] Okay, so the cosmic events stacked up, 418 00:29:25,097 --> 00:29:28,433 and I was still unsure about it until my conversation with God. 419 00:29:28,434 --> 00:29:32,103 Unfortunately, you'll still be in a coma for a few months, 420 00:29:32,104 --> 00:29:34,039 because Boston's not until April, 421 00:29:34,040 --> 00:29:36,375 but that's better than the rest of your life. 422 00:29:37,543 --> 00:29:39,445 Excuse me for a second, Mom. 423 00:29:40,546 --> 00:29:43,448 Claire. 424 00:29:43,449 --> 00:29:46,251 What's wrong with your grandmother? Oh, she's not my grandmother. 425 00:29:46,252 --> 00:29:48,719 This is Mrs. Scarlet. She's a patient here. 426 00:29:48,720 --> 00:29:50,788 I volunteer at the hospital. 427 00:29:50,789 --> 00:29:53,724 Uh, Mrs. Scarlet, Ralph Walker. 428 00:29:53,725 --> 00:29:56,963 Hello. Can I talk to you for a second? 429 00:29:59,065 --> 00:30:01,632 I need some advice on religion, 430 00:30:01,633 --> 00:30:04,269 specifically stuff of a miraculous nature. 431 00:30:04,270 --> 00:30:06,237 Miracles? Why? 432 00:30:06,238 --> 00:30:10,375 So tell me again. What did God look like? 433 00:30:10,376 --> 00:30:12,879 Uh, Santa Claus. Really? 434 00:30:14,646 --> 00:30:17,582 I've been praying since I was five for a divine tap on the shoulder. 435 00:30:17,583 --> 00:30:19,650 I envy you. 436 00:30:19,651 --> 00:30:21,553 So what's your question? 437 00:30:23,155 --> 00:30:25,390 I just want to make sure I'm not missing anything. 438 00:30:25,391 --> 00:30:29,094 I do those three things, and all I have to do is show up for Boston and I'll win? 439 00:30:29,095 --> 00:30:32,397 Wrong. That's where the faith part comes in. 440 00:30:32,398 --> 00:30:35,466 You have to believe that you're gonna win Boston. 441 00:30:35,467 --> 00:30:38,169 I do. God told me. 442 00:30:38,170 --> 00:30:40,907 Do you believe it right down to your bones? 443 00:30:42,574 --> 00:30:44,742 Just as I suspected. 444 00:30:44,743 --> 00:30:47,879 You see, God won't be in your corner unless you believe you're gonna win. 445 00:30:47,880 --> 00:30:51,016 There's no way I'll be able to improve that much. 446 00:30:51,017 --> 00:30:53,592 Well, if you feel that way, Ralph, of course you won't win. 447 00:30:53,647 --> 00:30:55,178 It's obvious you don't have faith, 448 00:30:55,235 --> 00:30:57,380 and you're done before you started. Don't you see? 449 00:30:58,690 --> 00:31:01,626 Good point, Collins. You got me there. 450 00:31:01,627 --> 00:31:04,030 - You'll be in my prayers every night. - I will? 451 00:31:05,331 --> 00:31:08,199 If I can in any way hep with a miracle, 452 00:31:08,200 --> 00:31:10,903 I-- I might be able to skip purgatory altogether. 453 00:31:17,776 --> 00:31:21,080 [ Ralph Panting ] 454 00:31:24,650 --> 00:31:26,784 Chester, pedal harder. 455 00:31:26,785 --> 00:31:29,054 Isn't the idea you run faster? 456 00:31:29,055 --> 00:31:33,091 Listen, I'm doing the best I can, but I've gotta train my legs to accept speed, 457 00:31:33,092 --> 00:31:35,527 so give it all you've got. 458 00:31:38,497 --> 00:31:40,967 [ Panting ] 459 00:31:42,935 --> 00:31:46,904 [ Grunts ] You're slowing down. Come on, Ralph! 460 00:31:46,905 --> 00:31:50,208 Chester, stop! 461 00:31:50,209 --> 00:31:52,843 Goddamn it! 462 00:31:52,844 --> 00:31:54,946 [ Screaming ] 463 00:31:54,947 --> 00:31:57,316 Oh, shit. [ Whimpers ] 464 00:32:00,719 --> 00:32:04,822 Sorry. Are you all right? [ Groans ] 465 00:32:04,823 --> 00:32:08,060 [ Exhales ] Yeah. 466 00:32:10,062 --> 00:32:14,532 Um, I don't mean to sound like a know-it-all, but what are you doing? 467 00:32:14,533 --> 00:32:17,435 There's no way you're gonna finish Boston. Never mind winning it. 468 00:32:17,436 --> 00:32:20,038 On top of that, there's the Fitz factor. 469 00:32:20,039 --> 00:32:22,240 Fitz doesn't scare me, 470 00:32:22,241 --> 00:32:25,310 not if I can train harder than anyone's ever trained before, 471 00:32:25,311 --> 00:32:28,313 even if it means being dragged behind a bike. 472 00:32:28,314 --> 00:32:32,017 After that, the miracle is in God's hands. 473 00:32:32,018 --> 00:32:34,352 Don't you see? 474 00:32:34,353 --> 00:32:36,955 Get on the bike. 475 00:32:43,095 --> 00:32:46,465 This is from your garden. 476 00:32:52,771 --> 00:32:54,872 Sorry about this. 477 00:32:54,873 --> 00:32:56,807 I picked it up from Baxter this morning. 478 00:32:56,808 --> 00:33:00,211 Mrs. Kopolous doesn't want me to have her dog's business. 479 00:33:00,212 --> 00:33:04,316 When you get out of your coma, I'm sure you'll hear all about it. 480 00:33:08,787 --> 00:33:12,057 What are you doing? 481 00:33:12,058 --> 00:33:14,859 Uh, nothing. 482 00:33:14,860 --> 00:33:17,195 I read that smell is the strongest memory. 483 00:33:17,196 --> 00:33:19,597 So you're making your mom smell that? 484 00:33:19,598 --> 00:33:23,201 Yeah. Well, I started with my dad's old sweater. 485 00:33:23,202 --> 00:33:26,305 But that didn't work, so I moved on. 486 00:33:28,496 --> 00:33:29,377 What's this? 487 00:33:29,402 --> 00:33:31,142 Well, I thought it might help with the miracle-- 488 00:33:31,143 --> 00:33:33,578 you know, reading about Catholics who got it right. 489 00:33:33,579 --> 00:33:35,380 Thanks. 490 00:33:35,381 --> 00:33:38,649 It was an Easter present from Sister Bernadette last year. 491 00:33:38,650 --> 00:33:41,220 It's been blessed. [ Laughs ] 492 00:33:48,860 --> 00:33:50,861 I could use that. 493 00:33:50,862 --> 00:33:52,730 [ Ralph ] I'm trying to be pure. 494 00:33:52,731 --> 00:33:55,500 I'm trying to apply some of the martyrs' pain techniques to running. 495 00:33:55,501 --> 00:34:00,371 Martyrs were marathoners? No. Endurance athletes of a sort. 496 00:34:00,372 --> 00:34:03,308 Plus there's stuff on purity and prayer as well, 497 00:34:03,309 --> 00:34:05,611 which will come in handy for the miracle. 498 00:34:10,182 --> 00:34:13,084 How could you fail a Latin test? 499 00:34:13,085 --> 00:34:15,321 I don't have the gift of tongues. 500 00:34:16,822 --> 00:34:19,257 Please sign it. 501 00:34:19,258 --> 00:34:22,527 You'd never tell them it was me, would you? 502 00:34:22,528 --> 00:34:25,330 ** [ Soft Rock ] 503 00:34:25,331 --> 00:34:29,100 * I'm looking out across the way * 504 00:34:29,101 --> 00:34:31,502 * To her old abode 505 00:34:31,503 --> 00:34:35,072 * It'd sure be good to see her again * 506 00:34:35,073 --> 00:34:39,076 * Coming up the road 507 00:34:39,077 --> 00:34:43,080 * Oh, the world cannot defeat us when * 508 00:34:43,081 --> 00:34:45,616 * You've got a hand to hold * 509 00:34:45,617 --> 00:34:49,053 * And how the stars will greet us then * 510 00:34:49,054 --> 00:34:51,222 * Coming up-- * 511 00:34:51,223 --> 00:34:54,425 Oh, my. Are you all right, Mr. Walker? 512 00:34:54,426 --> 00:34:57,094 [ Groans ] Fine, Father. 513 00:34:57,095 --> 00:34:59,096 Thanks. 514 00:34:59,097 --> 00:35:01,399 What's this for? 515 00:35:01,400 --> 00:35:04,135 I got that from the library. 516 00:35:04,136 --> 00:35:06,637 [ Chuckles ] Well, 517 00:35:06,638 --> 00:35:09,106 you look like a runner. 518 00:35:09,107 --> 00:35:11,610 I do? You do. 519 00:35:13,078 --> 00:35:15,181 Thanks. 520 00:35:20,286 --> 00:35:23,754 [ Longboat Reading ] "Unlike other events in running, 521 00:35:23,755 --> 00:35:27,658 "the marathon is the ultimate test of fortitude. 522 00:35:27,659 --> 00:35:32,330 "Therefore, once the decision to run has been made, 523 00:35:32,331 --> 00:35:35,233 dedication is paramount." 524 00:35:35,234 --> 00:35:38,469 Father Hibbert? 525 00:35:38,470 --> 00:35:41,439 I think, as a rule, the more tension, your steps get shorter. 526 00:35:41,440 --> 00:35:43,509 But let's talk about that later. 527 00:35:45,911 --> 00:35:47,779 All right. I'm asking. 528 00:35:49,764 --> 00:35:51,147 What's with the outfit? 529 00:35:51,290 --> 00:35:53,327 Well, just like the martyrs, I'm embracing pain. 530 00:35:53,352 --> 00:35:56,287 The more pain I can take, the better runner I'll be. 531 00:35:56,288 --> 00:35:58,122 If I can get used to running with all this stuff on, 532 00:35:58,123 --> 00:36:01,393 imagine how much better I'll run when I finally take it off. 533 00:36:03,094 --> 00:36:06,164 Father, how'd you do in the 1936 Olympics? 534 00:36:09,277 --> 00:36:10,679 What did you say? 535 00:36:10,765 --> 00:36:12,867 You ran the 1936 Olympic Marathon for Canada. 536 00:36:13,001 --> 00:36:14,686 No, I didn't. 537 00:36:14,906 --> 00:36:16,707 I saw it in a book. 538 00:36:16,708 --> 00:36:19,228 The book was wrong. Follow me, gentlemen. Come along, Mr. Walker. 539 00:36:22,881 --> 00:36:25,217 [ Chattering ] 540 00:36:34,693 --> 00:36:37,262 Ralph, what's wrong? 541 00:36:37,263 --> 00:36:39,264 I'm fine. 542 00:36:39,265 --> 00:36:42,199 Just a little light-headed, that's all. 543 00:36:42,200 --> 00:36:45,571 - [ Sighs, Thuds ] - Ralph! 544 00:36:50,709 --> 00:36:53,778 You fainted. 545 00:36:53,779 --> 00:36:55,913 Yeah, I'm fine. 546 00:36:55,914 --> 00:36:57,949 I might have run too far today. 547 00:36:59,385 --> 00:37:01,185 You run? Cross-country? 548 00:37:01,186 --> 00:37:04,355 No. The marathon. 549 00:37:04,356 --> 00:37:07,358 The marathon? Ah. 550 00:37:07,359 --> 00:37:09,327 I used to train with the Finnish marathoners. 551 00:37:09,328 --> 00:37:11,362 You were a runner? 552 00:37:11,363 --> 00:37:16,233 No, uh, I was a Canadian nurse on overseas assignment... 553 00:37:16,234 --> 00:37:18,336 and amateur bobsledder. 554 00:37:18,337 --> 00:37:21,339 You know, if you're serious about training, you should come over sometime, 555 00:37:21,340 --> 00:37:23,541 and we can lift weights. 556 00:37:23,542 --> 00:37:26,477 Paavo Nurmi did, and he won nine Olympic gold medals. 557 00:37:26,478 --> 00:37:28,547 Wow. 558 00:37:38,089 --> 00:37:41,191 You okay? My glucose levels are down. 559 00:37:41,410 --> 00:37:42,417 Claire, listen. 560 00:37:42,442 --> 00:37:45,696 The book on martyrs has helped, but I still can't pray. 561 00:37:45,697 --> 00:37:50,100 Well, divine revelations aside, you've obviously got a serious blockage. 562 00:37:50,101 --> 00:37:51,702 [ Sighs ] Are you sure you were baptized? 563 00:37:51,703 --> 00:37:54,939 No. And it's kind of hard to ask anyone right now. 564 00:37:54,940 --> 00:37:57,875 Yeah, sorry. 565 00:37:57,876 --> 00:38:01,512 Why don't you try, uh, rubbing your knees with sandpaper until they bleed... 566 00:38:01,513 --> 00:38:03,782 and then kneeling down in a pan of alcohol to pray? 567 00:38:08,219 --> 00:38:09,788 What grit paper? 568 00:38:13,392 --> 00:38:16,294 [ Blows, Grunts ] 569 00:38:19,398 --> 00:38:22,067 [ Sizzling ] [ Screams ] 570 00:38:31,877 --> 00:38:34,311 [ Longboat Reading ] "The runner will ensure... 571 00:38:34,312 --> 00:38:38,584 he eats at least 6,000 calories a day." 572 00:38:47,659 --> 00:38:49,561 [ Sighs ] 573 00:38:53,665 --> 00:38:57,869 I thought I had a big appetite. What's with the gluttony? 574 00:38:59,270 --> 00:39:02,039 I'm trying to win the Boston Marathon. 575 00:39:02,040 --> 00:39:04,509 [ Laughing] It's actually true. 576 00:39:04,510 --> 00:39:07,812 You think you can perform a miracle? 577 00:39:07,813 --> 00:39:11,348 - Yeah. - [ Laughing Continues ] 578 00:39:11,349 --> 00:39:13,584 Weirdo. 579 00:39:13,585 --> 00:39:15,821 Let's get out of here. 580 00:39:18,824 --> 00:39:20,891 [ Slurping ] 581 00:39:20,892 --> 00:39:24,462 [ Longboat Reading ] "Running backwards is the best way... 582 00:39:24,463 --> 00:39:28,232 to strengthen calf and hamstring muscles." 583 00:39:28,233 --> 00:39:32,903 What do you think that kid is doin'? I have absolutely no idea. 584 00:39:32,904 --> 00:39:37,012 Hmm. Isn't that the kid with the mother in the coma? 585 00:39:37,075 --> 00:39:39,387 He was caught strangling his chicken in a pool. 586 00:39:39,528 --> 00:39:40,845 That's the one. 587 00:39:40,846 --> 00:39:45,983 Ralph, it's not like you're permanently gonna deep-freeze your dick. 588 00:39:45,984 --> 00:39:47,852 Chester, think about it. 589 00:39:47,853 --> 00:39:51,756 The martyrs swam in the St. Lawrence during winter to purify themselves. 590 00:39:51,757 --> 00:39:53,659 Why can't I? 591 00:40:04,770 --> 00:40:06,704 Goddamn it. 592 00:40:06,705 --> 00:40:08,507 Well, that's the sin of blasphemy. 593 00:40:30,496 --> 00:40:34,566 [ Grunting ] 594 00:40:36,101 --> 00:40:38,168 [ Grunts Loudly ] Sorry. 595 00:40:38,169 --> 00:40:40,304 Come on. Lift the weight! Sorry. 596 00:40:40,305 --> 00:40:42,473 Be a man! Be a man! 597 00:40:42,474 --> 00:40:44,408 [ Straining ] Be a man. 598 00:40:44,409 --> 00:40:48,012 [ Longboat Reading ] "The runner should always stare straight ahead. 599 00:40:48,013 --> 00:40:52,117 Looking behind him is a sure sign of weakness." 600 00:40:54,653 --> 00:40:59,023 You know, you can come to our house for Christmas. 601 00:40:59,024 --> 00:41:00,891 I'll be fine. 602 00:41:00,892 --> 00:41:03,360 My cousins from Chatham will be here. 603 00:41:03,361 --> 00:41:05,997 Are you sure? Absolutely. 604 00:41:07,566 --> 00:41:09,601 Besides, I have my race. 605 00:41:13,204 --> 00:41:15,106 [ Man ] Okay, careful. 606 00:41:22,447 --> 00:41:24,916 Visiting hours are over. 607 00:41:26,618 --> 00:41:29,386 My mother's room is in 309. I know where it is. 608 00:41:29,387 --> 00:41:31,589 As I've already said, visiting hours are over. 609 00:41:31,590 --> 00:41:34,992 But Nurse Alice always lets me go in anyway. 610 00:41:34,993 --> 00:41:38,229 I'm not Nurse Alice. Visiting hours are over. 611 00:41:39,464 --> 00:41:41,699 Please. It's Christmas Eve. 612 00:41:41,700 --> 00:41:43,835 You can see your mother first thing tomorrow. 613 00:42:26,678 --> 00:42:29,680 Don't tell me you're planning on running the whole race. 614 00:42:29,681 --> 00:42:32,683 I was gonna ask you the same thing, granddad. 615 00:42:32,684 --> 00:42:36,153 [ Man ] Runners, on your mark. Three, two, one-- 616 00:42:36,154 --> 00:42:39,389 [ Gunshot] [ Crowd Cheering, Applauding ] 617 00:42:39,390 --> 00:42:40,372 Slow down, kid. 618 00:42:40,397 --> 00:42:43,360 You'll never last 10 miles at that pace. 619 00:42:43,361 --> 00:42:45,230 There's only one way to find out. 620 00:42:49,200 --> 00:42:51,970 Who's that kid? I've never seen him before. 621 00:42:58,543 --> 00:43:01,679 [ Panting ] 622 00:43:01,680 --> 00:43:03,949 I knew you wouldn't last. 623 00:43:15,894 --> 00:43:19,396 How was the race? I lost. 624 00:43:19,397 --> 00:43:22,232 And? I thought I was gonna win. 625 00:43:22,233 --> 00:43:25,369 I've only got 14 good weeks of training until Boston. 626 00:43:25,370 --> 00:43:27,205 Fourteen weeks is a lifetime. 627 00:43:40,686 --> 00:43:43,021 [ Panting ] 628 00:43:45,090 --> 00:43:48,192 [ Longboat Reading ] "Especially when your legs ache from training, 629 00:43:48,193 --> 00:43:51,797 putting in the miles is essential to self-improvement." 630 00:44:06,177 --> 00:44:08,179 Stop. 631 00:44:09,681 --> 00:44:12,149 How many miles a week are you running? Sixty. 632 00:44:12,150 --> 00:44:15,285 That's not nearly enough. It isn't? 633 00:44:15,286 --> 00:44:17,722 Longboat said it should be plenty. Longboat? 634 00:44:17,723 --> 00:44:20,390 Longboat went insane. 635 00:44:20,391 --> 00:44:22,459 What are you doing for workouts? 636 00:44:22,460 --> 00:44:24,862 Well, every run, I go as hard as I can, 637 00:44:24,863 --> 00:44:26,997 and I eat five raw eggs for breakfast, 638 00:44:26,998 --> 00:44:30,200 and I always sleep with my head facing north. [ Sighs ] 639 00:44:30,201 --> 00:44:32,803 It's complete idiocy. 640 00:44:32,804 --> 00:44:35,272 I can tell you right now, you're never gonna win Boston. 641 00:44:35,273 --> 00:44:38,809 But if you still insist on running it, I'll coach you. 642 00:44:38,810 --> 00:44:42,046 I knew you'd come around. You did? How? 643 00:44:42,047 --> 00:44:44,248 I could see it in your eyes. Mm-hmm. 644 00:44:44,249 --> 00:44:46,583 Well, then you're as nuts as Longboat. 645 00:44:46,584 --> 00:44:48,385 I'll coach you only on one condition-- 646 00:44:48,386 --> 00:44:51,221 you promise never to mention anything about miracles. 647 00:44:51,222 --> 00:44:53,490 Just mine or all miracles? 648 00:44:53,491 --> 00:44:55,625 Yours. 649 00:44:55,626 --> 00:44:58,229 I have nothing against miracles in general. 650 00:45:14,245 --> 00:45:19,084 "To strive, to seek, to find and not to yield." 651 00:45:20,786 --> 00:45:24,288 I think Tennyson got it right with that one. 652 00:45:24,289 --> 00:45:26,150 Don't you, Mom? 653 00:45:26,291 --> 00:45:30,194 Usually I hate poetry, but we've been learning this new poem in English, 654 00:45:30,195 --> 00:45:32,963 and I've decided to memorize the whole thing, 655 00:45:32,964 --> 00:45:35,657 you know, just for when I get bored. 656 00:45:35,767 --> 00:45:36,525 Ralph, come quick. 657 00:45:36,550 --> 00:45:39,094 I think I found something that'll help you pray. 658 00:45:44,542 --> 00:45:47,077 Go on, Ralph. Touch it. 659 00:45:47,078 --> 00:45:49,479 Look, I heard the nurses talking. He just died. 660 00:45:49,480 --> 00:45:51,348 Even the family doesn't know. 661 00:45:51,349 --> 00:45:55,219 I mean, his soul could be going to heaven right now, 662 00:45:55,220 --> 00:45:58,789 and if you connect with that, that could break your whole prayer blockage. 663 00:45:58,790 --> 00:46:00,791 So come on. Close your eyes and say a Hail Mary. 664 00:46:00,792 --> 00:46:03,127 [ Gasps ] He's cold. [ Sighs ] 665 00:46:03,128 --> 00:46:05,395 I think we missed it. Close your eyes. 666 00:46:05,396 --> 00:46:08,098 Hail Mary, full of grace. 667 00:46:08,099 --> 00:46:13,171 Dear God, please tell me there's a rational explanation for all this. 668 00:46:15,773 --> 00:46:18,009 [ Panting ] 669 00:46:19,077 --> 00:46:21,946 You still watching my back? Yes. 670 00:46:21,947 --> 00:46:24,349 Keep your arms relaxed. Shake them out. 671 00:46:25,583 --> 00:46:28,119 How's your breathing? Fine. 672 00:46:29,387 --> 00:46:32,257 [ Panting, Gasping ] 673 00:46:39,965 --> 00:46:43,667 Yes. You shouldn't have tried to stay with me when I surged. 674 00:46:43,668 --> 00:46:45,903 Now you're broken. Once you break, it's over. 675 00:46:45,904 --> 00:46:47,905 In running, you can never recover. 676 00:46:47,906 --> 00:46:49,706 You can redline all you want, 677 00:46:49,707 --> 00:46:52,709 but you never go past the breaking point until the final sprint. 678 00:46:52,710 --> 00:46:54,711 All right? 679 00:46:54,712 --> 00:46:57,047 You okay? Fine. 680 00:46:57,048 --> 00:47:01,385 Okay. Jog easy for five minutes, and then we'll try again. 681 00:47:01,386 --> 00:47:02,987 [ Exhales ] 682 00:47:02,988 --> 00:47:06,390 By the way, you have an incredible capacity for work. 683 00:47:06,391 --> 00:47:07,825 I do? Yes, you do. 684 00:47:11,196 --> 00:47:12,330 Read it. 685 00:47:16,734 --> 00:47:19,370 "Sadly, Grace Walker, 686 00:47:20,605 --> 00:47:23,073 "wife of the late Grant Walker, 687 00:47:23,074 --> 00:47:28,078 "passed away on January 7, 1949. 688 00:47:28,079 --> 00:47:30,915 "She died of a heart attack. 689 00:47:30,916 --> 00:47:32,984 Grace Wa"-- That's enough. 690 00:47:35,053 --> 00:47:37,254 Obviously, it has come to my attention... 691 00:47:37,255 --> 00:47:39,524 that your grandparents are dead. 692 00:47:42,760 --> 00:47:45,095 No, they're not, Father. 693 00:47:45,096 --> 00:47:47,998 Are you suggesting the obituary's fiction? 694 00:47:47,999 --> 00:47:50,935 No, not at all, Father. 695 00:47:50,936 --> 00:47:54,439 Then what am I missing? I've seen their graves. 696 00:47:55,907 --> 00:47:59,109 Section 16, row 12, plot 6, 697 00:47:59,110 --> 00:48:02,180 Holy Sepulchre Cemetery. 698 00:48:03,881 --> 00:48:06,917 Oh, you mean my dad's parents. 699 00:48:06,918 --> 00:48:09,153 I thought you were talking about my mom's. 700 00:48:09,154 --> 00:48:11,589 And where do they live? 701 00:48:14,192 --> 00:48:16,126 Ireland. 702 00:48:16,127 --> 00:48:19,296 Well, maybe it's time you visited them. 703 00:48:19,297 --> 00:48:22,499 Maybe it's also time you explained who wrote all of these notes. 704 00:48:22,500 --> 00:48:26,570 I know you don't have the writing skills to pull something like this off. 705 00:48:26,571 --> 00:48:28,905 [ Paper Rustles ] 706 00:48:28,906 --> 00:48:32,077 [ Bell Tolling ] 707 00:48:36,647 --> 00:48:40,417 [ Whispering ] So, what are you giving up for Lent? 708 00:48:40,418 --> 00:48:42,819 Self-abuse. 709 00:48:42,820 --> 00:48:44,989 Impossible. 710 00:48:44,990 --> 00:48:47,724 If you could do that, you'd have your miracle. 711 00:48:47,725 --> 00:48:49,694 Uh, Chester? 712 00:48:50,928 --> 00:48:52,997 Fitz knows the notes are fake. 713 00:48:52,998 --> 00:48:56,034 Oh, shit. [ Woman Clears Throat ] 714 00:48:59,104 --> 00:49:01,438 You didn't tell him it was me? 715 00:49:01,439 --> 00:49:03,307 Don't be an idiot. 716 00:49:03,308 --> 00:49:05,942 Fitz has no idea who wrote them. 717 00:49:05,943 --> 00:49:10,015 I'm done. My penmanship will sink me. 718 00:49:12,150 --> 00:49:15,085 I'm in a life that might sink me. 719 00:49:15,086 --> 00:49:18,256 [ Sighs ] [ Man ] * Good night, moon 720 00:49:19,890 --> 00:49:23,927 * Good night, stars 721 00:49:23,928 --> 00:49:27,664 * Good night, old 722 00:49:27,665 --> 00:49:32,136 * Broke-down cars 723 00:49:32,137 --> 00:49:35,040 * I'm goin' away 724 00:49:36,174 --> 00:49:40,210 * Leavin' soon 725 00:49:40,211 --> 00:49:43,947 * Good night, darlin' 726 00:49:43,948 --> 00:49:48,485 * Good night, moon 727 00:49:48,486 --> 00:49:51,556 * I don't know 728 00:49:52,990 --> 00:49:56,960 * Where I'll be 729 00:49:56,961 --> 00:50:00,664 * I don't know Kid's lookin' better. 730 00:50:00,665 --> 00:50:03,168 * If I'll see At least he's not running backwards. 731 00:50:05,136 --> 00:50:07,837 * Out the window 732 00:50:07,838 --> 00:50:11,075 Good. Stay on pace. Don't get caught up in the surges. ** [ Continues ] 733 00:50:11,076 --> 00:50:13,843 And don't go into oxygen debt. Breathe. 734 00:50:13,844 --> 00:50:17,181 Use your arms. Stride 20 feet. 735 00:50:17,182 --> 00:50:19,983 Good. [ Exhales ] 736 00:50:19,984 --> 00:50:22,087 ** [ Fades ] 737 00:50:23,321 --> 00:50:27,224 [ Exhales ] 5:28. Good man. 738 00:50:27,225 --> 00:50:30,328 That's enough for today. [ Exhales ] 739 00:50:31,362 --> 00:50:34,264 You look great. How do you feel? 740 00:50:34,265 --> 00:50:37,334 Like I could eat mountains. Ah, I know that feeling. 741 00:50:37,335 --> 00:50:40,138 [ Sniffs ] So why'd you quit running? 742 00:50:42,773 --> 00:50:44,852 [ Exhales ] 743 00:50:45,040 --> 00:50:46,593 Two weeks before Berlin, I got injured. 744 00:50:46,688 --> 00:50:48,037 My knee went out. 745 00:50:49,614 --> 00:50:52,682 There was no way I was gonna come back in time. 746 00:50:52,683 --> 00:50:56,253 I was 20 years old and the fastest marathoner in Canada. 747 00:50:56,254 --> 00:50:59,689 [ Sniffs, Exhales ] 748 00:50:59,690 --> 00:51:03,361 I was disappointed, to say the least, but I knew there'd be other Olympics. 749 00:51:05,163 --> 00:51:07,532 The war came, and I joined the priesthood. 750 00:51:09,134 --> 00:51:11,102 You joined the priesthood because of the war? 751 00:51:12,069 --> 00:51:14,771 I hope not. 752 00:51:14,772 --> 00:51:18,408 The day I entered the seminary was the last I ever ran. 753 00:51:18,409 --> 00:51:20,877 Why? 754 00:51:20,878 --> 00:51:23,281 They told me Basilians don't run. 755 00:51:26,717 --> 00:51:29,319 Should've joined the Jesuits. 756 00:51:29,320 --> 00:51:33,190 * Good night, moon 757 00:51:33,191 --> 00:51:36,726 * Good night, stars 758 00:51:36,727 --> 00:51:41,265 * Good night, old 759 00:51:41,266 --> 00:51:45,034 * Broke-down cars 760 00:51:45,035 --> 00:51:49,906 * I'm goin' away 761 00:51:49,907 --> 00:51:53,977 * Leavin' soon 762 00:51:53,978 --> 00:51:57,981 * Good night, darlin' 763 00:51:57,982 --> 00:52:00,518 * Good night, moon 764 00:52:02,320 --> 00:52:05,822 * Good night, darlin' 765 00:52:05,823 --> 00:52:10,460 * Good night, moon * 766 00:52:10,461 --> 00:52:13,864 Not one day of missed running in the last 42. 767 00:52:16,434 --> 00:52:19,436 I now can bench-press almost a hundred pounds... 768 00:52:19,437 --> 00:52:22,439 and stay in the water for almost five minutes. 769 00:52:22,440 --> 00:52:25,710 Mom, I think we're closing in on miracle country. 770 00:52:27,077 --> 00:52:29,380 Sorry it's gonna take so long. 771 00:52:34,652 --> 00:52:37,954 My mom says she saw you running in Dundas. 772 00:52:37,955 --> 00:52:40,890 Did you jog all the way? 773 00:52:40,891 --> 00:52:42,526 Maybe. 774 00:52:42,527 --> 00:52:46,631 That's a long way, even to drive. 775 00:52:50,201 --> 00:52:52,101 Thanks. 776 00:52:52,102 --> 00:52:54,638 Your documentation is very thorough, Father. 777 00:52:54,639 --> 00:52:57,974 Yes, Ralph Walker has fallen through the net. 778 00:52:57,975 --> 00:53:01,611 But the Children's Aid Society has no authority to just come in and take him. 779 00:53:01,612 --> 00:53:03,813 Takes time. 780 00:53:03,814 --> 00:53:05,615 A few week, at least. 781 00:53:05,616 --> 00:53:08,718 In the meantime, he stays by himself? 782 00:53:08,719 --> 00:53:11,355 Legally, it's a loophole, but we follow the law. 783 00:53:11,449 --> 00:53:13,254 What about the boy's welfare? 784 00:53:13,316 --> 00:53:15,892 Is that really what's at stake here, Father? 785 00:53:15,893 --> 00:53:17,594 What do you mean? 786 00:53:17,595 --> 00:53:21,798 You once had my welfare in mind. Grade-nine Latin. 787 00:53:21,799 --> 00:53:25,235 49.5 final mark, if I recall. 788 00:53:25,236 --> 00:53:28,238 Surely there was room in my participation mark. 789 00:53:28,239 --> 00:53:30,640 You sat in the back row. 790 00:53:30,641 --> 00:53:33,877 My welfare never had the chance to thank you... 791 00:53:33,878 --> 00:53:36,880 for the two months I spent with you that summer... 792 00:53:36,881 --> 00:53:40,083 rereading the stories of Caecilius, Lucretia... 793 00:53:40,084 --> 00:53:42,787 and their stupid, stupid dog Grumio. 794 00:53:44,789 --> 00:53:47,425 Good day, Father. 795 00:53:49,294 --> 00:53:52,929 [ Longboat Reading ] "Amazing things can happen under a full moon." 796 00:53:52,930 --> 00:53:55,765 [ Father Hibbert ] I still don't think you're ready for this workout, 797 00:53:55,766 --> 00:53:57,567 especially in the dark. 798 00:53:57,568 --> 00:54:00,136 [ Ralph ] I love running in the rain. Of course I'm ready. 799 00:54:00,137 --> 00:54:02,371 Besides, I'll be getting the full moon effect as well. 800 00:54:02,437 --> 00:54:04,149 Forget about the full moon. 801 00:54:04,174 --> 00:54:06,175 You can hardly see the moon. 802 00:54:06,176 --> 00:54:07,944 Dennis Longboat was institutionalized. 803 00:54:07,945 --> 00:54:11,349 But Canadians ran great under him, and they've done nothing since. 804 00:54:13,050 --> 00:54:15,319 All right, let's get this over with. 805 00:54:15,320 --> 00:54:17,521 Ready? Yeah. 806 00:54:17,522 --> 00:54:19,357 Set. 807 00:54:20,791 --> 00:54:22,359 Run. 808 00:54:22,360 --> 00:54:25,396 [ Stopwatch Ticking ] 809 00:54:42,246 --> 00:54:44,247 [ Father Hibbert ] Reach! Reach, reach! 810 00:54:44,248 --> 00:54:46,249 Reach! Reach! 811 00:54:46,250 --> 00:54:48,251 [ Clicks ] Good. 812 00:54:48,252 --> 00:54:50,253 4:46. Not bad. 813 00:54:50,254 --> 00:54:52,357 Run. [ Clicks ] 814 00:55:03,334 --> 00:55:05,335 [ Exhales, Panting] [ Click ] 815 00:55:05,336 --> 00:55:08,338 4:51. Very good. 816 00:55:08,339 --> 00:55:10,441 Go. [ Exhales ] 817 00:55:21,218 --> 00:55:23,788 4:33. Number 10. You're halfway there, Ralph. 818 00:55:29,894 --> 00:55:32,596 Pick it up. You're falling off pace. Pick it up. Pick it up. 819 00:55:32,597 --> 00:55:34,197 4:56. 820 00:55:34,198 --> 00:55:37,502 Use your arms. Use your arms, Mr. Walker. Use your arms. 821 00:55:40,405 --> 00:55:43,206 Stride. Stride. Old Longboat would be proud. 822 00:55:43,207 --> 00:55:47,011 Use your arms. Use your arms. Use your arms. Use your arms. Pick it up. Pick it up. 823 00:55:50,448 --> 00:55:52,949 4:53. Take it. 824 00:55:52,950 --> 00:55:54,751 [ Exhales ] 825 00:55:54,752 --> 00:55:58,389 I thought I had one more to do. You do. 826 00:55:59,156 --> 00:56:01,559 Where are you going? 827 00:56:04,368 --> 00:56:06,055 I think you should do this one without me. 828 00:56:06,093 --> 00:56:07,204 Why? 829 00:56:07,231 --> 00:56:09,934 You'll get more out of the moon alone. 830 00:56:17,842 --> 00:56:19,744 [ Exhales ] 831 00:56:22,413 --> 00:56:24,313 [ Clicks ] 832 00:56:24,314 --> 00:56:26,684 [ Stopwatch Ticking ] 833 00:56:31,422 --> 00:56:35,926 Stay on pace. Be a martyr. Be a martyr. 834 00:56:43,333 --> 00:56:45,334 Relax your arm, Ralph. 835 00:56:45,335 --> 00:56:47,938 You heard me. Relax your arms. 836 00:57:16,701 --> 00:57:19,169 See? I told you it'd work. 837 00:57:30,748 --> 00:57:32,782 4:25.2. 838 00:57:32,783 --> 00:57:34,784 That's your fastest mile of the 20. 839 00:57:34,785 --> 00:57:37,253 Congratulations. You were flying, young man! 840 00:57:37,254 --> 00:57:39,388 I know. 841 00:57:39,389 --> 00:57:41,390 It felt great. 842 00:57:41,391 --> 00:57:43,693 All right, stand up, before you cramp. 843 00:57:43,694 --> 00:57:46,963 All right, jog home. Slowly. 844 00:57:46,964 --> 00:57:49,633 Loosen up your legs and go straight to bed. 845 00:57:49,634 --> 00:57:52,836 Yeah. I'll have that watch. 846 00:57:52,837 --> 00:57:55,338 Good job. 847 00:57:55,339 --> 00:57:58,107 Thanks for timing me. You're welcome. 848 00:57:58,108 --> 00:58:01,410 You know, I never thought you'd be able to make that workout. 849 00:58:01,411 --> 00:58:02,880 Thought it would break you. 850 00:58:04,715 --> 00:58:06,917 I don't want to be an orphan. 851 00:58:09,754 --> 00:58:12,388 You'll win Around the Bay on Sunday. 852 00:58:12,389 --> 00:58:14,624 I will? You will. 853 00:58:14,625 --> 00:58:16,660 What about Boston? 854 00:58:16,661 --> 00:58:18,763 They're entirely different beasts. 855 00:58:21,465 --> 00:58:23,466 Good night, Mr. Walker. 856 00:58:23,467 --> 00:58:25,570 Good night, Father Hibbert. 857 00:58:28,172 --> 00:58:30,607 Back for more, kid? 858 00:58:30,608 --> 00:58:32,609 I suppose I am. Ready! Set! 859 00:58:32,610 --> 00:58:35,378 You'll never finish. [ Starter Pistol Fires ] 860 00:58:35,379 --> 00:58:37,782 [ Cheering ] 861 00:58:43,287 --> 00:58:47,925 [ Door Opens, Closes ] 862 00:58:48,926 --> 00:58:51,228 You wanted to see me, Father? 863 00:58:52,462 --> 00:58:54,565 Do you know anything about this? 864 00:58:57,602 --> 00:59:00,403 Yes. He's come a long way. 865 00:59:00,404 --> 00:59:04,741 He says that he's going to win the Boston Marathon. 866 00:59:04,742 --> 00:59:09,345 He also says that it will be a miracle when he does. 867 00:59:09,346 --> 00:59:11,114 It will be. 868 00:59:11,115 --> 00:59:13,950 - He won't win. - That's not what I mean. 869 00:59:13,951 --> 00:59:15,920 How long have you been coaching him? 870 00:59:17,906 --> 00:59:19,430 Well, I wouldn't exactly call it coaching. 871 00:59:19,484 --> 00:59:20,648 More like, uh, 872 00:59:22,092 --> 00:59:23,993 steering him in the right direction, if you-- 873 00:59:23,994 --> 00:59:27,363 Semantics. I thought I'd made myself very clear. 874 00:59:27,364 --> 00:59:30,466 - You did, Father. - Then? 875 00:59:30,467 --> 00:59:33,103 He needed help. 876 00:59:34,304 --> 00:59:36,405 Ralph Walker does not need... 877 00:59:36,406 --> 00:59:38,908 that kind of help. 878 00:59:38,909 --> 00:59:41,945 He needs to learn his place in the world. 879 00:59:41,946 --> 00:59:45,081 All of our students need this from us. 880 00:59:45,082 --> 00:59:48,217 It's what we do as teachers, Father Hibbert. 881 00:59:48,218 --> 00:59:49,987 It's our gift! 882 00:59:52,322 --> 00:59:54,224 Tell him it's over. 883 00:59:57,561 --> 00:59:59,930 That he can't run Boston? 884 01:00:01,832 --> 01:00:04,000 But, of course, he can. 885 01:00:04,001 --> 01:00:06,903 It's outside of school jurisdiction. You can't control that. 886 01:00:06,904 --> 01:00:08,571 Watch me. 887 01:00:08,572 --> 01:00:11,107 If Ralph Walker runs Boston... 888 01:00:11,108 --> 01:00:13,109 and is absent from this school, 889 01:00:13,110 --> 01:00:16,545 his career as a student is over here at St. Magnus. 890 01:00:16,546 --> 01:00:19,048 That's my jurisdiction. 891 01:00:19,049 --> 01:00:21,584 And if you have any part of it, 892 01:00:21,585 --> 01:00:23,586 you are done with this order. 893 01:00:23,587 --> 01:00:26,222 There have already been discussions. 894 01:00:26,223 --> 01:00:28,157 His mother is dying. 895 01:00:28,158 --> 01:00:30,093 And that's... 896 01:00:30,094 --> 01:00:32,996 the reason he is still a student here. 897 01:00:32,997 --> 01:00:35,531 I'm trying to help the boy. 898 01:00:35,532 --> 01:00:39,636 He'll be put in a home as soon as the paperwork is done. 899 01:00:44,341 --> 01:00:46,043 Thank you. 900 01:00:47,878 --> 01:00:49,980 That's all, Father Hibbert. 901 01:00:51,115 --> 01:00:52,950 Yes, Father. 902 01:00:54,318 --> 01:00:56,319 [ Longboat Reading ] "As the race approaches, 903 01:00:56,320 --> 01:01:00,189 "it is paramount that all distractions disappear. 904 01:01:00,190 --> 01:01:03,592 "It's equally important that all doubts... 905 01:01:03,593 --> 01:01:05,394 "be cast aside. 906 01:01:05,395 --> 01:01:10,166 "Remember, the marathon is not without adversity, 907 01:01:10,167 --> 01:01:11,969 not without pain." 908 01:01:15,605 --> 01:01:17,808 [ Groaning ] 909 01:01:21,578 --> 01:01:23,813 [ Groaning Continues ] 910 01:01:23,814 --> 01:01:25,815 You're certainly no martyr. 911 01:01:25,816 --> 01:01:28,251 I'm not even going in deep yet. 912 01:01:28,252 --> 01:01:29,746 Somehow, when you said massage, 913 01:01:29,806 --> 01:01:32,155 I was thinking of something totally different. 914 01:01:32,156 --> 01:01:35,091 It's only a bruise. In a couple of days you'll be just fine. 915 01:01:35,092 --> 01:01:36,794 [ Groans ] 916 01:01:38,595 --> 01:01:41,430 Mr. Walker. 917 01:01:41,431 --> 01:01:43,232 What happened? 918 01:01:43,233 --> 01:01:45,969 I fell. You fell? 919 01:01:45,970 --> 01:01:48,171 Ralph, you're not gonna be able to run Boston. 920 01:01:48,172 --> 01:01:52,008 The race is 10 days away. Of course I'm gonna run. 921 01:01:52,009 --> 01:01:54,710 You broke your promise to me. 922 01:01:54,711 --> 01:01:57,914 You said you'd never mention miracles. 923 01:01:57,915 --> 01:01:59,348 Hmm? 924 01:01:59,349 --> 01:02:01,317 "I'm convinced winning the Boston Marathon... 925 01:02:01,318 --> 01:02:04,453 is the miracle my mother will need to get out of her coma." 926 01:02:04,454 --> 01:02:07,522 We had a deal, Ralph. I didn't break my promise. 927 01:02:07,701 --> 01:02:10,167 I thought you meant not to mention miracles to you. 928 01:02:10,192 --> 01:02:11,594 Well, you thought wrong. 929 01:02:11,728 --> 01:02:14,331 - That's not fair! - Listen to me, Ralph. 930 01:02:16,000 --> 01:02:18,334 Father Fitzpatrick says he'll expel you... 931 01:02:18,335 --> 01:02:19,969 if you run. 932 01:02:19,970 --> 01:02:23,907 I'd never let a priest tell me whether I can or cannot run. 933 01:02:23,908 --> 01:02:25,223 I learned that from yo. 934 01:02:25,278 --> 01:02:27,504 You don't know what you're talking about. 935 01:02:27,529 --> 01:02:28,540 Thanks. 936 01:02:31,081 --> 01:02:33,149 I'll sell the rest of the stuff in the house, 937 01:02:33,150 --> 01:02:35,551 and I'll use the money to pay for a train ticket to Boston. 938 01:02:35,552 --> 01:02:37,686 But you can't run. 939 01:02:37,687 --> 01:02:39,889 Fitz is gonna kick you out of school. 940 01:02:39,890 --> 01:02:42,358 Hibbert's right. Call it off. 941 01:02:42,359 --> 01:02:45,995 I'm running. Besides, I'm getting kicked out already. 942 01:02:45,996 --> 01:02:48,832 It's only a matter of time, so I have nothing to lose. 943 01:02:48,833 --> 01:02:51,300 You have everything to lose. 944 01:02:51,301 --> 01:02:54,603 You've set yourself up to be the laughingstock of Hamilton. 945 01:02:54,604 --> 01:02:57,140 Trust me. People are talking. 946 01:02:57,141 --> 01:03:01,210 Chester, I honestly don't care what anybody's saying. 947 01:03:01,211 --> 01:03:03,980 See, that's the difference between me and you. 948 01:03:03,981 --> 01:03:06,349 Your knee's wrecked, you can't pray, 949 01:03:06,350 --> 01:03:07,725 you're certainly not pure, 950 01:03:07,750 --> 01:03:10,686 and your mother has been in a coma for seven months. 951 01:03:10,687 --> 01:03:14,123 She's not coming out. 952 01:03:14,124 --> 01:03:15,925 She is so. 953 01:03:15,926 --> 01:03:18,561 No, she is not. 954 01:03:18,562 --> 01:03:20,797 Goddamn you. 955 01:03:26,203 --> 01:03:29,038 - [ Both Grunting ] - Hey, hey. 956 01:03:29,039 --> 01:03:31,040 Hey! Stop! Break it up! 957 01:03:31,041 --> 01:03:34,077 I forged letters for you! I put myself on the line! 958 01:03:34,078 --> 01:03:37,181 No, you didn't, Chester! You've never put yourself on the line! 959 01:03:40,650 --> 01:03:42,285 [ Sighs ] 960 01:03:42,286 --> 01:03:44,954 [ Phone Rings ] [ Ralph ] Hello? 961 01:03:44,955 --> 01:03:46,655 Ralph, it's Claire. 962 01:03:46,656 --> 01:03:50,526 I was wondering if you wanted to go to Holy Thursday mass with me. 963 01:03:50,527 --> 01:03:52,528 You know, work on your praying? 964 01:03:52,529 --> 01:03:55,399 Holy Thursday. Let me see. 965 01:03:59,303 --> 01:04:02,940 Yes, I believe I'm free. Thanks. 966 01:04:14,784 --> 01:04:17,421 Don't you just love Holy Week? 967 01:04:22,192 --> 01:04:26,395 [ Priest Speaking, Faint ] [ Man ] * I met this girl 968 01:04:26,396 --> 01:04:31,301 * She was walkin' through one of my dreams * 969 01:04:32,569 --> 01:04:35,004 * She kissed my eyes 970 01:04:35,005 --> 01:04:38,374 * And everything 971 01:04:38,375 --> 01:04:42,545 * That she said 972 01:04:42,546 --> 01:04:46,415 * Made so much sense 973 01:04:46,416 --> 01:04:48,252 * To me 974 01:04:49,786 --> 01:04:52,588 * That I still feel like I'm * 975 01:04:52,589 --> 01:04:55,791 * Half asleep 976 01:04:55,792 --> 01:04:58,395 [ Bells Jangle ] 977 01:05:00,697 --> 01:05:04,333 * Well, my dark angel 978 01:05:04,334 --> 01:05:08,205 * She gave me diamonds for eyes * 979 01:05:09,839 --> 01:05:12,475 * She walked by 980 01:05:12,476 --> 01:05:16,012 * Now I'm hypnotized 981 01:05:16,013 --> 01:05:19,182 * By this dream 982 01:05:19,183 --> 01:05:23,586 * That just won't stop 983 01:05:23,587 --> 01:05:26,789 * And I feel 984 01:05:26,790 --> 01:05:30,127 * Like I've always been loved ** 985 01:05:31,561 --> 01:05:33,862 Nice try, Ralph. 986 01:05:33,863 --> 01:05:36,365 Seducing me on Holy Thursday? 987 01:05:36,366 --> 01:05:39,168 Did you think I was gonna fall for that? 988 01:05:39,169 --> 01:05:42,371 Honest, I thought you wanted to. Me? 989 01:05:42,372 --> 01:05:45,674 Ralph, I'm supposed to be a nun. 990 01:05:45,675 --> 01:05:49,345 And all I was trying to do was help you with a miracle. 991 01:05:49,346 --> 01:05:51,548 And now look what you've done. 992 01:06:04,894 --> 01:06:06,663 ** [ Piano: Classical ] 993 01:06:09,799 --> 01:06:11,701 Wake up. 994 01:06:13,437 --> 01:06:16,106 Wake up. Wake up. 995 01:06:17,974 --> 01:06:20,077 Wake up. 996 01:06:21,678 --> 01:06:23,380 Wake up! 997 01:06:24,948 --> 01:06:27,683 Wake up! 998 01:06:27,684 --> 01:06:29,985 [ Shouting ] Wake up! Wake up! 999 01:06:29,986 --> 01:06:31,987 ** [ Off ] Wake up! 1000 01:06:31,988 --> 01:06:34,990 Jesus, Mary and Joseph, Ralph! What are you doing? 1001 01:06:34,991 --> 01:06:37,526 I thought the music might wake her up. 1002 01:06:37,527 --> 01:06:40,064 Well, it won't. I know. 1003 01:06:41,665 --> 01:06:43,399 I know. 1004 01:06:43,400 --> 01:06:44,768 Oh, honey. 1005 01:06:48,872 --> 01:06:51,774 [ Man ] * The moon's nothing more 1006 01:06:51,775 --> 01:06:55,479 * Than the air 1007 01:06:56,913 --> 01:06:58,914 * Don't tell me 1008 01:06:58,915 --> 01:07:05,055 * You see faces up there 1009 01:07:06,390 --> 01:07:08,191 * A voice 1010 01:07:08,192 --> 01:07:12,761 * Not calling my name 1011 01:07:12,762 --> 01:07:16,265 * A whisper, a yell 1012 01:07:16,266 --> 01:07:22,138 * It all sounds the same 1013 01:07:22,139 --> 01:07:26,442 * 'Cause they're the same three words * 1014 01:07:26,443 --> 01:07:30,147 * That I've prayed before [ Inhales ] 1015 01:07:31,315 --> 01:07:35,050 * Only now you're gone 1016 01:07:35,051 --> 01:07:39,122 * I need them more 1017 01:07:39,123 --> 01:07:40,824 * Oh-ohh 1018 01:07:44,428 --> 01:07:48,931 * Saint Peter's gatekeeper 1019 01:07:48,932 --> 01:07:52,202 * Stands tall 1020 01:07:53,770 --> 01:07:57,673 * And I hear God's soldiers 1021 01:07:57,674 --> 01:08:01,711 * At the wall 1022 01:08:02,812 --> 01:08:05,047 * And I'm 1023 01:08:05,048 --> 01:08:09,118 * Tending to hear 1024 01:08:09,119 --> 01:08:13,422 * The sky holds the song 1025 01:08:13,423 --> 01:08:18,794 * But can't voice the fear 1026 01:08:18,795 --> 01:08:23,065 * 'Cause they're the same three words * 1027 01:08:23,066 --> 01:08:27,171 * I've prayed before 1028 01:08:29,038 --> 01:08:32,107 * Only now you're gone 1029 01:08:32,108 --> 01:08:37,547 [ Coughing ] * I need them more * 1030 01:08:42,952 --> 01:08:45,855 [ Coughing Continues ] 1031 01:08:53,062 --> 01:08:57,167 [ Sirens Wailing ] 1032 01:09:09,012 --> 01:09:10,780 [ Father Fitzgerald ] Where's the boy? 1033 01:09:14,117 --> 01:09:16,220 - Thank you. - You're welcome. 1034 01:09:20,624 --> 01:09:22,526 Mmm. 1035 01:09:30,200 --> 01:09:32,269 I'm sorry about your house. 1036 01:09:34,204 --> 01:09:35,905 Yeah, me too. 1037 01:09:37,241 --> 01:09:38,942 Could have been worse. 1038 01:09:40,444 --> 01:09:43,179 I don't even have a picture of them. 1039 01:09:45,181 --> 01:09:47,983 At least you're not dead. 1040 01:09:48,288 --> 01:09:49,848 And don't worry. 1041 01:09:49,898 --> 01:09:54,223 Arrangements have been made for you to stay temporarily at Chester's house. 1042 01:09:54,224 --> 01:09:56,392 Thanks, Father. 1043 01:09:56,393 --> 01:09:58,427 Am I correct in assuming... 1044 01:09:58,428 --> 01:10:01,765 that your Boston Marathon quest is over? 1045 01:10:11,275 --> 01:10:14,878 Well, you are in all our prayers. 1046 01:10:16,212 --> 01:10:18,315 Thanks, Father. 1047 01:10:30,860 --> 01:10:33,028 Don't listen to hi. 1048 01:10:33,029 --> 01:10:35,565 Fitz was right. 1049 01:10:36,766 --> 01:10:38,934 You were right. 1050 01:10:38,935 --> 01:10:41,338 She's not coming out of the coma. 1051 01:10:42,639 --> 01:10:44,541 I'm not running. 1052 01:10:45,775 --> 01:10:50,279 Goddamn it, you just burned your house down. 1053 01:10:50,280 --> 01:10:53,248 The least you could do is run Boston. 1054 01:10:53,249 --> 01:10:55,584 What's the point? 1055 01:10:55,585 --> 01:10:58,787 Nothing would piss Fitz off more. 1056 01:10:58,788 --> 01:11:00,690 And... 1057 01:11:04,193 --> 01:11:06,495 I-- 1058 01:11:06,496 --> 01:11:09,499 I believe you can win the race. 1059 01:12:03,787 --> 01:12:06,822 [ Panting ] Father Hibbert? 1060 01:12:06,823 --> 01:12:09,325 Father Fitzpatrick. 1061 01:12:11,094 --> 01:12:14,797 I, uh-- I just wanted to let you know I won't be at school on Monday. 1062 01:12:14,798 --> 01:12:17,299 And why is that? 1063 01:12:17,300 --> 01:12:19,035 I'm going to Boston. 1064 01:12:23,773 --> 01:12:27,342 It's the least I can do for Ralph. 1065 01:12:27,343 --> 01:12:30,145 It's why I joined the priesthood-- to help people. 1066 01:12:30,146 --> 01:12:33,148 Best way for you to help Ralph Walker is to convince him... 1067 01:12:33,149 --> 01:12:35,918 that running Boston is the biggest mistake of his life. 1068 01:12:35,919 --> 01:12:37,953 Is it, Father? 1069 01:12:37,954 --> 01:12:42,058 We are God's servants. Chasing after miracles is blasphemy. 1070 01:12:48,364 --> 01:12:50,533 You know what? 1071 01:12:50,534 --> 01:12:52,701 Before I met that young man, 1072 01:12:52,702 --> 01:12:55,104 I didn't much believe in anything. 1073 01:12:56,806 --> 01:13:00,008 But now I'm starting to think that one day, 1074 01:13:00,009 --> 01:13:01,810 when my time is up, 1075 01:13:01,811 --> 01:13:06,314 God is gonna ask me, "George, did you ever put it on the line? 1076 01:13:06,315 --> 01:13:09,317 "Did you ever not know and still jump? 1077 01:13:09,318 --> 01:13:12,589 "Did you ever just close your eyes and-- and... 1078 01:13:13,690 --> 01:13:15,391 let go?" 1079 01:13:18,061 --> 01:13:19,963 Right now, Father, my answer... 1080 01:13:21,465 --> 01:13:24,568 would be, "No. No, I never did." 1081 01:13:26,169 --> 01:13:28,270 So I am closing my eyes. 1082 01:13:28,271 --> 01:13:31,306 You're blind. You're as deluded as Ralph. 1083 01:13:31,307 --> 01:13:33,208 And there will be serious ramifications, 1084 01:13:33,209 --> 01:13:36,879 not only in this school, but within the Basilian order. 1085 01:13:36,880 --> 01:13:38,881 I know. 1086 01:13:38,882 --> 01:13:40,883 Thank you. 1087 01:13:40,884 --> 01:13:42,685 Oh. [ Exhales ] 1088 01:13:42,686 --> 01:13:44,788 As far as anarchists go, 1089 01:13:46,690 --> 01:13:49,091 Nietzsche really had nothing on Christ. 1090 01:13:49,092 --> 01:13:51,495 [ Chuckles ] You know? 1091 01:13:52,896 --> 01:13:55,197 All right. 1092 01:13:55,198 --> 01:13:56,933 [ Door Closes ] 1093 01:14:00,336 --> 01:14:03,006 [ Footsteps Approaching ] 1094 01:14:13,449 --> 01:14:16,919 [ Man On P.A. ] Now boarding on track 14, 1095 01:14:16,920 --> 01:14:20,923 train 72 to Buffalo with connections to Raleigh-- 1096 01:14:20,924 --> 01:14:24,594 Ticket to Boston, please. Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Cleveland-- 1097 01:14:42,679 --> 01:14:45,849 [ Chuckles ] Did you see this? 1098 01:14:49,853 --> 01:14:52,354 "Hamilton's Around the Bay champ, Ralph Walker, 1099 01:14:52,355 --> 01:14:54,857 "who recently lost his house to fire, 1100 01:14:54,858 --> 01:14:58,160 "hopes that his winning was continue in Boston. 1101 01:14:58,161 --> 01:15:02,865 "The race will be broadcast live on CHCH Radio starting at noon. 1102 01:15:02,866 --> 01:15:05,869 Oddsmakers give him an outside chance at best." 1103 01:15:07,771 --> 01:15:11,073 Screw it. He's got more than an outside chance. 1104 01:15:11,074 --> 01:15:13,075 [ Claire Reading ] "However, if he wins, 1105 01:15:13,076 --> 01:15:15,778 "Walker will be the youngest champion ever. 1106 01:15:15,779 --> 01:15:18,013 "When we reached Mr. Walker, he told us that... 1107 01:15:18,014 --> 01:15:20,716 'Winning Boston will be the miracle needed to get my mother out of a coma.'" 1108 01:15:20,717 --> 01:15:23,952 "Former marathoning great Father George Hibbert, 1109 01:15:23,953 --> 01:15:27,956 "who has been coaching Ralph Walker for the past few months, 1110 01:15:27,957 --> 01:15:31,159 "says that it is entirely possible... 1111 01:15:31,160 --> 01:15:33,161 "that the ninth grader... 1112 01:15:33,162 --> 01:15:35,064 "could win Boston. 1113 01:15:36,232 --> 01:15:38,968 Miracles happen every day." 1114 01:15:42,071 --> 01:15:43,873 Damn him. 1115 01:15:47,243 --> 01:15:49,244 [ Sighs ] 1116 01:15:49,245 --> 01:15:51,581 Thanks. 1117 01:16:01,591 --> 01:16:03,960 You're wasting energy. Sit down. 1118 01:16:05,762 --> 01:16:08,063 Father Hibbert, when did you get here? Just now. 1119 01:16:08,064 --> 01:16:11,266 You think I'd miss the greatest upset in Boston Marathon history? 1120 01:16:11,267 --> 01:16:13,169 Sit. 1121 01:16:15,371 --> 01:16:16,939 What about Father Fitzpatrick? 1122 01:16:16,940 --> 01:16:20,475 Yes, well, we'll worry about him later. Are you ready? 1123 01:16:21,338 --> 01:16:22,478 Mostly. 1124 01:16:22,679 --> 01:16:26,581 - Do you have faith you can win? - I do. 1125 01:16:26,582 --> 01:16:29,351 But I'm still not pure, and I can't pray. 1126 01:16:29,352 --> 01:16:33,021 Well, if you promise not to take the lead until at least halfway, 1127 01:16:33,022 --> 01:16:35,691 I can solve your purity problem. 1128 01:16:35,692 --> 01:16:38,627 - How? - Do you promise? 1129 01:16:38,628 --> 01:16:42,365 Yes. And I mean it this time. 1130 01:16:43,667 --> 01:16:45,869 [ Clears Throat ] All right. 1131 01:16:47,070 --> 01:16:50,072 All I have to do is hear your confession. 1132 01:16:50,073 --> 01:16:52,607 Then I can absolve you of your sins, 1133 01:16:52,608 --> 01:16:54,810 and guess who's pure. 1134 01:16:54,811 --> 01:16:58,480 Father Hibbert, why didn't I think of that earlier? 1135 01:16:58,481 --> 01:17:00,849 I could have been sinning all along. 1136 01:17:00,850 --> 01:17:05,153 That's not exactly in the spirit of reconciliation. 1137 01:17:05,154 --> 01:17:06,755 Shall we do it now? 1138 01:17:06,756 --> 01:17:11,159 No. Let's wait until the last moment possible. 1139 01:17:11,160 --> 01:17:14,764 Who knows what sins of thought might go through my head? 1140 01:17:16,199 --> 01:17:18,100 But there's still praying. I can't do it. 1141 01:17:18,101 --> 01:17:20,135 [ Sighs ] 1142 01:17:20,136 --> 01:17:21,932 Well, for myself, in times of greatest stress, 1143 01:17:21,957 --> 01:17:23,652 I've always been able to pray. 1144 01:17:24,103 --> 01:17:26,437 So I wouldn't worry about it. 1145 01:17:26,642 --> 01:17:30,445 Most marathoners will tell you around mile 20... 1146 01:17:30,446 --> 01:17:33,850 they start praying for any kind of help they can get. 1147 01:17:36,119 --> 01:17:39,087 [ Man ] * I've heard there was a secret chord * 1148 01:17:39,088 --> 01:17:43,158 * That David played and it pleased the Lord * 1149 01:17:43,159 --> 01:17:46,830 * You don't really care for music, do ya * 1150 01:17:49,332 --> 01:17:53,001 * It goes like this The fourth, the fifth * 1151 01:17:53,002 --> 01:17:56,104 * The minor fall The major lift * 1152 01:17:56,105 --> 01:18:01,277 * The baffled king composing "Hallelujah" * 1153 01:18:02,445 --> 01:18:05,580 * Hallelujah 1154 01:18:05,581 --> 01:18:09,151 * Hallelujah 1155 01:18:09,152 --> 01:18:12,320 * Hallelujah 1156 01:18:12,321 --> 01:18:17,961 * Hallelujah 1157 01:18:20,196 --> 01:18:22,931 * Your faith was strong but you needed proof * 1158 01:18:22,932 --> 01:18:26,234 * You saw her bathing on the roof * 1159 01:18:26,235 --> 01:18:27,903 * Her beauty 1160 01:18:27,904 --> 01:18:31,274 [ Static ] * And the moonlight overthrew ya * 1161 01:18:33,009 --> 01:18:36,278 * She tied you to a kitchen chair * 1162 01:18:36,279 --> 01:18:39,815 * She broke your throne and she cut your hair * [ People Chattering ] 1163 01:18:39,816 --> 01:18:43,786 * And from your lips she drew the "hallelujah" * 1164 01:18:43,787 --> 01:18:47,289 [ Announcer On P.A. ] The weather is unsettled, though the skies are holding. 1165 01:18:47,290 --> 01:18:52,227 And so, welcome to the 53rd running of the Boston Marathon, 1166 01:18:52,228 --> 01:18:55,030 one of the world's most prestigious footraces. 1167 01:18:55,031 --> 01:18:58,000 ** [ Continues ] Our field is strong this year... 1168 01:18:58,001 --> 01:19:01,169 and, given the current cool conditions, ripe for a fast time. 1169 01:19:01,170 --> 01:19:04,506 ** [ Continues ] They're bunched at the line. 1170 01:19:04,507 --> 01:19:07,642 * You say I took your name in vain * [ Announcer Continues, Faint ] 1171 01:19:07,643 --> 01:19:11,113 * I don't even know the name 1172 01:19:11,114 --> 01:19:15,885 * But if I did, well, really what's it to ya * 1173 01:19:17,453 --> 01:19:21,189 * There's a blaze of light in every word * 1174 01:19:21,190 --> 01:19:23,758 * It doesn't matter which you heard * 1175 01:19:23,759 --> 01:19:26,761 [ Fires ] * The holy 1176 01:19:26,762 --> 01:19:29,297 * Or the broken hallelujah ** 1177 01:19:29,298 --> 01:19:32,234 [ Announcer ] The race is under way. I repeat, the race is under way. 1178 01:19:32,235 --> 01:19:35,670 [ Crowd Cheering, Applauding ] 1179 01:19:35,671 --> 01:19:38,041 [ Radio: Cheering, Applause ] 1180 01:19:39,242 --> 01:19:41,043 [ Frequencies Tuning ] 1181 01:19:41,044 --> 01:19:43,011 [ Announcer ] There's a large group of 20 or so runners. 1182 01:19:43,012 --> 01:19:46,181 In there are all the favorites, 1183 01:19:46,182 --> 01:19:48,951 including the great John Bannon, 1184 01:19:48,952 --> 01:19:52,587 the defending champ, the Finn, John Halvorson, 1185 01:19:52,588 --> 01:19:54,022 Red Sparks from Maryland, 1186 01:19:54,023 --> 01:19:57,025 Edward Croggin from California, 1187 01:19:57,026 --> 01:19:59,194 Alan Majors from Ireland-- 1188 01:19:59,195 --> 01:20:01,063 [ Feedback ] [ Clears Throat ] 1189 01:20:01,064 --> 01:20:03,131 [ Announcer Continues ] 1190 01:20:03,132 --> 01:20:07,069 Excuse me for the interruption, but this is a special broadcast of the Boston Marathon, 1191 01:20:07,070 --> 01:20:10,605 in which one of our students, Ralph Walker, hopes to win. 1192 01:20:10,606 --> 01:20:13,408 I, for one, think he'll do it. 1193 01:20:13,409 --> 01:20:16,811 He won Around the Bay, and there's no reason why he can't do the same in Boston. 1194 01:20:16,812 --> 01:20:20,782 [ Announcer Continues ] Not a three-mile race, though the Boston Irish community... 1195 01:20:20,783 --> 01:20:23,176 is showing all sorts of encouragement along the way. 1196 01:20:23,201 --> 01:20:24,486 What's going on, Miss Roddy? 1197 01:20:24,487 --> 01:20:26,554 Bannon is running strong. 1198 01:20:26,555 --> 01:20:28,656 Who's in there? Open this door! 1199 01:20:28,657 --> 01:20:31,493 Open up! Who's in there? Open up! 1200 01:20:31,494 --> 01:20:33,495 [ Banging On Door] 1201 01:20:33,496 --> 01:20:37,032 Open up! [ Radio: Announcer Continues ] 1202 01:20:37,033 --> 01:20:39,567 Down Beacon Street toward the Charles River. 1203 01:20:39,568 --> 01:20:43,138 It's a drop of 150 feet that is brutal on tired legs. 1204 01:20:43,139 --> 01:20:45,340 Who will survive this punishment? 1205 01:20:45,341 --> 01:20:48,143 "I'm not coming out." 1206 01:20:48,144 --> 01:20:50,345 I knew he was the forger. 1207 01:20:50,346 --> 01:20:52,147 Mr. Jones! 1208 01:20:52,148 --> 01:20:54,216 Open up this door immediately! 1209 01:20:54,217 --> 01:20:58,720 It's early in the game still. There are 10 runners tightly bunched. 1210 01:20:58,721 --> 01:21:01,423 The winner will surely come from this group. 1211 01:21:01,424 --> 01:21:06,761 There are all the usual suspects and one surprising addition-- runner 157. 1212 01:21:06,762 --> 01:21:08,296 Let me see. 1213 01:21:08,297 --> 01:21:13,401 Ralph Walker from Canada, age 14-- 1214 01:21:13,402 --> 01:21:16,438 Fourteen? It's almost inconceivable that a kid could win this thing! 1215 01:21:16,439 --> 01:21:20,308 But give the lad credit for gumption in hanging in this long! 1216 01:21:20,309 --> 01:21:23,711 The runners are approaching the first water station on West Central. 1217 01:21:23,712 --> 01:21:27,515 We're eight miles into this thing, folks, and Bannon is leading-- not surprising-- 1218 01:21:27,516 --> 01:21:31,419 closely followed by Fox and Monahan and this kid Walker. 1219 01:21:31,420 --> 01:21:34,022 The sun has come out again. Mr. Jones! 1220 01:21:34,023 --> 01:21:37,425 - [ Gasps ] - [ Announcer ] Relatively flat for the next few miles. 1221 01:21:37,426 --> 01:21:40,028 [ Sighs ] It's no use. 1222 01:21:40,029 --> 01:21:44,632 The P.A. room used to be the school safe. You'd have to dynamite it open. 1223 01:21:44,633 --> 01:21:46,434 Don't tempt me. Get it open. 1224 01:21:46,435 --> 01:21:48,603 [ Announcer ] The runners are approaching 11 miles... 1225 01:21:48,604 --> 01:21:51,539 and are about to round the Natick town commons with Bannon in the lead. 1226 01:21:51,540 --> 01:21:53,961 Halvorson and Monahan are still very much in the race, 1227 01:21:54,121 --> 01:21:55,277 as is Ralph Walker. 1228 01:21:55,442 --> 01:21:59,645 You look fantastic. Be patient. Be patient! Stay exactly where you are! 1229 01:21:59,748 --> 01:22:01,749 [ Announcer ] You heard right, folks. 1230 01:22:01,750 --> 01:22:04,786 I can't believe it either. Ralph Walker is running with the leaders. 1231 01:22:04,787 --> 01:22:07,689 [ Announcer On P.A. ] The youngest previous winner of this race was Edmond Davy, 1232 01:22:07,690 --> 01:22:09,557 who was 20 years old. 1233 01:22:09,558 --> 01:22:13,195 [ Announcer ] The weather has cleared, but rain still threatens. 1234 01:22:13,196 --> 01:22:17,865 The pack continues to remain tightly bunched, and there's plenty of jostling for position. 1235 01:22:17,866 --> 01:22:21,536 I've just got word that Fox has bumped Walker in an attempt to get to the lead. 1236 01:22:21,537 --> 01:22:24,172 The kid was hit hard but has surged back... 1237 01:22:24,173 --> 01:22:28,043 and is now trying to put some distance between himself and the rest of the field. 1238 01:22:28,044 --> 01:22:29,289 Bannon needs to go with him. 1239 01:22:29,314 --> 01:22:31,913 We're too far into this race for anyone to be pretending. 1240 01:22:31,914 --> 01:22:34,282 Ralph Walker is definitely a threat. 1241 01:22:34,283 --> 01:22:38,220 He wasn't on anyone's radar before the race, and he's leading the Boston Marathon. 1242 01:22:38,221 --> 01:22:40,755 A 14-year-old is leading the Boston Marathon! 1243 01:22:40,756 --> 01:22:44,226 Bannon is closing the gap and is now back with Walker. 1244 01:22:44,227 --> 01:22:48,363 Fox has dropped off and appears done, as has Monahan. 1245 01:22:48,364 --> 01:22:52,467 Folks, it's down to two as we approach Heartbreak Hill at 19 miles. 1246 01:22:52,468 --> 01:22:55,570 This is the spot that Bannon made his move last year. 1247 01:22:55,571 --> 01:22:56,631 Looks like Bannon is moving. 1248 01:22:56,656 --> 01:22:58,673 His head is down, and he's starting to press. 1249 01:22:58,674 --> 01:23:01,609 Bannon is looking very strong, and Walker is now struggling. 1250 01:23:01,610 --> 01:23:02,967 This could be the race. 1251 01:23:02,992 --> 01:23:06,081 Walker is definitely in trouble. Bannon is pressing. 1252 01:23:06,082 --> 01:23:09,917 [ Muttering ] Hail Mary, full of grace, don't redline. 1253 01:23:09,918 --> 01:23:11,919 [ Panting ] 1254 01:23:11,920 --> 01:23:14,623 [ Santa Claus ] You can do it, Ralph. 1255 01:23:16,025 --> 01:23:18,026 You can do it, Ralph! 1256 01:23:18,027 --> 01:23:21,029 You can do it! It'll be a miracle! Come on! 1257 01:23:21,030 --> 01:23:22,765 Run, Walker! Run! 1258 01:23:24,767 --> 01:23:26,634 Run! 1259 01:23:26,635 --> 01:23:28,803 [ Announcer Continues ] Walker's marathon looks to be over. 1260 01:23:28,804 --> 01:23:29,505 Run! 1261 01:23:29,530 --> 01:23:32,198 He can't have anything left at this point. 1262 01:23:32,244 --> 01:23:34,689 Wait! It appears that Walker is not quite finished. 1263 01:23:34,747 --> 01:23:36,516 Incredibly, he's coming back! 1264 01:23:37,080 --> 01:23:39,047 Folks, I can't believe it. 1265 01:23:39,048 --> 01:23:42,016 Walker's with Bannon again, and now they're through the hills. 1266 01:23:42,017 --> 01:23:45,820 We only have two miles left, and Walker and Bannon are matched step for step. 1267 01:23:45,821 --> 01:23:49,924 Reports are that both runners look exhausted but are not slowing down. 1268 01:23:49,925 --> 01:23:54,362 That last mile was an incredible 5:22. 1269 01:23:54,363 --> 01:23:56,831 They're coming up Coolidge Corner. 1270 01:23:56,832 --> 01:24:00,335 The crowds have increased as we approach the finish. 1271 01:24:00,336 --> 01:24:02,260 Walker has pulled even again. 1272 01:24:02,285 --> 01:24:06,174 He's not backing down one bit from the great John Bannon. 1273 01:24:06,175 --> 01:24:08,443 And they are rounding the final corner! 1274 01:24:08,444 --> 01:24:12,380 Here we go, folks! 365 yards to go! 1275 01:24:12,381 --> 01:24:15,083 They're dead even on the 26th mile! Who would believe it? 1276 01:24:15,084 --> 01:24:17,285 [ Whispering ] Run, you bastard. Run! 1277 01:24:17,286 --> 01:24:20,322 [ Announcer ] The kid has got legs. But can he hold on? 1278 01:24:20,323 --> 01:24:23,091 This just might be the closest Boston finish in history! 1279 01:24:23,092 --> 01:24:24,959 Walker and Bannon, step for step! 1280 01:24:24,960 --> 01:24:27,762 Bannon's straining! I've never seen him look this tired! 1281 01:24:27,763 --> 01:24:31,466 The crowds are going crazy! The noise is deafening! [ Cheering Continues ] 1282 01:24:31,467 --> 01:24:33,468 They've been waiting hours for this! 1283 01:24:33,469 --> 01:24:35,237 Walker surges! Walker surges! 1284 01:24:35,238 --> 01:24:37,305 He has a half step on Bannon! 1285 01:24:37,306 --> 01:24:40,108 No! Bannon answers! They're dead even again! 1286 01:24:40,109 --> 01:24:42,210 And neither one is breaking! 1287 01:24:42,211 --> 01:24:45,580 Bannon is giving everything he's got, and Walker is still not letting up! 1288 01:24:45,581 --> 01:24:48,950 100 yards to go, and Walker has now taken the lead! 1289 01:24:48,951 --> 01:24:52,587 - They're closing in on the finish line! - Win it. 1290 01:24:52,588 --> 01:24:54,722 [ Cheering Continues ] 1291 01:24:54,723 --> 01:24:56,924 They're coming down the stretch, ladies and gentlemen! Who would believe it? 1292 01:24:56,925 --> 01:25:01,263 Bannon's never been tested like this before. Fifty yards to go! 1293 01:25:01,264 --> 01:25:04,366 Bannon now slightly ahead. Does Walker have one last surge? 1294 01:25:04,367 --> 01:25:06,368 Walker giving it everything he has! 1295 01:25:06,369 --> 01:25:10,037 The runners appear utterly drained, but they are sprinting, 1296 01:25:10,038 --> 01:25:12,840 willing themselves to the finish line! 1297 01:25:12,841 --> 01:25:16,178 This is now a battle of wills, sheer determination! 1298 01:25:16,179 --> 01:25:18,913 [ Man ] * And remember when 1299 01:25:18,914 --> 01:25:21,183 * I moved in you 1300 01:25:21,184 --> 01:25:23,084 * A holy dove 1301 01:25:23,085 --> 01:25:25,487 * Was moving too 1302 01:25:25,488 --> 01:25:28,190 * And every breath we drew * 1303 01:25:28,191 --> 01:25:31,360 * Was hallelujah 1304 01:25:32,541 --> 01:25:34,977 [ Announcer ] Bannon's starting to move! 1305 01:25:35,079 --> 01:25:38,065 Walker's got to go now if he has any hope of winning! 1306 01:25:38,066 --> 01:25:42,470 Bannon still has the lead and is driving furiously for the line! 1307 01:25:42,471 --> 01:25:44,872 And John Bannon wins Boston! 1308 01:25:44,873 --> 01:25:48,776 John Bannon wins the Boston Marathon! [ Cheering, Applause ] 1309 01:25:48,777 --> 01:25:54,416 The 1953 champion repeats in spectacular fashion! 1310 01:25:54,417 --> 01:25:57,285 The laurel wreath is his! 1311 01:25:57,286 --> 01:26:00,388 It took 26 miles to decide it, 1312 01:26:00,389 --> 01:26:02,857 but we finally have a winner! 1313 01:26:02,858 --> 01:26:05,760 Oh, my goodness! 1314 01:26:05,761 --> 01:26:11,533 I can't remember a marathon ever coming down to the wire like this! 1315 01:26:11,534 --> 01:26:15,771 You have just been a part of sporting history! 1316 01:26:21,143 --> 01:26:24,713 [ Inhaling, Exhaling Slowly, Deeply ] 1317 01:26:37,426 --> 01:26:41,396 * I did my best It wasn't much * 1318 01:26:41,397 --> 01:26:45,367 * Couldn't feel so I tried to touch * 1319 01:26:45,368 --> 01:26:47,269 * I've told the truth 1320 01:26:47,270 --> 01:26:50,406 * I didn't come to fool ya 1321 01:26:53,175 --> 01:26:57,211 * And even though it all went wrong * 1322 01:26:57,212 --> 01:27:01,182 * I'll stand before the lord of song * 1323 01:27:01,183 --> 01:27:03,685 * With nothing on my tongue 1324 01:27:03,686 --> 01:27:06,289 * But hallelujah 1325 01:27:08,357 --> 01:27:10,926 * Hallelujah 1326 01:27:12,328 --> 01:27:15,364 * Hallelujah 1327 01:27:16,865 --> 01:27:19,334 * Hallelujah 1328 01:27:19,335 --> 01:27:24,238 * Hallelujah 1329 01:27:24,239 --> 01:27:27,275 * Hallelujah 1330 01:27:27,276 --> 01:27:30,846 * Hallelujah 1331 01:27:32,315 --> 01:27:33,849 * Hallelujah 1332 01:27:36,218 --> 01:27:42,558 * Hallelujah * 1333 01:28:53,128 --> 01:28:55,398 You did us all proud. 1334 01:28:56,732 --> 01:28:59,200 I lost. 1335 01:28:59,201 --> 01:29:04,739 You made us feel like we were all part of something big. 1336 01:29:04,740 --> 01:29:07,342 That doesn't happen every day. 1337 01:29:11,980 --> 01:29:14,417 I believed I was gonna win. 1338 01:29:33,268 --> 01:29:35,370 [ Sighs ] 1339 01:30:18,781 --> 01:30:21,783 Ralph Walker defied me, and you defied me. 1340 01:30:21,784 --> 01:30:24,552 Well, he followed his heart. 1341 01:30:24,553 --> 01:30:28,624 [ All Chanting ] Walker! Walker! Walker! Whoo! 1342 01:30:34,663 --> 01:30:36,631 I spoke to the press this morning... 1343 01:30:36,632 --> 01:30:38,633 about your instrumental role... 1344 01:30:38,634 --> 01:30:41,435 in Mr. Walker's marathoning success. 1345 01:30:41,436 --> 01:30:44,872 Probably wouldn't look too good if I had to turn around and tell them... 1346 01:30:44,873 --> 01:30:48,209 you kicked St. Magnus's most famous student out. 1347 01:30:48,210 --> 01:30:50,112 No, probably not. 1348 01:30:59,755 --> 01:31:02,958 I think he may still need my prayers. 1349 01:31:04,126 --> 01:31:06,028 We all do, Father. 1350 01:31:07,162 --> 01:31:08,963 We all do. 1351 01:31:08,964 --> 01:31:11,466 [ Cheering, Applause Continue ] 1352 01:31:12,968 --> 01:31:16,237 [ Ralph ] I still can't believe you actually did it. 1353 01:31:16,238 --> 01:31:18,039 [ Chester ] Me either. 1354 01:31:18,040 --> 01:31:21,275 I never thought I'd have suspension on my permanent record. 1355 01:31:21,276 --> 01:31:24,345 Are you all right? 1356 01:31:24,346 --> 01:31:27,649 Somehow I think it all mostly worked out, 1357 01:31:27,650 --> 01:31:30,118 even though my mom didn't come out of her coma. 1358 01:31:31,887 --> 01:31:34,722 My mom says we could adopt you. 1359 01:31:34,723 --> 01:31:37,158 I'm too old to be adopted, Chester. 1360 01:31:37,159 --> 01:31:41,530 Yeah, I suppose we all eventually pass that point. 1361 01:31:43,599 --> 01:31:45,867 Thanks, Chester. 1362 01:31:45,868 --> 01:31:48,135 You're welcome. 1363 01:31:48,136 --> 01:31:53,174 [ Man Singing ] * Everything felt wrong until you came along * 1364 01:31:53,175 --> 01:31:57,111 * Until you came along 1365 01:31:57,112 --> 01:32:00,648 * Until you came along 1366 01:32:00,649 --> 01:32:04,385 * Until you came along 1367 01:32:04,386 --> 01:32:07,021 * Until you came along 1368 01:32:07,022 --> 01:32:10,725 I'm going straight to hell because of you. * Until you came along 1369 01:32:10,726 --> 01:32:13,027 Sorry. We could-- I'm kidding. 1370 01:32:13,028 --> 01:32:16,030 Necking is a venial sin, not a mortal one. 1371 01:32:16,031 --> 01:32:19,134 God works in mysterious ways. He does. 1372 01:32:42,958 --> 01:32:45,259 [ Bell Rings ] 1373 01:32:45,260 --> 01:32:48,030 Father Hibbert! Mr. Walker. 1374 01:32:49,998 --> 01:32:52,433 I was wondering what your running plans are for the future. 1375 01:32:52,434 --> 01:32:55,102 Well, what are your coaching plans? 1376 01:32:55,103 --> 01:32:56,904 That depends. 1377 01:32:56,905 --> 01:32:58,906 Well, the Olympics are next year, 1378 01:32:58,907 --> 01:33:01,909 and I suppose I intend to win them. 1379 01:33:01,910 --> 01:33:04,912 Well, if we're not chasing after miracles, what's the point, eh? 1380 01:33:04,913 --> 01:33:07,182 I couldn't agree with you more. 1381 01:33:35,110 --> 01:33:37,012 Ralph? 1382 01:34:00,302 --> 01:34:02,237 [ Bell Tolling ]