Original subtitles

[♪]

[WOMAN]: "THEY CALL IT A VALENTINE, MY DEAR,

"AND THEY TELL ME IT'S ALL THE RAGE IN ENGLAND

"THESE DAYS.

"OF COURSE,

"A GENTLEMAN LIKE YOU HAS LITTLE INTEREST

"IN THE NEW STYLES,

"BUT IF VALENTINES EVER BECOME POPULAR IN AMERICA,

"THEN YOU WILL LIKELY RECEIVE MANY OF THESE IN YOUR LIFE,

"AND I WANT TO GIVE YOU YOUR FIRST,

"AS IT WILL SURELY BE THE ONLY VALENTINE,

"AND THE LAST,

THAT I WILL EVER GIVE TO YOU."

[♪]

[♪]

[STAMP CLICKS]

THANK YOU.

HAZEL...

I BELIEVE THIS ADDRESS

IS ON YOUR ROUTE?

YES.

BUT WHY DON'T YOU JUST--UTE?

IT'S BEEN POSTMARKED,SO PERHAPS YOU COULD...

DELIVER IT TODAY?

SURE, BUT IT'D STILLBE EASIER TO--

"A POSTMARKED ENVELOPE

MUST BE DELIVEREDTO THE STREET ADDRESS THEREON,"

MISS OBACHEENA.

WITHOUT REGULATIONS,

WE WOULD HAVEA WORLD WITHOUT ORDER,

AND A WORLDWITHOUT ORDER

WOULD BE ANARCHY,

AND ANARCHY IS...IS, UH...

BAD?

YES.

YES, THANK YOUFOR YOUR ASSISTANCE,

AND YOUR DISCRETION.

GOOD MORNING, OLIVER.

MS. McINERNEY,

ALL READY FORTHE VALENTINE RUSH?

NO.

THIS JUST CAME THROUGH FORFROM THE TERMINAL ANNEX.NE RUSH?

IT GOT ROUTED THROUGHSPECIAL INVESTIGATIONS,

AND THEY SAID YOU'RETHE MAN FOR THE JOB,

SOMETHING ABOUT A MAILBOXAND AN EXPLOSION.

AND I KNOW WHATYOU'RE GOING TO SAY,

"NO VALENTINE IS STUPID

IF IT'S SENT WITH GOOD INTENT,"

BUT I KNOW YOU'RE GOING TO SAYSOMETHING OLIVER O'TOOLE-Y,

OR...

BUT I KNOW YOU'RE GOING TO SAYSOMETHING O[♪]ER O'TOOLE-Y,

[POLICE RADIO CRACKLING]

EXCUSE ME, OFFICER,

WHERE DO I GOTO TURN MYSELF IN?

EXCUSE [♪] OFFICER,

♪ HEY! ♪

♪ OH, YEAH, BABY ♪

♪ LIKE A FOOLI WENT AND STAYED TOO LONG ♪

♪ NOW I'M WONDERINGIF YOUR LOVE'S STILL STRONG ♪

♪ OOH, BABY ♪

♪ HERE I AM ♪

♪ SIGNED, SEALED, DELIVERED♪I'M YOURS ♪♪

[♪]

♪ THEN THAT TIMEI WENT AND SAID GOODBYE... ♪♪ SIGNED, SEALED, DELIVERED♪I'M YOURS ♪♪

SO...

WHERE ARE WE GOINGI WENT TOMORROW NIGHT?E... ♪♪ SIGNED, SEALED, DELIVERED♪I'M YOURS ♪♪

OR IS ITA SURPRISE?

WELL, IT'S GONNA BE A SURPRISEIF I CAN'T FIND A RESTAURANT.

OH, NORMAN,A SURPRISE?

IF YOU HAVEN'T MADEA RESERVATION YET,

IT'S GOING TO BE TOO LATEAN,TO FIND A NICE PLACE.RISE?

I'M SORRY,

I'VE JUST NEVER REALLY DONETHE VALENTINE'S DAY THING

BEFORE.

THAT'S OKAY.

YOU KNOW, YOU COULD ALWAYSCOME TO MY PLACE,

AND I COULD WHIP US UPSOMETHING MYSELF.

NO.

WE'VE--WE'VE TALKED ABOUT THAT.

I WILL THINK OF SOMETHING.

DON'T WORRY.

IT'S MY FIRSTVALENTINE'S DAY, TOO.

I MEAN, USUALLY,I GO TO THE--

OH, MY GOSH, I DON'T HAVE TO GO!

GO WHERE?

WELL, YOU KNOW HOWTHE FOLKS FROM MAIN FACILITY

WHO DON'T HAVE DATESON VALENTINE'S

ALWAYS HAVETHEIR OWN PARTY?

WELL, THIS YEAR,I WON'T BE THERE.

I WILL BE IN MY KITCHENCOOKING FOR YOU.

OH, LOOK,

THE BRAZILIAN BEEF BARON'SHAVING A VALENTINE VEAL SPECIAL!

OH,OH.OK,

[DOOR OPENS, BRISK FOOTSTEPS]

MORNING!

HEY, WHERE SHOULDRITA AND I GO

FOR VALENTINE'S DAY?

I'D LET YOU GUYS HAVEHOULDOUR RESERVATION TO MONTALDO'S

IF, WELL...

IF I HAD A BOYFRIEND.HOULDOUR RESERVATION TO MONTALDO'S

AND IF HE HAD THE GOOD TASTE..TO RESERVE A TABLE FOR TWO

AT THE NICEST PLACE IN DENVER.

BUT I DON'T HAVE A BOYFRIEND.

NOPE.HE NICEST PLACE IN DENVER.

I WORK ATTHE POST OFFICE

DELIVERINGOTHER WOMEN'S VALENTINES

I WORFROM THEIR BOYFRIENDS.THE POST OFFICE

NORMAN,

COULD YOU PLEASE RUN THESETO CERTIFIED RETURNS?

ARE YOU FINISHED ALREADY?

NO.

BUT I THINK IT WOULD BE GOODFOR YOU TO RUN THESE UP FIRST,

AND THEN COME BACKFOR THE REST LATER.

IS THERESUCH A THING

AS A FANCY TACO TRUCK?

IS THERE[TOGETHER]: NO.SUCH A THING

HUH.

SO, YOU DON'T HAVE A DATEFOR TOMORROW?

WELL, WE CAN'T ALLHAVE A NORMAN.

I WAS KIND OF HOPINGTHAT OLIVER WOULD, YOU KNOW--

[LAUGHS] WHAT?

ME AND OLIVER?THAT'S RIDICULOUS.

NO, VALENTINE'S IS...

IT'S ALL ABOUT ROMANCE,

AND THERE IS NOTHING ROMANTICBETWEEN ME AND OLIVER.

WE'RE SO...

AND THERE IS NOTHING ROMANTICBETWEEN ME AND OLIVER.I MEAN,

I SEND EMAILS,

AND HE WRITES LETTERS,

I SEI BINGE-WATCH ON MY IPAD,

AND HE GOES TO THE LIBRARY,

I LIVE IN CHERRY CREEK,

AND HE LIVES...

I WHERE DOES HE LIVE?K,

YOU AND OLIVER HAVE A THING.

A THING?

I CAN READ THE CHEMISTRY.

CHEMISTRY DOES NOTA ROMANCE MAKE, RITA.

[CHUCKLES IN DISBELIEF]

WHAT?

YOU'RE EVEN STARTING[CHTO TALK LIKE HIM.EF]

WWELL, OLIVER IS... A GENTLEMAN,

AND HE IS RECENTLY,

AMICABLY,

BUT FRESHLY DIVORCED,

AND I DOUBT THAT HE'S READYTO TAKE ANYONE OUT

BUFOR VALENTINE'S.ED,

LET ALONE A CO-WORKER.

A CO-WORKER HE HASA LOT OF CHEMISTRY WITH.

DON'T END A SENTENCELEWITH A PREPOSITION..

YOU DID IT AGAIN.[CHUCKLING]

HEY, WHERE IS OLIVER?

[SIGHING DEEPLY]

"DEAR MADDIE,

I DON'T KNOW HOW YOU'RE GOINGTO TAKE THIS LETTER..."

"BUT I HAVE TO WRITE IT,

"BECAUSE YOU ALWAYS DEMAND THE TRUTH FROM ME,

"AND THAT'S WHAT YOU DESERVE,

NO MATTER HOW HARD IT'S GOING TO BE TO HEAR."

[MALE LETTER WRITER]: "I REMEMBER WHEN I MET YOU,

AT THE FIRST DEBATE OF THE SEASON..."

"OH, I HAVE SLIPPED

THE SURLY BONDSOF EARTH,"

WROTE JOHN GILLESPIE MAGEE,

A BRAVE YOUNG AVIATOR

WHO CAPTUREDTHE SHEERLY AWESOME EXPERIENCE

OF PUSHING THE BOUNDARIESAOF SPACE IN 1941...R

[WHISPERING]:"SHEERLY AWESOME?"

HOW CAN WE PUT A PRICE TAGON VISION?

ON THE COURAGE OF A MANLIKE JOHN MAGEE,

WHO DIED BELIEVING INSOMETHING GREATER THAN HIMSELF?

FOR A MUCH SMALLER PRICETHAN HE HAD TO PAY,

HOW CAN WE NOTCONTINUE HIS JOURNEY?

A JOURNEY WHERE WE,AS JOHN SAID,

MAY SOMEDAY ALSO"TOUCH THE FACE OF GOD."

[CLAPPING ENTHUSIASTICALLY]

[NO ONE ELSE APPLAUDS]

[CLAP[CHUCKLES FONDLY]ALLY]

[SIGHS, WHISPERING]:BREAKFAST.

[♪]

[MAN ON P.A]:REQUESTS FOR OVERTIME

AND PART-TIME TIME CARDS

MUST BE SUBMITTED BY 4:00 P.M. TODAY.

UH-HUH...[FAINT VOICE ON TELEPHONE]

[DOOR OPENS]

DO YOU HAVE ANY IDEA

HOW HARD IT ISTO POSTMARK A BEAR?

GIMME.LET IT GO...

UH, THIS IS

MS. HAYWITH'S COLLEAGUE,MR. DORMAN.

COULD YOU REPEATTHAT, PLEASE?

[WOMAN SPEAKING ON TELEPHONE]

MM-HMM. UH-HUH.

RIGHT, YEAH,NO PROBLEM.

SHE'LL BE THERE.

RIGHT, YEAH,GREAT...O PROBLEM.

[WOMAN CONTINUES, FAINTLY]

YES, YES,

[WOMAN CONTINUEIT'S AMAZING.

-THANK YOU SO MUCH. BYE.-THANK YOU.YES, YES,

NORMAN?

UH, REMEMBER WHEN

RITA WENTTO THE NATIONAL

MISS SPECIALDELIVERY PAGEANT

IN WASHINGTON, D.C.,

AND WAS FOURTH RUNNER-UP?

SHE DID RECEIVETHE MISS SPECIAL HANDLING AWARD.

WHAT'S GOING ON?

REMEMBERTHE LADY WHO WON?

MINDY, THE SINGER.

RSHE QUITTTHE POST OFFICE.

SHE GOT CAST IN LES MIZMINDY, THON BROADWAY.

SHE'S THE REALLYMISERABLE ONE.

SO...WHAT?

SO, THE FIRST REALLYRUNNER-UP IS ON TOUR

WITH HER HIP-HOP GROUPPOSTAL MAMA.

WHAT ABOUTTHE SECOND RUNNER-UP?

PREGNANT.VERY PREGNANT.

-THIRD?-SHE'S IN JAIL.

SOMETHING TO DO WITH

COUNTERFEITELVIS COMMEMORATIVES.

[GASPING]

SO...

SO... THERE SHE IS,

MISS UNITED STATESSPECIAL DELIVERY.

[LAUGHS IN DELIGHT] NO WAY.

THEY'RE UNVEILING

THE NEW PRESIDENT'S DAYFOREVER STAMP,

AND THEY NEED HERIN WASHINGTON

TO PULL THE SHEET.

NORMAN,

I'M GOING TO MISSOUR FIRST VALENTINE'S DINNER

TOGETHER.

YOU COULD HAVE IT TONIGHT.

TOGEMY PLANE LEAVES TONIGHT.

HOW ABOUTA NICE ROMANTIC... LUNCH?

I HAVE TO MEETTOGEMY PLANE LEMY COUSIN, SERGE,

AT THE MAILBOX GRILLEAT 1:00 P.M.

WEIRD SERGE FROM THE PAWN SHOP?

I WOULD CANCEL,

BUT HE SAID THATIT'S IMPORTANT.

OH.

BUT YOU COULDCOME WITH ME.

IT WON'T BE THE SAME,BUT AT LEAST WE'D BE TOGETHER.

[DOOR OPENS] NORMAN!

CERTIFIEDS ARE IN!

[DOOR OPENS] NORMAN![SIGHS]

WELL...

LOOKS LIKE I'LL BE ALONEON VALENTINE'S AFTER ALL.

I REALLY HOPE YOU'RE NOT.

[CHUCKLES AWKWARDLY]

[SIGHS HEAVILY]

[DEBATERS CONTINUE]: ...AND A $300-MILLION BUDGET,

WHICH, IN A SURVEY RELEASED LAST WEEK

BY THE STETSON RESEARCH GROUP,

WHCOULD HAVE FULLY-FUNDEDEDTHE RECENTLY-FAILED HOUSE BILL

HR24568,

PROPOSING A FEDERAL SUBSIDY

FOR PUBLIC SCHOOLINFRASTRUCTURE,

A FAR MORE RELEVANTAND IMMEDIATE GOAL

THAN ANOTHER FORAY

INTO THE BLACK HOLELEVANTOF SPACE EXPLORATION--GOAL

[BELL DINGS]

INTO THE BLACK HOLELEVANTOF SPACTHANK YOU, DEBATERS,

AND THAT COMPLETESTHE LAST ROUND

OF THE MORNING PRELIMINARIES.

PLEASE SEE THE RESULTSIN THE MAIN HALL,

WHERE THE WINNERSWILL BE PAIRED OFF

PLEASE SEEFOR THE AFTERNOONIN THE FINALS.LL,

HEY.

I LIKE HOW YOU REFERENCED

THE GROSS NATIONAL PRODUCTOF RUSSIAHEY.

DURING THE '60S SPACE RACE.

IT WAS VERY IMPRESSIVE.

IT MUST BE MY USEOF ACTUAL FACTS

AND RIGOROUS RESEARCHTHAT YOU FOUND SO REFRESHING.

IT MUST BE MY USEOFI'M SORRY?CTS

LOOK, YOU MIGHT BE ABLE TOSKATE THROUGH THE EARLY DEBATES

ON CHARM

AND FOLKSYOU MIGHT BE ABLE TOSTORY-TELLING, THE EARLY DEBATES

BUT WHEN YOU GET TO STATENEXT SPRING,

AND FOLKSYOU MIGHT BE ABLE TOSTORY-IF YOU GET TO STATE,EBATES

BUTTHEY'LL BE LOOKINGTATEFOR SUBSTANCE,

NOT SEDUCTION.

COME ON, BECCA,

LET'S GO.

"I ALWAYS FIGURED SOONER OR LATER, BECCA,

"SOMEBODY WOULD SEE THROUGH ALL THE SMOKE AND MIRRORS

"AND REALIZE WHAT I FEARED MOST ABOUT MYSELF,R, BECCA,

"THAT I WASN'T A GREAT DEBATER, JUST A GOOD SHOWMAN.

"BUT NOBODY EVER HAD THE GUTS TO CALL ME ON IT

UNTIL YOU."

IT'S EARLY, MADDIE.

WE'LL GET THEM NEXT TIME.

YES!

SWEET.

"I CAN ONLY IMAGINE WHAT YOU THOUGHT OF ME

"AFTER THAT FIRST DEBATE.

"I NEVER THOUGHT YOU'D BE ANYTHING MORE TO ME

"THAN THE COMPETITION "AF TO BEAT THIS YEAR.TE.

"WHAT SCARES ME

"IS WHAT YOU'RE GOING TO THINK OF ME NOW.

"I NEVER MEANT TO HURT YOU,

AND I NEVER MEANT TO--"

"I NEOH, MY GOODNESS.T YOU,

IT'S STILLSUCH A SHOCK.

WELL, YOUSHOULD HAVE BEEN

IT'S STILLMISS UNITED STATESSUCH A SHOCK.SPECIAL DELIVERY

IN THE FIRST PLACE.

THIS IS A VERY BITTERSWEETVICTORY, NORMAN.

I'M GOING TO MISS YOU.

[SHUTTER CLICKS]

FIRST TWEET OF THE NEWMISS SPECIAL DELIVERY.

CONGRATULATIONS!

FIRST TWEET OF THE NEWWHAT WAS THAT?IAL DELIVERY.

WELL, YOU'RE GOINGTO BE FAMOUS NOW...

OH, NORMAN,

I THINKYOUR COUSIN'S HERE.

OH, SERGE!

OVER HERE!

OH!

OH...

AH, THERE YOU ARE.

OLIVER, RITAJUST GOT A CALL FROM--

I'M SORRY,MS. MCINERNEY, NOT NOW.

PLEASE READ THIS.

I'M SORRY,RIGHT HERE.INERNEY, NOT NOW.

"I NEVER THOUGHT YOU'D BEANYTHING MORE TO ME

"THAN THE COMPETITIONTO BEAT THIS YEAR.

"WHAT SCARES ME

"IS WHAT YOU'RE GOING TOTHINK OF ME NOW.

"I NEVER MEANT TO HURT YOULAST NIGHT, MADDIE,

"AND I NEVER MEANT TO...

KILL ANYONE."

THESE ARE PRETTY"AND I NEVERAMAZING, SERGE.

YOU'VE GOT A WHOLE LOT OFVINTAGE VALENTINES HERE.

NORMAN, LOOK AT THIS ONE.

"MY HEART LEAPS FOR YOU!"[LAUGHING IN DELIGHT]RE.

SO, ARE THESE

FROM A PRIVATECOLLECTION OF YOURS?

"YES."

I BET YOUYOU GOT THESE

AT THE PAWN SHOP.

"YES."

[WHISPERING]IT'S LIKE

HE'S TAKEN A VOWOF SILENCE OR SOMETHING.

"I HAVE TAKENA VOW OF SILENCE."

WELL, THERE YOU GO.

"I HAVE TAKENA VOW OF SIWHY?E."

"I AM MOVINGTO MINNESOTA

TO JOIN THE LITTLE BROTHERSOF PERPETUAL FROST."

"IT'S A MONASTIC ORDER

DEDICATED TO MEDITATIONAND CONTEMPLATIVE ICE FISHING."

WELL, YOU'VE ALWAYS BEENVERY SPIRITUAL.

"I KNOW YOU'REAN EXPERT

"IN MAIL AND STUFF,

AND I HEARD YOU WEREIN LOVE..."

"SO I WANT YOU"IN TO HAVE THESE."

ME?

THESE COULD BE WORTHUA LOT OF MONEY, SERGE.

"I TOOK A VOWOF POVERTY, TOO."

THAT'S REALLYNICE OF YOU.

THANKS.

GOOD LUCK.

IF YOU'RE EVER IN MINNESOTA,

LOOK ME UP.

WE'LL FISH. EVER IN MINNESOTA,

I-I DIDN'T HAVE A CARDLOOK ME UP.FOR THAT.

[CHUCKLING]

[SIGHING]

I GUESS THIS IS IT.

I COULD DRIVE YOUTO THE AIRPORT.

OH, THANKS, NORMAN,BUT YOU DON'T HAVE A CAR.

AND I STILL HAVE TOGO HOME AND PACK,

SO I GUESS THIS IS...

AND I STILL HAVE TOGOODBYE, FOR NOW.

BUT I'LL BE BACKON MONDAY.

OKAY.

OKAY,

AND I'LL THINK OF YOUEVERY DAY.

[GASPS]WHOA.

NORMAN, LOOK AT THIS.

WHAT?

UH... LINEN ENVELOPE,

SILK RIBBON,

POSTMARKED BY HAND,

1835,

ADDRESSED TOPOSTMASTER

MR... SOMEBODY.

ADDRESSED TONEW SALEM, ILL...

ILLINOIS?

NORMAN, THINK.

POSTMASTER,ILLINOIS?

NEW SALEM, ILLINOIS?

1835?

OH! WOW.

WOW...

WOW.

WE'RE GOING TO HAVE FUNWITH THIS ONE.

WE?

YOU'RE ASKING MEFOR MY HELP,

AREN'T YOU?

YOU'RE ASKING MEWELL, I THINK

ANY LETTER CONTAININGA REFERENCE TO KILLING SOMEONE

DEMANDS SPECIAL ATTENTION.

WELL, LET'S SEE.

THE ENVELOPE IS USELESS,

HALF THE PAGES ARE SINGED,

AND ALL WE HAVE SO FAR

ARE TWO HIGH SCHOOLDEBATE TEAMS

FROM 15 YEARS AGO.

PUTTING MADDIEAT ABOUT 16 OR 17.

DEBATE COMPETITIONSMOVE AROUND EVERY MONTH,

FROM HOST SCHOOLTO HOST SCHOOL,

KIND OF LIKEA FOOTBALL SEASON,

SO SHE COULD LIVE ANYWHEREIN THE TRISTATE AREA.

AND A GOOD DEBATERESPENDS SO MUCH TIMEEASON,

RESEARCHING AND PREPPINGEVERY POSSIBLE TOPIC,

THAT THEY DON'T REALLYHAVE TIME TO KILL ANYONE.

I DEBATED IN HIGH SCHOOL.

ASTONISHING.

WELL, TEENAGERS,DEBATES, DEATH...

I'VE GOOGLED WITH LESS.

OKAY, I'M RUNNING A SEARCH

FOR ALL HIGH SCHOOL DEBATE TEAMS

15 YEARS AGO IN COLORADO,OWYOMING, AND UTAH. SEARCH

IT SHOULD TAKE...

15 YEARS AGO IN COLORADO,OWYOMIFOREVER.UTAH. SEARCH

IT SHOULD TAKE..FOREVER?

15 YEARS AGO IN COLORADO,OWA DAY, PROBABLY.. SEARCH

DO YOU WANNA WAIT?

NO.

OKAY.

UH, WE SHOULD SETTLE IN,

THEN.

UH, WE SOH, UH...TLE IN,

SORRY.

UH, WE HERE WE GO.LE IN,

THANK YOU.

[CLEARS THROAT]

PEOPLE DO CRAZY THINGSFOR VALENTINE'S, DON'T THEY?

I SUPPOSE.

SO, HERE WE GO.

"DO YOU REMEMBERTHE SECOND COMPETITION?

"THE RESOLUTION WAS THE NATIONALMINIMUM-DRINKING-AGE LAW

"DO YOU REMEMBERTSHOULD BE REPEALED."?

[RYAN]: THE RESOLUTION WAS

THE NATIONALMINIMUM-DRINKING-AGE LAW...

-...SHOULD BE REPEALED.-HEADS.

YOUR CALL.

-...SHOULD BE REPEALED.-CON.S.

[SIGHS IN FRUSTRATION]

ON THE CONTRARY,

TO SUGGEST THAT LOWERINGTHE DRINKING AGE TO 18

WILL CURTAIL BAD BEHAVIORIN UNDERAGE STUDENTS

REMINDS ME OF THE TIMEWHEN I WAS 12, IN THE SUMMER,

AND I GREW FOUR INCHES.

I GREW SO FAST,THAT MY LEGS WERE ABLE

TO HIT THE ACCELERATOROF THE FAMILY TRUCK.

BUT MY DAD WAS SMART ENOUGH

NOT TO GIVE METHE KEYS TO THE CAR, THOUGH.

[LAUGHTER]

NOT ONLY DO STATISTICS

SUPPORT THE BELIEFTHAT THE 21 AND OVER LAW

ENCOURAGES MORENOT OILLEGAL PURCHASES

AND CONSUMPTIONOF ALCOHOL

ENCOURAGES MOREAMONG UNDERAGE STUDENTS,ASES

IT FOSTERS DANGEROUSMPTIONAND SOMETIMES FATAL BEHAVIORS,

SUCH AS BINGE-DRINKING,NOT TO MENTION...

[WHISPERING AND CONFERRING]

[MURMURED WHISPERING]

THE DEBATE WAS CARRIED

BY THE TEAM FROM...

THE DEBWYOMING,CARRIED

ARGUING THE PRO SIDE.OM...

SEMI-FINALS WILL BEGINTHE DAFTER LUNCH.RRIED

NICE TRY, YOU GUYS.

REALLY.

THANKS, PAIGE.

I DON'T KNOWABOUT YOU, MAN,

BUT I COULD USEA FAT BURGER

AND A SIX-PACK RIGHT NOW.

VERY FUNNY.

AND A SIX-PANEVERTHELESS,

MANY AMERICANS BELIEVE THAT--

ON THE OTHER HAND,HELESS,

STATISTICS HAVE SHOWNOVER THE LAST FEW YEARS--

YOU SKATE LIKEYOU DEBATE, YOU KNOW.AND,HELESS,

[SIGHS]

EXCUSE ME?

LEFT , RIGHT,LEFT, RIGHT.

YOU'RE NOT GOING WITH THE FLOW.

YOU KNOW,YOU'RE NOT HAVING ANY FUN.

I DON'T DO THISTO HAVE FUN, OKAY?

I DO IT TO PREPARE.

I PICK A TOPIC,AND LEFT IS PRO, RIGHT IS CON.

YOU DRIVE DOWN FROM WYOMINGEVERY MONTH

FOR THESE THINGS, HUH?

YOU DRIVDO YOU TAKE WYOMINGANYTHING SERIOUSLY?

WHAT'S YOUR PROBLEM WITH ME?

IT IS PHYSICALLYIMPOSSIBLE

FOR A 12-YEAR-OLD TO GROWFOUR INCHES IN THREE MONTHS.

DETAILS.

YOU DON'T DOYOUR HOMEWORK.

YOU DO JUST ENOUGH TO GET BY,

AND THENWHEN YOU RUN OUT OF FACTS,

YOU DOYOU MAKE THEM UP.ET BY,

HEY, ABRAHAM LINCOLNWAS A GREAT DEBATER,

BUT HE DIDN'T WINYOU DON JUST STATISTICS,T BY,

HE GAVE A LITTLEAM LINCOLNPERSONALITY, TOO. DEBATER,

YOU...

ARE NOT ABRAHAM LINCOLN.

TRUE.

BUT I BET I COULD BEA GOOD PRESIDENT ONE DAY.

WELL, YOU COULD, LIKE,PLAY ONE ON TV.

LOOK, OKAY,

I KNOW HOWTO SELL AN IDEA,

BUT I'M SHORTON STATISTICS.

I YOU ARE GREATTOWITH RESEARCH,

BUT YOU NEVER,EVER SMILE.

II GOTTA LEARNTTTO USE MY HEAD,

AND YOU GOTTA LEARNTO USE YOUR HEART.

I THINK WE CAN HELPEACH OTHER OUT HERE.

WHY?

WHY WOULD I WANT TO HELPTHE COMPETITION?

I MEAN, UNLESS YOU'RETRYING TO PSYCH ME OUT,

AND TRUST ME, YOU CAN'T.

I MEAN, UNLESS YOU'RETRYING TO POKAY, WELL THEN,

THEN...

WHAT IF WE JUST...

SKATE?

FINE,

BUT KEEP UP.

♪ I RODE MY BICYCLE PASTYOUR WINDOW LAST NIGHT ♪

♪ I ROLLERSKATED TO YOUR DOORAT DAYLIGHT... ♪

♪ IT ALMOST SEEMS LIKEYOU'RE AVOIDING ME ♪

♪ I'M OKAY ALONE ♪

♪ BUT YOU'VE GOTSOMETHIN' I NEED, WELL... ♪

♪ I GOT A BRAND-NEW PAIROF ROLLER SKATES ♪

♪ YOU GOT A BRAND-NEW KEY ♪

♪ I THINK THAT WE SHOULDGET TOGETHER ♪

♪ AND TRY THEM ON TO SEE... ♪

♪ I♪ I'VE BEEN LOOKIN'LDAROUND A WHILE ♪

♪ YOU GOT SOMETHIN' FOR ME... ♪

...THIS IS NOT SIMPLYAN EMOTIONAL ISSUE...

♪ I GOT A BRAND-NEW PAIR♪ YOUOF ROLLER SKATES... ♪... ♪

STATISTICALLY,

47% OF ALLREGISTERED VOTERS

SURVEYED LAST YEARINDICATED...

♪ I RIDE MY BIKEI ROLLERSKATE ♪

♪ DON'T DRIVE NO CAR ♪

♪ DON'T GO TOO FASTBUT I GO PRETTY FAR... ♪

♪ FOR SOMEBODY WHO DON'T DRIVE ♪

♪ DO♪ I'VE BEENFASTBALL AROUND THE WORLD ♪♪

♪ SOME PEOPLE SAY♪ I DONE ALL RIGHT FOR A GIRL ♪♪

♪ OH, YEAH, YEAH... ♪

...SPENT OVER NINE BILLIONDOLLARS LAST YEAR. FOR A GIRL ♪♪

HOWEVER, ALL THE FACTSARE MEANINGLESS

WITHOUT THE HUMAN FACTOR.

UM...

BECAUSE ANY HUMAN BEINGWITH A BEATING HEART

THAT HAS EVER SPENT THE NIGHTIN THE HOSPITAL

WITH SOMEONE THEY LOVE...

♪ OH, SOMETIMES I THINKTHAT YOU'RE AVOIDING ME ♪

♪ I'M OKAY ALONE ♪

♪ BUT YOU GOTSOMETHING I NEED, WELL... ♪

♪ I'VE GOT A BRAND-NEWPAIR OF ROLLER SKATES ♪

♪ YOU GOT A BRAND-NEW KEY ♪

♪ I THINK THAT WE SHOULDGET TOGETHER AND... ♪

SO?

HOW IS THE BEATING HEARTOF MADDIE ALSTRUP

FEELING TODAY?

FEELS PRETTY GOOD.

AND YOU WERE KIND OFGREAT TODAY.

YOU MIGHT EVEN MAKE IT TO STATE.

MAYBE.

MAYBE?

ARE YOU BASING THATON YOUR RESEARCH,

OR ARE YOU FINALLYTRUSTING YOUR INSTINCTS?

ARE YOU BASING THATO[♪]OUR RESEARCH,

[LAUGHS]

[SHANE READS]: "I KEEP THINKING

"HOW DIFFERENT EVERYTHING WOULD BE NOW

"IF I JUST HADN'TKISSED YOU THAT DAY.

"BUT I DID,

AND NOTHING WILL EVERBE THE SAME."

[TSKS AND SIGHS]

AND NOTHING WILL EVERWELL, THAT'S SWEET.

HE KISSED HER,AND EVERYTHING CHANGED.

EVERYTHING CERTAINLY CHANGEDFOR WHOMEVER HE KILLED.

YES, WELL, THERE'S THAT.

EVERYTHING CERTAINLY CHANGED[SIGHS]R WHOMEVER HE KILLED.

THAT KISS

SET SOMETHING INTO MOTION,

AND SOMEONE DIED.

SEI'LL FILTER THE PROGRAM,

TO SEARCH FOR FATALITIES

OCCURRING AROUND THE TIMESEITHE MAILBOX BLEW UP.AM,

[TYPING RAPIDLY]

OKAY, HERE IT IS.SATURDAY, MARCH--

24TH.

IT WAS 4:15 IN THE AFTERNOON.

[SIGHING SADLY]

IS THERE SOMETHINGYOU WANT TO TELL ME, OLIVER?

WE'RE OUT,

AND I'M NOT PREPARED

TO DISCUSS THIS YOO-HOO FREE.

I WASN'T GOING TOAND I'M NTELL YOU THIS,

BUT I HAVE ANGIE THE BARISTA

KEEP A COUPLE OF EMERGENCYYOO-HOOS FOR YOU

BEHIND THE BARAT THE MAILBOX GRILLE.

[SIGHS HEAVILY]

MS. MCINERNEY, YOU NEVERCEASE TO SURPRISE ME,

AND I HOPE TO SOMEDAYRETURN THE FAVOR.

I STARTED IN THE POST OFFICEAS A ZIP CODE SHELVER,

AND MOVED UPTO MAIL CARRIER.

15 YEARS AGO,I HAD THIS ROUTE,

I WALKED THESE STREETS,

COLLECTED THE MAIL FROMTHAT BOX ON THE CORNER

I WALEVERY DAY AT 4:00.

IT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE 3:55, BUT, WELL,

I HAD A SORT OF CRUSH ON THE FEMALE POLICE OFFICER

WHO COVERED THE SAME BEAT.

MOST DAYS AROUND 4:00,

SHE'D BE PARKED OVER THERE

TAKING HER BREAK,

SIPPING A CUP OF COFFEE,

AND I'D MAKE SURE

THAT I HAPPENED TO BE

CLEANING OUT THE MAILBOX AT THE SAME TIME,

AND WE'D HAVE A PLEASANT CONVERSATION. BE

AND ONE DAY, SHE WASN'T THERE,

AND INSTEAD OF CLEANING OUT THE MAILBOX

AND GOING ON MY WAY,

I STALLED.

I WENT TO THE COFFEE SHOPAND GOT A COFFEE,

AND WAITED TO SEE IF SHE'D SHOW.

I WENT TO THE COFFEE SHOP[TRUCK HORN HONKS]

AND THEN SOME CLOWN,

AN ACTUAL CLOWN,

RAN HIS PARTY TRUCK OVER THE CURB,

AND A TANK OF HELIUM IN THE BACK

MUST HAVE TIPPED OVER

AND ROLLED ONTO A BLOCK OF DRY ICE.

AND OF COURSE,

WHEN HELIUM EXPERIENCES A SUDDEN CHANGE OF TEMPERATURE,

WELL--

[EXPLOSION RUMBLES]

I KNEW I'D NEVER REST UNTIL I'D MADE THINGS RIGHT,

BECAUSE NONE OF THOSE LETTERS WOULD HAVE BEEN DAMAGED

IF I'D JUST DONE MY JOB.

NO ONE EVER THOUGHTTO BLAME ME, BUT I KNEW,

SO I VOLUNTEEREDTO HELP RECOVER THEM.

AND IT WAS THENTHAT I REALIZED

SO I VOLUNTEEREDTHEY WEREN'T JUST LETTERS,EM.

AND IT WAS THENTHEY WERE LIVES.REALIZED

SO I A BIRTHDAY CARD,THEY WEREN'T A HOUSE PAYMENT,

AN APOLOGY.

SO I A BIRTHDAY CARD,THWHEN WE WERE FINISHED--ENT,

WHEN I THOUGHTWE WERE FINISHED--

I DIDN'T WANT TO STOP.

WHEN I KNEW I WANTED TOWE WEREKEEP DOING THAT,

TRYING TO RESTORE

WHAT WAS LOST.

SO I APPLIED TOTHE DEAD LETTER OFFICE.

AND LOOK AT ALL THE GOODYOU'VE DONE.

LEAVE THE PAST IN THE PASTWHERE IT BELONGS.

AND LOOK AT ALL THE GOODI THOUGHT I HAD.

[♪]

FEELS LIKEA DOUBLE-FUDGE DAY, HMM?

WHY NOT?

NORMAN?

NORMAN?

ARE YOU ALL RIGHT,MY FRIEND?

OH, UH, MY COUSIN GAVE MEA BOX OF ANTIQUE VALENTINES,

AND ONE OF THEMIS INCREDIBLY OLD

OH, AND WILL PROBABLYE MEA BOX SEND SHOCK WAVESTINES,

ANDTHROUGH THE ANNALSIS IOF AMERICAN HISTORY,

AND RITA'S GONE HOMETO PACK,

AND THEN SHE'S FLYINGTO WASHINGTON D.C.,

SO I'M GOING TO SPENDVALENTINE'S DAY HERE ALONE,

AND THEN SHE'S FLYINGWITH MY CIGAR BOX,,

WITHOUT HER.

ALONE.

NORMAN, I THINK YOU MAY BEOVERSTATING THE IMPORTANCE

OF VALENTINE'S DAY.

IT'S REALLY JUSTA MADE-UP HOLIDAY

TO SELL CHOCOLATE

AND PRESSURE MEN TO TAKE YOUTO A ROMANTIC RESTAURANT,

AND SAY THAT THEY CAN'T LIVETOWITHOUT YOU.ATE

UNLESS, OF COURSE,

THEY DON'T SAY

THEY CAN'T LIVE WITHOUT YOU,

AND THEN YOU JUST END UPCRYING IN THE LADIES ROOM.

[CLEARS THROAT]

A RATHER BLEAK ASSESSMENT,MS. MCINERNEY.

I PREFER TO THINKOF VALENTINE'S

AS SIMPLY AN OPPORTUNITYT,FOR TWO PEOPLE

TO RECOGNIZEA MUTUAL INTEREST,

AS SIMPLY AN OPPORTUNITYT,FOR TWOENJOY A QUIET MEAL,

PERHAPS EVEN CELEBRATETHE MULTI-FACETED NATURE OF LOVE

AS DEFINEDBY THE GREEKS,

PHILEO, STORGE, EROS, AND AGAPE.

AS DEFINEDBY THHENCE, THE LADIES ROOM.

HENCE?

YOU KNOW, YOU'RE REALLYSTARTING TO SOUND LIKE OLIVER.

OKAY, WELL...

WELL, I AM SURE

OLIVER WOULD BE HAPPY

TO TAKE YOU OUT ON VALENTINE'S

AND KEEP YOU COMPANY.

OH, UNLESSYOU'RE ALREADY BOOKED?

WELL...

THAT'S OKAY,

I'LL JUSTHAVE DINNER WITH SHANE.

NO!

UH... I MEAN,

SHE MAY ALREADYHAVE PLANS.

DO YOU?

UM...

OH, WAIT!

THERE'S A LECTURETOMORROW NIGHT

AT THE COLORADOSTAMP COLLECTORS CLUB.

I GUESS I COULD DO THAT.

AT THE COLORADOSTA[TOGETHER]: YES!UB.

THAT'S A WONDERFUL IDEA.

NOTHING LIKE A LITTLESPHILATELIC DIVERSION.

TO TAKE YOUR MINDOFF YOUR TROUBLES.

WELL, MS. MCINERNEY,IT HAS BEEN A LONG DAY...

IT'S 3:00.

NORMAN CAN ANALYZEMADDIE'S LETTER,

I'LL EVALUATETHE HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE

OF HIS MYSTERIOUS VALENTINE.

WHY DON'T YOU JUST, UM...

TAKE THE REST OF THE DAY OFF?

I THOUGHT WE HAD MOREWHY DTO TALK ABOUT. UM...

NOTHING THAT CAN'TWAIT TILL TOMORROW.

NORMAN AND I NEED SOME MAN TIME.

GO HOME.

RELAX.

PUTTER.

CHECK YOUR MAIL.

[CHUCKLES AWKWARDLY]

PUTTER.

OKAY.

CHECK MY MAIL...TER.

HUH.

IT MUST BE SERIOUSIF I, UH, NEED SOME MAN TIME.

[RIVER BABBLING,BIRDS TWITTERING]

THE COURSE OF TRUE LOVE

NEVER DID RUNSMOOTH, NORMAN,

THE COUBUT YOU AND RITA

HAVE DECLARED YOURFEELINGS FOR EACH OTHER,

YOU'VE FINALLY PUTYOUR RAFT IN THE RIVER.

YOU MAY HIT A FEW ROCKSALONG THE WAY, BUT...

BUT AT LEAST YOU'VEBEGUN THE JOURNEY.

NOW, WHAT'S ALL THIS ABOUTREWRITING AMERICAN HISTORY?

HMM?

NOW, WHAT'S ALL THIS ABOUTIT'S POSTMARKED 1835.AN HISTORY?

I HAVEN'T OPENED IT,BUT LOOK AT THE RETURN ADDRESS.

NOW, WHAT'S ALL THIS ABOUTIT'S POSTMARKED 1835.AN HI"A.R."

AND IT'S ADDRESSED TOA POSTMASTER, MR...

SOMEBODY--NEW SALEM...

ILLINOIS.

OH, MY GOODNESS.

YEAH.

PROBABLY.

I MEAN,TALK ABOUT A RIVER.

HE WAS RAFTINGON THE ILLINOIS RIVER IN 1831

WHEN HE HIT SOME ROCKS.

THAT'S HOW HE ENDED UPIN NEW SALEM,

WHERE HE META BEAUTIFUL GIRL NAMED...

ANN RUTLEDGE.

A.R.

THE STORY GOES

THEY WERE SECRETLYENGAGED TO MARRY.

BUT NOBODY KNOWS FOR SUREBECAUSE ANN DIED OF TYPHOID,

AND ABRAHAM LINCOLNQUIT THE POST OFFICE,

BUT NOBODY KNOWS FOR SUREBAND LEFT NEW SALEM FOREVER,

AND NEVERTALKED ABOUT HER AGAIN.

NOW, THERE ARE KNOWS FOR SUREA LOT OF THEORIES OUT THERE,R,

BUT NOBODY KNOWS FOR SUREIF THEY WERE IN LOVE.

BUT NOW? WELL...

WE MAY FIND OUTONCE AND FOR ALL.

YOU KNOW THAT RIVERYOU WERE TALKING ABOUT?

DO YOU THINK YOU'LL EVERGET ON A RAFT WITH ANYONE AGAIN?

I HOPE SO.

RITA!

HI, HAZEL!

I JUST HEARD.

HI, HMISS SPECIAL DELIVERY.

IT COULDN'T HAPPEN TO

A NICER GOVERNMENTEMPLOYEE.

ITTHANK YOU.HAPPEN TO

IT'S SUCH A SHOCK,

AND I STILL HAVESO MUCH TO DO BEFORE I GO--

HEY, UM,CAN I ASK YOU A FAVOR?

ARE YOU HEADING TO SHANE'S?

YEAH, I'M ON MY WAY.

I'M RUNNING LATE.

COULD YOU...?

OH, SURE,JUST DROP 'EM IN THE BOX.

YOU'RE SUCHA SWEETHEART.

ALL RIGHT, WELL, SEE YA.

SEE YA.

RITA?

HMM?

WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?

AREN'T YOUSUPPOSED TO BE IN--

WHAI AM, AND I'M LATE.E?

BUT EVERY YEAR, I'VE BEENIN CHARGE OF THE DECORATIONS

FOR THE PEOPLE WITH NO DATEON VALENTINE'S DAY PARTY,.E?

EXCEPT THATNORMAN AND I HAPPENED,

FOR THE PESO I FIGURED,DATEONSINCE YOU DON'T HAVE A DATE,

THAT MAYBE YOUCOULD JUST HANDLE IT.

I'LL HANDLE IT.

OH, GREAT!THEY'RE PRETTY OLD,

BUT I THINK THERE'S STILLONE YEAR LEFT IN THEM.

OH, GREAT!THEY'RE PRETTY OLD,FINE.

BUT I THIBUT I'M NOT STAYINGONE YEARFOR THE PARTY.

I'M GOING TO THE GYM,I'M GETTING A MASSAGE,

AND THEN I'M GOING HOMETO EAT PIZZA

WHILE I ORDERDISCOUNT DESIGNER SHOES ONLINE.

OH, MY GOSH,I FORGOT TO PACK SHOES!

RUN. I'VE GOT IT COVERED.

[GROANS IN EXASPERATION]

RUNAND HAVE A--T COVERED.

[GROANS IN EXASPERATIOTHANK YOU!

RUNAND [♪]E A--T COVERED.

[GROANS IN EX[SIGHS]IOTHANK YOU!

FIGURES.

[♪]

[SIGHS HEAVILY]

TURNS OUT TONIGHT'S LECTURE AT THE STAMP CLUB

IS ON "BLATANT MISUSESOF POSTAGE DUE."

THAT'S A WORTHY TOPIC.

AND HIGH TIME, TOO.

YOU WANNA COME?

UH, WELL...

YOU KNOW, OLIVER,

THERE'S MORE TO METHAN MEETS THE EYE.

OH, I AM AWAREOF THAT, NORMAN.

SEE, I THINK YOU WANTEDTO ASK SHANE OUT FOR DINNER,

AND THENYOU CHICKENED OUT.

WELL, FOR YOURINFORMATION,

AND YOURINFORMATION ONLY,

I DID, IN FACT,MAIL HER A VALENTINE

ANWITH A PERSONALININVITATION,NLY,

I DAND I AM AWAITINGMAIHER RESPONSE.TINE

ANWITH A PERSONALYOU MAILED IT?ININVITATION,NLY,

YOU COULDN'TJUST ASK HER?

WELL, I WANTED TO DOSOMETHING SPECIAL.

WAITING TILLTHE LAST MINUTE

IS PRETTY SPECIAL.

WAITING TILLHOPE YOU LIKE VEAL.

GOOD MORNING.

MORNING.

HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY.

OH, NORMAN, ARE YOUGONNA GET THROUGH IT OKAY?

OH, YES.

RITA AND I HAVE A PHONE DATEAFTER MY LECTURE TONIGHT.

YOU TWO ARE SO ADORABLE.

YEAH.

YOU TWWHAT IS THIS?ABLE.

YEAH.OH.

APPARENTLY, I AM NOWTHE ENTIRE DECORATIONS COMMITTEE

FOR THE POSTAL WORKERSWITHOUT DATES PARTY

TONIGHT.

FOROH, DID YOU PLANERSWITO ATTEND THAT?TY

NO.

NO, NO... MM-MM, NO. NO.

I'M JUST PINCH-HITTING FOR RITA.

SO, YOU HAVE OTHER PLANS?

WELL, "OTHER" IS...

WHAT ABOUT YOU?

WELL...

ELEANORIN PASSPORTS SAID

THAT THE PARTYIS CANCELED THIS YEAR

BECAUSE EVERYBODYGOT DATES.

TERRIFIC.

[GIGGLES MIRTHLESSLY]EVERYBODY HAS A DATE TONIGHT.

OH, AND TO TOP IT OFF,

THE PROGRAM I WAS RUNNINGJUST FROZE MY COMPUTER.

OH,EXCELLENT, UH...FF,

WHY DON'T YOU

GET NORMANUP TO SPEED,LLENT, UH...FF,

AND I WILL BERIGHT BACK.OU

UM...

SO IF YOU'RE NOT GOINGTO THE PARTY TONIGHT,

DOES THAT MEAN YOU HAVE A DATE?

[GROANS] HONESTLY, NORMAN,

THE PRESSURE TO HAVE A DATEON VALENTINE'S

IS BOTH DEMORALIZINGAND DEMEANING.

BUT IF SOMEBODYWERE TO ASK YOU,

I MEAN, TODAY,

BUT IF SOMEBODYWEWOULD YOU GO?,

THIS LATE?

THAT WOULD JUST BE INSULTING.

HAZEL...

ABOUT THAT LETTER?

OH, YOU'RE WELCOME.NO PROBLEM.

SHE GOT TWO VALENTINE'SCARDS YESTERDAY,

ONE FROM HER MOTHER,

AND THE FAT ONE FROM YOU.

YOU WERE REALLY PUSHING ITONEON THE POSTAGE, BY THE WAY.

OH, GOTTA RUN...

PERFECT TIMING.

WE'RE BACKIN BUSINESS.

I'M FILTERINGFOR THE FIRST NAME MADDIE.NG.

OH, HAPPY TO HEAR IT,MS. MCINERNEY.

[QUIETLY]DID SHE SAY ANYTHING?

[WHISPERING] SHE SAIDVALENTINE'S IS DEMEANING.

DEMEANING?

AND ANYONE WHO WOULD INVITE HERAT THE LAST MINUTE

WOULD BE INSULTING HER--SOMETHING LIKE THAT.

AND ANYONE WHO WOULD INVITE HERAT TINSULTING?NUTE

WOULD BE INSULTING HER--MAYBE SHE GOT IT,IKE THAT.

AND ABUT JUST DOESN'T WANTE HERTO HURT YOUR FEELINGS.

SO, MAYBE SHE'LLWAIT TILL TOMORROW

AND THEN PRETENDSHE DIDN'T GET IT.

I SAW THAT IN A MOVIE.

[CLEARING THROAT]

[♪]

ALL RIGHT,

I WANT THISLETTER SITUATION RESOLVED.

WE SHALL PRESS ON,

IF YOU DON'T MIND.

NOW, WHERE WERE WE?

THANK YOU.

"TO BE HONEST, MADDIE,

"I STARTED COMPETINGIN THESE DEBATES EVERY MONTH

JUST TO HAVE SOMETHING TO PUTON MY COLLEGE APPLICATION..."

[RYAN CONTINUES]: "BUT AFTER A WHILE

"I STARTED LOOKING FORWARD TO THEM

"BECAUSE IT MEANT SEEING YOU.

"AND BY THE TIME WE MADE IT TO THE SPRING FINALS,

"JUST BEING THERE TOGETHER, WELL,

"AND BY THE TIME WE MADE IT "I FELT LIKE I'D ALREADY WON.

I WISH YOU COULD BELIEVE THAT. "

"AND BY THE TIME WE MADE IT "I FELT LIKE I'D AHOW'D IT GO?

[SIGHING] WELL...

WE QUALIFIED.

WE DID, TOO!

GOOD FOR YOU!

HEY, RY'.

HEY.

SO, IT LOOKS LIKE

YOU'RE STILLIN THE RUNNING.

LOOKS LIKE IT.

SEE YOU LATER.

YOU KNOW...

IF IT FINALLY COMES DOWN

TO YOU AND USTOMORROW,

TRUST ME,

TO YOU AND USMADDIE WON'T BACK DOWN.

BECAUSE I WON'T LET HER. ME,

WHAT ARE YOUTALKING ABOUT?

MADDIE...

FOR A REALLYINTELLIGENT GIRL,

YOU CAN BE SO STUPID.

HE'S BEEN USING YOU.

HOLD ON...

LAST YEAR, PAIGE BOOKERWAS THE BIG THREAT,

SO RYAN GOT HERSPINNING SO FAST,

SHE COULDN'T REMEMBERTHE BILL OF RIGHTS.

HE USED HER,

AND NOW HE'S USING YOU.

HE ZEROES IN ONTHE COMPETITION,

AND IF THEY'REINSECURE,

HE ENCOURAGES THEM.

IF THEY'RE VAIN,Y'REHE COMPLIMENTS THEM.

IF THEY ROLLER BLADE,

HE LEARNSHOW TO ROLLER BLADE, TOO.

YOU TOLD ME YOUR MOM SAVED UP

TO BUY YOU THOSE SKATESFOR CHRISTMAS.

OKAY, IT WASLIKE THAT AT FIRST--

I CAN'T BELIEVE THIS--

OKAY, IT WASBUT YOU WERE DIFFERENT.

I MEAN, WE'VE BEENGOOD FOR EACH OTHER,

HAVEN'T WE?

I MEAN, WE'VE BEENMADDIE!R EACH OTHER,

JUST LISTEN TO ME

FOR ONE SECOND,EENPLEASE-- EACH OTHER,

JDON'T TOUCH ME.E

FORI HONESTLY CARE ABOUT YOU,PLEASE-AND THAT'S A FACT.

SINCE WHEN ARE YOUINTERESTED IN FACTS, RYAN?

I'M INTERESTED IN THE TRUTHBECAUSE YOU TAUGHT ME TO BE.

JUST LIKE I TAUGHT YOU

TO ARGUE WITH YOUR HEARTAND TRUST YOUR GUT.

SO, WHAT IS YOUR GUTTELLING YOU NOW?

THAT I WAS A FOOL.

[RYAN WRITES]: "WHO I WAS WHEN I MET YOU

"IS NOT WHO I AM NOW, MADDIE,

"AND I WAS SO ANGRY

BECAUSE I THOUGHT " YOU COULDN'T SEE THAT..."E,

I COULD USETHAT SIX-PACK NOW.

"IF I'D ONLY KNOWN LAST NIGHT

"WHAT YOU WERE GOING TO SAYTHIS MORNING,

"I WOULD NEVERHAVE LEFT THE HOTEL.

"BUT NOW,

IT'S TOO LATE."

OH, DEAR.

NOTHING'S COME UP FOR MADDIE

OR MADELEINE.

BUT NOW WE HAVE A DATE,

AND WE KNOW THEY BOTH COMPETEDIN THE FINALS

AT THE BROWN PALACE HOTEL.

AND WE KNOW THEY BOTH COMPETEDOKAY, I CAN WORK WITH THAT.

GIVE ME A SECOND.

IT'S QUITE A MYSTERY,

THAT LETTER YOU HAVEFROM NEW SALEM.

HAVE YOU READ IT YET?

THAT LETTER YOU HAVEFRONOT YET.LEM.

I'M TAKING IT SLOW,

LIKE... POSTAL ARCHEOLOGY.

PROBABLY A WISE COURSE.

IT COULD BE QUITE A DISCOVERY.

NOW, HOW DOESSOMETHING LIKE THAT

GET INTO A CIGAR BOXIN A PAWN SHOP IN DENVER?

PERHAPS THE QUESTIONISN'T "WHY?" OR "HOW?"

BUT "WHY NOW?"

PERHAPS THE QUESTIONBINGO!SN'T "WHY?" OR "HOW?"

THE BROWN HAS HOSTEDTHE TRISTATE FINALS SINCE 1998.

HMM.

[COMPUTER ALERT PINGS]

OH!

[COMPLOOK AT THIS.NGS]

I SET UP AN ALERTTO NOTIFY ME

WHENEVER ANYTHINGWAS POSTED ABOUT RITA.

I SET UP AN ALERTOH, THIS LOOKS LIKE

IT'S HER FIRSTPRESS CONFERENCE.

YES, IT WAS A BIG SURPRISE!

[LAUGHS, FLUSTERED]

I MEAN, YESTERDAY, I WAS SORTING MAIL IN DENVER.

YES?

CAN YOU COMMENTON THAT TWEET OF YOU

YESKISSINGYOUR BOYFRIEND?

OH... WELL...

THAT WASN'T A KISS,AND THAT WASN'T MY BOYFRIEND.

I MEAN, HE'S JUST A COWORKER WHO HAD SOMETHING IN HIS EYE.

I DON'T HAVE A BOYFRIEND.I'M FREE AS A BIRD.

NEXT?

THE RESERVATIONS WEREMADE BY THE SCHOOLS,

AND THEY DID NOT KEEPRECORDS OF STUDENT NAMES.

WHAT ABOUT THE SCHOOLS?

AND THEY DID NOT KEEPTHE SPECIAL EVENTS COORDINATOR.

IS BUSY WITHTHE VALENTINE'S BALL.

SHE CAN'T GET US A LISTUNTIL MONDAY.

WE CAN'T WAIT FOR THAT.

WE HAVE TO GIVE NORMANSOMETHING ELSE TO DO

BESIDES DISMANTLE THE LOBBY.

NORMAN?

HOW ARE YOU FEELING?

[FABRIC TEARING]

NORMAN, UH...

PLEASE...

I'M SURE RITA

WILL EXPLAINEVERYTHING TONIGHT

WHEN YOU TALK.SURE RITA

BUT RIGHT NOW WEHAVE TO FOCUS, OKAY?

AND THE HEART.

"HAVE YOU EVERBEEN SO UPSET,

YOU DON'T EVEN KNOWWHAT YOU'RE DOING?"

[RYAN AND SHANE]:"THAT'S HOW I FELT

LAST NIGHT..."

[RYAN AND SHANE]:"THA[RYAN]:"IT HURT SO MUCH,

I JUST WANTED IT TO STOP."

[CAN CLATTERS]

[MOTOR REVS, TIRES SQUEAL]

[CRASHING]

[KNOCKING][MOTOR REVS, TIRHEY, WAKE UP.

WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN?

GOD, YOU STINK.

WHAT HAPPENED?

I HIT A TRASH CAN.

ARE YOU OKAY?

I DON'T KNOW.

I JUST WANT TO SAY THATAREIF YOU MEANT WHAT YOU SAID,

THAT YOU CARE ABOUT ME,

THEN WHATEVERHAPPENS TODAY,

I WANT YOU TO KNOWTHAT I'M IN LOVE WITH YOU.

NO MATTER WHO WINS,

I'LL BE WAITING FOR YOUBY THE TREE, AND...

I HOPE WE CAN KEEP...

SKATING.

HOW'S THAT FOR SPEAKINGFROM THE HEART?

RESOLVED,

THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENTSHOULD WITHDRAW TAX CREDITS...

...NON-GOVERNMENTALORGANIZATIONS

PROVIDING PROGRAMSFOR THE HOMELESS

...NON-GOVERNMENTALTHAT FAIL TO COMPLY WITH..."

...THOSE WHO ARE LOSTON THE PERILOUS

AND LONELY JOURNEYOF HOMELESSNESS

HAVE BECOMETOO MARGINALIZED

TO PULL THEMSELVES BACKFROM INVISIBILITY.

IF OUR GOVERNMENT BY THE PEOPLE CANNOT BE FOR THE PEOPLE,

ALL THE PEOPLE,

THEN WE, TOO, HAVE LOST OUR WAY...

[VOICE ECHOES HAUNTINGLY]

...AND WE WILL FIND OURSELVES ON THAT SAME ROAD

THAT LEADS TO LOSING NOT ONLY OUR IDENTITY,

BUT OUR VERY EXISTENCE

AS A COMPASSIONATEAND JUST NATION.

IN 1962,

THE PERCENTAGE OF HOMELESSNESSAMONG AMERICANS WAS...

I'M SORRY,LET ME START OVER.

HOMELESSNESSIN THIS COUNTRY...

...IN AMERICA...

...IS A NEW CONCEPT...

IT'S...

I MEAN, IT'S NOT...

[ECHOES OF BRAKES SCREECHING]

[RYAN]: "I REALIZED TWO THINGS

"THIS MORNING, MADDIE.

"THAT I WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE DEATH OF AN INNOCENT PERSON,

"AND THAT I HAVE TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THAT,

"NO MATTER WHAT THAT MEANS.

"SO INSTEAD OF MEETING YOU RE AT OUR TREE TODAY,AT,

"I'M GOING TO TURN MYSELF IN.

"SO I WON'T BE THERE TO WATCH YOU IN THE FINALS,

"BUT AT LEAST NOW YOU'LL KNOW WHY.

"THIS IS GOING TO CHANGE MY LIFE...

"BUT I CAN'T LET IT CHANGE YOURS,

"THIS IS GOING TO "AND I'LL UNDERSTAND

IF YOU DON'T WANT TO HAVE ANYTHING TO DO WITH ME AGAIN."

[SHANE READING]: "JUST REMEMBER THATD

"WHEN YOU TOLD ME YOU LOVED ME

FOR..."[VOICE BREAKING]

"JUST REMEMBER THATWHEN YOU TOLD ME YOU LOVED ME,

"FOR ONE MOMENT TODAY,

"I WAS TRULY HAPPY.

"IT MAY BE THE LAST TIMEI EVER AM.

"LOVE, RYAN.

"P.S.

TAKE GOOD CARE OF YOUR HEART."

YOU KNOW, WHEN I FILTEREDFOR A MADDIE,

TAKEI DIDN'T GET ANY HITS,RT."

YOU KNOW, WHEN I FILTEREDBUT MAYBE IF I TRY A RYAN?

TA[SIGHS HEAVILY]ANY HITS,RT."

I CAN'T IMAGINE WHAT HIS LIFEMUST HAVE BEEN LIKE.

RUINED BY ONESINGLE MISTAKE.

I CAN'T IMAGINE WHAT HIS LIFEMUSTNOT NECESSARILY.

RUINED BY ONEIF HE WAS UNDER 18,STAKE.

THEN HIS NAME WOULD NEVERHAVE BEEN RELEASED.

NOBODY WOULD EVER KNOW.

THEN HIS NAME WOULD NEVERHAVE BEXCEPT FOR US.

I'M NOT SURE WE SHOULD KNOW.

LET'S JUST...

KEEP TRYING TO FIND MADDIE.

I THINKWE JUST DID!

IT'S NOT MADELEINE,IT'S MADISON.

THERE.

[SHANE GASPS]

I FOUND HIM!

IT'S A RYAN...

OH, WOW.

IT'S...

RYAN HALLETT.

GOVERNOR RYAN HALLETT.

I SUGGEST WE ADJOURNFOR THE DAY,

AND RESUME THISDISCUSSION TOMORROW.

I'M SURE YOU DON'TWANT TO BE LATE TO...

WHATEVER.

OH, RIGHT.

MM... MM-HMM.

WELL, THEN.

GOOD EVENING.

MM-HMM.

I HAVE MY, UM,LECTURE THIS EVENING,

AND THEN RITA'SGONNA CALL, SO...

GOOD NIGHT.

AND THEN RITA'SGONNAHAPPY, UM...

NORMAN, I REALLY THINKYOU'RE MAKINGOD NIGHT.

TOO BIG A DEAL OUT OF THIS.

MY GIRLFRIEND SAYS THATSHE DOESN'T HAVE A BOYFRIEND.

I THINK THAT'S A BIG DEAL.

BUT WHY WOULD I WANT

THE WHOLE WORLDI THITO KNOW ABOUT US?EAL.

WHY WOULDN'T YOU?

BECAUSE THE WORLD IS A DIFFERENT PLACE NOW, NORMAN.

I MEAN, EVERYBODY TELLSEVERYBODY EVERYTHING.

I MEAN, THEY POST IT,

I MEAN, EVERYBODY TELLSEOR THEY TWEET IT,G.

AND THEN IT'S JUST OUT THEREI FOREVER, AND...IT,

I MEARE YOU SAYINGTELLSTHAT WE'RE NOT FOREVER?

NO...

I'M SAYING,

THIS IS OUR LIFE.

WE'RE NOT SOMEBODY'S... HASHTAG.

[SIGHS HEAVILY]

LOOK, I'M REALLY TIRED, NORMAN.

CAN WE TALK ABOUT THISWHEN I GET BACK?

LOOK, I'M REASURE.RED, NORMAN.

I'LL SEE YOU MONDAY.

UNTIL THEN, I GUESSYOU'RE "FREE AS A BIRD," HUH?

NORMAN...

GOODNIGHT.

N[SIGHS].

[♪]

[ANN WRITES]: "FEBRUARY 14, 1835.

"MY DEAREST...

"I CONTINUE TO GATHER STRENGTH

"FROM THE WORDS WE SHARED WHEN YOU VISITED ME YESTERDAY.

"THOUGH MY BODY FAILS, MY SPIRIT GROWS EVER STRONGER,

"AND I AM ABLE TO SEND YOU THIS.

"THEY CALL IT A VALENTINE, MY DEAR,

"AND I "AND THEY TELL MEU THIS.

IT'S ALL THE RAGE IN ENGLAND THESE DAYS..."

[♪]

[SIGHS SADLY]

[SOFT PIANO MUSIC PLAYS]

["AIN'T MISBEHAVIN'" PLAYING]

♪ I KNOW FOR CERTAINTHE ONE I LOVE ♪

♪ I'M THROUGH WITH FLIRTIN' ♪

♪ IT'S JUST YOUI'M THINKIN' OF ♪

♪ AIN'T MISBEHAVIN' ♪

♪ IT'S JUST YOU♪ I'M SAVIN' MY LOVE FOR YOU ♪

[NORMAN SNORING]

[SNORING]

NORMAN?

NORMAN!

WERE YOU HERE ALL NIGHT?

YES?

NO.

WELL...

WHAT'S THIS?

OH, UH, THAT'STHE ANTIQUE CARD

THAT SERGE GAVE ME.

IT'S BEAUTIFUL.

IT'S ALMOST 200 YEARS OLD.

AND ALL HANDMADE?

YEAH.

SOMEBODY SURE DID CAREABOUT SOMEBODY.

YEAH.

[DOOR OPENS]

GOOD MORNING,EVERYONE.

NORMAN.

YOU ARE...

NOT YOURSELF.

I JUST NEED A SHAVE.

A GENTLEMANMUST NEVER FORSAKE

HIS MORNING ABLUTIONS.

A GENTLEMANMDO WHAT YOU MUST,

AND WE'LL REGROUPAT THE GRILLE

AT SAY, 10:00?

OKAY.

SORRY.

SO, HOW WAS YOUR EVENING?

LOVELY.

UH, SPENT IT WITH A...

A FRIEND.

UH, SPENT IT WAND YOU?

OH, IT WAS GREAT.FRIEND.

YOU KNOW, UH,WAND YOU?

WINE, CANDLELIGHT, MUSIC.

AH.

I, UM, I DID SOME RESEARCH,

AND THERE IS NO RECORDOF THE GOVERNOR

BEING INVOLVED INA HIT-AND-RUN,

OR EVER HAVING RECEIVED A DUI.

HOWEVER,

THERE IS A SEALED RECORDFOR A RYAN T. HALLETT

THAT WAS FILED 15 YEARS AGO

WITH THE CLERKOF THE JUVENILE COURT,

WHICH SUGGESTS

WITH THE CLERKOTHAT WHATEVER HE DID BACK THEN

WHICH SUGGWAS EXPUNGED,

AND THAT GIVES HIMTHE LEGAL RIGHT TO SAY

HE DOESN'T HAVEA CRIMINAL RECORD.

MY GOODNESS.

YOU DID ALL THIS,

AND STILL HAD TIMEFOR A CANDLELIGHT DINNER?

I GOT UP EARLY.

YES, WELL, IMPRESSIVE.

BUT THE ISSUE IS NOT

GOVERNOR HALLETT'SJUVENILE RECORD.

IT IS MADISON ALSTRUP'SDELAYED LETTER.

WELL, SHE WAS LIVINGIN CHEYENNE, WYOMING,

AND WORKING AS A REPORTERFOR THE CHEYENNE-UNION POST,

WELL, SHE WAS LIVINGIN CHUNTIL ABOUT A YEAR AGO,

WHEN SHE PACKED UPHER APARTMENT,

AND LEFT NO FORWARDING ADDRESS.

I'M SURE YOU'LL THINK OFSOMETHING, MS. MCINERNEY.

UM...

I'M SURE YOU'LL THINK OFI MUST ATTEND TO NORMAN..

HE SEEMS A BIT BLUE.

[CLEARING THROAT]

OLIVER!

HALLETT ISA GOOD GOVERNOR.

EVEN HIS OPPONENTSLIKE HIM.

WHATEVER HE DID,

EVEN HIS OPPONENTSHE TURNED HIMSELF IN,

AND HE PAID HIS DEBT.

IF WE DELIVER THAT LETTERTO A REPORTER,

THEN WE'REHANDING HER THE POWER

TO DESTROY A GOOD MAN

WHO WAS ONCE JUST A STUPID,BROKEN-HEARTED BOY.

WHAT HAPPENS AFTER WE DELIVERTHE LETTER TO MS. ALSTRUP

IS BETWEEN MS. ALSTRUPAND HER CONSCIENCE.

WHAT HAPPENS AFTER WE DELIVERTHE LEAH... AH-HAH.LSTRUP

AH-HAH?

WELL, THIS IS ABOUTYOUR CONSCIENCE.

THAT LADY COP THATYOU HAD A CRUSH ON,

YOU HAVEN'T SEEN HERIN 15 YEARS,

AND IT STILL BOTHERS YOU

THAT YOU ALLOWED HERTO GET IN THE WAY

OF PERFORMING YOUR DUTIESIN A TIMELY MANNER.

RITA'S RIGHT.

I REALLY AM STARTINGTO SOUND LIKE YOU.

PLEASE KEEP ME INFORMEDOF YOUR PROGRESS.

THERE MUST BE SOMETHING IN HEREWE ARE MISSING.

PLEASE KEEP ME INFORMEDOH, AND THE POLICE OFFICER.

I NEVER SAID I HAVEN'TSEEN HER SINCE.

I'M STILL UNCLEARHOW THIS GOT SO OUT OF HAND.

SOMEBODY TOOKA SELFIE WITH US

AND TWEETED IT,

AND SOMEBODY ELSEPOSTED IT,

AND SOMEBODYELSE PINNED IT,

AND BEFOREYOU KNOW IT,

RITA'S GONE VIRALWITH HER OWN HASHTAG.

I HAVE NO IDEAWHAT YOU ARE TALKING ABOUT,

BUT, UH, I AM OUTRAGED.

SO WAS RITA,I GUESS.

BUT WHEN YOU'RE IN LOVE,

DON'T YOU WANT TO JUSTSHOUT IT OUT TO THE WORLD?

BUT WHEOF COURSE.N LOVE,

FOR SOME REASON,

STRANGERS HAVE CHOSENTO SHOUT IT FOR YOU.

YOU KNOW WHATHER HASHTAG IS?

STRANGERS HAVE CHOSENTO SHOUT NORMAN, PLEASE.

LET'S, UH, NOT GO THERE.

CAN I HELP YOU?

YES, I'M SHANE MCINERNEY.I CALLED FROM--

THE POST OFFICE.

RIGHT.

THE POST OFI'M BECCA.

RIGHT.HI.

THE POST OFI'M HI.CA.

SHE NEVER MARRIED.

SHE WORKED IN CHEYENNE

UNTIL LAST YEAR

WHEN SHE GOT SICK,ENNE

AND BECCA CONVINCED HERTO COME DOWN TO DENVER

TO SEE A SPECIALIST,

AND SHE NEVER LEFT.

GOOD WORK,MS. MCINERNEY.

OLIVER,I DID MY JOB,

BUT CAN WE JUSTGOOD WORK,THINK THIS THROUGHMS. MCINERNEY.

OLIVER,BEFORE WE DELIVER THIS?

IF MS. ALSTRUP ISAS SICK AS IT SOUNDS,

OLIVER,SHE IS HIGHLYBEFORE WE DELIVER TUNLIKELY

TO CREATEA POLITICAL SCANDAL.

I AGREE,

BUT WHAT RYAN SAYSIN THAT LETTER

COULD STILL BEPRETTY SHOCKING.

IT'S THE LAST THINGSHE NEEDS.

WHAT GOOD COULD COMEOF THIS, REALLY?

WELL, I THINK...

IT'S ALWAYS GOOD TO KNOWTHAT YOU WERE LOVED,

ISN'T IT?

MAY I HELP YOU?

YES, PLEASE, MY NAMEIS OLIVER O'TOOLE.

MY COLLEAGUES AND I WEREHOPING FOR A MOMENT

WITH MS. MADISON ALSTRUP.

MY COLLEAGUES AND I WERESHE'S NOT TAKING VISITORS.

OH, WE DON'T WANTTO DISTURB HER.

GOOD, 'CAUSE YOU WON'T.

WE DO NEED

TO DELIVER THIS TO HERBRIEFLY IN PERSON.

WE DON'T ALLHAVE TO GO IN,

JUST ONE OF US.

HOW ABOUT NONE OF YOU?

BUT WE'RE FROM

THE UNITED STATESHOW ABOUT POST OFFICE?

ON OFFICIAL BUSINESS.

HONEY, YOU COULD BESTATESTHE GOVERNOR OF COLORADO

ON OFFICIAL BUSINESS,

AND YOU STILL WOULDN'TGET BY ME.

HE'S ALMOST FINISHED.

THANK YOU.

I BET YOU GUYSWERE BUSY THIS WEEK.

ALL THOSEVALENTINES, RIGHT?

350,000.

AND NOT ONE OF THEMWAS FOR ME.

THERE YOU GO.I'LL SEE YOU TUESDAY.

RICKY, YOU HANG IN THERE, OKAY?

THERE YOU GO.I'LL SEE YOUGOVERNOR,

THESE ARE THE FOLKSFROM THE POST OFFICE.ERE, OKAY?

HI, I'M RYAN.

GOVERNOR,I'M OLIVER O'TOOLE,

THIS ISMS. SHANE MCINERNEY.

HI. THANK YOUFOR FITTING US IN.

THIS ISMS.OH, OF COURSE.EY.

SO, I UNDERSTAND

YOU HAVE SOME KIND OFA SPECIAL DELIVERY

FOR ME?

ACTUALLY, WE WERE HOPINGYOU MIGHT DELIVER IT FOR US.

IT WAS DAMAGED

WHEN THE MAILBOXYOU DROPPED IT IN

EXPLODED.

THAT WAS 15 YEARS AGO.

YES,

TBUT ONCE IT'S MAILED,

WE ARE STILL REQUIREDTO DELIVER IT

TO THE NAME ON THE ENVELOPE.

OF COURSE.

GOVERNOR,IT WAS NECESSARY

FOR US TO READ THE LETTER

GOVERNOR,IT WAIN ORDER TO PROCESS IT.

CAN YOU GIVE US SOME TIME?

SO YOU KNOW...

YES.

NOTHING CAN EXPLAINOR EXCUSE WHAT I DID.

HE WAS HOMELESS.

NO FRIENDS,NO FAMILY.

THERE WAS NO ONETO EVEN MISS HIM,

OR TO APOLOGIZE TO.

HE WAS NEVERIDENTIFIED.

A MAN,

JUST AS ALIVE AS ANY OF US,

TRYING TO DO THE BEST HE COULD,

AND IN A ONE MOMENT...

HE WAS GONE.

I WAS A MINOR,SO IT NEVER CAME OUT,

BUT I NEVER TOOK ANOTHER DRINK,

AND I DECIDED TO SPENDTHE REST OF MY LIFE

TRYING TO MAKE UP FORBUT I NEVEWHAT I DID,HER DRINK,

BUT YOU NEVERREALLY CAN.

TRYING TO MAKE UP FORBUT I CAN UNDERSTAND THAT.RINK,

I ALWAYS SUSPECTEDTHAT THIS WAS OUT THERE,

AND THAT MADDIEMIGHT SHOW UP ONE DAY,

BLOW THE WHISTLE ON ME.

NOW I KNOW WHYSHE NEVER DID.

FOR ALL SHE KNEW,

I WAS ONLY GUILTYOF BEING A USER AND A LIAR.

AND FOR ALL I KNEW,

SHE'D READ THIS AND DECIDEDTHAT I WASN'T WORTH THE TROUBLE.

IT'S FUNNY, YOU KNOW,

HOW TWO PEOPLEWHO CARE ABOUT EACH OTHER

SO MUCH

CAN LET ALL THEIR INSECURITIESGET IN THE WAY

AND COMPLETELY GET IT WRONG.

I'LL BET SHE HATES ME NOW.

UH, ACTUALLY, GOVERNOR,

I BELIEVESHE NEEDS YOU NOW.

[FAINT P.A. ANNOUNCEMENT PLAYS]

WHAT HAVE YOU GOT THERE?

OH, UH...

IT'S KIND OFA VALENTINE LOVE LETTER.

WELL, OF COURSE,IT'S A LOVE LETTER.

LOOK AT THOSE TWOLITTLE PEOPLE KISSING.

IT WAS MAILED IN 1835.

JUST THE FACT THAT IT EXISTSCOULD REWRITE AMERICAN HISTORY.

ONE DAY, YOU'RE SPILLINGYOUR HEART OUT IN 1835.

TO YOUR ONE AND ONLY,

AND A COUPLE OF CENTURIES LATER,

THE WHOLE WORLD IS READING

WHAT WAS ONLY MEANTFOR THE TWO OF YOU.

THE WHOLE YEAH...S READING

WHAT'S HAPPENED TO THE WORLD?

YOU PUT THAT AWAY BEFORESOMETHING HAPPENS TO IT.

YES, MA'AM.

AND YOU'RE STILLNOT GETTING IN THERE.

YES, MA'AM.

SOMETIMES,MS. MCINERNEY,

YOU ARE A COMPLETEMYSTERY TO ME.

SOMETIMES,SOMETIMES?MS. MCINERNEY,

WHY WOULD YOULIE TO SOMEONE

ABOUT NOT RECEIVINGANY VALENTINES?

THAT WASN'T A LIE.

ABOUTOH, PLEASE,INGANY VMS. MCINERNEY,

IF FOR WHATEVER REASON

YOU WERE TOOUNCOMFORTABLE

TO DECLINETHE INVITATION

IN PERSON,

YOU MIGHT TRY LEAVINGYOUR MOTHER OUT

OF YOUR RATHER SADATTEMPTS TO DISSEMBLE.

OLIVER, I HAVE NO IDEAWHAT YOU ARE TALKING ABOUT.

I'M TALKING ABOUTDINNER LAST NIGHT.

OKAY.

I LIED.

I DIDN'T HAVE A DATE.

BUT I DIDN'T LIE ABOUTGETTING ANY VALENTINES.

I DIDN'T RECEIVEA SINGLE ONE THIS YEAR,

NOT EVEN FROM MY MOTHER,BY THE WAY.

AND YOU'RE ONE TO TALK.

YOU SAID YOU SPENT THE EVENINGWITH A FRIEND.

WELL, IF ONE CANNOT BEONE'S OWN FRIEND, THEN...

THEN...

WAIT, HOW DID YOU KNOW?

AND PLEASE DON'TCHANGE THE SUBJECT.

OH, FOR HEAVEN'S SAKES,WHAT ARE WE EVEN TALKING ABOUT?

WE'RE--

GOVERNOR HALLETT,

THIS IS OUR COLLEAGUE,NORMAN DORMAN.

DORMAN.

AND THIS IS...

MAY I HELP YOU... GOVERNOR?

I UNDERSTAND MADISON ALSTRUPIS A PATIENT HERE?

SHE IS.

I UNBUT I CAN'T GIVE YOUTRUPHER MEDICAL INFORMATION.

YOU DON'T HAVE TO.

I KNOW.

WHEN WE WERE TEENAGERS,

SHE TOLD ME THAT SHE HADA CONGENITAL HEART DEFECT.

"P.S.

TAKE GOOD CARE OF YOUR HEART."

I UNDERSTANDTHAT SHE DOESN'T WANT VISITORS.

WELL, FOLKS LIKE THIS,

GETTING READY TO GO,

IT'S NOT THATTHEY DON'T WANT VISITORS,

IT'S THEY DON'T WANTJUST ANY VISITOR.

AND GOVERNOR,YOU'RE NOT JUST ANY VISITOR.

SIR?

I WANT TO TELL HER THE TRUTH,

AND I WANT TO TELL HERI'M SORRY.

I JUST DON'T KNOWI HOW TO TELL HER GOODBYE.TH,

UH...

UM...

WHEN ABRAHAM LINCOLNWAS 26 YEARS OLD,

HE WENT TO VISIT A WOMAN

WHO MAY OR MAY NOTHAVE BEEN HIS FIANCEE.

NOBODY'S EVER BEENABLE TO PROVE IT.

WHO MAY OR MAY NOTWE DO KNOW THATBEEN HIS FIANCEE.

THAT SHE WASDYING OF TYPHOID,

SO HE HAD GONETO SAY GOODBYE TO HER.

NOBODY KNOWS WHAT THEY SAIDTO EACH OTHER THAT DAY,

BUT AFTER HE LEFT,

HE WAS NEVERTHE SAME AGAIN.

-NORMAN...-SHE TOLD HIM...

WELL, I LIKE TO THINK

THAT SHE TOLD HIMNOT TO DWELL IN THE PAST,

OR BLAME HIMSELF FORWHAT HE COULDN'T CHANGE.

AND NO ONE COULD EVER UNDERSTANDTHE SPECIAL BOND THAT THEY HAD,

AND I THINK THATSHE TOLD HIM

THAT NONE OF IT WOULD MATTER

IF HE DIDN'T CARRY ONAFTER SHE WAS GONE.

AND, I GUESSWE BOTH KNOW,

THAT HE DID.

THAT GIRL.

I'M GUESSINGSHE DIED AROUND...

1835?

I'M GUESSINGSHE DIED ARYES, MA'AM.

[♪]

WHERE IS HE?

NORMAN COULD GET LOSTIN AN ELEVATOR

WHEN RITA ISN'T AROUND.

OLIVER...

HMM?

YOU KNOW, IF IT WEREN'TFOR YOU BEING, WELL, YOU,

THAT LETTER MIGHT NOT HAVEBEEN DELIVERED IN TIME.

YOU KNOW, IF IT WEREN'TIF IT WEREN'T FOR ME, YOU,

THAT LETTER WOULD HAVEBEEN DELIVERED 15 YEARS AGO,

EXACTLY ON TIME.

BUT YOU ALWAYS SAY

THAT GOD MOVESIN MYSTERIOUS WAYS, RIGHT?

OH, THAT REMINDS ME,

I ALMOST FORGOT...

I HAVE CHOIR PRACTICEIN HALF AN HOUR.

YOU AND NORMANCAN TAKE THE CAR

BACK TO THE DLO,

I'LL WALK.

THE CHURCH IS JUSTDOWN THE STREET.

OLIVER!

YOU KNOWI WASN'T LYING

WHEN I SAID I DIDN'T GETANY VALENTINES,

RIGHT?

HAVE A GOOD WEEKEND,MS. MCINERNEY.

HOW'S RITA?

I SAW HER ON TV.

SHE LOOKED PRETTY HAPPY.

SHE LOVES YOU, NORMAN,HER ON TV.

AND YOU LOVE HER.ETTY HAPPY.

LOOK, WE BOTH MISSED OUTON A NICE DINNER LAST NIGHT,

SO WHAT DO YOU SAYWE CLOSE UP, HER.ETTY HAPPY.

LOOK, WE BOTH MISSED OUTAND WE GO GRAB SOMETHING?HT,

OH, THAT SOUNDS...

WAIT, YOU DIDN'T GO OUTWITH OLIVER YESTERDAY?

NO.

HOW COME?

HE DIDN'T INVITE ME.

YES, HE DID.

NO. NO, HE DIDN'T.E.

WHAT ABOUT THEVALENTINE HE SENT YOU?

AM I LOSING MY MIND?

I DIDN'T GET ANY VALENTINES!

SOMETHING'S WEIRD.

HAZEL!

HAZEL...

DO YOU REMEMBERDELIVERING ANY VALENTINES

TO MY HOUSE THIS WEEK?

BESIDES THE ONEFROM YOUR MOTHER?

AND THE OTHER ONE FROM...

WELL, YOU KNOW.

NO, I DON'T KNOW.

I NEVER GOT THEM.

OF COURSE YOU DID.

I GAVE THEM TO RITA,AND WE PUT THEM IN THE...

UH-OH.

UH-OH?

SHE WAS CARRYING A BOX AND...

THE DECORATIONS!

RITA PROMISEDTHAT SHE'D GIVE THEM...

THE DECNORMAN!S!

HA!

YOU WAKE UP IN THE MORNING,

AND YOU NEVER REALLY KNOWHOW YOUR DAY IS GOING TO END.

FOCUS, NORMAN.

IT'S A PLAINCARDBOARD BOX

WITH A BUNCH OF VALENTINESDECORATIONS IN IT.

WHAT, LIKE CREPE PAPERAND HEARTS AND STUFF?

I DON'T KNOW,

I NEVER OPENED IT.

RITA SAID THATIT WAS ALL PRETTY OLD

AND I JUST...

HEY, HEARTS

AND CREPE PAPERAND STUFF!

YES! THAT'S IT!

AND CREPE PAPERAND STUFF![GASPS]

"DEAR MS. MCINERNEY,

"I'VE BEEN THINKINGTHAT VALENTINE'S DAY

"MIGHT PRESENTTHE PERFECT OPPORTUNITY

"FOR OUR LONG-PROMISED DINNER.

I HAVE RESERVATIONS AT..."

[VOICE BREAKING] "MONTALDO'S...

I "...A LOVELY SPOT AT..."

"WHERE WE MIGHT SHARESOME STIMULATING CONVERSATION

"AND ENJOY THE MUSIC.T..."

"IT HAS BEEN A LONG TIMESOME SSINCE WE DANCED.RSATION

"AWAITING YOUR RESPONSE,

SINCERELY, OLIVER O'TOOLE."

[CHUCKLES IN DELIGHT]

HE THOUGHT THAT I...

AND I THOUGHT THAT HE...

AND LOOK,IT'S HANDMADE.

SOMEBODY REALLY CARESAND IABOUT SOMEBODY.E...

OH, NORMAN, I...

GO ON.

[♪]

WHY AREN'T YOU IN...?

"I MISSED YOU."

"I COULDN'T WAITUNTIL MONDAY."

"I TOOK THE FIRST FLIGHT BACK."

NO, I'M SORRY.

I SHOULD HAVE KNOWN YOU WEREJUST PROTECTING WHAT WE HAVE.

IT'S JUST...

YOU WERE THERE

WITH THOSE IMPORTANT,SOPHISTICATED POSTAL EXECUTIVES,

AND I JUST FELT...

I JUST THOUGHT...

I JUST THOUGHT I LOST YOU.

NORMAN...

THAT'S IMPOSSIBLE.

WHEREVER I GO,I WILL ALWAYS CARRY YOU WITH ME.

I WANT YOU ON MY RAFT.

AW....

WAIT, WHAT ON EARTHI WADOES THAT MEAN?FT.

I LOVE YOU.

I LOVE YOU, TOO.

[♪]

[BEEPING STEADILY]

MADDIE.

HEY.

IT'S RYAN.

RYAN?

IT'S BEEN SO...

I WAITED.

WHAT HAPPENED?

IT'S A LONG STORY.

NO STORIES,JUST THE FACTS, RIGHT?

WELL, THIS STORYYOU GOTTA HEAR.

[♪]

[CHOIR SINGING]

[VOICES ECHOING AND HARMONIZING]

[♪]

[MAN]: VERY NICE!

OKAY, WE'LL SEE YOUON SUNDAY.

YOU WERE SO GOOD TODAY.

WOW, THAT WASREALLY FUN.

THAT WAS WONDERFUL.YOU WERE GREAT.

-REALLY?-YEAH.

LITTLE NERVOUS.

I RAN IN LATE.I ALMOST DIDN'T MAKE IT

-I WAS IN SUCH A---WHY? WHAT HAPPENED?

MS. MCINERNEY?

-I WAS IN SUCH A---WHY? WHATOH, MY GOODNESS.

WHAT A SURPRISE.

THIS IS DALE,UH, TRAVERS,

DALE, THIS ISSHANE MCINERNEY.

WE WORK TOGETHER ATTHE DEAD LETTER OFFICE.

WOW! IT'S NICETO MEET YOU, SHANE.

I DON'T THINK I'VE MET ANYOF OLIVER'S FRIENDS FROM WORK.

WELL, I DON'T USUALLYGET TO... CHURCH.

YOU SHOULD COME SOMETIME.

[CHUCKLES]

HAVE YOU EVER HEARDOLIVER SING?

YES.

NO.

WELL, SORT OF.

NOT, UM, HERE.

[CHUCKLING]

WELL, YOU'RE REALLYMISSING SOMETHING.

I'VE GOT TO GET TO WORK.

LATE SHIFT.

IT WAS SO NICEI'VE GOT TO TO MEET YOU.

GOODNIGHT.

BYE.

SHE'S, UH... A SOPRANO.

AH.

SO, WHAT BRINGS YOU HERE?

OH.

UH...

I JUST FOUND IT.

HAZEL HAD GIVENMY VALENTINES TO RITA,

AND RITA PUT THEMIN A BOX, AND...

AM I... TOO LATE FOR DINNER?

"JUST REMEMBER THAT

"WHEN YOU TOLD MEYOU LOVED ME,

"FOR ONE MOMENT TODAY,

"WHEN YOU TOLD ME"I WAS TRULY HAPPY.

"IT MAY BE THE LAST TIMEI EVER AM.

"LOVE, RYAN.

"P.S.

TAKE GOOD CAREOF YOUR HEART."

SO...

YOU LOVED ME.

I LOVED YOU.

I TRIED.

I TRIED TO TAKE CAREOF MY HEART, BUT...

I'M SORRY THATI WASN'T THERE TO HELP.

WHAT HAPPENED TO THE MAN?

WHEN I GOT OUT OFJUVENILE HALL,

I TRIED TO FIND OUT ABOUT HIM,

WHEN I GOT OUT OFBUT NOBODY KNEW ANYTHING

EXCEPT THAT HIS BODY WAS STILLI TRIAT THE COUNTY MORGUE,HIM,

WAITING TO BE CLAIMED.

EXCEPT THATI WATCHED,WAS STILLI TRIAT THEAND I WAITED, AND...

NOTHING.

SO, TWO YEARS LATER,

THEY LET MECLAIM HIS ASHES,

AND ONE BEAUTIFULSATURDAY AFTERNOON,

THEY LET MEI TOOK HIS ASHES TO OUR TREE,,

AND ONE BEAUTIFULAND I ASKED FOR FORGIVENESS,

AND I MADEA PROMISE TO HIM

THAT I'D NEVER FORGET

THAT I'D BEEN GIVENANOTHER CHANCE

TO CHANGE MY LIFE,

AND I'D TAKEN AWAY HIS CHANCETO DO THE SAME THING.

HE DIED ON THE 23RDOF THE MONTH,

SO EVERY MONTH,ON THE 23RD,

HE DIED ON THE 23RDOF TNO MATTER WHAT,

SO EVERY MONTH,I MAKE SURE TO GET BACK THERE,

BACK TO THAT TREE,AND TO HIM,

AND I...

SAY A PRAYER.

I'M STILL TRYING TOFORGIVE MYSELF, MADDIE.

BUT, YOU KNOW, WHEN I'M THERE,

SOMEHOW, I...

SOMEHOW, I DO FEEL FORGIVEN.

YOU MADETHAT VALENTINE.

ALL BY MYSELF.

YOU MADETHE HEARTTHAT VALENTINE.WAS A LITTLE...

IT'S PERFECT.

I HAVEN'T GOTTENA HOMEMADE VALENTINE

SINCE JOE COOK MADE ME ONEIN THE SECOND GRADE.

HE RAN UP TO ME'T GOTTENON THE PLAYGROUND,ALENTINE

SHOVED IT IN MY HAND,

AND PUNCHED ME IN THE SHOULDER.

[LAUGHS]

WELL, THEN THIS MUST HAVE BEENSOMETHING OF A LETDOWN.

[LAUGHS]

NO.

NOT AT ALL.

I JUST WISH...

WHY DIDN'T YOU JUST SAY

"HEY, SHANE,DID YOU GET MY INVITATION?"

WELL, UM, A GENTLEMENNEVER MAKES ASSUMPTIONS

ABOUT A LADY'S AFFAIRS.

BUT I DIDN'T HAVE ANY...

ABOUTAFFAIR.'S AFFAIRS.

I GOT A MASSAGE, A PIZZA,

AND I TOOKA VERY LONG JOGR.'S AFFAIRS.

THAT HAPPENEDTO TAKE ME

PAST A...

GENTLEMAN'S WINDOW,

AS HE SAT BY CANDLELIGHT

GEREADING A BOOKOW,

WITH MUSICAS HE AND A GLASS OF WINE.

HMM.

I KNOW.

I KNOW IT WASA CHILDISH THING TO DO.

OR PERHAPS WE'RE JUST FINALLYOLD ENOUGH TO KNOW

THAT SOMETIMES

MATTERS OF THE HEARTCAN HURT MORE THAN...

THAN A PUNCH IN THE SHOULDER.

PRECISELY.

I'M SORRY, OLIVER.

I'M SORRY, TOO.

SHANE.

[CHUCKLES]

SO, IS THIS

THE STIMULATINGCONVERSATION

THAT YOU WEREHOPING FOR?

OF COURSE, MM-HMM.

WHAT WERE THOSEFOUR ASPECTS OF LOVE

AS DEFINED BY THE GREEKS?

THERE'S PHILOS,

OR "BROTHERLY LOVE."

STORGE, OF COURSE,

WHICH IS SORT OF FAMILY...

WELL, A POSTABLE KIND OF LOVE,

WHICH IS SOAND THEN THERE'S--

LET'S JUST CUT TO THE CHASE.

WHICH ONE CAN WE DANCE TO?

[CHUCKLES]

[♪]

SO, ABOUT THAT SOPRANO,

DALE?

OH, YES...

WHAT ABOUT HER?

HOW LONG HAVEYOU KNOWN HER?

UH... 15, MAYBE 16 YEARS.

HMM.

WHAT DOES SHE DO?

OH, SHE'S, UH...

SHE'S A POLICE OFFICER.

OH,[CHUCKLES]...

[LAUGHS]

[SIGHS HEAVILY]

"THE WATER IS WIDE

"I CANNOT CROSS O'ER

"AND NEITHER HAVE I"THE WINGS TO FLYE

"GIVE US A BOAT

"AND NEITHER HAVE I"THAT CAN CARRY TWOO FLYE

"AND BOTH SHALL ROW

TO YONDER SIDE..."

[CHUCKLES FONDLY]

[♪]

[ANN WRITES]: "AND SO, MY LOVE,

"MAY THESE WORDS EXPLAIN ALL THAT HAS BEEN IN MY HEART

"AND BRING TO YOU, IF NOT JOY,

"MAY THE THEN LIGHTPLAIN ALL TO YOUR PRESENT DARKNESS..."

[MONITORS BEEPING]

"AND REMEMBER, TEARS MAY COME AT NIGHT,

"BUT THERE IS ALWAYS JOY IN THE MORNING,

"AND ALWAYS THE PROMISE OF A NEW DAY

"IF WE WILL BUT BELIEVE IN IT.

"THINK OF ME SOMETIMES

"AS YOU VENTURE OUT FROM THIS SAFE LITTLE VILLAGE,

"PUTTING ON ALL THE LOVE AND ALL THE HEARTBREAKS

"OF OUR PAST

"AS GENTLE ARMOR,

"AND STEPPING OUT WITH FAITH INTO A TROUBLED WORLD

"THAT NEEDS YOU.

"GUARD YOUR HEART, DEAR ABE,

"AS I AM AND WILL ALWAYS BE,

YOUR ANN."

[♪]