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LADIES AND GENTLEMEN,

THE GOOD NEWS QUARTET.

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OVER MY DEAD BODY.

MRS. STILES, AS I HAVE TOLD YOU MANY TIMES THIS YEAR

TO CHECK THE PROGRESSION OF YOUR ILLNESS

WE NEED TO SEE INSIDE YOU.

LOOK, DR. PETERS, WHAT’S GOING ON INSIDE OF ME

LOOKS A LOT LIKE WHAT’S GOING ON OUTSIDE OF ME.

GRACE...

LISTEN, YOUNG LADY,

IF GOD WANTED YOU TO LOOK IN MY BODY

HE’D HAVE GIVEN ME A WINDOW.

NOW, JUST TAKE ME BACK TO MY PENTHOUSE.

BUT, GRACE... NOW!

PLEASE LISTEN TO ME.

YOU HEAR?

YES, MA’AM.

ROY.

HELLO, MR. DUDLEY.

YOU KNOW, MR. ANDERS IS BEGINNING TO LOSE PATIENCE.

THERE ARE BULLDOZERS ALREADY ON THE PROPERTY

BASED ON YOUR SAY-SO.

I KNOW, MR. DUDLEY.

HONESTLY, I DO.

THIS IS THE CONTRACT MR. ANDERS’ COMPANY

HAS PREPARED FOR THE PURCHASE OF YOUR GRANDMOTHER’S FARM.

YOU MAY WANT TO HAVE YOUR OWN LAWYER GO OVER IT.

MY GRANDMA DON’T PUT MUCH STOCK IN LAWYERS.

YOU’VE BEEN IN BANKING FOR A LONG TIME NOW.

IF YOU SAY IT’S A GOOD DEAL

WE’LL TAKE YOUR WORD FOR IT.

THEN ALL WE NEED

IS YOUR GRANDMOTHER’S SIGNATURE.

I CAN’T BELIEVE THE DIFFERENCE IN THE GARDEN

SINCE YOU CAME HERE.

YEAH, WELL, THAT’S THE ONLY REASON

I LET MY GRANDSON PUT ME IN HERE WHEN I BROKE MY HIP.

YOUR GARDEN LOOKED WORSE THAN ME.

IT DOES LOOK PRETTY GOOD, DON’T IT?

MM-HMM.

WOULD YOU LOOK AT THAT?

WOULD YOU...

BERNICE!

BERNICE!

YOU INTERRUPTED MY BALL SCORES.

HELP ME UP, DEAR.

THERE YOU GO.

BERNICE...

THANK YOU.

YOU SAID THAT MY HYMN-SINGING

WOULDN’T MAKE THE PEPPERS GET ANY BIGGER.

TAKE A LOOK AT THAT.

ALL YOUR HYMN-SINGING DOES IS SET MY TEETH ON EDGE.

IN MY PRAYERS EVERY MORNING, I ASK GOD WHY HE WOULD SEND ME

AN HONORARY OLD HEATHEN

LIKE YOU FOR A ROOMMATE.

I’VE TOLD YOU A HUNDRED TIMES, GRACE.

THERE IS NO GOD.

ONLY FOOLS

BELIEVE OTHERWISE.

WELL, IF THAT’S TRUE, I AM PROUD TO BE

THE BIGGEST FOOL IN CREATION.

LADIES, PLEASE.

THANK YOU.

I WOULD KILL FOR SOME LOX ON A SESAME BAGEL.

REALLY?

LOX?

YEAH.

WE HAVE LOX HERE.

SERIOUSLY? LOX?

THEY DO. YEAH.

LOOK. OVER HERE

NEAR THE DOOR HINGES AND DOORKNOBS.

YOU SEE WE GOT LOCKS, WE GOT PADLOCKS

WE GOT FRONT LOCKS...

DAVID, I AM STARTING TO WORRY ABOUT YOU.

EVEN YOUR SENSE OF HUMOR IS TURNING COUNTRY.

YEAH, BUT YOU STILL LOVE ME.

YOU GUYS NEED HELP?

UM, YEAH. WE DO.

ACTUALLY, WE DO. WE’RE LOOKING FOR A, UH...

STEAMER.

STEAMER. TO TAKE ABOUT

TEN LAYERS OF PAPER

OFF THE BEDROOM WALL.

TRY VALLEY RENT-ALL DOWN ON SOUTH MAIN.

THEY’LL FIX YOU RIGHT UP.

YOU’RE THE NEW LAWYER, AREN’T YOU?

NEW TO THIS STATE, ANYWAY.

HI. DAVID GREENWOOD.

LOU EDWARDS.

YOUR NEW PARTNER’S MY BROTHER-IN-LAW.

YOU MUST BE GLORIA.

SMALL... WORLD.

YOU GUYS MISS NEW YORK?

A LITTLE.

WELL, IF YOU EVER NEED ANYTHING--

IMPORTED CHEESE, OLIVES,

SMOKED SALMON-- YOU LET ME KNOW.

I’LL HAVE IT SHIPPED IN FOR YOU OVERNIGHT.

THANKS, LOU. APPRECIATE THAT.

YOU SEE?

THINGS ARE LOOKING UP A LITTLE BIT, RIGHT?

YEAH. YEAH?

I DON’T SAY OFTEN ENOUGH

HOW MUCH I APPRECIATE YOU DOING THIS.

I’VE ALWAYS DREAMED OF LIVING THE COUNTRY LIFE.

MM-HMM.

I KNOW IT’S AN ADJUSTMENT

BUT I THINK ONCE YOU GET A JOB...

I HAVE A JOB AND I LIKE IT.

YOU’RE VOLUNTEERING.

LET’S JUST GO GET THE STEAMER...

WHOA!

I’M SO SORRY.

OH, NO.

OH, LOOK AT YOU.

ARE YOU OKAY?

ARE YOU ALL RIGHT? HUH?

I’M FINE, MA’AM.

NO PROBLEM, REALLY.

YEAH. OKAY.

HONEY, THE BOY’S OKAY.

HONEY...

HONEY, LET HIM GO.

SWEETHEART. HE’S OKAY.

HONEY, COME ON.

YEAH.

HE’S FINE NOW. LET HIM GO.

ALL RIGHT.

HERE YOU GO, PAL.

SORRY ABOUT THAT.

BYE-BYE.

BYE.

OKAY?

MM-HMM.

ALL RIGHT?

ALL RIGHT.

YEAH.

YOU KNOW WHAT?

I’M GOING TO DRIVE.

YEAH. YOU DRIVE.

OKAY.

OH, I MUST LOOK A FRIGHT.

I SAW THE DOCTORS TODAY

AND THEY JUST STUFFED ME SO FULL OF HOLES.

IT’S A WONDER I’M NOT LEAKING ALL OVER THE PLACE.

OKAY?

EXCUSE ME.

ARTHUR GILFORD CAME BY.

GOT THE FURNITURE FROM THE BIG HOUSE.

HE SAID SOME OF THE PIECES ARE HEIRLOOM QUALITY.

REALLY?

MR. PITT FROM THE AUCTION BARN CAME

AND GOT MOST EVERYTHING ELSE.

I HATE YOUR HAVING TO DO THIS BY YOURSELF, ROY.

CHARLENE HELPS SOME.

THAT’S GOOD.

WELL, I TOLD YOU THAT, UH

THAT I SAW THE DOCTOR EARLIER

AND, HONEY, I DON’T EXPECT

THAT I HAVE TOO MUCH MORE TIME.

DR. PETERS CALLED ME.

SHE ALSO SAID THAT YOU’RE NOT TAKING YOUR MEDICINE.

THAT MEDICINE...

IT’S PAINKILLERS.

I DON’T KNOW WHY EVERYBODY’S SO FIRED UP AROUND HERE

TO FILL ME UP WITH PAINKILLERS.

NONE OF THEIR BUSINESS.

GRANDMA...

ABOUT THE FARM...

THIS LAND DEVELOPER, MR. ANDERS--

HE’S OFFERING US A REAL GOOD PRICE

BUT HE IS NOT GOING TO WAIT FOREVER

AND IF WE HAVE TO WAIT UNTIL YOU’RE, YOU KNOW...

GONE...

YEAH.

THEN, UH, THEN WE’RE GOING TO HAVE

ALL SORTS OF LEGAL HASSLES

WHICH NO ONE WANTS.

OH, NO MORE THAN ME, HONEY.

LISTEN, GRANDMA...

IF IT’S YOUR THINGS THAT YOU’RE WORRIED ABOUT

MR. ANDERS SAID WE CAN STORE IT ALL DOWN IN THE GRANNY COTTAGE.

WE CAN KEEP IT THERE ALL WINTER IF NECESSARY.

AND, THAT WAY, IF YOU NEED SOMETHING UP HERE...

ROY... ROY...

YOU’RE RIGHT.

IT’S TIME.

IT’S TIME TO SELL.

YOU’LL SIGN THE CONTRACT?

THEY WON’T TOUCH MY ORCHARDS.

WHY WOULD THEY TOUCH YOUR ORCHARD?

THE WHOLE SHEBANG IS NAMED FOR IT.

"APPLE GLADE RESORT."

THAT’S WHAT THEY’RE CALLING IT.

FANCY.

YOU SHOULD SEE.

THEY GOT A BIG OLD SIGN ON THE HILL

WHERE GRANDPA USED TO HAVE HIS STILL.

HONEY, YOUR GRANDPA NEVER HAD A STILL.

YES, MA’AM.

NOW, UNCLE ENIS, GRANDPA’S BROTHER

HE DID HAVE A STILL

AND GRANDPA SOMETIMES TENDED IT FOR HIM

BUT IT... IT WAS JUST TO HELP OUT.

WRITE YOUR NAME RIGHT THERE.

RIGHT.

THERE. THAT’S DONE, THEN.

BUT, ROY,

WHAT’S GOING TO HAPPEN TO THE MONEY?

IF YOUR GRANDMA’S REALLY GOING TO DIE--

BLESS HER SOUL--

WELL, WHAT’S GOING TO HAPPEN TO THE MONEY?

WELL, I HAVEN’T ASKED HER, CHARLENE.

I THINK IT’S ALL GOING TO PAY THE MEDICAL BILLS.

WELL, YOU GOT TO ASK HER, ROY.

YOU’RE HER ONLY KIN IN THESE PARTS.

YOU HELP OUT NIGHT AND DAY WITH EVERYTHING

UNDER THE SUN.

YOUR DADDY, BLESS HIS SOUL

WAS HER FAVORITE.

WHY SHOULDN’T YOU GET THE MONEY?

I DON’T LIKE ASKING HER, CHARLENE

AND THAT’S ALL.

NOW LET IT BE!

I’VE BEEN THINKING

ABOUT LUANNE.

YOU KNOW, MY GRANDNIECE--

THE ONE THAT’S BEEN WRITING ME ALL THOSE LETTERS.

ALL THESE YEARS, SHE’S WRITTEN.

I THINK SHE’S KIND OF FASCINATED WITH ME

BECAUSE I’M HER OLDEST LIVING RELATIVE.

ANYWAY, SHE WAS GOING TO COME SEE ME THIS SPRING

AND DON’T YOU KNOW

THREE DAYS BEFORE SHE WAS DUE, I FELL DOWN.

ROY HAD TO CALL HER AND TELL HER NOT TO COME.

SHE WAS SO SAD.

SHE REALLY DID WANT TO SEE MY APPLE ORCHARD.

SO, I GOT THINKING ABOUT IT

AND... THEN I GOT A NOTION

AND I GOT A WAY THAT MIGHT SHOW HER MY ORCHARD.

IT’S NOT FINISHED, BUT I WANT TO LET YOU SEE IT

BECAUSE I THINK YOU’LL GET A GOOD IDEA.

THERE.

LOOK AT THAT.

WHAT DO YOU THINK?

BERNICE?

BERNICE?

OH...

I KNOW YOU’D YELL AT ME FOR SAYING THIS

BUT... I BET ANYTHING YOU BELIEVE IN GOD NOW.

YOU DON’T UNDERSTAND.

SHE HAS TO STAY HERE.

WE CAN’T KEEP HER AGAINST HER WILL, ROY.

AND SHE’LL BE MORE COMFORTABLE AT HOME.

DON’T WORRY.

SOMEONE FROM HOSPICE WILL VISIT THE FARM TODAY.

I TOLD YOU. SHE SOLD THE FARM.

IF YOUR GRANDMOTHER AVAILS HERSELF OF THEIR SERVICES.

THANK YOU.

HERE I AM.

PHARMACY HAD IT ALL READY.

NOW, I SHOWED YOU HOW TO USE THE DROPS FOR PAIN.

ANY OTHER QUESTIONS, THERE’S A LEAFLET INSIDE

FOR YOU TO READ.

I... I DON’T WANT IT.

IT’S JUST A WASTE.

YOU’RE GOING TO NEED IT, GRACE.

ONE MORE THING.

KEEP IT.

BERNICE WOULD HAVE WANTED YOU TO HAVE IT.

OH, WELL, THANK YOU.

CALL US. LET US KNOW IF THERE’S ANYTHING YOU NEED.

SURE.

THANK YOU.

SHE’S GOT THE MEDICINE.

MAKE SURE SHE USES IT.

I’LL TRY.

YOU KNOW MY GRANDMA.

YOU KNOW HOW STUBBORN SHE IS ABOUT TAKING HER MEDICINE.

YEAH. I KNOW.

I’D TAKE YOU HOME WITH ME, BUT YOU’VE SEEN OUR PLACE.

OH, HONEY, I DON’T WANT TO LIVE WITH YOU.

WELL, THEN, YOU SHOULD HAVE STAYED AT THE NURSING HOME.

ROY, I DON’T WANT TO DIE

IN A COLD, DREARY ROOM LIKE BERNICE.

I WANT TO DIE AT HOME.

NOW, GET TWO OTHER GUYS TO HOLD THAT UP.

GET THEM OVER HERE RIGHT AWAY.

RIGHT HERE.

WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?

OH, PRAISE HEAVEN.

I THOUGHT MY BONES WAS GOING TO COME OUT

RIGHT THROUGH MY SKIN.

HOLD ON. HOLD ON.

WAIT A SECOND.

LET ME HELP YOU THERE.

OH... OH, DEAR.

JUST... HELP ME THERE.

OH, THAT’S IT.

OH, THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

CAREFUL. JUST LEAN ON ME.

WELL, I’M GLAD TO BE HERE.

I UNDERSTAND, GRANDMA, BUT THIS FARM ISN’T YOURS ANYMORE.

YOUR MR. ANDERS SAID I COULD PUT MY PERSONAL BELONGINGS

IN THE GRANNY COTTAGE.

AND THIS BODY OF MINE IS THE MOST PERSONAL BELONGING I GOT.

THIS OLD PLACE...

GOODNESS.

YOU SIT THERE.

OKAY.

OKAY?

YEAH.

I’LL GET THE BED MADE.

WANT SOME FRESH AIR?

YEAH.

DON’T YOU HAVE TO GO TO WORK, HONEY?

OH, I CALLED ERNIE. HE’S COOL.

I’LL PUT SOME TOWELS IN THE BATHROOM.

YOU NEED AN EXTRA QUILT?

NO. NO. HUH-UH.

OKAY, LISTEN.

I, UH, I GOT TO GO TO THE BANK

TO SEE MR. DUDLEY, PAY OFF EVERYTHING WE OWE.

ON THE WAY, I’LL STOP AND I’LL GET SOME GROCERIES.

YOU BE OKAY HERE FOR A FEW HOURS?

I’LL BE JUST FINE.

LET ME HELP YOU INTO BED.

OKAY.

OOPS.

I GOT YOU.

I GOT YOU.

I GOT IT.

THERE WE GO.

ARE YOU SURE THERE’S NOTHING ELSE THAT YOU NEED?

NO.

NO. JUST MY KNITTING

AND, UH, THAT LITTLE, UH, YOU KNOW,

THAT LITTLE BLACK WALK-A-THON THING.

YEAH. OKAY.

THANK YOU.

I SEE YOUR MR. SAUNDERS DIED PEACEFULLY IN HIS SLEEP.

IT WAS HIS TIME.

HE WAS 96.

ALTHOUGH THE DAY BEFORE HE DIED...

HE PROPOSED TO ME.

AND NOW I’M HOPING THAT MY TURNING HIM DOWN

ISN’T WHAT KILLED HIM.

YOU’VE DONE BEAUTIFULLY

WITH YOUR FIRST TWO ASSIGNMENTS, GLORIA.

THANKS.

SO, WHERE TO NEXT?

NEXT?

YOU JUST LOST A PATIENT.

DON’T YOU WANT TO TAKE A BREAK?

I TOLD YOU, WINNIE

I LIKE TO KEEP BUSY.

I COME FROM THE CORPORATE WORLD OF 14-HOUR WORK DAYS.

LOOKS LIKE WE GOT A LIVELY ONE.

A MRS. GRACE STILES.

WHEN SHE WENT HOME

FROM THE NURSING HOME TODAY

SHE STASHED HER PAIN MEDICATION

IN THE PLANTER BY THE FRONT DOOR.

GLORIA, THIS IS ROSEMARY ALLBRIGHT.

SHE’S BEEN A HOSPICE VOLUNTEER FOR SIX YEARS.

THEY DON’T COME ANY BETTER.

I PAY HER TO SAY THAT.

HOW WOULD YOU TWO LIKE TO TAKE ON

MRS. GRACE STILES?

IT SAYS IN HER PAPERWORK

SHE LIVES IN THE COTTAGE.

WHAT IN THE WORLD IS GOING ON?

I HAVE NO IDEA.

BUT A TERMINALLY ILL WOMAN

SHOULDN’T HAVE TO PUT UP WITH THIS.

TRY AROUND TO THE LEFT.

THAT LOOKS LIKE A COTTAGE.

GOOD SET OF LUNGS.

MRS. STILES?

MRS. STILES?

MRS. STILES?

MRS. STILES? HELLO?

YOU LEFT YOUR DOOR UNLOCKED

SO WE’RE LETTING OURSELVES IN.

MRS. STILES?

MRS. STILES.

HELLO?

SORRY. DIDN’T MEAN TO STARTLE YOU.

I’M GLORIA GREENWOOD

AND THIS IS ROSEMARY ALLBRIGHT.

WE’RE FROM HOSPICE.

HOW WE DOING, MRS. STILES?

EVERYTHING ALL RIGHT?

LADIES, I CAN TELL BY YOUR LIPS MOVING

THAT YOU’RE TALKING

BUT I CAN’T HEAR A BLESSED WORD YOUR SAYING.

AND IT’S NOT ’CAUSE I’M DEAF

IF THAT’S WHAT YOU’RE THINKING.

IT’S THIS WALKMAN, HANDY LONG THING.

I JUST THOUGHT THAT ME

AND THE, YOU KNOW, GOOD NEWS QUARTET

MAYBE WE COULD DROWN OUT SOME OF THAT RACKET OUT THERE.

IS THERE ANYONE HERE WITH YOU, MRS. STILES?

WELL, I DO BELIEVE YOU ARE.

I’M SURE I READ THAT YOUR GRANDSON...

ROY.

ROY-- HE’S LOOKING AFTER YOU?

THAT’S RIGHT. HE HAD SOME THINGS TO DO.

AND HE LEFT YOU HERE ALONE?

HE’LL BE BACK LATER.

BUT YOU NEED SOMEONE HERE WITH YOU.

WHAT FOR?

TO CARE FOR YOU.

I’M GOING TO CALL HOSPICE.

WINNIE BRADLEY SHOULD KNOW ABOUT THIS.

MAY I USE YOUR PHONE?

YES. AROUND THE CORNER.

IT DON’T WORK, THOUGH.

IT HASN’T BEEN CONNECTED

UP HERE IN THE COTTAGE SINCE GABRIELLA STILES

YOU KNOW

SHE PASSED ON.

GLORIA...

I SHOULD GO BACK AND REPORT THIS.

NOT ONLY IS THE POOR WOMAN UNATTENDED

BUT SHE’S STRANDED IN THE MIDDLE

OF A CONSTRUCTION SITE WITHOUT EVEN A PHONE.

I’LL GO OVER THE HOSPICE AGREEMENT WITH HER

WHILE YOU’RE GONE.

ARE YOU GOING TO BE ALL RIGHT UNTIL I GET BACK?

YES, WE’LL BE FINE.

WHERE’S SHE GOING?

IS SHE GOING AFTER ROY?

NO, WE CAME TO TALK WITH YOU, MRS. STILES, NOT ROY.

WHEN YOU LEFT THE NURSING HOME THIS MORNING

YOU FORGOT YOUR MEDICATION.

I DIDN’T FORGET IT.

I TOLD THEM I DIDN’T WANT IT.

I TOLD THEM SO. DIDN’T THEY TELL YOU THAT?

YES, BUT...

THEN WHAT ARE YOU DRIVING OUT HERE PESTERING ME FOR?

MRS. STILES, MAY I SIT DOWN?

LISTEN, YOU PEOPLE HAVE TO LEARN SOMETHING.

MAY I PLEASE SIT DOWN? YOU CAN’T ALWAYS...

HONEY, I’M NOT THE QUEEN OF ENGLAND.

IF YOU WANT TO SIT, SIT.

THANK YOU.

ROSEMARY AND I ARE VOLUNTEERS

FROM AN ORGANIZATION CALLED HOSPICE.

DIDN’T YOUR DOCTOR TELL YOU ABOUT US?

WELL, SHE MIGHT’VE.

BUT SHE’S ONE OF THEM MEDICAL WOMEN.

TALKS A WHOLE LOT FASTER THAN I CAN LISTEN.

I SEE.

HAVE YOU HAD ANY LUNCH?

LISTEN, DEAR, WHATEVER YOU’RE SELLING

I KNOW I’M WAY PAST NEEDING IT.

THE NURSE TOLD ME YOU DIDN’T TOUCH

YOUR BREAKFAST THIS MORNING.

SO I PACKED A THERMOS OF CHICKEN SOUP.

YOU KNOW, ONE OF THE SERVICES HOSPICE PROVID...

WHAT IS IT, MRS. STILES?

DO YOU NEED TO GO TO THE BATHROOM?

WELL, YES, I DO, IF YOU MUST KNOW.

I’VE BEEN SITTING HERE ALL DAY

JUST TRYING TO GET UP ENOUGH STRENGTH.

YOU HAVEN’T BEEN TO THE BATHROOM SINCE THIS MORNING?

IT’S THE MIDDLE OF THE AFTERNOON.

BELIEVE ME, I KNOW.

I WAS DOING FINE, TOO

UNTIL THAT GOOD NEWS QUARTET GOT ME ALL REVVED UP.

I DON’T KNOW...

I DON’T THINK I CAN...

YOU CAN DO IT.

ALL RIGHT.

OH, NO, I’M TOO DIZZY.

NO, IT HURTS TOO MUCH.

I GOT TO LIE DOWN.

OKAY.

I’M GOING TO GET YOUR PAIN MEDICATION.

NO DRUGS.

HOW MANY TIMES DO I HAVE TO TELL YOU PEOPLE.

THIS AIN’T PAIN ANYWAY.

YOU EVER BEEN IN LABOR?

YES, I HAVE.

WELL, THEN YOU KNOW WHAT REAL PAIN IS.

UP AT THE BIG HOUSE UP THERE

I HAD FOUR BABIES.

FOUR BOYS.

THE FIRST ONE COME OUT FEET FIRST

HUNG ONTO MY RIBS FOR 20 HOURS.

WHAT ARE WE GOING TO DO ABOUT THIS?

WELL, I’M JUST GOING TO HAVE TO HOLD IT, I GUESS.

YOU CAN’T HOLD IT.

OH, HONEY, I WAS THE YOUNGEST

OF 13 CHILDREN.

WE HAD ONE OUTHOUSE.

BELIEVE ME, I GOT SO I COULD HOLD MY WATER A WEEK

STANDING IN FRONT OF RUBY FALLS.

I DON’T SUPPOSE YOU HAVE A BEDPAN.

WHY DIDN’T I THINK TO BRING ONE?

WELL, IT’S NOT THE KIND OF THING YOU USUALLY TAKE

CALLING ON A PERSON.

HOW ABOUT THIS?

THAT’S A SOUP TUREEN.

THAT BELONGED TO GABRIELLA STILES--

MY HUSBAND’S MOTHER.

SENTIMENTAL VALUE?

WELL, LET’S PUT IT THIS WAY--

GABRIELLA, SHE LIVED WITH US 19 YEARS.

19 OF THE SLOWEST YEARS OF MY LIFE.

IT DOES HAVE THE RIGHT SHAPE.

WELL, IT DOES, DOESN’T IT?

NO, NO.

NO, WE JUST CAN’T BE THINKING IT.

MRS. STILES, I PROBABLY SHOULDN’T EVEN SAY THIS

BUT IF I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY

TO DO IT IN MY MOTHER-IN-LAW’S

SOUP TUREEN...

THAT’S A... THAT’S A VERY NICE SUGGESTION

BUT YOU GOT TO REALIZE I’M GOING TO MEET

GABRIELLA STILES VERY SOON.

CAN YOU IMAGINE SPENDING ALL ETERNITY

WITH HER FOLLOWING ME AROUND

CRABBING ABOUT HER SOUP TUREEN?

WELL, THEN WE’RE JUST GOING TO HAVE TO GET YOU UP.

I... I...

JUST LEAN ON ME.

HERE.

THERE YOU GO.

ALL RIGHT.

BE SLOW NOW.

MM-HMM. GOT YOU.

ALL RIGHT, HERE WE GO.

YOUR FEET ARE ON THE FLOOR.

YEAH.

DO YOU MIND...

DO YOU MIND TELLING ME

WHAT YOU’RE DOING HERE AGAIN?

WELL, I’M JUST HERE TO HELP, THAT’S ALL.

HELP ME WHAT, DIE?

IN A WAY, YES.

WELL, THAT’S A FIRST.

NEVER HAD A STRANGER JUST COME TO MY DOOR, AND...

AND TRY TO HELP ME DIE.

YOU DONE THIS BEFORE?

I’VE ASSISTED ON TWO OTHER HOSPICE CASES.

YOU... YOU DO THIS FOR A LIVING?

I TOLD YOU, I’M A VOLUNTEER.

OH. OH, I SEE.

YOU, UH... YOU VOLUNTEER

TO HELP PERFECT STRANGERS DIE.

IS THIS... IS THIS SOME KIND OF CUSTOM?

YOU KNOW, SOMETHING I JUST HAVEN’T HEARD ABOUT?

OH, WELL.

YOU HAPPEN TO BE A PERFECT EXAMPLE

OF WHAT HOSPICE IS ABOUT.

YOUR GRANDSON PICKS YOU UP FROM THE NURSING HOME

AND JUST DUMPS YOU HERE, ALL ALONE

WITH NO ONE TO TURN TO.

UH-HUH. AND WHERE WAS THE GOOD LORD TODAY

WHEN YOU NEEDED HELP GETTING TO THE BATHROOM?

UNTIL WE GET EVERYTHING STRAIGHTENED OUT

WITH YOUR GRANDSON,

IS THERE SOMEBODY WHO CAN STAY HERE WITH YOU?

MAYBE SOMEBODY FROM YOUR CHURCH?

HERE, I’LL HELP YOU BACK.

BETTER?

YEAH.

YOU KNOW, I JUST CAN’T BELIEVE

THAT I EVEN THOUGHT ABOUT DOING THAT

IN THE FAMILY CHINA.

TALK ABOUT BEING SINFUL.

WELL, RELAX, IT’S NOT SO SINFUL

TO PUT THE WRONG THING IN THE WRONG CHINA.

HERE.

UNLESS YOU’RE KEEPING KOSHER.

UNLESS I’M WHAT?

OH, NOTHING, A LITTLE JOKE.

OKAY, NOW I’M GOING TO FIX UP

THAT SOUP I PROMISED.

HOPE YOU’RE HUNGRY.

I AM A LITTLE.

I’M JUST GOING TO FIND SOMETHING TO PUT IT IN.

OKAY.

OH, HONEY, I’VE GOT AN IDEA.

I’M WORRIED ABOUT HER, GLORIA.

DIDN’T TOUCH HER SUPPER.

SAID SHE MIGHT EAT AN EGG IN THE MORNING.

00 AND HER GRANDSON STILL HADN’T COME BACK.

BUT SHE SAYS HE WORKS LATE.

WINNIE CALLED.

WE CAN’T GO BACK THERE AFTER TOMORROW

IF SHE KEEPS REFUSING TO SIGN THIS HOSPICE AGREEMENT.

I went over it with her a dozen different ways.

"I’M NOT SIGNING NOTHING" IS ALL SHE KEPT SAYING.

LET ME TAKE THE MORNING SHIFT.

SEE WHAT I CAN DO.

SHOO!

SHOO!

MRS. STILES?

SHOO!

MRS. STILES, IT’S GLORIA.

GREAT.

IT’S GLORIA, MRS. STILES.

CAN I COME IN?

I’M COMING IN.

HI.

GOOD MORNING.

HOW ARE YOU?

GOOD MORNING.

THERE ARE CHICKENS ALL OVER YOUR FRONT PORCH.

YEAH. I USUALLY FEED THEM

THIS TIME OF MORNING.

ROY’S BEEN DOING IT FOR ME.

UH-HUH, HUH. THERE.

MAY I ASK JUST WHAT IT IS YOU’RE DOING HERE?

OH. WELL, YOU TOLD ROSEMARY

THAT YOU MIGHT EAT AN EGG THIS MORNING

SO I DROPPED BY TO FIX IT FOR YOU.

OH, SURE. YOU DROVE 20 MILES UP THE MOUNTAIN TO DROP BY?

MRS. STILES, IT’S DAMP IN HERE.

WHAT CAN WE DO TO WARM YOU UP?

DO YOU HAVE A THERMOSTAT?

NO. I JUST USE THE STOVE.

STOVE?

OH, THE STOVE.

LOOK AT THIS.

HUH. WHERE IS ROY?

YOU TOLD ROSEMARY HE WAS GOING TO STAY WITH YOU LAST NIGHT?

ROY WAS HERE.

00 OR LATER.

THAT’S WHEN I CLOSED MY EYES, I PRETENDED TO GO TO SLEEP.

YOU PRETENDED TO GO TO SLEEP?

SO HE WOULD GO HOME.

ROY HAS BETTER THINGS TO DO THAN BABY-SIT A SICK OLD WOMAN.

OH.

NOW, LISTEN, HONEY.

I FEEL MUCH STRONGER TODAY.

I’VE BEEN UP ALREADY AND I DON’T NEED ANY HELP.

I THINK YOU SHOULD JUST, YOU KNOW, GO ON

AND JUST GET ON WITH YOUR DAY.

I WILL-- AS SOON AS I GET YOU FED.

I SUPPOSE YOU COOK ON THIS THING.

LISTEN, I DON’T KNOW HOW TO SAY THIS MUCH PLAINER.

NOT TO WORRY, MRS. STILES. I’M NO NOVICE

AT BUILDING FIRES.

THE FIRE GOES IN HERE, RIGHT?

THAT’S THE OVEN, CHILD.

SHOO! SHOO!

SHOO.

MRS. STILES...

ARE YOU SURE YOU DON’T HAVE SOMETHING HERE

WE COULD JUST PLUG IN?

DON’T LIKE MY FOOD COOKED WITH ELECTRICITY.

IT TASTES FUNNY.

GOOD GOD, WE’RE JUST GOING TO HAVE A BOILED EGG.

I DON’T SEE WHAT DIFFERENCE IT MAKES

HOW YOU GET THE WATER TO BOIL.

GLORIE, YOU HAVE ACQUIRED A VERY UNPLEASANT HABIT

OF USING THE LORD’S NAME IN VAIN.

OH, YOU MEAN "GOOD GOD"?

IT’S JUST AS EASY TO SAY "GOOD HEAVENS" OR... "GOOD GRAVY.

"GOOD GRAVY."

I WILL TRY TO REMEMBER THAT.

AND... MY NAME IS "GLORIA."

GLORI-A.

ALL RIGHT, I’LL TRY TO REMEMBER THAT.

HOW YOU DOING, BOSS?

ALL RIGHT, I CAN DO THIS.

ARE YOU SURE THIS THING IS SAFE?

YEAH. JUST PUT THE LID BACK ON TOP.

I KNEW THAT.

AND CLOSE THE FRONT DOOR.

THE CHICKENS

ARE COMING IN.

CHICKENS...

COME ON.

COME ON! OKAY, OUT!

AH.

OUT YOU GO.

PHEW-SHOO!

I HAVE BLACK ALL OVER MY HANDS.

HOW DOES THIS THING WORK?

IT’S GOT A HANDLE AND A SPOUT.

HOW DO YOU THINK IT WORKS?

WELL, HUMOR ME, MRS. STILES.

I’M NOT A MORNING PERSON.

OH, HONEY!

HONEY, THE STOVE.

THE STOVE!

I THOUGHT YOU SAID THIS THING WAS SAFE.

IT IS. IT’S JUST THE DAMPER.

WHA... I CAN’T...

I CAN’T EVEN USE THE PHONE TO CALL ANYBODY.

IT DOESN’T WORK.

AND BY THE TIME I PUMP ENOUGH WATER BY HAND...

I’M GOING TO GET YOU OUT OF HERE.

WHAT ARE YOU DOING?

OPEN THE DAMPER.

WE’RE GOING OUTSIDE.

GET AWAY FROM ME.

STOP THAT. WE’RE GOING OUT.

GO OVER THERE AND OPEN THAT DAMPER!

LOOK, LOOK, YOU SEE THAT METAL THING

STICKING OUT OF THAT PIPE RIGHT ABOVE THE STOVE?

GO TURN IT. WHY?

BECAUSE WE’RE GOING TO...

CHOKE TO DEATH ON-ON THE SMOKE.

HERE GOES.

OH! AAH!

WELL!

I’M SORRY, MRS. STILES.

SOMETIMES, GOOD GRAVY JUST DOESN’T CUT IT.

OPEN THE WINDOW.

GOOD HEAVENS, I DON’T THINK

I EVER MET ANYBODY QUITE AS-AS...

CIVILIZED?

THAT ISN’T THE WORD I WAS REACHING FOR

BUT IT-IT’LL HAVE TO DO.

ALL RIGHT.

PUT A LID ON THAT; THE WATER

WILL BOIL FASTER.

NOW I KNOW WHY YOU COUNTRY PEOPLE

EAT SUCH HEARTY BREAKFASTS.

IT’S A DAY’S WORK JUST TO BOIL AN EGG.

WELL, DON’T JUST STAND THERE

WATCHING IT.

WHY NOT?

A WATCHED POT NEVER BOILS.

SINCE WHEN?

JUST TAKE MY WORD FOR IT.

YOU WANT TO GET THE EGGS?

THEY’RE ON THE COUNTER

OVER THERE BY THE WINDOW.

ROY GATHERED THEM LAST NIGHT.

OH, YUCK!

MRS. STILES, THESE EGGS...

THEY’RE COVERED IN...

BIRD... STUFF.

WELL, THEN, WASH THEM OFF.

WHAT’S THAT SMOKE?

GOD, LOOK AT THAT!

LET’S GO. CHECK IT OUT. LET’S GO.

YOU KNOW, I THINK THIS WOULD BE A WHOLE LOT EASIER

IF YOU GOT IN BED AND I GOT UP

AND MADE YOU BREAKFAST.

WHAT’S GOING ON?

WHAT ARE YOU TWO DOING HERE?

WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?

MR. ANDERS, SIR...

THAT PLACE’S ON FIRE.

NO, NO, IT’S NOT.

IT’S PROBABLY JUST THE STOVE.

WHO’S THIS?

I’M ROY STILES.

THIS IS MY WIFE CHARLENE.

THIS WAS MY GRANDMA’S FARM.

FALSE ALARM, MR. ANDERS.

THERE’S NO FIRE.

A COUPLE LADIES IN THERE TRYING

TO BOIL AN EGG.

WHAT?!

WAIT A MINUTE.

I WANT TO TALK WITH WHOEVER’S IN CHARGE OUT HERE.

WOULD THAT BE YOU?

LADY, I DON’T KNOW WHO YOU ARE

BUT YOU ARE TRESPASSING ON PRIVATE PROPERTY.

IF YOU AND WHOEVER ELSE

YOU GOT INSIDE THERE DON’T GET GOING

IN ONE MINUTE, I’M CALLING THE SHERIFF.

I’M GLORIA GREENWOOD, A HOSPICE VOLUNTEER

CARING FOR AN ELDERLY WOMAN INSIDE

WHO HAPPENS TO BE TERMINALLY ILL.

I’M TRYING TO TELL YOU, MR. ANDERS

MY GRANDMA, SHE’S MOVED BACK INTO THE COTTAGE.

SHE CAN’T DO THAT!

WELL, SHE HAS!

SO IF YOU AND YOUR NEANDERTHALS

DON’T GET AWAY FROM THIS COTTAGE IN LESS THAN A MINUTE

I’M GOING TO CALL THE SHERIFF.

DON’T YOU TOUCH MY ORCHARD!

DON’T YOU GET TOO COMFORTABLE

IN THERE, MRS. STILES!

YOU’RE NOT STAYING LONG.

WELL, IT BOILED.

ONE OF THE LORD’S LITTLE MIRACLES.

I CAN DO THAT.

OH. UH, TWO MINUTES?

WELL, BETTER MAKE IT THREE.

THREE.

OH, UH, GLORI-A...

UH, MEET CHARLENE.

THIS IS ROY’S WIFE.

YOU’RE NOT FROM AROUND HERE, ARE YOU?

I’M FROM NEW YORK.

UH, BUT I LIVE HERE NOW.

HMM.

WELL, ROY WOULD JUST HAVE LOVED

TO SEE NEW YORK, WOULDN’T YOU, HONEY?

I MEAN, HE JUST GOT AN ITCH IN HIS BRITCHES.

JUST WANTS TO TRAVEL

AROUND THE WORLD.

GRANDMA.

HONEY, I SURELY WANTED

TO LEAVE YOU THIS LAND,

AND I WOULD’VE IF YOUR DADDY AND ME

JUST COULD HAVE DIED EASY.

BUT SINCE YOU’VE JUST SOLD THE FARM

SURELY THERE MUST HAVE BEEN SOME PROFIT.

NO, CHARLENE, THERE WASN’T!

OKAY? NOT A PENNY...

BY THE TIME I GOT FINISHED

PAYING OFF THE BACK TAXES

THE REST OF THE FARM’S DEBT

THE MOUNTAIN OF MEDICAL BILLS

FROM MY DAD AND NOW MY GRANDMA’S BILLS

ON TOP OF THAT.

BUT WE AREN’T LEAVING ANY DEBTS, ROY.

NOT MANY FARMERS CAN SAY THAT.

I’LL BE WAITING IN THE CAR, ROY.

HMM...

I’M CURIOUS ABOUT THIS ANDERS GUY.

I WONDER IF I COULD TALK WITH THE LAWYER

YOU USED TO, UH, SELL THE PROPERTY.

I DIDN’T HAVE ONE.

YOU DIDN’T HAVE A LAWYER?

NO. THE FELLA DOWN AT THE BANK, HE TOOK CARE

OF EVERYTHING.

OH, WHAT ABOUT YOUR CONTRACT?

THE ONE YOU SIGNED?

YOU DID READ IT, DIDN’T YOU?

WHAT IS IT, MRS. STILES?

YOU CAN READ, CAN’T YOU?

MY NOT BEING ABLE TO READ’S GOT NOTHING TO DO WITH ANYTHING.

AND I’M NOT IGNORANT, IF THAT’S WHAT YOU THINK.

I RAN THIS FARM AFTER MY HUSBAND DIED

AND MY BEING ABLE TO READ

OR NOT ABLE TO READ

NEVER MATTERED NONE.

OKAY.

MRS. GREENWOOD, OUR PERSONAL LIVES

ARE REALLY NONE OF YOUR BUSINESS.

NOW, THE FARM IS GONE AND THAT’S THAT.

NOW, I CAME HERE TODAY TO TRY AND TALK MY GRANDMA

INTO GOING BACK TO THE NURSING HOME.

NO, ROY, I CAN’T DO IT.

GRANDMA, WOULD YOU LOOK OUT THERE?

IT IS LIKE A WAR ZONE.

THIS ANDERS, HE’S GOING TO COME HERE

WITH THE SHERIFF AND THE STATE POLICE

AND HE’S GOING TO DRAG YOU OUT OF HERE.

IT DOESN’T HAVE TO BE THAT WAY, ROY.

WE CAN STOP HIM.

I DON’T WANT TO STOP HIM!

CAN’T YOU GET THAT THROUGH YOUR HEAD?!

HONEY, THE FRIDGE WE ORDERED WON’T FIT

SO WE EITHER HAVE TO EXCHANGE IT FOR A SMALLER ONE

OR MOVE THE KITCHEN WALL.

SHE SOLD A 250-ACRE FARM

AND DIDN’T EVEN HAVE AN ATTORNEY

TO LOOK AT THE CONTRACT.

WHAT’S IT GOING TO BE?

THE WALL OR THE FRIDGE?

POOR WOMAN CAN’T EVEN READ.

SMALLER FRIDGE. OKAY.

YOU’RE NOT LISTENING TO ME.

NO, HONEY. YOU SEE, YOU’RE NOT LISTENING TO ME.

I’M SUPPOSED TO BE IN COURT RIGHT NOW

HELPING PHILN IN THE HILLBOROUGH CASE

BUT OUR CONTRACTOR HERE HAS 50 URGENT QUESTIONS

AND YOU CAN’T BE FOUND.

I’VE BEEN OUT

WITH MRS. STILES. YOU KNOW THAT.

MRS. STILES IS NOT YOUR PROBLEM.

THIS IS YOUR PROBLEM.

SHE HAPPENS TO BE MY PATIENT.

NOT ACCORDING TO WINNIE BRADLEY, WHO LEFT

TWO RATHER TERSE MESSAGES ON THE MACHINE.

SOMETHING ABOUT SOME UNSIGNED HOSPICE FORMS?

THERE ARE BULLDOZERS CRAWLING ALL OVER HER PROPERTY.

THE FUMES, THE FILTH, THE NOISE--

MRS. STILES HASN’T BEEN ABLE TO SLEEP, TO EAT.

WHAT THEY’RE DOING OUT THERE CAN’T BE LEGAL.

WHAT YOU ARE DOING OUT THERE

IS DEFINITELY NOT LEGAL.

HONEY...

DAVID... WAIT.

I’M ASKING YOU FOR HELP.

HOW OFTEN DOES THAT HAPPEN?

LOOK, JUST PLEASE LOOK INTO IT FOR ME, ALL RIGHT?

MAKE SURE THE CONTRACT’S GOOD.

PLEASE?

PLEASE?

THERE IS A STANDARD LEGAL PARAGRAPH

IN CASES LIKE THIS WHICH ENTITLES THE SELLER

TO QUIET POSSESSION AND PEACEFUL ENJOYMENT

FOR A REASONABLE PERIOD.

MM-AH! I KNEW I COULD COUNT ON YOU.

I’M GOING TO CALL THAT CONTRACTOR

RIGHT AWAY.

OH, UH, ABOUT THE KITCHEN-- MOVE THE WALL.

MOVE THE WALL.

OH, AND YOU WON’T FORGET

ABOUT THIS EVENING, RIGHT?

THIS EVENING?

MY RECEPTION?

COUNTRY CLUB?

BEING SWORN IN AS A MEMBER

OF THE STATE BAR?

COUNTRY CLUB. OF COURSE I’LL BE THERE, BUT

WE WON’T STAY

TOO LATE, WILL WE?

I HAVE TO GET UP EARLY IN THE MORNING.

GLORIA?

YEAH?

HONEY, YOU HAVEN’T EVEN TRIED TO MAKE ANY FRIENDS AT THE CLUB.

HONEY, I TOLD YOU THOSE PEOPLE

JUST DON’T INTEREST ME RIGHT NOW.

AND WHY IS THAT?

BECAUSE THEY DON’T HAVE

ONE FOOT IN THE GRAVE?

HEY... COME HERE.

LOOK...

EVER SINCE LAST YEAR

NOTHING SEEMS TO INTEREST YOU

BUT DEATH-- NOT ME, NOT OUR MARRIAGE...

OUR LIVES.

HI.

HI.

YOU BEEN HERE ALL MORNING?

YES. GLORIA, WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT THIS.

OH, I KNOW. I SPOKE TO WINNIE ON THE WAY OUT HERE.

SHE WILL NOT SIGN THE HOSPICE AGREEMENT.

WE CAN’T STAY HERE.

WHAT ARE WE SUPPOSED TO DO?

ABANDON HER?

WE HAVE NO CHOICE.

MRS. STILES, WHY DID YOU TELL ROSEMARY

YOU DON’T WANT A HOSPICE TEAM HERE?

BECAUSE I DON’T.

WELL, THEN I’M GOING TO HAVE TO LEAVE, TOO.

WELL, THAT’S UP TO YOU, I GUESS.

DON’T WORRY.

THE DOCTOR SAID I WOULD HAVE GOOD DAYS AND BAD DAYS.

I’LL BE JUST FINE.

LOOK, THIS IS A TELEPHONE.

NO.

PLEASE. IF YOU WANT ANY HELP

OR YOU JUST WANT TO TALK ABOUT ANYTHING

PLEASE, PUSH THE GREEN BUTTON

AND YOU’LL REACH ME, ALL RIGHT?

I DON’T THINK THAT WILL BE NECESSARY.

IT’LL MAKE ME FEEL MUCH BETTER. PLEASE.

ARE YOU SURE I CAN’T MAKE YOU

SOMETHING TO EAT BEFORE I GO?

DON’T WANT NOTHING.

BUT, YOU KNOW, WHILE YOU’RE FEELING

SO HELPFUL AND ALL

IT WOULD BE AWFUL NICE IF...

IF YOU COULD TAKE ME DOWN TO THE CHURCH.

THE CHURCH YOU STOPPED GOING TO 40 YEARS AGO?

THERE’S SOMEBODY DOWN THERE I’D LIKE TO SEE.

J.P. CONKLIN.

HE COME IN WHEN OUR OLD PASTOR GOT SICK.

BOY, WAS HE GOOD-LOOKING.

REALLY?

MADE ME FEEL LIKE A LUMP OF LARD ON A HOT SKILLET.

ONLY MAN IN MY WHOLE LIFE

EVER SAID OUT LOUD I WAS PRETTY.

MRS. STILES, THAT IS SO SWEET.

NOTHING SWEET ABOUT IT.

TURN LEFT RIGHT UP THERE.

YOU COULD COME IN IF YOU WANTED TO.

I’LL WAIT OUT HERE FOR YOU.

DON’T YOU THINK, UH...?

WELL, MAYBE YOU SHOULD GET ON HOME.

YOU KNOW, YOU’VE DONE ENOUGH ALREADY.

AND, UH, I KNOW YOU MUST HAVE FAMILY

THAT NEEDS TAKING CARE OF OR... A JOB.

I HAD A JOB-- IN NEW YORK.

I WAS WITH A NATIONAL CONSULTING FIRM.

WE FIXED BUSINESSES.

YOU KNOW, BIG CORPORATIONS WHO GET FISCALLY SICK--

AND WE’D GO IN AND REVIVE THEM.

REVIVE THEM?

MM-HMM. WE’D SAVE THEM.

OH... SO YOU’VE GOT A...

YOU’VE GOT A HISTORY OF SAVING THINGS.

WHAT I WANT TO SAY IS,

IN ADDITION TO THE HOSPICE WORK,

I COULD HELP YOU GET YOUR LEGAL AFFAIRS IN ORDER.

GLORIE, THERE’S SOMETHING

I HAVEN’T QUITE FIGURED OUT ABOUT YOU...

BUT I WILL.

Man ...I’M SURE YOU’LL BE GOOD AT THAT.

Man WE APPRECIATE YOUR GOOD ADVICE, REVEREND.

YES.

GOOD IDEA.

CONGRATULATIONS.

SEE YOU NEXT SUNDAY.

NEXT SUNDAY.

GRACE?

GRACE STILES?

AS I LIVE AND BREATHE.

I WASN’T SURE YOU’D RECOGNIZE ME, JOHN PATRICK.

OF COURSE I RECOGNIZE YOU...

BUT I’M FLABBERGASTED YOU’RE ACTUALLY HERE.

WELL, IT WASN’T ANYTHING I PLANNED, BELIEVE ME.

I HAVEN’T THOUGHT ABOUT YOU IN A MILLION YEARS.

I’M VERY GLAD TO SEE YOU.

ME, TOO.

HOW HAVE YOU BEEN, GRACE?

JUST FINE.

THE GUIDELINES IN THE HOSPICE HANDBOOK

CLEARLY STATE THAT...

I UNDERSTAND

EVERY DETAIL OF THE HANDBOOK

AND IT ALL WORKED FINE FOR PATIENTS LIKE

MR. SAUNDERS AND MR. BARNES

BUT GRACE STILES ISN’T DYING BY THE BOOK.

NO ONE DOES, GLORIA.

AND NO MATTER WHAT, WE TRY TO TRAIN OUR VOLUNTEERS

NOT TO BECOME EMOTIONALLY INVOLVED.

I COULDN’T HELP IT.

I LOVE THAT WOMAN.

AND IF HER FAITH IS GIVING HER THE STRENGTH SHE NEEDS

TO GET THROUGH THIS WITHOUT PAINKILLERS

WHO AM I TO TELL HER DIFFERENTLY?

I UNDERSTAND THAT MY GOING OUT THERE

IS PUTTING HOSPICE IN JEOPARDY.

THAT’S WHY I THOUGHT IT BEST TO RESIGN.

WE NEED YOU TOO MUCH.

GRACE DOES, TOO.

GO AND DO WHAT YOU MUST.

WE’LL, UH... WE’LL FIND A WAY TO SUPPORT YOU.

OH... THANK YOU.

LOOK HERE. I GOT THE SLEEVES DONE.

NOW ALL I HAVE TO DO IS THE TOP.

THIS IS BEAUTIFUL.

IT’S A WORK OF ART.

WELL, IT LOOKS JUST LIKE THE...

THE ORCHARD.

YEAH, I THOUGHT IT’D BE NICE

IF LUANNE COULD JUST SEE WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE.

WHO’S LUANNE?

LUANNE, MY GREAT NIECE.

THAT’S HER PICTURE RIGHT THERE.

SHE AND ROY ARE THE ONLY ONES OF MY KIN

THAT STILL BOTHER WITH ME.

SHE’S MY YOUNGEST OLDER BROTHER’S

MIDDLE SON’S FIRST DAUGHTER’S THIRD CHILD.

BY HER SECOND MARRIAGE.

OH. WELL...

WHO CAN COMPETE WITH THAT?

OH, LOOK IN THE WICKER BASKET THERE.

RIGHT AT THE FOOT OF THE BED.

WELL, SOMEBODY LIKES TO WRITE LETTERS.

ME AND LUANNE, WE HAVE A REAL CLOSE CONNECTION.

SHE’S GOING TO BE 13 THIS MONTH.

I THOUGHT I’D PUT THIS IN A BOX

AND HAVE ROY MAIL IT TO HER.

YOU DON’T THINK HE’LL FORGET, DO YOU?

MEN ARE... MEN ARE CARELESS

ABOUT SUCH THINGS.

I’LL MAIL IT FOR YOU.

WOULD YOU?

I’LL HAVE ROY GIVE YOU THE ADDRESS AND...

AND MONEY FOR THE POSTAGE...

AND... I THANK YOU.

YOU WANT ME TO FIND YOU SOMETHING TO DO? HMM?

OH, I’M FINE.

BUT YOU’RE JUST STANDING THERE.

I’M THINKING.

YEAH, WELL, THINKING ISN’T DOING.

"THINKING" IS JUST A FANCY WORD FOR IDLENESS

AND WE ALL KNOW THAT IDLENESS IS THE DEVIL’S WORKSHOP.

MRS. STILES

I DON’T BELIEVE IN THE DEVIL.

YOU THINK HE CARES ABOUT THAT?

AND WHAT’S THAT PICKING AT YOUR FINGERS YOU’RE DOING?

WELL, BECAUSE, IN THE LAST FEW DAYS

I HAVE MANAGED TO TEAR UP EVERY ONE OF MY NAILS.

EVERY ONE.

OH. WELL, YOU JUST GO ON HOME AND SIT IN YOUR FANCY BATHTUB

AND LET YOUR FINGERNAILS GROW BACK.

I’M GOING TO FIND SOMETHING TO DO.

THERE’S A BAG IN THERE UNDER THE TABLE

WITH SCRAPS OF FABRIC.

I DON’T KNOW HOW TO SEW.

NOBODY SAID SEWING.

IT’S, UH... IT’S QUILTING.

HERE, I’LL SHOW YOU.

I’LL BRING IT IN TO YOU.

NO. NO. I’M HAVING A... REAL GOOD DAY.

YOU’RE SUPPOSED TO KEEP MOVING.

ASK ME, YOU THINK TOO MUCH.

NO GARDEN IN THIS WORLD EVER GOT PLANTED

BY THINKING ABOUT IT.

YES, MRS. STILES.

AND YOU DON’T USE THAT TONE WITH ME.

I’M NOT YOUR MOTHER.

ALL RIGHT. NOW, YOU TAKE THIS PIECE OF CARDBOARD.

JUST PUT IT ON TOP OF YOUR FABRIC

AND CUT AROUND IT.

OKAY?

ALL RIGHT.

HOW’S THAT?

WORK O’ ART.

DO ANOTHER ONE, GLORIE.

MRS. STILES, MY NAME ISN’T GLORIE.

IT’S... IT’S GLORIA.

WELL, MY NAME ISN’T MRS. STILES, EITHER.

IT’S GRACE.

COME ON.

I WANT TO SHOW YOU SOMETHING.

THAT PICTURE THERE-- THAT’S MR. STILES, MY HUSBAND.

THEM OTHERS, THAT’S MY KIDS.

THAT’S RIGHT.

YOU HAVE FOUR CHILDREN.

WHERE ARE THEY NOW?

I’M SORRY. WAS THAT A PERSONAL QUESTION?

NO. THAT’S ALL RIGHT.

I’LL... I’LL SHOW YOU WHERE THEY ARE.

THAT’S MY HUSBAND.

THOSE ARE MY KIDS DOWN THERE.

YOU LOST ALL FOUR OF YOUR CHILDREN?

YEP.

RONNIE--

HE WAS THE BABY.

I WENT IN TO HIM ONE MORNING.

HE WASN’T BREATHING.

DOCTOR COME.

HE SAID THESE THINGS JUST HAPPEN.

DUANE-- HE WAS HUNTING WITH HIS DADDY.

STUMBLED OVER SOME BARBED WIRE IN THE SNOW.

GUN WENT OFF.

COLIN?

VIETNAMESE WAR.

REALLY THE ONLY ONE THAT HAD A CHANCE TO GROW UP

WAS ROGER LEE.

HE’S ROY’S DADDY.

HOW DID YOU DEAL WITH THAT?

LOSING THEM, I MEAN.

I GRIEVED.

I STILL DO.

BUT IT WAS THE GOOD LORD’S WILL.

YOU DIDN’T QUESTION THAT?

THE GOOD LORD’S WILL?

GLORIA, WHAT HAPPENED TO YOU?

TELL ME ABOUT YOUR CHILDREN.

PARDON ME?

YOU SAID YOU WAS IN LABOR.

WE HAD A SON.

HIS NAME WAS BILLY.

HE WAS, UH, KILLED IN AN AUTOMOBILE ACCIDENT

OVER A YEAR AGO.

YOU POOR THING.

WHY DO YOUNG PEOPLE THINK

THEY HAVE TO DRIVE SO FAST NOWADAYS ANYWAY?

HE WAS EIGHT YEARS OLD, GRACE.

HE WASN’T DRIVING.

I WAS.

HOW’S YOUR HIP?

OH!

FEEL ALL RIGHT?

YEAH, HIP’S WONDERFUL.

YOU TELL ME WHY...

WHY PART OF MY BODY’S GETTING BETTER

AND THE OTHER PART’S DYING.

WEEDS.

YOU KNOW, WHEN THEY PLANT ME HERE,

I’M GOING TO WORK ON THEM

FROM UNDERNEATH.

JUST GOING TO PULL THEM DOWN.

IT’S GETTING COLD.

OH, GRACE. GRACE...

YOU HURT SO MUCH.

SHH. DON’T MOVE, DON’T MOVE.

JUST LET ME HOLD YOU.

WILL YOU LOOK AT THOSE TREES?

HASN’T BEEN AN ARTIST BORN

PAINT A PRETTY PICTURE AS THAT.

LISTEN.

I DON’T HEAR ANYTHING.

YEAH, AND THAT’S THE FIRST DAY THIS WEEK

THAT THEM FOOL MACHINES HAVE BEEN QUIET.

I SURE WOULD LIKE TO KNOW

HOW YOU GOT THEM TO STOP.

WELL, GLORIA ASKED ME TO FIND A JUDGE

THAT WOULD AGREE THAT A SICK WOMAN

SHOULDN’T BE SUBJECTED TO BULLDOZERS

AND CHAINSAWS AND DYNAMITE, SO...

I DID.

WELL, YOU-YOU LAWYERS ARE SOMETHING.

LOOK JUST LIKE REGULAR PEOPLE, TOO.

DAVID, QUIT STUFFING YOUR FACE

FOR ONE MINUTE AND TELL US WHAT HAPPENED AT THE MEETING.

HOW DID IT GO?

I THINK MR. ANDERS’ BLOOD PRESSURE

WENT UP ABOUT A HUNDRED POINTS. GOOD.

THAT’S NOT ALL WE’LL DO TO THAT SWINDLER.

WHAT ANDERS DID WAS TECHNICALLY LEGAL.

IT MAY NOT HAVE BEEN

THE MOST BENEVOLENT THING IN THE WORLD.

BENEVOLENT? HE USED A 1978 TAX APPRAISAL

TO VALUE GRACE’S PROPERTY TODAY.

WHICH IS TECHNICALLY LEGAL.

BUT IT’S NOT RIGHT.

GRACE HAD TO ASK FOR AN UPDATED ASSESSMENT.

HOW WAS SHE TO EVEN KNOW ABOUT THAT?

WAIT A MINUTE. WAIT A MINUTE.

YOU TWO ALWAYS SNAP AT EACH OTHER LIKE THIS?

NOT ALWAYS.

ANYWAY, I TOLD ANDERS WE’D SUE IF NECESSARY.

TO SUE?

OH, NOW, JUST A MINUTE.

I DIDN’T WANT TO DIE IN THAT NURSING HOME

AND I FOR SURE DON’T WANT TO DIE IN NO COURTROOM.

NOBODY’S GOING TO COURT, GRACE.

DON’T WORRY.

HE’LL COME AROUND TO A NICE QUIET SETTLEMENT.

WHAT’S THAT SUPPOSED TO MEAN?

IT MEANS THE DIFFERENCE

OF WHAT THIS LAND WAS WORTH

AND WHAT YOU SOLD IT FOR.

WITH CURRENT LAND VALUES, WE GOT TO BE TALKING...

$160,000-- MINIMUM.

$160,000?

THAT’S THE UPSIDE.

THERE IS A DOWNSIDE.

THIS COULD TAKE A WHILE.

GRACE, YOU’RE GOING TO NEED A WILL.

AND HERE IS A STANDARD LEGAL FORM.

OKAY, ALL WE HAVE TO DO

IS FILL IN A FEW OF THESE BLANKS.

WHAT AM I GOING TO DO WITH ALL THAT MONEY?

LEAVE IT TO ANYONE YOU WANT.

ROY?

ROY? HE’D JUST GET IN TROUBLE.

THERE’S LUANNE.

GRACE HAS A FAVORITE NIECE IN PROVIDENCE.

LET’S START A TRUST TO PAY FOR HER COLLEGE.

A TRUST. DAVID, THAT’S A GREAT IDEA.

DO YOU KNOW WHAT THE BIBLE SAYS ABOUT MONEY?

IT’S THE ROOT OF ALL EVIL.

I DON’T WANT THAT ON MY CONSCIENCE.

LET’S JUST FORGET ABOUT THIS.

GRACE...

NO! NO! NO!

NO WILLS, NO LAWSUITS

NO NOTHING.

I GOT TO GO.

I HAVE A CLIENT MEETING.

I DON’T LIKE WHAT’S HAPPENING TO ME.

I’M SO CONFUSED.

I’M SORRY. WE’RE PUTTING YOU THROUGH TOO MUCH.

NO, I’M AN OLD LADY AND I’M SET IN MY WAYS.

I KNOW THAT.

BUT I JUST CAN’T STAND SURPRISES.

THAT’S WHY I GOT UPSET.

BUT I SURELY DIDN’T MEAN TO HURT YOUR FEELINGS.

IT’S FINE.

LET’S JUST FORGET IT.

HERE, I’LL HELP YOU WASH THOSE.

I’M FINE.

WELL, ALL RIGHT, THEN YOU WASH AND I’LL DRY.

OKAY.

ARE YOU SURE YOU WON’T EAT SOMETHING?

WELL, I WAS LOOKING OUT THE WINDOW

AT MY ORCHARD UP THERE.

AND I WAS THINKING

I WOULD LOVE TO HAVE A BITE

OUT OF ONE OF THEM APPLES.

YOU WOULD? YEAH.

WELL, THEN WHAT ARE WE WAITING FOR?

LET’S GO.

WOULD YOU SHOW ME

THE BIG HOUSE, TOO?

ALL RIGHT.

I HAVEN’T BEEN THERE MYSELF SINCE THE HOSPITAL.

WATCH YOUR STEP.

THERE WE GO.

OKAY, OKAY, FINE.

OH!

WELL, I NEVER DID LIKE IT MUCH ANYWAY.

YOU SHOULD HAVE SEEN IT BEFORE.

IT ALWAYS HAD A LOT OF FISHING GEAR

AND GUNS.

YOU KNOW, MEN’S STUFF.

NOTHING OF MINE.

THE ORCHARD, THOUGH, THAT WAS DIFFERENT.

I USED TO GO OUT THERE EVERY DAY.

I’D TAKE A BLANKET IN THE AFTERNOON

AND I’D LIE DOWN ON MY BACK

WHEN MY WORK WAS DONE.

THAT’S WHERE I’D DREAM MY DREAMS.

OH, LOOK THERE.

THAT’S A GALA.

THAT’S ONE OF MY FAVORITES.

THAT’S THE FIRST MORSEL I’VE SEEN YOU EAT IN DAYS.

MM.

HMM?

DON’T WANT ANY MORE.

YOU ONLY HAD ONE BITE.

I KNOW. YOU FINISH IT.

CAN YOU SEE THE STEEPLE

OF YOUR LITTLE CHURCH FROM HERE?

THAT IS NOT MY CHURCH.

THAT’S RIGHT. YOU MENTIONED THAT.

COULD YOU TELL ME ABOUT THE REVEREND?

HE WAS JUST A YOUNG MAN.

YOU KNOW, YOUNG PREACHER.

JOHN PATRICK CONKLIN.

I WAS MARRIED, OF COURSE.

ONE DAY IN SUNDAY SCHOOL, HE ASKED ME TO STAND UP

AND READ SOMETHING OUT OF THE BIBLE.

EVERYBODY LAUGHED.

THEY KNEW I COULDN’T READ.

BUT LATER, HE SAID I SHOULDN’T FEEL BAD--

THAT HE’D TEACH ME HOW.

THAT POOR THING.

I’D GO DOWN THERE

ON SUNDAY AFTERNOONS WITH MY BOOK.

I COULDN’T CONCENTRATE.

I JUST LIKED WATCHING HIS EYES.

THE WAY HE’D GET HIS BROWS ALL WORRIED

WHEN I MESSED UP.

AND I LIKED LISTENING TO HIM LAUGH, YOU KNOW.

THEN THE PEOPLE FROM THE CHURCH--

MY MOTHER-IN-LAW ESPECIALLY

STARTED CACKLING LIKE A BUNCH OF OLD HENS.

MY HUSBAND HEARD ABOUT IT

AND HE STORMED DOWN THERE AND CUSSED HIM OUT.

WHY?

DID ANYTHING HAPPEN?

COURSE NOTHING HAPPENED.

I WAS SO MAD

I JUST NEVER WENT BACK THERE.

TOOK ME A LONG TIME TO GET OVER

BEING ANGRY WITH GOD.

BUT THEN, THROUGH THE YEARS, I CAME TO REALIZE

THAT MR. STILES REALLY DID LOVE ME IN HIS WAY.

HE STOOD BY ME THROUGH A HEAP OF TROUBLE.

MY HUSBAND...

HE STOOD BY ME THROUGH A HEAP OF TROUBLE, TOO.

NEW YORK--

THAT WAS MY ORCHARD.

ESPECIALLY THE LAST FEW YEARS.

I HAD JUST GOTTEN PROMOTED.

I WAS THE HEAD OF AN ENTIRE DIVISION.

I FINALLY...

ACHIEVED, AS A WOMAN, RESPECT.

EVEN MORE THAN THE POWER OR THE MONEY, YOU KNOW?

AND THEN YOUR LITTLE BOY DIED.

WHAT WAS HIS NAME?

BILLY?

YEAH.

I’LL BET HE WAS SMART.

AND TALENTED.

HE, UH... HE LIKED TO DRAW PICTURES.

THAT’S ALL RIGHT, HONEY.

THAT’S ALL RIGHT.

JUST LET IT ALL OUT.

YOU GOT TO MAKE ROOM INSIDE YOURSELF AGAIN

FOR HAPPINESS.

OH, GRACE... I LOVED HIM SO.

OF COURSE YOU DID, HONEY.

OF COURSE YOU DID.

HI, ROY.

GLAD TO SEE YOU.

HEY, GRANDMA.

HELLO, ROY.

WHERE YOU BEEN?

OH, YOU KNOW, BUSY.

WELL, I JUST STOPPED BY

’CAUSE THE MAILMAN’S

BEEN DROPPING YOUR STUFF OFF AT THE GAS STATION

AND, UH... YOU GOT ANOTHER LETTER

FROM LUANNE.

WELL, DON’T JUST STAND THERE.

YOU SIT DOWN AND READ IT TO ME.

UM, I’LL BE OUTSIDE.

"DEAR AUNTIE GRACE

"I WAS REAL SAD WHEN MOM TOLD ME TODAY

"THAT YOU ARE VERY SICK.

"SO I THOUGHT MAYBE I COULD CHEER YOU UP

"AND MYSELF, TOO, BY WRITING YOU A HAPPY LETTER.

"WHENEVER I’M FEELING BAD

"I PLAY WITH MY DOG DOOLEY.

"DOOLEY’S JUST A MUTT

"BUT HE’S ALWAYS READY TO PLAY OR SNUGGLE WHEN I HURT.

"I WISH PEOPLE COULD BE MORE LIKE DOOLEY.

THAT’S ALL I CAN THINK OF RIGHT NOW, AUNTIE GRACE."

ROY...

ROY, I WANT TO THANK YOU.

YEAH, SURE.

I CAN FEEL THIS HOSTILITY

COMING FROM YOU.

IF YOU FEEL LIKE I’M GETTING

BETWEEN YOU AND YOUR GRANDMOTHER

YOU CAN SAY SO.

IT MAKES YOU FEEL LIKE YOU’RE DOING

SOMETHING GOOD COMING UP HERE, DOESN’T IT?

PROBABLY THINK YOU CARE ABOUT HER MORE THAN ME.

WHAT? NO.

I DON’T FEEL THAT WAY AT ALL.

YOU WANT TO KNOW WHY I DON’T COME?

BECAUSE ALL I THINK ABOUT WHEN I’M UP HERE

IS MY DAD WORKING LIKE A MULE

EVERY DAY OF HIS LIFE.

FOR WHAT?

EVERY YEAR THE FARM WOULD JUST SINK DEEPER INTO THE HOLE.

BUT DAD, HE WOULD JUST PUSH HIMSELF HARDER AND HARDER.

YOU LOVE YOUR GRANDMOTHER, DON’T YOU, ROY?

WHAT A QUESTION.

SHE SHOWED ME

HOW TO TOSS A HORSESHOE...

PITCH A BALL.

DAD WAS ALWAYS

WORKING THE FARM.

GRANDMA WAS, TOO...

BUT SOMEHOW SHE FOUND THE TIME.

WELL, YOU SHOULD...

YOU SHOULD COME BACK, ROY.

SHOW HER THAT YOU APPRECIATE ALL SHE’S DONE.

BRING CHARLENE.

GLORIE?

WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?

I’M GETTING INTO THIS.

I’M GETTING A LOT DONE.

WHAT TIME IS IT?

I DON’T KNOW.30?

IN THE MORNING?

YEAH.

WHY AREN’T YOU HOME WITH YOUR HUSBAND

WHERE YOU BELONG?

OH, DAVID’S PROBABLY NOT HOME HIMSELF.

IT’S FRIDAY NIGHT.

HE’S PROBABLY OUT WITH THE BOYS.

I STILL WANT YOU TO GO HOME.

AND YOUR HUSBAND...

HE’S NOT OUT WITH THE BOYS AND YOU KNOW IT.

I’VE SEEN HIM LOOKING AT YOU, JUST ACHING FOR YOU.

NOW, YOU JUST TAKE YOUR THINGS

AND YOU GO ON HOME.

IT’S NOT RIGHT, A YOUNG WOMAN MESSING WITH DEATH LIKE THIS.

I WANT TO KNOW ABOUT DEATH.

YOU KNOW ABOUT DEATH.

YOU JUST DON’T ACCEPT IT YET.

YOUR BOY DIED

AND IT’S LIKE THE DOCTOR SAID.

"THESE THINGS HAPPEN"?

YES.

JUST HAPPEN? NO RHYME OR REASON?

HOW SHOULD I KNOW WHAT THE REASON IS?

YOU JUST TAKE EACH DAY AS IT’S GIVEN YOU.

YOU DON’T QUESTION.

NO QUESTIONS?

NO.

WHAT SHALL I DO THEN, HUH?

JUST KEEP BUSY FOR THE NEXT 50 YEARS?!

SOMETHING HAPPENS LIKE THIS, YOU START OVER.

OH, YEAH, START OVER.

MOVE TO A NEW TOWN--

THAT WAS DAVID’S ANSWER.

HAVE ANOTHER BABY.

LOOK HOW MANY CHILDREN YOU BURIED.

ARE YOU TELLING ME THAT I CAN GO THROUGH THIS AGAIN?

LISTEN, CHILD, YOU EITHER DO A THING OR YOU DON’T.

WHAT OTHER CHOICES DO WE HAVE?

OH, I’VE GOT CHOICES.

LIKE WHAT?

OH.

THAT’S WHAT THIS IS ABOUT.

YOU’RE HERE TRYING ON DEATH FOR SIZE

BEFORE YOU GO OUT AND KILL YOURSELF.

THAT’S IT, ISN’T IT?

ISN’T IT?

IT SHOULDN’T HAVE HAPPENED!

HE WAS A PERFECT, INNOCENT BOY

WITH HIS WHOLE LIFE IN FRONT OF HIM!

I MEAN, GRACE, YOU ARE THE ONE WITH THE FAITH HERE

SO YOU TELL ME--

WHAT HEAVENLY PURPOSE WAS SERVED

BY CRUSHING HIS BEAUTIFUL BODY

AND LEAVING IT ON MY LAP TO DIE?!

I JUST WANT AN ANSWER, YOU KNOW?

JUST ONE LOUSY REASON!

GLORIE.

GLORIE, WOULD YOU DO ME A FAVOR?

WOULD YOU LET ME GO FIRST?

WELL, I WASN’T SURE I’D EVER SEE YOU BACK.

GRACE, ABOUT LAST NIGHT.

I’M SORRY, I...

I GET FREAKY WHEN I GET TOO TIRED

AND I, I SHOULDN’T HAVE

AND I APOLOGIZE.

I BROUGHT US SOMETHING.

IF YOU’RE FEELING UP TO IT,

I THOUGHT MAYBE WE COULD...

WHERE’S A GOOD PLACE WE CAN GO TO JUST LAZE OUT?

"LAZE OUT"?

HEH. I DON’T THINK I EVER DONE THAT BEFORE.

WHAT’D YOU GO BUY FOOD FOR?

IF THERE’S ONE THING I’VE GOT PLENTY OF, IT’S FOOD.

WELL, I KNOW IT’S A STRETCH,

BUT I THOUGHT SOMETHING EXOTIC

MIGHT TEMPT YOU TO EAT,

SO EVERYTHING I BROUGHT TODAY IS IMPORTED.

ALL RIGHT.

NOW, I WANT YOU

TO TRY THIS.

WHAT IS IT?

IT’S PROSCIUTTO

ON A SLIVER OF RAISIN PUMPERNICKEL.

PRO WHAT?

PROSCIUTTO. IT’S A KIND OF HAM.

WHAT KIND OF HAM?

IT’S ITALIAN.

YOU BOUGHT EYE-TALIAN HAM?

WELL, IT’S MEAT.

TRY IT.

MEAT? WHY DIDN’T YOU TELL ME?

WE COULD HAVE GONE

AND KILLED US ONE OF THEM CHICKENS.

GRACE, PLEASE.

YOU DON’T EAT CHICKEN?

WELL, NOT ONES I’VE MADE EYE CONTACT WITH.

UM...

HERE, YOU’RE GOING TO LIKE THIS.

IT’S CHEESE.

I GOT A THREE-POUND CARTON OF CHEESE

IN MY FRIGERATOR.

NOT LIKE THIS.

THIS IS SPECIAL.

IT’S CALLED BRIE.

SMELL IT.

ISN’T THAT HEAVEN?

PHEW.

I SURE HOPE NOT.

OKAY.

WHAT’S THAT?

I’M NOT TELLING.

I’M JUST GOING TO EAT IT.

MMM. MMM!

THIS IS DELICIOUS.

IT’S LOBSTER SALAD.

OH, I SEEN PICTURES OF LOBSTERS.

MM-HMM.

WITH ALL THEM LEGS

AND THEM BEADY LITTLE EYES.

DON’T, GRACE.

THEY LOOK JUST LIKE PLEASE...

GREAT BIG BUGS.

OKAY.

SO, WE DONE LAZING OUT?

MM-HMM.

THERE IT IS.

GOT IT ALL DONE.

GRACE, IT IS BREATHTAKING.

I SURE WISH I COULD SHOW LUANNE HOW I DID IT.

WELL, YOU CAN.

LOOK.

I BROUGHT THIS WITH ME TODAY

AND I’VE BEEN MEANING TO ASK YOU

I WANT TO VIDEOTAPE YOU.

FOR LUANNE.

THIS IS PERFECT.

WHILE SHE’S TRYING ON THE SWEATER

YOU COULD BE THERE EXPLAINING ABOUT THE ORCHARD.

I DON’T THINK SO, NO. WHY NOT?

SHE’LL CHERISH IT THE REST OF HER LIFE.

SHE’LL FINALLY GET TO SEE THIS AMAZING AUNT

SHE’S WRITTEN ALL THESE LETTERS TO.

YEAH. YOU WANT LUANNE TO SEE ME?

THE WAY I LOOK?

GRACE, YOU ARE BEAUTIFUL.

BEAUTIFUL?

I LOOK LIKE SOMETHING THAT Y-YOU

FIND OUT ON THE HIGHWAY.

WHAT’S THAT ROY CALLS IT?

ROADKILL.

WE’LL MAKE YOU FEEL PRETTY.

WE’LL DOLL YOU UP.

PUT ON A LITTLE MAKEUP AND MAKE YOUR HAIR LOOK NICE.

YOU WANT LUANNE TO SEE A PAINTED WOMAN?

MAKEUP IS ABOUT ACCENTING AND HIGHLIGHTING

THE BEAUTY THAT IS ALREADY THERE.

YOU WEARING MAKEUP NOW?

SEE, YOU CAN’T EVEN TELL.

WELL...

I MEAN, IF BY SOME MIRACLE YOU COULD MAKE ME LOOK...

JUST HALFWAY PRESENTABLE.

WHAT’D I SAY THEN?

WELL, YOU’D START OUT BY WISHING HER A HAPPY BIRTHDAY.

WELL, I CAN DO THAT WITH A CARD.

OH, THEY’RE STARTING THEM MACHINES AGAIN.

BUT THEY CAN’T. THERE’S A COURT ORDER.

THEY’RE DOING IT, THOUGH.

YEAH, THEY’RE MOVING.

THEY’RE MOVING RIGHT OUT. THEY...

WHERE THEY GOING?

NO!

NO!

THE ORCHARD?

GRACE.

NO! STOP!

GRACE, PLEASE.

STOP!

LET’S GO BACK INSIDE.

THIS WON’T HELP.

NO!

NO! PLEASE, STOP! PLEASE.

PLEASE.

DON’T DO THIS.

NO!

NO!

GRACE, LET’S GO BACK IN.

COME ON.

GRACE.

GRACE.

THEY’RE KILLING MY TREES.

STOP.

I WISH I COULD.

OH, GRACE.

I RINSED EVERYTHING OUT.

I DON’T THINK THE STAINS WILL SET.

I’M CALLING DR. PETERS.

DON’T DO ANYTHING.

GRACE.

YOU WERE THROWING UP BLOOD.

HONEY, YOU DIDN’T COME HERE

TO HELP ME PULL THROUGH THIS.

YOU CAME TO HELP ME DIE.

YOU THINK I’M A FOOL, DON’T YOU?

CARRYING ON ABOUT A BUNCH OF TREES.

NO, OF COURSE NOT.

I-I UNDERSTAND THEY HAD

SENTIMENTAL VALUE.

THEY’RE JUST OLD, MAJESTIC TREES.

THAT DEVELOPER, HE WAS SENDING US A MESSAGE.

YOU KNOW IT.

I JUST HOPE YOU DON’T LET HIM

GET AWAY WITH THIS.

NOW WE’RE BACK TO LAWSUITS AGAIN.

YOU DESERVED A FAIR PRICE FOR THIS FARM.

IT’S NOT JUST THE MONEY, GRACE.

IT’S WHAT THE MONEY CAN BUY YOU.

YOU’VE GOT A CHANCE HERE

TO GIVE LUANNE WHAT YOU NEVER HAD.

OPPORTUNITIES.

EDUCATION.

FREEDOM, GRACE.

FREEDOM TO GROW AND BLOSSOM AS SHE PLEASES.

ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS SIGN THE WILL.

STOP HELPING ME, HONEY.

I REALLY DON’T FEEL VERY GOOD.

OKAY.

GLORIE?

GLORIE!

OH.

OH! OKAY, LET’S DO IT.

YOU PAINT ME.

WHERE DO YOU WANT ME TO GO?

OVER THERE BY THAT TABLE, OR...?

MAYBE... MAYBE’D BE BETTER BY THE WINDOWS.

THERE’S MORE LIGHT.

WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?

WELL, Y-YOU, YOU SAID YOU WAS GOING TO DOLL ME UP

SO I COULD TALK TO LUANNE.

OKAY.

ALL RIGHT.

WHAT’S THE MATTER WITH YOU?

NOTHING.

GRACE, YOU’VE BEEN ASLEEP FOR THE LAST 18 HOURS.

REALLY?

WHAT YOU DOING NOW?

I’M SOFTENING YOUR CHEEKBONES.

SEE IF YOU CAN FIX MY NOSE.

OKAY, LOOK OVER MY SHOULDER. RIGHT HERE

AND DON’T BLINK.

HOW AM I SUPPOSED TO DO THAT?

WELL, CONCENTRATE. CONCENTRATE.

I’M CONCENTRATING.

OKAY.

THERE.

ALL RIGHT. WHAT SHALL WE DO WITH YOUR HAIR?

WELL...

I GUESS WE COULD THROW ONE OF THEM QUILTS OVER IT.

WHAT’S THAT?

THOUGHT WE’D DO SOMETHING DIFFERENT.

LOOKS LIKE... LIKE EGG WHITES ALL WHIPPED UP.

I THINK THAT’S WHAT THIS IS.

WELL, THAT’S DIFFERENT, ALL RIGHT.

I COULD LIVE TO BE A HUNDRED

AND NEVER THINK OF WEARING A MERINGUE.

NO PEEKING.

ALL RIGHT.

OKAY.

YOU CAN OPEN YOUR EYES.

WELL, THAT PREACHER WAS RIGHT.

I WAS GOOD-LOOKING.

YOU STILL ARE, GRACE.

YOU READY TO TALK TO LUANNE NOW?

WHAT? I’M JUST LOOKING IN THE MIRROR HERE.

OH, GRACE.

YOU WANT TO LAY DOWN, HUH?

NO, IT-IT’LL GO AWAY IN JUST A MINUTE.

YOU SURE YOU WANT TO DO THIS TODAY?

WE DON’T HAVE TO.

YEAH. I’M FINE NOW.

YEAH, IF YOU...

IF YOU THINK I’M GOING THROUGH THE MASCARA AND MERINGUE AGAIN

YOU’VE GOT ANOTHER THINK COMING.

ALL RIGHT, I GOT YOU.

COME ON.

OKAY, ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS RELAX...

THINK ABOUT WHAT YOU WANT TO SAY.

LOOK AT THE CAMERA.

PRETEND THE CAMERA’S LUANNE.

I CAN’T PRETEND A MACHINE’S A PERSON.

OKAY, UH...

PRETEND I’M LUANNE.

ALL RIGHT.

OKAY.

RELAX.

HELLO, LUANNE.

THIS IS YOUR GREAT-AUNT...

JUST REGULAR.

I CAN’T DO THIS.

I JUST CAN’T THINK OF ANYTHING TO SAY.

I’M SORRY. I JUST...

LET’S WISH HER A HAPPY BIRTHDAY

AND, UH... LET’S SHOW HER THE SWEATER.

SHE CAN SEE THIS, TOO?

SURE.

ALL RIGHT.

OKAY. I’M GOING TO START OVER.

JUST RELAX.

THAT’S IT.

HELLO, LUANNE.

THIS IS YOUR GREAT-AUNT GRACE

AND I-I JUST WANTED TO WISH YOU A HAPPY BIRTHDAY

AND I WANTED TO TELL YOU, TOO

HOW MUCH THOSE LETTERS THAT YOU WROTE ME

YOU KNOW, MEANT TO ME.

AND THE PICTURES-- I REALLY DID LOVE THE PICTURES.

I’M JUST GLAD YOU’RE THINKING OF ME.

I’VE BEEN THINKING OF YOU, TOO

ESPECIALLY WHEN I WAS KNITTING THIS.

CAN YOU SEE THAT?

THAT’S THE ORCHARD THAT USED TO BE HERE.

I THOUGHT YOU MIGHT LIKE TO SEE A PICTURE OF IT.

I SURE WOULD LIKE TO SEE YOU.

I’D JUST... GIVE YOU A HUG.

I HOPE YOU’RE NOT TOO BIG FOR HUGS.

ROY STILES.

WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN?

OH, MY...

IS THIS WHO I THINK IT IS?

LUANNE?

I BET THIS IS DOOLEY.

HI.

WOW. WHERE DID SHE COME FROM?

I DROVE DOWN TO PROVIDENCE AND GOT HER.

COME ON.

I-I KNOW I SHOULD BE GIVING YOU SOME ADVICE

BECAUSE THAT’S WHAT-WHAT PEOPLE EXPECT OLD PEOPLE TO DO

IS TO OFFER SOME ADVICE

BUT, HONESTLY, YOU YOUNG WOMEN TODAY

ARE-ARE SO BRIGHT AN-AND INDEPENDENT

I JUST, I JUST DON’T KNOW WHAT TO TELL YOU.

I DON’T EVEN KNOW WHAT I KNOW.

MERCIFUL HEAVEN.

ARE MY EYES PLAYING TRICKS ON ME?

HELLO, AUNT GRACE.

WHAT’S GOING ON HERE?

WHY, THIS IS A MIRACLE.

THIS IS A POSITIVE MIRACLE.

WELL, ROY IS THE MIRACLE WORKER.

HE WENT ALL THE WAY TO PROVIDENCE TO GET HER.

OH, ROY.

YOU ARE SOMETHING ELSE.

LET’S TAKE A LOOK AT YOU, HONEY.

OH, YOU ARE SO BIG.

BEAUTIFUL AND SO...

GOOD GRAVY, I FORGOT I HAD ON THESE RED LIPS.

I DON’T USUALLY WEAR ALL THIS STUFF ALL OVER MY FACE.

YOU-YOU YOU TELL HER, GLORIE.

DON’T BELIEVE A WORD SHE SAYS.

SHE’S THE LOCAL CLEOPATRA.

OH.

OH.

GOSH, HONEY--

I’M JUST SO HAPPY TO SEE YOU.

THAT I JUST...

I DON’T EVEN KNOW HOW TO EXPRESS IT.

ROY.

THANK YOU, HONEY.

THANK YOU.

HERE I AM, JUST CRYING LIKE A FOOL.

THANK YOU FOR GIVING ME LUANNE

AND, LUANNE, I HAVE SOMETHING FOR YOU.

I MADE THIS AND...

AND THIS IS MY ORCHARD

YOU KNOW, BEFORE THEY KNOCKED IT DOWN.

I WISH YOU COULD HAVE SEEN IT

BUT, ANYWAY, HERE IT IS.

THAT’S FOR YOU.

THANK YOU.

YOU KNOW, ROY, GLORIE SAID

THAT SHE DIDN’T THINK THAT-THAT THE DEVELOPER

HAD PAID US A RIGHTFUL PRICE FOR OUR FARM.

So, she’s going to get some more money from him.

Have you given any thought

to how you’d like the money used, Grace?

Yes, I have.

I’ve thought about it and I’ve prayed about it

and, Roy, you should have half

and, Luanne, you have the other half.

Oh, thank you, Aunt Grace.

You’re welcome, honey.

It’s for your college education.

It’s so you can-can... Oh.

How did you say that?

Grow and blossom.

Yeah, grow and blossom as you wish.

Oh, merciful heavens.

Is that who I think it is?

Come on in.

Come on, Dooley.

Oh, yeah.

WELL, MR. ATTORNEY?

IS THAT AS LEGAL AS A WRITTEN WILL?

THAT SHOULD HOLD UP IN ANY COURT IN THE LAND.

HI. HI.

YOU STARTED THE SLUMBER PARTY WITHOUT ME?

LOOK, AUNT GRACE HAND-EMBROIDERED THIS NIGHTSHIRT.

ISN’T IT SO PRETTY?

YOU DID?

WHERE DO YOU GET THE TIME?

MUSIC.

I DID A NIGHTSHIRT FOR YOU, TOO.

IT’S RIGHT THERE.

FOR ME?

HERE.

OKAY.

THIS... BELONGED TO YOUR SON?

MM-HMM.

HOLD IT UP TO THE CANDLELIGHT.

WOW...

IT’S... BEAUTIFUL.

YES.

BILLY WOULD GAZE INTO THAT FOR THE LONGEST TIME

AND THEN HE’D DRAW WHAT HE SAW WITH HIS COLORED PENCILS.

NIGHT.

GOOD NIGHT, SWEETHEART.

I LOVE YOU.

YOU, TOO.

TIME FOR YOU TO GO TO SLEEP, TOO.

GLORIE, WOULD YOU FEEL MY LEGS?

DO THEY FEEL COLD TO YOU?

NO.

SO, YOU DON’T...

YOU DON’T THINK I’M DYING JUST YET?

NO, YOU’RE NOT DYING JUST YET.

YOU THINK IF I GO TO SLEEP I’LL WAKE UP?

YOU’D BETTER.

OTHERWISE, I’M GOING TO HAVE TO CLEAN UP

THIS MESS WE MADE ALL BY MYSELF.

GOOD NIGHT, HONEY.

OH, YOU’RE NOT GOING TO SLEEP

IN THAT UNCOMFORTABLE OLD CHAIR AGAIN TONIGHT.

YOU-YOU COME ON OVER.

COME GET IN WITH ME.

I CAN’T SLEEP IN YOUR BED, GRACE.

WELL, IT’S A SLUMBER PARTY.

THAT’S WHAT GIRLS DO.

COME ON.

GOOD NIGHT.

THIS IS NICE.

THE WAY YOU GAVE LUANNE THAT TOY

THAT BELONGED TO YOUR LITTLE BOY

THAT WAS NICE, TOO.

I’VE SAVED A LOT OF BILLY’S THINGS.

IT’S A SHAME FOR THEM TO GO TO WASTE.

YOU KNOW WHAT I THINK?

I THINK THAT YOU’RE READY TO...

TALK ABOUT IT...

ABOUT WHAT HAPPENED TO YOUR LITTLE BOY.

IT WAS...

BILLY’S FIRST DAY AT THE NEW SCHOOL...

AND IT WAS RAINING.

SO, I DECIDED TO DRIVE OVER AND PICK HIM UP.

WE WERE HEADED BACK ACROSS TOWN.

I DON’T KNOW WHERE IT CAME FROM...

THIS TRUCK.

WHEN IT HIT US

IT CRUMPLED BILLY’S SIDE OF THE CAR LIKE A PAPER BAG.

WE WERE PINNED INSIDE THE WRECK FOR MORE THAN AN HOUR...

JUST SQUEEZED INTO THIS TINY SLIVER OF SPACE.

BILLY WAS ON MY LAP...

AND AS I HELD HIM

I COULD FEEL HIS LIFE JUST SLIPPING AWAY...

AND THERE WAS NOTHING I COULD DO...

BUT SCREAM.

SO, WE BURIED HIM...

THIS GENTLE, SWEET BOY.

AFTER THAT...

I DON’T KNOW, I JUST SHUT DOWN, YOU KNOW?

I WOULDN’T GO TO WORK.

I WOULDN’T GO OUTSIDE.

WHAT FOR?

THERE WAS NO POINT.

DAVID, HE...

HE DRAGGED ME FROM ONE DOCTOR TO THE NEXT.

WE ENDED UP WITH A SHRINK WHO SUGGESTED A CHANGE

SOMEWHERE FAR FROM THE CITY.

DAVID’S DONE JUST ABOUT EVERYTHING HE CAN FOR ME.

I DON’T KNOW. I’M SO LOST.

I DON’T KNOW WHAT I FEEL...

EVEN ABOUT HIM.

IT’S A TERRIBLE THING TO LOSE A CHILD, HONEY...

BUT DON’T LOSE A MAN WHO LOVES YOU, TOO.

HEY, AUNT GRACE?

HMM?

THINK I’LL EVER BE ABLE

TO MAKE A SWEATER AS BEAUTIFUL AS THIS ONE?

OH, YES.

YOU’LL JUST, YOU KNOW, MAKE YOUR OWN STYLE.

I’LL BET YOU PUT DOOLEY IN ONE OF THEM.

GOOD GRAVY.

WELL, GOOD MORNING.

I DON’T THINK I EVER SLEPT SO HARD.

LOOK, AUNT GRACE IS TEACHING ME TO KNIT.

HMM?

WELL, SHE IS THE BEST.

YEAH.

SUCH A SHAME TO DIG UP THIS PLACE.

SUCH A PRETTY FARM.

YES.

IT’S BEEN MY WHOLE WORLD...

FROM THE ANIMALS TO THE...

TREES, FLOWERS...

RIGHT DOWN TO THE BUGS.

YOU KNOW WHAT, SWEETIE?

I’VE BEEN... I’VE BEEN TRYING

TO THINK OF SOMETHING THAT I MIGHT TELL YOU

AND I THINK MAYBE...

MAYBE IT’S...

LOOK-LOOK OUT AT THE WORLD OUT THERE.

JUST LOOK HOW...

EVERYTHING’S CONNECTED TO EVERYTHING ELSE.

LIKE OUR SWEATER HERE.

LIKE THE STITCHES IN THE SWEATER.

NOW... YOU DON’T JUST...

ONE OR TWO STITCHES, THEY DON’T...

THEY DON’T MEAN MUCH

BUT... IF YOU... CUT OR BREAK

EVEN ONE OF THE STITCHES, THE WHOLE SWEATER FALLS APART.

NOW, I DON’T KNOW...

WHAT MY LIFE IS FOR, LUANNE.

BUT I DO KNOW THAT GOD PUT ME HERE FOR A REASON

AND IF ONLY IT’S LIKE A STITCH IN THE MIDDLE OF A SWEATER

YOU KNOW, SO ONE HAND IS HOLDING ONTO THE STITCH

THAT CAME BEFORE ME

AND THE OTHER HAND’S HOLDING ONTO THE STITCH

THAT CAME AFTER ME...

YOU KNOW, IF THAT’S ALL

IT’S STILL... IT’S STILL IMPORTANT.

HERE, DOOLEY!

DOOLEY...

DOOLEY.

DON’T YOU SCARE THOSE CHICKENS.

LOOK AT HER.

ISN’T SHE BEAUTIFUL?

WHOA!

I WISH SHE COULD HAVE SEEN THE ORCHARD.

OH... HONEY...

SHE IS THE ORCHARD.

DOOLEY, COME HERE.

GLORIE.

I’M HERE.

I’M HERE.

CAN I ASK YOU SOMETHING?

HMM?

WHY DO YOU LIKE CALLING ME GLORIE?

OH, I CAN’T HELP IT.

WHEN I WAS A LITTLE GIRL, MY MOTHER’S FAVORITE HYMN WAS...

"HE WILL GIVE ME GRACE AND GLORY

AND GO WITH ME ALL THE WAY."

MY MAMA USED TO LAUGH...

SAID, "WELL, WE GOT OUR LITTLE GRACE.

NOW, WE JUST GOT TO WAIT FOR OUR LITTLE GLORY."

SHE NEVER DID GET HER...

BUT I GUESS I DID, DIDN’T I?

YOU KNOW, GLORIE...

YOU’RE THE BEST FRIEND I EVER HAD.

OH...

YOU’RE MOURNING ME ALREADY?

MM-HMM.

THEM OTHER TWO PEOPLE YOU HELPED DIE...

DID YOU MOURN THEM, TOO?

I GUESS SO.

THAT’S WHAT ALL THIS MESSING WITH DEATH MEANS.

YOU’RE AFRAID IF YOU STOP GRIEVING

THAT YOU’RE FINALLY GOING TO HAVE TO LET GO

OF YOUR LITTLE BOY.

I LOVED HIM SO.

OF COURSE YOU DID...

BUT YOU KNOW, HONEY...

IT WASN’T DEATH TIED YOU TWO TOGETHER.

IT WAS LIFE.

WE’LL HAVE BREAKFAST IN A LITTLE WHILE.

LUANNE’S OUT GATHERING THE EGGS.

HERE.

IN THE MEANTIME, HAVE AN APPLE.

HOW DO YOU FEEL?

ANY PAIN?

I WAS JUST...

THINKING ABOUT MY WILL.

I WANTED TO PUT SOMETHING IN IT FOR YOU.

OH...

DON’T BE SILLY.

YOU GOT SOME THINGS TO DO.

OH, YES.

I’VE GOT SOMETHING TO DO, GRACE.

I KNOW WHAT I’LL GIVE YOU.

I WANT YOU TO HAVE GABRIELLA’S SOUP TUREEN.

WHAT DO YOU SAY TO THAT?

OH...

I WOULD BE HONORED.

REALLY?

I’M GLAD.

THIS WAY, YOU’LL REMEMBER THE REST OF YOUR LIFE

WHAT AN ORNERY OLD PEA POD I WAS.