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- Previously
on "God Friended Me"...

- The God Account sent Joy

the Friend Suggestion,
not you.

- I have a daughter.

I gave her up for adoption.

- If you're writing a book
about Simon Hayes,

we have nothing to talk about.

He ruined my life.

- And because of me,
she's never worked

as a journalist again.

- So I'm moving to Paris, then.

- Cara what I'm trying to say--

- Please don't say it.

I won't be able
to get on that plane.

Simon, I don't think
I'm here

just to write your book.

I think the God Account wants
me here for something bigger.

- "Follow the Lady.
Find your Path."

- I don't think the God Account
is done with you just yet.

[upbeat music]

♪ ♪

- ♪ Where do I, I belong ♪

- "Follow the Lady.
Find your Path."

That's right, the
"Millennial Prophet" is back

with a brand-new mystery.

New episodes dropping
only on FreeVerse.

[computer rings]

Right on time.

- Well, as a girlfriend,
I am nothing if not punctual.

What are you up to?
- Uh, actually,

I am recording new promos
for the "Millennial Prophet."

You're never
gonna believe this.

The God Account finally
reached out to me.

It left a message
on my Facebook wall.

- Well, that's great.
What did it say?

- "Follow the Lady.
Find your Path."

- Specific yet cryptic.
Classic God Account.

But you're actually not the
only one with God Account news.

- What do you mean?
- So do you remember

that Facebook message I got

from my friend Annie
five years ago?

- The one that said your mother
was in New York.

- So it turns out,
she never sent that.

Her Facebook account
was hacked.

I think it was the God Account.

- That would mean
that the God Account

was around five years ago.

Cara, are you sure about this?

- I have Simon looking
into the hacked message,

see if we can confirm it.

- Let me know
what you find out.

- Okay, I'll call you tonight.
- Okay.

- Here you go.
- Thank you.

- How's the move coming?
- Very slowly.

- Do you need any help?
- That would be great.

You want to come by
after Sunday service?

- Sure.
- Oh, speaking of

Sunday Service,
I've been asked

to speak at First Advent
of Harlem next week.

- But First Advent's
an LGBTQ church.

- Yeah, I was hoping
to pick your brain

on issues important
to the LGBTQ community.

- Dad, when it comes
to the church,

I mean, you're definitely
progressive.

But First Advent,
it's nondenominational.

I mean, they embrace everyone,
no questions asked.

They're beyond progressive.

- As far as I'm concerned,
a church full of people

is a church full of people.

I thought
you'd be more excited.

I mean, that's why
I came down here.

- You came down here
to ask me what issues

might be important
to the people

who might attend First Advent.

- And what's wrong with that?

- Don't you think
someone who speaks there

should already know
what's important to them?

Look, Dad, I know you miss

being up on that
pulpit on Sundays,

but I want to make sure
that's not what this is.

- Uh-huh.

- So I ran a deep web search
for "Find the Lady"

and "Follow your Path"...
- Mm-hmm.

- As well as the dark web,
just in case.

Nothing.

Man, you know, in the year
we've been doing this,

it just never seems
to want to make things easy.

- Actually, Cara thinks
that the God Account

sent her a message
five years ago.

- Saying what?

- That her mother
was in New York.

That's why Cara moved here.
- Wow.

If that's true, I don't know

what else the God Account's
been up to or for how long.

Um, is she sure
it was the God Account

that sent the message?

- Yeah, well, she has Simon
doing some digging,

seeing what he can find.

But, I mean,
she seems pretty excited

to have the God Account mystery
in Paris.

- Okay, uh, I am extrapolating
from this goofy smile of yours

that you guys are doing good.

- Yeah.
- You finally

tell her you love her?

- We know how we feel.

I don't need to say anything.
- Man, but you want to.

- I'm in New York, okay.
She's in Paris.

Can we just concentrate
on figuring out

who the Lady is,
whoever she may be?

- Yeah, okay.
[knock at door]

[edgy music]

♪ ♪

- Hey.

What?

♪ ♪

- Wow, that's quite a story.

So what do you think

the God Account
wants you to do?

- No idea, but finding you
probably wasn't by chance.

And the fact that you and Simon
have the history you do,

it's the kind of thing
the God Account

would want me to help with.

[knock at door]

- You were right.
The God Account

hacked Annie's Facebook
and sent you that message.

- Are you sure?
- I'll spare you

the technical jargon, but yeah,
and there's more.

Oh.

Oh, wow.

This is awkward.
[clears throat]

- Okay, wait.
Annie, please.

Please wait.
Just one second.

Okay, you said there was more.

- Uh, yeah.

Um, for some reason,
it was really easy

to trace the hack to Annie's
Facebook account, right?

Like the God Account
wanted us to know.

[clears throat]
So I ran a traffic log

to the ISP server
that it used

and it pinged three locations
all across the city.

- So it sent us these locations
five years ago?

- No.
It pinged them yesterday.

- What do you think it is?

- Could be a map.
- Or a path.

"Follow the Lady.
Find your Path."

- I'm sorry,
are you speaking code?

- Sorry, um,

the God Account, it sent
this message to Miles yesterday

right before we got
these locations.

- Hmm.

- I mean, the timing
can't be a coincidence.

- So you think
this is about Miles?

- Yeah.

Look, I'm gonna need
your help, Annie.

- [scoffs]
- You're the best

investigative journalist
that I know.

Come on, we've never
worked a story together.

Please?
- [exhales]

Where's the first location?

[soft music]

- Let me get this straight.
You think I might be the Lady?

- I don't know.
It's possible.

That's what
we're gonna find out.

- I mean, it makes sense.

Like, the God Account waited
until you two were together

before sending Joy her first
Friend Suggestion, right?

- Mm-hmm.
- And once you set aside

your differences and learned
how to work together,

Miles got a new message.

- So, what, am I just supposed
to let Miles

follow me around
like a lost puppy or something?

- I'm guessing
we'll get another clue

once we help our next
Friend Suggestion.

[cell phone dings and buzzes]

- Which would be now.

Teddy Preston.

He's some sort
of self-help guy.

- You know,
it's sad that people

actually buy into this stuff.

- Desperate.
- Says two people

taking orders
from an Internet deity.

- So how are we
gonna talk to him?

- Looks like we're in luck.
Teddy's giving a seminar today.

"Hack Your Life:
Reprogramming Who You Are

To Get What You Want."

That's kind of cool.

- Shall we?
- Oh.

[upbeat music]

- ♪ You ready? ♪

♪ I said you ready? ♪

- Hey, do you really think
helping this guy

is going to lead us
to finding out my path?

- I don't know,
but helping a self-help guy,

that's...

How can you not appreciate
the irony, right?

- Okay, registration packet,
life check questionnaire,

seminar badges.
- All right.

- And I enrolled us
in their e-raffle.

- Ooh.
- So fingers crossed.

Oh, and you each owe me
75 bucks.

- Who?

- Please welcome to the stage
Teddy Preston.

[cheers and applause]
- Yeah! Whoo!

Yes!
I can feel the energy.

Thank you guys for coming.
Thank you.

Thank you so much.
You can have a seat.

Thank you.
I like that energy.

Now, 15 years ago,
I had nothing.

I knew what I wanted
out of life,

but like so many people, I let
fear and insecurity control me.

Our brains, they're just like
any other hard drive.

But instead of wires,
we have neural pathways.

I needed to reprogram
my pathways.

I needed to hack my life.

[cheers and applause]

That's why you're here today.

You're ready to break through.

We're gonna have
a great day today.

I promise you,
if you follow me,

at the end of the day,

you will find your path!

[cheers and applause]

- This includes
the morning session.

Ted will return after lunch.

- Dude, did you hear
what he just said?

We're gonna figure out
your message.

- Yeah. Yeah, man.
I think you're right.

- Excuse me, we're here to help
Teddy Preston, remember?

- Yes.
- Yeah, yeah.

I mean, after.
After we help Teddy,

we can look into the message.

- So how do we talk to him?

- I don't know.
- Wait here.

- She's gonna steal
the VIP badges, isn't she?

Yeah.

Okay.

- Really?
- What?

The seminar doesn't start
until after lunch.

We'll talk to Teddy,
find out what his problem is,

and then return the badges
before they're missed.

- That's not the point, okay?

I think we should
look into Teddy,

figure out what his problem
might be

before we go charging backstage
to talk to him.

- Why look into Teddy
when we can just

find him and talk to him?

- Okay, I have been doing this
for a very long time--

- Yes, and now it's my turn.

Look, I don't mind
your help, Miles.

But if I'm gonna do this,
I need to do it my way.

Okay?

- Okay.
- Good.

- Thanks for meeting with me.

I wanted to talk with you
to make sure

that I'm the right person
to address your parishioners.

- You mind if I ask where
this hesitation's coming from?

- Well, from a conversation

with my daughter, Ali,
actually.

- That surprises me.
- I'm sorry?

- I don't know Ali
all that well,

but she seems like
an amazing young woman.

- Uh, I'm confused.
How do you know my daughter?

- She's been taking
our new membership classes

for the last few weeks.

I thought you knew.

- [exhales]

[soft music]

♪ ♪

- So, uh, how are we supposed
to find Teddy?

- Well, there's got to be
a greenroom

or a VIP area around here.

- Welcome, VIPs.
- I'll just ask someone.

- Kathy McDonald.
Are you here

for your five-minute
coaching session with Teddy?

- Absolutely.

- Sorry if things seem
a little bit chaotic in here.

Today's seminar
is being filmed.

- What's the special occasion?

- Some of the biggest names
in media and publishing

are here to see Teddy.

It is a once-in-a-career
opportunity.

- And how long
have you worked for him?

- I took his seminar
three years ago

and never looked back.

- Thank you so much.
I really appreciate it.

I can't wait for you
to get the book.

Really appreciate
you coming out.

Thank you.
- That was great.

- These guests are here for
their five-minute Speed Hacks.

- Oh, Teddy Preston.
Have a seat.

Let's talk.

- All right,
this is the first location.

- So that's all
the message said was,

"Follow the Lady.
Find your Path"?

- That's it.
- And you think this could be

why the God Account
wants you in Paris,

to help Miles figure it out?

- It's possible, yeah.

- Well, I certainly think
it's a better use of your time

than writing fiction
about Simon Hayes

wanting to change the world.

- Technically,
it's nonfiction.

- More like science fiction.
- Okay, guys.

Can we just focus, please?

We need to figure out
why we're here.

- Well, I certainly hope
it's not to buy art.

I mean, I got to say,
the God Account's taste

is a little pedestrian,
don't you think?

I mean, seashells?
Really?

- Wait.

Seashells, sunflowers,
and spiral galaxies.

These are all forms
of the golden ratio.

- Fibonacci.

Let me find out
who the photographer is.

- Okay, so Fibonacci
was this mathematician

from, like, 700 years ago
that the God Account

sort of has a thing for.

Last year, it led Miles
and I to--

- Fliss and Beaker.

I read a few
of your articles last night.

They're good.
- Thank you.

- Can I ask you a question?
- Hmm?

- Why would you give
all that up and move to Paris

to write a book about
the creation of an algorithm?

- Look, I know
you don't like Simon,

but what he's trying to do
is an amazing story.

- Maybe, but it's not
your story.

- Paul Grenelle.

That's the name
of the photographer.

But he passed away
a few years ago.

- Grenelle.
At the gallery that I work at,

we displayed his photos
a few times.

- Really?
- Yeah, he was sort of

a local fixture.

He used to photograph
one of my favorite parks,

Le Champ de Mars.

- Hmm, well,
that's interesting,

because the Champ de Mars is
the next location on the map.

- Kathy told us that this was
a pretty important day for you.

- Are you nervous
about anything going wrong?

- "Nervous" is just
another word for fear.

So think of our deepest fears
like a virus in our software.

- Hmm, which is why
we have to run

a full diagnostic
of our life patterns

to find out where
they're hiding?

- Somebody gets it.

It's all about
reprogramming ourselves

so we stop making the same
mistakes over and over.

- Teddy?
- Oh.

Unfortunately,
our time is up.

But you guys have a great
afternoon, all right?

- Uh, Mr. Preston.
One more question.

It's pretty important.
- Yeah, what is it?

- Onstage, you said,
"Find your path."

What did you mean?

- Uh, that's just
an expression.

A way to talk about
our individual journeys.

- Young man,
you can't be in here.

- Mr. Preston, um,
my name is Jacob Abbott.

Do you know who I am?
- [chuckles] Should I?

- My mother was Karen Abbott.

You dated her 15 years ago.

I'm your son.

[dramatic music]

♪ ♪

- I'm sorry, I've never heard
of Karen Abbott,

and I certainly
don't have a son.

♪ ♪

- Wait, Joy!
Joy, wait.

- Jacob, hey.
Excuse me.

- What?
You guys are with Teddy?

- We are.
We just want to talk to you.

We want to see if you're okay.

- My father just told me
I don't exist.

So no, I'm not okay.

- Is there anything
that we can do?

- No.
- Do you mind if I ask you?

How do you know
Teddy's your father?

- My mom told me
a few weeks ago.

Right before she died.

She and Teddy used to date.

They broke up before my mom
knew she was pregnant.

She decided to raise me
on her own,

not tell him about me.

When she finally told me,
I thought maybe something good

might come from losing her.

I guess I was wrong.

[sniffles]

You can tell him from me,
I won't ever contact him again.

♪ ♪

- Yo, where's Teddy?

- Oh, he cleared backstage
and went to the bar.

- Makes sense.
The man just found out

that he had a son.

I'm guessing he could use
a drink right about now.

Bar's this way.

- See what you can find out
about Teddy and Karen Abbott.

- Yeah.

- Okay, let's just ease
into this, okay?

- Yeah, absolutely.

He's your son, isn't he?

- [laughs]
Excuse me,

how is this
any of your business?

- Look, we spoke to Jacob
after he left,

and, believe it or not,
we just want to help.

- I don't need any help.

And I don't know
who that kid was,

but he was obviously lied to.

- No, he wasn't.

And from the looks
of your double vodka,

you already know that.

You knew Jacob's mother, Karen,
didn't you?

- [scoffs]

- Did you know
that she passed away?

[somber music]

- She's dead?
- Yeah.

And before she died,
she told Jacob about you.

She wanted her son--your son--
to know about his father.

Now, look, I know this is
a lot to take in,

but your son needs you
right now.

- It's not that simple.
- He's your child.

He just wants to know you.
It is that simple.

- You don't understand.
- Then explain it to me.

- Jacob's grandfather
would never allow it.

- Why not?

- Look, it doesn't matter.

It's better this way.
I have to go.

♪ ♪

- We need to talk
to the grandfather,

figure out
what his problem is.

- Hey, we don't get
extra credit for speed, Joy.

This is not a race.

- What's the harm in talking
to the grandfather?

- The harm is, we could end up
making things worse.

- Right now,
Teddy has no intention

of having a relationship
with his son.

How can we make that worse?

♪ ♪

What?
- You told me

about when you gave your
daughter up for adoption,

about you moving to New York.
I just want to make sure

that everything that
we're doing is about Teddy.

- It is.

♪ ♪

- I mean, we've walked
almost the entire park.

What do you think
the God Account

wants us to see here?

- I have no idea.

- This park is one of my
favorite places in Paris.

I used to come here a lot
after you went home.

- Yeah, you never did tell me

why you decided
to stay in Paris.

- Well, after I realized
the full extent

that Simon inflicted
on my reputation,

I didn't really want to go home
and face the fact

that I was never gonna be
a journalist again.

- [sighs]

Hey, Annie, um...

for what it's worth,
I am sorry.

- That's not worth much,
unfortunately.

After you destroyed
my career,

I used to come here
and sit on these benches

and wonder what I would say to
you if I ever got the chance.

- Mm-hmm.
- It all boiled down

to one simple question.

- Okay.

[soft music]

What do you got?
Let's have it.

♪ ♪

- [sighs]
- Guys, look.

- What is it?

- Uh,
"The Little Red Lighthouse."

It was my favorite book
growing up.

Miles actually got me
a first edition last year.

- [speaking French]

- Oh, uh...
[speaking French]

- Merci.

♪ ♪

- I don't get it.
Why does the God Account

want to show me
"The Little Red Lighthouse"?

- Well, you said
it was important to you.

- Yeah, but what does it have
to do with helping Miles?

- Maybe it doesn't.
- Maybe it's not about Miles.

Maybe this is about you.

♪ ♪

- My doorman said that
you're friends of Teddy's.

- Yes, I'm Miles Finer.
This is Joy Chen.

- Jacob told me what happened.

I warned him
what kind of man Teddy is.

He's better off without him.
- That's not your decision.

If Mr. Preston wants to file
a petition for custody,

that's within his rights.

- So you're his lawyer.
- That's right.

- Look, we just
want to understand.

If Teddy wants to know
his son,

shouldn't he have
that opportunity?

- He did.

Teddy didn't even acknowledge
who he was.

Karen told him
she was pregnant.

It's the reason he ran away,
and that's the reason

he'll never have a relationship
with Jacob

as long as I'm alive.

- Whoa, twice in one day.
You want some lunch?

- No, um...

I wanted to talk to you
about First Advent.

[upbeat pop music playing]

♪ ♪

I was a little thrown that you
didn't want me to speak.

- Um, it's not that I didn't.
I just...

I wanted to make sure you were
doing it for the right reasons.

- For the right reasons?
You sure about that?

After we spoke, I decided
to talk to Pastor Olivia,

and she said you're taking
membership classes.

♪ ♪

- After you stepped down
at Harlem Episcopal, I--

I wanted to explore my options.

- What are you talking about?
Harlem Episcopal is our home.

It's where you were baptized,

where you took
your first communion,

were confirmed.

- I know that.

- I don't understand
you turning your back

on a community
that helped raise you.

- That is not
my community, Dad!

[soft music]

- Then that's it, then, hmm?

♪ ♪

You are becoming a member
of First Advent.

- Yes.

♪ ♪

- You two again?
You need to leave right now,

or I'm gonna have security
escort you out of here.

- You knew.

You knew you were gonna be
a father, and you walked away.

[dramatic music]

- Look, I don't--I don't know
who you think you are,

but this is none
of your business.

- You have the chance
to make this right.

How can you walk away
from your child a second time?

- You don't understand.
- The hell I don't!

♪ ♪

No matter what happened
15 years ago,

all that matters now
is that he wants to know you.

- [exhales heavily]

- There you are.

I just talked to the hotel.

We're being shut down.

- What are you talking about?

- Something about
a fire marshal inspection

and needing a capacity waiver.

It took us a year to get
the big publishing houses

to agree to come today.
- Okay, I just--

I need two minutes.

Can you give me
two minutes, please?

I'll meet you outside.
- Yeah.

- Thank you.
- Okay.

- [sighs]

♪ ♪

How did you find out
that I knew about Jacob?

- Um, we spoke to James Abbott.

- And said what, exactly?

- That he couldn't restrict
Jacob from seeing you.

- [exhales]

I told you he would
never allow that.

- Wait.

Do you think he's the reason
why you're being shut down?

- [scoffs]

He warned me that if I ever

tried to have
a relationship with Jacob,

he would do everything
in his power to ruin me.

Which, thanks to you,

is exactly
what he's about to do.

♪ ♪

[upbeat music]

- I know we've hit
a bit of a setback,

but I'm not sure
day drinking's the answer.

- I told you this could happen.

- This exact scenario?

I think I would
remember that.

- Not only are Teddy and Jacob
still estranged,

but because of us, James Abbott
torpedoed his career.

- That's your problem, Miles.

You are so worried
about not making things worse

that you can't see what
it takes to make them better.

Whatever is going on between

Teddy and James Abbott,
it runs deep,

which means there isn't
going to be an easy fix.

- Hey.
- Hi.

Joy, this is my sister, Ali.
Ali, this is Joy.

Please don't let
the name fool you.

- Okay, hi.
It's nice to meet you.

I've heard a lot about you.
- Same.

- Can I talk to you
for a second?

- Yeah.

Can you give us a minute?

- Something happened
between me and Dad,

and I don't know
how to fix it.

- I am sure that whatever
you guys are going through,

you'll be able
to work it out.

- I'm leaving Harlem Episcopal

and joining
First Advent of Harlem.

He thinks it's about

First Advent
being an LGBTQ church.

- It's not?
- No.

When I came out, there were
people at Harlem Episcopal,

I mean, people who
I thought were my friends

who left the church
because of me.

- I know.

- You do?

- Dad told me a year ago,

but he said that
you didn't know.

- How could I not?

And then from that moment on,
it just--

it never felt like home.

- Then you have to tell him.

If you don't, then he's not

gonna understand
why you're leaving.

- It won't change anything.

All it would do
is hurt his feelings.

There is a ceremony today at
First Advent for new members.

Could you come down
and be there with me?

- Of course.

- Thank you.

[cell phone rings]

- Hey, hey, Rakesh.
What's up?

- Miles, I've got some news.
- Okay, hold on.

- After you told me
about James Abbott

shutting down Teddy's seminar,
I did some digging,

and I found something that
might explain what's going on.

- Okay, we're listening.

- 15 years ago, James Abbott

wrote Teddy a check
for $50,000.

- He paid Teddy to walk away
from his pregnant daughter.

- And Teddy took the money.

- Yep.
- Okay.

Thanks, Rakesh.
- You got it.

- All right,
we have to talk to Teddy.

What?
- Teddy would rather

give up his relationship
with his son

than have him find out
the truth, trust me.

- I think we can
change his mind together.

- I understand,
but is there somebody

from the city's permit office
that I can speak to, please?

Thank you!
You've been so unhelpful.

[sighs]

Well, whatever James did
to shut me down,

I can't fight it.

He's won.
- No, no, no, no.

He hasn't.
Not yet.

But he will unless
you tell Jacob the truth.

Look, we know about the money

that James paid you
to walk away.

[dramatic music]

- [scoffs]

♪ ♪

It was actually
never about the money.

Telling myself
I could be bought

was just easier to live with
than admitting the truth.

- Which was what?

- That he was scared.

Scared of being a father,
scared of giving up his life,

his future to raise a child,

scared that even
if he had stayed,

he would end up
resenting his life

no matter how much
he loved his son.

♪ ♪

- Well, it's not too late.

You can still make this right.

♪ ♪

- What the hell do you think
you're doing here?

- I'm here to talk to Jacob.

- No, that's never
gonna happen.

- He has every right
to speak to his son.

And if Jacob wants
a relationship,

it's gonna happen
at some point.

- That's right.
Can't stop him.

- I don't need to.
You haven't changed, Teddy.

A man who is willing
to walk away

from the woman he loves
and his unborn child

for money doesn't change.

Go ahead, Jacob is in his room
right down the hall.

Tell him.

Look your son
straight in the eyes

and tell him
who you really are,

what you did.

But just to make sure
we're clear moving forward,

you leave here right now
and promise not to come back,

and your little event
at the hotel is back on.

I shut it down
with a phone call.

Another call can fix it.
- Don't listen to him.

- Walk away, and I'll give you
back the life you really want

and everyone can go back

to believing the lie
that's Teddy Preston.

- You can tell Jacob the truth.

You can have a relationship
with your son.

♪ ♪

- No, he's right.

Jacob's better off without me.

♪ ♪

- Okay, okay, I'm sure Teddy's
heading back to his seminar.

It is not too late.
We just need to figure out

a way to convince him
to tell Jacob the truth.

- You don't get it.
No one is going to be able

to convince him of that,
least of all you.

- Well, we have
to do something.

- Yeah, we do.

- Hey, wait.
Where are you going?

- Only way to fix this
is to take a risk.

I need you to trust me, Miles.

♪ ♪

- This is the last location.

If we're supposed
to find something,

it's got to be here.

- Pardon, we're not open yet.

- Uh, do you mind
if we just look around?

- Of course.
- Merci.

[soft music playing]

- So how's your day?
- Ha.

I'll be happy when this is over

and we can go
our separate ways.

- I still owe you an answer
to your question

you wanted to ask me
if you ever

came face-to-face
with me again.

- Yeah, I wanted to know
what it feels like

not to care about anything
or anyone but yourself.

I want to know what it's like

to go through
your life like that.

- It's lonely.

- I'd imagine.

- Well, there's nothing here.
- Well, let's keep looking.

Maybe you'll
recognize something.

- Like what?

[romantic music playing]

- ♪ When the moon
hits your eye ♪

♪ Like a big pizza pie,
that's amore ♪

- This song.
- "That's Amore."

What about it?

- It was the song
that was playing

when Miles and I
had our first kiss.

It was the whole reason
we had a first kiss

in an Italian restaurant.

- Well, I know you thought
this was about helping Miles,

but maybe it is
about both of you,

about your relationship.

- No, no, I mean,
Miles and I are good.

- I never said you weren't.

- It's just a song.
This is ridiculous.

- Maybe this is
the God Account's way

of telling you that
you shouldn't have left

or that you should go back.

- No, no, I can't.
- Why?

- [scoffs]

Before I left...

Miles was gonna tell me
that he loved me.

But I told him not to,
that if he did,

I would say it back
and I wouldn't leave.

[somber music]

But I lied.

Because I couldn't
tell him the truth.

- You don't love Miles?

- [sniffles]

I've never felt this way
about anyone before.

Not even close.

But for some reason, I--

I can't tell him that,
and I don't know why.

So I got on a plane,

and I gave myself
six months to figure it out.

- Hey, it's okay
not to be ready.

You just have to tell Miles
how you feel.

- I don't need to say anything.

- Maybe that's what
the God Account's

trying to tell you.

- Okay, well, if it is,
then it's wrong.

Because Miles is in New York
and I'm here,

so I don't need
to face anything.

All right, look, I'm sorry.

♪ ♪

- Dude, the seminar's
gonna start any minute.

Where's Joy?
- I have no idea.

She said that she was
gonna come and fix this,

but she didn't say how.

- Please take your seats.

The seminar's about to begin.

- Where have you been?

- Teddy doesn't think
he deserves a relationship

with his son
because of what he did.

There's only one person

that could ever
convince him otherwise.

- Jacob.
- In order for that to happen,

he had to know the truth.

- That was Teddy's choice,
not yours.

- I'm sorry,
you told Jacob

that his own father took money
to leave before he was born?

- Yes, he's on his way
over here

right now
to confront him about it.

- To confront him?
What is that gonna do?

How is that gonna
make things better?

What if he never talks
to him again?

- He will, but this needs
to come first.

It's the only way.
I told you, Miles.

You just need to trust me.

[dramatic music]

Jacob.

Oh...

- Excuse me, can I have
everyone's attention, please?

- No, no, no, Joy,
what is he doing?

- My name is Jacob Abbott,
and I'm Teddy Preston's son.

- What the hell's going on?
What is he doing up there?

- He told me that he wanted
to come and talk to you.

I assumed it would be
in private,

but I guess he has other plans.

- I came here today
to share with you

the kind of man he really is.

He talks about how
he started out with nothing,

a self-made man
who overcame the odds.

But the truth is,
he started out with $50,000,

a check that my grandfather
wrote to him

to walk away from my mother
and me before I was born.

This is the man who you've
come to listen to today

who you think has the answers
to life's tough questions.

He doesn't!

He's a man you should want
nothing to do with!

I know I sure as hell don't.

[crowd murmuring]

- It's gonna be fine.

You can still fix this.

You just need to get up there,

tell them that you
invited Jacob here,

that this is all
part of your program

of helping people
face their fears.

♪ ♪

You can fix this!

♪ ♪

- I hope so.

♪ ♪

Hey, Jacob.
Hey, Jacob.

Please, just give me a minute.

Jacob, one minute, please,

and I promise I'll never
bother you again.

Jacob, please.
You're right, okay?

Everything you said onstage,
you're right about all of it.

Except one thing.

Not a day goes by where I don't
think about that moment.

I shouldn't have
taken the money, but I did.

♪ ♪

- You left.

- I know. I know.

Look, if you want nothing to do
with me, I don't blame you.

We don't know each other.

We don't have anything
in common.

But, Jacob, if you just
give me a chance,

I will spend the next
15 years of my life

proving to you
that it was worth it,

that this moment right now

is the best one of my life.

Because this is the day where
I finally got to meet my son

and tell him how sorry
I was for everything

and that I was never
leaving again.

♪ ♪

- Did you love her?

♪ ♪

My mom?

♪ ♪

- More than anything.

♪ ♪

- Well, I guess
we have that in common.

- Yeah?

♪ ♪

- I need some time.
Is that okay?

- Yeah.
I'll wait.

However long it takes,
Jacob, I will wait.

♪ ♪

- Are you okay?

- I don't know.

I think, for the first time
in a long time, I might be.

Jacob said that
he needs more time.

Which, after what
just happened,

I should have plenty of.

- Hmm.
- Sorry about that.

- Well, I guess
it's a small price to pay

to be able to have
a relationship with my son.

Thank you.
All of you.

♪ ♪

- So how did you know
telling Jacob

was the thing that would
bring them together?

- When I gave up my daughter,

the one stipulation I had was
that it was a closed adoption.

- Why?

- To make sure
she could never find me,

never be able to ask
why I gave her up,

why I didn't
love her enough to keep her.

I knew I didn't have an answer
that was good enough

for either of us.

♪ ♪

Teddy thought that he
deserved his guilt,

and I knew there was
only one person

who could tell him
that he doesn't.

♪ ♪

- That's good advice.

♪ ♪

- Well, I have to be at work
in a few hours,

so I will see you guys later?

- And, Joy, um...

you were right.

Maybe sometimes
you have to take a risk.

♪ ♪

- Still think she's the Lady?
- I don't know.

- Hmm.
What's our next move?

- Honestly, I thought
you were right.

That after helping Teddy,

we would figure out
the message.

- Hmm.

[cell phone dings and buzzes]

God Account?

- No, it's an alert
from Teddy Preston's seminar

informing me that
I just won two tickets

to visit the Statue of Liberty

courtesy of
Lady Liberty Cruises.

- Lady Liberty!
- Yeah.

♪ ♪

Lady.

Follow the Lady.

- Let's go.
- Wait, I have to make

a call to my dad.

There's something
he needs to know.

♪ ♪

[indistinct chatter]

- Excuse me.
- No problem.

- What are you doing here?
Where's Miles?

- Your brother called me
and told me I needed

to come down here
for your welcoming ceremony

for new members.

- And what else
did he tell you?

- That you know what happened
at Harlem Episcopal

when you came out.

- I'm sorry.
I told Miles not to tell you.

- Well, he said
telling me was a risk

but that it was one
he needed to take

to make sure
that we were okay.

♪ ♪

You wanted to leave
Harlem Episcopal all this time?

- Yes.

- But you stayed
because of me.

Harlem Episcopal has changed.
I made sure of it.

- Did you come down here
to tell me that?

- No.

No, I came down here
because I was so wrapped up

in what Harlem Episcopal
means to me,

I never once asked

what it means to you.

♪ ♪

- I know this is tough.
- Mm-hmm.

- But me leaving
Harlem Episcopal

does not mean
that I'm leaving you.

- [laughs]

I know.

Um, you mind if I stay and get
to know your new community?

- I'd love that.

[both laugh]

♪ ♪

- Man, I can't believe this.

Hey, what do you think
we're gonna find?

- No idea.
- You don't sound very excited.

- It's just--I wish Cara
was here for this.

- That's why you wish
Cara was here?

To help us solve the next
God Account clue, really?

How romantic.

- Look, man,
it's not just that. It's--

Look, even if I did figure
it out, I can't imagine

going on this new journey
without her by my side.

- Hey, Cara.

You always walk this fast?

It's Paris, you know?

Take in the sights
a little bit.

- Yeah, sorry I took off.
- It's all right.

Are you okay?
- Yeah.

So what are you
doing here, Simon?

- You know, you said to me
the God Account

doesn't do anything
for no reason, right?

- Yeah, but
the God Account knows

that I'm not ready to tell
Miles that I love him.

Nothing's changed, so why point
to all this stuff today?

I mean, how does this
help Miles find his path?

- I don't know.

But hey, you--you do realize
we're standing on

the Pont de Grenelle, right?

And Grenelle was the last name
of the photographer

at the Fibonacci exhibition
this afternoon at the gallery.

I don't know,
maybe your answers

are waiting for you
here on the bridge.

What do you think?
- It's doubtful.

But thanks.

- Okay.
- I'll see you tomorrow.

[soft music]

♪ ♪

[line rings]

Hey.

I was just thinking about you.
- You too.

It's Cara.

- Any luck on figuring out
who the Lady is?

- [sighs] I thought
that the God Account

was pointing me
to the Statue of Liberty,

but it's a dead end.

It's weird.

It felt right, you know?

Just wish I knew
what I was missing.

- Wait, Miles,
I think you were right

about the Lady being
the Statue of Liberty.

You're just at the wrong one.

- Wait, what are you
talking about?

- There's
a Statue of Liberty here.

That's what the God Account
was trying to tell me.

Miles, you need
to come to Paris.

- Cara, that has to be it.

I'm coming to Paris.

- Greg, move your head.