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(somber music) (wind blows)
(Cameron sniffles)
- Boy, am I glad school is out.
I could really use the vacation.
- (chuckles) I was wondering why you showed up late today.
Honestly, I'm a little surprised you showed up at all.
- Well, a promise is a promise.
I just didn't promise to be here early.
- (chuckles) Well, you did miss my mom's
famous chocolate chip muffins, but I saved you two.
- Dude, you're awesome.
- I know.
So, while you're working on those muffins,
I think that we should maybe talk about our plans.
- Yup.
- Well, I was thinking maybe we could use
that shed in the woods around the corner?
- Sounds great to me.
- So, when do you wanna start?
- How about tomorrow afternoon?
I've got a dentist appointment in the morning.
- Works for me.
- Hi, guys! - Katie!
What are you doing here?
- Uh, I live here, Cam. Say, what you working on?
- Um, a project.
- Can I help, please? Can I?
- No. You're too small.
- Cam?
- Sorry, Katie. Not this time.
Hey, Bryson, do you wanna take a ride around the lake?
- Cam.
- Katie, we'll see you later, okay?
- Kids, time to eat.
Where's Cameron? - He might be in the garage.
- Can you go get him, please? - Sure, Mom.
- Anna, Drew? Put your things away, please.
- But Mom, I'm right in the middle of texting Alison.
- We're gonna have a nice family dinner tonight,
without electronics.
Alison can wait.
- You just can't seem to stop reading now,
can you, Einstein?
Noodles?
Again, Mom?
- Cam, I'm doing the best that I can right now. Let's pray.
- Can I pray, Mom? - Sure, go ahead.
- Dear Jesus, thank you for this
delicious supper.
Please bless it to our bodies and help us not to complain.
In Jesus' name, amen. - Amen.
- How'd your project go today, Cam?
- Project? What project?
- Probably making rocket fuel
out of beanstalks or something.
- Actually, there's a present study underway in Norway
where scientists are experimenting with ideology
to use plant matter to- - That's nice, Einstein.
That's not what we're doing.
Look, me and Bryson,
we're just having fun with this project and it's not illegal
and let's just leave it at that.
- Cameron, I know you're 16, but you have no right
to speak to me or your brother that way.
(phone rings)
Chelsea speaking.
Oh, hi, Susanna.
No, you're not interrupting. I was just packing my lunch.
What's going on?
Really?
Oh, I don't know if I...
Tell you what, I'll think about it,
and then I'll give you a call back.
Sure. Thanks for letting me know.
Bye.
- Who was that, Mom?
- Mrs. Anderson, the pastor's wife.
- Oh.
- Can you go get the others and have 'em
meet me in the living room?
- Yep.
- What're you reading now, Einstein?
- Ballastography.
- What?
- Exploring the liquid sheets of the-
- You know what? I don't wanna know.
- Thanks for coming, guys.
Mrs. Anderson called a few minutes ago.
There's something we need to talk about.
- I'm sorry, Mom, that I spilled by water all over Emma.
I tripped, honest!
- Katelyn, what're you talking about?
- You mean Mrs. Anderson wasn't calling to tell about me?
- No, dear.
She was calling to tell me about a lady's retreat
that's happening in Sandpoint this weekend,
and she wanted to know if I was interested in going.
- Are you?
- Yes, but I'm not sure about leaving the four of you alone.
- Oh, come on, Mom. We'll be fine.
How many days is it?
- I'd leave Thursday night and come back Saturday night.
- Two days and two nights. We'll be fine.
- Yeah, Mom, you gotta go. You need a break.
- I amicably second that motion.
- Katelyn?
- Can I still go to Vacation Bible School?
- If Cam will take you.
- Sure thing, short stuff.
- I say go!
- Bye! - Bye.
- Have a good weekend, guys. Don't burn the house down.
(car starts)
(playful orchestral music)
- Cam, Cam! (Cameron moans)
We gotta go to Vacation Bible School!
(tense orchestral music)
- Katie, go get ready!
Anna, Drew? We're leaving in 15 minutes!
(knocks)
Whoa, whoa.
Who...
You know what? No, just come on, get in the car.
(horn honks) Okay, yep!
All right, we're here.
- Cam, this isn't the right church!
- What?
- I said- - No, I know what you said.
But what do you mean this isn't the right church?
- It's at Grace Bible Church.
- [Anna] Up the corner and two boulevards down.
(Cameron sighs)
- I'll be ambulating over at Nathan's house after.
- Hey, Einstein, whatever that meant in English,
you need to be home by dinner.
- Naturally.
- Katie, I'll be back to pick you up at one.
- [Katie] It ends at noon.
- Then I'll pick you up at noon.
Okay, where am I taking you?
- To the mall.
- All right, and next time we leave the house,
can you please just make sure that Katie's matching?
- Definitely.
- All right, well, let's put a little carbon in there.
Yeah, there you go.
Keep it going.
I think we can take a break for lunch now.
I gotta go pick up Katie.
- Man, it's a quarter to one. I'm starved.
- What?
I was supposed to be there at noon, I'm late!
- You go get her. I'll clean up.
- All right. Thanks, man.
Oh, Bryson! My keys.
- [Bryson] Here.
- Thanks, man. - Yeah.
- Katie, I'm so sorry. I got the times mixed up.
- It's okay, I had lunch with Miss Nicole.
- How can I make it up to you?
- Will you take me for ice cream
and then play Monopoly with me?
(Cameron chuckles) (warm acoustic music)
- Yeah, sure. Come on, let's go.
No.
- Yes!
I have...
Seven hotels on Boardwalk.
- You little squirt.
- Pay it, big brother.
- Katelyn...
I have $11.
You pretty much own everything that I have.
Can I just go to jail now? (phone rings)
Hello?
Oh, hey, Drew.
Dude, I'm playing with Katie right now.
Can't they just give you a ride?
I'll be there in maybe like 10 minutes.
All right, I'll see you then.
- I have 25 million!
- (chuckles) I told you you'd cream me.
I gotta go pick up Drew, okay?
Hey, Anna, will you just watch Katie?
I just gotta go pick up Drew.
And maybe think about something for dinner.
- I don't get a choice? - Nope, I'll be back soon.
- (sighs) Try and stay out of trouble, okay?
I gotta go call Alison.
- What about dinner? - Later!
(playful orchestral music)
- Dude, I hope Anna has dinner ready. I'm starving.
(fire alarm bleeps)
- Sorry, Cam. I burnt dinner.
- I told Anna to make dinner, not you! Anna!
- I had an important phone call!
I did not know she was gonna do it.
- Important phone call?
All you ever do is gab on the phone with your friends!
It's not that important!
- And what do you and Bryson do? Make worthless...
(phone rings)
- Taylor residence. Katelyn speaking.
Hi, Mom. Mm-hm.
I'll tell them.
Mom's gonna be home at 6:30!
- Tonight? - Mm-hm.
- Oh, boy.
Okay.
This place has gotta get cleaned up,
and I'm not doing it by myself, okay?
Look, we have to put our differences aside
and we have to get this place cleaned up or we're all dead.
Who's with me?
(tense orchestral music)
- Fine.
(clattering)
- I've gotta run to the Western Grill.
I'll be back soon. Keep it up!
- Okay.
- Mom's coming up the road!
(door closes)
- Hi, kids.
- [Children] Hi, Mom.
- Wow. The house looks amazing.
And Western Grill for dinner?
Thank you.
- [Cameron] No problem, Mom.
- Did everything go smoothly?
- We managed.
Why don't you tell us about the retreat?
- (sighs) It was so relaxing and it was so wonderful
to spend time connecting with other ladies of faith.
What about you guys? Did you do anything fun?
(suspenseful music)
- Cam, this is great.
At this rate, we'll have these fireworks done
long before the 4th.
- I know, right? It's gonna be fantastic.
- Oh, yeah.
- Hey, Bryson?
- Yeah?
- Where's the fire extinguisher?
- I forgot it. Don't you have one?
- Yeah, actually, I probably should. Probably in the garage.
I can go check. - Okay.
- I'll be back. - Okay.
- [Katie] What you doing, Cam?
- Katie, what're you doing in here?
- You're making an awful racket.
- [Cameron] (sighs) I'm just looking for something.
- Can I help?
- No, just go back inside. I have to go meet Bryson.
- Can I come?
- No, you'd just be in the way.
- Would not. - Would too.
Now, go back inside and play dolls or something.
(sighs)
Why don't you just go back inside
and see if Anna or Drew will play with you?
- Anna's at Alison's and Drew's studying prontons again.
- Protons, Katie.
- Whatever.
- Look, if you go back inside right now,
I'll play Monopoly with you later.
- You mean it?
- You bet, kiddo.
(suspenseful music)
- What was that Cam said?
I think this was it.
(wind blows)
(door slams) (plastic clacks)
(muffled explosion)
- Bryson!
Bryson?
- Cameron, help me.
(explosions bang)
Cam, please.
- I can't.
- Please!
Cam!
- I can't!
(flames roar)
(pen clicks)
(officer sighs)
- I'm sorry, son.
Ma'am.
- I'm so sorry, Bryson.
I'm so sorry that I failed you.
(keyboard clacks)
(door opens)
(door closes)
(keyboard clacks)
- Are you okay, honey?
You know I'm always here for you if you wanna talk.
- Talking won't change anything, Mom!
Anything.
(Chelsea sighs)
- I wish you were still here.
You always knew how to handle him.
Father...
I need your help with Cameron.
- [Bryson] Help me!
- [Cameron] I can't!
- [Bryson] Cam!
- [Cameron] I can't, I can't!
(explosion roars)
(gasps)
(somber orchestral music)
(sobs)
- Is something wrong?
- What makes you say that?
- You're drinking milk.
- And?
- You never drink milk.
- I'm fine.
- I don't think so.
- Katie!
I said I'm fine, okay?
Just leave me alone.
- I'm sorry, Cam.
- It's really sweet of you to offer, Julie.
I'm just not sure he's ready yet.
Sure. I'll call you when I know more.
I love you too, sis.
Bye.
(knocks)
Hey, you got a sec?
- I suppose.
- Aunt Julie just called and invited you
to spend the remainder of the summer with them.
I told her I wasn't sure if you were up
for visiting just yet, but I'd let her know.
- Okay.
- Is that an "okay, I'll go",
or an "okay, I'll let you know"?
- I'll let you know.
- Okay.
Cam, a change of scenery might do you some good.
- Maybe.
- Well, goodnight.
I love you.
- Goodnight.
We could use that shed. - Sounds great to me.
- Where's the fire extinguisher?
- Please.
- I can't!
(gasps)
(somber music)
(breathes deeply)
I've gotta get out of here.
(keyboard clacks)
Got a sec?
I think that I'll go.
To Aunt Julie's, I mean.
- Okay, I'll call and tell her.
- Thanks.
Oh, and Mom?
The sooner, the better.
- I'll tell her that, too.
- [Katie] You won't forget me, will you, Cam?
- Don't be silly. It's only for the summer.
- I'm being serious.
- I won't forget you.
- Will you write?
- Write?
- Call?
- Yeah, I'll call.
Bye, guys.
- Bye.
- [Chelsea] I'll miss you.
- Okay, we'll see you all later.
- [Chelsea] Bye.
- Cameron, I'm so sorry that Justin and Jayden
aren't here to welcome you.
They're at camp until Sunday,
but they'll be home again on Monday.
- No, that's all right, Aunt Julie.
I don't really mind the peace and quiet.
Um, I saw the population sign back there,
and I was just wondering if that's a joke.
- (chuckles) No.
In fact, it needs to be updated, right?
Because the Moores left last year
and they had eight kids?
But the Carters came last month and they have four kids.
Oh, oh, and you're here now!
So it really should be 961! (Julie laughs)
Right?
Yeah, don't worry. You'll get used to it.
- Well, at least it looks nice.
- Good morning, Cameron.
- [Cameron] Morning.
- Did you sleep well?
- Yeah.
- It must be that good clean country air, huh?
Hey, how about we do a little sightseeing today?
- Sure.
- Good!
Julie?
- You two go on ahead.
- All right!
So, nine AM, I'll begin introducing you
to the 960 people of West Prairie.
- Can't wait. - All right.
- Where are we?
- West Prairie Investors. This is where I work.
- West Prairie's big enough for an investment company?
- Oh, you'd be surprised. Come on.
- All right, I'll let Mr. Dorrity know
and he'll be in touch with you.
My pleasure, have a great day. Goodbye.
Good morning, Mr. Gallagher. What brings you in today?
- Well, I'm showing my nephew around
this small town of ours.
Oh, in fact!
Cameron, this is Elise Thompson.
She is the best secretary of West Prairie Investors.
And Elise, this is Cameron Taylor, my nephew.
He's gonna be spending the summer with us.
- I'm also the only secretary. (chuckles)
It's good to meet you. - Nice to meet you, too.
How long have you worked here? - Oh, almost three years.
- Oh, and thankfully she's not done yet,
because her fiance had the good sense to stay put,
here in West Prairie.
I don't know what we would do without her.
- You know, I could be replaced, Mr. Gallagher,
but for now, I'm staying.
- When are you getting married?
- September. - Congratulations.
- Elise, this money link form
is missing the signature of Mrs...
Oh. (chuckles)
Hello, Phil. Who's your friend?
- Alan, this is my nephew, Cameron Taylor.
Cameron, this is my business partner, Alan Dorrity.
- It's a pleasure to meet you, Cameron.
- Likewise, sir.
- Well, we've still got a town to see, so we best get goin'.
- You're welcome to pop in anytime, Cameron.
- Thank you. - The next stop awaits!
I'll see you both Monday! - Goodbye, Mr. Gallagher!
Nice to meet you, Cameron. - Bye.
(playful orchestral music)
(alarm clock chirps)
(yawns)
Why today?
(knocks)
- Cameron, are you awake?
- Mm-mm.
- Are you planning to attend the parade with us?
- Mm-mm.
- All right.
We're just about ready to leave
and I'll put your breakfast in the fridge.
- Thanks.
- See you in a bit. - Mm-hm.
(camera bleeps) (camera shutter clicks)
(birds tweet)
- Hey, you gonna be joining us for fireworks tonight?
- No, sir.
- Okay.
Well, we're gonna be back late,
so why don't you make yourself at home?
- Thanks.
(somber music) (crickets chirp)
(sighs)
(distant fireworks bang) (sobs)
So, Uncle Phil took me to his office
and introduced me to two of his coworkers.
And then he took me on a tour through town.
- What did you see?
- Well, there's a gas station, two grocery stores,
a restaurant, a library and Uncle Phil's investment firm.
- That's it?
- Uh, well, there's two churches.
Oh, and get this.
The entering West Prairie sign and exiting West Prairie sign
are one and the same.
No, I'm not being serious about that part, but it is small.
Uncle Phil has some horses, too.
(chuckles) No, I cannot bring that home in my suitcase.
Yeah, I can send you some pictures.
Oh, hold on.
A car just pulled up. I think Justin and Jayden are back.
All right, I gotta go.
All right, I love you too.
Bye.
Hi, guys.
- Hey. Long time no see.
- Yeah, it's been like what,
two years or somethin' like that?
- Too long, whenever it was. When'd you get here?
- Thursday night.
- Did Dad take you sightseeing yet?
- Uh, yes. Quite the small town you got here.
- Spoken like a true city boy, huh, Jayden?
(Jayden chuckles)
Well, anyway, we're glad you're here though.
Well, let's get this baggage outta here.
Well, see you later. - All right.
- See you later. - See ya.
- Cameron, Uncle Phil forgot his lunch.
Would you run it to him for me?
- Yeah, sure.
- Thank you, dear. - No problem.
- (laughs) Yeah.
Cameron, good morning!
Um, how are you?
- I'm good, how are you? - Just fine, thanks.
Cameron, this is my fiance, Micah Stanton.
Micah, this is Mr. Gallagher's nephew, Cameron Taylor.
- I've been hearing quite a bit about you, Cameron.
It's good to finally meet you. - Nice to meet you, too.
I hope I'm not interrupting anything.
- Oh, no.
Micah was just bringing by some coffee for my break.
Can I help you with anything?
- Uh, Aunt Julie told me to drop this off for Uncle Phil.
It's just his lunch.
- I can take it for ya.
- All right, well, I should probably get going, so...
- Hey, uh, Cameron?
We were hoping, um, if you think you'd be interested,
we'd really love to have you join us for church sometime.
- Oh! Um...
No, I'm good, but thank you.
But, but no, so...
- Take care, Cameron.
(door closes)
I wonder what's up with him.
(camera bleeps)
(camera shutter clicks)
- Morning. - Good morning.
(camera bleeps) (camera shutter clicks)
- Hey. You must be Mr. Gallagher's nephew.
- Cameron Taylor. - Jonah Thompson.
Elise's younger brother.
Are you a photographer?
- It's honestly just a hobby. Do you live around here?
- Yeah, over on Maple Street on the other side of town.
But I like to walk in the mornings. Do you wanna join me?
- Yeah, I'd like that. Yeah.
- Sweet.
Awesome.
So where are you from?
- Well, this is my stop.
- Thanks for joining me, Cameron.
- Thanks for having me along, it was nice.
- You know, I was thinking. How'd you like to go for coffee?
- Coffee?
- Don't tell me you aren't a coffee drinker.
- No, I mean...
I mean, yes. I, I'm a coffee drinker.
- Great, what do you say?
- Sure. - Tomorrow?
- Works for me.
- Perfect.
I'll see you tomorrow.
- [Cameron] See ya.
- Here's your coffee. - Thanks, David.
- Yeah, sure. - Thanks.
- You know, I was thinking, you should join Elise and I
tomorrow for a picnic at the lake.
Uncle Alan's coming, too.
- Oh, um...
I don't wanna impose or anything.
I'm not the most social person in the world.
- Don't worry. You're not imposing.
Besides, if you don't wanna talk,
you can just sit there, eat cookies,
listen to us talk, if you want.
In all seriousness, we'd really like to have you.
- You know what, how about I give you a call in the morning
and I can let you know? - Perfect.
Cameron?
There's something I've been meaning to ask you.
- What's that? (suspenseful music)
- What exactly brought you to West Prairie?
- I have family here, don't I?
- Well, sure, but- - Then that's why I'm here.
Thanks for the invite, Jonah, but I should get going.
- My pleasure. Thanks for coming.
- I'm so sorry. - No, it was my fault.
Are you okay? - Yeah, just fine, thank you.
- Are you sure? - Yeah.
- Have a nice day. - You too.
- Morning, Cameron.
I noticed your meeting with Mikayla was a smashing success.
- Yeah, who is she anyways?
Is she a friend of yours or something?
- She's one of the girls I mentor.
I asked her to come by on my break.
(somber music)
How was coffee with Jonah?
- It was fine. (clears throat)
- Is there anything I can help you with?
- I don't know.
What time does Uncle Phil get off of work?
- 4:30.
- Okay, thanks.
- Cameron?
Are you okay?
- No.
I gotta go.
(somber orchestral music)
- Hey, you want a ride?
- Yeah, sure.
- [Alan] So, what brings you out this time of day?
- Well, I had coffee with Jonah,
and then I went around town and saw some sights.
- Find anything spectacular?
- Not really.
- Tomorrow, Jonah, Elise, Micah and I
are gonna go for a picnic on the lake.
You're welcome to join us.
- Thanks.
Jonah already invited me but I'm supposed to call him
tomorrow, let him know if I'm coming or not.
- Well, we'd love to have you.
- Thanks for the ride. - You're welcome, any time.
Hey, Cameron.
If you ever need anything, come see me, okay?
- You mean at the office? - Yes, or at my house.
It's the last one on Cessford Drive.
My door is always open to you.
- Okay, thanks.
- Always.
(door closes)
- Hey, Cameron. Where you been?
- Well, I was out looking around
and then Mr. Dorrity offered me a ride back home.
- (chuckles) Yeah, that sounds like Alan.
He's the best partner I could've asked for.
Good man. He knows his stuff.
- He seems nice enough.
- Nice? He's more than nice.
A more honest man, I've never met.
You can trust him with anything.
- I don't know.
He's kinda crazy though, Dad. Don't you think?
- Crazy?
- Well, he's not exactly crazy,
but he is one of those religious fanatics.
- You mean a Christian?
- Whatever you wanna call 'em.
Always lookin' on the bright side and talking about
an invisible God and that Jesus guy.
- And you ended up with two of them as coworkers.
- (chuckles) I don't know how that happened.
But I tell ya, Alan and Elise
are two of the best people I've ever worked with.
I just take everything with a grain of salt, you know?
I appreciate their hard work,
but I tell 'em to leave their religion alone with me.
No, I wouldn't pay their religious talk
too much mind, Cameron.
It's not worth the hassle.
(somber music)
- And Jesus, we're just so grateful this time together.
Thank you for this food we're about to enjoy,
and thank you that Cameron could join us.
- Hey, Micah, you should tell Cameron that joke.
- Okay.
I admit I was wrong about how good my chiropractor is.
I stand corrected.
(group laughs)
- Here, let me get a photo. - Oh, yeah, great.
- As my adopted niece from China says...
(speaks Chinese)
Which means "eggplant".
(group laughs)
- Thank you for everything, Mr. Dorrity.
- It was our pleasure.
- Mr. Dorrity? Why do the Thompson kids call you Uncle Alan?
Are you related somehow?
- No, we're not.
Most of the young people around West Prairie call me that.
I never had any children of my own, so,
I adopt nieces and nephews.
- Okay. Well, I was just wondering, so I'll see you later.
- Take care.
- Good morning. - Morning.
- [Cameron] How'd you sleep?
- Good. You?
- Good.
- So, my girlfriend Skyler is having a party tomorrow night.
You wanna come?
- What kind of party?
- Just, just a party.
- I don't know.
- Come on. Where's your sense of adventure?
- Who said I had one?
- Probably forgot to pack it in your suitcase. (chuckles)
So what do you say?
Tomorrow night, seven o'clock?
Let's go.
- Just what do you plan on doing at this party?
- Just what you do at any party.
Just talk to some people, eat.
- And drink?
- It wouldn't be a party otherwise.
- Thanks, but no thanks.
- Okay.
Whatever.
You know, Cam.
You're a real well-behaved kid,
but you're kind of a momma's boy.
It's about time you manned up.
See ya.
(footsteps recede)
- All righty, I'll forward your message to Mr. Gallagher
and he'll be in contact with you.
Thank you so much. Have a great day.
(phone clacks)
Can I help you with somethin', Mr. Taylor?
- I was just seeing if Mr. Dorrity was in?
- Yeah, he's here.
He's in a meeting right now, but he should be out in
the next couple of minutes. (phone rings)
Excuse me for a moment.
Thanks for calling West Prairie Investors.
This is Elise speaking.
Oh, hello, Mr. Bridges.
Yes, of course.
No, it's no problem at all. Goodbye.
- I'll get in touch with both of you
once I've had a chance to analyze your financial profile.
- When can we expect to hear from you?
- By Monday.
I'll have Elise set up a meeting and we can discuss
your financial objectives and goals in greater detail.
- Thank you so much, Al. - Mm-hm.
- Yes, thank you. - My pleasure.
Now, you have yourselves a wonderful rest
of this beautiful day.
(sighs) Days like this make me wish I could get off early.
Cameron! I'm so sorry, I didn't even see you there.
How are you, son? - I'm doing all right.
I, um...
I was just wondering if you've got some time to talk.
- What time's the next one, Elise?
- [Elise] You're done for the day, Uncle.
- Really now!
Well then, Cameron, I've got all the time in the world.
Come on back to the office. We can talk there.
- [Cameron] Okay.
- All right, see you soon. Bye, Micah.
(hushed chatter)
Uncle, I set an appointment for you with Mr. White
tomorrow at 3:30 for a 15 minute slot.
- Perfect. - All right.
- [Alan] Thank you, Elise.
- Have a good evening, gentlemen.
(door closes)
- Hey, Elise?
Hey, Elise?
Wait.
- What?
- You dropped this.
- [Elise] Oh.
(suspenseful music)
- Are you okay?
- (sobs) Yeah. Yeah, I'm okay.
Um...
Thank you so much.
This letter is, uh, very valuable to me.
- Yeah.
- I'll see you later, Cameron.
(car door closes)
- Mr. Dorrity?
- Back here!
Did you get whatever it was back to Elise?
- Yeah, but it was really weird.
- How so?
- It was postmarked by a Kyle Thompson in the US military?
Who is he?
- Her father.
- Elise's dad is in the military?
- He was.
- Wait, what do you mean he was?
- I think you should ask Elise about that.
- Hey. Where is everyone?
- Dad's at work, Mom ran to the store,
and Justin's with Skyler.
- Should've guessed. - Hm?
- Nothing.
- So, it's just me and you for lunch.
Hope you like peanut butter and jelly.
- Yeah, sure. Thanks.
- So, got any plans for this afternoon?
- I was just thinking about heading into town
to take some pictures.
- Oh.
- Why?
- I was just wondering if you wanted to come out
to the woods with me.
- Oh, um...
I don't think so.
- Why not? Are you chicken?
- No.
- Then why not?
(Cameron sighs)
- I just, I don't feel like it, okay?
- But I can't go without adult supervision.
- Why not? It's just the woods.
- Mom and Dad's rules.
- Look, I don't mean to spoil your fun and all,
but I just can't.
Thanks for the sandwich, cuz. - Yeah, sure.
You know what, Cam?
I don't know if it has to do with
you losing your best friend earlier this summer,
but you're not as fun as you used to be.
- I'll see you later.
(door closes)
- Cameron, Mr. Dorrity's in a meeting right now,
but he should be done soon.
- [Cameron] Actually, I didn't come here to see him today.
I came to see you.
- Me? - Well, I mean, I...
I wanted to ask you something, if you have a moment.
- Yeah, I do.
- Well, you see, it's...
It's about the envelope that you dropped on Friday.
I couldn't help but to see the military postmark on it.
And the sender's name.
I asked Mr. Dorrity,
and he said that it was from your father.
- That's right.
- He said that your father was military.
- Yeah.
- Well...
He said "was".
Not "is".
And I was just wondering, why is that?
I mean, I asked Mr. Dorrity,
but he told me that I should ask you.
- He said "was", Cameron,
because my father died in Afghanistan
in combat 10 years ago.
That letter was the last one I received from him as a kid.
It was written the night before he died.
- I'm so sorry.
- (sobs) Thanks.
I still think about him.
I can remember his laugh and his smile.
And his voice, when he would read the Bible to me.
And the last time he hugged me. (sobs)
- Does it ever make you mad?
- No.
Not anymore.
It used to, though.
I didn't think it was fair of God to take him from me.
And it took me years to learn to be grateful
for the time that I had with him,
instead of agonizing over the years I didn't.
- So you don't hate God for taking him?
- Not at all.
My dad died because he jumped in front of his friend,
to save his friend's life.
He's a hero.
- [Cameron] Mr. Dorrity?
- [Alan] Yeah?
- How can you believe in God?
- Well, what do you mean, son?
- How can you believe in a loving God?
- You don't believe in him, then?
- No, sir.
I can't.
- I think the best way to answer your question
is by asking you one.
Why don't you believe?
- You really wanna know? - I do.
- Last month, my best friend, Bryson, died.
Because the fireworks that we were working on
accidentally went off.
Can you tell me how that is loving?
- I'm afraid I can't.
I don't know why God would take your best friend,
but I do know this.
God works all things out to the good for those who love him
and those who are called according to his purposes.
But we're not guaranteed to know the good
this side of eternity.
- It was all my fault.
- What do you mean? I thought you said it was an accident?
- It was, but I could've saved Bryson.
I dropped the fire extinguisher outside.
- So you are saying-
- Bryson died because I didn't act when I had the one thing
that could save his life in my hands.
I turned and ran like the coward I am.
My dad would be ashamed of me.
- Why do you say that? - My father was a firefighter.
He rushed into burning buildings to save people's lives.
And what did his son do?
He turned and ran.
How's that for a story?
- It doesn't have to end there.
- What do you mean?
The story's done, finished!
Bryson's gone, and it's all my fault.
- Bryson's story on this earth is over, but yours is not.
Life is not defined by one mistake.
- Nothing can fix the mess I've made.
- You're right.
Nothing can.
Only someone.
- You mean...
Jesus.
- If you repent and put your trust in him,
your life will be totally changed.
Cameron, would you be open to meeting with me weekly?
Going through scripture? I could answers your questions.
- I'd like that.
For me?
- You'll put it to good use.
(switch clicks)
(crickets chirp)
(knocks)
(clock ticks)
Cameron Taylor, what is going on?
- I saw your light on.
- Come in.
(door creaks)
I just made a pot of tea.
You want a cup?
- Yes, please.
- Grab a seat on the couch. You want any cream or sugar?
- Uh, one sugar, please.
Thank you.
- You're welcome.
Now, tell me what you were doing on my front porch
at half-past midnight.
- I had a question.
- (chuckles) Oh, when I said we could get together
and I'd answer your questions,
midnight wasn't exactly what I had in mind.
- I know, I know, but I'm sorry, this just couldn't wait.
- I'll let it pass this time. What's your question?
- It's about one of the verses. It said...
"For God so loved the world
that he gave his only begotten son
so that who has ever believed in him would not perish
but have everlasting life."
And you see, I mean, I know all about Jesus dying and stuff,
but I don't see how that shows his love,
or how that could apply to me because
I sure haven't seen his love in my life.
- I wouldn't be too sure about that. Let me show you.
Right at the start in Genesis 1,
we see God creating everything.
(clock ticks)
- [Cameron] Thanks for explaining.
- You're welcome. Any time.
But if you, uh,
are gonna come at midnight again, just get permission.
(phone rings) - Yeah, sorry.
- (chuckles) No worries.
Oh. (phone rings)
Hello?
(chuckles) Hi, Julie.
Yes, he's here.
Oh, no, he's fine.
I'll have him home again in 10 minutes.
Okay.
Goodnight.
Well, your aunt Julie noticed you were gone.
- Did she sound mad? - Not mad, more scared.
Come on, son.
(warm music)
(muffled chatter)
You got one? - I got it.
- Oh.
(laughs)
(Cameron chuckles)
- Are you having a nice day?
- It's going all right. Me and Uncle Phil...
(muffled chatter)
(apple crunches)
- "But God commandeth his love toward us,
in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.
Much more then, being now justified by his blood,
we shall be saved from wrath through him."
For me?
No.
It couldn't be.
Could it?
- Hey, Cameron! - Is Uncle Alan in?
- Uh, no. He took the day off to go fishing.
- All right, I gotta go.
(birds tweet)
(footsteps approach)
Uncle Alan!
- Is something wrong?
- Kinda.
It's about the verses you had me read today.
- What part of that passage was troubling to you?
- Romans, Chapter 5, Verse 8 and 9.
That's how far I got to read.
I've done so many bad things in my life,
and I just don't see how he could have done it for me.
- Seeing yourself as a sinner in need of a savior
is actually just the first step.
- But still, I don't see how he could've done it.
- Let me put it to you this way.
If you were trapped inside of a burning building,
do you think that your father
would've rushed in to save you?
- Yes, of course.
- How do you know?
- Because he's my dad.
He loved me.
- That's how the Lord is, Cameron.
God wants that none should perish,
but that everyone come to repentance and faith in him.
God's way of escape was to sacrifice his own son,
and do you know what?
He would've died for you alone,
if you were the only sinner in the whole world.
- You mean... (melancholy music)
After everything I've done...
How much I've hated him...
He loves me that much?
- More than you can imagine.
- All right!
Good job.
All right. Wanna hand the tire over?
I love you, son.
- I love you too, Dad.
"For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord
shall be saved."
Even me.
- I've been procrastinating. It's fine, we'll get there.
Cameron, you only have one speed and it's running.
- Well, I can't help it when I have good news.
- Good news?
- I repented and believed in Jesus yesterday.
- [Elise] Cameron.
That's... That's incredible.
- [Jonah] Wow. Praise the Lord.
- I just couldn't wait to tell Uncle Alan. Is he in?
- Yeah, he's here. He's in the back.
You go ahead. - Okay, thanks.
(keyboard clacks)
(knocks)
- Come in.
(door creaks)
Cameron!
What brings you here so early?
- I had something to tell you.
I got saved last night.
- You did? - Yeah.
- Oh, thank you, Lord!
- It feels like a burden has been lifted off me
that I've been trying to get rid of for so long.
- That's all part of the beauty of salvation, son.
When God works in the heart of a man,
the extraordinary happens.
(sighs)
Have you told your mom yet?
- Not yet. I was gonna tell her this morning, though.
- I know she will be thrilled. - Me too.
So, I should probably better get going.
- Oh, Cameron.
How are you feeling now about Bryson and your dad?
- A lot better.
I have a sense of peace to it, even though
I still don't understand it.
(Alan chuckles)
I should probably get going.
I told Aunt Julie I wouldn't be too long,
so I'll see you later, Uncle Alan.
- Take care.
(chuckles)
- Where's Aunt Julie?
- She went to the grocery store.
She always goes early on Thursdays.
- Oh.
- Say, Cam, uh, why don't you spend the day with us?
- Doing what?
- We have this really cool fort in the woods.
I think you'd like it.
- I don't know.
- Come on, don't be a chicken.
Buck-buck-buck, buck-buck!
- Cam, summer's already almost over
and you've barely spent any time with us.
- I suppose I could.
- That's the spirit.
- Come on, let's go.
- Let's go.
(leaves rustle)
(Jayden chuckles)
(ominous music)
Ah, what's the matter with you?
- Nothing.
What are you guys doing? - Fireworks!
- What?
(phone rings)
- Hello?
Hey, Dad.
Just walking in the woods.
Sure, I'll be right over.
Sorry, guys, I gotta run.
Dad needs a file he forgot at home.
Stay with Jayden, won't you, Cam?
She's not allowed out here alone.
See ya.
(suspenseful music)
- Wanna see our fireworks?
- Uh... No, that's, that's okay.
No, I'm good.
- What's your problem, Cam?
- I just... They're not all that safe.
- We'll be fine!
It's not like their gonna explode just like that.
- But I mean...
- We start them after 4th of July.
He says fireworks are only for the holidays.
- I'm sorry, Jayden. I just can't right now.
- Fine, be that way.
Just wait for me until I'm done.
Here we go.
Cameron!
(muffled explosion)
- Please.
- I can't!
- Oh, God, help me.
Jayden!
Jayden?
Are you all right?
- [Jayden] I think so.
- Can you walk? - I think so.
- Is it your arm?
(firework hisses)
Jayden, get down!
(firework bangs)
- Cameron?
- Jayden?
Jayden, go now! - Let me help you!
- Jayden, go now!
(fireworks bang)
- Cameron!
Cameron? Cameron?
Oh, please just say one word so I know you're not dead.
(pants) (tense orchestral music)
Hold on, Cam. I'm gonna go get help.
Justin, Mom, Dad! Anyone!
Mr. Dorrity! Mr. Dorrity!
- Jayden, what's the matter? What happened to you?
- It's all my fault. - What is? What happened?
- It's Cameron, he's hurt bad!
- Cameron?
Show me where.
Cameron!
(grunts)
Cameron, can you hear me?
No.
Jayden, I'm gonna call 911.
Go stand by the edge of the woods and wave them here, okay?
If you don't go, they'll never find us.
(pants)
Oh, please, Father.
Save Stephen's boy.
- [Operator] 911. What's your emergency?
- Adam, this is Alan.
We have a structure fire and a nonresponsive boy
in the backwoods of the Gallagher place.
We need an ambulance and a firetruck ASAP.
- I'll send them now. - Good.
Jayden will be by the edge of the woods to wave them in.
- [Adam] Perfect. I'll be praying, Alan.
- Thank you, Adam.
(sobs) Oh, please.
Not him, too.
(sobs)
(machine bleeps rhythmically)
- Jayden?
Is that you?
- It's me.
- Where am I?
- The hospital.
Mom and Dad are on their way.
Mr. Dorrity stepped out a while ago.
He had to make a phone call.
I'm so sorry, Cam. (sobs)
It's all my fault.
I should've listened to you. - Don't worry, Jayden.
- Why did you do it?
- Do you know why I was so worried about the fireworks?
Last month,
my best friend, Bryson,
died because of his...
Our fireworks that we were working on accidentally went off.
I could've saved him,
but I was too scared.
And he died because I was a coward.
- Weren't you scared this time?
- Terrified.
But...
Last night,
I got saved,
and as I stood there, scared,
I remembered a Bible verse
that Uncle Alan had shared with me.
"Greater love hath no man than this,
that a man lay down his life for his friends."
And I knew that if I had died today,
I would be up in heaven with Jesus,
and he paid for my sins
so that I could live forever with him.
Jayden, are you ready to meet him?
- No, I'm not.
It scares me to think how close I was to death.
If it wasn't for you, I'd be dead.
- Jayden, what I did
was only a picture to what Jesus did.
Every time you've told a lie,
every time you've disobeyed your parents,
condemns you before God,
and that's where the amazing part happens.
He rushed in to a burning building, so to speak,
to save us from our sins.
- I want what you have.
Do you think you could help me?
- There's nothing else I'd rather do.
- Oh, when we get up there,
let me make sure the coast is clear.
Wait in the lobby, okay? - Okay.
(Alan whispers)
- Justin, Jayden.
- Cameron.
Cameron.
- Uncle Alan? - How are you feeling, son?
- My leg kinda hurts.
And my head, but other than that, I'm just tired.
- Praise the Lord.
I have some visitors for you, if you're up to seeing them.
- Who?
- You'll see.
- Mom? (warm orchestral music)
What're you guys doing here? - Uncle Alan picked us up.
- How do you know Uncle Alan?
- That's a story for another time. How are you feeling?
- They've mostly drugged me for the pain, so,
I'm mostly just tired.
I was gonna call you this morning.
It's just with the accident and everything, I got held up.
I became a Christian.
- Hurray!
- Cam!
- I just wanna thank you, Mom, for not giving up on me.
I'm really sorry, Mom,
for the way that I've been treating you.
And I hope you can forgive me.
- You're forgiven, son.
- Mr. Dorrity told us what happened.
You're a real hero, Cam.
- Yeah, you are.
Just like Dad.
- West Prairie Investors.
The most honest investors in West Prairie.
- What you doin'? - Oh, you know.
Showing you how it's done.
- Really? - Yeah.
- Is that why you're in my chair?
- It's a comfy chair. How's that cabinet?
- Not comfy, thank you. - Yeah, you're welcome.
- Hey, guys. - Cameron!
It's so good to see you. - It's good to see you.
How are you? - Not bad.
- Good. - Good.
- My crutches are a little, you know-
- Too big? - Yeah, yeah.
- How are you doing? - Uh, good.
I'm glad to be out of the hospital.
But I still have a headache and sore leg, but yeah.
- That's good.
- Um, is Uncle Alan in?
- Yeah, he's here. He's in the back.
- You know, Elise, do you wanna page him?
We might be able to save Cameron a walk.
- Yeah, sure.
- Thanks.
- Uncle Alan? Cameron's here to see you.
Sure thing.
All right, he's on his way.
- Thanks, Elise.
So, the wedding's only a few weeks away.
Are you excited?
- We'd get married tomorrow, but...
- What?
A meeting of my favorite people and I wasn't invited?
- You were invited, Uncle Alan. You're just late.
(group laughs)
- So, what can I do for you, Cameron?
- I was actually wondering if you were ready to go fishing.
- Absolutely.
(peaceful music)
(Cameron grunts)
- Oh. Uh-oh. (playful music)
Are you okay?
Here, I got ya.
(Alan and Cameron grunt)
- Ow. - Here, let me put this down.
(grunts) (Cameron laughs)
(Alan and Cameron grunt)
There we go. - All right.
- There we go, there we go. - Yep, yep.
(Alan grunts)
All right.
There we go.
Made it.
- You really need to get those adjusted.
(sighs)
(peaceful music)
- [Cameron] Thank you for all you did, Uncle Alan.
It really meant a lot, going to get my mom and siblings.
- It was my pleasure.
I knew that your mom would wanna be there,
and that she'd be too worried to wanna think about driving.
- I wanted to ask you something.
How do you know my mom?
(Alan chuckles)
- That's a long story.
- I'd like to hear it. It'd fill a couple gaps.
- I suppose it's only fair.
Since you told me your story, I should tell you mine.
A long time ago, when I was a little boy,
I had a best friend.
Stephen Taylor.
- You mean my dad?
- The one and the same.
Almost our entire childhood,
we lived right nextdoor to each other.
Then our senior year, your mom moved to the neighborhood.
We both thought she was the prettiest freshman
we'd ever seen.
- (chuckles) You're kidding?
- (chuckles) No, I'm not.
To make a really long story short,
she liked your dad better than me.
So after school and being best man at their wedding,
I moved away from the city to West Prairie,
and I met someone who changed my life forever.
- Who?
- Kyle Thompson.
- Elise and Jonah's dad?
- Yeah, he was a new client of mine.
He shared the Gospel with me and invited me to church.
- Did you go?
- Not at first.
But after we were becoming friends,
I started to see the marked difference between our lives
and I wanted what he had.
I became a Christian a few months later.
- Wow.
- But that's not the whole story.
The firm was pretty successful,
and Kyle talked me into joining the military with him.
So I turned the leadership of the firm over to your uncle
and after our training, we shipped off to Afghanistan.
(suspenseful music)
On one of our missions,
we were ambushed.
Kyle saw this guy aiming at me.
And he jumped in front of me.
To take the bullet that was meant for me.
- So, you were the friend
that Elise's dad jumped in front of to save?
- Yes, I was.
- I can't believe my mom never told me about this.
- Well, she didn't know all the details and
when your dad died, it was really hard on her.
- Yeah, and having to deal with the likes of me
probably wasn't helping, either.
- She called me before you came, you know.
- She did?
- She didn't give me any of the details.
She just said "Cameron's gonna be in town.
Would you watch over Stephen's boy?"
I told her I would.
- Well, it looks like we both got second chances of life,
didn't we?
- I suppose we did.
Let's do some fishin'.
(peaceful orchestral music)
(phone rings)
- Hey, Jonah, what's up?
- I was just looking at the calendar
and wanted to make sure that you were doing okay.
- Yeah, yeah, I am.
Hold on one sec.
- We've got to go soon.
- All right, I'll be there in a few minutes.
Sorry about that.
- No worries.
- We're about to take a trip to West Prairie.
- No way!
(chuckles) Cam, that's awesome.
- Yeah, I can't wait to see everyone.
But I should probably get going. They're about to leave.
- Sounds good. - All right, bye, Jonah.
- Cam, are you coming, son?
- Yeah, I'll be right there, Dad.
(bright orchestral music)
(playful orchestral music)
(solemn orchestral music)