End of the Trail (2015) - full transcript
(bugle music)
♪ Soon and very soon ♪
♪ We're going to see the king ♪
♪ Soon and very soon ♪
♪ We are going to see the king ♪
♪ Soon and very soon ♪
♪ We are going to see the king ♪
♪ Hallelujah, hallelujah ♪
♪ We're going to see the king ♪
♪ No more crying now ♪
♪ We're going to see the king ♪
♪ No more crying now ♪
♪ We're going to see the king ♪
♪ No more crying and ♪
♪ We're going to see the king ♪
♪ Hallelujah hallelujah ♪
♪ We're going to see the king ♪
♪ No more dying now ♪
♪ We're going to see the king ♪
♪ No more dying now ♪
♪ We're going to see the king ♪
♪ No more dying now ♪
♪ We're going to see the king ♪
♪ Hallelujah hallelujah ♪
♪ We're going to see the king ♪
(calm music)
- [Narrator] The Lord
works in mysterious ways.
The three of us
were born and raised
by the same parents.
But we couldn't
be more different.
Prior to three days ago we
hadn't been in the same room
since mom passed.
Before that, my
wedding 10 years ago.
Although brothers, we
have completely different
perspectives on our upbringing,
life, love and family.
We came up here to say goodbye.
As it turns out, my brothers
met a man they never knew
and I only knew
for a short while.
But after this weekend,
all of our lives will never
be the same because of him.
The Lord works in
mysterious ways indeed.
(bright music)
(quacking)
- You know the timing of
these things is never good.
You're just gonna
have to go for it.
- Well the old man sure
went for it plenty of times
after he was baptized, but,
nothing.
I went for it at
the funeral, but,
just not receptive to anything.
- How about Rob?
- I just hope Rob
makes it out there.
I tried to pin him down.
Offered to pick him
up, drive him up there
but no he wouldn't go for it.
- You really think he would
flake on something like this?
- He sure wasn't
at the funeral long
and wouldn't show up
when dad tried to get us
to his house so we could
divvy up his stuff.
So I don't know.
(waves crashing)
- [Boy] Come on dad!
(calm music)
- He's full of so much
anger, they both are.
It's nothing the
Lord can't handle
if they'll let him.
- [Mike] Yeah I sure got
my work cut out for me.
- Stop making it about you.
It's not about you and you
having to change their hearts.
You can't do that,
it's not your job.
Your job is to share
the truth with them,
cover them in
prayer and sit back
and let the Lord do his thing.
Have faith, they'll
see what your dad had
in the last few
months of his life.
What he found, and his
relationship with the Lord
and how much peace
that brought him,
peace he never had before.
It'll work out.
Just believe it.
- How much do I owe you
for this session, doc?
- (chuckling) This
one's pro bono.
But don't ask me
again, I can't keep
helping you like this.
- Well thank you.
- So what are you gonna
do while I'm gone?
- I'm gonna have lunch
with Tina tomorrow.
- Hey how are you taking her?
- That's a good
question, not sure.
We're supposed to text,
thanks for the reminder.
- Two?
Just a second.
- So what time are you leaving?
- Soon as I wake up.
- I guess we'll say
goodbye tonight?
- You could always stay over.
- You know I can't do that.
- Right this way.
(gentle music)
- Just seems like every
time I see him now
he's preaching to me.
And we go 30 years with
things being one way,
all of a sudden they're
totally different.
I mean, they weren't
the greatest guys before
but at least they're either
my dad or my brother.
- So who are they now?
Maybe you should
give them a chance.
- Yeah, you're probably right.
- [Becka] Give them a chance.
- You're sweet, thank you.
What are you gonna order?
- I don't know yet.
(gentle music)
(bird squawking)
(sizzling)
Just go into it
with an open mind.
- You know what I found?
If I keep an open mind,
he shows me the way.
You know who to
be and what to do.
How are those taquitos, good?
Thanks so much guys,
this has been fun.
Have a great night, okay?
I really appreciate it.
Travel safe up there.
- [Becka] Do you know him?
- No.
- How did he know
about your trip?
Was he listening to us?
- That was really weird.
(crowd chattering)
(clicking)
(creaking)
(belt clinking)
- I'm gonna miss you.
- I'll miss you too.
- That wasn't very convincing.
- Have a nice weekend.
- You too.
Good luck up there.
- I'm gonna need it.
Bye.
(light music)
(waves crashing)
(upbeat music)
- [Narrator] When
you're going camping,
be sure to make a checklist.
If you don't, you're
gonna forget something.
- [Mike] Boy, I'm
gonna miss you guys.
- We're gonna miss you.
- I'm gonna miss you too.
- You have a great
weekend, okay?
- We will.
You have everything you need?
- Yeah, I don't need much.
When you use my
stuff, you know Dylan.
- Yeah.
- He'll take care of it.
- All right, well I love you.
- Love you.
- And just be safe.
- I will, love you.
- Love you too.
- [Mike] You gonna be a
good girl for your mom?
- Yes.
- [Mike] Promise?
- Yes.
- I love you.
- Love you.
(gentle music)
- "Come follow me," Jesus said.
"And I will make
you fishers of men."
All right, bye you
guys, I love you.
- Love you, bye.
- [Mike] I'll see
you in a couple days.
- Love you too.
Drive carefully.
- I will.
I'll see you in a couple days.
- Call Rob.
- [Phone] Calling Bob.
- Not Bob, Rob.
- [Phone] Calling Rob.
(phone ringing)
- Oh darn.
Yo.
- Hey, you're there.
- Yeah.
- You on your way?
- Oh yeah, dude
that's the thing.
I don't think I'll be able
to make it there in time.
I just don't.
- Listen, no, hey.
Nothing's more
important than this.
This is for dad, right?
- I know.
I really wanna be there
but just a lot of things
have been coming up for me.
- Rob, I swear if
you don't make it
I will never speak to you again.
I'll never give
you another dollar
and I will not listen to
your BS stories anymore,
you got me?
- Dude, I don't know what
you're so upset about.
- Hey, don't dude
me, number one.
Number two, this
is dad's dying wish
so you better be
there, you got it?
- [Rob] Fine, soon as I can.
- Yeah, fine, I'll
see you there.
Yeah.
(light music)
(phone ringing)
(splashing)
- [Rob] Hey this is
Rob, I'd love to chat
but when you come
to the southwest,
you know how it goes.
Later.
- [Mike] Hey, what's up, buddy?
We're on our way up but the
phones don't work up there
and I just wanted to make
sure you know where to go.
So we're gonna be at the
Limerick Camp Grounds
site number seven.
You don't need anything.
Dylan said he's got a
tent set up for you.
All you need is
your sleeping bag
and whatever stuff
you need personally.
But hoping we really all
do make it up there buddy,
drive safely, and hope
to see you up there.
Take care, see ya, bye.
(light somber music)
- Hey Rob.
Hey.
It's okay, I just wanna talk.
(somber piano music)
(light music)
- Hi, how are you doing?
- Good, how are you?
Nice bear.
- [Shop Owner] He was taken
in 1960 up in South Lake,
about 25 minutes from here.
- Wow.
- Can I help you with
something in particular?
- Yeah I need some flies.
- [Shop Owner] Your tire?
- No.
- [Shop Owner] Why don't
we step back to the flies
that are all ready made?
- Sounds good.
- You gonna be fishing
lakes or streams?
- Streams.
(light music)
(ignition firing)
(light music)
- [Dylan] Hey Mikey,
how you looking?
- Hey buddy, I'm on my
way, got out a little late.
I'm about an hour to Lone Pine
so I'm thinking
probably three or four.
- Four?
When did noon turn into four?
- Sorry man, I told you.
Traffic was nuts in L.A.
I got out a little late.
- Yeah right.
All right, well you
just drive safe.
And I'm headed up
the hill right now
so I'm gonna lose cell
reception, all right?
- I'll see you when
I get up there.
All right, see you
up there later.
- [Dylan] Right, right.
- Rob, what's going on, man?
You need a jump?
- Nah, I'm gonna need
a lot more than a jump.
Thanks, though.
- Ah, no worries
man, what's going on?
Need a lift, need me to
drop you off somewhere?
- [Rob] I'm going
pretty far away.
- So where you going?
- To the mountains.
- Mountains?
Where you off to?
It's crazy, he's going
to the mountains too.
- Supposed to be
going to Mammoth.
- Mammoth?
- [Woman] No way.
- Seriously, you're
going to Mammoth.
- Really?
- Yeah.
- What are the
chances of that, babe?
Right, he's going to Mammoth,
we're going to Mammoth.
- [Woman] We should
take him with us.
- 10 minutes away.
We're going to
Red's Meadow, man,
hop on in, we'll
give you a ride.
- Mammoth, really?
- Seriously, hop on in.
(light music)
- Come on.
For me?
I don't know why you
won't do it for me.
I love you and I
wanna marry you.
- What does one have
to do with the other?
- [Narrator] When
you're going camping,
the site is very important.
Don't take the first one.
Check them out.
How far is it from the river?
Can you hear the river?
What about the restrooms?
Are they nearby?
Firewood, you gotta
think about that,
you have to have fires.
What about the neighbors?
Do they have a dog,
do they have a baby?
A baby can ruin your trip.
Look, the campsite can
make the difference
between a so-so trip
and a great trip.
After you find the right site,
get set up.
Get organized, then you can
relax and enjoy yourself.
- [Man] How you doing?
- [Dylan] You must
be the campsite host.
- That's me.
Welcome to my paradise.
Dylan, what's the last name?
- McKay.
- M-C-K-A-Y?
- Yeah.
- Okay, great.
Where you from?
- Ventura county.
- Ventura county, whereabouts?
- Thousand Oaks.
- Thousand Oaks, no kidding.
Got a sister in
law in Camarillo.
- Ah, the outlet mall.
- The outlet mall.
If you need anything,
I'm on the last trailer
on the left hand side
as you're coming in.
And bathroom's on
the right hand side.
Make sure you use the bear
cabinet with all your food.
If you don't you'll have
some uninvited guest.
- Right.
- And you don't want that.
How many nights you staying?
- Uh, two.
- Two, 22 bucks.
And are you gonna do
fishing while you're up?
- Yeah, we just fly fish.
- Really?
- Got any good spots?
- Got a great spot for you.
- What'd you got?
- You go up the creek
about 150 yards,
and it breaks off into a Y.
Take the right hand side.
- What happens if I go left?
- You'll just be sitting in
water, there's nothing there.
- Okay.
- All the fish are on the right.
- All right.
- Enjoy yourself.
- Sounds good.
Well, can I do that?
- Yeah this is
yours, here you go.
- After I got us set up,
I had to find what we
came up here to do.
I had to find a place
to spread the ashes
of my dead father.
(water gushing)
Once I found the spot,
it was very clear.
This is the end of the trail.
Nice of you to show up.
- Hey you know I
wouldn't miss it.
- Good to see you.
- Good to see you.
- How are you man,
how was your drive?
- Good, good, how was yours?
- Not bad, little
traffic out of L.A.
- It's to be expected.
- It happens, so.
You talk to Rob?
- Yeah I talked
to him around noon
when I woke him up.
- Man, well.
I think he'll be here.
- Wanna bet?
- Have a little faith.
- If you say so.
- Have a little faith.
- Okay.
Come on.
- Hey.
Look what I brought.
- Where'd you get that?
- One of the boxes
from dad's house.
What do you think,
how do you like it?
- [Dylan] Looks like
it fits like a dream.
- It does, it fits perfect.
Do I look like him?
- [Dylan] Yeah.
(clanging)
- What are you doing over there?
- What's it look like I'm doing?
- Struggling.
- Hmm, very good
observation, Mike.
- You need some help?
You need me to step over there
and show you how to swing?
- [Dylan] Evidently.
- All right.
- [Dylan] Oh, I got it.
(rock music)
♪ And we will shake ♪
♪ Shaking happens when I pray ♪
♪ Yeah yeah yeah ♪
♪ Come every land
and every nation ♪
- So when I was in high school,
Jim, he was my youth pastor.
Man, he had a way of really
getting us in the bible.
He used to play this game
with us all the time,
it was called bible crap shoot.
You close your eyes,
open up the bible.
Any verse, any page
you pointed too,
it just, it had relevance.
Any time we had a problem,
any time we went to him
for advice or anything,
it's the only response,
is to roll the dice.
That was all we needed,
that was enough.
(light music)
- [Narrator] When
you're going fishing,
it's like a battle.
Being prepared is essential.
You can't land a lunker
if you forgot your net.
You can't pull the hook
if you don't have
your needle nose.
- [Mike] Seeing Dylan up here
immediately takes me back.
It's like we're eight
years old again.
I can hear the old man
telling us what to do.
Grab that, move this.
Hey, over here.
He felt the need to
tell us what to do
all the way to the end.
But in the end, I wish Dylan
would have been listening.
(mumbling)
- Haha I think so too.
He never met a tool he
didn't like (mumbling)
- [Dylan] That's out.
- Now this is not a bad drill.
- [Dylan] It's not bad.
How's the battery on that?
- This works, but the
charge stays a long time.
- 'Cause I don't need
to get me some stuff
that batteries that's used
that you're gonna need.
- You know what Mike
could use offhand?
- Oh wow.
- [Dad] I've chosen things
for each of you specifically.
But there's plenty left
that you both could use
so split it up
however you'd like.
- Oh, my Lafours hat.
Oh thanks.
Lafours gave you this one.
I didn't want to hear
him tell me he's tired.
(mumbling)
Get out of here.
(light music)
It says cookbook,
great study bible here.
- Dylan, what the hell, man?
What's the matter with you?
You need to grow up.
- You two are what's
wrong with me.
Give me that book?
- Thanks, Pop.
- Yeah.
- He doesn't know what he needs.
(gentle music)
- When the campsite
host spot failed us,
we decided to try some
of the old trusty holes.
But after getting
skunked at every hole
we ever had success at,
we decided to head
back to the site.
You have to know when to be
stubborn and stay out there
and you have to know
when to call it a night.
- [Driver] You know,
if you're bored,
there should be a bible
back there somewhere.
Why don't you give it a shot?
- All right, might
as well try out
this bible crap shoot.
All scriptures God breathed
and useful for teaching.
Rebuking, correcting and
training in righteousness.
Pff, what a load of bull.
Still, it's a pretty
strange coincidence.
- You know Rob, it's
gonna be real late
by the time we get in.
Why don't you just stay
with us for the night
and you can meet up with
your brothers tomorrow.
(fire crackling)
(gentle music)
(light guitar music)
- [Mike] Well done
for me, buddy.
You know I like mine
basically burnt to a crisp.
- So I found a spot.
- Huh?
- Dad's spot.
- Cool.
Where?
- Right up the river.
Been thinking a
lot about it, Mike.
Just think what he's been up to.
- Yeah.
- So what's up with you and Eva?
- Oh we're good.
Everybody's good, thanks.
What about you, Becka, work?
- Becka's good.
Work sucks but Becka's good.
- Yeah, work always sucks.
- She's fine.
I like her a lot, you know.
- Yeah I hope so.
- I think I'm gonna
ask her to marry me.
- Oh yeah?
That's cool.
Yeah, didn't you get
a ring or something?
- Yeah.
- Oh yeah, let me see.
- Check that out.
- Cool.
Must have cost a pretty penny.
- Guess what the best part is.
- What's that?
- Guess who I got it from?
- Who?
- Richard Eaton.
- Eaton?
Eat dog from high school?
- Yeah the Eat Dog.
- What's that guy doing, man?
Like I could put him away.
- Slinging carats,
man, slinging carats.
- The three C's,
huh, he's selling ya.
- He is.
- That guy.
He used to drive dad nuts.
- Oh man, he used
to wear dad out.
(zipping)
All right there,
reading rainbow.
I say we get up early.
- Hold on, hold on.
- Wish I would have
known I was coming up
to Jesus camp--
- Hold on a second, D.
- You're really
starting to annoy me
with all this bible stuff.
- I'm sure not trying
to annoy you, D.
- Well you are.
I guess I'm just
having a hard time
getting my whole
head around someone
with so many demons could
just all of a sudden
wake up one morning
and (snapping)
be a totally different person.
- Yeah, it's called
the Holy Spirit.
As soon as it's upon you,
you're never the same,
your life has changed forever.
- Whole bunch of
baggage, my friend.
A lot of demons.
- Once he finally had a
relationship with Jesus,
he had a peace that he
could never have had before.
You saw it with your own eyes.
I don't know why you doubt.
He wasn't the same, you know it.
- I guess you're right.
By the end he couldn't even
go to the bathroom by himself
but he sure did it with
a smile on his face.
- Once he found the Lord,
he had a peace that he
could never have had before.
D, there's signs everywhere.
You just have to open
your eyes and see them.
- If you want to live in this
fantasy land, be my guest.
But you're on your own.
- Hmm.
No I'm not.
(crickets chirping)
(solemn airy music)
(zipping)
You made it.
- It wasn't easy, trust me.
- [Dylan] You'll get your medal
when we get some more sleep.
- It's good seeing
you too, Dylan.
- [Dylan] I got a tent
set up for you there,
the blue one.
Air mattress and sleeping
bag, everything you need.
- I'm gonna knock out then.
(gentle music)
- BB gun, you remember that?
I wanted to kill him.
- So what's the
haps on the craps?
- [Dylan] He's an idiot.
- What?
- What's for food,
what do we eat?
- There's a box of
powdered donuts over there.
- Plenty of them.
- What was that?
That's what I thought.
- I came a long way for
some powdered donuts.
- Rob, leave it alone
man, give me a break.
- Why don't you
just have one then?
- Dad would be so
proud, good job.
- [Dylan] Five minutes, you're
already complaining.
- All right, all right.
- Why don't you shut your mouth,
you control freak burnout?
- Guys, guys, guys, you
know what we're up here for.
What's the matter with you?
- Suck it.
- Powdered donuts, who
wants powdered donuts?
- So soon as I walk
into the arena,
these two people that work
for the team, they see me,
they look at me and they
walk right up to me.
In fact they point.
Soon as they get there, she says
how would you like to
take the half court shot?
- You guys wanna do this?
- Hey, we're gonna
do it later, Rob.
- What, you just got
here, just do this?
Give me a break.
- Besides, we're
gonna do it at sunset.
And we need to get some wood.
D and I could use your help.
Did you bring your gloves?
- Of course not.
- You guys should
just go without me.
- Rob, we could
really use your help.
- I could do something here.
- We could really
use the extra hand.
Come on.
It's not about Dylan and I.
This thing's about
all of us and dad.
Come on.
- Why don't you guys just--
- Hey, why don't you
just get in the car?
- [Mike] You think you
were being a little hard
on him over there?
- [Dylan] No I don't.
This is like babysitting
and not getting paid.
- [Mike] Yeah so
what's different than
the last 30 years?
- [Dylan] Nothing,
that's the problem.
- Why don't you take it easy
on him and give him a break?
- Kid's got problems, Mike.
- [Mike] I know, he didn't
have the same deal we did
and you gotta give
him a hard time.
- [Dylan] You take care of him.
- Yeah, I've always
taken care of him
'cause you've
always ignored him.
(light music)
All right I'm gonna
get us some kindling.
Over there looks like
some good firewood.
Make sure you get
us some big chunks.
And also make sure you're
looking for something
with some sap on it.
That'll help get
the fire started.
- [Dylan] You got it.
- Nice shot.
- [Dylan] Yeah,
did you like that?
- I did.
That was nice.
All right, I'm gonna
take this kindling
back to the campsite.
Why don't you pick up
the rest of that wood.
Rob, help him out.
I'll see you guys
back at the site.
- [Dylan] Sounds good,
see you in a bit.
- If I drop any
kindling, pick it up too.
- Hey, let's go.
The wood's not gonna
pick up itself.
Hey, Rob, come on.
I need your help.
This wood isn't gonna walk
itself back to the campground,
you know what I mean?
Let's go.
- You think you're a
big shot all the time.
But guess what.
You sucked as an older brother,
dad sucked as dad.
You and Mike have all this
great amazing stories about him
but guess what, they're all BS.
Here's the truth.
He abused me, he abused mom.
Dad was a creep!
(bashing)
- What's wrong with you?!
- You better talk to him!
- Screw this, I'm gone!
- You better talk to him.
- That's your brother
man, give me a break.
- Give me a break?
- You're punching
your little brother?
He's got issues, okay?
- I'm tired of this!
- No kidding,
so why are you punching him?
- All the time.
Nothing changes.
Thanksgiving,
Christmas, New Year,
you name it, St. Patrick's day.
Any holiday out there,
he always screws it up!
- Oh yeah, just
give him a break.
Give him a break.
- Why did you even invite him?
- 'Cause he's our brother.
- You have no idea what
he said about our dad.
That's it, go walk away.
Go take care of him,
go make him lunch.
(somber music)
- Having Rob over 10 years
younger than both of us
made it extremely difficult
to relate to each other.
Rob and I always got along okay
but Dylan and Rob have
clashed since the word go.
It's no surprise that
they got into it up here.
But where we go from here,
only the Lord knows.
Keep you head in all situations.
Endure hardship.
Do the work of an evangelist.
Discharge all the
duties of your ministry.
For I am already being poured
out like a drink offering
and the time has come
for my departure.
I have fought the good fight,
I have finished the race,
I have kept the faith.
Now there is in store for me
the crown of righteousness
which the Lord,
the righteous judge
will award me on that day.
And not only to me but also
to all that have longed
for his appearing.
Hey Rob.
We're about to hit the water,
you wanna roll with us?
You sure?
- Ready to rock and roll?
- [Mike] Yeah I am, he
don't wanna go though.
- Shocker.
- Typical.
- Mhmm.
- [Mike] Well let's
go, you show me
and then we'll get in the water.
- All right, sounds good.
(light music)
(gushing)
- I've been thinking
about that dream you had.
- Yeah?
- Do you remember the
last thing that dad
wrote on the whiteboard
at the hospital?
- Yeah, Tim four seven.
By the end he was
writing it on everything.
- Actually it's 2 Tim 4:7.
Dad's favorite bible verse.
- [Dylan] Well what's it about?
- Well it's written by Paul
and he's writing
to his protege Tim.
And he's telling him basically
to keep up the good fight.
He says I fought I've
fought a good fight.
I have finished the race,
I have kept the faith.
- Yeah, sounds like him.
- Yeah, it really reminded dad
of the end of the trail statue.
- Dad was a warrior
up until the end too.
- Yeah, just like the
Indian on the horse.
Seeing it to the end.
- [Dylan] I need to talk to Rob.
- [Mike] Yeah I
think you're right.
We both do.
- [Dylan] I think
I'm gonna take him
to dad's Chumash spot.
- Oh yeah, that's a good idea.
I should roll with you guys.
- Eh, I think it should
just be me and him.
Be careful, this is the spot.
Check this out.
I'm really sorry
I hit you today.
I shouldn't have done that.
When you called dad a creep,
it really pissed me off.
I'm really sorry you had the dad
who came back from the
war who was all messed up.
See Mike and I, we
had a different dad.
He would take us to
cool places like this.
Dad was really into
native American stuff.
So these caves are the
oldest pictographs on record
from the Chumash indians
showing when the
Spaniards brought horses
over to the new world.
- Pretty cool.
- I just thought you
really needed to see this
to understand me, Mike
and dad a lot more
and our experience up here.
- Thank you.
- No problem.
Just don't tell
anybody about it.
It's a secret.
(water gurgling)
(solemn bagpipe music)
Everything up here
reminds me of you.
The sounds.
- [Narrator] Lieutenant
Jack McKay was born
July 7th, 1955.
He was a proud father, a
hard worker, an athlete,
and most importantly, in the
end a follower of Christ.
His only goal in his last days
was to help others
have the peace
and grace that can only come
from a relationship
with the Lord.
He goes to his next life with
excitement and anticipation.
From this world, he
will only miss his sons
and their time together.
(fire crackling)
- [Mike] That was
really beautiful
out there on the river today.
- Yeah it was
pretty unbelievable.
- Hey D, did dad
tell you exactly
where to drop off the ashes?
- No, he just said
spread them on the river.
- Are you sure?
- Yeah.
- 'Cause that's the exact spot
that dad and I were
baptized in here last year.
- No way.
- I didn't know
dad was baptized.
- Yeah we were up here last
year camping, he and I.
We came up here July.
You were working or something,
you couldn't make it.
But we were fishing one day
and we were out there all day.
We tried every hole we knew,
we tried every fly that we had.
We just couldn't catch a thing.
Got skunked, one of those
stinking days, you know.
We were on our way
back to the campsite
when we run into this old man.
He asked us how we did and
we obviously didn't do well
and he ends up busting
out these little flies.
He didn't tie them to himself
but he had swore
by these things.
He said that they'd
been working for him
for over 50 years.
They were designed
after the native flies
that were up there.
He gave us a few and
sent us on our way
and we ended up going to the
hole that he told us about
and just killed
it, we slayed it.
The old man did better
than I'd ever seen him do.
- [Dylan] Yeah, how
many fish did he catch?
- I don't know, we lost count.
I'm guessing 12 to 15 each.
Something crazy.
So that night we're at
the campsite just talking
when the old man that we saw,
he ends up walking
by us and stopping.
Comes by and sits down,
and the old man
invites him down.
He's like what's dad doing?
- Now Paul was in isolation.
When he was coming
out, he realized
that he had that
outreach capability
to make an influence
on these others
by expressing what he seen.
Too many of us,
we're being quiet.
We never have a chance to
really reach out to others
who may be in need.
- The next morning, we're
out there on the river.
We see that old man,
he's out there in the
middle of the river
and he's got a guy
and he's dunking him.
Turns out, he was a pastor.
I think in some church
down in Orange County.
Dad goes out there and he
immediately gets baptized
and as he came up,
I swear to you this,
it's real, this guy came up
and he was completely different.
And when I saw my dad
and that look in his eye,
the peace that he had,
I believed, I
believed instantly.
Because if that man can change,
that man can find
peace, then anybody can.
I thank God every single day
that that old man
was on that river.
'Cause I know that he
was there for a reason
and it was meant to be,
no question in my mind.
He was supposed to be there.
- That's really cool.
I wish I got to spend
some more time with him.
The only memories I
have are the bad ones.
I just couldn't let things go.
Part of me wanted
to forgive him.
Just too much to get past.
That's why when you
talk about him like that
it's hard for me.
But lately,
I felt him reaching out
to me like never before.
And it's crazy.
All these things happening,
I know what you guys mean.
It can't be a
coincidence, no way.
(gentle music)
(birds chirping)
(steam hissing)
- Hey.
- Morning.
- How you doing?
- Good.
So I'm curious,
who does your hair?
- I got this great
guy back home.
- Oh I thought he was in
your tent this whole time.
- You know, sometimes
I'll bring him up
on special occasions.
But he was out of town,
he was with Fabio.
So yeah.
- Well I want his number ASAP.
- Hey, no problem, man,
I'll text it to you,
get your email.
- [Rob] I wanna get a good
hairdo going on like yours.
- [Dylan] I will
get you set up, bro.
I would never let you
walk around like that.
- You are the Johnny
Bravo of hair.
- I know.
I hear, it happens all the time.
But you know what's
gonna happen,
you're gonna start
getting a lot of chicks.
(zipping)
- [Mike] Hey, morning.
- How'd you sleep?
- [Mike] Not bad, how about you?
- Pretty great.
- So what's for breakfast?
- You got two choices.
- Yeah, what do we got?
- Oatmeal.
- And?
- Oatmeal.
- Well I guess I'll
have oatmeal then.
- Hey, Mike.
- Yeah?
- There's just one more
thing we want to do
before we left.
We were wondering if
you could help us out.
- Sure.
- Tell him.
(uplifting music)
- Do you believe Jesus
Christ as the son
of the one true God
and invite him to be
the Lord of your life?
(dramatic music)
Okay D.
- I love you and I
want to marry you.
- You know who to
be and what to do.
- Do you believe that
Jesus Christ is the son
of the one true God
and invite him to be
the Lord of your life?
'Cause that's the exact
spot that dad and I
were baptized up here last year.
(splashing)
(light music)
- Yoga mat, huh?
- Yeah.
- What's that?
- It's dad's.
- Whoah.
- Pretty sweet, huh?
- Yeah.
It's great, thanks.
- Yeah, no problem.
Take care of it, all right?
- Uh, anything else?
- That's it, we're ready to go.
- [Mike] Hey, thank
you so much for coming.
- Thanks for having me.
It's a life-changing experience.
- It wouldn't have been
the same without you.
Make sure you pick up
that paint set, huh?
- I will.
- I hope so, 'cause
you got a real gift.
I'll see you back down foot.
Right, love you bro.
Hey, great job up here.
Dad'll be so happy you
did an awesome job.
- I think so.
- Yeah, definitely.
So don't be a stranger
back home, huh?
- I never am.
- Kind of.
- Sometimes.
- Maybe bring Becka over.
- I will.
- [Mike] Why don't you go
see here when you get back?
- I got a plan for her,
don't worry about it.
- You got a game plan?
- You saw the ring from
the Eat Dog, right?
- Get it done.
I got a game plan of my own,
I'm about to hit the water.
- Well why don't you hit the
weights while you're at it?
Do some pushups.
- I'll see you back home.
- All right.
(calm music)
- [Mike] After
releasing Dad's ashes
and my brothers
finding the Lord,
I knew that the trip
was already a success.
But being the
competitor that I am,
you know I had to get
back on the river.
So I tried every hole.
Again, I tried every fly.
But I couldn't catch a fish.
So as I'm out on the
river, it dawned on me.
I wasn't meant to catch
any fish this weekend.
The Lord had made
me a fisher of men.
So although I didn't have
any fish on the stringer,
it was a great
weekend on the river.
Thank you Lord.
(electronic music)
- [Dylan] This is it, huh?
- The Big Kahuna.
Thanks for the ride.
- You got it.
- I really had fun, thanks
for inviting me out.
- I'm glad you had a good time.
- There's something I've
been wanting to show you.
- What'd you got?
- I thought he meant you.
But now I know.
He meant Him.
- You need to put
this in a safe spot.
(light music)
(kids chattering in background)
♪ No mountain high,
no broken wall ♪
♪ I will still catch
you if you fall ♪
♪ Every decision leads
to the collision of ♪
♪ The waves of sound space ♪
♪ Look at my face ♪
♪ And say ♪
♪ Living to my reason ♪
(electronic music)
♪ No matter high
no broken wall ♪
♪ I will still catch
you if you fall ♪
♪ Every decision leads
to the collision of ♪
♪ The waves of sound space ♪
♪ Look at my face ♪
♪ And say ♪
♪ Take me to my reason ♪
(electronic music)
♪ Soon and very soon ♪
♪ We're going to see the king ♪
♪ Soon and very soon ♪
♪ We are going to see the king ♪
♪ Soon and very soon ♪
♪ We are going to see the king ♪
♪ Hallelujah, hallelujah ♪
♪ We're going to see the king ♪
♪ No more crying now ♪
♪ We're going to see the king ♪
♪ No more crying now ♪
♪ We're going to see the king ♪
♪ No more crying and ♪
♪ We're going to see the king ♪
♪ Hallelujah hallelujah ♪
♪ We're going to see the king ♪
♪ No more dying now ♪
♪ We're going to see the king ♪
♪ No more dying now ♪
♪ We're going to see the king ♪
♪ No more dying now ♪
♪ We're going to see the king ♪
♪ Hallelujah hallelujah ♪
♪ We're going to see the king ♪
(calm music)
- [Narrator] The Lord
works in mysterious ways.
The three of us
were born and raised
by the same parents.
But we couldn't
be more different.
Prior to three days ago we
hadn't been in the same room
since mom passed.
Before that, my
wedding 10 years ago.
Although brothers, we
have completely different
perspectives on our upbringing,
life, love and family.
We came up here to say goodbye.
As it turns out, my brothers
met a man they never knew
and I only knew
for a short while.
But after this weekend,
all of our lives will never
be the same because of him.
The Lord works in
mysterious ways indeed.
(bright music)
(quacking)
- You know the timing of
these things is never good.
You're just gonna
have to go for it.
- Well the old man sure
went for it plenty of times
after he was baptized, but,
nothing.
I went for it at
the funeral, but,
just not receptive to anything.
- How about Rob?
- I just hope Rob
makes it out there.
I tried to pin him down.
Offered to pick him
up, drive him up there
but no he wouldn't go for it.
- You really think he would
flake on something like this?
- He sure wasn't
at the funeral long
and wouldn't show up
when dad tried to get us
to his house so we could
divvy up his stuff.
So I don't know.
(waves crashing)
- [Boy] Come on dad!
(calm music)
- He's full of so much
anger, they both are.
It's nothing the
Lord can't handle
if they'll let him.
- [Mike] Yeah I sure got
my work cut out for me.
- Stop making it about you.
It's not about you and you
having to change their hearts.
You can't do that,
it's not your job.
Your job is to share
the truth with them,
cover them in
prayer and sit back
and let the Lord do his thing.
Have faith, they'll
see what your dad had
in the last few
months of his life.
What he found, and his
relationship with the Lord
and how much peace
that brought him,
peace he never had before.
It'll work out.
Just believe it.
- How much do I owe you
for this session, doc?
- (chuckling) This
one's pro bono.
But don't ask me
again, I can't keep
helping you like this.
- Well thank you.
- So what are you gonna
do while I'm gone?
- I'm gonna have lunch
with Tina tomorrow.
- Hey how are you taking her?
- That's a good
question, not sure.
We're supposed to text,
thanks for the reminder.
- Two?
Just a second.
- So what time are you leaving?
- Soon as I wake up.
- I guess we'll say
goodbye tonight?
- You could always stay over.
- You know I can't do that.
- Right this way.
(gentle music)
- Just seems like every
time I see him now
he's preaching to me.
And we go 30 years with
things being one way,
all of a sudden they're
totally different.
I mean, they weren't
the greatest guys before
but at least they're either
my dad or my brother.
- So who are they now?
Maybe you should
give them a chance.
- Yeah, you're probably right.
- [Becka] Give them a chance.
- You're sweet, thank you.
What are you gonna order?
- I don't know yet.
(gentle music)
(bird squawking)
(sizzling)
Just go into it
with an open mind.
- You know what I found?
If I keep an open mind,
he shows me the way.
You know who to
be and what to do.
How are those taquitos, good?
Thanks so much guys,
this has been fun.
Have a great night, okay?
I really appreciate it.
Travel safe up there.
- [Becka] Do you know him?
- No.
- How did he know
about your trip?
Was he listening to us?
- That was really weird.
(crowd chattering)
(clicking)
(creaking)
(belt clinking)
- I'm gonna miss you.
- I'll miss you too.
- That wasn't very convincing.
- Have a nice weekend.
- You too.
Good luck up there.
- I'm gonna need it.
Bye.
(light music)
(waves crashing)
(upbeat music)
- [Narrator] When
you're going camping,
be sure to make a checklist.
If you don't, you're
gonna forget something.
- [Mike] Boy, I'm
gonna miss you guys.
- We're gonna miss you.
- I'm gonna miss you too.
- You have a great
weekend, okay?
- We will.
You have everything you need?
- Yeah, I don't need much.
When you use my
stuff, you know Dylan.
- Yeah.
- He'll take care of it.
- All right, well I love you.
- Love you.
- And just be safe.
- I will, love you.
- Love you too.
- [Mike] You gonna be a
good girl for your mom?
- Yes.
- [Mike] Promise?
- Yes.
- I love you.
- Love you.
(gentle music)
- "Come follow me," Jesus said.
"And I will make
you fishers of men."
All right, bye you
guys, I love you.
- Love you, bye.
- [Mike] I'll see
you in a couple days.
- Love you too.
Drive carefully.
- I will.
I'll see you in a couple days.
- Call Rob.
- [Phone] Calling Bob.
- Not Bob, Rob.
- [Phone] Calling Rob.
(phone ringing)
- Oh darn.
Yo.
- Hey, you're there.
- Yeah.
- You on your way?
- Oh yeah, dude
that's the thing.
I don't think I'll be able
to make it there in time.
I just don't.
- Listen, no, hey.
Nothing's more
important than this.
This is for dad, right?
- I know.
I really wanna be there
but just a lot of things
have been coming up for me.
- Rob, I swear if
you don't make it
I will never speak to you again.
I'll never give
you another dollar
and I will not listen to
your BS stories anymore,
you got me?
- Dude, I don't know what
you're so upset about.
- Hey, don't dude
me, number one.
Number two, this
is dad's dying wish
so you better be
there, you got it?
- [Rob] Fine, soon as I can.
- Yeah, fine, I'll
see you there.
Yeah.
(light music)
(phone ringing)
(splashing)
- [Rob] Hey this is
Rob, I'd love to chat
but when you come
to the southwest,
you know how it goes.
Later.
- [Mike] Hey, what's up, buddy?
We're on our way up but the
phones don't work up there
and I just wanted to make
sure you know where to go.
So we're gonna be at the
Limerick Camp Grounds
site number seven.
You don't need anything.
Dylan said he's got a
tent set up for you.
All you need is
your sleeping bag
and whatever stuff
you need personally.
But hoping we really all
do make it up there buddy,
drive safely, and hope
to see you up there.
Take care, see ya, bye.
(light somber music)
- Hey Rob.
Hey.
It's okay, I just wanna talk.
(somber piano music)
(light music)
- Hi, how are you doing?
- Good, how are you?
Nice bear.
- [Shop Owner] He was taken
in 1960 up in South Lake,
about 25 minutes from here.
- Wow.
- Can I help you with
something in particular?
- Yeah I need some flies.
- [Shop Owner] Your tire?
- No.
- [Shop Owner] Why don't
we step back to the flies
that are all ready made?
- Sounds good.
- You gonna be fishing
lakes or streams?
- Streams.
(light music)
(ignition firing)
(light music)
- [Dylan] Hey Mikey,
how you looking?
- Hey buddy, I'm on my
way, got out a little late.
I'm about an hour to Lone Pine
so I'm thinking
probably three or four.
- Four?
When did noon turn into four?
- Sorry man, I told you.
Traffic was nuts in L.A.
I got out a little late.
- Yeah right.
All right, well you
just drive safe.
And I'm headed up
the hill right now
so I'm gonna lose cell
reception, all right?
- I'll see you when
I get up there.
All right, see you
up there later.
- [Dylan] Right, right.
- Rob, what's going on, man?
You need a jump?
- Nah, I'm gonna need
a lot more than a jump.
Thanks, though.
- Ah, no worries
man, what's going on?
Need a lift, need me to
drop you off somewhere?
- [Rob] I'm going
pretty far away.
- So where you going?
- To the mountains.
- Mountains?
Where you off to?
It's crazy, he's going
to the mountains too.
- Supposed to be
going to Mammoth.
- Mammoth?
- [Woman] No way.
- Seriously, you're
going to Mammoth.
- Really?
- Yeah.
- What are the
chances of that, babe?
Right, he's going to Mammoth,
we're going to Mammoth.
- [Woman] We should
take him with us.
- 10 minutes away.
We're going to
Red's Meadow, man,
hop on in, we'll
give you a ride.
- Mammoth, really?
- Seriously, hop on in.
(light music)
- Come on.
For me?
I don't know why you
won't do it for me.
I love you and I
wanna marry you.
- What does one have
to do with the other?
- [Narrator] When
you're going camping,
the site is very important.
Don't take the first one.
Check them out.
How far is it from the river?
Can you hear the river?
What about the restrooms?
Are they nearby?
Firewood, you gotta
think about that,
you have to have fires.
What about the neighbors?
Do they have a dog,
do they have a baby?
A baby can ruin your trip.
Look, the campsite can
make the difference
between a so-so trip
and a great trip.
After you find the right site,
get set up.
Get organized, then you can
relax and enjoy yourself.
- [Man] How you doing?
- [Dylan] You must
be the campsite host.
- That's me.
Welcome to my paradise.
Dylan, what's the last name?
- McKay.
- M-C-K-A-Y?
- Yeah.
- Okay, great.
Where you from?
- Ventura county.
- Ventura county, whereabouts?
- Thousand Oaks.
- Thousand Oaks, no kidding.
Got a sister in
law in Camarillo.
- Ah, the outlet mall.
- The outlet mall.
If you need anything,
I'm on the last trailer
on the left hand side
as you're coming in.
And bathroom's on
the right hand side.
Make sure you use the bear
cabinet with all your food.
If you don't you'll have
some uninvited guest.
- Right.
- And you don't want that.
How many nights you staying?
- Uh, two.
- Two, 22 bucks.
And are you gonna do
fishing while you're up?
- Yeah, we just fly fish.
- Really?
- Got any good spots?
- Got a great spot for you.
- What'd you got?
- You go up the creek
about 150 yards,
and it breaks off into a Y.
Take the right hand side.
- What happens if I go left?
- You'll just be sitting in
water, there's nothing there.
- Okay.
- All the fish are on the right.
- All right.
- Enjoy yourself.
- Sounds good.
Well, can I do that?
- Yeah this is
yours, here you go.
- After I got us set up,
I had to find what we
came up here to do.
I had to find a place
to spread the ashes
of my dead father.
(water gushing)
Once I found the spot,
it was very clear.
This is the end of the trail.
Nice of you to show up.
- Hey you know I
wouldn't miss it.
- Good to see you.
- Good to see you.
- How are you man,
how was your drive?
- Good, good, how was yours?
- Not bad, little
traffic out of L.A.
- It's to be expected.
- It happens, so.
You talk to Rob?
- Yeah I talked
to him around noon
when I woke him up.
- Man, well.
I think he'll be here.
- Wanna bet?
- Have a little faith.
- If you say so.
- Have a little faith.
- Okay.
Come on.
- Hey.
Look what I brought.
- Where'd you get that?
- One of the boxes
from dad's house.
What do you think,
how do you like it?
- [Dylan] Looks like
it fits like a dream.
- It does, it fits perfect.
Do I look like him?
- [Dylan] Yeah.
(clanging)
- What are you doing over there?
- What's it look like I'm doing?
- Struggling.
- Hmm, very good
observation, Mike.
- You need some help?
You need me to step over there
and show you how to swing?
- [Dylan] Evidently.
- All right.
- [Dylan] Oh, I got it.
(rock music)
♪ And we will shake ♪
♪ Shaking happens when I pray ♪
♪ Yeah yeah yeah ♪
♪ Come every land
and every nation ♪
- So when I was in high school,
Jim, he was my youth pastor.
Man, he had a way of really
getting us in the bible.
He used to play this game
with us all the time,
it was called bible crap shoot.
You close your eyes,
open up the bible.
Any verse, any page
you pointed too,
it just, it had relevance.
Any time we had a problem,
any time we went to him
for advice or anything,
it's the only response,
is to roll the dice.
That was all we needed,
that was enough.
(light music)
- [Narrator] When
you're going fishing,
it's like a battle.
Being prepared is essential.
You can't land a lunker
if you forgot your net.
You can't pull the hook
if you don't have
your needle nose.
- [Mike] Seeing Dylan up here
immediately takes me back.
It's like we're eight
years old again.
I can hear the old man
telling us what to do.
Grab that, move this.
Hey, over here.
He felt the need to
tell us what to do
all the way to the end.
But in the end, I wish Dylan
would have been listening.
(mumbling)
- Haha I think so too.
He never met a tool he
didn't like (mumbling)
- [Dylan] That's out.
- Now this is not a bad drill.
- [Dylan] It's not bad.
How's the battery on that?
- This works, but the
charge stays a long time.
- 'Cause I don't need
to get me some stuff
that batteries that's used
that you're gonna need.
- You know what Mike
could use offhand?
- Oh wow.
- [Dad] I've chosen things
for each of you specifically.
But there's plenty left
that you both could use
so split it up
however you'd like.
- Oh, my Lafours hat.
Oh thanks.
Lafours gave you this one.
I didn't want to hear
him tell me he's tired.
(mumbling)
Get out of here.
(light music)
It says cookbook,
great study bible here.
- Dylan, what the hell, man?
What's the matter with you?
You need to grow up.
- You two are what's
wrong with me.
Give me that book?
- Thanks, Pop.
- Yeah.
- He doesn't know what he needs.
(gentle music)
- When the campsite
host spot failed us,
we decided to try some
of the old trusty holes.
But after getting
skunked at every hole
we ever had success at,
we decided to head
back to the site.
You have to know when to be
stubborn and stay out there
and you have to know
when to call it a night.
- [Driver] You know,
if you're bored,
there should be a bible
back there somewhere.
Why don't you give it a shot?
- All right, might
as well try out
this bible crap shoot.
All scriptures God breathed
and useful for teaching.
Rebuking, correcting and
training in righteousness.
Pff, what a load of bull.
Still, it's a pretty
strange coincidence.
- You know Rob, it's
gonna be real late
by the time we get in.
Why don't you just stay
with us for the night
and you can meet up with
your brothers tomorrow.
(fire crackling)
(gentle music)
(light guitar music)
- [Mike] Well done
for me, buddy.
You know I like mine
basically burnt to a crisp.
- So I found a spot.
- Huh?
- Dad's spot.
- Cool.
Where?
- Right up the river.
Been thinking a
lot about it, Mike.
Just think what he's been up to.
- Yeah.
- So what's up with you and Eva?
- Oh we're good.
Everybody's good, thanks.
What about you, Becka, work?
- Becka's good.
Work sucks but Becka's good.
- Yeah, work always sucks.
- She's fine.
I like her a lot, you know.
- Yeah I hope so.
- I think I'm gonna
ask her to marry me.
- Oh yeah?
That's cool.
Yeah, didn't you get
a ring or something?
- Yeah.
- Oh yeah, let me see.
- Check that out.
- Cool.
Must have cost a pretty penny.
- Guess what the best part is.
- What's that?
- Guess who I got it from?
- Who?
- Richard Eaton.
- Eaton?
Eat dog from high school?
- Yeah the Eat Dog.
- What's that guy doing, man?
Like I could put him away.
- Slinging carats,
man, slinging carats.
- The three C's,
huh, he's selling ya.
- He is.
- That guy.
He used to drive dad nuts.
- Oh man, he used
to wear dad out.
(zipping)
All right there,
reading rainbow.
I say we get up early.
- Hold on, hold on.
- Wish I would have
known I was coming up
to Jesus camp--
- Hold on a second, D.
- You're really
starting to annoy me
with all this bible stuff.
- I'm sure not trying
to annoy you, D.
- Well you are.
I guess I'm just
having a hard time
getting my whole
head around someone
with so many demons could
just all of a sudden
wake up one morning
and (snapping)
be a totally different person.
- Yeah, it's called
the Holy Spirit.
As soon as it's upon you,
you're never the same,
your life has changed forever.
- Whole bunch of
baggage, my friend.
A lot of demons.
- Once he finally had a
relationship with Jesus,
he had a peace that he
could never have had before.
You saw it with your own eyes.
I don't know why you doubt.
He wasn't the same, you know it.
- I guess you're right.
By the end he couldn't even
go to the bathroom by himself
but he sure did it with
a smile on his face.
- Once he found the Lord,
he had a peace that he
could never have had before.
D, there's signs everywhere.
You just have to open
your eyes and see them.
- If you want to live in this
fantasy land, be my guest.
But you're on your own.
- Hmm.
No I'm not.
(crickets chirping)
(solemn airy music)
(zipping)
You made it.
- It wasn't easy, trust me.
- [Dylan] You'll get your medal
when we get some more sleep.
- It's good seeing
you too, Dylan.
- [Dylan] I got a tent
set up for you there,
the blue one.
Air mattress and sleeping
bag, everything you need.
- I'm gonna knock out then.
(gentle music)
- BB gun, you remember that?
I wanted to kill him.
- So what's the
haps on the craps?
- [Dylan] He's an idiot.
- What?
- What's for food,
what do we eat?
- There's a box of
powdered donuts over there.
- Plenty of them.
- What was that?
That's what I thought.
- I came a long way for
some powdered donuts.
- Rob, leave it alone
man, give me a break.
- Why don't you
just have one then?
- Dad would be so
proud, good job.
- [Dylan] Five minutes, you're
already complaining.
- All right, all right.
- Why don't you shut your mouth,
you control freak burnout?
- Guys, guys, guys, you
know what we're up here for.
What's the matter with you?
- Suck it.
- Powdered donuts, who
wants powdered donuts?
- So soon as I walk
into the arena,
these two people that work
for the team, they see me,
they look at me and they
walk right up to me.
In fact they point.
Soon as they get there, she says
how would you like to
take the half court shot?
- You guys wanna do this?
- Hey, we're gonna
do it later, Rob.
- What, you just got
here, just do this?
Give me a break.
- Besides, we're
gonna do it at sunset.
And we need to get some wood.
D and I could use your help.
Did you bring your gloves?
- Of course not.
- You guys should
just go without me.
- Rob, we could
really use your help.
- I could do something here.
- We could really
use the extra hand.
Come on.
It's not about Dylan and I.
This thing's about
all of us and dad.
Come on.
- Why don't you guys just--
- Hey, why don't you
just get in the car?
- [Mike] You think you
were being a little hard
on him over there?
- [Dylan] No I don't.
This is like babysitting
and not getting paid.
- [Mike] Yeah so
what's different than
the last 30 years?
- [Dylan] Nothing,
that's the problem.
- Why don't you take it easy
on him and give him a break?
- Kid's got problems, Mike.
- [Mike] I know, he didn't
have the same deal we did
and you gotta give
him a hard time.
- [Dylan] You take care of him.
- Yeah, I've always
taken care of him
'cause you've
always ignored him.
(light music)
All right I'm gonna
get us some kindling.
Over there looks like
some good firewood.
Make sure you get
us some big chunks.
And also make sure you're
looking for something
with some sap on it.
That'll help get
the fire started.
- [Dylan] You got it.
- Nice shot.
- [Dylan] Yeah,
did you like that?
- I did.
That was nice.
All right, I'm gonna
take this kindling
back to the campsite.
Why don't you pick up
the rest of that wood.
Rob, help him out.
I'll see you guys
back at the site.
- [Dylan] Sounds good,
see you in a bit.
- If I drop any
kindling, pick it up too.
- Hey, let's go.
The wood's not gonna
pick up itself.
Hey, Rob, come on.
I need your help.
This wood isn't gonna walk
itself back to the campground,
you know what I mean?
Let's go.
- You think you're a
big shot all the time.
But guess what.
You sucked as an older brother,
dad sucked as dad.
You and Mike have all this
great amazing stories about him
but guess what, they're all BS.
Here's the truth.
He abused me, he abused mom.
Dad was a creep!
(bashing)
- What's wrong with you?!
- You better talk to him!
- Screw this, I'm gone!
- You better talk to him.
- That's your brother
man, give me a break.
- Give me a break?
- You're punching
your little brother?
He's got issues, okay?
- I'm tired of this!
- No kidding,
so why are you punching him?
- All the time.
Nothing changes.
Thanksgiving,
Christmas, New Year,
you name it, St. Patrick's day.
Any holiday out there,
he always screws it up!
- Oh yeah, just
give him a break.
Give him a break.
- Why did you even invite him?
- 'Cause he's our brother.
- You have no idea what
he said about our dad.
That's it, go walk away.
Go take care of him,
go make him lunch.
(somber music)
- Having Rob over 10 years
younger than both of us
made it extremely difficult
to relate to each other.
Rob and I always got along okay
but Dylan and Rob have
clashed since the word go.
It's no surprise that
they got into it up here.
But where we go from here,
only the Lord knows.
Keep you head in all situations.
Endure hardship.
Do the work of an evangelist.
Discharge all the
duties of your ministry.
For I am already being poured
out like a drink offering
and the time has come
for my departure.
I have fought the good fight,
I have finished the race,
I have kept the faith.
Now there is in store for me
the crown of righteousness
which the Lord,
the righteous judge
will award me on that day.
And not only to me but also
to all that have longed
for his appearing.
Hey Rob.
We're about to hit the water,
you wanna roll with us?
You sure?
- Ready to rock and roll?
- [Mike] Yeah I am, he
don't wanna go though.
- Shocker.
- Typical.
- Mhmm.
- [Mike] Well let's
go, you show me
and then we'll get in the water.
- All right, sounds good.
(light music)
(gushing)
- I've been thinking
about that dream you had.
- Yeah?
- Do you remember the
last thing that dad
wrote on the whiteboard
at the hospital?
- Yeah, Tim four seven.
By the end he was
writing it on everything.
- Actually it's 2 Tim 4:7.
Dad's favorite bible verse.
- [Dylan] Well what's it about?
- Well it's written by Paul
and he's writing
to his protege Tim.
And he's telling him basically
to keep up the good fight.
He says I fought I've
fought a good fight.
I have finished the race,
I have kept the faith.
- Yeah, sounds like him.
- Yeah, it really reminded dad
of the end of the trail statue.
- Dad was a warrior
up until the end too.
- Yeah, just like the
Indian on the horse.
Seeing it to the end.
- [Dylan] I need to talk to Rob.
- [Mike] Yeah I
think you're right.
We both do.
- [Dylan] I think
I'm gonna take him
to dad's Chumash spot.
- Oh yeah, that's a good idea.
I should roll with you guys.
- Eh, I think it should
just be me and him.
Be careful, this is the spot.
Check this out.
I'm really sorry
I hit you today.
I shouldn't have done that.
When you called dad a creep,
it really pissed me off.
I'm really sorry you had the dad
who came back from the
war who was all messed up.
See Mike and I, we
had a different dad.
He would take us to
cool places like this.
Dad was really into
native American stuff.
So these caves are the
oldest pictographs on record
from the Chumash indians
showing when the
Spaniards brought horses
over to the new world.
- Pretty cool.
- I just thought you
really needed to see this
to understand me, Mike
and dad a lot more
and our experience up here.
- Thank you.
- No problem.
Just don't tell
anybody about it.
It's a secret.
(water gurgling)
(solemn bagpipe music)
Everything up here
reminds me of you.
The sounds.
- [Narrator] Lieutenant
Jack McKay was born
July 7th, 1955.
He was a proud father, a
hard worker, an athlete,
and most importantly, in the
end a follower of Christ.
His only goal in his last days
was to help others
have the peace
and grace that can only come
from a relationship
with the Lord.
He goes to his next life with
excitement and anticipation.
From this world, he
will only miss his sons
and their time together.
(fire crackling)
- [Mike] That was
really beautiful
out there on the river today.
- Yeah it was
pretty unbelievable.
- Hey D, did dad
tell you exactly
where to drop off the ashes?
- No, he just said
spread them on the river.
- Are you sure?
- Yeah.
- 'Cause that's the exact spot
that dad and I were
baptized in here last year.
- No way.
- I didn't know
dad was baptized.
- Yeah we were up here last
year camping, he and I.
We came up here July.
You were working or something,
you couldn't make it.
But we were fishing one day
and we were out there all day.
We tried every hole we knew,
we tried every fly that we had.
We just couldn't catch a thing.
Got skunked, one of those
stinking days, you know.
We were on our way
back to the campsite
when we run into this old man.
He asked us how we did and
we obviously didn't do well
and he ends up busting
out these little flies.
He didn't tie them to himself
but he had swore
by these things.
He said that they'd
been working for him
for over 50 years.
They were designed
after the native flies
that were up there.
He gave us a few and
sent us on our way
and we ended up going to the
hole that he told us about
and just killed
it, we slayed it.
The old man did better
than I'd ever seen him do.
- [Dylan] Yeah, how
many fish did he catch?
- I don't know, we lost count.
I'm guessing 12 to 15 each.
Something crazy.
So that night we're at
the campsite just talking
when the old man that we saw,
he ends up walking
by us and stopping.
Comes by and sits down,
and the old man
invites him down.
He's like what's dad doing?
- Now Paul was in isolation.
When he was coming
out, he realized
that he had that
outreach capability
to make an influence
on these others
by expressing what he seen.
Too many of us,
we're being quiet.
We never have a chance to
really reach out to others
who may be in need.
- The next morning, we're
out there on the river.
We see that old man,
he's out there in the
middle of the river
and he's got a guy
and he's dunking him.
Turns out, he was a pastor.
I think in some church
down in Orange County.
Dad goes out there and he
immediately gets baptized
and as he came up,
I swear to you this,
it's real, this guy came up
and he was completely different.
And when I saw my dad
and that look in his eye,
the peace that he had,
I believed, I
believed instantly.
Because if that man can change,
that man can find
peace, then anybody can.
I thank God every single day
that that old man
was on that river.
'Cause I know that he
was there for a reason
and it was meant to be,
no question in my mind.
He was supposed to be there.
- That's really cool.
I wish I got to spend
some more time with him.
The only memories I
have are the bad ones.
I just couldn't let things go.
Part of me wanted
to forgive him.
Just too much to get past.
That's why when you
talk about him like that
it's hard for me.
But lately,
I felt him reaching out
to me like never before.
And it's crazy.
All these things happening,
I know what you guys mean.
It can't be a
coincidence, no way.
(gentle music)
(birds chirping)
(steam hissing)
- Hey.
- Morning.
- How you doing?
- Good.
So I'm curious,
who does your hair?
- I got this great
guy back home.
- Oh I thought he was in
your tent this whole time.
- You know, sometimes
I'll bring him up
on special occasions.
But he was out of town,
he was with Fabio.
So yeah.
- Well I want his number ASAP.
- Hey, no problem, man,
I'll text it to you,
get your email.
- [Rob] I wanna get a good
hairdo going on like yours.
- [Dylan] I will
get you set up, bro.
I would never let you
walk around like that.
- You are the Johnny
Bravo of hair.
- I know.
I hear, it happens all the time.
But you know what's
gonna happen,
you're gonna start
getting a lot of chicks.
(zipping)
- [Mike] Hey, morning.
- How'd you sleep?
- [Mike] Not bad, how about you?
- Pretty great.
- So what's for breakfast?
- You got two choices.
- Yeah, what do we got?
- Oatmeal.
- And?
- Oatmeal.
- Well I guess I'll
have oatmeal then.
- Hey, Mike.
- Yeah?
- There's just one more
thing we want to do
before we left.
We were wondering if
you could help us out.
- Sure.
- Tell him.
(uplifting music)
- Do you believe Jesus
Christ as the son
of the one true God
and invite him to be
the Lord of your life?
(dramatic music)
Okay D.
- I love you and I
want to marry you.
- You know who to
be and what to do.
- Do you believe that
Jesus Christ is the son
of the one true God
and invite him to be
the Lord of your life?
'Cause that's the exact
spot that dad and I
were baptized up here last year.
(splashing)
(light music)
- Yoga mat, huh?
- Yeah.
- What's that?
- It's dad's.
- Whoah.
- Pretty sweet, huh?
- Yeah.
It's great, thanks.
- Yeah, no problem.
Take care of it, all right?
- Uh, anything else?
- That's it, we're ready to go.
- [Mike] Hey, thank
you so much for coming.
- Thanks for having me.
It's a life-changing experience.
- It wouldn't have been
the same without you.
Make sure you pick up
that paint set, huh?
- I will.
- I hope so, 'cause
you got a real gift.
I'll see you back down foot.
Right, love you bro.
Hey, great job up here.
Dad'll be so happy you
did an awesome job.
- I think so.
- Yeah, definitely.
So don't be a stranger
back home, huh?
- I never am.
- Kind of.
- Sometimes.
- Maybe bring Becka over.
- I will.
- [Mike] Why don't you go
see here when you get back?
- I got a plan for her,
don't worry about it.
- You got a game plan?
- You saw the ring from
the Eat Dog, right?
- Get it done.
I got a game plan of my own,
I'm about to hit the water.
- Well why don't you hit the
weights while you're at it?
Do some pushups.
- I'll see you back home.
- All right.
(calm music)
- [Mike] After
releasing Dad's ashes
and my brothers
finding the Lord,
I knew that the trip
was already a success.
But being the
competitor that I am,
you know I had to get
back on the river.
So I tried every hole.
Again, I tried every fly.
But I couldn't catch a fish.
So as I'm out on the
river, it dawned on me.
I wasn't meant to catch
any fish this weekend.
The Lord had made
me a fisher of men.
So although I didn't have
any fish on the stringer,
it was a great
weekend on the river.
Thank you Lord.
(electronic music)
- [Dylan] This is it, huh?
- The Big Kahuna.
Thanks for the ride.
- You got it.
- I really had fun, thanks
for inviting me out.
- I'm glad you had a good time.
- There's something I've
been wanting to show you.
- What'd you got?
- I thought he meant you.
But now I know.
He meant Him.
- You need to put
this in a safe spot.
(light music)
(kids chattering in background)
♪ No mountain high,
no broken wall ♪
♪ I will still catch
you if you fall ♪
♪ Every decision leads
to the collision of ♪
♪ The waves of sound space ♪
♪ Look at my face ♪
♪ And say ♪
♪ Living to my reason ♪
(electronic music)
♪ No matter high
no broken wall ♪
♪ I will still catch
you if you fall ♪
♪ Every decision leads
to the collision of ♪
♪ The waves of sound space ♪
♪ Look at my face ♪
♪ And say ♪
♪ Take me to my reason ♪
(electronic music)