Touched by an Angel (1994–2003): Season 7, Episode 16 - Winners, Losers & Leftovers - full transcript
A father struggles with the choice he must make between his job and his son with Downs Syndrome.
There are men too gentle
to live among wolves,
who anoint them for
burial with greedy claws
and murder them for a
merchant's profit and gain.
There are men too gentle
for a corporate world,
who dream instead of candied
apples and Ferris wheels
and pause to hear the
distant whistle of a train.
There are men too gentle
to live among wolves,
who devour them
with eager appetite
and search for other
men to prey upon
and suck their childhood dry.
There are men too gentle
for an accountant's world,
who dream instead of
Easter eggs and fragrant grass
and search for beauty
in the mystery of the sky.
There are men too gentle to five
among wolves, who toss them
like a lost and wounded dove.
Such gentle men are
lonely in a merchant's world,
unless they have a
gentle one to love.
Liam.
Oh. Who is it now?
- Take it easy! This is not...
- I don't get it.
Grant said nobody would
lose their jobs after the merger.
- Now he's the first to go.
- Yeah.
The new owner always
wants to pick his own people.
It could be good
news for you, though.
You're the only dinosaur
left from the start-up team.
Dinosaur?
Man, that's got to hurt.
He just bought a new house, too.
Well, looks like it's
"kill or be killed"
these days, my friend.
The ice age has arrived.
Do you remember
how this part of the
country used to be?
I mean, a long time
ago, before all these...
these office complexes
and those mini-malls
sprung up and took over.
I remember.
There were lovely
tall trees everywhere
and lots of cute little animals
and great big animals, too,
with antlers that
went right out to here.
I remember rain.
Lots and lots of rain.
Yeah, but somehow
everything managed to coexist
without it feeling
like it was a...
- A battle zone?
- Yeah.
Well, competition has been the
way of the world since creation.
The plants compete for light,
the animals compete for food,
and human beings compete
for just about everything.
No.
Please, God, not again!
What's up?
Crashed again.
I thought you had
that glitch figured out.
I did.
Now I'm working on the solution.
- It takes time.
- Well, you better
get it fixed before
the meeting tomorrow.
That's how million-dollar stock
options turn into chump change.
Come on, let's go, Mr. Grant.
Uh-oh.
Hey, if Grant's out, that
must mean you're in.
Yeah, we used to have it set up
so that if he got
bumped upstairs,
I'd get his title.
And you were gonna
take me with you, right?
Hey, we're a team, buddy.
Yeah, but Grant
didn't get promoted.
He got booted.
There still has to be
some order of succession.
Wake up, Neil.
- Rules have changed. All bets are off.
- Yeah, well,
I haven't heard
anything from Harlow yet.
Yes, which tells
you, my friends,
that that job could
go to any one of us.
Or none of us.
Now, wait a minute. W-Wait...
We don't know
what's gonna happen.
We should just relax
and wait until we know
something for sure.
Well, whatever.
You guys relax if you want to.
I'm not going to. I mean,
I always liked the view from
Grant's window, and besides,
I think I might be just the guy
to shake things up around here.
Weird, huh?
I mean, this time next week,
you could be president
of this company or...
Or I could be looking for a job.
I guess you just have
to play your cards right.
Yeah, the problem is I've never
had to play the game before.
I don't know if I know how.
A man too gentle to
live among wolves.
Oh, but when their
back's against the wall,
the gentlest animal
in the forest...
will attack.
♪ When you walk ♪
♪ Down the road ♪
♪ Heavy burden ♪
♪ Heavy load ♪
♪ I will rise ♪
♪ And I will walk with you ♪
♪ I'll walk with you ♪
♪ Till the sun
don't even shine ♪
♪ Walk with you ♪
♪ Every time, I tell you ♪
♪ I'll walk with you ♪
♪ Walk with you ♪
♪ Believe me, I'll
walk with you. ♪
Fix that glitch?
Ah, I spent the last
hour on the Internet
trying to find out everything
I could about Walter Harlow.
Good luck.
He's like a Wizard of Oz.
You got to kill a witch and
steal her broom or something
before you ever
meet him in person.
He's just a face on a
teleconference screen.
Yeah, well, the man
just bought our company,
fired our president,
and he holds
the future of our lives
in the palm of his hand.
It'd be good to know
something about him.
He must be a pretty
smart and very rich face,
because he just turned
CompuVent around in two months.
Yeah, by laying
off 30% of its staff.
Hello.
Could you tell me where
Mr. Harlow's office is, please?
Yeah, it's, uh, second floor.
Turn right off the elevator.
- Thank you.
- He's not there.
Oh, I know.
When I saw him in
San Francisco last week,
he told me he'd be in...
I think it was Zurich, today.
You met him?
In person?
Yes.
Really?
So, are you from one
of his other companies?
No.
Would you forgive me?
I don't want to be
late for this interview.
Interview?
Yeah.
Okay, on your
mark... get set... bang!
Okay, all right,
let's-let's try it again.
Hey, buddy, hey.
"Bang" means "go," remember?
- Okay.
- Okay.
Hi. You must be Liam, right?
- Yeah.
- I'm Andrew.
- I'm one of the new coaches.
- Oh, hey.
- Welcome aboard.
- Thank you. Thanks.
- So, how's he doing?
- Pretty good.
We're trying to get off
the blocks a little quicker,
but we're working on it.
Daddy, this is Mary.
She's my girlfriend.
Oh.
Hey, Mary. Nice to meet you.
You, too.
Huh.
Hi, guys.
Hey, Mom.
I'm going to my room.
Hi.
What's wrong?
Who said anything was wrong?
You kissed me on the cheek.
Grant got the ax today.
Good.
Finally got what
was coming to him.
So what happens now?
I don't know.
Either I get his job
or I'm the next to go.
They wouldn't replace you.
They couldn't.
Oh, they could.
Harlow's interviewing
some woman already.
As what?
I don't know.
We got a staff meeting tomorrow.
Did you know Matt
has a girlfriend?
You mean Mary?
Great.
Matt.
Mary's really pretty,
and I can tell she
likes you a whole lot.
- Really?
- Yeah.
I'll let you in on
a little secret.
Your mom used to look
at me the same way.
Mary likes Billy, too.
Ah, Billy doesn't stand a chance
once you come home with
that gold medal this weekend.
You think I'll win?
Once you get the timing down
on that push-off
of yours, you will.
Besides, you got a
special pal rooting for you.
Who?
What, you didn't
check today's e-mail?
I love you, Dad.
I love you, too, kiddo.
Who is she?
All I know is she had an
interview with Harlow last night
and she's here at the
staff meeting today.
Is she a spy for Harlow?
Looks like everyone's coming in.
Um, I'll go ahead
and get Mr. Harlow.
Hello. Monica.
Hi. Liam.
So I guess you
found Harlow's office.
Yes, I did. Thank you.
Josh Whitman. VP, Marketing.
Hello.
Mike Dillingham,
Online Services.
John Curley, Human Resources.
- Mitch Krayton, Sales.
- Hello.
Mr. Harlow's online.
Welcome, everyone.
As you know, Grant Hamilton
was released yesterday,
leaving the position of
president of this division open.
There are many
qualified candidates,
but, uh, before I address
the subject of his replacement,
I'd like to make sure that
all of you have met Monica,
and Monica will
serve temporarily
in the capacity
of vice president
for Community Relations.
I want this company to begin
interfacing with the
community, which means
redefining our corporate image.
Uh, go ahead and tell
them your idea, Monica.
Well, um... I have
a friend, Andrew,
and he's volunteering as a
coach for the Special Olympics,
and he told me
that they could, uh,
always use more volunteers
down there to help out.
Special Olympics.
You mean the sports program
for people with
mental disabilities?
Yeah, that's right.
It's a really inspiring program,
and I thought that we
could learn something
about competitive
spirit and teamwork
from these athletes.
That's a very...
noble and beautiful
idea, Monica,
but I think our company's
a little bit more, um...
mainstream.
Yeah, my son has a disability,
and he's part of the
Special Olympics,
so I'm a big supporter,
but, you know,
maybe Josh is right.
I mean, I mean, if we're gonna
get into the charity business,
why don't we come
up with something
that, uh, better
reflects our company?
Like, uh... well,
rehabbing old computers
for schools, let's say.
All good points.
Clearly, we need
to do more research.
Well, the Special Olympics
are having an event
in town this weekend.
You could always,
uh, go down there
and see what it
is for yourselves.
We might be able to
squeeze it in somehow,
Monica, but, uh...
I do have plans for
all of us this weekend.
With all the changes recently,
it seems that a corporate
retreat might be helpful
at this time in
order to reevaluate
the goals and objectives
of the company.
I realize it's short notice,
but we'll do it this weekend
at the conference center
up at Green Mountain.
See Janeen, and she'll
fill you in on all the details.
And I do look forward to
seeing you all in person.
So, I thank you for your time,
and, uh, I'll see you tomorrow.
I-I can't go this weekend.
My kid's got a race.
She knew.
What?
I was right about Monica.
You think it was a mistake she
mentioned Special Olympics?
I'm telling you,
she's got files on us.
That's right. She-she
even knew about Andrew.
He's Matt's coach.
So she is a spy.
Yeah. First rule of
war... Know your enemy.
Whoa, whoa, whoa, who
said anything about war?
You been paying
attention here, pal?
What, you think this
last-minute retreat's
about goals and objectives?
It's like a gladiator
tournament,
and the winner
gets to be president.
Wow. I bet you're right.
I heard he made the
CompuVent boys do
some weird survival
thing in the desert once.
Wait a minute. Wait a minute.
You mean we're supposed to
compete against each other?
That's crazy. We're friends.
Well, let me tell you
something, my friend.
We've come a long way together,
but if this weekend
is what I think it is,
it's kill or be killed.
What are you reading?
The Art of War.
Josh told me to
read it to get ready.
The Art of War?
"All warfare is
based on deception."
Hmm.
Don't go quoting that thing
like it's the Bible
or something.
Yeah, I should have
read this years ago.
Then I wouldn't have
married you years ago.
Jamie, don't you get
what's at stake here?
You really think this retreat
is some kind of
contest to be president?
Well, it could be,
and if it is, I got
to have a strategy.
I got to compete.
Honey, you're not competitive.
You don't even fight
me for the remote control.
See, it's called a retreat.
All the executives
from my office are going,
and we're gonna
have to stay overnight.
My race is tomorrow.
I know. Preliminaries
at 2:00, finals at 6:00.
I just know you are gonna
get into the finals, buddy,
and I'll be there
tomorrow night to see that.
Finals at 6:00.
Don't worry.
You just remember
what we practiced, okay?
"Bang" means "go."
You got it. I'll
see you tomorrow.
Good-bye, darling.
- Good morning.
- Good morning.
How many of you expect to
come away from this retreat
with a better sense of
camaraderie and teamwork?
I see. You lie as good
as you drink coffee.
Why are you here, Mr. Cadegan?
This is a leadership test.
Very good.
A bottom-line man.
It's true.
Mr. Harlow is the kind of a man
who likes to see the
strength and character
of the people he chooses
as leaders for his companies.
That's why Mr. Harlow hired
me to put this weekend together.
Now, you're all leaders
in your own division.
This weekend has been
put together in the hope
that by knowing each
other better informally,
you will then be able to
work better professionally.
Yeah, right.
What do we have to do?
Be nice, play fair
and watch out for my curveballs.
Well, I say batter up.
I would like each of you
to look at the
person on your left
and tell me, what
is their favorite food.
All right, who
would like to be first?
All right, their favorite movie.
Their hometown.
So what we're talking about
here is a bunch of people
who spend upward to half
of their waking hours together
with absolutely no clue
about each other's lives?
Well, Tess, uh,
speaking for myself,
this really isn't fair.
I... I've only known
Monica for a day.
24 hours.
Yeah.
And in that 24 hours,
you didn't take five minutes
to find out anything
about your coworker?
That's what you
call a curveball.
Oh, you're out,
Mr. Cadegan. Step aside.
All right, come on, come on.
One more time, one more time.
I know, I know.
Step aside.
This isn't a game, is it?
I Win!
Well, I suppose
you do, Mr. Whitman,
but why don't you
give Monica a hand up?
Who knows? You might
need a hand up from her soon.
- Okay, Mike, listen to me.
- Okay, Josh.
- Don't think about it.
- Just trust me.
Just trust me. I know
what I'm doing, okay?
- Straight up, straight up.
- Now, come on.
- I'm getting dizzy.
- All right,
I don't care if you're dizzy.
You're gonna get up here
if I have to pull you up myself.
- Now, come on, now.
- Right hand...
Now, your right hand, 2:00.
- Over to 2:00.
- Stretch, stretch.
There you go. There you go.
You're doing great.
- Now, right hand, 12:00.
- Okay, uh, stretch
- that right hand out.
- All the way up, yes.
Come on, come on,
keep on going. Come on.
- Right hand at 12:00, Josh.
- Right, right hand.
- Right hand, 10:00.
- You got it, Josh. Come on.
Right up in front of you
is the bell. Right up front.
Yes! Yes! Yes!
Congratulations.
This is fun.
I'm not here for fun.
Hi.
Hi.
It was a good day, wasn't it?
Do you mind if I
ask you a question?
Well, that depends
on the question.
Well, when I met
you the other day,
you seemed different from
the other corporate types here,
but something has
happened this weekend,
and I was wondering
what that was.
I bet you were.
If you think I'm gonna
tell you, forget it.
What would you say if I
told you I wasn't interested
in being president
of this company?
I'd say you were
trying to con me,
trying to get me to
let down my guard.
What would you say if I told you
that you're not
really interested
in being president of
this company, either?
I'd say good night.
I think you're competing so hard
because you think you
don't have any other choice,
but you do.
You're good, you know that?
You're really good.
It's awfully hard to be a
wolf when you've been
a sheep for so long.
What drives him to
compete so hard, Tess?
It's not ambition,
it's not greed.
No, it's what causes
ambition and greed.
Fear.
Before I release you to prepare
for tonight's outdoor challenge,
I have an announcement to make.
- Uh, excuse me?
- Yes, Mr. Cadegan?
Did you say tonight's
outdoor challenge?
Yes, I did.
Well, I thought we
were leaving today.
I mean, this afternoon. I...
No. Is that going to
be a problem for you?
No. No, no, no.
It's not gonna be
a problem at all.
Good.
We're going to
break up into teams,
and I need three
people who will...
It's okay, baby. Go ahead.
We'll wait.
- Hello?
- Liam.
Oh, hey, uh, what's up?
Look, uh, I-I'm right
in the middle of...
You didn't send Matt his e-mail.
Oh, I forgot.
Well, it's the first time
you've ever done that.
Look, uh, this really isn't
a very good time. Maybe...
He's upset. He won't eat.
He won't go to the track.
He thinks something's wrong.
You need to speak to him now,
or we're gonna
be late for the race.
Okay, fine.
Uh, put him on.
Hello?
Hey, Matt. How you doing?
Hi, Dad. No e-mail.
Hey, you want to hear my e-mail?
Yes, please.
Okay. It goes like this.
Dear Matt,
I love you very,
very, very, very much,
and I'll be rooting
for you tonight.
Love, Dad.
Good one.
You're coming, right?
Yeah, um, I'm gonna try.
And listen, whatever happens
tonight, just remember,
"bang" means "go," okay?
Okay.
See you.
I am randomly
selecting three names,
and they are:
Mr. Whitman, Ms.
Lomonoco, Mr. Cadegan.
Will you step forward, please?
You are the first members
of the three teams
that will compete in
tonight's outdoor challenge.
From these three
names, I will choose...
Mr. Cadegan.
Mr. Cadegan, you have
been randomly selected
to assign each team
member to each team.
My team?
- All of them.
- What, you mean he's gonna
choose who's gonna
be on my team, too?
- Yes, that's right.
- That's not fair.
I mean, he's gonna
load his team up
with all the best
ones, and he's gonna
leave me with the, urn...
Uh, Mr. Cadegan, you
will be fair, won't you?
Of course.
Oh, and by the way,
Mr. Harlow asked me
to announce that anyone
who is not interested
in being considered for the
presidency of this company
is excused from this exercise.
I knew it.
Go ahead, Mr. Cadegan.
Uh, let's see.
Uh, John and Mitch,
you can come to my team.
Uh, Monica and
Neil, go with Josh,
and you guys go to Carrie.
Good. Now, are these teams even?
Absolutely. Yeah.
Wonderful. Since they're
even, we'll now switch.
What?
Well, you said the
teams were even.
- Yeah...
- Uh,
Ms. Lomonoco, you
switch with Mr. Whitman.
And, Mr. Cadegan, you
switch with Ms. Lomonoco.
So, these are the teams,
red, white and blue.
And just in case
you're wondering,
let me answer right away.
From these teams,
leaders will emerge,
and from these leaders,
the president of the
company will be chosen.
May the best man or woman win.
I have a really good
feeling about this team.
Now, these are your clues,
and if you follow them
correctly, they will lead you
to your flags,
and the first team
that finds its flag
and puts it on top
of the mountain will win.
Wins what?
Grant's old office.
Everybody get that?
- Yeah. -Yep. -We got it.
- Hey, ho!
Did I say go?
No, I didn't say go!
Now, you got to do this
on your own, by your wits,
which means there will
be no cell phone calls
to your college roommate
who aced algebra,
and there will be
no Internet research,
and there will be no
global positioning satellites.
I want all of your electrical
devices right here, right now.
You know, you did really,
really good in the qualifying,
but I think you can do
even better in the finals.
- You ready?
- Ready.
Okay.
On your mark, get set, bang!
Okay, okay, wait.
Matt, Matt, Matt, Matt,
let's try it again, all right?
That was really good,
it was really good,
but here's what
I want you to do.
I want you to... to push off
just a tiny bit sooner, okay?
Where's Dad?
He's a little late, but he's
gonna try to get here, honey.
Tell him to hurry.
You're doing great, Andrew.
Thanks.
But I am not Dad, I'm afraid.
We would've walked
right by that rock formation
if someone hadn't remembered
their ninth-grade geology.
Yeah, you're a
regular Indiana Jones.
He was an archaeologist,
not a geologist.
So that's three clues
down, two to go.
Okay.
So, how close do
you think Josh is?
Why?
Well, he's the dangerous one.
You think of Josh as your enemy?
Anyone who's not on
my team is the enemy.
Believe it or not, he
used to be a nice guy.
Matt should've run his
qualifying race by now.
Look, I don't know what kind
of file you have on me, Monica,
whether you're a spy or a mole
or even my direct competition,
but whatever it is you
want from this company,
you leave my family out of it.
I think you've
already done that.
You know, we must've
done something wrong.
We're 500 feet from the summit,
and we haven't
found our flag yet.
What did that clue say?
Uh, "When you come to a
snag, you will find the flag."
Well, I'd say we
hit a snag, all right.
I'm freezing, and I am tired
of playing this stupid game!
There must be something
that we're not seeing.
Yeah.
You know, my father used
to use that word, "snag."
It was after a storm.
He'd say... he'd say,
"Liam, let's go out
and cut up the snags."
They were blown
over by the wind. It's...
They were dead trees.
That's it.
A snag is a dead tree.
I don't see any fallen trees
anywhere around here.
A tree doesn't have
to be fallen to be dead.
There it is!
Wait a minute. Whoa,
whoa, whoa, stop.
We're just... we're
pushing it further back.
You know, shouldn't
we be thinking
about how we can work together
as a team to get this done?
Yeah, instead of each
of us doing our own thing.
We're acting like that
stupid bug in our software
where it crashes when you give
it too many commands at once.
Of course.
That's it.
Neil... Neil, Neil,
you're a genius!
That's what's been
missing from our program.
A processor pause programmed
into the logical
string of actions,
and that's what we need here.
N -A pause?
- O, no, no, no, no.
A logical string of actions.
You got any more
of that nicotine gum?
Mmm.
Almost there.
Don't push it back any further.
- There.
- You got it?
- I got it.
- Great.
Victory. Okay, pass her down.
Come on, Neil, keep up.
We're gonna win this thing.
Neil?
What happened?
It's my ankle!
Come on, buddy, shake it off.
- Ow! God!
- Got to keep going.
Oh, God, I think it's broken!
Liam, we have to get
him down the mountain.
Maybe if we take an arm each.
No. No, I'm too close
to winning this thing.
We can't just leave him here.
Maybe you can't, but I can.
What happened
to our team, buddy?
Sorry, pal.
I got too much riding on this.
You'll be okay.
Oh, God... I'm so cold.
Don't go to sleep, Neil.
Stay awake.
Tess, I made it.
I can see that.
Where do you want me
to plant the winning flag?
And when does Harlow get
here to give me my promotion?
Well, we have a little problem.
What are you talking about?
A leader emerged,
just like you said.
Well, I see you,
and I see the flag,
but I don't see your team.
Well, Neil went
down with an ankle.
Monica stayed down
to help him back.
I see.
Well, apparently, you
weren't paying attention
when I was giving
the instructions,
because I definitely said
the first team to plant its flag
on the mountain
would be the winner.
Team? But... Like
all three of you.
But you seem to
have left yours behind.
You can't do this to me.
I didn't do anything
to you, Mr. Cadegan.
You made this
choice on your own.
Fine. Fine.
If I have to, I'll drag those
two up here on my back,
but I was the first one
up here with this flag,
and I deserve that promotion.
Now, I've hit every curveball
you've thrown at
me this weekend.
I'm not gonna lose now.
You haven't even seen
my curveball yet, mister.
Neil?
Monica?
Oh, no.
What am I gonna do now?
That's an interesting question.
What are you going to do?
I'm gonna haul Neil
up that stupid hill.
Where is he?
They should be down at
the retreat center by now.
They?
Josh's team took a wrong turn
and stumbled upon us.
We made a stretcher
out of tree branches,
and they carried Neil down.
Josh did that?
Mr. Kill Or Be Killed...
What was he thinking?
Maybe he wasn't thinking.
Maybe he was feeling.
Ah, well, that's just
the kind of mistake
that's gonna sink Josh.
Here.
Come on, maybe Tess will
accept us as a two-person team
since Neil had to quit.
The game is over, Liam.
Oh, no, it's not.
I still have to plant my flag.
I got to plant my flag.
Why? Why do you
want this so much?
'Cause it's the
key to everything.
Everything?
Yeah.
I have a family, Monica.
And my son's gonna
have special needs
for the rest of his life,
and that costs money.
And in today's world, that
kind of money doesn't happen
to someone who's just
another cog in the machine.
You got to be rich.
And you don't get rich
unless you're on top.
And that's why you want to win?
Well, it doesn't
matter if I want to win.
I have to win.
What am I saying?
I mean, it doesn't
matter anyway... it's over.
We lost.
Now all I got to do is go home
and pray that I don't
get fired tomorrow.
Oh, God, what am I gonna do?
What difference
does it make to you?
It makes all the difference.
Because you're my assignment.
I knew it.
You're a spy, and
you're working for Harlow.
I work for God, Liam.
What's this?
I'm an angel.
An... an-an angel?
Yes.
Oh, my God.
You know those
little e-mail messages
that Matt gets from
his father every day
and that mean so much to him?
Well, this is your
message from your Father,
and He wants you
to listen very carefully.
Th-This is for real, isn't it?
Yes.
God has sent me here
to tell you that He
loves you so much, Liam.
But He wants you to stop trying
to become what you
think you need to be.
Stop being a sheep
in wolves' clothing.
Pretending to be a... a
tough, merciless competitor
when you're really
a kind, gentle soul
who loves his
family and his work,
and doesn't need any more
money or power to be truly happy.
Yeah, but... You know, I-I-I...
I don't think I like the idea
of being called a sheep.
Then think of yourself as
someone so precious to God
that He will always
send a shepherd
to bring you back
home if you get lost.
And you have lost
your way, Liam.
Yeah.
But I didn't know what to...
I didn't know what to do. I...
You know, I-I think
of my boy and...
and what lies
ahead for him if...
if his mother or...
or if I'm gone, and I...
I get so scared.
I know.
But if God is telling
you that He is with you,
that He is your strength
and your salvation,
then what is there
to be afraid of?
Okay, I wish it was that simple.
Oh, it is.
It is that simple.
If you think there's only
one way to solve a problem,
and that way is wrong and
you know that it's wrong,
then you must also
know deep inside yourself
that your answer
didn't come from God.
But God has an answer for you.
What do I do?
Ask Him.
He will answer you.
May not be what you
expect or what you want,
but it will always be
exactly what you need.
And, yes, your wee
boy has special needs.
But his deepest
need is his family.
And being the
father of that family
is the most important
job you will ever have.
But you don't have
to do it alone, Liam.
God gave you this family.
He's blessed this family.
He wants to be
part of this family.
The choice is yours.
Will you walk in fear?
Or will you walk with God?
Your Father in Heaven wants you
to live the rest of
your life in faith.
Will you trust him, Liam?
Will you?
This is it, Matt.
Where's Dad?
I don't know, honey.
I do.
Hey.
- Hey, Dad.
- Hey, kiddo.
- Sorry I'm late.
- That's okay.
Thanks, buddy.
Listen, I figured out
something about your race.
You got the same mum-threading
error that my computer does.
Only you got an extra
pause programmed in.
Now, never mind.
You know when you're
supposed to start?
"Bang" means "go."
Not anymore.
From now on, "get
set" means "go."
Got it?
"Get set" means "go."
Go get them, slugger.
The ZOO-meter
final is about to begin.
All competitors up
to the starting block.
- Hi.
- Hey.
I figured it out on
the way over here.
He just needs his
cue to come sooner.
- Makes a lot of sense.
- Yeah.
On your mark.
Get set.
Yeah, yeah.
Come on. Come on.
That's my boy.
I didn't win.
Yes, you did, buddy.
Yes, you did.
And I'm so proud of you.
Oh, thanks, Dad.
Excuse me for a second.
Oh, you did so well.
Thanks, Mom.
- Hello, Cadegan.
- Mr. Harlow.
Not what you expected?
No, the... It's...
I'm just surprised.
I thought you'd be
back at the retreat
picking your new president.
Well, actually I'm here to
make you my new president.
Tess tells me you were the
first to the top of the mountain.
Did she also tell you
that I betrayed my friends
and everything I
believed in to get there?
Yes, yes, actually she did.
That's why I want you
to run my company.
I need someone who's
willing to do whatever it takes
to get to the top.
Someone who knows how
to make the hard choices.
No.
Thanks, but, uh,
I'm not your guy.
Afraid you can't take
the heat in the kitchen?
No.
Just don't want to miss
the family in my own.
You should think about
what you're giving up here.
Oh, I am.
I don't want to be the guy I
was on the top of that mountain.
I left too much
behind to get there.
My son just taught me that.
Matt, this is Mr. Harlow.
Mr. Harlow, this is my son Matt.
Hi.
Yeah.
You've, uh... you've got
a conscience, Cadegan.
Unfortunately, people with a
conscience don't get very far.
Actually, Mr. Harlow, I
know where I'm going now.
And it's just far enough.
- Hi, sweetheart.
- Hi.
- Hi, Mary.
- Hey.
Hi, Mary.
You guys did great.
How long do you think
it's been since a man
like Mr. Harlow
got a hug like that?
Too long, baby.
I guess we know which of those
two men is actually richer, huh?
Mm-hmm, yes, we do.
The athlete in tonight's
episode, young Matt Cadegan,
was a great example
of what it means to win.
There are over a million
Special Olympics athletes
all over the world who
inspire us every day
with their courage
and leadership.
You can help by
coaching or volunteering.
Just call your local
Special Olympics office,
and you can make a difference.
Thank you.
to live among wolves,
who anoint them for
burial with greedy claws
and murder them for a
merchant's profit and gain.
There are men too gentle
for a corporate world,
who dream instead of candied
apples and Ferris wheels
and pause to hear the
distant whistle of a train.
There are men too gentle
to live among wolves,
who devour them
with eager appetite
and search for other
men to prey upon
and suck their childhood dry.
There are men too gentle
for an accountant's world,
who dream instead of
Easter eggs and fragrant grass
and search for beauty
in the mystery of the sky.
There are men too gentle to five
among wolves, who toss them
like a lost and wounded dove.
Such gentle men are
lonely in a merchant's world,
unless they have a
gentle one to love.
Liam.
Oh. Who is it now?
- Take it easy! This is not...
- I don't get it.
Grant said nobody would
lose their jobs after the merger.
- Now he's the first to go.
- Yeah.
The new owner always
wants to pick his own people.
It could be good
news for you, though.
You're the only dinosaur
left from the start-up team.
Dinosaur?
Man, that's got to hurt.
He just bought a new house, too.
Well, looks like it's
"kill or be killed"
these days, my friend.
The ice age has arrived.
Do you remember
how this part of the
country used to be?
I mean, a long time
ago, before all these...
these office complexes
and those mini-malls
sprung up and took over.
I remember.
There were lovely
tall trees everywhere
and lots of cute little animals
and great big animals, too,
with antlers that
went right out to here.
I remember rain.
Lots and lots of rain.
Yeah, but somehow
everything managed to coexist
without it feeling
like it was a...
- A battle zone?
- Yeah.
Well, competition has been the
way of the world since creation.
The plants compete for light,
the animals compete for food,
and human beings compete
for just about everything.
No.
Please, God, not again!
What's up?
Crashed again.
I thought you had
that glitch figured out.
I did.
Now I'm working on the solution.
- It takes time.
- Well, you better
get it fixed before
the meeting tomorrow.
That's how million-dollar stock
options turn into chump change.
Come on, let's go, Mr. Grant.
Uh-oh.
Hey, if Grant's out, that
must mean you're in.
Yeah, we used to have it set up
so that if he got
bumped upstairs,
I'd get his title.
And you were gonna
take me with you, right?
Hey, we're a team, buddy.
Yeah, but Grant
didn't get promoted.
He got booted.
There still has to be
some order of succession.
Wake up, Neil.
- Rules have changed. All bets are off.
- Yeah, well,
I haven't heard
anything from Harlow yet.
Yes, which tells
you, my friends,
that that job could
go to any one of us.
Or none of us.
Now, wait a minute. W-Wait...
We don't know
what's gonna happen.
We should just relax
and wait until we know
something for sure.
Well, whatever.
You guys relax if you want to.
I'm not going to. I mean,
I always liked the view from
Grant's window, and besides,
I think I might be just the guy
to shake things up around here.
Weird, huh?
I mean, this time next week,
you could be president
of this company or...
Or I could be looking for a job.
I guess you just have
to play your cards right.
Yeah, the problem is I've never
had to play the game before.
I don't know if I know how.
A man too gentle to
live among wolves.
Oh, but when their
back's against the wall,
the gentlest animal
in the forest...
will attack.
♪ When you walk ♪
♪ Down the road ♪
♪ Heavy burden ♪
♪ Heavy load ♪
♪ I will rise ♪
♪ And I will walk with you ♪
♪ I'll walk with you ♪
♪ Till the sun
don't even shine ♪
♪ Walk with you ♪
♪ Every time, I tell you ♪
♪ I'll walk with you ♪
♪ Walk with you ♪
♪ Believe me, I'll
walk with you. ♪
Fix that glitch?
Ah, I spent the last
hour on the Internet
trying to find out everything
I could about Walter Harlow.
Good luck.
He's like a Wizard of Oz.
You got to kill a witch and
steal her broom or something
before you ever
meet him in person.
He's just a face on a
teleconference screen.
Yeah, well, the man
just bought our company,
fired our president,
and he holds
the future of our lives
in the palm of his hand.
It'd be good to know
something about him.
He must be a pretty
smart and very rich face,
because he just turned
CompuVent around in two months.
Yeah, by laying
off 30% of its staff.
Hello.
Could you tell me where
Mr. Harlow's office is, please?
Yeah, it's, uh, second floor.
Turn right off the elevator.
- Thank you.
- He's not there.
Oh, I know.
When I saw him in
San Francisco last week,
he told me he'd be in...
I think it was Zurich, today.
You met him?
In person?
Yes.
Really?
So, are you from one
of his other companies?
No.
Would you forgive me?
I don't want to be
late for this interview.
Interview?
Yeah.
Okay, on your
mark... get set... bang!
Okay, all right,
let's-let's try it again.
Hey, buddy, hey.
"Bang" means "go," remember?
- Okay.
- Okay.
Hi. You must be Liam, right?
- Yeah.
- I'm Andrew.
- I'm one of the new coaches.
- Oh, hey.
- Welcome aboard.
- Thank you. Thanks.
- So, how's he doing?
- Pretty good.
We're trying to get off
the blocks a little quicker,
but we're working on it.
Daddy, this is Mary.
She's my girlfriend.
Oh.
Hey, Mary. Nice to meet you.
You, too.
Huh.
Hi, guys.
Hey, Mom.
I'm going to my room.
Hi.
What's wrong?
Who said anything was wrong?
You kissed me on the cheek.
Grant got the ax today.
Good.
Finally got what
was coming to him.
So what happens now?
I don't know.
Either I get his job
or I'm the next to go.
They wouldn't replace you.
They couldn't.
Oh, they could.
Harlow's interviewing
some woman already.
As what?
I don't know.
We got a staff meeting tomorrow.
Did you know Matt
has a girlfriend?
You mean Mary?
Great.
Matt.
Mary's really pretty,
and I can tell she
likes you a whole lot.
- Really?
- Yeah.
I'll let you in on
a little secret.
Your mom used to look
at me the same way.
Mary likes Billy, too.
Ah, Billy doesn't stand a chance
once you come home with
that gold medal this weekend.
You think I'll win?
Once you get the timing down
on that push-off
of yours, you will.
Besides, you got a
special pal rooting for you.
Who?
What, you didn't
check today's e-mail?
I love you, Dad.
I love you, too, kiddo.
Who is she?
All I know is she had an
interview with Harlow last night
and she's here at the
staff meeting today.
Is she a spy for Harlow?
Looks like everyone's coming in.
Um, I'll go ahead
and get Mr. Harlow.
Hello. Monica.
Hi. Liam.
So I guess you
found Harlow's office.
Yes, I did. Thank you.
Josh Whitman. VP, Marketing.
Hello.
Mike Dillingham,
Online Services.
John Curley, Human Resources.
- Mitch Krayton, Sales.
- Hello.
Mr. Harlow's online.
Welcome, everyone.
As you know, Grant Hamilton
was released yesterday,
leaving the position of
president of this division open.
There are many
qualified candidates,
but, uh, before I address
the subject of his replacement,
I'd like to make sure that
all of you have met Monica,
and Monica will
serve temporarily
in the capacity
of vice president
for Community Relations.
I want this company to begin
interfacing with the
community, which means
redefining our corporate image.
Uh, go ahead and tell
them your idea, Monica.
Well, um... I have
a friend, Andrew,
and he's volunteering as a
coach for the Special Olympics,
and he told me
that they could, uh,
always use more volunteers
down there to help out.
Special Olympics.
You mean the sports program
for people with
mental disabilities?
Yeah, that's right.
It's a really inspiring program,
and I thought that we
could learn something
about competitive
spirit and teamwork
from these athletes.
That's a very...
noble and beautiful
idea, Monica,
but I think our company's
a little bit more, um...
mainstream.
Yeah, my son has a disability,
and he's part of the
Special Olympics,
so I'm a big supporter,
but, you know,
maybe Josh is right.
I mean, I mean, if we're gonna
get into the charity business,
why don't we come
up with something
that, uh, better
reflects our company?
Like, uh... well,
rehabbing old computers
for schools, let's say.
All good points.
Clearly, we need
to do more research.
Well, the Special Olympics
are having an event
in town this weekend.
You could always,
uh, go down there
and see what it
is for yourselves.
We might be able to
squeeze it in somehow,
Monica, but, uh...
I do have plans for
all of us this weekend.
With all the changes recently,
it seems that a corporate
retreat might be helpful
at this time in
order to reevaluate
the goals and objectives
of the company.
I realize it's short notice,
but we'll do it this weekend
at the conference center
up at Green Mountain.
See Janeen, and she'll
fill you in on all the details.
And I do look forward to
seeing you all in person.
So, I thank you for your time,
and, uh, I'll see you tomorrow.
I-I can't go this weekend.
My kid's got a race.
She knew.
What?
I was right about Monica.
You think it was a mistake she
mentioned Special Olympics?
I'm telling you,
she's got files on us.
That's right. She-she
even knew about Andrew.
He's Matt's coach.
So she is a spy.
Yeah. First rule of
war... Know your enemy.
Whoa, whoa, whoa, who
said anything about war?
You been paying
attention here, pal?
What, you think this
last-minute retreat's
about goals and objectives?
It's like a gladiator
tournament,
and the winner
gets to be president.
Wow. I bet you're right.
I heard he made the
CompuVent boys do
some weird survival
thing in the desert once.
Wait a minute. Wait a minute.
You mean we're supposed to
compete against each other?
That's crazy. We're friends.
Well, let me tell you
something, my friend.
We've come a long way together,
but if this weekend
is what I think it is,
it's kill or be killed.
What are you reading?
The Art of War.
Josh told me to
read it to get ready.
The Art of War?
"All warfare is
based on deception."
Hmm.
Don't go quoting that thing
like it's the Bible
or something.
Yeah, I should have
read this years ago.
Then I wouldn't have
married you years ago.
Jamie, don't you get
what's at stake here?
You really think this retreat
is some kind of
contest to be president?
Well, it could be,
and if it is, I got
to have a strategy.
I got to compete.
Honey, you're not competitive.
You don't even fight
me for the remote control.
See, it's called a retreat.
All the executives
from my office are going,
and we're gonna
have to stay overnight.
My race is tomorrow.
I know. Preliminaries
at 2:00, finals at 6:00.
I just know you are gonna
get into the finals, buddy,
and I'll be there
tomorrow night to see that.
Finals at 6:00.
Don't worry.
You just remember
what we practiced, okay?
"Bang" means "go."
You got it. I'll
see you tomorrow.
Good-bye, darling.
- Good morning.
- Good morning.
How many of you expect to
come away from this retreat
with a better sense of
camaraderie and teamwork?
I see. You lie as good
as you drink coffee.
Why are you here, Mr. Cadegan?
This is a leadership test.
Very good.
A bottom-line man.
It's true.
Mr. Harlow is the kind of a man
who likes to see the
strength and character
of the people he chooses
as leaders for his companies.
That's why Mr. Harlow hired
me to put this weekend together.
Now, you're all leaders
in your own division.
This weekend has been
put together in the hope
that by knowing each
other better informally,
you will then be able to
work better professionally.
Yeah, right.
What do we have to do?
Be nice, play fair
and watch out for my curveballs.
Well, I say batter up.
I would like each of you
to look at the
person on your left
and tell me, what
is their favorite food.
All right, who
would like to be first?
All right, their favorite movie.
Their hometown.
So what we're talking about
here is a bunch of people
who spend upward to half
of their waking hours together
with absolutely no clue
about each other's lives?
Well, Tess, uh,
speaking for myself,
this really isn't fair.
I... I've only known
Monica for a day.
24 hours.
Yeah.
And in that 24 hours,
you didn't take five minutes
to find out anything
about your coworker?
That's what you
call a curveball.
Oh, you're out,
Mr. Cadegan. Step aside.
All right, come on, come on.
One more time, one more time.
I know, I know.
Step aside.
This isn't a game, is it?
I Win!
Well, I suppose
you do, Mr. Whitman,
but why don't you
give Monica a hand up?
Who knows? You might
need a hand up from her soon.
- Okay, Mike, listen to me.
- Okay, Josh.
- Don't think about it.
- Just trust me.
Just trust me. I know
what I'm doing, okay?
- Straight up, straight up.
- Now, come on.
- I'm getting dizzy.
- All right,
I don't care if you're dizzy.
You're gonna get up here
if I have to pull you up myself.
- Now, come on, now.
- Right hand...
Now, your right hand, 2:00.
- Over to 2:00.
- Stretch, stretch.
There you go. There you go.
You're doing great.
- Now, right hand, 12:00.
- Okay, uh, stretch
- that right hand out.
- All the way up, yes.
Come on, come on,
keep on going. Come on.
- Right hand at 12:00, Josh.
- Right, right hand.
- Right hand, 10:00.
- You got it, Josh. Come on.
Right up in front of you
is the bell. Right up front.
Yes! Yes! Yes!
Congratulations.
This is fun.
I'm not here for fun.
Hi.
Hi.
It was a good day, wasn't it?
Do you mind if I
ask you a question?
Well, that depends
on the question.
Well, when I met
you the other day,
you seemed different from
the other corporate types here,
but something has
happened this weekend,
and I was wondering
what that was.
I bet you were.
If you think I'm gonna
tell you, forget it.
What would you say if I
told you I wasn't interested
in being president
of this company?
I'd say you were
trying to con me,
trying to get me to
let down my guard.
What would you say if I told you
that you're not
really interested
in being president of
this company, either?
I'd say good night.
I think you're competing so hard
because you think you
don't have any other choice,
but you do.
You're good, you know that?
You're really good.
It's awfully hard to be a
wolf when you've been
a sheep for so long.
What drives him to
compete so hard, Tess?
It's not ambition,
it's not greed.
No, it's what causes
ambition and greed.
Fear.
Before I release you to prepare
for tonight's outdoor challenge,
I have an announcement to make.
- Uh, excuse me?
- Yes, Mr. Cadegan?
Did you say tonight's
outdoor challenge?
Yes, I did.
Well, I thought we
were leaving today.
I mean, this afternoon. I...
No. Is that going to
be a problem for you?
No. No, no, no.
It's not gonna be
a problem at all.
Good.
We're going to
break up into teams,
and I need three
people who will...
It's okay, baby. Go ahead.
We'll wait.
- Hello?
- Liam.
Oh, hey, uh, what's up?
Look, uh, I-I'm right
in the middle of...
You didn't send Matt his e-mail.
Oh, I forgot.
Well, it's the first time
you've ever done that.
Look, uh, this really isn't
a very good time. Maybe...
He's upset. He won't eat.
He won't go to the track.
He thinks something's wrong.
You need to speak to him now,
or we're gonna
be late for the race.
Okay, fine.
Uh, put him on.
Hello?
Hey, Matt. How you doing?
Hi, Dad. No e-mail.
Hey, you want to hear my e-mail?
Yes, please.
Okay. It goes like this.
Dear Matt,
I love you very,
very, very, very much,
and I'll be rooting
for you tonight.
Love, Dad.
Good one.
You're coming, right?
Yeah, um, I'm gonna try.
And listen, whatever happens
tonight, just remember,
"bang" means "go," okay?
Okay.
See you.
I am randomly
selecting three names,
and they are:
Mr. Whitman, Ms.
Lomonoco, Mr. Cadegan.
Will you step forward, please?
You are the first members
of the three teams
that will compete in
tonight's outdoor challenge.
From these three
names, I will choose...
Mr. Cadegan.
Mr. Cadegan, you have
been randomly selected
to assign each team
member to each team.
My team?
- All of them.
- What, you mean he's gonna
choose who's gonna
be on my team, too?
- Yes, that's right.
- That's not fair.
I mean, he's gonna
load his team up
with all the best
ones, and he's gonna
leave me with the, urn...
Uh, Mr. Cadegan, you
will be fair, won't you?
Of course.
Oh, and by the way,
Mr. Harlow asked me
to announce that anyone
who is not interested
in being considered for the
presidency of this company
is excused from this exercise.
I knew it.
Go ahead, Mr. Cadegan.
Uh, let's see.
Uh, John and Mitch,
you can come to my team.
Uh, Monica and
Neil, go with Josh,
and you guys go to Carrie.
Good. Now, are these teams even?
Absolutely. Yeah.
Wonderful. Since they're
even, we'll now switch.
What?
Well, you said the
teams were even.
- Yeah...
- Uh,
Ms. Lomonoco, you
switch with Mr. Whitman.
And, Mr. Cadegan, you
switch with Ms. Lomonoco.
So, these are the teams,
red, white and blue.
And just in case
you're wondering,
let me answer right away.
From these teams,
leaders will emerge,
and from these leaders,
the president of the
company will be chosen.
May the best man or woman win.
I have a really good
feeling about this team.
Now, these are your clues,
and if you follow them
correctly, they will lead you
to your flags,
and the first team
that finds its flag
and puts it on top
of the mountain will win.
Wins what?
Grant's old office.
Everybody get that?
- Yeah. -Yep. -We got it.
- Hey, ho!
Did I say go?
No, I didn't say go!
Now, you got to do this
on your own, by your wits,
which means there will
be no cell phone calls
to your college roommate
who aced algebra,
and there will be
no Internet research,
and there will be no
global positioning satellites.
I want all of your electrical
devices right here, right now.
You know, you did really,
really good in the qualifying,
but I think you can do
even better in the finals.
- You ready?
- Ready.
Okay.
On your mark, get set, bang!
Okay, okay, wait.
Matt, Matt, Matt, Matt,
let's try it again, all right?
That was really good,
it was really good,
but here's what
I want you to do.
I want you to... to push off
just a tiny bit sooner, okay?
Where's Dad?
He's a little late, but he's
gonna try to get here, honey.
Tell him to hurry.
You're doing great, Andrew.
Thanks.
But I am not Dad, I'm afraid.
We would've walked
right by that rock formation
if someone hadn't remembered
their ninth-grade geology.
Yeah, you're a
regular Indiana Jones.
He was an archaeologist,
not a geologist.
So that's three clues
down, two to go.
Okay.
So, how close do
you think Josh is?
Why?
Well, he's the dangerous one.
You think of Josh as your enemy?
Anyone who's not on
my team is the enemy.
Believe it or not, he
used to be a nice guy.
Matt should've run his
qualifying race by now.
Look, I don't know what kind
of file you have on me, Monica,
whether you're a spy or a mole
or even my direct competition,
but whatever it is you
want from this company,
you leave my family out of it.
I think you've
already done that.
You know, we must've
done something wrong.
We're 500 feet from the summit,
and we haven't
found our flag yet.
What did that clue say?
Uh, "When you come to a
snag, you will find the flag."
Well, I'd say we
hit a snag, all right.
I'm freezing, and I am tired
of playing this stupid game!
There must be something
that we're not seeing.
Yeah.
You know, my father used
to use that word, "snag."
It was after a storm.
He'd say... he'd say,
"Liam, let's go out
and cut up the snags."
They were blown
over by the wind. It's...
They were dead trees.
That's it.
A snag is a dead tree.
I don't see any fallen trees
anywhere around here.
A tree doesn't have
to be fallen to be dead.
There it is!
Wait a minute. Whoa,
whoa, whoa, stop.
We're just... we're
pushing it further back.
You know, shouldn't
we be thinking
about how we can work together
as a team to get this done?
Yeah, instead of each
of us doing our own thing.
We're acting like that
stupid bug in our software
where it crashes when you give
it too many commands at once.
Of course.
That's it.
Neil... Neil, Neil,
you're a genius!
That's what's been
missing from our program.
A processor pause programmed
into the logical
string of actions,
and that's what we need here.
N -A pause?
- O, no, no, no, no.
A logical string of actions.
You got any more
of that nicotine gum?
Mmm.
Almost there.
Don't push it back any further.
- There.
- You got it?
- I got it.
- Great.
Victory. Okay, pass her down.
Come on, Neil, keep up.
We're gonna win this thing.
Neil?
What happened?
It's my ankle!
Come on, buddy, shake it off.
- Ow! God!
- Got to keep going.
Oh, God, I think it's broken!
Liam, we have to get
him down the mountain.
Maybe if we take an arm each.
No. No, I'm too close
to winning this thing.
We can't just leave him here.
Maybe you can't, but I can.
What happened
to our team, buddy?
Sorry, pal.
I got too much riding on this.
You'll be okay.
Oh, God... I'm so cold.
Don't go to sleep, Neil.
Stay awake.
Tess, I made it.
I can see that.
Where do you want me
to plant the winning flag?
And when does Harlow get
here to give me my promotion?
Well, we have a little problem.
What are you talking about?
A leader emerged,
just like you said.
Well, I see you,
and I see the flag,
but I don't see your team.
Well, Neil went
down with an ankle.
Monica stayed down
to help him back.
I see.
Well, apparently, you
weren't paying attention
when I was giving
the instructions,
because I definitely said
the first team to plant its flag
on the mountain
would be the winner.
Team? But... Like
all three of you.
But you seem to
have left yours behind.
You can't do this to me.
I didn't do anything
to you, Mr. Cadegan.
You made this
choice on your own.
Fine. Fine.
If I have to, I'll drag those
two up here on my back,
but I was the first one
up here with this flag,
and I deserve that promotion.
Now, I've hit every curveball
you've thrown at
me this weekend.
I'm not gonna lose now.
You haven't even seen
my curveball yet, mister.
Neil?
Monica?
Oh, no.
What am I gonna do now?
That's an interesting question.
What are you going to do?
I'm gonna haul Neil
up that stupid hill.
Where is he?
They should be down at
the retreat center by now.
They?
Josh's team took a wrong turn
and stumbled upon us.
We made a stretcher
out of tree branches,
and they carried Neil down.
Josh did that?
Mr. Kill Or Be Killed...
What was he thinking?
Maybe he wasn't thinking.
Maybe he was feeling.
Ah, well, that's just
the kind of mistake
that's gonna sink Josh.
Here.
Come on, maybe Tess will
accept us as a two-person team
since Neil had to quit.
The game is over, Liam.
Oh, no, it's not.
I still have to plant my flag.
I got to plant my flag.
Why? Why do you
want this so much?
'Cause it's the
key to everything.
Everything?
Yeah.
I have a family, Monica.
And my son's gonna
have special needs
for the rest of his life,
and that costs money.
And in today's world, that
kind of money doesn't happen
to someone who's just
another cog in the machine.
You got to be rich.
And you don't get rich
unless you're on top.
And that's why you want to win?
Well, it doesn't
matter if I want to win.
I have to win.
What am I saying?
I mean, it doesn't
matter anyway... it's over.
We lost.
Now all I got to do is go home
and pray that I don't
get fired tomorrow.
Oh, God, what am I gonna do?
What difference
does it make to you?
It makes all the difference.
Because you're my assignment.
I knew it.
You're a spy, and
you're working for Harlow.
I work for God, Liam.
What's this?
I'm an angel.
An... an-an angel?
Yes.
Oh, my God.
You know those
little e-mail messages
that Matt gets from
his father every day
and that mean so much to him?
Well, this is your
message from your Father,
and He wants you
to listen very carefully.
Th-This is for real, isn't it?
Yes.
God has sent me here
to tell you that He
loves you so much, Liam.
But He wants you to stop trying
to become what you
think you need to be.
Stop being a sheep
in wolves' clothing.
Pretending to be a... a
tough, merciless competitor
when you're really
a kind, gentle soul
who loves his
family and his work,
and doesn't need any more
money or power to be truly happy.
Yeah, but... You know, I-I-I...
I don't think I like the idea
of being called a sheep.
Then think of yourself as
someone so precious to God
that He will always
send a shepherd
to bring you back
home if you get lost.
And you have lost
your way, Liam.
Yeah.
But I didn't know what to...
I didn't know what to do. I...
You know, I-I think
of my boy and...
and what lies
ahead for him if...
if his mother or...
or if I'm gone, and I...
I get so scared.
I know.
But if God is telling
you that He is with you,
that He is your strength
and your salvation,
then what is there
to be afraid of?
Okay, I wish it was that simple.
Oh, it is.
It is that simple.
If you think there's only
one way to solve a problem,
and that way is wrong and
you know that it's wrong,
then you must also
know deep inside yourself
that your answer
didn't come from God.
But God has an answer for you.
What do I do?
Ask Him.
He will answer you.
May not be what you
expect or what you want,
but it will always be
exactly what you need.
And, yes, your wee
boy has special needs.
But his deepest
need is his family.
And being the
father of that family
is the most important
job you will ever have.
But you don't have
to do it alone, Liam.
God gave you this family.
He's blessed this family.
He wants to be
part of this family.
The choice is yours.
Will you walk in fear?
Or will you walk with God?
Your Father in Heaven wants you
to live the rest of
your life in faith.
Will you trust him, Liam?
Will you?
This is it, Matt.
Where's Dad?
I don't know, honey.
I do.
Hey.
- Hey, Dad.
- Hey, kiddo.
- Sorry I'm late.
- That's okay.
Thanks, buddy.
Listen, I figured out
something about your race.
You got the same mum-threading
error that my computer does.
Only you got an extra
pause programmed in.
Now, never mind.
You know when you're
supposed to start?
"Bang" means "go."
Not anymore.
From now on, "get
set" means "go."
Got it?
"Get set" means "go."
Go get them, slugger.
The ZOO-meter
final is about to begin.
All competitors up
to the starting block.
- Hi.
- Hey.
I figured it out on
the way over here.
He just needs his
cue to come sooner.
- Makes a lot of sense.
- Yeah.
On your mark.
Get set.
Yeah, yeah.
Come on. Come on.
That's my boy.
I didn't win.
Yes, you did, buddy.
Yes, you did.
And I'm so proud of you.
Oh, thanks, Dad.
Excuse me for a second.
Oh, you did so well.
Thanks, Mom.
- Hello, Cadegan.
- Mr. Harlow.
Not what you expected?
No, the... It's...
I'm just surprised.
I thought you'd be
back at the retreat
picking your new president.
Well, actually I'm here to
make you my new president.
Tess tells me you were the
first to the top of the mountain.
Did she also tell you
that I betrayed my friends
and everything I
believed in to get there?
Yes, yes, actually she did.
That's why I want you
to run my company.
I need someone who's
willing to do whatever it takes
to get to the top.
Someone who knows how
to make the hard choices.
No.
Thanks, but, uh,
I'm not your guy.
Afraid you can't take
the heat in the kitchen?
No.
Just don't want to miss
the family in my own.
You should think about
what you're giving up here.
Oh, I am.
I don't want to be the guy I
was on the top of that mountain.
I left too much
behind to get there.
My son just taught me that.
Matt, this is Mr. Harlow.
Mr. Harlow, this is my son Matt.
Hi.
Yeah.
You've, uh... you've got
a conscience, Cadegan.
Unfortunately, people with a
conscience don't get very far.
Actually, Mr. Harlow, I
know where I'm going now.
And it's just far enough.
- Hi, sweetheart.
- Hi.
- Hi, Mary.
- Hey.
Hi, Mary.
You guys did great.
How long do you think
it's been since a man
like Mr. Harlow
got a hug like that?
Too long, baby.
I guess we know which of those
two men is actually richer, huh?
Mm-hmm, yes, we do.
The athlete in tonight's
episode, young Matt Cadegan,
was a great example
of what it means to win.
There are over a million
Special Olympics athletes
all over the world who
inspire us every day
with their courage
and leadership.
You can help by
coaching or volunteering.
Just call your local
Special Olympics office,
and you can make a difference.
Thank you.