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Audrey's Children (2024)

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Audrey's Children (2024)

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[AUDIO LOGO]

INTERVIEWER: Can

you say when cancer

will be eliminated, when it

will be controlled altogether?

I can say this, that it is

my belief that cancer can be

controlled, that the amount

of knowledge we now have

from basic science and

from clinical investigation

permits this feeling

of controlled optimism.

Given the scientific

brain power,

which we see active today,

given resources and equipment,

support for such work,

I believe that very

rapid progress can be made.

And I believe

firmly that there is

enough knowledge today to

warrant an optimistic outlook.

[UPBEAT MUSIC]



RESEARCHER: Cancer is not

our inherent birthright

simply because we're people.

This comes from many studies

which show that up to 95%

of our cancers are extrinsic.

That is, they're not due to our

inheritance or to our genetics.

They're due to

something that happens,

something that

we're exposed to.

And here we are.

There you go.

Good bunny.

Now, Lily, remember

what I promised you.

This won't hurt bunny one bit.

Watch.

Now, then, how about

your turn on the machine?

It's the type of work

in which doctors must

be attuned to being patient and

to working for many, many years

to see their results.

But the fact is, the

results are emerging.

Dr. Evans.

Dr. Evans.

Hi.

Hi.

I'm Brian Foust, your resident.

Oh, pleased to meet you.

I just want to say I

really admire your work.

I mean, chapter 16

of ACS is amazing.

You got a rabbit in there?

Yes, indeed.

Well, yeah.

It's just that,

you know, we have

a very strict policy

about keeping animals

out of the patients' quarters.

Well, then be a dear and

return Mikey back to the lab,

will you?

- Mikey?

- Oh, OK.

- Well done.

Well, his symptoms

were being very tired.

He bruised very easily.

And we noticed a difference

in his walking pattern.

Well, I think it was seven

years when we started coming,

and I'm coming every

three months now.

WOMAN: It's something you

always think happens to someone

else rather than you.



Good boy.

You're all right.

Neuroblastoma is one of the

most common tumors in peds

with dismal treatment results.

One reason for this failure may

be due to the natural history

of the tumor, as

70% of children

already have metastases

at the time of diagnosis.

So, in general, 2/3 of patients

with neuroblastoma are beyond

the bounds of curative

surgery and radiation therapy,

which brings me to.

chemotherapy.

Now, I know opinions vary

on the value of chemotherapy

in patients with

localized disease.

But some such as

myself, believe

it may suppress microscopic

distant metastases

in a fashion similar to

actinomycin D in Wilms Tumors.

What's that look for?

Yes, I know I'll

have a mixed crowd,

but they should be

able to keep up.

Hmm?

All right, all right.

I'll be less oncologisty.

[PENSIVE MUSIC]



Neuroblastoma is one

of the most common--

[UPBEAT MUSIC]

Hello.



[PHONE RINGING]

Your feet are on my desk.

How did you get up there?

So rude.

Are you-- are you

reading my mail?

You do run radiation therapy

and research around here,

don't you?

- Yes.

Well, I'm Dr. Audrey Evans,

chemotherapy specialist

and your new Chief of

Pediatric Oncology.

I am aware of that.

What I don't understand is

why you're reading my mail.

Well, they're my

patients, too, you know.

I'm just doing my homework.

Shall we continue?

You're aware it's a crime

to read people's mail?

Are they here?

Who?

Who is that?

- The arresting officers.

Have you rung them yet?

OK.

[LAUGHING]

Do you spend a little

extra time on Sally here?

I disagree with her previous

physician's diagnosis.

I think it's neuroblastoma,

not Wilms tumor.

There's even evidence of

calcification on the X-rays.

You noticed that

the biopsy showed

significant

epithelial maturation?

Yes, but that's

just one component.

Yeah, but the biopsy didn't

reveal any blastomal or stromal

components, though.

Oh.

Yeah.

May I?

But of course.

Thank you.

One more thing.

Has the waiting room

always been so dreary?

I really hadn't noticed.

How could you not?

Something like an

aviary would do wonders.

Is that your lamp?

Thank you.

Was my mother's.

If you ever need

light, come find me.

MAN 1: At the end of

the meeting on Friday.

MAN 2: Have you tried

hard boiled eggs?

The egg salad, it's

actually pretty fresh.

It tastes pretty

fresh most days.

Does it feel like--

You've had a call with

the assistant secretary?

Morning.

Filthy habit.

It is.

It is.

It's terrible.

Only time for cardiology

and oncology today.

Gastroenterology and

infectious diseases will

start next week's meeting.

I trust you've all

welcomed Doctor Evans.

- Doctor.

- Doctor.

Welcome.

Doctor.

Welcome.

JEREMY LEWIS: Trained

at the Royal College

of Surgeons and Johns Hopkins,

headed hematology and oncology

at the University of Chicago.

And worked under the Sidney

Farber at Boston Children's.

Oh, and was a

Fulbright scholar.

Did I miss anything?

Save the

commentary, Dr. Lewis.

The floor is yours, Dr. Evans.

As you know, the three

major K*llers of our children

are congenital heart disease,

trauma, and cancer, which has

a survival rate of just 10%.

I have bold ideas on

neuroblastoma, the deadliest

solid tumor in peds.

Our standard therapy regimens

of single agent chemotherapy,

surgery, and

radiation are simply

not aggressive enough to

handle such a sinister disease.

I have been tracking

a new method called

combination chemotherapy,

mixing approved medicines

in low doses.

It has shown to be tremendously

successful in leukemia

patients, and I think

could be equally

beneficial for neuroblastoma.

The genomic and metabolic

patterns of blood cancers

in a peripheral nervous system

tumor, apples and oranges.

Of course.

But cyclophosphamide

shrinks the cells.

Vincristine slows the spread.

Together, they would attack

the cancer from all sides.

It's common sense, really.

Cyclophosphamide

can also cause bladder

bleeding and infertility.

Vincristine can cause

compromised motor skills,

seizures, neuropathic pain.

It feels as like a lot--

And if we do nothing,

the child likely dies.

I'll need to create an animal

model to know for certain,

but if correct, we

could change the way we

treat children in mere months.

Add it to the queue.

The queue?

You'll be able to apply

for funding in about a year.

My children

don't have a year.

Are you saying your patients

are more important than theirs?

That's enough.

Seeing if she has

a sense of humor.

I hardly see the comedy.

Well, that's because

he's not funny.

[LAUGHTER]

All right.

Are you going to stand

for the entire meeting?

Very good.

Bob, you're up.

I realize that.

But you said that I could

continue my research here.

We had an agreement.

- We still do.

A year is too long.

It can be

frustrating, I know.

Frustrating is when my

daisies wilt in the summer.

How long did your study on

transfusion of fresh platelet

concentrates for patients

with secondary cytopenia took?

Two years.

Mhm.

And how about your clinical

trial on the effects of

vincristine in the treatment

of leukemia patients?

15 months?

I'm a department head now.

All the more reason

to set a good example.

You're tying my hands.

You wanted the job.

You took the job.

Now do the job.

Oh, and I don't want to

hear any more about lab

animals in patient facilities.

CHOP is not a zoo.

You need to go this way.

All right.

I want my mommy.

Mia.

Now, I promise this

will just take a moment.

We're going to

stand on this step.

Look at Mr. Bear.

He's going to watch you get

the picture of your tongue.

No.

Please, don't.

Mia, it will be all right.

Just try to stop squirming.

No.

Absolutely not.

We do not use those.

He'll take the straps

off if you stop--

This is protocol.

Would you let me

do my job, please?

ALVIN: So why don't you just

tell me how it happened?

MOM: I already told you.

We had an argument

off the roundabout.

ALVIN: I heard you say that.

MOM: You disparage

my parenting and then

act like I'm the crazy one.

It is a talent.

I do apologize for the delay.

The X-rays took some time.

Where is she?

Is she OK?

There's no good

way to say this.

I'm afraid Mia

has neuroblastoma,

an aggressive form of cancer.

That's impossible.

Mia was completely

fine just days ago.

Alvin, tell her.

She's fine.

Unfortunately, a patient

can go from no symptoms

to a belly mass overnight.

No, you have the

X-ray mixed up.

I'm certain of it.

I'm so sorry.

Good girl.

Get that down, you.

We all need our greens.

Bring them to the

lab, would you, Bob?

Nice to meet you, Bob.

Good afternoon,

ladies and gentlemen.

The quality of this

sawdust needs improving.

I will make a note

for the technician.

I think you're really on to

something with

combination chemotherapy.

If we can figure out how

to minimize side effects,

it could be very substantial.

We?

There are people here who

want to help, Dr. Evans.

And I suppose you're

one of those people?

I am.

Of course.

So tell me, what is it I

have to do in order for you

to help me?

Uhm.

Oh.

No.

No, no, no.

I wasn't implying.

Oh, I thought--

I was trying to help.

I'm just-- I'm going to go.

[UPBEAT MUSIC]

Come on.

Hi, guys.

Who's winning today?

Well, we're all on six.

Oh, gosh.

We we're all on six, so.

Where's seven?

Oh, seven is right there.

Oh, OK.

Who's going first?

Shall I adjudicate?

That was very good flick.

I'll see you later.



[HUMMING]



Pardon me, coming through.

Oh, excuse me.

Keep on keeping on.

[CHEERING]

I know.

Thank you.

There, primary tumor extracted.

Thank you.

Lymph nodes ready for biopsy.

Thank you.

Yeah.

All right.

And the left area.

Sponge, please.

Thank you.

I need you to move

my study up the queue.

- I can't.

- Can't or won't.

I can't show favoritism

inside my own department.

It's a fast way

to lose friends.

I didn't realize it

was a popularity contest.

What if I got a pharmaceutical

company to sponsor it?

There's not enough

room in the lab.

One study in, one study out.

It's common sense, really.

You're shaking them.

- Would you like to hold one?

- No.

No, you're doing fine.

Got the lymph nodes.

There must be another way.

Ohm must there be?

You know, I really don't care

for your negative attitude.

I'm a realist.

I'm very sorry, Ms. Watson.

Surgery has confirmed

that the tumors in Charlie

have spread to his

right lymph nodes.

And our treatments will not

work fast enough to stop them.

So what?

What are you saying?

Most patients with Charlie's

prognosis do not survive.

And if this was my son, I

would take him home now.

He was just born.

This can't be it, right?

No.

Dr. Lewis's

assessment is valid,

but there is still a chance.

The doses of chemotherapy

that have been applied so far

are the lowest available.

Because he's a baby.

There is room to increase

the doses should Charlie

be responding, which he is.

You have a choice.

I said no.

Mia, please.

MIA: I don't want to be poked.

What if I show

you on horsey first?

Here, we got blood going

up and down to our hooves,

or your hands.

I'm going to find a nice

vein and pop the medicine in.

No.

Hi.

You must be Mia.

I'm Dr. Dan.

Hey, do you like flowers?

Dr. Audrey's medicine is

actually made out of flowers.

It's called the

Madagascar periwinkle.

And it's a beautiful

pink flower.

And it's very hard to find.

That's true.

And it's only for the

very special children,

this magic medicine.

You talk funny.

Whatever do you mean?

Mia or Philadelphia?

Shall I give thee

the magic medicine,

or shall I give it

to somebody else?

Hmm?

Yoo hoo.

Is there anybody who

would like Mia's medicine?

No.

I want my magic medicine.

Ah.

Well, seeing as you

asked so nicely,

I think we can arrange that.

Shall we count to three?

One, two, say magic medicine.

There we go.

That was rather good,

that flower bit.

- Oh, it works half the time.

- And the other half?

Bribery.

What else have you

got up your sleeve?

The cure to cancer?

Slow and steady

wins the race, right?

We can do better than that.

The Cobalt-60 source has

a Dmax of 0.5 centimeters,

just under the skin.

Now, since Mia's abdominal

neuroblastoma is midplane,

we'll treat her

with anterior as

well as posterior post fields,

150 rads a day, five days

a week.

Clear?

As you learned, the lead

kilometers prevent radiation

leakage to unintended

parts of Mia's body,

as well as anyone else in

the room, such as me, you,

there's Roberts over there.

So let's head out.

Good.

[MACHINE WHIRRING]

There we go.

I got you right here.

All right.

I know.

WOMAN: The Carroll family

wants to talk to Dr. James.

They've run into some

financial hardship,

and they're thinking about

taking Courtney home.

Tried to find him

somewhere to stay.

I've looked over on Bainbridge.

No luck.

If you can think of anything,

will you let me know?

OK.

Thank you.

BOY: I wonder what the

food up there is like.

GIRL: Oh, yeah.

Everybody can eat everything.

Will there be cotton candy?

BOY: I think so.

Are you scared?

Not really.

I'll probably miss my

brother and my friend Billy.

Because Billy has

the best treehouse.

I wonder if we'll be able

to play with the clouds.

GIRL: We should be able to.

I mean, it's our own place.

How are you

finding Philadelphia?

A bit rough around the edges.

Hmm?

Well, I'm a New Yorker, so.

Well, I'm a Yorker, so.

You know, York, England,

historic walled city.

No, I understood.

You didn't laugh.

I didn't realize

it was a joke.

Where's the farthest

place you've ever been?

Japan.

- Oh, marvelous.

- Mhm.

Work or pleasure?

Before I was married, I

was a military physician.

I still wonder what we might

have given those pilots

to keep him awake.

It's rather funny, isn't it,

that you went around the world

to become a doctor, and I

had to come all the way here.

Do I tip my hat to you?

What for?

Passing the same tests as you?

Moving to a new

country alone.

I wanted to be a doctor.

There's a lot to do.

[SOMBER MUSIC]

RECEPTIONIST: OK.

Thanks, Ray.

Good afternoon.

Jarva Pharmaceuticals.

How may I-- miss, you

can't go back there.

Miss.

Miss, you're not

allowed back there.

Miss.

Miss, they are in a meeting.

MAN: Jarva Pharmaceuticals.

We allocate resources

to develop these-- whoa.

Who-- who are you?

Dr. Audrey Evans, head of

pediatric oncology at CHOP.

I'm sorry, sir.

She didn't--

It's all right.

I'd like to speak with

you about sponsoring

a groundbreaking new

research study with two

of your chemotherapy drugs.

We're in the middle of--

Hold on a moment.

Continue.

The proposal

suggests applying

cyclophosphamide and

vincristine in low doses

in combination to

combat neuroblastoma.

I've laid out the projected

expenses there on page three.

The mice, the

resources, and the drugs

will cost you $350,000.

How much?

That's a lot of money.

I know.

But if this works,

not only will we save

lives, but it will positively

impact your bottom line.

Imagine how many

chemotherapy drugs

you'll sell if it becomes

commonplace to use

two instead of one.

We're ready,

Dr. Chicken Koop.

Oh, you think so, huh?

All right.

Let's get out here

in the hallway.

I'm going to win this race.

Right out the

door, both of you.

There you are.

All right.

Come on.

Right down the hall.

[CHICKEN NOISES] All right.

Runners, stand.

Ready, set, go.

[LAUGHTER]

She got Jarva Pharmaceuticals

to sponsor her study.

She did?

Do you know what that means?

I don't have all the facts.

Why does that matter?

It's as if the

rules don't apply.

She's making a complete

mockery out of all of us.

Have you finished your

citations for your paper

on bone marrow transplants?

Have I finished my-- no, I

haven't, but I've been on--

Well, do your work, Jeremy.

Under no circumstances are

you to hurt the mice more

than absolutely necessary.

Animals are living beings,

and thus we treat them

politely and with respect.

[SNICKERING]

Thank you very much.

You may leave.

MAN: I didn't mean to--

Anyone else find this funny?

Absolutely not.

These are the

standards that Jarva

demands, and so do I. We do not

do tail injections in my lab.

If that was part of your

training, unlearn it.

It causes unnecessary

discomfort to the mice

and has a higher risk

of extravasation.

We exclusively do

retrobulbar sinus injections.

Be extremely careful.

Excessive pressure to the neck

and the surrounding vessels

can impede blood flow or

worse, collapse the trachea.

Now then, like so.

And finally, we give thanks

to our little friends

for their service

to the greater good.

Who's first?

What are you thinking?

At the moment?

Whether I really want

that sandwich or I

want to skip to dessert.

JEREMY LEWIS: You

went to Jarva.

Ah, that.

Yes, that.

If I use smaller

batches of mice,

we can get another

study in there.

Jarva committed up to $1

million for a new study here.

That could have gone

to Bob's congenital heart

A million?

disease proposal or Stanley's

whooping cough study.

But instead, we are stuck

with a chemotherapy study

at a third of the price

with drugs we already use.

But not in combination.

It's about--

I really have to

get on with this.

You took their bait.

[SERIOUS MUSIC]

[SIGHS]



WOMAN: Shuttle time, 6:00.

School pickup's at 4:00.

Host families are full.

For those of you looking for

long-term housing options,

here's a list of rentals.



AUDREY EVANS: Very good.

And a few more.

Ready for backstroke?

And splash.

2, 3.

Very good.

We're nearly at the end.

Arms out like a zombie.

And bend the knees.

And bend the knees.

2, 3, 4.

Bravo.

Well done.

Thank you so much.

Thank you so much

for your donations.

And you braved the rain.

Thank you so much.

See you soon.

I'm exhausted

just watching you.

Next time, I'll

make you join in.

Maybe.

We left off on the lack of

funding for cancer research.

Could you turn that off?

Right.

So the federal

government allocates

$0.89 for cancer

research for every $19

that it spends on defense.

If we were to mount

a-- thank you, ladies.

Thank you.

If we were to mount a thrust

like the space program,

we could have cancer

licked in the '70s.

Well, how do we get the

government's attention?

Well, we make noise by

excelling at our craft.

In fact, I'm actually

waiting on results

for what could be a huge

breakthrough in cancer research

as we speak.

I'm so impressed by your

enthusiasm, Dr. Evans, really.

Well, most think

I'm an acquired taste.

I'm just pleased you

returned my call.

Lisa, I'm just going

to leave my bag here.

All right.

Hey.

Hi.

You missed this.

Wow.

Ta-da.

You know how to

make an entrance.

You were not at

supper with everyone.

Did you find somewhere

to stay tonight?

Charlie's not

getting any better.

And the bills are piling up.

I just--

The treatment makes him

appear worse than he is.

So how do you

know it's working?

Time.

I don't know what else to do.

I've been meaning to tidy up.

It's beautiful.

Hardly jams.

Yeah.

I love mine.

Hot date?

Oh, yes, with a big,

handsome hospital function.

Wow.

I sure hope you're

going with someone

special dressed in this.

Well, Sean Connery hasn't

returned my calls yet,

but there's still time.

The shower's just down

the hall to the left.

Everything all right?

I feel like I

should be there.

You're no good

to him exhausted.

We'll get you fed, and

watered, and rested.

And you'll be back

at it tomorrow.

OK?

I could eat.

Marvelous.

I can cook you scrambled eggs,

poached eggs, or hard boiled.

What would it be?

I mean, they're charging

$80 a week for one

room in this piece of junk.

That's just silly.

Remind me where home is.

Tennessee.

And how did you

end up at CHOP?

Two buses and a train.

I would have

walked if I had to.

Wow.

Wait.

You went scuba diving?

Yes.

It was a lovely trip.

But the littles did keep

trying to catch the fish.

How old are your kids now?

Oh, no, no.

Not my children, my

friend's children.

Sounds like a lot of work.

They're dears.

Plus, it's nice to

have the company.

Can you imagine littles

running around here?

It would be chaos, I'm sure.

Bon appetit.

Is it all it's

cracked up to be?

Australia?

Oh, yes, worth the ages

that we spent on the plane.

I mean, like, all of it.

It's a big world out there.

Who gets to see it?

Anyone who wants to.

I don't think it's

as easy as that.

I didn't say it was easy.

We made it here, didn't we?

Yeah.

I guess, we did.

Thank you.

Do you have a second

to join me downstairs?

Yeah, do you want to

take a little weight

off that ankle for a while

before we go out in public?

I'm never going to hear

the end of this, am I?

I am feeling relatively

chuffed about that win.

Oh, are you?

And I did tell you

not to dive for that.

I had it.

Just trying to help.

Well, that is your

problem, isn't it?

You're always just

trying to help.

First time I've

heard that complaint.

How long are you going to

keep up this act with Audrey?

$650,000 she cost us, Dan.

What else?

JEREMY LEWIS: Who else will

she reach out to, Vero Labs?

Zaltran Pharmaceuticals?

The more you help her, the more

she thinks that her actions

are acceptable.

Can't make this up.

Case in point.

[MYSTERIOUS MUSIC]

AUDREY EVANS: The

result's inconclusive.

The mice that

received equal parts

cyclophosphamide

and vincristine

should already show

significant tumor

regression based on dosing.

And yet some tumors are

shrinking and some aren't.

What am I missing here?

He really is so cute.

[LAUGHTER]

He really loves you.

I think I'll call him Frankie.

Oh, brilliant choice.

Frankie here gets

magic medicine like you

for his neck boo boos.

Here?

That's right.

Do you want to stroke his back?

My boo boo is bigger.

Well, that's because you're

bigger than Frankie, isn't it?

Does he have a tummy?

He does have a tummy.

Look.

It's here.

See?

It's not blue.

True, but that's because

his boo boos are in his

neck, remember?

You said he gets

magic medicine.

That's right.

But his boo boo isn't here.

Yes, dear, but

that's because--

you're absolutely right.

You're absolutely right.

Frankie should get

different magic medicine

from you because his boo

boo is in a different place

on his body.

Of course.

I need to put Frankie to

bed and talk to my friend.

And then I'll be right back.

OK?

Have you seen Koop?

No.

He's conducting

rounds in the NICU.

I was looking in

the wrong place.

I'm running late, Audrey.

I was analyzing the effects

of combination chemotherapy

on all tumors together.

Once I separated

them by location,

abdominal tumors had a

70% response rate, 70%.

And the neck tumors, they

barely respond at all.

You're suggesting

location is a major factor

in how patients respond.

And that we should tailor

treatment accordingly.

This is bigger than

combination chemotherapy.

That would be significant.

I need access

to CHOP's records.

I need the additional

data points.

You have to help

me to ask Koop.

I can't.

What about later?

In about an hour,

what are you doing?

I'm sorry.

[BABIES CRYING]

Hi, baby.

Hello, my friend.

AUDREY EVANS: Hello

Hello, young man.

Koop, I'd like to ask you

for permission to access

our neuroblastoma records.

Operating on a

baby's esophagus

is like sewing together

two pieces of wet spaghetti

at the bottom of

an ice cream cone.

Koop, the records.

The results

were inconclusive.

No, no, no, no.

I'm so close.

I have data that I

want to show you,

but it's just not enough yet.

I just need a little

bit more time.

Time that you weren't

afforded to begin with.

Return the funds.

No.

I'm-- I'm just a little--

I could have

fired you, Audrey.

Call Jarva.

Return the funds.

[BABIES CRYING]

Yes, I'm coming.

I'm coming.

Don't be so impatient.

[SERIOUS MUSIC]



AUDREY EVANS: That

chicken was delicious.

You must give me the recipe.

There's a little creek by our

apartment that Charlie loves.

He giggles every time the

stream tickles his toes.

I want to give him

that one more time.

There's still

more we can try.

No.

You have done more than I

could ever thank you for.

Now I have to do

what's best for my son.

There's nothing I can

say to change your mind?

For what it's worth, I think

you would make a great mom.

[SOMBER MUSIC]

Dr. Koop.

Dr. Koop.

C. EVERETT KOOP: Dr. Evans?

I need you to reconsider.

C. EVERETT KOOP:

Oh, good grief.

You're one of

the most decorated

surgeons in the country.

You successfully separated

the conjoined twins.

And then you set up

the first surgical NICU

of the United States.

That's because you don't

wait for science to catch up.

We have the opportunity to

do something extraordinary,

to change, change the-- the

course of a deadly disease.

I know you're not going

to give up now, Dr. Koop.

Please.

Just please talk to me.

Please.

I need-- I need to--

Dr. Koop.

Dr. Koop, please.

I'm having a swim.

Dr. Koop.

Have you lost your mind?

I need to continue the trial.

I need those records.

I said no.

What alternative do we have

to innovate at all costs?

Dr. Evans--

Please.

Please, we cannot-- we

cannot let perfection

get in the way of progress.

If we stop moving, then

we'll lose all hope.

And hope is what we have.

Thank you.

My first year on

the job, a newborn was

delivered with her abdominal

organs in her chest cavity.

She had maybe 15

minutes to live.

There was no time for

permissions or protocols,

and I decided to operate.

Did she live?

She did.

What some saw as brilliant,

others saw as reckless.

Or both.

I've learned the

difference between impulse

and action, Doctor.

There's a fine line.

And when that line is

crossed, it can be near

impossible to reverse course.

Why did you bring me here?

I'm a masochist.

Ha ha.

Why do you think?

Children think I'm funny.

I know what

you're capable of.

Do you?

I'll give you access.

Thank you.

You have until the gala.

That's two weeks.

OK then.

Find the line, Audrey.

That's not my car.

Well, thank goodness.

It's needlessly flashy.

I'm getting the data.

I've got two weeks.

Good.

I know you're intrigued.

I've read your work.

You don't write over 100

publications on radiation

therapy being a hat rack.

We need each other.

What are you afraid of?

This is how it

would have to be done,

no barging into pharmaceutical

companies, no reporters,

everything by the book.

You have my word.

You do.

There's a lot to do.

We're sorting the

files in here?

[HOPEFUL MUSIC]



It's perfect.

Name, age.

[MUMBLING]

[UPBEAT MUSIC]



Julian Freeman, 12 years old.

Tumor's in the bone

marrow and liver.

Deceased.

12 years old?

DAN D'ANGIO: 12.

Yeah.

David Galloway, 13,

abdominal mass biopsy.

Deceased.

[SERIOUS MUSIC]



What is it?

Well, tumors that start

in one place and then move

to another have a

different response

rate than those that don't.

So we shouldn't be sorting

only by initial tumor location.

But also if it

metastasized and to where.

You're right.

[ENERGETIC MUSIC]



Wait.

Children 18 months and younger

have a higher survival rate.

Yes.

And the older children,

their survival rate

is significantly less.

Because the tumors

have already metastasized

by the time of diagnosis.

Age is definitely

another prognostic factor.

Definitely.

Definitely.

We need to start again.



Where do we get more data from?

That is the question.

Dr. Evans?

Come quick.

It's OK, baby.

It's OK.

OK.

It's OK.

It's OK.

It's OK.

It's OK.

It's OK.

Where is your special cup?

- I forgot it.

What do you mean

you forgot it?

I asked you for one thing.

FATHER: Just give

her a cup of water.

She won't drink

from these cups.

If you were here,

you would know that.

It's OK.

It's OK.

It's OK, baby.

It's OK.

It's OK.

It's OK, baby.

It's OK.

It's OK.

All right.

All right.

All right.

Two milligrams of morphine.

It's all right.

We're going to

take the pain away.

It's all right.

The nurse is getting you

some medicine to make it

better really, really quickly.

Thank you.

We need new sheets.

Oh, baby.

It's OK.

It's OK.

It's OK.

[TENSE MUSIC]



All right.

The newspaper doesn't

sell itself, you know.

And John quit.

I got his clients.

About to receive

top sales bonus

if I keep the pace

of them going.

How nice.

How can she think that

I don't want to be here?

Emotions are high.

Yeah.

Yeah.

I need to be in five

cities this week.

I won't make it to all five.

I wish I could give

you the answer you want.

I'm so sorry.

I don't want you to be sorry.

I want you to save my daughter.

I'm trying.

Trying?

God.

There is something

else, but it's new.

It's experimental.

I believe in it.

[SOMBER MUSIC]



Today, you're going to

get two magic medicines

instead of just one.

I am?

AUDREY EVANS: Yes.

You're going to be the

first person in the world

to get two in combination.

And then hopefully, if it

makes the boo boo in your belly

get smaller, we'll be able to

give it to your friends too.

OK.

[HOPEFUL MUSIC]



Now, this is your pink flower.

Well done.

And I'm going to

wash that down.

Now we're going

to get number two.

We're going to

put your arm here.

Let's keep that

nice and stable.

You keep that still for me.

All right?



So impressive.

You got his access

to Keystone General.

And who did you say

your friend was again?

DAN D'ANGIO: Old college buddy.

Excellent physician,

Dr. Laurie Naiman,

all the data we can gather.

But we must respect

his parameters.

No wandering the

hospital halls,

stay quiet, and put the files

back where we find them,

and keep a low profile.

Oh, hello, lovely.

Oh, you're gorgeous.

Look at you.

Look at you.

Low profile.

Low profile.

And maybe no more

coffee because we're

going to be stuck in a

closet for about two hours.

Oh, you don't need

to worry about that.

Oh.

My detrusor muscle

is very relaxed.

I can hold it all day.

That's good to know.

How old do you think she is?

Large trunk.

Horizontal branches.

Pretty old.

Oh.

A fellow horticulturalist.

Not just a hat rack.

My goodness.

He does have a sense of humor.

Don't tell.

Please.

Hey.

Audrey.

Come on in.

Watch your step.

Thanks, Laurie.

We're going to go up

these back stairs here.

There she is.

Stay here till I

come get you, OK?

Thank you so much, Laurie.

And that's true.

OK.

OK.

I still don't understand why

we're not meant to be here.

If it's their data and

we make the breakthrough,

CHOP gets all the credit, so--

And so?

And so, so, so politics.

Are you ready?

Start at the top.

Yes, ma'am.

Thank you.

Tommy Gallagher,

five years old.

Neuroblastoma in the abdomen.

Next one, Herbert

Jacobs, 18 months old.

It's a neuroblastoma in

his abdomen, left anterior.

His ferritin was 18.

Encapsulated clotted blood.

Tumor in the biopsy.

I actually wanted to

take a look at this file,

just kind of poking around.

Make sure I didn't

miss anything.

[SERIOUS MUSIC]



[DISTANT VOICES]

DAN D'ANGIO: Hey.

Come here.

What are you doing?

I think, Mr. 86--

DAN D'ANGIO: Shh.

I think Mr. 86 in

the tight joggers

was here raising money

for cancer research.

DAN D'ANGIO: He did.

That is Fred Hill

from the Eagles.

The Eagles?

Yeah.

The Eagles is a

football team, not--

not soccer, though.

It's more like rugby.

But it's better than rugby.

Well, let's talk about it--

Whoever they are, we

should go and talk to them.

No, let's not.

Let's not.

Yeah, just a minute.

Just a minute.

Audrey.

We're going to--

Just come.

Just follow me.

[SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC]



Are you going to speak to me?

OK.

Act like a child.

Me act like a child?

What are you implying?

It was a mistake to take you.

That's rude.

Why did you

drag me into this?

I'm sorry for dragging

you into finding a better

way to treat my children.

They are not

just your children.

Audrey, I carry them with me

everywhere I go, when I sleep,

when I eat.

Wherever I am, their

faces are there.

This new system could mean

that they didn't die in vain.

And you're just going

to throw it all away.

How could you be so careless?

How dare you?

Is there a point

where you take

accountability for anything?

Would you please

get back in the car?

Why would I?

I'm careless.

Audrey.

Audrey.

[TENSE MUSIC]



[UPBEAT MUSIC]



[KNOCKING]

Hello.

MAN: I told these damn kids

to get off my property,

or I'm going to call the

cops if I have to come

down here one more time.

Who are you?

I'd like to buy your house.

No thanks.

Why on earth not?

Bring your husband.

I'll consider it.

It's not for me.

If you must know, it's going

to be a home away from home

for families to

stay free of charge

whilst their children

are treated at CHOP.

I don't care if you're

buying it for the queen

of England, lady.

Doctor.

Right.

[DOOR SLAMS]

I was going to

get the red roses,

but the florist

convinced me that she

liked the white ones better.

Now, I don't know.

Do you think I should go back

and get the red roses too?

Sure.

Why not?

Right.

That's what I was thinking too.

Wait.

Wait.

Wait.

Are you sure we should

be walking around here?

Yeah.

I-- I really--

I really don't think

we should be here.

[KNOCKING]

MAN: All right.

Stand up straight,

and be my husband.

Sorry, your what?

No.

No.

Audrey, this is a bad idea.

My husband.

How much for the house?

[CHUCKLES]

We should go.

Dr. Evans.

[POUNDING]

Dr. Evans.

Lady, get the hell

off my property.

Don't speak to

my wife like that.

I mean, besides, your

house is falling apart.

I mean, like, this

porch, for instance.

It's sloping.

And the caulking

is-- is peeling.

And I am certain that it is

rotten underneath these stairs.

No one is going to buy

this place, including us.

So let's go.

Doc.

Audrey.

Wait.

60,000.

- 30.

- 50.

34, and I'll get

a mortgage today.

[TRIUMPHANT MUSIC]



For a five-year mortgage,

it'll be 10% interest.

First payment is

due next quarter.

When your husband gets here,

we can finalize the paperwork.

Sadly, he's drowning at work.

He's got a really

important job in finance.

I call him my money man.

Everyone needs a

money man, right?

Then I'll need a form of

government identification

and your marriage license.

Can't I just sign for him?

Afraid not.

I need your paperwork

or your husband.

Like I said,

he's terribly busy.

And I actually lost

my marriage license.

Can you believe it?

I'm so careless.

He's always telling me

I ought to do better.

Do you have a

male family member

nearby that could co-sign?

I don't know if

the accent gave

it away, but not nearby, no.

Right.

I'm-- I'm sorry, ma'am.

I don't make the rules.

Standard procedure.

[SERIOUS MUSIC]



I have an idea of

how to get more data.

I'd like your

permission to pursue it.

May I?

You may.



OK.



See you next week, sir.

Hey.

I'm on probation, Dan.

I've never even

missed a day of work.

I'm so sorry.

And you know me.

You messed up.

I sure did, so you

know if I'm here,

it'd for a very

important reason.

What if CHOP and Keystone

General work together?

What if we started the

world's first neuroblastoma

research crew?

- Dan.

- Come on.

We're going to share data.

We're going to

share test results.

And then we're going to finish

the staging system together.

As in we share the

success, not just CHOP?

No.

And it doesn't stop there, OK?

We're going to

recruit hospitals

from all over the country,

someday the world.

[SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC]



Hello.

Hi.

What are you doing?

Is Mia asleep?

Looks like it.

[PLAYFUL MUSIC]



I'm going to a party.

I wish you could

all come with me.

It'd be much more interesting.

- Yeah.

What color would your dress

be if you were going to go?

Rainbow.

Rainbow color.

I'm going to give Mia a little

surprise because she's been

so sad recently, hasn't she?

Do you think a surprise

is a nice idea for her?

Yeah.

And then Bunny

can cheer her up.

Can I give Bunny

a kiss good night?

- Yeah.

- OK.

Good night, Amora.

Sleep tight.

Good night, Charles.

Mia.

Mia, dearest.

Hello.

Why are you in that dress?

I know.

I've got a surprise for you.

Do you feel strong

enough to sit up?

MIA: Mm-hmm.

All right.

Slowly.

Slowly.

All right.

Wave to Charles.

Try and get some rest, Ashley.

[HOPEFUL MUSIC]

Off we go.

Hang on one more moment.

And open.

Why is the sky pink?

God took a

paintbrush and made

it extra pretty because He

knew you were coming to see it.

Oh.

Now, Mia, tomorrow, we're

going to take a few more

pictures of your tummy,

see if the magic medicine

is working, all right?

I'll be right there beside you.

Do you trust me?

You know, when I was your age.

I didn't feel good either.

You cut your hair too?

No, dear.

But I stayed in the hospital

for a really long time.

Some of my friends

floated up together too.

But I don't want to float up.

We all float up

to heaven sometime.

But what if I get lost

and my mommy can't find me?

Oh, sweetie.

You don't need to

worry about that.

Your mommy will always,

always be able to find you.

How can she see

me if I'm clear?

My pop pop's in the sky, and

I can't see him even though I

squeeze my eyes really hard.

Oh.

Did he forget to

tell you how to see

him before he floated up?

Oh.

Well, let me show you.

When you go to heaven, you get

to pick a cloud to live in.

But only your family knows

which cloud is yours.

So you tell me, which

one does grandpa live in?

The heart-shaped one.

Brilliant.

Now, every time you see

a heart-shaped cloud,

that's grandpa saying hello.

Hi, pop pop.

[SENTIMENTAL MUSIC]



We expect our boys to

bring home a Super Bowl.

You gentlemen can make

that happen, right?

Easy.

[LAUGHTER]

Excuse me a moment.

Well, you clean up nice.

Not so bad yourself.

I want you to present

your staging system tonight.

Here?

It's not ready.

You'll do fine.

[CALM JAZZ MUSIC]



Walk with me?

We will be going through

the grand legislature

entrance of City Hall.

Now, there are four completely

different unique entrances.

And each one has its own

themes, its own allegory.

Apparently, when the architect

John McArthur Jr. began

construction in

1871, I believe,

he had some pretty

high hopes to give

Philadelphia the tallest

building in the world.

Well, about 30 years later,

when they finally finished

construction, it was too late.

The Eiffel Tower and

the Washington Monument

had already been completed.

And Mr. Tour

Guide, what's this?

Well, some people believe

it stands for unity.

It's all working together

to uphold democracy.

Yes, but at what

point do the big cheeses

lift up the people instead

of the other way around?

Yeah.

So, where next?

We could just run away.

I don't have a

driving license.

I will do the driving.

Where should we go?

Well, I hear Timbuktu is

lovely at this time of year.

Me too.

Dan, I--

Rally this crowd.

Get them to see the importance

of the staging system.

It could change everything.

You really know how

to calm the nerves.

My wife says I'm

too blunt at times.

I will share the

implications of identifying

the proper prognosis early

in the staging system.

And then I will--

Audrey.

It's a good plan.

C. EVERETT KOOP: We have access

to laboratories and research,

unparalleled engineering,

physiological,

and pharmacological expertise.

And our new building

will be second to none.

But there are hurdles ahead.

We need your help now

more than ever before.

Your gifts, great and

small, for the construction

of our new children's hospital

will never pay dividends

in cash, but it will

do so in the benefits

to children, this nation's

only priceless possession.

We have gathered the

world's brightest minds.

This year, we have

recruited the leading force

in oncology, Dr. Audrey Evans,

to lead our cancer department.

And I ask her now

to say a few words.

Dr. Evans.

[APPLAUSE]

Hello.

Um.

Nothing more uplifting

than pediatric cancer

on a Thursday evening, hmm?

[COUGHING]

[CLEARS THROAT]

I have a friend called Mia.

She's seven years old,

beautiful little girl.

Has her whole

life ahead of her,

except she has neuroblastoma,

the deadliest solid tumor

in pediatric cancer,

which kills 90%

of the children who have it.

Earlier today, Mia asked me

if she could take her toy

pony with her to heaven.

I don't know about

you, but I'd much

rather she play

with her pony here

with the people who love her.

Our current methods

simply aren't working.

And the ones that do work

leave lasting long-term damage

to our children.

So we are creating a

revolutionary staging system

that will allow us to tailor

treatment to each child's

unique diagnosis and pave a

brighter future for the Mias

that we treat every day.

[APPLAUSE]

But a sick child is

also a sick family.

Not only must we treat the

medical needs of a child,

but also the emotional and

financial needs of the family.

People travel from all over the

world to be treated at CHOP.

And they often have

nowhere to stay.

The lucky ones, they

sleep on floors, hallways.

But often, they cut their

child's treatment short because

they can't afford the hotels.

So I humbly, humbly ask you

this evening for donations

so that we can buy a home for

them to stay, free of charge.

[APPLAUSE]

There's our dreamer.

Thank you, Dr. Evans.

Next, we will hear from our

cardiology department, whose

surgical innovations have

led to significant strides

in the treatment of

congenital heart disease.

[CAR HONKING]

[PHONE RINGING]

You administered

trial combination

chemotherapy on Mia?

I had to.

Oh, you had to?

She's going to die

anyway, and you

put her through

unnecessary pain

for nothing, and her parents.

Her parents were the ones

who begged me to do something.

God damn it, Audrey.

They're desperate.

They're going to

agree to anything.

You have no idea

what it's like.

Well, of course, none

of us do, really, but--

I had a son.

I had a son.

I didn't know.

Until the board reaches its

decision, you cannot be here.

What about my patients?

They're no longer

your responsibility.

Please don't do this.

I tried, Audrey.

You didn't listen.

[SOMBER MUSIC]



I want Dr. Audrey.

I don't want to go with you.

Dr. Audrey, you promised

you'd go with me.



Oh, dear.

I'll put a Band-Aid on it.

It's OK.

It's all right.

I'm a doctor.

I'm a doctor.

I have a Band-Aid in here.

One moment, dear.

Just in here.

There we go.

I knew I had one somewhere.



I'm sorry.

I'm sorry.

I'm-- sorry.

Sorry.

I'm sorry.

I'm sorry.

[SAD MUSIC]



[DARK MUSIC]



Dr. Audrey Evans, who was

recently recruited by this

institution as chief

of pediatric oncology,

has violated hospital rules by

applying chemotherapy agents

in unapproved combinations to

seven-year-old cancer patient

Miss Mia McAlister, correct?

After seeing significant

progress in animal research,

yes, I applied targeted

combination chemotherapy

to a dire patient.

Yes or no will be fine.

Dr. Evans' actions

have violated hospital

codes 301, 373, and 546.

The codes are as follows, not

gaining appropriate permissions

on a clinical trial,

exposing the hospital

to a potential lawsuit,

and the worst infraction,

endangering a patient.

Dr. Evans, you now

have a chance to tell

your side of the story.

I have worked at

the most prestigious

institutions all

over the world and

trained under Sidney Farber.

We have your resume.

We just need to understand

why you changed Mia's therapy.

Mia is what I classify

as an extreme case.

Her tumor had already

spread from the abdomen

into the bone marrow.

Our standard therapies are

not targeted nor strong enough

to combat such a scenario.

And what made you think

your new method would work?

Applying chemotherapies

in combination

has a track record of

success in leukemia patients.

But Mia has neuroblastoma.

AUDREY EVANS: Often

one can infer patterns.

That alone is not

reason enough to act.

But coupled with a mice study

and a new staging system--

A staging system?

AUDREY EVANS: I

and my colleagues

have reason to

believe that tumors

respond differently based on a

number of prognostic factors.

We can no longer treat

all children the same.

Please submit the staging

system to the board for review.

I need more data to

complete it with certainty.

So after getting short-term

lab-based data and using

an incomplete staging

system, you changed

a patient's treatment

to a therapy

regimen that lacks any prior

clinical trial or permissions.

Dr. Evans, no one here is

doubting your talent or

your impressive credentials.

I do not envy the

work that you do.

In fact, I empathize and

even understand why you

acted the way that you did.

Any person might do the same.

But you are not any person.

You are a doctor.

And if we keep you,

we would be endorsing

this reckless and potentially

life-threatening behavior.

That is not a standard

we wish to set at CHOP.

Kate, is

everything all right?

Yes.

It's terrific.

Just terrific.

Look.

No more blue.

Oh, my goodness.

I know.

It's incredible.

Did he undergo a

different treatment at home?

No.

It just went away.

Can you believe it?

Clever boy.

Come in.

Come in.

Come in.

Up we go.

[PHONE RINGING]

Children's Hospital

of Philadelphia.

AUDREY EVANS (ON PHONE):

Dr. Brian Faust, please.

Oh.

Oh.

Dr. Faust, it's for you.

Thank you.

Brian Faust.

AUDREY EVANS (ON PHONE):

Brian, it's Audrey.

Oh.

Hey.

Hey.

Dr. Evans, how are you?

I-- I have--

AUDREY EVANS: I need you

to sneak me into CHOP.

[SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC]



Are you sure

that's a good idea?

AUDREY EVANS (ON PHONE):

I need to get in.

Please.



This way.

This way.

Watch your step.

Got it?

Right over here.

Be careful here.



Brian, I-- I promised I

wouldn't miss dinner again.

Yeah.

Well, surprise.

Charlie Watson's tumor

disappeared with no treatment.

What?

If we can finish

the staging system

and figure out why

Charlie's tumor went away--

There's still

not enough data.

Well, actually, Keystone

General sent over the files

that you requested.

I understand

if you walk away.

I jeopardized everything

we worked for.

I see that now.

No treatment at all?

None.

Gone?

The tumor

regressed completely.

Wilms tumor was

successfully removed.

Next time, we need to

do a far better job

of ensuring that the

blood supply is fully

ablated before the resection.

There's far too much abdominal

bleeding for my liking.

Am I boring you?

Mia's tumor shrank.

Remarkable.

It's combination

chemotherapy.

You're certain?

No other variables changed.

There's no other explanation.

But we caught it too late.

I see.

Damn.

What are you going

to do with this?

Hmm.

So we've got stage

one, where the tumor

is confined to one organ.

DAN D'ANGIO: Good prognosis.

Stage two, the

tumor spreads, but not

across the middle of the body.

DAN D'ANGIO: Not so good

prognosis, but still treatable.

Stage three, where

the tumor spreads

beyond the middle of the body.

DAN D'ANGIO: Not

a great prognosis.

Stage four, the tumor goes

across the middle of the body

and travels to places such

as the brain and bone marrow.

DAN D'ANGIO: Very

bad prognosis.

And then this

special fifth stage

that looks like stage

four, but then the tumor

spontaneously regresses.

DAN D'ANGIO: Like Charlie.

But this only applies to

children under the age of one.

And if the cancer

spreads, then it

must be contained

to the liver, bone

marrow, skin,

and/or lymph nodes,

but only on one

side of the body.

AUDREY EVANS: That's right.

We should call it 4S for

spontaneous regression.

AUDREY EVANS: Yes.

[HOPEFUL MUSIC]

We did it.

That's it.

We did it.

My children count on me.

They laugh with me.

They cry with me.

And sometimes I'm

the last person

they see before their

journey to heaven.

They look to me to

have all the answers.

But what am I supposed to

do when I don't have them?

Should I just accept that

that's how things are,

or do I fight with everything

I've got to change that?

As sorry as I am for

the trouble I've caused,

I'm not sorry for doing what I

know is right for my children

because they're

your children too.

And they're counting on us,

each and every one of us,

to figure this out, to

rise to the occasion

and figure this out.

We owe it to them

to do just that.

After reviewing all the

facts and the new data

provided by Dr.

C. Everett Koop,

we have decided to allow you

to resume your position here

on probation.

Good.

I hesitate to ask,

but what new data?

It pertains to Mia

McAlister most recent scans.

Is she OK?

[SOMBER MUSIC]



FATHER: Do you remember when we

taught her how to ride a bike?



Hurry.

Go.



Mia.

Mia.

It's Dr. Audrey.

Can you hear me?

Can you hear me?

Hello.

Hello, my dear.

I'm here too, my dear,

just like I promised.

I'm not going anywhere.

[EMOTIONAL MUSIC]



[CRYING]

[SAD MUSIC]



[DISTANT VOICES]

[PENSIVE MUSIC]

After you.

Well, I hope you boys

win all of the football

matches this season.

And thank you so

much for coming.

Thank you.

- Thank you.

It was a pleasure.

- We'll speak soon.

Well done.

[DISTANT VOICES]

Well, brava.

I don't even know

where to start.

Start from the

beginning, please.

So the Eagles boys loved

my house pitch from the gala.

Can you believe it?

Then Laurie's such a dear.

Set about this marvelous

introduction and then

really bigged me

up in the meeting.

What'd you lead with?

Imagine a British

doctor teams up

with American

footballers to buy

a house for families of sick

children to stay for free.

Now, that's what I

call a real home run--

no, touchdown.

Who could say no?

Oh, why, thank you.

Get your feet off my desk.

Goodness, I'm proud of you.

I'm proud of me too.

Hi.

Excuse me.

The test results

have come back.

And the Johnson

family would like

to speak to the both of you.

Shall we?

We shall.

Please.

[SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC]



You are right.

It is a bit dreary

in here, isn't it?

Like I said, an aviary.

Birds around kids with

compromised immunity?

What's wrong with the finch?

A finch is a nice bird.

Very pleased to meet you.

Hello, sir.

Hi.

What's your name?

- Jaden.

Hi, Jaden.

I'm Dr. Audrey.

What have you got there?

- These.

Oh, amazing.

And this is Dan.

He's a doctor too.

I like your sweater.

Thank you.

So we were thinking

that you might like

to come into Dan's

office, and we could talk

about how you've been feeling.

OK.

Is that OK?

[EMOTIONAL MUSIC]



CHILD: Beep.

Beep.

Beep.

Beep.

Beep.

Beep.

Did we find someone?

Shh.

Sorry.

Beep.

Beep.

Beep.

[HOPEFUL MUSIC]



Did we catch the ghosts?

- Just missed them.

- Oh, rats.

What about the fairies?

Not here either.

Oh, dear.

But there are more.

I'll follow.

MAN: She insisted on a

meeting with the Eagles.

And I asked, how can we help?

She's really something.

MAN: Sure is.

Next thing you know, my buddy

from McDonald's, Ed Rensi,

donates all the proceeds

from The Shamrock Shake.

And here we are at the

Ronald McDonald House.

Wow.



Congratulations.

I have an idea.

Go that way.

[DISTANT VOICES]

Maybe we could have

an apple tree here.

Yeah.

And we'd have a

bunch of apples.

Tomatoes, strawberries,

blueberries.

What's another spice?

What?

Cinnamon?

- Yes.

We can put cinnamon

on our pies that we

bake with our strawberries

and our blueberries.

[LAUGHTER]

You're making me hungry.

What color is this?

That's the important question.

Well, there's white

roses and red roses.

Let me see.

Any nests?

Can you see any nests up there?

Where should we go to next?

[CAROLE KING, "YOU'VE GOT A

FRIEND"]

When you're down

and troubled

And you need some

love and care

And nothing

Nothing is going right

Close your eyes

and think of me

And soon I will be there

To brighten up even

your darkest night

You just call out my name

And you know wherever I am

I'll come running

To see you again

Winter, spring,

summer or fall

All you have to do is call

AUDREY EVANS: The

story isn't about me.

It's about children.

It's about love of how

you can make something

good come out of bad.

If by any chance, you should

have a child that either is

born with cancer

or gets cancer,

you probably will feel

this the word of cancer

will just really k*ll you.

You think, what worse

could happen to my child?

And if you see this movie, do

remember that it's not the end.

And call my name out loud

Soon you will

hear me knocking

At your door

You just call out my name

And you know wherever I am

I'll come running, running

Yeah, yeah

To see you again

Winter, spring,

summer or fall

All you have to do is call

And I'll be there

Yes, I will

Now, ain't it good to know

That you've got a friend

When people can be so cold?

They'll hurt you

Yes, and desert you

And take your soul

if you let them

Oh, but don't you let them

You just call out my name

And you know wherever I am

I'll come running, running

Yeah, yeah

To see you again



Winter, spring,

summer or fall

All you have to do is call

And I'll be there

Yes, I will

You've got a friend

You've got a friend

Ain't it good to know

you've got a friend?

Ain't it good to know

Ain't it good to know

Ain't it good to know

You've got a friend?

Oh, yeah, now

You've got a friend

Yeah, baby

You've got a friend

Oh, yeah

You've got a friend

[UPBEAT MUSIC]