The Crossing | Full Movie | Kevin Downes | David White | Directed by John Schmidt

You know your job, right? Piece of cake. Hey, where's Karen? She thinks we're nuts, as usual. Good evening, ma'am. That's a lovely color on you. Sorry, visiting hours are over. Really? I didn't realize it was so late. I'm here to see my grandfather. He's dying. Yeah? Yeah. He just kind of went downhill after Grandma died. Last Mother's Day. You don't say. What's his name? Simmons? Simmons. Wilfred Simmons? Sorry. Don't see him. Oh. Well, I guess he must have checked out. Thank you. You're right. He probably died. I beg your pardon? You know, expired. Croaked. Kicked a bucket. Cashed in his chips. What do you take me for? Last time it was your uncle. And then the time before that it was your sister. What was it? A car accident. She's home by now, I take it. It was a miracle. Did I mention that you volunteers on the guild are doing a marvelous job? Yeah. Yeah, I see him. Good right there. I've been expecting you, but... Rush hour. Can we see him? The best time to see him is going to be in the morning. He's much more awake. Can we... Can we at least look at him? Please? Hi, honey. Still up, huh? That was Larry. Bill. Why, no Bill? Yes, no Bill. Did you see him tonight? Kinda. That was only a couple months ago. I couldn't even tell you, I'd be keen. So how you feeling today? Good. I had a good day, Bill. How do you do it? How do you stay so up? You know, I'm not lying in here all the time. I just don't have it. I just don't have the courage that you have. I feel like I know what my life is. I've been loved before. It's highly overrated. What's the difference, Chase? My faith, my beliefs. Your religion. You've talked about that. All the time. I don't see what you're seeing. You're right, you're missing the main thing. The most important point. So then what is it? You gotta see it clearly. Fred's love. He's not ready to tell me something. Chase. Dad, I gotta go. I'll be back here this afternoon. You can tell me then, okay? Do you see that chocolate pudding? If I had two dollars, I'd be eating a cup of that chocolate pudding right about now. What do you think he meant by it? By what? He said you gotta see it. See what? Beats me. Every time I visit him, I just listen and nod my head a lot. He's always on those painkillers. He was trying to say something very important. I just wish I knew what it was. The conclusion I've come to is that the careers we choose are the most important thing in life. And through our career, each of us has the opportunity to leave the world a better place than when we first came. Thank you. Thank you, Elizabeth, very much. Quiz tomorrow on the first two chapters of romanticism. Jason, remember you have a speech Thursday. What's her problem? He just broke up with her. What a jerk. Why? What do you mean? I mean, what did she expect? Jason, how can you say that? He doesn't last anymore. He's permanent. What has gotten into you? This whole thing with Matt is really getting to you. What happened to the guy who used to joke? The one who used to sneak into hospitals? I don't know. Out looking for something, I guess. What do you mean? I'm here to see Matt. Jason, you can't. Where is he? Jason, I'm sorry. It happened just after you left this morning. I didn't get a chance to say goodbye. I didn't get to ask him what he meant. What did he mean by that? He was trying to tell me something. What's this? It's from Matt. They found it in his room. Don't forget my friend's love. What does that mean? Who knows? Who knows what anything means anymore? My father's house are many rooms, but were not so, I would have told you. I am going there to prepare a place for you. And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come back and take you to be with me. Why don't you guys go on without me? I'll be there. Was he a friend of yours? Yeah, he was my best friend. Wow, must have been a great guy. A lot of people showed up. I wonder what to do. Hi, Jason. Matt! Look what you did to my flowers! Would you get off of me? Don't you have any respect for the dead? What are you doing here? This is my funeral. Why, wasn't I invited? Sure, I guess. A little shocked? I'm working down to that. Give me a hug, ya big lug! You got your hair back! Is he still doing it? Yeah. Jason, I'm here because we never got to finish our talk. Yeah, well you left me with a major mystery to solve. What the heck was this note all about? What was the one thing that you finally put it together for? In the hospital, you asked me what the most important thing was. Then tell me, I want to know! I don't want to tell you, I want to show you. But I have to take you someplace to see it. Wait. Come on! Okay, fine. Not like I have any plans. Why not spend the afternoon with the dead guy? What are you doing? Would you come on? Jason, the most important thing in life is... Hey, what's in here? I want to show you the room down here. That's not important right now, Jason. Wow, what is this? Can I help you? Yeah, what do you guys do here? We keep records. Records of what? Sin. Sin? Yep, every sin committed, we get it down. Nothing gets missed, overlooked, or lost. Look, it's what we do. Make a record, get the evidence ready. Evidence? What evidence? Listen, just out of curiosity, you wouldn't happen to have the... The Jason Reynolds file? How did you know my name? We have everybody's name here. I'll get your printout. Don't go to too much trouble. Oh, they're very helpful. What is all this? I can't even remember half this stuff. No, not stuff, sin. Big difference. You may not remember, but we get it down anyway. You mean you have every sin down that I ever committed? Yep, every one. Jason, I used to think sin was no big deal, that it didn't hurt anybody. I was wrong. It hurt me, it hurt others, and it hurt God. Jason, listen. No, no, you listen. You're making way too big a deal out of this. No, I'm not. You know how embarrassing all this is? You see all this stuff printed out? Stuff I not even dare mention that I never even told you. All right, I know it's embarrassing, but the consequences are devastating. What I'm trying to tell you is that there's a way out if you'll just let me show you. Your Honor, the defendant may appear to be innocent, but the law is not interested in appearances. You must look deeper. Below the surface. And below the surface, he is guilty. Your Honor, you know the law as well as I do. It is our obligation to uphold that law. What's all this? Jason, with sin there's a price to be paid. What price? You'll see. Your Honor, the evidence has been put before this court. It is unmistakable and undeniable. Remember that time when you broke into that house and your father's lawyer got you off on that technicality? So what? That doesn't work here. Your Honor, the prosecution has made it clear that Todd Martin is guilty. I know this guy. I'm schooled. Why is he on trial? What's he ever done? Todd Martin, how do you plead? I don't know. I tried to live a good life. I went to church sometimes. I was a better person than most of my friends at school. I'm sorry, son. But you leave me no choice. I declare you guilty as charged and sentence you to eternal separation. No, they can't do this. This isn't right. If guys like Todd can't make it, then... Next case. Your Honor, case number 45855332. Jason Reynolds. Is there any evidence to be presented? Just there, Your Honor. Plenty. What are you talking about? My note. Don't forget my friend's love. This is my friend's act of love that I didn't want you to forget. He loved you enough to die for you. Without him, you'd be guilty and have no defense. But this isn't fair. He hasn't done anything wrong. How about we have? And without him, we have no hope and we're all guilty. He's dying. Why is he doing this? Because he loves us. Because of my sin. What do I need to do? Trust him. Him is your savior. Believe with your whole heart. And follow him as your Lord. It's you and him, buddy. Forgive me. It is finished. Do you see clearly? It was for me. Jason, you asked me where my confidence came from. It's a knowing that I'm loved by someone who will lead us. I pinned all my hopes on him. And for that, he's given me assurance. Don't you think we should tell others? That they can have this peace too? Where is he? Jason, he not only died for you. He lives for you. What do you mean? He not only sits at the right hand of the Father declaring our innocence. But he also lives with us. So we're never alone. Come on. Now where? I want to show you one other place. You can never forget that the cross is the only way to the Father. When you go back, you need to let others know. I want to. Will they believe? I've got your work cut out for you. The problem is people don't realize the consequence of their sin. They don't see their separation. Jason! Over here! Mom! I'll come over! You can't cross. Mom, stop! You can't cross! Why? What's wrong? It drops off! You can't make it! You need the cross! What doesn't drop off? There's no danger! Mom, no! Stop! Don't go any farther! You can't cross! Don't be ridiculous! All right, Jason! She can't cross! Stop her! Mom, stop! Don't! No! I just dreamed that Matt and I were on this bridge, and you tried to cross, and you couldn't cross, and we tried to stop you, but you wouldn't listen to us. It's OK. It's OK. Oh, honey, I'm late for work. Can we talk about this tonight? We're definitely talking tonight, OK, Mom? Are you going to be OK? Yeah. Yeah. I'm going to be OK. I really want to hear about your dream, but I'm late for work. OK. Mom, we're going to talk tonight? Yes, we are. And she just kept falling and falling. I don't know. It was as real as you and me sitting here. Now, your list of sins. Did that include the one when you and I... Whoa. They didn't miss a trick. Jason, I think it's clear what needs to happen here. Yeah. I need to get myself a good criminal lawyer. Jason, I know Matt was your best friend and everything, but you're letting this really stress you out. I mean, I understand how you feel, but we need to get on with life. Yeah, I mean, Matt was our friend, too, you know? It's OK to remember what he stood for. We just need to chill out a little bit, and life goes on, right? You guys, we're going to be late for class. We better go. You OK? Good. Give me two bucks for dessert. We've been asked to speak on what the most important thing in life is. As most of you know, in the past week, I lost my best friend, Matt. It was one of the hardest things that I've ever had to go through in my entire life. But through all this, Matt helped me find what is the most important thing in life, and I'd like to tell you about it.