11-year-old Corey Taylor is hanging out at the local newsstand when he spies a locket dangling near the cash register.  He steals the locket in plain view and runs off before anyone can catch him.  Alice Dupree, the newsstand attendant, contacts the police regarding the theft.  Monica arrives on the scene as the officer on duty to get all the information.  Alice gives Monica a photo of the culprit who was caught on her security camera as well as a sketch of the heart-shaped locket, which Alice describes as a priceless family heirloom given to her by her mother.

Monica pays a visit to Corey’s school and discovers that he’s an orphan with a heart condition.  But Alice remains unsympathetic, anxious to get her locket back.  Monica tracks Corey down at the local arcade and gives him the opportunity to return the locket on his own.  When he doesn’t show up, Alice is irritated with Monica’s trusting attitude.  It just confirms what she’s believed all along, that trust leads to disappointment.  Monica catches up with Corey at the arcade and spends some time getting to know him.  He explains what it’s like to live at the boys home, waiting for someone to adopt him.  He’s come close a couple times, but when they find out he’s got a heart defect, they change their minds.  Monica gives Corey a second chance to return the locket, but on his way there, some bullies rough him up and steal the locket.  Corey tries to explain this to Alice, but she doesn’t believe him.  Corey explains that he’s prayed for God to send him a mother and that he stole the locket so he would have a gift when the time comes.  Alice is unmoved until he collapses before her eyes.

Corey is rushed to the hospital.  Alice feels bad for him, but still considers herself the victim in all this.  Tess tells Alice to stop thinking of herself and go to the hospital and forgive Corey.  Monica notices that Alice is softening toward Corey and suggests that maybe God has already found a mother for Corey — Alice.  Alice doesn’t appreciate Monica’s meddling, but as she spends more time with Corey, Alice starts to consider the possibility of adopting.  But she’s still unsure that she has what it takes, feeling that she could never live up to being the kind of mom her own mother was to her.  But Tess encourages Alice to make the change.  Alice tells Corey the good news and he is elated.  Alice braces herself for all the legal red tape, but is amazed when things fall into place quickly.  Alice heads to the hospital with the final papers, but when she arrives, she finds that Corey has taken a turn for the worse.  Alice goes into a tailspin, unprepared to make the emotional commitment only to lose him.

Monica reveals herself to Alice as an angel, exposing the fact that Alice’s locket was not the cherished reminder of her mother she claimed it to be.  In fact, her mother was an abusive alcoholic who beat her.  Monica points out that Alice is a survivor, but that she hasn’t healed.  God wants her to learn what it’s like to love without fear.  With a renewed sense of purpose, Alice works up the courage to be the mother that Corey needs her to be.  Corey returns the locket to Alice, which now contains his own picture, and with his last breath, he is able to say the words he’s been waiting to say: “I love you, mom.”

Detective Frank McCovey and his narcotics team obtain a warrant to raid the house of an elusive drug dealer based on a tip from his informant.  The targeted address is an African-American neighborhood known for its criminal element.  McCovey leads the raid, ignoring the signs that indicate they may be at the wrong house.  McCovey charges through the apparent empty residence and mistakenly shoots an innocent eleven-year-old boy, Jamal Griffin, who is hospitalized in critical condition.  Reverend Davis, hardened by the social injustices perpetrated on his community, proclaims that this one will not be ignored.  Andrew, an Internal Affairs agent, suggests the truth behind the tragic event lies with the accidental death of McCovey’s ten-year-old daughter’s by a black man.  McCovey refuses to discuss the matter, insisting that he followed proper procedure.

Meanwhile, Jamal’s mother begins her vigil beside her unconscious son and is joined by the police department’s community relations officer, Monica.  McCovey’s suspension does not appease Rev. Davis, who skillfully uses the media to further his own agenda of social unrest, under the guise of protecting the Griffins’ wishes.  McCovey wrestles with his own conscience as he reflects on the circumstances of the shooting.  News of the drug dealer’s apprehension at a different address only pushes McCovey to blame his informant.  McCovey insists he correctly wrote down the relayed information, but is unable to recover the piece of paper to aid his case.  His wife and his partners try to help him realize that he may be pushing himself too hard and making mistakes, but McCovey refuses to listen or apologize.  Tess, a new parishioner to Rev. Davis’ church, warns the reverend that his call to arms may incite violence against the police department.  Rev. Davis refutes Tess’ claim until proven wrong when a brick, bearing the words on Rev. Davis’ flyer, is thrown through the McCovey’s window, injuring McCovey’s son.

The next day, Jan confronts her husband with the piece of paper indicating he communicated the wrong information on the arrest warrant.  Overwrought with the guilt of shooting an innocent child, McCovey goes to his daughter’s grave prepared to end his life where Andrew reveals that he is an angel and was with his daughter when she died.  Andrew helps McCovey face his racial prejudice stemming from the accidental death of his daughter by a black man.  This subconscious racism is what made McCovey less careful in an African-American neighborhood.  Andrew tells him that God loves him and forgives him, but now that he is aware of his prejudice, he must conquer it.  Rev. Davis’ parish disapprovingly receives the contrite McCovey and Rev. Davis refuses to listen to his apologies.  Monica, Tess and Andrew reveal themselves to convince Rev. Davis that he must forgive McCovey.  McCovey remorsefully apologizes to the congregation and Rev. Davis offers his hand in peace.  Jamal’s mother praises God as her son regains consciousness.

Tess hires Kathy Benson, a mother of three whose husband is in prison, to wrap gifts for the Christmas rush. Meanwhile, Andrew is conducting an anger management course at the prison where Kathy’s husband is serving a five year sentence for manslaughter. Andrew asks the prisoners to submit their applications for Project Angel Tree, a nationwide program which enables them to submit their children’s names to receive Christmas gifts from good Samaritans. While Kathy’s at work, Monica baby-sits the Benson children (Travis, Cassie and Cody) and discovers that Cody has Tourette’s Syndrome, a chemical brain disorder which causes him to involuntarily twitch, emitting hiccup like sounds.

In a newscast, we see footage of the attack on the 17-year-old boy (Matt McHale) one year ago which landed Joe in prison for manslaughter. When Kathy gets home, Monica discusses the effect of the attack on Cody’s relationship with his father, who have not spoken since last Christmas. Kathy brings Travis and Cassie to visit their father while Cody remains home with Monica. Joe decides to participate in Project Angel Tree, but fails to submit a gift request for Cody. Two weeks later, Kathy is at work when Sally McHale shows up and lashes out at her for her son’s death. Cody witnesses the interchange, triggering an episode, and comes to his mother’s defense, saying he’s to blame. Tess pulls Mrs. McHale aside and gets her to see how her anger isn’t helping matters and that forgiveness could go a long way toward beginning the healing process for both families.

Meanwhile, Monica talks with Cody about why he feels responsible for Matt’s death. In flashback, we return to the night when Joe took his son to the drug store to replace a broken Christmas ornament. A fairly innocent exchange between Matt and Cody turns ugly as Cody’s Tourette’s flares up and Matt calls him a retard, shoving him to the ground. Joe snaps and punches Matt, whose head cracks against the counter, killing him. Joe lashes out at Cody, etching the blame in his memory. At the prison, Andrew gets Joe to take a hard look at how his relationship with his father affected his relationship with Cody and to take responsibility for his actions. Joe eventually realizes the harm of his actions, as well as his words, and wonders if it’s too late to salvage his relationship with Cody.

Back at the Benson’s house, Sally McHale makes a surprise visit with Angel Tree gifts, having chosen Travis and Cassie’s names from the tree, and takes that first step toward healing. Cody is about to leave the room when Tess stops him to show him that his father didn’t forget him. Cody reads a letter in which his father apologizes for what he said to him the night of the attack. Joe accepts full responsibility and tells his son how he’s learning how to control his anger and asks for his forgiveness. Monica and Kathy escort Cody to the prison to be reunited with his father.

Monica and Tess are captivated by the thousands of stars that decorate the beautiful night sky.  Monica elaborates on the majesty of God’s heavens as it is revealed that the angels are actually sitting in planetarium hosted by Andrew.  Across the city, fifteen year-old Lucy Baker sits in her room looking at the sky, where only the moon can be seen above the city lights.  Erica Baker joins her daughter and the two share a moment pondering what or who created the universe.  “It’s just luck,” responds Lucy’s father and science teacher, John.   Lucy is not convinced that her atheist father is right.

At school, tension runs high between John and Lucy, who is barely maintaining a C average.  John reminds Lucy that her grade hinges on her next research paper and she needs to come up with a topic.  Despite her struggles in science, Lucy excels in Monica’s English class.  Monica encourages Lucy’s growing curiosity of how the universe was created by allowing Lucy to combine her research for her English essay and her science project.  Lucy is pleased that her science paper to prove the existence of God will antagonize her father.  John dismisses Lucy’s idea as mindless speculation and demands she pick another topic or fail the assignment. Their differences are momentarily set aside when Erica informs them that her ovarian cancer, which was in remission, has returned.  John is confident that medical science will successfully get them through it again.

As Erica’s health gradually declines, she begins to question her own beliefs.  Lucy goes to the planetarium to continue her research despite her father’s objections.  There Andrew suggests that she look into Intelligent Design Theory, which claims that the universe is too complex and precise to be a random coincidence.  Andrew asks Lucy, “if you discover a watch…sitting on a tree stump.   Would you assume that all these little springs and wheels and gears fell out of the sky and landed together just right to make this watch?”  The next day, Lucy’s discovers from a classmate that the survival rate for a second bout with ovarian cancer is practically zero.  Overwhelmed at the prospect of losing her mother, Lucy confides to Monica her feelings of helplessness.  Monica consoles Lucy, explaining that her name means “bringer of light,” and that her mother is still alive and needs her now more than ever.  Lucy is determined to prove the existence of God to comfort her ailing mother.

Lucy turns in her two papers,  but is distraught that her mother doesn’t find the inspiration she is looking for in Lucy’s science paper.  Monica suggests that Lucy has given her mother the wrong paper to read.  Lucy, with Nurse Tess’ help, takes her mother outside the city limits to see the stars.  Erica reads Lucy’s English essay, which states how grateful Lucy is for the beauty of the universe…grateful to God.  John arrives at the hospital to find his wife missing and his frantic search leads him to the planetarium where Monica encourages him to take the first step and invite God into his heart.  John does so, and is answered by Monica who reveals herself as an angel.  Monica tells John that God loves him, and he is miraculously transported to the clearing, where the family is reunited in God’s love.

Miguel and Anna’s marriage is interrupted by Anna’s father, Tommy, who rejects his daughter’s decision to marry Miguel, the father of their 6-month old child.  Unmoved by Anna’s protests of love, Tommy dismisses Miguel because of his gang affiliation.  Tommy insists the two teenagers stay away from each other.  Andrew and Rafael, working with the church, try to get Miguel to participate in a community outreach program for teenage fathers, but his participation is only to appease the suspicions of the local police.  Miguel is determined to gain his respect the only way he knows how, through the gang.

Gonzo, the hot-tempered leader, informs Miguel of his plans to kill a rival gang member.  Miguel returns home to discover his mother, Lorena, has given away his room to Monica, who works as a church volunteer.  This furthers Miguel’s withdrawal from the people who truly care about him.  Lorena confides to Monica her disappointment in her son’s lifestyle and longing for the son he once was.  Miguel and Anna meet the next day at the family run restaurant owned by Tommy.  Tommy voices his displeasure with Miguel and his friends to an attentive new customer, Tess.  Tess recognizes that Tommy’s intolerance is closely linked with his own questionable past that he is trying to escape.  Gonzo pressures Miguel to kill one of their rivals after a failed earlier attempt.  Miguel struggles with his decision and privately turns to God for guidance.

Monica tries to convince Miguel that his family is in need of him, not the gang.  Misguided by his father’s legacy, Miguel is undeterred in carrying out his orders.  Miguel’s hesitation at the critical moment infuriates Gonzo, who fears their rival will retaliate.  Miguel rushes home to gather his few belongings and asks Anna to leave town with him.  Anna’s devotion to Miguel leads her to reluctantly follow him with their son.   As they get into the car to leave, there is a drive-by shooting by the rival gang, which injures Anna and the baby.  They are rushed to the hospital where Miguel is relieved to discover that the injuries are not critical.  The doctor explains that his baby was fortunate to have the car seat buckle interfere with the path of the bullet.  Miguel realizes what he learned in his parenting class, the proper way to buckle a baby in a car, saved his son’s life.  Tommy arrives at the hospital incensed at Miguel.

At Tess’ urging, Tommy dispels Miguel’s glorified memory of his father and explains to Miguel that his father killed himself playing Russian Roulette.  The shocking news drives Miguel away.  Miguel concludes that his entire life has been a failure.  Monica tells Miguel that there are many people who love and need him, but he must take responsibility for his actions.  Monica takes Miguel to church where Rafael reveals that he is an angel sent by God, just like Monica, Tess and Andrew.  Rafael urges Miguel to open his heart to God because through His grace, he can live in the truth and start over again.  Miguel returns to the hospital to apologize to Tommy.  Miguel promises that he will be a good father and offers his cooperation with the police.

Monica and Andrew are planning a surprise party for Tess to show their appreciation.  A new angel, Ronald, from Records and Permanent Files, shows up at the party hoping to meet Tess.  The only problem is that Tess is running late and the hotel’s banquet manager, Mr. Nalls, is pressuring them to move things along for the Chamber of Commerce banquet at five.  Meanwhile, Tess, who is under the impression that Monica’s in trouble, is having car problems, pulls into a diner/car repair station where a none-too-helpful cashier, Kelly, tells her she’ll have to wait until Penny returns from a tow call.

Meanwhile, back at the banquet room, Ronald tells Monica and Andrew about how he daydreams about helping people face to face.  But he doesn’t feel he has what it takes to be a caseworker. Tess, meanwhile, tries to get Kelly to help her, but Kelly insists she doesn’t do favors, that anytime you do things for other people, you just get in trouble.  As the five o’clock hour arrives with no sign of Tess, the Chamber of Commerce banquet starts moving in.  While Ronald has a pretty good idea of who Tess is, Monica and Andrew try to fill in the blanks, such as Tess’s gift for music.  We then see that Tess is using that very gift to get through to Kelly.  Kelly finally explains how her father ran into a burning house to save a man’s life and they both died.  Once Tess realizes that Kelly refuses to be swayed, she offers to give Kelly her beloved Cadillac if she’ll just drive her where she needs to be.

Tess finally arrives.  Monica and Andrew explain how they’ve spent the entire afternoon talking about her and how they’ve come to realize even more how much she means to them.  They then present her with their gift — a beautiful hood ornament for her car.  Tess introduces Kelly — when Ronald suddenly recognizes her last name.  Ronald pulls Monica aside so that she can deliver God’s message to Kelly.  But Monica tells Ronald that this time, God is calling him to deliver the message.  With a little push from Monica, Ronald reveals himself as an angel (along with Monica, Andrew and Tess).  He tells Kelly that her father was a brave man and that while two people died that day, one little boy’s life was saved — the man who is being honored this evening as Man of the Year — Brandon White.  Brandon White then steps up to the podium to deliver his acceptance speech.  He speaks of the perfect stranger (Kelly’s father) who gave his life for his and explains how he dedicated himself to be deserving of the second chance he received.

14-year-old Charnelle Bishop tells her grandmother that she’s going to the museum for an essay she has to write about “finding a piece of yourself in history.”  But she’s really going there to buy drugs from her dealer, Lamont.  Monica tries to forge a bond with Charnelle through her love of music, but Charnelle is wary of Monica.  Monica catches Charnelle in the bathroom lighting up a joint and refuses to give it back until she begins her homework assignment.  Monica tells Charnelle the story of how Billie Holiday fought her own battle against drugs

In flashback, we return to a Greenwich Village speakeasy in 1939 where Billie Holiday is performing, with Andrew auditioning to be her pianist.  But Charnelle isn’t interested in hearing about love songs, she likes music that tells the truth.  Monica resumes the story of how Billie Holiday reacted when she first read the lyrics to the song “Strange Fruit” — the first song to tell the truth about lynching of African Americans.  Monica persuades Charnelle to enter the exhibit of lynching photographs on display at the museum, but after viewing them, Charnelle is surprisingly unmoved.  Charnelle meets with Lamont in the lobby, asking him for something stronger.  Aware that Charnelle’s brother died of a drug overdose, Monica asks why she hasn’t learned from his death.

As Monica resumes Billie’s story, Andrew is eventually able to persuade Billie to sing the song, but she pleads with Andrew to get her the drugs to give her the strength.  But Charnelle is impatient with Monica’s story and grabs the joint out of her hands.  She turns a corner and runs into a security guard, who discovers the joint and calls her grandmother to pick her up.  As she waits, Monica resumes her story, with Billie in worse shape, craving drugs, when Andrew’s “connection” arrives and it’s Tess.  But Tess isn’t there to push drugs, she’s there to push God.  Georgia arrives at the museum security office, demanding an explanation from her granddaughter.  On hearing of the lynching photographs, Georgia forces Charnelle to view them with her.  Georgia asks Charnelle to describe what she sees, when to Charnelle’s surprise, her grandma starts describing the scene from memory — because the man in the photograph was her brother, Earl.  Georgia explains how Earl was not only her brother, but her teacher and her best friend.  He taught her to read, and when her birthday came around, he worked extra hard to buy her a gift, which his employer falsely accused him of stealing.  The gift was her Bible which she is never without and became the source of her strength.

Monica resumes Billie Holiday’s story as she summons the courage to sing “Strange Fruit” before a live audience.  After the song, there is complete silence — until finally, the sound of one person applauding, followed by the thunderous applause of the entire audience.  Monica reveals herself as an angel and urges her to learn from her brother’s mistake and choose life and turn her back on drugs.  Monica encourages Charnelle to hold onto her dream, and to write her essay, and tell the truth for her generation as Billie did for hers.  When Lamont returns with the drugs, Charnelle takes the first step, telling him she’s changed her mind.

Monica is summoned to be a juror on a murder case in which the defendant could get the death penalty.  The defendant, Brendan Falstaff, is on trial for the murder of his former girlfriend, Elizabeth Bennet.  The prosecution maintains that Brendan Falstaff set fire to Elizabeth’s house while she was asleep.  The defense, however, maintains that their case is built merely on hearsay and circumstantial evidence.  After hearing both sides present their case, the jury is ushered into the deliberation room to reach a verdict.  Carol Anne is selected as the foreperson and tallies the votes, but Monica holds up the process by requesting the others to discuss the decision.

Most of the jurors are in agreement that the evidence supports finding Brendan Falstaff guilty — based on investigators’ findings that the fire was the result of arson, that a gas can was found in Brendan Falstaff’s trunk and that Mr. Gunderson, the neighbor across the street, identified Brendan’s car leaving the scene of the crime.  Monica raises some doubt regarding Mr. Gunderson’s ability to identify the license plate when he couldn’t identify the make of the car.  One of the jurors is able to explain this to the other jurors’ satisfaction, but Monica remains unconvinced of Brendan’s guilt.  Outside the courtroom, Tess overhears two officers discussing the case.  The one man who could corroborate Falstaff’s alibi was a homeless wino whose testimony was inadmissible.  Tess is frustrated that an innocent man could be convicted, but Andrew reminds her they’re here on assignment and refuses to let her interfere with the wheels of justice.

Meanwhile, back inside the deliberation room, Monica asks God for help, and her prayer is answered when she notices that one of the jurors is dyslexic.  Monica asks the jurors to consider the possibility that Gunderson was dyslexic, and that he merely repeated Falstaff’s license plate by memory, having towed his car from in front of his house on numerous occasions.  Monica’s insight turns the tide as the other jurors start to change their minds.  Undone by the prospect of an acquittal, Carol Anne reaches her breaking point and rushes into the restroom.

Monica talks with Carol Anne privately and discovers her zeal to convict Brendan Falstaff has more to do with her husband’s unsolved murder in an unrelated case.  Over the years, Carol Anne has turned her anger inward, blaming herself albeit without cause.  Monica assures Carol Anne that she is not to blame and that she needs to find forgiveness, starting with herself.  Carol Anne emerges from the restroom and admits to her fellow jurors how her state of mind clouded her ability to see the truth.  She calls for another vote.  Back in the courtroom, the verdict is announced and Bredan Falstaff is acquitted.  Recognizing the victim’s parents’ sense of grief, Carol Anne approaches them in an effort to help them find the closure she so desperately needed.

Bud and Betsy Baxter are in their fifteenth year hosting the popular local TV program “Breakfast with the Baxters” when they learn their show is being cancelled.  Still reeling from the loss, Bud and Betsy are grateful when two unexpected visitors (Monica and Andrew) show up on their doorstep, feigning car trouble.  Monica and Andrew become a welcome distraction for the Baxters, who have devoted their lives to their show and in doing so, have avoided dealing honestly with each other.  With a captive audience, Bud and Betsy take a certain glee in telling their guests the whole ugly story of how they were unceremoniously canned after 15 years.

Monica and Andrew try to convince the Baxters of the importance of grieving.  But Bud pours himself another Scotch while espousing the importance of carrying on.  Meanwhile, Betsy busies herself looking through some storage boxes for her mother’s meatloaf recipe when she comes across a baby’s jumper outfit — a painful remind of the child they “lost.”  But it’s not long before the truth comes out that they didn’t actually “lose” the baby, so much as they “cancelled” it — just like their show has been cancelled.  Rather than talk about it, Bud retreats to his rose garden to cover the roses from an expected frost.  Andrew joins Bud, who explains that the news of Betsy’s pregnancy came just as they got their big break to host their own TV program.  They ended up getting into an argument and rather than deal with it, he took off for a wedding they were supposed to attend together.  When he returned, the pregnancy had been terminated and neither of them brought up the subject again.

The argument comes to a head and in his usual flight response, Bud heads off in search of a suitcase.  Meanwhile, Monica helps Betsy sort through her feelings.  Betsy admits that she didn’t feel she had the right to grieve.  She thought they’d get their careers going and that the babies would come later.  Their inability to discuss their loss only fostered resentment which built up over the years.  Bud is getting ready to leave when Monica asks why they have no chairs around the dining room table.  Betsy explains how their first dinner together in their new home became so awkward because of the topic they were both avoiding.  Bud made up the excuse that the chairs weren’t comfortable in order to escape into the kitchen to eat alone, and dining room chairs are something they’ve done without ever since.

Bud is about to walk out on his marriage when Betsy urges him to fight to save their marriage.  Betsy then asks Monica to read a poem she wrote and had saved all these years.  In the poem, Betsy expresses her need to share her grief with Bud.  Bud apologizes and begins to break down the wall that had come between them.  Monica and Andrew reveal themselves as angels to deliver a message of forgiveness and the importance of including God in their decisions, in their lives and at their dinner table.  Dining room chairs appear at the table where they were not before, as Monica and Andrew leave Bud and Betsy to begin anew.

Cantankerous 102-year-old film director Chandler Crowne wants to die, but Andrew tells him he’s got unfinished business.  Enter Stevie Noonan, twenty-something student filmmaker who’s making a documentary about the famous director who built his reputation on dark, depressing subject matter.  Stevie’s task is to persuade the reclusive genius to share why he abandoned his early comedies for the dark films which became his trademark.  In flashback, we find a young Chandler directing his leading lady, Ruby, in an ambitious and inspirational film called “Redemption.”

Besides dealing with a temperamental leading lady, Chandler had to contend with Sid Lumsky, the head of the studio, who fires one of his actresses for having an affair with a member of the crew.  Forced to choose from a bevy of young unknowns, Chandler chooses Monica.  Chandler then breaks off prematurely, leaving Stevie with unanswered questions.  On her way out, Stevie lifts Chandler’s pocket watch, only to return later with the pawn ticket as a bargaining tool to get him to give her the exclusive she needs.  Chandler resumes his story as we flash back in time to the day Chandler filmed the fateful scene which changed his career…and his life.

With Lumsky breathing down his neck to finish shooting, Chandler films a stunt involving Ruby crashing into a tree.  The stunt goes awry and Ruby is killed.  But Stevie, aware deaths during the making of movies were not uncommon in those days, doesn’t understand how that changed his whole cinematic vision.  With her deadline approaching, Stevie returns the next day with Chandler’s watch, hoping to get the missing piece of the puzzle.  Chandler explains how he argued with Lumsky over the ending of the movie and how he snuck into the projection booth the night of the premiere and cut the happy ending.  Lumsky was furious until he heard the enthusiastic audience reaction.  Chandler explains he cut the ending because he was mad at Lumsky.  But Stevie is still unsatisfied, having expected some sort of epiphany.  Stevie lashes out at Chandler for belittling her search for answers, hoping to find answers for her own personal pain.

Monica then reveals herself as an angel to Chandler.  She explains how God gave him a gift, which he could have used to encourage and uplift millions.  But instead, he only used it to perpetuate his private pain.  Monica tells him it’s not too late to encourage one person — Stevie.  Chandler finally confides in Stevie that he changed the ending to his movie, not because he was mad at Lumsky, but because he was mad at God.  Not only were Ruby and Chandler married, but she had just told him that she was carrying his child.  Chandler then screens the original unedited version of the film for Stevie, with the restored happy ending.  Stevie is moved, but remains dubious about the real world, which doesn’t always deliver happy endings.  Chandler encourages her to look again, that life is what you make it, and gives her the original restored version of the film, before Andrew escorts him to the hereafter.