00:05Good afternoon. Welcome to the Grandview Hotel. Please, let me get you a chair.
00:11Uh, we're just checking in. We don't need any special treatment.
00:15That's very kind of you. You're very thoughtful.
00:18Dad, we need the hurrying. We have plans, remember?
00:21I'm Elena Morales, the hotel manager. How can I make you stay comfortable?
00:26Well, I wanted to take my children on a special trip.
00:30It's been so long since-
00:31This was his idea, not ours. We're just going along with it.
00:34That's wonderful that you're spending time together. Do you have any plans about exploring the city or anything?
00:40We want to see sites, but we need a room where we can drop off Dad for a few hours.
00:45He can't keep up anyways. It's better if he rests.
00:49I understand. Don't worry about me.
00:52He's becoming such a burden. I can't wait for this weekend to be over.
00:57Tell me about it. Everything takes twice as long as him.
01:01Um, you're in room 412. The elevators are just around the corner.
01:07And would you like me to help you to get to your room, Mr. Fitzgerald?
01:10We can handle it. Come on, Dad.
01:37I'm feeling a bit dizzy.
01:39My heart's racing. Could we maybe stay in for a little while so I can rest?
01:45You're being dramatic, Dad. You should have thought about your limitations before planning this trip.
01:51We're not wasting our days staying in a hotel room. We came here to actually do something.
01:55I thought this trip would be a chance for us to spend time together.
01:58Like we used to when you were younger. Remember when we'd go to the lake house and see-
02:04Those days are long gone, Dad. You need to accept that we have our own lives now.
02:09We need to leave in 20 minutes to make our dinner reservations. The restaurant won't hold the table.
02:14Well, could I maybe come along? Even if I just sit at the restaurant, I won't order much, I promise.
02:19Dad, you'll slow us down and you'll have one of your episodes in public. It'll be embarrassing for everyone.
02:24I understand. You're right.
02:29There's room service if you get hungry. Though I'm sure that'll be expensive too.
02:34We'll be back late. You should go to sleep.
02:37Have a good time. You both deserve to enjoy yourselves.
02:45Oh, excuse me. How is your father settling in?
02:49He's fine. That's not really your concern.
02:52Of course. I was just wondering if he'll be joining you for dinner?
02:56Dad can take care of himself for once. We need a break from babysitting.
03:01He's always complaining about something. His back, his heart, his medications.
03:07We need time to actually enjoy ourselves.
03:10I understand. Family time can be challenging.
03:15When do you expect to return in case your father needs anything?
03:19Uh, you're paid to manage the hotel, not our family business.
03:34Mr. Fitzgerald, it's Elena from the front desk.
03:40Mr. Fitzgerald, are you okay in there?
03:45Mr. Fitzgerald, I'm coming in.
03:49Mr. Fitzgerald, uh, what's wrong?
03:52Mr. Fitzgerald, my chest.
03:55It's been hurting since they left.
03:58Dizzy.
04:00I tried to get up with the phone right, but...
04:03Yeah, yeah.
04:05Yeah, I need an ambulance at the Grandview Hotel.
04:09Room 412.
04:10Elderly man, chest pain, and difficulty breathing.
04:15Okay.
04:17Help is coming. You're going to be okay.
04:21You're being kinder to me than my own children.
04:24The paramedics will be here any minute.
04:26Um, why don't you tell me a little bit about yourself?
04:30Mr. Fitzgerald, uh, what did you do for work?
04:33I own a construction company.
04:35Built houses for 40 years.
04:38Always made sure families have good homes.
04:41That's wonderful.
04:43You must be very proud of that work.
04:45Listen, I'm going to go with you to the hospital.
04:47You won't be alone.
04:48I don't know how to thank you for caring when my own family does it.
04:54Everything is going to be just fine.
05:12Thank you for everything tonight, Elena.
05:13The doctor said I had a minor heart episode.
05:16Stress and exhaustion, they called it.
05:19I planned this trip hoping to reconnect with my children, to create some good memories before I get too old
05:25to travel.
05:27I know Lydia and Marcus are only waiting for me to die so they can inherit my money.
05:32I kept hoping that if I showed them love, if I tried to spend time with them, they might remember
05:38they used to care about me.
05:41When Lydia was little, she used to climb into my lap and ask me to read her stories.
05:47Marcus would help me in the workshop, building birdhouses.
05:51I don't know where those children went.
05:54Mr. Fitzgerald, your children don't deserve your love or your money.
05:59They're still my children, but I'm starting to realize that some families just don't work the way they're supposed to.
06:07I have two children and a husband, and we take care of each other.
06:11We look forward to spending time together, and I can't imagine treating a parent the way yours treat you.
06:19You're very lucky to have a family that loves you.
06:22Hold on to that. It's more precious than you know.
06:26My oldest is 10 now, and sometimes he gets moody like teenagers do, but he still hugs me goodnight, and
06:34my youngest is 8, and she still wants me to read her bedtime stories.
06:39Lydia used to love bedtime stories. Just one more daddy, she'd say. I must have read Goodnight Moon a thousand
06:46times.
06:47What happened? How did they become so...
06:51Old? I wish I knew. Maybe I spoiled them too much.
06:57After their mother died 10 years ago, I tried to give them everything I could.
07:01Money, cars, vacations. I thought if I was generous enough, they'd want to stay close.
07:08Grief affects people differently. Maybe they blame you somehow.
07:13Nah. This started long before that.
07:16Success changed them.
07:18Marcus got his MBA, and suddenly I was just an old construction worker who didn't understand the modern world.
07:25Lydia married money and decided I was embarrassing.
07:29But you built your business from nothing, didn't you?
07:3343 years.
07:35I started with just a hammer and a pickup truck. By the time I retired, we'd built half the subdivisions
07:43in the county.
07:44But that doesn't matter to them anymore.
07:46It matters. You should be proud of what you accomplished.
07:50I am. But what good is success if you end up alone?
07:53Your children are lucky to have a mother who understands what really matters.
07:56All right. Let me get you some tea from the kitchen. It might make you feel better.
08:01You've done so much already.
08:03I want to help.
08:05I'll be right back.
08:13Why are you in the lobby instead of your room?
08:16What's going on?
08:20I became ill earlier when Elena found me and helped me to get to the hospital.
08:26The hospital? They called us during dinner. You've ruined our evening.
08:31Your father had a heart episode. He could have died if I wouldn't have found him when I did.
08:38He's always having dramatic episodes to get attention. It's his specialty.
08:42He probably faked being sick because he was jealous we went out without him.
08:46Elena, a complete stranger showed me more kindness in one evening than you've shown me in years.
08:53Your father deserves so much better from his own family.
08:56Mind your own business. You don't understand our family situation.
09:00Yeah, stick to running a hotel instead of playing therapist.
09:03Your behavior tonight has opened my eyes.
09:06If the only reason you tolerate me is for my inheritance, then you don't deserve it.
09:10What are you talking about?
09:11I'm moving you both from my will.
09:13Leaving my estate to charities and people who actually care about others.
09:17Like Elena here.
09:20I want to give your family a substantial gift to help with your children's education future.
09:27You showed me what real compassion looks like.
09:29You can't do this. You're being manipulative.
09:32We've put up with you for years. This is how you repay us?
09:36You're ungrateful and selfish.
09:38We gave up our evening to come back here.
09:42Do you think some hotel manager cares about you?
09:46She's just doing her job.
09:48Your reaction proves my point exactly.
09:53Elena, I meant what I said.
09:54Your kindness tonight reminded me that there are still good people in this world.
09:59You're going to regret this decision, old man.
10:03We're done with you.
10:04Don't expect us to visit you when you're dying alone.
10:07I love you both.
10:09But I won't enable your cruelty anymore.
10:27For the first time in years, I feel like I've made the right choice.
10:30Mr. Fitzgerald, your kindness tonight was reward enough.
10:35You don't need to give us anything.
10:38Yes, I do.
10:39You treated me like I mattered.
10:41Like I was worth caring about.
10:43That's worth everything to me.
10:45You do matter.
10:47And you are worth caring about.
10:49You know what?
10:51I think I'd like to extend my stay here.
10:54This feels more like home than anywhere I've been in a long time.
10:59We'd be honored to have you stay as long as you'd like.
11:03You're family now.
11:04You're welcome.
