I've retired/archived the old, far
less detailed Timeline
on account of it not being very useful and there being no reason
to be redundant. So now there's only this! Here I've
tried to catalog every last (canonical) Dyeland story scene as
well as give some hint on when plot points from TBAA episodes
figured in. If you want just a list of stories, you can go
to the Story
Index. Please note: I am recapping stories here so
spoilers abound. I don't actually remember any of the
stories well enough to know, off the top of my head, on what day
particular things happened. So... I'm doing these as I
reread the stories. Therefore, stories I've re-read
recently have very detailed entries. Entries for stories
I've not read in years remain vague until I can re-read them.
God bless,
Jenni
Pre-calendar:
Tess, Adam, Henry, and Andrew are born. I
think popular opinion is Tess it the oldest followed by
Adam. I'm not sure what the feeling is about who's older:
Henry or Andrew. I think some of us believe Henry is
older. Also, Sam I would figure to be older than Tess.
In "Safe",
Rose and JenniAnn ask Tess to tell them about what Andrew was like
as a baby (understanding that he was never actually in baby
form... they just meant when he was newly created). She
proceeds to tell them about his general demeanor and illustrates
it with a story about his time in choir. So I think it can
be assumed from her tale that Andrew's first gig was in the
angelic choir. Tess goes onto say that Andrew spent time in
Search and Rescue and "other departments" though she didn't
specify the latter. Later, of course, he moves into
Caseworking. In JABB
186, Andrew has a Q and A in which he responds to a question
about his work history like this: "First, as is often the case, I
was in the choir. That was great. And good practice for my years
in Adam’s, Henry’s, and my band. Search and Rescue briefly. For a
number of years, I was also in a department that “Touched” never
really got around to discussing. It was called Inspiration and
Advisement. We delivered divine inspiration from the Father to
artists, authors, people struggling with big decisions, situations
like that. A few other brief stints. Then it was Casework followed
by Angel of Death." So between TBAA and JABB it's been
established that Andrew was in the choir, Inspiration and
Advisement, Search and Rescue, Caseworking, angel of death, and
supervising AOD along with unknown "other brief stints."
In "Samuel's
Prayer," it's revealed that Samuel is around Andrew's age
and maybe a bit older. He has been a guardian angel since
the dawn of humankind and has also done some "Search and Rescue."
6,000 years ago- Monica is born, as stated
in TBAA's "Holy of Holies."
4,000 years ago- This is when Reuel's
account in "Shadowlands"
is set... or thereabouts. Prior to the Great Flood, angels
led by Reuel watched over the people of a village called Nogah and
rescued those who were threatened and harmed by the Nephilim and
demons, led by the monstrous Nen and Tzila. God tells Reuel
that He will be sending a flood to wipe out the evil ones and has
Reuel bring his people to a portal which leads to another world,
later named El-Chanan by the angel. From then on out,
Reuel's people flourish and El-Chanan thrives.
Circa 19 BC- "The
Christmas Rose" has Yosef saying that he was 18 when he and
Maryam were betrothed. So he was probably 19 when Yeshua was
born meaning this would be his birth year or thereabouts.
Circa 15 BC- Maryam's birth year. In
"The
Carpenter," Maryam states that she and Yosef had been
together since she was 14 and that likely means from the betrothal
on. Tag on another nine months of pregnancy and you get 15
BC. I think... I guess it would depend on how
birthdays fell. In "The
Family Tree," we get Yosef's take on first meeting Maryam
when she was a newborn. He was very adamant about not
wanting to marry the girl when they were grown. He changed
his mind.
Circa 11 BC- In "The King,"
Maryam tells JenniAnn her earliest memory of Yosef which was when
she was four and he was nine. Maryam inadvertently stole
something from her future husband.
Circa 4 BC- Maryam and her mother, Hannah, are visiting the
home of a neighbor whose wife has recently died in
childbirth. Maryam notices Yosef across the way,
weeping. She goes to him, hoping to comfort him over the
loss of his cousin. Yosef is very angry, sure his cousin,
Rahab, wouldn't have died if she hadn't been laboring with her
second child at a mere fifteen years old. Yosef tries to get
Maryam to promise to not be forced into marriage, especially at a
young age. Maryam insists her parents would never do that
and have promised her as much. Further, she intends to marry
Yosef who she knows would never hurt her. Oblivious, Yosef
tries to press the point before giving up. Maryam asks if he
wishes to marry and... he doesn't. He might become an Essene
instead. He doesn't want to be responsible for what happened
to Rahab. Upset, Maryam tries to reason with him. She
tells him it makes her sad to think of him not being a husband and
father because she's sure he'd be a good one. Yosef tells
Maryam he's just troubled and to never mind him. Maryam
expresses her condolences then goes inside to see his sister,
Danya, and Samiya, his mother. Maryam's words stick with
Yosef and he begins to reconsider abandoning marriage and
fatherhood. He ends up daydreaming about a son named
Yeshua. ("The
Golden Cord, Part III")
Circa 3 BC- "Believe"
begins with a panicked, young Yosef showing up at Yehoyakim's
house. He's there for Hannah, a talented midwife, because
Yosef's mother, Samiya, has gone into premature labor.
Maryam prays for the ability to help and the whole family follows
Yosef back to his home. While Yehoyakim and Maryam comfort
the children, Hannah helps Samiya through a difficult labor.
The baby is born but not breathing. Samiya is
distraught. Maryam enters the room, asks to hold the baby,
and, heeding God's guidance, massages her chest. The baby
begins to breathe and cry. Everyone is elated and, fourteen
days later, Yosef's parents tell Maryam that they're naming the
baby after her. To avoid confusion, Maryam nicknames the
baby Yoninah, "little dove."
Circa 1- Yeshua (later
known as Joshua) was born to Maryam and Yosef of Nazareth.
It was kinda a big deal. You may have read about it.
:-) And with "The
Family Tree," you get another take on His birth.
Decidedly not in keeping with the rules of the day, Yosef insists
on being at Maryam's side when Yeshua enters the world. Fr.
Mike gives a homily about Maryam's and Yosef's courtship and
Joshua's birth during Kemara's and Sean's wedding in "Here
is My Heart." In N451,
Andrew briefly tells the story of Joshua's birth from his own
POV. In "Believe,"
Andrew has a dream/vision of the events leading up to Joshua's
birth. We see Maryam telling Yosef about her pregnancy, the
families' reactions, Yosef's dream, and the couple's visit to
their first home. In "The
Golden Cord," Maryam and Yosef offer another version of
the Christmas story to four-year-old Yeshu. The
Golden Cord, Part III provides another glimpse of the first
Christmas. Maryam asks Yosef if he regrets not becoming an
Essene and he assures her that he does not. She confesses
that he broke her heart when he first made that
pronouncement. He apologizes, explaining that she was so
young that he had no idea she was interested. They kiss and
joke and admire baby Yeshua. Maryam assures Yosef that he
will be a wonderful father. Yosef is less sure but remembers
the counsel of the angels "Fear not!" As Maryam snuggles
against him with the baby, Yosef silently reasserts that he's glad
he didn't become an Essene.
Circa 4- Yosef, Maryam, and Yeshua return from Egypt and
resettle in Nazareth. Yosef is trying to rebuild his
carpentry business and Maryam tends to her son and cares for sick
neighbors. Unfortunately, not everyone has forgotten the
scandal of Yosef marrying the pregnant Maryam. Another
little boy in the village taunts Yeshua about not being
Yosef's. This prompts his Ama and Abi to tell him a little
about his divine parentage. In 2013, Joshua grants Ivy a
vision of this. This is also about when Yeshua really
befriends Isaaq ("Child
of
Laughter").
Circa 5- Yeshua awakens his parents on his
fourth birthday, wanting to hear the story of his birth.
Maryam and Yosef comply and, for the first time, the little
boy seems to understand a bit about why he’s so special. He
shares the news with his buddy, Yoktan. ("The
Golden Cord")
Circa 5/6- This is around the time when
Yohannan and Yeshua decide to play "Extreme Home Makeover"
according to "Someone
who Urgently Needs a Shelf." Maryam's parents, Hannah
and Yehoyakim also passed away sometime around then.
Circa 7- Yohannan comes to spend time with
Yeshua and his family while his parents are otherwise
occupied. He celebrates Yeshua's birthday and bonds with his
precious cousin. ("The
Golden Cord, Part II")
Circa 10- Maryam tells her son the truth
about his friend, Isaaq, and how the family met him. ("Child
of
Laughter")
Circa 15- Per John's story in "Shadowlands,"
this is about when Yeshua schemes to teach an immoral shopkeeper
to pull himself together and honor God which, in turn, gives a
poor little boy the donkey-friend he longed for.
Circa 16- Isaaq passes away surrounded by
Maryam, Yosef, and Yeshua in their home. ("Child
of
Laughter") This is also around the time that Yosef's
sister and her husband pass away leaving behind six children:
Yaqob, Yosef, Shimeon, Yehuda, Leah, and Yael.
Maryam and Yosef acted as parents to the children with Yeshua
stepping in as their big brother. ("The King")
Circa 21- Yosef passes away following a
heart attack. He dies in the arms of his wife and son.
A month later, on the eve of his 20th birthday, Yeshua remains in
mourning. Maryam tells him a story about the family's time
in Egypt and Yeshua works a miracle involving a very special
rose. ("The
Christmas Rose")
Circa 28- Yeshua and Maryam attend Mary of
Bethany's wedding. Lazar, her older brother, gets wasted
because he doesn't trust the groom, Yakan, and is fearful for his
sister. Mother and son try to get the drunk man to bed but
he refuses. Lazar wants to keep an eye on Yakan. While
Maryam goes to fetch water and cloth to clean Lazar up, Yeshua
remains with him and asks why he's so upset. Lazar reveals
that, while on a business trip to Magdala with Yakan, an old woman
told him that Yakan beat his previous wife and turned her out
after two years when she didn't produce a son. The wife was
then forced into prostitution to survive and died. Yeshua is
horrified, especially when Lazar tells him he told Mary and she
explained it away as a cruel rumor. Yeshua at last gets
Lazar to bed after promising to speak to Mary herself. He
and Maryam steal a moment with the bride. She's very joyful
and excitedly invites them to visit her and Yakan in Magdala.
When she has to leave to speak with Martha, Yeshua and
Maryam are left to hope that Lazar is wrong.
In the two years that follow, Maryam and Yeshua
never receive an invitation from Mary to visit her.
Meanwhile, Martha and Lazar do visit Magdala and find their
little sister bruised and sad but she refuses to leave with them.
Upon learning this, Maryam and Yeshua make an unannounced
visit to Magdala but are told by a servant that Mary and Yakan are
traveling. ("Chrysalis")
Circa 30- Yeshua has begun his ministry and
preaches near the Sea of Galilee. At times, he goes off by
himself to pray... and search for Mary. Word had reached him
that Yakan had turned Mary out. She had wept and begged to
remain with her husband but he'd refused, citing the lack of an
heir. Mary never arrived back at Bethany as was expected.
Lazar and Martha went to Magdala where they found Yakan
remarried. He insinuated that Maryam had become a prostitute
but Yeshua struggles to believe that. He enters the
synagogue at Capernaum where his Abba gives him a vision of what
befell Mary.
After being dismissed by Yakan, Mary remains in
Magdala, hoping Yakan will come around. When he doesn't, she
sets off for Bethany on her donkey. Unfortunately, a snake
scares the animal and he darts off with all of Mary's things.
Thrown, Mary loses consciousness on the side of the road.
Mary wakes up in a small, stone room near a fire.
Soon, she hears a male voice and finds a Roman soldier
standing in the doorway. He tries to calm her and asks what
she was doing. He's astounded when she reveals she was
trying to travel to Bethany alone. Tiberias, where she ended
up, is quite far from home. Mary begins to cry and the Roman
comforts her. Assuming she is Jewish, he'd asked his Jewish
nurse to prepare a meal for her. Mary gratefully accepts it
and begins to eat. The two introduce themselves and Mary
learns her rescuer is named Lucius Caelius.
Abigail, Lucius' nurse, takes care of Mary as she
recuperates. Intrigued by her host, Mary is eager to learn
more about Lucius from Abigail who happily obliges. Abigail
was Lucius' wet nurse after his mother died. So she's been
with him for his whole life. She explains that Lucius
suffers from nightmares and would have preferred being a
philosopher but he comes from a military family and his father
would not allow that. She also suspects that Lucius would
convert to Judaism if not for his father. Abigail reveals
that she thinks Lucius is attracted to Mary but, when the girl
suggests leaving, Abigail assures her that Lucius would never take
her by force and, besides, Mary stays in Abigail's room and Lucius
would never cross her. Relaxed, Mary remains.
A week later, Lucius comes to the house with a
surprise. He tracked down Tabi, Mary's donkey, and her
belongings. Mary is thrilled to be reunited with her pet and
treasured family heirlooms. She's emotional but very
thankful. Abigail can tell that sparks are beginning to fly
between Lucius and Mary.
A month after her rescue, Mary is mending some
clothing when she begins to think about her past and weeps.
Lucius enters the room and Mary finally opens up to him
about Yakan and her divorce. The two share a tender moment
and, after a caress, Lucius abruptly leaves. Mary prays for
deliverance from her feelings.
Another two weeks pass and while Abigail is away
helping a neighbor, Mary is awoken by Lucius who is in the the
throes of a night terror. She goes to his room in hopes of
soothing him. One thing leads to another and they end up
kissing. Mary apologizes, explaining that she's merely
desperate for tenderness. Lucius counters that he treasures
her and has been struggling with his feelings for some time.
They end up making love.
The following day, the couple announce their intent
to marry to Abigail. She's shocked but handles it well.
Lucius meets with a rabbi to discuss converting. Mary
is nervous that Lucius will pick up on the cultural/religious
preference for virgins but Lucius counters that King David loved
Bathsheba who surely was not a virgin having been married.
Lucius also assures Mary that, even if she were barren, he
would still love her. Mary tells Lucius that she trusts him
and they embrace.
A week later, Lucius is told to report to
Capernaum. Mary stays behind because Abigail fell and is
recuperating. Lucius expresses his gratitude to God for
leading him to Mary. They embrace and kiss and Mary thanks
God, too, and silently vows to be a good wife to Lucius.
After three weeks pass with no sign of Lucius,
Abigail and Mary grow nervous. Finally, the latter makes her
way to the army barracks where another centurion tells Mary that
Lucius drowned while trying to save two Jewish boys caught in a
sudden storm. Mary is devastated and begins to wander around
in a daze. She ends up wandering back to the barracks after
nightfall where a Roman soldier finds her. He and two other
soldiers rape Mary and then dump her in a nearby grove. Mary
shakily walks further into the grove.
When the vision ends, Yeshua weeps in the synagogue
and vows to find and heal Mary. He hurries back to his
followers and, finding Cephas the only one awake, tells him of his
plans which include retrieving Maryam before confronting Mary.
Cephas insists that Yeshua take his brother's donkey and
that he, Andreas, Yaqob, and Yohannan meet the two in Tiberias.
Yeshua agrees and sets off.
During the ride to Tiberias, Yeshua relates his
vision to his mother. The two make plans for what they'll do
once there. Maryam is confident that her son will be able to
heal their friend.
Once in Tiberias, the group learns that Mary is
considered a madwoman and taunted by the villagers. Despite
his apostles' arguments, Yeshua is determined to go into the grove
and talk to Mary. He's only stopped when Abigail hurries
onto the scene and yells at him, thinking he means Mary harm.
However, she recognizes the name Yeshua of Nazareth and has
heard of his healings so sends him in with a basket of food.
Yeshua comes to a mound of hair and torn cloth
which is Mary. She's distrustful, angry, and broken.
After raging, Mary begins to rock and sing a song Lucius
taught her to calm herself. Yeshua gets her talking about
Lucius. The breakthrough is cut short when Mary flashes back
to her rape. Yeshua tells her of God's love and counters her
claims that God would turn away from her. He also tells her
that God forgives her for laying with Lucius without marriage but
that He can't forgive her for being raped because that was the
rapists' sins... not hers. She is blameless. She then
asks for forgiveness for her own sins and Yeshua grants that.
Mary leans against her friend and they embrace as she
engages in a cleansing cry. Afterwards, the two exit the
grove. Mary is reunited with Abigail and Maryam who embrace
her.
The group returns to Lucius' house where Mary
remains for a week. Lazar and Martha reunite with their
sister there and shower her with affection. Yeshua finds
Mary in Lucius' room and she expresses her sorrow that she and
Lucius couldn't marry. She's also worried about his fate in
the after life. Yeshua counsels that he thinks Mary will see
Lucius again in a place where neither will feel pain.
Together, they leave the room for the last time.
A week later, Mary and Abigail have settled into
life back at Bethany with Lazar and Martha. Lazar announces
that Mary has a guest. She and Abigail discover that it's
Cornelius, the centurion who informed Mary of Lucius' death.
After some wrangling with Lucius' father, Cornelius was able
to obtain what Lucius left for Mary and Abigail in his will.
Both women are presented with an abundance of coins.
They both weep and Mary feels undeserving but Abigail
counsels that they'll find a way to use the money to honor
Lucius. ("Chrysalis")
Circa 33/34- In "Asking
the Answer," it's revealed that Andrew saw Joshua die.
This is further hinted at in "Ivy."
"Child
of
Laughter" reveals a bit about Yeshua's post-Crucifixion
awesomeness. In "The
Carpenter," Andrew, at Joshua's suggestion, gives JenniAnn
his full account of witnessing Joshua's scourging, Crucifixion,
and Resurrection. (See the chapter entitled
"Remembering.") JenniAnn was surprised to learn that, with
the help of an assignment, Andrew was secreted into the cell where
Joshua was awaiting execution and was able to speak briefly to
him. Joshua's own recollections of his death and
resurrection are sprinkled throughout the story. In N483,
news of the Crucifixion has reached Tzipora, Yeshua's former crush
turned follower, and her husband, Micah. They comfort each
other, sharing memories of Yeshua, before they receive a
miraculous message. Yet another take on the Crucifixion and
aftermath comes in "On a
Hill Far Away" in which Metatron witnesses Yeshua's death
while in Gaul (aka France) and painfully records it.
1450s to 1550s- I don't
outright say it in "A
Different Promotion Day" but it's suggested in that story
that Andrew was promoted to caseworker from Search and Rescue at
some point around Leonardo DaVinci's lifetime. Sam does
clearly say in that story that centuries passed between Andrew's
promotion to caseworking and his later one to AOD. The
assignment Andrew recounts in "A
Shorts Story" happens sometime after his promotion to
caseworking.
1510- In Ireland, Isolde is abducted,
raped, and turned by a nameless vampire. She refuses to
drink blood and escapes his castle with the intent of going home
to die and be buried. First Joshua and then Marco find her
and get her to safety. Marco feeds her and refuses to leave
her. Eventually, they tell her parents that she's decided to
live as a holy hermit and attach herself to a monastery.
Marco visits frequently to keep her fed. After a
terrible storm frightens Isolde, Marco proposes so he can stay
with her and because he's loved her for a good, long time.
She accepts and the two perform their own handfasting ritual
at a shrine dedicated to Mary. They continue on, happily
married and leading a prayerful life, for nine years with Marco
keeping his wife fed. ("Chrysalis")
February 13, 1519 and untold days that follow-
On Isolde's birthday, Marco has a coughing fit and there's blood
on his handkerchief. The couple are grieved and send for a
doctor. He tells them the end is inevitable and it's only a
matter of time before Marco dies. Isolde keeps herself fed
off of animals and prays for a miraculous healing but none comes.
Meanwhile, political/religious tensions are rising.
Marco fears for what may happen to his wife if she's left
alone and the abbey is attacked. When near death, Marco
gives her a choice: drain him of his blood to give herself energy
to flee or turn him into a vampire so he can be with her. He
prefers the latter. Though reluctant to keep him away from
Heaven for so long, Isolde agrees and successfully turns her
husband into a vampire. ("Chrysalis")
1599- Josef is born somewhere in Eastern
Europe. He's turned about 25-30 years later. The date
is from Moonlight, I chose the birth place.
1605- Andrew and Adam meet when the former
is playing Hamlet in an early production with the latter serving
as prop master as revealed in "On
a
Dark
and Stormy Night."
1651- Andrew's assignment in Shiloh, MA
during the witch trials. Eben falls. Henry is an AOD
at this point. ("For
Thou Art With Me")
July 4, 1776- Per "Never
Alone," Andrew was a pub keeper, seemingly in Philadelphia,
on that famed date. Thomas Jefferson was copacetic but
apparently John Adams had reservations about the angel's culinary
abilities.
1832- In the TBAA
episode "Interview with an Angel," Henry said he spent a century
in France. The show never elaborated but according to "To
Love Another Person," one year of that stint was 1832 when
Henry witnessed the uprising which inspired Victor Hugo's Les
Miserables. As of 2014, Henry was still pretty
emotional about it.
1861-1865- "Carry
On" briefly references that Andrew was a chaplain during the
American Civil War.
April 26, 1865- Andrew is promoted to
AOD per TBAA's "Beautiful Dreamer."
1914-1918- Andrew worked
with the Red Cross during WWI according to "Carry
On."
November 1922- Mick St. John is born per Moonlight.
1920s or 1930s- Depending on how old you
think Father was during the Red Scare, he woulda been born in one
of these two decades, I would think.
1924- Esther Kossing (later Chava Friedman)
is born to Eva and Noam Kossing. David Friedman may also
have been born this year or possibly 1923. Eva was five
months pregnant when Judith Friedman gave birth to her son,
David. Eva felt her baby move for the first time when she
held David... ("Chava")
Circa 1930- Andrew is assigned to David
when he nearly drowns. When David told Esther about this
experience years later, he said only that he was a little boy at
the time. So the date is uncertain. ("Chava")
January 12, 1934- Lorcan "Lor" Finn Cleary
is born and adopted by Declan and Siobhan Cleary. ("Origins")
1934- Though they'd known each other since
infancy, Esther Kossing and David Friedman begin to grow close
after he helps her evade a teacher's anger. Esther then met
up with some friends and one, Beth, is distressed because her
father was recently fired from his newspaper job and she has heard
that Jews are being expelled from their homes and fired from their
jobs. On her walk home, Esther sees David tending so
lovingly to his mentally challenged brother, Benjamin. David
and Benjamin then escort Esther home where her father voices his
and her mother's approval of the possible match. ("Chava")
March 1936- Cora Marie O'Connell is born in
Ireland. ("Origins")
October 1938- Esther's friend,
Elzbieta/Beth, and her family (who are Polish Jews) are forced to
flee Germany when her father is frightened by the news that
mandatory expulsions are happening. By this point, Esther
and David are an established couple. They go to Beth's home
to bid her good bye and give her a gift... a brightly colored cape
they made together. When they leave, it's without knowing if
they'll ever see Beth again. ("Chava")
November 9, 1938- Kristallnacht.
Esther, David, Bennie, and their friends are hiding in the
backroom of the Friedmans' tailor shop. Felix is livid and
frightened, demanding that people rise up against the oppression
and violence. They hear the sound of broken glass and, going
to investigate, David finds the store windows broken and men
running through the street with torches. He bars the door in
an effort to keep everyone safe. Judith and Levi, David's
and Bennie's parents, come to them and share the heartbreaking
news that Esther's father, Noam Kossing, and the village rabbi
were killed. Andrew later reveals to LJA and then Chava that
he was their AOD. He took the two men Home after they were
killed while trying to protect the synagogue and the Torah.
("Chava")
December 1938- Esther runs away from home
in the middle of the night to keep vigil outside the charred
remains of the synagogue where her father was killed. David
comes to find her and lends her some comfort by telling her about
his own brush with death when he saw an angel (Andrew). The
young couple share their first kiss. ("Chava")
1939-1945- Several of these entries
cover very specific times when Andrew worked cases related to
WWII. Other references are very vague. "Carry
On" only mentions that Andrew was a chaplain during some
point during the War.
September 1941- David, Esther, and their
families and friends are deported from their village in Germany to
a ghetto in Poland. Upon their arrival, David's entire
family are killed and Andrew takes them Home. Esther and Eva
lead a shocked David into a building where they enter a room
occupied by another family, the Adlers. To keep her daughter
and David together without raising eye brows, Eva tells the family
that the couple are married. Esther stays with David that
night, crying for them both as he's still too shocked to
react. That morning, she consoles him by sharing her belief
that his angel (Andrew) was with his family. David asks her
to say Kaddish for them and she complies. ("Chava")
October 1941- David and Esther are
officially married by Rabbi Isak Lautz amid the company of her
mother, Eva, the Adlers, and their friends, Felix, Flora, and
Hanna. Eva had confided in Mrs. Adler about how she just
declared them married sans ceremony so they all organized a
surprise wedding for the couple. ("Chava")
April 1942- Rumors of atrocities are all
around and David, Felix, Mr. Adler and Rabbi Lautz gather in the
apartment to discuss. Felix leaves in a huff, wanting to
fight while the others are unsure of the efficacy of his
route. David escorts Felix back to his family. Esther
follows and overhears the two speaking of terrible events
elsewhere. David takes Esther to Rabbi Lautz's where he has
prepared a little space for them in a hidden attic. David
and Esther have their first fight when the former confesses that
he delayed their wedding because he thought Esther might find a
more suitable partner when she went away to college which, of
course, she was not allowed to attend. They soon make up.
However, that night Esther starts to fully realize how grave their
situation is. ("Chava")
1942- 1945- Mick serves in WWII (for
possibly longer), at least part of the time with LJA's grandpa,
Connor. Mick's WWII service was touched on in the Moonlight
episode "What's Left Behind." Sophia and Eli ("Feels
Like Home") meet at some point during the War, too.
Eli discusses some of their early days on the homefront in "Triad."
September 1942- David and Esther have a
quiet, rare evening alone together. They dream of a future
together, back in their own village. Then they share a
dance. ("Chava")
June 1943- Esther and David are tucked away
in the rabbi's attic after spending the night together when they
hear a distant rumble. Horribly, trucks have arrived and the
ghetto where they and their loved ones are staying is being
liquidated. The couple remain in the attic, knowing there's
nothing they can do. Then David glimpses little Rose Adler,
separated from her family and huddling in an alley. He goes
to rescue her but is spotted by a guard. Esther runs out to
join him and all three are escorted to the square where
deportations have begun. There they learn that Mr. Adler was
killed while trying to help a man whose wife was shot. On
the train to Auschwitz, Eva shares her memories of first holding
David when she was five month pregnant with Esther. It was
the first time she felt her child move in her womb. Shortly
after their arrival at the concentration camp, Lila, Rosa, and
Mrs. Adler are killed. David is separated from his wife and
mother-in-law. ("Chava")
July 1943- Esther and David are reunited
when the latter, because of his skills as a tailor, is brought to
the warehouse where Esther and Flora are repairing confiscated
coats. They are able to speak briefly, telling each other
what they know of their friends' fates. After exchanging "I
love yous," they part again but with the hope of seeing each other
daily. ("Chava")
October 1943- Eva Kossing passes away after
contracting pneumonia the previous month due to the terrible
conditions at the camp. Esther is at her side. Andrew
and Noam take Eva Home while Hanna consoles her orphaned
friend. Flora looks on in shock, having lost her own mother
only the month before. The next day, Flora tells David of
Eva's passing. When Esther is able to speak to him, David
reassures her that God is still with them... something she
struggles to believe but then she remembers her mother calling out
to an angel and Noam. She shares this with David who very
much agrees that they were with Eva at the end. ("Chava")
November 1943- Rabbi Lautz goes to sleep
one night in the barracks after delivering evening prayer.
He passes away during the night. ("Chava")
January 1944- Anton Leiber, Flora's and
Felix's father, collapses during work detail and dies in his son's
arms. With his passing, Esther and all of her friends became
orphans. ("Chava")
February 1944- When they are able to speak
briefly during a meal break, David tells Flora and Esther that
Felix is planning an escape and wants for them all to join in the
attempt now that their loved ones are all gone and there is no one
left for the guards to hurt as punishment. While initially
skeptical and worried, Esther joins David and Flora in hoping for
Felix to devise a successful plot. ("Chava")
March 1944- Andrew returns to Auschwitz to
check in on David. While there, he hears the man speaking to
Felix. They're plotting their escape and, despite Felix's
reluctance, David insists that if they are spotted or heard in the
woods, he will turn himself in so the others can continue on to
freedom. Hearing this, Andrew is humbled and encouraged by
their selflessness and prays. ("Chava")
April 1944- After weeks of preparations and
planning , David, Esther, and their friends make their escape
attempt on a Tuesday in April. Sadly, they are spotted and
David sacrifices himself to save his wife and friends.
Andrew pleads with the guards to turn a blind eye and let David go
but they don't heed him. They shoot David multiple
times. Before he dies, he asks Andrew to promise to watch
over his wife and friends. Andrew agrees and tells David
that they will reach freedom and safety. Then he takes David
Home. Andrew returns to say Kaddish but is unable to do
so. Abraham finishes the prayer and explains that Joshua has
come to mourn his children. Joshua cradles David's body and
sings a lament in the language of creation. He directs
Andrew to go to a woman named Lena and tell her that Leon (Joshua)
sent him and that she's to aid the four visitors that come to
her. Thus Andrew begins his work of protecting Esther and
her friends in fulfillment of his promise to David. ("Chava")
Circa 1945- Felix, Flora, Hanna, and Esther
immigrate to the U.S. after the war ends. Upon their arrival
in New York, Esther gives her name as Chava Friedman and uses that
name for the rest of her life. David's uncle, Daniel, tends
to the newcomers. In time, Felix and Hanna married each
other. Flora also married and had ten children. Chava
never remarried and resided with Felix and Hanna. She worked
as a seamstress. ("Chava")
1950s- At some point during this decade,
Andrew played Frog Guard #2 in the campy, sci-fi B movie Attack
of the Killer Frog People from Planet Z. His
assignment was to help a fellow actor cope with his
grief. Andrew had to watch this with LJA in spring of
2010. ("Andrew
Watches a Bunch of TV")
Early 1950s- Dr. Jacob Wells (Father) is
accused of being a Communist sympathizer. As a result, his
wife's father has the marriage annulled. Devastated, Jacob
somehow ends up starting a utopian society in the Tunnels beneath
New York City. He goes by Father.
June 1953- Lor and Cora, Vincent's birth
parents, meet. ("Origins")
November 14, 1953- Lor and Cora are
married. ("Origins")
April 5, 1954- Josef/Charles meets Sarah
Whitley. ("Make
This Go On Forever") The story was inspired by and a
sort of sequel to the Moonlight episode "Sleeping Beauty."
May 20, 1954- Lor Cleary is
killed. ("Origins")
January 12, 1955- A Tunnel-dweller hears a
baby crying behind St. Vincent's hospital. She brings the
unique newborn below. Enter Vincent who is adopted by
Father. It will be several years before Vincent learns the
truth about his birth. (This is mentioned several times in
BatB but I think "God Bless the Child" gets into it the
most.) "Origins"
reveals how Vincent came to be behind that hospital.
Some point in 1955- Mick marries Coraline
and is turned. (See Moonlight's "Dr. Feelgood")
April 28, 1955- Andrew and Sarah Whitley
(beloved of Josef) meet the day before tragedy strikes. ("Make
This Go on Forever")
1955-1975- There are several references to
Andrew working during the Vietnam era. He is mentioned as
being a chaplain in both "Carry
On" and "Ivy"
though neither give firm dates. Ben Hendricks in "Safe"
mentions Andrew comforting him after he'd been wounded.
Again, no year is given.
Spring 1956- Given he is newly 57 in "Chava",
Rabbi Yakov Levine is born some time here. His wife, Tiva,
is a little bit younger.
1957- Catherine Chandler is born to
Caroline and Charles Chandler of NYC.
December 24, 1961-
There's a sweet lil glimpse of a young Vincent and Father
discussing angels in "I'll
Be Home for Christmas."
April 1965- In "Anniversary,"
Adam
recalls
an assignment during which he was with the military and Andrew
with some hippies and they tried to show that there didn't need to
be animosity between the two groups.
March 1968- In "Triad,"
Eli recalls when he and Sophia attended a protest against George
Wallace in her hometown of Omaha. It turned violent and, in
the race to get away, Sophia twisted her ankle. When some
men spotted Eli carrying her, they attacked him. Sophia was
traumatized by the incident.
1970s/1980s- Per "Shelter
from the Storm," Monica spent a lot of time in Ireland
during this era as part of her Search and Rescue stint.
Autumn 1978- According to the "how we
met" story in "Chava",
Rabbi Yakov and Tiva probably met around this time. It was
his first day of rabbinical school and he was boarding with Tiva's
brother. They flirted instantly and were married a year
later.
1981/1982- Given Catherine and Tiva are
taking both JenniAnn and Tiva's daughter, Becca, shopping for
formal dance dresses in 1998 as told in "Harry
and Psyche," it's likely that Becca Levine is either LJA's
age or a year older. Since LJA was a HS junior in 1998, I
assume Becca was either the same or a senior. Thus, Becca
would have been born to Yakov and Tiva during one of these two
years.
July 24, 1982- JenniAnn Dywnwen Chandler is
born to Charles Chandler's brother's (Connor) son and
daughter-in-law (Robert and Allison Chandler) in Nebraska.
Thus making Catherine her 2nd cousin (at least as we count it in
my real family, never did get the twice-removed bit down.)
April 12, 1984- Catherine is attacked by
some thugs who think she's someone else. Vincent finds the
wounded woman and takes her Below to be tended to by his dad,
Father. And they discover that they're very closely bonded,
fall in love, birds sing, stars shine brighter, roses bloom,
tralalala. ;-) For the most part their relationship
then follows the show cept with additions.
September 8, 1984- As a toddler, JenniAnn
stumbles into a portal in Asteriana, ends up Below. (Act of
God, I suppose.) Assuming she's an orphan, Vincent plans to
adopt her and names her Psyche but Catherine learns of her
cousins' missing child and connects the dots.
Psyche/JenniAnn returns to her parents in January 1985. It
will later be discovered that baby JenniAnn was taken through a
portal from NE to Dyeland (then Asteriana) and then went through
another portal herself that led to the Tunnels. ("How
Vincent
Met Psyche") In "Chava,"
LJA briefly recalls the time when she lived with Vincent.
1985- Mick is hired by Beth's mother to
find her after she's kidnapped. The kidnapper turns out to
be his ex. Mick saves Beth and thinks he killed
Coraline. (See Moonlight's premiere.)
December 3, 1985- Given Owen is eighteen in
the 2004 portions of "The
Scientist," I decided this would be the birth date of
Orville Owen Olsen. Stress on the Owen part. ;-)
1986- Some former Tunnel-dweller pitches a
TV drama based on Vincent, Catherine, and Father to a CBS network
exec.
Early 1986- Vincent has his nervous
breakdown or whatever we want to call the last 3 episodes of
Season 2.
January 16, 1987- While visiting Catherine
and Vincent in NYC, a very young JenniAnn first sees Andrew while
he's working an AOD assignment and promptly falls into puppy love
with "Cupid". (Andrew resembled the Greek god in her Cupid
and Psyche picture book.) She doesn't reveal this until
November 2009 during "In
the House of the Lord." (ETA: Augh. I just
realized I inadvertently messed up the timeline cause Vincent and
LJA weren't reunited til September [see below] so... my current
story is that LJA did visit Catherine in January 1987 and
Catherine let her spend time with Vincent unbeknownst to LJA's
parents. But after the freakish events of January 1987 [LJA
seeing a dead body and all...], Catherine and Vincent dropped
plans for further visits in hopes that would enable the girl to
forget what they saw as a traumatic event. So from
mid-January til September, Vincent was entirely out of her life
and Catherine existed only as a friendly voice on the phone.
It works...) Update: "The
Keeper's Story" reveals the date LJA first saw Andrew as
January 16th, 1987. The story is told there from Joshua's
perspective... which would be the most accurate, naturally.
May 1987- Our darling AOD Band had a
special performance at a children's hospital that month per
Henry's recollection in "Anniversary."
September 1987- BatB premieres, lil
JenniAnn freaks out, her mom calls Catherine for an explanation,
eventually she and Vincent are reunited and he's named her
godfather. From that point out JenniAnn spends most summers
and some other times Below.
November 1987- "Song
of Songs" identifies November as the "eventually" referenced
above. Catherine introduces her cousins, Allison and Robert,
to the World Below so that JenniAnn/Psyche can reunite with
Vincent. The Chandlers then name Vincent as her godfather
and Catherine as her legal guardian should something happen to
them. It's also revealed there that a feud had apparently
erupted between the Charles and Connor sides of the Chandler clan
(In "Possibilities,"
Catherine references the Connor set being "well, conservative" so
it coulda been a political and/or judgment thing). Now three
years into their romance, Catherine is growing frustrated with
still being relegated to a guest chamber when she stays over.
January 1988- As Vincent's 33rd birthday
approaches, Psyche comes back to celebrate with him, Catherine,
and the Tunnel folk. Devin also returns.... interrupting a
private moment between his brother and Catherine. Then, on
Vincent's birthday morning, Devin, Father, and Mary are waiting
with a box of the doughnuts tradition has dictated be served...
and there's no Vincent. Or Catherine. But there is a
large bookcase barring the door to Vincent's chamber... and
Catherine is missing from hers. The following day, Psyche
moves into Catherine's former chamber. Connect the
dots. ;-) ("Song
of Songs")
June 8, 1988- Daisy's father and Josef's descendant, Benson
Riddell, is born. ("Immortality")
December 30, 1988- In "The
Golden Cord," Vincent tells the story of when Psyche came to
spend Christmas with him in the Tunnels and helped him increase
his sense of self-worth.
1989- It was probably during this year that
Andrew, and a very special donkey, took Lorelai (Lai-Lai) Hunter
Home. Lorelai's brother and parents would later be among
those praying for Ivy when
the bullying she endures indirectly lands her in a coma.
Because of this early loss, Kevin (who went to grade school with
LJA) wanted to believe that her drawings of "Cupid" were an
angel... Of course, they were: Andrew. 1989 is also
the year Eilish's parents, Eiméar and James , came to Dyeland per
Elizabeth in "A
Midsummer Night's Dream."
March 10, 1989- Max Remus is born somewhere
in New Jersey. His mom skips out a month later, leaving his
dad to raise him. Something Rex Remus doesn't take seriously
enough...
December 1989- Catherine miscarries a
baby. (This was originally supposed to tie in with the
Dyeland version of BatB S3 but when I shifted dates it didn't
really work.)
Summer 1990- Eiméar and James are married
in Dyeland. ("A
Midsummer Night's Dream")
September 1990- "The
Chaplain" tells the story of Eleanor, a military wife and
LJA's teacher. Andrew meets Eleanor as she waits for a plane
to take her to visit her husband, Ian, before he ships out.
Andrew, the chaplain, comforts her when she confesses her worry
for Ian.
August 1990-February 1991- "In
the House of the Lord" has Jerry recalling seeing Andrew
during an Operation Desert Storm battle. When during this
span it happened, we don't know.
June 21, 1992- Eilish is born in Asteriana
per "The
Story of Eilish/Elise."
September 21, 1994- TBAA premieres.
1995- Chava's friend, Felix Lieber, passes
away. ("Chava")
Shelby's brother, Asher, is also born sometime this year
considering he was fourteen in "Be
Thou My Vision" and eighteen in "Trick-or-Treating."
March 1995- Yva and Sir Sven are married
(not in Dyeland.)
April 1995- Eilish wanders through a portal
in Asteriana and into Estonia, leaving her parents distraught per
"The
Story of Eilish/Elise." She's adopted by a woman named
Maria.
Late 1995- Monica and Andrew meet.
It's not actually January 6th, 1996 since assumedly the TBAA
writers woulda needed time to write that episode after it
happened.
January 6, 1996- Andrew premieres on TBAA's
episode "The One That Got Away." Certain individuals crush
on the character. Ahem.
February 7, 1996- Salma is born to Faisal
and his wife. Isra relates the story to her little sister in
a flashback in "Chrysalis."
March 28, 1996- On a much welcome shared
day off from school and work, newlyweds Zeke and Diana decide to
have some "special time." That falls apart when Diana begins
vomiting. Zeke heads to the store in search of crackers and
ginger ale for his bride and ends up returning to the house with a
pregnancy test, too. Both parents are ecstatic when they
learn a lil one (later named Hailey) is coming to them. ("A
Cord of Three Strands")
1997- Hanna Lieber passes away.
("Chava")
March 23, 1997- This is when Eilish's
parents write her the letter that she finds in "A
Midsummer Night's Dream."
April 18, 1997- Violeta is created. "The
Carpenter" has Violeta and Joshua recalling her birth, early
days in Records, and her discovery that Joshua and Jesus (who she
read about in several files) are the same person. A
different take on Violeta’s creation, one that involves Andrew and
JenniAnn, is offered by Joshua in "Chrysalis."
1998- In "Abide
With Me", Andrew recalls a time in 1998 when he was assigned
to Dr. Fila Al-Mitra, an Afghani physician forced out of her
practice. Before she died, Fila asked Andrew to stay with
her granddaughter until the girl's aunt returned. The little
girl turns out to be Badriya who Andrew would meet and befriend
during his captivity in the Summer/Autumn of 2012.
Meanwhile, given Ivy is fifteen when her story
is told, that means she was probably born in 1998 or
thereabouts.
July 19, 1998- Princess JenniAnn starts
JABB with Princess Audrey. (Yes, JABB exists in Dyeland, but
they'd get different newsletters than the real us get, obviously.)
November 1998- JenniAnn is grieving her
Grandpa Connor and desperately missing "Cupid" (Andrew) so her
parents send her to New York for Thanksgiving in hopes the change
of scenery will help. While she's there, Catherine and Tiva
take her shopping where JenniAnn meets a little boy named Harry...
or so he says. In February 2013, she and "Harry" recall this
meeting in "Harry
and Psyche."
December 1998- In "The
Golden Cord," Edward and Caleb recall a special Christmas
they spent with their aunt and uncle on the farm when they were
eight. Their parents went on a cruise and Dot and Randall
got to experience Christmas morning with kids for the first time.
1999- Princess JenniAnn pretends to
discover Dyeland (really she'd known it as Asteriana as stated
above). She and Princess Audrey found Dyeland. From
here on out, Dyeland is JenniAnn's regular home. "Possibilities"
reveals that LJA and Vincent had a disagreement this year when she
wanted to move Below and he wouldn't let her because he knew she
was just trying to skip out of high school. Thankfully, he
stuck to his guns. Had LJA been happily living Below, she
would never have returned to Dyeland or properly met Andrew.
March 17, 2000-
Andrew comes to Dyeland, everyone learns he is real. ("St.
Patrick's Day in Dyeland", "Eight
Years
Later", and "Chava"
which reveals that LJA's first words spoken directly to him were
that she'd missed him... something Andrew didn't understand until
a number of years later when he learned that she'd seen him at age
4.) "In
the Fields of Gold" is set in March 2011 but has flashbacks
to Andrew's life at that time. Turns out his arrival in
Dyeland coincided with the events that inspired TBAA's "Pandora's
Box."
March 25, 2000- In "Friend
of My Soul," we learn about how it was JenniAnn first
introduced Andrew to his new home, Serendipity. Andrew was
pretty stunned... and LJA was pretty awkward.
Spring 2000- Various incidents from the
latter part of LJA's senior year of high school are brought up in
"Ivy."
Among
them are her learning a lesson about trust from a friend, her sort
of tricking Andrew into breaking a school rule, and her just, in
general, being a sap over Andrew. In "Abide
With Me", she relates the story of her prom night... in
Andrew's living room.
November 2000- Andrew is elected President
of Dyeland, Princess JenniAnn becomes Lady JenniAnn.
Christmas 2000- In "Another
Christmas," Andrew tells about the Christmas that correlates
with "An Angel on My Tree." Turns out that the Dyelanders
were a lil bit involved.
2001- We don't have an exact date but know
Princess Yva arrives in Dyeland sometime during the course of this
year. "Princess" would later be dropped.
Feb. 2001- Vincent comes to Dyeland to
watch over JenniAnn after her parents get freaked when some
stories of the goings on there get back to them. A couple
years have passed since he last saw JenniAnn. "Possibilities"
reveals that they exchanged letters and such during the time
apart... so it wasn't a total silence or anything. That
story also covers how LJA told Vincent about Andrew (who he later
realizes is the "Cupid" of her childhood) and then describes the
initial meeting between the two.
Spring 2001- Gloria is born. See
TBAA's "Face of God." Please note that since the Dyeland
stories are supposed to be about the real angels who inspired the
TBAA characters, some things are a bit different. So we may
learn that Gloria's creation didn't happen exactly as TBAA
depicted it. Joshua was definitely there, for one. He
was also there... as much as he could be... when Monica was
tempted per "The
Coffee Summit." In that, Monica's temptation
(precipitated by a mass shooting and not a bombing) was more
psychologically distressing and confusing than in
"Netherlands." She honestly could not summon her memories of
God. But that didn't stop Joshua from calling out to
her. (This is revisited in "A
Stor Mo Chroi.") Years later, God allows Monica's gift
to be used to allow JenniAnn to experience this temptation so she
can understand Monica and they can make peace. In November
2013, Monica reveals the truth about that day to Arthur and he
then tells Monica a little more about his recollections and we
learn that Joshua is the reason Arthur and Monica met. ("The Truth")
We get a little of Gloria's perspective on this time period in "The
Carpenter." That story also reveals how it was that
Arthur came to be in the thrift shop when Gloria and Monica
entered it on that fateful day.
September 2001- "In
the Palm of His Hand" partly takes place on September 14th
when Andrew tracks down LJA at her college. He asks her
about the well-being of those in the Tunnels and the
Helpers. LJA confides in him about her experience of 9/11
via the news coverage while he reveals that he's been at Ground
Zero and left because the Father is making angels take shifts
(rather than have the same angels there constantly). The
TBAA episodes "A Winter Carol" and "The Christmas Watch" touched
on Andrew's experience of that terrible day and the aftermath,
too.
September 19, 2001- While watching news
coverage, LJA asks Andrew if he's ever been to Afghanistan.
He tells her about his assignment with Fila and tending to little
Badriya. ("Abide
With Me") This memory ends up being the key to how
Andrew is located after being taken as a POW in late 2012.
December 2001- "Another
Holiday Story" becomes the first canonical Dyeland Christmas
story! Basically, a sleep-deprived LJA dreams that her
friends are characters from classic Christmas movies, books,
etc. "The
Golden Cord, Part III" contains a brief continuation of the
end of the TBAA episode "A Winter Carol." After leaving the
church, Monica asks Andrew to go back to the Christmas shop with
her while Tess and Gloria prepare to leave. Monica wants to
buy herself an ornament and urges him to do the same. She
briefly teases him about JenniAnn and suggests he get an ornament
for her. Andrew does though he's visibly uncomfortable with
the teasing. Monica picks a Celtic cross for herself and
Andrew hopes aloud that, one day, she gets the family Christmas
tree she desires.
February 2002- This is the first reference I found to
Countess Jennifer in Dyeland.
February 14, 2002- Princess Audrey and LJA
set Andrew up on a blind date... for their own amusement... in "Andrew's
Blind
Date."
April 2002- Andrew hurries to Bennie's
apartment after he gets a call from JenniAnn asking him to pick
her up. A fellow at Bennie's party said something untoward
to JenniAnn, prompting the call. Andrew and Bennie fight
over whether or not LJA overreacted. That's the last contact
they have with Bennie for several years. ("Friend
of My Soul" )
September 2002- Andrew finds himself in
Dyeland during the events of "Two Sides to Every Angel" and
confides in LJA in "Dark
Night
of
the Soul." Later, in February 2009, Eli reveals that
he was briefly there that evening. LJA's godmother had sent
him to check up on the girl. Sophia's Alzheimer's symptoms
started surfacing shortly thereafter. ("Feels
Like Home")
Early October 2002- This is probably about
when Tess' Alzheimer's was experienced by the real angels.
In "The
Walk," LJA recalls finding Andrew in tears during that
period so at some point he returned to Dyeland to deal with his
emotions. Presumably because he was putting on a calm front
for Monica, he couldn't do that before. "Friend
of My Soul" explores that in much more detail.
October 31, 2002- The first canonical
Halloween tale arrives with "Another
Halloween in Dyeland" (I swear the titles get better).
Andrew plays host to Dyelanders who watched way too much scary
stuff.
December 2002- Princess Audrey, Lady
JenniAnn, and Andrew reminisce about Christmas memories in "Another
Christmas." (Seriously?!? How hard is it to give
a story a decent title?)
Early Spring 2003- Following the case
that inspired TBAA's "Virtual Reality," Andrew returns to Dyeland
while still troubling over the assignment. LJA is initially
sympathetic but when she discovers he was defending the assailant,
she blows up at him. And then Rafael serves as a mood
breaker. ;-) All this and more in "Rapprochement."
March 2003- Owing to the idea being that
TBAA was inspired by the real life experiences of Andrew and Co.,
I sometimes presupposed a lag time between God giving the
inspiration, an episode being written, then filmed, and then
aired. So while we all saw "I Will Walk With You" in April
2003, the angels experienced Monica's promotion and the assignment
leading up to it in March. "The
Walk" tells about what happened to Andrew directly after he
faded away in that field: he was sent to Dyeland where, after LJA
outright asked his weepy self if he was depressed, he told her of
Monica's promotion. After cheering some, the two went to the
Cafe where they joined C.J. and Yva for drinks. Unseen, Sam
and Joshua observed. Sam notes Andrew's sadness and Joshua
assures him that Andrew will see Monica, Tess, and Gloria
again. Joshua also confides in Sam, who witnessed Andrew's
birth, that Andrew was created from the same elements as a place
dear to Joshua... Dyeland's Fields of Gold. He reveals that
Andrew has always been bound to Dyeland. It also turns out
that, again per Joshua, Satan is actually afraid of Andrew.
Later, LJA goes over to Andrew's and finds him distressed and
playing the piano. He confides more in her and then she asks
him to dance. They start slowly then get more animated as
their moods improve. Joshua watches over them and imagines a
future dance at a time of trouble but he knows, even then, that
they'll triumph. In "The
Coffee Summit," we see a glimpse of how Monica learned of
her promotion... from Jack who was actually Joshua. Jack
looks and acts substantially different from "Zack." He's
described as having red hair, freckles, and green eyes... which
then morph into Joshua's real gold and brown ones. He is
also warmer... but then so are ice cubes. Sorry. That
was bad. ;-) Needless to say, Joshua was there because
he loved Monica and wanted to share in her moment. And
hug. Because that is what Joshua does.
Summer 2003- Andrew is re-elected president
of Dyeland. At some point he resigns. Everything
official in Dyeland is decided by majority rule from then on out.
August 2003- This is when "Movie
Night in Dyeland" is set. Although the writing is a
bit funky due to it being a contest, it pretty much works.
"Theo" would be another of Joshua's aliases, I'm thinking.
October 2003- "The
Reaper" covers Halloween 2003 in Dyeland. The
Dyelanders decide to be a lil more considerate of Andrew with
their Halloween celebration.
December 24, 2003- A distressed Andrew has
a very Scrooge-like dream in "JABB's
A
Christmas
Carol."
January 2004- Knowing Andrew had long
wanted a dog, LJA adopted a puppy named Lulu for him. When
Andrew is on assignments where he cannot bring Lulu, LJA and/or
Rose take care of the basset hound. And you can finally read
about it courtesy of "Friend
of My Soul."
February 6, 2004- As their father tends to
their dying mother, Isra distracts and calms Salma by recounting
her birth on the eve of her birthday. ("Chrysalis")
Spring 2004- Given Owen had only been
living in the Tunnels for a few months during the September 2004
portions of "The
Scientist," I think it can be assumed that Vincent found him
around this time. Owen had fled his family's home a few
weeks beforehand.
September 2004- Andrew learns about LJA's
eating disorder after he comes to bring her back to Dyeland
following a summer largely spent in the Tunnels. They have
an ugly fight but then, for the first time, LJA declares her love
in "The
Scientist."
September 20, 2004- "Happy
Birthday, Andrew!" finds our AOD enjoying a potluck
barbecue with friends on his special day.
September 26, 2004- Shelby is born.
Her parents' names were Sandra and Corey and her brother Asher was
around 9 at the time. They lived in a small apartment in
NYC. ("Trick-or-Treating")
October 2004- In "Halloween
Comes
to Dyeland," the Dyeland Halloween celebration is once again
re-evaluated. Earlier in the month, Vincent happened upon
one of Andrew's assignments and ended up lending comfort to a
dying girl per "Anniversary."
October 31, 2004- I'm gonna say this is the
Halloween that Asher recollects in "Trick-or-Treating."
December 2004- In "Christmas
Memories," Andrew and his friends gather together to share
about their favorite holiday memories.
January 2005- Andrew, LJA, and Jess
watch the trailer for John Dye's latest film in "Watching
the
HOTB Trailer." Awkwardness ensues.
March 17, 2005- LJA thinks back on Andrew's
arrival exactly 5 years before in "St.
Patrick's Day in Dyeland."
May 2005- Andrew is put on trial for
murder. ("Nor
Iron Bars a Cage")
June 2005- Andrew and LJA have a
heart-to-heart after she watches HOTB in the stunningly titled "Andrew
and
JenniAnn Talk About HOTB." ::shakes head::
August 2005- In "A
Walk in the Woods," Andrew and LJA bid each other good bye
when she leaves Dyeland for a time.
August-Autumn 2005- Though exact dates are
unknown, Arthur volunteered with the recovery efforts
post-Hurricane Katrina. ("Shelter
from the Storm")
October 31, 2005- In "Dyeland's
October
Fun
Festival," Andrew is left to plan the annual Halloween
festivities since LJA is still gone. Also, we learn Kathleen
has been reformed.
November 1, 2005- Lady Beth arrives in
Dyeland. She talks about how she came to be there in "On
a Dark and Stormy Night."
December 2005- In an
untitled story that's really more a series of vignettes;
Tess organizes a Christmas pageant, Bennie pesters the Dyelanders,
LJA crazily declares her undying love for Andrew, and he gets to
play Santa.
January 1, 2006- Andrew narrates "How
I Rang in 2006"... apparently aiding tipsy friends.
January 6, 2006- Andrew's friends throw
him a party on a notable train in "Ten
Years Since TOTGA."
January 2006- LJA is traumatized when she
mistakes a harrowing fanfic for Andrew's journal in "Go
Ask Andrew aka When Fanfic Attacks."
February 2006- In "An
Uninvited Guest," Nadia, a Dyelander, is getting
married. The problem? Her fiance doesn't want Andrew
there...
April 1, 2006- In "April
Fool's Day," the Dyelanders work together on a prank when
one of their friends returns.
May 2006- When Andrew tried to teach LJA to
drive per "Anniversary."
June 2006- In "For
Thou Art With Me," when the Dyelanders stage a production of
The Crucible, Andrew tells them about an assignment he had
during the witch trials. Later that month, LJA interviewed "The
AOD Band."
July 19, 2006- "On
a Dark and Stormy Night"... the Dyelanders try to celebrate
JABB's anniversary.
September 2006- In "Object
A
and
Co. in the Fields of Gold," the Dyelanders mistakenly
believe Andrew is going away just before his birthday.
October 2006- After a bit of an absence,
Yva returns to Dyeland. This is also when Lady Beth's memory
of Andrew spending time with her after her amnesia is set per
"Anniversary."
October 18, 2006- Nigel arrives in Dyeland.
October 31, 2006- In "Halloween
Night 2006," the Dyelanders try to give death a good
reputation. Not as weird as I now realize it sounds...
November 2006- For lack of a better term,
Andrew has a breakdown following an especially tragic
assignment. He alienates most everyone in Dyeland for a
while but they bring him around. There is no story about
this but there is a brief outline of those events in "Safe"
as well as a flashback dream LJA has about that period. "Friend
of My Soul" also examines this period briefly. Turns
out Andrew knew exactly what he needed in order to cope... he just
wouldn't let it happen.
December 2006- Andrew,
Jess, Lady Beth, and LJA decide to watch "The Journalist"
together. Kinda awkward... This is also around
when Yva reconciles with Andrew and Nigel receives a tour of
Dyeland from the AOD per "Anniversary."
December 16, 2006- It's really stupid that
I'm putting this here but... this is the first time Andrew uses
"Laja" to reference LJA. The reason I'm putting this here is
because every freaking time I have to do a flashback, I always
have to check the YG archives to see if it's "JenniAnn" era or
"Laja" era for Andrew. And that's getting really old.
So now I can just look here and not deal with YG's glitchy search
engine. Yay.
Christmas 2006- Grateful for their support
during his breakdown, Andrew hosts his friends for the annual
Dyeland Christmas party in "A
Second Chance Christmas."
This is probably also the Christmas Asher recalls
in "Trick-or-Treating".
2007- At some point prior to September 26,
2007, Shelby's and Asher's parents, Sandra and Corey are killed in
a car crash that their children survive. It had to be prior
to Shelby's third birthday since she was two when they
passed. The children were then placed in foster care before
making their way to the Tunnels, at some point no later than
Shelby's fourth birthday. ("Trick-or-Treating")
March 2007- Vincent
writes
LJA
a letter in which he explains how they met... and how she
nearly ended up as his daughter.
April 1, 2007- Rose arrives in
Dyeland. She recalls first meeting Andrew in "Anniversary."
Spring 2007- The entire Andi debacle
begins around here ("The
Masquerade
Ball
and Other Events").
May 2007- Yva interviews
Adam about his work as an AOD and life in Dyeland.
June 2007- After some harrowing events as
his wedding date approaches (the whole Andi nearly exposing his
existence thing), Vincent has a dream about how life would be were
he normal looking. It ain't pretty. ("Measuring
a Life")
June 30, 2007- Catherine and Vincent get
hitched.
July 2007- Andrew and JenniAnn have some
awkward fun in "De-Spamming
with
Andrew."
July 19, 2007- The Dyelanders prepare for
their anniversary celebration but don't know where Andrew is in "Anniversary."
They
reflect
on their time with him.
Late summer 2007 through February 12, 2008-
This time period encapsulates JenniAnn's and Eliot's brief
relationship. Aided by Mick, LJA came to realize that she
was really in love with Andrew and just staying with Eliot as an
attempt to have a normal life. ("God
Only Knows") In "Friend
of My Soul," Andrew and JenniAnn have a heart-to-heart and
mend their relationship after her break-up with Eliot.
September 2007- Mick and Beth
remeet. (Pilot episode of Moonlight)
September 26, 2007- Willy arrives in
Dyeland.
October 2007- The Dyelanders are invited to
a dubious award show called "The
JABBies."
October 10, 2007- The Dyelanders gather for
"Adam's
Birthday Surprise."
October 28, 2007- LJA
interviews Andrew about life as an AOD... and Halloween.
October 31, 2007- The Dyelanders celebrate
Halloween at Willy's factory shortly after it opens in "Halloween's
Sweet
Surprises."
December 2007- Via divine intervention,
Mick basically falls into Dyeland in "Dream".
Later
that
month, Adam consoles LJA in "Great
Spirit" after she receives a disheartening email.
(Please note that story was partially inspired by actual emails I
received after Charles Rocket's death so it's got real-life mixed
in and thus may be difficult for some.)
December 24, 2007- Jacob Wells is born and
adopted by Catherine and Vincent. ("Tidings
of Comfort and Joy") That story also finds the AODs
working at a grumpy man's toy store, Nigel awaiting a visit from
God, and LJA and Eliot progressing with their ill-fated romance.
2008- Chava's friend, Flora, passes away
leaving Chava alone. Devastated, she moves into a
scam-ridden assisted living facility. In a grief-induced
fog, Chava puts up with the abuse and neglect for five years until
a memory of her husband rouses her and she runs off to find her
freedom. ("Chava")
Ivy's mother, Francesca Lee, died of cancer at some point in
2008. After that, Ivy moved in with her grandmother,
Doreen. ("Ivy")
January 2008- In "Unconditionally,"
LJA and Mick intervene when a hate group protests outside a
military funeral and go after Andrew.
February 2008- In "The
Masquerade
Ball
and Other Events," Andi returns and explains her bad
behavior from back in the spring of 2007.
February 10-14, 2008- To celebrate
Valentine's Day, LJA interviews her friends about different types
of love in "God
Only Knows." And then she breaks up with Eliot.
;-)
March 8, 2008- Andrew aids a
caffeine-drunk, hallucinating LJA in "3
AM." "The
Coffee Summit" reveals why exactly she was in such a
state... LJA learns that Monica really had been tempted by Satan
and had said negative things about humanity.
March 17, 2008- "Eight Years
Later," Andrew and LJA recall their first evening together.
March 29, 2008- Poor Andrew has an accident
during an assignment and thinks his life has taken a very bad turn
in "Fun
at Willowveil" aka "Roses and Thorns."
Spring 2008- Mick and Beth are
officially a couple from this point on.
May 31, 2008- In "When
Tabloid Journalism Attacks!" Andrew is troubled when someone
sets up a tabloid dealing with he and the Dyelanders. Mick's
friend, Logan, is brought in to help find the culprit.
June 2008- Andrew is troubled by shipper
fic about him and Monica. So, in "Man
of No Reputation," Joshua shows up to lend counsel.
August 2008- "Make
This
Go
on Forever" finds Josef growing wary of Andrew and thinking
him responsible for a tragedy that befell Sarah, Josef's true
love. Once Andrew reveals his identity to Josef, he and the
Dyelanders rally around Josef and Sarah in her final days.
October 2008- Josef's Sarah dies and is
buried in Dyeland. To come to terms with her death, Josef
returns to his homeland in Eastern Europe and winds up embarking
on a mission to end human trafficking. ("Make
This
Go
On Forever") LJA's pet frog also passed that October
and Andrew helped comfort her after the loss in "Benediction."
In
happier
news, Adam celebrated his birthday on October 10th.
Unfortunately, he had a rather distressing dream as told in "A Giant
Dilemma for Adam." Around this time is also when
Andrew gets his mini-van: the Jolly Green. ("Andrew's
New
Car") In "The
Walls Between the Worlds," the tribe prepares for
Halloween. This is great when they run into Adam
interviewing to be a store Santa... not so great when they get
traumatized by the creepy and overly-sexualized holiday
trappings. This is also the month lil Shelby stayed with LJA
at Willowveil for a bit cause she had a cold. ("Trick-or-Treating")
Some nice moments but I'm thinking they were glad when that month
ended...
November 2008- In "Carry
On," the Dyelander ladies learn about various of Andrew's
assignments that revolved around war.
December 20-24, 2008- In "I'll
Be Home for Christmas," Andrew must leave Dyeland right
before Christmas for an assignment with Richard, a soldier
stationed in Iraq. Together, the two men try to make it back
to their loved ones in time to celebrate. Andrew alludes to
this Christmas in "Never
Alone" and mentions Shelby being there. So she and
her brother, Asher, were already living Below by this point.
"Asking
the Answer" alludes to a scrawl three year old Shelby left
on one of Andrew's cabinets so the siblings had moved Below some
point prior to Shelby's 4th birthday.
January 18-24, 2009- Andrew returns from a
truly heartbreaking assignment in Missouri. Tess, Adam,
Monica, and several of the Dyelanders go with him back to Missouri
to finish the assignment. This is the first time we meet
Raquel Seywell. ("We
Trust to Thee")
February 2009- At age 15, Isra is forced,
by Behnam's uncle, to marry him. She is terrified on her
wedding night but soon discovers her husband is nothing like his
uncle. Behnam refuses to sleep with a woman who doesn't love
him or want him. He tells Isra about having to see his
sister married off to a cruel man and hearing her being raped on
her wedding night. He promises Isra that he'll protect
her. Then he goes to a cot, leaving her with the bed.
Distraught over his bride's distress and his inability to comfort
her since she fears him, Behnam lulls himself to sleep by mentally
reciting Jane Eyre quotes and praying. A week into
the marriage, Isra's is very bored and lonesome for company so she
strikes up a conversation with Behnam. He shows an American
newspaper to her and they gawk and admire it. Behnam
confesses to a desire to go to America with all its
freedoms. Unthinkingly, Isra requests that Behnam teach her
to read. She tries to withdraw the request, knowing it's not
allowed, but Behnam seizes on it and readily agrees. ("Hope and
Healing")
February 8-14, 2009- LJA's
great-aunt/godmother, Sophia, dies prompting LJA to return
home. LJA learns that her aunt was in love with an angel of
death, Eli/Elijah. After Sophia's death, Eli begins making
appearances in Dyeland. Meanwhile, Andrew is left to
consider that LJA might not be coming back. ("Feels
Like Home")
April 2009- Behnam is content with his
unique married life. He and Isra have settled into a
comfortable roommate sort of relationship. One night before
dinner, Isra notices a burn on Behnam's hand that he sustained
while working his uncle's crops. She tends to it with tea
leaves. Behnam realizes that he's in love with her. ("Hope and
Healing")
April 10, 2009- One of Willy's creations
wreaks some havoc in "Dyeland's
Easter
Surprise."
May 11, 2009- Andrew's cell phone number
gets leaked leading to some interesting phone calls in "Andrew
and the Unwanted Phone Calls."
June 16, 2009- At long last, Vincent and
his mother (Cora, an assignment of Andrew's) are reunited and
Vincent learns about her and Lor, his father. ("Origins")
June 29, 2009- Cora Cleary passes
away. ("Origins")
July 2009- Still nursing his unrequited
love for his wife, Behnam becomes even angrier with his uncle who
denied him any chance of fairly wooing Isra and befriending her
father. When he cannot sleep, he mentally recites
Rochester's declaration of love from Jane Eyre to
Isra. Also unable to sleep, Isra asks Behnam to read to her
and he selects Jane Eyre. After Isra drifts to
sleep, Behnam whispers his love to her. ("Hope and
Healing")
Early July, 2009- Andrew and LJA took a
roadtrip to Georgia to deliver some letters a dying man asked
Andrew to bring to his estranged brother, Hank. This marks
the first time LJA ever saw kudzu and, despite the problems it
causes, she loved it. So for her birthday, Andrew planted
some on Serensylvana where it remains... having taken over the
island. But she still loves it. LJA told Owen this
story in August 2012 whilst Andrew was in Afghanistan.
("Abide
With Me") We finally get a real glimpse of that trip
in "Friend
of My Soul." Looking back on it in 2015, Andrew and
JenniAnn realize they met a now familiar face back then... Kemara!
August 2009- Rose and LJA seek shelter in
Andrew's basement during a storm and he learns about "The
T-Shirt of Many Names." That month also found LJA
struggling to get through to a student, Amy, who is succumbing to
an eating disorder. She and Andrew think back on LJA's own
battle with anorexia in "The
Scientist."
August 12, 2009- Monica is assigned to the
nursery of a Pennsylvania hospital. She cares for a baby boy
whose mother hasn't decided whether to keep him or let him be
adopted. For two days she tends to him and then, on the
third morning, finds him gone since his mother took him
home. Five years later, she would discover the little one
was Arthur's son, Liam. ("A
Stor Mo Chroi") Isra's lessons are coming along
very well and she's able to read The Cat and the Hat with
little help. During a break, she asks Behnam if he would
take her with him if he could get to America. He says he
would and that she would be free, their marriage not recognized,
and she could live with Badriya. Isra comes to realize that
she's in love with him. That night, Behnam has a terrible
nightmare about Badriya. Isra consoles him and tells him
that she loves him. Behnam confesses that he loves her,
too. They settle into bed together and decide to consummate
their marriage the following night. ("Hope and
Healing")
August 14, 2009- The morning after he
and Isra make love, Behnam prays that it hadn't been a mistake and
that Isra hadn't slept with him because she was obligated as his
wife. When she wakes up, Isra is at first quite content but
then she begins to cry. Behnam is horrified and apologetic
but Isra insists she wanted him and still does... she's just
realizing so many others in their village don't share their
mutually desired, pure love. Behnam comforts his wife.
From there on out, they celebrate August 13th as their
anniversary, not the day they were married. ("Hope and
Healing")
Autumn 2009- Catherine's homeless shelter
for women and children, the Phoenix Inn, opens in New York thanks
to the money Cora left Vincent.
September 2009- "Origins"
ends with Catherine's return after she traveled to Ireland to
spread Cora's ashes at Lor's grave.
October 4, 2009- LJA is bummed out when The
Hallmark Channel stops airing TBAA. Thankfully, Andrew is
there to be adorable and save the day in "Shifting
Focus."
October 25-31, 2009- The Dyelanders attend
a Renaissance Faire in Kansas. While there, LJA meets a
psychic named Myrna. Myrna foretells that Andrew will
propose... and that something bad will befall him. LJA
dismisses the prediction given its romantic undertones.
However, at the Halloween party, Andrew *proposes* they travel to
Wisconsin. LJA is haunted by his choice of words and how
they echo Myrna. She begins to fear for him. In
Kansas, Myrna discovers a drawing of Andrew in her ancestress'
keepsakes. Thus we learn that Myrna is a descendant of
Andrew's assignment in 1651: Hope Lewis. ("Be
Thou My Vision")
November 18, 2009- Andrew departs Dyeland
for an assignment. Meanwhile, Vincent and Father inform
their Tunnel community about vicious attacks being perpetrated
against the homeless. ("In
the House of the Lord")
November 18-25, 2009- Andrew is homeless
and living on the streets of NYC with his assignments: Ryan,
Crystal, and Maggie. The Dyelanders learn of this and try to
do everything they can for him, including watching over him at the
Phoenix when possible. The attacks escalate. ("In
the House of the Lord")
November 25-December 3, 2009- Andrew is
attacked in the very early hours of the 25th, leaving his right
arm broken. He is briefly hospitalized but then released to
the care of the Dyelanders gathered at the Phoenix. He
spends the next several days resting, concluding his assignment,
and testifying in court. On the 3rd, Andrew runs into Myrna
and her grand-daughter. He learns of their connection to
Hope and is given a letter that Hope wrote him that has surprising
resonance with his recent experiences. Shaken and still
wearied, Andrew is persuaded by the Dyelanders to go Home. ("In
the House of the Lord") The first part of "The
Altar" takes place during the brief period between Andrew
being attacked and regaining consciousness. In that story,
LJA goes to the hospital chapel to pray... and possibly say good
bye. In "The
Coffee Summit," God uses Monica's gift of seeing the past to
allow her a glimpse of JenniAnn's breakdown in the chapel.
December 6, 2009- Andrew is welcomed back
to Dyeland. Since his arm remains in a cast, he is given
time off to rest there. In the weeks that follow, Andrew
struggles with his limited abilities thanks to the broken
arm. During this time, Andrew also begins to ponder a
major-ish life change. ("The
Past, the Present, the Future")
December 22, 2009- Still with his cast,
Andrew returns to his work as an angel. ("The
Past, the Present, the Future")
December 24, 2009- God gives Andrew a
vision that, among other things, shows LJA with two children,
Rose, Yva, Vincent, Jacob, and Catherine still very much a part of
Dyeland, and Mick and Beth with one child and another on the
way. It's unknown how literally true the vision is. ("The
Past, the Present, the Future")
January 6, 2010- Andrew's cast is removed!
February 8-14, 2010- Andrew and LJA
interview their friends about various types of love for their
annual Valentine's documentary and the latter learns more than she
bargained for when Mick reveals that Andrew is considering going
"deep cover" and aging along with the Dyelanders. Eli ends
up assigned to Andrew and Co. to help them make peace with
this. In the days that follow, Andrew meets with his friends
to discuss his decision. As of autumn 2013, he has not yet
made the request of the Father but knows he will at some point...
soon. In this story, Mick and Beth also break up... for a
time. ("When
You Are Real")
April 2010- In "The
Butterfly," Andrew helps LJA work through her feelings and
anger about the sexual abuse allegations in the Catholic Church
and how poorly many were handled. Meanwhile in Manhattan,
Fr. Mike is struggling to come to terms with the same and with the
pain of some of his own parishioners. He gets a very special
visitor... Later that month, in a far lighter moment, "Andrew
Watches a Bunch of TV" with LJA in prep for his assignment
as a Media Studies professor. LJA learns something very
interesting about the AOD. Still later, Andrew tells Shelby
about his assignment with President Lincoln in "The
Penny." In "Hope and
Healing," when about seven months pregnant, Isra is
devastated when another girl in the village dies with her baby
because she was far too young to carry a child. Behnam
comforts his wife and vows again to get her and their child to
some place safe so they never face such cruel abuse.
Circa Spring 2010- Per "The Story
of Eilish/Elise." this was when Eilish first glimpsed Andrew
after a terrible prom night prank.
Summer 2010- While exact dates were never
given, "Where
You Go" mentions Andrew having a few cases related to the BP
Oil Spill.
June 5, 2010- In "Hope and
Healing," Isra brings Aiyla ("moonlight" to connect her with
her aunt Badriya ["full moon"]) into the world. The midwife
and Behnam's aunt are disappointed over the baby being a girl but
Isra and Behnam deem her perfect.
June 18, 2010- Andrew and LJA pay a visit
to Raquel Seywell who asks them, and their friends, to be there
when she weds Capt. Nico Moretti during a Caribbean cruise.
Thus, Andrew and Co. are invited along with many acting as members
of the wedding party. ("Where
You Go, I Will Go")
August 22-31, 2010- Raquel and Nico are
married on August 26th. During the course of the trip, the
Dyelanders reconnect after a few months of drifting. But
things with Monica are still strained. ("Where
You Go, I Will Go")
September 3, 2010- The Dyelanders have a
post-cruise party at the Cafe and Monica comes back into the
fold! ("Where
You Go, I Will Go")
October 2010- After being away for a number
of years, Bennie, a former Dyelander, returns briefly for lunch
with LJA and Rose in "A
Moment of Grace." The reunion does not go well when
she refuses to believe that Andrew isn't romantically involved
with LJA, Monica, or anyone. Turns out Bennie had feelings
for Andrew. She leaves in a huff and wasn't seen... for a
while.
October 3, 2010- In "The
Coffee Summit," Tess "kidnaps" LJA and Monica and leaves
them at a Panera that they later learn is in Colorado.
Why? Because God told her to in order to get JenniAnn and
Monica to discuss their differences and make peace since the
tension was going to distress Andrew. And it wasn't real fun
for either of them... or Joshua. So the two do have a
heart-to-heart and by the end of the day are good friends
again. While they're doing that, Joshua meets with Andrew to
prepare him for his time in West Hollow.
October 8, 2010- This is probably when
Andrew arrived in West Hollow since he'd been working there two
weeks already when "Safe"
opens on October 22nd.
October 22-31, 2010- Andrew has a lengthy
assignment in the town of West Hollow, IA. A serial rapist
has been attacking young women and Andrew (as a cop) teams up with
officer Jonah Webb to try to find the man before he hurts anyone
else. Meanwhile, the Dyelanders decide to join Andrew when
it becomes obvious the assignment has shaken him to the core and
raises concerns that he'll once again withdraw from them. ("Safe")
Christmas 2010- The gang gathers for their
annual Christmas tree decorating and in the course of the evening
each one of them has a vision of their Christmas Future.
These visions aren't necessarily accurate... but there's a good
chance they are. In Andrew's vision, the friends all still
gather together to celebrate. Mick (who has been cured) and
Beth have two boys. Adam's still playing Santa. Yva's
become a minister. Monica and Tess are there. Rose,
her husband, and her two children are present. Shelby and
Jacob have grown into happy, helpful young people. Adam and
Eli have taken on some supervising duties. Nigel has
acclimated some more to the modern world. Willy has found
peace as has C.J. Josef continues to strive to free victims
of human trafficking, forever carrying his love for Sarah in his
heart. Logan has been cured and become engaged.
Vincent is in charge of the Tunnel Council and he and Catherine
are still madly in love. Lady Beth finds a greater sense of
joy. LJA has adopted two children, Annabelle and Avi, and
remains in love with Andrew... his aging doing nothing to dampen
her affections. And, as always, the Father watches over them
all with love. ("To Be
With You")
January 11, 2011- This
is another one that may be difficult for some to read due to the
necessary blending of fiction and reality. In "On
This Side," Andrew is pulled off an assignment and brought
back to Dyeland by Adam in order to help the girls cope with news
of John Dye's death. It was my therapy...
February 9-14, 2011- In "The
Unbroken Circle," Andrew and JenniAnn lead Valentine's
interviews with their friends one final time. Their annual
video also serves as a tribute to Mr. Dye. On Valentine's
Day, Shelby finds a beautiful sign from God.
March 17, 2011- "In
the Fields of Gold" intersperses scenes from the Dyelanders'
annual anniversary/St. Patrick's Day party and Andrew's memories
of what was going on in his life when he first arrived in Dyeland
(think "Pandora's Box.")
April 2011- In "A
Shorts Story," we learn why Andrew so seldom wears shorts.
April 26, 2011- In "Promotion
Day," LJA frets that Andrew may get another promotion and be
separated from the Dyelanders. God envisions a future
promotion for Andrew.
May 2011- In "Andrew's
First
(Dyeland) Haircut," LJA has to cut Andrew's hair after he
has a chewing gum snafu. Adam serenades them during the hair
cutting.
June 2011- This is when the second part of
"The
Altar" is set. LJA learns what became of the locket
she left on the altar... Andrew woke up with it. In "Abide
With
Me," we learn what ultimately became of the locket.
July 4, 2011- Shelby's growing up and with
that comes some worry. In "Never
Alone," she's troubled by the idea that Andrew has to be on
the front during wars. He tells her how important it is that
those who serve their country are never alone.
Summer 2011- Andrew and LJA go to speak to
her Grandma Chandler in "Guess
Who's
Coming
for Coffee?" She is not thrilled by their
relationship. "Friend
of My Soul" picks up with a scene of Andrew and JenniAnn
back at Willowveil after that stressful coffee visit. They
get quite cuddly as they plan for their future.
August 2011- Andrew and some of the
Dyelander ladies go with Beth to pick out bridesmaid
dresses. Andrew's there to be "the unbiased male
viewpoint." He winds up counseling a stressed bride named
Flora. ("The
Greatest of These")
September 11, 2011- Shelby is confused by
the occasion and the emotions of the adults in her life on the
10th anniversary of 9/11. As they console and keep her
close, Andrew and JenniAnn reflect on their memories from that
horrible day and those that followed in "In
the Palm of His Hand."
September 20, 2011- The gang is celebrating
Andrew's birthday when he receives a mysterious and comforting
gift: images of the future in "Andrew's
Birthday Quilt."
October 31, 2011- Andrew has one more
reason to kinda like Halloween! On this date he became
supervisor to Violeta, a former Records angel in training to
become an AOD. ("Mysterious
Ways")
November 2011- The Dyelanders and L.A. set
gather to celebrate Mick's birthday at a club. Violeta is
distressed when a man comes onto her in a pushy fashion.
Andrew intervenes. ("The
Greatest of These")
December 2011- For several years, the
Dyelanders have decked their tree with ornaments representing each
of them. They also include some ornaments as tributes to
those who touched their lives and have gone Home. In "Love
Came Down," Joshua helps Andrew to create such an ornament
to honor John Dye.
February 13, 2012- Beth and Mick get
married. Andrew officiates. The evening before, Andrew
and Josef have a heart-to-heart as the latter struggles with
memories of Sarah. ("The
Greatest of These")
March 17, 2012- Andrew is away on
assignment when his Dyeland anniversary rolls around. His
friends don't let that stop them from celebrating with him in "12
Years."
April 8, 2012- Andrew, hurting after a
series of brief but distressing assignments, returns to Dyeland on
Easter. Thankfully, his friends left him a gift to help
cheer him in "Easter
Eggs."
Spring 2012- Andrew returns to Dyeland
after witnessing the carnage in Syria in "Being
There."
June 2012- After JenniAnn and Andrew spend
some time pondering fairy tales, they decide there's a lot of
similarity between their group of friends and "Beauty and the
Beast." Shortly thereafter, a rose appears in Andrew's
house... seemingly from the Father. Initially it's all white
but then a single petal turns red. Hmm... More on the
rose later! ("Tale
as Old as Time") Andrew remembers the conversation
that followed the next morning, with Shelby and Rose included, in
"Abide
With Me".
July 2012- Andrew and LJA look through old
letters and such while waiting for a storm to blow over.
Andrew hears the Father asking him to trust Him and the AOD agrees
to do whatever God asks of him. He then asks LJA to promise
him to never lose hope... no matter what. ("The
Storm") Only a few days later, Andrew is sent to
Afghanistan. Joshua recalls Andrew's acceptance of the
request in "Abide
With Me".
July 24, 2012- We don't know how LJA
celebrated her 30th birthday exactly but in "Abide
With Me", she and Andrew reminisce about how they danced
until midnight. So there was definitely that.
July 31, 2012- Andrew is given an
assignment as an Army medic in Afghanistan. On July 31st, he
and another soldier (Max Remus) are taken as POWs. Andrew
returns to Dyeland and first tells LJA of what's happened.
She alerts the others and they have a five hour send-off for
Andrew... with lots of hugs and tears and promises and
prayers. Adam and Monica take over Violeta's training during
this time. ("Abide
With Me")
August 1, 2012- Andrew tends to an injured
Max and the two exchange the very limited information they have
about their captors. Back in Dyeland, Vincent discovers that
LJA's been having seizures so he and Yva persuade her to come
Below. Later, Catherine and Vincent discuss the legacy of
their struggles and share their hope that Andrew will return soon
and be healed by the love of his friends... and them by his
love. ("Abide
With Me")
August 2, 2012- Max's condition
deteriorates. After he finally falls asleep, Andrew does,
too, and dreams of being back at Willowveil with LJA and
Shelby. ("Abide
With Me")
August 5, 2012- In an effort to help the
others make sense of what's happening, Vincent gives a lecture on
Afghanistan's history. Meanwhile, Catherine becomes lost in
thought and worries for her friends. At this point, Owen and
LJA have moved Above to Catherine's apartment so LJA can be under
the same stars as Andrew. Yva's spending increased time with
Vincent, following him around and seemingly unable to be by
herself. Adam appears and tells Catherine that he's been
assigned to a medical unit in Afghanistan. ("Abide
With Me")
Early August, 2012- This is when the Adam
and LJA segment of "The
Storm" is set. They enter Serendipity to tend to some
things during Andrew's absence and find some gifts he'd been
making before he was sent away.
August 7, 2012- A gash on Max's leg has
become infected and, stripped of his medical supplies, Andrew can
only pray that he be healed. When the delirium lifts, Max
tells Andrew about his dreams and about his life... including
about his absentee mother and negligent father. While
they're talking, a bottle of penicillin is rolled into the cave
where they're being held. Its origins are a mystery to
them. ("Abide
With Me")
August 19, 2012- LJA and Owen have been
living in Catherine's apartment for a while. Convinced his
friend's not being helped by this arrangement, Owen tries to
convince LJA to return to Dyeland. Ultimately, he persuades
her by telling her that Shelby would feel better in Dyeland.
So the two girls wind up staying in LaClytie for a bit...
something LJA is initially reluctant about given it's overgrown
with kudzu that Andrew planted for her and, thus, is filled with
her memories of him. In Afghanistan, Max is getting
frustrated with Andrew's lack of self-revelation. So he asks
about the pouch of jewelry Andrew's been keeping which leads to
the angel talking to Max about his family back in Dyeland.
By the end of the conversation, they're officially friends.
Yay! ("Abide
With Me")
August 20, 2012- Andrew has been away for
nearly three weeks... and, as Max sleeps, the angel begins to
panic over this fact. At some point in Dyeland's early days,
God had promised that Andrew would never be away from those girls
for more than three weeks unless they chose the separation.
LJA was among those girls... the sole one remaining in
near-constant contact with Andrew. Thus, Andrew is plagued
by the idea that the promise to her will be broken... and her
broken with it. He also assumes, rightly, that LJA told the
other girls about the "three week promise." So he fears they
will all be heartbroken by the idea that God broke a
promise. Sure enough, back in LaClytie, LJA has remembered
the promise and cries herself to sleep at the thought of its being
broken and remaining separated from Andrew. But then she
wakes up on a kudzu-covered island not entirely unlike her own...
and Andrew is there. They both assume it's a dream.
Nonetheless, she tells Andrew about what's going on with the
family. Andrew tells her about Max... keeping the details
out. And then LJA begins to fade and Andrew wakes up in the
cave. He and Max talk briefly... and then their four captors
burst in. ("Abide
With Me")
August 21, 2012- LJA meets up with the
other 4 ladies at the Cafe in Dyeland. Together they
conclude that the dream she had was real and God's fulfillment of
the three week promise. They decide to use the dreams to
deliver messages, from all of them, to Andrew via LJA. ("Abide
With Me")
August 23, 2012- Andrew's and Max's captors
have them on the move. To hopefully help facilitate a
rescue, Andrew begins dropping insignia for searchers to
find. After being cast into a cellar, the two discuss their
current situation and a mysterious woman who has been walking with
the captors. Andrew believes it was her who provided the
penicillin. ("Abide
With Me")
September 5, 2012- Another storm struck
Dyeland, causing minor damage. As Adam sweeps up some broken
glass at Andrew's house, he considers what all has happened in the
month plus that Andrew's been away. He's pleased that
everyone's mostly doing okay and showing signs of promise.
Unfortunately, Violeta has become withdrawn. She's
perpetually looking for Andrew and, while performing assignments
admirably, not really bonding with anyone. Also at
Serendipity and helping with clean up, Rose and LJA notice that
Andrew's rose has become more red. One petal even changes
right before their eyes. At the same time, Andrew is
struggling to sleep when he hears a woman crying. She turns
out to be the wife of one of their captors and she tries,
unsuccessfully, to break Andrew and Max out. Andrew then
recalls that he was sent to the woman's grandmother on her
deathbed. The girl saw him and thus thinks Andrew is Azrael,
the angel of death in Islam. And then remembers her name:
Badriya. He gives her his name, clarifying that he is an AOD
but not Azrael. Badriya then has to rush off and Andrew
prays that both she and Max be spared from the rage he's sure is
coming. ("Abide
With Me")
September 6, 2012- Max paces the cellar,
trying to make sense of a recent experience. After being
hauled out of the cellar and interrogated, one of the captors
started beating him... but Max didn't feel any of the blows.
And yet when they return Andrew, he's been horribly beaten.
Max tends to him and is bothered by why he was protected and
Andrew wasn't. To stave off a possible concussion, Andrew
tells Max more about his friends and the complicated family tree
they have. Back in Dyeland, the ladies discuss the meaning
of the rose and try to help LJA make sense of the dream she and
Andrew shared. Then they pray together. ("Abide
With Me")
September 9, 2012- Andrew and LJA dream of
being together on the island again. As before, they exchange
updates (Andrew barely so) and LJA delivers messages from the
others. Then LJA announces that she's come to believe the
dreams are really happening. It takes Andrew a moment but he
begins to trust in this, too. He then tells her the story of
an assignment he worked on with Adam, with the two acting as
carnies, sharing two tidbits of info that only Adam would
know. LJA's then supposed to share the story, withholding
the two tidbits, and see if Adam can correctly fill in the blanks
and, in this way, prove the reality of the dream.
Unfortunately, this leaves Andrew to rely on faith but he accepts
this and even welcomes it since, up until that point, the ladies
have always had to live by faith while he had knowledge. And
then they wake up... That morning, LJA tells the story...
and Adam correctly fills in the blanks and recognizes that it's
Andrew's way of verifying his own identity. ("Abide
With Me")
September 11, 2012- Andrew and Max discuss
where they were on 9-11. Max reveals that he decided on that
day, at age twelve, to eventually join the Army and defend the
States. To comfort themselves, the two sing Springsteen's
"Land of Hope and Dreams." Back in Dyeland, Andrew's friends
are watching the TV in horror as news of the attack in Benghazi
unfolds. It seems to be the last straw for Owen who breaks
down, wishing Andrew and the other angels could just be done with
the mess that is humanity. He's strongly chastened and then
gently comforted by Adam. That night in Afghanistan, Badriya
again visits Andrew. She tells him she will soon be going
"away" because she hasn't been able to conceive and her husband is
angry. In an effort to give her peace, Andrew leads a prayer
which she joins in on. They exchange "I love yous" and then
Badriya flees again. ("Abide
With Me")
September 20, 2012- Andrew's
birthday. His friends spend the day helping others out in
his honor. However, they can't fully escape their
sadness. By that evening, JenniAnn and Rose are on shaky
emotional ground so Owen convinces them to go out for dinner...
and then they end up at a tattoo parlor. Max presents Andrew
with a handmade initial charm he made for the occasion.
Naturally, this really touches Andrew. The two hope for a
better birthday to come. ("Abide
With Me")
September 29, 2012- Thinking about Andrew
and the suffering he must be experiencing, Raquel feels pulled to
call LJA. Picking up on the younger woman's distress, Raquel
decides to move to Dyeland for a couple weeks to lend and receive
moral support from the others who love Andrew. In
anticipation of that, the Dyelander ladies help LJA and Shelby get
moved back into Willowveil. That night, another dream
comes. When Andrew initially sees LJA's tattoo, he jumps to
the conclusion that it's a bruise and some guy hit her. This
prompts him to reveal that he's afraid he might go crazy.
She tries to console him and passes along everyone's
messages. Andrew verifies that he is dropping insignia as
they move. And then there's a lotta G-rated kissing.
When Andrew wakes up, he learns he missed a visit from his and
Max's unkindly hosts and that they're on the move soon. Upon
waking, LJA shares her concerns with the four other ladies.
("Abide
With Me")
October 1, 2012- Andrew and Max are in a
new location, trying to make sense of what's happening.
Andrew is torn about the fact that Badriya is still journeying
with them and her terrible husband. Running low on insignia,
Andrew decides to start dropping the jewelry his friends gave
him. ("Abide
With Me")
October 4, 2012- Back at Willowveil, Shelby
freaks out when Andrew's pocket watch stalls. LJA replaces
the battery and calms the girl down but soon after has a panic
attack of her own. She runs to the castle chapel and rails
at Jesus, deeply disturbed by the fact that God died and so that
makes her unsure of Andrew's immortality. Thankfully, Raquel
arrives just in time to help her recover. In Afghanistan,
Andrew is disoriented and sluggish after falling and hitting his
head. Nonetheless, he awakes to hear Badriya screaming as
her husband beats her. Frantic, he tries to break out of the
barn where he and Max are being held. Max gets him settled
down and, for the first time, leads their prayers. ("Abide
With Me")
October 12, 2012- Dyeland is in the midst
of an ugly fall... cold, autumn leaves brought down before they
had a chance to change, dreary. Trying to make the best of
it; Rose, Raquel, and LJA discuss Halloween plans. They're
interrupted when Adam arrives. He asks the girls to identify
a couple items: Andrew's crystal dove charm from Below and his
horseshoe from C.J. ("Abide
With Me")
October 15, 2012- Andrew realizes that it's
been around 75 days since he and Max were captured. While
his assignment sleeps, Andrew day dreams about the future...
including his hope that Badriya will be free to pursue her
dreams. He thanks God for the friendships he has for the
women in his life... and that they value him as a friend and
equal, not someone to show deference to as Badriya is forced to
with her husband. And then he prays for Badriya and Max and
asks God to use him to help the two find love and home. ("Abide
With Me")
October 18, 2012- When a deal goes
bad, the captors turn on Andrew and badly beat him. Max
prays and, desperate for a way to help Andrew, draws a labyrinth
on the cave floor for him. Though wounded, Andrew finds
peace in "walking" the labyrinth. ("Abide
With Me")
October 19, 2012- Andrew and LJA meet up in
a dream again. Andrew confesses that the situation may be
bleaker than he supposed. LJA begins to give him everyone's
messages but then Andrew becomes agitated. He hears voices
and soon awakens to find himself back in the cave. He sees
two men drag Max out and, just before they kick the man, Andrew
(in angelic form) throws himself on Max and takes the blow.
Back in Dyeland, LJA wakes up sobbing. She awakens Raquel
who comes to pray with her. Adam, Monica, Tess, and Violeta
all show up to join in. Together they sing "Abide
With Me". In Afghanistan, Max is tending to Andrew who
is in severe pain and struggling to breath. Inexplicably, he
starts singing the hymn in spite of his condition. Once he
drifts to sleep, Max calls out to Rose, assuring her that he'll do
whatever he can to get Andrew home and he tells her to keep
praying. Having joined the others at Willowveil, Rose seems
to hear this on some level. She feels calm and more sure
that Andrew will be okay.
October 31, 2012- Because they don't want
to celebrate in their typical way sans Andrew, the Dyelanders and
their friends gather at Willy's factory for their Halloween
celebration. Adam arrives and takes JenniAnn to a more
private vestibule... he's found what he suspects is Andrew's ring
and needs her to ID it. She does and, with this, they both
suspect that Andrew is out of "bread crumbs" and he and Max have
become harder to track. ("Abide
With Me")
November 7, 2012- Badriya is killed by her
husband when she tries to protect Andrew. The angel won't
learn the truth about how she died until November 28th when Joshua
shares his own memories of that day and the three that followed
with Andrew. ("Abide
With Me")
November 8, 2012- Andrew has now been
missing for over 100 days and another dream is due. Violeta
and Adam sit together in a hospital chapel. She thanks him
for taking her under his wing and shares how much she's learned
from him... including how love and loss are intrinsically linked
in the mortal realms. Violeta also realizes how, like Andrew
and Adam, she's becoming more bound to their human friends.
Having seen and cared for so many wounded soldiers during their
assignment, Violeta is worried that Andrew's mind may be shattered
when he does finally return. Adam assures her that, no
matter what, they'll all take the journey with him. In
Dyeland, JenniAnn is gathered with some of her friends and too
anxious to sleep. They reminisce about Andrew in an attempt
to calm her down. They succeed and she goes to bed. In
their dream, LJA finds a very disturbed Andrew. He's laying
on the ground with unfocused eyes and has begun to believe he's
only been imagining her the whole time. So... she sets up a
test and gets Andrew to realize it's all real. Pained,
Andrew admits that he can no longer hear God. She tries to
console him but then darkness envelopes her and Andrew feels like
he's suffocating. He screams Badriya's name and LJA awakens
in Dyeland with it ringing in her ears. She then searches
her journal for the name and comes across an entry from September
2001 in which Andrew told her about his assignment with Badriya
and her grandma. Piecing together the info, LJA calls Adam
and relays it all to him. He leaves on a search mission for
Andrew and Max while Violeta returns to Dyeland to keep LJA
company while they wait. ("Abide
With Me")
November 9, 2012- Adam is searching for
Badriya and, by extension, Andrew and Max. He receives no
help from her family home but when he and another officer drive
away, a young man blocks their path. He turns out to be
Badriya's brother who has been hoping to rescue her himself.
He gives Adam a map to where he suspects Badriya's husband might
be headed. Adam ends up participating in a helicopter search
and four men are spotted. The Army moves in and takes down
the three captors... but they only had Max with them.
Tearfully, Max explains to Adam that they beat Andrew and left him
for dead in a cave. ("Abide
With Me") In "Hope and
Healing," after Adam left with information about Andrew's
and Max's possible whereabouts from Behnam, the young man
confronted his uncle at gunpoint and informed him that he was
taking Isra and their daughter back to Isra's father so his wife
could give birth to their second child at her home.
November 10, 2012- Andrew, alone in a cave
where the captors dumped him, is reliving flashes of his
life. Just as he's recalling a moment with Joshua, the angel
hears approaching voices. Soon, Adam is beside him. He
and the other rescuers get Andrew into a helicopter. Adam
sings "Abide
With Me" for his buddy as he drifts to sleep... finally
safe. In Dyeland, so many of Andrew's friends have gathered
that they have to convene in the ballroom. The emergency
phone rings and when LJA answers it, Adam is on the line. He
announces that they have both Andrew and Max at the base...
safe. When the call ends, the ballroom erupts in celebration
over the knowledge that Andrew is coming home after 102 days
away. In "Hope and
Healing," the reception at Isra's father's house isn't
exactly warm. Her father, Faisal, threatens to shoot Behnam
since he believes the man raped his daughter and probably
continues to abuse her. Behnam allows Faisal to take his gun
and tie him up while Isra pleads their case. Moved by Isra's
story, Faisal releases Behnam and lets the family stay with him
and his younger daughter, Salma.
November 11, 2012- Behnam and Faisal are
outside when they notice a figure approaching. He introduces
himself as Azrael and tells Behnam he has news from God that
Behnam should hear with his wife present. They go inside
while Faisal and Salma take Aiyla outside to play. Azrael
tells Behnam about how Badriya died trying to protect Andrew and
Max. Behnam is devastated and can barely speak. Azrael
tells the couple that Andrew and Adam will be bringing Badriya's
body for proper burial. Speaking for her husband, Isra asks
if Badriya could be brought to them for burial on her father's
land, not their evil uncle's. Azrael agrees. He tells
Isra that, though her labor will be long, she will deliver a
healthy son who will bring their family much joy. When he
disappears, Isra holds her husband as he weeps. ("Hope and
Healing")
November 13/14, 2012- Having now traveled
to a base in Germany, Adam appraises Andrew of his physical
condition (dehydrated, malnourished, bruised lung, etc.).
Despite the Army's desire to keep him for observations, Andrew
wants to go home. ASAP. Adam isn't convinced this is a
good idea but relents. Later that night in Dyeland, LJA is
struggling to sleep so takes the dogs for a late night walk and...
sees the lights on at Serendipity. She runs there and finds
Monica, Tess, and Adam. Andrew's back! Tess is
initially reluctant to let LJA see him right away but Adam, who is
now Andrew's personal physician, insists. While LJA goes
into Andrew's bedroom, the three other angels have a tense scene
in the kitchen. Tess still doesn't think LJA should be there
or the others told right away that Andrew is back. Adam is
unmovable while Monica tries to keep the peace. Tess
eventually sees the error in her thinking and apologizes to Adam
who, exhausted, falls asleep at the table. Meanwhile, LJA,
Fawn, and Lulu have an affectionate reunion with Andrew. She
verifies for him that the dreams were real. Reluctant to
have her go, Andrew fights the sleep he desperately needs.
LJA offers to stay with him but he refuses due to a sleep terror
he had in Germany and his concerns that, if another one struck, he
might hurt her. They compromise with her sleeping in his
adjoining office. In the morning, Andrew and Adam chat in
the living room and LJA, scared it was all a dream, runs in on
them. Andrew then explains that the reason he's there and
not Home is because he's still assigned to Max. Soon after,
Andrew's friends begin to descend on Serendipity and they all have
a joint welcome home/happy belated birthday party with each having
some private time to fuss over the angel. The gang also
works out that, at least for some time, a bunch of them will stay
over at Serendipity so Andrew is never alone. ("Abide
With Me")
November 15, 2012- Andrew begins his second
full day back home. LJA returns his cell phone to him so he
decides to phone Max. He learns that Max's father has left
on a fishing trip until December so Andrew invites Max for
Thanksgiving. Only later does he realize he has no idea how
to make that possible. Thankfully, LJA and the others have
already made arrangements with Vincent to use Cora's house for the
holiday. So Andrew and LJA call Max back to formally invite
him and he happily accepts. Unfortunately, Andrew later has
his first flashback when Lady Beth accidentally nicks herself
while cutting broccoli. However, by that evening he's
feeling better and everyone gathers to put up his Christmas tree
and watch the AOD Band perform. ("Abide
With Me")
November 16, 2012- Many of Andrew's house
guests return home. He and LJA take a break from getting the
house in order and end up having an emotional conversation in the
living room... just in time to get interrupted by an embarrassed
Eliot, LJA's ex-boyfriend. He's come to bring Andrew a
walking stick he carved... and to make peace. Since the
break-up, he'd felt awkward visiting Dyeland but missed Andrew and
LJA. The three get things squared away and, when LJA leaves
to get cider for all of them, Eliot reveals that he's become
engaged to a Tunnel girl named Brittony. Eliot makes Andrew
promise to never cut LJA off or let her drift away from him
because Eliot fears she wouldn't survive it. Andrew makes
the vow... and another rose petal turns. That night, Andrew
and some of his friends put up his outdoor Christmas lights...
with Owen, Adam, and Violeta surprising Andrew with an amazing
synchronized lights and music display. ("Abide
With Me")
November 21, 2012- Andrew has a nightmare
about his time in Afghanistan and, during the course of it,
punches a hole in his headboard. LJA, still in the office,
wakes up but doesn't know why. Unable to return to sleep,
she invites Andrew to get some warm milk with her. She
notices that his hand is messed up. He confesses that he had
a sleep terror. They pray for peace for all of them
and for a happy Thanksgiving for them and Max and express their
gratitude. Later that morning, Adam is none too happy to
hear about Andrew's nocturnal struggles and suggests that maybe he
left the hospital too early. He's the first to outright say
that Andrew has PTSD. That evening, several of them go to
Cora's to begin preparation for their Thanksgiving and Max's
stay. "Abide
With Me")
November 22, 2012- Max comes to stay for a
long Thanksgiving weekend at Cora's and is immediately smitten
with Rose. That night, everyone has a massive Thanksgiving
dinner and Max discovers that he feels very much at ease with
Andrew's family, eventually quipping that he wants Andrew and LJA
to adopt him. Later, Max and Andrew catch each other up on
how they're doing and Max admits to having repeated nightmares in
which their captors are dragging him away from Andrew.
Andrew asks Max to call him if it happens again. When they
make their way to the room they're sharing, a bear Yva made Max is
waiting for him with a Harry Potter scarf Rose made.
Awww. ("Abide
With Me")
November 24, 2012- Max's stay has continued
to go very well with everyone marathoning the Harry Potter
movies and downing butterbeer. LJA is giddy because she
thinks Max and Rose are falling for each other. Andrew
agrees but is a lil more sedate, not wanting to pressure the
would-be couple. Meanwhile, Max and Rose have their own
discussion about the family dynamics... and marriage and
children. But just in general. Not their own.
They aren't crazy! After everyone's gone to bed, Andrew and
Max struggle to sleep. They're both bummed about the next
day's parting so make plans to get everyone together the following
Saturday. Max tells Andrew that being there and spending
time with everyone has given him more hope for his future.
He also confesses that he was really bothered by God sending an
angel to protect him but not Andrew. However, he's come to
realize that God was protecting Andrew by giving him those dreams
with LJA. Andrew hadn't thought of it that way and is
greatly touched, fully believing in the theory. ("Abide
With Me")
November 25, 2012- The Dyelanders gather to
bid an emotional good bye to Max although Rose reiterates that
they'll be together that Saturday. Andrew and Max go outside
alone to say their good byes. Max tells the angel that he's
the closest he ever had to a real father. Andrew then tells
Max he loves him which really gets to the young man given his own
father never told him that. They hug and then Max drives off
with Andrew watching him go... Adam, Violeta, Lady Beth,
Rose, and LJA all return with Andrew to Serendipity and convince
him that they're staying there with him for at least another
night. He's pretty easily convinced and so they all settle
in. ("Abide
With Me")
November 26, 2012- LJA is doing laundry
when Violeta confronts her, hoping she's staying the night
again. Violeta reveals that she's uneasy with only Tess
staying with Andrew because she worries the supervisor isn't
always attentive enough. LJA agrees to stay over. And
then Violeta reveals that, in Earth time, she's only fifteen years
old. She'd let LJA and the others believe she was actually
centuries old but she was using timing from another world.
The two are close from then on. Later, Violeta seeks
Andrew's counsel on an upcoming assignment. Andrew dispels
her self-doubts and then, after convincing him he need a nap,
Violeta leaves for her assignment. Andrew awakens to find
Rose there. He tells her he plans to call Max and she,
blushingly, asks if she can talk to him. Andrew assures her
that Max would love to spend time with her and he texts her the
man's number. Rose immediately goes off to call him.
The two plan to make their Saturday excursion an all day
thing. When they are able to speak alone, Rose tells Andrew
that she's worried because Max admitted to having a nightmare that
upset him. Andrew then calls Max who tells him that his
nightmare was about Badriya's death. Until then, Andrew had
blocked almost everything about her and his memory of her death is
still inaccessible. Once they hang up, Andrew tries to
remember, feeling he owes it to Badriya but he can't. He
rejoins his friends, allowing their warmth to soothe him. ("Abide
With Me")
November 27, 2012- In the early hours, LJA
witnesses one of Andrew's worst sleep terrors yet. He wakes
from it but then when she relates what she saw, Andrew has a panic
attack. Once he's calmed, LJA tends to him which frustrates
Andrew as he never meant to turn her into his nursemaid. And
in the hall, Tess witnesses a lot of this. When LJA leaves
to get Andrew some water, Tess follows and they have a
confrontation in the kitchen. Tess thinks Andrew needs to be
hospitalized, LJA insists they can tend to him. LJA returns
to Andrew's room. He knows he needs to rest but refuses to
sleep so she stays with him and reads the Bible. Andrew does
fall asleep and then Adam returns. LJA fills him in.
He agrees to let her stay since he's there to intervene if Andrew
were to get violent. Adam takes over reading the
Bible. That morning, Adam convinces Andrew that he needs to
talk about what he experienced. In the other room, Rose,
JenniAnn, and Tess talk. The two women consider whether to
tell Max what happened but Tess nixes this, afraid that it will
keep Max from confiding in Andrew. Later that day, Andrew
confides more to his friends about what he experienced in
Afghanistan, including knowing Badriya was killed. It's
during this conversation that he learns Badriya was the key to LJA
passing on info that allowed Adam to find and help rescue
Andrew. Afterwards, Andrew asks LJA to go out with him for
dinner and dancing (no matter how I word this, it sounds like
they're dating... sorry... they're not!) since she's been cooped
up taking care of him for so long. She agrees and heads back
to Willowveil to get ready. Raquel visits her and is
initially worried by the plan, fearing that Andrew might have an
episode while they're out. However, she backs down and sends
LJA on her way. At a restaurant in L.A., Andrew and LJA have
a lovely dinner. When they leave, it's raining so Andrew
goes to get the car. Waiting in the restaurant atrium, LJA
is accosted by a man and Andrew loses himself for a time,
threatens the man with violence, and then has a panic
attack. LJA distracts him and the loser flees. In the
parking lot, they both tearfully come to the realization that
Andrew needs medical help. LJA agrees to go with him.
Mick and Beth show up to get them back to their apartment to stay
for the night. Once settled in, Andrew confides in Mick, a
WWII vet, about all that's been going on. It's Mick who puts
together that Andrew is probably suffering from traumatic brain
injury and definitely needs medical attention. ("Abide
With Me")
November 28, 2012- Andrew and LJA leave
L.A. and go to visit Catherine. It turns out that, since
shortly after Andrew left in July, she'd been working on a
resource file about PTSD and TBI because she suspected Andrew
might be impacted by one or both. Catherine presents the
angel with her file and Andrew decides to consult Dr. Edmund
Talson, a friend of hers. Dr. Talson gives Andrew a general
assessment with Adam and LJA present. While Andrew undergoes
an MRI, Owen, Rose, Yva, Lady Beth, C.J. and Violeta arrive
and wait with Adam and LJA in the hospital waiting room. By
the time Dr. Talson returns after reviewing the MRI images,
Raquel, Monica, and Tess are gathered with the others in Andrew's
hospital room. Dr. Talson formally diagnoses Andrew as
having TBI and PTSD. That night, with everyone but Andrew
returning home, Max calls Andrew's cell. Because it needed
charging, LJA had taken it so answered. Max unloads on her
about how worried he is about Andrew. In particular, he's
distressed by the fact that Andrew has been very coy about where
he lives which has made Max believe he's really bad off. Max
also tells LJA about how an angel protected him and not Andrew
while they were in Afghanistan. She puts together that
Andrew was that angel. Not wanting to cause Max any undue
worry, she makes the decision to tell him about Dyeland.
Thus, LJA, Rose, and Violeta leave Dyeland to go meet Max near a
portal in an alley in Manhattan. They bring him through and,
greeted by Adam, a totally agog Max enters Serendipity with the
girls. Once he's adjusted a bit, they tell him about
Andrew's diagnosis. Adam explains that Andrew needs to
remember Badriya's death in order to heal so he leads them all,
and many other friends who arrive at that moment, in a prayer for
Andrew. Back at the hospital, Andrew has fallen asleep and
finds himself back on the island he dreamed of in
Afghanistan. However, it's not LJA with him but
Joshua. Joshua showsAndrew his own memories of the
last days of the angel's captivity. With Joshua at his side,
Andrew sees how he fell while his and Max's captors were moving
them. One man began to beat him and Badriya tried to protect
him. This enraged her husband who subsequently killed her as
Andrew tried to break free and save her. Andrew was then
knocked unconscious and dragged into a cave. Meanwhile,
Badriya's spirit appeared back in the valley where she was
killed. Azrael initially appeared to bring her Home.
However, Badriya asked if she could stay with Andrew. Azrael
was thrown by the request but then Joshua appeared. He spoke
to Badriya, who immediately began to worship him, and took her to
Andrew. The two stayed with Andrew for the three days he was
in the cave, leaving only when Adam and the others arrived.
Andrew and Joshua are back on the island and the latter tells his
angel how proud and pleased he and the Father are. Andrew
asks Joshua if he'll be allowed to stay to continue to help
Max. Immensely pleased, Joshua agrees. They return to
the hospital room where Andrew settles into bed as Joshua sings
him his mother's lullaby. The last thing the AOD feels
before going to sleep is Joshua's hand on his forehead and a
soothing, healing warmth. Back in Dyeland, Max sees another
petal of the rose turn colors. ("Abide
With Me")
November 29, 2012- The next morning, Andrew
packs up the hospital room and Dr. Talson stops by to bid him good
bye. Andrew can tell the physician has something he needs to
say. Dr. Talson reveals that his beloved stepson was the one
driving the Army vehicle that Andrew and Max were in when it hit
the IED. Andrew is able to console the doctor with the
knowledge that his son died instantly and without pain, helping to
save someone else. They part and Andrew is mobbed by friends
in the waiting room. Andrew returns to Dyeland where he
finds that LJA, Rose, and Violeta have introduced Max to their
home. They hug and then everyone has breakfast
together. Max, Harry Potter lover that he is, toasts
Andrew as "the bravest man I ever knew." ("Abide
With Me")
Early December, 2012- Andrew and Adam
journey back to Afghanistan to meet with Badriya's brother,
Behnam, and give her a proper burial. Meanwhile, Max becomes
more and more a part of the Dyelander tribe. ("Abide
With Me")
December 1, 2012- Andrew, Max, and several
of the Dyelanders spent a festive day in Manhattan, with many of
them ice skating at Rockefeller Center. Since Andrew's ankle
is still wonky, LJA sits it out with him and reveals that she
knows he shielded Max while they were Afghanistan. She asks
Andrew if that's why he hasn't yet revealed his identity to
Max. He explains that he knows it's not always easy to
discover the lengths someone would go to for you... something he's
personally experienced since his friends rallied around him and
made so many sacrifices for him. Andrew also tells LJA
something of his healing in the hospital and, though he can't say
it, LJA intuits that Jesus healed him. Later, the gang walks
around to admire the Christmas lights. ("Home
for Christmas")
December 2, 2012- Max is at his home and in
a fine mood, mentally reliving the time he's spent with Andrew and
the Dyelanders and trying to puzzle out their relationships.
His father, Rex Remus, enters. Max tries to make plans with
him to get a Christmas tree but Rex, though agreeing, doesn't
share in his son's enthusiasm. Rex is also less than
respectful about Max's spirituality. An awkward, silent
breakfast ensues. ("Home
for Christmas")
December 3, 2012- While Andrew attends
group therapy at the VA, LJA brings Violeta to see Adam play
Santa. Later, in Serendipity, Violeta is confused about
Santa Claus and why people encourage kids to believe in him.
As Andrew listens, LJA explains about St. Nicholas and how the
myth that arose around him preserves his important values of
generosity and kindness in a way that makes it easier for kids to
understand. Violeta aptly draws a parallel to Andrew
withholding his full story from Max for the time being.
Andrew then tells about how, at group, many of the men didn't have
holiday plans. However, he did get the go-ahead for the
girls' plan to bring cookies and handmade blankets for the
guys. The angel also reveals that Max seemed down and he
suspects his dad stood him up on getting a tree. The three
decide to incorporate Max into their pre-Christmas plans... and
LJA vows to get the boy a tree. ("Home
for Christmas")
December 5, 2012- Six hours after Andrew
and Adam leave following Badriya's burial, Isra gives birth to
Omar. Unlike with Aiyla's birth, Behnam is present. ("Hope and
Healing")
December 8, 2012- Max comes to Dyeland
hoping to visit with Andrew but, finding him not home, he goes to
Willowveil with LJA to begin preparing for the tree decorating
party. They have a heart-to-heart about Max's mother and LJA
encourages him to pursue things with Rose. Andrew returns
with the ornaments he made, with Eliot's help, for Max: labyrinths
with a heart at the center. LJA gives him a small, potted
Christmas tree. That night, everyone gathers together to
decorate the tree. LJA frets that Max may eventually connect
more with his father, thus cutting Andrew out. Meanwhile,
Max asks Andrew if it would be okay to go see a movie with Rose
after the party begins to dwindle. Andrew, of course,
assents and counsels Max when his nerves get to him. Later,
Andrew and LJA are reading the Bible at his place when Max shows
up aglow after a wonderful first date. Because his father
skipped town, Andrew invites Max to stay over so he does.
Happiness all around... even if LJA and Andrew are considerably
ticked at Rex. ("Home
for Christmas")
December 15, 2012- The friends gather for
some baking, blanket making, and faux-gingerbread ornament
decorating. During this activity, Andrew invites Max (and
his dad) to Christmas with them at Cora's. Max readily
agrees... although with some reservations about his dad's behavior
which Rose quickly shrugs off. When Max returns home,
however, he finds that his dad has gone... for real. Taking
only his Christmas tree, Max flees. Driving recklessly, Max
considers suicide but then has a vision of the pain that would
cause Andrew, Rose, LJA, and Adam. He doesn't go through
with it and, instead, receives the command to drive and, thus,
heads to the portal and Dyeland. Andrew and LJA are wrapping
gifts late into the night when they're surprised by Max's
unexpected and disheveled appearance on Andrew's doorstep.
He tells them about his dad and they get him warmed up, settled
down, and off to bed. Later, they meet up in the laundry
room where LJA vents her heartbreak over parents who neglect and
hurt their children and her own childlessness. And then
Andrew hatches a plan... they're going to parent Max.
December 16, 2012- That morning, Max finds
Andrew and LJA chirpily preparing breakfast. They tell him
that they've decided to celebrate Christmas either at Willowveil
or Serendipity and that he's welcome to stay through the
holidays. Andrew vows that Max won't be alone for Christmas
and then he invites him to stay at Serendipity until the Spring
when they can look into getting Max his own place. Rose
walks in to make a pitch for Selini, near her. Moved, Max
says he'll live anywhere so long as it's in Dyeland with
them. ("Home
for Christmas") Later Max will find a place of his
own... near Rose's house. ("The
Keeper's Story")
December 22, 2012- Per "Home
for Christmas", the gang caroled at the Phoenix Inn on this
day followed by their gift exchange at Willowveil that
evening.
December 24, 2012- On Christmas Eve, most
of the Dyelanders gather at Serendipity for dinner, caroling, and
festive readings. After they've all gone home and only Max
and Andrew are left, the young man tries to call his dad and
learns his number has been disconnected. God prompts Andrew
to go back to the living room and speak to Max. Adam and
Violeta appear, aglow, and soon Andrew is glowing, too.
Thus, Max learns Andrew is an angel... the same angel who
physically protected him in Afghanistan. Violeta then
explains to Max that Andrew can be a sort of father to him which
Andrew himself reiterates when he tells Max about the conversation
he had with LJA. Andrew then goes Home for the first time
since his assignment with Max began.
December 25, 2012- Bright and early the
next morning, LJA heads through the tunnel that connects her place
to Andrew's. They'd planned to fill stockings while Max
slept. LJA is surprised to find the tunnel decorated and big
band music playing. And then she sees a healed, ecstatic
Andrew. They dance. At a more decent hour, the two of
them, Max, Rose, Violeta, Adam, and Aunt Josephine share Christmas
breakfast and go through their stockings. Andrew and LJA
send Rose and Max on a scavenger hunt through the house. At
the end of it, they learn that Andrew is taking them all to the
Wizarding World of Harry Potter courtesy of the gift Mick,
Beth, and Josef gave him. Joshua appears to Andrew and they
briefly discuss the rose which has turned a third red. It
seems Joshua had explained the full significance of it when Andrew
had returned Home. Comforted, Andrew looks tenderly upon his
friends knowing that they have a merry Christmas day ahead.
("Home
for Christmas")
December 26, 2012- Andrew, JenniAnn, and
Max trek to Jersey to gets the latter's things from his father's
house. It's the last time Max goes there. ("Friend
of My Soul")
Late January 2013- In "Rapprochement,"
Max and LJA are going through old photos when he finds one from
the time that coincides with TBAA's "Virtual Reality." This
prompts Andrew and LJA to revisit a fight they had after that
assignment.
February 1, 2013- LJA and Rose hit the town
to buy clothes for Andrew and Max in preparation for their
vacation. ("Roots
and Wings")
February 5-7, 2013- This is when the
Dyelanders visit Universal Studios in Orlando. We learn that
Violeta can't handle roller-coasters, Andrew will stick up for
your kid if he wants a unicorn, he has no idea how his aging thing
will end but is fine with not knowing, and... Hogwarts is way
cool. ("Roots
and Wings")
February 13, 2013- Andrew and LJA prepare
the annual Valentine's documentary and go over footage and images
from the group's trip to Orlando in "Roots
and Wings."
Late February 2013- In "Harry
and Psyche," Andrew and LJA are doing some cleaning when a
semi-hysterical Max tears into the room. He's discovered
that he and JenniAnn (aka Maja) may have a bit of a shared
past. The story also reveals that, at that point in time,
Max had not been brought to the Tunnels though he knew of their
existence. Andrew, LJA, and Rose had decided to wait given
the stony, dim setting sometimes gave the former unwelcome
flashbacks to Afghanistan.
March 28, 2013- Max moves out of
Serendipity and into his own place on Selini. ("The
Keeper's Story")
March 31, 2013 (Easter Sunday)- In "The
Keeper's Story," Andrew reflects on the past few days which
included getting Max moved, dealing with LJA's resulting
moodiness, and an Easter egg hunt. Joshua visits the AOD to
supply some guidance, lend a listening ear, and dole out a couple
revelations. Joshua allows Andrew to see his memories
of January 16, 1987. He then asks Andrew to do him a favor:
"A year from now when you find yourself directing a production of
Jesus Christ Superstar, don't listen when your AD tells you
that a certain Joshua Davidson is too 'ethnic' and 'burly' for the
title role." This is the first reference to the events that
will comprise "The
Carpenter." That morning, Joshua allows Badriya to see
the future, specifically Annabelle (her namesake) being rescued by
Andrew and JenniAnn.
April 2013- Salma, Faisal, and Aiyla
leave home to visit a neighbor while Behnam goes to barter for
milk. Isra is left alone with little Omar. Shortly
after Isra finishes nursing him, Behnam's uncle breaks into the
house. He's enraged when he finds Isra reading and not
wearing a burqa. He attempts to rape Isra but Behnam returns
and sees what's happening. When Isra pushes the man away
from her, Behnam fires two shots and kills his uncle. That
night, the family flees and remains on the run for some
time. Sadly, Faisal is killed when their band of refugees is
attacked and Salma is believed to have died, too.
("Hope and
Healing")
April 2, 2013- In "Asking
the Answer," Joshua pays Andrew another visit to answer some
of the angel's questions. We learn a bit more about what
Joshua's role was in the dreams Andrew and LJA shared in "Abide
With Me." Joshua refers to the dreamworld as "my
island of kudzu and stars." So it's one of his countries,
whatever you make of that. The carpenter also prepares
Andrew for any upcoming assignment, the one covered in "Chava."
April 16, 2013- While shopping and
generally enjoying life Above, LJA and Owen find a disoriented,
elderly woman named Chava.
Once
they get her some lunch, she revives and is found to be perfectly
lucid. When she proves reluctant to return to wherever she's
been living, the two friends take Chava to Catherine's Phoenix
Inn. Dr. Portia, a Tunnel resident and friend of Owen and
LJA, gives her a good bill of health other than needing to
rest. Joe Maxwell arrives, eager to discover whether or not
Chava is related to an elder abuse case his office is
investigating. Catherine invites Chava to say at the Phoenix
which she readily agrees to. Once Catherine gets Chava
settled, she returns to visit with Portia, Owen, and LJA.
They all decide that the Tunnels may suit Chava more so Portia
goes Below to plead her case to Father and Vincent. The two
men hear the physician out and conclude that Chava will be
welcomed in the Tunnels if her stay at the Phoenix doesn't work
out.
April 17, 2013- LJA has called upon Rabbi
Yakov Levine, a Tunnel Helper, to see if he recognizes
Chava. He doesn't but agrees to ask around and visit with
Chava after she's had more time to rest... and he manages to
console LJA re: her not having kids. That afternoon, Chava
overhears music and finds LJA practicing dancing. The song,
"Bei Mir Bistu Shein," reminds Chava of a time in her past when
she was trying to teach a fellow to swing dance. Back in the
present, LJA crashes into some chairs and rouses the elderly
woman. Though LJA does not mention him by name, Chava
intuits that Andrew is very important to LJA. The two women
head to the Phoenix's library and share favorite passages until
dinner. ("Chava")
April 18, 2013- LJA is awoken by a crying
child at the Phoenix. The girl's mother is already tending
to her but LJA discovers that the noise has awoken Chava, too, and
that she's become distressed. Chava doesn't want to talk
about what upset her but also doesn't want to sleep so she gets
LJA talking about her life and family... and Andrew who the
elderly woman wants to meet. In the morning, Catherine
formally invites Chava Below and she accepts. Later, Owen,
LJA, and Catherine bring Chava to the Tunnels. Father
welcomes her and then she meets Vincent... and is soon
charmed. Joined by Mary, they get Chava settled in and then
Rabbi Yakov and his wife, Tiva, come to properly welcome
Chava. ("Chava")
April 19, 2013- Andrew returns to Dyeland
after a two week long assignment. He's enthusiastically
welcomed back by LJA who tells him about her new friend and her
desire for them to meet. Andrew agrees to an introduction in
the Tunnels the following afternoon. ("Chava")
April 20, 2013- LJA introduces Andrew and
Chava. It doesn't go well at all and everyone learns that
Chava survived the Holocaust... and she recognizes Andrew.
Andrew also recognizes her from his time assigned to those at
Auschwitz. Mary asks Andrew to leave which he does.
Owen tells LJA to go with the angel since he and Mary are tending
to Chava but Andrew needs someone, too. Near the Tunnel
portal, LJA tries to get Andrew to tell her about what happened
but he won't because he needs to protect her from the horror of
it. LJA has an epiphany and realizes that, the whole time
they've known each other, Andrew has loved her better and more
than she ever loved him because he consistently puts her needs and
wishes above his own... as he does with all of his friends.
They return to Dyeland and, after really considering the
situation, Andrew lets LJA stay with him. Exhausted, though,
he falls asleep beneath the willow tree. Back in the
Tunnels, Owen, Vincent, and Mary are tending to Chava. She
feels she owes Andrew and LJA some explanation and also feels
compelled to tell her story... the story of her loved ones...
before she runs out of time. Owen and Vincent see the value
in this and reiterate that she should tell Andrew and LJA if it
would be healing to her... but that they need to hear it
together. As Andrew naps, LJA and Owen have a text
conversation to fill each other in. When Andrew awakens, LJA
has a heart-to-heart with him about agape and how she wants to
love unconditionally, too, but can't when he's hiding away what
might upset her. He sees the truth in this and they both
agree that they will hear Chava's story and that LJA will listen
to them both. ("Chava")
April 21, 2013- LJA returns Below to visit
Chava but, before that, runs into Tiva who gives her the
encouragement she needs to know she has the strength to hear
Andrew and Chava out. LJA arrives at Chava's chamber to find
Vincent reassuring her. LJA relates that she and Andrew are
ready and wanting to listen to her story. At Vincent's
suggestion, LJA tells Chava a bit more about Andrew to put her at
ease. When Andrew visits Willowveil later that day, he
confesses that he's mostly worried about LJA hearing Chava's story
because of the cruelty within it but... he's also concerned she'll
be disappointed in him. LJA assures him that won't happen...
it can't because after their shared dreams in Afghanistan, it's
impossible for her to walk away from him. Andrew comes to
realize, too, that he needs to let go of the teenaged LJA he first
met and accept that she's a grown woman... a friend and not a
charge. Thus, they're prepared to listen to Chava. ("Chava")
April 22, 2013- Andrew and LJA go to
Chava's chamber and she begins her tale. First, she tales
them about David, a boy she'd known her whole life but only truly
appreciated when they were ten years old and he bailed her out at
school. She tells of running into him and his brother,
Bennie, in the woods and how they walked her home and she was
charmed with David's care for his developmentally challenged
brother. Chava goes on to speak of an incident in 1938 when
her friend, Beth, and her family needed to leave town because
Polish Jews were being expelled. She and David brought the
girl a cape they had made as a farewell present and they vowed to
never forget each other, knowing they may never see each other
again. In the present, Andrew and LJA are both stricken: him
by his own memories, her by the utter awfulness of simply not
knowing if a friend is alive or dead. Chava explains that,
after the war, she did try to find Beth or word of her but there
was nothing. She goes onto tell them about Kristallnacht...
a terrible day that ended with the torching of the village
synagogue and the death of the rabbi and Chava's own father.
Her listeners are both grieved by her telling and Chava wearied...
she hadn't spoken of her father's death since leaving
Europe. So Chava rests while Andrew and LJA return to
Dyeland. They have lunch with some friends then LJA retires
to Willowveil with Andrew tagging along, not wanting to leave her
alone. That night, Chava dreams of the night she ran away
from home after her father's death and David found her and, for
the first time, they kissed. ("Chava")
April 23, 2013- LJA keeps having nightmares
so joins Andrew in the library where he's spending the night
thinking and praying. They try to comfort each other and LJA
concludes that everything has happened as it has for a reason: God
sent Andrew to be with Chava as she revisits her past and God also
sent LJA to be there for Andrew. The angel comes to believe
this, too, and so tells LJA about his assignment with Chava's
father and the village rabbi on Kristallnacht. That morning,
Andrew leaves for an assignment and LJA goes to the Tunnels for
her class with Rabbi Yakov. He convinces her to have lunch
with Vincent and talk to him about what she's feeling. So
she does. Vincent brings her to a chamber that blocks sound,
allowing her to rage and scream out her pain and confusion.
He stays with her the whole time. He should get the
Godfather of the Year Award. Later, Andrew returns to
Dyeland and helps LJA to realize why God chose her as the one to
meet Chava, to introduce her to him, to hear their stories,
etc. He concludes that Chava sees her relationship with
David reflected back to her in them which has made them her chosen
listeners. So they return to the Tunnels and Chava resumes
her story with an account of their deportation to a ghetto in
Poland. Heartbreakingly, David's family was killed on
arrival. Her recollection prompts a flashback for Andrew as
he remembers taking the Friedmans home. Chava goes onto tell
Andrew and LJA about how her mother and friends arranged a small
wedding for her and David in the ghetto. When LJA goes to
get tea, Chava counsels Andrew to keep close to the girl as the
story progresses because, unlike the two of them, LJA has never
"looked evil in the eyes" and thus needs protection. Andrew
agrees. Chava's story shifts to April 1942 when rumors of
the atrocities are running rampant. She and David seek
solace and time alone together in a hiding place Rabbi Lautz told
David of. ("Chava")
April 24, 2013- After Chava finishes
telling of the night she and David spent in the Rabbi's attic, the
three part for the night. Andrew and LJA go to the Tunnel
chapel where LJA prays before a painting of Jesus. Once
she's done, she returns to Andrew's side and contemplates how
things may have been different had Christians preserved a more
realistic image of Jesus through the years. Andrew offers
his views on what has allowed "-isms" to prevail at times.
Then he begins to cry as he remembers all the times during the
Holocaust when God's message of love was ignored. LJA
comforts him and they pray together. Back in her chamber,
Chava tries to puzzle Andrew out and, drifting to sleep, dreams of
happier times with David. That morning, LJA teaches her
class and Owen shares that he's invited Chava to go Above with him
to teach a class at an art gallery... thus freeing up Andrew and
LJA. So the angel and woman join the Levines for dinner that
evening. While Andrew is told to go veg, Tiva assures an
uncertain JenniAnn that she's strong enough to hear the rest of
Chava's and Andrew's stories out. Then Tiva produces a
drawing she found earlier: one of Andrew drawn by an eight year
old JenniAnn. It gives LJA the proof she needs that she can
stand by Andrew. After dinner, Andrew and Rabbi Yakov retire
to the latter's study for some chess. Andrew confides in the
man about a brutal mass killing he witnessed and his utter
confusion when it comes to why some humans do terribly cruel
things. The rabbi assures him that it's a good thing neither
of them can make sense of such behavior and reminds him that, when
children died, two men were there: Andrew and the Nazi. And
only one remains: Andrew, the one who loved. Later, the two
pairs exchange their "how we met" stories with each other.
After leaving the Levines, Andrew and LJA return to Chava's
chamber. Chava resumes her story by telling of the day, in
June 1943, when the ghetto was liquidated and she and those she
loved were moved to Auschwitz. LJA becomes agitated so
Andrew sends her to get tea and burn off some energy. While
he and Chava talk, LJA meets up with Vincent who lends her his
mother's rosary as a reminder of hope. When she returns,
Chava tells of her reunion with David and how she lost her
mother. ("Chava")
April 25, 2013- After telling of
Eva's death, Chava asks her listeners if they believe in
angels. Of course, Andrew and LJA both respond in the
affirmative. With that, the elderly woman continues her
story by relaying how Rabbi Lautz and Mr. Leiber died and the plot
to escape that soon followed. She tells of that fateful
night when she, David, Felix, Flora, and Hanna made their escape
but David turned himself in to allow the others to evade the
guards. As Chava and LJA cry, Andrew retrieves Joshua's
yarmulke and prayer shawl and recites Psalm 23 in Hebrew while LJA
translates into English. Chava expresses her wish that she
at least know what happened to David. Andrew then reveals
himself as an angel. Chava is initially in disbelief but
then realizes he speaks truthfully. She sobs in his arms and
then asks Andrew to tell her about the night David died. He
does and the three cry together before Chava dismisses the two,
telling them to rest. LJA gets her settled into bed and then
leaves Chava with her journal in which she writes to David.
LJA goes to her own chamber where she finds Andrew sobbing.
He'd been remembering his return to the woods where David died,
where Abraham and Joshua were mourning him and the other
victims. LJA helps him fully realize that he did all he
could and that if he'd done any more... he may have been unable to
continue on Earth and then the life they've built would be
gone. Thus, Andrew is finally able to let go of his
guilt. She lulls him to sleep and he dreams of David's entry
into Heaven. When he awakes, Andrew goes to the Mirror Pool
where Joshua briefly appears to tell his angel that he is very
proud of him. In the morning, Andrew confesses to Chava that
he was near during their escape but kept silent. He asks for
her forgiveness but she doesn't give it because she thinks he did
nothing wrong and, thus, has nothing to be forgiven for.
They all realize that, with the timing of the revelation, they
were all blessed in ways they otherwise would not have been: Chava
found friends when she most needed them, Andrew and LJA had some
long overdue talks, and Andrew confronted his remorse over not
being able to save people's lives. Chava tells her friends a
little of her life in New York after immigrating there and about
the fates of Flora, Hanna, and Felix. Then she asks them
about their lives, particularly about their home. Thus, the
two introduce her to Dyeland. After getting Chava settled in
for the night, Andrew and LJA share a dance in the Willowveil
ballroom. ("Chava")
April 26, 2013- After services at Rabbi
Yakov's synagogue, Chava is recognized by one of the
congregants. The woman turns out to be her childhood friend,
Beth, whose family was deported and who was feared dead. As
Andrew drives them to a restaurant with LJA, Beth and Chava begin
to catch up on all that happened in the years they spent
apart. It comes out that Beth has managed to keep some
photographs, some of David among them. The four detour to
Beth's hotel where Chava, at last, is able to see her husband's
and parents' faces again and show them to LJA. ("Chava")
April 28, 2013- Andrew, LJA, and Owen meet
Kemara Marie Meeks at Fr. Mike's church in Manhattan. She
moves to Dyeland about two weeks later. ("Ivy")
May 30, 2013- This seems to be when Andrew
started the assignment he has in "Ivy"
since LJA has been parted from him for "two weeks and two days" as
ofJune 14th.
June 14, 2013- Andrew is troubled when he
begins to suspect that one of the girls in a summer session he's
been teaching is being bullied so he seeks solace in the school
chapel which houses a Pieta with a key to his assignment.
Joshua visits the angel and tells him that the girl, Ivy, is his
assignment. He asks Andrew to remind the girl that he loves
her. Andrew learns more about her life... and that he won't
be working the case alone. ("Ivy")
June 17-August 10, 2013- This is the entire
span of when Andrew is aided by JenniAnn and eventually others
including Kemara and Violeta during his assignment with the Eve's
Girls program as told in "Ivy."
They all work together to help Ivy overcome the abuse directed at
her by another girl and her two cronies. The ladies stay at
the home of LJA's parents, Robert and Allison, while Andrew
resides in a loft in the downtown area of their city.
June 18, 2013- On this date, two of
JenniAnn's grade/high school friends learn the truth about
Andrew. Carrie and Kevin Hunter spot Andrew and LJA at a
grocery store and the former becomes agitated when she recognizes
Andrew as the older man who sometimes picked LJA up from
school. To get her to stop worrying, the Hunters are told
that Andrew's an angel of death... something that gives them great
comfort considering Kevin is battling cancer. From that
evening on, the two join in on the effort to protect "Ivy."
June 19, 2013- Violeta becomes a second
target for Ivy's bullies. On the plus side, this causes Ivy to
open up to the angel. Later, Andrew and Joshua are both
moved by a poem Ivy wrote about the latter. He then gives
Andrew some guidance on the assignment and bullying in general.
June 20, 2013- Andrew and Co. meet Mr. Mark
Spelman, JenniAnn's former psychology teacher, who has some
information that later proves very useful. It also turns out
that he was one of the people involved in the decision to purchase
Ivy's mother's Pieta for the school chapel. This is also the
first day that Ivy really opens up to Andrew and all three of the
ladies about what she's been dealing with. That night,
Andrew, LJA, and the Hunters finalize some plans to watch over
social media to keep Ivy from getting cyber bullied. Andrew
learns that Kevin's little sister, Lorelei, was one of his more
unique assignments. ("Ivy")
June 21, 2013- Ivy accidentally locks
herself out of her house so winds up at the Chandler residence
while she waits for her Grandma Doreen to get home.
Unfortunately, Doreen uses it as an opportunity to make Ivy feel
bad and goes off on Andrew and LJA then grounds Ivy. This
has very unfortunate consequences. Meanwhile, Bennie, who
has also been working with the Eve's Girls program, invites LJA to
hang out and bury the hatchet. That doesn't go real well,
either... ("Ivy")
June 22-23, 2013- Bennie takes advantage of
LJA's naivete (girl can't taste the difference between a real
margarita and a NA one) and gets her drunk then leaves her at a
bar. Andrew, in something of a panic, goes to get her.
While they're dealing with that, Ivy
receives a series of hateful messages on Facebook. In the
middle of the night, she leaves her house with the intent of
biking to the Chandler residence in order to be comforted by the
presence of her new friends. Unfortunately, she's struck by
a car and winds up unconscious in the hospital. Thankfully,
she'd been carrying one of LJA's books and a nurse tracks down
Andrew and Co. via the phone number written in that. The
four hasten to the hospital where they join with several others to
pray for Ivy's recovery. Meanwhile, Joshua sits at Ivy's
bedside and gifts her with a vision from his own life: a time when
his Abi (Yosef) stood up to a boy and his father who were bullying
Yeshu (Joshua). After the vision, Joshua awakens Ivy and the
girl's healing begins. Mr. Spelman reveals that, as part of
the deal to purchase the Pieta, Francesca asked for Ivy to attend
Our Lady of Hope... a deal the school principal makes good on
however belatedly. Ivy learns Andrew's and Violeta's true
identities and finds a very special gift: a lion carved by the
Carpenter Himself. Later, Andrew and the ladies confront
Doreen who is forced to recognize her own failings and incorrect
assumptions about Jesus and His Father.
June 24, 2013- Andrew visits with a
repentant Bennie. He extends his and LJA's forgiveness for
her actions but tells her that they need time away to rebuild
trust in her. Bennie then leads her students in a discussion
on bullying. In his class, Andrew has the girls work on
gifts and well-wishes for Ivy.
While they do that, he's called to the principal's office to
confront the bullies. At first, the confrontation seems to
be going no where but then there's a break through when Joshua
reveals some information about the bully's father and he becomes
determined that his daughter should make restitution. During
this, Violeta has been working for a local newspaper and, with
Ivy's help, turns the focus of her article towards overcoming the
bullying epidemic.
June 26, 2013- Having had a little time to
recuperate, Ivy
is able to receive one of the gifts she was promised... a
dog! Andrew, LJA, Kemara, and Violeta take her to the Humane
Society where she falls in love with a wee black dog who has
suffered abuse himself. Enter Leo the lionhearted.
Meanwhile, Ivy's bully, Alyssa, and her family begin counseling
with none other than Monica and Tess.
June 28, 2013- Andrew takes Doreen and Ivy to
visit Francesca's Pieta. Doreen is overcome by memories of
her daughter's death and her own refusal to accept her
child. However, she's reminded by God and her granddaughter
that it's never too late. Doreen asks God for forgiveness
and is freed from her judgmentalism.
August 10, 2013- Andrew's time with Eve's
Girls officially comes to a close when they have their end of the
summer program. Ivy
astounds with a performance of "God Help the Outcasts." In
the crowd, all of those who helped her are there to cheer for
her... including the God of the outcasts, Joshua.
Mid to Late August, 2013- Though there's no
story about it, Andrew and Co. take an Alaskan cruise courtesy of
Raquel and Nico during this period. They'd given him a
certificate for a group cruise as a welcome home/birthday gift in
"Abide
With Me." Rose and Max allude to it at the end of "Roots
and Wings".
September 19-20, 2013- In "Once
More," Andrew tells JenniAnn that this will be his last
birthday before he starts aging. He's chosen Valentine's Day
2014 for the date. Whether it happens exactly then remains
to be seen.
Autumn 2013- Sometime during the season,
Andrew and Samuel witness a thankfully aborted attack on Eilish by
drunken men. Samuel was allowed to intervene by frightening
off the men. ("Samuel's
Prayer")
October 1, 2013- Andrew and LJA are having
a lovely evening with their dogs and some dancing in the
Willowveil ballroom when they discover that Shelby has been hiding
and watching them. She reveals that she's bothered by her
lack of memories of her parents and spills about her desire to
trick-or-treat because she wants to experience something of what
life with her parents mighta been like. After hearing the
girl out, our Halloween-hating AOD agrees to take her
trick-or-treating Above cause he's Andrew and of course he's going
to do the right, most loving thing. Earlier that same day,
Andrew had been on assignment at a store where he witnessed one
brother giving his younger bro a hard time about the grim
reaper. Obviously, Andrew was not pleased. ("Trick-or-Treating")
October 3, 2013- LJA and Monica are
enjoying their annual Coffee
Summit Day when a familiar faces walks into the
Panera... It's Arthur Reese aka the guy Monica felt the
connection with shortly before her temptation in 2001.
Thanks to Joshua's orchestration, Monica and Arthur are
reunited... for the long haul. Andrew, sent there to keep
LJA company since Monica ends up dining with Arthur, is convinced
of this. And so sayeth Jack. As it turns out, Arthur
is moving to Manhattan.
October 5, 2013- Andrew and JenniAnn host a
"Welcome to Manhattan!" party for Arthur at Adrian's
Coffeehouse. This is when he meets many of Monica's
friends. ("The
Coffee Summit")
October 31, 2013- A slew of Dyelander
adults (let's see... Andrew, LJA, Adam, Max, Rose, Kemara, Monica,
and Arthur along with Violeta [does she count as an adult?
hmm...]) take a bunch of the Tunnel kids "Trick-or-Treating"
Above because Shelby confessed about a month before to longing to
trick-or-treat properly. Andrew went as Dumbledore, LJA as
Prof. Trelawney, Adam as Hagrid, Max as Harry Potter, Rose as
Hermione, Kemara as a Ravenclaw student, Violeta as Tonks, Shelby
as Luna Lovegood, and Monica and Arthur as Guenevere and King
Arthur. While the others go through a haunted maze,
Andrew gets some reassurance from Joshua... who dresses as a lion
because Satan best watch himself. Later, they all head to
the Fields of Gold for the usual party. Catherine and
Vincent are among those there and dress as Tristan and
Iseult. This is also apparently the first chance Arthur and
Tess have to really talk.
November 2013- Andrew, Adam, Henry, Eli,
Violeta, Monica, and Arthur all spend time in the Philippines
helping with relief and recovery following Typhoon Haiyan. "Shelter
from the Storm" offers a glimpse of Arthur's and Monica's
time there. Arthur references his recovery work with Monica
in JABB
398. These assignments are also briefly referenced in
"The
Truth" with Andrew dealing with fatigue and struggling to be
alone and Arthur and Monica drawing closer because of their work
together.
November 28-29, 2013- Several of the
Dyelanders and friends gather for Thanksgiving dinner at
Willowveil. After dinner, when the crowd has thinned, Adam
arranges a game of Philosophical Questions. One question
prompts Monica to consider that she should tell Arthur the truth
about the day they met and how she walked off her assignment and
was tempted. LJA concurs and so Arthur and Monica head to
Veritas for the important talk. Meanwhile, Andrew and LJA
have their own talk about honesty while Max, Violeta, Rose, and
Kemara watch Harry Potter. It's a very fruitful
Thanksgiving and you can read about it in "The Truth"
.
December 2013- Esther Chava Kossing
Friedman passes away in her chamber in the Tunnels surrounded by
those who came to care for her in her last months: Andrew, LJA,
Owen, Portia, Mary, Father, Vincent, Catherine, Rabbi Yakov, and
Tiva. It doesn't turn out to be Andrew who escorts Chava
Home but someone else... The next day, Rabbi Yakov presides
over a memorial service in his synagogue while Vincent organizes
one Below. He eulogizes Chava and then recites a Rilke poem
she shared with him. Others get up to share their memories
and then only Andrew and LJA are left. Andrew gives JenniAnn
a gift that Chava left behind: an ethical will. She lovingly
admonishes them both to value and make the most of their love for
each other, not worrying about what society thinks they should
have or want. She writes that she has learned that God
cannot act against free will but that He whispers always, nudging
us towards love. ("Chava")
December 23, 2013- Nearly three weeks after
Chava's death, LJA is deep in mourning so God assigns Andrew to
her. Thus, LJA gets a revelation scene in which Andrew
reassures her both about Chava and about his own future.
Chava's death had reawakened LJA's fears about what life would be
like for Andrew on Earth following her death and the deaths of
their friends. God has it all figured out! As they
pray, Andrew is struck by a vision of LJA... with a baby.
Later, Max, Rose, and some of the others come to Serendipity to
get Andrew's tree up and decorated. Still later that
evening, Andrew, LJA, Max, and Violeta watch It's a Wonderful
Life together. It's the first time for Violeta but as
Andrew has seen it countless times, his mind drifts and he
reflects on all the ways God has blessed their tribe in the past
year. ("The
Christmas Rose")
December 24, 2013- Andrew takes Violeta,
LJA, and Kemara to Nebraska to attend the Christmas pageant at
Ivy's church. LJA's parents, Mr. Spelman, Ivy's grandma
Doreen, the Hunters, Arthur, and Monica also attend. While
Ivy performs a solo, Andrew realizes that Joshua is there.
Andrew learns then when Joshua plans to incarnate. ("The
Christmas Rose")
December 25, 2013- Andrew and LJA meet
up in his living room in the wee hours of the morning to fill
stockings. They share a dance as Max, overhearing, dreams of
his future with Rose. Peace and joy settle over Kemara,
Monica, Violeta, Fr. Mike, and Ivy as they reflect on the
significance of the day. Meanwhile, a gray car approaches a
rundown apartment in Manhattan. It's Maryam, Yosef, and
Joshua... who fittingly chose Christmas to return. After
getting Joshua's apartment into a more livable state, the family
enjoys breakfast together and Maryam and Yosef retell Joshua the
story of his birth. Back in Dyeland, Andrew and LJA observe
as their friends exchange Christmas gifts. Andrew marvels at
the coming of Joshua... and his vision of LJA and the baby.
A world away in Apartment 333, Joshua is starting to wonder what
it's going to be like to walk among the Dyelanders, etc. with all
his memories but no knowledge of what they're thinking or
feeling. Maryam and Yosef counsel him by drawing on their
own experience as parents. Knowing it will help calm Joshua,
Yosef decides they should go to church so they go to St. Mary
Magdalene's where Andrew and Co. are also headed. As he sets
out to give his homily during the Mass, Fr. Mike sees Joshua and,
after getting over the shock and excitement, wings his homily on
the theme of "Immanuel: God with us." Later, after bidding
his parishioners and the Dyelanders adieu, Fr. Mike reunites with
Joshua and meets Maryam and Yosef. Joshua also fills him in
on what's coming along, namely his stint with the Jesus Christ
Superstar production that Andrew will be directing.
Then the four spend their day feeding the homeless together.
That night, Monica hosts a party at her place in Dyeland.
Andrew and Violeta steal away to discuss their coming assignment
with Joshua. Back in Manhattan, Joshua and his parents gaze
up at the stars and soak up the Father's love. Maryam
glances over at the rose on Joshua's table and remembers his
words: "I am the resurrection and the life." ("The
Christmas Rose")
January 2014- "To
Love Another Person" is set then, sometime after the 6th
(Epiphany). In the story, Kemara suggests a movie night and
she, Rose, Max, Violeta, JenniAnn, Andrew, Henry, Arthur, and
Monica gather to watch Les Miserables. It proves to
be quite a moving experience for them all... and informative for
Violeta. Henry arrives late after some debate with himself
on whether to attend or not. It turns out that he was there
and witnessed some of the events which inspire the book/musical.
Winter of 2014- At some point during the
winter, Eilish's adoptive mother, Maria, begins suffering from the
effects of a brain tumor. ("The Story
of Eilish/Elise")
February 4, 2014- Andrew and JenniAnn enjoy
a pleasant evening at Willowveil prepping the annual Valentine's
Day video. After sharing a dance, they part for the
evening. Andrew heads off to start some assignments, leaving
JenniAnn with an uneasy feeling that something's going to happen
to him. Meanwhile, Monica and Violeta had returned to the
Philippines to visit former patients. ("Promises
of Someday")
February 5, 2014- Andrew finds himself on
assignment in a familiar alley. He soon hears the cries of
an abandoned baby who he will have to take Home unless, per
Joshua, her mother comes for her. And that turns out to be
JenniAnn who comes running (with assistance from Joshua) when
Andrew appears to her in a dream, seeking her help. All of
this happens in the same alley where LJA first saw Andrew.
Andrew, LJA, and the baby then go to the hospital where Kelly
informs LJA that she is the girl's mother. Andrew and
JenniAnn rejoice and name the girl: Annabelle Luna Chandler.
While both Annabelle and JenniAnn sleep, Andrew meets with Joshua
in the chapel. Joshua transforms the angel's human form,
enabling his body to age. Naturally, Andrew's rose's final
petal turns. Unfortunately, Andrew and LJA later witness
Annabelle's first withdrawal attack. Back in Dyeland, Owen
and Vincent begin prepping JenniAnn's office to become Annabelle's
nursery. Arthur, Monica, and Violeta visit Andrew and
JenniAnn at the hospital; bringing fresh clothes and necessities
and some reprieve and comfort to the new parents. Kelly
visits with Andrew and JenniAnn to discuss custody issues and
gives a blessing to Annabelle. That evening, three of the
grandparents (Allison, Robert, and Catherine) come to the hospital
to meet their new grandbaby. Later that night, Annabelle has
another attack and is taken to the nursery for observation.
Andrew and JenniAnn remain together to pray and comfort each
other. ("Promises
of
Someday")
February 6, 2014- Both distressed and
unable to sleep, Andrew and JenniAnn get clingy and make plans for
the future. At 4:30 AM, Joshua and Fr. Mike get themselves
into Willowveil to do some childproofing. A bit later,
Portia gives Andrew and JenniAnn an encouraging report of
Annabelle's night and they're able to feed her themselves and keep
her with them for the day and night. ("Promises
of
Someday")
February 7, 2014- LJA awakens to find
Andrew holding a sleeping Annabelle. As the two talk, LJA
tells Andrew that he reminds her of Jesus and they share an
emotional moment. That afternoon, Adam, Henry, and Eli come
to meet Annabelle and present her with gifts. Later, Violeta
ecstatically makes plans with Annabelle when she's finally allowed
to hold her. During that visit, Fr. Mike arrives with
direction from Joshua: the two angels are on leave until the
assignment with the theatre begins so they can have time with
Annabelle and the others. When JenniAnn and Monica return to
the room, the priest blesses Annabelle. The baby receives a
visit from her Aunt Rose and Uncle Max that evening followed by a
return of the grandparents. After they all leave, Andrew and
JenniAnn give their baby a bath for the first time. When
alone with Annabelle, Andrew has a heart-to-heart with
her. ("Promises
of
Someday")
February 8, 2014- Adam, Tess, Monica,
Vincent, Devin, Owen, Kemara, Mick, and Beth gather in Annabelle's
soon-to-be nursery and discuss their histories with Andrew and
JenniAnn. Later, Owen, Kemara, and Tess go to the hospital
to meet Annabelle for the first time. After they leave,
Portia announces that Annabelle can be released the next
morning. Kelly returns with Arthur and Monica in tow... and
paperwork for Andrew. As Arthur sings Annabelle to sleep,
Kelly gets a sort of revelation concerning him and Monica.
Fr. Mike visits Joshua at his apartment and brings him letters and
photos from Andrew and JenniAnn. Joshua gives the priest a
gift for Annabelle's Naming Ceremony. ("Promises
of
Someday")
February 9, 2014- Andrew and LJA make a
video of Annabelle's last few minutes in the hospital and then,
along with Robert and Allison, pile into the Jolly Green and head
to the Tunnels. Vincent is, at last, able to meet his
granddaughter. Andrew and LJA make plans for living
arrangements once they return to Dyeland and discuss an
all-important topic: Andrew's facial hair. ("Promises
of
Someday")
February 10, 2014- Annabelle's Naming
Ceremony is celebrated Below with a dinner following. Fr.
Mike presents her parents with Joshua's gift: a wooden statue
abstractly showing their little family and a white butterfly (aka
Himself). Afterwards, Andrew visits Joshua at his apartment
and is finally able to thank him in person. Joshua shares
some plans with Andrew for Annabelle's cradle. ("Promises
of Someday")
February 13, 2014- "Roots
and Wings" features baby Annabelle, Andrew, and LJA together
at Willowveil on this date. "Promises
of Someday" has a scene set before the "Roots" one. In
it, Owen and Vincent bring Andrew, JenniAnn, and Annabelle to the
new nursery for the first time.
February 14, 2014- Everyone in Dyeland
gathers at the Cafe for the annual Valentine's video which Rose
and Max finished up. After the party, Fr. Mike brings Joshua
a copy and some snacks. ("Promises
of Someday")
February 17, 2014- Andrew heads back to
work... to St. Genesius' Community Theatre where preparations are
underway for a production of Jesus Christ Superstar.
He meets his assignment, Lucy, and Emma who is playing Mary
Magdalene. Not far from the theatre, Yohannan aka John the
Baptist is putting up fliers touting Joshua's carpentry
skills. The two cousins meet up and head back to Joshua's
apartment for a family lunch with Joshua happily awaiting his time
at the theatre. ("Promises
of Someday")
Late Winter/Spring 2014- Joshua Davidson is
hired as a carpenter for the rundown theatre where Andrew is
working. (Joshua is getting super excited for this during "The
Coffee Summit" set in October, 2013.) When the lead
skips town, Joshua is chosen to play Jesus... which is to say that
Joshua will play himself. Joshua first teased this in "The
Keeper's Story" and then gave Andrew more information and
allayed some of his fears in "Asking
the Answer." "The
Carpenter" was released in July 2014. A day by day
recount of what happened in that story begins below.
- February 22, 2014- As a hospice aide,
Andrew is at the bedside of Lucy Harmon as she begins her
journey Home. Her husband, Doug, tells Andrew about
their unusual courtship which began during a production of Jesus
Christ Superstar as Lucy's father's theatre. Doug
entrusts the current production to Andrew. The couple's
son, Toby, arrives just before Lucy passes away.
- February 23- Doug met with the JCS cast
and crew to explain that Andrew would take over directing the
show.
- February 24- Lucy's funeral.
- February 25- Doug leaves town to stay
with Toby and his family in NJ. Olivia, Owen's
grandmother, tells her friend, Joshua, about her family's
trouble. Joshua agrees to reach out to Owen.
Later, bringing JenniAnn, Violeta, and Belle with him, Andrew
meets with the remaining cast and crew of JCS (Emma, Peter,
Zeke, Diana, Shane, Kylie, Edward, Caleb, Eric). They
remember Lucy and make plans to fill gaps in their
production. Upon their return to Dyeland, Andrew and
JenniAnn call together their friends (Arthur, Monica, Max,
Rose, Adam, Eli, Henry, Kemara, Tess, Gloria, and Owen) and
invite them to participate with the show and assignment.
They, naturally, agree.
- February 26- Emma meets Maryam and
Yosef for the first time at Dusty's Diner. Andrew and
JenniAnn discuss casting. Joshua observes Peter as he
visits his wife's grave and tells her about Emma. The
Dyeland contingent tries out for Emma and the entire group has
their first rehearsal together. Eric storms out after
Andrew chastises him for ogling Emma.
- February 27- John and Joshua discuss
some odd jobs the former has arranged, each hoping the call
from St. Genesius' will come soon. Andrew and Co. decide
to move to Cora's at Vincent's suggestion. Eric
permanently leaves the show after putting a hole in the stage.
- February 28- Joshua is ecstatic
when Emma calls, hiring him to fix the stage. Fr. Mike
and John see him off. After a tense morning with his
son, Zeke goes to the theatre were he meets and immediately
takes a liking to Joshua. After some initial reluctance
on Emma's part, she and Andrew hire Joshua to play
Jesus. That evening, Joshua invites the angels to his
apartment and reveals to them that he'll be playing
himself. Afterwards, Andrew and Violeta return to
Willowveil to tell JenniAnn, Max, Rose, and Kemara about
Joshua being hired. That night, Adam and Joshua meet
outside Kylie's apartment after her abusive husband calls from
out of town and threatens her.
- March 1- JenniAnn stops by the theatre
to ask Andrew to go to lunch with her and Belle. Joshua
walks in and, after getting over her amazement that he looks
legit, JenniAnn invites him to lunch, too. She proceeds
to invite him to a party with their Dyeland friends that
evening where Joshua "meets" Max, Rose, Kemara, etc. for the
"first" time.
- March 2- Andrew and JenniAnn pack and
prep for the move to Cora's. Their group attend Mass
with Joshua who follows LJA and Belle into the cry room and
seemingly heals Belle's eczema. Later, they have lunch
at Cora's and discuss a few changes to Jesus' lines.
Monica and Kemara begin planning for a St. Patrick's party
(this is also found in "May
the Road Rise to Meet You.") Peter nearly bails
but overhears John preaching and finds Jaz's sign and decides
against it. The cast and crew have their first rehearsal
all together and it goes very well.
- March 3- Andrew agrees to be
interviewed, with Joshua, for a local arts publication.
JenniAnn returns Below to resume teaching and tells Vincent
about Joshua, including her suspicion that he cured
Belle. Emma has a dream about Joshua that haunts
her. As she ponders it, Maryam approaches and the two
chat. With encouragement from Joshua, Kylie performs as
Claudia for the first time and stuns Adam, Emma, and
Andrew. Joshua's and Andrew's interview goes very well
and Bryce, the journalist, promises to do what she can to get
word out.
- March 4- Another rehearsal goes very
well.
- March 5- The group gets copies of
Bryce's article and are very pleased with it and the
accompanying photos. Joshua and Emma rehearse
together. Joshua treats everyone to fish sandwiches and
wine and grape juice for dinner.
- March 6- Joshua arrives at the theatre
early and is horrified to discover that it has been covered in
hateful graffiti with himself as the major target.
Arthur and Monica arrive with the former calling the police
and the angel keeping Joshua company. Matthew and Tyron
arrive to file a report. Andrew, Belle, JenniAnn, and
Violeta arrive at the theatre. Violeta is
stricken. JenniAnn calls Fr. Mike to come and, as he
happens to be at the Levines', he brings them along,
too. Together, the group paints over the graffiti.
Emma is so stunned upon seeing the graffiti that she hugs
Joshua. At the Wilson home, Sy's chilly behavior is
discouraging his parents. The cast performs Act I for
their religious advisers. Peter escorts Emma home after
rehearsal and they stop at Adrian's for cocoa and
scones. They visit and begin to know each other
better. The group at Cora's house all chat about the day
and their concerns in light of the attack. Joshua does
some carving before bed and reflects on his hopes of being
recognized by the cast and crew.
- March 7- JenniAnn awakes to discover
Violeta crying over her worries for Joshua. The two
decide to invite him to stay at Cora's. LJA asks
approval from Andrew, Kemara, and Max and receives it.
Once Vincent gives the okay, Andrew extends the invitation to
Joshua who happily accepts. During a break in rehearsal,
Kemara reveals the show poster to everyone. After a
successful rehearsal, Joshua goes to his apartment to pack and
is aided by Maryam.
- March 8- Moving in day for
Joshua! Once at Cora's, he's enthusiastically greeted by
the dogs and given a tour by the humans... who made him his
own fleece blanket which causes some misty-eyedness for
Joshua. Later, Joshua and JenniAnn have a heart-to-heart
during which he supplies the appropriate term for her and
Andrew's relationship: they're anam caras aka soul
friends. Joshua gifts LJA with a carved tea chest as a
hostess present. At rehearsal that night, Monica hands
out costumes and Yosef arrives with Joshua's robe and
accessories. He also seeks his son's approval on a ring
for Maryam. The cast and crew are rendered speechless
upon seeing Joshua in costume for the first time.
- March 9- JenniAnn sneaks into Andrew's
room for some late night chit-chat and angsting. Max
returns from a date with Rose and asks them to go engagement
ring shopping with him. The gang from Cora's attends
Arthur's Lutheran church where Joshua is warmly welcomed by
Pastor Walter whose wife, Maddy, goes all-out fangirl.
Meanwhile, at her own church, Kylie is praying when Adam
approaches her and they have a heartfelt chat during which she
warms to him. That evening, the group gathers to plot
Act II with the Wilson children in attendance. Joshua
joins Sy and the two play HORSE during which the teenager
begins to see the error of his ways, thanks to Joshua's
counsel. The cast parts for the night, optimistic and
excited. However, the hate group leaves another message
and Violeta falls apart when she's the one to discover
it. Joshua consoles her and they all return to Cora's
with Arthur and Monica joining them.
- March 10- Joshua awakens at 3 AM,
feeling like something is amiss. It turns out that
Violeta had fled to the theatre where he finds her staring at
the cross and wrestling with her feelings and fears.
Together, they remember her creation and early days and how
she came to learn of Joshua's earthly life. Back at
Cora's LJA is stressing out about Violeta's absence while
Andrew tries to calm her. When Joshua returns with the
angel, everyone calms down and LJA realizes just how nice
Joshua is... and that he realizes Violeta isn't into him
romantically. At the angel's apartment, Maryam and Kelly
discuss their sons and the heartache of not being able to
protect them. When Yosef returns to Kelly's apartment
after fixing her friend's bookcase, he suggests a walk in the
park to Maryam. While there, Yosef gives his wife her
pseudo-wedding ring. After some set-building and
rehearsal, JenniAnn and Kemara compare notes about Violeta and
Joshua. Later, they join Andrew and Joshua for a little
Last Supper planning.
- March 11- Several members of the cast
and crew go to the veterans' hospital to volunteer.
While there, Joshua enters the room of a soldier named Clay
who suffered disfiguring burns. Clay has become a
recluse but Joshua coaxes him out and later the man seeks
Andrew's counsel on resuming normal life after war.
Joshua is thrilled with the change in Clay. At
rehearsal, JenniAnn and Zeke talk to each other about Joshua's
increasingly Jesus-like behavior. Adam gets his costume
and Belle is enchanted by its shininess. Joshua tells
Emma about his plans for the finale, plans she readily agrees
to.
- March 12- At rehearsal, they decide who
will be playing which apostle and Adam starts everyone off on
a rendition of "Hey Jude." Afterwards, Joshua gives Fr.
Mike a lift back to the rectory and they discuss Belle's
baptism, Vincent, the hate group, and more. They're
interrupted by a call from John who tells them that a family
Joshua befriended is getting evicted from their
apartment. Joshua goes there and convinces Dylan, the
landlord, to let them stay by citing all the money Dylan owes
Joshua for carpentry work. He then moves the family into
his own former apartment.
- March 13- Adam and Kylie go to the
library to do research on the Romans and Kylie makes a
sobering discovery about the treatment of women and
girls. Adam comforts her and is surprised but pleased
when she compares him to Joshua. Violeta tries on her
costume for the first time and has an emotional moment with
Joshua. They spend part of the rehearsal coming up with
names for all the female disciples. Adam-as-Pilate and
Joshua rehearse together for the first time. Shane
rehearses "Herod's Song," much to everyone's delight.
Zeke rehearses Judas' death for the first time and, both
stricken by it, he and Joshua go to the theatre's blue room to
veg. Joshua ends the night watching a movie with his
friends at Cora's.
- March 14- After doing some volunteering
at Pleasantview Apartments and the Abundant Living retirement
community, Joshua heads to the theatre. He finds an
agitated Andrew who reveals that he's dreading Act II.
Joshua urges Andrew to talk to LJA about his feelings and
memories of the Crucifixion. While Andrew and Joshua
work on a carpentry order, LJA and Max observe. Max lets
it slip that Andrew want to take on a second job to support
Belle. Andrew asks Joshua to help him improve his
carpentry and woodcarving school so he can do exactly
that. Joshua happily agrees. That evening, Kemara
passes out at rehearsal. At Joshua's request, she
accompanies him to a deli to pick up dinner for
everyone. There we meet Moishe, owner of the deli, who
is appalled that Joshua is involved in JCS. Back at
Cora's, LJA confides in Vincent about Andrew's plans and
gushes about Joshua. Backstage, Owen is painting a set
background when Joshua approaches and talks with him, assuring
him that God loves him. Owen is skeptical but
moved. Before going to sleep, Joshua reflects on their
nontraditional family and has his bed crashed by Fawn and
Lulu.
- March 15- After the others leave to
attend the St. Patrick's Day parade that Kemara and her Irish
dancing school are in, Andrew and JenniAnn have a
heart-to-heart. Andrew tells her that Joshua is taking
him on as an apprentice and that he knows covering Act II of
JCS will be very emotional for him. After the parade,
Kemara, Monica, and their guests convene on St. Mary
Magdalene's fellowship hall. There's singing, dancing,
and storytelling! Vincent makes a special appearance
along with some Tunnel children, Shelby included. After
their performance, Joshua visits with the children.
Afterwards, Joshua has a talk with Kemara and urges her to
allow others into her life. Then he asks her to dance...
alone. With some hesitation she agrees and, after she
stumbles a bit, Sean joins her. Later, they dance
together again as a happy Joshua watches over them. (The
St. Patrick's Day party bits were originally from Kim's "May
the Road Rise to Meet You" and were later incorporated
into "The Carpenter.")
- March 16- After the group attends
church, Andrew and JenniAnn returns to Cora's for lunch with
her family. While LJA and Belle nap, Andrew recalls how
Joshua told him about his plans to be born on Earth.
Kelly comes to Cora's for a home visit for Belle. She
and LJA talk and Kelly reveals her history with Joshua (as
best she can). While out with Fr. Mike feeding the
homeless, Joshua comes across Gracie. Orphaned, sick,
autistic, and pregnant; she desperately needs medical care
and, with Maryam's help, Joshua convinces her to go to the
hospital. Portia is on call and gets the girl
admitted. Afterwards, Joshua and some helpers finish
creating the tomb set piece and that evening the group does a
read of Act II. The group at Cora's ends the evening
playing Dance, Dance Revolution.
- March 17- Emma has a nightmare and
calls Peter. He hurries over and they have coffee and
talk. They decide to get together in the mornings going
forth and attend church together. At Cora's house, Fr.
Mike and John bring boxty for breakfast. That afternoon,
Adam is practicing at the theatre when he realizes it's past
when Kylie was supposed to call him. Concerned, he gets
Joshua and the two go to her apartment to check on her.
They discover that her husband, Jett, returned early and
started beating her. The two intervene and while Adam
gets Kylie to safety, Joshua gives Jett a piece of his
mind. The man is arrested and after Kylie's given the
all clear at the hospital, she, Adam, and Joshua head to the
theatre where everyone has a dinner of comfort food and then
rehearsing. That night, Kylie and Adam stay at Cora's
since Kylie doesn't want to return to her and Jett's
apartment. Late at night, Andrew and LJA are both
struggling to sleep and talk about their desire to protect
Belle v. allow her to live her life. After they part,
Andrew finds Joshua in the living room. Distressed,
Joshua asks Andrew to pray with him and so they do.
- March 18- The next morning, Joshua and
Kylie visit about her future. Joshua explains the
context of Jesus'/his prohibition against divorce and how God
does NOT want her to remain in an abusive marriage. When
Kylie asks him to accompany her to see a divorce lawyer, he
agrees. When a bunch of the group goes to the veterans'
hospital, Adam and Kylie stay in the kitchen making snacks
because she's embarrassed by her bruises. Unaware that
Kylie is there, Clay enters in search of treats. After a
brief exchange, she feels more at ease and all three go into
the main room where Joshua and Zeke are doing a sing-along.
- March 19- After taking Kylie to her
lawyer and the Phoenix Inn to meet with Catherine, Joshua
sketches on Cora's porch. JenniAnn interrupts him with
the news that Rabbi Yakov received a call from the hate
group. While Joshua and JenniAnn go to visit the
Levines, Andrew remains at the house with Belle and receives a
visit from Yosef. After leaving the Levines', JenniAnn
and Joshua visit Chava's grave where he tells her a parable
about how non-Christians can also have a Home in Heaven.
That evening at rehearsal, everyone excitedly accepts the
Levines' invitation to Shabbat.
- March 20- Gloria and Violeta have a
dust-up when the latter thinks the former is being crass as
she works on the technical aspects of the Crucifixion
scene. Once they've calmed down, Gloria explains that
she's just trying to keep Joshua safe. Gloria tells
Violeta about how she learned about Joshua's life and
death. After hugs from Joshua, both angels feel better
and go back to their work. After JenniAnn discovers that
she forgot Belle's diaper bag, Joshua offers to go back to the
house to get it. Vincent happens to be at the house and
is concerned when he sees Joshua enter LJA's room. The
two meet and Vincent is astounded but pleased when Joshua
receives him warmly. Before they part, Joshua asks
Vincent to come to dinner and bring his family. Vincent
readily accepts. Dinner goes very well and, after
rehearsal, Vincent returns to the house to talk further with
Joshua. During the course of the conversation, it
becomes apparent to Vincent that Joshua is Jesus. Joshua
subdues Vincent's guilt and concerns and, when they eventually
part, Vincent returns to Catherine with a much lighter heart
and soul. Meanwhile, JenniAnn confides in Andrew about
her confusing feelings for Joshua. He urges her to talk
to Joshua about them. He can tell LJA's on the verge of
recognizing Joshua but he can't push.
- March 21- JenniAnn goes Below to teach
and finds a curious Catherine and blissful Vincent. He
encourages her to put aside her fears of being disappointed
and treasure her time with Joshua. Later, Owen comes
across Joshua playing with the dogs in Cora's backyard.
They chat about Vincent and Joshua promises to find a way for
him to attend a JCS show. When she arrives back at the
house, LJA is overjoyed by the prospect but Owen remains
skeptical. That afternoon, JenniAnn, Belle, and Joshua
are enjoying a grocery shopping trip when LJA is accosted by
Beatrice, a member of the hate cult. Joshua intervenes
and speaks the truth to Beatrice but, when he says her name,
she freaks and dashes off. On the ride back to Cora's,
Joshua and LJA silently contemplate the other's unspoken
feelings. When they arrive at the house, JenniAnn
realizes she loves Joshua and, though she doesn't tell him,
she does hug him. Andrew spots them from the window and
is further encouraged that LJA will recognize Joshua.
The group prepares to head to a Shabbat service at the
synagogue and LJA discusses the incident with Kemara and
Violeta while Joshua confides in Andrew and Max. A bit
later, LJA overhears Joshua mumbling. Turns out he
doesn't know how to tie... ties not being the thing in
Nazareth. So she helps him out. The cast and crew
attend the service at the synagogue and have a great time
chatting during the reception afterwards. The Wilsons
return to their home and settle in to watch a movie, all but
Sy. He goes to his room and reads the Bible, reflecting
on Joshua's similarities to Jesus. Zeke checks in on him
and allays his fears for Joshua's safety. Sy promises to
attend the next day's rehearsal.
- March 22- Joshua struggles to sleep as
he recalls the run-in with Beatrice. JenniAnn does sleep
but has a nightmare about Jesus being killed in the
Holocaust. The two meet up in the kitchen after Joshua
goes there for a midnight snack of Froot Loops. They
talk and Joshua does his best to console the woman but, with a
lot unsaid, they part for the night. That morning,
Andrew convinces Joshua to skip morning rehearsal and stay
home with JenniAnn and Belle. Andrew is convinced that,
with a little more time, JenniAnn will recognize Joshua.
His plan works! During their downtime, JenniAnn and
Joshua decide to do a test run with his Crucifixion
makeup. LJA gets increasingly rattled as she works and,
when she hits bottom, Joshua consoles her, calling her "dear
one." With that, LJA recognizes him and they have a
good, long, affectionate talk about Andrew and Belle and loads
of stuff. Then the cast and crew come to Cora's for a
lunch of fish and chips during which LJA is pretty much in
shock. Joshua talks with her and then sends Andrew in
and the two exult over, for the first time, both knowing the
truth about Joshua/Jesus. That even, as they rehearse
"Superstar," Zeke has his own epiphany about Joshua. He
runs offstage to the blue room and Joshua follows. After
calming Diana down, Andrew and JenniAnn wait outside with her
and the kids. Inside the blue room, Zeke struggles with
his inability to properly recognize Joshua earlier but Joshua
explains how it showed no lack of love for him and came at the
perfect time. They rejoin the rest of the Wilsons and
discover that Sy also believes Joshua is Jesus. Hailey,
Kendra, and Diana come around in quick succession. That
night, the Wilsons join the group at Cora's for dinner.
- March 23- Joshua plots something with
Vincent early in the morning with the help of Andrew.
John and Sean arrive at Cora's to join the carpool to
Albany. The entire cast and crew plus the Wilson
siblings, Romano parents, and Clay meet up at St. Genesius'
and travel to Albany together to film a prelude movie at the
Romano Family Farm where they're hosted by Dot and Randall
Romano, Edward's and Caleb's aunt and uncle. After a
picnic lunch, they begin feeling and LJA and Kemara are
thrilled when they discover that Joshua recorded Vincent's
voice for use as the Father during Joshua's baptism
scene. As the day goes on, they film the calling of the
apostles, preaching scenes, the spared adulteress, and
more. Emma is particularly struck during the scene with
the adulteress and Joshua and Peter comfort her. A
preaching scene is interrupted by a distraught Sergio,
Edward's and Caleb's father, arriving with the news that
Randall has been several injured by a tractor. The
twins, Joshua, and John go with Sergio to be with
Randall. The Romano family is stunned (but ecstatic)
when Joshua heals the mortally wounded man. At that
point, they all realize who Joshua truly is. Randall and
Dot insist on treating Joshua and Co. to a fried chicken
dinner as a thank you. Additionally, Randall makes an
offering to Joshua of two lambs which, once weaned, will be
Violeta's pets. Edward and Caleb, still in a daze, are
counseled by Joshua to realize that they're farm boys and
their future lies at the farm. Kylie and Clay have a few
minutes to themselves as they sit by a lake and talk.
Clay reveals that a suicide attempt landed him in the
hospital. Kylie shares about her hopes of becoming a
teacher. After encouraging each other, they rejoin the
others to film the Nativity scene... starring Belle as baby
Jesus. Despite her squalling and a determined lamb, the
scene is filmed and the cast and crew head home after a
stirring rendition of "Silent Night."
- March 24- At breakfast, Max reveals
that he's meeting with a counselor regarding his military
benefits and how he might use them to start school. His
plans are to become a psychologist or psychiatrist
specializing in servicepeople. Everyone is proud and
excited for him. LJA goes Below where she and Vincent
chat for the first time since their realizations about
Joshua. Vincent shares some drawings Jacob did of Joshua
and his suspicions that Jacob believes Joshua is Jesus.
The two arrange for the child and carpenter to visit and
Joshua is touched when he discovers Jacob truly does
believe. Father requests to see LJA and she goes,
defending her trust in Joshua. Father is reluctant to
allow Joshua into the Tunnels as Vincent has requested.
He finally agrees to at least meet with Joshua at Cora's for a
family breakfast. With the help of his cousin, Jacob,
Owen, and Andrew; Joshua converts an old projector room at St.
Genesius' into a private box so Vincent can attend a
performance of JCS. Owen is still unsure what to make of
Joshua and Andrew and LJA try to get him to stop
fretting. Max returns with good news about his education
prospects. After a brief visit with Joshua, Max is even
more impressed by the fellow and tells Owen that he's tempted
to shout "Yeshua ben Yosef" to see if Joshua responds to the
name. Owen remains skeptical but doesn't want to put a
damper on Max's enthusiasm.
- March 25- Owen, Shelby, and the Wellses
arrive for breakfast at Cora's, catching Joshua dancing with
Belle. They all have an enjoyable breakfast, discussing
Harry Potter and the show. Father concludes that
Joshua is trustworthy enough to be invited Below. Later,
with help from Andrew and Joshua, Max makes a breakthrough and
finally gets his song to be as powerful as he wants it
to. At the diner that evening, Emma introduces Peter to
Maryam and Yosef. After the younger couple head to the
theatre for practice, Maryam and Yosef go for a walk.
Maryam hints at why things may become difficult for Emma and
Peter. They pray together. At the theatre,
rehearsal goes clear up until the "Last Supper" before Andrew
calls it for the night. He and LJA are both visibly
shaken so Joshua "boots" them out of the house and tells them
to go home to Dyeland and talk, specifically about Andrew's
memories of the Crucifixion, while he babysits Belle with Fr.
Mike and Zeke helping him provide musical entertainment for
the baby. Andrew and JenniAnn settle at Serendipity and
Andrew begins to tell his story.
- March 26- Andrew continues to remember
long into the night. He tells JenniAnn about seeing
Joshua being scourged, being secreted into the prison by a
newly made friend so he could speak with Joshua, following him
along the Way of Sorrows, and remaining near Golgotha for six
hours. Then he tells her about discovering the risen
Joshua. Andrew also tells LJA about other times Joshua
had been in Dyeland. When they both eventually fall
asleep, Maryam shows up to pray over them then checks on Belle
and Joshua who are also sleeping (with the dogs). When
they're awake, Joshua has a heart-to-heart with Belle.
Andrew and JenniAnn arrive and fawn all over Joshua.
Then they go Below for lunch where Joshua is given a tour of
the Tunnels led by lil Jacob. When they're through,
Joshua goes to Catherine's and Vincent's chamber with them
supposedly to see how they've displayed the White Stag carving
that Joshua gave to Vincent. Catherine soon discovers
that the visit is because Joshua is trying to reach her.
She's thunderstruck when Joshua gives her a little stone angel
that had been her mother's but that her aunt stole away from
her. After her initial dismay, Catherine comes to
believe that Joshua is Jesus. Joshua assured her and
Vincent that Jamey, the son they lost to miscarriage, is at
peace and surrounded by the love of God and his family in
Heaven. Above, Emma and Maryam meet for tea and a snack
at Adrian's Coffeehouse. Emma quizzes Maryam about
relationships, hoping for guidance concerning how to tell
Peter about her past. Joshua visits with the elder Jacob
who, with help from Maryam, has realized the carpenter's true
identity. Joshua assures Jacob that he understands his
struggle with faith. He urges the man to trust his sons
and enjoy his life. When Joshua does a Q and A with the
Tunnel children, one of his answers leads Shelby to recognize
him as the man (who she believed was Jesus) who helped her and
her brother, Asher, after their parents were killed.
Thus, Shelby becomes the next to believe. Then Joshua
leads a dance class. That evening, during rehearsal, LJA
tests Joshua's scourging makeup and is horrified to find a
scar on his back. She soon discovers it has nothing to
do with his being scourged and everything to do with his being
a mischievous child. After rehearsal, Emma and Peter
have a substantive, cozy talk during the ride home and become
an official couple.
- March 27- After Tiva calls with a setup
offer for Joshua, JenniAnn awkwardly broaches the subject with
Joshua who handles it perfectly. However, LJA responds
by referring to Joshua as the "Creator of the Universe" which
Kemara overhears. Stunned, she flees the house and
Joshua makes his way to St. Mary Magdalene's to speak with
her. He consoles Kemara, assuring her that neither he
nor his Dad demand perfection and that it's okay to stumble
because she has so many people who want to help her get back
up and it's the trying that matters. After she's grown
more calm, Kemara goes to Fr. Mike for confession.
Joshua heads back to Cora's but first runs into his cousin who
is so focused on his phone that he falls into the church
fountain. Hence, a sopping wet baptist turns up at
Cora's, too. Before rehearsal, Kemara meets Joshua in
his room to talk more about her discovery and he gives her a
handcarved music box featuring his Ama's lullaby. At the
theatre, Monica and JenniAnn discuss alterations to Joshua's
scourging makeup with the Romano twins and Adam. Then
Joshua gives gifts to them: cowboy hats to the boys and a
turkey-themed checkers set to Adam. At dinner, Arthur
extends Maddy's invitation to Joshua to speak at her ladies'
Bible study the following afternoon. The ladies of the
cast and crew all make carpooling arrangements with the
exception of Emma who doesn't want to go because of fraught
memories of the church ladies she grew up around. When
they're alone, Peter confides in Joshua about his concerns for
Emma who he knows is hiding something from him. That
night, while working on their carpentry, Joshua and Andrew
talk relationships and pray for Emma. At her own
apartment, Emma has a nightmare and Peter rushes over to be
with her. He asks her to confide in him but she resists.
- March 28- Having fallen asleep beside
Emma while watching a late night talk show, Peter awakens in
the middle of the night. When he reaches for a blanket,
Emma shifts in her sleep and reveals scars all over her
abdomen and sides. Tearfully, Peter tells her that, no
matter what her past is, he loves her. During breakfast
at Cora's, Max reveals that he's touring a college later in
the day which thrills everyone. He also learns that
Joshua knows about Dyeland and the portals. He finds
this curious but lets it go. Meanwhile, Adam goes to the
Phoenix Inn to get Kylie. Together, they pick Clay up
and take him to Dusty's Diner for lunch. While there,
two patrons are very rude to Clay. First Yosef and then
Samson correct them. Then Dusty approaches and kicks
them out. Witnessing this, Emma decides to attend the
Bible study. Joshua is thrilled when LJA delivers the
message to him. Before making their way to the church,
Joshua and Kemara go for a walk during which they discuss his
eventual departure, Kemara's need to speak openly with her
friends about what she needs, and her burgeoning feelings for
Sean. At the Bible study, Maddy and the ladies quiz
Joshua, and occasionally the others, about the show and the
Bible. When they reach the theatre, Joshua and the
ladies are reunited with the rest of the men who had attended
Sy's basketball game. They rehearse "The Arrest" and
"Peter's Denial." That night at Cora's, the household
plays Spin-the-Bottle: Dyeland-style and Joshua sings "When
You Need Me" with Andrew, bringing about the warm fuzzies for
everyone. Also experiencing the warm fuzzies are Peter
and Emma who are out on a date at a fancy restaurant.
Emma fills Peter in on the Bible study and an "I love you"
slips out. She's embarrassed but Peter assures her that
he loves her, too. All is well.
- March 29- When they accompany Andrew,
Violeta, and Joshua to the theatre to do some work, JenniAnn
and Kemara are flabbergasted when the people come to deliver
the donkey... and those people turn out to be Maryam and
Yosef. Maryam calms them when they get weepy. Max
and Rose arrive and, upon hearing the names of Joshua's
parents, make their realization. Turns out they'd been
keeping a list of reasons they suspected that Joshua was
Jesus. Joshua finishes the list for them. Tears
and clinginess ensues. Joshua and JenniAnn head to
Adrian's to pick up lunch for the others and have a discussion
about the hate group and Joshua's invincibility. At one
point, JenniAnn kisses his cheek... unaware that Arthur is
across the street. He becomes indignant, thinking
they're up to something. But then he remembers LJA
telling him that, if she could, she would want to kiss Jesus'
cheek as a counter to Judas' kiss. So then he realizes
the truth and calls Monica, asking her to meet him at the
theatre. When he tells Monica about what he witnessed
and his current interpretation (Joshua=Jesus), she verifies
this for him. Arthur breaks down upon seeing Joshua and
recognizes him as "the shelf guy"... the fellow who sent him
out to the shop where he met Monica. Arthur laments his
past but Joshua puts him at ease and stresses that he's been
forgiven. Monica is thrilled. Joshua introduces
Arthur to his parents. Yosef promises to come lend a
hand at True Light. Maryam visits with Andrew regarding
her concerns about how Emma will react upon learning she's
Joshua's mother. When she arrives, Emma is surprised but
handles it well. Joshua visits with her to assure her
that Maryam wouldn't betray her confidences to him. The
Wilson family arrives and Joshua introduces his parents to
them then they give the family their gift: a wall sculpture
with five puzzle pieces, each representing one of them.
Maryam also gives them rubbings so the kids can still have a
version of their pieces when they move out. Then
everyone gets to meet Yoktan! The donkey fusses over
Joshua and then allows the children and ladies to ride
him. Catherine arrives to drop off Cira and Crystal and
pick up Belle and has a tender introduction to Maryam.
Before rehearsal, Shane reveals to Joshua that he knows who he
is. The two then discuss Owen and Shane thanks Joshua
for his mother who handled his coming out beautifully in
contrast to Owen's parents. Maryam and Yosef watch Act I
rehearsal for the first time and handle it quite well.
Maryam is struck by Emma's "I Don't Know..." and, along with
Yosef, Andrew, and JenniAnn, prays for the young woman.
Emma and Peter have dinner together at Emma's apartment.
Peter broaches the subject of Joshua possibly being Jesus but
Emma is skeptical. Peter lets it be but vows to himself
to help her. At Cora's, Joshua visits with Max and Rose
and counsels the former about his future career and his
continuing nightmares. At their request, he reads Harry
Potter to the couple.
- March 30- Kylie calls Clay early in the
morning and the two discuss their shared suspicions about
Joshua. They then determine that they need to see him
and plan to go to Cora's, with Adam, to meet with him and see
if their theory is true. In the Tunnels, Eliot is
restless with his own ponderings about Joshua. Brittony
awakens and tells her husband that she's 99% sure that Joshua
is Jesus. She determines that they need to speak with
Owen and see where he stands. Back at the house, Joshua
is getting ready to put Belle down for a nap when Adam, Clay,
and Kylie show up. When they visit with him in his room,
all doubts about Joshua are removed for Kylie and Clay.
They learn Adam is an angel and are counseled by Joshua who
tells Kylie to believe in herself... and seek a better future,
complete with a loving husband if she so chooses. Clay
confesses that he considered asking Joshua to heal him but he
decides he wants to keep his scars as a reminder of
Joshua's. Then Joshua gives the two gifts: a butterfly
triptych for Kylie and a tackle box for Clay. Joshua
tells the man that Randall has offered to hire him on the
farm, an ideal job for him. Clay happily accepts.
At a jewelry store in the area, Max is searching for an
engagement ring for Rose with Andrew's and JenniAnn's
help. As he searches, Andrew begins to feel like maybe
he should get LJA some type of ring since she gave him one but
she assures him that neither needs nor wants a ring.
Meanwhile, Max finds a perfect one which Joshua, via cell
phone, approves. In the Tunnels, Eliot and Brittony
confront Owen who vehemently shoots down their belief that
Joshua is Jesus. They remain steadfast and Eliot
unleashes some tough love on his friends. Realizing that
Owen is not going to come around right then, the couple leave
and make their way to Cora's. Remaining in his chamber,
Owen briefly has a vision and finds himself working on a
portrait of Joshua. When Andrew, JenniAnn, and Max
return to the house; they find the Eliot, Brittony, Clay,
Kylie, Adam, and the rest of the household enjoying each
other's company. After moving to the theatre, Andrew,
Yosef, and Joshua work on Yoktan's lean-to while Andrew shares
his ring angst. Yosef suggests that he gets LJA a
donkey. During rehearsal, Maryam and Yosef talk about
their eventual viewing of the entire show. They mutually
reassure each other. "Hosanna" is rehearsed for the
first time with Yoktan who does incredibly well,
unsurprisingly. Before leaving with Maryam and Yoktan,
Yosef tells Owen that he made for a superb Joseph in their
movie. Owen is moved by this and stares after the family
as they leave. In the parking lot, after bidding his
parents and their donkey good night, Joshua hears a noise that
he's unable to trace. To be on the safe side, Andrew
requests that no one got outside alone. Emma and Peter
share a cozy evening at her apartment, talking about their
families although Peter notices Emma clams up on the subject.
- March 31- Owen and Joshua have a
confrontation in the chapel Below. Joshua tries to get
Owen to see that he's been truly forgiven but Owen's too angry
to accept this. Joshua decides to leave so Owen can be
alone in the chapel. After he goes, Owen spots a wooden
briefcase. Inside are monogrammed brushes and vibrant
paints for him to use to paint a vision he had in a
dream. With that, Owen recognizes that Joshua is Jesus
and that he'd just yelled at Him. With the briefcase,
Owen leaves the chapel. Back at Cora's, LJA is up with
Belle when Joshua returns with a minor head wound. Upset
after the visit to Owen, Joshua accidentally ran into a
jutting rock in the Tunnels. With Andrew's help, LJA
patches him up. They try to reassure Joshua that Owen
will come around. While Joshua feeds Belle, Andrew and
JenniAnn slow dance to alleviate some stress. As he
cradles the baby, Joshua remembers baby Owen and vows to speak
to his parents. Back at Emma's, Peter wakes up on her
couch and hears strange noises coming from her bedroom.
He discovers that Emma is having a sleep terror. After
soothing her, Peter suggests she talk to a doctor but she
responds with anger. He drops it, gives her time to
clean up, and prays for God's help in healing her. Emma
joins him in the living room and finally tells him about
what's haunting her: when she was a teenager, she was
repeatedly molested by Derek, the father of two girls she
babysat. When his wife found out, Derek blamed Emma and
she was kicked out of school. Her mother reacted
abominably and Emma skipped town to get away. Emma
assumes Peter will leave after learning that she's an
adulteress but Peter correctly sees that she was victimized
and vows not to leave. The two falls back to sleep
together. In the morning, Zeke joins Andrew, Joshua, Fr.
Mike, and Belle at Cora's. Unaware of the trouble with
Owen, Zeke went hoping to ask Joshua about Judas' fate.
With some encouragement, he does ask and learns that Judas,
whose real name is Yehuda, chose to separate himself from God
and is in Hell. However, Hell is like that of C.S.
Lewis' The Great Divorce. Yehuda could leave if
he wanted... but he hasn't in nearly 2,000 years. Their
discussion is interrupted when Peter calls Fr. Mike, asking to
meet him and Andrew at the priest's office so he can seek
their counsel regarding Emma. After they leave, Zeke's
and Joshua's talk turns to Andrew and JenniAnn so Joshua fills
him in a bit on them. Zeke gets in on Joshua's plan to
convince LJA to not worry so much about what people may think
about Andrew if Belle calls him "Daddy." Then the two
pray for Owen, Emma, and Peter. At the rectory, Peter
confides in Fr. Mike and Andrew, suggesting that Emma suffers
from PTSD. They agree and Fr. Mike gives Peter a
pamphlet written by a survivor of sexual abuse by a
priest. Andrew offers to contact Catherine for her
recommendation of a counselor and urges Peter to keep
listening to Emma as that helped him the most with his own
PTSD. Peter reveals that he knows who Joshua is but has
to keep playing it cool lest he get so wrapped up in Joshua
that he try to force Emma to recognize him. Andrew tells
Peter about himself and Fr. Mike lists off the other
angels. While Peter takes a nap, Fr. Mike consoles
Andrew who couldn't help but think of Belle as Peter told
Emma's sad story. In the Tunnels, Owen is missing
causing his friends to worry. Vincent is about to
organize a search party when Eliot runs in, announcing that
Owen has returned to his chamber. Vincent, JenniAnn,
Kemara, and Violeta find him there... with paintings of
Joshua, including the one from his dream, that he painted
during an overnight stint in Dyeland. He's much more at
peace and accepts that Joshua is Jesus. Violeta runs off
to get Joshua. Still with Zeke, Joshua brings him and
Belle Below. It turns out that Zeke and Vincent met and
were friends when Zeke was a teen. They catch up while
Joshua and Owen speak. The two exchange "I love yous"
and Owen shows Joshua his paintings. He feels that he
needs to do something for Joshua after he's been given so much
from him so Joshua makes a request: he wants Owen to crash his
grandma's birthday party at his parents' house. Though
surprised, Owen agrees. At the diner, Emma is exhausted
so Dusty tells her to go home. Maryam and Yosef arrive
just in time to escort her. John arrives and asks Yosef
to build an urgently need shelf with him. It's a con to
get Emma to invite Maryam to stay with her. It works and
Maryam spends some time nurturing Emma. Girl talk
commences. Emma falls asleep and, a bit later, Peter
arrives and has his own chat with Maryam. He tells her
that he knows about her family. She confides in him that
it hurts her to know how some beliefs about her have made some
women, like Emma, feel distanced from her. After John
and Yosef return, the family leave Emma and Peter alone to
enjoy some time together. Back in the Tunnels, Joshua
leads another class on Jewish dancing with children and adults
alike having a blast. That evening, the group has their
final rehearsal without an audience. Joshua gives an
emotional speech and lotsa hugging ensues. Back at the
house, the group, including Fr. Mike and Owen, decompress over
cereal and fill Owen in on some of the Joshua stories he
missed. Peter decides to stay on Emma's couch
again. Emma tells him that, after reading the pamphlet,
she's come to recognize that Derek manipulated her and she
really didn't have a choice in what happened. They talk
about their future and part for the night, each praying in
thanksgiving. Note: This is when Heather's story, "Someone
who Urgently Needs a Shelf," is set. Since John
used someone needing a shelf as reason to separate Yosef from
Maryam so the latter could spend time with Emma, Yosef insists
that they actually make a shelf. They bring it to True
Light and, while there, Yosef counsels a man named Chris who
has just come to the shelter with his two young
children. Chris' wife has left him and he's struggling
with anger which is compounded when the children make a mess
of True Light's playroom/waiting area. Thankfully,
Yosef, John, and Arthur are able to help the family.
- April 1- Upon awaking, Emma begins to
feel rage at Derek. After searching for his address
online, she begins to write him a letter telling him how wrong
his behavior was. At Cora's the pranks start early with
Joshua making cotton candy flavored bread for use during the
Last Supper scene. He, Andrew, JenniAnn, and Violeta
talk a bit about his eventual departure. After a shared
"Our Father," the cast and crew of St. Genesius' JCS do their
first full dress rehearsal. Though prank-laden, the
audience sees none of that and is very impressed by their
efforts. They have a reception afterwards with cookies
and milk then the entire audience ends up lining up for photos
with Joshua. As they pose for a group photo, Joshua
tells Eli that Sophia is there. Eli spots her in the
projector room and, at Joshua's direction, sneaks off to be
with her. The rest of the cast and crew part, all in
excellent moods. Emma and Peter head to Adrian's for
some dancing, scones, and conversation. Emma frets that
their relationship will diminish after the show but Peter
assures her this isn't the case. He also puts to rest
her worry that he just takes care of her and she doesn't
reciprocate.
- April 2- The only two in the house
still up and about, Joshua and Andrew work on woodcarving
projects. Andrew learns that Eli is with Sophia.
Joshua assures him that, even after she's gone Home, he would
send LJA to him if he needed her. In the theatre grotto,
Eli and Sophia dance. He catches her up on happenings
with the show and Andrew, Belle, and JenniAnn. They're
interrupted by noise in the lot. A shadowy figure
approaches Yoktan's lean-to then quickly leaves. The two
discover some silver items left there. Sophia asks Eli
to show them to Joshua then, hand in hand, they walk off into
the night together. In the morning, the four AODs,
Violeta, Fr. Mike, John, and Joshua meet at the theatre so
Joshua can see what Eli and Sophia found. They try to
determine the origins of the three silver items. Some
begin to speculate that Judas is behind it. Joshua
decides to start leaving food, thinking the person may be
homeless and hungry. Setting the mystery aside, they all
go to Abundant Living to help with Bingo. After Emma's shift
at the diner is over, Maryam comes to her apartment to give
her cooking lessons.
- April 3- Clay and a bus full of
veterans make their way to the theatre for a performance
especially for servicepeople and first responders.
Matthew is already there, worrying that he and Tyron might do
best to stay in the lot and watch for the hate group but
Andrew tells him to just watch and enjoy. Tyron and his
family arrive and Joshua gives the two officers statues of
Archangel Michael. While the show is underway, the hate
group resurfaces and decides to after Yoktan. However,
they find someone else in the lean-to... Michael himself and
he's none too happy. He tells them they must choose
between their hatred and God. When Maryam and Yosef lead
Yoktan out of the theatre, they found four chastened and still
stunned former-hatemongers. After asking the couple to
give their apology to Joshua, Beatrice leads the others
away. Michael gloats in an angelic fashion then the four
head Home. While Joshua is inundated by fans after the
show, Clay presented Kylie with a butterfly bush. Adam
and Monica chat briefly about their group of friends and
amazing Boss. That evening, in his window seat, Joshua
fondly and tenderly recalls the audience members he visited
with and rejoices in the happiness of the cast and crew.
Before going to sleep, Joshua prays to his Dad for guidance in
reaching the person responsible for the silver pieces.
- April 4- During Belle's morning
feeding, Andrew and LJA have a discussion about how glad she
is to see Andrew in his role as a son. When they all get
to the theatre later that morning, Joshua sees that two more
pieces of silver have been left. He enters the theatre
to discover that ticket orders are flying in and then John
calls to share that there's JCS-related action on
Facebook. Joshua calls the cast to spread the
news. When Emma gets his message, she excitedly shares
it with Maryam and Yosef at the diner. By showtime, over
half the seats are claimed. Vincent, Catherine, Father,
and Devin arrive to watch from the secret box. After the
show ends, the audience sticks around for a Q and A with the
cast and crew. Joshua stays at the theatre until around
midnight, talking with audience members.
- April 5- Joshua gets up early to get
doughnuts for the household. During the drive, he thanks
the Father for giving him a chance to relive his own death in
such a way that he can focus on all the people surrounding him
with love. He stops by the theatre and finds that more
silver has been left in the lunchbox near the lean-to.
He leaves a pocket cross and more food for the mystery person.
- April 6- After their afternoon
performance, Andrew discovers that more tickets have been sold
and the evening performance will feature a house filled to 62%
capacity. He also shares the happy news that a patron
from the previous night wrote a 5k check for the
theatre. The cast works together to make a thank you
video for her with Emma singing "In the Garden," the donor's
favorite hymn. While getting his makeup fixed during the
evening show, Zeke begins to suspect that Diana and Joshua
know something he doesn't. Diana springs on him the
happy news that she's pregnant. Zeke is ecstatic.
At the reception after the show, Robert and Allison talk about
Joshua and the latter begins to think something curious is
going on after Violeta lets slip that Joshua took away Belle's
eczema. Before heading home for the night, Andrew and
Joshua discover that someone has again left silver near the
lean-to.
- April 7- The Davidson family visits the
Tunnels. While Yosef and Andrew spend time with the work
crew, Maryam and Joshua help out with JenniAnn's religion
class. Father overhears and is stunned by Maryam.
She and Joshua go to join him in the corridor and Maryam
comforts the old man as he weeps. It turns out his
devotion to her began at the funeral of his own mother when he
was 6. That evening, Joshua prepares to crash Olivia's
birthday party with Owen. When Owen arrives, he reveals
that Joshua's Ama and Abi are sharing his childhood stories
with the Wellses. This leads to a discussion of exactly
how holy... or not... Joshua was as a kid. At the party,
Owen's grandma, aunt, uncle, and cousin are very interested in
JCS and Owen's backdrop work. His parents, however, stew
and snipe. Then Owen's father, Calvin, corners Joshua in
the kitchen and lives to regret it when Joshua reminds Calvin
of his adultery. Calvin and Dalia become enraged and
kick Owen and Joshua out. Their plan backfires, however,
and the rest of the family packs Olivia up and finishes their
celebration at Adrian's, leaving Owen's parents alone.
Olivia is overjoyed to be out of the house and headed back to
Abundant Living. The group parts affectionately.
- April 8- After planning out their days,
Joshua shares stories of his childhood with the group at
Cora's. On her way back to the diner after lunch, Emma
is accosted by Derek who was enraged by her letter. He
threatens her life and assaults her but is stopped when a
homeless man intervenes. Not far away, John is filming a
video for his parents and, hearing a woman's scream, runs
towards the sound. He finds Emma and Derek and, after
John threatens to call the police, Derek lets Emma go and
flees. John encourages Emma to report Derek to the
police or, at the very least, go home or let him call
Peter. She refuses it all but does allow him to escort
her back to the diner. After dropping her off, John
calls JenniAnn so she can get a message to Joshua.
Maryam and Joshua are at the Phoenix Inn, reading to the
children, when JenniAnn pulls Joshua out. John arrives
and tells Joshua about what happened. Joshua is stricken
and calls Peter, asking him to go to the diner and escort Emma
home when her shift ends. John leaves and Joshua prays
to his Dad. He begins to cry and Maryam comforts
him. When Peter arrives at the diner, Samson informs him
that some patrons tried to harass Emma and, though he
intervened, she freaked out and Dusty suggested she go
home. Emma again refused but does agrees to leave with
Peter. Zombie-like, she accompanies him back to her
apartment. She invites Peter to stay and he obliges with
great relief. Back at Cora's, Joshua works on a project
with Jacob and Shelby before briefly talking about Emma with
Andrew and JenniAnn. In her apartment, Emma awakes after
a nap and Peter orders in dinner. Shortly after they sit
down, Emma has a panic attack and flees to her room.
Peter enters and discovers that she's about to cut
herself. They struggle and Emma inadvertently slices
Peter's hand. Though it's a minor wound, she's
devastated. At his request, Emma tells Peter about what
Derek did that afternoon. She also reveals a bit more
about their "affair." Peter stresses that Derek was an
extremely abusive psychopath and that Emma was not responsible
for what happened between them no matter what Derek
says. Peter then asks Emma to promise him to stop
cutting and she does. They two spend the night together
(platonically).
- April 9- All three of the Davidsons
arrive for breakfast at the diner. Emma is at first
worried that they know about her encounter with Derek but
decides they don't. Yosef shares the news that the
theatre's voicemail box is full, assumedly with ticket
orders. Andrew calls Joshua on the cell phone he
borrowed from John and reveals that sales are indeed hopping
with 76% of Friday's seats claimed. Emma is overjoyed
and hugs Joshua which brings him to happy tears. Emma's
still in a fine mood when she and Peter head to the theatre to
help unload T-shirts. Unfortunately, Jodi, Derek's wife,
leaves a hateful message regarding Emma which Joshua plays,
thinking it'll be a ticket order. Emma walks in and,
when Joshua tries to console her, she lashes out at him.
Maryam sees the heated exchange and Emma flees with Joshua,
Andrew, and Peter in pursuit. However, Emma disappears
leaving her devastated friends to worry and pray. That
evening, Cora's household, Maryam, Yosef, and Owen head to the
Wilsons' residence for a previously arranged dinner to
celebrate Diana's pregnancy. In spite of the afternoon's
sadness, Joshua wants everyone to focus on the joyful
family. They try their best to but they're all concerned
for him and his obvious heartbreak. Peter calls Joshua
to say that Emma's back in her apartment and slid a note out
the door saying that she was fine. However, she won't
talk to him. Saddened, Peter goes to Fr. Mike.
Back at the party, Joshua, Diana, and Zeke go for a walk
during which he thanks them for being amazing parents to the
children he entrusts to them. Zeke questions how they
got pregnant given a doctor told them they wouldn't have any
more children. Turns out Joshua healed them shortly
after his arrival at the theatre. Fr. Mike consoles
Peter and shares his belief that Emma won't harm herself again
because she knows how greatly that would hurt Peter. The
two and John go to the chapel to pray.
- April 10- Andrew has a nightmare about
a teenaged Belle running away from him. Of course, it's
really about Emma and Joshua. Both the angel and LJA are
consumed with thoughts of how Joshua must be feeling. As
for Joshua, he finished Emma's gift the previous night and
didn't get much sleep. Nonetheless, they plan for a full
day with Joshua helping Owen with his class and, after Allison
and Robert pick up Belle for an overnight stay, heading to
True Light to help out. While Joshua gives a carpentry
lesson, Yosef arrives with the news that Emma called in sick
to the diner. He and Maryam went to her apartment where
she eventually answered the buzzer but asked Maryam to please
stop ringing her as she needed sleep. Yosef took his
wife Home after that but she insisted they return and go to
True Light. While Yosef takes over his class, Joshua
checks in with his mother. After dinner, Arthur, Monica,
and Joshua head to the former's office where Joshua presents
them with their joint gift: a statue of a couple embracing
with a lilac bush nearby. Joshua then assures them that
he and the Father are pleased with them and will always be
with them during the joys and trials to come. While
everyone's getting ready for bed or already there at Cora's,
Emma begins sending LJA increasingly alarming texts from a
night club. It becomes clear that she's completely
wasted so Joshua decides to go after her with Andrew.
LJA convinces him to take her and Kemara along since the guys
can't get into the ladies room should Emma hide there.
Joshua reluctantly agrees. The four arrive at the club
and find Emma being manhandled by a creeper. Joshua
dispatches of the man after doing a modern twist on writing in
the sand. The group tries to persuade Emma to take care
of herself and leave with them but she flees to the ladies
room. LJA and Kemara follow her and discover she's
cutting. Upon being found out, Emma faints and the two
women carrying her out to Joshua. The five leave and
head to Cora's. The girls and Joshua tend to a still
unconscious Emma while Andrew and Max pray.
- April 11- Joshua goes to Cora's garden
to pray. Seeing him from the window, JenniAnn brings tea
and his blanket and joins him. They discuss Gethsemane
and why Joshua didn't bring any of the women there with
him. LJA begs him not to just sneak away when he leaves
and Joshua assures her he has no plans to do that. Then
they both go inside with Joshua sitting with Emma for a bit as
she sleeps. In the morning, Emma wakes up filled with
regret and unable to face Joshua. After he leaves to
help Andrew do some repair work at Pleasantview, Emma at last
comes out of the guest room and has some breakfast on the
porch. That night, Emma continues to evade Joshua who
gives a stellar performance in spite of being shaken and
sad. During intermission, Peter tries to talk to Emma
but she keeps her replies brief. Though she still loves
him, she believes he deserves better. After the show,
Joshua's mood is improved and he enjoys visiting with Sean,
the Delgados, Aggie, and other audience members. Aggie
makes an offhanded remark and Joshua's failure to respond
makes her realize that he is, in fact, God. The good
news continues when Owen's family, his parents included,
visits with him and also come to realize that Joshua has been
playing himself. The entire family envelopes Joshua in a
group hug.
- April 12- Emma and Peter both
have a dream about each other and Joshua singing "Could We
Start Again, Please?" Emma sets off on foot, headed to
Peter's apartment just as he's headed out to go to her.
They embrace in the lobby and then go to his apartment where
they settle in for some much needed rest. At Cora's,
Joshua awakens and is told by the Father that Emma is
safe. Around noon, Joshua heads to Peter's office for a
talk. Peter explains that, while he and Emma are
committed to waiting until they're married, he doesn't know
that continuing to share a bed is wise but he's also fearful
of Emma living alone, a concern she shares. He alights
on the solution Joshua hoped he would: Peter will convert his
home office into a second bedroom for Emma. Before the
afternoon show, Eli, Henry, and Shane share their concerns
about Joshua. When he arrives, he's in a happy mood and
presents the three with their gifts: a box of ties made by
Sophia for Eli, a briefcase and collection of wooden pens for
Shane, and a statue of a cat, with a promise of a real pet
cat, for Henry. In between shows, Andrew and JenniAnn
discuss the Emma/Joshua situations and, on a lighter note,
mutually conclude that there's a plot afoot as they've both
had Diana and Zeke heaping compliments on them over their
shared parenting. Peter and Joshua spend the break
preparing for Emma's move into the apartment. Joshua
leaves a Good Shepherd statue for Emma. He also tells
Peter that he want to visit Derek and speak to him, showing
him the footage John got. Only with the fear of
discovery will Derek leave Emma alone. Peter promises to
try to get Emma's permission. After the evening show,
LJA is horrified when she spots Beatrice and Vernon, the
hatemongers, speaking to Joshua. However, Beatrice
apologizes to her thus making evident their decision to change
their ways. Seeing Joshua's forgiveness for two people
who behaved horribly towards him, Emma is intensely
moved. She's further moved when Peter shows her the
second bedroom at his apartment. With neither ready for
bed, they move to the balcony where they have a discussion
about why God didn't intervene to stop Derek from taking
advantage of her. Peter shares his belief that God tried
to stop Derek and tried to get Emma help but Derek and others
ignored His counsel. Peter also tells Emma that she
shouldn't blame herself for not running away earlier.
Finally, he hits upon asking Emma to imagine if what happened
to her had befallen their hypothetical daughter and to then
write to her. By imagining herself as a beloved
daughter, Emma is at last able to view her past with sympathy
and compassion for herself. At Cora's, Andrew and Joshua
are woodworking. Joshua asks his angel if he's okay with
JenniAnn's plan to live separately with her and Belle staying
at Willowveil and Andrew at Serendipity. Andrew
tearfully admits that he's not and doesn't want to live apart
from his daughter. Joshua promises to talk with LJA and
assure her that he doesn't want the two living
separately. Joshua then begins to play a Rich Mullins
song with Belle and JenniAnn joining Andrew to enjoy the
impromptu concert. (In "The
King" it's revealed that Logan attended the performance
on the 12th and learned the truth about Joshua.)
- April 13- The mysterious visitor
returns to the lean-to at St. Genesius' and leaves more silver
and eats the food Joshua left. They reflect on how they
hope their offerings will let Yeshua see how sorry they
are... That afternoon, Dusty and Samson arrive to attend
a performance. Emma and Peter greet them and show them
to the seats they reserved for them. The two men visit
for a bit with Dusty learning that Samson is a widower who
became homeless after his wife's death. Seeing Joshua
who is also reserving seats, Samson recognizes him as the man
who encouraged him to go to True Light. Joshua's guests
arrive: Rabbi Yakov and Tiva, Betty, and Moishe. The
latter two are Samson's estranged parents. Betty is
relieved to see her son and hugs him then Moishe does,
too. The Levines are stunned and the rabbi concludes
that Joshua arranged the reunion. Without making any
explanations, Joshua leaves the happy family and the others so
he can prepare for the show. Afterwards, Emma finds
Samson and Dusty in the lobby and is surprised to discover
what Joshua pulled off in reuniting Samson with his
parents. Joshua is just finishing in the dressing room
when the Levines ask to speak with him. They move to the
office where the rabbi reveals that they've come to recognize
Joshua as Jesus the Messiah. He urges them to read the
Gospels and reflect on how he sometimes told people to keep
quiet about his messiahship. He wants them to do the
same and continue to devote their lives to their community and
synagogue, sharing their new beliefs when he guides them
to. During the post-show reception, Maddy asks for a
group photo and Joshua is surprised when Emma hugs his arm
during several shots. That evening, Peter is anxious
because his parents had trouble on the road and are
delayed. Happily, they arrive before curtain. At
the Levines after the show, Joshua talks with them about how
wonderful it's been to see so many of them make their
realizations about them. He stresses that while it's
difficult to not have Emma recognize him, he's had a great
deal of fun. Meanwhile, Peter and Emma are visiting with
his parents and grandmother at their hotel. Their visit
goes very well with Peter's grandmother, in particular,
pulling for the couple.
- April 14- After being invited by
JenniAnn and Kemara to come see the production of Jesus
Christ Superstar that they're all working on, Ivy
arrives in Manhattan. When she reaches Cora's house, she
comes face to face with the now grown man who was Yeshu, the
little boy in the vision she had when she was unconscious
following her bike accident. Joshua is somewhat
anxious... wondering if Ivy will recognize him. She
does. They hug. He makes her a sandwich.
Because Joshua is like that. The group catches each
other up on the happenings since Christmas. To help,
they show Ivy the Valentine's video at which point LJA and
Kemara notice the Davidsons' photo-bomb from Christmas.
They all then head Below for a Passover Seder. Ivy meets
Maryam and Yosef and visits with them. She asks them
about Emma who she knew about from a prayer request text
Violeta sent her. Yosef relays the story and both are
pleased when Ivy promises to pray. At another table,
Joshua is enjoying explaining Passover to little Jacob.
At their apartment, Emma finished her letter. She's
emotional but feels much better. Peter relays much of
his conversation with Joshua from two days before to
her. She agrees to let Joshua use John's footage/audio
for when he confronts Derek, asking only that he waits until
after the show. At Cora's, Joshua and Ivy talk. He
gives her a box her carved containing a miniature Pieta from
her mother. They also discuss Violeta's upcoming
birthday, Andrew's and JenniAnn's living situation, and
more. In her room with Andrew and Belle, LJA finally
clues in and tells Andrew that she wants Belle to have someone
to call "Daddy"... him. Andrew tearfully agrees.
Belle wakes briefly and smiles at her Mama and Daddy.
- April 15- Samson tells Emma a bit about
the great day he had with his parents. Maryam and Yosef
arrive at the diner for breakfast. Emma gives them an
apology note that she wrote. After reading it, Maryam
needs to speak to Emma so the two visit in the alley behind
the diner. Emma tells Maryam everything. The two
embrace, exchange "I love yous," and Maryam tells Emma just
how lovable she is. After a tour of the city with Fr.
Mike and John, Ivy and the household return to Cora's.
While the priest gives a lesson on making boxty, John shows
Joshua what he captured of Derek's confrontation with
Emma. Joshua is grieved to see the footage but glad that
it's so incriminating. The two also discuss Maryam and
Yosef attending the Good Friday performance of JCS. The
evening concludes with them all gathering together for dinner
and a toast to Ivy and Joshua.
- April 16- Andrew and Co. go to
the theatre so Ivy can get a tour and he can check the
messages for ticket orders. He discovers that Friday's
show is sold out and the Saturday shows nearly so. This
put St. Genesius' back in the black. Calls are made to
the cast, sharing the happy news. Joshua calls Emma and
Peter and she cries over the awesome development. Then
the entire orchestra serenades Joshua and the others from
Cora's with "Superstar" marching band style. That
evening, Maryam and Yosef go to Peter's and Emma's apartment
for dinner. After sharing the meal, Peter and Yosef move
to the balcony and Maryam and Emma to her room. Yosef
counsels Peter to not give up hope on Emma recognizing
Joshua. Maryam agrees to go shopping with Emma for
linens and such for the apartment. Emma asks Maryam for
advice on a peace offering for Joshua but Maryam tells her
that the only thing he wants is to be able to talk to her
again. Emma admits to her that she's fearful of the show
ending but Maryam assures Emma that the cast will not drift
apart because God brought them together. At Cora's,
Kelly has joined the group for ice cream floats. She
visits with Joshua in his room. Kelly tells him that
she's not sure she'll make it through the show but she wants
to. Joshua gives her something to help: a stone star
that he and her son, Jesse, worked on together. Joshua
urges her to take breaks more often, either at Home or in
Dyeland. She agrees. Joshua suggests she go see
Jesse... soon so she can avoid Violeta, who is watching Les
Miz, and about to see "Master of the House" for the
first time...
- April 17- Andrew and JenniAnn both get
up early and find Joshua already awake and working on the
settee Peter bought for Emma's room. As Joshua works, he
remembers his nightmare in which he entered her old church to
find gossiping parishioners and Emma begging for forgiveness
from a stone statue of him. Joshua shatters the statue
and pleads with Emma to realize that he, the real him, is with
her but still she is overtaken. LJA brings him tea
and encourages him, suggesting that he might take Ivy to the
diner for breakfast. Appreciating the scheme, Joshua
agrees and the two briefly plan for his stint at
Willowveil. While Andrew and LJA go to Dyeland to make
preparations, Joshua brings Ivy, Kemara, and Violeta to the
diner to have breakfast with his parents... and see
Emma. As Emma gets the group's drinks, she recalls her
own dream which was much more pleasant than Joshua's and left
her feeling comforted by dream-Joshua's embrace. She
prays that she'll be able to right things with him. Ivy
and Violeta had schemed for the former to speak with
Emma. Ivy tells Emma about her and her mother's story
and how Joshua cared for them even though Francesca conceived
Ivy out of wedlock. Joshua's continued devotion to them
both gets to Emma. The plot works. While Maryam
and Yosef take the girls to the park, Emma asks Joshua to stay
through her break so they can talk. Emma apologizes and
they exchange "I loves yous." Though Emma still doesn't
recognize him, Joshua is very happy and buys her lunch... a
cheeseburger in place of fatted calf. Ivy's tour of NYC
continues with a visit to the Bronx Zoo... whose animals adore
Joshua. When the household returns to Cora's, no one
wants to part from Joshua (it being the anniversary of his
arrest in Gethsemane) so they have a sleepover in the living
room. Adam, meanwhile, drove Clay and Kylie to Albany
for a visit to the farm. After the others have gone to
bed, Adam wanders into the yard and recalls the night of
Joshua's arrest and his own creation. Kylie comes to
join him, asking him about that sad night. Adam tells
her about how Joshua and the Father wanted humans to have free
will... to choose to love Him. Thus, Joshua had to die.
He reminds Kylie of how happy Joshua has been when the cast
and crew members have chosen to befriend and love him.
Kylie then asks Adam to eventually be her Man of Honor if she
remarries. Moved, Adam agrees and the two exchange "I
love yous."
- April 18- Good Friday begins with
Joshua preparing birthday breakfast for his Duckling,
Violeta. While watching Belle, Joshua prepares frosted
pancake cake with Andrew eventually joining him. They
think about their hopes for the last few performances: Emma
recognizing Joshua and resolution with the person leaving
silver. Violeta is teary and happy when Joshua brings
her cake out to her. The others awaken and wish her
happy birthday. Over at Kelly's, Maryam's
struggling. When the angel leaves for work, Yosef and
Maryam retire to their room. Maryam is unable to rest
and her husband tries to comfort her. He initially
thinks she is consumed with memories of Joshua's death but,
really, it's that she knows how hurt he will be if Emma
doesn't come to recognize him. Yosef tells her that he
is going to make a suggestion to Andrew that will allow them
to be near their son during the remaining shows.
Somewhat calmed, Maryam agrees to go to the park with
Yosef. Emotions are running high at Peter's and Emma's
place. As Peter tearfully reads the Bible, Emma writes
in her journal. She decides to needs to do something to
give back after so many people have been so kind to her.
Specifically, she wants to find the homeless man who tries to
help her with Derek before John arrived. Though he
realizes this may prove impossible, Peter agrees to search
with her. At Central Park, Maryam's beginning to get
emotional again. Yosef suggests they pay Joshua a visit
but it's too late: they spot him with some Tunnel children and
the gang from Cora's. Joshua runs towards his parents
and the three embrace, deciding to stay near each other for
the day. That evening, Emma and Peter are about to end
their fruitless search when they decide to return to the alley
where Emma was accosted. They find her would-be hero's
makeshift home... or so Emma believes. It's empty but
they find a bloodied shirt that Emma recognizes as the
man's. Peter leaves a $20 for the absent man before they
have to leave to get to the theatre. At a hospital,
Yehuda wakes up. He remembers being mugged after finding
a charm bracelet. A kind doctor tries to help him,
offering to call his family but, of course, they're long
dead. When the doctor goes to get a social worker,
Yehuda flees. Back at the theatre, Joshua finds the box
by the lean-to untouched as it's been for three days.
Believing Yehuda is behind it, Joshua is concerned for his
former apostle and prays for guidance but the Father remains
silent. Andrew reminds Joshua that he, too, is often
silent when he knows things will work out. This comforts
Joshua who goes to greet his parents and other friends in the
audience. Andrew prays for Emma and Yehuda to find their
way to Joshua. During intermission, Maryam, Yosef,
Kelly, and John visit with Fr. Mike, Shelby, and her brother,
Asher. The latter, struck by his family members' names,
begins to wonder about Joshua. During the Crucifixion,
Joshua's parents, John, and Kelly are understandably
emotional. However, Maryam makes herself focus on
Emma. John does, too, and they both notice how overcome
she is. Watching, Emma finally understands the depths of
Jesus' forgiveness... but she still sees Joshua as a separate
person. Emma thanks Joshua profusely after the show and
reiterates her love and respect for him. Joshua is
crushed, though. Still, he rallies, not wanting to upset
Emma. He later visits with Fr. Mike, Shelby, Ivy, Dot,
Randall, and Asher. After a short time and a certain
look from Joshua, Asher recognizes him as the man who helped
him and his sister on the night their parents died. Then
he recognizes Joshua as Jesus. Asher, Shelby, Fr. Mike,
Owen, Rose, Maryam, Yosef, John, Kelly, and the household head
back to Cora's to celebrate Violeta's birthday. Over
cake and ice cream, Violeta opens an array of wonderful,
mostly homemade gifts including a box from Joshua containing Wicked
tickets for her, Kemara, Ivy, and him. Hugging and
happy, the group breaks up for the night.
- April 19- That morning, Andrew whittles
and tries to figure out Joshua's prophetic words about an
audience members all those months before when he first told
him about the JCS assignment. None of the angel's
theories make total sense. Joshua joins him and they
discuss Emma. After breakfast, Joshua and Ivy leave to
tour Fordham U as Ivy is considering going to college
there. The Wilsons arrive at the house to help Andrew
and Co. brainstorm ways to help Emma see the light without
being pushy. Yehuda wakes up back in his tent.
He's determined to use the $20 he found there to buy 7 more
pieces of silver. As he's leaving, he collides with Emma
and Peter who takes him home for a meal and to get washed
up. Back at the theatre, Andrew and Co. and the Wilsons
wait on Doug's and Toby's arrival. Joshua meets them in
the parking lot. While being back without Lucy is
difficult for both men, Doug immediately likes Joshua and
feels calmed by him. The group settle down to lunch in
the lobby. At the apartment, Yehuda eats the lunch Emma
made for him. Peter invites him to attend JCS and
eventually he agrees to meet them prior to the show that
night, after he's gotten the remaining silver. When Emma
returns after a run to the store for necessities for Yehuda,
he showers which give the couple time to talk. Peter is
glad that Emma is gushing about Joshua and agrees that Joshua
may be the one to reach "Yoel." The three then part for
the afternoon. At the theatre, Emma enthuasiastically
greets Doug who shares how impressed he is by Joshua.
Shortly before the afternoon show starts, Jodi again calls and
leaves a harassing message for Emma. She bears it better
than the first time but pleads with Joshua not to go see
Derek, fearing something may befall him. When Emma's
further calmed, she, Joshua, and Peter join the others for
their pre-show prayer. During Act I, Doug is amazed by
Joshua's performance. By intermission, he knows
something is going on. He and Toby head backstage.
Doug immediately goes to Joshua and embraces him. Joshua
asks Toby to take his hand and gives the two men a vision of
Lucy and her parents, with him, having a blissful time in
Heaven. Joshua and Shane share an emotional moment
during "Could We Start Again, Please?" During
"Superstar," Maryam and Yosef enter the scene as Veronica and
Simon of Cyrene in order to be with Joshua. During the
Crucifixion, Emma meditates on love. When Joshua is
removed from the cross, Violeta makes the spur of the moment
decision to lay him in Emma's arms. And then, finally,
Emma recognizing him. After she kisses Joshua and utters
"I love You," Joshua begins to glow and everything fades away
then Emma finds herself in an exceedingly beautiful place...
Heaven or some place very like it. Joshua is there and
the two make their peace, talking about Emma's father, her
lost years, her anger towards him and the Father, and how
Joshua's forgiven it all. He asks Emma to stop cutting
because it hurts him to see her suffer so and he reminds her
that whatever punishment she thinks she deserves, he's already
paid it. The two sing and Emma twirls just as she did as
a little girl. Full of love for each other, the visit to
Eternity ends and they return to St. Genesius'. After
the show, Peter is thrilled to know Emma has realized the
truth about Joshua. The three embrace and then Joshua
directs the rest of the cast into the lobby so Emma and Peter
can have a few moments with Maryam and Yosef. After they
talk to the couple, Emma and Peter are left alone to share
their first kiss. Out in the lobby, Joshua thanks
Violeta for what she did onstage. She lets slip about
their meeting with the Wilsons and Joshua is touched.
Andrew begins spreading the word to everyone that Emma is now
in the loop. Joshua provides pizza and sides for dinner
since it's nearly 6:00 by the time all of the afternoon
audience clears out. He makes a to-go box for Emma and
Peter so they can retrieve their guest, Yoel. Doug
guesses that Joshua's plan is for Emma and Peter to take over
the theatre since he wishes to stay with Toby in NJ.
Joshua acknowledges this and suggests they bring it up the
following week. Meanwhile, Yehuda has found a silver
charm bracelet at a convenience store. He's in line to
purchase it when a little boy named Christian is caught
stealing food because he's starving. Yehuda pays for the
boy's groceries instead of buying the bracelet. After
Christian thanks him, Yehuda runs off in tears because he
believes his chance to prove his regret to Yeshua with thirty
pieces of silver is gone. "Yoel" doesn't show up at
Peter's and Emma's apartment at the agreed upon time.
Worried, the two head to the alley where he'd been
living. They arrive just as Yehuda is about to board the
gray bus. They persuade him to have some pizza and come
back to the theatre with them. He agrees and steps away
from the bus. When they arrive at the theatre, Emma and
Peter are nearly late and the house is full so Emma shows
Yehuda/Yoel to the secret box where he watches the show.
Andrew gives one final pep talk to the cast and Joshua leads
the Our Father backstage one last time. As Yehuda
watches the first act, he relives his past and Yeshua's and
begins to see things in a different light. He forms a
more honest view of himself and his actions compared to Mary
of Magdala's selfless love for Yeshua. Joshua meets Zeke
offstage after Act I ends. Zeke is shaken but can't
exactly say why. He speculates it's the passion in the
audience. The two get their makeup done with Diana, LJA,
Ivy, Andrew, and Emma passing the time with them. Out in
the lobby, Yehuda joins the other audience members. He
visits with a woman who lets it slip that Zeke is in the final
scene, leaving Yehuda to wonder at the dead Judas'
inclusion. Yehuda is a wreck when the show ends...
and confused by Judas' enigmatic final scene. He feels
like an utter failure and decides to flee. However, in
the time it takes him to write Emma and Peter a note, the
lobby has filled so he sneaks through the house, intending to
use the back door. Emma and Peter finds Yehuda's note
and are disappointed that he left but hope the show inspired
him to go home. In the lobby, Andrew and Doug approach
the Davidsons with the happy news that the theatre's had a
number of sponsorship offers. The group decides to
linger at the theatre until midnight so they can welcome
Easter together. Zeke runs back into the house to
retrieve Diana's scarf and hears a noise. He finds
Yehuda backstage and quickly puts it all together. Zeke
and Yehuda have a heated discussion and Zeke goes to get
Joshua despite Yehuda's protest. At Zeke's request,
Joshua, Andrew, Emma, Peter, Maryam, Yosef, and John enter the
house. Joshua confronts Yehuda. When the man
continues to bemoan his past and reject Joshua's forgiveness,
Emma goes off on him. This seems to have some effect on
Yehuda but he's still waffling so Maryam and Yosef ask the
rest of the cast and crew to come into the house and pray that
he makes the right decision. Yehuda is still pulling
back and Joshua tells him that he's made an idol of his
guilt. When Yehuda remains steadfast in his guilt,
Joshua walks away. Belle begins to squall so Joshua asks
LJA for her. As he cradles the baby, Joshua begins to
sing his mother's lullaby. *That* gets to Yehuda who
crawls back to Joshua and tells him he's sorry and realizes
the sacrifice was enough. He begs to go Home. The
tomb onstage begins to glow. Joshua asks Andrew to
escort him and Yehuda Home. They go through the entrance
of the tomb. Andrew and Joshua return at 11:55.
Everyone hurries to the parking lot where Yoktan and Michael
are waiting. Together they welcome Easter. Joshua
goes to the lean-to and retrieves the pieces of silver which
transform into doves and butterflies in the Easter night
sky. The end!
Please note: All bulleted
entries below are in reference to "The
King".
- April 20- Joshua awakens and
revisits the previous day. Not long after, the
entire household (including the dogs) enters his room and
treats him to breakfast in bed. After the adults and
teens leave to get their breakfast, Joshua plots Andrew's
move to Willowveil with Belle. At their apartment,
Emma and Peter spend their first Easter morning
together. Joshua, Andrew, JenniAnn, and Belle head
to St. Genesius' so Joshua can install a portal in the
blue room. Andrew and LJA prepare Dyeland for
visitors while Joshua remains to show the others how to
use the portal... and deal with their shock. After
everyone is situated in Willowveil's ballroom, Zeke asks
Joshua about how exactly Yehuda came to be in Manhattan so
Joshua tells his apostle's tale. The story covers
Yehuda's initial time in Sheol, his boarding the gray bus,
learning about the JCS production, visiting the theatre by
nightfall, plan to collect the thirty pieces of silver,
and, finally, what happened after Yehuda tried to flee the
theatre. After Joshua finishes the story, the group
breaks up into teams for a scavenger hunt. Maryam
and Yosef remain at Willowveil with Andrew, JenniAnn, and
Belle. While Yosef and Andrew plan new shelves for
Willowveil's library, Maryam and JenniAnn visits. In
the course of the conversation, LJA learns about the
origin of Andrew's rose and Maryam requests that she host
a discussion among the JCS ladies as a means of helping
Emma and others combating the effects of poor
teachings. After everyone returns from their
scavenger hunt, the group walks to the Fields of Gold for
Easter dinner and dancing.
- April 21- As Joshua packs up his
things in preparation of moving to Dyeland, Ivy is upset
because she doesn't want to go back to Nebraska for the
week and be separated from him. He reassures her and
reminds her that she'll return for the weekend.
Shortly thereafter, Andrew, JenniAnn, Ivy, and Joshua drop
Belle off with Allison and Robert so they can watch Belle
during the move. When the others leave, Allison and
Robert discuss Joshua with Allison concluding he's Jesus
and Robert soon falling in line. At the Lee
residence, Doreen recognizes but can't place Joshua's
voice and comments on how he resembles her daughter's
sculpture. Andrew and LJA explain Dyeland to Doreen
and ask if Ivy can spend the weekend and Monday
there. She agrees since, after all, Andrew is an
angel. After that, Joshua heads to Shane's school to
deliver Herod's throne to the man. It gets
rechristened the Reading Throne. Over lunch, Shane
tells Joshua about a parent who is making things difficult
for him on account of her not being pleased with her son's
grades. Joshua reassures Shane that he is a good
teacher and all the other parents, students, and his
principal know that and tune the woman out. Shane
presents Joshua with a gift: an album of their JCS
selfies. As they wait for Joshua at their apartment,
Emma and Peter make plans to move more of her stuff.
Joshua arrives with Emma's settee. They get it
situated in Emma's room and then Emma tries to return
Joshua's hoodie but he tells her to keep it. She
wears it to her first counseling session. Upon
entering the psychiatrist's office, Emma is struck by how
homey it is. She and Peter soon discover that her
doctor, Dr. Sayer, saw and loved their JCS. She's
particularly taken with Joshua. This reassures Emma
who encourages Joshua and Peter to go have fun while she's
in her session. They agree and end up in a jewelry
store where, with Joshua's help, Peter selects an
engagement ring. During her session, Emma and Dr.
Sayer discuss her support system and the possibility of
using medication to treat her anxiety. When they
return to the apartment, Peter makes dinner while Emma and
Joshua talk on the balcony. Emma asks Joshua if he
can heal her brain but he asks her to let the healing
happen through Dr. Sayer's treatment so she can be a
strike against the religious stigma attached, by some, to
mental illness. Emma agrees. Peter walks
Joshua out and takes the opportunity to ask Joshua why he
taught him kaddish and not, say, Arthur. Joshua
gamely deflects the question. Andrew and JenniAnn
are finishing settling back into Willowveil and pondering
what her parents know. They set about making pizza
for an extended family dinner. Allison and Robert
arrive and question Andrew and JenniAnn, the latter of
whom verifies their belief that Joshua is Jesus.
Joshua happens upon them only a few moments later and,
when Andrew and LJA step out, has some time to visit with
the Chandlers. He assures them that he's not angry
over their angst about Andrew and their daughter and
stresses that Andrew is deeply committed to LJA and
Belle. As some of the ladies talk heavenly
dishwashers, Joshua and some of the men begin constructing
a gazebo to replace the willow tree as the Dyeland portal
so Andrew and LJA can continue to enjoy the beauty of the
tree. That evening, Andrew is presented with a red
velvet pizza and the group celebrate his Promotion Day
together with a dedication from Joshua.
- April 22- As they wait for Joshua
to arrive, Emma and Peter discuss home improvements to
keep her distracted. Joshua arrives and they share
breakfast together before Maryam and Yosef join
them. Emma and Joshua talk briefly about his visit
to Derek and he assures her that, whatever pain Derek's
words cause him, it'll be worth it to him. Then the
group parts: Joshua to Massachusetts with John, Maryam and
Emma to shop, and Yosef and Peter to join Andrew for
carpentry lessons. Maryam takes Emma to a
small shop where they're enthusiastically greeted by a
little girl named Lily. Emma learns about Maryam's
history with Lily (she delivered her) and her parents,
Basil and Azalea. The store, Lily's Loot, employees
people with Down Syndrome. Emma is so enchanted with
the place and its mission that she agrees to teach a dance
class there. While that's happening, John and Joshua
arrive in Hardsham, MA, specifically the ironically named
Church of Merciful Compassion, where Derek is leaving a
board meeting. Joshua interrupts Derek before he
punches Ray, a fellow board member who has had it with
Derek's hypocrisy. While John stays outside with
Ray, Joshua joins Derek in the church basement.
Derek thinks it's a business meeting but Joshua soon gets
to the point and bluntly tells Derek that he knows what he
did to Emma. Derek insults Joshua but grows nervous
when he plays the video from John's phone. A war of
words begins but Joshua gets the upper hand when he pulls
a John Coffey and has Derek experience everything Emma and
Joshua felt when Derek molested her. Once told that
Joshua is Jesus, Derek remains remorseless but is
fearful. He asks Joshua what he needs to do to keep
from being damned. Joshua has him write a
resignation letter to the board and sign the divorce
papers Jodi had begged him to. Then, along with Ray
and John, they head to Derek's house. Joshua tells
Derek to tell his wife and daughters where he'll be going
and why. Derek informs them that he's headed to a
monastery for several years due to "personal
issues." His older daughter, Jocelyn, lashes out at
him for being a coward. She knows what he did to
Emma. Zoe, her younger sister, joins her. When
Derek and Jodi are dismissed to the kitchen to talk,
Joshua reveals his identity to Jocelyn and Zoe and
consoles them. After finishing her talk with Derek,
Jodi regrets her negligence and verbal attacks on
Emma. She tearfully expresses this to Joshua.
While Derek does what little packing he's allowed, Joshua,
the two girls, and their mother embrace. Back in
Manhattan, Andrew (with Belle), Fr. Mike, and Yosef treat
Peter to lunch from Moishe's Deli at the theatre.
Discussion turns to various misogynistic attitudes and
ways of speaking. The men share instances of these
behaviors that they know of and how they harm both men and
women. Peter vents his frustration at the Catholic
Church which Andrew and Fr. Mike patiently address.
That afternoon, all the ladies of the JCS cast and crew
gather in the conservatory at Willowveil. JenniAnn
and Maryam moderate a discussion about virginity, purity,
and how screwed up beliefs can negatively impact people's
faith and distance women from God and the real
Maryam. Emma explains how that happened to
her. Kylie recounts a disheartening object lesson
from her old church but Joshua intervenes and puts a new
and beautiful spin on it. Joshua gives Emma a report
of his visit to Hardsham and she's very happy that he saw
Jocelyn and Zoe and that they'll be getting their fresh
start. The work continues on the gazebo
portal. As they work, Joshua and Yosef check in with
Andrew regarding his plans to get a donkey for LJA.
Joshua reassures Andrew when he begins to fret that he and
LJA have become so close that parting during his
assignments may hurt her... and him. That night,
Emma and Peter visit on their balcony. When Peter
asks Emma how she feels, she answers with one word:
freed. She tells Peter about what Joshua told her of
his trip and how, likely, her mother, the parish priest,
and the school principal will likely learn what really
happened between her and Derek given Ray will ensure the
truth is known. The couple finish enjoying their
spiced milk and move onto lighter topics before bed.
- April 23- Joshua wakes up in the
middle of the night to find Medusa standing at the foot of
his bed... except actually it's Violeta who has mangled
her hair. She'd learned about the virgin martyrs for
the first time during the ladies' discussion that day and
went into an emotional tailspin then tried to curl her
hair to calm herself. Violeta asks Joshua if
JenniAnn and Kemara actually believe all that but, rather
than answer, Joshua tells Violeta to ask JenniAnn.
Violeta finds LJA and Andrew feeding Belle. LJA and
Violeta visit in the former's room and as LJA tends to the
angel's snarled hair, she assures her that, no matter
what, she would do what she could to remain alive and
definitely not place her virginity over her life.
She also gives Violeta some words of counsel about how
it'll be when the humans' times to go Home do come.
LJA gives Violeta a butterfly necklace as a reminder that
her friends will always be with her. Once Violeta is
asleep, LJA checks in with Andrew who had been writing to
an older Belle in his journal. When morning comes,
the Wilson household is preparing for the day. Zeke
is trying to get the baby to reveal his or her gender via
kicks and Diana laughingly reminds him that the baby is
too small for kicks to be felt. While Diana and the
kids have to head to school, Zeke is making the trip to
Albany. At the veterans' hospital, Joshua is helping
Clay pack up his room. Before they leave, Clay
confesses his feelings for Kylie to Joshua who encourages
him. The Romano twins enter, Caleb merrily singing
about his cowboy life, and then the three soon-to-be
farmhands head to Albany with their friends. The
group is warmly welcomed by Dot and Randall when they
arrive at the farm. Much to Melanie Romano's
delight, Joshua installs a portal in the boys' parlor so
they can get from there to the theatre in moments.
Then Joshua and Randall begin to dole out pets: Violeta
gets her lambs (Mary and Silly), Henry meets his kitten
(Lloyd), and Joshua picks out another kitten for Kemara
who dubs her new friend Warren. Then Randall
introduces Andrew and Joshua to a donkey that had been
abused prior to being rescued. Joshua calms and
reassures the animal and introduces him to Andrew.
The angel buys him as a gift to LJA who names him
Yonah. Maryam and Yosef arrives with Yoktan who
begins teaching Yonah how to be a happy, free
donkey. During the ride home, Joshua explains soul
mates and how relationships work in Heaven to Zeke.
At Willowveil, Joshua and Violeta get the donkeys and
lambs settled in for the night. As they walk back to
the castle, the two see Max approaching. He and
Joshua have a heart-to-heart regarding Max's need for a
father figure or, rather, someone to call "Dad."
This is, of course, Andrew. Max explains himself to
Andrew who readily agrees to be his Dad. They
happily share the news with LJA. In his first
official act as Max's father, he orders the sleepy young
man to stay at the castle for the night which Max
contently agrees to. Andrew is overcome with emotion
and LJA and Joshua embrace him.
- April 24- Emma awakens from a
nightmare. Peter hears her leave her room and steps
out to console her. She tells him of her concerns
regarding what it'll be like when Joshua returns
Home. Peter reads her a passage about Pentecost from
the Bible to show that the apostles still felt Jesus near
even after He ascended. That morning, Andrew, Belle,
and JenniAnn meet the two at the theatre so he can turn
over the Jolly Green so the couple can use it to haul
Emma's stuff from her apartment to Peter's. Back at
Willowveil, Kemara and Joshua chat as he begins to prepare
Zeke's birthday dinner. Kemara admits that she's
stressed by the demands and expectations of being
Catholic. Joshua, naturally, has some answers.
Later, Owen stops by and has his own chat with
Joshua. He asks Joshua if he's supposed to remain
celibate. Joshua answers in the negative. He
then tells Owen about his own unrequited love for a girl
in Nazareth and how he grew closer to Yosef in dealing
with that. Then Joshua commissions a painting from
Owen. At her apartment, Emma is cleaning stuff out
and finds the pocket knife she first started cutting
with. She and Peter then have a discussion about her
scars and whether she should ask Joshua to heal
them. Peter expresses that, to him, they're
emblematic of her survival and growth. Emma decides
not to ask Joshua about them. That evening, Joshua
drives the Wilsons (including a blindfolded Zeke) to the
scene of his birthday party. It turns out to be the
bowling alley where Diana and Zeke met and he later
proposed. Over a dinner of meatloaf and mac and
cheese, Joshua's family and the JCS cast and crew
celebrate Zeke. Because Zeke had been disappointed
in the lack of pleasant "Jesus" and "Judas" songs in JCS,
Joshua sings a song with him before the group disperses to
bowl. After the song ends, Joshua tells Zeke that
they have so much more to do together "in the next 45
years and beyond."
- April 25- While getting coffee,
Joshua and JenniAnn discuss their plans for the day: a
visit to the Phoenix Inn and then onto True Light.
Joshua springs on LJA that the two of them will be having
a picnic lunch. Hearing this, Andrew is happy
because he knows they'll be having the much-waited for
talking about his moving to Willowveil. Violeta
obsesses over her lambs. At the Phoenix, Gracie
shows off her ultrasound image to Joshua and his
parents. Cira, Crystal, and Catherine present Joshua
and Yosef with a book that will make it easier for them to
make return visits without alarm future patrons. At
True Light, the men show Joshua a box they've made that
can be filled with baby goods and then converted into a
cradle for use after disasters and war. Back at
Willowveil, Andrew gives Belle a lil talk about him and
JenniAnn... who has her own major talk with Joshua during
a picnic in the Fields of Gold. LJA began to cry
when she thought of Andrew going back to Serendipity so
Joshua took the opportunity to tell her that there was no
reason Andrew should need to leave Willowveil. After
he allays her concerns, LJA happily agrees. The two
retrieve Andrew and Belle from the castle then head to
Lily's Loot where Joshua introduces them to Basil, Azalea,
and Lily then purchases some goodies for them. That
evening, Robert and Allison escort Ivy to Dyeland.
Ivy tells Joshua about how, by being back home, she was
able to halt a friend's suicide attempt and, thus, was
glad she'd gone home even though she'd badly wanted to
stay in Dyeland. Before dinner, Joshua visits with
Andrew and JenniAnn in Belle's nursery. He gives
them the baby's medical history and then shares about her
parentage. Andrew is shaken when he learns that
Belle is Badriya's niece, the daughter of a sister Badriya
made a huge sacrifice for. After assuring the two
that Badriya watches over Belle, Joshua gives them their
gifts: red velvet tea, chocolate, and Mama/Daddy
mugs. At dinner, they share their revelation with
Violeta, Kemara, Ivy, and JenniAnn's parents. During
intermission at Wicked, Joshua and the girls meet
a couple named Milo and Talita who recognize Joshua from
JCS. During the course of their conversation, Joshua
heals Talita of the hemorrhaging disorder that imperils
her. Back at Willowveil's library, Andrew and
JenniAnn enjoy their gifts from Joshua and then JenniAnn
pops the question... which in this case is "Will you move
in?" Andrew readily agrees and then they get clingy
for a while before dancing and then drifting to
sleep. After returning from the theatre, Joshua
finds them and watches over them, briefly, as they
sleep. He remembers the time before they were born
when their infant spirits had clung to each other.
After whispering his love to the little family, he checks
in on Ivy and Violeta who are happily singing Wicked
songs. Joshua ends the night talking to his Dad.
- April 26- At St. Mary Magdalene's
rectory, Fr. Mike and John prepare for Belle's
baptism. At Willowveil, Raquel and Nico
arrive. Both are soon introduced to Joshua and take
a liking to him. The grandparents, Joshua's family,
Doug, Toby, and others assemble in the Willowveil ballroom
for breakfast before the baptism. Afterwards, Andrew
and LJA are told by her parents to go get ready for the
baptism. They both find notes from Joshua telling
them to meet him in the chapel. Prior to LJA's
arrival, Andrew and Joshua have a heart-to-heart about the
angel's work and how his life with JenniAnn and Belle will
help with it. Joshua assures Andrew that any pain or
longing he and JenniAnn feel will be worth it for all the
comfort and tenderness and compassion that will also be
with them. When LJA arrives, Joshua blesses the
two. During the blessing, LJA feels a warmth in her
chest which she can't explain. Afterwards, she and
Andrew kiss Joshua and then head to the larger chapel for
Belle's baptism. Many of Andrew's and JenniAnn's
friends and family members participate in the baptism with
Joshua having the role of holding Belle for much of the
rite. Mick, Josef, Beth, and Logan are in attendance
and the first two try to make sense of why Joshua is so
involved. Beth and Logan keep them in line.
After the ceremony, there's a picnic/party and the vamps
are enjoying some True Vine wine. Logan posits that
Joshua made it which makes the other three wonder why he
said that. Logan is shaken so Beth asks him to walk
around the ballroom with her and at that point he tells
her that he attended JCS two weeks before and overheard
LJA, Andrew, and Zeke identifying Joshua as Jesus.
Joshua enters as Logan sobs and tells him that he
understands why he chose to become a vampire, even if he
doesn't like his choice. Beth begs Joshua to heal
the three vamps but he declines, saying that the cure will
come and there are reasons he won't cure them right
then. When Logan leaves to get gardening tips from
Maryam, Joshua consoles Beth with the knowledge that the
cure will come in time for her to have children with
Mick. Upon leaving the ballroom, Joshua visits with
Mick and Josef about their work. Meanwhile, Emma and
Peter make plans for a visit with his family over the
summer and with Andrew and LJA to visit Belle in the
coming week. Joshua finds Doreen sitting by herself
and strikes up a conversation with her about Ivy and Sy
and her judgmental past. He reminds her about Jesus
and the Canaanite woman, showing that even Jesus had to
learn to ignore the voices of racism and hate.
Doreen realizes why Joshua's voice was familiar to her...
she heard him in the chapel after Ivy's accident.
With that, Doreen realizes Who she's been talking
with. Ivy and Sy rush over and Doreen has a good
chat with Sy before the group is joined by John, Maryam,
and Yosef. Prior to heading to the synagogue for the
Havdalah service, JenniAnn tells Joshua that she invited
his parents and Kelly to stay at the castle. She
awkwardly inquires about Maryam's and Yosef's sleeping
arrangements... Joshua answers unawkwardly and then
they discuss his room and how it'll be after he's gone
Home. After the service, Joshua bids adieu to a
tearful Betty and Moishe. Rabbi Yakov and Tiva are
also stricken as they're headed out of town and won't see
Joshua again. Tiva suggests they delay their trip to
visit their youngest but Joshua encourages them to
go. He gives them some wine and a hand-carved
menorah and the promise to always be with them.
Maryam and Yosef return to Willowveil earlier than the
others and find Raquel and Nico after they've had an
emotionally charged exchange. Nico has decided that
Joshua is Jesus and Raquel doesn't see it. However,
she comes around when she and Maryam visit in the
chapel. Maryam convinces Raquel to accept Andrew's
and LJA's offer for her and Nico to be grandparents to
Belle. Yosef and Nico enjoy a couple beers together
and talk about Raquel's concerns and how Nico might help
remedy them. Then the four visit together as they
await Joshua's arrival. When he gets there, he takes
Nico and Raquel to his room for a private visits.
Maryam and Yosef help Andrew and LJA put away groceries
and seem very eager to have them turn in for the
night. After showing the couple to their room,
Andrew and LJA discover a surprise waiting for them in her
room. Max and Violeta set up a candlelit dance floor
and provided them with "interesting" questions to prompt
discussion. The two dance together as Belle sleeps
blissfully nearby in her cradle. In his room, Joshua
tells Nico and Raquel about how happy Dawn is for
them. He gives them a music box he made that plays
their song. It also contains a note from Dawn
stressing how wonderful Heaven is and how much love she
feels. In their own room, Maryam and Yosef pray and
share a dance which Joshua briefly interrupts to bid them
good night. Joshua, meanwhile, finds his bed
overridden by Fawn and Lulu. While not the most
comfortable arrangement, Joshua is grateful for their
company on his penultimate night in Dyeland. He
confides in them that he'll return to Christmas.
- April 27- During an early feeding
for Belle, Andrew and JenniAnn open the questions book
from Violeta and end up having a deep discussion about the
regret Andrew still carries about nearly hitting LJA when
he was having a sleep terror ("Abide
With Me"). By the end of the conversation,
he's let it go and all three of them drift into peaceful
sleep. In the morning, Joshua arises early and meets
with Fr. Mike and John who show him the church's new web
site as well as one they put together for Fr. Mike's
writings. It doesn't strictly flow with the
teachings of the Catholic Church but, rather, what Joshua
has taught him. Thus, there's potential for backlash
but Joshua is encouraging. Joshua also makes a
request of Fr. Mike regarding Kylie's weekly Bible studies
and Communion. Joshua also asks the priest to remain
a friend to Peter and take Sy under his wing to help
prepare him for being a minister. At breakfast,
Joshua leads toasts to the entire Willowveil household,
including his parents. At St. Mary Magdalene's, Fr.
Mike gives a homily about the reckless love of God.
Emma and Peter reflect on how they see that love in each
other. That afternoon at the theatre, Doug fills out
the necessary paperwork to give Emma and Peter the
theatre. Meanwhile, Joshua promises Toby that he'll
visit the family in NJ. Emma and Peter arrive and
gratefully accept the theatre although Peter is concerned
about how they'll do JCS again without Joshua. Then
Joshua, finally, gives Peter his gift: his own seamless
robe and sandals and Doug's cloak. With the support
of his two predecessors, Peter will become the new JCS
Jesus. At the cast party, Joshua encourages a dance
between Clay and Kylie. He also agrees with Edward's
suggestion of monthly community dances at the farm and
Dot's idea that the twins sign up for line-dancing
lessons. Joshua observes Adam who is feeling a
little left out since Kylie is with Clay. Joshua
consoles him with the knowledge that he'll remain a part
of Kylie's life. He also asks him to help with
Monica when she faces a challenge a few months
later. Joshua then gives the orchestra their gifts
and, along with Doug and Peter, serenades the rest of the
cast and crew. Arthur, Monica, Emma, and Peter
discuss relationships and a potential St. Genesius'/True
Light partnership over dinner. At Joshua's
suggestion, Ivy tells Sy, Zeke, Diana, and Mrs. Everly
that she'll be attending Fordham and will stay with
Violeta at Serendipity. In the theatre's house,
Hailey and Kendra ask Joshua about being fruitful, the
importance of their sisterly bond, and his biblical
siblings who he explains were orphaned cousins who Maryam
and Yosef parented. When they return to the lobby,
Joshua asks Yosef if he can cut in and he proceeds to
dance with his Ama to "Let It Be." A bit later,
Joshua counsels Arthur and Monica to not compare
themselves to the much more established Andrew and
LJA. Then he orchestrates a dance for them and prays
that they remain together. After a brief visit with
Fr. Mike and Aggie, Joshua goes to Eli and Kelly and asks
them to watch over Andrew, JenniAnn, Arthur, and
Monica. He also encourages them to spend more time
with their friends as well as their loved ones at
Home. He confides in the two that Arthur and Monica
will have a child... but not in the way they
imagine. The cast party closes with Joshua singing
"That Where I Am" with his friends. After the party,
Joshua drives Aggie home. He chats briefly with
Dylan, the reformed landlord. When they reach her
apartment, Aggie begins to cry with loneliness and longing
to remain with Joshua. He tells her that she will be
in Paradise with him before the year is out and asks her
to make the most of the time she has left. Relieved
and happy, she agrees. Joshua then heads to the
portal for his final night in Dyeland.
- April 29- Awaking before most
of the others, Joshua finds Gloria and Violeta in the
stable with the lambs and donkeys. He answers their
questions about how it'll be between them and the humans
once he's returned Home. At the rectory, Fr. Mike
and John enjoy their last breakfast together and John
entrusts the priest with his red cell phone. Before
leaving to head to Dusty's Diner, Joshua fetches JenniAnn
and shows her and several of the others the handprint he
left in the windows years prior and reiterates his promise
to return. While at the diner with his parents,
Joshua visits with Emma and then learns, via his
breakfast, that Samson knows who he is. The two then
share a few moments and Joshua gives Samson his
gift. Upon reaching the Tunnels, Joshua is
enthusiastically mobbed by the children and given thank
you cards to read. Meanwhile, Maryam visits Father
and consoles him over Devin's continued confusion.
She also promises to give his mother a hug for him.
Over lunch, Joshua bids adieu to Brittony and Eliot,
presents their gifts to them, and informs them that
they'll be having twins. Joshua moves onto Catherine
and Vincent, reminding them both how he much he loves
them. He reiterates for Vincent that he is beautiful
to him and tells him that he will be a wonderful leader of
the Tunnels. After finishing a final dance class,
Joshua becomes emotional. Shelby and little Jacob
assure him that they'll be okay even though they'll miss
him. He then gives them gifts: a writing desk for
Shelby and a paint set for Jacob. He encourages them
to develop their talents. Andrew and Joshua take
Nico and Raquel to the airport. Joshua reminds them
that he's with them and, when they dance, so will he and
Dawn. Back at Dyeland, Joshua at last gives Andrew
his gift: a finely carved "family tree." For its
branches, Joshua created birds to represent each member of
Andrew's extraordinary and ever-growing family.
Joshua's and his family's farewell party begins in the
Fields of Gold. After a reel, Ivy, Joshua, and Sy
visit about the young couple's future. Joshua
encourages them to not let naysayers drive them
apart. He promises to give them the words they need
to challenge those people. Though he won't say
whether they'll stay together, Ivy and Sy are convinced
they will. Joshua then takes his time saying good
bye to everyone and embracing them. Fr. Mike escorts
Joshua and his family to their car where Michael and
Yoktan are waiting. As Michael drives away, Joshua
becomes omniscient again and laughs with joy as all the
things he had missed return to him. Fr. Mike returns
to the waiting crowd with a box Joshua asked him to take
back. When they open it, a kaleidoscope of
butterflies and doves emerge. They also find letters
for each of them from Joshua. They return toJoshua's
room at Willowveil to read them.
May 2014- In the first epilogue to "The
King," Beth anxiously waits after Mick has left to go
rescue Josef after a trafficking bust gone bad. They
return but both are riddled with bullets. Beth realizes
then why Joshua wouldn't heal them. If he had, they
would have died that night.
May 17, 2014- Kemara arrives for dance class and
discovers some of her classmates are arguing about the opening
of the 9/11 Memorial Museum. Both she and Sean confess
to each other that they'd like to go. They decide to go
together making it their first official date. Despite
the somber occasion, Violeta is super excited about this turn
in their relationship. That night, Kemara visits
Willowveil and shares the news with Andrew and JenniAnn.
("New
Beginnings")
May 20, 2014- As the big day approaches, Kemara has a
heart-to-heart with Owen about her concerns that she may rush
things with Sean. Owen passes along counsel that Joshua
had given to him. ("New
Beginnings")
May 21, 2014- After breakfast at Willowveil, Kemara
meets up with Sean at St. Mary Mag's. Fr. Mike visits
briefly with them before they head to the museum. The
museum is overwhelming but moving. After taking a
rubbing of one of the names for a friend (Joanne), Kemara and
Sean discuss where they were on 9/11 and then head to a spot
Sean picked for lunch. Kemara is impressed when she
discovers the spot specializes in Southern cooking. Sean
jokes (or not?) that bringing Kemara there was part of a bid
to make her fall madly in love with him. By the end of
their date, they've officially become a couple. That
night at a family dinner at Willowveil, Kemara brings up her
desire to invite Sean to the Memorial Day cookout. The
others agree. When Kemara and Sean attend a ceili that
night, Joanne is furious about seeing them on the news
coverage of the museum's opening. They diffuse the
situation by giving her the rubbing of her cousin's
name. While Sean visits with friends, Keith (his father)
asks Kemara how their day went. ("New
Beginnings")
May 22, 2014- After a night of dancing, Kemara
invites Sean to the group's visit to the veterans' hospital
and then to "Andrew's and JenniAnn's house" for the
cookout. Sean happily accepts the invitation...
mysterious as it is. ("New
Beginnings")
May 24, 2014- Several of the Dyelanders and JCS group
gather at the veterans' hospital with treats and cards and
participate in a ceremony. Afterwards, Kemara brings
Sean to St. Genesius' where he has his first experience with a
portal! Sean is surprised but impressed by
Dyeland. He's also pretty surprised about the angels but
takes it in relative stride. Finding out Joshua is
Jesus... that gets to him. Kemara tries to comfort him
and ends up bringing him to Joshua's room where they find a
note and gift for Sean: a bodhran. At the party, Sean
hits it off with the others and repeatedly asks the angels if
they have flaming swords. Monica finally supplies one: a
small sword-shaped pendant that she gives to Sean courtesy of
Joshua. After the party, Kemara escorts Sean back
through the portal and they share a kiss... two kisses
actually. One not-so-good, one good. :-) ("New
Beginnings")
June 2014- With help from Ray, Emma is reunited with
Jocelyn and Zoe at Adrian's Coffeehouse. Around that
same time, Logan's mother, Beverly, finally takes note of hr
son's enthusiastic gardening. She begins to help him
and, thus, reclaim her health. ("The
King")
August 2014- Per "A
Stor Mo Chroi," Arthur's parents, Molly and Grant,
visited him in New York. During their stay, they were
told that Monica was an angel and introduced to Dyeland.
August 5, 2014- In "A
Cord of Three Strands," Andrew and Violeta have a
heated discussion about whether or not Silly should be fixed
so he and Mary aren't procreating like crazy. Adam helps
settle the matter when he explains his plans for a knitting
therapy group... which, naturally, would require lots of wool
from lots of sheep.
October 4, 2014- Kemara awakens to a text from LJA
asking her to come to Willowveil. When she goes, she
discovers that a nest and a bird have appeared in the box
beneath Andrew's tree. Thus do her friends find out that
she's engaged to Sean! ("The
King") "The
Never-Ending Road" picks up later that day with Sean and
Kemara setting a wedding date.
October 5, 2014- Kemara and Sean briefly visit with Fr.
Mike to schedule their first pre-Cana meeting.
Afterwards, they head to Sean's parents' home to announce
their engagement to his family. ("The
Never-Ending Road")
October 8, 2014- Kemara and Sean have their first
pre-Cana session with Fr. Mike and take an assessment before
heading to Bible study. ("The
Never-Ending Road")
October 9, 2014- The couple meet at Adrian's
Coffeehouse to discuss their answers to the assessment Fr.
Mike gave them. ("The
Never-Ending Road")
October 11, 2014- With help from Joshua, a lil boy
named Liam makes his way to his father's place: Arthur's
apartment. Arthur and Monica are completely thrown for a
loop and the latter is angry at the former. Meanwhile,
JenniAnn begins to suspect there was some abuse in Liam's
home. Kelly arrives with news of Liam's mother,
Nessa. Not wanting Liam to hear, Andrew and LJA take
Liam shopping for much needed clothes. While the little
guy is changing, LJA sees burn marks that prove Liam was
abused. Back at the apartment, Eli joins Kelly, Arthur,
and Monica. He tells them that Nessa has died and he was
the AOD who took her Home then waited with Liam until help
arrived. While he was placed in a good foster home, Liam
ran away that morning after finally accepting that his mother
was dead. Because Arthur and Monica are still at odds,
Kelly suggests that Andrew take custody of Liam for a day or
two and have him stay at Willowveil. Arthur agrees to
this plan. When Liam and Co. arrive back at the
apartment, the group shares lunch which the boy thoroughly
enjoys. After that, the whole group tags along to get
Liam settled at Willowveil. Arthur breaks down as he
thinks about the five years Liam spent fatherless and
fearful. At the same time, Monica goes to the chapel to
pray. She begins to soften when she sees Arthur reading
to Liam. The two go to Willowveil's conservatory where
they try to hash out their feelings. They make progress
but Monica pulls away then leaves when she remembers her own
temptation. Downstairs, Andrew and JenniAnn give Violeta
a talking to for judging Arthur. Having run off to her
cottage, Monica is visited by Tess who babies her. Adam
comes later and talks to her and counsels her on a more adult
(read sensible) level. God sends Tess to Arthur's
apartment where she finds him distressed. They have a
talk and, by the end, Tess realizes that she can trust Arthur
with Monica. Then Monica calls, inviting Arthur over for
breakfast that morning. Both Arthur and Tess take this
as a sign that all will be well. ("A
Stor Mo Chroi")
October 12, 2014- Around 3 AM, Andrew and JenniAnn are
awoken by the sound of Liam talking to Belle in her
nursery. They head there to intervene but instead listen
as Liam confides in the baby. He tells her about how his
mommy was sometimes scary and vows to protect her if her
parents ever become scary. Andrew and LJA hope that
Arthur and Monica can come together for the boy. Arthur
arrives at Monica's cottage where she greets him
enthusiastically. She reveals to him that their statue
from Joshua had a surprise: a little rendering of Liam was
beneath the lilac bush which fell off as she cleaned.
They decide to parent Liam together and live in Monica's
cottage. Monica has one condition: she'll age along with
Liam and Arthur. With some concern, Arthur agrees.
Later, while Arthur signs a paternity claim at Willowveil, the
group discovers that Monica cared for Liam in a hospital
nursery for a couple days after his birth. After
spending more time at Willowveil, Arthur and Monica move Liam
to Veritas where the family will reside. After getting
the boy to sleep, they call Arthur's parents to tell them the
news. Though shocked, Molly and Grant plan to visit the
next day. Later that night, Liam has a nightmare about
his mother's death and sneaks into Monica's room.
Because she's so still, he worries that maybe she's
dead. Upon waking, Monica assures Liam that she will
never die and rocks and cuddles him. Liam suggests that
he call her "Monny" and she happily agrees. He spends
the night snuggled with her. ("A
Stor Mo Chroi")
October 13, 2014- Arthur is the first to wake and
starts pancakes. Monica and Liam soon join him and the
latter begins to sob when he spills his juice, fearful that
he'll be in trouble and possibly get hit. The two adults
assure him that they would never hit him and still love
him. At Arthur's suggestion, Monica tells the boy about
having been with him after he was born. Afterwards, the
three, along with Andrew, JenniAnn, and Belle, attend Mass at
St. Mary Magdalene's. Fr. Mike agrees to help figure out
if Liam's been baptized and hosts the group for some cookies
and milk. Later on, Grant and Molly arrive in
Dyeland. They and Liam are mutually enchanted.
While the others watch a movie, Molly gives some advice to
Arthur who is worried that Liam is too agreeable. ("A
Stor Mo Chroi")
October 14, 2014- After Liam has another nightmare, the
family shares a midnight snack and the little guy learns that
he has an extensive family. After breakfast at Henry's
the next morning, Monica shares that she's been put on leave
and will only work assignments that will enable her to keep
Liam with her and return to the cottage every night.
That evening, they return to Willowveil for an extended family
dinner. Liam gets to meet Adam, Max, Rose, Kemara, and
Sean. After dinner, a bunch of them jump in leaf piles
that Adam and Eli "crafted." Arthur and Monica have to
assure Liam that he won't get in trouble for getting
dirty. They all have a blast. ("A
Stor Mo Chroi")
October 15, 2014- Following lunch at Veritas, Molly and
Grant have to head home. They tearfully part from their
grandson but with promises to meet up with Liam, Arthur, and
Monica soon... at Halloween if not before. Afterwards,
they head to the Tunnels where, after a brief introduction
from JenniAnn, Liam meets his Grandpa Vincent. That
evening, the group as their weekly Bible study and Liam is
introduced to several of his new aunts, uncles, and
cousins. Once the children are sequestered in the
playroom, the adults hear Arthur's story and assure him they
aren't sitting in judgment. They also counsel him when
he admits to being a little angry at Joshua for not telling
him about Liam. In the playroom, Shelby, Jacob, and Liam
try to figure out how they're related to each other and Belle
clamors for their attention which they give her. ("A
Stor Mo Chroi")
October 16, 2014- Arthur needs to return to work so
Liam and Monica spend a quiet morning at the cottage.
The two have a talk about his Mommy and why she didn't protect
him. As best as she can, Monica tells Liam that his
Mommy was sick but did love him. She helps him paint a
picture frame for a photograph of him and Nessa and then Liam
paints their family so Arthur can put it in his office.
When they reach True Light, intending to have lunch with
Arthur, Tim tells Monica that the guys all reacted well to
Arthur's news that he's a father. Arthur is moved when
Liam gives him his family portrait and they set off to find
the perfect place for it in his office before lunch. ("A
Stor Mo Chroi")
October 17, 2014- At Willowveil, Andrew and JenniAnn
noticed that Arthur's and Monica's birds and nest are
missing. They surmise that Joshua is personally
delivering them to the two... with the addition of Liam's
bird. At Veritas, Monica awakens and finds Joshua
preparing pancakes in the kitchen. After embracing her,
he gives her keys to a food truck so she'll have the ability
to help provide for Liam. Next, he allows her body to
begin aging. When Arthur and Liam wake up, the four
share breakfast and then the boy and Joshua have a
heart-to-heart. Joshua reminds Liam that he loves him
and will always be with him. He also passes along
Nessa's message that she's sorry and loves her boy. A
bit later, Liam escorts Monica to the living room whether
Joshua blesses Arthur and Monica as well as Liam. When
the blessing in through, Liam brings his parents a box Joshua
asked him to stash. Inside is Monica's official driver's
license and two adult birds, a lil bird, and a nest.
Joshua takes some photos of the new family which he deems
"perfect." ("A
Stor Mo Chroi")
October 31, 2014- Kemara and Sean visit Times Square on
Halloween to recreate the iconic photo of the serviceman and
nurse kissing before joining their friends in Dyeland for a
bonfire. ("The
Never-Ending Road")
November 2014- As Diana labors, her three older
children sit in the hospital waiting room with Ivy, Emma, and
Peter. After a few hours, Immanuel (Manny) Wilson
is born! Joshua comes to visit him and his family at the
hospital. ("The
King") Sometime after that, the Harmons returned
to NYC to meet Manny and Larissa and the kids were introduced
to Dyeland. ("The
Family Tree")
November 20, 2014- Kemara and Sean visit Manny, Diana,
and Zeke in "The
Never-Ending Road". Diana and Kemara have a heart
to heart and Zeke leads the little group in prayer.
Thanksgiving 2014- Per "The
Family Tree," Raquel and Nico spent Thanksgiving in
Dyeland. During their stay, they watched the JCS DVD for
the first time. Kemara's parents also visited then per "The
Never-Ending Road".
December 1, 2014- After leaving Bible study, Kemara and
Sean talk with Diana and Zeke and others of their friends
about their impending babysitting stint with Manny. ("The
Never-Ending Road")
December 5, 2014- Kemara and Sean babysit Manny while
Diana and Zeke do some shopping. They have a somewhat
messy time of it... ("The
Never-Ending Road")
December 19, 2014- After rocking Belle to sleep,
JenniAnn shares a tender moment with Andrew and asks if Joshua
has said anything about coming for Christmas. Andrew
hadn't heard either way. He gives LJA a Nativity he
carved for their family, one of several that he intends to
give to their friends starting with Arthur and Monica who
return to pick up Liam who had been baking cookies with
Violeta. ("The
Family Tree")
December 20, 2014- After awakening and deciding to
make Andrew breakfast in bed, JenniAnn retrieves Belle from
her nursery and, upon entering the kitchen, discovers that
coffee has been started... and Joshua's mug is missing.
She ends up finding the mug and its owner in the
ballroom. After a happy reunion with LJA and Belle,
Joshua greets Violeta and Andrew then sends out a text/email
to alert the others to his return. Meanwhile, Fr. Mike
gets a call from John... from his kitchen. After a
joyful reunion and the receipt of Joshua's message, they head
to Willowveil. At the castle, Maryam and Yosef get
settled in then join the others to await their friends'
arrivals. Kemara is the first to rush in and
enthusiastically welcome Joshua back. In Albany, Caleb
is the first to see Joshua's email and awakens Edward, Dot,
Randall, Clay, and Kylie with the news. They all rush to
get to Willowveil. In the Tunnels, Portia remembers the
circumstances of Persephone's birth and the pain of
abandonment. Then her thoughts turn to Joshua who she
learned, weeks after his departure, was Jesus. When she
reads the text from him, she and Persephone hurriedly dress
and head to Willowveil. In Manhattan, Emma and Peter
pack up themselves and Jocelyn and Zoe, who are visiting, and
head to Dyeland to join in the celebration of Joshua's
return. The Tunnel contingent arrive at Willowveil and
Portia has her moment with Joshua. Sean's turn comes
next and Joshua calms him with a promise to talk later, in
private, and to perform together. After greeting
Vincent, Catherine, and Father; Joshua is stampeded by Peter,
Emma, Jocelyn, and Zoe who he shares a tearful reunion
with. Once breakfast is finished and Andrew and LJA have
figured out sleeping arrangements, the entire group heads to
Macy's to do Christmas shopping for the Phoenix Inn and True
Light. That evening, Joshua and several of the others
attend Shabbat service at Beth El where Rabbi Yakov and Tiva
learn of his return. Maryam arranges with Betty to have
their two families share dinner at the Frankls'. Later,
the JCS cast and crew and friends decorate the Dyeland
Christmas tree, including hanging a special garland for
Joshua. ("The
Family Tree") "The
Never-Ending Road" delves into Sean's time with Joshua a
bit more, including talk about Sean's beloved bodhran from the
Carpenter and the gifting of a very meaningful Christmas
ornament.
December 21, 2014- Awaking early, Arthur finds Joshua
in the kitchen where he tells him about how upsetting it is
that Liam seems to look to Monica for comfort and not
him. Yosef enters and father and son help Arthur realize
that Liam does trust him. After Mass, Joshua and his
family head to the Phoenix Inn where Maryam counsels Gracie as
she nurses her baby, Harmony. Soon after, Andrew arrives
with JenniAnn, Clay, and Belle along with Adam and Kylie who
are there to greet the children as Santa and Mrs. Claus.
Yosef, Joshua, and Vincent counsel Clay who is worried his
disfigurement might hurt potential children with Kylie.
The group moves onto the True Light shelter where Caleb
surprises Adam by showing up dresses as Buddy the elf.
As the Clauses entertain the kids, Joshua is introduced to
Chris who inadvertently inspires the idea of a Christmas
concert at St. Genesius'. Several of the cast members
begin to plan. ("The
Family Tree")
December 22nd, 2014- JenniAnn is awoken by Shelby
singing Belle to sleep. She rouses Andrew who, touched,
listens, too. After getting Shelby tucked in, the two
marvel at the turn their lives have taken. In the
morning, the teenagers gather in the stable to spend time with
Mary, Silly, Yoktan, and Yonah. Conversation turns to
Joshua's sacrifice and, when he enters the stable, he receives
a group hug... including from the animals. Joshua tells
Zoe and Jocelyn that their mother will be coming so they don't
have to worry about being parted from him before his
birthday. While several of the adults plan out the next
few days, Joshua joins the children and teens for a viewing of
A Charlie Brown Christmas. In their room, Yosef
and Maryam finish watching Sleepless in Seattle which
LJA lent to Maryam when she expressed interest. They
share a dance which is interrupted by Joshua coming to tell
them Molly and Grant have arrived and he wants to introduce
them. It turns out that Arthur's parents know about
Joshua having worked a few missions with him and witnessing a
miracle. That evening, Joshua and his family head to the
Frankls where Joshua and Samson share a moment, each silently
remembering the previous Christmas when Samson had been
homeless. Both are grateful for his reunion with his
parents. After parting from the Frankls, the Davidsons
drive around to look at Christmas lights... but John and
Joshua have a secret: they're taking Maryam and Yosef to the
Empire State Building. The couple are thrilled and even
take a Sleepless-inspired photo with their son.
("The
Family Tree")
December 23rd, 2014- Before breakfast, Joshua spends
some time with Zeke, Diana, and Manny. He counsels Zeke
to seek the soon-to-be-vacated chaplain job with True Light
and thanks the couple for their dedicated ministering to
Kemara, Sean, and so many. A bit later, Raquel and Nico
arrive and are happily surprised to find Joshua hiding in the
closet to surprise them. That afternoon, everyone goes
to St. Genesius' where they meet up with Doug, Toby, his wife,
Larissa, and their three children: Ryder, Noah, and Matilda
(Tildy). After a fifth birthday party for Noah,
preparations for the Christmas concert resume. Shortly
before curtain, Joshua shares an emotional moment with a
grieving Tyron and Matthew. The concert begins with a
recitation from Monica and a song from Joshua. Several
of the JCS cast and crew perform and the kids dance a
reel. The highlight of the show is a performance by the
Ugly Christmas Suit Band (Joshua, Zeke, Andrew, Fr. Mike,
Peter, Doug, Sean, and Arthur) singing carols not quite like
anyone's heard before... After a post-show cocoa and
cookies reception, Joshua and his parents escort the Harmons
to Cora's house where Catherine and Vincent welcome
them. Ryder decides to stay with the other children at
Willowveil and heads through the portal with the
Davidsons. As the kids tell stories to each other,
several of the adults gather in Maryam's and Yosef's parlor to
relive the evening. Emma and Maryam head to Serendipity
where they find the teen girls working on a Christmas surprise
for Joshua. ("The
Family Tree") "The
Never-Ending Road" briefly touches on the Christmas
concert at St. Genesius'.
December 24, 2014- The Grandmas watch over and talk
about the kids while the other adults prepare for the day's
festivities. Joshua joins them in the playroom and reads
a couple books aloud. After a signal from Andrew and
John, Joshua tells the kids to get into their coats, gloves,
etc. Venturing outside, they find a birthday sledding
party (thanks to Joshua making it snow) for Jacob who turned
7. After the party, Emma, Peter, the Davidsons, Zoe, and
Jocelyn return to St. Genesius' to pickup Jodi. It's a
tearful reunion but one in which Emma shows Jodi a lot of
compassion. At Willowveil, Santa/Adam, Mrs. Claus/Kylie,
and Caleb/Buddy arrive and, with Joshua, hand out gifts he'd
made for everyone. Everyone shares in a potluck
dinner. ("The
Family Tree")
December 25, 2014- Beth and Logan leave Mick and Josef
playing poker at a hotel in Seattle and head to Pike Place
Market to celebrate Joshua's birthday. To their delight,
he walks towards them (on the water!) and joins them for a few
hours of joyous talk. Back at Willowveil, Andrew and
JenniAnn fill stockings for Belle, Max, Violeta, and Shelby
then exchange gifts: a mother's birthstone cross and a
father's. At Cora's house, Jodi has an epiphany about
her girls, thanks to Emma, and writes them heartfelt
letters. Arthur is awoken by a frenzied Monica who
reveals that she can't find Liam. Together, they locate
him in the ballroom, admiring the Christmas lights as he
twirls. The three share a magical moment and then Liam
snuggles with his father. Hearing the three returning to
their rooms, Maryam and Yosef become wistful as they think of
their own little boy. Upon his return from Seattle,
Joshua gets a message from the Father. Immediately
after, Maryam's and Yosef's bedroom door opens and, with no
one in view, the latter concludes it is a draft. Then
they hear a childish giggle... Yeshua has reverted to little
boy form and cuddles with his parents. At a more decent
hour, everyone splits up around Willowveil to celebrate
Christmas with their immediate families. After
exchanging gifts with her grandma and Mark at the Chandlers',
Ivy joins the Wilson family. She's moved to tears when
Diana gives her a handmade scarf, treating her no differently
than her children. After Diana comforts her, the rest of
the family leave Ivy and Sy alone to give their presents to
each other. They share their first kiss. In
JenniAnn's room, the kids unload their stockings and then she
and Andrew start the scavenger hunt with Shelby and Violeta on
one team and Max and Rose on the other. A bit later,
Rose realizes it's a scavenger hunt unlike all previous
ones... Max disappears at one point, leaving her with a
clue directing her to Joshua. He escorts her to the
conservatory where Max proposes to his beloved. Rose
gleefully accepts. After a blessing led by Maryam and
Yosef, the group shares breakfast together. Afterwards,
they gather in the entryway where Joshua hands out birds to
those not yet represented on the Family Tree and makes some
edits. That evening, the group serenades Joshua for his
birthday and the girls reveal their surprise: a variety of
Froot Loops treats. They all give him a memory box for
his birthday and, individually, reminisce about what each
object means. Then, per tradition, Maryam and Yosef tell
the story of their son's birth. ("The
Family Tree") "The
Never-Ending Road" covers Kemara's and Sean's gift
exchange on what is their first Christmas together. The
gifts include a few with definite Joshuan influence.
December 26, 2014- In "The
Never-Ending Road," Kemara and Sean depart from Dyeland
and head off to the McCallum's annual ski trip. After
sharing breakfast with the family at Keith's and Megan's
house, the group sets off.
December 27, 2014- In "The
Scribe," Andrew and JenniAnn receive a surprise visit
from Metatron who strongly urges them to take an important
step in their relationship.
December 28, 2014- On the third day of their vacation,
Kemara and Sean are skiing when a kid runs into the
former. She ends up with an injured ankle and knee and
needs to take it easy for the rest of the trip.
Thankfully, Sean is happy to keep her company. ("The
Never-Ending Road" )
December 31/January 1- After a night of celebrating
with the Friends of Joshua, Emma and Peter return to their
apartment where, in the first moments of 2015, Peter asks Emma
a very important question. ("A
Cord of Three Strands")
January 2, 2015- Kemara's knee and ankle healed
enough to allow her to walk around so she and Sean head to
Woodstock where they pick up some gifts for friends and lunch
at the amusingly named Joshua's Cafe. That evening, they
babysit Ciara's and Brad's kids so the couple can have some
alone time.
("The
Never-Ending Road" )
Mid to late January 2015- Given what Joshua says about
Eliot's and Brittony's nest in "The
Family Tree", it seems their twins were born then.
In "A
Cord of Three Strands,"
we learn their names are Edison and Eleanor.
January 22, 2015- Andrew decides to shave and, not
wanting to alarm Belle, asks LJA to hold her so they can watch
while he does it. All goes well until Andrew nicks
himself... ("A
Cord of Three Strands")
January 24, 2015- Kemara, JenniAnn, Violeta, Ivy,
Monica, Diana, Kendra, and Hailey hunt for the bride-to-be's
wedding dress. After numerous stops, they do find the
perfect dress for Kemara. Once that's settled, they
surprise Violeta with a visiting to Laughing Man, the coffee
shop Hugh Jackman owns. Then they head off to Adrian's
Coffeehouse for a small bridal shower with Emma, Kylie, and
Rose. A bit later, Andrew, Zeke, Arthur, Peter, Clay,
and Max show up with a giddy Sean. The boys had spent
the day sailing in Dyeland, grilling out, and enjoying some
beers while advising Sean. Kemara and Sean are then
gifted with a special, personalized quilt with notes from
their friends and family. ("The
Never-Ending Road")
February 2015- Shortly after becoming engaged,
Emma and Peter are at St. Genesius' Theatre waiting for the
actor trying out for the role of Peter. Martin shows up
and as he sings, the couple recognize him as Eric. With
his cover blown, Eric tells them of how he met Joshua in CA
and ended up with a young woman named Neela and her ailing
son, Zane. Eric gave up his wild ways, married Neela,
took Zane as his own son, moved back to NYC, and is trying out
in hopes of getting some extra money to finance a house.
Emma and Peter hire him. ("The
King") In "A
Cord of Three Strands,"
we learn that Eric and Neela learned the truth about Joshua
the following day when they returned to the theatre after
watching the show DVD and Eric having a prophetic dream.
Emma, Peter, and Andrew shared the truth with the couple.
February 3, 2015- Daisy's father, Benson Riddell,
dies. ("Immortality")
February 4, 2015- Fr. Mike meets with Violeta, Sean,
and Kemara at Willowveil prior to Bible study. They
discuss readings for the Mass and who will fill the various
roles. After the Bible study, Sean escorts Kemara home
and they have an important talk about their pasts. ("The
Never-Ending Road")
February 5, 2015- Per Andrew's and LJA's remembrances
in "A
Cord of Three Strands,"
Belle celebrated her first birthday with a party that included
friends and family and cake at Willowveil. Belle's
godparents, Owen and Kemara, created a book for her about her
early days. "Friend
of My Soul" has a lil bit from the night of Belle's
birthday when Andrew and LJA had the task of bathing their
frosting laden one year old. "The
Never-Ending Road" also recaps Belle's first birthday a
bit.
February 11, 2015- Andrew and JenniAnn work on the
annual Valentine's Day video whilst comforting a stuffy-nosed
Belle in "A
Cord of Three Strands." Later, Emma teaches a
dance class at Lily's Loot where she, Azalea, Basil, and Lily
encourage Peter who will be donning Joshua's robe for the
others for the first time. Prior to rehearsal, the
couple returns to their apartment where they take time to
remember the night they became engaged. At rehearsal,
Eric chats with Andrew and JenniAnn about the changes in his
life and everyone heartily approves of Peter's look as
Joshua. Afterwards, Arthur and Monica bring Liam Below
for his first ever sleepover with his buddy, Jacob.
Meanwhile, Vincent talks Andrew and JenniAnn into leaving a
sleeping Belle with him so they can catch up on sleep.
Back at Veritas late that night, Monica weeps over Liam's
absence and a nightmare and is comforted by Arthur. For
the first time, they sleep together... and by that I mean
literally sleep in the same place, no hanky-panky. Darn
euphemism...
February 12, 2015- As "A
Cord of Three Strands" continues, we learn Arthur
and Monica aren't the only ones enjoying cozy sleeping
arrangements. Andrew and JenniAnn enjoy an uninterrupted
night of sleep and then part to rouse the others for
breakfast. JenniAnn goes to the stable to retrieve
Violeta who confides that she's second guessing her decision
to not "fix" Silly on the chance that Mary may have a
difficult pregnancy but JenniAnn counsels her that pregnancy,
while never without risk, is not something to run from.
The three enjoy crepes with Max, Sean, and Kemara before going
their separate ways for the day. That evening, Kemara
and Sean meet with Diana and Zeke for pre-Cana counseling and
learn when it was exactly that the older couple realized their
honeymoon phase was over. It happened when, six weeks
after their wedding, they were starting to enjoy an intimate
moment when Diana got sick to her stomach. Enter
Hailey. After hearing the story, Kemara and Sean ponder
what it would be like to have their own "honeymoon souvenir."
February 13, 2015- Valentine's Eve finds the
Friends of Joshua (coupled and non), all enjoying
themselves. For one couple, however, it's a momentous
night. Clay and Kylie enjoy a picnic dinner and s'mores
around a fire near the pond at the Romano Family Farm.
Conversation turns to a job offer Clay received which then
leads to a rather sloppy but very heartfelt proposal.
Kylie exuberantly accepts then follows it up with her own
proposal. Both discover that Adam knew each planned to
propose but kept mum. They send him a text with a photo
of their ringed fingers and leave it to him to spread the
happy news. ("A
Cord of Three Strands" )
February 14, 2015- Andrew awakens from a vague but
terrifying nightmare that he fears bodes bad things for
JenniAnn. He goes to the library to pray and LJA finds
him there. She tries to convince him not to worry then
Belle calls them to her nursery where Andrew relaxes and
enjoys a family embrace. Later, everyone gathers for a
celebration and viewing of the Valentine's video. Right
after it ends, Joshua commandeers the screen much to
everyone's delight and sends his own message of love. At
his prompting, the gang dances to "Bei Mir Bistu Shein" with
an invisible (except to Joshua) Chava and David joining
in. After their dance, Chava and David talk with Joshua
about JenniAnn's pending near-death experience. Joshua
assures them that Andrew and JenniAnn will not be torn
apart. Though oblivious to the discussion, Andrew feels
heartened and embraces Belle and JenniAnn while telling God
that he loves and trusts Him. ("A
Cord of Three Strands" )
February 17, 2015- In the early hours of the morning,
Andrew returns from a harrowing assignment. JenniAnn
leaves Violeta at Willowveil to watch over Belle and ventures
to Serendipity. Andrew and JenniAnn comfort each other
as he recalls the atrocities he's seen carried out by members
of a terrorist group (you know the one). After that, the
two decide that Andrew will reside completely at
Willowveil. ("Friend
of My Soul")
February 21, 2015- In "Friend
of My Soul," Andrew and JenniAnn spend a couple hours
sorting through his closet at Serendipity in preparation for
his complete move to Willowveil. They end up taking a
trip down memory lane. Later, Violeta returns from
seeing Paddington with Max and Rose. Her family
helps her put an unfortunate Fifty Shades related bit
of weirdness behind her. Joshua contributes to the
family dinner attended by the Willowveil set, Max, Rose,
Kemara, Sean, the Veritas clan, Shelby, and Jacob.
March 2, 2015- Kemara makes a surprising realization:
her NFP chart suggests a good possibility of conceiving during
her and Sean's honeymoon. Sean is thrilled and
optimistic while Kemara is more hesitant. With that,
they head to Manhattan for her dress fitting and his suit
pick-up. Afterwards, they lunch at Bob White's and
discuss her parents' pending arrival and the all-important St.
Patrick's Day party the year before. ("The
Never-Ending Road")
March 3, 2015- Kemara's parents, Joyce and David,
arrive in Manhattan then travel to Dyeland to stay at
Willowveil until the wedding. Things start of rocky
between Kemara and Joyce. Once her parents are settled
in, Kemara visits with Rose about their boys and her
relationship with her mother. ("The
Never-Ending Road")
March 5, 2015- Kemara and Sean show up at the pub where
their dance group usually performs and are pleasantly
surprised to find that it's a celebration for them with all
the proceeds going to the two shelters. ("The
Never-Ending Road")
March 7, 2015- Kemara goes to Lily's Loot with Sean in
tow. While Kemara helps Emma teach dance class, Sean
fawns over Lily while virtually ignoring all the other
students. Basil and Azalea reason that people often clam
up around people with Downs though Kemara isn't much comforted
by this. Afterwards, Kemara, Sean, Peter, and Emma go
out for lunch and discuss rehearsals for JCS. ("The
Never-Ending Road")
March 9, 2015- After a visit with Sean about their
jobs, Kemara and Joyce head to NYC to pick up Kemara's wedding
dress. Her mother is very pleased and the lady at the
shop takes photos for their ads. Back at Willowveil, the
ladies try Kemara's and Ivy's make-up and hairstyles for the
big day. Sean tries to sneak a peek, with Andrew as his
accomplice, but he fails. Later, the entire group
settles in to watch Field of Dreams. ("The
Never-Ending Road")
March 10, 2015- Joyce unleashes a series of complaints
against her daughter, prompting Kemara to cry. With help
from Max, Kemara and Sean escape to Skellig to relax for a
while. They discuss Joyce's assumptions and judgment and
Sean offers to call his parents and have them ask Joyce and
David to stay with them. Megan agrees and, after a few
more moments of peace, Sean and Kemara head back to
Willowveil. Before the Meekses leave, Sean tries to set
Joyce straight as concerns the Friends and their eagerness to
help each other. Joyce continues to believe Kemara is
behaving selfishly. But then she hears Sean, Kemara,
Andrew, and JenniAnn talking... ("The
Never-Ending Road")
March 14, 2015- Several of the Friends try to reassure
Kemara re: her mother when they gather at St. Genesius'.
Kemara's and Sean's parents attend the final dress rehearsal
of JCS. Barring a few minor lighting issues, the
rehearsal goes well and the parents are very impressed.
David reports to Kemara that Joyce seems to be coming around
thanks to explanations from the McCallums and seeing the
Friends interact at the theatre. ("The
Never-Ending Road")
March 15, 2015- After attending Mass, Kemara and Sean
work on integrating his things into her beach house.
Kemara finds a box of Sean's childhood things and the two
enjoy looking through the photos and memorabilia. ("The
Never-Ending Road")
March 16, 2015- "The
Never-Ending Road" starts with Kemara going through her
scrapbook on the eve of her and Sean's wedding. Earlier
in the day, Sean came over to do more unpacking. The two
share a dance and then part to get ready for the wedding
rehearsal. The rehearsal goes well and, afterwards, the
wedding party heads to Adrian's for dinner and are joined by
Max and Rose who take photos/video. While there, Joyce
apologizes to Kemara and Sean and admits she misjudged them
and their friends. The group then heads back to
Willowveil with Kemara walking to the beach house with Sean,
feeling very grateful. She and Sean part with a kiss.
March 17, 2015- This is when Kemara and Sean get
married per the epilogue to "New
Beginnings". They have the reception at
Willowveil's ballroom. "Here
is My Heart" fully covers the wedding day starting with
Kemara praying in gratitude to God outside her beach house to
getting "fancied up" for the nuptial Mass and then the
reception in the Willowveil ballroom followed by a visit from
a Special Guest and finally to Kemara and Sean leaving for
their honeymoon the following morning.
March 18, 2015- In "Here
is My Heart" Kemara and Sean join Andrew, JenniAnn, and
Violeta for breakfast at Willowveil. They make plans to
take the couple to the airport that evening for their
honeymoon in Ireland.
March 31, 2015- Kemara and Sean return from their
two-week honeymoon in Ireland. JenniAnn, Andrew, Belle and
Violeta pick them up from the airport. ("Morning
Has Broken")
April 1, 2015- While going to feed the animals with
Violeta, the smell gets to Kemara and makes her sick. She’s
also feeling very tired and takes a long nap in Joshua’s room.
At lunch, she eats a tomato sandwich - which she has never
done before. Sean is confused which makes Kemara irritated.
Monica arrives and she, JenniAnn and Kemara decorate
Willowveil for Easter. Kemara asks JenniAnn if she can give
Belle a rabbit for Easter. ("Morning
Has Broken")
April 2, 2015- Sean and Kemara go for a morning jog.
Kemara is sick again which makes Sean worry. Her behavior at
the grocery store - buying new and different food - worries
him even more. Back home, they prepare a sweet potato
casserole for the Seder on Friday, and Kemara emails the twins
to ask about the rabbit. Later that night, Caleb replies that
their neighbors have a grey and white male rabbit who would be
perfect for Belle. ("Morning
Has Broken")
April 3, 2015- Yet again Kemara is sick, and Sean
suggests that she might be pregnant. He points out that she
has many of the symptoms - extreme tiredness, nausea and
vomiting, food cravings. She asks him to go by The Phoenix to
see if Catherine has any pregnancy tests. While he’s gone,
Kemara walks on the beach and talks to Joshua about how the
thought of a child is both terrifying and exciting.
Sean stops at the Phoenix and talks to Catherine about some
personal finance and budgeting seminars she’s asked him to do
at the shelter. At the end of his visit, he asks about the
pregnancy tests, and they discuss Kemara’s symptoms.
When he returns to the beach house, Sean is surprised and
dismayed when Kemara makes excuses not to use the test and
claims that maybe she’ll do it after the weekend.
The Friends head Below for the Seder which is being held at 4
so that they will have time to get to the theater before the 7
p.m. show. Kemara and Sean show Vincent photos from their
honeymoon.
During the meal, Liam asks the traditional questions in
Hebrew; Kemara has grape juice instead of wine, and Sean tells
Catherine that they have no baby news yet.
Before the show, Kemara is nowhere to be found, and Gloria
says she has been sick again. All the women look at Sean who
says he thinks Kemara is pregnant, but she won’t use the test
he brought her. Diana and Zeke assure him that Kemara is just
apprehensive and that he should be patient because she’s going
through a lot of changes. Diana offers to bring Kemara some of
Maryam’s pregnancy tea which she still has - just in case.
Peter says his mother, father and grandmother arrived that
afternoon to spend Easter with him and Emma. ("Morning
Has Broken")
April 4, 2015- Kemara and Sean make a trip to FAO
Schwartz to get a toy bunny for Belle. They decide that - if
Kemara is pregnant - to return and purchase a toy lion in
honor of Joshua as the Lion of Judah. They have lunch at
Monica’s food truck - Bread of Life - where Monica explains
how she helps women who are fleeing human trafficking. She and
Kemara arrange to get together the following week so Kemara
can write an article for True Light’s newsletter.
Sean and Kemara arrive a little early at the theater where
they find Emma and Peter in the office. The latter is
understandably anxious about his family’s reaction to seeing
him in the role of Jesus. He remembers how he wiped out on his
skateboard when he was little and got pretty badly scraped up.
His mother was very upset, and his grandmother was the one who
bandaged him.
Peter’s family - his father Gordon, mother Rosario and
grandmother Renata - attends the 2:30 show and watch from the
“skybox”. They eat dinner with the cast between shows and talk
about how the performance gave them new understanding of God’s
role as a parent as well as what Maryam must’ve gone through.
The final show plays to a sold-out house and the Friends look
forward to Easter Sunday. ("Morning
Has Broken")
April 5, 2015- Kemara is sick as soon as she wakes up -
early for the sunrise service Fr. Mike is holding for the
Friends in the Fields of Gold. Sean tells her if she doesn’t
use a pregnancy test, he’s taking her to the emergency room.
The test is, of course, positive, and they are both in a daze
throughout the service.
Afterward, Edward and Caleb give Kemara the rabbit which she
presents to Belle along with the toy look-alike. Andrew and
JenniAnn name the rabbit Harvey, and Belle falls in love with
her new friend. The families scatter to their own homes for
church services or to finish preparing food for the party and
egg hunt.
Sean prepares deviled eggs while Kemara rests. When she wakes
up they discuss names, deciding on Gabriel Ian if it’s a boy,
and Miriam Joy if the baby is a girl.
That afternoon, everyone - including Peter’s family and Sean’s
parents, sister, brother-in-law and children as well as many
people from the Tunnels gather in Dyeland. The event kicks off
with an egg hunt for the kids outside around Willowveil.
During it, Kemara and Sean discover two wooden eggs in their
nest on the family tree. Prizes are presented to the three
children who found golden eggs - books, art supplies and tiny
animals carved by Andrew. JenniAnn says she wants the animals
to become an Easter tradition.
After the hunt, the party moves to the Fields of Gold for
food, storytelling and games. Yonah and Andrew’s horse,
Starbuck, carry some of the guests over in a wagon. Sean and
Kemara announce their good news and accidentally mention
Joshua to the confusion of those not in the know. At that
moment, Joshua himself appears walking toward them across the
ocean. Lily runs across the water to him.
The Carpenter greets them all and spends the rest of the
afternoon and early evening there, talking and eating with
them all. Following a group performance of the Hora, Joshua
says he needs to leave because it’s getting late. As he leaves
the way he arrived, the Friends and their guests sing “Because
He Lives” by the Gaithers. ("Morning
Has Broken")
April 6, 2015 - On Easter Monday, Kemara calls her
parents to tell them that she and Sean are expecting. Sean
suggests a swap shop of mother and baby clothes and supplies
that all the Friends can draw from in the years to come. He
heads to his last day at the office. After this, he will be
working from home. Kemara tries to get some work of her own
done, but ends up sleeping for most of the afternoon. ("Glad
Tidings")
April 7, 2015 - Kemara calls her doctor and is dismayed
to find that it will be another month before her appointment.
She and Sean go shopping for books and prenatal vitamins. On
the advice of a saleswoman, they decide to take weekly
pictures of Kemara’s growing belly as her pregnancy
progresses. They attend Irish dance class for the first time
since returning from their honeymoon, and their classmates
promise to throw them a baby shower. ("Glad
Tidings")
April 13, 2015 - Kemara’s parents, David and
Joyce, arrive for a short visit. Sean and David plan an
overnight fishing trip with Sean’s father and brother-in-law,
while Kemara and Joyce shop for baby things. ("Glad
Tidings")
April 14, 2015 - During their shopping trip, Kemara
hints to her mother that she may be expecting twins.
Joyce tells Kemara that she and David are thinking of buying a
house that’s for sale in Megan and Keith’s neighborhood and
moving to New York permanently. When they return to Dyeland, a
spontaneous beach party springs up with everyone bringing
hamburger fixings and enjoying the warm spring
afternoon. ("Glad
Tidings")
April 18, 2015 - Kemara visits True Life to discuss the
article she has agreed to write about Monica and her food
truck for the charity’s next newsletter. Zeke, who is working
as a pastor there, greets her and they chat for a bit before
Arthur shows up. After their discussion, as Kemara is rising
to leave, she faints. Portia and Sean are called and arrive at
the same time. Portia says that Kemara just got dehydrated and
needs to take it easy for the rest of the day. ("Glad
Tidings")
April 24, 2015 - Kemara spends the day with Monica at
her Bread of Life food truck outside Central Park. A
mysterious benefactor pays for a cup of coffee with a $50
bill, and at lunchtime crowds line up for Monica’s sandwiches.
When Kemara tries one - made with Adam’s non-meat product and
Monica’s “Heavenly” special sauce - Kemara understands
why. Since Monica is busy with customers, she goes to meet
Liam who is escorted to the park by Isaac after his classes.
Kemara buys them all ice cream, and they play in the Park
until Monica is ready to leave. That night, during family
dinner at Willowveil, Kemara thanks Adam for creating his meat
substitute which is not on her list of forbidden foods.
("Glad
Tidings")
April 28, 2015 - Before Kemara’s doctor’s appointment,
Sean amuses himself imagining what his petite wife will look
like when she’s ready to give birth to their twins. He finds
her gynecologist cold and insensitive. The man berates Kemara
for not coming in sooner since her pregnancy is high-risk
because of her age and the possibility that she is carrying
twins. To the couple’s dismay, he refuses to do an ultrasound,
and sends Kemara to Children’s hospital for all future tests -
moving the first ultrasound a further two weeks away. ("Glad
Tidings")
May 2015- Eilish's mother, Maria, passes away in
"The
Story of Eilish/Elise." Sometime after Maria's
funeral Eilish goes for a walk and, happening upon a portal,
returns to Asteriana where she finds her family's home and
meets Andrew (the date is later revealed as May 25). In
"Samuel's
Prayer," Eilish's guardian angel witnesses her return
and prays to God to be able to speak with her and care for
her. God agrees and gives Samuel time off to spend with
Eilish. Sometime during this month, a bad storm struck
Dyeland and JenniAnn used the opportunity to share a romantic
evening with Andrew... after he'd wrangled the pets in his
basement. ("Shadowlands")
May 2, 2015 - On Portia’s advice, Sean is determined to
keep both himself and Kemara busy. They meet his sister’s
family in NYC to tour the firehouse where their grandfather
worked for many years. The group - including Ciara and Brad’s
five children - make plans to celebrate Mother’s Day and
Sean’s birthday with a picnic in the Fields of Gold. ("Glad
Tidings")
May 10, 2015 - The group spends all day eating, flying
kites and playing on the beach. Kemara shows her sister-in-law
the letter from the twins that Sean gave her for Mother’s Day
along with a birthstone necklace. The two families celebrate
Sean’s birthday which is the next day. Kemara gives him a die
cast model kit of an old-fashioned fire engine, starting him
on a new hobby. ("Glad
Tidings")
May 15, 2015 - The morning of the long-awaited
ultrasound, Kemara sees on the news that FAO Schwartz is
closing in Manhattan. Sean suggests they have a shopping spree
after the appointment. At the hospital, they meet Dr.
Faulkner, an older man with a gentle manner, whom they like
very much. Finally, they see their twins - whom they have
named Ian and Joy - for the first time. The technician says
they are fraternal and appear to be a boy and a girl. The
doctor says the babies will be probably be born in early
December or late November. He suggests Kemara have a screening
test called Verifi which can detect chromosomal abnormalities
and other conditions. At the toy store, the couple buy the
large stuffed lion they noticed on their first visit and other
baby things. ("Glad
Tidings")
May 16, 2015- In "The
Carpenter," Joshua tells Ivy that he'd like to be at her
graduation. He makes good on this in "A
Graduation Surprise" when several of Ivy's friends,
along with Doreen and Mark, gather to celebrate her
accomplishment. Joshua brings gifts for Ivy and Hailey
(who also graduated) and a big surprise for Violeta. In
"Glad
Tidings," Kemara and Sean walk on the beach and talk
about her college experiences as well as their financial
future with two children to put through college - at the same
time.
May 21, 2015 - Kemara visits Catherine at the Phoenix
Inn to discuss rebranding the shelter’s image. As she is
leaving, her phone rings. It’s a nurse from the hospital
saying that the Verifi test was positive for Down syndrome.
There has been a cancellation, and if Kemara comes at once
they can do a more in-depth ultrasound. Kemara tries to call
Sean, but he is helping his dad at a wedding in Brewster -
more than an hour away. ("Glad
Tidings")
At the hospital, Kemara is seen by an arrogant young intern
who says that Kemara’s baby girl has a 70% chance of having
Down syndrome and recommends abortion. As she is leaving the
hospital, Sean arrives with Brad and Megan. He is horrified by
the doctor’s treatment of his wife and has to be restrained by
Brad. Kemara calls JenniAnn and asks her to gather all the
Dyelanders who are available that evening so they can be told
the awful news. ("Glad
Tidings")
Home again, Sean researches Down syndrome and worries that his
genes might be the cause. At Willowveil, Kemara and Sean tell
JenniAnn, Andrew, Monica, Arthur, Rose and Max the news.
Kemara insists she will not abort her baby, but Sean makes no
comment. Monica, JenniAnn and Rose talk to Kemara while
Andrew, Arthur and Max do the same with Sean. Neither group
feels that they are very successful. Violeta can’t understand
why Down syndrome is so bad. Monica, Andrew and the others
explain how disabled people have been treated through the
centuries. ("Glad
Tidings")
On the way back to Sol Mate, Sean say they should consider all
options, including termination. Kemara is horrified, and heads
to back Willowveil - specifically the chapel behind it. There,
Maryam appears to comfort her, while Yosef joins Sean for a
beer. With their help, the younger couple at last talk about
their fears. Sean reveals that he had a relative who was in an
institution when Sean was a child. The thought that his own
child might end up in such a place when he and Kemara are gone
horrifies Sean. Kemara assures him that their friends and
family would never let such a thing happen. ("Glad
Tidings")
May 23, 2015 - Kemara and Sean visit with Basil and
Azalea Thornton at Lily’s Loot while Andrew and JenniAnn take
Belle and Lily to lunch. The two couples discuss Lily, Down
syndrome and what Kemara and Sean might expect if Joy does
have the condition. Kemara and Sean leave with several books,
a list of websites and feeling much more reassured. They plan
to spend the next two days as Maryam and Yosef suggested -
relaxing and talking together about their children’s
future. ("Glad
Tidings")
May 25, 2015- In "A
Midsummer Night's Dream," Eilish comes to Dyeland on
this date.
May 26, 2015 - Kemara and Sean meet with Portia in her
office. The doctor confirms that there’s a high probability
that Joy has Down syndrome and suggests more testing that will
say for certain. Kemara and Sean agree to have a the babies
placentas tested the next day - called CVS - because neither
is sleeping well and the stress is wearing on Kemara the
most. ("Glad
Tidings") Eilish visits Willowveil for the first
time and meets JenniAnn and Belle. ("A
Midsummer Night's Dream")
May 27, 2015 - Kemara has the test done. While she is
recovering, Sean reads to her from one of Basil's and Azalea’s
books about what it’s like finding out your child will have
special needs. They discuss Ian, and hope that they will not
compare Joy to her brother. At home, Kemara plans a shopping
trip with Emma, Kylie and Rose and goes through her closets.
She finds the aran sweater Joshua gave her. She and Sean
realize that the Carpenter knew it would fit only when Kemara
was pregnant. ("Glad
Tidings") While cleaning her cottage, Eilish finds
a letter from her long-lost parents. ("A
Midsummer Night's Dream")
May 28, 2015- Andrew visits Eilish on her island and
helps her clean the yard. During a break, he shows her
the newly fixed portal. After he leaves, Eilish explores
the island. She finds an old, abandoned blacksmith's
shop. ("A
Midsummer Night's Dream")
May 29, 2015- Eilish spent much of her time in
Estonia, clearing out her mother's house and making other
arrangements. She traveled to and fro from Dyeland in
order to move her possessions to her new place. ("A
Midsummer Night's Dream")
May 30, 2015 - Kemara, Emma, Rose and Kylie head to
Manhattan to shop for maternity clothes that all four can wear
- eventually. Kemara finds a dress for Kylie and Clay’s
wedding at the end of June as well as several other items.
During lunch they discuss Kemara’s parents reaction to the
news of Joy’s condition, Kylie’s wedding plans and Rose’s
college classes. Emma is curiously silent. Back at Sol Mate,
she confesses that she’s worried she won’t be able to have
children. Otherwise, she would’ve gotten pregnant when she and
Derek were together. The other women suggest she check with
her doctor and point out all their friends who are parents
through adoption. ("Glad
Tidings")
June 5, 2015 - Kemara and Sean email their friends and
family with the news: Portia has confirmed that Joy does have
Down syndrome. Even though they were expecting it, the
confirmation still hurts. But, the couple stress that they are
trusting in the One who knows all that is to come. ("Glad
Tidings") Meanwhile, in El-Chanan, Reuel is
telling the world's history to a young couple named Cody and
Eleora. He shares how El-Chanan was founded when God
sent the righteous humans (minus Noah and his family) and
angels to this new world to escape the Flood. Joshua
visits Reuel, Cody, and Eleora and tells the latter that
demons, Nen and Tzila, will be targeting Andrew and his
friends. Reuel agrees to go to New York to help his
fellow angel. ("Shadowlands")
June 6, 2015- After a brief scare involving Belle and
Hide-and-Seek, Andrew and JenniAnn go their separate ways for
the day: him to an assignment and her to the Phoenix Inn's
Manhattan office with Catherine. Just outside, the two
women are accosted by a man with a gun who is looking for his
wife. He shoots JenniAnn and flees. As Catherine
calls 911, Vincent arrives on scene and cradles a fading
JenniAnn. He leaves just before the ambulance
arrives. Meanwhile, God sends Eli and Kelly to fetch
Andrew from Lowe's and break the news to him. He's
crushed but pulls himself together enough to get an update
from Portia at the hospital. Owen goes to retrieve
Allison and Robert while Adam picks Max and Violeta up so they
can be with Andrew. While they all pray and comfort each
other, JenniAnn spends time on Joshua's island reuniting with
Chava, Cora, Lor, David, Jamey, and Sophia. Reuel
arrives and tells her the story of his people so she can
understand why demons are focused on Andrew.
After JenniAnn is brought back to her room; Andrew, Max, and
Portia consult with Dr. Wittson, her surgeon. (This
scene compromises one of the epilogues in "The
King.") They learn that there's fear JenniAnn may
have sustained brain damage after being deprived of oxygen
but, miraculously, the bullet caused far less harm than would
have been expected. Andrew credits this to Joshua's
blessing of the two the day Belle was baptized. While
encouraged by this, Andrew is hurt when Allison and Robert
react poorly to learning JenniAnn named him her health care
agent. The couple return to their daughter's bedside and
two visitors arrive for Andrew: Reuel and Matthew. The
former joins the others in the family room while Matthew and
Andrew go to a private room where the detective reveals that
Max's father, Rex Remus, shot JenniAnn. Andrew and
Matthew then have to tell Max who falls apart.
Afterwards, Max relays the information to Rose who tries to
comfort them. Andrew insists they take the next turn to
visit JenniAnn's room. Catherine assures the angel that
she and Vincent trust him and that she'll intervene with
Allison and Robert. After she leaves, Andrew prays in
thanksgiving for the lack of damage to JenniAnn's heart and
for Max to feel God's love surrounding him. ("Shadowlands")
In "Glad
Tidings Part II," Portia calls Sean to tell him that
JenniAnn has been shot. Kemara overhears the phone call and
laments that she used to think of Dyeland as a special,
protected place where nothing bad could happen. She fears that
if JenniAnn dies the “center” around which the community
revolves will collapse. Sean encourages her pointing out that
JenniAnn is probably with Joshua.
June 7, 2015- Vincent is struggling to sleep when
Belle, too, awakens. The two take a walk to the Mirror
Pool where Vincent tells his granddaughter about how Joshua
made the stars she's admiring. This calms them both and
they return to sleep. At the hospital, Andrew is talking
with JenniAnn who remains in a coma. He's interrupted by
Reuel who arrives to keep Andrew company and forewarn him
about Nen and Tzila. Meanwhile, in Dyeland, Max is being
tormented by a nightmare in which he hits Rose. Refusing
to accept that could ever happen, Rose succeeds in convincing
Max that he's not his father and not prone to his
violence. They fall back to sleep in each other's arms.
That morning, Andrew has another dust-up with Allison and
Robert who seem to think he's overly controlling with
JenniAnn. Reuel interrupts, knowing Allison and Robert
are not in a state to listen to Andrew's reasoned defense, and
brings the angel of death to the family room to have breakfast
with the Levines, Violeta, Max, and Rose. They conclude
that Violeta should allow Ivy to come keep her company as she
offered. Rabbi Yakov leads them in prayer.
On the island, JenniAnn visits with Sarah, Josef's
beloved. Sarah commiserates over parents who don't
understand the bonds between their daughters and their soul
mates. She urges JenniAnn to talk to Joshua about her
concerns which she does. Then Joshua lets her listen in
on Dr. Talson's consultation with Andrew, Allison, and
Robert. He reveals that the various tests are promising
in that they didn't show significant brain damage.
However, JenniAnn's seizure activity has greatly
increased. After the neurologist is finished, Kemara and
Sean pay JenniAnn a visit. Upset by the sight of
Kemara's pregnant belly, Allison leaves the room with
Robert. Back in Joshua's realm, he reveals to JenniAnn
that she chose to leave Earth because of the trauma of being
shot.
At the hospital, Andrew brings Belle and Shelby to visit
JenniAnn. After he returns them to the Tunnels, Andrew
discovers that Matthew and Tyron are back. They've
informed Max and Rose that Rex has been arrested. Still
filled with anger, Max asks Fr. Mike to pray for him.
The priest leads the group in prayer for Max. A bit
later, Andrew has a particularly nasty encounter with Allison
and Robert and flees JenniAnn's room. Max convinces him
to return to Willowveil to rest. While there, Andrew
dreams of a special night with JenniAnn when she surprised him
with ginger ale, red velvet cupcakes, and a massage, and
dancing after he'd spent the stormy evening wrangling their
pets. Outside, Logan is debating whether or not to tell
someone what he overheard JenniAnn's parents saying to
Andrew. He ends up telling Max who decides to show the
couple a video he made for his parents' anniversary.
Diana and Zeke also try to help the Chandlers clue in and
completely accept Andrew and LJA. The efforts succeed
and Allison and Robert have a heart-to-heart with Andrew,
remaining at the hospital with him when all the others clear
out for food and fellowship at Willowveil.
In Dyeland, Owen and Reuel visit about the nature of anam
caras and the man's own relationship hopes and worries.
Owen confides in Reuel about how much Andrew and JenniAnn mean
to him. While their potluck goes on, Joshua and JenniAnn
are having a party of their own with the spirits. Joshua
sends LJA and Jamey off in search of berries. They
discuss Jamey's brief life and JenniAnn treasures away
memories to bring back to Catherine and Vincent. Back in
the Willowveil ballroom, Peter gives an encouraging speech to
his friends and the Wilsons lead them all in song. ("Shadowlands")
Eilish is in Estonia when she hears, via an email from Andrew
of what happened to JenniAnn and prays for her healing.
That night, she has a nightmare about being rejected in
Dyeland but, in another dream, Samuel comforts her. ("A
Midsummer Night's Dream")
June 8, 2015- In the wee hours; Emma, Kylie, Eric, and
Kemara converge in the kitchen for a midnight snack. The
idea for putting on a benefit show at St. Genesius' is borne
from their conversation.
On Joshua's island, JenniAnn becomes distraught when she
realizes that Joshua, Lor, and David all died protecting
people they loved while evil people go onto thrive and live
long lives. She begins to doubt that returning to her
mortal life is what she wants. The three men counsel
her, telling her that she has an eternity in Heaven but only a
finite time to contribute to life on Earth and Dyeland.
JenniAnn again decides she'll return to Earth.
Back in Willowveil, preparation has begun for the benefit
show. This leads into another prayer service for
JenniAnn, this time in the Dyeland Chapel, with Andrew, Max,
and Violeta in attendance. Joshua allows JenniAnn to
hear and watch the service from his island. They visit
about the importance of family... and how it's not just about
blood. After rejoining the others, Joshua begins a game
of Hide-and-Seek. During the game, JenniAnn finds not
only David, Chava, Cora, Lor, Sophia, and Jamey but also John,
Maryam, and Yosef. With Joshua, they all return to the
cottage to start a campfire. While there, JenniAnn feels
the effects of the grand mal seizure her body is experiencing
on earth. Joshua comforts her but, at the hospital,
Violeta panics and flees. When they realize she's gone;
Andrew, Ivy, Sy, and Tiva all run off in search of her while
Rabbi Yakov remains near LJA and prays.
Outside, Violeta sprains her uncle after running away and is
visited by an angel who says God sent her to console
Violeta. However, when the "angel" tells Violeta that
JenniAnn never loved her and is going to wake up different and
leave Andrew, the teenager realizes that she's been conversing
with a demon, Tzila. A second angel shows up and
banishes Tzila. He claims to be Elazer, Reuel's friend,
and Violeta takes a walk with him. Soon, his true colors
show and Elazer who is actually Nen threatens to turn Violeta
over to some drunken men. JenniAnn, Maryam, Sophia, and
Joshua show up and the blinding light hypnotizes the men and
drives Nen away. Ivy, Sy, and Tiva arrive, scaring the
drunks off. Andrew is just behind them and carries
Violeta back to the hospital. Reuel arrives and, after
an identity check by Violeta, verifies based on her
descriptions that it was Nen and Tzila who attacked her.
The group consoles the young angel who ends up spending the
night with Andrew and JenniAnn in the hospital room. ("Shadowlands")
June 9, 2015- Catherine struggles to sleep. She
hates knowing that, if JenniAnn dies, Vincent's last memories
of her will be the bloodied moments in the alley right after
she'd been shot. Thus, Catherine concocts a scheme with
Joe Maxwell to get Vincent into the room.
The spirits gather around JenniAnn as she prepares to
return. She begs Joshua to let her confront Nen and
Tzila with Andrew but he refuses, knowing that the demons
would only use JenniAnn to hurt Andrew by exposing her to all
the violence and cruelty he's struggled to protect her
from. The spirits urge JenniAnn to listen and to realize
that she needs to be with her family to help them through
Andrew's absence just as he helped them through hers.
Realizing the truth in their words, JenniAnn agrees and
apologizes to Joshua for questioning him. He accepts and
tells her he understands then urges her to step outside the
cottage and meet someone. To JenniAnn's delight, Badriya
is waiting for her. The two women have an emotional
visit and Badriya teaches JenniAnn a lullaby to sing to
Belle.
Back at the hospital, an exhausted Andrew keeps vigil at
JenniAnn's bedside while the Friends gather at St. Genesius'
for a breakfast catered by Dusty and Moishe. Joe,
Matthew, and Portia arrive with Vincent on a stretcher and in
a body bag which they used to smuggle him through the hospital
(this scene originally appeared in "Possibilities").
Left alone, Vincent thanks Andrew for all the love he brought
to his Psyche's life. The two men are frightened when
JenniAnn seems to be dying. However, she's actually
making her good byes on Joshua's island, giving final hugs and
promises to Badriya, Sarah, Maryam, Yosef, John, Lor, Cora,
Jamey, Chava, David, Sophia, and, finally, Joshua. With
a "talitha koum!" from him, JenniAnn awakens in the hospital
and is enthusiastically greeted by Andrew and Vincent.
After spending a few moments with JenniAnn, Vincent is snuck
back out of the hospital and the nurses and doctors descend,
removing JenniAnn from the assorted machines and helping her
change and freshen up. Andrew takes the opportunity to
spreads the good news and then is allowed time to
affectionately and privately reunite with his Laja. He
carries her to the family room where Allison, Belle,
Catherine, and Robert have their own emotional reunions.
The whole group moves back to JenniAnn's room at the prodding
of her nurse. They clear out, though, when Max, Shelby,
and Violeta arrive. The latter meets with JenniAnn first
and is reassured that she's loved. JenniAnn also
consoles the angel as she remembers the terror of the previous
night and the leers of the drunken men. Then Andrew,
Max, and Shelby join them. The little girl drifts to
sleep after cuddling up to JenniAnn who decides she needs to
get home to a bigger bed... possibly even that very day.
Overhearing, Portia puts the kibosh on that idea but says she
and Edmund will push for getting JenniAnn released the
following day. A bit later, Allison and Belle return
with Dairy Queen Blizzards for everyone. They're
enjoying their ice cream with Raquel arrives. Raquel
promises to stay with Andrew and JenniAnn for as long as they
need her.
That evening, after JenniAnn goes through some testing, Eli
and Owen visit her and Andrew. They connect her computer
and live stream a visit with the Friends back at
Willowveil. Afterwards, JenniAnn has still more
examinations and then, finally, is left alone with
Andrew. Naturally, they cuddle and talk about what they
both experienced in the days they were apart. JenniAnn
tells Andrew of her fears for him and he comforts her.
Then, together, they drift to sleep. ("Shadowlands")
In "Glad
Tidings Part II," Kemara thinks back over the events of
the past few days - covered in “Shadowlands”. Sean predicts
that JenniAnn will wake up today. The couple go for a walk on
the beach before heading to breakfast at the theater. At
breakfast Kemara and Eric talk about how Joshua changed their
lives for the better. Max gets a phone call from Andrew saying
JenniAnn has awakened from her coma. Max blesses the food as
the breakfast turns into a celebration. Clay teases Sean about
his accurate prediction while Kemara and Kylie discuss
Kemara’s parents and how her mother has mellowed a great deal
since her daughter’s marriage. Clay quotes Gandalf. Max asks
if they have any messages for JenniAnn. When Kemara and Sean
are alone they talk about what they would do if a medical
emergency happened to one of them. Kemara decides to make a
living will just in case. Sean suggests that everyone Skype
chat with JenniAnn that night.
June 10, 2015- Portia enters JenniAnn's room and
discovers her and Andrew behaving in a very prim and proper
way. The doctor's amused to learn that the two
scandalized a nun who mistakenly entered the room while
JenniAnn was sitting on Andrew's lap prompting her to yell
"He's not my husband!", only too late realizing she may have
inadvertently implied they were having an affair.
Thankfully, Andrew has a chance to smooth things over with Sr.
Genevieve while JenniAnn's getting an x-ray. When she
returns, it's with the happy news that she can go home to
Willowveil. Once there, JenniAnn is greeted by many of
the Friends who, at her request, sing a song together before
brunch prep begins. Afterwards, JenniAnn has more
private visits on her balcony. First, Max and Rose come
and show her their save-the-date card and discuss their
wedding plans. They've decided to get married on June
25, 2016. Max makes known his intent to accompany
his Maja to the coming trial... and shares that he doesn't
want a relationship with Rex. JenniAnn assures him that
all is well between them and nothing has changed while Andrew
tells the young man that forgiving Rex doesn't mean having to
be close to him. After the fellows leave to make some
butterbeer, Rose and JenniAnn catch up on how Max is doing and
the couple's hopes for children. They laugh over the
idea of Andrew and JenniAnn soon being grandparents.
Afterwards, JenniAnn tells Catherine and Vincent about her
visit with Jamey. Jacob joins them and soaks up the
praise from his big brother.
That night, Andrew and JenniAnn get Ivy, Violeta, Belle, and
Shelby settled into the nursery before retiring to their
room. JenniAnn apologizes for not being more honest with
her parents and, thus, inadvertently setting Andrew up to face
their anger. Andrew then gives JenniAnn a rundown of
what to do with their finances if he should have to be away
for a while. They fall asleep in each other's
arms. ("Shadowlands")
In "Glad
Tidings Part II," at JenniAnn’s “welcome home” party,
Kemara and Sean wander around Willowveil taking candid photos
of their friends. Sean, Emma and Eric discuss what to have for
dinner and decide on burgers. Kemara and Sean begin cutting up
vegetables. Andrew, Max and Belle join them to mix up some
butterbeer. Kemara takes Belle and the two go feed carrots to
Belle’s bunny, Harvey. Sean, Andrew and Max talk about how
good it is to have JenniAnn home. Andrew admits that he told
JenniAnn’s parents about the twins and mentions that they
might want to apologize to Kemara and Sean for their reaction
at the hospital. Everyone enjoys dinner, and Kemara says she
is looking forward to a long, dreamless sleep.
June 11, 2015- Nen and Tzila strike by sending
nightmares to all the Friends in Dyeland. When she
awakens, JenniAnn has another grand mal seizure which only
adds to Andrew's and the girls' horror. Terrified, the
entire household and other Friends convene in the ballroom and
spend the rest of the night together. Andrew begins to
fret that it's being close to him that is causing the demons
to strike. Rather than let him go off alone, everyone
starts to offer reasons of why they absolutely cannot be apart
from Andrew. Touched, he relents and remains with
them. The group also decides to spend the following
night in the Fields of Gold since, at Easter, Joshua seemed to
say that they were strongest there. They drift into
smaller groups and several of the adults discuss the content
of their nightmares, realizing that none give any indication
that Nen and Tzila can read their minds. They also
conclude that only Andrew actually saw the demons. While
several of the angels remain awake to keep guard, others try
to get more sleep. They succeed without anyone suffering
further nightmares.
When they wake up again, Andrew tells JenniAnn that he had a
dream/vision in which Michael appeared to him and told him Nen
and Tzila would challenge him to come to Sheol at 10 the
following morning. JenniAnn is horrified but Andrew
consoles her. They visit with Vincent who explains the
plans for the day and how everyone is ensuring they're never
alone, even when some have to head to work. Dr. Talson
stops by and orders JenniAnn to rest since putting her on
medication, not knowing what side effects she might have,
isn't best. Afterwards, the group travels to the Fields
of Gold where Sam appears and explains the significance of the
Fields and how Andrew was created from the same
essences. Through Sam, Joshua promises that the Friends
will always be safe there. However, they all agree that
hiding away isn't what he planned for them. Andrew
reiterates his intent to face Nen and Tzila so they know no
one is going to back down. Then, to lighten the mood,
they all play Hide-and-Seek.
In Manhattan, Monica is alarmed when Henry discovers a summons
on the counter of her food truck. Henry and Tess step
out of the truck to investigate while Liam and Monica remain
inside, praying for Andrew. Arthur and Zeke meet up with
them and they all travel to the Fields where Henry hands the
scroll off to Andrew. The four angels of death and Reuel
read it together and begin to make plans to keep the humans
safe while Andrew's away. Gabe arrives and tells them
that the angelic orchestra will stick around to help.
That evening, Andrew and JenniAnn get Belle and Shelby to bed
then console Max, Rose, and Violeta. Leaving JenniAnn
with the kids, Andrew goes outside to pray. After a
while, he's joined by JenniAnn and they dance (as Joshua
foresaw in "The
Walk"). Andrew remains outside to pray for a bit
longer then rejoins JenniAnn inside one of the cabins.
They talk about their kids and comfort each other.
JenniAnn falls asleep first and, after another prayer, Andrew
follows her. ("Shadowlands")
In "Glad
Tidings Part II," Sean has a demon-induced nightmare
that Kemara is in labor and he is racing to get to her. When
he arrives at the hospital, the staff won’t let him see her.
He fights his way into the room only to watch helplessly as
the twins are delivered by C-section - dead. Kemara
hemorrhages and dies as well.
Kemara dreams that the twins are born with Portia in
attendance. A nurse slips away and returns with government
officials who take Joy away because she is “defective”. Sean
tries to fight them and is tasered. Months later, Kemara and
Sean visit Joy for the first time at the government facility
that resembles the worst insane asylum you’ve ever heard
about. Joy is being kept behind a glass wall, and her parents
are not allowed to touch or talk to her. She appears to
recognize her parents and cries for them. Sean once again
grapples with the officials.
Sean wakes up and realizes that it was all a horrible
nightmare. Kemara is already awake and they comfort each other
for a moment. Portia calls and then Ivy texts to tell them
that a group is coming to escort them to Willowveil. At the
castle, Kemara admits that talking about the nightmare with
their friends helped a little bit. To cheer them up, Kemara
suggests that Sean start reading to the twins and quotes a
poem by Shel Siverstein.
The next morning, Sean and Kemara discuss the group’s plans
for the day. After returning to Sol Mate for a nap and clean
clothes, the couple return to Willowveil. Sean goes with some
others to get groceries while Kemara helps Emma, Tiva, Shelby
and Violeta make breakfast. Emma suggests they invite the
Tunnel children and any adults who want to come, to the Fields
of Gold. Vincent agrees with the plan.
In the Fields, Kemara and Sean help April and Misty set up
their tent and join in the game of hide-and-seek. They share a
romantic moment in the boathouse but are “found” by Kylie and
Clay. Over lunch Kemara and Sean talk with Portia and
JenniAnn’s parents. Owen shows off his sketches for the twins’
nursery - based on a “Lion King” theme. They ask Adam for
Biblical quotations based on the twins’ names - Miriam Joy and
Gabriel Ian.
That night, the group stargazes and names a Dyeland
constellation “The Lion” in honor of Joshua.
June 12, 2015- Andrew and JenniAnn wake up and
share an idyllic few minutes with their brood.
Afterwards, they join the others for breakfast. Once
everyone's eaten, Andrew begins his "see you laters."
It's, understandably, pretty emotional. Andrew brings
JenniAnn into the woods, not wanting the others to see him
disappear. They kiss and then Andrew disappears, leaving
JenniAnn with Vincent and Owen who had followed them at
Andrew's behest.
Andrew arrives in Sheol and hurries to a carpentry shop which
he knows was Yosef's. Nen and Tzila promptly confront
and taunt him. Tzila tries to make him believe that
JenniAnn sustained permanent lung damage and is likely to die
young. Andrew doesn't believe her and challenges the
two. In retaliation, they make Andrew see all the
nightmares they inflicted on his loved ones.
Back in Dyeland, JenniAnn is distracted and worried as she
helps bake cupcakes. Owen and Raquel present her with an
idea: the ladies will take her shopping for a nice nightgown
to wear the first night after Andrew returns. She
eventually realizes the idea isn't completely silly and
agrees. Owen goes to fetch Kemara who has awoken from a
nap so she can go, too. Ultimately, they end up at a
fabric store since JenniAnn doesn't find anything comfortably
situated between frumpy and sexy aka simply pretty.
In Sheol, Andrew is reeling from the nightmares but is touched
to realize none of his friends greatest fears involved harm to
themselves... it was always their loved ones. Nen and
Tzila try to psych Andrew out by reminding him of all the
violence he's witnessed without intervening. Andrew
recalls counsel from JenniAnn and fights them off. He
falters, though, when he sees a familiar face: Eben. Nen
and Tzila begin to attack the shades who are observing
them. Andrew realizes they're the Nephilim and he tries
to get the demons to stop whipping them. Once they give
up, Nen and Tzila complain about how unfair it is that God
made them watch over humans but didn't give them the ability
to procreate. Andrew counters that God never took away
their ability to have a family as he has... they squandered
their chances. Next, the demons try to get to Andrew by
reminding him that JenniAnn will die and that Dyeland might
fall apart. In a vision, they show him a decrepit
version of Willowveil in the future. Worse yet, Nen
tells Andrew how he and Tzila started their evil plot: they
arranged for a young woman who had befriended Nen to be raped
because he was jealous when she'd become engaged. Andrew
lashes out but the horrible images of that event bring him to
his knees.
Meanwhile, the ladies have sequestered themselves in
JenniAnn's room where Monica and Raquel are sewing her
nightgown as she braids Violeta's hair. The young angel
breaks down and asks why God didn't just send Michael to take
down Nen and Tzila. JenniAnn comforts her by pointing
out that, just as God chose to suffer for His children, Andrew
felt he had to protect his own loved ones... not have someone
go in his stead. Monica and Raquel finish their sewing
which ends up being two little, matching Wendy-style
nightgowns for Belle and Shelby, a scarf for Violeta, and
JenniAnn's gown. The latter gets emotional trying hers
on but the other women assure her that Andrew will appreciate
it and, more importantly, be back with her soon. Sean
knocks on the door to tell them Josef needs to speak to
JenniAnn. She goes to him and he shows her the new pool
table he bought for Andrew. They step onto the balcony
and JenniAnn tells Josef that she saw Sarah. Josef is
moved and comes to believe her when she relays a message from
his beloved.
Nen and Tzila subject Andrew to a vision in which he
accidentally kills JenniAnn. Not-quite-blissfully
unaware, the real JenniAnn is partaking in Vincent-led
storytime with the children. Reuel comes to tell her
that Violeta is growing anxious so the three of them discuss
what Andrew might be facing and how the two ladies can be help
him when he returns. Reuel, who was once himself
captured by Nen and Tzila, urge JenniAnn and Violeta to allow
Andrew to be near them more than usual... although not to a
stifling, uncomfortable degree... and to not press him to talk
about his time in Sheol.
Andrew is devastated and weakened in Sheol. Thankfully,
Eben chooses that moment to challenge Nen and Tzila. He
tells Andrew to go into Yosef's shop to rest while he battles
the two. It works for a while but when Nen and Tzila
begin to remind Eben of his evil works, Andrew's former
partner starts to fade. Andrew prays and is answered
when a sword appears on the floor of Yosef's shop. He
grabs it and drives it through the demons' chests. Turns
out it does no actual harm but, having been carved by God,
reminds the two demons of the glorious angels they once
were. The memories cause them to grieve over who they've
become. Michael appears and tells Eben he has work to
do. After the redeemed angel disappears in a beam of
light, Michael tells Andrew that Eben is on the same island
where JenniAnn was. He'll meet with God there and get
back on the right path. Michael then tells Nen and Tzila
that they'll need to relearn to rely solely on God and serve
Him and others. He then addresses the shades of the
Nephilim, inviting them to go to a place where they can feel
and accept God's love. Some agree to go on while others
remain. Michael and Andrew escort the group to God's
Country/ Purgatory. ("Shadowlands")
June 13, 2015- JenniAnn, Violeta, Max, Rose, Fawn,
Lulu, and Shelby all slept in Belle's nursery with her.
JenniAnn awakens and prays for Max and Rose after momentary
envy over their being together when she's without
Andrew. Violeta gets up and snuggles with her for a
little bit until JenniAnn gets up to fetch coffee and... runs
into Joshua. The resulting commotion wakes everyone else
in the room up and Joshua gets a big group hug. Joshua
relays that Andrew will be home in less than an hour.
In God's Country, Nen and Tzila learn that they'll be building
homes for the Nephilim who may yet arrive there. Those
Nephilim who came with them have a pleasant village to live in
while they come to terms with their part in the demons' evil
plot. Just before he returns to Dyeland, Michael tells
Andrew that the wooden sword is his to keep. Andrew
feels ambivalent about it... Joshua carved it but it reminds
him of Nen and Tzila... so Michael offers to take it Home for
now. Andrew accepts and invites Michael to the cupcake
party at Dyeland. The archangel agrees to stop by after
he's relayed the good news of Nen's and Tzila's defeat to
El-Chanan and Reuels's Rafiq and Riva in Heaven. Andrew
leaves God's Country.
Back in Dyeland, Monica is counting down the minutes on
Andrew's former pocket watch. JenniAnn moves beneath the
willow tree to welcome Andrew back and Joshua starts juggling
in order to distract the others. Andrew reappears and he
and JenniAnn share an affectionate reunion. Group hugs
ensue when the two step out from beneath the willow
tree. Joshua makes sure to get a photo of Andrew,
JenniAnn, and their four kids. Then the cupcake eating
commences. A bit later, Reuel and Joshua visit with
Andrew who is broken up about Selam, the girl Nen and Tzila
set up to be raped. Reuel informs Andrew that Selam
eventually fled with her children and helped found the village
of Nogah. Rafiq and Riva were born of her line.
Andrew is heartened by this very important epilogue.
That evening, some of the Friends and Joshua clean up after
dinner. Eric finds himself singing a tune from Camelot
and Emma and Peter agree that they should figure it into
their next season. Joshua agrees to let Andrew
direct. The group decides to rehearse for the
benefit/revue after Joshua assures them that they won't
disturb Andrew and JenniAnn. As the two walk over from
Serendipity, with Max and Rose, after getting the girls
settled in, Max asks to take a photo of their joined
hands. After happily complying, Andrew and JenniAnn
enter the castle to find their friends rehearsing in the
ballroom. Joshua steps out to extend everyone's love and
wish Andrew and JenniAnn a good night then, after ushering Max
and Rose inside, he promptly shuts the door. Laughing at
the very pointed expulsion from the ballroom, Andrew and
JenniAnn head up to their room. They share a dance and
Andrew begins to shake off the chill and horror of the past
day. As they snuggle, he tells JenniAnn about Eben's
efforts on his behalf. Andrew concludes that it's why he
had to face Nen and Tzila: no one else could reach Eben as he
could. The two then drift into a peaceful sleep. ("Shadowlands")
June 14, 2015- After a morning service in the Fields,
Andrew and JenniAnn take a walk and admire their friends and
family. Joshua joins them and fills in the missing
details of Eben's story, explaining how Andrew's and
JenniAnn's bond was what began to break Eben away from Satan's
clutches. In turn, Eben used their story to reach the
Nephilim, making it easier for them to trust Michael.
Joshua relays Eben's wish to visit Andrew and JenniAnn which
they agree to. Then he gives Andrew the rest of the
summer off and urges the two to take a vacation with the
Friends. Joshua also tells the two and Reuel that he'll
be adding another stop to the gazebo, uniting Dyeland and
El-Chanan.
Most everyone returns home and, by the evening, Andrew and
JenniAnn are alone to relax and sleep. After drifting
off, JenniAnn dreams of her time with Cora, Sophia, and
Chava. They discussed the importance of communication,
verbal and nonverbal, and JenniAnn began to desperately long
for Andrew. Upon waking up, JenniAnn smiles as she
realize that Joshua plotted it so, though she had a choice,
there would be no doubt that she'd return to her life with
Andrew. Andrew, too, wakes up but from a
nightmare. JenniAnn consoles him but her kisses and
caresses are interrupted by Raquel bringing a sobbing Belle to
them. They let her get into their bed and JenniAnn uses
Badriya's lullaby to lull baby and Daddy to sleep. ("Shadowlands")
Mid-June- Per Ivy in "Shadowlands,"
Joccy and Zoe vacationed at Serendipity then.
June 21, 2015- With house preparations nearly done,
Eilish celebrates her homecoming and first birthday after
returning to Dyeland. Her godparents, Elizabeth and
Thomas O'Malley, arrive with a basket of berries just as they
do every year on her birthday. They're overjoyed to
discover Eilish is actually there. As they celebrate,
the O'Malleys tells Eilish about her parents and Asteriana.
June 23, 2015- In "A
Midsummer Night's Dream," Eilish celebrates the date
with a bonfire and snacks with her guardian angel, Samuel, and
Elizabeth and Thomas O'Malley. Eilish initially faints
upon meeting Samuel! However, a bit later they have a
very nice, tender reunion.
June 25, 2015- On that day and a few following it,
Samuel and Thomas working on getting utilities hooked up for
Eilish's home. ("Crumbling
Walls")
June 27, 2015- Clay and Kylie get married. Their
reception and wedding take place at the Romano Family Farm
with Joshua in attendance. Adam accompanied them on
their honeymoon tour of the Sibling Cities. Obviously he
made himself scarce at times! (Their wedding date is
shared by Cody and Eleora, one of Reuel's descendants, who get
married in El-Chanan earlier in the day with Andrew, JenniAnn,
and Joshua in attendance.) Per Joshua, Maryam and Yosef
visited Sean and Kemara on this date and John helped Fr. Mike
with his web pages. The whole family attended Kylie's
and Clay's wedding festivities. At the wedding, Andrew
and Clay have a heart-to-heart about their girls and their
lives with them and hope. Then the two couples
dance! ("The
King," "Shadowlands")
In "Hope
and Healing," Andrew, JenniAnn, and the four kids, with
Rose, settle in at Willowveil for the night after Clay's and
Kylie's wedding. Andrew and JenniAnn dance and get to
talking about the wedding she planned as a teenager.
Happily, they decide much of it can be salvaged as one of
their anniversary parties. After getting into bed, they
discuss the Adam-Kylie-Clay situation and hope Adam is
handling the wedding night okay. Andrew reveals his
concerns about Eben's pending visit and JenniAnn comforts him
before they both go to sleep. In "Triad,"
Joshua spends quality time with Adam and counsels/consoles
him as Clay and Kylie embark on their wedding night. In
their house a few yards away, Kylie helps Clay overcome his
unease regarding his scars and the two have a romantic first
night together.
In "Glad
Tidings Part II," Kemara finishes telling Maryam and
Yosef about the events since that night in the Fields. They
mention that Andrew seems more pensive after his encounter
with the demons. The younger couple confess that they wish
they had had more time after their marriage to enjoy being a
couple. Maryam and Yosef point out that they can still enjoy
couple time and that it was essential to their own marriage.
June 28, 2015- After attending Mass at St. Mary
Magdalene's, the family splits up with Max, Rose, and Violeta
taking Shelby and Belle to the Brooklyn Children's
Museum. Andrew and JenniAnn pray in the chapel then meet
with Eben. It starts out cordial but then Andrew
expresses his anger over the times Eben put JenniAnn at
risk. Extremely apologetic, Eben explains why he did
that and reflects on how he missed so many highlights in his
friend's life. He admits that it would have been wrong
to bypass free will and save Hope, something Hope herself has
stressed to him. Andrew and JenniAnn accept his apology
and the former agrees to work with Eben on repairing their
friendship.
That evening, Max and Andrew are cleaning up after dinner when
Max asks his dad if they can talk. Sensing the need for
privacy, Andrew invites him to his office. Turns out Max
never got a proper birds and the bees talk. Andrew tries
his best but they end up calling Zeke for guidance.
Meanwhile, Rose and JenniAnn are having their own
discussion. Rose asks JenniAnn if she and Andrew might
consider adopting Max. Not only does she believe it'd
help her fiance but, that way, Andrew and JenniAnn would be
their children's grandparents which offers certain
protections. Later, JenniAnn broaches the subject with
Andrew who happily agrees. They plan to discuss the
matter with Catherine, for legal counsel, and then ask Max the
following day. ("Hope
and Healing")
In "Triad,"
Joshua sees Adam, Clay, and Kylie off on their honeymoon which
starts in El-Chanan. Eleora and Cody join them for a
tour of historical areas led by Reuel. At one stop,
Kylie confronts Adam who has been hanging back and not talking
much with her and Clay. She stresses to him that they
invited him along because they wanted to hear from him, not
just because they wanted him to deal with any gawkers.
Adam sees the error of his ways and agrees to be
himself. That evening, he and Reuel talk after the
newlyweds retire. Reuel reveals that he was concerned
Nen and Tzila would have attacked Adam more forcefully given
his love and respect for Kylie challenges Nen's odious
behavior. Adam reveals the demon-imposed nightmare he
did have to Reuel: Clay's and Kylie's house started on fire
with both inside and he could save neither. They rejoice
in the fact that it's all behind them now and make plans for
the El-Chananites to come to Dyeland to enjoy the amusement
park.
June 29, 2015- With Catherine's encouragement, Andrew
and JenniAnn decide to ask Max about a legal adoption.
They take him and Rose to the Fields of Gold for dinner and,
over dessert, ask him if he'd be interested. Naturally,
Max gets emotional and heartily agrees. ("Hope
and Healing")
In "Triad,"
Adam, Clay, and Kylie visit the zoo in Omaha where they enjoy
quality time with overly affectionate (and hungry) baby goats,
see a baby seal nurse, and witness a tiger couple enjoying
"special time." After shopping downtown, they travel to
L.A. for the evening where they enjoy dinner and
dancing. Clay expresses concern about alarming children
at Disneyland the next day and suggests Adam should take Kylie
alone. The angel refuses and calms Clay's fears.
June 30, 2015- Adam, Clay, and Kylie have a
fun-filled day at Disneyland. At the end of their
evening, they have coffee and beignets and talk. Adam
shares his beliefs that, somehow, God brought them close even
before they met and allowed them to help each other through
tough times. Clay and Kylie are very moved by this
idea. After leaving the park, they talk long into the
night on the balcony of Adam's hotel room. ("Triad")
July 1, 2015- Andrew has a brutal nightmare in which
JenniAnn is abducted and, seemingly, raped. In waking
life, JenniAnn looks on, weeping, having been asked by Andrew
to not awaken him from nightmares since he might inadvertently
hurt her whilst coming out of a sleep terror. When he
does wake up, she calms him and they make plans to go to class
Below together in the morning. They decide that Andrew
should spend some time with Vincent.
While JenniAnn helps Owen with his art class, Andrew and
Vincent go off to "the roaring chamber." Vincent gets
Andrew to open up about his nightmare and posits that maybe it
has less to do with the echoes of Nen's and Tzila's influence
than it does Andrew's own concerns about not always being able
to protect his loved ones, a concern that increased after
JenniAnn was shot. Andrew begins to rail against Rex,
screaming and pounding on the chamber walls. Vincent
encourages him to recognize that JenniAnn doesn't expect him
to always protect her and that, while his anger at Rex is
justified, his anger at himself isn't. Andrew recognizes
the truth in this and they return to Owen's classroom. ("Hope
and Healing")
After visiting Seneca Falls and the Finger Lakes National
Forest with Adam, Clay and Kylie retire to their room.
Adam finds himself unable to sleep and feeling lonely in his
own room. Thankfully, Eli shows up to keep him
company. They get to talking about his relationship with
Sophia. Eli shares an account of attending a protest in
1968 that turned violent. He was attacked by racists
when he tried to carry a wounded Sophia away. Adam
confides his concerns about helping Clay and Kylie through the
death of the other, in time, but Eli helps allay those
fears. The conversation takes a lighter turn as they fix
second sarsaparilla floats. ("Triad")
July 2, 2015- The honeymooners visit the Susan B.
Anthony House and Women's Hall of Fame. When Clay and
Kylie go to their room, Adam, who is visited by Henry, remains
in the hotel pub playing a competitive quiz game. That
night, Clay awakens to discover that Kylie is not in bed with
him. He finds her on the balcony of their hotel room
where she's been talking to Joshua. They sit together
and Kylie confides that she's been thinking of Jett and how
different life with him was. She never enjoyed sex with
him and figured that was normal. It's only since being
with Clay that she's realized how truly disordered that aspect
of her relationship with Jett was. She actually enjoys
and looks forward to making love to Clay. He feels the
same but tells her that neither should ever feel they should
have sex out of duty or a feeling that it's their obligation
as Christians. Sometimes they just won't feel like it
and that's okay. Clay suggests that Kylie lead a young
ladies' Bible study at their church so she can speak out
against the harmful messages her mother imparted to her as
part of The Talk. Kylie agrees to discuss it with their
pastor. Then the two return to their room because it's
NOT one of the "not in the mood" nights for them. ("Triad")
July 3, 2015- Adam, Clay, and Kylie stay with
Sibyll and Lewellyn on the island of Baile in Dyeland for the
final portion of their honeymoon. Lewellyn goes golfing
with Adam, Clay, and Fr. Mike. After gathering
wildflowers for her and Clay's home, Kylie and Sibyll enjoy
the island's hot springs. Sibyll confides in Kylie about
her past which included a violent relationship with a man her
family wanted her to marry. After he attempted to rape
her, Sibyll fled to Lewellyn's home where he and his parents
protected her until the couple could wed. After hearing
this, Kylie asks Sibyll if she was ever able to forgive her
parents. Sibyll tells her that she did but was never
close with them after that. Kylie confides that she
doesn't think she can forgive her mother yet but is glad that
she has mother figures in Diana, Maryam, Dot, Clay's mother,
and Sibyll.
On Asterangeles, Adam and Clay talk while Lewellyn and Fr.
Mike practice. Clay asks Adam to be his assistant
coach. Adam urges him to hire someone who needs the
money but agrees to volunteer with the basketball team.
Both men are very glad to have an activity to share together
since Adam and Kylie have St. Genesius'. ("Triad")
July 4, 2015- The Friends gather at Willowveil to
celebrate Independence Day with smores, sundaes, and a
fireworks show courtesy of Edward and Caleb. Belle is
extremely impressed by the "pitties." Andrew gets a
little emotional when he realizes it could have been their
first holiday without JenniAnn. Max captures a perfectly
timed kiss with his camera. ("Hope
and Healing") In "Crumbling
Walls," Samuel begins to rebuild the old smithy on
Eilish's island and tells her of his decision to resume the
work and live there. That evening, they sit on the beach
and enjoy watching the fireworks from Willowveil. In "Triad,"
Adam, Clay, and Kylie return from their honeymoon. After
getting the couple's luggage into their home, Kylie suggests
the trio pray near the pond. She leads them in a prayer
thanking the Trinity for bringing together their own
trio. They embrace and, looking on with pride and joy,
an unseen Joshua smiles and sings.
July 6, 2015- In "Crumbling
Walls," Eilish celebrates her "earthly" birthday
on her island by having a picnic with Samuel, Andrew,
JenniAnn, and Belle. After the Willowveil set leaves,
Samuel remains. Eilish begins to worry that everyone is
only pretending to like her but Samuel assures her that's not
the case. Further, he reminds her that, as God's
daughter, she's a princess and worthy of friendship and love.
2nd week of July- Sometime during the week,
Elizabeth and Thomas give Eilish a grand tour of
Dyeland. She meets Monica, Adam, the Asterians, and
Henry. Eilish comes to think of Henry as a father figure
and, in the following weeks, spends a great deal of time with
him. ("Crumbling
Walls")
July 7, 2015- Andrew awakens from a nightmare in which
Belle disappears while they're out shopping. After
assuring himself that she's sleeping safely in her nursery,
Andrew returns to bed and he and JenniAnn begin the search for
a good book about intimacy and sex to give Max. They
quickly learn it's not so easy to find a book with a Christian
perspective that isn't frighteningly prudish and
misguided. To further complicate matters, some have
sexist viewpoints and ones that make their own relationship
sound immoral. Andrew concludes that part of what makes
it so difficult is they've always been very hands-on with
their kids and picking a book seems like handing Max off to a
stranger to deal with. They decide to find the best book
they can but add their own editorial notes. ("Hope
and Healing")
July 8, 2015- After singing Belle to sleep, Andrew and
JenniAnn say a prayer before getting down to business with
their Kindle. JenniAnn gets upset when she reads about
Catholicism's focus on procreative love, something she feels
she and Andrew are cut out of. Andrew counters this by
pointing out that they've created a family and a home for
their children even though they didn't actually conceive those
children. JenniAnn is uber thrilled with this
interpretation and gets exceedingly affectionate before being
interrupted by a distraught Belle who ends up crashing in
their bed. They get her settled down then go to
bed. ("Hope
and Healing") Meanwhile in "Forever
and Always," Peter gets up after hearing Emma in the
kitchen. She's had a nightmare and he joins her for
spiced milk and cuddling. Emma reveals that she had a
nightmare about Derek coming to the theatre and beating Peter
then assaulting her. In the daylight, Emma visits Dr.
Sayer and talks about what's keeping her from setting a
wedding date with Peter. She agrees to open up to Peter
about her concerns re: their wedding night. As for
Peter, he pays a visit to Fr. Mike for some counseling.
The priest encourages Peter to try to open up with Emma more
about expectations.
July 11, 2015- Andrew looks on proudly as Belle and
JenniAnn snuggle together in their sleep. He decides to
make breakfast in bed and finds Max already doing the same in
the kitchen. They make up peanut butter and honey
sandwiches with bananas then go their separate ways. A
sleep-deprived Violeta (too much late night texting with Ivy)
joins Andrew, JenniAnn, Belle, and the dogs for their idea of
an idyllic breakfast. ("Hope
and Healing")
July 12, 2015- Andrew has a nightmare in which he
failed in Sheol and Eli has to break the news to
JenniAnn. Nen and Tzila show up, strike Eli down, and
kidnap JenniAnn. Awakening, Andrew is glad to see that
JenniAnn is sleeping soundly. He gets out one of his
carving knives and begins work on a figurine while waiting for
morning to come. When it does, he and JenniAnn discuss
the trip they're embarking on with the Friends later in the
day. They agree that they'll do things separately on the
trip at times. They also decide to start potty-training
Belle once they're back from vacation. Fun times
ahead! ("Hope
and Healing")
July 13, 2015- The gang arrives at the cabin in North
Carolina where they'll be staying. Andrew and JenniAnn
hand out room assignments and Clay and Kylie learn from Adam
that the others splurged and rented them their own cabin
nearby which Caleb, Edward, Kemara, and Sean decorated as
befits a honeymoon suite. ("Hope
and Healing") "Forever
and Always" also features the Friends arriving at
their cabins. After watching Clay and Kylie head to
their cabin, Emma and Rose go to their room to unpack.
However, they end up discussing how Max and Rose chose their
wedding date which leaves Emma upset. Rose comforts her
and then the ladies join their fiances for a walk.
July 14, 2015- After taking in the Biltmore with the
group; Andrew, JenniAnn, and Belle retreat to their room for
the evening. As Belle plays, Andrew tells JenniAnn about
an assignment he had at the Biltmore back in the day.
Belle gets upset when she discovers Appa Vincent is no where
nearby so Andrew and JenniAnn let her FaceTime with him.
Afterwards, JenniAnn gets a brief pep talk from Vincent about
being separated from Andrew for parts of the next day.
Then she joins Belle and Andrew in a dance. ("Hope
and Healing")
July 15, 2015- With Adam, Owen, and several of the
ladies, JenniAnn and Belle spend the day at the Grove Arcade
shopping and visiting art galleries. Over lunch, they
discuss relationships... and the interest but noted lack of
nosiness on the part of the angels. Meanwhile, Andrew
spends time at the Pinball Museum and the Fun Depot with Max
and some of the guys. He takes a break with Zeke and
they discuss how Adam's handling Clay's and Kylie's honeymoon
phase as well as Andrew's and JenniAnn's adventures with the
book for Max. Andrew expresses his appreciation for how
it's helping him and JenniAnn learn about each other even
though they only set out to help their boy.
That night, Adam watches Belle so Andrew and JenniAnn can be
alone. They dance and then JenniAnn dotes on Andrew,
giving him red velvet fudge and massaging some cream into his
carpentry-cracked hands. Then they get out their Kindle
again and JenniAnn freaks out about the Catholic Church's "one
rule" when it comes to sex. Andrew talks her down,
pointing out that people will use common sense and their girls
certainly will and demand dignity and respect from their
partners... lending dignity and respect themselves, of
course. JenniAnn settles down... and then she and Andrew
wax nostalgic about their costumed adventures. ("Hope
and Healing")
July 17, 2015- In "Forever
and Always," Emma and Peter tag-along when Arthur,
Monica, Andrew, and JenniAnn take their kids to the
park. While Peter pushes Emma on a swing, Liam joins
them and gives his thoughts on marriage and babies.
Afterwards, the couple decide to have a date night. Adam
lends them his car and he, Andrew, and Belle see them
off. After dinner and getting some ice cream, the couple
stop in a park. After a few kisses, Peter tells Emma
about all the goodness and beauty he sees in her. His
words have their desired effect when Emma, though still
hesitant, finds herself able to briefly imagine their future
as spouses and lovers. They agree to talk again soon
after Emma thinks things over.
July 19, 2015- In hopes of getting the kids a bit worn
down so the adults can watch a movie in peace, Monica and
JenniAnn take Liam, Jacob, Shelby, and Belle to a park.
As the kids play, the two women discuss their relationships
and how sharing a room can help a couple stay in synch.
Arthur and Monica had been sleeping separately out of concern
that Liam (on account of the awful examples of intimacy and
sex he saw at his mother's home) wouldn't handle it well if he
found them together. JenniAnn points out that Liam needs
to know that two adults sleeping together isn't a bad
thing. So Arthur and Monica are due for a talk...
("Hope
and Healing") In "Forever
and Always," Kylie and Emma chat in the former's
cabin. Kylie tells Emma about how being married to Clay
has been so different from her marriage to Jett. When
she and Clay have sex, Kylie feels loved and cherished, not
cajoled and nervous. She tells Emma this in hopes she'll
feel better about her future with Peter and know there's hope
of moving past the trauma inflicted on her by Derek.
That evening, the adult Friends watch The Last of the
Mohicans in preparation for their visit to Chimney Rock
where some of it was filmed. Emma has a bad reaction and
flees. Peter pursues her and holds her as she has a
panic attack. Once it's passed, Emma finally reveals
more detail of how Derek molested her. As painful as it
is, Peter listens without interrupting. It comes out
that Derek used Emma's love for Joccy and Zoe to manipulate
her. Peter tells Emma how much he loves her and
promises that he would never push her into anything she'd feel
uncomfortable with. Comforted but exhausted, Emma
re-enters the cabin with Peter. After good nights to
Zeke, Diana, Manny, Kylie, and Clay who had been waiting up,
Emma and Peter pray together and go to sleep.
July 20, 2015- In "Forever
and Always," Emma awakens after a nightmare-filled night
that Peter helped her through. They cuddle and kiss then
Emma asks Peter to spend the evening with her so they can
choose a wedding date. He happily agrees. Later
on, the couple along with Zoe and Joccy take photos after
climbing Chimney Rock. The girls ask Emma and Peter if
they can cook dinner for them that night. Emma and Peter
agree, touched by the sisters' offer. Not long after,
JenniAnn reaches the summit with Andrew who is exhausted from
carrying Belle all the way up. Belle, of course, is a
bundle of energy. Peter snaps photos of the three in
front of the flag then turns the camera on Emma and her
motherly interaction with Joccy and Zoe. That night,
after enjoying their pasta dinner courtesy of the girls, Emma
and Peter choose June 4th, 2016 for their wedding date.
They call Max and Rose just to be absolutely sure the former
is okay with them getting married not long before his and
Rose's wedding date. Max heartily consents. After
hanging up, Emma and Peter call Joccy and Zoe up from the
basement and share their news. The girls are
elated. Over brownie sundaes, they begin to plan the
wedding and, at Zoe's suggestion, decide to marry at St.
Genesius'.
July 22, 2015- As the older girls peruse dishes at
Bloomfield's, Andrew notices that Shelby seems
distressed. She bursts into tears when he approaches her
so he and JenniAnn (with Belle) take the girl outside.
Shelby confides that she's sad about everyone growing up...
Asher and Hailey away at college, Violeta busy with school and
Ivy, Max and Rose marrying and maybe moving away. Andrew
and JenniAnn point out that, when Kemara got married, it
actually brought more people closer to them (Sean and his
family) and that their circle will no doubt grow with more
babies being born. Shelby settles down and JenniAnn
leaves her, holding Belle and embraced by Andrew, while she
goes back inside to finish up shopping... including a Frozen
tea set for the two girls to play with. ("Hope
and Healing")
July 24, 2015- Andrew has another nightmare in which
he's with JenniAnn when she's shot and she doesn't
survive. When he wakes up, after wishing JenniAnn a
happy birthday, he confesses that he's had the dream more than
once. In hopes of getting him over it, JenniAnn lets
Andrew see and touch her mostly healed scar. It seems to
do the trick and he relaxes. At JenniAnn's request, they
slip outside and offer a prayer of thanksgiving beneath the
stars.
That night, Andrew blindfolds JenniAnn and brings her to an
Italian restaurant where the Friends have a surprise party
waiting. As a further surprise, Allison and Robert flew
in to be with their daughter. Before dinner,
Andrew gives a heartfelt toast to JenniAnn and thanks God for
the great vacation the Friends had together. ("Hope
and Healing")
July 26, 2015- Kemara and Sean return from their
two week, North Carolina vacation with the Friends and are
enthusiastically greeted by Warren. During a walk on the
beach, they discuss Kemara’s upcoming appointment to have the
twins examined by a fetal heart specialist and their favorite
memories from vacation. A storm catches them still on the
beach and they are soaked before they reach the house.
Inspired, Sean puts on a romantic country tune and the couple
share a dance. ("Glad
Tidings Part II")
July 28, 2015- After helping Sy with getting Ivy and
Violeta set up at Serendipity, Andrew settles in with JenniAnn
for the night. They get back to their book and JenniAnn
has another flip out about the Church's insistence that
married couples must be able to have sex. In her
ranting, she lets out that she doesn't think a human Andrew
would be interested in her. Andrew is hurt by this
assumption. They realize that they're still lacking in a
lot of ways when it comes to communication and they agree to
get better about that. They also decide that they need
to put away any notion that they got the better deal and the
poor other is just settling. ("Hope
and Healing")
When Kemara and Sean arrive for their Irish dance class, they
find that the classmates have surprised them with a baby
shower. Each parent-to-be receives a classy diaper bag. The
babies receive matching onesies as well as socks and a tiny
kilt for Ian. The group discuss the upcoming Atlantic City
competition. Kemara decides that, due to her expanding size,
she’ll only two group dances. Their teacher, Elaine, asks to
be kept informed about Kemara’s appointment the next day.
On the train home, the couple discuss the dreams they had
before their marriage and how to keep their relationship
strong despite the stress of being the parents of twins.
("Glad
Tidings Part II")
July 29, 2015- At the appointment with Dr. Anpujor,
Joy’s heart looks fine, but Ian’s shows a common problem -
called an atrial septal defect. Kemara and Sean are shaken at
the news and Kemara begins to cry. As he comforts her, Sean
remembers when they first felt the babies move while they were
on vacation. He also remembers what Kemara said that day: that
she dreamed about the twins, aged about 3 during a Christmas
celebration with their friends and family and that they were
all happy.
Kemara calms down and hears Sean praying to Joshua. The couple
feel his arms around them as he reassures them that everything
will be fine.
The doctor tells them that Ian’s condition isn’t serious and
might correct itself before his birth. Even if it doesn’t, he
might never need surgery. ("Glad
Tidings Part II")
August 12, 2015- Max received a Kindle and a notebook
from his parents. No doubt it made for entertaining and
enlightening reading. ("Hope
and Healing")
August 13, 2015- JenniAnn awakens before Andrew who has
been nightmare-free for two weeks. She reflects on how
lovely everything has been since their confrontation on the
night of the 28th. After Andrew wakes up, they have some
quality time with Belle before embarking on a day filled with
college prep with Violeta and Ivy.
Meanwhile, in a small apartment in New York City, an Afghani
woman named Isra wakes up and peers at her sleeping husband
and children. The former wakes up and the couple wish
each other a happy anniversary.
That afternoon, Andrew, JenniAnn, Belle, and Violeta are at a
thrift shop so the latter can get some clothes for
school. Belle begins to fuss so Andrew walks around with
her. When he stops to tie his shoe she runs off and
approaches the aforementioned Isra and her husband... Behnam
Al-Mitra, Belle's blood uncle and Badriya's brother who helped
Adam and the Army locate Max and Andrew in Afghanistan.
Andrew's, JenniAnn's, and Violeta's terror over Belle being
missing turns to joy over the family reunion. They take
Isra, Behnam, and their two children, Aiyla and Omar, to
Dyeland so Andrew and JenniAnn can tell the couple that their
daughter is their niece. While JenniAnn is concerned
Isra and Behnam might want to take Belle, the couple is only
concerned about whether they'll ever be able to visit her
again. Everyone happily agrees that their children will
be cousins and they'll be aunts and uncles to them... with
frequent visits all around. While Andrew, Behnam, and
Violeta supervise the kids as they play with Yonah, Mary, and
Silly; JenniAnn and Isra begin to discuss the latter's
past. Their marriage was forced and they lived as
brother and sister until they legitimately fell in love.
However, because of Isra's youthfulness and prejudiced
assumptions, some people assume that Behnam took advantage of
his wife which embarrasses him and displeases Isra who
actually made the first move. JenniAnn tries to reassure
her by listing off a litany of friends who have been together
since one or the other was very young, herself and Andrew
included. Isra is somewhat reassured by this.
Out in Andrew's carpentry shop, the angel is getting to the
bottom of Behnam's lingering guilt. He still wishes that
Isra had been able to choose her husband but Andrew points out
that she did choose when she and Behnam consummated their
marriage. The young man's hesitant so Andrew asks him to
tell him the whole story so he'll know Andrew's making an
informed statement. Behnam agrees. Andrew is moved
by the couple's love story. Behnam also tells Andrew of
how his family had to flee Isra's father's home after Behnam's
uncle came and tried to rape Isra. Behnam shot and
killed him and, out of fear of retaliation from the uncle's
cohorts, they all ran and lived as refugees. Isra's
father was killed and they lost her sister, also presumed
dead. Eventually Behnam ran into Lucas, the soldier who
had been with Adam when Behnam gave information that led to
Andrew's and Max's recovery. Lucas helped the family to
safety and then he and his wife sponsored them when they
immigrated to the U.S. Lucas' wife, Marianne, took Isra
under her wing and, after attending the woman's Bible study,
Isra converted to Christianity. Behnam remains confused
but Andrew agrees to talk with him about God whenever he
wants.
Vincent and Shelby arrive at Willowveil for the (now expanded)
family dinner. The former is somewhat nervous about
meeting the Al-Mitras. Because of the total shock of
running into them, Andrew and JenniAnn didn't have time to nor
even think about removing photos of Vincent from
Willowveil. Thus, the Al-Mitras saw the photographs and
so JenniAnn decides to introduce them. Vincent's soon
put at ease when Belle enthusiastically welcomes her
Appa. Omar very quickly takes to Vincent and addresses
him as Appa. Shortly thereafter, Aiyla does, too.
Behnam tells Vincent he doesn't have to really consider them
as his grandchildren but Vincent happily accepts them.
Soon after, Adam arrives. He hugs Behnam and is soon
introduced to Isra. Moments later, Max and Rose
arrive. Max tearfully thanks Behnam for his help and
Badriya's. Andrew and JenniAnn admire the scene and then
get dinner ready for their family.
The Al-Mitras spend the night at Willowveil. Once alone
in their room, Andrew and JenniAnn reflect on the day.
JenniAnn tells the angel that Vincent wants to let the family
stay at Cora's rather than keep paying high rent on a tiny
apartment. Andrew is concerned about protecting Behnam's
pride but trusts Vincent to make the invitation in a
respectful way. The following morning, birds show up for
Behnam, Isra, Aiyla, and Omar to add to the family tree.
("Hope
and Healing")
August 15, 2015- On or around this date, Samuel invites
Eilish, Elizabeth, Thomas, Adam, Henry, Andrew, and JenniAnn
to his housewarming. ("Crumbling
Walls")
August 19, 2015- At a courthouse in NYC, Max is
officially adopted by Andrew and JenniAnn. The three,
with Belle, Shelby, Violeta, and Rose, go out for ice cream to
celebrate. The celebration continues that night with a
party at Willowveil following Bible study. All the
Friends, the L.A. contingent, the Al-Mitras, Reuel and a clan
from El-Chanan, Asterians, and JenniAnn's parents are
present. Rose surprises JenniAnn and Max with a
rehearsal of their eventual mother-groom dance with Zeke, Sy,
Eli, Shane, and Peter serenading them. Then Rose springs
the angelic orchestra on them and Max and Andrew rock out to
"Born to Run." ("Hope
and Healing") The party also comes up in Pia's "Crumbling
Walls" where Eilish meets many of the Dyelanders and
Friends for the first time. She has an especially good
time playing with the little ones and in meeting
Vincent. On the boat ride back home, she and Samuel have
a heart-to-heart about the bullying she faced in the past.
August 20, 2015- Andrew has a dream in which JenniAnn
is fleeing from him and won't stop. A voice orders him
to let her go. Turning around, Andrew realizes it's
JenniAnn who is holding Belle. The other JenniAnn kneels
down beside another Andrew. JenniAnn surmises that
they're their past selves and it's time they leave them
behind. Belle scampers away and breaks through the tree
line. Following her, Andrew and JenniAnn discover their
loved ones, both those living in the mortal worlds and those
in Heaven, gathered in and above the Fields of Gold.
Joshua appears, holding Belle and weaving a floral crown for
her, and tells them it's a vision of their 20th
anniversary. He informs them that the time of shadows is
over. They've left the regrets, doubt, and reticence in
their relationship behind them. He asks them to share
what they've learn with Behnam and Isra and they agree.
They tell Joshua they love him and then wake up from their
shared vision. Belle comes running into their room,
wearing the floral crown and removing any doubt that their
dream was truly a vision. JenniAnn is struck with
longing for Joshua and she and Andrew sing "What Wondrous Love
is This?" before taking Belle to get the waffles that Joshua
said she would want. ("Hope
and Healing")
August 23, 2015- In "Glad
Tidings Part II," Elaine calls Kemara and Sean the
morning of the feis to say that one of her young dancers
sprained an ankle and suggesting the Shelby take her place.
Sean Kemara, Andrew, JenniAnn, Belle, Ivy, Violeta and Shelby
make the two-hour drive to Atlantic City. During the trip, Ivy
and Violeta talk about college while Shelby asks about how the
competition works and confesses that she’s nervous. Kemara and
Sean discuss if their children will do Irish dance. A photo
Kemara posted on her Faceboook page of herself and Sean in
Times Square for a re-creation of “The Kiss” - the famous
picture of a sailor kissing a nurse on V-J Day - has become
very popular.
At the hotel venue, the group meets Elaine and the little girl
whom Shelby is replacing. Sean suggests that Shelby enter the
individual competitions as well so she will stay busy and not
be nervous about dancing on a team. Belle needs a change and -
instead of taking her to the public restrooms - Andrew takes
her out to the van. Kemara and Sean discuss how they’ll handle
such things with twins.
Shelby gets dressed in her costume and meets Kayla, one of
Elaine’s students who is her age. The group watch the youngest
children - under 5 compete. Shelby takes the stage and does
very well. Elaine gets JenniAnn and Andrew alone and suggests
that Shelby take lessons at the studio with children her own
age. She says that Shelby can help with the younger students
to cover the cost of her tuition. JenniAnn and Andrew agree if
Shelby wants to do it.
Shelby and Kayla each win two medals - and chocolate bars. The
group splits up for lunch, shopping and, for Sean, more
competition. Violeta and Ivy join Kemara where they talk about
her parents and meet Alice, an older adult dancer from another
school. Sean easily bests his younger opponents
Kemara, Sean, Violeta and Ivy eat lunch in the hotel’s dining
room. The meal is frequently interrupted by other dancers
congratulating the couple on their marriage and pregnancy. The
four discuss their favorite memories of their North Carolina
vacation.
They return to the ballroom where they join Andrew, JenniAnn
and Belle for Shelby’s team competition. The little girls come
in fourth, much to their surprise. Kemara and Sean prepare for
their own team dance where Inishfree takes first - out of two.
The couple place first in their two-hand competition. The
judge jokes the should’ve disqualified them since they’re
technically a “three-hand”. Sean corrects him saying,
“four-hand, actually,” meaning the twins.
August 27, 2015- A bad storm rages that evening in
Dyeland. Eilish is traumatized because it reminds her of
her nightmares of war and destruction. Samuel comes to
find her and, with Tiddy, they hideout in her basement.
To soothe Eilish, Samuel tells a love story concerning one of
his assignments. Once the storm passes, they enjoy some
cocoa and ice cream together. ("Crumbling
Walls") Also, sometime around then, Renata and
Rosario visited Emma and Peter in New York. They mostly
spent time with Emma, wedding planning and listening to her
story. Both women were very understanding and
compassionate. Rosario asked Emma to call her "Mama"
which Emma happily agreed to. ("Forever
and Always")
In "Glad
Tidings Part II," Owen is at Sol Mate sketching out the
design for the nursery and painting some of the larger
portions when a storm blows up from the ocean. Kemara and Sean
invite him to stay for dinner. When the storm abruptly stops,
they realize that something is wrong. They step onto the porch
and see a funnel cloud over the water. Sean hurries the other
two back into the house, ordering them to grab keepsakes and
computer gear - and Warren. They set out through the storm to
Serendipity which has a basement. Halfway there, Joshua’s
voice tells them to stop and a tree crashes across the path in
front of them.
Scratched and soaked, they get over it and arrive at the house
where, Andrew, JenniAnn, Belle, Max, Rose, Violeta, and the
animals are waiting out the storm in the basement. Max jokes
that it’s good Sean hasn’t yet started building a deck for the
hot tub he promised Kemara for her birthday on the 24th.
Andrew says that everyone else is safe and that Eilish has
Samuel with her on Tir Na Nog. Kemara has a contraction and
calls Portia. Sean vents to Owen about everything the couple
have been dealing with. Portia advises that unless the
contractions continue, Kemara doesn’t need to come to the
hospital. The group settles down to play Trivial Pursuit and
wait for the storm to pass.
September 3, 2015- In "Forever
and Always," Emma meets with Dr. Sayer again. She
catches her up on her visit with "Mama" and "Abuela."
They talk about how much Emma is looking forward to marrying
Peter. However, something is still bothering her...
September 26, 2015- The Friends are rehearsing Camelot
and Emma falls in love with one of her Guenevere gowns.
Monica offers to make her a wedding dress like it if she
wants. Andrew decides that Emma and Peter should
rehearse "I Loved You Once in Silence" which they do
beautifully and with much feeling. Unfortunately, it
just makes Caleb angry at his character (Mordred) because he
doesn't want to have to pull the lovebirds apart. To
appease him, Emma and Peter offer the DJ job at their wedding
to him. Caleb is elated. After rehearsal, the
Friends split up for various chores and outings. Emma,
Diana, and Manny remain at St. G's. While the baby
sleeps, Diana counsels Emma who is worried about her
fertility. Emma lets it slip that she and Eric slept
together prior to his leaving JCS and the condom broke.
This combined with other incidents and yet no pregnancy scares
have made Emma fearful that she can't get pregnant.
Diana reassures her and they set up an appointment with
Portia. That evening, Peter can tell Emma is on
edge. When he asks what's wrong, she asks him why he and
Jaz never had kids. Peter explains that, while they both
wanted kids, Jaz wanted her dancing career to take off
first. They thought they had time but then she
died. Emma tells Peter about her concerns about her
fertility but he assures her that, even if they were infertile
which they have little reason to believe they are, they could
have children still via adoption. He promises to pray
while she's at her appointment with Portia and Diana. ("Forever
and Always")
September 29, 2015- On the day of Emma's
appointment, Peter is helping Fr. Mike pot flowers to bring to
the sick parishioners of St. Mary Magdalene's. Peter
asks the priest if he thinks there's anything to Emma's
worries. Fr. Mike tells about a sister who struggled to
conceive then did almost instantly after a combative co-worker
was fired. He thinks Emma was just overly stressed
before. Fr. Mike asks Peter about adoption. He
posits that, perhaps for Emma, adoption isn't an attractive
choice because, in her mind and heart, she adopted Joccy and
Zoe and then lost them. She might only feel secure if
she actually births her baby. Peter recognizes that
there's a lot of sense in what the priest hypothesizes.
He decides to speak to Emma about it that night. The two
pray together when the time for Emma's appointment rolls
around. That evening, after Emma shares optimistic news
from her appointment with Portia, Peter asks Emma about Fr.
Mike's theory. She's surprised the priest knew how she
felt. Emma confirms that what happened with Joccy and
Zoe made her leery of adoption. Peter reminds her of
Belle whose birth family even re-entered the picture and yet
she remains with Andrew and JenniAnn. He stresses that
most adoptions don't involve children being taken away.
This calms Emma. Peter then reminds Emma of how tenderly
she interacts with Joccy and Zoe which, to him, is proof
she'll be a wonderful mother however that happens. Emma
decides to ask the girls to be in her bridal party.
While she makes the call, Peter prays toJoshua that Emma's
fears won't become real. ("Forever
and Always")
September 30, 2015- In "Forever
and Always," the Friends are having Bible study.
During Emma's and Peter's turn to watch the kids, Liam and
Aiyla squabble over Belle as Omar looks on and cries.
Belle ends up having a seizure. Knowing right away
what's happened, Emma scoops Belle up and soothes her while
talking with the other kids about how they're all cousins and
all need to get along. The parents and Appa Vincent all
come to check on their kids but determine that Emma and Peter
have everything under control. While Peter and Monica
distract the other kids with a puzzle, Emma sings Belle to
sleep and becomes more confident in her mothering
skills. After Bible study, the group enjoys some
cookies. Emma sits with JenniAnn, Belle, Diana, Kemara,
Rose, and Kylie. They all praise Emma's quick thinking
with Belle. Kylie asks about her visit to Portia which
Emma happily reports went very well. When Emma takes
Belle to get a cookie, the other women thank Joshua for giving
Emma an opportunity to feel more confident. That
evening, Emma and Peter talk about what happened then Emma
remembers a gift she meant to give Peter. It's an
Anglican-style rosary that she made. She made one for
herself and suggests they pray it while asking Joshua, Yosef,
and Maryam for guidance as they contemplate starting their own
family. Peter is greatly touched by the gift and agrees
that's the perfect use for it.
October 26, 2015- After seeing Crimson Peak
with her cousin Veronica, JenniAnn has a nightmare.
Thankfully, Andrew is there to comfort her. It comes out
that he also saw the movie because he wanted to be able to
talk to her about it. In the middle of their discussion,
Belle wakes up and demands a midnight snack. So the
three, along with Shelby, enjoy their snack and Andrew and
JenniAnn are left in a much better state of mind. ("A
Midnight Snack")
October 30, 2015- During a visit, Joccy and Zoe help
Emma and Peter deliver save-the-dates to Dr. Sayer and her
assistant, Gayle. Both women are very pleased by the
invitations. Peter notices that Joccy seems out of
sorts. She asks him if they'll still be able to visit
after the wedding. Peter reassures her that he and Emma
will absolutely still want them to visit and that he would
never come between the sisters and Emma. That evening,
as Emma performs "The Lusty Month of May," Joshua watches from
the box where he collected wedding invitations for himself,
his parents, and John. For a moment, Joshua sees Emma's
and Peter's wedding day. He watches as Eric/Arthur
introduces Peter/Lancelot to Emma/Guenevere. As the real
couple shake hands, Joshua declares "It is good." Emma
and Peter look up to the box and see Joshua. Once
offstage, they embrace and rejoice in the promise that Joshua
will be there on their wedding day. ("Forever
and Always")
November 1, 2015- In "Glad
Tidings Part II," Sean wakes around 9 to find Kemara
already up and cleaning. After a Halloween party (which the
couple attended as two birds complete with nest and eggs) and
two performances of Camelot, he figured she would be
worn out. She admits that she has been having Braxton Hicks
contractions and is achy. Plus, she’s really craving a Subway
sandwich with deli meat - something her pregnancy doesn’t
allow her to have.
The couple attends the 12:30 service at St. Mary Mags. Sean
gets Andrew alone after Mass and says he thinks Kemara will be
going into labor soon. Andrew suggests that Sean let Portia
know about his concerns and then try to relax.
At that afternoon’s 2 p.m. performance, Kemara feels a new
kind of contraction. She and Sean seek out Diana who confirms
that Kemara is is active labor. She counsels the nervous
couple and relates her own pregnancy experiences.
As the hours go by, Sean returns to Sol Mate for Kemara’s
suitcase while Max and Rose keep her company between the two
performances. Max admits he’s amazes by how strong women are.
The cast and crew eat dinner together before the second show.
Sean suggesting Kemara change her shirt for one he bought her
for Halloween showing two sets of handprints and the words,
“Let us out!”. Kemara and Sean leave for the hospital - driven
by Zeke and Diana - with their friends prayers and good wishes
supporting them.
Kemara texts her parents. They will try to get the next flight
out of Atlanta, but it looks like snow might fall in New York
City.
At the hospital, the nurses make Kemara comfortable in a
private room on the maternity floor while Sean says goodbye to
Zeke and Diana who promise to return after the show. When he
is allowed in her room, Kemara says that her back is really
hurting and the pain is worse during contractions. Dr.
Faulkner, a fetal medicine specialist, visits and confirms
that this is back labor and suggests various ways to relieve
the discomfort. They discuss how the delivery will go.
For the next few hours Kemara walks and visits with their
friends - including the Thorntons - and Sean’s parents. Her
own parents remain stuck in Atlanta as heavy rain and the
threat of snow are delaying flights.
About 11:30, Portia and Dr. Faulkner visit. Kemara asks for a
epidural since her back pain has been growing. The doctors
refuse, saying that she isn’t far enough dialated yet. Sean is
frustrated and helpless. Kemara persuades him to join her in
the hospital bed, sitting behind her. As the contractions
continue, his anger grows. At last, he asks the nurse,
Barbara, if Kemara can have an epidural. Barbara agrees to
contact Portia and get things ready - including giving Kemara
IV fluids. Kemara falls while trying to reach the bathroom and
her thinking is more muddled, increasing Sean’s concern. He
shouts at the nurse and Portia, just arriving, thows him out
of the room until he can calm down.
An hour later, Portia gives Sean and their family and friends
an update on Kemara and the babies’ condition. Stress has
slowed the contractions, and while the epidural has taken care
of the back pain, Kemara can still feel the contractions.
Portia believes that if Kemara can be calmed down, labor will
progress and the twins will be born quickly. Sean agrees to
help, and keep his temper under control.
With Sean out of the room, Portia asks if there is something
she should know. JenniAnn tells her about Kemara and Sean’s
demon-induced nightmares about the twins’ birth. Portia agrees
to do what she can to reassure them.
Their friends visit Kemara who puts on a brave face. But she
is rapidly becoming exhausted. Hearing that her parents will
not get to New York in time for the birth doesn’t help her
mood. Maryam arrives and offers to fill in for Kemara’s
mother. She tells the younger woman an amusing story of the
days after Joshua’s birth when she and Yosef were still
learning how to parent a newborn. Kemara laughs and barely
notices that her labor has restarted.
Portia has Kemara moved to an operating room and and Ian is
born after a short time. Kemara cuddles the baby skin-to-skin
and panics when the nurse tries to take him away recalling her
nightmare. Portia and Sean reassure her that all is well.
Fifteen minutes later, Joy is born. Sean holds her while Dr.
Faulkner points out the physical signs of Down Syndrome.
Maryam holds the babies, blessing them with a Hebrew
recitation of Psalm 121. Friends and family arrive to greet
the new arrivals, led by Joshua. The Carpenter tells them that
Kemara’s parents have arrived in New York and will be at the
hospital soon. He blesses the children with a recitation of
Psalm 139 as everyone rejoices.
November 2, 2015- Kemara and Sean enjoy their first
moments with their babies. Kemara gets help from a
lactation consultant, Naijeonna, and nurses Ian. Joy
struggles with her first attempt. Once the babies are in
the nursery, Sean and Kemara take a much needed nap.
After Kemara awakens, both sets of parents and Emma and Peter
visit. They compile a to-do list of everything Kemara
and Sean were unable to complete before Ian and Joy
arrived. The group then goes to the nursery where Emma,
Peter, and the grandparents take turns holding the
babies. Portia arrives and, after Emma and Peter leave,
shares the results of the babies' tests. It's mostly
good news. The whole in Ian's heart hasn't closed but
neither has it grown. He seems unimpaired by it,
too. Joy's heart is perfectly fine. Naijeonna
returns and, after the grandpas leave, Kemara again nurses the
babies. Ian is a pro but Joy struggles again. The
group disperses soon after so Kemara can get another nap in
while the babies rest. ("And
Then There Were Four")
Meanwhile, Eilish is preparing
for the Halloween bonfire in Dyeland. She and Samuel are
going as Galadriel and Elrond respectively. As she
prepares, Eilish reflects on how things have changed between
her and the angel. She feels more timid around him.
Eilish hopes that the party will clear her mind.
Once at the Fields of Gold, Eilish mingles with the
Friends and they mutually admire each other’s costumes.
She begins to grow anxious when Samuel isn’t present.
When he does arrive, Eilish is hit with the knowledge
that she’s in love with him. Shaken, she runs to the
shore. Samuel sees this and asks JenniAnn to speak with
Eilish. JenniAnn reminds Eilish about her and Andrew and
Arthur and Monica. She stresses that God loves Eilish
and wouldn’t deny true love to her. The talk gives
Eilish some peace and JenniAnn leaves, telling Samuel that he
can go to Eilish.
With Samuel beside her, Eilish finally musters
up the courage to tell him of her love. She’s surprised
and touched when he tells her that he’s known from the
beginning. The two embrace and remain by the shore for
sometime. When they return to the bonfire, Eilish makes
a happy report to JenniAnn. Violeta is rather nosy but
Eilish handles it well. Wanting distraction, she turns
the topic to Samuel’s age. As usual, no full answer is
forthcoming.
Once the party winds down, Samuel escorts Eilish home.
They have a discussion about the stars and Creation.
Samuel reveals that he was created in Norway. Once
they reach Eilish’s home, they part with a hug and kiss on the
check. Eilish falls asleep reflecting on the wonderful
day. (“Sinners and Saints”)
November 3, 2015- Eilish carefully prepares to welcome
Samuel for breakfast. When Samuel arrives and
accidentally bumps his head, Eilish nurses the angel.
Over breakfast, Samuel shares his plans to introduce St.
Martin’s Day to Dyeland. Eilish readily agrees to
participate. (“Sinners and Saints”)
November 4, 2015- Kemara is discharged from the
hospital along with Ian. The family is staying at an
on-site hotel at the hospital where Joy remains in the
nursery. Ciara visits Kemara and helps her pack-up the
room then the two go to Lily's Loot to get Sean a new daddy
gift. Lily and Azalea warmly greet them. Basil
briefly visits with them and Kemara ends up selecting a
"World's Coolest Dad" mug for Sean. After promising to
bring the babies around, Kemara and Ciara leave. Later,
Kemara and Sean settle into their hotel room. Kemara is
wistful, wishing that they could be home at Sol Mate with
Joy. The couple exchange gifts and are amused to find
they both purchased "World's Coolest..." mugs. After
enjoying a laugh, the two go to the NICU to get Ian.
Kemara is reluctant to leave Joy but knows they'll return
soon. Back at their room, the couple decide on
godparents for their children. Rose and Max stop by with
dinner. They admire Ian and Rose asks about Joy.
Kemara confides that Portia told her they may need to resort
to a feeding tube. The younger couple try to share some
optimism then leave their friends to enjoy dinner of lasagna
and bread. Afterwards, Ian struggles to sleep but Sean
eventually thinks of playing him Irish music and it does the
trick. Kemara heads back to the NICU where Joy nurses
quite well but the threat of a feeding tube lingers since she
isn't gaining weight. Naije assures Kemara that it would
only be temporary if it did happen. Kemara is,
nonetheless, upset. She steps into the chapel and tells
Joshua that she wishes they could just all go home. She
hears him answer: "Soon" ("And
Then There Were Four")
November 9, 2015- Eilish
and Samuel pay Willowveil a visit as St. Martins. They
sing the traditional song, ask riddles, dance, and beg food
from Andrew, JenniAnn, Belle, Violeta, and Shelby. They
then head to Baile to engage in the tradition with Eilish’s
godparents, Thomas and Elizabeth, and onto see Adam and Henry.
Once home, Eilish reflects on all that’s happened in a
week and her newfound and growing understanding of God.
(“Sinners and Saints”)
In "And
Then There Were Four", the twins have a checkup and the
overall report is good for both. However, Joy is still
not gaining. Naijeonna consoles Kemara. She and
Sean head back to their hotel room with Ian and, soon after,
Portia and Naijeonna arrive. The latter has an
idea. If Kemara nurses while reclining, it may make
things easier for Joy. Kemara agrees to try it and
things start off well.
With the family now all in the hotel room, more visitors
come. Andrew, JenniAnn, and Belle stop by. They
discuss when the McCallums might get to come home and everyone
hopes for Thanksgiving which Andrew has a good feeling
about. Belle feeds Ian his bottle and then gets upset
when she realizes she can't keep him. Andrew reasons
with her and then the family returns to Dyeland where they're
hosting Allison and Robert for dinner.
November 10, 2015- While Basil and Sean do "guy stuff,"
Kemara, Azalea, and Lily have lunch at the hotel room.
Lily is enchanted when she gets to hold Joy. The two
women discuss parenting and Kemara wonders how they'll know
when they're pushing Joy too much versus not challenging her
enough. Azalea admits that it's a difficult
balance. Kemara asks if she and Basil will be joy's
godparents and the woman readily agrees. Lily cheers
having a sister. The Thorntons then leave for an
appointment. ("And
Then There Were Four")
November 11, 2015- After getting Ian and Joy settled
in, Kemara and Sean have a late night talk about what rules
they'll have. They settle on family dinners and praying
before meals but ponder how they'll handle religion since it
can be difficult to balance Catholicism and being
"Joshuan." After they try to get to sleep, Sean
announces that the twins won't be able to date until they're
18 though Kemara questions that. It's left undetermined
when they go to sleep. ("And
Then There Were Four")
November 17, 2015- Portia performs another check-up
then declares that she's releasing Joy. Kemara and Sean
are elated. While he fills out paperwork, Kemara calls
her mother and then JenniAnn to share the good news.
JenniAnn promises that people won't swarm them at Sol Mate but
instead wait to see Ian and Joy at Bible study the following
evening. Kemara begins to tidy up the hotel room and
nurses both twins. She ponders how Warren will react to
them. Sean returns and, soon after, the grandparents do,
too. They get the room packed up, the twins into their
carseats, and head to the alley portal and onto Dyeland.
A welcome party greets them as they drive by Willowveil and a
banner greets the twins at Sol Mate which has been cleaned and
decorated. They admire the completed nursery and gifts
from the Friends then enjoy a meal before the grandparents
head home.
("And
Then There Were Four")
November 18, 2015- At Bible study, Edward and Caleb
claim the babies so they can impart twin secrets. Andrew
and JenniAnn commiserate with Kemara and Sean about the lack
of sleep they got. They decide to bring it up at Bible
study to see if anyone has ideas. ("And
Then There Were Four")
November 26, 2015- Kemara, Sean, and the twins spend
Thanksgiving with their families together. Everyone
gushes over the twins, especially their cousins. Once
everyone's seated for dinner, Keith reflects aloud on all they
have to be thankful for. He then closes with a prayer to
Joshua, thanking him, and asking him to be with them through
whatever comes. ("And
Then There Were Four")
December 17, 2015- In "Believe,"
Andrew awakens from a dream/memory of Maryam and Yosef after
the former became pregnant. He takes it as a sign from
Joshua that he needs to work on things with JenniAnn who he
upset by not leveling with her about his job-induced
angst. He didn't want to dim her happiness at
Christmastime. Since JenniAnn's also struggling with
sleep, the two talk and Andrew admits to being deeply troubled
by various assignments. JenniAnn tells him that she
can't be blissfully happy when it's obvious he's
struggling. He promises not to keep JenniAnn at a
distance any more. Both feeling better, they go back to
sleep but seem to hear Joshua telling them he'll soon be with
them.
December 18, 2015- Isra is contemplative as she waits
for JenniAnn and Catherine to arrive with a pregnancy
test. A month after a romantic evening with Behnam, Isra
thinks she's pregnant which would be welcome news if not for
her belief that it'll put additional strain on her
husband. As for Behnam, he's troubled by his wife's
recent change in behavior. Eric and Andrew try to
comfort him while they supervise the little Friends who are
making Christmas gifts for their mothers, grandmas, etc.
That evening, while Andrew and JenniAnn babysit their kids,
Isra and Behnam have a nice dinner then go to the attic where
Isra tells Behnam that she's pregnant. Behnam is
overjoyed which allows Isra to fully celebrate her
pregnancy. Meanwhile, back in Dyeland, Andrew and
JenniAnn plan sleeping arrangements for the Friends in hopes
that they'll have reason (aka Joshua being there) to stay in
Dyeland for Christmas. Back in the Bronx, because she's
sleepy, Isra goes to bed while Behnam unwraps ornaments that
Vincent brought for them to use. Behnam is shocked to
find a note that implies Joshua is Jesus... who is God.
Astounded, Behnam returns to his bedroom and, when Isra
awakens, the two discuss her beliefs about Joshua and Behnam
learns of his wife's suspicions/hopes. Together, they
conclude Joshua truly is Jesus/God. ("Believe")
December 19, 2015- Belle wakes up to find Joshua in the
hallway. She enthusiastically greets him with Fawn and
Lulu then Omar and Aiyla wake up. Because it's very
early, Joshua suggests they make breakfast so Andrew and
JenniAnn can sleep some more. When the two do awaken,
they quickly realize that Belle's nursery is too quiet.
They find a note from Joshua and the kids and hurry to the
kitchen where they reunite while Joshua and Aiyla work on some
French toast. A bit later, Behnam and Isra arrive.
After an embrace and calming words from Joshua, they join the
others for breakfast. While their children, niece,
Andrew, and JenniAnn watch a movie, Isra and Behnam visit with
Joshua in his room. Joshua puts to rest Behnam's
lingering feelings of guilt and undeservedness connected to
Isra. He tells the couple that it was always the will of
him and his Father that they be together. He urges them
to be proud of their marriage and family. Joshua asks
them to ride to Brewster with him in a couple days and they
agree.
Meanwhile in Manhattan, Maryam and Yosef surprise Emma and
Peter with homemade pancakes for breakfast in their
apartment. Afterwards, the four head to
Willowveil. Over at Aisling, Fr. Mike is spending time
with his parents when a visitor arrives. Lewellyn
discovers it's John who greets Fr. Mike with a snowball fight
before that group, too, heads to Willowveil. Once the
Friends have gathered at Willowveil, Vincent visits with Isra
and Behnam and Joshua assures Vincent that he was right to
plant the note that tipped the couple off. Vincent
shares that Father is unwell which prompts Maryam to visit him
in the Tunnels where he makes a sudden recovery. Maryam
hints that the elderly doctor will have a role in the
assignment to come.
That afternoon, Zeke, Diana, Emma, Peter, and Joshua go to St.
G's where Hailey's set to arrive with the Lowery girls.
Hailey and Zoe enthusiastically greet their loved ones but
Joccy is asleep in the back seat with their cat. Zoe
informs the others that her sister has been having trouble
with school. Joshua coaxes Joccy awake. He gives
her a short pep talk about not hiding her feelings in order to
spare her mother's feelings then the group heads to Dyeland.
In the evening, many of the Friends head to Beth El for
Shabbat. Afterwards, they mingle at the reception.
Joshua chats with Betty and Moishe who are headed out on
vacation. Joshua promises to have the two families share
dinner upon their return. He also shares that he has
something he'd like their help with. Andrew overhears
the conversation which includes Joshua saying that his visit
will be of some length. After the couple leaves, Andrew
shares with Joshua that he's grateful he's staying for a
while. Joshua replies by asking if he can visit with
Andrew and JenniAnn in their room later that night.
Andrew, of course, agrees. He senses something is up
with Joshua but isn't given much time to ponder before a
snack-seeking Belle comes up to him.
After everyone's settled in for the night and Joshua's had a
chance to talk with Beth and Logan who are on a camping trip
with Mick, the three meet in Andrew's and JenniAnn's
room. Joshua reveals that his hope is the Friends will
help him bring down a human trafficking ring that's moving
into NYC. While some will go undercover, others will
help build up and staff a safe house building. Their
chief task will be serving as surrogate family and
friends. Joshua patiently answers their questions,
assuring them that he expects and wants their lives to go on
as usual. He promises Andrew that Violeta won't be
directly exposed to places where trafficking actually
happens. Joshua then asks the soul mates' help in
arranging time for him to visit with Josef and Mick because
the former has experience combating trafficking. They
agree. Joshua leaves the two alone, after urging them to
talk to each other and him about the assignment as
needed. With a big day ahead (the McCallum twins'
baptism), they all try to get some sleep. ("Believe")
December 20, 2015- Belle awakens in tears following a
nightmare. She's with the other children in the rec
room, along with Max and Rose serving as guardians, but with
no one awake to comfort her, Belle treks to Joshua's
room. He, too, is having a less than pleasant dream so
snuggles into the rocking chair with Belle. Come
morning, the two have slept in late so Maryam and Yosef rouse
Joshua who, in turn, awakens Belle. They hurry to ready
for Mass and Ian's and Joy's baptism. After Mass at St.
Mary Magdalene's, the baptism takes place in the Dyeland
Chapel with Fr. Mike and John co-officiating. A
celebration follows in the Willowveil ballroom. During
the ceremony, Joyce and David (Kemara's parents) realized who
Joshua was so he, Maryam, and Yosef visit with them.
Meanwhile, Zany and Lily beg to hold Ian and Joy and their
requests are granted. The parents chat and when the
Thorntons and Hansoms go to get lunch, Monica and Arthur come
over to hold their godson, Ian. They talk some more and
witness Belle pitching a fit over Liam dancing with little
Kelly. Thankfully, Andrew intervenes and dances with his
daughter. Focus shifts to Joshua's vagueness when he's
asked how long he's staying. The group is forced to
leave it as a mystery.
The story shifts to a NYC street where we meet Nick, a kindly
fellow... so long as you don't mean trouble. Nick is on
his way to babysit three young girls, Anika, Nya, and
Zizi. Their mother, Thandie, is a prostitute and Nick's
trying to get her away from her abusive pimp. After he
has an altercation with the pimp, Thandie realizes she needs
to break free to protect herself and her girls. Nick
leads them to a safe house that's being prepared by Eleora,
Cody, Reuel, Freya, Elazer, Zaila, Michael, and Azrael.
The newcomers are astounded by the beauty and comfort of their
new home and enjoy a wonderful meal of lasagna.
Elsewhere in the city, Joshua and the male Friends are at the
community center of St. Mary Magdalene's. They're
partaking in a poker and Bingo tournament while the ladies and
kids work on their Christmas presents. Yosef wins the
poker tournament and Joshua is the first Bingo winner.
He soon realizes the game was rigged when Adam presents him
with a handknit sweater with a portrait of him and the words
Birthday Boy emblazoned in gold yarn. After the fellows
take photos, Andrew texts the image to JenniAnn who promptly
shows it to Maryam. The women taking turns laughing at
Joshua and his ugly birthday sweater. Conversation takes
a more serious turn when some of the ladies share with Isra
how Joshua helped them overcome emotional baggage. Isra
shares about how her mother and father instilled faith and the
belief in God's love in her. She reveals that the
main reason she wears her hijab is that, with it, she feels
she looks more like her mother of whom she has no photo.
Maryam assures her that her mother, whom she takes after in
many ways, is very proud of her. Isra lets slip that
she's pregnant which sends Violeta into a tizzy.
JenniAnn takes her for a walk so she can calm down but it's
decided that Isra and Behnam will announce the pregnancy that
evening lest those who heard struggle with the secret.
That night, Beth and Logan arrive and gush over Joshua.
The two men go to get wine while Beth snacks in the
ballroom. Joshua reveals to Logan that he hopes to bring
Mick and Josef around. This is welcome news to Logan who
feels odd about being the middle man between Mick, who wonders
at Beth's renewed faith, and his wife. They decide that
Joshua will try to speak to the two older vampires on the
23rd, after Josef's back in town for Christmas. ("Believe")
December 21, 2015- After breakfast, Joshua joins Sean
and Kemara in the parlor where the twins are nursing.
They talk about the past year with all its joys and
troubles. Sean realizes that he didn't see Andrew,
JenniAnn, and Belle at breakfast. Joshua tells the
McCallums that Andrew and JenniAnn took Belle for a ride and
some time in the mountains in hopes of curing Belle of her
recurring nightmares. While there, Andrew and JenniAnn
snuggle while Belle dances among the snowflakes and shares her
cookies with Yonah. Belle's parents broach the subject
of the nightmares with Belle. Before they finish, a
family of deer appear. They watch them and, following
the magical moment, Belle declares "no mo cay-ee." Her
nightmares are put behind her as she realizes her loving Mama
and Daddy would never be mean to her or ignore her.
After some dancing, the family and Yonah return to Willowveil.
Kylie and Adam prep for their Santa and Mrs. Claus routine at
St. G's then, with Clay, are brought to the Phoenix by Andrew
and JenniAnn in the festively decorated Jolly Green.
Yosef, John, and Peter meet them there with treats.
Emma, Cira, Crystal, Maryam, Shelby, Jacob, and Joshua had
gone ahead. Once the Clauses have the children's
attention, Maryam and Joshua spend some time with Gracie and
her toddler, Harmony. Gracie admits that, while she's
happy Harmony doesn't seem to share her autism, she worries
her daughter won't like her. Joshua assures her that
Harmony will both like and love her... although sometimes be
angry and frustrated. He stresses that those feelings
arise in all relationships and it's okay and doesn't mean love
isn't there. Gracie is then distressed by the idea of
not seeing Joshua and Maryam til the following Christmas but
they assure her they'll be around longer and even promise a
Christmas Day visit complete with Maryam supplying a birthday
cake for Gracie to help decorate for Joshua. The party
then moves along to True Light where an even bigger crowd
awaits the Clauses. After a song with Buddy the Elf aka
Caleb, the children listen to a story from Santa-Adam.
This gives Joshua and Edward, manning the cookies table, time
to chat. Edward tells Joshua that he'd like to invite
his crush, Zadie, to the Christmas festivities. Joshua
agrees but helps Edward to see that Zadie is going to view it
as more than just friends hanging out. Edward is
definitely okay with this. Chris Paulson stumbles along,
weighed down by a box he's holding. It's revealed to be
a book he recently got published. Joshua and his family
congratulate the author/illustrator and help bag the books for
Santa-Adam to dole out to the True Light kids.
That evening, many of the Friends gather around the fireplace
in the Willowveil ballroom and reminisce about the day.
Conversation turns to Joshua and his shifting moods.
While he seems happy, some of the Friends have sensed
melancholy. Andrew and JenniAnn keep mum. They
then get to talking about the teens, particularly Emma's
concerns about Joccy and musings about Ivy and Sy.
JenniAnn gives some perspective as someone who found her soul
mate at the ripe old age of 17. They end with a toast on
love.
Meanwhile at Serendipity, John and Joshua are playing a
philosophical questions game with the teens. Joshua's
asked to play his guitar so he agrees and sings "Times" with
Kendra and Hailey. The song gets to Joccy who begins
sobbing and then crumples in front of Joshua. He sits
beside her and embraces her then asks Violeta to fetch Emma
and Peter. When they return, Joccy confesses to everyone
how deeply unhappy she is at school to the point that she
doesn't want to go back to New Haven despite loving their home
there. Joccy leaps on Violeta's suggestion that she go
to school Below, realizing that Joshua could install a
portal. Joshua tells the girl that she needs to ask
Vincent so she runs off to do so. Ivy gathers the
remaining teens in the kitchen to make butterbeer. Emma,
Peter, Joshua, and John are left alone to talk. Emma and
Peter are confused because Joshua had earlier denied their
request to add a portal in New Haven and yet he seems inclined
to do so for Joccy. Joshua explains that Joccy needed to
learn for herself that it's okay to ask for things... not just
get her wish because Emma or Peter asked for her. Joccy
returns with Vincent who has agreed to take her on as a
student. While Joccy checks on her friends in the
kitchen, Vincent arranges with Emma and Peter for them to join
Joccy on a tour of the Tunnel classrooms the following
morning. The evening ends with a much happier Joccy
discussing her hopes for her Tunnel education with her friends
over butterbeer. ("Believe")
December 22, 2015- Isra, Behnam, and Joshua share
breakfast and coffee at Cora's. They then set off for
Brewster. During the drive, they talk about the baby and
Behnam's struggle with faith. Joshua assures Behnam that
he accepted his worship, as conflicted as it was. He
then verifies that the Parable of the Queendom, which JenniAnn
had relayed to them on a prior occasion, did originate with
him and, thus, is true. This all puts Behnam at
ease. Upon entering Brewster, Joshua takes a detour to
the library where he wants to visit a friend. The friend
is revealed to be Stanley, the librarian Behnam read about in
the treasured newspaper he'd squirreled away in
Afghanistan. Stanley is shocked to discover he's as good
as a celebrity to the young couple and, upon hearing their
story, gives Isra and Behnam a copy of the newspaper to
replace the one they lost while fleeing extremists.
While the two peruse the paper, Stanley and Joshua make plans
for Behnam to begin work as Stanley's assistant
librarian. Behnam and Isra are, naturally,
ecstatic. The group goes to Keith and Megan McCallum's
home where Joshua installs a portal in the garage. Isra
invites Stanley to share dinner with them and attend the
Christmas revue. He eagerly accepts.
After getting Isra and Behnam back to the Bronx, Joshua
remains with them to greet the Harmons who will be staying
with them at Cora's. The Al-Mitras and Harmons make fast
friends so, no longer needed for ice-breaking, Joshua goes to
Albany where Edward is nervously preparing for Zadie's
arrival. When he leaves to retrieve his sweater from
Dot, Caleb and Joshua have a heart-to-heart. Caleb is
struggling with being one of the few remaining single, adult
Friends. Joshua assures him that there's nothing wrong
with wanting a special someone but to not rush things and wind
up with the wrong person. Feeling more settled, Caleb
suggests rejoining his twin. The two find Dot grooming
Edward. Soon after, Zadie arrives. After some
initial awkwardness, Edward invites her to dinner at Adrian's
before the Christmas revue. Then the group shows her the
portal. She's initially shocked but, being a Narnia
fan, soon settles down and travels to Willowveil.
The first act of the Christmas revue ends with a performance
by the Ugly Christmas Suit Band and the newly formed Ugly
Christmas Jumper Ladies Chorale. After they've taken
part, Emma asks Maryam to ensure that Joshua doesn't leave the
reception area during intermission. The reason is the
Friends turned the 2nd act into an all out Christmas pageant
and want to surprise Joshua. Thus, he's oblivious as
they change sets, costumes, and sneak the donkeys and sheep
in. The intermission also doubles as time for Chris to
sell his book and for others to sell goods benefiting their
charities. Joshua is surprised and touched when he
realizes that the Friends put together an entire Christmas
pageant on short notice, taking care to involve all of their
assorted subgroups. Isra and Behnam play Mary and Joseph
with Joy sitting in for Jesus while Henry, Adam, and Eli
portray the Three Kings. Ivy and Sy serve as the main
narrators with Shane, Portia, Eliot, Tyron, Matthew, Beth, and
Logan taking turns while the children make up an angelic
chorus. Joshua is in tears by the end and comforted by
his parents, John, and Doreen, Mark, Nico, Raquel, Josephine,
Allison, and Robert who are seated behind them. Zadie,
too, is greatly impacted by the production.
Late that night, Joshua thanks those children who are still
awake. He nearly finds himself sucked into the "Where do
babies come from?" talk but keeps it short and sweet.
Joshua then bids good night to Catherine and Vincent who are
babysitting and they briefly discuss the show which the couple
attended along with Father. Joshua heads downstairs
where the Friends are gathered and congratulates and thanks
them for the show. They tell Joshua who did what.
The lone problem point is revealed to be that Zadie seemed to
be avoiding Joshua. Maryam, however, spoke to the girl
and is convinced she only needs a little time to think things
over. Maryam's convinced she knows who Joshua is.
They then discuss the success of their Christmas gift tables
and decide that, the next year, St. Genesius' will host a
holiday boutique so people can purchase charitable gifts
without procrastinating. ("Believe")
December 23, 2015- Caleb and Edward are awoken at 3:17
AM by the latter's cell phone. It's Zadie who is in a
state and needs to see Joshua. Edward hurries off to
pick her up while Caleb goes to Willowveil to alert Joshua to
her pending arrival. As they wait, Caleb asks Joshua if
he ever actually turns into a lion. Joshua says that he
does, especially in cases when someone would feel more
comfortable with his lion form. For example, those who
have been abused and/or raped by men or were taught a vengeful
version of Jesus. Caleb is sobered by this. Edward
and Zadie arrive. Joshua embraces Zadie who explains
that she thought she was deluding herself out of the
loneliness of being away from her family at Christmas.
Joshua assures her that the Spirit led her to the truth.
Zadie, who always wanted to stroke Aslan's mane, caresses
Joshua's hair.
Some time later, Andrew and JenniAnn wake up. They
discuss their decisions on how to handle Santa with
Belle. JenniAnn feels that the eventual transition from
the magic of Santa to the reality of St. Nicholas will be
easier for Belle since they'll be able to tell her about the
trafficking assignment and how it ties in with Nicholas' good
works. The topic then turns to Shelby. JenniAnn is
still a bit bummed out by Shelby requesting a thesaurus... not
toys... for Christmas. It's evidence of how much she's
growing up. When the two detour to the chapel before
checking on the girls, JenniAnn lights a candle for St.
Nicholas. Andrew then recalls Adam telling him that St.
Nicholas was not in Heaven but, instead, on assignment.
Andrew begins to wonder if he's at the safe house.
At the safe house, Nick is looking on with amusement as Azrael
teaches Nya how to serve up waffles. In the two days
prior, Thandie and her girls have happily settled into their
new life. Thandie is getting counseling and helping
Reuel and Zaila to arrange for services for residents.
Anika is helping Eleora and Cody to prepare rooms. Nya
has been a social butterfly while Zizi is busy being cuddled
and cared for by whomever is available, Elazer at that
moment. Nick begins to carve a dog which he agrees to
give to Nya once it's painted. (Freya and Michael are
off picking out actual pets for the shelter.) Nya asks
if more people will be coming, specifically children who she
can play with. Nick tells her there will be more
children but counsels that they may be upset and angry on
account of things that have happened to them. Nya
changes the subject to ask about the friend who taught Nick to
carve: Joshua.
Back in Dyeland, everyone's celebrating Noah's 6th birthday
with a daylong pajama and movie party. The adults are
also working on fleece blankets to give to veterans.
Doug asks Joshua about his extended family and that's when
Yosef reveals that his baby sister, Yoninah, is actually Mary,
wife of Clopas. After hearing about the bond between
Yosef and his siblings and how Yoninah was on Calvary with
Maryam and Yeshua when Yosef could not be, the Friends reflect
on how their children, nieces, and nephews will help each
other through life.
Out in the stable, Violeta is getting help tending to Mary and
Silly from Zoe and Joccy. Zoe asks her sister why she
didn't tell her about how she'd been struggling. Joccy
tells her that she wanted to protect her little sister but
promises to be honest in the future. The sisters and
Violeta embrace until Mary head butts the angel, demanding
attention. The girls lead the donkeys and sheep outside
to play in the snow. Unbeknownst to them, Mick and Josef
are observing. They're discussing Mick's growing belief
that Joshua is Jesus. Josef is skeptical. He
invites Mick to the pool match he and Andrew planned.
When they arrive in the rec room, only Joshua is there.
He explains that Andrew is busy watching a movie with Belle so
sent him instead. They've barely started playing when
Joshua broaches the subject of the trafficking
assignment. Josef is appalled that he thinks he has the
ability and resources to take down a trafficking ring.
Mick realizes that his theory is correct when Joshua is able
to respond to Josef in five different languages. He's
stricken by the knowledge of all the sins he's committed but
Joshua reminds him that he's forgiven. Beth enters the
room and comforts her husband, leading him away so Joshua and
Josef can talk alone. Josef asks Joshua why he won't
cure them so Joshua explains that his plan is much greater
than simply healing three vampires. Joshua then asks
Josef if he'd take the cure if it was available. Josef
realizes that he wouldn't because his anti-trafficking work
would suffer for it. He then listens as Joshua tells him
more of his plan. That evening, Mick and Josef go to see
the Christmas revue. ("Believe")
In "Chrysalis,"
after explaining about his plans to combat human trafficking
with the Friends, Joshua answers Josef's questions. They
talk about Sarah's failed turning. Joshua explains that,
unlike Josef, Sarah wouldn't have been able to cope with a
vampire's life. Josef asks about the cure which Joshua
promises is coming. Joshua tells Josef that reproductive
abilities will be restored and that he already knows the names
of Mick's and Beth's and Isolde's and Marco's children.
Joshua returns Josef's cross necklace from his mother
which the vampire had tossed after his turning.
December 24, 2015- The following morning, the Friends
gather for breakfast and discuss the previous night's
show. It was as successful as the first night... though
noisier as Ian made for a fussier baby Jesus than his sister
did. Yosef teases Joshua about it making for a more
realistic showing. Mick and Josef have joined the group
and are still rather awed.
For lunch, the Friends have a bonfire and soup and stew lunch
to celebrate little Jacob's birthday. Then comes the big
Christmas Eve dance and party. During the whole day, Sy
tried to find some private time with Ivy. Finally, he
gets it and they share a dance. With help from Joshua,
Sy absconds with Ivy to the quiet of the parlor where he
presents her with a Claddagh/promise ring. Meanwhile,
Emma and Joshua share a dance during which she speaks of her
excitement about her new life with Peter and his family.
After the dance ends, Joshua returns Emma to Peter and the
couple swing dances along with Andrew and JenniAnn, Max and
Rose, Clay and Kylie, Toby and Larissa, Mick and Beth, and
Diana and Zeke.
Following the party, the Friends have a Christmas service
after which Joshua asks to see Behnam and Isra. He gives
them each hand-carved frames containing photos of their
families of origin. They are the only such photos the
couple has and they're moved to tears. Behnam declares
it his first and best Christmas and the three embrace. ("Believe")
December 25, 2015- Andrew awakens early in the morning
to find JenniAnn out of bed and watching over Belle and
Shelby, asleep in the nursery. She and Andrew fill
stockings and set out presents. After some dancing,
JenniAnn falls asleep but Andrew can't. He goes in
search of Joshua but finds his room empty. Yosef catches
him and assures the angel of death that Joshua will return
soon. They talk very briefly about the assignment to
come and Andrew asks Yosef if he knows where Joshua is.
Yosef chuckles and muses that it's funny how worked up some
people get about Santa pushing Christ out of Christmas.
As Andrew listens intently, Yosef tells him where Joshua is...
and with whom.
At the safe house, Nick is filling stockings for Thandie's
girls and setting out gifts. He's pleased to have the
four safe and content and whispers thanks to the Lord.
Joshua replies and Nick turns to find him standing
nearby. And so St. Nicholas runs into God's arms.
Since Nya put out an extra glass of milk for Mrs. Claus and
Nicholas, having been a Catholic bishop is unmarried, he and
Joshua enjoy the milk and cookies.
Though not featured in "Believe,"
prior conversation in the story reveals that the Friends
enjoyed some private family time on Christmas morning, shared
brunch, and then went their separate ways to visit other
family or have downtime. Maryam and Joshua paid Gracie a
visit at the Phoenix and shared a birthday cake. That
evening, everyone reconvened at Willowveil for a birthday
dessert for Joshua and Maryam and Yosef told the true story of
his birth, as per their tradition.
In "The
Golden Cord," Sean reflects on his and Kemara's first
Christmas with Joy and Ian. Sean awakens alone and finds
Kemara in the living room, cradling the babies and reading.
They reflect on the time Maryam spent with them around
Thanksgiving when the twins were sick. They also discuss
a book that Azalea gave to Kemara: Angel Unaware: A Touching
Story of Love and Loss by Dale Evans. A bit later, they
share a breakfast of coffee and orange rolls.
January 1,
2016- In "Believe,"
Emma states that Gordon, Rosario, and Renata are coming to
visit her and Peter for New Year's.
January 5, 2016- With all the Friends gathered at the
CC for dinner with the crew there, little Nya parks herself in
front of Joshua and asks a big question: "You Jesus?"
Joshua answers truthfully. Thandie is appalled and
asks Nick if this is true. Nick asserts that Joshua is
Jesus Christ. The Friends are surprised that Nick knows
and Shane voices this. Joshua asks for the angels to
identify themselves to Thandie and her girls. He then
tells Nick to reveal his true identity. While the
Friends all crowd around the newly revealed St. Nicholas,
Thandie and her daughters are given some privacy as they get
to know Joshua and his family. ("Chrysalis")
January 6, 2016- Emma and Joshua visit with Dr. Sayer
and Gayle. Joshua reveals who he is and asks the two to
give the Friends counseling lessons. ("Chrysalis")
January 11, 2016- Owen has an art showing Above and
displays many of his pieces related to Joshua. Andrew
and JenniAnn are in attendance as are members of his
family. Owen strikes up an awkward conversations with
one of the attendees, Graham Carpenter. After a bit,
they hit it off and Owen realizes that Graham is the lifelong
partner that Joshua foretold. ("The
King")
This is the date of Owen's art show that was first mentioned
in "The King." In "Chrysalis," Owen's and Graham's
post-show conversation at Adrian's plays out in a flashback.
Owen tells Graham what he can about Joshua and promises
to introduce him. Owen's disappointed that Joshua didn't
attend the show but Graham points out that the model likely
would have stolen attention from the artist and Owen's friend
wanted it to be his night. Owen is humbled and realizes
this is true. Conversation turns to Graham who shares
that he's an EMT, trying to get himself through medical
school. Owen shares about the Chrysalis Court and Graham
begs to be involved. Owen promises to ask Joshua and the
two exchange numbers, decide to meet the next evening, and
part. ("Chrysalis")
January 14, 2016- In "Always,"
Rose and Max join Potterheads worldwide in mourning the
passing of Alan Rickman who brilliantly brought Professor
Severus Snape to life. After spending the day with
Josef, Joshua joins them. He brings them their wands and
a lily so they can properly say good bye.
January 17, 2016- Owen and Graham arrive at the
Chrysalis for Behnam's birthday dinner. Shortly
thereafter, they hear Aiyla scream followed by Joshua shouting
that everything is fine. They discover that Joshua cut
himself while fixing a table which upset the little girl.
She says it's like when Joshua was on the cross.
He assures her that it's not and he isn't in pain.
Graham is taken aback but bandages Joshua's wound.
Aiyla then lets him know that Joshua died for their sins
and, thus, the cat is outta the bag for Graham. He and
Joshua have an emotional chat about Graham's family,
particularly his deceased mother and grandfather and Joshua
gives the EMT a special gift. Owen is, naturally,
delighted by this. ("Chrysalis")
February 6, 2016- Joshua reviews the progress at the CC
after visiting with Josef who took part in a successful raid
in Atlanta. He's remaining there because the lone child
who was being held captive has connected with him.
Therefore, Josef decides to send two of his partners,
Isolde and Marco, to Joshua and the CC.
In San Francisco, a teenage girl has been sold to a man for
the night. In spite of her pleas, he moves to attack
her... only to end up pinned to the floor. Turns out the
"girl," is Isolde, a 500 year old vampire. Her "pimp" is
actually her husband, Marco, who is also a vampire.
After the cops haul the pervert away to jail, Marco
informs Isolde of Josef's decision to send them to New York.
Back in New York, Andrew and JenniAnn contemplate how they'll
handle it when Belle's old enough to really understand what
her Daddy does as an AOD. Though they have no real
answers, the two comfort each other and go to sleep.
At Cora's house, Isra and Behnam are having a romantic night.
They then begin to discuss their unborn baby and how she
(as Isra guesses) will fit in with Aiyla and Omar. This
leads to a discussion of sisterhood and Isra's decision to ask
Joshua about what happened to her own sister, Salma, who they
presume died in an attack on their refugee camp. ("Chrysalis")
February 7, 2016- In an specified location, a young
woman is being trafficked. While she's with a john, her
pimp sounds the alarm that the feds are on their way.
The trafficking victims are all rounded up into vans.
Inside, the young woman begins to weep in the arms of
her friend, Zelda. It's then revealed that the young
woman is Salma, Isra's sister. She and the others are
being driven in windowless vans to what to them is an unknown
location. It's Manhattan.
At the Chrysalis, Joshua is feeding the Al-Mitra cousins their
breakfast. Though moved by the children's love and
gratitude, Joshua is troubled. When Andrew and JenniAnn
enter the kitchen, they observe that Joshua appears not to
have slept well. While Andrew minds the kids, Joshua
confides in JenniAnn that the ring they're hoping to take down
is on the move. While it's a good thing that they're
headed to them, Joshua feels for the victims who are
frightened and uncomfortable. Emma and Rose enter the
kitchen and give Joshua a hug before Emma gets him into a
chair and gives him a shoulder massage. To further cheer
him, Rose asks about Isolde and Marco. Joshua proudly
tells the three women a bit about them before leaving to get
them at the airport.
At La Guardia, Isolde and Marco make their way to the arrivals
area where both are immediately taken by Joshua. When
Joshua jokingly offers to sing during the ride back to the
Chrysalis, Isolde jumps on it. They wind up having a
sing-a-long of Irish songs during the drive. Exhausted
by their journey, Isolde and Marco are hastily escorted to
their room by Joshua who promises to do introductions later.
Isolde is pleased to discover she and Marco get to share
a room despite their apparent age difference.
Shortly thereafter,
Isra and Behnam join the others at the Chrysalis. Joshua
sequesters them in his room where he tells them about Salma's
fate. Isra is devastated and angry at Joshua for not
intervening to save her sister. She eventually realizes,
as Behnam already has, that as difficult as it is to think of
her sister being hurt, Joshua is thinking of countless of his
children who are suffering similarly. Joshua vows to
help rescue Salma but in a way that won't jeopardize the whole
operation and prevent them from saving the others.
Isra keeps to her and Behnam's room at the Chrysalis where
Maryam consoles her. Eventually, Thandie, Catherine,
JenniAnn, and Isolde join them. The first three offer
their sympathy and hope to Isra then Isolde tells her of the
plan Joshua has devised to rescue Salma. The vampire and
young woman then bond over people perpetually misunderstanding
their marriages.
After dinner, the group reconvenes and discusses enhancements
to their programming at the Chrysalis. A bit later, Mick
and Andrew tell Marco a bit about the origins of their group,
keeping the identities of Joshua and the angels secret.
In Atlanta, Josef is confused by his attachment to Daisy, a
child who was saved in FS's recent raid. Upon meeting
her, she called him "Daddy" and only he seems able to comfort
and calm her. Needing counsel, Josef texts John who asks
Joshua to call the vampire. Joshua promptly does and
Josef admits that he's cracking up and needs to get back to
Manhattan to be near Joshua and his friends. But he
can't leave Daisy... Joshua says he'll work on securing
permission for Daisy to also come to the Chrysalis.
Daisy is distraught upon waking from a nightmare so
Josef cuts the call short and goes to her. He gives her
a doll which she immediately loves and cuddles. He then
soothes her with a round of "A Bicycle Built for Two."
("Chrysalis")
February 8, 2016- Joshua, Amber-Marie, and Catherine
meet with Joe Maxwell to try to convince him to intervene and
get Atlanta's child services to permit Daisy to travel to NYC.
Amber-Marie intends to be her foster-mother which, they
stress, is the best situation Daisy can find herself in given
the doctor's training. Joe agrees that Daisy would do
better in NYC but struggles with how to convey that to
Atlanta. When he and Joshua are alone, the carpenter
reports that Daisy is in some of the photos the DA has taken
as evidence against a child pornographer. The
possibility of having Daisy as a witness would help sway
Atlanta's CPS. After embracing Joshua, Joe places the
call.
Amber-Marie arrives in Atlanta and begins to bond with Daisy.
At the Chrysalis Court, Isolde, JenniAnn, and Belle do
their own bonding over saints, morality, and "pitties."
After everyone's gone to bed, Joshua and Logan meet in
the computer room and begin to hunt for the trafficking ring's
web site. While waiting for it to go live, they distract
themselves with Super Mario Brothers. (“Chrysalis”)
February 9, 2016- The site opens around 2:00 AM and
Joshua confirms that it does belong to the ring. Logan
takes down a phone number and hugs an emotional Joshua.
They part for the night with Joshua heading to bed and
Logan continuing to play SMB.
At breakfast, the two announce their discovery and final plans
are made for the rescue. Isolde suggests Isra record a
video so Salma will know immediately how much her sister wants
to see her.
A sickened Salma, meanwhile, is being harshly awoken by one of
the traffickers. He tells her that he got her and a
friend a "gig." Zelda volunteers to go with Salma so she
can watch over her. Both women are concerned that the
john requested a Muslim girl, fearful that he has an ax to
grind. After comforting each other, they prepare to
leave.
At the CC, three new guests have come on board. After
getting them settled, the Friends await a call from Nick.
When it comes, Joshua and Behnam head to the hotel.
While Behnam hides his face, Joshua manages the
transaction with the trafficker. Moments after the pimp
leaves, Behnam reveals his identity to Salma. Joshua
explains to Zelda that she and Salma are being rescued.
They move to the rooms being occupied by Nick, Azrael,
Zaila, Isolde, Marco, and Freya. While waiting for
nightfall, Salma and Zelda eat, rest, and change. Isolde
shows Salma a video from Isra. The group, sans Marco and
Isolde, sneak out and find Andrew and Joe who are waiting in
an unmarked Suburban. They take off for the CC.
Back at the CC, Isra anxiously awaits her sister and is kept
company by first JenniAnn and then Maryam. Isra asks
Maryam if she ever felt guilty about having a charmed life
with Yosef when others were forced into marriages/sex.
Maryam tells Isra that she felt sorrow but not guilt
because she had done nothing wrong nor has Isra. Salma's
pain wouldn't be lessened by Isra experiencing similar pain.
Isra is further comforted when she feels her baby kick.
Cody enters and tells them that the van has pulled into
the garage. Salma and the others have arrived.
Once everyone's inside, Joshua and the others lead Zelda on a
tour so Salma and Isra can have privacy as they reunite.
Only Behnam remains with them. Salma learns that
her sister is pregnant. Salma reunites with Aiyla and
Omar. The latter is too young to remember her but Aiyla
runs to her Auntie.
In Atlanta, Amber-Marie teaches Daisy how to make mug cakes.
They enjoy the treats with Josef and tell the little
girl about their pending journey to Manhattan. She's a
bit nervous and confused so they decide to have the little
Friends record a welcome for Daisy to watch the next day.
Daisy worries that, if she gets scared, Josef and
Amber-Marie will hit her. Horrified, the two get out of
Daisy that the madame of the trafficking ring used to hit her
when she cried while being raped. Josef and Amber-Marie
assure her that she'll never be "hurted" again and that no one
is going to hit her. Once Daisy's asleep, the two adults
chat over wine. Josef confesses that he can't help
feeling angry at the rest of the victims who surely had to
know about Daisy but didn't intervene. Amber-Marie
reminds him that sometimes love isn't rational. Josef
proceeds to tell her about the day he learned the truth about
Joshua. They end their evening sharing their plans for
Daisy.
Back at the hotel in Manhattan, Isolde and Marco cuddle and
chat while waiting to flee. Isolde reveals that Kemara
and JenniAnn had mentioned a place they could go to celebrate
her birthday away from distrusting eyes. They leave the
hotel and Tyron "arrests" them and delivers them to True Light
where they make their way back to the CC via the Tunnels.
At the hotel room, Gunnar, the trafficker, realizes that he's
been had. He runs out, thinking he might still be able
to catch Salma and Zelda. Across the street, he sees a
woman who he thinks is Salma. He runs at her and grabs
her. She shouts and two Good Samaritans wrestle Gunnar
away from her, pin him to the ground, and call the police.
Gunnar manages to get away and make a run for it but
leaves his wallet behind which the woman pockets. After
thanking her helpers, she gets on a subway and... texts John.
Once she relays information to him, Mary of Magdala
heads to a police station to turn over the wallet.
After choosing their room, Salma and Zelda go to the CC's
store to pick out decor with Thandie and Isra. The
Romanos, Clay, Kylie, Adam, and Zadie are there unloading more
offerings. Kylie and Zadie greet the newcomers and
introduce them to the others. The girls pick out some
decor and clothing then Zelda is encouraged to take the
Princess Zelda plush that she spies. Isra tells Salma to
pick a stuffed toy, too. Salma is at first against this
as she's no longer a child but then she spots a zmaray (lion)
and takes him. Once they're done, Isra gets the two
settled into their beds then stays with Thandie in the room
next to theirs.
With his wife otherwise occupied, Behnam seeks refuge in
Joshua's study. Joshua, John, Andrew, Maryam, and Yosef
counsel the man who is unsure what his role in Salma's
rehabilitation is. While they wait for Maryam and Yosef
to return after going to make spiced milk, John and Andrew
tell Joshua and Behnam about their plot with Mary.
Joshua is relieved to know the money he gave Gunnar
didn't make it back to the ring. Before John can finish
the tale, Joe calls to tell Joshua that they have one of the
trafficker's wallets. Maryam and Yosef return and they
all rejoice over this development. Then it's Behnam's
turn to speak. He wants to know if it falls to him as
Salma's lone male relation save little Omar to assure her that
her worth is not tied up with virginity or lack of it.
Maryam thinks he should speak to her but not for a
while. Salma needs time to confront her own thoughts and
feelings.
Isolde and Marco return to the CC where Nick is waiting for
his tour of their shrine. Isolde reveals that she and
Marco went to Lourdes hoping the waters would cure them.
When it didn't they continued to visit shrines for
worship but gave up on a cure. Nick tells them that
maybe it's just not time yet. Marco shows off a statue
of St. Castulus who, as patron against blood poisoning, he's
taken as patron of vampires. After perusing more relics,
Nick feigns sleepiness so the couple will watch a recording of
Joshua in JCS. (“Chrysalis”)
February 10, 2016- JenniAnn awakes to find Andrew
carving. She comforts him as he briefly talks about the
prior evening with Behnam. They're interrupted when Sy
knocks on their door. Ivy has sent him because Violeta
is having some sort of emotional disturbance. She
doesn't want to go to classes. Once in the girls' room,
JenniAnn comforts Violeta while Andrew tries to get some
clarity from Ivy and Sy. Ivy does mention that Violeta
spoke to Ruby and Opal, two sisters who had been severely
abused by their step-father and his friends. Violeta
reiterates that she wants to stay with JenniAnn. Andrew
still thinks she should go to classes and, further, thinks
JenniAnn is feeding into Violeta's wish to remain a little
girl. JenniAnn insists it's not that. She thinks
Violeta is struggling because she's a girl who experiences the
perils woman face: catcalling, objectification, etc.
This upsets Andrew though he assures JenniAnn that he's
not upset with either her or Violeta. They agree that
Violeta will spend the day with JenniAnn while Andrew sticks
with his plan to go to Brewster with Behnam.
In Joshua's study, Omar and Belle are rousing Behnam as Joshua
looks on with amusement. They head to the dining hall to
get breakfast where Joshua helps the little ones so Behnam can
say good morning to Isra, Aiyla, and Salma.
Below, Violeta has made herself part of Vincent's Literature
class. While she and the students answer essay
questions, Vincent and JenniAnn visit in the back of the
classroom. He encourages her to take Violeta to her
chamber and try to get to the bottom of what's so distressed
the angel. JenniAnn agrees. Once they're alone,
Violeta haltingly reveals that Ruby told her in some detail
about the rapes she and Opal endured. It causes Violeta
to remember Nen's attack and the men in the alley. She
confesses that sometimes she wishes she was a boy and not a
girl. JenniAnn consoles her and tells her that changing
to a boy to avoid the objectification of women and girls is no
answer. She needs Violeta's help in raising Belle and
Shelby to be strong, tough girls. Violeta sees the truth
in this and calms. The two go and join Shelby and the
others Below for lunch.
Back at the CC, Joshua is awaiting new arrivals when he
realizes he hasn't seen Isolde or Marco all day. He goes
to their room where Marco answers and steps into the hall,
closing the door behind him. He reveals that Isolde has
been watching JCS on loop. Marco isn't sure whether he
wants her roused from her seeming enchantment or left there
with Jesus. Isolde herself steps out and embraces
Joshua. Before much can be said, the door bell rings.
The Crocettis follow Joshua to the lobby. As they
watch Joshua greet the newcomers, Marco begins to consider
that Joshua isn't going to burst Isolde's bubble. He
behaves too much like Jesus.
At the Brewster Public Library; Andrew, Behnam, and Stanley
have lunch together. After some banter, Andrew confides
in the other two men about Violeta. He's concerned that
he'll never be able to truly understand any of his girls since
he's not female. Behnam shares this concern.
Stanley helps them to see that while they can't serve
the same role as Isra and JenniAnn, they can, in how they
interact with their ladies and daughters, illustrate how much
they value women for a variety of qualities, not solely looks.
Once she returns to the CC, JenniAnn discovers that Joshua has
taken Harvey and is cuddling with him in his room. She
goes in search of Joshua and the bunny and, when she finds
them, confesses to the carpenter that she's afraid she was
insensitive to Andrew. Joshua tells her that she was
right. Andrew can't understand Violeta like she does.
He also says neither she nor Andrew are expected to have
mastered the balance between parent and anam cara yet.
That they're trying is important. When JenniAnn
asks after him, Joshua admits to feeling some strain over not
being able to reveal his identity to their guests.
JenniAnn then discovers that Joshua is graying. He
tells her not to be upset. He's just stressed and he
was, in fact, quite gray at 33 during the Incarnation.
Joshua then hints at a future assignment when they're
all old. With JenniAnn calmed, the two go join the
children who Skype with Daisy. Andrew and JenniAnn
makeup and Behnam and Joshua chat about the library.
That evening, during Bible study, the Friends pose various
questions and ideas. Graham has a plan in place for if
anyone battling substance addiction shows up. Portia has
medical screenings planned. Joccy and Zoe offer
babysitting while Logan suggests a computer class. John
suggests making a video of the CC's offerings.
Afterwards, Joshua bids his parents good night then
retires to his room to talk to his Dad. He asks for help
in saving as many people as he can and prays that they will
come to know him. He then wills for Zelda, Salma, and
Co. to know he loves them. When he falls asleep, Mary
appears to cover him up with a blanket and kiss him good
night. (“Chrysalis”)
February 11, 2016- Salma has a dream in which
she's visited by a lion named Zmaray. They appear to be
old friends but haven't seen each other in a while. It's
implied Salma cut off contact because she no longer felt
worthy. Zmaray assures her that he loves her and will
always be with her. He also has Joshua's eyes and sounds
like him...
Upon awakening, Salma chats with Zelda who suggests it's not
wrong to feel jealous of Isra's life. It's not that
either of them want to take anything from Isra, they only wish
they had the wonderful husband and adorable kids and security.
They then leave their room in search of Salma's leftover
birthday cake for breakfast.
In Atlanta, Amber-Marie and Josef are boarding a plane with
Daisy. Josef frets that TSA will freak Daisy out but the
agent is very kind and good with Daisy. He tells her the
scanner is a ride for dolls which makes it easier for Daisy to
temporarily part from Sarah. Everything goes smoothly
and Mick and Beth meet them at LaGuardia and drive them to the
CC. The children are gathered there to greet Daisy and
immediately sweep her away to the playroom where she makes
fast friends with them and the pets.
Joshua meets with Josef and Amber-Marie and tells them about
Joe's case against a child pornographer. Both are
stricken when they learn Daisy was one of his victims.
Joshua assures them that Joe would never make her
testify but that he did use that angle to get her out of
Atlanta. Joshua then shares more news: After the death
of Benson, Daisy's father, she was left as the last in a very
old family line... Josef's. Josef assures Amber-Marie
that he still wants to co-parent his great, great, etc.
granddaughter with her. They decide to live as siblings
and get a house in NYC to raise Daisy in. Joshua gives
his blessing and the three go to introduce Joshua to Daisy.
That evening, Maryam, Yosef, Zeke, and Diana do a Q and A
style parenting class which Portia starts off with nutrition
info. Afterwards, the clientele and Joshua have a chat.
They're all grateful for everything at the CC but one,
Kisi, is somewhat frustrated by the lack of opportunity to
give back. Joshua sends her to Monica to discuss using
her seamstress work to help the CC and St. Genesius'.
Joshua says they'll post a task list that people can
sign onto as they'd like. The women have a number of
questions about Joshua himself which he carefully answers.
Eventually, Salma and Joshua are left alone. She
tells him that he has beautiful eyes that remind her of a
friend. He gratefully accepts the compliment, knowing
she means Zmaray, but Salma is flustered and flees. This
upsets Joshua so John, Peter, and Emma get him into a sideroom
so they can comfort him. They succeed and Joshua rejoins
the others. He's pleased to see the trafficking
survivors mingling with the Friends.
That night, neither Zelda nor Salma can sleep. Zelda is
concerned that Joshua may have upset her friend. Salma
clarifies that it was she who turned things awkward.
Zelda assures Salma that complimenting Joshua's eyes was
nice, not weird. The two then discuss religion and
Joshua's identity. They conclude Joshua is someone who
takes the Christian directive to be like Jesus more seriously
than most. They leave it at that and go to sleep.
Salma then dreams of Zmaray's and Joshua's faces
overlapping, their eyes perfectly matching. (“Chrysalis”)
February 12, 2016- Early in the morning, Zaila and
Reuel go to pick up two more survivors: Ashlee and Bailey.
Not even an hour later, Graham and Freya go out to pick
up the first male clients: Spencer and Luis. A third
call comes in from a pregnant woman, Brooklynn, who is afraid
her pimp will force her into another abortion.
Amber-Marie and Nick leave to fetch her.
That afternoon, the little girls are playing with dolls and
chatting. To be nice, Aiyla begins to change Sarah into
a nightgown. Daisy goes to pieces, thinking Aiyla is
going to hurt Sarah like she's been hurt. Aiyla is
devastated. The girls' parents separate them and take
them to their rooms to talk. Joshua is waiting outside
the Al-Mitras' bedroom. He joins them in explaining
Daisy's behavior to Aiyla.
Meanwhile, Daisy continues to cry hysterically. Once
she's finally exhausted and calm, Amber-Marie and Josef assure
her that Aiyla isn't mad at her. The little girl tells
them more about what she suffered. Josef promises that
nothing like that will ever happen to Sarah or to her again.
Daisy then asks the two if they're her Mommy and Daddy
now... which she would like. They agree and cuddle some
more with her.
Aiyla and Daisy reunite and cling to each other. Aiyla
gives her friend the nightgown for Sarah. The parents,
Joshua, Andrew, and JenniAnn look on with love. The
latter spies Isolde in the hallway, watching the scene and
weeping. The vampire darts away so JenniAnn goes in
search of her at Joshua's urging. She finds Isolde still
crying. She'd witnessed Daisy's meltdown and, though
glad the girls made-up, is deeply saddened by Daisy's
sufferings. To comfort her, JenniAnn suggests a trip to
Dyeland. Isolde is amazed and made further happy when
she meets Yonah and Yoktan. The two women take them for
a ride and, while they graze, Isolde tells the story of how
she was turned, Marco's care of her, their marriage, and how
she eventually turned Marco. She also shares how the two
came to know Josef and get involved with FS. Isolde
becomes upset about Daisy again so JenniAnn leads her away and
shows her some cabins. She and Kemara want to decorate
one for Isolde and Marco to stay in over her birthday weekend.
Isolde is floored and touched and chooses one that
reminds her of the little house she and Marco shared in
Ireland. They get the donkeys settled back in and then
discover the Albany crew near the portal. Zadie lets it
slip that Joshua created the portal. Isolde is very
curious but is distracted by telling Marco about her kind
birthday gift. (“Chrysalis”)
February 13, 2016- In the early morning, JenniAnn
awakens from a terrible nightmare about Belle. She and
Andrew decide to go get her from the playroom so they can
cuddle. They have a momentary scare when they discover
she's not in her sleeping bag. However, Andrew notices
that she's curled up with Liam in his. Not wanting to
disrupt the two, Andrew and JenniAnn take a cute photo and
leave. Back in their room, they conclude that Belle
likely had a nightmare and turned to Liam for consolation.
The two dance before returning to bed.
Over breakfast, Andrew and JenniAnn relate the story to Sean,
Kemara, Behnam, Isra, and Arthur. When the kids arrive,
Andrew and JenniAnn go over to Liam intending to thank him for
comforting Belle. He tells them and his dad that it's
wrong. Belle actually came to him because he'd been
crying after a nightmare. She comforted him. The
parents are touched by this story but JenniAnn begins to fret
that maybe everything going on is too much for the kids.
Andrew points out that they won't be able to shelter
them. However, the kids will discover they have each
other to help them through.
Joshua enters and confides in the adults that Bianca, a girl
from the same brothel where Salma and Zelda were, was murdered
by a john. The death of their friend prompted six other
women (Tanya, Carmena, Lilith, Denise, Xinyi, and Enisa) to
flee to the CC. Joshua is moved to tears. Nya
tries to comfort him and invites him to have breakfast with
the other kids. He agrees.
Shortly thereafter, Joshua, Isra, and Maryam go to Salma's and
Zelda's room to share the sad news. They find the girls
reading Narnia. Sadly, they tell them the news.
Zelda and Salma are shocked and angry but agree to go to
a counseling session with Amber-Marie and the 6 newcomers.
Joshua assures them that they won't let Bianca's body
end up in an unmarked grave in Potter's Field. He then goes to
get the two breakfast so they can eat quietly in their room.
Maryam and Isra remain to comfort them.
Ivy and Sy retreat to the Chrysalis' library for a study
break. Sy notices that his girlfriend is pensive.
Ivy is contemplating what sort of man could live with
having sex with a trafficked person. She's also upset
about how naive some people are about sex and how the lack of
proper sex ed can have deadly consequences. She makes Sy
promise that they won't let their kids be naive. He
agrees. Then he produces a condom which he tells her his
dad gave him before launching into his own sex ed talk... a
talk which really got to Sy despite his attitude problem at
the time. The main point was that he and his
hypothetical partner were both children of God and He didn't
want Sy hurting His daughter or His son Sy getting hurt.
Sy keeps the condom as a reminder of that talk and how
he doesn't want to ever be that selfish boy again.
Moved, Ivy assures him that he won't be. They have
a sweet moment imagining their wedding and, after they kiss,
they find a diaper-clad Zizi staring and giggling at them.
Thandie whisks the toddler away and Ivy and Sy resume
their studying.
Amber-Marie is allowing the ladies who knew Bianca to lead
their counseling session, simply voicing their own thoughts
and feelings. The recent arrivals explain how they got
away from their captors. Unfortunately, the traffickers
had moved the other girls before a rescue mission could be
completed. Amber-Marie counsels Zelda and Salma not to
blame themselves for Bianca's death. They simply
couldn't have known how to direct the police to the brothel
since they'd been there for such a short time. The girls
send Amber-Marie to ask Joshua to claim Bianca's body for
them. The doctor leaves to make this request.
Joshua goes to the morgue with his Abi, Joe, and Sylvester, a
Tunnel Helper who is also a funeral director. Joshua
identifies Bianca's body and breaks down, weeping in Yosef's
arms. Sylvester makes arrangements and then they return
to Joe's car. The four men comfort each other.
Joshua shares that Randall and Dot offered a burial plot
in Albany and he and Yosef will supply the coffin.
Joshua will then plant Dyeland flowers over the grave
since Bianca loved stories of magical worlds. Though
Sylvester has business, Joshua returns to the CC with Yosef
and Joe for lunch.
At lunch, Isolde frets that maybe she and Marco should remain
at the CC that night in light of the day's sadness.
Kemara convinces her that she should go to Dyeland for
her birthday and Valentine's as planned. Emma, Peter,
and Sean join the two and agree with Kemara. Isolde
comes around and doesn't change her plans.
In Albany, Marco is enjoying some time on the farm with Caleb,
Edward, and Clay. While the sheep graze, Marco tells the
other three about what it's like being a vampire and being
married for hundreds of years. As happy as Marco is, he
longs for a normal life with Isolde including aging and
children. He then breaks and demands to know why there
seem to be so many coincidences surround the CC and why Joshua
seems so special. Clay gently asks Marco who he thinks
Joshua is and Marco reveals that he believes Joshua is Jesus
Christ. Knowing something big is happening, Edward asks
Randall to meet the four by the tractor, intending for him to
tell about his healing. Randall offers to call Isolde
and Edward agrees that would be best. So they congregate
near the tractor along with Dot, Kylie, Adam, and Zadie.
Joshua and Isolde arrive. Before Randall can tell
his story, Marco definitely shows that he knows Joshua is
Jesus. He knew because he could tell Isolde had come to
intensely love Joshua and Marco knew there was only one man
who Isolde could love more than him. When Joshua
embraces Isolde, the others slip away to allow them and Marco
privacy. They exchange words of love and Joshua promises
to visit more with the Crocettis at their cabin in Dyeland.
The group then heads back to the CC to share the happy
news of Marco's and Isolde's revelation.
The announcement is quietly made so as not to seem insensitive
in light of Bianca's passing. While packing, Isolde and
Marco are visited by Nick who is enthusiastically greeted
since they now know who he is. He gives them their gift
from the Friends: an annotated Dyeland map inviting them to
spend as much time as they like exploring. Joshua and
Maryam arrive so Nick leaves them. Maryam presents
Isolde with a blue pashmina that she and Yosef made for her
birthday. She then leaves so the remaining three can
continue onto Dyeland where Kemara and JenniAnn have decorated
the Crocettis' cabin.
After the couple take in the cabin, Joshua visits with them.
He assures Isolde that he was never angry at her and,
had she been killed by the vampire's attack, she would have
been welcomed into Heaven. However, he'd always meant
for her and Marco to be together and the man's evil couldn't
be allowed to destroy that plan. He then further
explains that Isolde actually passed out much further from
Marco's farm than the two believed. Joshua himself
carried her. The vampire approached and tried to attack
Joshua... only to end up writhing as Joshua made him feel all
the pain he'd inflicted on others. Joshua shook the
vampire off and told him to go to a church and await
instruction... or, ya know, eternal damnation and all.
The vampire left with a whimper. Joshua carried
Isolde for two miles and, when he saw Marco approaching,
gently set her down and turned into an albatross, making
himself an arrow for Marco, pointing to his beloved.
After finishing his stories, Joshua shares the happy news that
the cure will restore the couple's fertility. He also
tells them that the cure will come in 2017. He wants
them to spend the year planning for adjustments they'll need
to make with how they work, etc. Joshua cautions them to
take care, too. Getting their human appetite back
doesn't mean binging on pizza is healthy! Isolde also
agrees with him to wait until she's biologically 18 before
having a child. The three embrace and the Crocettis'
extend their profound thanks to Joshua. He then leaves
so they can get back to their romantic evening. Isolde
asks her husband to practice making babies with her and he
readily agrees.
After dinner, the Friends offer a few classes in the dining
hall. While many rehearse for JCS with Kisi taking notes
for The Secret Garden costumes, JenniAnn and Violeta
lead Opal, Ruby, Ashlee, Bailey, Lucia, and Gillie in a
jewelry making class. Diana and Shane administer
interest inventories. Joccy and Kendra instruct Joshua
and the children on a Valentine's craft and Logan and Max give
Salma, Luis, and Zelda a computer class. Logan gets
nervous about leading the class but calms when Maryam and
Yosef approach. While Salma colors and Luis searches for
a recipe, Zelda asks Logan if she can read archives from an
RPG she used to be involved with. He agrees and she
finds her site.
Later that night, Zelda is still reading while Logan, Ivy, and
Sy keep watch. Suddenly, Zelda becomes upset by
something she reads. Zelda reveals that, while playing
in the RPG as Jean Grey of X-Men, she'd fallen for the
fellow who wrote for Wolverine. Logan begins acting
strangely. Zelda had become upset because she came to a
part in the archives where "Wolverine" tried to rile the
others into acting in real-life when "Jean Grey" disappeared.
They dismissed him and "Wolverine" left the game,
seemingly heartbroken. Zelda begs Logan to email
"Wolverine" but it's Sy who agrees... and then Logan's phone
pings. He's "Wolverine." Ivy and Sy slip away so
the one-time lovebirds can reunite. Zelda reveals that
she had been so secretive as "Jean Grey" because she was being
molested by her older brother and was embarrassed. She
didn't want Logan to come looking for her and find out about
her awful home life. She also didn't want to taint the
perfect online life they shared. After her last email to
him, she went to a party, got drunk, and was abducted by
Gunnar and Damien who raped her and forced her into
prostitution. Logan assures Zelda that he still wants
her in his life, wants to be with her. They spend
several hours catching up before finally turning in for the
night. (“Chrysalis”)
February 14, 2016- In "Syvy,"
Sy treats Ivy to Valentine's dinner at a romantic
restaurant. Unfortunately, a couple of racists spew ugliness
while unknowingly in the ladies' room with Ivy. She chews
them out but is distraught. The couple move onto Adrian's
Coffeehouse where they console each other and are comforted by
Adrian.
In "Chrysalis,"
Joshua awakens to find Logan passed out on his couch. When
the young vampire wakes up, the two have a heart-to-heart about
Zelda. Joshua urges Logan to take her to Valentine's dinner
with his mother and be open about his vampirism. Joshua also
tells Logan that there's a true story he wants to share with him
soon, after he and Zelda have had some more time to catch up.
Marco and Isolde wake up in the cabin to find that presents from
Joshua have appeared. He gives them both palm crosses and
portal keys. For her birthday, Isolde receives a framed
triptych of the Davidsons and, for Valentine's, the couple is
given a wooden statue of two of their favorite married saints.
The two get ready for Mass and Marco catches his wife with
her hand on her belly, anticipating the children to come.
Lewellyn and Sibyll meet the Crocettis at the portal and direct
them onto St. Genesius' blue room. Andrew, JenniAnn, Belle,
and Joshua meet them outside in the Jolly Green and head to St.
Mary Magdalene's where several others meet them. Unbeknownst
to Fr. Mike, a surprise in underfoot. He's been pastor of
the parish for 10 years and so Joshua, his family, the Friends,
and the congregation worked together to surprise the priest.
They present him with signed stoles and then head to an ice
cream reception in his honor. Once everyone has moved to the
fellowship hall, a man enters the church and lights a
candle. As he leaves, he spots the CC's flyer and tears off
a bit with its phone number then disappears into the busy city
street.
In the Tunnels, JenniAnn helps Owen prepare for his date with
Graham. Joshua enters to help Owen with his tie. They
embrace and chat briefly before Graham arrives and JenniAnn
excuses herself. Together, the three men recall how Graham
came to learn about Joshua's true identity. Joshua then
returns to the CC to report for babysitting duty while Owen and
Graham head Above for their Valentine's date.
In Dyeland, Andrew is enjoying one of the hot springs while
JenniAnn hovers at the edge, soaking her legs. Andrew tries
to entice her into the pool but she didn't bring her swimsuit.
Andrew gets it out of her that she didn't wear it because
she thought she looked fat. He contends that she is not and,
further, he likes her body just how it is. So she joins him
for a fun, relaxing, romantic evening. They get to talking
about how to better incorporate the guys at the CC. Andrew
tells JenniAnn that he wants to go out on the next rescue mission.
They shift to a joking mood and discuss Halloween costumes
then bask in the beauty of the night.
Meanwhile, Logan and Zelda finish dinner with Beverly, Logan's
mother, at their home. As they look through Griffen family
photos, Logan tells Zelda about how he came to be a vampire.
At first she's upset and thinks it's a cruel joke but then
he "vamps out" to prove he's being truthful. Zelda is
fearful and has questions but Beverly and Logan soon put her at
ease. (“Chrysalis”)
February 15, 2016- After Adrian's closes, Graham and Owen
head to the Tunnels via Central Park. They enjoy a kiss and
are interrupted before a second by a couple who come running
towards them. The woman is bleeding and it soon because
obvious that they've escaped domestic servitude. The man,
Marlon Castillo, turns out to be the one who took the CC's number
from the flier at St. Mary Magdalene's. He asks Owen to call
it so he and his wife, Analyn, can get help. Owen explains
that he and Graham volunteer with the CC. They get the
couple to the drainage tunnel leading Below, call Tyron and
Matthew, and wait until they arrive. As they wait, Marlon
reveals more: he and Analyn were promised help in becoming U.S.
citizens. Whenever their captors (only known as Mr. and Mrs.
G) were abusive, they'd threaten to send Marlon back to the
Philippines and keep Analyn. The last straw was when Mr. G
forced Analyn to kiss him and then Mrs. G beat her badly.
Owen and Graham assure Marlon (Analyn has since passed out)
that they don't need to fear reprisals. When Tyron and
Matthew arrive, they also reassure the couple and then head to a
hospital.
Max and Rose return to the Dyeland portal after enjoying a
Valentine's date in L.A., part of which involved playing at an
arcade with Zelda and Logan. Andrew and JenniAnn also show
up after sailing from Baile. Following some chit-chat and
joking, the four return to the CC. Andrew and JenniAnn come
upon Joshua who is sitting up with a sleepy but restless Manny.
Joshua tells them he has news so they promise to return to
his suite after showering and getting into their pajamas.
Joshua tries to sing Manny to sleep.
In their own room, Maryam is trying to do the same for Joy while
Yosef holds Ian. They joke about how it would have been had
Yeshua been a twin. Their conversation turns serious when
they talk about Analyn and Marlon. Yosef commiserates with
the man since he often feared for Maryam's safety.
Back in Joshua's study, he fills Andrew and JenniAnn in about
Marlon and Analyn. He's confident that their captors will
soon be charged. They make plans to shuffle rooms around so
there will be a floor specifically for couples when Marlon and
Analyn join them. After Joshua heads to bed, Andrew and
JenniAnn talk amongst themselves briefly. They realize that,
unlike the JCS assignment, this one won't be nicely wrapped up for
Joshua. As many people as they rescue, many more will remain
captive.
Later that morning, Analyn is released from the hospital so Owen
and Graham bring her and Marlon to the CC. The Wilsons and
Davidsons welcome them and show them to their room. The
group disperses with Zeke deciding to remain with Joshua as he
finishes Bianca's coffin. Maryam and Yosef return with
lunches for the Castillos but find them asleep so leave the trays.
Zeke hands Manny over to Joshua who is emotional.
That afternoon, Zeke goes Below for a chess match with Vincent.
The younger man is pensive and Vincent helps him to see why
Marlon's and Analyn's story has especially upset him. Zeke
can't help but project himself onto Marlon and, further, it brings
up many emotions connected to what Zeke's ancestors suffered as
slaves. Zeke is also upset over Joshua having to make a
casket for Bianca. He then remembers that this is something
Vincent has personally experienced. He built Jamey's coffin.
Vincent tells him that, as difficult as that was, it was
also healing and will be for Joshua, too. The mood lightens
and they talk about how proud Zeke is for how Ivy and Sy handled
their date drama. Zeke's phone buzzes with a message from
Diana. Someone called the CC hotline and asked to be rescued
like Salma and Zelda were. Joshua is arranging another
mission. Knowing Andrew is going, Vincent wants to be with
his Psyche so Zeke goes Above to see if the Friends' floor is
clear.
In his study, Joshua is making arrangements with Elazer, Makena,
and Andrew who will all be involved in the rescue. Maryam
and Yosef enter the room, offering to go. Logan is just
behind them with Zelda. He, too, wants to be involved to
show his gratitude for the previous mission which rescued Zelda.
The rescue group is set. Zeke enters and, after
conferring with Joshua, concludes that it's okay for Vincent to
come Above since Zelda is the only non-Friend and will likely take
to him. The group disperses until 6:30 when they'll meet in
the lobby and head to a hotel for the rescue. JenniAnn takes
Andrew to their room where she shares some concerns. Andrew
comforts her.
The rescue mission group arrives at the hotel. Soon after,
Damien arrives with the woman who called. After receiving
payment from Joshua, he leaves the girl with Joshua and Logan.
The girl turns out to be Billie who helped Tanya, Carmena,
Lilith, Denise, Xinyi, and Enisa escape. Billie is worried
it's a hoax and Joshua is going to kill her but he assures her the
CC is legit. Logan backs this up by showing her photos of
Zelda and the other girls, happy and safe. Maryam comes in
from the second room and Billie reveals that the traffickers told
her and the other women that Joshua was a serial killer and Bianca
as well as the eight escapees had been murdered by him.
Billie didn't believe it given there was no press coverage
of this alleged serial killer. Joshua and Maryam are
understandably upset by this revelation. Thankfully, before
she left, Billie promised the other girls a sign if she met up
with Joshua and discovered he was legit. She'd drawn a bird
and figured if they put it near the CC fliers, the others would
know she was safe. Joshua is thrilled. Billie goes to
take a shower and change and the others pray they'll all make it
to the van when Joe and Elazer are ready without incident.
When the time comes, they leave the hotel but before they
reach the van, Billie notices Damien across the street. He's
chatting up two young girls who Joshua fears will be enticed by
him. Andrew leaves the group to distract the girls and scare
Damien off. The others leave safely. Andrew approaches
the girls and begins chattering and asking for advice on a gift
and activities for his daughter. Upon showing a photo of
Belle, Andrew successfully shifts the teens' focus from Damien to
him. After being tipped off by Logan, Tyron walks by and
Damien flees. Andrew and Tyron try to track down the
trafficker so he'll be off the streets. The two teenagers,
at least, are out of harm's way.
Back at the CC, JenniAnn anxiously awaits Andrew's return.
Belle pitched a fit when she realized her Daddy wasn't there
to tuck her in so JenniAnn let her stay in their bed. As
JenniAnn mentally reviews the evening, Andrew shows up tired and
rather filthy. He's worn out from chasing Damien and slipped
on the subway floor so, after showering, he crashes. Belle
wakes up just long enough to bid her Daddy good night. Once
she's back asleep, Andrew tells JenniAnn about how harrowing it
was watching Damien try to entice those girls and knowing he'll
try it again. JenniAnn urges Andrew to be proud of what he
did but not burdened by it. The two then go to sleep.
Andrew dreams of Badriya telling him that all will be well.
(“Chrysalis”)
February 16, 2016- Andrew awakens, achy from the previous
night's chase. Belle and JenniAnn fuss over him and then
Joshua pops in. He offers to take Belle to breakfast so
Andrew and JenniAnn can have some time. Belle is thrilled
and JenniAnn starts massaging Andrew's legs. Their teasing
chit-chat takes a serious turn when Andrew alludes to their
sometimes tense past. They take a break to cuddle.
Isra and Behnam go to Portia's office for the baby's first
ultrasound. Everything looks good and Portia is quiet
confident in declaring the baby to be a girl. Isra and
Behnam are both intensely moved by getting to see their baby while
hearing her heartbeat. While they grab brunch, Portia gets a
DVD of the ultrasound burned so they can share it with the others.
At the CC, Bianca's friends have a memorial service for her during
which Joshua speaks about Heaven and his commitment to the ladies.
He and a group then head to Albany where Bianca is buried on
the Romanos' property.
That evening, everyone watches the ultrasound video. Omar is
distressed because he thinks the baby came out at the hospital to
be videotaped but won't come out to see him. Joshua explains
everything to him but encourages the boy to talk to his baby
sister. Isra and Behnam are grateful to Joshua for figuring
out why Omar was distressed. Joshua then requests that Isra
speak with Brooklynn, a pregnant survivor and she agrees.
The carpenter makes his way to Mick and Beth and requests
that the latter visit with Zelda and answer her questions about
being in a relationship with a vampire. Beth readily agrees.
John and Joshua then introduce the new commercial for the
CC. Everyone is excited to have a new tool for getting word
out. Stickers with Billie's logo are also made available.
Joshua is buoyed by evidence that the survivors are growing
to trust them more. He ends the evening by thanking his Dad
and reading to the little ones. (“Chrysalis”)
February 17, 2016- Beth and Zelda visit about the latter's
relationship with Logan. Beth assures Zelda that a lot of
what is in the movies about vampires is false. She also
tells Zelda a bit more about Logan's romantic past and beliefs.
Zelda wants an innocent, chaste "puppy love" sort of
arrangement with Logan which Beth thinks the man would be eager to
go along with. Thus reassured, Zelda happily goes on a walk
around the courtyard with Beth and the two begin a friendship.
Emma leads a dance class at the CC. She and Joshua
demonstrate the waltz and soon others join in including Isra and
Salma who use the dance as opportunity to visit. Salma
shares her happiness at being there and Isra assures her that
everyone cares very much about her. After more lessons from
Emma and some Irish dance instruction with Kemara and Sean, the
group dances the Hora with four of the men lifting Joshua on a
chair. After the class ends, Isra and Salma chat more over
ice cream. Salma admits that she struggles with accepting so
much generosity but Isra reminds her of all the ways she's helping
at the CC and that she deserves time to focus on herself.
Salma tearfully admits that she's no longer sure who her
self is. Isra reminds her of how smart and kind and brave
she is. Then, at Salma's request, Isra tells of how she met
Joshua and the Friends. (“Chrysalis”)
February 18, 2016- The folks at the CC are enjoying a movie
night when Omar needs to use the potty. Since Behnam is
holding Aiyla and Isra had never seen Inside Out, Andrew
offers to take his nephew. Unfortunately, Omar accidentally
zips his T-shirt into his fly and asks Andrew to help him.
Salma steps into the hall then and goes ballistic, believing
that Andrew is molesting her nephew. She starts beating on
him and screaming. Horrified, Omar tries to defend his
uncle. Behnam, Isra, JenniAnn, Catherine, and Joshua rush
into the hall. Behnam pulls Salma away from Andrew and Omar.
Catherine comforts her grandson while JenniAnn tends to
Andrew. Salma again tries to attack the angel but Behnam
prevents that. Joshua asks Omar to explain what happened and
he tells the truth and calls Salma "mean!" Salma is
devastated. Alarmed by the emotions he sensed in Catherine,
Vincent raced there. Salma sees him and, instead of being
frightened, she hurries to Vincent and calls him Zmaray before
snuggling against him. Vincent comforts her and Catherine
offers to let Salma stay Below with them for the night. As
if in a daze, Salma accepts and calmly walks off with Vincent.
Joshua invites the others to his study to talk. While
JenniAnn briefly returns to the other room to tell Violeta why
they aren't coming back, Joshua heals Andrew's injuries.
Behnam, Isra, JenniAnn, Andrew, and Omar visit with Joshua in his
room. Omar cuddles his uncle for a bit then falls asleep in
his mother's arms. The adults comfort and reassure each
other and then Joshua explains why Salma was so drawn to Vincent.
Not only do his eyes resemble her father's but he reminds
her of Zmaray. Isra is overjoyed that her sister knows
Joshua, even if only in a dream form that she doesn't recognize by
day. JenniAnn assures that Vincent will help Salma to draw
closer to Joshua. The carpenter notices how weary Andrew
looks and suggests he and JenniAnn head to bed. After they
leave, Behnam asks how they can help Andrew and Joshua suggests
the angel and Omar go to the library with him the following day
while Isra and JenniAnn go Below to assure Salma all's forgiven.
Joshua then urges the Al-Mitras to get some extra rest so
they leave. Joshua prays to his Father for peace for all of
them.
JenniAnn is concerned when Andrew seems to be taking an unusually
long time preparing for bed in their bathroom. She finds him
in front of the mirror, zoned out. She leads him to bed and
tries to comfort him there. Andrew is concerned that if he
weren't an angel and Joshua wasn't present, some may have believed
Salma's accusation. JenniAnn assures him this isn't the
case. When he frets about Omar eventually figuring out what
Salma thought he was doing, JenniAnn again talks him down.
Finally, Andrew is overcome by the memories of trafficking
victims that he's witnessed. JenniAnn makes an attempt to
share those memories with him but Andrew simply wants her to be
with him, not share in that. They fall asleep in each
other's embrace.
In their own room, Isra and Behnam are struggling to sleep.
Isra struggles over the reality of how different her and
Salma's experiences of sex are. Behnam shares that he also
compared their wedding night to Badriya's. They had bliss,
their siblings had terror. Behnam reasons that they can't be
consumed by this because it would keep them from being the parents
they need to be. He also reminds Isra that Salma is still
alive and they can still help her. He adds that Salma went
from a place of anger and distrust with him to love and trust.
It can happen again with their patience and love.
Calmed, Isra asks Behnam to read to her so he picks up Jane
Eyre and, in her dreams, she and Salma laugh in a beautiful
garden. (“Chrysalis”)
February 19, 2016- Salma awakens on the couch in Vincent's
and Catherine's room. The former is already teaching but
Catherine visits with Salma, assuring her that no one is angry
with her. While Catherine goes to fetch breakfast, Salma
prepares for a visit to Vincent's classroom.
At the library in Brewster, Omar and Andrew hang out in the office
while Behnam and Stanley work. Omar is playing with the baby
doll that Grandma Catherine gave to him. At the boy's
request, Andrew shows him how to swaddle the baby. Omar
shares that his baby is named Abby and asks his "Unca" to read him
a book about Sesame Street's Abby Cadabby. Andrew
agrees and is heartened when his little buddy snuggles up to him
and, during a second read, falls asleep.
When Salma arrives in the classroom, Vincent is giving a lecture
so she moves to the back to sit with Isra and JenniAnn. Once
Vincent is able, he joins them and it's decided that Salma will
stay Below for another night. He then suggests that JenniAnn
show Salma to Owen's chambers so she can see his artwork.
The two, along with Isra, go. On the way, Salma asks
about Andrew and JenniAnn and Isra reassure her that he's fine and
no one is angry. In Owen's gallery, Salma admires his
artwork and Owen reveals to her sister and JenniAnn that Vincent
made a suggestion to him. He then invites Salma to see a
canvas he's working on: a lion for her. He has Joshua's
eyes. Isra and JenniAnn are pleased when Salma reacts very
favorably. When the two return to the classroom, Salma
decides to stay behind to watch Owen paint her lion. (“Chrysalis”)
February 20, 2016- Zelda awakens from a terrible nightmare.
With Salma in the Tunnels, she calls Logan for comfort.
They meet on the main floor. Zelda is so stricken that
Logan carries her to the computer lab where the two cuddle
together on a couch. Zelda tells Logan about her nightmare
which was a flashback to multiple times she was raped. The
two cry together and Zelda wonders if she's too damaged.
Logan tells her this isn't so and that she's only begun to
heal. She needs more time. Zelda feels better and asks
Logan to read from a comic to her. He does and she falls
asleep in his arms, leaving him to pray for her.
That evening, Zelda goes Below for a sleepover with Salma.
The inhabitants of the CC are enjoying a game night but
Logan seeks Joshua out, hoping for a story that Joshua had
promised him. Joshua agrees and the two move to Joshua's
study. Joshua reveals that the story is about Mary Magdalene
who is the same person as Mary of Bethany. Born fourteen
years after Joshua, Mary lost her parents while still young and
was raised by her brother and sister, Martha and Lazar. She
fell in love with a merchant who her siblings didn't trust.
It's at their wedding that Joshua's story begins. (See
28 AD entry.)
Joshua finishes his story which has moved Logan to tears. He
reveals that Mary and Abigail spent Lucius' money on backing his
mission. Logan expresses that he wishes Zelda would recognize
Joshua. The carpenter promises to work on that but tells
Logan that his own love for Zelda is of great help and comfort to
her and that love may point her to Joshua's true identity.
Logan is touched but "vamps out" as he asks Joshua what to
do about his anger. Joshua holds him and strokes his hair,
telling Logan he can't hold the anger in. He suggests Logan
meet with Elazer who knows his pain. Before he departs to
see Elazer, Logan asks about what happened to Lucius. Joshua
reveals that he was among the first to greet him in Sheol and,
having become a believer there, goes with Joshua to Heaven.
Elsewhere in the city, Mary takes a moment to rest after handing
out goods to the homeless. A man approaches and asks if he
can join her on the bench she's seated on. She responds that
it's only available if he brought her coffee. The man,
Lucius, presents his "little Mary" with a salted caramel latte and
joins her. Mary thanks him for coming and then, with her
bags replenished, the two set off together. (“Chrysalis”)
February 21, 2016- John and Fr. Mike are working on the
Chrysalis FB page and a sermon respectively. John receives a
message from a desperate mother who believes her daughter has been
abducted by traffickers. John and Fr. Mike decide to tell
Joshua and ask him how to respond. They immediately head to
the Chrysalis.
After enjoying some quiet time together, Andrew and JenniAnn head
to the dining hall. They're surprised to find Fr. Mike and
John there, speaking to a weary looking Joshua who is telling the
two, and his parents, that Cassandra, the woman who messaged John,
should be heeded. Her daughter, Alisa, has a drug problem
and could easily have gotten sucked into human trafficking.
Andrew and JenniAnn approach and John hands them a copy of
the message. Andrew is devastated to discover that Alisa is
one of the girls he’d previously seen speaking with Damien.
The angel blames himself for not leveling with the two girls
and telling them who Damien was. Joshua consoles him,
telling him that they wouldn't have listened. Joshua asks
John to message Cassandra back to set up a meeting. The
little Friends come into the dining hall and, sensing her Daddy's
distress, Belle cuddles with Andrew. Zizi does the same for
a grieving Joshua.
After Mass; Joshua, John, Mick, and Kelly meet with Cassandra.
The rest of the Friends return to the Chrysalis. The
teenagers hole up in the library to study but are all pensive and
feeling helpless. They light upon the idea of filming
commercials, featuring Joshua as Jesus, for their respective
churches. They hope that seeing him in the classic robe will
enable the guests of the Chrysalis to recognize him.
At Cassandra's home, Joshua and Kelly sit with the woman while
Mick and John search Alisa's room. Cassandra explains that she
tried to help Alisa but, since she was eighteen, there was little
she could do. Mick reveals that he and John found a
scribbled address in Alisa's trash. Joshua recognizes it as
a spot near several heroin dealers and traffickers. Joshua
promises to canvas the area with volunteers and keep Cassandra
informed. The men leave but Kelly remains to keep Cassandra
company.
In the Tunnels, JenniAnn is relating her concerns about Andrew to
Vincent who comforts her. She also gets an update on Salma
who is doing well. JenniAnn leaves to go hear about the
teens' plan regarding the commercials. Vincent's mood
darkens once she departs and he goes to the Mirror Pool for
solace. He finds Salma there. Vincent tells her about
a time in his past when he blamed Father for his unhappiness as
concerned Catherine. This gives Salma an opening to admit
that she's angry at Behnam and Isra for not looking harder for her
in Afghanistan. Vincent consoles her and explains that while
the anger isn't rational, it is understandable and human. He
also counsels that Salma needs to discuss this with her sister and
brother-in-law and not let it fester. She agrees and decides
to go back to the Chrysalis the following day. Then she
tells Vincent about Zmaray. (“Chrysalis”)
February 22, 2016- Joshua, John, Andrew, Mick, Isolde,
Marco, and Reuel have been out searching for Alisa. Shortly
after midnight, Joshua calls an end to the search for the night.
The searchers are reluctant but understand. Reuel
volunteers to watch the phones and lead a group back if Alisa or
anyone calls. Joshua and Andrew both insist on going if that
should happen. On the subway ride back to the Chrysalis,
Isolde comforts Joshua while Reuel attempts to counsel Andrew.
Mick wishes that JenniAnn were there to help Andrew.
Zelda and Salma return to the CC.
Zelda reunites with Logan and presents him with an agreement
that she wants him to sign. The "contract" is designed to
help keep their budding romance from going off course and/or
making Logan feel solely like a caretaker. Logan, naturally,
signs. Afterwards, Zelda gets her first real kiss.
After the teens share their plans
for the Joshua commercials, the Friends waste no time in starting.
That afternoon, Ivy, Emma, JenniAnn, Kylie, Kemara, Maryam,
and Joy pamper and fuss over Joshua.
In the CC's library, Isra and Behnam
are meeting with Salma. She confides in them that she's
angry that they didn't search longer and harder for her in
Afghanistan. If they had, she would have been spared her
loveless marriage and repeated rapes. Isra sobs and Behnam
is moved though he tries to remain strong for his wife.
However, he soon begins to cry, also. Salma asks to
know what they did to try to find her and hearing that seems to
give her some peace. They exchange apologies and embrace,
promising that Salma will never be so hurt again.
Once he's "in costume," Joshua and
the ladies rejoin the others. Daisy is smitten with Joshua's
cloak and runs towards him. He promises to see to it that
"Princess Daisy" gets a cloak for herself. Joshua and Co.
begin to perform the Last Supper. The CC' guests are enthralled
and seem to warm even more to Joshua. Some request to watch
the JCS DVD with him in it. (“Chrysalis”)
February 23, 2016- Belle
wakes up Shelby around 2 AM. She's had a nightmare and wants
her Mama and Daddy. However, Shelby suspects that Andrew's
out. Nonetheless, she agrees to take Belle to her parents.
On the way, they run into Violeta who goes with them to
JenniAnn. As suspected, Andrew is absent and Belle has a
meltdown. She eventually calms and the three girls get into
bed with JenniAnn and fall asleep listening to The Secret
Garden. Before drifting off herself, JenniAnn prays in
thanksgiving for having her girls near and asks God to help
Andrew.
Later, Andrew and Reuel return to
the CC after spending some time on the streets, searching for
Alisa. Reuel tells Andrew to head to bed but the angel of
death finds the girls in his place. He runs into Joshua in
the hall and goes with him to his room. Joshua's in a good
mood because they screened the JCS DVD and many of the CC's guests
hung around to talk with him. Joshua summons an overnight
bag so Andrew can get ready for bed and bunk on his couch.
The two have a chat over tea and scones. Joshua tries
to help Andrew see that Alisa's disappearance is not his fault.
Andrew cheers a bit and he and Joshua part to get some
sleep. However, Andrew struggles to fall asleep. He
gets out his phone and looks at family photos but then he shifts
to another album he keeps. It's of assignments who he feels
passed on prematurely. He prays he won't have to put Alisa's
photo there.
That afternoon, while most of the
adults are filming the Trial by Pilate, the younger kids and a few
babysitters remain inside the CC. The kids play a game of
Hide-and-Seek. Daisy hides in a trunk but panics when the
lid closes. She flashes back to the repeated abuse she
suffered. Thankfully, Jacob finds her and helps her back to
the playroom. He remains with her and she confides in him,
in vague terms, about her abuse. The little boy promises
that no one will ever hurt her like that again and she rests her
head on his shoulder.
In the courtyard, the trial scene is
progressing when Andrew, acting as cameraman, collapses.
Panic ensues but word is quickly gotten out that he merely
fainted. However, he did gash his head and Joshua hurriedly
heals the wound while the Friends give cover. Joshua then
orders the angel to bed and JenniAnn goes with him. Joshua
grounds Andrew until the morning, forcing him to take a break.
After a pep talk from Joshua, JenniAnn settles beside Andrew
for a nap, hoping that later he’ll talk about what’s troubling
him.
At dinnertime, Joshua returns to
relieve JenniAnn. On her way to the dining hall, she runs
into Jacob. Tearfully, he tells her about what happened to
Daisy and she comforts him by saying that the kind way in which he
responded to the little girl will help her heal. Jacob then
shows his godmother a sketch he did of Sarah for Daisy. The
two head to the dining room where Daisy is thrilled with her
present. Jacob joins her, her parents, and the Al-Mitras for
dinner while JenniAnn checks in on her kids and gives an update on
Andrew. Rabbi Yakov leads prayer and dinner begins.
Elsewhere in the dining room, Zelda is deep in thought.
She saw Joshua heal Andrew and has a theory…
Andrew awakens and confides in
Joshua that he doesn’t want JenniAnn knowing what’s going on in
his head. Joshua agrees that he shouldn’t be telling
JenniAnn about every last thing during an assignment but that he
absolutely should tell her about the secret album on his phone and
discuss with her whether he should keep it and how to use it, if
so. JenniAnn and the kids show up with dinner and dessert
for Andrew and Joshua leaves them. Belle enthusiastically
feeds her father as Max, Violeta, and Shelby fill him in on their
day. Once he’s finished eating, the kids make their good
nights and Andrew and JenniAnn are alone. He finally lets
out that he blames himself for not getting through to Alisa but
also worries that a time will come when he can’t get through to
their girls. JenniAnn reminds him that it’s very different
with his own daughters. They’ll be more apt to listen to him
just as she generally takes her dad and Vincent seriously.
Andrew then tells her about the photo album and he shares
the assignments’ stories with her. They cry and then decide
to keep it as a prayer album, not a reason for Andrew to chastise
himself. Feeling more at peace, they fall asleep. (“Chrysalis”)
February 24, 2016- That
morning, the inhabitants of the CC go about their business as
usual. Most of the guests stay in the rec room, enjoying
various hobbies. Logan is reading aloud to Salma and Zelda
when the latter blurts out that she saw Joshua heal Andrew.
The others overhear, including when Zelda proclaims that she
thinks Joshua is Jesus. Marlon and Analyn agree. Nick
and Thandie arrive and Zelda demands Nick tell them whether Joshua
is Jesus or not. Naturally, he doesn’t lie. Several
people are shocked and Brooklynn shares that, as much as she wants
to believe, she struggles to after so much ugliness. Zelda
announces that she thinks she can prove it: there’s blood still on
the birdbath that Andrew hit. The room empties as they all
stampede to the courtyard.
Outside, Joshua, John, and some of
the Friends are planning the Crucifixion scene. They’re
interrupted by the crowd running out to look at the birdbath.
Nick tells Joshua about Zelda’s revelation, Logan introduces
her to Joshua properly, she and Joshua embrace, and, one by one,
the group falls to their knees in worship. A shaft of light
pierces through the crowd and shines on Joshua and Zelda.
Upstairs in their room, Maryam and Yosef are dancing but are
alerted to the miracle outside by a dove. The couple are
overjoyed that their son has been recognized.
Having taken Daisy to the Tunnels
for an introduction; Amber-Marie, Josef, and Gayle are on their
way back to the CC with her. Andrew, JenniAnn, Belle, Isra,
Omar, Aiyla, Kemara, Owen, and Graham are with them. Daisy
loves the Tunnels and is gushing about them when Isolde and Marco
come running at the group with the happy news of the breakthrough
at the CC. Daisy wants to know what’s going on with Joshua
which makes her and her parents’ planned meeting with him even
more important. Before they arrive Above, John comes to tell them
that Trini, the girl who had been frequenting Monica’s food truck,
called the CC and is being picked up.
Once the group reaches the CC, they
find a much more peaceful and smiling group. Elazer is
speaking with some of the survivors, sharing more about his time
with Odelya. Isolde also relays to the group who had been
Below that Joshua told the CC’s inhabitants about the angels and
saints, as well. Yosef comes to find Isra who Maryam would
like to have join her and Salma in the kitchen. Once there,
Isra finds her sister happy but seeming to ignore the day’s
momentous revelations. Isra is concerned by this but Maryam
urges her to have patience. She believes that Salma only
needs time to accept the truth of Joshua’s identity.
Joshua visits with Ruby and Opal,
ensuring them that he loves them and that they have a Father in
Heaven who loves them. The sisters are moved and tell Joshua
that they love him, too. The three embrace before Ruby and
Opal leave. Josef, Amber-Marie, and Daisy arrive.
Joshua presents Daisy with her colorful cloak. She
likens it to Joseph's coat of many colors. Joshua calls her
attention to the permutations of Joseph's name: Yosef, Joe, and
Josef. He then explains the name Joshua's relationship with
Jesus. Joshua then explains that he's the baby from the
Nativity book that Aiyla read to her. Daisy pretty easily
accepts this and says "Hi God." Joshua is filled with joy
and embraces the child at her request. (“Chrysalis”)
February 25, 2016- Salma
struggles to sleep. She’s accepted that Joshua is Jesus and
that Jesus is God. However, she’d hoped Zmaray was God.
She’s comfortable with his lion form and scared of Joshua
being a man. She wanders out to the courtyard where she sees
Zmaray is there. She confides in him about her thoughts and
he helps her to see that he and Joshua are one and the same.
Salma’s then distraught over her previous disbelief but
Zmaray reminds her of Emeth in C.S. Lewis’ The Last Battle.
Finally, Salma feels unworthy but Zmaray puts those feelings
to rest, too, and transforms into Joshua. Salma realizes
that she feels safe with him, as safe as with her own mother, and
falls asleep in Joshua’s arms, lulled by his heartbeat.
Later in the day, Joshua and the
other carpenters work on his cross for the commercials. The
CC’s residents look on, talking with each other about everything
that’s happened. Some (like Billie) confess to having been
angry at Joshua, others (like Marlon) focus more on free will, and
Brooklynn and a couple others admit to having had a crush on
Joshua. Meanwhile, Denise was “a little mushy” about John.
JenniAnn and Isra approach and happily inform them that lots
of the Friends have squishes on Joshua and his cousin.
Brooklynn and Xinyi agree that squish is more accurate.
The conversation then shifts to Andrew’s well-being.
JenniAnn relays that he’s better but still very concerned
about Alisa. As they think of her, Joshua approaches,
followed by Nick, Andrew, and Eliot, and they all share a group
hug.
That evening, the CC’s inhabitants
join Behnam and his family in making care packages for future
inhabitants in memory of Badriya. Behnam reflects on how
much Belle looks like her aunt and what a blessing it is to watch
her grow up and to have Salma back.
Elsewhere in NYC, a homeless busker
is performing. A couple applaud her and make a donation.
It’s Lucius and Mary. They strike up a conversation
with the girl, Cait. A gust of wind blows a missing poster
of Alisa in front of the girl who is astounded to discover that
she saw her enter a salon with some creepy guy. Mary urges
Cait to report what she saw to the police but the girl is
resistant. Mary then reveals herself as St. Mary Magdalene
whose medal Cait wears. After another gust of wind, the
couple disappears. Cait discovers that her cheap medal has
been upgraded to a fine metal. Cait waves down an officer
named Rita who invites her to come inside for some coffee and a
chat. Rita calls her captain who immediately notifies Joe
that Alisa was spotted.
At the Chrysalis, John receives a
call from Joe. Joshua and Andrew listen in while Joe conveys
that they found the building the ring who kidnapped Alisa is
operating out of. A raid is planned and Joe invites Joshua
and Andrew to go along. Joshua whisks himself and the angel
to the DA’s office. John relays the news to the others and
Maryam leads them in prayer.
Joe, Joshua, Andrew, Matthew, and
Tyron wait outside the rundown building being used by the
trafficking ring. Other officers are all around. They
rush in and several girls and women are liberated. However,
Alisa is nowhere in sight. Joshua and Andrew recall that the
building used to be a speakeasy and has a hidden room. Along
with Joe, they hurry to iit and find one of the traffickers there
with three girls, Alisa among them. The perp tries to shoot
Joe but Joshua punches him, throwing off his aim. Matthew
and Tyron come running after the shot only to find the perp
knocked out. Two of the girls leave with Joshua to head to
the ambulances. Alisa doesn’t move because she was injured
when she tried to escape. Andrew carries her out and rides
with her to the hospital. Joshua approaches Joe to thank
him. Joe is rather shocked that Joshua punched the man and
the carpenter explains that it was better for him to be
temporarily unconscious than on the line for shooting a DA… plus
he wasn’t ready for Joe to head Home.
John and Mick inform Kelly and
Cassandra that Alisa’s been located. They head to the
hospital where Cassandra reunites with her daughter. Andrew
is present for the tearful meeting. Alisa thanks Andrew for
rescuing her. He tells her that he wishes he’d told her the
real reason for his interfering in her and Keely’s conversation on
the street but Alisa tells him she wouldn’t have listened
regardless. Alisa also apologizes to her mother for not
listening to her. Cassandra consoles her and, when Alisa
yawns, Andrew gives Cassandra a business card and invites Alisa to
the CC for counseling. As Andrew is leaving the two alone,
Alisa calls out to ask if Andrew really has a little girl and
Andrew invites them to go to the Bronx Zoo with him, JenniAnn, and
Belle sometime. Once alone, Andrew weeps tears of gratitude.
(“Chrysalis”)
February 26, 2016- JenniAnn
is struggling to sleep when, at last, Andrew returns. They
embrace and discuss how fatherhood has made him better at his
work. After a prayer of thankfulness, they fall asleep
together.
Come morning, there’s a flurry of
work as more rooms are prepared. Isra and Behnam return to
their home at lunch to get their kids fresh clothes. While
tending to the yard, Behnam sees his neighbor, Quentin, putting up
a for sale sign. He and his wife, Lupe, are moving to
Baltimore for his job and need to sell their house quickly.
Jokingly, Quentin asks if Behnam knows a buyer and he thinks
of Josef. Quentin removes the sign so Josef can come take a
look. He does along with Amber-Marie and Joshua. Josef
offers the asking price and the deal’s done. Aiyla and Daisy
are beyond thrilled. That night, Joshua prays for the
soon-to-be neighbors and thanks his Dad for the success of the
raid and asks for help in bringing down the ring that held Salma,
Zelda, and the others. (“Chrysalis”)
February 27, 2016- The Father
answers by allowing Joshua to see goings on in an office where
Gunnar, Damien, and Jocasta, the ringleader, are plotting.
Jocasta suggests trafficking children. Gunnar and
Damien balk at first then begin to plan along with her. They
agree to try to abduct an unattended little girl from Central Park
to start. Armed with this information, Joshua awakens and
makes his own plan.
In the morning, the group celebrates
Shane’s birthday with muffins and others treat from Adrian’s
courtesy of Joshua. Most everyone can tell that Joshua is
distressed. His parents, Nick, Zaila, Reuel, Zeke and Diana,
Andrew and JenniAnn, Behnam and Isra, and Marco and Isolde meet
with Joshua in his study where he reveals what he saw and heard.
Isolde, Maryam, and Zaila all volunteer to have Joshua
transform them into child versions of themselves to fool and catch
Damien but Joshua knows they’re all too emotionally mature to be
believable. Even John offers. Unbeknownst to any of
them, Violeta hears from the hall and offers to take part.
After ensuring she’s okay with the idea, Joshua transforms
the angel. JenniAnn almost immediately cuddles the little
girl and Andrew is transfixed. Joshua clears the room,
except for them, and goes over the plan in detail. Joshua
also reveals to the three that Violeta was created as the answer
to prayers made by Andrew and JenniAnn. Thus, she’s part of
them and they’re part of her. The revelation gives Violeta
the courage she needs for the task ahead. In the thirty
minutes before their departure for Central Park, Andrew, Joshua,
and JenniAnn lavish attention on their little cherub.
Joshua, his parents, John, Isolde, Marco, Andrew, JenniAnn, and
Violeta take the Tunnels to Central Park. Like Violeta,
Joshua and John now appear as children. They play until
Joshua spots Damien. The three “kids” step away to swing.
The adults remain some distance away and pretend to be
distracted.
Once Joshua knows that Damien is in
place, Violeta heads toward one of the park’s restrooms while the
boys look on. Damien approaches Violeta and asks for her
help in getting his kitten out of the ladies’ room. Once
she’s inside, Damien accosts her and threatens to kill the cat if
Violeta yells. Little Joshua and John enter and Damien
threatens them with a gun when they intervene. He then turns
the gun on Violeta but John and Joshua return to their normal
forms. John puts the man in a headlock while Joshua takes
away his gun. Joshua gets Violeta, along with the cat, out
of the bathroom and to Andrew and JenniAnn. Damien is
arrested and the cat is adopted by the Chrysalis. A group
hug ensues.
Tyron takes Violeta’s statement and
then Andrew and JenniAnn take her back to Willowveil. After
cookies and milk, Andrew reads The Velveteen Rabbit.
The trio falls asleep and, when Andrew and JenniAnn awaken,
the still sleeping Violeta has reverted to her usual form.
Once arrested, Damien wastes no time
in ratting Gunnar and Jocasta out. They’re also arrested and
the brothel cleared. Joe informs Joshua who tearfully passes
the word along to everyone at the CC. They embrace and sing
then set out to prepare yet more rooms for their incoming guests.
(“Chrysalis”)
February 28, 2016- Joe
arranges for Joshua to meet with Gunnar, Damien, and Jocasta at
the jail. The three bicker with each other until Joe orders
them to shut up. Joshua tells them that their victims will
be getting help. He hopes that they’ll use their time behind
bars to reflect and seek forgiveness. Damien balks when
Joshua says he’ll be praying for them. Joshua goes onto say
that unless they seek forgiveness, they’ll never see him again.
Gunnar asks why they should care. When Joshua reaches
for the doorknob, he reveals a pierced wrist. He then leaves
the stunned prisoners. (“Chrysalis”)
March 1, 2016- Kemara and
Sean chat with Amanda, Joy’s early intervention specialist, after
a session. When the babies wake up, Amanda leaves.
Kemara becomes concerned when she notices Sean zoning out.
Once the little ones are asleep again, Sean and Kemara
prepare to host Zeke and Diana for dinner. Afterwards, the
wives and husbands split up. Sean and Zeke go for a walk
with twins during which the older man counsels Sean to discuss his
dream of firefighting with Kemara. Meanwhile, Diana urges
Kemara to discuss her fears with Sean and also seek out advice
from Roslyn, Tyron’s wife. ("These
are My Dreams")
March 2, 2016- During a
picnic at the beach, Sean confirms Kemara’s guess that he wants to
be a firefighter. She reveals her fears but agrees that Sean
should pursue his dream. She tells him of her own wish to
write a children’s book featuring a child with Downs. With
everything out, the two feel less anxious and begin to plan.
That evening after Bible study, the couple shares their news with
the Friends. Plans also begin for St. G’s production of The
Secret Garden. ("These
are My Dreams")
March 4, 2016- Sean returns
home after a visit to Manhattan and Brewster. He tells
Kemara, with some nervousness, that Manhattan isn’t hiring
volunteers… only full-time paid firefighters. Kemara is
taken aback but when she sees how excited Sean is, she agrees
again that he should pursue his dream. All this against the
background of Ian teething! ("These
are My Dreams")
March 7, 2016- Kemara
confides in Rose and JenniAnn about her and Sean’s decision for
him to go full-time. JenniAnn suggests that Kemara ask
Vincent about taking on some classes. Sean arrives and
returns home with Kemara and the twins. He’s been accepted
and will begin training soon. Kemara tells him about the
teaching idea and he encourages her. That evening, Kemara
discovers that Sean will miss Joy’s checkup due to his new job.
Sean is hurt to discover that the time away from his family
and missing things with them is already beginning. Kemara
consoles him, saying they’ll just have to make the most of what
time they have. ("These
are My Dreams")
March 9, 2016- Kemara and the
twins arrive at St. G’s before JCS rehearsals. Belle and
Andrew eagerly volunteer to feed the twins their bottles. As
they do, Kemara discusses her book with Andrew and JenniAnn.
The former gets to thinking of Metatron. Kemara
inquires about him and Andrew urges her to ask him for help with
the book. Conversation then turns to Sean and his new job.
That evening, Sean returns home sporting a new, much
shorter, haircut. The couple chat whilst tending to their
teething, sleepless babies. ("These
are My Dreams")
March 11, 2016- Sean heads
off to work with Kemara seeing him off. Later that morning,
Kemara prepares to take Joy to her appointment while Ian’s
grandmas tend to him in Brewster. JenniAnn intended to
accompany them but has to cancel when Belle’s running a fever.
Kemara resolves to go without help. She and Joy make
it to the subway where a rude woman comments on the little girl.
Kemara is shaken and angered. When she arrives at the
hospital, she finds her friend, Rolanda, there with her own twins.
Ro consoles Kemara and tells her she needs to speak up and
snap back at folks like that. After their appointments, the
two moms and babies share lunch. ("These
are My Dreams")
After a nap, Kemara is joined by
Owen, Chris, Shelby, and Ivy at Sol Mate. They begin to
brainstorm their book. After getting frustrated, they agree
to invite Metatron who promptly arrives. He’s a bit bristly
at first and offers constructive criticism. He’s especially
fond of the twins and decides to be Uncle Marty since it’s easier
to say than Metatron. After some initial hurt feelings,
Kemara and Marty have a chat about the twins and it’s obvious that
Marty has a soft spot for the little ones. Once the babies
are fed, the group heads to St. G’s. After some prodding,
Marty agrees to tag along. Once at the theatre, Andrew and
JenniAnn show Marty to the private box. Joshua joins him
there. ("These
are My Dreams")
March 12, 2016- Sean returns
from his first day on the job and, over breakfast, he and Kemara
chat about the previous day. Sean eventually reveals a bad
first impression of a co-worker and Kemara relays the subway
incident. When the twins awaken, they spend some time
playing with them. ("These
are My Dreams")
March 14, 2016- Sean returns
home, exhausted and worn out by his training. After dinner
and getting the kids settled, he and Kemara retire to their room
where she tries to massage away his aches and pains. It
doesn’t take long for Sean to fall asleep. ("These
are My Dreams")
March 17, 2016- Sean and
Kemara are preparing to celebrate their anniversary when Joshua
calls, asking Sean to help him and John move some furniture at the
CC. Sean is a bit miffed but Kemara encourages him to go.
It turns out that she needed him out of the house to prepare
for a romantic rendezvous on Skellig. Once Joshua dismisses
Sean, he returns home. Kemara, dressed in a gown reminiscent
of her wedding dress, leads him off to the island where they have
a picnic and… “special time.” ("These
are My Dreams")
March 18, 2016- Prior to a
JCS rehearsal, Kemara and Kylie visit briefly about the former’s
upcoming writing classes Below. ("These
are My Dreams")
April 4, 2016- Vincent
escorts Kemara and the twins to the Tunnel nursery. After
they hand the babies off, Vincent shows Kemara to what will be her
writing classroom. She has a successful first class with the
kids excited to write their own stories. That night, she
reads some of the tales to Sean who is preparing for a big day of
training. ("These
are My Dreams")
April 5, 2016- Sean and Craig
practice “roof work” aka rescuing people stuck in buildings.
Sean discovers he has a fear of heights while Craig is
raring to go. ("These
are My Dreams")
April 9, 2016- Several of the
Friends meet at St. G’s to discuss The Secret Garden.
Roles are handed out and it’s suggested that Marty play
Neville. Adam agrees to ask him. ("These
are My Dreams")
Late April 2016- Sean and
Kemara enjoy a quiet morning at home together. Sean still
hasn’t worked a fire and is growing anxious. Kemara is,
naturally, relieved. She quizzes him about what he’s
learning and what exactly he’ll be doing until the quiet is
disrupted by a baby. ("These
are My Dreams")
May 6, 2016- Sean returns
home after his first fire… which was merely a foolish man creating
a blowtorch to combat roaches and scorching his wall. ("These
are My Dreams")
May 7, 2016- Josef mentally prepares for the funeral of
Benson Riddell, Daisy's father and his descendant.
Eventually, he sets off with Amber-Marie, Daisy, and Aiyla.
They go to Sylvester's mortuary where he and Fr. Mike are waiting
with Benson's body. At the undertaker's suggestion, Josef
lets Fr. Mike drive the others while Josef rides with the
body. En route, Josef talks with Benson and vows to do his
best by Daisy before breaking down.
Upon arrival at St. Genesius', the family is met by a contingent
of Friends who help transport Benson's body to Dyeland via the
blue room. On the other side, Andrew and JenniAnn greet
Josef and company. Most of the Friends take part in a
procession from Willowveil's lawn to Avalon. Paula, Sarah's
former nurse, joins them. The service is filled with songs
and, as he listens, Josef contemplates how little he knows about
Benson. He once again gets emotional but tries to cover
it. Amber-Marie urges him to be open about his feelings and
let Joshua be the unflappable leader.
The group reaches Avalon where Adam, Kylie, and others have
prepared the grave site, paying special attention to Daisy's
needs. Fr. Mike and Rabbi Yakov lead the graveside
service. Daisy and Josef are both moved by the
ceremony. Afterwards, the group goes to Willowveil for
brunch. Josef and Paula linger behind to visit Sarah's
grave. Paula urges Josef to tell Daisy about his vampirism
but he vehemently disagrees. It turns into a conversation
about trusting in Joshua and God's compassion. Josef isn't
ready to hear nor to give up his guilt. Paula lays a painted
stone at Sarah's grave while Josef leaves an array of treasures,
collected from everywhere his FS work has taken him. Henry
observes and prays that Josef will let go of his regret.
("Immortality")
May 14, 2016- There’s an open
house at Sean’s firehouse. The McCallums bring Arthur and
Liam along. Kemara and the kids get to meet Sean’s fellow
firefighters and chief. Sean is shocked when Craig has a
moment holding Joy. Later, the group leaves to join Monica
at her food truck for lunch. Sean and Kemara discuss what
his full-time schedule will be like. ("These
are My Dreams")
May 18, 2016- Sean and Craig
practice in the Smoke House. The latter panics, seemingly
due to claustrophobia. Afterwards, he and Sean talk and seem
to smooth things over. They agree to go rock climbing
sometime. ("These
are My Dreams")
June 4, 2016- Kemara awakens
to find Sean is already home. He seems upset but when she
tries to talk to him, he snaps and leaves for a walk. Soon
after, Henry arrives. He helps Kemara feed the twins and
keeps her company before he departs to talk with Sean. Sean
confides in Henry that he was at a fire where two children died of
smoke inhalation. Henry comforts him and urges him to talk
with his wife. Sean returns to Sol Mate. ("These
are My Dreams")
June 3-4, 2016- Emma and Peter have a
reception dinner, catered by Dusty, at the theatre. Peter
spends the night at the rectory with Fr. Mike while Emma stays at
the Wilson residence. In the morning, Hailey awakens her and
Emma soon learns that Maryam, Joshua, and John are there.
Meanwhile, Yosef is appearing to Peter and Fr. Mike at St. Mary
Magdalene's. With the JCS cast and crew and several other
friends around, Zeke marries Emma and Peter at the theatre.
The reception is also there. Everyone is having a wonderful
time except for Caleb who is really feeling his singleton
status. Then Joshua introduces him to a cowboy loving girl
named Lacey... Emma and Joshua share a special
father/daughter dance. ("The King")
June 25, 2016- This is when Rose and Max
are married. Andrew officiates and Annabelle acts as flower
girl. ("Abide
With Me") They set the date in "Shadowlands."
July 23, 2016- Sean’s graduation day
arrives. His parents, Brad, Ciara, JenniAnn, Andrew, Fr.
Mike, Kemara their kids, and several others attend Sean’s party.
Kemara presents her husband with a St. Michael medal and a
journal. Megan and Keith give Sean his grandfather’s helmet.
Megan and Sean embrace and make peace. Sean and Kemara
happily realize that, with God and their family, they’ll make it
through whatever comes. ("These
are My Dreams")
September 11, 2016- Sean is reflective as
the fifteenth anniversary of 9/11 is commemorated, his first as a
firefighter in NYC. ("Some
Gave All")
October 10, 2016- Adam and Kylie spend his
birthday together. The angel of death gets a very special
gift from his unborn niece: Adam gets to feel her kick. ("Little
Pumpkin")
November 25, 2016- In “The Golden Cord,” Isolde and
Marco are beginning their first Christmas season as Dyelanders.
While Marco goes to work at his restaurant, Isolde stays at
their cabin, baking Christmas cookies to decorate with Daisy.
The two admire the Nativity set that Andrew has given them
and dream about the day that they’ll set it up with their
children.
November 26, 2016- In “The Golden Cord,” on
Christmas Eve, Emma recalls this date when she was battling a
nasty case of the flu and Peter nursed her in her loopiness and
weepiness.
December 2, 2016- It’s
International Day for the Abolition of Slavery. The Friends
are at St. G’s running a fundraiser and awareness event about
human trafficking. An invisible Joshua mulls around,
observing the various activities. Among those working,
Joshua sees Salma who is helping the El-Chanan Sisters of Divine
Patience staff a fundraising table. Salma hears Joshua tell
her that he’ll be with them for Christmas. Salma runs to the
backstage office where her sister and others are gathered.
She shares the happy news from Joshua. The carpenter
briefly appears to Andrew to verify this. Isra, like the
others, is thrilled and expresses how grateful she is to have her
whole family around for Christmas. Salma embraces Isra and
tiny Aurora and replies “Amen” with the others echoing it. (“Chrysalis”)
December 3, 2016- In “The Golden Cord,” Andrew
recalls Belle’s fascination with her Christmas dress from Grandma
Raquel and how it led to an impromptu daddy and daughter cuddle
session.
December 19, 2016- In “The Golden Cord,” Salma
recalls how Joshua returned to her in the Fields of Gold as she
was caroling and choosing greenery for wreaths.
December 24, 2016- In “The Golden Cord,” Joshua, his
family, and the Friends gather at Willowveil and share memories of
their treasured Christmases past.
December 25, 2016- In “The Golden Cord,”
Willowveil’s grandfather clock strikes midnight and the Friends
and his family wish Joshua a happy birthday. They dance as a
group and sing Maryam’s lullaby together.
January 2017- Kylie goes into labor with
her and Clay's first child. The baby is coming very quickly
so Adam's job switches from driving them to the hospital to
actually delivering the baby in their bedroom. The baby
arrives in good health. After Kylie and the newborn are
transported to the hospital; Randall, Dot, Caleb, Edward, Zadie,
and Adam congregate in the waiting room. (Edward and Zadie,
are newlyweds at this point.) Clay reports that mother and
baby are doing very well and then brings Adam to meet his new
niece and namesake: Ada-Marie. Joshua visits after they
return home. ("The King")
February 11, 2017- In N483,
Andrew awakens from a dream in which JenniAnn gives birth to their
son. In waking life, the two talk it over and begin to hope
that it's a sign from God that He has another child planned for
them.
April 22, 2017- JenniAnn is awoken by the
sound of Andrew showering upon his return late in the night.
Sensing something is off, JenniAnn tries to talk with Andrew when
he comes to bed but he tells her he's exhausted. They put
off their talk until the morning when he's more rested.
JenniAnn asks Joshua for some guidance and he makes her scar
tingle which tells her what is distressing Andrew somehow ties to
Rex's attack on her.
In the morning, Max and Rose visit for
breakfast. They can tell something is going on with the
older couple and offer to take Belle and Shelby to the zoo with
Violeta, Ivy, and Sy tagging along. Once alone, Andrew and
JenniAnn go to their balcony where the angel reveals that his
assignment took place on death row. Seeing parallels between
what Rex did and what his assignment did, Andrew finds himself
feeling not entirely opposed to the death penalty. This
makes him feel ashamed for several reasons including that JenniAnn
is anti-death penalty. However, she helps him to see that
his feelings are natural and not necessarily representative of his
wider views. Nonetheless, they both realize that JenniAnn's
attack has left a mark and conclude that they should look into
getting some counseling, just the two of them, since what
counseling they did with Max was tailored to his needs.
Decided, they settle in for a nap. ("Cupid
and Psyche")
April 24, 2017- After a busy weekend of
assignments for Andrew that also kept JenniAnn busy helping Ivy
and Violeta prepare for a Spring Break service trip, things begin
to quiet down. Andrew takes Belle to NYC for a
daddy/daughter date while Vincent comes to Willowveil to spend
quality time with JenniAnn. She confides in her godfather
about Andrew's assignment and all it dredged up for them.
Vincent, in turn, reveals that after she was shot by Rex Remus, he
and Catherine sought counseling. He suggests Andrew and
JenniAnn do the same. She agrees and they pray that the
right person comes to them.
Later, Andrew returns with a tuckered out
Belle. After putting her to bed, he and JenniAnn reconvene
in their room. Upon hearing about JenniAnn's discussion with
Vincent, Andrew agrees to seek counseling. The two end their
night asking Joshua for guidance in choosing a counselor.
("Cupid
and Psyche")
April 25, 2017- The Friends welcome several
El-Chananites to Dyeland and treat them to a cook-out. Adam
and Arthur, in particular, can tell that something isn't right
with Andrew and JenniAnn. However, no answers are
forthcoming. Behnam approaches the two, asking to meet with
them near Andrew's workshop where Salma is waiting. He
reveals that he wants to propose to Isra and give her a proper
wedding. Salma, Andrew, and JenniAnn all agree that it's a
wonderful idea. As they begin planning, Salma mentions that
Reuel read a poem at a recent wedding in El-Chanan. It hits
Andrew and JenniAnn, in that moment, that Reuel should be their
counselor. ("Cupid
and Psyche")
April 26, 2017- As Andrew, JenniAnn, and
Belle prepare for their day; Reuel calls to set an appointment
with Andrew and JenniAnn. He reveals that the Father told
him to connect with them. The visit is set for the following
day. The call is cut short when Eleora and Cody arrive at Reuel's,
the former battling morning sickness. After wishing them
well, Andrew and JenniAnn resume getting Belle ready and tease
each other about their anniversary plans for the evening.
That evening, Andrew and JenniAnn return to
Willowveil where they begin their celebration with a prayer to
Joshua in the Willowveil chapel. Afterwards, Andrew carries
JenniAnn to the conservatory where he's set out a delicious meal
amid a romantic scene. Following the meal, reminiscing, and
dancing; the two fall asleep in the newly carved bed that Andrew
made for them. As they sleep, Andrew has a nightmare in
which JenniAnn is shot in the conservatory and dies before his
eyes.
In waking life, JenniAnn is awoken to find a
panicked, still sleeping Andrew on top of her. When she
manages to wake him up, he reveals his nightmare. She
consoles him but admits that she heard an actual bang.
Andrew tells her to stay inside and goes onto the roof to
investigate. He discovers that a baby bat flew into the
glass and died. JenniAnn is crushed. With Joshua's
help, the bat is restored to life and JenniAnn feeds her with
leftover fruit. The pair return to bed where JenniAnn is
plagued with worries over the pain she'll eventually cause Andrew
as a mortal. She ends up having a seizure but doesn't tell
Andrew. The two drift back to sleep. ("Cupid
and Psyche")
April 27, 2017- Andrew awakens first and
takes a few moments to reflect on how his relationship with
JenniAnn unfolded and his gratitude. That afternoon, they
head to El-Chanan for their first session with Reuel. At the
principality's home, they meet his pet Fennec fox, Val Jean.
Once Reuel escorts the two to his office, he wastes no time in
starting their work. Reuel swiftly gets Andrew to see that
he really has no intention of taking vengeance upon Rex, even if
the opportunity arose. They then begin to dig deeper into
the fears and emotions tied more deeply to JenniAnn's near-death
experience. The elder angel comes to realize that JenniAnn
is carrying something but doesn't press. ("Cupid
and Psyche")
May 4, 2017- After a third session with Reuel, Andrew and
JenniAnn return to Dyeland to do their "homework." They find
themselves struggling to say anything potentially negative about
each other. Eventually, JenniAnn reveals that she wishes
Andrew spent more time with the other AODs and he shares that he
wishes she'd stop with her negative body talk. In the end,
neither is offended and they danced until bedtime. ("Cupid
and Psyche")
May 8, 2017- During another visit in El-Chanan, Reuel
observes that Andrew seems to be hanging onto some guilt.
The angel of death confesses that he still feels badly for not
being present when JenniAnn was shot and, further, not even
sensing she was in peril. Reuel helps Andrew to see that,
just as Andrew wouldn't want JenniAnn psychically exposed to the
perils of his job, she didn't want him witnessing that.
Further, she felt better having Vincent with her, as difficult
as that was. For one, Vincent won't be witnessing the gun
violence that Andrew will during assignments. For another,
Vincent will one day be protected, eternally, in Heaven whereas
Andrew won't be. JenniAnn also reveals that she's been
sticking close to Dyeland and well-known places because she
doesn't want to take any risks that might harm her and, thus,
hurt Andrew. The two make a pact that JenniAnn won't limit
her life to protect Andrew and that he, in turn, won't fret
about normal emotional reactions making her care less for
him. Reuel is pleased with their progress and they make
plans to get together for dinner at Willowveil. ("Cupid
and Psyche")
May 14, 2017- Mick happens upon the
cure for vampirism when he inadvertently squashes some
flowers Andrew got Beth for her birthday. As told in
"The
Best Birthday Ever." Lulu also appears in this
story. She likely passes away shortly
thereafter. I didn't realize that when I first wrote
it. :-( In "On
a Hill Far Away," Andrew and Marty are sent to
retrieve more of the cure and Marty learns how it wouldn't
have happened without his love for Joshua. Joshua
then approached Logan, Isolde, Marco, and Josef to offer
them the cure. They all took it, happily, except
Josef. Due to his work with FS, Joshua gave him a
different sort of "cure" which enables him to keep his
vampire powers without needing any sustenance. (N505)
May 15, 2017- Daisy has a nightmare which causes a
panicked Josef to go into "vamp mode." Amber-Marie
is able to shield him from view and they calm the girl
but, come morning, Josef is still troubled by the
incident. Amber-Marie is heartbroken that Daisy is
still struggling with the sexual abuse she experienced and
likely will for years to come. This causes Josef to
revisit his anger at God for not telling him about Daisy
before she suffered so much. Josef and Amber-Marie
are making arrangements to stay home with their daughter
when Joshua arrives with a vial of the vampirism
cure. Amber-Marie is dismayed when Josef refuses the
cure. Hurt, Joshua asks to speak with Josef in his
office. The two men have it out with Josef revealing
his anger. But he comes to realize that God was
trying to get him to discover Daisy by taking a DNA
test. Josef breaks down and tries to harm himself
but Joshua calms him. He helps the vampire to see
that he forgives him, that Daisy will forgive him.
Still, Josef needs to make himself feel worthy. He
can't accept the cure yet. So Joshua offers him
another option: he leaves Josef with a bottle of his own
blood. It restores Josef's heartbeat and leaves him
wanting no other drink or food. It makes him
deathless and he retains all his vampire powers so he can
continue his usual work with FS until he feels worthy of
the full cure.
The two men rejoin Amber-Marie who is pleased to see that
Josef has taken a version of the cure. They begin to
prepare breakfast for Joshua when Daisy and Daffy, her
dog, enter. While her parents continue the breakfast
prep, Joshua cuddles with Daisy and listens to her
lingering fears, comforting her. As they make
pancakes, Josef tells Amber-Marie a bit more about his
cure, leaving out that it's Joshua's blood. She asks
him if he'll ever take the full cure and he says he will,
once he feels he's earned it. Amber-Marie cries but
assures Josef they're happy tears. Only later, and
quickly forgotten, does Josef realizes there may have been
more to her emotions. ("Immortality")
May 18, 2017-
At another session with Reuel, JenniAnn reveals that she went to
Lily's Loot by herself with only limited anxiety over being
alone in NYC. Reuel and Andrew both point out that she
should consider anti-anxiety meds if needed. She agrees
but while Reuel tries to drive the point home, he uses the word
"assault" and JenniAnn blows up then flees the house.
Andrew goes after her, leaving Reuel to fret over what he said
or did wrong. Joshua assures the angel that he did nothing
wrong and asks that he pray for Andrew and JenniAnn which Reuel
readily does.
Outside, Andrew catches up to JenniAnn who then has a
seizure. He gets her back to Willowveil where he suggests
she lay down but JenniAnn insists that she wants a shower and
snaps at the angel. She's immediately repentant and
weepy. Andrew comes up with a compromise of a bubble bath,
suggesting he sit with her, promising there will be enough
bubbles to keep her covered. She agrees. Once
they're settled, JenniAnn apologizes for her behavior.
Fearing another seizure and definitely not wanting it to happen
in a bath tub, Andrew suggests he read poetry while JenniAnn
relaxes. When she's ready, the two return to their bedroom
where Andrew offers to brush JenniAnn's hair for
her. As he does, JenniAnn breaks down and confesses to
Andrew that she's been hiding something: when Rex had her in the
alley, he groped her before shooting her. She believes
that if she hadn't been so shocked, she might have been able to
get away and prevent all the trauma that followed. Andrew
refuses to let her blame herself. They have a difficult
talk about how the assault impacted JenniAnn's thoughts about
her own body. She reveals to Andrew that she and Joshua
talked about it while she was on his island but he assured her
he wouldn't tell Andrew... that was for her to do, in
time. Andrew frets that he may have prompted an unwanted
flashback when he'd stuck his hand under her shirt in his sleep
weeks before, unconsciously feeling for her scar. JenniAnn
assures him that wasn't the case and she only connected the
moment with Rex when she realized he was feeling for her
scar. She decides he should see the scar, and how well and
completely it's healed, and undoes the top of her robe. In
a moment of levity, Andrew removes his own shirt so "their
outfits coordinate" although he has deeper reasons. With
JenniAnn succumbing to the effects of her seizure, the two fall
asleep in each other's arms.
Andrew awakens first and sorts out
his emotions. He realizes that, as awful as Rex's assault
was, God brought goodness from it. Not only have he and
JenniAnn become closer but their kids have drawn closer to them,
too. When JenniAnn awakens, the two have a chat about
nudity which drives home the obvious point that angels are a lot
less hung up about it than humans (Joshua excluded).
Andrew stresses that God created JenniAnn (and all humans) as
His treasured, beautiful creation and isn't embarrassed by
them. JenniAnn reflects on this and how Rex made her feel
like an object. She agrees to try to see herself as a
beautiful creation and to look to Andrew for a reminder when she
verges into object territory. With an hour left before
Belle returns, the two snuggle together. ("Cupid
and Psyche")
May 27, 2017- It's Isra's and Behnam's
(re)wedding day! With Vincent officiating, the
couple renew their vows in front of their children,
Salma, Andrew, JenniAnn, and an array of Friends,
El-Chananites, etc. After Vincent declares the
couple husband and wife (again), Reuel recites an e.e.
cummings poem. Andrew and JenniAnn reflect on the
lessons they've learned as they listen to Reuel.
Meanwhile, unseen, Joshua observes. He jokingly
tells an unhearing Andrew and JenniAnn that he'll be
spending the night at Willowveil to watch the kids as
they're too googly-eyed to be trusted. After
giving everyone some time to congratulate Isra and
Behnam, Joshua materializes in the Willowveil ballroom
where he's enthusiastically greeted by the Al-Mitras and
their wedding guests. Joshua shares his plan to
babysit and Andrew and JenniAnn happily prepare for an
evening together after the reception.
That evening,
Andrew and JenniAnn enjoy some dancing in their bedroom
and reminisce about Isra's and Behnam's wedding and the
happiness of everyone at the reception. A remark
about Max's dance moves leads JenniAnn to confess that
she doesn't want anything to ever put a damper on his
and Rose's happiness... and she especially doesn't want
him finding out about Rex's assault. Andrew
reassures her that if Max ever did find out, they would
help him through it together. They decide to
indulge in some leftover wedding cake and treats in bed
but are interrupted by a rattling at their balcony
door. It's their little bat friend who they feed
strawberries before she takes off. As the two
watch her, JenniAnn reflects on how she's like the bat:
restored by Andrew, with Joshua's help, and made to
fly. ("Cupid
and Psyche")
Later in 2017- Around this same time, Andrew has an
assignment that badly shakes him. He returns to Willowveil
and watches over Belle as she sleeps. On his way to
JenniAnn's room, he clips the family tree and birds fall to
the ground. Overhearing the commotion, JenniAnn comes out of
her room and helps collect their birds. They discover
Andrew's bird has broken off the nest... and revealed another baby
bird. Joshua has another child waiting for them. ("The King")
Summer 2017- After the theatre season
ended, Emma and Peter traveled to Texas to spend some time with
his family. They then went on, alone, to Florida where they
conceived. In addition, Molly Reese suffered a stroke.
She and Grant moved in with Arthur, Monica, and Liam while she
recuperated. They then settled at True Light where they
serve the clients there. (N505)
August 2017- Per N504,
Sy joined Ivy and Violeta at Fordham University after graduating
from high school.
September 2017- Per the update on Shelby
given in N504,
Asher has graduated from college and is teaching Below.
Given how semesters run, he likely returned in either June 2017 or
September 2017 depending on whether he took summer classes.
Autumn 2017- After he retired from being a
cruise ship captain, Nico and Raquel moved to Dyeland. After
staying at Willowveil for a time, they moved into a cabin near
Isolde and Marco. (N505)
October 14, 2017- Josef visits Sarah's grave and confides
in her that he and Amber-Marie will be telling Daisy that he's a
vampire. He also shares updates about FS: the vampires are
all cured and many are expecting, including his assistant, Jolie,
and her husband. Though many stayed on with FS, enough left
to warrant hiring mortals, including a bunch of ex-Navy
SEALs. Josef is very optimistic about this change and the
success of their mission. Josef gives Sarah other updates
about Daisy then leaves to meet up with her and Amber-Marie.
Unbeknownst to him, Joshua and Sarah have observed it all.
Sarah wishes that Josef would move on. She's troubled that
he brings her trinkets and only gets Amber-Marie practical
gifts. She doesn't understand why Josef can't see how
Amber-Marie feels about her. Joshua tells her that he won't
see it because he simply doesn't want to. Stressed, Sarah
asks Joshua for a dance and he happily complies. As Joshua
serenades her, Sarah comes up with a plan to reach Josef via a
dream.
That night's viewing of Hotel Transylvania is a hit with
Daisy and Aiyla. Using the movie as a leaping off point,
Amber-Marie and Josef tell the girls that he is/was a
vampire. Josef assures the girls that he would never hurt
anyone and that he'll always love and protect Daisy. The
girls take the news in stride... but now they want to be bats for
Halloween instead of butterflies. ("Immortality")
October 15, 2017- While Amber-Marie and Daisy are
visiting the former's parents in Poughkeepsie, Josef remains home
where he decks the house out in Halloween lights to please
Daisy. He's nearly finished when he loses his balance on the
ladder and falls to the ground. Andrew and Sarah, who had
been observing, are worried but Joshua assures them that Josef's
fine. But now is Sarah's chance to meet with him in the
In-Between, similar to where JenniAnn was during her coma.
Andrew is still a bit worried so Joshua sends him there, too, to
check in on the once-couple. Joshua remains to watch over
Josef and urge him to listen to Sarah.
In the In-Between, which appears as Central Station for Josef,
Sarah poses as a young woman named Sadie. When her suitcase
breaks and spills its contents everywhere, Josef helps her gather
the items... record albums... up. They strike up a
conversation and Sadie asks Josef to lunch. He agrees and
they head to a cafe while Andrew looks on approvingly. Sadie
and Josef chat over lunch and the latter finds himself struggling
to remember aspects of his life. He's jarred when a waiter
set a daisy on the table and Josef passes out. Josef comes
to in Sadie's house. He begins to hope that she's Sarah
reincarnated. Sadie tells Josef that she doesn't believe in
reincarnation... but she does believe people can come back to help
those they've left behind. As Josef contemplates this and
begins to accept it, he also starts to remember his life and
panics over Daisy. Sadie urges him to look at her and, when
he does, he sees Sarah. Sarah explains to him that he was
dreaming and she used that dream to reach him, to tell him that
she's not coming back to resume their life together but that
she'll always be with him. She promises him that if he just
opens his heart, he'll find another love... one that will be with
him for his whole life. Josef promises Sarah that he will,
she kisses his forehead, and Josef awakes on his lawn.
Behnam and Isra are panicked when they drive by Josef's house and
see him sprawled on the lawn. Thankfully, Josef soon rouses
and assures them both that he's fine. He turns on the lights
which delight Omar and Aiyla. Then Josef notices the stone
elephant and daisy on his porch and his "dream" comes back to
him. Amber-Marie and Daisy return. The little girl is
thrilled with the lights but Amber-Marie is concerned upon
learning of Josef's fall and "grounds" him to the house for the
evening... something Josef finds very appealing. The
Al-Mitras stay over for dinner and Josef is very content. He
silently renews his promise to Sarah to open his heart to
love. ("Immortality")
October 19, 2017- While working on FS recruitment in
Venezuela, Josef stops into a favorite shop of his. He
chooses some maracas for Daisy and then is approached by the
shopkeeper, Mateo. They catch up and Josef peruses the
merchandise. He's tempted to purchase a ceramic butterfly
for Sarah but remembers her words and shifts his focus to getting
a present for Amber-Marie. He spots two brightly painted
parakeets and recalls Amber-Marie telling him that she'd had two
as her first pets. He selects them and Mateo wraps them up
and checks Josef out. Josef realizes he's more exciting for
Amber-Marie's reaction to her gift than Daisy's.
Josef returns home to find an exhausted Amber-Marie.
Tearfully, Amber-Marie confesses that she missed Josef.
Alarmed, he suggests they chat before turning in.
Amber-Marie admits that she's been taking work home too much and
not taking time for herself. Josef offers his office as a
sanctuary when needed. Eventually, the woman reveals that a
flashback, via a nightmare, to her rape in college was the crisis
point. Josef comforts her and asks if there's anything he
can do. Amber-Marie tells him that her ex-husband, Rick,
used to stay up with her to watch a funny movie. Josef
agrees to this. Before sitting down to Galaxy Quest,
Josef gives Amber-Marie her gift. She loves the birds and is
touched that Josef remembers the story of her pets. They
both fall asleep on the couch during the movie. ("Immortality")
October 28, 2017- At the Friends' Halloween
party, Daisy begs her Daddy to dance with her to the Hotel
Translyvania song. Josef agrees. Daisy then
wants her parents to dance. They agree and end up dancing to
a love song. The song ends up reminding Josef of Joshua,
Amber-Marie, and Daisy and he's moved to tears. The two
nearly share a tender moment before Josef snaps out of it.
Instead, they rejoin Daisy and listen to Vincent tell a
story. ("Immortality")
November 2017- I provided updates on a number of characters
in N504
and N505.
Of particular note, November finds Father/Jacob considerably
weakened after repeated bouts of pneumonia. He's often
overheard talking to Maryam and spends a good deal of time
preparing Vincent to take over as Tunnel patriarch. N505
also touches on problems Fr. Mike is having at St. Mary
Magdalene's which will get even more complicated in the new year.
December 1, 2017- Keeping up their tradition, Kylie and
Clay help decorate their church for Christmas... along with Adam
and little Ada-Marie. A young visitor is frightened by
Clay's appearance. When Kylie goes to comfort him, she
reveals that she's pregnant. ("The
Golden Cord, Part II")
December 16, 2017- Despite their little family having had a
good couple of months, Josef finds himself agitated and struggling
to sleep. He goes to Andrew for advice. Josef confides
that things have been tense between him and Amber-Marie. He
starts to ask Andrew questions about the beginnings of his
relationship with JenniAnn. Andrew is relieved when he
begins to suspect Josef has feelings for Amber-Marie. The
angel and JenniAnn had assumed Amber-Marie cared for Josef but
weren't sure it was reciprocated. Josef reveals that he's
concerned that exploring a romance with Amber-Marie will put their
happy life with Daisy at risk. Andrew counsels him to
consider that not pursuing one could also put their family at
risk. Josef also agonizes over whether Amber-Marie could
love him knowing how sordid his past was at points. Andrew
reminds Josef that she already knows all that and accepted it in
the father of her child. Finally, Josef admits that he's
afraid of plain old rejection. Andrew counters that, if
Amber-Marie does feel the same and neither ever brings it up,
they'll have a lifetime of loneliness. Josef concludes that
he will tell Amber-Marie about his feelings... but after
Christmas. ("Immortality")
December 24, 2017- "The
Golden Cord, Part II" finds the Friends celebrating
Christmas Eve at Willowveil. They share their feelings over
Joshua's "absence" while waiting for Emma and Peter to
arrive. Meanwhile, the Campbell-Garcias are waylaid at their
apartment as Emma struggles to find a top to fit her pregnant
belly. She confides in Peter about her embarrassment
regarding her scars being visible when she gives birth. He
comforts her and then receives a message from Dyeland...
To everyone's surprise and delight, Joshua, John,
and Yoktan show up, shortly followed by Maryam and Yosef.
Adam reprises his Santa gig with the help of Kylie and
Caleb. Joshua spends time with each of the children.
The group shares a potluck dinner after which the children present
a concert of carols. After dessert, the little ones go to
bed while the adults remain in the ballroom to visit. Emma
confides in the others about why she and Peter were late.
Clay tells his own story of feeling bad about his scars. He
also reveals that he and Kylie are expecting again. This
news is difficult for Monica who is still dealing with her desire
to raise a baby with Arthur. They escape to the kitchen
where Monica tells Arthur about a conversation she had with Liam
earlier in the day regarding his deceased mother.
Meanwhile, at the Chrysalis Court in New York,
Amber-Marie, Josef, Gayle, and the clients are visited by Nick,
Zaila, and Elazer. Following caroling and desserts, Josef
gives the two angels a tour while the saint and Gayle confront
Amber-Marie regarding her feelings for Josef. The doctor
promises to speak with Josef about this on New Year's Eve when
Daisy will be with Aiyla and her family.
At Willowveil, Joshua announces it's bedtime.
He escorts the non-Willowveil contingent home then orders Andrew
and JenniAnn to bed when he discovers they waited up for
him. JenniAnn last sees him at a ballroom window, gazing up
at the heavens.
December 25, 2017- "The
Golden Cord, Part II" resumes with Andrew awaking from a
pleasant dream. He and JenniAnn exchange gifts: a first
edition of Wordsworth for him, a moonstone necklace for her.
They're back to relaxing when someone knocks at their door.
Assuming it's Belle, they're surprised when it's Max and
Rose. The younger couple presents Andrew and JenniAnn with
their Christmas gift: a portrait featuring a cameo by their unborn
grandchild. Naturally, Andrew and JenniAnn are elated.
Christmas Day celebration is underway at Willowveil when Yosef
notices that Joshua seems troubled. At Maryam's prompting,
Yosef goes to Joshua and is transported to Ireland where they
witness Avi's birth mother learning that she's pregnant.
Joshua whispers comfort to the girl and returns, with Yosef, to
Dyeland. Joshua reveals to his father that Lor unknowingly
died saving his own birth mother and half-brother. Avi's
birth father descended from the latter and, carrying the family
trait, passed it along to Siobhan's unborn baby. Joshua
urges Yosef to pray that Siobhan makes the decisions that will
lead Avi to Dyeland and Andrew and JenniAnn. After Andrew
checks up on them, the two carpenters return to the ballroom where
Joshua is served Froot Loops cake in honor of his special
day. John reflects on the miracle of his cousin's life with
Maryam and Yosef adding their praise.
December 31, 2017- After
dropping Daisy off to ring in the New Year with the Al-Mitras,
Amber-Marie settles back into the Ghostly Gables with
Josef. She asks him for the full story of what happened
with Joshua and why Josef wasn't fully cured. Josef
reveals to her how he struggles with guilt over not rescuing
Daisy sooner. Amber-Marie says she can't fault him for
what he couldn't have possibly known the little girl was
facing. Amber-Marie is telling Josef that she thinks he
deserves the full cure when he blurts out that he loves her just
as she says the same. Overjoyed, the two realize how many
shared experiences they've had in struggling to keep their
feelings for each other in check. Amber-Marie redirects
the conversation back to the cure which Josef agrees to
take. She helps him administer it and...Josef is
cured! Amber-Marie makes him blueberry waffles as his
first meal in a long time. They share a kiss... and then
another. ("Immortality")
February 2, 2018- Fr. Mike has a meeting with Archbishop
Francis Wesson who, after listing unproven and ridiculous
allegations, dismisses the priest from St. Mary
Magdalene's. Rabbi Yakov tries to defend his friend but to
no avail. The Archbishop accuses Fr. Mike of giving
Communion to a personal friend who he knows to be engaging in
premarital sex. Both the rabbi and priest are confused but
the Archbishop is unrelenting. He sends Fr. Mike on
sabbatical to Albany, ordering him to report there the following
morning. Yakov comforts Fr. Mike and invites him to spend
the night at his and Tiva's place which Fr. Mike accepts.
He also agrees to calling the Friends together to help him pack.
That afternoon, the Friends have finished packing Fr. Mike's
things and are gathered at the Levines'. They discuss
their dismay over Fr. Mike's dismissal and debate actions to be
taken. They also try to figure out the root of Wesson's
accusation about Fr. Mike's friend. They get no where and
focus on preparing Fr. Mike for his move to Albany. ("Broken
Hallelujahs")
February 3, 2018- Randall drops Fr. Mike off at St.
Bregwin's rectory. Nervously, the priest waits to meet his
new mentor. Bishop Anthony Merriman greets Fr. Mike while
in the midst of an emotional phone call with a family
member. Fr. Mike waits in the bishop's parlor while he
finishes his call, perusing the room and discovering that the
man is a Harry Potter fan. When he returns, the
bishop... who prefers to go by Tony... warmly welcomes Fr.
Mike. He asks him to cover Mass, citing his family
drama. Fr. Mike readily agrees and is shown to his room
where he says a prayer to Joshua. ("Broken
Hallelujahs")
February 4, 2018- Fr. Mike struggles to sleep,
especially since Tony still hasn't returned. He tries
to pray the rosary for comfort but struggles to concentrate,
especially after he hears Tony returning. Fr. Mike
leaves his room and finds an obviously troubled
bishop. The two go to the kitchen for coffee and a
chat. After asking Fr. Mike a few questions, Tony
reveals the source of his family strife: his great-nephew,
Kyle, has fled a seminary and is having psychological
issues. He's holed up in his room, avoiding contact
with everyone. Tony knows something bad must have
happened at the seminary... he just doesn't know what.
Fr. Mike offers his help and Tony suggests that he meet with
Kyle who, like him, follows Mike's blog. Fr. Mike
agrees and, encouraged, Tony suggests they go to the
church's grotto to spend some time with Mary. Fr. Mike
readily agrees.
In Dyeland, JenniAnn awakens to find Andrew absent and has a
sense that something's wrong. Seeing a light coming
from his workshop, she leaves Willowveil and heads over
there. Andrew sees her approaching and hurries her
into his shop and onto of the below-freezing weather.
In the light, JenniAnn can tell that something is plaguing
the angel of death but he's not ready to talk. They
share a romantic interlude and then fall asleep.
Upon waking, Andrew considers whether or not he wants to
tell JenniAnn about the extremely violent assignment that
put him into the funk she witnessed. He also admits to
himself that he's angry at God for sending him although he
comes to realize he was the best man for the job. When
JenniAnn awakens, Andrew briefly tells her about the
assignment and weeps in her embrace. They comfort each
other and then decide to go to Mass so they head back to the
castle to prepare.
Andrew, JenniAnn, Violeta, Shelby, Belle, Max and Rose,
Isolde and Marco, Owen and Graham, Kemara and Sean with the
twins, Ivy and Sy, Monica, Arthur, and Liam, Rabbi Yakov,
and Tiva attend Mass at St. Mary Magdalene's. While
waiting for it to start, they buoy themselves by planning a
party afterwards, in anticipation of panning the
archbishop. It ends up worse than they imagined,
however, when Archbishop Wesson refuses to gives JenniAnn
Communion and recites a "blessing" over her asking God to
lead her away from sin... thus revealing that she's the
supposedly philandering friend of Fr. Mike. JenniAnn
is mortified and the Friends enraged. After Mass,
Isolde suggests that Andrew and JenniAnn take her and
Marco's car and let them drive the kids back to Willowveil
so the couple can chat. Owen and Graham get a ride
from the Levines but, before they set off, Owen notices
Andrew and JenniAnn sharing a tender moment in the
Crocettis' car and is concerned. Tiva is surprised by
his seeming prudishness but Owen explains that he's just
worried about parishioners getting more ammunition against
JenniAnn, thinking that at least one of them is feeding lies
to the archbishop. They all agree the entire debacle
is a mess but Rabbi Yakov shares his hope that God...
possibly even Joshua returning to them... will fix it.
Meanwhile, Andrew realizes that with the full lot, he and
JenniAnn won't be making a quick escape. He apologizes
to JenniAnn since the entire encounter wouldn't have
happened if not for him but she's not having it. She's
so upset by his guilt that she settles onto Andrew's lap and
kisses him, assuring him that she's not ashamed of who they
are or what they've done together. Andrew agrees that
he's not ashamed and returns her kiss. They
commiserate about their anger and hurt feelings and the
impact on their friends. They're finally able to start
leaving the lot but wind up stuck again. JenniAnn
notices the people in the car next to them are staring and
begins to cry, admitting she's really embarrassed.
Andrew keeps his rage in check while trying to both comfort
JenniAnn and drive.
Elsewhere in Manhattan, Joshua is bringing lunch home to his
drunken roommate and his unknown paramour of the
night. Joshua soon discovers that the lady in question
is Renee and shares a warm, though awkward, introduction
with her. While she eats, Joshua checks on Mason who
is hungover but otherwise fine. Mason tries to engage
Joshua with same banter about Renee and girls but Joshua
isn't having it. Mason turns his focus to Joshua's
Star of David necklace which he carefully explains came from
a friend/little sister sort aka Mary of
Magdala/Bethany. This leads into a conversation about
Joshua's family but Mason is very reluctant to offer details
about his own family. He gets up and shares lunch with
Joshua and Renee.
At Willowveil, several of the Friends are filled in about
the encounter between Archbishop Wesson and JenniAnn.
They're dismayed and angered. It brings up a lot of
old angst regarding the wider problem of abusive priests in
the Catholic Church. Emma, especially, is affected and
leaves the room with Peter. The Catholic Friends share
their concerns and, after some talk, a few consider at least
temporarily attending Mass at the El-Chananite Church.
Others view this as a defeat and letting the negative
influences in the Catholic Church win. With
encouragement from Diana, they decide to make the rounds of
other churches until Joshua makes a more permanent solution
known to them.
Sibyll and Lewellyn go to Albany to tell their son in person
about what happened to JenniAnn. Fr. Mike is horrified
and hurt for his friend. Bishop Tony is fascinated by
this glimpse into the life of a couple that seem to be like
the Catholic understanding of Mary and Joseph (aka in a
committed, romantic relationship but nonsexual). Both
priests are angered by Wesson's abuse of power. The
subject of conversation lightens when Bishop Tony inquires
about Fr. Mike's childhood and his parents proudly tell the
story of toddler Mike stealing cookies from nuns.
That evening, Fr. Mike and Bishop Tony go to the McIntyre
residence where they witness Kyle having a meltdown after
his family attempts to get him to eat. He
inadvertently injures his grandpa, Mac, which only upsets
the boy more. When he sees the two priests, he flees
back to his room. Kyle's mother, Becca, gets him
calmed down then returns to the kitchen where she joins her
parents, Mac and Gladdy, her husband, Leo, and the two
priests for a dinner of Gladdy's pot pie. The six
share in a discussion about various aspects of Catholicism:
the representation of Mary, celibate priests, etc.
They also ponder what might be going on with Kyle but reach
no conclusion. Afterwards, Tony and Mike attempt to
visit Kyle but are turned away. ("Broken
Hallelujahs")
February 7, 2018- For a third night, Fr.
Mike dined at the McIntyre household but Kyle
remained elusive. In the wee hours of the
morning, the priest struggles to sleep as he thinks
about Kyle's situation. He gets out his Kindle
and discovers someone has messaged him several times
on his blog. It turns out to be Kyle who is
still online. Fr. Mike strikes up a
conversation with the young man and Kyle reveals
that he was raped by a priest at his seminary.
Fr. Mike is stricken but keeps it together for
Kyle's sake. He asks Kyle if he wants him to
tell his uncle. Kyle agrees. Then he
reveals the name of his rapist: Fr. Blaine
Wesson. Fr. Mike is shocked and assumes he's
related to the archbishop but says nothing of it to
Kyle. He stresses that the young man did
nothing wrong and that what he suffered was
inexcusable. Kyle signs off to go to bed and,
after a time, Fr. Mike does the same though he's
anxious about having to speak to Tony.
In New York City, Joshua attempts to get Mason up
lest he be late for work following a night of
partying. Mason angrily informs his roommate
that he's not going to work and slams the door to
his bedroom when Joshua offers to grab
breakfast. Joshua prays to his Dad, asking
what's changed. He suspects Mason and Renee
have split up. After finishing his prayer,
Joshua is headed out to get breakfast when something
bright on the table catches his eye. He
discovers it's a fundraising flyer for Mason's
former high school which he received at work.
The paper had brought Mason's memories of the abuse
he'd faced at the school flooding back, driving him
to spend the night drinking and smoking pot.
Joshua tearfully recalls creating Mason... and his
abuser: Blaine Wesson who he regards as a betrayer
much more than Yehuda ever was.
At breakfast, Fr. Mike joins Bishop Tony in the
kitchen. The older man almost immediately realizes
something is wrong. Gently, Fr. Mike relays what Kyle
confided in him to the bishop. Tony is horrified,
saddened and extremely angry at both Wessons. Tony
wants to call the police but Mike convinces him not to,
reminding him that Kyle only gave him permission to tell his
uncle. Since Kyle had asked the two to come see him,
Fr. Mike insists they speak with him first and then decide
who goes to the police and when. Tony sees the sense
in this. Fr. Mike gives him a cross that Joshua had
once given to him and leaves the bishop to his thoughts
while he heads to the church to deliver Mass.
At the McIntyre home, Gladdy is thrilled because Kyle has
finally eaten a full meal, showered, and changed
clothes. However, when she sees her brother and Fr.
Mike, she knows something serious is going on. The two
men meet with Kyle. Tony expresses guilt that he
didn't look into the seminary more but Kyle reassures him
that he couldn't have known about Blaine Wesson. Kyle
wants to go to the police, knowing the case would be
stronger with the actual victim presents, but he's reluctant
to tell the rest of the family. Fr. Mike urges him to
consider that once the story is with the police, even with
his name omitted, his family will likely put it
together. Kyle is especially distraught over the
prospect of his younger siblings, who were sent to an aunt's
due to his erratic behavior, finding out. He doesn't
want them to think he's weak. Fr. Mike reiterates how
brave he actually his. Then Kyle relates that he's
been so angry at God for not stopping the rape but began to
wonder if God tries to by urging others to come forward and
expose Wesson... but they didn't. He doesn't want to
be the one who stays silent and puts others at risk.
Tony stresses again how brave Kyle is to make that
decision. Kyle asks the two priests to gather his
parents and grandparents for lunch so he can tell
them. Then they leave him to write out his statement
for the police.
As expected, lunch with Kyle's family is emotional.
Nonetheless, and despite his nervousness, Kyle goes through
with his plan to speak to the police. After a three
hour interview, Fr. Mike and Bishop Tony assent to a quiet
walk at Kyle's request. It calms the young man but
does little for his uncle who retires early once he and Fr.
Mike are back at the rectory. Fr. Mike is left alone
to videochat with the Friends at Willowveil for Bible
study. While keeping Kyle's identity a secret, the
priest relays that he was contacted by a young man who was
raped by Archbishop Wesson's nephew. Knowing this
could lead to backlash and even anger towards him if his
part is exposed, Fr. Mike urges the Friends to stay away
from the Archbishop lest he lash out at them. The
Friends readily agree and feel great sympathy for the young
man aka Kyle. Emma voices their shared wish that
Joshua would be present in the flesh. Fr. Mike echoes
this and leads the group in prayer. ("Broken
Hallelujahs")
February 8, 2018- An already drunken
Mason is badgering a bartender for another
drink while Joshua looks on with wearied
concern. When he voices that concern,
Mason lashes out at Joshua for acting like
he's his mother. He then decides that
maybe Joshua is gay and into him and he
teases Joshua about this. Joshua
stresses that he's only concerned for Mason
as a friend. Unmoved, Mason stalks off
to hit on girls but, when unsuccessful,
leaves the bar with Joshua. During
their walk back to the apartment, Mason asks
Joshua if he was born Jewish and expresses
his wish to have also been born
Jewish. This pains Joshua since he
knows where it's coming from. When
Mason scoffs at Jesus' life story, Joshua is
quick to point out his inaccuracies, even
hoping that Mason will recognize him.
That doesn't happen. Instead, Mason
responds with "What do you know?
You're Jewish" which makes Joshua cry,
unnoticed by Mason.
At Willowveil, Andrew is awoken when
JenniAnn leaves their bed. He
discovers she's gone to Belle's room where
she's watching over their sleeping daughter
and softly crying. Andrew stays with
them a bit before JenniAnn leads him back to
their bedroom. She begins to cry again
and wonders if they made a mistake in
baptizing Belle Catholic. She also
admits that she's simply exhausted by all
the scandals, all the hopes for reform that
don't pan out, etc. And yet being
Catholic is so intrinsic to her being, even
her relationship with Andrew. The
angel tries to comfort JenniAnn but is also
plagued by his own issues with the Church
and the ways in which he thinks it
negatively impacted JenniAnn's sense of
well-being. JenniAnn beseeches Andrew,
as head of the family, to just tell her what
to do. Andrew counters that, together,
they are the head of the family, not him
alone. He cries and asks her to not
let the fight go out of her. Seemingly
out of no where, JenniAnn asks Andrew if,
were he a human Catholic, he could have been
a priest. He says that he
couldn't. He doesn't believe priests
should have to be celibate and he imagines
that, as a human, he would have still
reached a point of needing her. This
begins to settle something for JenniAnn who
decides to leave the Church. She's
worried that Joshua will be hurt but Andrew
convinces her that's not the case.
They settle down and go back to sleep.
Fr. Mike and Bishop Tony visit Kyle, just to
spend some time with him. He
interrupts a game of Go Fish to ask if they
think God will be mad at him for not going
back to seminary. Both men assure him
that God understands, his uncle going so far
as to say the Church doesn't deserve
him. Fr. Mike reminds Kyle that there
are many ways to serve God, including
outside of a church. He shares a
little bit about Emma, Peter, and Owen and
how they use the arts to express God's love
to the world. Kyle expresses an
interest in meeting the Friends and as Fr.
Mike is offering to set it up, someone
frantically knocks on the front door.
Kyle fears it's the press which he's not yet
ready for but... Fr. Mike discovers it's
actually Ana-Maria, Kyle's
ex-girlfriend. The teenagers eagerly
reunite and then introductions are
made. Ana-Maria reveals that she has a
cousin working at the police station where
Kyle reported his rape. Shaken, the
cousin neglected the need for
confidentiality and told Ana-Maria about a
first year seminarian filing a rape
report. Ana-Maria knew it was Kyle and
left her college to come back to
Albany. She offers to leave but Kyle
admits he wants her to stay. After
getting her boyfriend settled in for a nap,
Ana-Maria returns to the living room for tea
with the priests. The bishop and girl
commiserate on what they might have done to
keep Kyle out of the seminary. Fr.
Mike cuts in, bothered by the fact that
they're saddled with guilt when they did
nothing wrong. He protests Kyle having
had to choose between Ana-Maria and the
Church and then having to go away to receive
training, both of which made it easier for
him to be targeted by a predator.
Ana-Maria points out that decisions like
that are made when women are cut out of the
decision-making process. She then
wonders aloud if Becca and Leo will let her
stay there since her own parents are likely
to be angry about her leaving school.
Bishop Tony promises to put in a good
word. Ana-Maria brings up that Kyle
told her about the visit to Manhattan to
meet Fr. Mike's friends and asks if she can
tag along. Fr. Mike is only too happy
to have her join them and leaves Tony and
Ana-Maria to chat while he calls JenniAnn to
make arrangements. ("Broken
Hallelujahs")
February 9,
2018- After Belle and Shelby have
gone to bed; Andrew, JenniAnn, Max, Rose, and Violeta gather in
Willowveil's TV room for butterbeer and to watch the snow
fall. Andrew endures a bit of teasing about how his future
grandchild will quickly have him wrapped around his/her
finger. Max observes that his parents seem much lighter for
the first time since the incident with Archbishop Wesson.
JenniAnn guesses it has to do with Fr. Mike's pending visit.
Max wonders if the young man accompanying him is the abuse
survivor, the possibility of which JenniAnn had also
considered. They wonder if Fr. Mike intends for the Friends
to be a "back-up church." Rose and Max share that, for them,
the Friends are their church. Some of the more
traditional trappings (Jesus in place of Joshua/Yeshua, blonde
Jesuses, etc.) weird them out. Violeta opines that Joshua is
much better looking than the paintings. JenniAnn is
concerned that the Friends will become so insular that they'll
just wind up preaching to the choir. Andrew brings up that
Yeshua sometimes urged His followers to stay quiet and wonders if
Joshua wants the same of them, to wait patiently until He sends
them someone who needs to hear the truth. The others agree
that this makes sense. Rose asks Violeta to come watch The
Prisoner of Azkaban with her and Max so Andrew and JenniAnn
can have some alone time. The young angel is very happy to
accept. Andrew goes to get ice cream for he and JenniAnn to
enjoy whilst watching This Is Us.
In New York City, Joshua is once again at a bar with Mason who is
largely ignoring him. Then Mason spots Renee with an unknown
man and is irate. Joshua tries to calm him but Mason rushes
the man and pins him to the wall as Renee screams. A brawl
breaks out and Joshua tries to intervene. He ends up
intercepting a blow that Mason meant for Renee's "date."
Joshua begins to fall but is caught by Renee. From the
ground, Joshua sees Satan lurking behind Mason. He gets back
on his feet and rebukes him in Aramaic which Renee takes as a sign
that he has brain damage. The police arrive and haul
everyone, Joshua included, away.
Andrew and JenniAnn have just finished watching two episodes of This
Is Us. They discuss how the show's patriarch, Jack
Pearson, reminds them of Joshua in a lot of ways. With Max
and Rose visiting and able to listen for Belle and Shelby
upstairs, the couple decide to cuddle up on the couch to
sleep. ("Broken
Hallelujahs")
February 10, 2018- At 3:33 in the morning, JenniAnn's cell
phone rings. The caller, from the NYC Department of
Corrections asks if she'll accept a call from Jack Pearson.
At first startled and confused, JenniAnn recalls that Jack is one
of Joshua's pseudonyms and then she and Andrew accept the
call. A clearly emotional Joshua asks them to come pick him
up at a Manhattan precinct. When they hang up, the two rush
into action and awaken Rose and Max. The latter goes with
them to the jail.
Once in Manhattan and at the station, Andrew directs Max and
JenniAnn to go in and get Joshua while he hunts for a
parking spot. After some back and forth at the front desk,
Max and JenniAnn are lead to Joshua who is waiting in an
interrogation room. There are signs on his face of the bar
fight. JenniAnn breaks down, leaving the two men to decide
that they'll go back to Willowveil. In the brighter light of
the lobby, Joshua's haggardness is more apparent. Andrew
meets the trio outside and they get into the Jolly Green, JenniAnn
clinging to Joshua as they share the backseat. Andrew is
troubled by his Boss' appearance but consoles himself by thinking
of how much love will be showered on Joshua by the Friends.
The trio get Joshua back to Willowveil where Rose is waiting
up. While Joshua showers, the others prepare to make him
comfortable and inform the other Friends who arrange a potluck for
breakfast. Joshua urges his hosts to get some rest but only
Rose leaves, out of consideration for the baby she's
carrying. Andrew, JenniAnn, and Max insist on staying with
Joshua since his head got hit. Joshua agrees and, soon
after, falls asleep. JenniAnn softly cries, wondering if
Joshua's arrival is linked to Fr. Mike's dismissal and Kyle.
They're hopeful that Joshua will stick around for Fr. Mike's
pending visit with Kyle and Ana-Maria. Heartened by the
possibility, the three quietly resume their watch.
When Joshua awakens, he finds that Zeke and Diana have been
watching over him. They share a tender reunion and Joshua is
informed of the impressive breakfast awaiting him. He gets
ready to go see the other Friends and prays to his Dad for
guidance on when the time is right to go see Mason again.
In Albany, Fr. Mike is disappointed that he won't be able to see
Joshua yet due to plans with Tony, Kyle, and Ana-Maria. The
four gather at the rectory where Fr. Mike explains to Kyle how he
came to be in Albany and what happened between Archbishop Wesson
and JenniAnn. He explains that the Friends might make a
connection between Kyle and the unknown young man that Fr. Mike
helped file a police report. After conferring with
Ana-Maria, Kyle requests that Fr. Mike simply tell them to avoid
any hypothesizing. Further, Kyle wants to go public so his
case is harder to push under a rug. His main concern is that
it could make things more difficult for his uncle but Tony assures
Kyle that he'll manage. Still, Kyle urges his uncle to go to
Manhattan with them on Monday as a means of getting them all in
the right headspace for chaos erupts. When Fr. Mike and
Ana-Maria back Kyle up, Bishop Tony agrees. Fr. Mike is
thrilled that all three of his new friends will likely meet
Joshua.
Back at Willowveil, Portia gives Joshua a brief exam and concludes
he's suffering from exhaustion. So she prescribes lots of
rest, good food, and hydration... all of which she knows he'll get
at Willowveil. Once he has the all clear, Joshua plans to go
see Andrew in his workshop... assuring Portia he just wants to
chat, not work. And then storytime with the kids which
Portia's daughter, Persephone, is also excited about. On a
more serious note, Portia tells Joshua that she wants to get back
to the Tunnels because Father's not doing very well and has been
talking to Maryam a lot. Joshua comforts the doctor and
assures her that, when the time comes, she'll fill the role of
Tunnel physician beautifully. Joshua leaves to connect with
Andrew while Portia goes to get some food and weigh in on Owen's
and Graham's fight over whether one of JenniAnn's throw pillows is
green or blue.
In Andrew's workshop, Joshua reminds Andrew that he and JenniAnn
should still feel free to take some alone time. He also
informs Andrew that the Father told him about his and JenniAnn's
tryst in the workshop... because He knew it would cheer Joshua
up. He stresses that what followed with the Archbishop was
not his or his Dad's will. Andrew knows that but admits he
was upset by the reminder that he's set JenniAnn apart, including
from her religion. Joshua reminds him that things between
JenniAnn and the Church were rocky before the two even met.
It's JenniAnn asexuality, not Andrew, that contributed to her
feeling like an outsider. Andrew confesses that he worried
for some time when JenniAnn was younger that Church teaching would
push her into marriage and sex out of obligation. Joshua
shows immense compassion and agrees there was reason for
concern. However, he also reminds Andrew that faulty,
hurtful teaching isn't unique to Catholicism. Other
Christian teaching kept Kylie in an abusive marriage, after
all. Joshua receives some inspiration from his Dad and
writes a letter to Reuel, asking Andrew to deliver it. ("Broken
Hallelujahs")
February 11,
2018- On
Joshua's second
night back at
Willowveil;
Edward and
Zadie, Caleb and
Lacey, and Emma
and Peter stay
in his room to
watch over
him. Emma
is awoken to the
sound of Joshua
having a
nightmare.
She sings
Maryam's lullaby
to him which, at
first, seems to
calm Joshua but
then he wakes up
with a
start.
Shaken, Joshua
wants some
spiced milk and
Emma goes to the
kitchen with him
where they find
Andrew and
JenniAnn.
The latter is
crying.
Andrew informs
Joshua that
Bishop Tony was
visited by
police who
shared the news
that Blaine
Wesson is on the
run.
Joshua and Emma
both realizes
that's what he'd
been dreaming
about.
This is
particularly
troubling since
Joshua knows the
Wesson family is
wealthy which
could enable
Blaine to stay
hidden.
He's concerned
for Tony's and
Kyle's
well-being...
but especially
Mason's when the
news gets
out. He
asks Andrew to
accompany him to
Mason's
apartment later
and the angel
agrees.
The other three
cheer Joshua by
asking about
Tony, Kyle, and
Ana-Maria who
they're soon to
meet.
At the McIntyre
residence,
Bishop Tony
breaks the news
of Wesson's
escape to Kyle,
his parents,
grandparents,
and
Ana-Maria.
Kyle wishes he'd
spoken up sooner
and Mac and Leo
want to start up
a search
party.
Tony stresses
that they all
need to be
present to
support Kyle,
especially since
he has an
interview
scheduled for
the following
evening.
Gladdy is
concerned about
if her brother
is ready for any
potential
backlash and
Tony assures her
that he
is. Tony
goes onto reveal
that he
struggled with
anger at God
but, whenever he
looks at the
cross that Fr.
Mike gave him,
he's reminded of
how God can
bring good from
bad... like with
the
Crucifixion.
He also reports
having had a
dream of meeting
Jesus in modern
dress, looking
like the man in
Owen's
paintings.
In the dream,
Jesus gives Tony
a wooden praying
mantis which
reminds him of a
time when he was
a boy. His
dog had died and
a nun cruelly
told him that
animals don't go
to Heaven.
Devastated, he
fled the school
only to be met
at the door by a
mantis. It
made young Tony
feel like God
was there for
him even when
Church teaching
wasn't.
And he feels the
same now.
Kyle hears the
story and tells
his uncle that
he also believes
that God will
see them through
these difficult
times. The
family embraces.
Outside St.
Bregwin's, Fr.
Mike visits with
parishioners
leaving
Mass. His
attention is
captured by a
hooded figure at
the back of the
line. The
mystery man asks
to see Fr. Mike
in the
confessional
which he agrees
to. The
man "confesses"
that he once
said some things
about a
politician and
his wife and "I
really lost my
head." Fr.
Mike groans...
realizing his
visitor is John
aka
Yohannan.
Fr. Mike and
John
embrace.
John's come to
help out with
everything
that's going
on... something
Joshua doesn't
even consciously
know
about.
John asks to
come along to
Manhattan the
following day
which Fr. Mike
eagerly agrees
to. John
offers to appear
to Archbishop
Wesson with his
head in his
hands but the
priest politely
declines.
The two head
back to the
rectory where
Fr. Mike makes
boxty for John.
Many of the
Friends attend
First Baptist
Church to hear
Zeke preach
before returning
to Willowveil
for lunch.
Arthur, Owen,
Zeke, and Salma
chat about the
trouble at St.
Mary
Mag's.
They also wonder
about Andrew and
Joshua who have
gone to Mason's
apartment.
Conversation
turns to
El-Chanan and
Salma shares
about Andrew
visiting with
Joshua's message
to Reuel.
Bearing samples
from the
Friends'
luncheon, Andrew
and Joshua make
their way to
Mason's
apartment.
Joshua is,
understandably,
nervous.
Once there,
they're greeted
by Renee and
Roger, her
cousin who was
the man who
Mason started to
beat up at the
bar. After
Renee convinced
Roger to drop
charges against
Mason, they
brought him back
to the apartment
but he's
continued to
drink. The
cousins
squabble.
Roger is very
concerned about
Mason's violence
and the safety
of his
cousin.
Andrew and
Joshua get them
to calm down and
eat. Renee
asks if Joshua's
coming back and
he tells her
that he's
staying with
Andrew's family
but wants to
keep in
touch.
Joshua gives
them a business
card for St.
Genesius' so
they can reach
him. The
cousins are
impressed to
learn that
Joshua played
Jesus in
JCS. They
get to talking
about
Catholicism
which Roger
stills holds to
while Renee
stopped
attending Mass
after getting
together with
Mason. She
casually
mentions a news
report about
Wesson's
escape.
Mason flies out
of his bedroom,
revealing that
he'd been awake
and
listening.
Mason is upset
to discover that
Wesson
reoffended.
Joshua tells him
that he knows
about the priest
and knows people
who he
hurt. With
his secret out
in the open,
Mason joins the
others for lunch
and apologizes
to Joshua for
hurting
him. Even
Roger is
sympathetic to
Mason,
understanding
the hurt that
was driving his
behavior.
Mason tearfully
denounces God
and Joshua
responds by
calmly getting
him to
eat. Roger
leaves to do a
grocery run and
Joshua follows
him into the
hall, giving him
his half of the
rent and some
grocery
money.
Roger starts to
protest but
Joshua
insists.
Roger tells
Joshua that he
can't contribute
much.
Joshua knows
it's because
Roger was laid
off and assures
him that giving
of his time is
much more
important to
Mason and
Renee.
When Joshua
returns to the
apartment, Renee
is trying to
convince Mason
to visit St.
G's.
Joshua mentions
getting his
things out of
the apartment
and Mason again
apologizes for
his behavior and
scaring Joshua
away. The
carpenter
insists that
Mason didn't
scare him away,
he just thinks
they'd do better
hanging out and
not living
together.
Mason agrees to
meet with Joshua
for breakfast
before
work.
Renee expresses
how glad she is
that Joshua
visited,
remembering how
worried she was
when he shouted
at the
bar.
Joshua assures
her that he was
merely venting
then he and
Andrew attempt
to answer her
many questions
about the
latter's family
and where Joshua
is staying.
During their
walk back to the
portal, Andrew
and Joshua
discuss next
steps with
Mason.
Andrew
acknowledges
that it would be
hard to have
Joshua leave
Willowveil but
everyone would
understand if he
needed to be
with
Mason.
Joshua explains
that Mason will
need a friend
who can stay
with him, in the
flesh, longer
than he
can. So
it's better for
Roger to stay
with Mason and
Joshua to remain
at
Willowveil.
Joshua points
out that
Wednesday is
Valentine's Day
and Andrew adds
that it's also
Ash
Wednesday.
To the angel's
surprise, Joshua
asks him to
focus on the
former. He
knows he'll be
spoiled for the
whole of Lent
but, on
Valentine's, he
wants Andrew and
JenniAnn to go
to Omaha where
he's gotten them
a hotel
room.
Joshua wants to
babysit.
Andrew is
surprised but
Joshua shares
that he needs
him and JenniAnn
to fully process
what's been
going on.
Joshua refuses
to let
Archbishop
Wesson fracture
another
relationship
that he cares
about.
Joshua also
explains why he
was using the
alias of Jack
Pearson.
The police
operator is a
St. G's fan and
Joshua didn't
want her
memories of
Jesus aka Joshua
Davidson
tarnished.
Then Joshua
reveals that he
saw Satan at the
bar. He
doesn't believe
Satan has
attached himself
to Mason, only
that he was
there to taunt
Joshua.
Still, it makes
him even happier
that Renee and
Roger are there
to pray over
Mason.
Andrew is
concerned but
Joshua reminds
him that he has
the Friends who
they soon return
to. ("Broken
Hallelujahs")
February 12,
2018- Fr.
Mike, Bishop
Tony, Kyle, and
Ana-Maria
venture to
Manhattan, first
stopping to pick
John up at the
Romano Family
Farm.
They're
introduced to
some of the
Friends at St.
Genesius' and
John is
enthusiastically
welcomed
back.
While the
newcomers check
out Maryam's
grotto, John
goes to check-in
on his "baby
cousin."
They have an
emotional
reunion.
John is upset by
Joshua's black
eye and informs
him that the
family decided
someone should
be with him...
so he
came. Emma
enters and
greets John,
letting him feel
her baby
kick.
Next, Peter
introduces
Joshua to their
guests and he
and Fr. Mike
have an
affectionate
reunion.
During
introductions
with the others,
Joshua asks Zeke
to perform a bit
as Judas.
His rendition of
"Heaven On Their
Minds" has an
immediate impact
on Tony,
Ana-Maria, and,
especially,
Kyle.
Then, at
Ana-Maria's
request, Joshua
performs
"Gethsemane."
Understandably,
the three
visitors are
even more
moved.
Kyle begins to
see a fellow
sufferer and
survivor in
Jesus.
While Tony
visits with
Mike, Kyle and
Ana-Maria speak
with
Joshua.
Watching them,
Tony becomes
more and more
convinced that
Joshua is
special.
Joshua then
presents Fr.
Mike, Tony,
Ana-Maria, and
Kyle with
gifts.
Tony begins to
feel like his
dream about
Jesus is being
played
out.
Ana-Maria gushes
over her statue
of Maryam and
Hannah/St. Anne,
her
namesakes.
Kyle receives a
crucifix of
Jesus with one
arm unbound and
holding out a
dove. He's
struck by the
image of
suffering
juxtaposed with
hope. Fr.
Mike receives
another palm
cross to replace
the one he gave
to Tony.
Finally, the
bishop opens his
box to reveal a
carving of a
praying
mantis.
Everything comes
together in his
head and he
silently asks
Joshua if he's
Jesus.
Joshua
nods. Tony
falls to his
knees, asking
for mercy which
freaks Ana-Maria
and Kyle
out.
Joshua assures
the old man that
he's always had
his mercy and
love then
embraces
him. Kyle
sees the welts
that have
appeared on
Joshua's wrists
and, wanting
healing, touches
Joshua.
While Kyle's
emotions and
memories remain,
the non-stop
anxiety he'd
been feeling
melts
away. When
Ana-Maria begins
to wonder if
Joshua is Jesus,
the nail marks
appear to her,
too. She,
however, has a
mixed
reaction.
While very glad
to know Jesus is
undoubtedly
real, she also
believes his
appearance will
send Kyle back
to the
priesthood and
away from
her. Kyle
is aghast that
she's having
that reaction
but Joshua
assures them
that he takes no
offense.
Kyle tells
Ana-Maria that
he's not leaving
her, he'll find
another way to
serve God as the
Friends
have.
Ana-Maria then
thanks Joshua
for going above
and beyond in
answering her
prayer.
She reveals that
she'd prayed for
someone to come
along as support
Tony... which is
what Joshua did
himself.
Tony is very
moved.
Joshua tells
them all that
there will be
plenty of time
to answer
questions... but
right then he
has to go
pick-up a lunch
order. He
offers to take
the three with
him and, once
they're gone,
Fr. Mike shares
the happy news
that they have
come to
recognize
Joshua.
On the ride back
from Moishe's,
it hits
Ana-Maria that
John is the
Baptist.
Bishop Tony is
amused.
While Joshua is
greater and yet
what he
expected, John
isn't so
much.
Joshua explains
a bit about John
and about his
own mode of
being while back
on Earth.
He confirms for
Kyle that, even
without his
"live feed," he
knows about what
happened at the
seminary.
Kyle is greatly
helped by
Joshua's obvious
empathy.
Joshua offers to
go back to
Albany to be
with Kyle during
his TV
interview, an
offer which Kyle
eagerly
accepts.
Joshua then asks
to visit with
each of them
after they're
back at St.
G's. The
trio from Albany
agree.
While Kyle
visits with
Joshua and
Ana-Maria gets
to know the
Friends, Bishop
Tony seeks out
Andrew and
JenniAnn.
First, he
reiterates how
wrong Archbishop
Wesson was to
chastise
JenniAnn.
He then politely
inquires about
Andrew's and
JenniAnn's
relationship
which he likens
to the Catholic
understanding of
Maryam's and
Yosef's
marriage.
JenniAnn
confesses to
some dismay over
their continued
absence and the
bishop reasons
that it's part
of their
evolution as a
group: they're
meant to be
Joshua's primary
comforters and
companions.
The topic turns
back to Andrew
and JenniAnn who
set the record
straight, with
Andrew revealing
that he's an
angel.
They then
explain
human/angel anam
caras to the
bishop.
Bishop Tony is
surprised but
fond of the
idea. The
three then visit
about the JCS
production.
Meanwhile in
Emma's and
Peter's office,
Joshua and Kyle
visit.
After an
invitation to
say or ask
whatever he
wants to, Kyle
asks Joshua if
he was there
during his
rape.
Joshua says he
was, that he's
always
there.
Kyle next
wonders why
Joshua didn't
stop it.
Joshua gently
explains that he
can't take back
free will, even
when he hates
how it's
used. He
did try to
prevent it by
encouraging
others to speak
up but the
Spirit wasn't
heeded.
Joshua applauds
Kyle for being
brave and
speaking
up. Kyle
asks about
Joshua's eye and
he explains
about the bar
fight, revealing
a little about
Mason including
that Blaine
Wesson also
abused
him. Kyle
is angry at the
man but Joshua
urges him not to
be, suggesting
that they may be
able to help
each other in
time. When
Kyle asks if
he's
disappointed
that he's not
returning to a
seminary and
intends to marry
Ana-Maria,
Joshua confirms
that he's not
disappointed at
all. He
goes onto stress
that Cephas, all
the Apostles,
and his own Abi
were married and
all did great
things.
Ana-Maria is
brought in and
confesses to
being nervous
that after
spending further
time with the
awesomeness that
is Joshua, Kyle
will again
decide to become
a priest.
She's quickly
reassured.
She asks Joshua
if he's upset
with her for
praying that
Kyle not become
a priest.
Joshua is
not. He
knows the
intent, love,
and hope behind
the
prayers.
He wants Kyle
and Ana-Maria to
be happy.
Finally,
Ana-Maria asks
if Wesson will
be caught.
In his current
state, Joshua
doesn't know...
but he knows
he'll face
justice.
Outside the
office, Bishop
Tony has
surmised that
his time with
Joshua will have
to wait because
they'll need to
leave soon to
make it back to
Albany in time
for Kyle's
interview.
John and Fr.
Mike begin to
explain about
Asteriana/Dyeland
and the
portals.
Kyle and
Ana-Maria leave
the office and
tell Tony that
he has to chat
with
Joshua.
They both feel
so much
better.
The bishop is
overwhelmed but
enters the
office.
Joshua
immediately
thanks him for
his years of
service.
Tony weeps and
clings to
Joshua. He
asks him about
the anger he's
felt and Joshua
reminds him of
his own outburst
in the Temple,
explaining that
such anger is
worthwhile.
Tony ponders if
what he did to
keep abusive
priests out of
his parishes was
enough.
Joshua explains
that Tony did
what he could...
but it'll take
more than one
man to fix the
problem and
input from every
priest and ftom
lay people
inside and
outside the
Church.
They talk about
how the Friends
can provide Kyle
with a community
outside the
Church and
Joshua stresses
that the bishop
needs to turn to
them, too, and
not try to bear
everything on
his own.
Joshua assures
Tony that he was
with Kyle and
always will
be... and so
will
Ana-Maria.
Tony praises the
girl and Joshua
reveals that he
has great plans
for the young
couple.
That evening,
Fr. Mike,
Andrew,
JenniAnn, and
Joshua escort
the trio from
Albany through
the
portal.
They briefly
show them
Willowveil so
they'll know
where to find
Joshua.
Andrew and
JenniAnn return
to St. G's while
the others
continue onto
Albany.
Randall and Dot
greet them, the
former
explaining how
he came to know
Joshua's true
identity after
the farming
accident.
Kyle shares that
he's also been
healed by
Joshua.
The Romanos
invite the three
to come back any
time and then
Randall drives
them to the
McIntyres' for
dinner.
The McIntyre
family share
dinner,
including with
Kyle's siblings,
Theodora,
Patrick, and
Mandy, who have
returned
home. The
younger two are
sequestered to
their playroom
with their Aunt
Karen while
Becca and Leo
greet the
reporter.
Ana-Maria gives
Kyle a pep talk
and he asks that
she and Joshua
stay in his eye
line during the
interview.
Theodora hugs
her brother and
wishes him well
but is unable to
stay for the
interview which
Kyle
understands.
Becca and Leo
offer their son
some last minute
encouragement
then go with him
to the living
room where his
grandparents,
Tony, Mike,
Joshua, and
Ana-Maria are
assembled with
the reporter and
her crew.
The interview
proceeds with
Joshua never
looking away
from Kyle.
("Broken
Hallelujahs")
February
13, 2018- At
a cafe, Mason
and Joshua
meet. The
former watches
Kyle's interview
on his
phone.
Joshua informs
Mason that
there's been a
special meeting
called with
Archbishop
Wesson and asks
if he wants to
go. Mason
will consider
it. Joshua
inquires about
work and Mason
relays that
Renee had been
calling him in
sick, keeping
him from getting
into trouble for
being a
no-show.
Mason praises
Renee and admits
he hasn't been
the gentleman
she
deserves.
He also tells
Joshua that he's
beginning to
appreciate Roger
and divulged to
his boss that he
suffers from
PTSD. His
boss was very
understanding.
Mason asks if
Joshua knows
Kyle and he
confirms that he
does. He
tells Mason that
Kyle is going to
be spending some
time around St.
G's and suggests
they might
meet.
Mason is
concerned that
Kyle will be mad
at him but
Joshua puts that
concern to
rest.
Mason tells
Joshua that he
and Renee will
stop by St. G's
on
Thursday.
He also promises
to be a better
friend than he
was a
roommate.
Joshua is
pleased when
Mason parts with
a hug.
Once he leaves,
Emma and Peter
who had been
watching over
Joshua, join
him.
They're all
encouraged by
Mason's demeanor
during the
visit. ("Broken
Hallelujahs")
February
14. 2018-
Kyle awakens
with a smile as
he remembers the
previous day
spent with the
Friends.
He's bummed out,
though, when he
remembers there
will be no
rehearsal at St.
G's in honor of
the dual holiday
of Valentine's
and Ash
Wednesday.
Thankfully, he
soon discovers
an invitation
from Reuel to
El-Chanan.
Kyle finds
Ana-Maria in the
kitchen and
shows her the
invitation.
They muse over
what differences
there might be
between the
Catholic and
El-Chananite
Church.
Kyle guesses
they might have
married
priests.
Ana-Maria
wonders if he
might become
one. He
answers that
he'd be open to
it if they like
it there.
Ana-Maria
tearfully admits
that Kyle broke
her heart when
he left for
seminary.
Kyle admits
that, at the
time, in seeking
to serve God, he
cast aside the
greatest gift
God had given
him and put his
dreams above
Ana-Maria's.
Ana-Maria adds
that she doesn't
want to believe
they're only
together because
Kyle was
raped. He
counters that he
missed her so
much that he
likely wouldn't
have finished
seminary
anyway. He
tells her that
the night before
the attack, he'd
been looking at
photos of her
and remembering
their
relationship.
The two briefly
sing "I Got You,
Babe" and then
Kyle assures his
girlfriend that
he'll only
become an
El-Chananite
priest if they
both want
that.
Ana-Maria
affirms that, if
Kyle does pursue
the priesthood,
his flock will
be blessed.
A contingent of
Friends
including
JenniAnn,
Kemara, Adam,
Vincent, Dot,
Randall, Owen,
Fr. Mike, Joy,
Ian, and Belle
join the Albany
trio on their
first visit to
El-Chanan.
Joshua is, of
course, also
present.
Reuel greets
them and leads
them to St.
Rafiq's
Church. On
the way, he
explains that
not only do they
have married
priests but also
female
priests.
In fact, the
pastors of St.
Rafiq's are a
married couple:
Eunice and
Gabriel St.
Croix. Fr.
Mike asks if
priests from
other traditions
are welcomed
into the
priesthood upon
conversion and
Reuel asserts
that they
are. In
addition, anyone
who accepts the
Nicene Creed is
invited to
partake in
Communion.
Joshua stresses
that he
approves.
Belle realizes
that they're
going to a
different
church.
JenniAnn tells
her they'll see
how they like it
and then tell
Daddy.
Owen asks Joshua
why Andrew is
absent and
learns he's on
assignment.
He didn't want
to influence
JenniAnn's
decision.
Mother Eunice
and Fr. Gabriel
recognize Joshua
and he goes
ahead to greet
them, filling
them in a little
about Bishop
Tony and
Kyle. When
the others catch
up, Joshua makes
introductions
and then the
group enters the
church for Mass.
After Mass, Kyle
and Ana-Maria
are invited to
chat with Eunie
and
Gabriel.
Fr. Mike and
Bishop Tony need
to head back to
Albany to
deliver their
own Masses but
Joshua gives
Tony, Kyle, and
Ana-Maria their
own portal keys
so they can go
to and fro as
they
please.
Dot and Randall
stay in
El-Chanan to
celebrate
Valentine's Day
but most of the
others return to
their
homes.
Vincent,
JenniAnn, and
Belle stick
around to enjoy
a walk to a
park.
While Belle
plays, JenniAnn
and Vincent
discuss whether
or not the
former wants to
convert.
JenniAnn is much
more aligned
with the
El-Chananite
Church but
doesn't like the
idea of leaving
the Catholic
Church when it's
been such a
force during her
life.
Vincent at first
tries to remain
neutral but
admits that he
doesn't want his
Psyche to
continue to feel
the guilt and
pain that she
does with the
Catholic
Church.
JenniAnn
concludes that
she needs to
visit with Reuel
before making a
final
decision.
Vincent wishes
her peace... and
a good
Valentine's with
Andrew.
JenniAnn gently
teases Vincent
about his own
planned evening
with
Catherine.
They collect
Belle and head
home.
That evening in
JenniAnn's
hometown, she
and Andrew have
dinner at a
romantic
restaurant.
JenniAnn tells
Andrew about
Mass in
El-Chanan, about
the married
priests,
Communion,
Belle's
reaction,
etc. They
ponder whether
Fr. Mike might
convert and then
JenniAnn
announces that
she wants to
attend the
meeting with the
Archbishop.
Andrew is
surprised, but
less so when she
explains her
reasons:
supporting Kyle,
seeing John in
action, and so
on.
JenniAnn picks
up on some
animosity that
Andrew is still
carrying.
However, it's
temporarily
forgotten as
they enjoy their
dinner and
dessert.
They walk back
to their hotel
room and start
to dance when
Andrew halts,
needing to tell
JenniAnn
something.
He confesses
that not only
did the Catholic
Church's
expectations
worry him for
JenniAnn's sake
but also his
own. He
didn't want her
to be pushed
into marriage
because it could
hurt her... but
also him.
He reveals that
while he tried
to keep it
quiet, he's
wanted her to
stay with him
since she was
nineteen.
JenniAnn
stresses that
the pressure to
obtain a
standard
"happily ever
after" came from
other aspects of
society... but
the Church had
more pull with
her. They
struggle with
how much their
current turmoil
has to do with
the CC versus
just the
Archbishop.
JenniAnn
concludes that
it is the
CC. She
can't abide with
how it made her
feel about her
own asexuality
and also their
stance on
homosexuality,
knowing Owen and
Graham could be
made to feel as
poorly as the
Archbishop made
her and Andrew
feel. If
either of her
daughters are
asexual or gay,
she doesn't want
them facing
hostility.
JenniAnn decides
to leave the
CC. She
then turns the
conversation
back to Andrew's
disclosure.
She admits to
some
disappointment
that they didn't
get together
earlier but
admits they both
had some
maturing to
do. Andrew
assures her that
it was worth the
wait.
JenniAnn flirts
and they prepare
for another
dance.
While JenniAnn
goes to change
into her
nightgown, the
angel offers a
prayer of
thanksgiving to
Joshua.
Back at
Willowveil,
Violeta awakens
in the middle of
the night.
She finds that
the littlest
Friends have
moved their
sleeping bags
nearer to
Joshua's and are
snuggled around
him like
puppies.
Moved, Violeta
kisses Joshua's
forehead and
then settles
nearer to him
herself. ("Broken
Hallelujahs")
February
15, 2018-
The next day,
Violeta is
gushing about
Joshua and the
"puppies" to
him, Eliot,
Andrew,
JenniAnn,
Peter, and
Emma at St.
Genesius'
where they've
gathered to
craft boxes
for the JCS
Temple scene,
later to be
sold to
interested
audience
members.
The evening
meeting with
the archbishop
comes
up.
Joshua laments
that he'd been
such a nice
boy.
Moved, Violeta
embraces
Joshua while
Emma and
JenniAnn
silently vow
to support
Joshua no
matter how
ugly the
meeting gets
and how much
they want to
bail.
Later, the
group is
eating lunch
and
reminiscing
about Maryam
and Yosef when
Mason and
Renee
arrive.
Joshua and
Peter greet
them and, as
they make
their way to
the others,
Peter suggests
that they all
meet at the
doughnut shop
across from
St. Mary
Magdalene's
prior to the
meeting.
Mason
agrees.
Over lunch,
introductions
are made,
including a
brief primer
on Andrew's
and JenniAnn's
unique family
situation.
At Renee's and
Emma's
request,
Joshua agrees
to sing for
them and
chooses
Leonard
Cohen's
"Hallelujah."
Mason is
intensely
moved and
reconsiders
his view of
Joshua,
beginning to
see him as
someone who
has been
wounded but
not
broken.
Everyone
applauds
Joshua and
Mason tells
him it
reminded him
of when he
used to go to
church... and
enjoy
it. They
finish their
lunch, with
Mason filling
Joshua in
about his
work, and
finalize plans
for the
evening before
parting.
That evening
at the
doughnut shop,
Joshua is
getting a
little nervous
when Mason,
Renee, and
Roger are five
minutes
late.
John calms
him.
Thankfully,
the three show
up soon after,
delayed by
subway
issues.
In addition to
the newcomers,
those
attending the
meeting are:
Emma and
Peter, Andrew
and JenniAnn,
Rabbi Yakov
and Tiva,
Kemara and
Sean,
Owen and
Graham, Owen's
grandma,
Olivia, John,
Kyle,
Ana-Maria,
Reuel, and Dr.
Amber-Marie
Sayer.
Once seated in
the pews,
Mason and
Renee chat
with
Amber-Marie.
Owen asks
JenniAnn if
she knows if
Joe Maxwell is
present.
Joshua
confirms that
he is, in
cognito,
having
returned early
from a
vacation to
attend.
The meeting
begins and the
archbishop
gives an
introduction
that the
Friends find
lacking... and
also think
could reflect
poorly on Fr.
Mike.
Sure enough,
the first
person to ask
a question
inquires about
past abuse at
St. Mary
Magdalene's
and Fr.
Mike.
The next
questioner
asks the
