In the same park Audrey, a single mother who
writes commercial jingles, celebrates her son Petey's birthday.
Petey tries to blow out his candles but is racked with coughing, an
effect of his disease, Cystic Fibrosis.
When he collapses on his
way home from school, Petey is rushed to the hospital where, upon
his release, he and Celine overhear some nurses saying he doesn't
have much time left to live. Petey tells Audrey, who is having
trouble accepting the fate of her little boy, that when he dies, he
wants to die at home. Petey, with Monica's help, begins to compile
a list of the things he wants to do before he dies. His items
include: Learn to play the piano, find a home for Fluffy (his pet
iguana), find someone to sing with Mom, find someone to shovel the
snow.
With Tess and Andrew's help these things come to pass (Tess
agrees to take care of the iguana). Petey and the angels move on to
the more tricky items on the list, including introducing Celine to
the real Celine Dion. Celine is blindfolded and taken to a concert
hall to meet Celine Dion in her dressing room before the show.
Celine Dion tells Petey and Celine, who is in shock, that she will
sing a special song for them. Later during the concert she sings
"Love Can Move Mountains" to the children. At the end of the
concert Petey becomes very sick and, at the hospital, Audrey comes
to the realization that Petey will soon die. Celine, with Tess'
help, resolves to help make it possible for Petey to die at home,
another item on his list, and they visit the HMO in hopes of getting
a medical waiver allowing this. When they are denied Tess demands
to see the manager, who happens to be Celine's father.
When he says
he cannot make an exception to a rule, even for Petey, Celine
returns to his office in a gown and pearls, and sings "Love Can Move
Mountains." She pleads with her father to prove he loves Petey and
he pulls some strings. Petey is brought home and, while he sleeps,
Audrey discovers his list, including the wish that Audrey would
finish her song. Audrey tries to finish the song, but breaks down
in tears when she can't get past the first verse. Monica reveals
herself to Audrey, comforts her, and asks her to tell the whole
world about Petey's love with her song.
Audrey works all night to
finish the song, and in the morning wakes Petey, telling him to
cross that item off his list. Petey is taken outside to find many
neighbors gathered to perform Audrey's finished song, "The 151st
Psalm," the main chorus of which proclaims, "For as long as I shall
live I will testify to love!" Petey tells Andrew, "It is finished,"
and the young boy dies as the crowd continues to sing his song.
Monica crosses the final item off of Petey's list: "Go to Heaven".
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