All the Bright Places

What are you doing?

Violet Markey?

Oh, my God.

Please go.

- Well, I don't think that's very... - Just go!

What are you doing?

I asked you first.

This is higher than I thought.

Hey.

Hey, look.

Look what I can do.

Stop. Stop!

Hey, Violet.

Hey. Do you have plans this weekend? My parents are gonna be out of town.

I was thinking about having a party or something.

Violet?

You OK?

How's everything going?

"Everything" is a really big word.

- Let's start with... - Do you mean physically?

Emotionally? Those both could encompass "everything."

Or is "everything" encompassed by both things?

Are you feeling overwhelmed by anything?

If "everything" is encompassed by both things,

are they a part of our reality, or are they somewhere else?

This isn't funny, Theodore.

Finch.

I need you to take these meetings seriously.

I get it.

OK, do you "get" that you're on probation,

and in danger of not graduating?

You've already missed two weeks of school this year.

Yeah, um...

- my grandma... - Stop one second.

I just wanna clarify real quickly.

Is this the grandma who's died four times over the past three years?

Five times, actually.

This is the fifth.

She's our miracle.

I really wanna help you, but you've gotta take this seriously.

I mean, you agreed to these terms, these weekly counseling sessions,

maintaining a B-average, extracurricular participation.

And I am loving pottery.

Come on, man.

Look, I get it.

If I screw anything up, I'm out.

We're not askin' a lot of you, Finch.

You just need to show up.

My parents are pissed because I missed early admissions,

but it's not like that matters, anyway.

I mean, I know I'm gonna get in.

Did you apply anywhere yet?

- Hey. - Hi.

So, you going to Amanda's party?

It'll be fun.

So I've heard.

It couldn't hurt to have a little fun, right?

Yo, do you think it'd be weird if I named my kid after a famous person?

Like, if I named him Danny DeVito Donahue,

do you... do you think he'd be mad about it?

Is "DeVito" the middle name?

Yeah.

Follow-up question: how high are you right now?

On the scale, I'd probably say very... this way.

- On the scale... - Yeah?

What are you looking at?

Just admiring the social norms of teenage angst.

- Are you looking at Violet Markey? - Yep.

Her, um...

her sister died, right?

Yeah, dude.

Hm.

Why ask about her all of a sudden?

I'm intrigued. A guy can't be intrigued?

Well, a guy can be intrigued. You being intrigued is weird.

- Definitely weird. - No, I don't think it's weird.

I wouldn't say "weird."

Wait, if you don't think you're weird, well...

- Yeah, that's true. Very true. - She has a point.

- Your guidance counselor called. - Embryo?

What?

His name's Embry. I call him Embryo. It's the little things, Kate.

Did you do something I should be worried about?

I'm genuinely offended by that supposition.

- Finch. - No.

It's fine. I'll deal with it.

- I hate when you say that. - Why?

Because what you really mean is that I'm gonna have to deal with it.

Did you cut class again?

No! For fuck's sake,

just go hang out with Tina or whatever it is you do.

I'm fine.

OK. I'm gonna be home late. There's food in the fridge.

- Mm-hmm. - Real food, Finch.

Where's Mom?

She had to go to Chicago for business. Remember?

- Oh, yeah, right. Cool. - Love you.

Hey.

- Love you. - Love you.

No more cheese, Finch!

I'm gonna get the dessert.

Your mother and I know that today couldn't have been easy.

And it wasn't easy for us either.

If you need to talk about it...

I thought this would be nice.

I've been making it for 19 years.

As some of you will be graduating

and leaving us at the end of the year,

I feel an obligation to make sure you see the wondrous sights of Indiana

while you can.

To wander them, if you will.

For your class project, you must report on two or more wonders of Indiana.

You will write about them,

explain their significance to you and to Indiana,

and why you chose to visit them.

I want you to take time on this assignment.

Be thoughtful.

OK.

What just happened?

That was so weird.

- What? - All right, settle.

Violet, are you OK?

All right, let's take our seats. Let's focus up.

If you're done, Mr. Finch?

Yes, I am done, and can I just say you are doing a fine job teaching this class.

My young brain is plump with knowledge.

- Thank you, Mr. Finch. - You're welcome.

As I was saying,

you'll be taking photos, doing some drawings, capturing detail.

You will be doing this in teams of two.

Can we choose our partners?

Yes, Mr. Finch.

Hey.

So, um...

do you think that there's such a thing as a perfect day?

I'm the last person you should be asking.

For my geography class,

this teacher wants us to do this project with a partner,

and I just don't wanna do it.

Well, did you ask for an alternate project?

Yeah, he just... he wouldn't listen.

Well, maybe it's time to get back out there.

That's the same thing he said.

I know it's hard.

- But you just don't go out anymore. - That's not true.

When's the last time you hung out with your friends?

I think it would be really good if you'd spend some time with them.

So, if I hung out with my friends, you'd get me outta this assignment?

Violet!

- You came. - I did.

- Hey. - Hi.

- I'm gonna get a drink. Do you want one? - I'm good.

Come on, babe.

OK.

Yeah...

Hey.

That's a heavy pour.

You know me. I love to rage.

So, you wanna go out back? Talk a little?

I think I'm gonna leave pretty soon, actually.

Really? But... I mean, I just got here.

It's just all a little much, you know?

How much longer are you gonna act like this?

It's been months. When are you gonna just...

Nice.

Violet, you know I didn't mean it like that. Just...

Violet Markey, if you're seeing this, you're still alive.

Please call to confirm.

765-276-8504.

Theodore Finch speaking.

Take it down now.

The video will self-destruct in three, two...

...please refresh.

Why would you do that?

I wanna talk about the bridge.

"I feel we can't go through another of those terrible times."

One morning barely qualifies as a terrible time.

It's a quote.

Virginia Woolf.

OK.

Can I come over?

Now?

Yeah.

So...

I Googled you.

You Googled me?

Yeah, what's with that...

the website that you have with your sister?

Had.

I read some of your stuff. It's really good.

I don't write anymore.

So, you moved here from California.

How was that?

California to Indiana?

Must've been different.

Yeah.

I didn't know that it happened there.

At the bridge.

I'm not, you know...

Suicidal?