While grieving the loss of his late wife, a world-renowned author goes into seclusion on an island in the Gulf of Maine. | dG1fZUp6LUI5QkQxLUE
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00:00We first met at a holiday store.
00:07I was looking for a gift for my agent's holiday party, and Sarah intervened.
00:15She was sure of her views of the world.
00:22I knew that I would go on to love her.
00:26I think we should make an agreement.
00:31Like whoever dies first has to contact the other, and let each other know that there's
00:34something more?
00:35Doesn't every couple make a pact like that?
00:38Or what if it's against the rules?
00:40I will break the rules, Raphael Caleb Cushing.
00:43I will break the rules, and you know it.
00:45I'm true to my word.
00:56You were good for her, Raphael.
01:05I'm glad you found each other.
01:10The deed to her cottage on the island, it's yours now.
01:16I see this, and all I can think is it's a $20,000 a year tax burden to the city of Portland,
01:23which I don't really want to be responsible for.
01:26One of these calendar islands, the calendar islands of Casco Bay in the Gulf of Maine.
01:53Are you sentient?
01:57Well then, we need to establish a normality for communication.
02:12Are you the fellow that inherited the Whales of August Cottage?
02:16Yeah.
02:17You're going to meet a lot of wonderful people on those islands.
02:20I'm sorry about Sarah.
02:22She was an incredible part of our community out here.
02:25I don't doubt it for one second.
02:27And a few tragic players, too.
02:30Believing that something better is on the horizon is one thing, but believing in the
02:34worst fate imaginable is another.
02:37I'm stuck here, aren't I?
02:39No one is stuck anywhere.
02:41You know how to get back.
02:44You're where you need to be.
02:46I know I made a deal with her that I wouldn't goof on this sort of stuff.
02:51I don't want to read too much into any of it, that's not my speed.
02:54But a lot of paranormal stuff has been happening.
02:57It's not a massive leap.
02:59In fact, I'd say the concept of an afterlife is a way bigger leap.
03:04You see, she said she'd let me know whether there's an afterlife.
03:10So if you notice anything odd, just give me a heads up.
03:21Ooh.
03:30I may have fallen in love with this place.
03:32I think I'll be spending more time here moving forward.
03:36Mr. Cushing, I am so happy it was you.