The Honor Roll: Season Finale: Episode 20. Mixed Emotions

   As the afternoon has ended, at Bankhead Medical Center, Eliza and Bill sit inside Thomas' room in the ICU, as the Doctor warns them "Now don't expect a miracle. We've done all we can do. And we're not expecting for him to make..." Eliza slaps the Doctor, and pushes him outside the door, as she screams with tears in her eyes, as Bill sits next to his Son, with tears in his eyes "I hope you are ready for me to sue the living shit out of this damn joke of a hospital, you, and making damn sure each and every damn day you breathe you don't forget this!" The Doctor warns Eliza, as two nurses get Eliza away from the Doctor, as Eliza's enraged "Ms.Sullivan, I can understand your anger, but it is what it...." Eliza screams "You don't know what I feel! You don't know what Bill feels! We have lost our next generation, and now we're losing our Son because of a damn grudge between the best Doctor that's ever graced this place, and you. I won't be able to live with myself if that machine in there, showing me that Thomas is alive, flat-lines!" The Doctor walks away, as the nurses follow him, as Eliza storms inside, and looks at Bill, as he tells Eliza, in a scared tone "I can't do it Eliza. It's too hard." Eliza sits next to her Son, as they look at Thomas, with desperation in their eyes, as Valerie and T.J's spirits are in the room, and Thomas tells his Wife and Son "I'm ready." Valerie looks at her Husband, and tells him "If you leave Thomas, Eliza and Bill won't be able to make it." T.J. looks at his Grandparents, and Thomas looks at Valerie and T.J., and tells them "All I've wanted has been to be with the two of you, and our little girl." Valerie responds "And it's not time yet, but we're always watching over you."
  Outside the ICU, Didi sits, as Erica has arrived, along with Dwight, Alice, Effie, Judy, and Louise, as Erica asks Didi "So what's the latest?" Didi tells everyone "Eliza and Bill's back there right now, and they haven't came out. I heard some yelling earlier." Alice sighs with sadness "I feel like we're here to say goodbye to him." Alice gets emotional, as Effie gives her Sister a hug, and Dwight reminds them "Thomas is tough, and we know he's not giving up without a fight." Missy arrives, as Erica sees her, and Missy tells everyone "Has anyone checked their phones? I got this picture from Erica." Erica looks over to Missy, as she goes "Yeah, your Mother and Corey Horton are joining together." Missy looks at everyone, as she sighs "I got some more news for everyone also." Everyone grows curious, as Dwight, Erica, and Alice asks "What is it Missy?" Missy tells them "Mommy Dearest's been hiding something from all of you, and from Corey also." Erica's eyes widen, as she asks "And what might that be? Since his last name's Horton, she's now into men?" Missy shakes her head and goes "That's not it Erica. Edna is alive. I read the Bankhead Journal and it mentioned a death in the morgue, and..." Erica shrieks "That bitch is still breathing? And Maura knows? Oh my God, is that bitch about to pay for this. I bet Corey knows too and she won't say anything." As everyone checks their phones, as Erica tells everyone "I don't think we should mention this to Eliza." Everyone nods in agreement, as Missy assures Erica "Corey doesn't know, and I do know that if he finds out, he'll be mortified." In Caswellton, Corey and Maura pulls into the parking lot of her apartment, as Corey looks at Maura, and tells her "Next week I'm talking to Anna about Erica, and see if there's something we can do. She's pushing my buttons." Maura snarls "The old bitch's been pushing mine for a long time, and her life's so damn perfect, well I got something planned to end that." Maura gets out of the car, and tells Corey "Come in for a minute. I don't like being by myself." Corey nods, as he parks his car, and gets out, and Maura finds the door unlocked, as Corey and Maura screams in horror, as Carly's tied to a chair, gagged, and Edna stands next to her with a pistol to her head, as Edna looks at Maura, and asks "And where's Melissa?" Corey gasps "Grandma?" Edna walks up to Corey, and tells him "You betrayed me, and this girl shot me. Your friend. Now how will we handle this? Does Carly die, or shall I kill the two of you, and Carly, so nobody feels left out?" Maura's eyes grow with fear, as Corey is frozen in fear, as Edna smiles, and turns the safety off.
    Back at Bankhead Medical Center, Anna arrives with her Mother, Betty Waters, as she wheels herself in and tells Anna "I don't need your help." The staff greets her warmly, as Winnie catches up, and quips "She sure is speedy in that wheelchair." Anna tells everyone "Mama was ready when I came to get her, and Daddy sends his well wishes as well." Alice asks Winnie "Weren't you coming up here with Pat? Before I left the school, she said she was going to bring you." Winnie looks around, and tells them "I told Pat to go home and rest. She's really having a rough time with everything." Betty tells everyone "Pat's a sensitive soul, and we worked together for many years. She's one of our anchors at Waters Elementary." Alice looks towards the door to the ICU, as Dwight sighs "And another anchor's in there and may not make it." Betty looks at Anna, and tells her Daughter "Honey, go up and let them let me in. I want to visit Eliza and Bill and see Thomas. I want to pray with them." Anna tells her Mother "That's sweet Mama, but..." Betty waves her finger at Anna, and aims for the intercom, as Anna goes to the intercom and tells the nurse inside "Thomas Duncan has a visitor." The doors open, as Betty wheels herself inside, and Alice quips "After her stroke, she's still got some fire." Anna tells them "Mama's made a great recovery, though she can't walk, she still has her wits, and I think it's safe to say we all know how she is." Everyone nods in agreement, as Effie sighs "Mrs.Betty always makes things better. She's an angel." Anna smiles, as does everyone else.
    In Thomas' Room, Thomas' spirit looks at Valerie and T.J., as Valerie points to his vitals, as Eliza looks at Bill, and pleads "No Thomas! No!!!" Valerie tells Thomas "We'll be together again my love. And do me a favor and move on." Thomas cries to his Wife "I have been through so much hell after losing the two of you, I don't want to go on anymore." Valerie rolls her eyes, as T.J. tells his Father "You used to tell me a Duncan was strong, and never gave up." Valerie adds "And I saw how you handled things with that kid awhile back, and you are needed. You are here for a reason, and that reason is to help kids, and you are needed more here, than with us." Inside, the nurse walks inside, as she looks at Thomas' vitals, and Eliza is silent, as her eyes show fear, as she clings to Bill, both in silence, as Betty wheels herself inside, and Eliza asks Betty "How did you get here?" Betty tells Eliza "Anna drove me here, and most of Thomas' friends are outside, and I wanted to pray for him. I called him personally after Valerie died, to come down here, and I am a testament to prayer Eliza. Just ask Bill." Bill nods in agreement, as Betty looks at Thomas with sadness, and Thomas' spirit watches, as Valerie asks "Is that Betty Waters?" Thomas nods, as Valerie tells him "I told you nobody's ready to let you go." Betty begins to pray, as she holds Thomas' hand, and Eliza and Bill puts their hands on Thomas, as his vitals continue to drop, and another spirit appears, as it tells Thomas "They all need you." Thomas is taken aback, as he looks at the spirit, and the spirit tells him "It's my time, and I've had a great life, but yours has just begun." Thomas looks at Valerie and T.J., as he hugs his Wife and Son, and he looks at his earthly body, as Betty, Eliza and Bill prays, as Valerie, T.J, and the spirit disappears.
    Back in Caswellton, Maura and Corey are silent, as Edna looks at Carly, as she struggles, and Corey yells at his Grandmother "If you want to kill anybody you crazy bitch, kill me! You sure had no trouble killing my Aunt!" Edna looks at Maura, as she coldly goes "I want all of you to die." Carly screams, as Edna pistol-whips her, and the pistol goes off, as Edna shoots herself in the leg, as Maura unties Carly, and restrains Edna, as Corey calls the police. Back in Bankhead, inside the waiting area of the ICU of Bankhead Medical Center, Betty comes out of the ICU, as Dwight, Alice, Missy, Effie, Anna, Judy, Louise, Winnie, and Didi look at her, as Betty tells them "I have a feeling the lord's going to heal him." Didi meanwhile tells everyone "Erica left in a rush." Missy sighs with dread "I have a feeling she's off to pay my Mother a visit." Anna tells Missy "I don't know how to handle the situation with Erica and Corey, but she's too valuable to the school for us to lose, so I'm going to hope they settle it." Betty looks at her Daughter, and advises her "Well Anna, if I were you, I'd sit them down and have a talk with them." Alice reminds Betty "Erica has never liked Maura, and since Corey's related to you know who.." Betty agrees with Anna. Meanwhile Winnie tells everyone "Pat should be here by now." Judy looks over at Winnie, as Dwight tells them "Mary stayed behind to finish up some work. Maybe we should call down there." Judy pulls out her phone, as Rick arrives, and asks everyone "So where's my Wife?" Dwight tells Rick "She left a little while ago." Rick shakes his head, as he mumbles to himself "Damnit Erica." Meanwhile Judy hangs up the phone, as she tells everyone "Mary's going to check in on Pat. She's still at the school." Winnie sighs "Pat must be catching up on paperwork. She's had a hard time with all of this." Everyone nods, as everyone awaits word on Thomas' condition.
    As the day turns to night, in Caswellton, the police arrive, as Edna's arrested, and the officer assures Maura, Corey, and Carly "Edna Horton won't be bothering anybody for a long time." Edna's taken out, as she limps, and Maura sighs with relief "I hope they put her in the hole." Corey looks at his best friend, and quips "I think you should work better on your aim." Carly yells "There was so many people there, and I got nervous. But I got to get back home before I lose my job." Corey asks Maura "Are you going to be ok?" Maura hugs Corey, and tells him "Now that Edna's taken care of, yes." Carly walks outside and yells to Corey "Ok Corey, enough chit-chat, take me to the airport so I can get the hell out of here!" Corey heads out, as he takes Carly to Atlanta, as Carly tells Corey "I need money for a one way ticket to L.A.." Corey assures Carly "No worries." As Maura sits inside her apartment, and pours herself a glass of wine, Erica walks inside, holding a pistol, and Maura goes "If you're here to kill Edna, don't worry, she's in jail." Erica aims at Maura, cuts the safety off, and tells her "And I've had enough of you, and your lies you damn bitch."
    In Bankhead, at Bankhead Medical Center, in the ICU, Eliza and Bill sits at Thomas' side, as Eliza asks her Ex-Husband "Do you feel like somebody's in here with us?" Bill tells Eliza "It's cold, my Mama used to tell me that meant a spirit's in the room." Eliza goes "Valerie's in here." Outside in the waiting area, Dwight, Alice, Missy, Effie, Judy, Louise, Winnie, and Didi sits in the waiting area, as Anna asks her Mother "Are you ready to go home yet Mama? It's getting late." Betty tells her Daughter "No. Popper's fine, and I'm staying right here." Everyone shares their favorite memories of Thomas. Meanwhile back in the ICU, Eliza and Bill holds Thomas' hand, as Eliza glances over and sees his vitals, as Eliza starts to cry, and Bill looks at his Son, as Thomas squeezes his Mother's hand, as Eliza yells for the Doctor, as he walks inside, and Thomas' eyes open, and he looks around, as he responds in a hoarse tone due to the ventilator "Valerie?" Eliza gently kisses her Son, and the Doctor is in shock, as he tells Eliza and Bill "His vitals are normal, and I've never seen anything like this before in my life." The Doctor puts his hand on Thomas' stomach, as he asks him "Are you sore?" Thomas tells the Doctor "Besides being hoarse, I feel just fine." Eliza hugs Bill tightly, as they cry tears of joy, as Thomas tells his parents "Now one of you go out there and let Mrs.Betty and everyone know I'm fine." Eliza gets up, and heads out, as Bill looks at his Son, and tells him "You defied the odds again boy." Thomas responds, as he takes a drink of water "That's the fighter Dad. A Duncan doesn't give up without a fight, and I'm at peace." Bill and Thomas hug, as Eliza walks into the waiting area, as Dwight, Alice, Missy, Effie, Anna, Betty, Winnie, Louise, and Didi all hold each other's hands, as Eliza tells them "I don't know, nor will I ever understand how it happened, but Thomas is fine, and the aneurysm's gone! My baby's going to be just fine!" Meanwhile Judy returns, as everyone looks towards her, as she tells everyone, as tears start to flow from her eyes, as Alice asks "What's wrong Judy?" Winnie asks "Was that Mary on the phone?" Judy stumbles on her words, as she tells everyone, with her voice trembling "Mary checked in on Pat....and.....she" At the gates of heaven, Pat stands at the gates, as her Husband Willard greets her, and Valerie and T.J. stands by as well, as Pat walks through the gates with them, meanwhile silence fills the waiting area, as Judy tells them, trying to keep her composure, as Winnie screams, as Betty and Anna comforts her, as does Louise, and Dwight shakes his head in disbelief, as Alice and Effie comforts each other, as Judy goes "Pat always said when her name was called, she wanted to be in the classroom, and she got what she wanted. Waters Elementary will not be the same without Pat Barker." Eliza looks around, as she tells everyone "I think she was here, and performed a miracle before going to the other side." Everyone is silent, as they mourn Pat's death. In Thomas' room, Bill sits by his Son, as Thomas tells him "Mrs.Pat came by." Bill goes "No she didn't Thomas. Mrs.Betty came in here and prayed." Thomas tells his Father, "She was with Valerie and T.J." Bill gets up, as he walks into the waiting area, as everyone is in shock over Pat's passing, as Bill looks around, as Alice cries "She really wanted to be here for Thomas." Bill tells everyone "Pat was here, and she healed Thomas. He just told me." Tears flow throughout the room, as mixed emotions fill the air, as they celebrate Thomas' recovery, yet mourn the loss of Pat.