Murray meets a sick 10-year-old boy named Jason Cashman in the cardiac ward of a hospital.

Murray finds a piece of paper Jason left behind listing five wishes to complete before his heart gives out.

Father James helps Murray formally register as Jason's Big Brother so the two are allowed to spend time together.

Murray takes Jason to a baseball stadium, where Jason shares his heart condition and discusses his five wishes.

Jason tricks a cheerleader named Mindy into kissing him by claiming her crush has sent him with a message.

Murray visits Jason at the hospital during a treatment and learns that Tiegan has made her own wish list.

Jason arranges a surprise blind date for his mother Anna without telling her, and the evening becomes deeply uncomfortable.

Murray picks up Jason in the middle of the night and drives toward Chicago without telling their families.

When boys taunt Tiegan in the street, Jason punches one to defend her, fulfilling his superhero wish.

Jason hits a home run at Wrigley Field with help from the Cubs, but collapses while rounding the bases.

Murray is arrested for kidnapping; his grandson Chance pays his bail, and the two men reconcile.

Murray confronts Benedict about his emotional distance; Benedict knocks Murray over, then apologizes and lifts the restraining order.

Murray deliberately stops taking his life-sustaining pill, hoping to die so doctors can give his heart to Jason.

Doctors resuscitate Murray and explain his heart is too large for Jason; Collins kisses Anna, completing Jason's fourth wish.

Anna tearfully wakes Murray to tell him Jason has received a successful heart transplant and will survive.

Murray McBride, a 100-year-old man planning to die, visits a hospital and meets Jason Cashman, a terminally ill boy with a failing heart. After finding Jason's list of five wishes, Murray decides to help him fulfill them and abandons his plan to stop taking his medication. Together they achieve a stolen kiss, a home run at Wrigley Field, a heroic moment, and a love connection for Jason's mother, with Murray risking arrest along the way. Their adventures force a reckoning with Jason's emotionally distant father, Benedict, as Jason's condition grows critical and a heart donor cannot be found. In a desperate act of sacrifice, Murray stops taking his life-sustaining pill hoping his heart can save Jason, but doctors resuscitate him. Murray dies peacefully after learning that Jason has received a successful heart transplant and will live a long, full life.

The headline events that drive Murray and Jason's story from first meeting to final farewell.

Murray's doctor warns him that unless he finds a reason to live, he will die sad and alone.

Chance visits Murray and gives him an email machine, which Murray immediately throws in the garbage.

Murray reluctantly attends a life drawing class for the first time and meets a young hand model named Collins Jackson.

A teenager from Father James's congregation helps Murray set up the email machine; Murray and Jason begin exchanging messages.

Murray drives his car for the first time in years to reach Benedict's mansion and introduce himself to Jason's father.

Murray takes Jason to Chance's house hoping to recruit him; Chance refuses and criticizes Murray for driving without a license.

Murray visits his attic and reflects with regret on how his baseball career kept him away from his sons.

Murray visits Benedict to ask permission to take Jason to Wrigley Field; Benedict refuses outright.

Murray attends a second life drawing class where Jason and Tiegan bring their mothers; Collins and Anna flirt openly.

Murray plays video games at Anna's house with Jason, who asks him difficult questions about death and dying.

Rain cancels Jason's home run attempt; Murray, Jason, and Tiegan spend the afternoon riding the L train through Chicago.

In the Chicago apartment, Jason and Murray discuss what happens after death and imagine being reincarnated as animals.

Murray returns home after the restraining order and gives Collins his most treasured baseball card to deliver to Jason.

A doctor informs Murray that he has advanced bone cancer and suggests he spend his remaining time with loved ones.

Collins, Della, and Anna arrive at Jason's magic theater just before his show begins to wish him luck.

Before and alongside the main adventure, Murray navigates a world he often finds baffling — from email machines to facial piercings — while key relationships quietly take shape around him. His doctor urges him to socialize, his grandson Chance fails to connect with him, and a reluctant visit to a life drawing class unexpectedly introduces him to Collins Jackson. As Murray helps Jason work through his wish list, he tends to his own emotional wounds, including lingering regrets about the sons his baseball career kept him from knowing. The Chicago portion of the journey gives Murray and Jason space to explore their deepest fears about death, including a tender conversation about what it might be like to return to earth as animals. Murray's arrest and the restraining order separate him from Jason, but small acts of generosity — including a treasured baseball card — keep the friendship alive. The story closes with the people Jason's wishes brought together gathering to witness the culmination of everything Murray set in motion.

The supporting moments that shaped Murray's world and deepened the story's emotional landscape.

Murray resolves to stop taking his life-sustaining pill the next morning, making today his intended final day alive.

Murray visits Father James, who helps him find Jason's contact information and compose his very first email to the boy.

Murray picks up Jason at Anna's house and meets Jason's neighbor Tiegan Atherton and her mother Della for the first time.

Murray drives to the grocery store and buys every available box of Milk Duds as a surprise gift for Tiegan.

Chance arrives at Murray's home before the dinner at Anna's house, and the two men argue before partially making peace.

At Anna's dinner, Tiegan explains that SBK stands for strong, brave, and kind, and reveals her father was abusive.

Murray tells Father James he plans to take the children to Chicago without permission; the priest warns him but cannot stop him.

Tiegan secretly slips into the back seat of Murray's car just as he is about to drive away with Jason.

On the drive to Chicago, Tiegan surprises Murray by revealing she has memorized all of his baseball statistics.

Murray overhears Jason quietly tell Tiegan that today marks exactly six months since doctors gave him his prognosis.

Cubs player Javier Gonzalez offers Murray and the children a ride in his convertible, unknowingly fulfilling one of Tiegan's wishes.

Tiegan kisses Murray on the cheek, says SBK, and tells him he is her beautiful man, fulfilling her wish.

Murray tells Jason that their friendship gave him a reason to live and that this gift of connection is real magic.

Father James arrives at Murray's hospital bedside and administers last rites as Murray's condition continues to decline.

Adult Jason tells his biographer that Tiegan died in a car crash and Della immediately donated her heart to save him.

Murray's story turns on a series of small but decisive moments, beginning with his resolution to die and his immediate reversal of that plan upon meeting Jason. As his friendship with Jason deepens, Murray is drawn into the lives of Tiegan and Della, whose SBK motto challenges him to reflect on his own capacity for courage and kindness. The road to Chicago is full of surprises, including Tiegan's unauthorized presence in the backseat and her startling command of Murray's baseball statistics, both of which reveal how deeply these children have come to care for him. Learning that Jason has reached the exact anniversary of his prognosis makes the day of the home run feel charged with urgency and grief. In the final days, Tiegan's parting kiss and Murray's declaration that friendship itself is real magic bring the emotional arc to a close. The story's last revelation — that Tiegan died and her mother immediately donated her heart to save Jason — reframes the ending as both a tragedy and the ultimate act of selfless love.

The quiet decisions and unexpected discoveries that changed everything for Murray, Jason, and Tiegan.