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When he finds himself unemployed with a baby on the way, Billy accepts an illicit opportunity to provide for his family. It doesn’t work, and he kills himself. Once in heaven – through the backdoor – he gets a second chance to go back to earth and right his wrongs.
Fifteen years after his death, a carousel barker is granted permission to return to Earth for one day to make amends to his widow and their daughter.
Liliom is told by the magistrate that he may go back to Earth for one day to attempt to redeem the wrongs he has done to his family, but must first spend sixteen years in a fiery purgatory. [4] On his return to Earth, Liliom encounters his daughter Louise, who, like her mother, is now a factory worker.
Billy meets the Starkeeper, who is hanging and dusting off stars from a stepladder in the backyard of heaven. Taking notes, the Starkeeper asks Billy if there’s anything he left unfinished on earth; he is entitled to go back for one day, but only if he wishes to.
May 8, 2024 · Billy goes back to earth… and promptly resumes his old ways - even hitting Louise in the brief moment when he chooses to let her see him. At the end of the day, he watches Louise graduate from high school with her classmates.
Billy meets the Starkeeper, who is hanging and dusting off stars from a stepladder in the backyard of heaven. Taking notes, the Starkeeper asks Billy if there’s anything he left unfinished on earth; he is entitled to go back for one day, but only if he wishes to.
He is allowed to return to Earth for one day, during which he must perform one good deed. Afforded a glimpse of Louise, his lonely and unhappy fifteen-year-old daughter, Billy steals a star to give to her at their first meeting.
