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Tess works for a local
nursery, and Monica is a postal carrier in the middle-class
neighborhood where IRS auditor Carolyn Sellers lives. An avid
gardener, she is eager to have her rose hybrid officially recognized
but becomes dismayed when three people with Down syndrome move into a
group home next door to her. Tess tries to convince the hardened woman
to calm down and accept Taylor, Jeannie, and David for the loving,
sensitive people they are, but she refuses. Andrew, the group home
supervisor, is nonplused when his first encounter with Carolyn is a
tacit threat to "keep those people in line." After Taylor
stops Stevie Sanders, a neighborhood boy, from playing in her vintage
'57 Chevy, the car rolls down the driveway, crushes Stevie's bike, and
just misses a young girl due to Tess' sudden intervention. Furious,
Carolyn blames Taylor and calls the police. She also works her
neighbors into a frenzy to take action against the group home. The
next day Taylor confides in Monica, who says God has a purpose for his
predicament. Taylor responds he knows that because he's an angel; she
agrees he's "the kindest, sweetest angel"she's ever met. He
goes to talk to Carolyn, who in the midst of berating him suffers a
stroke. Thanks to Taylor's quick response, paramedics arrive in time
to help her. But upon learning his part in her rescue, Carolyn
continues to hold a grudge. Taylor continues to aid with her
rehabilitation despite her constant rejection. Tess, Jeannie, and
David have also tended her garden to prepare for the Rose
Association's visit. Realizing that Carolyn had started a petition to
shut down the group home, Andrew asks Taylor to tell the truth about
the car incident. He responds, "Everything in its time." The
night before the rose committee's visit, a severe thunderstorm
devastates the garden. The next day, Andrew and Taylor take Stevie a
new bike to replace the one that got crushed. Monica and Tess reveal
themselves to Carolyn and joined by Taylor, who is indeed an angel,
encourage the woman to get out of bed. As Stevie's mom announces the
city has agreed to close the group home, the boy confesses his role in
the accident. The rose committee arrives, and Taylor produces a
beautiful, but lone rose blossom. Although the flower by itself does
not qualify for the registry, Carolyn realizes it's good enough for
her.
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