<P> One day, however, Lee runs into Randi, her newborn Dylan, and her friend Rachel . After Rachel leaves to get the car, a sobbing Randi expresses great remorse for her treatment of Lee during the divorce and asks him to have lunch with her . Despite being remarried, she confesses that she still loves him . He thanks her for her comments, but explains that "there's nothing there ." When she insists that they reconnect and pleads with him not to "just die," he leaves before he can become emotional . Distraught, a drunk Lee picks a fight with strangers at a bar and gets knocked out, only to be rescued by George, a family friend . Lee awakens in George's home and breaks down in tears . At home, Patrick shows his uncle deference after observing Lee's battered state, as well as the pictures of his deceased children that he keeps in the bedroom . </P> <P> Soon after, Lee arranges for George and his wife to adopt Patrick so the teen can stay in Manchester while Lee gets a new job in Boston . When Patrick asks Lee why staying is not an option, Lee admits that he "can't beat it ." At this, Patrick cries and Lee comforts him . During a walk after Joe's burial service, Lee tells Patrick that he is searching for a residence in Boston with an extra room so that Patrick can visit whenever he wants . In the final scene, Lee and Patrick go fishing on Joe's refurbished boat that Patrick has inherited . </P> <Ul> <Li> Casey Affleck as Lee Chandler, a grief - stricken loner </Li> <Li> Michelle Williams as Randi, Lee's ex-wife </Li> <Li> Kyle Chandler as Joseph "Joe" Chandler, Lee's brother </Li> <Li> Lucas Hedges as Patrick Chandler, 16 - year - old son of Joe and Elise <Ul> <Li> Ben O'Brien as young Patrick </Li> </Ul> </Li> <Li> Gretchen Mol as Elise Chandler, Joe's former wife </Li> <Li> C.J. Wilson as George, the Chandlers' family friend </Li> <Li> Tate Donovan as Patrick's hockey coach </Li> <Li> Kara Hayward as Silvie McGann, one of Patrick's girlfriends </Li> <Li> Anna Baryshnikov as Sandy, one of Patrick's girlfriends </Li> <Li> Heather Burns as Jill, Sandy's mother </Li> <Li> Erica McDermott as Sue, boat yard boss </Li> <Li> Matthew Broderick as Jeffrey, Elise's fiancé </Li> <Li> Oscar Wahlberg as Joel, Patrick's friend </Li> <Li> Stephen Henderson as Mr. Emery, Lee's boss </Li> <Li> Josh Hamilton as Wes, Joe's Lawyer </Li> </Ul> <Li> Casey Affleck as Lee Chandler, a grief - stricken loner </Li>

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