The Explorers push onward from the Ugalla River to the Malagarasi, where Stanley had lost his favourite donkey. Benendict tries to hide from the others that hes still not feeling well, but the others notice hes not healthy, casting concern that Benedict might not make it to the end.

Fourteen-year-old Susie Salmon (Saoirse Ronan) is just experiencing the pangs of first love when shes viciously murdered by her neighbor Mr. Harvey (Stanley Tucci), a predatory wolf in J.C. Penney clothing. As her family slowly begins drifting apart while struggling to make sense of their loss, Susie bravely attempts to find her footing in the hereafter. Meanwhile, down on earth, Mr. Harvey is feeling confident that hes covered his tracks well enough to get away with the crime, and begins honing in on his next victim - Susies younger sister, Lindsey (Rose McIver), whos beginning to suspect that hes not the harmless suburbanite he portrays himself to be. Director Peter Jackson reteams with King Kong and Lord of the Rings trilogy co-screenwriters Philippa Boyens and Fran Walsh to adapt Alice Sebolds bestselling novel for the big screen.