On the Edge

A joyride has ended in disaster: Gunner drove too fast on a canyon road, and now he and Jules are stranded on a rocky ledge partway down a cliff - no phone, no help, and no one who knows where they are. As rain washes away the ground beneath them, Jules wedges herself into a cliffside tree and keeps talking to keep the barely conscious Gunner awake. Miles away, Connie and Whit chase thin clues - a security camera, a burger-stand sighting - down empty back roads until Connie's hope gives out... but neither of them can sleep, and they set out again in the middle of the night. Alone in the dark, facing the thought that she might die, Jules finally gets honest with God, and by sunrise she is praying to be forgiven and softly singing "Amazing Grace" over the canyon. Then Connie spots a familiar fry wrapper in a bush, looks over the edge, and sees the wrecked car - and hears her sister answer, alive. Gunner heals up in the hospital, and Jules comes home with more than a rescue story: she's "saved-saved," and Connie's little sister is now her sister in Christ.

Found on Eleventh Hour Album 79 · 6 episodes

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1011 The Picture Day Plot When a stage crew kid overhears a picture-day revenge plot against the student body president, he appoints himself her one-boy Secret Service - whether she wants him or not.

1 of 2 1012 Crossing the Line When heartbroken Jules teams up with her worst enemy to get revenge on a rival singer, one bad decision snowballs into a web of cover-ups she can't sing her way out of.

2 of 2 1013 Crossing the Line After a joyride ends in a dented police car, Jules and her scheming new friend spin an ever-growing web of cover-ups that puts the wrong sister in the hot seat.

1014 Just Another Day Sent on a simple Saturday errand, siblings Morrie and Suzu recount the same day in very different letters home - and one of them isn't writing what it seems.

1015 Two Steps Forward, Three Steps Back A young inventor's frustration with her too-perfect virtual world collides with real tragedy when a hit-and-run puts a little girl in the hospital, forcing her to confront hard questions about suffering, purpose, and God.

1 of 2 1016 On the Edge A joyride detour to a scenic overlook leaves two teenage bandmates stranded and fighting for survival, while the family one of them pushed away races to figure out where they went.

2 of 2 1017 On the Edge Trapped on a crumbling cliff ledge after a car wreck, a young woman confronts her past while her sister races against time and doubt to find her.

1018 Keeping Score A boy who rates his friendships with an app that keeps score discovers what happens when every friend gets deleted who doesn't measure up.

1019 Put to the Test When a personality test's flattering results threaten to expose Jay's hidden smarts to his rocket-scientist dad, he plans the one thing he loves most: a heist.

1020 Aunt Vicki When a long-estranged aunt and her eccentric son show up broke at Whit's End, young Wyatt must figure out what forgiveness really requires of a family with a complicated past.

1021 Out of the Spotlight A star quarterback stung by watching someone else get the glory travels back to ancient Israel and learns what true leadership looks like from a prince who lived in his father's shadow.

1022 Being Real During a lonely 3 a.m.

1023 The Smouse Family Christmas A frantic holiday text pulls Zoe Grant into the chaos of a last-minute Smouse Family Christmas Party, where kitchen disasters and meddling grandparents threaten more than just the dinner.

Featured characters

Minor characters & crew 1 more roles

1 supporting role

Gunner Martin Paul Castro Jr.

Made by

Chris Anthony Host Kathy Buchanan Writer · Director Luke Guenot Sound Designer Nathan Hoobler Producer Dave Arnold Executive Producer

The story

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Before this story begins, Jules Kendall has driven off with her boyfriend Gunner Martin to see a scenic overlook. Gunner drove too fast along a canyon road, and the car plunged over the edge, leaving the two stranded on a rocky ledge partway down the cliff with no phone and no one who knows where they are. Connie, who hasn't heard from her sister since Jules moved out, has been driving the back roads with Whit, following a security-camera clue that the car turned down rural McMillan Road.

As rain begins to fall, Connie leaves Jules a worried voicemail, then stops with Whit at Burger World, where Bridget Perkins remembers seeing Jules and Gunner around one o'clock and says they headed south into empty country. Meanwhile, on the ledge, Jules realizes the downpour is eroding the ground beneath them, and soon there won't be room for both her and the barely conscious Gunner. She carefully climbs onto a tree growing out of the cliffside and wedges herself between its trunk and the rock, promising Gunner she'll keep talking until help arrives.

Whit and Connie search as far as the little town of Odenton before Connie loses heart. She admits the search is really about wanting control in a situation where she feels helpless, and that maybe she needs to let her sister go. But back home, neither she nor Whit can sleep. Their friend Jillian Marshall reports that Jules's phone can't be pinged and her credit card shows no activity, and Connie can't shake the feeling that something is wrong. Whit, who has been up praying, grabs his keys, and the two head out again in the middle of the night.

Alone in the dark, Jules faces the thought that she may die on that cliff, and that her life has done more harm than good. Slowly her despair turns into an honest conversation with God. She admits she never wanted to answer to anyone, apologizes for imagining him as an old man shaking his finger, and confesses that both he and Connie tried hard to reach her. As Whit and Connie drive, Whit reminds her that God knows exactly where Jules is in her journey: "We're not the only ones looking for Jules right now." At sunrise, Jules remembers the verse from a plaque Connie once hung up - "Be my rock of refuge, to which I can always go" - and prays to be forgiven and saved, believing at last what Connie told her about Jesus. Then she softly sings "Amazing Grace" over the canyon.

Connie asks Whit to detour toward a covered bridge, since Jules loves them, and stops to pray at an overlook. As they drive away, Connie feels something telling her to look back, and she spots a wrapper in a bush - the same orange and green as the Parmesan garlic fries Jules adores. Checking over the edge, they see the wrecked car below. Whit calls for help while Connie shouts her sister's name, and Jules answers from under the overhang, alive.

After the rescue, Gunner is taken to the hospital with a concussion, and Connie tells Jules she's stuck with her whether she likes it or not. When Connie insists God led her to look back, Jules stuns her by agreeing - God saved her in more ways than one. "I'm saved-saved," she says, and Connie rejoices that her sister is now her sister in Christ. Later, as Jules recovers at home happily reading the Psalms, Connie gives her a framed copy of Psalm 71:3 to replace the plaque Jules once broke - this one hers to keep, so she'll always remember.