' s ▁a partment , ▁where ▁his ▁condition ▁quickly ▁d eter ior ates . ▁Michael ▁reve als ▁that ▁he ▁used ▁to ▁be ▁married , ▁but ▁quickly ▁felt ▁un com fort able ▁in ▁the ▁marriage ; ▁however , ▁he ▁felt ▁a ▁sense ▁of ▁belonging ▁with ▁Andy ▁as ▁soon ▁as ▁they ▁met . ▁They ▁discuss ▁Andy ' s ▁hal ft ime ▁speech ▁( which ▁Michael ▁has ▁already ▁heard ▁through ▁the ▁a partment ' s ▁v ents ) ▁and ▁the ▁possibility ▁of ▁an ▁after life ▁where ▁Michael ▁could ▁ha unt ▁Andy . ▁ ▁With ▁Michael ▁ready ▁to ▁die , ▁they ▁prepare ▁his ▁final ▁medic ation . ▁After ▁a ▁brief ▁moment ▁of ▁fear , ▁Michael ▁dies ▁peace fully ▁in ▁his ▁own ▁bed ▁after ▁the ▁two ▁aff irm ▁their ▁love ▁for ▁each ▁other , ▁leaving ▁Andy ▁dev ast ated . ▁Some ▁time ▁later , ▁Andy ▁enc oun ters ▁a ▁single ▁mother ▁and ▁her ▁son ▁moving ▁into ▁Michael ' s ▁old ▁a partment . ▁He ▁re ass ures ▁them ▁that ▁they ▁have ▁the ▁best ▁a partment ▁in ▁the ▁complex ▁and ▁explains ▁the ▁game ▁of ▁P add leton ▁to ▁the ▁son . ▁Prom ising ▁to ▁give ▁him ▁a ▁r ous ing ▁hal ft ime ▁speech ▁if ▁he ▁ever ▁needs ▁it , ▁Andy ▁returns ▁to ▁his ▁own ▁a partment ▁with ▁a ▁smile . ▁ ▁Cast ▁ ▁Mark ▁Du pl ass ▁as ▁Michael ▁Thompson , ▁a ▁man ▁who ▁has ▁terminal ▁cancer ▁ ▁Ray ▁Rom ano ▁as ▁Andy ▁Fre eman , ▁Michael ' s ▁neighbor ▁and ▁best ▁friend ▁ ▁Christ ine ▁Wood s