Stealing Home

A washed-up baseball player in his thirties, Billy is introspective and stubborn, living in a hotel while wrestling with Katie's death and his unresolved past. The ashes and the memory of Katie push him to confront what his career and life have become. Baseball remains his anchor, even as memories pull him toward Seasmoke and the pier. His ultimate act of stealing home signals a fragile reconciliation with the past.

A slightly older babysitter and mentor to Billy, Katie embodies warmth, guidance, and a restless spirit. She gifts Billy a baseball pendant, symbolizing his dream and her influence on his life choices. Her suicide years earlier haunts Billy, surfacing through memories and the responsibility laid out in her will. Her presence lingers as both inspiration and grief.

Katie's father, Hank delivers Katie's ashes and pushes Billy toward some form of closure, even as he halts at the idea of a church service. He embodies a practical, fatherly insistence on memory and respect for Katie's wishes. His visit to the Wyatts' home rekindles the tension between memory and duty. Hank's presence grounds the film in family history.

Ginny is Billy's mother who navigates the family’s dynamics with warmth and pragmatism. She helps keep the memory of Katie alive while encouraging Billy to move forward. Her interactions reflect the complexity of love, loyalty, and the pressure to hold a family together. She remains a stabilizing presence amid memory's pull.

Billy's father, Sam, dies in a car accident during Billy's youth, a traumatic event that casts a long shadow over the family. His death marks the moment when family life shifts and Billy's path begins to form around the memory of loss. The accident lingers as a catalyst for Billy's later emotional struggles.

Alan Appleby is Billy's friend from the past, a companion in carousing and late-night reminiscence. He appears in flashbacks, representing the more reckless, youthful side of Billy's life and the social circle that shaped him. His presence contrasts with Billy's more somber present-day burden.

Young Billy is a rising baseball hopeful whose bond with Katie and his loss of innocence during adolescence are key to shaping his adult identity. The flashback episodes reveal the aspirational dream that Katie nurtured and the early seeds of the guilt Billy carries. These scenes bridge where Billy began and where he returns to in memory.

Young Alan accompanies Billy in key moments of youth, underscoring the camaraderie and reckless energy that buoyed Billy before adulthood. His presence in the flashbacks highlights how friendships influence Billy's choices and temperament. The duo's adventures contrast with Billy's more solitary present-day journey.