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[The Head Clerk gives Imelda a marigold petal to start her blessing to send Miguel home]

Head Clerk:
Now, you look at the living and say his name.

Imelda:
[bitterly] Miguel.

Head Clerk:
Nailed it! Now say, "I give you my blessing."

Imelda:
I give you my blessing. [The marigold petal glows; Miguel is amazed] I give you my blessing to go home... [the petal glows brighter] ...To put my photo back on the ofrenda... [even brighter, Miguel nods] ...And to never play music again!

Miguel:
What?! She can't do that!!

Head Clerk:
Well, technically, she can add any condition she wants.

Miguel:
[frowns] Fine...

Head Clerk:
Then you hand the petal to Miguel.

[Miguel takes the petal; in a flash, he's back in the mausoleum. He looks out the window.]

Miguel:
No skeletons! [stares smugly at Ernesto's guitar and takes it] Mariachi Plaza, here I come!

[Not even a few steps later, he's back in the Land of the Dead; he is caught by Imelda.]

Imelda:
2 seconds and you already break your promise!

Miguel:
This isn't fair, it's my life! You already had yours! [takes Imelda's petal] Papá Julio, I ask for your blessing! [Julio cringes nervously; one by one each dead Rivera resists.] Tía Rosita? Oscar? Felipe? Tía Victoria? [Victoria just shakes her head no]

Imelda:
Don't make this hard, mijo. You go home my way, or no way.

Miguel:
You really hate music that much?!

Imelda:
I will not let you go down the same path he did!

Miguel:
[looks at the photo] The same path he did... he did.

Victoria:
Listen to your Mamá Imelda.

Oscar:
She's just looking out for you.

Rosita:
Be reasonable.

Miguel:
[stagey] Con permiso, I need to visit the restroom. [exits] Be right back!

Head Clerk:
Uh... should we tell him there are no restrooms in the Land of the Dead?