Pushing Daisies - Season 1 Direct

Ned could bring dead things back to life with a single touch.

He didn’t. He couldn’t.

Instead, Emerson shot Dixon. The immediate crisis passed. But the rule had been tested. And the universe demanded payment. As Chuck embraced her father—alive, but dying of an old illness—Ned watched from across the field, arms wrapped around himself. He could touch Chuck’s father to save him, but that would mean losing Chuck forever when the minute ended. Or he could do nothing, and let her father die naturally, leaving Chuck with a second, crueler goodbye. Pushing Daisies - Season 1

Once upon a time, in a world that looked a lot like a fanciful greeting card—all saturated colors, quirky angles, and the faint smell of baked goods—there lived a young man named Ned. He was a pie-maker, and his pies were extraordinary. But his true gift, the one he kept hidden beneath a crisp white apron, was far stranger. Ned could bring dead things back to life with a single touch