
Why’d he leave in the middle of the night? To get more beer because he couldn’t sleep. What kind of drugs was he using? Alcohol and cocaine. What do we make of Lee in this scene? To me, the first word that comes to mind is honest. The two go out on the boat for an afternoon on the water, and share a smile. Lee tells Patrick that he’s looking for a new apartment should he ever want to stay with him.

George agrees to adopt Patrick which will allow him to stay in Manchester. Lee tells Patrick that he’s moving back to Boston to work as a handyman. Overcome with emotion, Lee leaves and accepts a job in Boston. Lee runs into Randi in a parking lot where, during an emotional conversation, she tells Lee that she still loves him. The meeting doesn’t go well and her new husband tells him that he shouldn’t reach out to her anymore. Patrick meets with his mother, who had previously lost custody for being an alcoholic.

He attempts to find work in Manchester but nobody wants to hire him. Lee feigns support but is actually heartbroken. Lee’s ex-wife Randi makes contact and tells him that she’s pregnant with her new husband. The two sit in silence together as they deal with their grief. However, one night, Patrick has a panic attack, and Lee doesn’t know what to do. He grows closer to his “main” girlfriend Sandy, and partakes in activities with his friends. Patrick seems to be handling his father’s death well. While he was gone, the house burned down and all three of his children were killed. But one evening, Lee left the fireplace in his house open while he went out to get more beer. Through a series of flashbacks, we learn that Lee was once a father himself. It’s clear that Lee has no interest in being Patrick’s guardian. In Joe’s will and testimony, it’s revealed that Lee has been named Patrick’s legal guardian. Lee wanders Manchester alone, trying to get Joe’s funeral in order. Patrick finds support in his friends at school - as well as his two girlfriends, Sylvie and Sandy.


The two go back to the hospital to see his dead body -both are incredibly heartbroken. He picks up Joe’s son, Patrick, and tells him that his father is dead. Lee receives a call from the hospital, telling him that his brother, Joe, has died from a heart attack. He’s averse to social interaction and has a very bad temper. Lee Chandler is a 40-year-old man who works in Boston, Massachusetts as a plumber/handyman. Here is the plot of the Manchester By the Sea Movie: Exposition MANCHESTER BY THE SEA PLOT SYNOPSIS MANCHESTER BY THE SEA STORY EXPLAINED
