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OK, SO, YOU'LL NEED TO PUT IN $5.00 A MONTH

IF YOU DRINK COFFEE.

UH, LET'S SEE--OH,

AS YOU ALL KNOW, ADOPTION DAY IS SATURDAY,

AND BURTON FALLIN HAS BEEN KIND ENOUGH

TO DONATE HIS ATTORNEYS AND HIS OFFICES

SO WE CAN MAKE THE WHOLE THING HAPPEN,

BUT YOU NEED TO REMEMBER THAT YOU'LL BE WORKING

WITH LAWYERS THAT AREN'T FAMILIAR WITH THE ADOPTION PROCESS.

SO OVERSEE THEIR WORK, DEFINITELY,

BUT DON'T OFFEND ANYONE, OK?

UH...THAT'S IT.

YOUR CASE ASSIGNMENTS ARE IN THE MEETING ROOM.

SEE YOU TOMORROW.

NICK. NICK.

YOUR PROBATION OFFICER JUST CALLED.

WHY?

THERE WAS AN INCIDENT

OVER AT THE HAZEL PARK PLAYGROUND.

A 3-YEAR-OLD KID STEPPED ON A DISCARDED NEEDLE

AND GOT HEPATITIS.

WHAT HAS THAT GOT TO DO WITH ME?

WELL, THE CITY WANTS TO CLEAN UP THE PARK NOW,

LIKE A PHOTO OP KIND OF THING,

AND THEY WANT TO USE COMMUNITY SERVICE PROBATIONERS TO DO IT.

I'M GOING TO BE ON A CLEAN-UP CREW?

YEAH. IT CREDITS AGAINST YOUR HOURS,

AND, YOU KNOW, IT'S FOR THE KIDS.

HEY, MAN. SPARE SOME CHANGE?

OK, PROBATIONERS, MY NAME IS CHUCK.

LISTEN THE HELL UP.

THERE'S RULES HERE TODAY, GENTLEMEN...

MR. FALLIN.

HEY.

HEY.

LONNIE. LONNIE GRANDY.

WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?

JUST, YOU KNOW, HELPING OUT.

I THOUGHT THIS WAS JUST FOR, UH--

RIGHT. YOU KNOW...

ALL RIGHT, JUST PICK UP YOUR RUBBER GLOVES

OVER HERE AT THE PICNIC BENCHES.

DISCARD ALL DRUG PARAPHERNALIA,

CONDOMS, AND BEER BOTTLES

INTO THE MEDICAL WASTE BAGS.

YOU KNOW, I WAS WORRIED ABOUT YOU, MAN.

I THOUGHT YOU, LIKE, DIED OR SOMETHING.

NO.

YEAH, I THOUGHT THAT SOMETHING HAPPENED,

BUT, UH...

WELL, I GUESS...

YOU DON'T REMEMBER ME, DO YOU?

I'M SORRY.

YOU REPRESENTED ME A COUPLE YEARS AGO.

I STOLE CREDIT CARDS FROM MY FOSTER PARENTS.

THEY KICKED ME OUT.

RIGHT. RIGHT.

YOU KNOW, I TRIED CALLING YOU A COUPLE TIMES A FEW MONTHS AGO.

DID YOU GET MY MESSAGES--

NO. NO. NO MESSAGES.

HMM. WELL...

YEAH, I TRIED CALLING YOU A BUNCH OF TIMES.

ALL RIGHT. WE'LL START WORKING

FROM THE OUTSIDE OF THE PARK IN.

AND REMEMBER, TOMORROW WE START PAINTING,

SO WEAR OLD SHOES.

SHH. IT'S OK, VIRGINIA.

YOU GOT MONEY?

YEAH, RIGHT HERE.

HELLO.

IS THIS YOUR KID?

♪ WELL, THERE IS TROUBLE IN MY MIND ♪

♪ THERE IS DARK

♪ THERE'S DARK, AND THERE IS LIGHT ♪

♪ THERE IS AN ORDER

♪ BUT THERE IS CHAOS

♪ AND THERE IS CRIME

♪ THERE IS NO ONE HOME TONIGHT ♪

♪ IN THE EMPIRE OF MY MIND ♪

♪ THERE IS TROUBLE IN MY MIND ♪

♪ ALL THE CHAOS

♪ IN MY MIND

HI. HEY.

HOW WAS CLEAN-UP CREW?

OH, IT WAS FINE, I GUESS.

UH, YOU DON'T NEED ANY HELP AROUND HERE, DO YOU?

UH, WELL, HOW ABOUT CHANGING A DIAPER?

I'LL BE IN MY OFFICE.

NO, NO, NO. COME WITH ME.

ILEANNA, RAPHAEL,

WE'LL SEE YOU SATURDAY THEN, OK?

THANK YOU SO MUCH, MR. FALLIN.

OK. GOOD LUCK.

OK, UH...

HAL AND RIA LEWINSKI.

UH, LEWICKI.OH, I'M SORRY.

HI. I'M HAL. THIS IS RIA, AND THIS IS TERENCE.

HEY. HOW ARE YOU? GO RIGHT IN.

THIS IS SUCH A BLESSING.

WE'VE BEEN THROUGH SO MUCH TO MAKE IT TO THIS DAY.

I'M SURE.

BEFORE THIS, WE, UM...

IT WAS, UM--

WELL, WE WERE...

WELL, THIS IS BEFORE WE MET ROZ,

TERENCE'S BIRTH MOTHER.

WE WERE SCAMMED.

WE TRIED TO ADOPT OVER THE INTERNET.

THEY TOLD US THE BABY HAD DIED DURING CHILDBIRTH.

RIA WAS-- RIA WAS DEVASTATED.

HAL TALKED ME INTO TRYING TO ADOPT AGAIN.

I DIDN'T WANT TO, BUT...

OH, THERE SHE IS.

ROZ! ROZ! IN HERE.

ROZ IS A CLEANING LADY AT THE FORT PITT HOTEL.

OH. HI.

SORRY, YOU GUYS. SORRY.

THAT'S ALL RIGHT. COME ON IN. COME ON.

ROZ, THIS IS BURTON FALLIN.

HE'S HANDLING TERENCE'S ADOPTION.

HEY.

GOOD TO SEE YOU. SIT DOWN THERE.

FILLING OUT THIS LAST FORM FOR THE LEWICKIS HERE.

DO YOU WANT TO HOLD TERENCE?

NO, NO, NO. I THINK I BETTER NOT DO THAT...

'CAUSE I'LL JUST BAWL.

ROZ HAS 2 OTHER CHILDREN.

THEY'RE TEENAGERS, AND...

SHE'S HAD A HARD TIME SUPPORTING THEM,

AND, WELL, THE OLDER ONE'S

BEEN IN A FEW FOSTER HOMES,

AND TERENCE HERE WAS UNEXPECTED.

THAT'S WHY I'M DOING THIS.

'CAUSE I CAN'T AFFORD TO KEEP TERENCE.

OH. I'M SURE IT WAS...

A VERY DIFFICULT DECISION FOR YOU TO MAKE.

IT WAS.

AND SIGNING THOSE PAPERS WAS LIKE...

CAN I HOLD HIM NOW, PLEASE?

OK.

I'M GOING TO GO BACK TO WORK,

'CAUSE I TOLD MY MANAGER

THAT I WAS GOING TO THE BATHROOM.

SO, THANK YOU. GOOD LUCK.

GOD BLESS YOU.

WHERE YOU GOING?

OH, I CAN'T FIND MY WALLET.

I THINK I MIGHT HAVE DROPPED IT IN THE PARK.

OH. DO YOU NEED MONEY OR ANYTHING?

NO, NO. YOU KNOW, IT'S PROBABLY IN MY CAR.

WHERE'S THE ELEVATOR?

ARE YOU OK?

I'M FINE. I'M JUST-- WHERE'S THE ELEVATOR?

UM, IT'S OVER THERE. CAN I HELP YOU WITH SOMETHING?

NO, I'M FINE. I JUST WANTED TO KNOW WHERE THE ELEVATOR--

AAH!OH, MY GOD.

AAH!

OH, NO.

CALL AN AMBULANCE.

WE HAVE AN EMERGENCY HERE.

HEY, DID YOU FIND YOUR WALLET?

NO.

YOU REMEMBER A KID NAMED LONNIE GRANDY?

WHO? LONNIE GRANDY.

HE SAYS WE REPRESENTED HIM ABOUT 18 MONTHS AGO.

NO. WHY?

UH, NO REASON.

OK. WELL, UM...

I'M GONNA BRING DINNER HOME TONIGHT.

I'LL SEE YOU AT 7:00.ALL RIGHT.

YOU AND LULU LIVING TOGETHER NOW?

YEAH.

HMM.

SHE TELL YOU ABOUT THE ACCIDENT?

WHAT ACCIDENT?

THIS WOMAN FELL OVER A BOX OF FILES IN THE LOBBY, AND...

BROKE HER ARM IN A COUPLE PLACES.

ANY WITNESSES?

ABOUT A DOZEN.

OH, GREAT.

SO, IF SHE WANTS TO SUE US,

SHE WON'T HAVE ANY PROBLEM PROVING NEGLIGENCE.

YEAH.

AND I'VE ALREADY CALLED ALAN BERKOWITZ

OVER AT NORTHEASTERN.

ALL RIGHT. GOOD.

WELL, HEY, UM, ABOUT LULU,

I'M, UH...

I'M HAPPY AS HELL FOR YOU.

THANK YOU.

I WAS THINKING ABOUT...

GETTING YOU GUYS A GIFT OR SOMETHING.

IS THERE ANYTHING THAT YOU NEED, OR--

A GIFT? YEAH.

NO. UM...

THANK YOU, UH, BUT WE'RE FINE.

WELL, I'M--I'M JUST VERY PLEASED

ABOUT THE WAY EVERYTHING'S TURNING OUT, AND...

ALL THE WAY AROUND.

I'M JUST VERY PLEASED.

RIGHT.

THERE YOU GO.

THIS IS GOING TO BE EXCITING,

ALL THESE KIDS BEING--

HAVING THEIR ADOPTIONS FINALIZED ON ONE DAY.

IN COURT?

YEAH.

THEY'RE ALREADY LIVING WITH THEIR FAMILIES,

BUT IT TAKES A JUDGE TO MAKE IT LEGAL, SO...

KIND OF LIKE GETTING MARRIED.

YEAH.

MAYBE EVEN BETTER.

SHANNON...

YEAH?

HOW WOULD YOU FEEL ABOUT, UM...

I MEAN, WHAT--WHAT-- WHAT WOULD YOU THINK

ABOUT MY, UH, ADOPTING YOU?

YOU GOT A LIGHT? EXCUSE ME.

HEY, YOU GOT A LIGHT?

NO.

WHERE YOU FROM?

SHADYSIDE.

SHADYSIDE?

NOT A LOT OF LABORERS FROM SHADYSIDE.

I'M NOT A LABORER.

THE DOER ALONE LEARNETH, SHADYSIDE.

WHAT'S THAT?

YOU WANT A DATE? 20 BUCKS.

WHAT'S YOUR NAME, SON?

WHAT'S THAT?

YOUR NAME.

NICK FALLIN.

GET YOUR BACK INTO IT, FRANKLIN.

WE CAN'T SPEND A MONTH OUT HERE.

CHUCK SUPERVISED ME LAST MONTH. HIGHWAY CLEAN UP.

HE JUST PICKS ON THE NEW GUYS.

I CANCELED MY CARDS.

WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?

MY WALLET.

YOU KNOW, WHEN YOU REPRESENTED ME,

I REALLY LOOKED UP TO YOU, MAN.

AFTER YOU HELPED ME OUT, I THOUGHT WHAT YOU DID...

I THOUGHT YOU WERE, LIKE, THE GREATEST GUY.

SO YOU DID STEAL MY WALLET.

YOU DON'T GET IT.

ONCE YOU'RE 18,

YOU JUST DISAPPEAR.

ONE DAY, I HAD ALL THIS HELP.

SOCIAL WORKERS ACTING LIKE THEY ACTUALLY GAVE A CRAP ABOUT ME,

AND THE NEXT DAY...

WELL, THE NEXT DAY, I WAS ON MY OWN, YOU KNOW?

I WAS TOTALLY LOST.

SO, THEN THIS GUY, SEE,

HE TELLS ME IF I INVEST MY STUDENT LOAN MONEY WITH HIM,

HE CAN, LIKE, DOUBLE IT IN A WEEK OR MONTH OR SOMETHING.

SO, I GAVE IT TO HIM.

THAT WAS SMART.

THIS GUY SAID HE, UH...

HE SAID HE LOST IT ALL ON SOME BIOTECH STOCK, BUT...

SO, I CALLED YOU TO SEE IF YOU MIGHT HELP,

AND YOU NEVER CALLED ME BACK.

I JUST WANT MY WALLET BACK.

THE COLLEGE, RIGHT, YOU SEE, THEY WANT PAID,

AND I CAN'T COME UP WITH THE MONEY, RIGHT?

SO...

SOMETIMES I HANG AROUND CARNEGIE MELLON.

I RIPPED OFF THIS RICH KIDS CREDIT CARD,

AND I GOT CAUGHT.

ARE YOU NOT HEARING ME? I JUST WANT MY WALLET--

SEE, NOW I'M NOT IN COLLEGE. I'M ON PROBATION...

ALL BECAUSE YOU NEVER BOTHERED TO CALL ME BACK.

THE UPPER HUMERUS WAS SHATTERED,

DISPLACED FRACTURE OF THE RADIUS,

COMPOUND FRACTURE OF THE ULNA.

IT'S GOING TO TAKE SEVERAL SURGERIES

AND A LONG REHABILITATION PERIOD.

RIGHT.

WE'VE RUN SOME NUMBERS.

MEDICAL COSTS, LOST WAGES,

PAIN AND SUFFERING.

$500,000?

MR. FALLIN'S PREMISES, MR. FALLIN'S HAZARD,

MR. FALLIN'S LIABILITY.

WE'LL NEVER GO TO $500,000.

MISS KEMPF MAY NOT REGAIN FULL USE OF HER WRIST.

A JURY MIGHT GIVE HER 7 FIGURES.

50.

LIGHT.

RON, YOU'VE BEEN WORKING ON THIS CASE ONE DAY.

I MEAN, YOU'RE WALKING AWAY WITH $20,000 FOR ONE MEETING.

ALL RIGHT.

THE FAIR NUMBER IS 300.

IT'S GONNA TAKE A LOT OF WORK ON YOUR PART TO GET TO THE FAIR NUMBER.

150.137.

DONE.

I'LL CALL YOU LATER TODAY.

OK, RON. THANKS.

SURE.GOOD TO SEE YOU.

NICE SEEING YOU, TOO.

THE DEDUCTIBLE IS 50,000, BURTON.

I'LL HAVE OUR REP CONTACT YOU WITH YOUR NEW PREMIUM.

THANKS, ALAN. THANKS.

YOU KNOW, LULU, SHE FEELS TERRIBLE ABOUT THIS.

OH, NO. TELL HER NOT TO WORRY ABOUT THAT.

I DID WANT TO TALK TO YOU ABOUT SOMETHING, NICHOLAS.

I'M...

I'M, UH...I'VE BEEN SERIOUSLY CONSIDERING

ADOPTING SHANNON.

OH.

ASKED HER CONSENT LAST NIGHT.

SHE SAID YES, SO--

RIGHT. YOU NEED MY HELP WITH ANYTHING?

NO, BUT THANKS.

AS A MATTER OF FACT, LULU'S HELPING ME OUT.

LULU. GREAT. SHE KNOWS WHAT SHE'S DOING.

ALL RIGHT.

YEAH, TAKE CARE.

OH, BY THE WAY, DID YOU ASK HER

ABOUT THAT HOUSEWARMING GIFT?

NO, I FORGOT.

WELL, ASK HER.

LAURA DONNELLON?

WHAT? OH, THAT'S ME.

SO, MISS DONNELLON, THERE WILL BE A SHELTER HEARING

LATER THIS AFTERNOON.

RIGHT.

AND, UH, GIVEN YOUR SITUATION,

THERE'S NO WAY THAT THE JUDGE

WILL GRANT YOU CUSTODY OF YOUR CHILD.

GOT IT.

DO YOU, UH, HAVE ANY FAMILY IN THE REGION

THAT MIGHT BE WILLING TO TAKE VIRGINIA?

YEAH. MY FAMILY. I'VE GOT A SON.

MY PARENTS TOOK HIM AND WON'T LET ME SEE HIM,

IF THAT'S WHAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT.

DO YOUR PARENTS KNOW ABOUT YOUR DAUGHTER?

GUESS THEY'RE ABOUT TO FIND OUT, HUH?

YEAH. WELL, UM, DO THEY LIVE IN PITTSBURGH?

YEAH. IN FOX CHAPEL.

MY DAD HAS THAT CONSTRUCTION COMPANY BY THE AIRPORT.

DONNELLON CONSTRUCTION?

MY DAD, THAT'S HIS COMPANY.

OH. OK.

UH...WELL...

THE BEST THING FOR YOU TO DO

IS TO GO TO THE HEARING THIS AFTERNOON,

AND JUST BE OPEN TO TAKING PARENTING CLASSES, AND FINDING A JOB,

AND DEFINITELY A DRUG TREATMENT PROGRAM.

BEEN THERE.

LAURA, YOUR COMING HERE TELLS ME THAT YOU WANT HELP.

EVER DESIRING, ONE SEES THE MANIFESTATION.

EVER DESIRELESS, ONE SEES THE MYSTERY.

WHAT?

THE TAO.

IT MEANS WANTING THINGS MAKES YOU BLIND.

SO, THEN, YOU DON'T WANT HELP?

I AM NOT A PROBLEM TO BE FIXED.

OK. UM...

WELL, WE'LL JUST TELL THE JUDGE THAT YOU ARE WILLING

TO START MAKING SOME CHANGES AND WE'LL GO FROM THERE.

LAURA.

WHAT?

NOTHING.

I CALLED THE COMMUNITY COLLEGE.

THEY'VE AGREED TO SET UP A NEW PAYMENT PLAN FOR YOU

SO YOU CAN RE-ENROLL.

WHOA, MAN.

YOU JUST, LIKE, TOTALLY FIXED MY LIFE.

I JUST MADE A CALL.

YOU--

I CAN'T EVEN BELIEVE IT. I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO SAY.

CALL THIS NUMBER.

USE MY NAME AND THEY'LL WORK IT OUT WITH YOU.

I JUST TELL 'EM MY ATTORNEY NICK FALLIN

TOLD ME TO CALL, AND THEY'LL HELP?

YEAH.

I'LL PAY YOU BACK.

THE CASH I TOOK.

RIGHT.

SO, YOU WANNA COME IN A SECOND FOR A BEER?

HEY, NICK!

VIRGINIA DONNELLON WAS FOUND UNATTENDED

ON THE FRONT SEAT OF AN OLD CAR.

HER MOTHER LAURA DONNELLON

IS BELIEVED TO BE A DRUG ADDICT.

SHE HAS BEEN ARRESTED TWICE FOR PROSTITUTION

SINCE HER RETURN TO PITTSBURGH IN THE LAST 6 MONTHS.

YOUR RECOMMENDATION?

WELL, VIRGINIA CANNOT BE RETURNED TO A CAR.

HER MATERNAL GRANDPARENTS, RICHARD AND MARY DONNELLON,

HAVE AGREED TO PROVIDE A HOME FOR THE CHILD.

THEY'RE PREPARED TO RAISE AN INFANT?

RICHARD AND MARY ARE ALREADY RAISING LAURA'S FIRST CHILD,

A 14-YEAR-OLD BOY NAMED THOMAS.

THEY DO, HOWEVER, HAVE ONE CONDITION.

A CONDITION?

THEY REQUEST THAT THEIR DAUGHTER LAURA NOT HAVE ACCESS TO VIRGINIA

UNTIL SHE COMPLETE A DRUG REHABILITATION PROGRAM.

MISS ARCHER, IS YOUR CLIENT COMING?

UH, I THINK THAT SHE'S ON HER WAY, YOUR HONOR.

YOU THINK?

I'M NOT PREPARED TO ENTER A RULING

UNTIL I MEET THE MOTHER.

WE'LL RECONVENE TOMORROW MORNING AT 11:00.

YOU MISSED YOUR HEARING.

MY DAD WAS THERE.

YEAH, HE WAS, AND--

NO, I MEAN MY DAD WAS THERE.

I DON'T UNDERSTAND.

I DON'T TALK TO MY DAD.

YOUR PARENTS HAVE TAKEN TEMPORARY CUSTODY OF VIRGINIA.

YOU THINK THIS IS ABOUT DRUGS?

WELL, LAURA--

YOU KNOW, I GRADUATED SECOND IN MY CLASS AT FOX CHAPEL HIGH SCHOOL?

I WENT TO BROWN FOR 3 SEMESTERS.

OK.

MY DAD DICK DRIVES UP TO PROVIDENCE IN HIS MERCEDES.

I WAS PREGNANT WITH THOMAS.

HE WALKS INTO MY DORM ROOM, AND HE TELLS ME TO PACK.

HE TELLS ME THAT WE'RE GOING HOME.

ALL THE WAY BACK, DICK DOESN'T SAY A WORD

UNTIL WE PULL UP IN FRONT OF MERCYHURST REHAB CLINIC.

THEN DICK FINALLY TALKS.

HE SAYS, "GET OUT."

WHAT DO YOU WANT ME TO DO, LAURA?

YOU ARE FREE, THEREFORE CHOOSE.

I'M GONNA TELL THE COURT

THAT YOU ARE AMENABLE TO YOUR BABY BEING PLACED WITH YOUR PARENTS.

AND I'LL TELL THE COURT TO SUPPORT YOUR REHABILITATION

AND TO GIVE YOU ALL OF THE SERVICES THE COUNTY HAS TO OFFER

SO THAT YOU CAN GO BACK HOME.

YOUR HEARING IS TOMORROW AT 11:00.

TOMORROW MORNING. I'LL SEE YOU THERE.

WELL, I APPRECIATE YOUR COMING BY, ROY.

SURE.

THERE YOU GO.

SO, HOW WAS FLORIDA?

THAT LADY I INTRODUCED YOU TO? CHERYL ANN?

YEAH.

TOOK MY MONEY AND DUMPED ME.

REALLY?

WELL, I'M SORRY TO HEAR THAT.

WELL, I'M SURE YOU DON'T HAVE THOSE KINDS OF PROBLEMS,

NOT WITH YOUR SUCCESS.

I DON'T KNOW ABOUT THAT.

BUT, UM...

ROY, I JUST WANTED TO TALK TO YOU A LITTLE BIT ABOUT SHANNON'S FUTURE.

OK.

WELL, YOU CAN IMAGINE, YOU KNOW, THE BEST HIGH SCHOOLS,

COLLEGE, GRADUATE DEGREE, SOLID JOB.

YOU'RE SAYING I CAN'T PROVIDE THOSE THINGS.

I'M NOT SO SURE YOU CAN, ROY.

SEE, SHANNON COULD BE WHATEVER SHE WANTS TO BE.

MAYBE THE OPPORTUNITY TO MAKE CHOICES

THAT YOU AND I NEVER HAD WHEN WE WERE GROWING UP.

YEAH.

THAT'S WHAT THIS IS ALL ABOUT.

HAVING OPTIONS FOR SHANNON.

SO, THAT, UH, LAWYER LADY THAT CALLED

SAID SOMETHING ABOUT SHOULD I CHOOSE TO DO THIS,

THAT I'D BE TERMINATING MY PARENTAL RESPONSIBILITIES.

YOU WOULD BE.

DO I HAVE TIME TO THINK ABOUT IT?

ABSOLUTELY.

OH, AND IF YOU DO SIGN,

THERE WILL BE A 40-DAY REVOCATION PERIOD, SO--

OK.

OK?

MM-HMM.

BURTON, I'M HOME!

HEY, HONEY.

HEY, ROY.

HEY, SWEETHEART.

HEY.

HEY.

THIS IS FOR YOU.

THANKS.

SO, UH...

SO I CALLED THAT GUY AT THE COMMUNITY COLLEGE BURSAR'S OFFICE.

AND, UH, HE'S WILLING TO SET UP A PAYMENT SCHEDULE WITH ME.

IF I KEEP UP MY FIRST 3 PAYMENTS, THEY'LL REISSUE MY LOAN.

THERE YOU GO.

YEAH.

SEE, THE THING IS, THOUGH,

I DON'T HAVE A JOB.

I MEAN, THANKS AND THAT,

BUT I CAN'T REALLY AFFORD TO PAY ANYTHING RIGHT NOW.

OK.

UH...

CAN YOU HELP ME GET A JOB?

WELL, I DON'T KNOW.

COME ON. YOU MUST KNOW SOMEBODY AT THE CLINIC

WHO CAN HELP ME GET A JOB.

FRANKLIN, I HOPE YOU BROUGHT ENOUGH COFFEE FOR EVERYONE.

CAN I ASK YOU SOMETHING?

SURE.

I GOT THIS GIRLFRIEND. HER NAME'S CINDY. SHE'S FROM FOX CHAPEL.

SHE'S A DRAMA MAJOR AT CARNEGIE MELLON.

SHE WANTS TO BE A MOVIE STAR.

SO I'VE BEEN TELLING CINDY THAT I GO TO CMU.

YOU KNOW, THAT I'M WORKING WITH COMPUTERS.

OH.

'CAUSE IF I TOLD HER I WAS AN ORPHAN

WHO DOESN'T EVEN GO TO COMMUNITY COLLEGE,

YOU KNOW, WHO'S ON PROBATION FOR STEALING CREDIT CARDS--

YOU KNOW, THAT'S NOT EXACTLY WHAT A GIRL LIKE THAT WANTS TO HEAR.

NO.

RIGHT. SO, MAYBE, LIKE, IF YOU COULD HELP ME GET A JOB AND THAT,

AND I RE-ENROLL IN SCHOOL,

THEN SHE'LL THINK I'M A GUY WITH A FUTURE.

YEAH, SHE MIGHT.

WELL?

THANKS FOR HELPING ME.

HOW ARE YOU, ROZ?

I'M--IT HURTS A LOT.

I'M SO SORRY.

LISTEN, I...

I JUST...

I WANT TERENCE BACK NOW.

WHAT?

THE ONLY REASON I GAVE HIM UP

WAS BECAUSE I COULDN'T AFFORD ANOTHER KID.

SO...IF WE COULD JUST TEAR EVERYTHING UP.

BUT YOU SIGNED THE PAPERS.

THE FORM SAID I COULD CHANGE MY MIND.

BUT YOU HAD A TIME PERIOD.

THAT'S RUN OUT, RIGHT, MR. FALLIN?

WELL, THIS IS NOT MY AREA OF EXPERTISE,

BUT, YEAH. YOUR REVOCATION PERIOD HAS COME AND GONE.

THE ADOPTION HASN'T GONE THROUGH YET.

NO. THIS IS--

NO. HE'S OURS NOW.

WE'VE BEEN THROUGH THE PROCESS.

TOMORROW IS JUST SUPPOSED TO BE A FORMALITY.

PLEASE. GIVE TERENCE BACK TO ME.

GIVE HIM BACK!

PLEASE.

YOUR HONOR, MY CLIENT REQUESTS

2 HOURS OF SUPERVISED VISITATION PER WEEK,

AS WELL AS ONE SUNDAY A MONTH.

IF ANY VISITATIONS ARE SCHEDULED,

MY CLIENTS WOULD LIKE THEM TO BE CONTINGENT

UPON LAURA'S SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION OF A DRUG REHABILITATION PROGRAM.

WELL, YOUR HONOR, LAURA DONNELLON IS WILLING

TO ENTER A DRUG TREATMENT PROGRAM,

BUT SHE WOULD LIKE IMMEDIATE ACCESS TO HER CHILD.

AGAIN, MY CLIENTS ARE ONLY WILLING TO TAKE THE CHILD

IF THEIR DAUGHTER IS NOT ALLOWED ACCESS UNTIL AFTER HER REHABILITATION.

OTHERWISE, AS MUCH AS THIS PAINS THEM,

THEY WILL NOT TAKE THE CHILD.

YOUR HONOR, MAY I SPEAK?

GO AHEAD.

UM...

NIETZSCHE WROTE THAT FAMILY LOVE IS MESSY,

OF AN ANNOYING AND REPETITIVE PATTERN,

LIKE BAD WALLPAPER.

AND...I'VE BEEN KIND OF LIKE THAT TO MY PARENTS.

I MEAN, REPETITIVE IN MY ACTIONS,

AND PROBABLY MORE THAN ANNOYING.

WHAT I MEAN TO SAY IS...

THAT I WOULD LIKE TO GO HOME...

TOO.

IF, UM...

IF THIS IS AN APPROPRIATE TIME TO SAY SO.

WE'RE HERE ONLY TO DISCUSS THE PLACEMENT OF YOUR DAUGHTER.

RIGHT. I'M SORRY.

IF LAURA DONNELLON WISHES TO VISIT VIRGINIA,

SHE MUST GIVE 24 HOURS NOTICE,

AND SHE MUST BE SOBER.

MY CLIENTS ACCEPT THE TERMS.

THIS IS A DONE DEAL, RIGHT?

I MEAN, THEY CAN'T MAKE US GIVE TERENCE BACK.

UM, I'M NOT SURE, BUT, UH--

SHE ALREADY WALKED AWAY FROM TERENCE.

SHE SIGNED THE FORMS.

SHE WAITED THROUGH THE REVOCATION PERIOD.

IT'S DONE. FINE.

LET'S JUST MOVE ON WITH THE ADOPTION PROCEEDINGS.

I THINK YOU'RE RIGHT.

ROZ DID SAY THAT SHE ONLY GAVE UP THE BABY

BECAUSE SHE COULDN'T AFFORD HIM.

RIGHT.

AND NOW SHE HAS THE MONEY TO TAKE CARE OF HIM.

RIGHT.

SO I DON'T KNOW IF I CAN TAKE THIS BABY FROM HER

IF SHE DOESN'T WANT TO GIVE HIM TO US.

RIA.

I CAN'T DO IT.

I CAN'T TAKE THIS BABY

IF SHE DOESN'T WANT TO GIVE HIM TO US.

LOOK. LET'S JUST MEET WITH THE JUDGE FIRST

BEFORE YOU DECIDE ANYTHING, OK?

SO STUPID. I MADE A FOOL OF MYSELF OUT THERE.

NO, YOU DIDN'T. YOU WERE GREAT.

I, UH, I TALKED TO YOUR PARENTS.

WE SCHEDULED A MEETING TOMORROW MORNING.

10:00, MY OFFICE.

TOMORROW MORNING.

RIGHT. NOW, IF YOU CAN MAKE THE MEETING,

AND IF YOU CAN BE STRAIGHT--

RIGHT.

THEN, UH, THEY'LL DISCUSS THE POSSIBILITY

OF YOU GOING HOME.

OK.

SO THIS IS GREAT NEWS.

IT'S A GREAT START.

THEY SEEMED INTO IT?

YEAH, THEY DID. THEY DID.

UH, SO, YOU KNOW, IF YOU'RE GONNA HAVE TROUBLE GETTING TO THE MEETING,

UH, THERE'S A SHELTER ON STANWIX.

YOU CAN STAY THERE TONIGHT.

NO. I'D RATHER NOT.

TOMORROW MORNING, 10:00. OK.

I'LL BE THERE THIS TIME.

YOU'D BETTER.

MR. AND MRS. LEWICKI, ARE YOU SAYING

YOU WILL NOT FINALIZE THE ADOPTION TOMORROW?

YES, YOUR HONOR.

OK.

THE CHILD WILL REMAIN UNDER THE JURISDICTION OF THIS COURT.

MRS. KEMPF, THERE WILL BE A SHELTER HEARING ON MONDAY

REGARDING YOUR BECOMING A FOSTER PARENT

TO YOUR OWN CHILD.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

YOU UNDERSTAND, ALL OF YOU,

THIS IS A HIGHLY UNUSUAL SITUATION.

BUT THE LEWICKIS SAID THEY'LL GIVE HIM BACK,

AND I HAVE SOME MONEY NOW,

SO...

SHANNON.

HI.

I THOUGHT MAYBE WE SHOULD TALK.

WHY?

YOUR DAD WANTS TO ADOPT ME.

I HEARD.

AND I WANT HIM TO,

AND MY DAD AGREED, SO...

IT'S GONNA HAPPEN.

OK.

AND I'M REALLY EXCITED.

BUT THEN I STARTED THINKING ABOUT YOU.

ABOUT ME?

AND I STARTED TO THINK YOU MIGHT BE FEELING KIND OF...

JEALOUS.

RIGHT.

WELL, UH...

I'M NOT JEALOUS.

I JUST WANTED TO KNOW IF YOU WERE OK WITH ALL THIS.

ARE YOU?

I'M FINE.

YEAH, THIS IS NICK.

BEER, PLEASE.

I'LL HAVE THE SAME. THANKS.

LOVE...

IN THIS WORLD, THAT'S A HARD THING

FOR A MAN LIKE ME TO FIND.

WELL, I THINK WE ALL STRUGGLE WITH THAT PARTICULAR LITTLE DEAL.

SO I THOUGHT ABOUT WHAT YOU SAID,

AND AT FIRST I THOUGHT YOU WERE RIGHT.

OPPORTUNITIES ARE WHAT MY LITTLE GIRL SHOULD HAVE.

THEN I STARTED THINKING I LOVE MY GIRL,

AND SHE LOVES ME.

AND THAT LOVE DESERVES AN OPPORTUNITY AS WELL.

SO WHAT I DECIDED TO DO WAS ESTABLISH MYSELF HERE IN TOWN,

AND I'M GONNA DO MY BEST TO SEE IF I CAN

SET UP SOME KIND OF LIFE HERE.

I'M, UH, NOT REALLY SURE WHAT YOU'RE SAYING.

MR. FALLIN, DON'T THINK OF THIS

AS A COMPETITION, PLEASE.

IT'S NOT THAT.

HEY, NICK! HEY!

HEY.

WELL, I HOPE YOU DON'T MIND I'M UP HERE.

NO, IT'S...

GOT A JOB.

HENRY'S BURGER HOUSE.

GREAT.

START NEXT WEEK. MINIMUM WAGE PLUS TIPS.

CONGRATULATIONS.

I JUST WANTED TO, YOU KNOW...

THANK YOU.

WELL, YOU COULD HAVE WAITED TILL TOMORROW.

I WAS THINKING NOW THAT I GOT THIS JOB

AND THE WHOLE SCHOOL THING'S WORKING OUT-- RIGHT.

I WAS THINKING MAYBE I'D, UH--

I'D TELL CINDY THE TRUTH ABOUT WHO I AM.

OK.

YOU THINK I SHOULD DO THAT?

YEAH, I GUESS. WHATEVER.

OK. THEN, UH, I'M GONNA DO THAT.

WISH ME LUCK?

GOOD LUCK.

YOU GOING OUT THIS WAY?

I'LL--I'LL COME WITH YOU.

HEY, HONEY.

HEY. WANT SOMETHING TO DRINK?

SWEETHEART, ABOUT THE ADOPTION...

YEAH? YOUR FATHER CHANGED HIS MIND.

HE'S, UH, HE'S NOT WILLING TO GIVE HIS CONSENT.

WHAT'S THAT MEAN?

WELL, YOU'LL...

YOU'LL STILL BE LIVING HERE.

YOU SAID YOU WERE GOING TO ADOPT ME.

I KNOW. I--I WANT TO, HONEY.

YOU SAID IT.

I ALREADY TOLD MY FRIENDS.

SHANNON--

JUST TELL MY DAD THAT HE'S NOT MY DAD ANYMORE.

YOU TELL HIM THAT.

NO, IT'S NOT THAT SIMPLE, OK?

THAT WOULD HAVE TO PLAY ITSELF OUT IN COURT,

AND I--

BUT THAT'S GOOD, 'CAUSE YOU'RE, LIKE, THIS GREAT LAWYER,

SO YOU COULD WIN.

YEAH.

YOU CAN WIN, BURTON.

I CALLED CINDY. TOLD HER THE TRUTH.

TOOK HER OUT TO DINNER.

LIKE YOU SEEMED TO THINK I SHOULD DO, I TOLD HER.

YEAH, ABOUT NOT REALLY GOING TO CMU,

THE FACT THAT IN REALITY

I KNOW CRAP ABOUT COMPUTERS IN GENERAL.

OK.

AND SHE DUMPED ME.

WELL, YOU'LL FIND ANOTHER GIRL.

I DON'T WANT TO MEET ANOTHER GIRL. I WANT CINDY.

AND NOW SHE HATES ME, SO THANK YOU.

WHAT IF I BOUGHT HER A REALLY EXPENSIVE RING OR SOMETHING?

OH, LONNIE--

NO, NO, IF I BOUGHT HER SOMETHING

THAT NO ONE HAD EVER GOTTEN HER BEFORE,

SO SHE'D THINK I WAS SOMEBODY WHO COULD PROVIDE FOR HER.

DON'T DO THAT.

HEY, MAYBE LATER THE PENGUINS ARE ON.

WE COULD HANG OUT?HEY, YOU KNOW WHAT?

I GOT TO GO TO THE BATHROOM.

WHAT ABOUT--WHAT ABOUT TOMORROW NIGHT?

NO, I GOTTA WORK.

OH, YEAH? WHAT ABOUT NEXT WEEK?

I'M SORRY. SORRY.

HEY, THEY'RE READY TO COME IN.

I'VE BEEN IN THIS SITUATION BEFORE.

RIGHT.

MANY TIMES BEFORE.

OK.

I THINK IT'S BEST NOT TO GO THROUGH THE WHOLE CHARADE.

IT ALWAYS PLAYS OUT THE SAME WAY,

SO LET'S JUST SKIP THE HOPEFUL PART OF IT,

AND GET ON WITH THE WAY THAT IT IS.

GET ON WITH WHAT?

YOU KNOW, LIFE.

LIFE? LIFE BEING WHAT?

YOU SMOKING CRACK IN THE PARK

AND HAVING SEX WITH STRANGE MEN FOR MONEY?

YEAH. IN ONE ITERATION, YES.

IN ONE ITERATION.

THESE PROBLEMS WITH YOUR DAD,

ARE THEY WORTH DYING OVER?THAT'S MELODRAMATIC.

PEOPLE LIKE YOU DON'T SURVIVE-- LIKE ME?

YEAH, LIKE YOU!THIS IS MY CHOICE!

WHY DID YOU COME BACK TO PITTSBURGH IN THE FIRST PLACE, HUH?

IF YOU--IF YOU HATE YOUR PARENTS SO MUCH, WHY ARE YOU HERE?

I JUST WANT THEM TO TAKE CARE OF MY KIDS.

WHAT HAPPENED, HUH?!

YOU SAID YOU WANTED TO LIVE WITH YOUR PARENTS!

NO! YOU DID!

SO YOU--

JUST TELL THEM, OK?

TELL THEM THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

MR. FALLIN, WE'VE DETAINED A YOUNG MAN

WHO ATTEMPTED TO WITHDRAW $5,000

FROM YOUR CHECKING ACCOUNT.

HE HAD ALL OF YOUR INFORMATION.

NOW, WE WERE GONNA CALL THE POLICE,

BUT HE INSISTED THAT YOU KNEW HE WAS HERE

AND HAD GIVEN HIM YOUR PERMISSION.

WOULD YOU LIKE US TO CALL THE POLICE?

HEY--HEY, YOU KNOW, I WOULD HAVE PAID YOU BACK.

I--I JUST-- I WANT TO GET THAT RING FOR CINDY, YOU KNOW?

I REALLY APPRECIATE YOU NOT TAKING THIS BADLY, MR. FALLIN.

I MEAN, UH, I REALLY APPRECIATE IT.

YOU DO UNDERSTAND THAT IF THIS ADOPTION DECREE IS GRANTED,

HENRY WILL BE THE SAME AS A NATURAL CHILD TO YOU?

YES.

THAT YOU WILL HAVE THE DUTY TO EDUCATE, SUPPORT,

PROVIDE MORAL GUIDANCE AND UPBRINGING?

YES.

THAT YOU HAVE A DUTY OF LOVE AND AFFECTION

TOWARDS THIS CHILD?

YES.

THAT HE MAY INHERIT FROM YOU AND YOU FROM HIM?

YES.

THAT THERE CAN BE NO DISCRIMINATION

BETWEEN THIS CHILD AND ANY NATURAL OR ADOPTED CHILD

YOU MAY HAVE NOW OR IN THE FUTURE?

YES.

UNDERSTANDING THESE RESPONSIBILITIES,

DO YOU WISH TO ADOPT HENRY?

YES.

YOUR HONOR, I MOVE THE ADOPTION DECREE BE ENTERED.

SO ENTERED.

CONGRATULATIONS.

THANK YOU, MR. FALLIN.

THANK YOU.

SO I TRIED TO CALL CINDY LAST NIGHT.

SHE STILL WON'T TALK TO ME.

YEAH, SO I'M OVER HER, MAN.

YOU WERE RIGHT. YOU KNOW THAT?

THERE ARE LOTS OF HOT GIRLS AT COMMUNITY COLLEGE.

NOT SO STUCK UP.

THAT LOOKS GOOD, HUH?

FRANKLIN, YOU MISSED A SPOT.

HEY, MY FRIEND'S NAME IS NICK FALLIN.

NOT FRANKLIN. FALLIN.

WELL, HE MISSED A SPOT.

YOU DON'T-- YOU DON'T MISS A SPOT.

YOU KNOW THAT, RIGHT?

HEY, SHADYSIDE.

HEY.

MMM.

IT'S GETTING COLD.