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IT COULD BE WORSE.

I DON'T KNOW HOW, BUT IT COULD BE.

SO, I USED TO GO TO THIS PIZZA PARLOR,

AND WHEN IT WAS YOUR BIRTHDAY,

THEY WOULD GIVE YOU A PIE IN THE FACE,

BUT THEY WOULD DO THIS CHEAP THING

WHERE THEY WOULD PUT SHAVING CREAM ON A PAPER PLATE

AND THEN SMEAR IT ON YOUR FACE.

NICE. RIGHT.

AND OF COURSE, I GOT A RASH... FROM THE MENTHOL.

AND THE GUY THAT I WAS ON A DATE WITH--

IT WAS REALLY EMBARRASSING.

HIS NAME WAS LAWRENCE OR SOMETHING.

HE SAID I SMELLED LIKE A MAN.

UGH.

RIGHT. AND EVERYBODY LAUGHED.

I'M SORRY.

I'M PREGNANT.

WHAT?

I'M PREGNANT.

UM...

LISTEN. I HAVE THE TEST.

I--I DID IT TWICE, AND--WELL, COME IN THE LIGHT.

SEE? BOTH TIMES THE PINK LINE GOES ALL THE WAY ACROSS.

RIGHT.

SO...

I'M PREGNANT.

IS THIS-- IS THIS WHAT YOU WANT?

DO I WANT TO BE PREGNANT? YEAH.

NO, I DON'T WANT TO BE.

WHAT ARE WE TALKING ABOUT?

WELL, LOOK, IT'S NOT EXACTLY THE WAY

I IMAGINED IT WOULD HAPPEN, YOU KNOW?

RIGHT. SO, WHAT DO YOU WANT TO DO?

I DON'T KNOW, NICK.

WELL, DO YOU WANT TO BE A FATHER?

♪ 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

THIS HOMELESS GUY,

FRED MURPHY,

HE'S BEEN PAINTING "BELIEVE" ALL OVER THE CITY.

"BELIEVE."

HOSPITALS, CRIME SCENES,

HOUSING PROJECTS.

HE GOES AND TRIES TO SPREAD A LITTLE HOPE AROUND.

IT'S, UH... I DON'T KNOW.

IT'S VERY... INSPIRATIONAL.

ANYWAY, THIS IS VICTORIA LITTLE,

CHAIRMAN OF THE AIDS RELIEF ALLIANCE.

HI, EVERYBODY.

AH. WHEN THE, UH, AIDS WALK WAS RAINED OUT,

THE AIDS RELIEF ALLIANCE

LOST 30% OF THEIR OPERATING BUDGET.

THEY'VE ALREADY CUT SEVERAL OF THEIR PROGRAMS,

INCLUDING THEIR LEGAL SERVICES.

AND ALVIN AND I HAVE DECIDED TO USE SOME OF OUR COUNTY FUNDS

TO REPRESENT THEIR CLIENTS.

SO, BY THE WAY, THERE WILL BE

A MANDATORY AIDS AWARENESS TRAINING SEMINAR

A WEEK FROM TODAY.

AND I'LL BE HERE ALL WEEK TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.

ALSO, WE'RE HAVING AN EMERGENCY FUND RAISER THIS SATURDAY.

IT'S A MASQUERADE PARTY AT THE TARPIT.

IT'S THIS CLUB THAT CLOSED A FEW MONTHS AGO.

IT'S TO RECOVER SOME OF THE LOSSES FROM THE WALK,

AND, UH, YOU AND A GUEST ARE INVITED FREE OF CHARGE.

SO, PLEASE BRING YOUR FRIENDS, BUT MAKE THEM PAY.

BELIEVE.

YOU GUYS--YOU GUYS SEE THIS ARTICLE?

"BELIEVE", RIGHT?

THE GUY'S PAINTING IT EVERYWHERE.

SO?

SO...I THINK IT'S AN OPPORTUNITY.

YOU WANT US TO PRINT THIS GUY'S SYMBOL?

WELL, YOU GUYS ARE IN AN IDEAL POSITION TO GET IT OUT THERE.

WE'RE ABOUT TO GO BELLY UP.

GET IT OUT THERE FAST.

I MEAN, WHAT OTHER MERCHANDISER

HAS GOT 75,000 MUGS, T-SHIRTS, AND KEY CHAINS

SITTING AROUND COLLECTING DUST?

YEAH, WELL, WE CAN MOVE THOSE UNITS

WITHOUT A SYMBOL ON THEM FOR...200 GRAND.

THAT'S WHOLESALE,

BUT IF THIS "BELIEVE" IDEA WORKS,

IT COULD BE WORTH MILLIONS.

NAH. WHAT ABOUT PRINTING COSTS?

WHAT'S IT GONNA BE? 10 CENTS A UNIT?

10 CENTS A UNIT WE'D HAVE TO BORROW.

LOOK, THE IDEA WAS TO GET OUT OF DEBT.

"BELIEVE"?

T-SHIRTS. HATS. KEY CHAINS.

COME IN.

YOU BUSY?

NO, NO. HAVE A SEAT.

YOU OK?

FINE. YOU?

YEAH.

I, UH, I MADE AN APPOINTMENT AT A CLINIC.

CLINIC?

RIGHT. TOMORROW MORNING AT 8:00.

CLINIC.

YEAH, JUST TO, YOU KNOW, TO SEE WHERE I'M AT,

AND GET A BLOOD TEST AND WEIGH THE OPTIONS.

RIGHT.

WELL, UM...

I--I'D LIKE TO BE THERE.

IT'S AT 8:00.

YOU TOLD ME.

OK.

HI, NICK.HEY.

THIS IS MARCUS WHEAT AND HIS SISTER ETTA.

HEY. WHAT'S UP?

OK.

DON'T WORRY. YOU'LL GET IT.

OK. HI.

HI. HOW ARE YOU?

FINE.

MARCUS, WILL YOU TAKE YOUR SISTER OUTSIDE FOR JUST A SECOND?

THANK YOU.

YOU CAN PLAY WITH THE TOYS WHERE I SHOWED YOU, OK?

THANK YOU.

BYE.

I THINK WE NEED TO GO TO JUDGE DAMSEN'S CHAMBERS.

WHY?

THEY NEED A MEDICAL GUARDIAN.

MEDICAL GUARDIAN? WHAT FOR?

THEIR MOTHER DIED OF AIDS 3 DAYS AGO...

AND SHE REFUSED TO HAVE THEM TESTED.

SO, WHAT'S THIS ALVIN MENTIONED ABOUT A CONTESTED DONATION?

WELL, THERE'S A FRIEND OF MINE, WARREN CONNOR,

HE DIED 3 MONTHS AGO, AND HE LEFT THE ALLIANCE A MILLION DOLLARS,

AND HIS KIDS AREN'T TOO HAPPY ABOUT IT.

OH. SO, DO YOU NEED ME TO HANDLE IT?

WELL, ACTUALLY, ALVIN SAID THAT HE KNOWS THE LAWYER

THAT'S REPRESENTING THE CONNOR KIDS, SO...

OH. WELL, UM...

I MEAN, IS THERE ANYTHING THAT I CAN DO TO HELP?

YES. IN FACT, THERE'S THIS CLUB CALL "LIFT."

IT'S OSTENSIBLY A SPORTS CLUB FOR MEN.

A GAY CLUB.

A PLACE WHERE MINORITY MEN ON THE DOWN LOW

AND CLOSETED WHITE GUYS GO FOR ANONYMOUS SEX.

AND HOW CAN I HELP?

WE WANT ACCESS TO PROVIDE FREE AIDS TESTING.

EDUCATION. PREVENTION.

I HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO GET ANYWHERE WITH THEM.

SO, I THOUGHT SINCE YOU'RE A LAWYER,

YOU MIGHT BE ABLE TO GET THEIR ATTENTION.

OK.

YOU READY?

IT'S TIME?

YEAH. MEETING'S IN 20 MINUTES.

BURTON'S VERY PUNCTUAL.

THE MOTHER NEVER TESTED THEM?

CORRECT.

WHAT ABOUT THE FATHER?

WE'RE STILL LOOKING.

MISS PELL, YOU UNDERSTAND

YOU'RE UNDER NO OBLIGATION TO HAVE THESE CHILDREN TESTED.

YES.

OK.

MR. FALLIN, YOU'RE THE MEDICAL GUARDIAN.

IT IS UP TO YOU TO APPROVE THE TESTING.

YOU KNOW, DAMSEN MIGHT HAVE A POINT.

WHY NOT WAIT?

YOU MEAN PLACE THEM AND THEN TEST THEM?

SURE.

WELL, IF THEY'RE INFECTED, THEY NEED TREATMENT.

IT'S SIMPLE. SIMPLE?

I DON'T WANT TO PLACE A CHILD WITH A FAMILY

AND THEN HAVE SOMETHING LIKE THIS DISRUPT IT.

IT'S BETTER TO HAVE ALL THE CARDS ON THE TABLE.

OK. GO AHEAD.

YOU'RE CONTESTING MR. CONNOR'S WILL

ON THE BASIS OF UNDUE INFLUENCE.

MISS LITTLE USED A ROMANTIC RELATIONSHIP WITH A MAN TWICE HER AGE

TO INFLUENCE HIS ESTATE PLANNING.

MY CLIENT WAS IN LOVE WITH MR. CONNOR.

SHE CARED FOR HIM DURING HIS LONG ILLNESS.

YOUR CLIENT MANIPULATED A DYING MAN WHO WAS MENTALLY FRAIL.

YOU'RE HOLDING UP A MILLION DOLLAR CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION

TO A NOT-FOR-PROFIT AGENCY.

NO, NO, ALVIN.

MY CLIENT IS SUING MR. CONNOR'S ESTATE.

NOW, IF YOUR CLIENT WANTS TO FILE A CLAIM, YOU KNOW...

SHE'S FREE TO GET IN LINE.

YOU'LL JUST HAVE TO WAIT IT OUT.

THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT THEY WANT ME TO DO.

THEY KNOW I'M IN TROUBLE,

THAT THE ALLIANCE COULD GO UNDER

BEFORE THIS IS RESOLVED.

HOW MUCH DO YOU NEED TO KEEP GOING?

50 GRAND COULD KEEP ME GOING TILL THE END OF THE YEAR.

WILL YOU MAKE THAT FROM THE PARTY?

YOU MEAN THE PARTY THAT I THREW TOGETHER THIS MORNING?

I'LL BE LUCKY IF I CAN GET 20 PEOPLE TO SHOW UP.

OH, IT MIGHT WORK.

A MASQUERADE PARTY.

I GOT TO BE THE DUMBEST PERSON ON THE PLANET.

YOU'RE NOT.

I CAN'T EVEN AFFORD THE TARPIT.

ALVIN. MISS LITTLE.

HAVE WE MET?

NICK, UH, VOLUNTEERS AT THE CLINIC.

HE'S, UH, HE'S BURTON'S SON.

OH, HEY.

YOU SEE THIS?

YEAH.

LEN GETKIN AND KEN POTTER.

YOU REMEMBER THEM?

MERCHANDISING GUYS.

OWE US ABOUT 30 GRAND.

RIGHT, WELL, I SOLD THEM ON AN IDEA,

A SLOGAN FOR ALL THAT MERCHANDISE. "BELIEVE."

GOOD FOR YOU.

YEAH--OH, AND I SPOKE TO LULU'S ASSISTANT

ABOUT THAT MASQUERADE PARTY ON SATURDAY.

SOUNDS LIKE A LOT OF FUN.

YEAH.

I WORK FOR A COMPANY CALLED PRINCIPAL PRODUCTS.

THEY'RE INTERESTED IN LICENSING YOUR ART

FOR, UH, FOR T-SHIRTS AND HATS.

LICENSING?

THEY WANNA--THEY WANNA PAY YOU MONEY

TO USE YOUR ART

TO APPLY TO THEIR PRODUCTS, LIKE ON A T-SHIRT--

THEY WANT TO PUT IT ON A--A T-SHIRT?

EXACTLY.

AND THEN THEY WANT TO SELL THE T-SHIRT?

WELL, YOUR MESSAGE IS, UH...

WELL, IT'S VERY IMPORTANT RIGHT NOW,

THINGS BEING THE WAY THEY ARE.

I'M--I'M NOT SURE ABOUT THE, UH...

SELLING PART.

WELL, MR. MURPHY, THE--THE DEAL, UH...

THERE'S ENOUGH MONEY UP FRONT

TO COVER YOUR LIVING EXPENSES FOR A YEAR,

AND IF THIS WORKS OUT, THERE...

WELL, THERE MIGHT BE ENOUGH MONEY TO...

KEEP YOU COMFORTABLE FOR THE REST OF YOUR LIFE.

"BELIEVE."

MY CLIENTS ARE TRYING TO GET INTO YOUR SPORTS CLUB

TO INCREASE AIDS AWARENESS,

AND THEY'RE ONLY INTERESTED IN COMING TWICE A WEEK

TO DISTRIBUTE CONDOMS AND PROVIDE FREE AIDS TESTING.

RIGHT. SEE...

THAT'S NOT EXACTLY WHY PEOPLE COME TO THIS CLUB.

OK.

THIS IS A MEN'S ATHLETIC CLUB.

THE GUYS WORK OUT,

ENJOY THE PRIVATE CAMARADERIE.

AND BY CAMARADERIE, DO YOU MEAN GIVING EACH OTHER AIDS?

WHICH THEN GETS SPREAD TO THEIR WIVES

AND GIRLFRIENDS AND THEIR CHILDREN.

BABIES ARE BEING BORN INFECTED.

YOU MUST KNOW THAT.

LADY...

I MEAN,

YOU COULD OFFER A MILLION CONDOMS AND TESTS.

THE GUYS HERE...

THEY'RE NOT GONNA TAKE 'EM.

JAKE.

LULU.

UM, I WAS JUST...

I...

LULU, YOU OK?

I WANT TO BE A MOTHER. I DO, BUT, UM...

NOW'S JUST NOT REALLY THE TIME,

AND, UH, NICK, HE'S, UH...

HE'S SO UNREADABLE.

I--I--I'M NOT REALLY SURE

THAT HE REALLY WANTS TO DO THIS ANYWAY.

DO YOU LOVE HIM?

I THINK SO.

MOST OF THE TIME, I DO, BUT THEN...

RIGHT.

THIS IS REALLY WEIRD, YOU KNOW?

I MEAN, I JUST-- I CAN'T BELIEVE

I'M--I'M DUMPING ALL THIS ON YOU.

YOU WERE JUST...

WRONG PLACE AT THE WRONG TIME.

WE DON'T KNOW EACH OTHER VERY WELL.

WE--WE KNOW EACH OTHER, LULU.

I GUESS I ALWAYS THOUGHT THAT YOU WERE--

NO, NO-- WAIT.

BUT I JUST WANT TO SAY THIS.

UH, I HOPE YOU'RE BEING CAREFUL.

YOU KNOW, I WAS-- I WAS RAISED CATHOLIC,

AND, UH, AND WORKING CLASS, RIGHT?

SO, UNDERSTAND WHAT I'M ABOUT TO SAY

IS GOING TO BE KIND OF COLORED BY THAT.

OH, YOU DON'T HAVE TO EXPLAIN ANYTHING TO ME.

THIS ISN'T ABOUT ME, NO.

HAVE THE BABY, LULU.

YOU'RE GONNA BE A WONDERFUL MOTHER,

AND NICK, DESPITE HIS, UH...

HIS, UH...

THE WAY HE IS...

NICK'S GONNA BE A SOLID DAD.

DAD, UH...

DO YOU STILL HAVE MOM'S ENGAGEMENT RING?

YEAH.

I DO.

WELL, IF, UH, IF--

IF IT'S OK WITH YOU...

I'D LIKE TO HAVE IT.

YEAH. I'LL BRING IT IN TOMORROW.

THANK YOU.

HI.

HI.

UM...

LOUISA ARCHER?

OH. I'M READY. UM--

UH, IT'S OK IF I COME IN?

I THINK YOU SHOULD STAY HERE.

I'LL BE RIGHT BACK.

OK? YEAH.

HOW'D IT GO?

WELL, I'M 5 WEEKS.

5 WEEKS? YEAH.

THAT'S REALLY EARLY, NICK.

IT'S 5 WEEKS.

IT'S JUST A CLUSTER OF CELLS RIGHT NOW.

RIGHT.

JUST A LITTLE CLUSTER OF CELLS.

OH!

ETTA. HI.

WHAT ARE YOU DOING?

PULLING YOUR SHIRT.

RIGHT. YOU SUPPOSED TO BE IN HERE?

SHH.

I CAN'T FIND ETTA.

OH, I HAVEN'T SEEN HER.

HI, SWEETIE.

HI.

HI.

MARCUS IS OUTSIDE MAKING A CASTLE.

DO YOU WANT TO HELP HIM?

BYE, ETTA.

THANK YOU.

ETTA'S HIV POSITIVE.

WHAT ABOUT MARCUS?

MARCUS IS FINE,

BUT THE FAMILY THAT WAS INTERESTED

IN FOSTERING THEM IS OUT,

SO I NEED TO FIND A NEW PLACEMENT,

BUT, YOU KNOW, THERE'S NOT A LOT FOR A 4-YEAR OLD

WITH HIV.

I GUESS I SCREWED THE WHOLE THING UP WITH THE WHOLE...

PUT THE CARDS ON THE FREAKIN' TABLE THING.

NO, NO, NO.

THIS IS SUCH A SWEET LITTLE GIRL,

I WISH I'D LET THE FAMILY GET TO KNOW HER...

BEFORE I GOT HER TESTED.

NO, IT WAS MY CALL.

NO, IT WASN'T.

I FOUND THE DAD.

WHERE IS HE?

HE'S AT A BOARDING HOUSE IN MORNINGSIDE

FOR PEOPLE WITH AIDS.

OH.

MR. WHEAT?

MR. WHEAT?

MR. WHEAT.

DOOR'S OPEN.

DON'T WANT TO EAT TODAY.

THAT'S NOT WHAT WE'RE HERE--

DON'T WANT ANY FOOD!

WE'RE NOT HERE TO DELIVER FOOD, MR. WHEAT.

MY NAME IS SUZANNE PELL, AND I'M A SOCIAL WORKER,

AND THIS IS NICK FALLIN. HE'S A LAWYER.

WE'RE HERE ABOUT YOUR CHILDREN,

ETTA AND MARCUS.

WHERE'S MY WIFE?

YOUR WIFE PASSED AWAY 4 DAYS AGO.

SHE DIED.

WE NEED TO FIND A HOME FOR YOUR CHILDREN.

I'M-- I'M NO GOOD FOR THAT.

MR. WHEAT, WE HAVE SOME PROBLEMS.

PROBLEMS?

WHAT, WITH MY KIDS?

YES. ETTA IS HIV POSITIVE,

AND WE NEED TO FIND HER A HOME.

DO YOU KNOW ANYONE WHO MIGHT TAKE HER?

IS MARCUS SICK, TOO?

NO.

MY WIFE...

SHE DIED FROM THE AIDS?

YES, SIR. YES, SHE DID.

YOU--YOU THINK I DID THIS TO THEM?

UM...

I'M JUST GOING TO LEAVE OUR INFORMATION HERE.

BLACK MEN ARE SUPPOSED TO BE STRONG.

SUPPOSED TO BE FATHERS.

SORRY TO DISTURB YOU.

I WAS A MARRIED MAN...

AND I LOVED MY WIFE...

AND I LOVE MY KIDS.

I WAS A MAN. YOU GET ME?

SO, $10,000, PAYABLE IMMEDIATELY,

PLUS 2% OF THE ADJUSTED GROSS REVENUE.

IT'S--IT'S A GOOD DEAL.

BELIEVE ME.

UH...

NO RED T-SHIRTS.

BECAUSE THE COLOR OF THE SUN, NATURALLY.

NO ORANGE FOR THE SAME REASON.

AND, UH, NO TURTLENECKS,

NO--

NUMBER-2 PENCILS ONLY, AND, UH,

NO BACKPACKS OR LUNCH BOXES.

HATS ARE OK,

BUT NOT WITH THE KIND

WITH THE SNAPS ON THE BACK.

AND YOU SAID SOMETHING ABOUT KEY CHAINS.

RIGHT.

AB-ABSOLUTELY NO KEY CHAINS.

WHOA... NO KEY CHAINS?

S-SOME PE--

SOME PEOPLE DON'T HAVE KEYS.

AND, UH...UH...

NO SELLING OF THESE PRODUCTS ON MONDAYS.

WE HAVE TO LET THE WEEK BEGIN EASY.

WELL, MR. MURPHY, UM...

ALL THIS IS VERY INTERESTING,

BUT I'M AFRAID NONE OF YOUR REQUESTS CAN BE GRANTED.

EXCEPT FOR MAYBE THE IDEA

ABOUT NO ORANGE OR RED T-SHIRTS,

WHICH DOES KIND OF MAKE SOME SENSE.

OK.

OK, SO WE'RE AGREED.

THEN $10,000 FOR EXCLUSIVE LICENSING RIGHTS,

PLUS 2% AFTER BREAK-EVEN.

AND NO ORANGE OR RED.

NO--NO ORANGE OR RED.

NO ORANGE OR RED.

NO ORANGE OR RED.

DONE.

OK, SO I'LL GET THE TRADEMARK SEARCH STARTED.

MORNING, KIRSTIN.

I'M EXPECTING A PACKAGE FROM TORONTO--

BURTON.

HEY, ALVIN, HOW ARE YOU? HI.

THE LAWYER WHO DRAFTED WARREN CONNOR'S WILL

IS GOING TO TESTIFY THAT WARREN WAS NOT UNDULY INFLUENCED

WHEN HE REVISED THE DOCUMENT,

SO I FILED A MOTION WITH THE ORPHAN'S COURT

TO HAVE THE CONTEST DISMISSED.

THE HEARING'S SCHEDULED FOR NEXT WEEK.

WE'LL BE THERE.

MR. FALLIN, A MILLION DOLLARS.

WITHOUT IT, PEOPLE WILL DIE.

PEOPLE WITH AIDS WHO ARE HUNGRY

WON'T RECEIVE HOT MEALS.

THEY WON'T GET THEIR PRESCRIPTION DRUGS.

MISS LITTLE, I'M SURE YOUR INTENTIONS ARE THE BEST,

BUT, UH, THIS IS--

THIS IS A FAMILY MATTER.

IF I COULD JUST GET 50 GRAND

OUT OF THE PARTY THIS WEEKEND,

I COULD HOLD OUT FOR ANOTHER 30 DAYS.

WELL...I HAVE SOME FREE TIME,

AND I'M A PRETTY GOOD FUND RAISER.

MAYBE WE COULD, UH, BRAINSTORM SOME IDEAS?

I NEVER REALLY CARED FOR WARREN.

OH?

THE ONLY WAY TO GET A MAN LIKE THAT TO DO SOMETHING GOOD

WAS TO SLEEP WITH HIM.

THAT'S WHY I DID IT.

MY BROTHER DIED OF AIDS.

10 YEARS AGO.

THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE IN PITTSBURGH

WHO NEED HELP.

I DO WHAT IT TAKES.

I'M EMBARRASSED.

LOOK, I LIKE YOU.

I DON'T WANT YOU TO THINK THAT...I--

I DID CARE ABOUT HIM. WE KNEW EACH OTHER

IT WAS COMPLICAT--

HEY.

HEY. COME ON IN.

SIT DOWN.

I WENT BY THE BANK, PICKED UP THE RING.

IT WAS ALL I COULD AFFORD

IN 1965.

IT'S ALMOST A CARAT.

I REMEMBER IT BEING A LITTLE BIGGER THAN THAT.

IT'S BEAUTIFUL.

ACTUALLY, YOUR MOTHER PICKED IT OUT.

SHE WAS ALWAYS A STEP AHEAD OF ME.

SHE TOLD ME SHE DIDN'T WANT ME TO SURPRISE HER,

SO SHE PICKED IT OUT.

YOU KNOW, WHEN I PROPOSED TO YOUR MOTHER,

SHE WAS EXPECTING IT ANYWAY,

BUT SHE, UH--

SHE ACTED SURPRISED.

WELL, ANYWAY, I--

I WANT TO WISH YOU--

NICHOLAS...

I--I LOVED YOUR MOTHER.

I HOPE YOU KNOW THAT.

I WANTED TO SPEND MY LIFE WITH HER.

THINGS JUST... FELL APART,

AND I LET HER GO. I--I LET HER GO.

I REGRET THAT.

WELL...

YOU'LL DO BETTER.

I LOVE YOU, SON.

I LOVE YOU, TOO, DAD.

STANLEY HEIGHTS GROUP SHELTER?

IT'S THE ONLY SHELTER THAT CAN HANDLE HIV-POSITIVE CHILDREN.

HOW MANY KIDS UNDER 10 LIVE THERE?

NOT MANY.

ALL RIGHT.

I'VE CHECKED EVERY BED IN THE COUNTY.

I MEAN, WE CAN SPLIT THEM UP,

BUT ETTA'S STILL GONNA HAVE TO GO

TO STANLEY HEIGHTS.

NICK--OH, HI, SUZANNE.

THERE'S A COUPLE HERE TO SEE YOU

REGARDING THE WHEAT CASE.

DARYL USED TO KNOW CALVIN WHEAT...

BEFORE THE WHOLE TRAGEDY.

THEY PLAYED BASKETBALL TOGETHER AT THE GYM.

I WAS AT WORK YESTERDAY WHEN I GOT THE CALL FROM CALVIN.

I HADN'T TALKED TO HIM IN YEARS.

HE TOLD ME ABOUT THE PROBLEMS WITH HIS CHILDREN...

AND THAT THEY DIDN'T HAVE ANY PLACE TO GO.

THAT LITTLE ETTA WAS SICK.

SO I TALKED TO NICOLE ABOUT IT...

AND WE PRAYED ABOUT IT AND...

AND THIS MORNING WE DECIDED THIS IS THE RIGHT THING.

MR. AND MRS. LAKEY, YOU UNDERSTAND THAT ETTA HAS SPECIAL NEEDS?

AND YOU'RE PREPARED TO EDUCATE YOURSELF ABOUT THE DISEASE?

WE DON'T KNOW MUCH ABOUT IT, IT'S TRUE.

BUT WE CAN LEARN.

OK. WELL, WHILE YOU'RE HERE,

WE'LL HAVE YOU FILL OUT THE PAPERWORK,

AND THEN WE'LL SCHEDULE A HOME STUDY

AND MEDICAL EVALUATIONS FOR LATER TODAY.

NO PROBLEM.

OK, THEN.

WHEN CAN WE SEE THE KIDS?

HEY. WHAT'S UP?

OH, THE HEALTH INSPECTOR--

OH, THAT GUY YOU HAD PAY US A SURPRISE VISIT.

RIGHT.

THE GUY WHO FOUND OUR FACILITIES UP TO CODE.

RIGHT. HE SAID YOU'D BE EXPECTING ME.

SO...I HAVE THE CONDOMS.

THAT DOOR ON THE RIGHT.

YOU CAN PUT IT IN HERE WITH THE REST OF 'EM.

NO. NO ONE'S GONNA SEE THEM.

THEN TAKE THEM WITH YOU.

YOU KNOW WHAT? I DON'T GET YOU.

ALL I'M ASKING IS THAT YOU GIVE PEOPLE THE OPTION TO BE SAFE.

YOU KNOW, STOP AN AVOIDABLE THING FROM HAPPENING?

OK, I DON'T HAVE TIME FOR THIS.

LEAVE THEM, TAKE THEM.

IT'S YOUR CALL.

MY CALL?

THAT'S WHAT I JUST SAID.

IT'S ALL UP TO YOU, LADY.

THEY WANTED TO JUST TOSS THEM IN SOME MOLDY CLOSET

WHERE THEY HIDE ALL THEIR CONDOMS AND AIDS LITERATURE.

AND SO THIS MAKES YOU THINK THAT MAYBE--

YEAH. MAYBE I'M JUST LOOKING FOR ALL THE BAD THINGS

TO JUSTIFY THE WAY THAT I FEEL.

UH...

YEAH. YEAH.

OH, NO, NO. JUST CALL THE EUROPEAN UNION GUY.

RIGHT. IT'S EASY.

YOU CAN GET IT DONE.

THANK YOU.

JUST, UH, DUE DILIGENCE ON THIS BELIEVE THING.

WHAT, YOU NEED TO TAKE CARE OF IT?

NO, NO. SO, UM, YOU WERE SAYING.

WAR, POVERTY, AIDS... WHY BRING A KID INTO THAT?

I GUESS.

YOU KNOW, WHEN MY MOTHER ATTEMPTED SUICIDE...

SHE, UM, WELL, I MEAN, SHE GOT VERY DEPRESSED,

AND THEN SHE DID SOMETHING STUPID.

WHAT DO YOU MEAN?

WELL, SHE DIDN'T REALLY WANT TO DIE.

SHE WAS JUST AFRAID. THAT'S ALL.

BUT IF YOU'RE ASKING MY OPINION,

YOU KNOW WHAT I THINK.

OH, HEY. GOT A SECOND?

UH, I'M TRYING TO GET HOME.

WELL, LAKEYS PASSED THEIR HOME STUDY.

GREAT.

BUT AT THE MEDICAL EXAM, MR. LAKEY REFUSED TO TAKE THE BLOOD TEST.

HE REFUSED HIS BLOOD TEST?

YEAH. I MEAN, IT'S WITHIN HIS RIGHTS, BUT--

OK.

UNDER THE CIRCUMSTANCES-- YEAH.

I'LL LOOK INTO IT. I GOTTA GET HOME.

HOW'S YOUR DAY?

FINE.

GOOD.

YOURS?

FINE.

GOOD.

DO YOU THINK WE REALLY HAVE TO WEAR MASKS TO THIS PARTY?

I DON'T KNOW.

BECAUSE I JUST DON'T KNOW WHERE--I MEAN,

I GUESS WE COULD WEAR HALLOWEEN MASKS,

BUT I DON'T THINK THAT'S WHAT THEY HAVE IN MIND.

I DON'T KNOW.

DID YOU EAT ANYTHING?

NO.

WELL, THERE'S HALF A SANDWICH IN THE FRIDGE.

WE HAVE A MUCH BIGGER DECISION IN FRONT OF US, NICK,

THAN GETTING MARRIED, YOU KNOW.

WE HAVE A MUCH, MUCH BIGGER DECISION.

I DON'T WANT TO GET MARRIED JUST BECAUSE I'M PREGNANT.

ANYWAY...

I JUST DON'T GET YOU. I JUST DON'T KNOW WHY

YOU DIDN'T TALK TO ME ABOUT THIS. YOU KNOW?

I MEAN, JUST TALK TO ME ABOUT WHAT YOU'RE THINKING FOR A CHANGE

BECAUSE THIS DOESN'T HAVE TO BE ROMANTIC, OUR THING, YOU KNOW.

WE REALLY SHOULD BE LIKE ADULTS,

AND WE SHOULD TALK ABOUT THINGS AND THEN MAKE DECISIONS.

YEAH, LOOK...

I DON'T CARE IF YOU DON'T WANT TO MARRY ME.

IT'S ALL RIGHT. I JUST... YOU KNOW...

I KNOW THAT I'M READY TO BE A FATHER.

I KNOW THAT.

THAT'S A REALLY NICE HAT.

YEAH? YEAH.

I BELIEVE.

SO...I RECEIVED A LETTER FROM THE CHICAGO LAW FIRM

THAT REPRESENTS FUJIYAMA SAKé'S U.S. INTERESTS.

FUJIYAMA'S TOP-SHELF SAKé IS CALLED BELIEVE.

BELIEVE SAKé, THE TEXT OF WHICH

IS SURROUNDED BY A RED SUN.

SO...WE HAVE THIS PROBLEM.

EXCUSE ME?

WELL, THEY'RE THREATENING A FEDERAL LAWSUIT

IF WE USE THEIR TRADEMARK.

WE PRINTED 75,000 OF THESE.

I NEVER GAVE YOU THE GO AHEAD.

YOU TOLD US TO ACT FAST.

WELL, I'M SORRY. YOU CAN'T SELL THE T-SHIRTS

OR THE HATS OR THE KEY CHAINS.

WHEN DID THIS HAPPEN?

THERE WERE NO SIGNIFICANT INDICATORS.

YOU DIDN'T CHECK JAPAN FOR TRADEMARKS?

NO. I RAN THE TEXT AND THE LETTERS, AND NOTHING SIGNIFICANT CAME BACK.

YOU DIDN'T CHECK JAPAN.

SO THEY CAN'T GIVE ME THE MONEY?

RIGHT. BECAUSE OF THIS COMPANY, FUJIYAMA.

FUJIYAMA SAKé.

DO YOU KNOW WHAT FUJIYAMA SAKé IS, FRED?

WELL, I KNOW WHAT SAKé IS, FOR GOD'S SAKE.

I LIVED IN JAPAN.

YOU WERE IN JAPAN?

WHEN I WAS IN THE ARMY, I LIVED IN JAPAN.

WHEN I WAS IN JAPAN, I DRANK SAKé. EVERYONE DRINKS SAKé.

MR. WHEAT?

YEAH. WHAT?

I CAME BY HERE 2 DAYS AGO.

ARE MY KIDS OK?

DARYL LAKEY.

YEAH?

CAN YOU HELP ME UNDERSTAND SOMETHING?

WHAT?

WERE YOU INVOLVED WITH HIM?

WHAT DO YOU MEAN?

DID YOU HAVE SEX WITH HIM? WAS HE ONE OF YOUR PARTNERS?

SEE, HERE'S MY PROBLEM, MR. WHEAT.

IF I GIVE YOUR CHILDREN TO THE LAKEYS,

AND IF MR. LAKEY'S HIV POSITIVE,

AND IF MRS. LAKEY DOESN'T KNOW,

THEN ANOTHER FAMILY WILL BE DESTROYED

WITH YOUR CHILDREN IN THE MIDDLE OF IT.

AGAIN.

MR. LAKEY, THE REASON I ASKED YOU TO COME IN HERE BY YOURSELF--

COULD YOU GIVE US A MINUTE? THANK YOU.

I SPOKE WITH CALVIN WHEAT.

OK.

I WENT TO SEE HIM BECAUSE OF YOUR REFUSAL TO GIVE A BLOOD SAMPLE.

OK.

HE CONFIRMED SOME THINGS.

I DON'T TAKE BLOOD TESTS, MR. FALLIN.

THAT'S HOW BLACK MEN GET DISEASES LIKE CALVIN'S IN THE FIRST PLACE.

CALVIN WHEAT DIDN'T CONTRACT HIV FROM A NEEDLE, RIGHT?

I DON'T KNOW HOW HE GOT IT.

RIGHT.

MR. LAKEY, WHAT YOU'RE DOING, TAKING IN THESE CHILDREN IS A VERY GOOD THING.

BUT IF YOU'RE HIV POSITIVE, AND THEN IF YOU INFECT YOUR WIFE--

YOU SHUT YOUR MOUTH.

I AM NOT A FAGGOT.

SO YOU SHUT YOUR MOUTH.

I'M TRYING TO DO THE RIGHT THING HERE, MR. FALLIN.

BUT DON'T MAKE ME CHANGE MY MIND.

UNDERSTAND?

DON'T MAKE ME CHANGE MY MIND.

WHAT DO YOU WANNA DO?

WHAT'S YOUR RECOMMENDATION?

YOUR PLACEMENT.

IT'S BETTER THAN STANLEY HEIGHTS.

HOPE SO.

IT'S COMPLICATED.

HEY.

HEY.

HOW ARE THINGS?

FINE.

DO YOU NEED ANYTHING?

JUST WANTED TO KNOW HOW THINGS WENT.

I HAVEN'T DONE IT YET.

OH.

I JUST WANTED TO LET EVERYBODY KNOW WE'VE REACHED OUR HALFWAY POINT.

$26,000.

SO, PLEASE, EMPTY OUT YOUR POCKETS,

PUT IT ON THE CREDIT CARD, AND GIVE, GIVE, GIVE.

YOU KNOW, I--I DON'T FEEL SO GREAT.

YOU NEED-- DO YOU WANT SOME WATER OR SOMETHING?

OH, NO. NO.

MAYBE YOU NEED SOME AIR.

IT'S OK. I THINK I'M JUST GONNA GO HOME.

YEAH. LET'S JUST GO.

HAVE FUN.

ALL RIGHT. SORRY.

GOOD NIGHT. GOOD NIGHT.

HEY, YOU KNOW WHAT? YOU SHOULD JUST STAY.

BECAUSE YOU PROMISED YOU'D HELP WITH THE RAFFLE.

OH, SOMEONE ELSE CAN DO IT.

NO, NO, NO. JUST STAY, PLEASE?

I'M GONNA GO HOME. I'M FINE. I JUST NEED TO GO HOME.

I'LL SEE YOU LATER.

OK. NOW FOR THE FIRST OF OUR 10 LUCKY WINNERS

OF THIS BEAUTIFUL CERAMIC JESTER DOLL

DONATED BY HIDDEN TREASURES ON LINCOLN STREET...

4084.

WHOEVER HAS THE TICKET 4084,

COME ON UP AND GET YOUR PRIZE.

I THINK THE DOLLS ARE WRAPPED IN NEWSPAPER

OR THEY'RE IN A BIG CARDBOARD BOX DOWN THERE.

HI.

HI.

IT'S ME.

WHO?

IT'S ME.

HAVING FUN?

UH, YOU KNOW.

WHERE'S YOUR DATE?

UH, SHE LEFT.

OH. SO, UM, I PULLED SOME STRINGS...

SO THAT THE KIDS CAN BE WITH THE LAKEYS BY NEXT WEEKEND.

GOOD. GOOD.

THAT MUST'VE BEEN, UH...

YEAH. IT'S COMPLICATED.

COMPLICATED.

HI.

HEY.

HOW WAS THE PARTY?

FINE.

UM, I'VE BEEN THINKING.

I DON'T WANT TO HAVE AN ABORTION.

WELL, THAT'S GREAT.

THAT'S WHAT I'VE BEEN THINKING.

OK.

OK.

SO...

YOU WANNA GET IN?

NICK?

COME ON, GET IN.