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PREVIOUSLY ON "THE GUARDIAN"...

I'M PREGNANT.

THIS IS WHAT YOU WANT?

NO, I DON'T WANT TO BE.

DO YOU WANT TO BE A FATHER?

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

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

IT'S ALL RIGHT. I JUST--

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

WHERE'S YOUR DATE?

SHE LEFT.

GOOD MORNING, MR. FALLIN.

MORNING, EDDIE.

SEE YOU TOMORROW, MR. FALLIN.

NICHOLAS.

HOW'D IT GO WITH THE DOCTOR?

EVIDENTLY I'VE GOT A LITTLE BLOCKAGE.

YEAH? HOW MUCH?

4 OUT OF 5 ARTERIES.

85%.

SO YOU NEED SURGERY?

YEAH.

WHEN ARE YOU GOING TO GO IN?

I DON'T KNOW.

A FEW MONTHS, I GUESS.

A FEW MONTHS?YEAH.

WELL, WHY NOT RIGHT NOW?

WELL, IN THE FIRST PLACE, WE'RE RIGHT IN THE THE MIDDLE

OF THAT ONYX FREIGHT MERGER.

OH, DAD, THAT'S MY DEAL.

I CAN TAKE CARE OF THAT ALONE.

NICHOLAS, WE'VE BEEN WORKING WITH JAMES FULLER

FOR A LONG TIME NOW. THAT'S UH, THAT'S A LITTLE TRICKY.

YOU SHOULDN'T LET FULLER STOP YOU FROM HAVING THE SURGERY.

THE REAL PROBLEM IS THAT THE SURGEON I WANT, DR. HUTTER--

RIGHT.

HE'S IN BANGKOK FOR THE NEXT 8 WEEKS.

ARE YOU GOING TO WAIT FOR HIM TO GET BACK?

YEAH.

♪ WELL, THERE IS TROUBLE IN MY MIND ♪

♪ THERE IS DARK

♪ THERE'S DARK AND THERE IS LIGHT ♪

♪ THERE IS NO ORDER

♪ 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

NICK.

WHAT'S THAT?

UH, IT'S JUST A PICTURE FROM A CLIENT.

AW. THAT'S SWEET.

YEAH.

UH, SO, I THINK I FOUND A REALTOR,

A REALTOR THAT I LIKE. HER NAME'S PENNY.

SHE WORKS PRIMARILY IN SHADYSIDE

AND EAST LIBERTY,

SO SHE KNOWS EXACTLY WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR.

OK.

AND SHE'S ALREADY FOUND SOME GREAT PLACES,

SO, I JUST WANTED TO CHECK YOUR SCHEDULE.

WELL, WHENEVER-- WHENEVER YOU WANT.

WHENEVER?

WHENEVER.

OK.

HI. THIS IS NICK FALLIN.

IS THAT BETTY?

YEAH. HI. UH...

DR. GARRISON SAID THAT YOU WOULD HAVE A LIST

OF AVAILABLE HEART SURGEONS FOR MY FATHER.

OK. OK.

THANK YOU, BETTY. I APPRECIATE IT. BYE.

IS SOMEONE SICK?

UH, JUST A FRIEND HAS A HEART PROBLEM.

OH. MY DAD DIED OF A HEART ATTACK WHEN I WAS 15.

I'M SORRY.

ANYWAY, UM,

I WAS JUST ASSIGNED TO THIS KID,

UH, CHRISTOPHER RAPP.

LULU SAID THAT HE WAS YOUR CLIENT LAST YEAR.

DON'T REMEMBER HIM.

WELL, HE'S IN SOME TROUBLE OVER AT SUMMIT BOOT CAMP.

CHRIS WAS PLACED AT SUMMIT 2 MONTHS AGO.

WHY?

HE HAD A PROBLEM WITH AN 8-YEAR-OLD GIRL.

PROBLEM?

APPARENTLY, HE TOUCHED HER.

OK.

SO IT WAS EITHER SUMMIT OR JUVIE.

HOW OLD IS HE?

15.

LAST WEEK HE GOT INTO SOME TROUBLE.

HE STARTED A FIRE IN THE MESS HALL.

THE HEAD OF THE CAMP LOCKED HIM IN A CLOSET FOR 2 DAYS.

THAT'S WHY WE'RE HERE.

LET'S GO! FALL IN!

WE DON'T HAVE ALL DAY, GENTLEMEN!

LET'S GO! LINE UP!

MOVE IT!

COME ON, GENTLEMEN!

HEY, MR. FALLIN.

HEY, CHRIS.

WHO ARE YOU?

I AM SUZANNE PELL.

I'M ASSIGNED TO YOUR CASE WITH MR. FALLIN.

YOU'RE REALLY PRETTY.

THANKS.

THAT'S OK.

HAVE A SEAT.

UH, SUZANNE, CAN YOU GIVE US A MINUTE?

THANK YOU.

SO, I HEARD YOU STARTED A FIRE.

UH...

WELL, THEY WOULDN'T LET ME SEE MY MOM FOR HER BIRTHDAY.

I ALWAYS SEE MY MOM FOR HER BIRTHDAY.

ALWAYS.

YOU HAVING A HARD TIME HERE?

YEAH. I MEAN...

THERE ARE SOME COOL PEOPLE HERE,

MOSTLY NOT.

AND THE COUNSELORS,

I LIKE A FEW OF THEM,

BUT--BUT A COUPLE OF GUYS MAKE US FIGHT,

AND THEY--THEY BET ON US.

YOU REPORT THIS?

JUST TO YOU GUYS.

I MEAN, MOST OF THE KIDS HATE ME.

THEY MADE ME EAT MUD ONCE.

THEY STOLE MY SHOES.

AND--AND I CAN TAKE THAT,

BUT--BUT WHEN THAT COUNSELOR DID THAT THING,

LOCKED ME IN THE CLOSET...

I JUST WANTED TO SEE MY MOM.

ALL RIGHT, CHRIS. WELL, I'LL SEE WHAT I CAN DO.

CAN YOU GET ME OUT OF HERE?

I'LL SEE WHAT I CAN DO.

THANK YOU.

LIKE I SAID BEFORE.

HE WAS PUNISHED APPROPRIATELY, GIVEN THE CIRCUMSTANCES.

DID YOU LOCK HIM IN A CLOSET?

HE WAS PUNISHED APPROPRIATELY.

WHAT A TOOL.

YEAH. WELL, YOU KNOW,

LET'S TRY AND GET THIS KID OUT OF HERE.

THEY'LL JUST SEND HIM TO JUVIE.

WELL, MAYBE WE CAN WORK SOMETHING OUT WITH THE JUDGE.

OK.

NICK? YEAH?

ABOUT THE OTHER NIGHT AT THE PARTY...

IT JUST HAPPENED,

AND I DIDN'T MEAN TO MAKE YOU FEEL UNCOMFORTABLE.

I DON'T EXACTLY GO AROUND KISSING MEN IN COATROOMS.

DAD?

HEY, NICK.

HEY.

WHAT'S UP?

NOTHING.

YOU EATING OVER?

NO.

IS MY DAD HERE?

YEAH.

HEY.HEY.

I THOUGHT I HEARD YOU.YEAH.

UH, SHANNON,

I HAVE TO SPEAK WITH MY DAD.

WORK STUFF?

YEAH.

YEAH.

OK, HONEY?

OK. OK.

HEY--UH, DO YOU WANT TO SIT DOWN?

OK.

I SPOKE TO-- WHAT ARE YOU DRINKING?

SCOTCH.

SCOTCH.

YEAH.

I WENT TO SEE DR. GARRISON TODAY.

DID YOU?

HE THINKS YOU SHOULD HAVE THE SURGERY NOW.

HE ALSO THINKS DR. HUTTER IS THE BEST HEART SURGEON ON THE EAST COAST.

WELL, YOU MAY NOT LIVE TO HAVE DR. HUTTER DO YOUR PROCEDURE.

WELL, HE DID RON HASSEY,

MOSES PAUL, AND JERRY STEPHENS.

AND THEY THINK VERY HIGHLY OF HIM,

BUT I'M SURE DR. HUTTER WASN'T ON A VACATION IN THAILAND

WHEN THEY WERE DIAGNOSED.

I HAVE A LIST HERE OF 3 SURGEONS.

ALL AVAILABLE AND ALL HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.

OH, DR. MIKITA.

WE SUED HIM.

JOHN SIEGEL.

I USED TO PLAY TENNIS WITH HIM.

I NEVER LIKED THE GUY.

WELL, THEN IT'S PATRICIA DRISCOLL.

IT SAYS SHE GRADUATED MED SCHOOL 9 YEARS AGO?

RIGHT.

HOW OLD IS SHE?

I DON'T--38?

NO WAY.

DAD, IF--IF YOU DON'T DO THIS

AND YOU HAVE A HEART ATTACK,

THEN IT'S A WHOLE NEW BALL GAME.

NICHOLAS, YOU KNOW...

A LITTLE EXPERIENCE WOULDN'T HURT.

WELL, I'D REALLY APPRECIATE IT

IF YOU'D CONSIDER SOMEONE ON THAT LIST.

WELL...

I'M GONNA HAVE A BABY.

UM...

LULU'S PREGNANT, AND...

YOU KNOW, I JUST-- I JUST HOPE THAT--

THAT YOU'RE GONNA BE AROUND TO MEET YOUR GRANDKIDS.

THE MASTER BEDROOM IS SPECTACULAR, DON'T YOU THINK?

MM-HMM.

SO...HOW DO YOU LIKE IT?

WELL, HAVE YOU LOOKED AROUND?

YEAH.

YOU KNOW, THE ONLY MISTAKE

THAT THEY MADE WITH THIS HOUSE

IS NOT HAVING A POWDER ROOM AT THE FRONT ENTRANCE.

I WAS THINKING, YOU COULD KNOCK THAT CLOSET OUT

AND PUT A HALF BATH IN.

YEAH. UM, CAN I TELL YOU WHAT I'M THINKING ABOUT,

OR WOULD YOU LIKE TO FORM YOUR OWN OPINION?

I'M TRYING VERY HARD TO FORM MY OWN OPINION.

RIGHT.

UM, LET ME SHOW YOU THE BACKYARD?

OH, OK.

YOU WANT TO COME?

UH, NO. I'LL CATCH UP.

OK.

HI.

YOU'RE NICK?

DR. DRISCOLL? THANKS FOR YOUR TIME.

WHAT CAN I DO FOR YOU?

I JUST WANTED TO ASK YOU SOME QUESTIONS

ABOUT MY FATHER, BURTON FALLIN.

I'VE SEEN HIS CHART. HE NEEDS SURGERY.

HOW MANY OF THESE PROCEDURES HAVE YOU PERFORMED?

150.

IF YOU DON'T MIND MY ASKING,

WHAT IS YOUR SUCCESS RATE?

IT'S HEART SURGERY.

BUT MY FATALITY RATE IS CONSISTENT

WITH EVERY OTHER TOP THORACIC SURGEON.

WHAT DO YOU THINK OF DR. HUTTER?

I THINK HE'S GOOD. HE TRAINED ME.

IF YOU'RE ASKING IF I CAN HANDLE IT,

MY ANSWER IS ABSOLUTELY.

GREAT. THANK YOU.

DAD. HEY.

HEY.

I JUST MET WITH DR. DRISCOLL.

SHE'S VERY IMPRESSIVE.

I THOUGHT MAYBE IF YOU JUST MET WITH HER--

OH, NO, NO, NO.

I APPRECIATE THAT, BUT I THINK I'LL JUST WAIT.

HUTTER'S MY GUY.

AT LEAST, THAT'S THE WAY I SEE IT.

AND BESIDES, THAT THE ONYX DEAL

IS REALLY HEATING UP NOW, SO...

DO YOU HAVE ANY PROOF OF THESE CLAIMS?

JUST HIS WORD.

AND THE HEAD OF THE CAMP, A MR. WILKINSON?

SERGEANT WILKINSON IS CLEARLY

GONNA PROTECT HIS POSITION AT THE CAMP.

HE SAYS THAT NOTHING HAPPENED.

MISS PELL, HAVE YOU FILED AN INCIDENT REPORT?

I HAVE.

THEN LET THE STATE LOOK INTO IT.

BUT THAT DOESN'T HELP MY CLIENT, YOUR HONOR.

YOUR ASKING ME TO SEND YOUR CLIENT TO JUVENILE DETENTION.

NO, I'M ASKING YOU TO LET ME FIND HIM

AN APPROPRIATE PLACEMENT.

YOUR CLIENT HAS BEEN IN FRONT OF ME TWICE,

LAST TIME FOR MOLESTING AN 8-YEAR-OLD GIRL.

THAT'S CORRECT.

I'LL WAIT FOR THE STATE'S REPORT ON THE CAMP,

BUT FOR NOW, CHRIS STAYS WHERE HE IS.

ANYWAY, THAT WAS THE FIRST AND THE LAST TIME

THAT I EVER DATED ON THE INTERNET.

HOW OLD WAS HE?

I DON'T KNOW. 18?

BUT I'M THINKING HIGH SCHOOL.

HEY, NICK. HI, SUZANNE.

HI, LULU.

DO YOU HAVE A SECOND?

SURE. DO YOU WANT ME TO CALL CHRIS?

NO, I GOT IT.

OK. LET'S GO.

OK.

SO, HAVE YOU THOUGHT ABOUT THAT HOUSE?

BECAUSE PENNY CALLED, AND SHE THINKS

THE OWNERS ARE GONNA COME DOWN ON THE PRICE.

WELL, THAT'S BECAUSE THEY'RE ASKING TOO MUCH.

YEAH, BUT THEN, IF THEY DO THAT,

A WHOLE NEW GROUP OF BUYERS WILL GO AND LOOK AT IT.

DO YOU WANT IT?

NO, I JUST THINK IT REALLY WORKS FOR US.

FOR THE BABY, THERE'S ROOM TO GROW.

YOU'RE NOT SURE?

NO, I LIKE IT, I JUST, UH...

UH, I WAS A LITTLE DISTRACTED LAST TIME I WAS THERE.

ALL RIGHT. WELL, LET'S GO LOOK AT IT AGAIN.

AND, YOU KNOW, IF WE WANT TO,

NOT NOW, BUT IN A FEW YEARS

WE COULD KNOCK DOWN THAT WALL AND OPEN UP THE KITCHEN.

THEN IT'D BE A REALLY OPEN PLAN.

OH, YEAH.

IT HAS GREAT BONES.

SO, ANY WAY YOU WANT TO GO.

AND THE ZONING AROUND HERE, VERY LIBERAL.

SO, BUILD UP, BUILD OUT, OR JUST LEAVE IT AS IS.

IT'S TURNKEY.

WHAT'S IT GONNA COST, PENNY?

I THINK WE CAN GET IT FOR 50 UNDER THE ASKING PRICE.

CAN YOU GIVE US A SECOND, PLEASE?

THANKS.OH, SURE.

WELL, UH, DO YOU WANT IT?

WELL, IT'S THE BEST I'VE SEEN.

RIGHT, BUT DO YOU WANT IT?

YEAH, I DO. DO YOU?

WELL, IF YOU CAN FIGURE OUT HOW TO PAY FOR IT.

WHAT DO YOU MEAN? YOU SELL YOUR HOUSE, I SELL MY HOUSE.

GET A BIG MORTGAGE.

YEAH, BUT WE'RE BOTH WORKING.

WELL...YEAH.

YOUR INCOME'S, UH...

WE BOTH WANT IT, SO WHY DON'T I JUST BUY IT,

AND WE CAN LIVE HERE TOGETHER.

NO, I WANT TO BUY IT WITH YOU.

YOU DON'T WANT TO GET MARRIED,

BUT YOU WANT TO GET INTO A 30-YEAR MORTGAGE WITH ME?

YEAH.

HOW BADLY HURT IS HE?

ALL RIGHT. ARE YOU THERE AT SUMMIT NOW?

OK. DO YOU NEED ME?

GOOD.

ALL RIGHT, TOMORROW WITH JUDGE LUTZ.

YEAH. YEAH. ALL RIGHT.

WHO WAS THAT?

SUZANNE PELL.

WHAT'S GOING ON?

A CLIENT, CHRIS RAPP, HE TRIED TO ESCAPE FROM SUMMIT.

THE COUNSELOR THAT CAUGHT HIM BEAT HIM UP.

OHH. POOR KID.

YEAH.

YOU KNOW, NICK, ABOUT THE HOUSE...

IT'S FOR THE BABY, RIGHT? OUR BABY,

SO THAT'S WHY I THINK THAT WE REALLY SHOULD JUST--

YEAH?

DOES SUZANNE PELL REALLY NEED YOU

AT 3:00 IN THE MORNING?

HEY.

HEY. I SPOKE TO DR. GARRISON.

THE GOOD NEWS IS IT WASN'T A HEART ATTACK.

YEAH, I DIDN'T THINK SO.

I WAS JUST WALKING UP THE STAIRS TO GET SOME CIGARETTES

AND...COULDN'T GET MY BREATH.

TIGHTNESS IN THE CHEST.

YOU KNOW, THIS DR. DRISCOLL, UM...

SHE WAS TRAINED BY DR. HUTTER.

AND SHE'S AVAILABLE.

RIGHT.

YOU WANT TO DO IT?

WELL, I GUESS IT MAKES SENSE.

OK, I'LL SCHEDULE IT.

OK. OK.

TOMORROW MORNING AT 9:00, THE GUYS FROM ONYX

ARE COMING OVER TO THE OFFICE TO TALK OVER--

I KNOW. I SET THE MEETING.

MM.

I THINK THE KEY IS THAT HOLDBACK PROVISION.

FULLER'S GONNA WANT TO KEEP AS MUCH MONEY IN ESCROW--

DAD. DAD.

JUST LET ME DEAL WITH IT.

ALL RIGHT.

I GUESS JUST TELL HIM I'VE GOT SOME PERSONAL SITUATION

TO TAKE CARE OF.

PERSONAL SITUATION.

YEAH.

JUST BE VAGUE.

WHY NOT JUST TELL THE TRUTH?

HE MIGHT FIRE US.

NICHOLAS, I'M NOT TRYING TO INSULT YOU.

I'VE CLOSED 3 DEALS FOR FULLER.

I'VE WORKED FOR HIM FOR 5 YEARS.

HE KNOWS WHAT KIND OF A LAWYER I AM.

RIGHT.

RIGHT. WELL--

BE VAGUE.

HOW IS HE?

THEY SCHEDULED HIS SURGERY FOR TOMORROW.

MIGHT AS WELL GET IT OVER WITH.

EXACTLY.

HI.

HEY.

YOU HUNGRY?

NO.

ALL RIGHT. WELL, UM, I PUT A NEW TOOTHBRUSH FOR YOU.

IT'S IN THE BATHROOM DOWN THE HALL OVER THERE.

AND THERE'S TOWELS AND SOAP AND SHAMPOO AND ALL THAT.

I PULLED OUT THE SOFA BED FOR YOU, TOO, IN THE DEN.

IT'S KINDA LUMPY, THOUGH. SORRY.

WHAT ELSE?

UM, DO YOU WANT TO TRY TO GET SOME SLEEP BEFORE SCHOOL?

CAN'T I JUST STAY HOME TODAY?

NO, WE HAVE TO WORK.

RIGHT.

IS BURTON GONNA DIE?

NO, HE--

IF HE DIES--

SHANNON, CAN YOU JUST STOP IT?

HE'S NOT GONNA DIE, OK?

I SPOKE TO MATT DUNN AT CROMWELL SWAIN. HE'S--

YOUR FATHER'S NOT COMING TO THIS MEETING?

NO. SO, DUNN IS OK WITH THE HOLDBACK PROVISIONS.

HE HAS NO PROBLEM.

HE DIDN'T TELL ME THAT HE WASN'T COMING TO THIS MEETING.

HE HAS A PERSONAL SITUATION TO ATTEND TO.

ON PAGE 12, YOU'LL SEE THAT THE MERGER--

WAIT. WAIT.

WHAT DO YOU MEAN, A PERSONAL SITUATION?

A PERSONAL SITUATION.

YOU GUYS WANT TO GIVE US A MINUTE HERE?

THANK YOU.

THIS DOESN'T SOUND LIKE BURTON.

BURTON HASN'T MISSED A MEETING SINCE 1978.

WHAT'S GOING ON?

HE, UH, HAS A MEDICAL ISSUE.

WHAT KIND OF MEDICAL ISSUE?

HEART.

HEART.

OK. SO, LISTEN.

WHY DON'T WE JUST WAIT UNTIL HE GETS BACK TO THE OFFICE

AND THEN WE'LL JUST FINISH THIS UP THEN?

YOU SURE?YEAH.

OK?

ALL RIGHT.

WHAT HOSPITAL?

PITTSBURGH MEMORIAL.

YEAH, I UNDERSTAND HUTTER IS WORLD CLASS.

AS A RESULT, A CAMP COUNSELOR PUNCHED HIM IN THE FACE

AND HIT HIM WITH A FLASHLIGHT.

7 STITCHES AND BRUISED RIBS.

NOW, TAKE A LOOK AT MY CLIENT, YOUR HONOR.

THIS IS CLEARLY NOT A GOOD FIT.

WE'LL MOVE HIM.

THANK YOU.

CHRIS COMPLETED 70 DAYS AT SUMMIT.

I RECOMMEND THAT HE BE GIVEN HIS CERTIFICATE

AND PLACED IN AN EMERGENCY SHELTER.

FINE. BUT... GIVEN THE SERIOUSNESS

OF CHRIS' PREVIOUS OFFENSES,

YOU'LL NEED TO ARRANGE 24-HOUR SUPERVISION.

THERE'S THIS PLACE I USED TO LIVE BEFORE I GOT IN TROUBLE.

MAYBE I COULD GO THERE.

NO, THAT'S NOT GONNA WORK.

BUT I LIKED IT THERE A LOT AND THE HEAD COUNSELOR LIKED ME.

NICK-- IT'S NOT AN OPTION.

CAN ONE OF YOU TAKE ME TO GO SEE MY MOM?

I'M SURE SOMETHING CAN BE ARRANGED WHEN YOU GET TO THE SHELTER.

BUT I MISSED HER BIRTHDAY, AND SHE'LL BE UPSET. I MISSED HER BIRTHDAY,

AND THEY WON'T TAKE ME TO GO SEE HER.

AND IT'LL BE JUST LIKE BOOT CAMP,

AND THEY'LL SAY THEY WILL AND THEY WON'T. THEY'LL FORGET

AND THEY WON'T TAKE ME.

HI! HI!

HI!

THAT'S MY MOM.

SHE'S SLEEPING.

YEAH, UH, MAYBE YOU SHOULD JUST LET HER SLEEP.

NO. SHE'LL BE EXCITED TO SEE ME.

HEY, MA.

WHAT?

IT'S CHRIS.

MA. MA. IT'S CHRIS.

I WAS SLEEPING.

I BROUGHT YOU THIS CARD FOR YOUR BIRTHDAY.

I JUST WANT TO SLEEP.

BUT I BROUGHT YOU THIS.

WHAT'S IT SAY?

UM...

THERE'S A POEM.

I DIDN'T WRITE IT.

IT'S SOMETHING THEY MADE UP WHERE THEY MAKE THE CARDS,

BUT DOWN HERE I WROTE "HAPPY BIRTHDAY"

AND "I LOVE YOU"

AND THAT YOU'RE A GOOD MOM.

ARE YOU GONNA PLAY THE PIANO?

NO.

THERE'S A KID, COMES HERE SOMETIMES,

PLAYS THE PIANO.

NO. NO, MOM. IT'S ME...CHRIS.

I-I'M HERE TO CELEBRATE.

MY MOM, SHE USED TO GO TO THIS SCHOOL,

AND SHE LIVED WITH MY GRANDMA.

AND THERE WAS THIS GAS STATION

NEAR THE SCHOOL THAT SOLD CANDY,

SO SHE USED TO GO THERE ON HER WAY HOME.

AND THERE WAS THIS GUY, THIS, UH, YOU KNOW,

GAS STATION GUY. A, UM...

ATTENDANT.

YEAH. RIGHT.

AND, UH, I GUESS HE LIKED HER

BECAUSE SHE GOT PREGNANT AND...THAT'S HOW I WAS BORN.

RIGHT.

BUT THEN I GUESS HE DIDN'T REALLY WANT TO ADMIT

THAT HE WAS HER BOYFRIEND,

SO THAT'S WHY I ENDED UP...

OK.

I KNOW MY MOM'S RETARDED...

AND I KNOW I'M NOT.

SO YOU DON'T HAVE TO FEEL BAD OR ANYTHING.

YOU KNOW WHAT? I'VE BEEN THINKING, LULU,

ABOUT THE HOUSE.

I'M GONNA BUY IT.

WELL, I WANT TO CONTRIBUTE WHAT I CAN.

ANY PERCENTAGE OF IT THAT I CAN OWN, I REALLY WANT TO OWN.

YEAH, IT JUST GETS VERY COMPLICATED.

WELL, I KNOW, NICK, BUT I FEEL--

WE WANT IT, RIGHT?

SO I'M JUST GONNA BUY IT

AND THEN WE'LL SEE WHAT HAPPENS.

SEE WHAT HAPPENS?

YEAH.

NICK, IF YOU THINK THAT... GETTING MARRIED,

IF YOU THINK THAT THAT'S GONNA MAKE THINGS EASIER--

NO, I'M NOT TALKING ABOUT MARRIAGE,

I'M TALKING ABOUT BUYING A HOUSE.

HEY. I'M AWAKE.

JUST CLOSED MY EYES FOR A COUPLE OF SECONDS.

HOW LONG YOU BEEN STANDING THERE?

JUST GOT HERE.

SIT DOWN.

I GOT A MESSAGE FROM FULLER

THIS MORNING AT THE OFFICE.

YOU TELL HIM I WAS IN THE HOSPITAL?

I--I--I HAD TO TELL HIM THE TRUTH.

NICHOLAS, I TOLD YOU--

DAD, I'VE DONE A MERGER. I'VE DONE DOZENS OF THEM.

THAT'S NOT THE POINT.

WHAT'S THE POINT, THEN?

IT'S FULLER.

HE NEEDS A CERTAIN KIND OF ATTORNEY AT HIS SIDE.

LISTEN, ABOUT THIS BABY THING.

IS THAT WHY YOU WANTED TO GET MARRIED?

WELL, YOU LOVE THIS WOMAN.

I CAN SEE THAT.

YOU'LL BE A GOOD DAD.

LISTEN, I'M SORRY ABOUT THE ONYX DEAL.

WHAT DO YOU WANT ME TO DO?

NOTHING.

I'LL JUST...

CALL FULLER, SEE IF I CAN STRAIGHTEN IT OUT.

HEY, I TOLD SHANNON I'D PICK HER UP.

I CAN DO THAT.

YEAH, BUT SHE WANTS TO BUY MAKEUP.

ALL RIGHT. OK.

OH, I MADE AN OFFER ON THE HOUSE.

YOU DID?

YEAH, 70 UNDER THE ASKING.

OK, WELL, I HOPE YOU GET IT.

YEAH.

SEE YOU.

I KNOW THEY DON'T APPRECIATE SMOKING IN HERE.

WHAT HAPPENED TO YOU?

I WENT TO SEE CHRIS AT THE SHELTER.

HE WAS UPSET ABOUT SOMETHING.

HIS MOTHER?

HE WAS CRYING. SAID SOMETHING ABOUT HER.

I TOOK HIM INTO A MEETING ROOM

TO TRY TO CALM HIM DOWN.

HE DID THIS TO YOU?

HE GRABBED ME AND HIT ME AND GOT ON TOP OF ME,

RIPPED MY SHIRT.

THE GUARDS CAME IN FAST.

ARE YOU OK?

I COULD USE A DRINK.

AND SO WE'RE TALKING ABOUT MOVING IN TOGETHER,

AND HE SAYS TO ME THAT HE'S AN EXISTENTIALIST

AND THAT HE WANTS ME TO UNDERSTAND WHAT IT MEANS.

HE KEEPS SAYING WHAT IT MEANS.

I DON'T GET IT.

I THINK THAT HE MEANT THAT HE DIDN'T WANT ME

TO EXPECT TOO MUCH FROM HIM 'CAUSE...

NOTHING MATTERS ANYWAY,

SO WHY EVEN BOTHER TO TRY?

SO YOU DIDN'T MOVE IN WITH HIM?

NO, I DID.

IT WAS A DISASTER.

AM I KEEPING YOU?

NO.

I'M KEEPING YOU.

I LIKE YOU.

I DON'T CARE ABOUT OBLIGATIONS

OR WHATEVER. I'VE TRIED THAT.

I EVEN GOT MARRIED FOR A WHILE.

I JUST LIKE TO...

WHEN I FEEL SOMETHING, I LIKE TO FEEL IT.

I'M GONNA DANCE.

YOU DON'T HAVE TO.

♪ I SAW YOU

♪ YOU SAW ME

♪ YOU MIGHT SAY THE REST IS HISTORY ♪

♪ THAT YELLOW DRESS

♪ IS...NICE

♪ OOH, BABY...

♪ I FOUND YOU

♪ LOVE FOUND ME

CAN I GET A SHOT OF TEQUILA?

♪ A LITTLE KISS, IT LIT A FIRE ♪

♪ OH, BABY

HI.

MORNING.

MAY I COME TO THE HOSPITAL TODAY?

WELL, IT'S JUST GONNA BE A LOT OF WAITING AROUND.

I'D LIKE TO COME.

MAYBE AFTER SCHOOL.

I JUST WANT TO BE THERE,

IN CASE... YOU KNOW.

HE'S GONNA BE FINE.

YEAH, IT'S JUST A ROUTINE OPERATION, SHANNON.

BUT WHAT IF SOMETHING HAPPENS?

THEN WE'LL DEAL WITH IT.

RIGHT, BUT IF SOMETHING GOES WRONG,

WHAT'S GONNA HAPPEN TO ME?

WHERE WILL I LIVE?

WE'LL FIND A PLACE.

BUT NOT WITH YOU?

I DON'T KNOW.

I'LL PICK YOU UP AT 11:30, OK? BYE.

OK. ALL RIGHT?

I'LL NEED A NOTE.WHAT?

TO GET OUT OF SCHOOL. I'LL NEED A NOTE.

ALL RIGHT.

MISS MASHAKA.

HEY. HEY.

I SPOKE WITH YOUR DAD ON THE PHONE YESTERDAY.

SOUNDS LIKE HE'S DOING PRETTY GOOD.

YEAH. HE'S DOING GREAT, GIVEN THE CIRCUMSTANCES.

WELL, WE BOTH KNOW THAT BURTON IS TOUGH.

BUT THERE'S NO WAY THAT HE'S GONNA GET BACK TO THIS OFFICE

IN TIME TO CLOSE THIS UP.

RIGHT. WELL, AS YOU KNOW, MR. FULLER,

I'M PERFECTLY CAPABLE OF DOING THIS KIND OF WORK MYSELF.

YES. I HIRED RANDALL KIRK'S FIRM.

RANDALL KIRK.

HE'S GOING TO BE TAKING OVER THIS DEAL.

RIGHT.

SO, IF YOU COULD GET HIM THE FILES AND BRING HIM UP TO SPEED?

YEAH. SURE.

THANKS.

HI.

I'M HERE TO SEE NICK FALLIN.

HEY.

HEY.

I...

UH...

CHRIS RAN AWAY FROM THE SHELTER LAST NIGHT.

I'M GOING TO JUVIE, RIGHT?

I--I HAVE THESE FEELINGS.

ALL THE TIME

ABOUT GIRLS.

AND WHEN I SEE THEM, I JUST...

I DON'T KNOW. I... I JUST HAVE THESE FEELINGS,

AND THEY DON'T MAKE ME FEEL VERY GOOD.

I...I DIDN'T MEAN TO HURT HER.

OR SCARE HER, I JUST...

I JUST WANTED TO TOUCH HER.

LET'S GO, CHRIS.

LET'S GO.

HEY.

HEY.

HOW YOU DOING?

I'M GOOD. I'M GOOD. YOU?

WE'LL SEE.

UH, DAD, IT'S ALL GONNA BE FINE.

YEAH, WELL...

YEAH. YEAH.

I, UH...

I JUST, YOU KNOW...

I'M GLAD YOU'RE DOING THIS.

YEAH.

FULLER SIGNED WITH RANDALL KIRK.

HE TOLD ME.

I TRIED TO GET HIM BACK, BUT, UH...

I KNOW. I KNOW.

NICHOLAS, LOOK, THIS IS NOT GOING TO BE A PROBLEM,

THIS OPERATION.

I KNOW. I KNOW.

THERE'S NOTHING FOR YOU TO WORRY ABOUT.

IT'S JUST...NOTHING.

YEAH.

I'M FINE.

FINE. OK.

THAT WAS, UH, PENNY.

OH, YEAH?

YEAH. THEY REJECTED THE OFFER.

OH.

YOU GONNA COUNTER?

NO.

WELL...

YOU MUST BE EXHAUSTED.

NO, NOT REALLY.

YOU WERE OUT SO LATE.

YEAH.

WHAT HAPPENED?

I TOLD YOU. THAT KID CHRIS.

HE ATTACKED THE SOCIAL WORKER.

SUZANNE.RIGHT.

BEAT HER UP.

HOW'D IT GO?

WELL, WE GOT ALL 4 ARTERIES.

SO HE'S FINE?

IT WENT WELL.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

OHH.