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PREVIOUSLY ON THE GUARDIAN...

I'M PREGNANT.

I DON'T CARE IF YOU DON'T WANNA MARRY ME.

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

SO MANY PARENTS FAIL THEIR CHILDREN.

YEAH.

LOOK, I'M NOT GAY. PITTSBURGH'S A SMALL A TOWN

TO HAVE PEOPLE TALKING ABOUT ME.

CONGRATULATIONS ON COMPLETING YOUR PROGRAM.

WHAT ABOUT US? IF WE COULD TRY TO JUST--

TRY?

RIGHT. TRY.

HEY.

HEY. IT'S FREEZING.

YEAH.

IT'S, UM... IT'S LATE.

YOU--YOU OK?

I'M SORRY. NO. I, UH... I JUST COULDN'T SLEEP.

THAT'S ALL RIGHT.

UM...YOU WANT SOME TEA OR SOMETHING?

YEAH.

THERE'S A PROBLEM WITH THE BABY.

WHAT KIND OF PROBLEM?

DOWN SYNDROME.

I GOT THE RESULTS OF MY TRIPLE MARKER SCREENING,

AND, UH, IT INDICATED THAT THERE COULD BE

SOME KIND OF A PROBLEM LIKE THIS WITH THE BABY,

SO I HAD TO GO AHEAD AND GET AN AMNIO. I GOT THOSE RESULTS TODAY.

WHY DIDN'T YOU TELL ME?

BECAUSE I JUST DIDN'T WANT TO BOTHER YOU

WITH SOMETHING LIKE THIS UNTIL I KNEW FOR CERTAIN.

RIGHT, RIGHT. WELL, IS IT...FOR CERTAIN?

THE AMNIO IS 99 PERCENT.

UM...

THE DOCTOR...

GAVE ME THIS.

I MEAN, I DON'T KNOW HOW MUCH IT'S REALLY GONNA HELP, BUT...

I DON'T--I DON'T REALLY KNOW WHAT I REALLY WANT RIGHT NOW.

RIGHT.

I MEAN...I DON'T KNOW THAT WE CAN HANDLE HAVING A CHILD LIKE THIS.

WE?

RIGHT.

I'M GONNA GO.

LET'S TALK ABOUT IT TOMORROW.

ALL RIGHT.

OK.

♪ WELL, THERE IS TROUBLE IN MY MIND ♪

♪ THERE IS DARK

♪ THERE'S DARK AND THERE IS LIGHT ♪

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♪ 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

SO...WE SIT DOWN TO DINNER,

AND THE DOORBELL RINGS.

I IGNORE IT,

BUT IT KEEPS RINGING AND SOMEBODY KEEPS KNOCKING.

SO I GO TO ANSWER IT, AND THESE 2 COPS COME INTO MY HOUSE

WITH 2 WOMEN FROM SOCIAL SERVICES.

MR. TILDEN, CAN YOU JUST GIVE ME A SECOND, PLEASE?

JUST 'CAUSE I'VE MADE MISTAKES--

I KNOW THAT I'VE MADE MISTAKES, BUT, LULU,

I THINK THAT WE CAN WORK OUT WHATEVER PROBLEMS WE HAVE.

SO JUST...DON'T--

DON'T LET US INTERFERE WITH THIS DECISION.

WELL, THE PAST IS PROLOGUE, NICK.

YOU KNOW, ALL I HAVE TO GO ON IS WHAT'S BEEN,

SO YOU CAN SAY THESE THINGS, IT'S NICE, THANK YOU,

BUT IT DOESN'T REALLY CHANGE ANYTHING.

DOES WHAT I HAVE TO SAY HAVE ANY BEARING?

AM I NOT INVOLVED IN THIS?

OF COURSE.

OK.

THE DOCTOR TELL YOU HOW MUCH TIME WE HAVE?

I'M IN MY SECOND TRIMESTER--

DO WE HAVE ANY TIME?

NOT REALLY.

MR. FALLIN--

HEY, I'VE BEEN WAITING ALL MORNING.

I'VE GOT TO GET BACK TO--

NICK?

I'M FINE.

IF YOU NEED TO TALK--

NO. I'M FINE.

OK.

THE BABY HAS DOWN SYNDROME.

AND YOU, UH, YOU READ THIS MATERIAL,

AND IT'S ALL JUST WORDS. YOU KNOW,

EXTRA CHROMOSOME, HEART DEFECTS,

RETARDATION. IT'S JUST ALL WORDS.

IF THERE'S ANYTHING I CAN DO--

THANK YOU.

MR. TILDEN.

SO...

SOCIAL SERVICES SAID THEY GOT A CALL,

THAT SOMEONE HAD ACCUSED ME OF...

MOLESTING MY DAUGHTER MEGAN.

AND THEY TOLD ME I HAD TO LET THEM LOOK AROUND.

NEXT THING I KNOW, THE COPS HAVE ME ON THE COUCH IN THE CORNER

AND THEY TOOK THE GIRLS.

DO YOU HAVE 3 GIRLS?

MEGAN, CINDY, AND AMY.

WHERE ARE THEY NOW?

WITH THEIR GRANDPARENTS.

YOUR PARENTS?

MY WIFE'S. WHERE'S YOUR WIFE?

THE COUNTY HOSPITAL.

WHEN DOES SHE GET OUT?

SHE DOESN'T.

SHE'S BEEN IN A COMA FOR 4 YEARS.

SO...

SHE DOESN'T GET OUT.

SO I'LL MEET YOU OUTSIDE THE COURTHOUSE AT 3:00

FOR THE SHELTER HEARING.

THANK YOU.

NICK.

THE HOME FOR THE DEVELOPMENTALLY DISABLED--

WE'VE BEEN REPRESENTING THE RESIDENTS

FOR OVER A DECADE.

RIGHT.

SO THERE'S THIS 23-YEAR-OLD KID WITH DOWN SYNDROME.

I WAS SUPPOSED TO HELP HIM DO A PROBATE ISSUE.

OK. IF YOU WANT, YOU CAN TAKE IT.

ME?

YOU SAID--YOU SAID IT'S ALL JUST WORDS, RIGHT?

IT'S A PROBATE ISSUE?

GENTLEMEN, IT'S GOOD TO HAVE YOU WITH US TODAY.

NOW, AS YOU MAY KNOW, THE RIVERBROOK COUNTRY CLUB

IS ONE OF PITTSBURGH'S OLDEST AND MOST PRESTIGIOUS.

OUR MEMBERS INCLUDE LEADERS IN BUSINESS,

POLITICS, AND PHILANTHROPY.

EVERY YEAR,

WE LOOK FORWARD TO MEETING A SELECT NUMBER

OF JUNIOR MEMBER CANDIDATES.

WE'VE HEARD GOOD THINGS ABOUT ALL OF YOU FROM YOUR SPONSORS.

SO NOW WE LOOK FORWARD TO GETTING TO KNOW YOU BETTER

DURING YOUR APPLICATION PROCESS.

FOLLOW ME OUT TO THE GARDEN.

JAKE?

KATE. HEY!

WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?

OH, JUST AN ORIENTATION. I WAS TRYING TO JOIN.

GREAT.

YEAH, YOU KNOW, I LIKE GOLF AND TENNIS.

ARE YOU A MEMBER?

OH, MY GREAT-GREAT- GRANDFATHER HELPED FOUND THE PLACE, SO--

REALLY?

YEAH. I KNOW. IT'S STUPID.

UM...SO IS IT A PARTY?

LULU'S BABY SHOWER.

OH! YOU'RE HAVING IT HERE.

YEAH. WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.

OH. THAT'S NICE.

YOU KNOW, THAT WAS--

THAT WAS FUN LAST THANKSGIVING,

THE, UH--THE TURKEY BOWL AT THE POINT.

YOU PLAYED REALLY WELL.

THANKS. WELL, I HAVE TO, UM...DROP THIS OFF

AND TALK TO THE CATERER.

YEAH, YEAH, YEAH. UH, LISTEN.

MAYBE IF YOU HAVE SOME TIME, UH...

MAYBE I COULD BUY YOU LUNCH.

WHEN?

WHENEVER YOU'RE FREE.

WELL...I WAS GONNA EAT HERE TODAY.

OK.

IF YOU'D LIKE TO JOIN ME.

OH! EAT HERE. GREAT.

SO I'LL JUST MEET YOU BACK HERE?

YEAH, YEAH, I'LL--OK. GREAT.

ALL RIGHT. GOOD.

HEY, FALLIN.

HEY. HANK.

IT'S GOOD OF YOU TO COME SO QUICKLY.

IT'S NO PROBLEM.

SO HAVE YOU WORKED WITH PEOPLE LIKE MARK BEFORE?

ONCE OR TWICE.

THEN YOU UNDERSTAND IT CAN BE A BIT... FRUSTRATING.

OK. HIS MOTHER LEFT HIM $15,000 IN HER WILL.

THAT'S NOT ENOUGH TO LAST HIM MORE THAN A YEAR,

BUT IT'S GONNA DISQUALIFY HIM FROM HIS SOCIAL SECURITY.

OK.

SO WE NEED SOME HELP SETTING UP A TRUST

SO HE'S NOT DISQUALIFIED.

OTHERWISE, HE COULD END UP ON THE STREET FOR A FEW MONTHS.

MARK?

MARK.

THIS IS NICK FALLIN.

NICK, MARK.

HI.

LOOK AT THIS CAR.

NICK'S GOING TO HELP YOU WITH YOUR PROBLEM.

YOU KNOW HOW TO DRIVE?

YEAH, I DO.

SO DO I JUST EXPLAIN TO HIM THE PROCESS?

SURE. OK.

MARK.

MARK.

HEY, I LOOK AT THAT.

NICK'S GONNA TELL YOU HOW HE'S GONNA HELP YOU.

MARK, WHEN YOUR MOTHER DIED, SHE--

MY MOTHER PUSHED ME.

BRUSH MY TEETH.

WASH MY HAIR.

RIGHT. WELL, WHEN SHE DIED, SHE LEFT YOU--

SHE WANT ME TO LEARN TO READ.

IT TAKES HIM SOME TIME TO GET FOCUSED.

WELL, LOOK, I'M GONNA SET SOMETHING UP FOR YOU

SO THAT YOU WON'T LOSE YOUR INSURANCE.

I LOVE ACTING.

THAT'S NICE.

I ACTED. VERY SPECIAL PLAYERS.

GOOD.

HANK, DO YOU HAVE THE ESTATE INFORMATION?

SURE. I'LL GO GET IT.THANK YOU.

I PLAY PUCK.

REALLY?

IF...

IF...WE...SHADOWS...

HAVE OFFENDED...

THINK BUT THIS...

IS ALL IS...

ALL IS...

IS...MENDED?

RIGHT. IS MENDED.

OK.

YEAH?

HEY, BURTON, LISTEN. I JUST WANTED TO SAY THANK YOU AGAIN

FOR SETTING THAT UP AT RIVERBROOK.

OH, YEAH. SURE. YEAH. YOU LIKED IT?

SO, YOU WANT TO APPLY?

I CAN MAKE SOME CALLS.

ALL RIGHT. GOOD.

DO YOU KNOW ANYBODY ELSE OUT THERE THAT MIGHT BE ABLE TO HELP YOU?

WELL...ONLY KATE SHAW.

KATE? RICHARD SHAW'S DAUGHTER?

YEAH. WE ACTUALLY HAD LUNCH TODAY.

YOU CAN'T DO MUCH BETTER THAN THAT, I GUESS.

WE'RE GONNA HAVE DINNER AGAIN TONIGHT.

MISS GRAVES, YOU BELIEVE RETURNING THE CHILDREN TO THEIR HOME

WOULD PLACE THEM IN IMMINENT DANGER?

THE PHONE CALL ALLEGING SEXUAL ABUSE WAS SPECIFIC.

AND MR. TILDEN HAS BEEN UNCOOPERATIVE WITH US.

MR. TILDEN HAS NO HISTORY OF CHILD ABUSE OR NEGLECT.

MISS SHAW?

THE CHILDREN ARE COMFORTABLE WITH THEIR GRANDPARENTS.

THEY WON'T BE TRAUMATIZED WHILE SOCIAL SERVICES COMPLETES THEIR INVESTIGATION.

WELL, THE STANDARD IS NOT WHETHER THEY'RE TRAUMATIZED.

I'M PLACING THESE CHILDREN WITH THEIR GRANDPARENTS

UNTIL SOCIAL SERVICES IS FINISHED EVALUATING THIS ALLEGATION.

THEY MADE THE CALL.

WHY WOULD THEY DO THAT?

BECAUSE I DON'T LET THEM SEE MY DAUGHTERS.

I WANTED TO LET MY WIFE DIE 2 YEARS AGO, AND THEY OPPOSED ME,

TIED IT UP IN THE COURTS.

COST ME EVERYTHING I HAD.

MR. TILDEN, SOCIAL SERVICES

WANTS TO CONTINUE THIS INVESTIGATION.

I MEAN, SHE'S HAD PNEUMONIA FOR ALMOST 3 WEEKS.

THEY VACUUM HER LUNGS TWICE A DAY.

MR. TILDEN.

I'M LISTENING.

THEY'RE GOING TO ASK YOU TO SPEAK WITH A PSYCHIATRIST

TO DETERMINE IF YOU HAVE A SEXUAL DISORDER.

I NEVER TOUCHED MEGAN.

THEN JUST COOPERATE WITH THEIR REQUESTS.

IS EVERYTHING ALL RIGHT?

YOU KNOW, KATE SHAW PLANNED THIS BIG BABY SHOWER FOR ME

ON WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.

I JUST PICKED UP THE PHONE TO CALL HER

TO CANCEL THE WHOLE STUPID THING.

RIGHT.

AND I COULDN'T DO IT.

I MEAN, I COULDN'T CANCEL THE PARTY.

I JUST-- I COULDN'T DO IT YET.

IF WE SHADOWS HAVE OFFENDED...

THINK THIS--

TRY IT AGAIN.

THE PROBATE COURT WILL ALLOW US TO CREATE

SOMETHING CALLED A SPECIAL NEEDS TRUST.

YOU CAN ACT AS TRUSTEE OR YOU CAN APPOINT A BANK

OR THE DISABILITY ALLIANCE TO DO SO.

SO HIS SOCIAL SECURITY WON'T BE DISCONTINUED?

IF WE SHADOWS HAVE BEFRIENDED-- OFFENDED.

RIGHT. GREAT.

WE HAVE ALL THE PAPERWORK AT LSP,

SO IF YOU COME IN THERE THIS AFTERNOON, WE CAN GET STARTED.

GOOD. OK.

TRY IT AGAIN.

WE-- IF--

IF WE SHADOWS...

HAVE OFFENDED...

THINK BUT THIS. MM-HMM.

AND ALL...

AND ALL...IS MENDED.

VERY GOOD.

I'M GOOD?

YOU'RE VERY GOOD.

I'M TIRED.

OK.

P.A.: MS. RICHARDS, CAN YOU COME TO THE DISPENSARY?

MS. RICHARDS, YOU'RE NEEDED OVER IN THE DISPENSARY.

WHEN'S YOUR SHOW ON?

THE SHOW'S ON THE 18th, 17th, 14th,

AND THEN THE 15th.

IT'S NOT FOR FREE.

OK.

MARK,

YOU UNDERSTAND THAT YOUR MOTHER LEFT YOU SOME MONEY?

IS THERE ANYTHING SPECIAL THAT YOU WANT TO DO WITH IT?

I WANNA GET A CAR.

WELL, I WAS THINKING MORE ALONG THE LINES OF, UH...

SAVING IT SO THAT ONE DAY YOU CAN LIVE ON YOUR OWN.

I WANNA GET THE CAR.

I LIKE TO DRIVE.

RIGHT.

CAN I ASK YOU SOMETHING?

WHAT'S IT LIKE TO HAVE DOWN SYNDROME?

I GOT AN EXTRA CHROMOSOME.

RIGHT. YOU HAVE AN EXTRA CHROMOSOME. I UNDERSTAND THAT.

I WANNA DRIVE.

OK.

I GOT A GIRLFRIEND.

GOT TO TAKE CARE OF MY BABY.

MY SCHOOL HAS A SKI CLUB.

WE MEET RIGHT AFTER SCHOOL ON FRIDAYS,

AND EVERYBODY TAKES A BUS OUT TO SEVEN SPRINGS OR HIDDEN VALLEY.

RIGHT.

EVERYONE BRINGS THEIR SKI STUFF TO THE GYM, RIGHT--

MEGAN.

RIGHT.

I ALWAYS...

FRIDAYS--I ALWAYS LOOKED AT THE STUFF UP AGAINST THE WALL.

I MEAN, I--I'VE NEVER EVEN BEEN SKIING.

I HAVEN'T EVEN GONE SLEDDING SINCE MY MOM GOT SICK.

I ASKED MY DAD IF I COULD GO JUST ONCE,

AND HE SAID NO.

I JUST WANTED TO GO ONCE.

SHE'S RECANTED?

CORRECT.

WELL, THEN SEND THE KIDS HOME.

IT'S NOT SO SIMPLE.

THE ABUSE ALLEGATIONS WERE FALSE,

BUT THERE'S CLEAR EVIDENCE OF NEGLECT,

AND MR. TILDEN IS IN DENIAL ABOUT WHAT'S GOING ON IN HIS HOME.

WHAT DO YOU MEAN?

MEGAN TILDEN TAKES CARE OF HER YOUNGER SISTERS

BECAUSE MR. TILDEN WILL NOT,

AND FOR THE MOST PART,

SHE'S PARENTING HER YOUNGER SISTERS ALONE.

WE ALSO FOUND THAT MEGAN MISSED 30 DAYS OF SCHOOL THIS YEAR,

AND SHE WAS HELD BACK LAST YEAR.

THE ISSUE HERE IS ALLEGED SEXUAL ABUSE.

THE FACT THAT MEGAN WAS UPSET ENOUGH TO ALLEGE THAT KIND OF ABUSE

SUGGESTS THESE OTHER ISSUES BE TAKEN VERY SERIOUSLY.

WELL, SO IF MY CLIENT ALLOWS MEGAN TO JOIN THE SKI CLUB,

THEN EVERYTHING'S--

MY CLIENT DOES NOT WANT TO BE RESPONSIBLE

FOR THE CARE AND UPBRINGING OF HER SISTERS.

SHE'D LIKE HER FATHER TO KNOW THAT.

RIGHT, WELL, WE'RE TALKING

ABOUT A COMPLETELY SEPARATE ISSUE HERE.

SHE'S TIRED OF HELPING OUT AT HOME,

SO SHE SAID I WAS MOLESTING HER?

SHE JUST WANTS A NORMAL LIFE.

NONE OF US HAVE A NORMAL LIFE ANYMORE.

LOOK AT HER.

MR. TILDEN--

MEGAN DOESN'T LIKE COOKING DINNER.

I GET IT.

SHE'S TIRED OF HELPING OUT WITH AMY AND CINDY--

MR. TILDEN, YOU NEED TO PROVIDE SOME SORT OF CHILD CARE.

WHAT MEGAN DOESN'T UNDERSTAND IS WHAT I HAVE TO DO

TO KEEP THIS FAMILY GOING.

I WORK 2 JOBS. I'M HERE TWICE A DAY

TO MAKE SURE THAT NO ONE--

NO ONE FORGETS ANYTHING.

THERE'S BEDSORES AND CLEANING...

FEEDING TUBES.

WASHING HER HAIR.

SOMEBODY'S GOT TO DO THAT.

HI.

HEY.

IS IT A BAD TIME?

NO. HOW ARE YOU DOING?

YEAH. I KNOW.

I KEEP THINKING IT'S NOT REAL, YOU KNOW?

LULU, UH,

I--I VOLUNTEERED FOR THIS CASE, UH...

I GUESS, TO TRY AND...

HAVE MORE OF AN UNDERSTANDING OF WHAT WE MAY BE FACING.

OK.

I'M WORKING WITH THIS KID THAT HAS DOWN SYNDROME.

HE HAS A PROBATE ISSUE.

I'M GOING TO TAKE HIM TO COURT,

AND I'M GOING TO SET HIM UP WITH A NEW TRUST.

I DON'T UNDERSTAND.

HE'S IN THE OFFICE NOW.

SO WHEN YOU SEE HIM WITH ME,

I JUST DIDN'T WANT YOU TO THINK

THAT I WAS TRYING TO MAKE SOME KIND OF POINT.

OH, YOU BRING A KID WITH DOWN SYNDROME INTO MY OFFICE,

AND THEN YOU TELL ME YOU'RE NOT TRYING TO MAKE A POINT?

I JUST--I JUST WANTED TO TELL YOU.

SO, MARK'S ALL SET.

HIS SOCIAL SECURITY BENEFITS WON'T BE AFFECTED,

AND YOU'LL BE RESPONSIBLE

FOR THE UPKEEP OF HIS TRUST.

OK.

UH, MARK,

YOU SHOULD THANK MR. FALLIN.

THANK YOU.

YOU'RE WELCOME, MARK.

HANK'S GONNA TAKE ME TO THE MOVIES.

GOOD.

WITH MY FRIENDS.

GOOD.

LAST TIME, I HAD POPCORN,

I--I DROPPED IT.

HEY. MARK.

YOU FORGOT TO SAY GOOD-BYE.

BYE.

BYE.

SEE YOU LATER, ALLIGATOR.

YESTERDAY WAS UNUSUAL.

AHEM. YEAH.

LUNCH, DINNER, AFTER DINNER.

IT WAS UNUSUAL.

ARE YOU--ARE YOU BREAKING UP WITH ME?

NO, I JUST--

WHAT?

LOOK, THIS IS OUR THIRD DATE IN 2 DAYS, JAKE.

I JUST--I DON'T REALLY KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT YOU.

WELL, WHAT DO YOU WANT TO KNOW?

THIS ISN'T AN INTERVIEW.

OH, I KNOW THAT.

I'M PRETTY GOOD AT SCREWING UP RELATIONSHIPS,

JUDGING BY THE FACT THAT I'M 34

AND I WORK 70 HOURS A WEEK

AND I DON'T EVEN HAVE A CAT.

RIGHT.

MY FATHER AND MOTHER LOVED MY LAST BOYFRIEND,

THIS OLD-MONEY GUY.

KIND OF WORKED. KIND OF DIDN'T.

TRAVELED.

KISSED MY FATHER'S ASS ON A DAILY BASIS.

OK.

THAT'S NOT ME.

LOOK, WHAT I'M SAYING IS...

I DON'T WANT TO GO TO THE COUNTRY CLUB WITH YOU.

OK.

I DON'T LIKE THAT WORLD. I NEVER DID.

BUT, UH...

JUST 'CAUSE I WAS THERE, I MEAN, I HOPE--

I JUST HOPE YOU DON'T THINK THAT I LIKE YOU BECAUSE OF THAT.

YOU'RE HARDLY THE COUNTRY CLUB TYPE.

SO, UM...

WE'RE GOOD?

YEAH.

THERE'S JUST ONE OTHER THING THAT I WANTED TO ASK YOU.

YEAH. ANYTHING.

I NEED YOU TO TAKE AN HIV TEST...

BEFORE THINGS LEAD WHERE THEY DO,

AND I'LL TAKE ONE, TOO.

I'VE MADE YOU UNCOMFORTABLE.

EXCUSE ME.

HI.

OK.

OK, LULU.

OHH. I'M SO SORRY.

YOU DON'T HAVE TO SAY ANYTHING ELSE.

OK. I'LL CALL YOU LATER.

WHAT IS IT?

LULU JUST CANCELED THE BABY SHOWER.

WHY?

YOU FELLAS TRY AND GUESS WHO'S THE--WHO'S IT, OK?

OK. WATCH.

BILL. WHAT?

LET'S DO IT.

YOU WATCHING, FELLAS?

OH.

JERRY, YOU TRY IT NOW.

MR. FALLIN. HEY.

SOMETHING WRONG?

UH, NO, NO. I JUST--

I HAVE THIS IDEA.

OH.

I SAW THIS AD IN THE PAPER.

THEY'RE AUDITIONING THIS WEEK

FOR THE SUMMER SHAKESPEARE FESTIVAL.

IT'S REGULAR PLAYS WITH PROFESSIONAL ACTORS,

AND EACH YEAR THEY, UH,

EMPLOY A FEW PEOPLE WITH, UM...

DISABILITIES?RIGHT,

AND, UH, YOU KNOW, I JUST THOUGHT

IT MIGHT BE SOMETHING MARK WOULD BE INTERESTED IN.

AH.

IF HE WANTS TO DO IT,

I'D BE HAPPY TO TAKE HIM.

OK. I'LL LET HIM KNOW.

HEY.

JAKE, WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?

UH...

I WAS, UM, WITH KATE SHAW

WHEN YOU CALLED AND TOLD HER...

ABOUT THE BABY.

SHE TOLD YOU?

THAT'S GREAT.

WHAT WERE YOU DOING WITH KATE?

UM, I--I'VE KIND OF BEEN, UH--

WELL, WE'VE KIND OF BEEN DATING--

BUT I JUST WANTED TO SAY HOW SORRY I AM, AND, UH...

IF THERE'S ANYTHING I CAN DO TO HELP--

YOU--YOU'RE DATING KATE?

RIGHT.

OH.

WHAT?

NOTHING.

WHAT? WELL, JAKE--

WHAT?JAKE, COME ON.

LOOK, YOU KNOW, I--I--I--

I REALLY DIDN'T COME HERE TO TALK ABOUT THAT.

ALL RIGHT. I JUST WANTED TO KNOW IF--

I'M OK. YOU ARE?

YEAH. THANKS, BUT I'M OK.

OK.

JAKE.

YOU KNOW, KATE SHAW'S A VERY GOOD FRIEND OF MINE.

RIGHT.

CARL FELT IT WAS IMPORTANT TO TRY AND WORK THIS OUT

INSTEAD OF HAVING TO GO TO COURT.

CARL.

MEGAN, I WAS...

PRETTY UPSET ABOUT WHAT YOU DID.

RIGHT.

I MEAN, I DIDN'T KNOW YOU FELT THE WAY YOU FELT,

AND I GUESS I JUST WISH YOU HAD TALKED TO ME ABOUT IT.

I TRIED TO TALK TO YOU.

YOU COMPLAINING ABOUT TAKING CARE OF YOUR SISTERS

ISN'T EXACTLY TALKING.

I'M SORRY, BUT--

I'M SORRY. THIS IS ABOUT A SKI TRIP?

YOU PEOPLE HAVE NO IDEA WHAT IT'S LIKE TO BE US, OK?

NO IDEA!

LOOK, CARL--

THEY DON'T! THEY DON'T HAVE ANY IDEA--

AND, MEGAN, I AM SORRY,

BUT I THINK YOU'RE BEING IMMATURE.

CARL--THIS IS THE WAY WE ARE,

LIKE IT OR NOT, SWEETHEART,

AND LYING TO PEOPLE FOR ATTENTION

IS NOT THE WAY TO CHANGE IT.

AMY AND CINDY CALL ME MOM, DAD.

THEY CALL ME MOM.

AND THAT GIVES YOU THE RIGHT TO LIE?

TO CALL THE POLICE?

I'M PLACING THE CHILDREN WITH MR. AND MRS. LAWSON FOR THE NEXT 3 MONTHS.

MR. TILDEN, YOU MAY SEE YOUR DAUGHTERS ON WEEKENDS AND HOLIDAYS,

AND IF IN THAT 90-DAY PERIOD

YOU COMPLETE A PARENTING CLASS AND BEGIN COUNSELING,

THE COURT WILL REVISIT THIS PLACEMENT.

I'LL SEND YOU A LIST OF APPROVED COUNSELORS AND PARENTING CLASSES,

AND I'LL CONTACT YOU WHEN YOUR NEXT HEARING IS SCHEDULED.

I HAVE TO GO.

I HAVE TO GO.

HAVE YOU SHARED NEEDLES TO INJECT DRUGS OR STEROIDS?

NO. NO.

HAVE YOU HAD A BLOOD TRANSFUSION

OR RECEIVED BLOOD PRODUCTS BEFORE APRIL OF 1985?

NO.

HAVE YOU HAD UNPROTECTED VAGINAL, ANAL, OR ORAL SEX?

UM, YES.

OK. WHICH?

I DON'T HAVE TO ANSWER THAT.

OK. HOW MANY PARTNERS HAVE YOU HAD

IN THE LAST YEAR?

UM, I DON'T KNOW.

YOU KNOW WHAT? I REALLY DON'T NEED TO DO THIS.

SEE, RIGHT THERE. SEE THE NAMES?

LULU.

YEAH?

MARK, THE KID WITH DOWN SYNDROME.

YEAH? I HAVE A LITTLE PROBLEM.

WHAT?

ANOTHER CLIENT IS IN TROUBLE,

AND HE NEEDS ME IMMEDIATELY, AND I HAVE TO GO.

OK.

I PROMISED TO TAKE HIM TO THIS AUDITION.

I CALLED HIS GUARDIAN. HE'S ON HIS WAY HERE.

IT'S GONNA TAKE HIM A FEW MINUTES, SO--

OH. OH, OK.

THANKS. YEAH.

HI.

HI.

I'M LULU. NICK HAD TO GO.

HE TOLD ME.

YEAH, HE HAD TO GO.

HAVE A SEAT.

OK.

I WANTED TO KILL HER.

IT WOULDN'T TAKE MUCH.

I THOUGHT...

I THOUGHT I WANTED TO DO THAT.

IT'D BE SO MUCH EASIER IF SHE WERE DEAD.

I UNDERSTAND.

AND NO ONE WOULD EVEN REALLY KNOW.

THEY'D KNOW.

THEY'D KNOW YOU DID IT.

SOMETIMES IF YOU WAIT LONG ENOUGH,

SHE OPENS HER EYES AND LOOKS AROUND.

HER PARENTS SEE THAT, AND THEY WANNA BELIEVE--

THEY WANNA BELIEVE THAT SHE'S STILL IN THERE,

THAT SHE'S COMMUNICATING WITH THEM,

THAT SHE'S ALIVE.

EVEN THE DOCTORS WILL TELL YOU IT'S JUST A TRICK,

A REFLEX.

I'VE SEEN IT.

AND I KNOW.

YOU HOPE THERE'S SOMETHING MORE

GOING ON INSIDE HER HEAD,

BUT THERE ISN'T.

SHE'S LIKE SHE IS.

MR. TILDEN, WHAT CAN I DO?

IT'S JUST...

HELP ME DO THE THINGS

THEY'RE ASKING OF ME IS ALL.

HELP ME GET MY KIDS BACK.

YOU KNOW, I THINK YOU'RE RIGHT.

THE PAST IS PROLOGUE.

YEAH.

WHATEVER YOU WANNA DO, LULU, I'LL SUPPORT YOU...

WITH WHATEVER YOU WANNA DO.

YOU TOLD ME THAT YOU NEEDED TIME

TO DECIDE WHAT YOU WANTED TO DO.

RIGHT.

SO WHAT DO YOU WANT?

I WANNA BE A FATHER.

HEY.

HEY.

LULU, LISTEN. I'M--I'M JUST SO SORRY.

I MEAN, THIS HAS GOTTA BE A REALLY ROUGH TIME FOR YOU.

THANKS.

AND, UM, ABOUT KATE.

I KNOW WHAT YOU'RE THINKING, BUT YOU'RE WRONG.

JAKE, I--

I LIKE HER.

I WASN'T THREATENING YOU EARLIER.

OH, YOU WERE. YOU WERE WARNING ME.

WELL, I'M CONCERNED, THAT'S ALL.

WELL, SHE'S, UM...

SHE'S ASKED ME TO TAKE AN H.I.V. TEST.

LOOK, I DIDN'T SAY ANYTHING TO HER.

I'M NOT IMPLYING THAT.

I DIDN'T.

I'M NOT SAYING THAT YOU DID, LULU.

IT'S JUST--

WHAT?

I'M TERRIFIED.

I AM TERRIFIED.

I MEAN, I JUST WANTED TO JOIN A COUNTRY CLUB.

I JUST WANTED TO BE ACCEPTED.

AND NOW...

I MEAN, I--I--

I REALLY LIKE THE IDEA OF BEING WITH SOMEONE LIKE KATE.

BUT...I MEAN, IF I TAKE THE TEST

AND THE TEST IS--

RIGHT.

THEN ALL I AM IS THAT.

I MEAN, THAT'S ALL I AM.

HEY, NICK.

HEY, DAD. YOU'RE HERE LATE.

YEAH, I HAD TO FINISH UP SOME STUFF.

YOU, UM--DO YOU HAVE A SECOND?

SURE.

UM...

I, UM...

I KNOW ABOUT THE PROBLEM.

WITH THE BABY.

RIGHT.

WELL, I WAS, UH, I WAS JUST THINKING

IF YOU DO THIS,

THE KID'S GONNA NEED A LOT OF HELP.

YEAH, I KNOW.

THERE'S A PROGRAM, YOU KNOW, AT PITT.

ONE OF THE BEST IN THE COUNTRY.

RIGHT.

EXPENSIVE.

SO I, UM-- I WAS THINKING

MAYBE I'D OPEN AN ACCOUNT OVER THERE,

PUT A LITTLE SOMETHING IN EACH YEAR.

FOR THE-- FOR THE FUTURE.

YEAH. THANKS, DAD.

YEAH.

YEAH, WELL, IT'S ABOUT TIME

I STARTED GIFTING SOME OF MY DAMN MONEY ANYWAYS.

YEAH.

THANK YOU.

SEE YA.

YOU KNOW, I FEEL REALLY BADLY

ABOUT ALL THE PLANNING THAT YOU DID.

BETWEEN THE COUNTRY CLUB AND THE INVITATIONS--

YOU KIDDING? I CAN DO THAT IN MY SLEEP.

NO, I SHOULD'VE JUST TOLD YOU SOONER.

I'M JUST KIND OF--

OH, LULU.

YOU KNOW, IF YOU COULD DO SOMETHING FOR ME,

IF YOU DON'T MIND, JUST DROP THE GIFTS OFF AT MY OFFICE.

LULU--

BECAUSE I REALLY WANT TO BE THE ONE TO WRITE THE NOTES.

I MEAN, YOU SHOULDN'T HAVE TO EXPLAIN ANYTHING.

I DON'T MIND. I--

I SAID THAT I WANT TO DO IT, KATE.

OK.

SORRY.

I'M REALLY SORRY. I'M JUST, UM--

LULU.

A BABY LIKE THIS IS SO--

YOU KNOW, WHEN IT'S NOT YOURS,

IT'S JUST EASY TO SAY DON'T HAVE IT.

IT'S JUST A PROBLEM THEN.

YOU KNOW, IT'S LIKE JUST--

JUST LIKE YOU'RE MAKING A CHOICE TO AVOID A PROBLEM,

BUT WHEN IT'S YOUR BABY--

A LOT OF PEOPLE CHOOSE THESE KIDS.

YEAH, BUT THEY'RE IN COMMITTED RELATIONSHIPS.

I'M AFRAID TO DO THIS ALONE.

NICK DOESN'T WANT THE BABY?

NO, HE DOES.

WELL, HE SAYS-- HE SAYS HE WANTS TO BE A FATHER.

GOOD MORNING.

GOOD MORNING.

UH, YOU KNOW, YESTERDAY, I DIDN'T TELL YOU,

BUT I REALLY LIKED TALKING WITH MARK.

HE GROWS ON YOU.

YEAH. YEAH, I ENJOYED IT.

LATER TODAY I'M TAKING HIM TO THAT AUDITION.

OH, RIGHT.

IF YOU WANNA COME--

YEAH, MAYBE.

JAKE STRAKA.

THANK YOU, PEGGY.

PEGGY?

WILL SOMEONE PLEASE FIND PEGGY'S MOTHER?

THANK YOU, PEGGY.

COME ON, PEGGY.

OK, NEXT IS MARK BARLOW.

THAT'S ME.

THAT'S YOU.

I DO NOT REMEMBER SPEECH.

YOU KNOW IT, MARK.

I DON'T KNOW.

MARK BARLOW.

UH, COULD YOU JUST GIVE US A SECOND, PLEASE?

HEY, MARK, YOU KNOW THE SPEECH. YOU'VE DONE IT.

NOW JUST STAND UP.

COME ON.

SEE THAT GIRL PEGGY?

SHE JUST STOOD THERE. SHE DIDN'T SAY ANYTHING.

SO IT'S OK. JUST GO OUT THERE AND TELL THEM WHO YOU ARE.

OK?

YOU CAN DO THIS, MARK. COME ON.

YOU KNOW THE SPEECH.

YOU DID IT FOR ME, REMEMBER?

JUST GO UP AND TELL THEM WHO YOU ARE.

THAT'S GOOD.

HELLO. I'M MARK.

I'M MARK.

IF WE SHADOWS...

I--UH--

IF WE SHADOWS...

HAVE OFFENDED...

THINK BUT THIS... IS ALL IS MENDED.

I'M GLAD YOU COULD MAKE IT.

YEAH. I'M GLAD THAT I CAME.

HE DID REALLY WELL.

YEAH, WELL, HE'S... QUITE THE CHARACTER.

HI.

I WAS JUST WRITING YOU A NOTE.

THESE ARE THE PRESENTS FROM THE BABY SHOWER.

YEAH, I FORGOT YOU WERE COMING. SORRY.

ALL RIGHT. WELL, THANK YOU.

OK.

WELL, I'LL SEE YOU GUYS.

YEAH. I'LL CALL YOU.

OK.

THANK YOU.

SO...

WHAT?

WHAT IS IT?

MAYBE WE SHOULDN'T SEND THEM BACK.

REALLY?

YOU SURE?

I HAVE NO IDEA.