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PREVIOUSLY, ON THE GUARDIAN...

WE PROVIDE QUALITY LEGAL REPRESENTATION

AND ADVOCACY ASSISTANCE TO CHILDREN WHO ARE ABUSED,

NEGLECTED, OR OTHERWISE AT RISK.

YOU THE NEW GUY FROM CLS?

MEET HUNTER REED, YOUR NEWEST CLIENT.

YOU'RE ON THE DOCKET IN 15 MINUTES.

WHAT'S YOUR NAME?

LAURIE SOLT.

THIS IS NOT MY WORLD.

I'M NOT SAYING IT'S ANY BETTER.

IT JUST HAS DIFFERENT RULES.

NICK, I JUST WAS EXPLAINING TO MR. SWAN AND HIS ASSOCIATES

THAT WE FEEL THE NEW TAX LAWS COULD BE MANIPULATED

TO BENEFIT SWANTECH.

SON, DO YOU WANT TO MAKE PARTNER WITH THIS FIRM?

WHY WERE YOU 45 MINUTES LATE?

AND DON'T EVER EMBARRASS ME LIKE THAT AGAIN

IN FRONT OF A CLIENT.

WHAT'D YOU DO? SOMETHING BAD?

GOT ARRESTED FOR DRUGS.

ALVIN MASTERSON CALLED.

I HAVEN'T HEARD HIM THAT WORKED UP

SINCE McGOVERN HAD HIS ASS HANDED TO HIM ON A PLATTER

BY NIXON IN '72.

SO, MR. FALLIN,

HOW DO YOU THINK YOUR FIRST WEEK WENT?

YOU KNOW, YOU STRIKE ME AS THE KIND OF PERSON

WHO DOES YOUR HOMEWORK.

MY GUESS IS THAT BEFORE YOU SHOWED UP

FOR YOUR FIRST DAY OF COMMUNITY SERVICE

AT CHILDREN'S LEGAL SERVICES,

YOU PROBABLY DID A PRETTY THOROUGH REVIEW OF STATE LAW

REGARDING SHELTER HEARINGS AND PLACEMENTS.

YOU READ UP ON HOW CLS IS RUN,

ITS BUDGET, ITS PHILOSOPHY FOR HANDLING ITS ENORMOUS CASELOAD.

AND YOU DON'T LIKE THE FAST-FOOD APPROACH TO REPRESENTING THESE KIDS.

DO YOU?

MASTERSON WANTS YOU TO GO AWAY.

THEN I'LL GO AWAY.

1,500 HOURS OF PICKING UP TRASH

FROM THE HIGHWAY AND THE PUBLIC PARKS

SEEMS LIKE SUCH A WASTE.

I'M NOT TOO GOOD TO PICK UP TRASH.

I'M GONNA GIVE YOU A CHOICE.

ONE TIME ONLY.

YOU CAN FINISH YOUR SENTENCE AT CHILDREN'S LEGAL SERVICES

OR YOU CAN TRANSFER OVER TO THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DESK

AND WORK WITH LOW INCOME HOUSING APPLICANTS.

THINK ABOUT IT FOR A FEW DAYS.

DR. PANGER, 8763.

...ABOUT WHAT SHE'S GOT TO DO.

IS TELL HER MOM AND GRANDMA THAT SHE

IS PREGNANT OUT OF WEDLOCK.

NOW, WE DIDN'T EVEN TALK ABOUT THE FATHER.

WHERE IS THE BABY'S FATHER?

CAN I HELP YOU?

UM, I WAS...

UM, I WAS...

WHAT?

PORTABLE X-RAY TO OR-1.

PORTABLE X-RAY TO OR-1

I WAS RAPED.

HOW OLD ARE YOU, HONEY?

15.

THE DOCTORS ARE GOING TO EXAMINE THE CONDITION

OF THE VAGINAL AREA, THEN TAKE ANY SAMPLES OF FLUIDS

FOR DNA TESTING.

THE POLICE WILL WANT TO TALK TO YOU AFTER THAT.

WHAT'S THAT GUY DOING?

WE HAVE TO TAKE PICTURES.

PLEASE DON'T DO THAT.

IF YOU WANT TO PRESS CHARGES,

THE POLICE NEED THE EVIDENCE.

I AM SENTENCING YOU TO 1,500 HOURS

OF COMMUNITY SERVICE.

USING YOUR SKILLS AS A CORPORATE ATTORNEY

TO WORK AS A CHILD ADVOCATE.

CHILDREN'S LEGAL SERVICES. CAN YOU HOLD, PLEASE?

NICK, I NEED YOU TO TAKE A NEW CASE.

I DON'T THINK MASTERSON WANTS ME TO.

SHE'S 15, WALKED HERSELF IN THE HOSPITAL THIS MORNING.

SAID SHE WAS RAPED BY HER STEPFATHER.

EVIDENCE?

ABRASIONS, VAGINAL TEARING, BRUISES

FROM WHERE SHE WAS HELD DOWN AT THE WRIST.

AND WHERE'S THE STEPFATHER?

ARRESTED LAST NIGHT.

THEN WHY ISN'T SHE BACK IN HER HOME?

HER MOTHER BAILED HIM OUT.

SHE'S AT THE COUNTY HOSPITAL RAPE CRISIS CENTER.

YOU'RE MY LAWYER?

YES.

THANK YOU. THAT'S NICE TO KNOW.

YOU WANT TO TELL ME WHAT HAPPENED?

HE STARTED TO COME INTO MY BEDROOM AT NIGHT.

HE'D LAY NEXT TO ME ON THE BED

AND TOUCH HIMSELF.

THEN ONE NIGHT HE...

PUT HIS HAND, HIS FINGERS--

HE SHOVED THEM...

HE TOLD ME NOT TO MOVE,

AND PUT HIS...

PUT IT IN MY MOUTH.

I FOUGHT HIM.

BUT HE TOLD ME HE'D HURT MY MOM

IF I DIDN'T.

I SAW WHAT HE COULD DO TO HER.

HIT HER IN THE FACE.

SO I JUST LET HIM DO WHAT HE WANTED.

AND YOU'RE STAYING WITH YOUR AUNT NOW?

YEAH. MY MOM'S SISTER.

WHY DID YOUR MOTHER BAIL YOUR STEPFATHER OUT OF JAIL?

BECAUSE HE'D KILL HER IF SHE DIDN'T.

WHY DIDN'T YOU REPORT THIS TO THE POLICE EARLIER?

YOU DON'T GET IT, DO YOU?

WHAT?

MY STEPDAD ISA COP.

CONFERENCE ROOM. 15 MINUTES AGO.

YOU'RE KILLING ME, MAN. YOU'RE KILLING ME.

JOHN CLAYTON, NICHOLAS FALLIN.

MR. CLAYTON.

AHEM!

WHAT CAN WE DO FOR YOU?

THIS CONVERSATION IS COMPLETELY CONFIDENTIAL.

CLAYTON STEEL IS 15 MILLION IN DEBT.

BANKRUPTCY?

YES.

OK. YOU HAVE 2 OPTIONS.

YOU CAN GO CHAPTER 11, REORGANIZE,

OR YOU CAN GO CHAPTER 7, LIQUIDATE,

CUT YOUR LOSSES.

I WANT TO REORGANIZE.

IT'S EASIER TO LIQUIDATE.

I WANT TO REORGANIZE.

YOU'VE GOT THE RESOURCES?

OK. THAT'S A $25,000 RETAINER TO START.

UH, MR. CLAYTON...

MR. CLAYTON, I CAN'T TAKE THAT UNTIL MY FATHER APPROVES.

WHAT IS IT?

I WAS JUST, AHEM, WONDERING HOW IT FELT

TO RUN THE FAMILY BUSINESS INTO THE GROUND.

BURTON FALLIN, JOHN CLAYTON.

HOW ARE YOU?

WELL, QUITE A...

QUITE A HISTORY YOUR FAMILY HAS.

MY GREAT-GRANDFATHER WAS THIRD IN COMMAND AT HOMESTEAD WORKS

UNDER ANDREW CARNEGIE AND HENRY FRICK.

HE HELPED TO REVOLUTIONIZE THE WAY STEEL WAS MANUFACTURED.

RIGHT.

SO, WHAT, UH, WHAT CAN WE DO FOR YOU TODAY?

HE WANTS OUR FIRM TO FILE CHAPTER 11 PAPERS FOR HIS COMPANY.

DIDN'T YOUR FATHER AND YOUR GRANDFATHER,

DIDN'T THEY DEAL EXCLUSIVELY WITH McGEE AND KIRK?

YES.

THAT'S A GOOD FIRM.

WHY ARE YOU LEAVING THEM NOW?

I FELT IT WAS TIME FOR A CHANGE.

NOT BECAUSE YOUR CREDITORS

HAVE A BLANKET LIEN ON YOUR CORPORATION?

WELL...

DIDN'T McGEE AND KIRK APPROACH THE BANK

WITH A REQUEST TO REORGANIZE?

YES.

THEY ALREADY DID THAT, RIGHT?

YES.

WELL, I'M ASSUMING, UH,

BECAUSE YOU WALKED ACROSS THE STREET, THAT, UH...

THE BANK TOLD THEM YOUR COMPANY IS WORTH MORE TO THEM LIQUIDATED

THAN REORGANIZED.

YES.

SO, McGEE AND KIRK JUST

WASHED THEIR HANDS OF YOU.

THEY DIDN'T SEE MY ACCOUNT AS PROFITABLE.

NEITHER DO I, MR. CLAYTON.

BUT, UM...

GOOD LUCK TO YOU.

MR. FALLIN, WE'RE REORGANIZING OUR FILING SYSTEM.

MAYBE YOU CAN HELP BARBARA WITH SOME OF THE SEXUAL ABUSE CASES.

I COULD USE SOME COFFEE. BE A DEAR, WILL YOU, AND POUR ME A CUP?

CREAM OR SUGAR?

PLEASE.

ANY OF THESE CLOSED CASES

THAT ARE OVER 5 YEARS OLD

SHOULD BE PUT IN THE STORAGE BOX.

YOU KNOW, I'M FROM THE MON VALLEY.

I KNEW SOME FALLINS WHO WORKED AT THE PLANT WITH MY DAD.

I THINK THEY WERE FROM DENORA. ANY RELATION?

YEAH, UH, GRANDPARENTS, AUNTS, UNCLES, COUSINS.

SO, YOU'RE ONE OF THOSEFALLINS.

HUH, YOU MAKE IT SOUND KIND OF OMINOUS.

NO, I, UH, JUST DIDN'T TAKE YOU FOR A REAL PERSON.

UH, CAN I HELP YOU?

NICHOLAS FALLIN.

YEAH, THAT'S ME.

I'M AL SANDRO. I'M APRIL SANDRO'S STEPFATHER.

APRIL'S A PROBLEM. SHE'S ALWAYS BEEN A PROBLEM.

SHE SLEEPS AROUND A LOT. SHE PARTIES.

WHY ARE YOU TELLING ME THIS?

YOU BELIEVE HER? COME ON, MAN.

WELL, THE EVIDENCE SUGGESTS THAT--

EVIDENCE? WHAT THE HELL DO YOU KNOW ABOUT EVIDENCE?

THIS LITTLE SLUT IS LYING.

LITTLE SLUT?

DNA's GONNA PROVE ME RIGHT.

THEN WHY IS SHE ACCUSING YOU?

A FEW WEEKS AGO, I CAME HOME EARLY FROM WORK

AND I CAUGHT APRIL ON THE COUCH WITH SOME GUY. IT'S AN OLDER GUY.

I THREATENED TO ARREST HIM FOR STATUTORY RAPE, AND HE TOOK OFF.

I GROUNDED APRIL FOR A MONTH.

YOU'RE SAYING SHE'S DOING THIS AS PAYBACK FOR GETTING GROUNDED?

DON'T BELIEVE HER LIES.

YOU JUST SEND APRIL BACK HOME WHERE SHE BELONGS.

OK, MR. FALLIN?

HOW DID IT GO WITH THE STEPDAD?

OH, UH... HE SAYS SHE'S LYING.

WELL, A LOT OF THESE KIDS GROW UP AROUND PEOPLE

WHO LIE AND CHEAT, AND SOME OF THEM

PICK THOSE HABITS UP THEMSELVES.

YOUR MASCARA IS...

OH. DATE NIGHT. HA!

MIGHT AS WELL SEND THE BABY-SITTER HOME.

HEY...

I'M GONNA GO GET SOME DINNER.

YOU WANNA COME?

DON'T GET ANY BIG IDEAS, HOT SHOT.

YOU'RE NOT GETTING LUCKY TONIGHT.

HEY! NICK!

JAKE, AMANDA, THIS IS BARBARA LUDZINSKI.

HEY, BARBARA. IT'S NICE TO MEET YOU.

JAKE. JAKE, YEAH.

HI. AMANDA. YEAH.

OH. DO YOU WANNA...

OH, THANKS.

OH, THANKS.

SO, UM, WELL,

WHERE DID YOU TWO MEET?

OH, PERSONALS. NICK WAS LOOKING FOR A PLUS-SIZE WOMAN

AND I WAS LOOKING FOR A COCKY SUGAR DADDY.

YOU THINK I'M KIDDING?

NO. NO--

THIS IS ACTUALLY OUR THIRD DATE.

WE THOUGHT IT WAS TIME TO, YOU KNOW,

BRING HER AROUND AND MEET THE FAMILY.

I'M THE SECRETARY OVER AT CHILDREN'S LEGAL SERVICES.

OH! OH. RIGHT.

WE JUST MET WHEN NICK STARTED.

RIGHT. HOW ARE YOU? CAN I GET YOU A DRINK?

UH, CRANBERRY AND GRAPEFRUIT, PLEASE.

WHAT'S WITH THE FACE?

NOTHING.

HE'S ANGRY 'CAUSE NICK'S DAD

WON'T REPRESENT THE CLAYTON FAMILY.

CLAYTON STEEL?

YEAH. JAKE BROUGHT THEM IN.

WELL, EVERYBODY USED TO WORK THERE.

OLD MAN CLAYTON WALKED AROUND DONORA

LIKE HE WAS RUNNING FOR OFFICE.

KISSING BABIES AND SHAKING HANDS,

TILL HE DECIDED TO OFF HIMSELF WITH A SHOTGUN.

A REGULAR RICHARD CORY.

KING OF THE MON VALLEY. WHAT A CRAPPY FIEFDOM.

RICHARD CORY?

YEAH. IT'S A POEM ABOUT A RICH GUY

WHO EVERYBODY THINKS IS REAL HAPPY

WHO DECIDES TO SHOOT HIMSELF.

CRAPPY FIEFDOM.

WHENEVER RICHARD CORY WENT DOWNTOWN,

WE PEOPLE ON THE PAVEMENT SMILED AT HIM.

HE WAS IMMACULATELY GROOMED FROM TOE TO CROWN,

CLEAN-FAVORED AND IMPERIALLY SLIM.

SO, UH, WHAT DO YOU GUYS WANT WITH THE CLAYTON FAMILY?

HA HA, YOU KNOW, IT REALLY DOESN'T MATTER NOW,

BECAUSE NICK'S FATHER DOESN'T WANT HIS BUSINESS.

BECAUSE?

MY GRANDFATHER.

NON-UNION IMMIGRANT STEEL WORKER.

16-HOUR SHIFTS, DOLLAR-AN-HOUR. YOU KNOW.

I KNOW THIS STORY TOO WELL.

SO, YOUR FAMILY...

NO, MY FATHER'S FAMILY.

CALL CLAYTON. UH...

TELL HIM WE'LL SORT SOMETHING OUT.

♪ MY BABY'S GONE

♪ SHE DON'T KNOW WHAT SHE'S MISSING ♪

♪ OH, MY BABY'S GONE

♪ SHE DON'T KNOW WHAT SHE'S MISSING ♪

♪ NO, SHE DON'T

♪ SINCE SHE LEFT THAT DAY

♪ I BEEN GETTING A WHOLE LOT OF KISSING ♪

♪ MMM-MMM-MMM

♪ I WORK VERY HARD ALL DAY

DOESN'T ANYBODY DANCE AROUND HERE?

WE'RE LAWYERS.

♪ YEAH, I WORK VERY HARD ALL DAY ♪

♪ LIKE I KNOW I SHOULD

♪ BUT THAT DAY I CAME HOME

CHILDREN'S LEGAL SERVICES.

YOU'VE GOTTA DO 3 PETITION HEARINGS WITH ME THIS MORNING.

I CAN DO THEM ALONE.

ACCORDING TO ALVIN, YOU CAN'T. NOW WE'VE GOT A 10:00, 10:30, AND 11:00.

WHY IS THIS LOCKED?

THAT YOUR OFFICE NOW?

WHY IS IT LOCKED?

THAT'S THE BROOM CLOSET.

WHERE WE GONNA KEEP THE BROOMS?

YOU'RE LATE.

WHERE'S MY KEYS?

YOUR KEYS?TO MY OFFICE.

YOUR OFFICE?

YEAH, I GOTTA HAVE SOMEPLACE TO WORK.

THAT'S FOR THE CLEANING SUPPLIES.

YOU WANT ME TO BE IN HERE AT 8:00,

YOU WANT ME TO DO 3 HEARINGS A DAY,

PLUS ALL THE SUPPORT WORK THAT GOES WITH IT?

I GOTTA HAVE A PLACE TO WORK.

FINE. IT'S ALL YOURS.

MR. FALLIN.

WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?

DID MY STEPFATHER COME TO SEE YOU?

YEAH. WE TALKED.

DID HE TELL YOU I WAS A SLUT?

THAT'S WHAT HE TELLS EVERYONE.

WHY ARE YOU HERE?

I'M AFRAID... FOR MY MOTHER.

SHE CAN TAKE CARE OF HERSELF.

NO, SHE CAN'T.

I MEAN, I CAN GET OUT OF THERE.

I'LL BE SAFE.

YOU'LL MAKE ME SAFE.

BUT MY MOM... ALL THE THINGS HE DOES TO ME...

HE'LL JUST DO TO HER.

THERE'S NOTHING THAT I CAN DO ABOUT THAT.

SOMETIMES I THINK I SHOULD JUST GO BACK THERE,

LIVE WITH HIM,

JUST SO SHE DOESN'T GET HURT.

NO.

YOU'RE NOT GOING BACK THERE, APRIL, OK?

OK?

YOU NEED A LIFT TO THE COURTHOUSE?

NO, UM... MY AUNT'S BOYFRIEND.

HE'S HELPING TO LOOK AFTER ME.

HE'S WAITING FOR ME.

OK.

ARE YOU MR. FALLIN?YES.

I'M JENNY SANDRO. APRIL'S MOM.

I'M AFRAID OF WHAT'S GONNA HAPPEN TO HER.

LOOK, APRIL...

SHE HASN'T HAD IT EASY.

HER FATHER LEFT WHEN SHE WAS JUST A BABY.

MEN HAVE BEEN IN AND OUT OF OUR LIVES.

I HAVEN'T ALWAYS MADE THE BEST CHOICES.

THIS IS THE NUMBER OF A CLINIC.

THEY'LL TELL YOU WHERE THERE'S A WOMAN'S SHELTER.

APRIL IS LYING.

I WOULD NEVER DO SOMETHING LIKE THAT, MR. FALLIN.

WE'LL DISCUSS THIS IN COURT.

MR. FALLIN, WHAT ARE YOUR CLIENT'S WISHES?

MY CLIENT WOULD LIKE TO BE PLACED

UNDER THE CARE OF HER MATERNAL AUNT,

GAYLE BEHRHORST.

WHERE IS THE MATERNAL AUNT?

I'M HERE, YOUR HONOR.

ARE YOU CURRENTLY EMPLOYED?

YES, SIR. I WAITRESS DAYS.

CAN YOU PROVIDE CARE FOR APRIL

UNTIL THE PETITION HEARING?

YES, YOUR HONOR.

THE CHILD SHOULD BE PLACED UNDER THE SUPERVISION

OF THE ALLEGHENY COUNTY SOCIAL SERVICES,

WITH PERMISSION TO BE PLACED IN THE HOME OF HER MATERNAL AUNT,

GAIL BEHRHORST.

THE STEPFATHER IS UNDER A NO-CONTACT ORDER.

MY DAUGHTER SHOULD BE WITH ME.

UH, YOU'LL HAVE YOUR CHANCE TO TELL

YOUR SIDE OF THE STORY AT THE PETITION HEARING.

GAIL JUST WANTS THE MONEY.

I'M SURE MISS BEHRHORST COULD FIND AN EASIER WAY

TO MAKE AN EXTRA $370 A MONTH, YOUR HONOR.

YOU MAY HAVE ONE SUPERVISED VISIT A WEEK.

FILE A DEPENDENCY PETITION WITHIN 24 HOURS

AND SCHEDULE THE PETITION HEARING WITHIN THE NEXT 10 DAYS.

THAT'S IT?

THAT'S IT.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH.

YEAH.

APRIL, WHY ARE YOU DOING THIS?

HE'S LYING TO YOU, MAMA.

HE'S LYING AND YOU WON'T EVEN SEE IT.

PLEASE--YOU LET HIM DO THIS TO ME.

IN YOUR HOUSE. YOU LET HIM.

PLEASE, APRIL--

I HATE YOU. I'M NEVER COMING HOME.

I HATE YOU.

HE RAPED YOUR OWN DAUGHTER, AND YOU STILL

WANT HER TO BE UNDER THE SAME ROOF WITH HIM.

SHE'S NOT YOUR DAUGHTER.

MAYBE SHE SHOULD BE.

PFFFT!

I WENT OUT TO THE CLAYTON PLANT.

I THINK WE SHOULD REPRESENT THEM.

HOW DO YOU SEE DOING IT?

LIQUIDATE.

YOU KNOW, CLAYTON WANTS TO SAVE THE BUSINESS.

HE'S WRONG. HE SHOULD TAKE A SCORCHED EARTH APPROACH.

WHAT ABOUT THE WORKERS?

WELL, THEY WON'T SEE THE MONEY.

IT'S BAD BUSINESS, NICHOLAS. RETAINER'S TOO SMALL.

WE WOULDN'T SEE A PENNY BY THE TIME

THE BANKS GOT WHAT THEY'RE OWED.

IF I CAN SAVE THE TRUST, THIS WILL BE WORTH MILLIONS IN FEES.

IT COULD ALSO EAT UP THOUSANDS OF BILLABLE HOURS FOR NOTHING.

IT'S A PASS.

HEY!

OH, I'M LATE.

I HAD A FEW QUESTIONS FOR YOU

ABOUT THAT BRIEF I'M SUPPOSED TO BE FILING.

I THOUGHT MAYBE WE COULD GRAB SOME LUNCH--

I GOTTA GET BACK TO THE CLINIC.

CAN I TAG ALONG?

NO CHANCE IN HELL.

THANKS.

NICK...

THE WOMAN FROM THE RAPE UNIT

JUST FAXED SOME LAB TESTS BACK FROM THE HOSPITAL.

APRIL SANDRO IS PREGNANT.

YOU KNEW YOU WERE PREGNANT?

WHAT DO YOU WANT TO DO?

IF YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT AN ABORTION, I'M CATHOLIC.

APRIL, YOU WERE RAPED.

MY MOTHER WILL NEVER SAY I WAS,

AND SHE NEEDS TO SIGN THE FORMS.

I JUST HAVE TO EXPLAIN TO THE COURT

THE CIRCUMSTANCES OF YOUR PREGNANCY.

THE JUDGE WILL GRANT YOU A JUDICIAL BYPASS

WITHOUT YOUR MOTHER'S CONSENT.

I JUST WANNA BE LEFT ALONE NOW. OK?

I'M GOOD WITH GAIL. SEE? I'M BACK IN SCHOOL

AND PEOPLE ARE LEAVING ME ALONE.

I CAN TAKE CARE OF MYSELF FROM HERE.

IF YOU HAVE A CHILD NOW,

IT WILL EITHER BE TAKEN AWAY FROM YOU, OR--

LET ME ALONE. ALL RIGHT?

YOU DID YOUR THING. JUST LET ME ALONE.

CAN I HELP YOU?

YOU KNOW THIS GUY?

HMM. JOEL. HE WORKS HERE.

WHO ARE YOU?

I'M A LAWYER.

I WORK FOR LEGAL SERVICES.

WELL, HE'S NOT HERE.

YOU GOT AN ADDRESS?

YO, MAN. DID THE STUFF COME IN YET?

WE'LL BE AT DANTE'S.

HEY, IT'S ME. WEEKEND'S COMING UP. YOU GOT ANY?

I'M DYING HERE, MAN.

AUNT GAIL? IT'S APRIL.

CAN YOU PICK ME UP OVER AT TONY'S PIZZA AT 5:00?

I MISSED THE BUS.

APRIL SANDRO IS PREGNANT.

UH-HUH.

THE AUNT I PLACE HER WITH

HAS A LIVE-IN BOYFRIEND WHO IS DEALING.

ARE YOU SURE?

I HEARD THE ANSWERING MACHINE TAPE.

HOW DO YOU KNOW THAT HE WAS DEALING?

I KNOW.

SO...

SO I PLACED A PREGNANT TEENAGER

IN A DANGEROUS ENVIRONMENT.

AND WHAT ELSE WERE YOU GONNA DO?

PUT HER BACK WITH HER STEPDAD?

NO.

TELL ME SOMETHING.

WHO DO YOU THINK THE FATHER OF THIS BABY IS?

I--I DON'T KNOW.

ALL RIGHT. LET'S CALL SOCIAL SERVICES

AND ARRANGE FOR AN EMERGENCY EVACUATION.

POLICE. SOCIAL SERVICES. OPEN UP!

POLICE. SOCIAL SERVICES.

MISS BEHRHORST, WE'RE HERE FOR APRIL.

GOD!

HE WAS RIGHT THERE.

WHAT ARE YOU DOING?

MISS BEHRHORST...

WHAT THE HELL'S GOING ON IN HERE?

GET THE HELL OUT OF MY HOUSE!

HOLD IT! HEY!

LEAVE HIM ALONE!

GET OUT OF HERE!

NO! LET ME GO!

STOP IT! GET THE HELL OUT OF MY HOUSE!

LET GO OF ME!

HOW COULD YOU DO THIS TO ME?! I LOVE HIM!

HE WAS GONNA MARRY ME!

HOW COULD YOU DO THIS TO ME?

SECOND MORTGAGE PROPERTY VALUE ANALYSIS REPORTING OF--

THIS-- THIS IS THE--

WE CAN'T TAKE THE ACCOUNT.

WHEN I SPOKE WITH JAKE, I THOUGHT YOUR FATHER'S FIRM

HAD BEEN AROUND FOR GENERATIONS.

NO. HE STARTED IT HIMSELF.

I KNOW THAT NOW.

I WAS CURIOUS WHY HE DISLIKED ME SO MUCH,

SO I HAD MY SECRETARY SEARCH OUR EMPLOYMENT RECORDS.

YOU KNOW YOUR DAD USED TO WORK IN OUR FABRICATING PLANT?

THAT WAS MY GRANDFATHER.

YOUR GRANDFATHER ANDYOUR FATHER.

BURTON FALLIN WORKED HERE FROM 1953 TO 1955.

SEEMS YOUR DAD HAD A HAND IN THE UNITED STEEL WORKER'S ATTEMPT

TO UNIONIZE THE PLANT.

THAT WAS MY GRANDFATHER.

NO, THAT WAS YOUR FATHER.

SO, WHAT ARE YOU, MR. FALLIN?

YOU GUYS ACT LIKE THE COUNTRY CLUB SET,

BUT YOU DO BUSINESS LIKE THE LIBERALS.

YOU ALWAYS SAID, "DON'T LET YOUR FEELINGS GET IN THE WAY OF BUSINESS."

YOUR FATHER WOULD HAVE LOVED THE FACT

THAT THEY'RE COMING TO YOU FOR HELP.

HEH...

UNFORTUNATELY, YOU DON'T REALLY KNOW

WHAT YOUR GRANDFATHER WOULD HAVE LOVED.

IS THIS...

IS THIS THE KIND OF MONEY YOU WANNA REPRESENT?

MONEY IS MONEY.

IT'S YOURS, THEN.

YOU PUT IN THE HOURS. YOU TAKE THE RISK.

WE GOT THE GO-AHEAD.

YOUR DAD CHANGED HIS MIND?

YEAH.

WHAT DID YOU SAY TO HIM?

I STILL CAN'T GET OVER THIS.

I MEAN, HE WORKED FOR THOSE GUYS.

NO WONDER HE HATES THEM SO MUCH.

YOU MUST HAVE HAD A PRETTY STRONG ARGUMENT TO GET HIM TO CHANGE--

YOU'RE GONNA HAVE TO MOVE ON DUE DILIGENCE.

WHERE YOU GOING?

I GOT A MEETING ACROSS TOWN.

COME ON. I'M GONNA NEED A LITTLE HELP ON THIS.

I GOT MY DAD TO TAKE THE CLIENT.

YOU GET TO DO DILIGENCE.

I GOTTA HAND IT TO YOU.

YOU HAD ME GOIN' WITH THE SCHOOL UNIFORM AND THE SAD STORY.

APRIL, YOU DO NOT WANNA SPEND YOUR LIFE WITH A GUY LIKE THAT.

DON'T TELL ME WHAT I WANT.

YOU'RE 15.

WHAT'S GONNA HAPPEN TO ME?

I'M GONNA RECOMMEND THAT YOU GO BACK HOME TO YOUR MOTHER.

YOU CAN'T SEND ME BACK THERE.

APRIL--

MY MOTHER LET HIM RAPE ME. SHE KNEW IT WAS HAPPENING.

SHE LET HIM.APRIL--

SHE COULD HEAR ME CRYING. I KNOW SHE COULD.

SOME NIGHTS, I TRIED TO FIGHT HIM OFF.

SHE WAS JUST IN THE NEXT ROOM OVER.

I'M SENDING YOU HOME.

WHY WON'T ANYBODY LISTEN TO ME?

IT HAPPENED.

IT HAPPENED.

HE ROLLED OVER, AND...

HE PUT HIS HAND...

HIS FINGERS...

HE SHOVED THEM...

HE TOLD ME NOT TO MOVE AND...

I MEAN...

I MEAN...

I FOUGHT HIM AT FIRST,

BUT...

AFTER A WHILE, I JUST...

QUIT AND LET HIM DO WHAT HE WANTED.

HE CRIED EVERY TIME

AND SAID HE WOULD NEVER DO IT AGAIN.

YOU THINK SHE'S TELLING THE TRUTH?

THEN, I MEAN...

THEN HE WOULD JUST COME BACK A FEW NIGHTS LATER.

I BELIEVE SHE WAS RAPED.

BUT?

I'VE NEVER SEEN A PERPETRATOR

GIVE A 15-YEAR-OLD GIRL SUCH ADVANCE WARNING--

CRAWLING INTO BED, MASTURBATING NEXT TO HER,

WORKING HIS WAY SLOWLY TOWARDS TOUCHING HER.

IT JUST ISN'T TYPICAL BEHAVIOR TOWARDS A GIRL OF APRIL'S AGE.

BUT YOU DO SEE SUCH BEHAVIOR IN RAPE CASES?

YES, BUT TYPICALLY IN PEDOPHILES WHO PREY ON MUCH YOUNGER CHILDREN.

FIND OUT IF APRIL SANDRO HAS ANY PREVIOUS HISTORY OF SEXUAL ABUSE.

HEY, HEY, COME HERE.

MAYBE YOU'RE USED TO HAVING OTHER PEOPLE DO YOUR WORK FOR YOU

OVER AT YOUR DADDY'S FIRM, BUT HERE WE DO IT OURSELVES.

COME HERE.

WORKING HERE IS COSTING YOU A LOT OF MONEY, ISN'T IT?

$325,000 IN BILLABLE HOURS.

DO YOU REALIZE THAT YOUR YEARLY SALARY'S AS MUCH

AS OUR ENTIRE OPERATING BUDGET?YES, I DO.

WELL, YOU MAY WANT TO THINK ABOUT THE FACT

THAT THE PEOPLE WHO WORK HERE HAVE SO MUCH TO DO

ON SO LITTLE MONEY AND TIME

THAT YOUR NEEDS ARE THE FURTHEST THING FROM THEIR MINDS.

NO. I LOOKED AT THEM.

THAT--THAT'S NOT...

CAN YOU RUN A CHECK ON A GIRL NAMED APRIL SANDRO,

SEE IF SHE LIVED IN ANOTHER COUNTY OR STATE?

HOLD ON. I GOT SOMETHING--

A MARRIAGE RECORD FOR AN AL SANDRO AND JENNIFER EVANS.

IT LOOKS LIKE SHE CHANGED HER NAME AND APRIL'S AS WELL.

WHERE ARE THE CLOSED CASES?

RIGHT HERE.

OH.

UH, APRIL EVANS.

OH, GOD, I REMEMBER THIS ONE.

"THIS COURT HELD THE INITIAL DETENTION HEARING IN THIS MATTER ON JANUARY 11, 1995,

"AFTER THE BETHEL PARK POLICE DEPARTMENT RECEIVED A REPORT

"THAT JAMES EVANS HAD SEXUALLY ABUSED APRIL, THEN 9.

"APRIL REPORTED THAT MR. EVANS, HER NEW STEPFATHER,

"HAD BEEN GETTING INTO BED WITH HER AND TOUCHING HIMSELF

"AND THEN THAT HE HAD PUT HIS FINGERS INSIDE OF HER

AND FORCED HIS PENIS INTO HER MOUTH."

THIS IS EXACTLY THE SAME STATEMENT SHE MADE 3 DAYS AGO.

WE HAVE TO START AGAIN. I'M YOUR LAWYER.

THERE'S GONNA BE A PETITION HEARING

REGARDING YOUR CUSTODY DAY AFTER TOMORROW.

MY CUSTODY?

YOU HAVE 3 CHOICES, AS I SEE IT.

YOU CAN GO TO A GROUP HOME FOR PREGNANT TEENAGERS,

OR, IF THE COURT SEES FIT TO CHARGE YOU, A DETENTION CENTER.

YOU SAID 3 CHOICES.

YOU CAN STILL GO BACK HOME.

I KNOW THAT YOU WERE RAPED...

6 YEARS AGO.

I KNOW THAT YOUR MOTHER MADE YOU DROP THE CHARGES.

APRIL...

I WAS 9 YEARS OLD.

SENDING AN INNOCENT MAN TO PRISON'S NOT GOING TO CHANGE THAT.

I CAN'T GO HOME.

I REALLY WISH YOU WOULD.

IT WOULD BE A TERRIBLE MISTAKE TO SEND YOU TO A GROUP SHELTER.

YOU STILL HAVE A CHANCE, A GOOD CHANCE, FOR A BETTER LIFE

WITH YOUR MOTHER AND YOUR STEPFATHER.

TELL THE POLICE WHAT REALLY HAPPENED.

TELL THEM THAT YOUR STEPFATHER NEVER LAID A HAND ON YOU.

WHAT HAPPENED TO YOU...

I'M SORRY.

IT'S NOT RIGHT.

BUT WE CAN'T CHANGE IT.

WILL YOU TELL THE POLICE THE TRUTH?

IF I DID THAT...

YES?

WILL YOU TALK TO MY MOTHER FOR ME?

RIGHT NOW.

THANK YOU...

FOR HELPING ME.

MY HUSBAND ISN'T HOME AND DOESN'T LIKE...

WHEN PEOPLE ARE HERE WITH ME ALONE.

THIS WON'T TAKE LONG.

WELL, I'D OFFER YOU SOMETHING, BUT I HAVEN'T BEEN TO THE STORE.

WHY DID YOU LEAVE YOUR LAST HUSBAND?

IT JUST DIDN'T WORK OUT.

BECAUSE HE RAPED YOUR DAUGHTER?

MRS. SANDRO...

APRIL WANTS TO COME HOME.

WHAT THE HELL IS GOING ON HERE?

WE PICKED APRIL UP LAST NIGHT.

SHE'S 3 MONTHS PREGNANT, AND THE FATHER OF THE CHILD

IS DEALING DRUGS FROM YOUR SISTER'S HOUSE.

WHA...

WELL, WHY CAN'T YOU JUST BRING HER BACK HERE?

NOT UNTIL THE CHARGES AGAINST YOUR HUSBAND ARE DROPPED.

I WANT HER BACK HERE, AL.

SHH! IT'S OK.

I'LL GO STAY AT A MOTEL.

NO. YES.

YOU GO TAKE CARE OF YOUR KID.

YEAH?

WHERE'S APRIL?

THAT ONE THERE? SHE AIN'T HERE.

DO YOU KNOW WHERE SHE IS?

SHE LEFT.

WHEN?

I DON'T KNOW. SOME GUY CAME AND GOT HER.

RIGHT. NO, NO. I UNDERSTAND THAT.

WELL, I HAVE THE FILE RIGHT HERE IN FRONT OF ME.

WELL, ACTUALLY, HOLD ON. GIVE ME A SECOND.

SPOKE WITH THE POLICE.

APRIL'S BOYFRIEND ROBBED THE STORE WHERE HE WAS WORKING

AND THEN TOOK OFF.

THE POLICE ARE LOOKING FOR THEM,

BUT THEY THINK THEY'VE LEFT THE STATE.

HELLO?

SHE'LL BE BACK.

IF NOT THROUGH HERE FOR PLACEMENT,

THEN THROUGH THE DELINQUENCY SYSTEM FOR BREAKING THE LAW.

YOU KNOW...

MOST OF THESE KIDS ARE GONNA STAY IN THE SYSTEM FOR THE REST OF THEIR LIVES.

THAT'S JUST THE WAY IT GOES.

WHY DO IT, THEN?

BECAUSE YOU NEVER KNOW WHEN YOU'RE GONNA MAKE A DIFFERENCE.

IT DOESN'T HAPPEN OFTEN, MR. FALLIN,

BUT, UH, SOMETIMES YOU DO.

YOU COMING BACK TOMORROW?

CLAYTON'S COMING IN SOON.

TONIGHT?

TICKING CLOCK.

WE'VE GOT A MEETING WITH THE CREDITORS' COMMITTEE IN THE MORNING.

YOU KNOW...

WE DON'T HAVE TO REPRESENT HIM...

NO, NO.

NO. YOU WERE RIGHT.

THE PAST IS THE PAST.

WELL, THE GUY IS A SPOILED ASS.

THAT'S NO REASON NOT TO REPRESENT HIM.

YET...HIS GRANDFATHER...

THERE WAS A TOUGH, ARROGANT, SON OF A BITCH.

HE'D GO TO WAR OVER NOTHING.

WE WERE ASKING FOR 50 CENTS AN HOUR MORE, SUNDAYS OFF.

MY FATHER WANTED TO GO TO CHURCH WITH US,

WANTED TO HAVE ONE MEAL A WEEK WITH HIS FAMILY,

BUT, "NO WAY," SAYS CLAYTON.

WHAT A BASTARD.

I'LL TELL JAKE TO DROP THE CASE.

NO, NO, NO.

GO AHEAD AND LIQUIDATE IT.

LET IT JUST DISAPPEAR.

CAN'T BE HELPED NOW ANYWAY.

WE'LL HELP HIM, UH... CUT THE CORD.

WE'RE GONNA DROP THE ENTIRE CORPORATION

AND FOCUS ON PROTECTING YOUR ASSETS.

WHAT'LL WE DO?

WELL, FIRST WE ATTACK THE BANK, CANCEL THE LIEN.

HOW?

CLAIM THAT THEY INTERFERED IN THE MANAGEMENT OF THE COMPANY.

WHILE WE'RE DOING THAT,

YOU SHOULD FLY DOWN TO FLORIDA

AND GET YOURSELF A DRIVER'S LICENSE AND REGISTER TO VOTE.

BECOME A FLORIDA RESIDENT?

BUY YOURSELF THE BIGGEST HOUSE YOU CAN DOWN THERE

'CAUSE THE BANK CAN'T TOUCH IT.

CAN THE WORKERS COME AFTER ME?

THEY CAN'T DO ANYTHING.

LOOK, INSTEAD OF PROTECTING YOUR ASSETS,

WHY NOT TAKE A REAL SHOT AT REORGANIZING THE COMPANY?

THE FIRST THING YOU DO IS EXCHANGE DEBT FOR EQUITY.

HOW?

MAKE THE EMPLOYEES PART-OWNERS OF THE COMPANY.

THE WORKERS?

THE WORKERS.

YOU OK?

YEAH, I'M OK.

WHY DO YOU ASK?

I DON'T KNOW. YOU-- YOU, UH...

YOU JUST...

SEEMED...

UH, TURN LEFT UP HERE, NICHOLAS.

PLANT'S ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THAT HILL.

YOU KNOW, IF THIS DOESN'T WORK OUT,

YOU PROBABLY WON'T GET PAID.

I KNOW.

I KNOW.

NICHOLAS, SEE THAT DOOR THERE?

THAT'S WHERE YOUR GRANDFATHER WORKED.

BACK DOWN IN THERE'S A FURNACE ROOM.

WHEN THIS PLANT WAS OPERATING, 4,000 MEN WORKED HERE,

12-HOUR SHIFTS...

7 DAYS A WEEK...

NEVER GOT A RAISE.

NEVER GOT ANY THANKS.

AFTER CLAYTON FIRED MY DAD,

HE NEVER WORKED AGAIN.

BLACKBALLED.

YOU SEE THAT BAR OVER THERE ACROSS THE STREET?

HE SPENT ALL HIS DAYS IN THERE DRINKING.

HE DIED THE WEEK I PASSED THE BAR EXAM.

I ALWAYS FELT LIKE I HAD A...

HAND IN HIS DEATH.

WELL...

THEY'RE GONNA BE OWNERS, NICHOLAS.

ISN'T THAT SOMETHIN'?

HOWDY.

GONNA BE OWNERS.

SO, MR. FALLIN, WHAT'S IT GOING TO BE?

I'LL STAY.

I'LL STAY WITH THE CLINIC.