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There's a time for love and a time for living. Take a chance and face the wind.

An open road and a road that's hidden. A brand new life around the bend.

There were times I lost a dream or two.

Found a trail and at the end was you.

There's a fancy take and a fast night take. The choice is up to you, my

Nights are long, but you might awaken to a brand new life. A brand new life. A

brand new life around the bend.

Okay, now we add a little milk.

All right, here, let me give you a hand with that. I said I got it.

All right.

Oh, well, you know, I was just trying to help out a little bit.

Well, what do you think I am, a baby?

Baby? What are you kidding me? I was going to tell you I think you need a

All right, come on, get over here. Help me out.

So, tell me, does your grandmother like chocolate cake?

I do.

Yeah, I know, but you're not the one that's in the hospital.

She tripped and hurt her side. Yeah, that poor thing.

I didn't do it.

I know you didn't do it.

I wasn't even in the same room.

I believe you.

You do?

Don't worry about your grandmother. Let me tell you, she's going to be fine

because she's tough.

You know, when I was a kid, one time I was playing baseball and I broke her

window. And then she came outside and broke my bat over her knee.

And from that day forward, we called her the old bat.

Breaker, the bat breaker.

Hey, listen, if you're going to help me and help me cook, I think you should

wear an apron.

Oh, that's girl stuff.

Oh, hey, let me explain something to you.

A real man can do anything and still be macho. Tony, Tony, the back of my dress

is coming undone. Oh, I'll get my sewing kit.

Hi, Billy, you little cutie.

What are you doing?

Watching Tony be macho.

Where are you going so undressed?

Out with Andy.

Oh, sorry, sorry.

Hi, everybody.

Hi. Sam!

Can I have a horseyback ride? Sure you can. Come on.

Giddy up. Giddy up.

Isn't he the cutest little buckaroo you've ever seen? Yeah, yeah. And the

part about him is he looks just like me.

Maybe he'll grow out of it. Oh, I'm so sorry.

Well, Sam, I see you still have that painful growth.

Hi, Mona. You want to play a game? Yeah, sure.

I know a great game.

You go up in the attic and hide.

Then what?

That's it.

Come here, come here, come here. I'm not through yet. Oh, that's quite enough.

Besides, I can't afford to lose any more blood.

I forgot my earrings. Will you tell Andy I'll just be a minute? Got you, got

you, got you, got you.

Hi, Tony. Hey, Dr.

Andy. How you doing?

Angela will be down in a minute. Oh, can I offer you some coffee, tea, some

alterations?

Well, that reminds me. Did I forget to stitch up that spleen?

Oh, well, it wouldn't be the first time.

Hiya, Billy.

Babysitting again, huh, Tony? I'm not a baby.

Well, we just have him for the weekend.

If he lived that long.

Okay, buddy, what do you say? Time for your bath.

I don't want a bath.

Hey, I'll race you upstairs.

Okay. One, two, three, go.

Mind if I give it a try, Tony? Oh, please, be my guest.

Billy, I'm a doctor.

And I know that there are millions of tiny organisms crawling all over your

body. Now, if you don't take a bath, those millions are going to become

bazillions.

Okay, I'll take one.

Piece of cake.

Well, sure, sure, sure. You can get the kid to take a bath, but you'll leave a

guy's spleen hanging out.

Angela, I'm taking a bath.

Oh, good for you. Good night, sweetheart.

Hi. Wow, how'd you get him to do that?

I gave him a little lecture about bacteria. That did it. Oh, that's

You know, last night it took Tony an hour to get him upstairs.

Now I'm going to get him up to me.

I think we should be moving along, okay?

Angela. Yeah.

Never mind. Have fun.

Excuse us.

You sure you don't need a hand with that? I said I got it.

Aren't you the cutest little thing?

No. Hey.

Lily, when you get a compliment from somebody, you're supposed to say thank

Especially from someone as nice and attractive as Nurse... Nurse... Heather.

I was hoping it would be something like that.

Hi, I'm Tony. Tony Maselli.

We're looking for room 318.

Oh, it's right over there. You can't miss it.

It's really nice meeting you. Oh, you too.

You too.

Yes, Ray. You see, Billy, that's why you should go to medical school.

Hi, we're looking for Mrs. Napoli. Oh, yes, she's inside.

But I just gave her some medication so you can only stay for a couple of

moments. Oh, okay. Thank you very much. Come on, buddy. Go ahead. Go see

Grandma. Go ahead.

Grandma, I baked you a cake.

It's lovely.

Tony wears an apron.

How's she doing?

It's worse than the doctor thought.

Yeah, she broke her hip.

I'm fine, Billy.

I just don't like the food here.

Tony said it would stink.

Sounds like Tony's a very wise man.

Billy, don't you have to go to the bedroom?

No. Yes, you do.

I do?

Yes. Okay. Number one.

Oh, Mrs.

Napoli, I'm so sorry for what you're going through here.

Just as Mrs. Rossini said.

You're a sweet, caring, sincere man.

Well, thank you, thank you.

remember you from the old neighborhood.

You were the best altar boy at Blessed Sacrament.

Well, I did win the Silver Cross two years in a row.

Then I'm making the right decision.

Decision? Yes.

I'm giving you my grandchild.

Huh?

Tony, tell me you'll do it.

I don't want to die not knowing Billy is taken care of. Oh, wait a minute, Miss

Natalie. You're not going to die?

You're just getting hip. You're not going to die.

That's what they told old Mrs. Nussbaum.

This was hers.

If everything goes okay, the doctors told me I'll never be able to take care

Billy again. It's true. She can't chase after a five -year -old boy.

Well, what about you, Mrs. Rossini?

I can't even catch a guy my age.

Where to meet him? you look after my Bambino. Oh, Mrs. Napoli, this isn't

something you just go jumping into, you know.

Oh, I'm very tired.

I can't go into surgery without knowing.

Please, swear it. For God's sake, say yes.

This could be your last request. A dying wish.

Remember, this is no sport.

All right, I'll take him. I'll take Billy.

Bless you, Anthony.

Thank you, Tony.

I'm in.

Um, Angela, can I have a word with you? Sure. What is it?

Oh, God. Oh, Billy slimed my stapler.

You forget how rough it is to have a little kid around the house. Yeah, yeah.

But it does have its rewards.

Uh -huh.

So, how'd things go at the hospital?

Oh, fine, fine. Saw Billy's grandmother. Talked about Billy a lot.

Oh, you're sad because you have to give him back.

No.

You're not sad?

No, I don't have to give him back.

You don't?

I should have told Billy's grandmother that I would raise him for her.

What?

You what?

Tony, what were you thinking?

I had to be there, Angela. I mean, it was this old lady pleading with me, and

Mrs. Rossini was yelling in my ear, and the Madonna was staring at me.

Madonna was there?

Not the singer, the original.

Turns out that Mrs.

Napoli's worse off than they thought, and she's not going to be able to take

care of Billy anymore.

Oh, my, oh, that's terrible.

That poor woman. Poor Billy.

It's a dangerous world out there for kids. It's tough on kids.

Tony, maybe that's a reason to consider it.

Well, are you saying that we should do it? No, I didn't say that. Do you think

we should? Well, I asked you first. That's not fair.

Tony, there is a lot to think about.

Do we have the time to devote to him?

No, between school and work, I'm spread pretty thin.

Oh, that's true, and you know my schedule.

I'm thinking of responsibility.

And the commitment.

And the breakage.

Billy! Billy, what are you doing?

I'm making a cake.

Just like you, Tony.

Hey,

Tony, you've been gone for hours.

Yeah. I decided to just run and run and run until I could finally come up with a

decision about Billy.

So, what'd you decide?

I hate running.

Oh, Tony. I know you're going to do the right thing. Thanks, Warnabaugh. But

what is the right thing? I mean, I'm going out of my mind here. I talked to

Rossini. I talked to a lawyer. I talked to the state social workers.

I'm even thinking about going to see a psychic.

I can tell the future.

All I need is a candle, two zucchinis, and a vat of goat entrails.

What? We're out of candles?

Jonathan, how do you feel about this?

I think Billy should live here.

Hey, an opinion. Really?

Any special reasons?

It'd be nice to have someone younger around.

Someone I could torture and make my personal servant.

As always, Jonathan, you're a light in the darkness.

I don't know why I caught you.

Hey, Ernie, what do you say?

Hiya, Charlie.

Hey, I brought Billy a surprise.

You ready? Yeah, yeah. Ta -da!

Oh, yeah, a little water truck. Billy's gonna love it.

Yeah, I hope so.

You know, over the years, almost every kid on my route wanted to be a water

Is that so?

Yeah. Yeah, then they'd turn, like, five or six, and the dream seemed to vanish.

Kids, you know, go figure, huh?

Hey, Ernie, wait a minute.

You mind if I ask you something confidential?

Whether or not to keep the kid?

How do you know everything before I even ask you?

How does God make a tree?

Listen, listen. With decisions this important, a man has got to reach down

the depths of his soul and seek out the truth within.

Well, I tried that. What do you do when that doesn't work?

Have you ever tried a massage at Madam Kim's?

Out. I got a coupon.

Out, Ernie.

Get out, get out.

Take your bottle full.

Hi, Dad. I came over as soon as I got your message. What are you going to do?

I don't know, Sam. It's tough to get a straight answer around here. Mona's

kidding me, and Jonathan's looking for a victim, and Ernie... Ernie?

You asked the waterman Ernie before you asked me you're on flesh and blood?

Well, he dragged it out of me, Sam.

Please, Sam.

Okay. I know this is tough for you. Oh, you're not kidding. You know, let me ask

you something.

If I were to do this... How would I feel about it?

Yeah, well, how would you feel about it? Would you feel threatened or upset?

Or like someone was going to cut into my big inheritance?

Of course not, Dad.

Well, I mean, so then how would you feel?

I'd feel that he was a lucky kid.

Oh, so you're saying that maybe I should do it?

Dad, I think you should do what you think is right.

Oh, rats, that's exactly what the milkman said.

Okay,

why don't you run on ahead? Go ahead.

Go ahead.

You haven't made a decision, have you? No, no, I'm going out of my mind. I

I don't know what I'm going to tell Billy's grandmother. If I can only get a

sign, you know, some divine guidance, something, anything.

Hi, Tony.

Divine guidance.

The Lord works in strange ways.

Oh, sister, sister, can I have a word with you? I still have this problem, and

maybe you can help me.

Let's see, how should I put it? Well, let's say you had kids.

Not that you could have kids.

I mean, not that you couldn't have kids. I mean, you probably could have them. I

mean, maybe if you met the right guy.

This isn't going well, is it?

Right into the toilet.

Thank you, sister.

I just told that nun she can't have kids.

I think they learned that in training.

Oh, look.

Yeah, I taught him good, huh?

Tony, you know, I look at him and I think if we were to have a child, I

I were to have another child while you were living with me,

I would want to have one just like him.

Well, there's one just like him right over there.

I think you know what you want to do.

I think you've always known.

Yeah, I guess I do.

It's just that it's so much work.

I know, but, you know, we've covered for each other before. I think we could do

it again.

You do?

Yeah.

Hey, I still have the complete Dr. Seuss.

What would I do without you, Angela?

Probably bother more nuns.

Hey, Angela, could you start covering for me right now?

Yeah.

Hello, Mrs. Napoli.

Oh, you look so much better.

But let me tell you, you put me through two of the toughest days of my whole

life. Who the hell are you?

Um, Tony. Tony Maselli. You know, you asked me to take care of Billy. You

me right before you went into surgery.

Right before surgery.

I was drug loop zonked.

I also had a long talk with Orson Welles.

But you don't see any candy wrappers riding around, do you?

Wait a minute. It happened. This was real.

You even remembered me when I was a boy. You said I was sweet and caring.

You?

Wait a minute.

Weren't you best friends with the Bobby... Gouvernelli, yeah.

To go for now.

Oh, I got you two mixed up. He was the one that was sweet and caring.

You broke my window playing baseball. You was a punk.

That's the past now. We're talking about now. I got a great job and a terrific

life. Yeah?

What do you do?

I'm a housekeeper.

Ching, ching, ching.

What's that?

The sound of all the money you must be making.

All right, so I'm not getting rich, but I'm not going to be a housekeeper

forever. I'm going to college.

To become what?

A teacher.

Ching, ching.

Don't you forget about money for a while. You want Billy to grow up in a

environment, don't you? Well, me and Angela can give him that better than

else. Who's Angela? She's the woman I live with, work for, live with, work

Don't make me slap you.

Well, you're being impossible. Why are you twisting everything I say?

Because I love my grandson.

I want the best for him, and you're not it.

Oh, yeah, well, let me tell you something. You're making the biggest

your life, and more importantly, the biggest mistake of Billy's life.

Oh, not only a punk, but you got a mouth on you, too. Yeah, and I'm going to use

it to tell you something. You're just a cranky old woman who made a lot more

sense of the sedation that she's making right now.

Excuse me. You might want to keep it down a little. They've alerted security.

Who are you?

Hello, I'm Angela.

Ah.

So you're the one he lives with, works for, lives with, huh?

Yes, yes, that about covers it.

She says I'm not good enough for Billy. Not good?

Not good? I will have you know he came into my house and helped me raise my

Tony is the most decent, caring, loving, responsible man that I have ever known.

Listen to her. She's in advertising.

Well, not that she's trying to sell you some, but the truth is the love that he

can get with us.

You can't buy. And if you're going to deny him that, then that's just plain

dumb.

Okay.

Okay what?

You need me to spell it out for you?

Fine, I'll say it.

You'll be good for him.

If you can stand up to me, you can stand up to him. He needs that.

I'm sorry. Go ahead.

You've grown into a fine man, Tony.

I want you and the blonde to take care of my Billy.

Oh, Mrs.

Napoli, I promise you won't be sorry. I'll take good care of you. Just one

thing.

Name it.

I'm going to be keeping my eye on you.

You don't arrive by that boy.

You've got me to answer to. Yes, ma 'am.

I may be too old to take care of Billy, but I still can take care of you.

There are people I can call.

Grandma, these are for you.

Oh, thank you, Billy. So tell me, you like these two?

Yeah. Good. You're going to be staying with them a while, huh?

But they'll bring you to visit me, right?

Oh, absolutely.

You okay with that? Yeah.

He loves us.

Napoli, you won't regret this. Oh, no, are you kidding me? He's going to be the

healthiest, happiest, most well -adjusted kid there ever was. We're

take such good care of him.

Hey, Billy, come here.

Billy.

All right, okay, we're going to find him. Don't be calling nobody.

Oh, hi, Angel, hey.

I was having a catch with Billy today, and let me tell you something. This

something. He's something. I mean, his fastball's already up to 12 miles an

hour. And he can have one heck of a ball player here.

I guess, but did you see the pictures he drew today? We could have another

Picasso on our hands. Well, all kids draw like Picasso, don't they?

Joe, don't want to limit him. You know, he could be a great Supreme Court

justice or a great novelist. Or a Nobel Prize winner.