All language subtitles for 08.06 The Love That Lies.eng

My grandfather always taught me

that �t's �mportant
to play by the rules.

Unfortunately, he never ment�oned what
to do when the rules don't qu�te apply.

Free Forrest Bingham!
Free Forrest Bingham!

Free Forrest Bingham!
Free Forrest Bingham!

Free Forrest Bingham!
Free Forrest Bingham!

Here they come!

Carol! Carol Baldwin! Over here.

Ms. Baldwin, are you worried about the
defense that Forrest Bingham will mount?

We're very pleased with the case
the prosecution has presented

and we're certain that it
will stand up against

anything that the defense
can throw against us.

We've heard that you've received death
threats. Can you substantiate that?

Absolutely not.
Those are just rumors.

Oh, but you have received phone
calls, angry ones from the public?

Look! Look. Now, I am
well aware that my office

is prosecuting a man
who is enormously popular.

However, popularity is not
guaranteed by the Bill of Rights.

Right. That's all for today.
Thank you.

Free Forrest Bingham! Free Forrest Bingham!
Free Forrest Bingham.

Come on, let's go.

I can't believe I said that, that
"Popularity is not guaranteed by..."

Woody, stand there
and talk to them!

It doesn't make any sense.

Oh, my God!
The inauguration speech.

Hey! Wait! I stole it from
the Governor's speech.

Listen, I was just leaving,
I didn't have any change.

There's no need to write this up.
Have a nice day.

$68!

I was iust here five minutes!
I'm gonna fight this.

People, please, let's
be adults about this.

- Free Forrest Bingham!
- Free Forrest Bingham!

Free Forrest Bingham! Free Forrest Bingham!
Free Forrest Bingham!

You're gonna pay for this!
Come back here!

You haven't heard
the last of us, honey!

That's it, I know that's
where I heard it.

The press is gonna have
a field day with this one.

"Beleaguered Bingham
faces Plagiarist Prosecutor."

Oh, Thomas, why do I let them
rattle me like that?

"By the Constitution."
That's not what I said.

Do you think they'll think
that's what I said?

Thomas, what are you looking at?

Nothing.

What? Oh!

They... They hit
the car with those eggs.

Oh, just a couple.

Well, Thomas, you have to stop right
now, you've gotta wash that off.

Carol, it's nothing.
Really. Nothing?

Do you know that those eggs may
permanently mar the finish on this car?

And Higgins will tar and
feather you for that one.

Will you forget about Higgins?

Here.

The important thing is that we got
you away from that angry crowd.

Which kind of brings up something I've
been meaning to talk to you about.

$68? For what?

See, I've been thinking that
maybe it's not a good idea

for you to stay at your
place alone right now.

"Blocking an emergency
facility...

There was the tire slashing incident...
..."parking too close

"to a fire hydrant...

and the phone calls. "...and
encroaching on a bike lane."

Oh, Thomas, I hope
you're gonna fight this.

Will you forget about the ticket?
It's no big deal, Carol.

Wait a minute, wait a minute.
The eggs are no big deal?

Higgins, don't worry about him?
Forget about the ticket?

What's going on here?

Well, I just kinda thought it would be a
good idea to play it on the safe side.

You know, I think you should
move out until the trial's over.

To a kind of more secure place.

You are such a sweetheart,
do you know that?

But I can't stay at the estate.
You're a key witness.

And the press would go
crazy with that one.

Exactly. And that is why I have
found another place for you.

Another place?

A terrific place. A place
you are going to love.

So we'll just stop by your
place and pack a bag.

What? Why are you so suspicious?
What is it?

An occupational hazard?

Just give this new
place a chance, okay?

Okay, I'll take a look at it.

But I think that you ought to stop
and wash those eggs off your car.

Forget about the eggs! I'm
not worried about the eggs!

Well, I knew Thomas
had cooked something up.

I just never suspected that he'd be
in collusion with my very own mother.

Well, you sound as if we
were conspiring against you.

Well?

Well, darling, it's
only for your own good.

We're both very
concerned about you.

Now, Mother.

Right now you look
exactly like Leo.

You certainly are your
father's daughter.

Mama, listen to me. You don't
have to worry about me, really.

Well, it's not only those
threatening phone calls.

I know you've gotta
expect those. But...

This is a very demanding case.

You shouldn't have to come home
every night to an empty house.

I'm so glad Thomas convinced
you to come home.

Oh, I didn't have
to do much convincing.

She thought it
was a terrific idea.

Oh yeah, I would have if you'd
ever told me what you were up to.

Why didn't you just say that you
were bringing me to my mother's?

No reason. Thank you for
bringing up the bags.

You wanna take them to Carol's room?
Okay.

Actually, the guest room
has a lot more space.

And I've got a lot of work, and
I need to spread out, Mom.

You don't want
to stay in your own room?

No, of course. My room is fine.

No, no, no, no. The guest
room is bigger and sunnier.

It's really very cheerful.

Mother, if you want me to
stay in my room, I'll stay.

I just want you to be happy.
You decide.

She'll stay in the guest room.

Magnum!

Magnum, how could you?

How could I what?

You know perfectly well
what I'm talking about.

I do?

Uh, well, things just kind
of got out of control.

So you simply fled the scene.

I wouldn't call it fleeing.
More like orderly retreat.

A gentleman doesn't retreat
in the face of such distress.

Anyway, I got it all off.
Miss Babcock was so upset,

I allowed her to wait for
you in the guest house.

Miss Babcock? Are you telling
me you don't know Miss Babcock?

Miss Babcock?

Of course I know Miss Babcock. She's
waiting for me in the guest house.

What did you say?

I said, "Of course
I know Miss Babcock."

No. Earlier.

What are you hiding?

Hiding, Higgins?
Hiding? Nothing.

There's something wrong with the Ferrari.
That's ridiculous.

I order you to stand aside.

You're going to feel
very silly about this.

Immediately!

I can't believe it.
I can explain.

You...

You've washed the car.

It's clean.

You've had it washed.

Well I was gonna
surprise you, but...

How extraordinary.

Why would you do such a thing?

What did you mean
by "I got it all off"?

Look, I don't wanna keep
Miss Babcock waiting.

Magnum!

What happened to the car?

Oh! You're here! Great!

Everything's ready.

Miss Babcock?

Please, call me Brenda. Some p�t�?
No, thanks.

Ah. Caviar?

No, really.

Champagne?

No. Nothing, thank you.

Oh, you've gotta have something.

I don't know what this is about,

but this is my house!

Yeah.

You should've heard the story I had
to concoct for that guy at the gate

to let me in here. Sit down!

He said you were upset.

Ah, I guess you're wondering
why I wanted to see you.

That would be a good start, yes.

Okay. I wanna hire
you to find somebody

for me.

Oh.

So, where do we start?

Well, I have a little
problem with that, because

I have this rule about
missing persons cases.

I don't take them. What do you
mean you don't take them?

I mean, you're a private
investigator, aren't you?

Yes, but as a general
rule, I do not take...

Okay, here's
the whole story. Okay.

And this is me. A long
time ago, much younger,

backup singer visiting Hawaii,
poor, starry-eyed, naive.

Well, maybe not exactly naive,

but impressionable,
impressionable.

That's very interesting, but...

And then there was him.

See, rich, handsome,
sophisticated, older

and married.

And I got pregnant.

I was scared, see, I
didn't know what to do.

Well, yeah that's a tough
spot to be in. And then

when he offered me money you know,
to have the kid and split...

I know now that
it was a mistake.

But at the time,
I just jumped at it.

I just jumped right at it.

That's okay, that's fine, sit down.
See?

Okay, now. Jumped.

There are already organizations
set up to find adopted children.

You just need a birth certificate.
I don't have one.

Okay, go to the courthouse.

No, no, I've already been there.

They don't have
a record of this birth.

He was a very influential guy.

Okay, all right. Well,
maybe I can help you

find someone to help you.

That's okay.

You know, maybe I shouldn't have
gotten my hopes up, anyhow.

It's just that...

it's just that I
never saw my kid.

I never got to hold him.

If you had any kids, you'd
know what I was talking about.

Come on.

Are you all right?

Yeah, iust surprised me.

I guess the kids are
shoring up the perimeters.

I'm sorry, Mr...

Magnum. Thomas Magnum.

I'm O'Shea. What
can I do for you?

I'm a private investigator. I'm
trying to locate a Father Patrick.

That's me, or it was years ago.

Although, as you can
see, I am a father.

I want a piggy back.

Ups-a-daisy.

These are all yours?

Angie, don't iump
so hard, sweetheart.

Well, some of them are friends, but
seven or eight of them are mine.

You won't tell the Pope?

So, you're the Father Patrick that was
at the St. Agnes' Home? In the '50s?

Right again. But how
did you know that?

Father... No, Mr. O'Shea,

I'm trying to find a birth certificate
for a woman who was at the home.

She had a baby boy in September of '55.
Brenda Carmichael.

- You remember her?
- Guess who?

Angie, sweetheart,
your daddy can't see.

Carmichael, you say? No, I don't
remember any of them, really.

Now, Sister Michael, she's the one.
She was really close to the girls.

She might remember.

Well, I talked to her. She's
in a convalescent hospital.

She doesn't remember too well.

Sorry to hear that.

Now, the doctor,
the doctor's name was...

Dr. Kanesha. Yeah.

He passed away
a couple years ago.

Angie! That's hurting
your daddy, love.

I'm sorry, I don't seem to be
much help to you, Mr. Magnum.

Well, I appreciate
your trying. Hi, kids.

Hi. Hi.

Ding-dong, ding-dong, ding-dong.

Hey, wait a minute.

Hey, look what Daddy has.

What's in there, Dad?

I wanna see, too.

Ah-ha!

I didn't know if
I still had this.

What'd you say the date was?

Uh... This is a journal I kept.

I imagine the prose is rather flowery,
but the facts should be accurate.

September 17th, 1955.

17th. And the name
was Carmichael?

Right.

There's no mention of it here.

I did record a birth that day.

But it was a girl.
It's not that name.

Could it be Babcock? Babcock...

No, it's Baldwin.

Carol Baldwin.

I iust don't understand
why you're so upset.

First of all you lied to! me!

Oh, not about everything.

Then I wasted a whole day
chasing around the island

looking for a birth certificate
that never even existed.

But we found the journal,
we've got proof.

That's not the point.

Then what is the point?

The point is that
you conveniently

left out some very important
parts of the story.

Aha! Aha, what?

That's what's really
bugging you, isn't it?

It's not the lying.

I'm not gonna talk about this.

You just don't want to
be caught in the middle.

That's got nothing
to do with it.

You don't know how to tell
her any better than I do.

And that's what's
making you mad.

That is not what's making me mad,
and I am not gonna tell her.

Well, somebody has to tell her, and
she probably won't believe me.

Well, why should she?

Well, that's the point.

No, that is not the point!

You don't think that she has
a right to know the truth?

This is not exactly
a terrific time

for her to find out that her
mother is not her mother.

Now, she's in the middle
of an important trial.

She's under a lot of pressure.

There's never gonna
be a right time.

She's been lied to for over 30 years.
That's long enough.

And you were part of that lie.

You gave her up,
you took the money.

It's still a lie.

Listen,

I'm sure once you've had a
chance to think it over...

Thinking it over's what got me into
this in the first place, Brenda.

Oh, Thomas, you're too much.

This is so sweet of you.
And I do appreciate it.

But I think you're overdoing it.

What are you talking about?

Well, ever since
this case started,

you've been picking me up,
you've chauffeured me around

and now you're
taking me to lunch.

Well, I am one of the state's key
witnesses. I have a vested interest

in the well-being of the prosecutor.
Thank you.

Oh, I'd like to order right away,
because we are in a hurry.

Okay, I'll be right with you.
Thank you.

Now, let's see, where were we?

Oh, yes. You and my mother.

Me and your mom? Yes. We were
talking about how you're both

hovering over me. Hovering? L
wouldn't call it hovering.

Concern, maybe. Care. You are
under a great deal of pressure.

What? I don't...

Okay, so maybe you're right.
Is it starting to show?

Have you decided? I haven't
even looked at the menu yet.

I'll come back. All right. Right
away, though, we're in a hurry.

So being home with your mom probably
brings back old times, huh?

Yeah. I guess so.

You're probably sitting around
late at night, talking over things

like you used to do
when you were a kid.

Thomas, do you think that
I'm being too hard on her?

I mean, you were there yesterday.
Was that verbal wrestling?

Was that my fault?
Verbal wrestling?

Because I love my mother.
I love her dearly.

But all we seem to do lately is fight.
Have you noticed that?

No more than usual.

Have you decided?

I don't know. I'll come back.

No, no, no, your special.
Whatever it is, I don't care.

Two.

I hope it isn't something
with garlic and onions.

So, I'll bet

over the years you and your mom
have confided in each other a lot.

Yeah, I guess so. What are
you getting at, Thomas?

Nothing.

Because you're acting
kind of weird.

Carol, it's nothing at all.

Well, yeah, I was
curious, that's all.

I was iust wondering,
oh, for instance,

what kinds of things would your
mother confide in you in the past?

I don't know. Actually, my
dad and I used to confide

in each other much more
than my mother and I. Yeah?

Oh, yes.

I mean, I still drive out
to Aukai Point sometimes,

the place where we used to go
when we'd talk things out.

What kinds of things?

Something is
definitely going on here.

Carol, I don't know what
you're talking about.

You might as well tell me right now.
It's nothing.

Thomas, you're gonna have to tell me
sooner or later. It's nothing, really.

Okay, there's one little thing.
This is silly. But

a friend of mine found out that
a friend of his... Specials.

Liver with onions
and garlic toast.

What were you saying?

Nothing.

Mmm.

I think those are going
to be just fine.

Hi.

Thomas, what a nice surprise.

I wanna talk to you about Carol.

Yeah, well, that's
why I stopped by.

See? I knew I wasn't the
only one worried about her.

Abigail... She says
she's perfectly fine,

but last night I woke up,
OO in the morning, really,

and I came downstairs, there she
was, wide awake, going over briefs.

She says she can't sleep.

Of course, with all
the coffee she drinks,

I don't know how
she can sleep at all.

Thomas, would you talk to her
about taking care of herself?

I talk till I'm blue in the face,
but she never listens to me.

Does the name Brenda Babcock
mean anything to you?

Oh, God.

She's here in Honolulu.

Oh, I'm gonna
have to stop pretending.

See, I'd wanted a child so much,

and when Leo told me
about his liaison,

it seemed that bringing
the baby into our house...

You don't owe me an explanation.
No, no, I want you to know.

I went to the hospital,
and I took the baby,

and I hoped to God I'd never
have to see that woman again.

And I began to pretend
she was really mine.

Oh, I supposed that some day,

I knew she'd have to know.

But I didn't know
how to tell her

that her wonderful father
had been unfaithful to me.

We paid her once.
Isn't this blackmail?

Abigail, I really
think that she just

wants to get to know Carol.

Can you get me 24 hours?

Until I can find a way
to tell Carol myself?

I think I can do that.

Can I get you something? Tea?

No, thank you.

Please excuse me.

I told Mom I have to work
late after the trial.

So she calls me at the office and
she says that it's very important

that we talk tonight.

Want some ice cream?

No, I don't think so, thanks.

The flavor of the month is
papaya-macadamia nut crunch.

Yuck, sounds awful.

So anyway, I ask her, "Mother,
what's this all about?"

And she gets all stuttery, she can't
talk, and she hangs up the phone.

Hi, can I help you?

A scoop of peanut butter
chocolate, please.

Wait a minute, I thought
that you wanted

the papaya-macadamia nut crunch.

No, I didn't want it.
I wanted you to try it.

So, did she say what it was about?
Who?

Your mom. Oh. My mother?
Yes. No.

No, but I think I know. You do?

Yes. It's the trial.
She's obviously very upset.

I shouldn't even be staying with her.
It's just too hard on her.

- Hi. Here you go.
- Thanks.

I don't know, I just
hate feeling paranoid.

And don't worry about yesterday.

If that guy shows up
again, we'll get him.

I know. I'm sorry, Thomas.

I usually don't let that
stuff get to me, but

having some creep
follow you around...

I know. Yeah.

So, how'd it go last night?

How'd what go?

Your talk with your mom. You
said she wanted to talk to you.

Oh, Mom, yes.

Well, it went fine.

She's just worried about that
guy who's following me around.

I probably shouldn't have
even told her about it.

Anyway, she fixed this very special
nouvelle dinner for two, and we talked,

we laughed about silly stuff we used
to do together, and I went to bed.

That was it?

Hey, Magnum!

Hey, Magnum! Thomas Magnum!
Well, fancy meeting you here.

Brenda.

Say! I know you.
You're Carol Baldwin!

You're prosecuting that...
That Forrest Bingham.

Well, it's a pleasure
to shake your hand.

You know, we need
more people like you

to go after the Forrest
Binghams of the world.

Yeah, she's really something.

Say, you've been taking some kind
of beating in the press, huh?

Well... Don't let that
stuff get you down.

Believe me, if they think they smell
blood, they're gonna go in for the kill.

You've just got to go and stare
them in the eye and let them know

that you're alive and kicking.

They'll slink off and they'll
go after some other victim.

You think so?

Just keep doing your job, honey.

They can't hurt you
if you don't let them.

You don't wanna be late. It's
nice seeing you again, Brenda.

Bye-bye. Goodbye.

Oh, and thanks for the pep talk.
I needed that.

, Remember, walk tall
stand proud, and

look them right in the eye.

Right.

Who was that? A client. She
had a necklace stolen,

an heirloom. I tracked
it down for her.

I like her attitude.

Dirty Bart's Oboe,
five-two-seven.

You've gotta be kidding. This is
my first day off in two weeks.

Once I sit down, I am not
moving off of this pier.

Come on, T.C. It was rented
at Big Tony's car rental!

So?

So, I iust thought with

your... What should I call it?

"Reciprocal agreement"
with Big Tony...

You know, his customers get a
ten-percent discount on your charters,

and your customers get a ten-percent
discount on his car rentals.

Are you implying that there's something
illegal or unethical about that?

No. No. Not in the
strict legal sense. No.

And I know that's not the reason
you'd call Big Tony for me, anyway.

What is?

Well, being a friend of Carol,

I'm sure that you'd wanna
help her out if you knew

there was something you could do
when people are following her around

and making threatening phone calls.
I know you'd want to do that.

This is the nut
that was following Carol?

Uh, yes.

Well, why didn't
you tell me that?

You have the most frustrating habit
of talking all around something

instead of coming right out and
saying what it is that you want.

I'll bet you never knew I'd figured
that out about you and Big Tony.

Did it ever occur to you that
life would be a lot easier

if you'd iust tell the truth?

Hey, hello, Big Tony!

How you doing?

Listen, I need an address on one of
your clients. That's for the F.B.l.

I don't know why you went to all
the trouble to track me down.

Well, I... l iust wanted
to see if you were okay.

We didn't exactly part
on the best of terms.

You weren't that easy
to find, you know.

I talked to the desk clerk
at the other hotel.

He said you checked
out rather suddenly.

Oh, that place.

Listen, the thing is, this hotel
offered me a terrific rate,

you know, if I'd do
a couple of sets a night.

And so, I thought, as long
as I'm in Honolulu

I might as well take advantage
of the opportunity.

That was...

I'm glad you didn't
tell Carol today.

You know, I thought when I came here that
I was coming to get things straight.

You know, to get what was rightfully mine.
My daughter.

But you know who I saw
when I looked at her today?

Leo.

Can you believe it?

I still miss him.

I don't know. After seeing her,

I don't know if I can
tell her, you know?

Oh, I wanna get to know my
daughter more than anything.

I don't know if I have the right

to turn her world upside down.

Listen,

whatever you decide...

Oh, don't worry. I'm not gonna
ask you to tell her again.

I didn't have the right to
put you in that position.

I didn't think you were.

Brenda,

what I'm trying to say is,

whatever you decide, I'm sure
you'll do what you feel is right.

You looking for me, pally?

Or me.

All right, okay.

What do you want? I want you
to tell your boss to lay off.

Forrest Bingham isn't gonna
scare her out of doing her job.

Forrest Bingham?

This is absolutely the last
time I do this for you, Thomas.

Look, I wasn't hired
by Forrest Bingham.

My name is Keough Palmer.
I'm a private investigator.

Then who hired you? Hey, I'm not
getting paid enough for this.

You chase me three
blocks through a mall,

you throw punches
at me in a garage.

You guys are crazy.

You wanna know who hired me?
Her mother.

What? Okay, Palmer, you don't
have to say anything else.

Give me a break, Palmer.

You expect me to believe
that her own mother

hired a P.l.
to follow her around?

Rick, that's client
confidentiality.

Hey, whose side are you on?

Look, all I know is
there's some wacky babe

running around
somewhere out there

that wants to talk to you.

Abigail Baldwin hired
me to keep them apart.

That's all I know.

You think I could have
my license back now?

Okay, let's take your car.

Hey, I told you once before I'd
never dress up like this again.

And if it weren't for Carol here,
I'd never went for this stupid idea

in the first place!

Answer my questions.

I can't stand this, Thomas. Are
you hiding something from me?

I just wanna know what
in the hell is going on.

Carol, this is between you and your mom.
I think you should talk to her.

Who's in there? I wanted
permission to see her.

I won't give it to you. Why not?

Because I don't want her to learn about
your relationship with her father.

Can't you understand that? Oh.

As a matter of fact, I
don't need your permission

because I've already seen her.

I've had a
conversation with her.

I just failed to mention
that I was her real mother.

This is my fault.

I meant to tell you.

I was trying to tell
you last night.

Are you telling me that
what she said is true?

That this woman is my...

Your mother.

How long have you known?

What were you doing?

Were you all just going to keep
this little secret from me forever?

For my own good?

No, Carol.

Maybe it was a mistake.

Yes, it was!

It was a very big one.
A very big one!

Carol.

I don't wanna talk
about this right now.

I need some time to myself.

And iust leave me alone.

I know what you're
th�nk�ng, and you're r�ght.

I had a hard and fast rule
about m�ss�ng persons cases.

I never took them.

Unless there was
a very good reason.

L�ke, the m�ss�ng
person was my fr�end.

And she'd already told me where
she went to th�nk th�ngs out.

I'm not talking to you.
I'm mad at you.

And you, you of all people.
You should know

that you cannot protect
me from the truth!

That is just the worst
thing you can do to me.

I thought about that, Carol.

I thought about it a lot.

There just wasn't really
anything I could do.

Abigail wanted
to tell you herself.

She's had 30 some
years to bring it up.

If she really wanted to, you would've
thought that she could've found some way.

If she really wanted to.

I think she did something pretty
spectacular 30 years ago.

I cannot believe that this is
happening tonight, of all nights.

Do you know that I have closing
arguments in the morning?

Tomorrow.

I'm iust so mad at her.

Well, I don't think you're
really mad at Abigail.

Please don't bother to
tell me who I am mad at.

I can figure that
out myself just fine.

I think you're
mad at your father.

That is the stupidest thing
I have ever heard you say.

That is iust so stupid.

That's what's really
upsetting you, isn't it?

No!

What your father did.

No!

He didn't know it,
he was... He loved me!

I didn't say he didn't.

Then why did he lie to me?

You don't lie
to people that you love.

Why, why didn't
he trust me enough

to tell me who I really am?

I think he did.

He iust couldn't
tell you about Brenda.

But she was my mother.

Oh, Thomas.

L... l wish you would
have known him.

He was a strong man, he was
kind and he was funny.

He was very funny.

And I thought he was perfect.

And he wasn't.

And he's not even around
anymore for me to get mad at.

Do you think I'll ever be
able to love him again?

I think you do right now.

I'm speak�ng to you from the Honolulu
Courthouse wh�ch erupted �n pandemon�um

just minutes ago, when Honolulu
businessman Forrest Bingham

was found guilty as charged of
first-degree murder. The verdict...

Of course we're very pleased.
Very gratified.

Carol Baldwin and I have been working
on this prosecution for months,

and to tell you
the truth, early on...

Miss Babcock, I had a
feeling you might show up.

Yeah.

Well, I had to see
my girl win, didn't I?

Besides, I think I deserve a shot at
telling her my side of the story.

Please, take this.

It's a check.

I hope it'll persuade you to leave
this island and never come back.

Why are you doing this?

You took money before.
Why won't you take it again?

You say you love Carol.

The best way to demonstrate
that would be to leave,

I'm hoping that
when you leave, I...

That I'll be able to
reconnect with Carol

and build a new relationship
with my daughter.

Your daughter?

Hi.

Hi.

You know, I've always wondered
how come I like to sing.

I do. I'm not very good at it.

But I like to sing in the
shower and in the car

and nobody else
in my family sings.

Yeah, well.

Well.

You know, I'm not quite
sure where we go from here.

But I was thinking, I guess
maybe you and I should try

to get to know one another.
What do you think?

I think...

That's a real good idea.

The trouble is,
I'm... I'm leaving.

You're leaving? Yeah.

But you just got here. I
mean, I've just met you.

Yeah, I know. My timing,
as usual, is the pits.

But you see, I've got this
terrific gig in Atlantic City.

And there's this guy.

And you know that old
saying, "Absence makes

"the heart grow fonder,
for somebody else."

Look, kid.

The truth is,

I just don't think that I'm
cut out to be somebody's mom.

And frankly, I don't much like

the idea of people knowing I got
me a kid as old as you are.

So, it was nice meeting you.

Yeah, and

this is goodbye.

Wait a minute.

Wait a minute.

Didn't you think about that?
You must have,

you must have thought about it
before you decided to come.

No.

No, I didn't.

Thomas.

Come with me. What're you doing?

I'm not gonna go with you.

Oh, yes, you are.

Abigail!

Abigail!

Yes.

Okay, talk!

Thomas, I do appreciate
what you're trying to do.

I don't have anything to say.

Yes, you do.

Both of you!

Carol, you wanna say
that you're mad as hell

because nobody ever
told you the truth. Right?

Yeah. I guess that's right.

And Abigail, you wanna say even a natural
mother could never have loved a daughter

the way that you
loved Carol. Right?

Of course.

Okay.

So, maybe, Carol,

you're just going to have to
accept the fact that Abigail

and your dad

did the very best they could.

And that in every way
that means anything,

you ale Abigail's daughter.

I love you, Mom.

Let's go, driver.

Oh, dear, I'm leaking
all over your suit.

Oh, Mother, would
you please stop?

Now, listen, how about this? How
about if I take you two to lunch?

And we'll celebrate
the Baldwin victory.

Great. How about
Benny's Fish Emporium?

Oh, no. Not Benny's.

The health department
cited him for cockroaches.

Oh, Mother. That
was six years ago.

Well, still.

What? The food is very
good there. I don't...

Oh, please, forget it.
Where do you wanna go?

Whatever you say. Hold it.

It's Benny's Fish Emporium.
And it's on me.

Thank you for the rescue. I don't
know why we keep do�ng th�s.

Ne�ther do I.