1 00:00:14,305 --> 00:00:17,410 Local mother and author Kristine Barnett tonight is out on bond 2 00:00:17,434 --> 00:00:20,895 after being arrested for abandoning her adopted daughter. 3 00:00:20,979 --> 00:00:22,564 Why are you watching these lies? 4 00:00:23,023 --> 00:00:26,818 How did they find enough evidence to arrest you, if none of it's true? 5 00:00:28,611 --> 00:00:30,673 Previously, on Good American Family... 6 00:00:30,697 --> 00:00:31,948 Something is off, I feel it. 7 00:00:32,031 --> 00:00:33,324 Ow, ow, ow! 8 00:00:33,408 --> 00:00:35,208 Her behavior in a seven-year-old is one thing. 9 00:00:35,243 --> 00:00:36,494 What if she isn't a kid? 10 00:00:38,121 --> 00:00:39,330 She's been hiding her period. 11 00:00:39,414 --> 00:00:42,709 - For how long? - I don't know. Mommy said it, ask her. 12 00:00:45,545 --> 00:00:47,172 - Did you try to poison me? - No! 13 00:00:47,255 --> 00:00:49,150 Hey, hey, hey! Kris, Kris, you can't yell at her like this. 14 00:00:49,174 --> 00:00:51,152 You live in denial about the fact that 15 00:00:51,176 --> 00:00:53,345 there's a sociopathic con artist 16 00:00:53,428 --> 00:00:54,721 making a fool of you. 17 00:00:54,804 --> 00:00:55,889 I'm not scared of you. 18 00:00:56,222 --> 00:00:57,742 Natalia! 19 00:00:57,766 --> 00:00:58,767 Natalia! 20 00:00:59,893 --> 00:01:02,896 - Daddy, that was so scary! - Okay, okay, it's okay. 21 00:01:02,979 --> 00:01:04,874 She's got you wrapped around her finger. 22 00:01:04,898 --> 00:01:07,442 You refused to give up on one disabled child. 23 00:01:07,525 --> 00:01:09,527 What's Glenn Beck gonna think when he finds out 24 00:01:09,611 --> 00:01:11,029 that you gave up on another one? 25 00:01:11,112 --> 00:01:12,155 Are you threatening me? 26 00:01:12,238 --> 00:01:13,907 Fine. I'm not paying for her surgeries. 27 00:01:13,990 --> 00:01:15,509 - And you can take care of her. - Gladly. 28 00:01:15,533 --> 00:01:17,660 And don't let her out of your sight. 29 00:01:31,841 --> 00:01:34,552 ♪ You ask me if I love you ♪ 30 00:01:34,636 --> 00:01:36,971 It's been like this since 1995. 31 00:01:37,055 --> 00:01:38,682 ♪ I choke on my reply ♪ 32 00:01:38,765 --> 00:01:39,891 Come on, come on. 33 00:01:39,974 --> 00:01:41,702 - ♪ I'd rather hurt you, honestly ♪ - Where are you? 34 00:01:41,726 --> 00:01:43,812 Back then, I'd wake up in the middle of the night 35 00:01:43,895 --> 00:01:46,731 and roll over, and he'd be gone. 36 00:01:48,024 --> 00:01:50,985 ♪ And who am I to judge ya ♪ 37 00:01:51,945 --> 00:01:54,989 ♪ On what you say or do? ♪ 38 00:01:56,032 --> 00:01:59,202 ♪ I'm only just beginning ♪ 39 00:01:59,285 --> 00:02:02,747 ♪ To see the real you ♪ 40 00:02:05,875 --> 00:02:08,503 ♪ And sometimes when we touch ♪ 41 00:02:09,963 --> 00:02:12,507 ♪ The honesty's too much ♪ 42 00:02:13,008 --> 00:02:14,860 Over the years, he tried so many things 43 00:02:14,884 --> 00:02:17,846 to make himself feel better, but nothing ever worked for very long. 44 00:02:21,391 --> 00:02:23,893 In these moments, all I wanted to do was hold him 45 00:02:23,977 --> 00:02:25,687 and take care of him. 46 00:02:25,770 --> 00:02:28,148 ♪ 'Til we both break down and cry ♪ 47 00:02:28,231 --> 00:02:30,859 But that night, things were so bad, I realized... 48 00:02:31,401 --> 00:02:33,361 I was the helpless one. 49 00:02:33,445 --> 00:02:37,032 I just had to convince him of that, how much I needed him, 50 00:02:37,115 --> 00:02:40,201 that without him, I'd be toast. 51 00:02:40,285 --> 00:02:43,913 And so, finally, I did what I probably should have done 52 00:02:43,997 --> 00:02:45,206 in the first place. 53 00:02:45,623 --> 00:02:48,126 ♪ Leaves me battling with my pride ♪ 54 00:02:48,209 --> 00:02:49,878 I told him to ask me to marry him. 55 00:02:49,961 --> 00:02:52,255 ♪ But through the insecurity ♪ 56 00:02:52,339 --> 00:02:55,592 And he did. And I said yes. 57 00:02:55,675 --> 00:02:57,761 ♪ ...tenderness survives ♪ 58 00:02:59,929 --> 00:03:02,932 ♪ And sometimes when we touch ♪ 59 00:03:03,975 --> 00:03:06,936 ♪ The honesty's too much ♪ 60 00:03:07,479 --> 00:03:12,525 ♪ And I have to close my eyes and hide ♪ 61 00:03:15,528 --> 00:03:18,573 ♪ I wanna hold ya 'til I die ♪ 62 00:03:19,574 --> 00:03:22,774 - ♪ 'Til we both break down and cry ♪ - I saved him from himself then, 63 00:03:22,827 --> 00:03:26,873 and it's the same thing today, 25 years later. 64 00:03:26,956 --> 00:03:29,626 ♪ 'Til the fear in me subsides ♪ 65 00:03:30,001 --> 00:03:33,713 I make him feel needed, when really, we both know 66 00:03:33,797 --> 00:03:36,549 he's the one who's always needed me. 67 00:03:36,633 --> 00:03:39,552 And that's why I can get him to fall in line, 68 00:03:39,636 --> 00:03:40,970 even after the divorce. 69 00:03:41,054 --> 00:03:44,182 But, he talked to the cops about you? 70 00:03:44,265 --> 00:03:46,726 Because of his new wife. And look what happened. 71 00:03:46,810 --> 00:03:49,521 He went and told a bunch of lies and got himself arrested. 72 00:03:50,980 --> 00:03:54,150 But I... won't she try and pin this whole nonsense on you? 73 00:03:54,234 --> 00:03:55,610 Nah. 74 00:03:57,070 --> 00:03:59,614 She can't give him what I give him. 75 00:03:59,698 --> 00:04:02,951 Back in the day, when he would have one of his episodes... 76 00:04:04,202 --> 00:04:06,871 ...this is how I'd get him to pep back up. 77 00:04:11,126 --> 00:04:12,919 Shh. 78 00:04:13,837 --> 00:04:15,839 I mean, you look hot as hell. 79 00:04:17,549 --> 00:04:22,012 But... Kris, you're not gonna send him one of these now, are you? 80 00:04:22,095 --> 00:04:25,140 Val, he's a married man. I would never. 81 00:04:25,223 --> 00:04:27,684 But the point is, in the end, 82 00:04:27,767 --> 00:04:30,270 I'm the only one who knows how to make him feel like a man. 83 00:05:18,902 --> 00:05:22,739 It was 2011, a few months after our trip to New York. 84 00:05:22,822 --> 00:05:24,616 I was still looking for work, 85 00:05:24,699 --> 00:05:28,745 but basically being a stay-at-home dad, doing housework, doing errands. 86 00:05:28,828 --> 00:05:30,181 I mean, somebody had to do this stuff, 87 00:05:30,205 --> 00:05:32,832 'cause Kristine had just gotten a big fancy book deal 88 00:05:32,916 --> 00:05:34,376 from all of her TV appearances. 89 00:05:34,459 --> 00:05:37,128 I just wanna make sure we get everything in, you know? 90 00:05:37,212 --> 00:05:39,714 There's just so much. Where do I even start? 91 00:05:39,798 --> 00:05:41,067 Oh, don't worry, lovie, 92 00:05:41,091 --> 00:05:42,676 Myra knows how to write a book. 93 00:05:42,759 --> 00:05:44,111 She's the best ghostwriter we've got. 94 00:05:44,135 --> 00:05:46,471 Wrote two bestsellers for us last year, 95 00:05:46,554 --> 00:05:48,348 although I'm not allowed to say which. 96 00:05:48,431 --> 00:05:49,599 Wow. 97 00:05:49,683 --> 00:05:52,161 This first visit today is just to orient her in your story, 98 00:05:52,185 --> 00:05:54,065 give her enough to go away and get started with, 99 00:05:54,145 --> 00:05:55,397 and then she'll be back. 100 00:05:55,480 --> 00:05:57,023 I think we've got you, let's see, uh, 101 00:05:57,107 --> 00:05:58,983 four visits budgeted over the next few months. 102 00:05:59,067 --> 00:06:02,445 Honestly, my biggest piece of advice is just let her into your life. 103 00:06:02,529 --> 00:06:05,615 Take her to your favorite coffee shop, introduce her to your friends. 104 00:06:05,699 --> 00:06:07,492 Make her feel like a part of the family. 105 00:06:07,575 --> 00:06:09,735 Don't worry, she'll be a Barnett in no time. 106 00:06:09,786 --> 00:06:12,872 Yes! That is exactly the feeling we want from the book. 107 00:06:12,956 --> 00:06:16,501 All of us at Random House have fallen in love with your story. 108 00:06:16,584 --> 00:06:18,503 Oh, stop. You're too nice. 109 00:06:18,586 --> 00:06:21,266 No, honestly, you were incredible on 60 Minutes last night. 110 00:06:21,339 --> 00:06:22,984 You had us bawling. 111 00:06:24,092 --> 00:06:26,511 I just wanna help families help their kids. 112 00:06:27,262 --> 00:06:29,139 Uh, let me go freshen up, will you? 113 00:06:29,222 --> 00:06:31,099 I'll let you know how it turns out. 114 00:06:31,182 --> 00:06:32,809 What are you still doing here? 115 00:06:32,892 --> 00:06:35,496 Well, you know, it takes me a while to get her out of the house, Kris. 116 00:06:35,520 --> 00:06:36,730 Well, just go already. 117 00:06:36,813 --> 00:06:38,898 She's in pain. She moves slowly. 118 00:06:38,982 --> 00:06:40,626 You know, this would be a heck of a lot easier 119 00:06:40,650 --> 00:06:42,795 if I could just plop her in front of the TV upstairs, while you... 120 00:06:42,819 --> 00:06:44,070 No! 121 00:06:44,154 --> 00:06:45,572 Not an option. 122 00:06:45,655 --> 00:06:48,533 I'm not taking any chances having her pull any of her nonsense 123 00:06:48,616 --> 00:06:49,826 while the ghostwriter's here. 124 00:06:49,909 --> 00:06:51,077 What would she possibly do? 125 00:06:51,161 --> 00:06:53,496 Oh, I don't know, maybe poison her coffee 126 00:06:53,580 --> 00:06:55,874 or put a tampon in her lap. 127 00:06:55,957 --> 00:06:58,418 - Kristine. - This book advance and Jacob's Place 128 00:06:58,501 --> 00:06:59,961 has us barely squeaking by. 129 00:07:00,045 --> 00:07:01,355 - Kris. - So, until you get a job... 130 00:07:03,673 --> 00:07:05,508 Oh, she's early. 131 00:07:05,592 --> 00:07:07,344 Go. Go, keep her quiet. 132 00:07:07,427 --> 00:07:09,095 Oh, sure, sure. Yeah, yeah. 133 00:07:12,849 --> 00:07:14,059 Welcome to... 134 00:07:15,185 --> 00:07:16,561 I'm sorry. Are you Myra? 135 00:07:16,644 --> 00:07:18,188 Oh, no, ma'am. I'm Ted Jones, 136 00:07:18,271 --> 00:07:19,814 and this is Melinda Aguilar, 137 00:07:19,898 --> 00:07:21,941 and we're with, uh, Child Protective Services. 138 00:07:23,610 --> 00:07:25,487 - What? - Well, we're here 139 00:07:25,570 --> 00:07:27,989 because there's been some concern about the safety 140 00:07:28,073 --> 00:07:29,699 of the children in your home. 141 00:07:29,783 --> 00:07:32,369 So, we're gonna have to have a look around. 142 00:07:33,328 --> 00:07:34,996 Well, you must have the wrong house. 143 00:07:35,080 --> 00:07:38,166 You are Kristine Barnett, and your husband is Michael Barnett? 144 00:07:40,043 --> 00:07:42,629 Okay, well, we'll also need to speak with Jacob, 145 00:07:42,712 --> 00:07:44,964 Wesley, Ethan, and Natalia. 146 00:07:54,641 --> 00:07:56,702 Do you know how much longer this is gonna take? 147 00:07:56,726 --> 00:07:58,311 I have somewhere to be. 148 00:07:59,729 --> 00:08:01,940 Maybe if you could just tell me who called you, 149 00:08:02,023 --> 00:08:04,067 I could clear up any misunderstandings, 150 00:08:04,150 --> 00:08:05,777 save you all a lot of time. 151 00:08:06,695 --> 00:08:08,154 I can't go into specifics. 152 00:08:08,238 --> 00:08:11,157 Mommy, are they gonna take us away like in Lilo and Stitch? 153 00:08:11,241 --> 00:08:14,035 No, sweet boy. No one is taking anyone away. 154 00:08:16,037 --> 00:08:17,539 Nobody's taking anyone. 155 00:08:18,415 --> 00:08:21,084 Removing children from their homes is never our intention. 156 00:08:28,425 --> 00:08:32,053 Okay, we're done for today. 157 00:08:32,137 --> 00:08:34,180 Uh, there are a few loose ends. 158 00:08:34,264 --> 00:08:37,350 We'll follow up after Natalia's foot surgery, 159 00:08:37,434 --> 00:08:38,768 you know, see how she's doing. 160 00:08:38,852 --> 00:08:40,854 Talking to them was so scary, Mommy. 161 00:08:41,646 --> 00:08:43,606 You were brave, sweet pea. 162 00:08:45,442 --> 00:08:47,944 - We'll, uh, talk soon. - Uh, yeah. 163 00:08:55,785 --> 00:08:57,370 Boys, go upstairs. 164 00:09:04,753 --> 00:09:06,671 You told them you were having foot surgery? 165 00:09:06,755 --> 00:09:09,924 I-I w... I was trying to help. I didn't want you to go to jail. 166 00:09:10,800 --> 00:09:12,385 You see this, right? 167 00:09:12,469 --> 00:09:14,220 - What? - Come on, Michael. 168 00:09:14,304 --> 00:09:17,766 She called CPS and told them she has to have foot surgery, 169 00:09:17,849 --> 00:09:19,267 so now we're on the hook for it. 170 00:09:19,351 --> 00:09:22,645 She has us over a barrel, and she knows it. 171 00:09:22,729 --> 00:09:24,147 Or it was Mrs. Murphy. 172 00:09:24,230 --> 00:09:26,625 You know, she-she... she's always complaining about the noise. 173 00:09:26,649 --> 00:09:27,793 - We don't know. - Michael. 174 00:09:27,817 --> 00:09:29,235 I have no time for this. 175 00:09:29,319 --> 00:09:31,237 Myra will be here any minute. Get her upstairs. 176 00:09:32,655 --> 00:09:34,449 Yeah. Come on, sweetie. 177 00:09:34,532 --> 00:09:36,034 Okay. 178 00:09:36,117 --> 00:09:37,720 Can you help me please, Daddy? 179 00:09:37,744 --> 00:09:39,579 Yeah, of course, I'll help you, yep. 180 00:09:40,705 --> 00:09:43,792 Come on, baby, it's okay. I know you were only trying to help. 181 00:09:45,001 --> 00:09:48,380 I wanted to give my kids the kind of childhood I didn't have, 182 00:09:48,463 --> 00:09:50,465 where their dreams were encouraged, 183 00:09:50,548 --> 00:09:52,801 - where they could each find their spark... - I'm Wesley. 184 00:09:52,884 --> 00:09:54,779 ...the thing that gets them up in the morning. 185 00:09:54,803 --> 00:09:56,530 - I'm Ethan. - Getting to write this book 186 00:09:56,554 --> 00:09:57,782 shows the world that's possible. 187 00:09:57,806 --> 00:10:00,642 Oh, my gosh. They're scrumptious. 188 00:10:00,725 --> 00:10:03,478 So now, I need to know everything about you. 189 00:10:06,690 --> 00:10:08,525 We, um, had to crate the dog. 190 00:10:08,608 --> 00:10:10,235 - She's terrible with strangers. - Ah. 191 00:10:10,318 --> 00:10:13,071 But what you need to know about me is I love a latte. 192 00:10:13,154 --> 00:10:16,157 I'm gonna take you to Norma's. It's my favorite. 193 00:10:16,241 --> 00:10:17,283 Okay, uh, now? 194 00:10:17,367 --> 00:10:18,618 - Yeah. - Yeah? Okay. 195 00:10:18,702 --> 00:10:21,037 I wanna write about how even in dark times... 196 00:10:21,121 --> 00:10:22,598 - Um, okay. Bye. - ...there's hope. 197 00:10:22,622 --> 00:10:23,873 After you. 198 00:10:23,957 --> 00:10:27,752 As happy as my family is now, we've had those dark times. 199 00:10:28,753 --> 00:10:31,339 We're not proud of it, but that first therapist 200 00:10:31,423 --> 00:10:34,884 that said the word "autism" talking about Jake? 201 00:10:34,968 --> 00:10:38,013 - Mm-hmm. - Michael fired him on the spot. 202 00:10:38,471 --> 00:10:39,597 Wow. 203 00:10:40,265 --> 00:10:41,349 I just cried. 204 00:10:41,433 --> 00:10:44,602 I want people to know that, 205 00:10:44,686 --> 00:10:46,646 that getting a diagnosis for your kid 206 00:10:46,730 --> 00:10:48,773 can be scary and destabilizing. 207 00:10:50,150 --> 00:10:52,569 Recovery from clubfoot surgery is long. 208 00:10:52,652 --> 00:10:55,363 She's gonna need to be off her feet for a couple months and... 209 00:10:55,447 --> 00:10:58,575 And we felt that, too, the hopelessness. 210 00:10:58,658 --> 00:10:59,743 But we got through it 211 00:10:59,826 --> 00:11:01,411 together. 212 00:11:01,494 --> 00:11:04,330 I'm impressed that you and Michael seem so strong. 213 00:11:04,414 --> 00:11:09,085 It could be such a strain on a marriage to have kids with medical issues. It... 214 00:11:09,169 --> 00:11:12,714 You know, it's a pretty high divorce rate, actually. 215 00:11:12,797 --> 00:11:14,317 We took our vows seriously. 216 00:11:14,382 --> 00:11:16,343 You are crushing this. 217 00:11:16,426 --> 00:11:18,303 - Does it hurt? - A little. 218 00:11:18,386 --> 00:11:19,554 You're doing great. 219 00:11:21,473 --> 00:11:24,351 I know him better than I know anyone. 220 00:11:24,434 --> 00:11:28,146 Probably better than he knows himself. We're a team. 221 00:11:28,229 --> 00:11:29,832 Mm, that's very, 222 00:11:29,856 --> 00:11:31,316 very inspirational. 223 00:11:31,399 --> 00:11:32,609 How'd you two meet? 224 00:11:32,692 --> 00:11:35,028 It was a frat party. 225 00:11:35,111 --> 00:11:36,988 I think the theme 226 00:11:37,072 --> 00:11:41,242 was, uh, "Neanderthal Free for All"? Something like that. 227 00:11:42,535 --> 00:11:44,996 Basically, Mike was, uh, Fred Flintstone. 228 00:11:45,080 --> 00:11:46,081 Oh, God. 229 00:11:46,790 --> 00:11:49,334 And I guess I was sexy Wilma. 230 00:11:52,462 --> 00:11:54,302 It's funny having so much history with someone. 231 00:11:54,381 --> 00:11:56,216 We started dating so young. 232 00:11:56,299 --> 00:11:59,177 We learned to face life together. 233 00:11:59,260 --> 00:12:02,889 I was so focused on Jacob. I'd forget to take care of me. 234 00:12:02,972 --> 00:12:04,099 But Michael never did. 235 00:12:04,182 --> 00:12:05,892 Sometimes he'd bring home dinner, 236 00:12:05,975 --> 00:12:07,644 and after Jake had gone down, 237 00:12:07,727 --> 00:12:09,687 we'd spread out a blanket on the living room floor 238 00:12:09,729 --> 00:12:11,815 and have a date-night picnic. 239 00:12:12,691 --> 00:12:13,900 So, if anything, 240 00:12:13,983 --> 00:12:15,985 Jacob's diagnosis brought us closer. 241 00:12:16,069 --> 00:12:18,488 We didn't always agree, 242 00:12:18,571 --> 00:12:21,032 but we were always each other's port in the storm. 243 00:12:21,116 --> 00:12:23,243 Our marriage really got us through. 244 00:12:23,326 --> 00:12:26,913 - Wow. - Um, I thank God every day for Michael. 245 00:12:26,996 --> 00:12:30,542 This is great. It's total gold. 246 00:12:30,625 --> 00:12:33,169 You know, I, I hate to say it, 247 00:12:33,253 --> 00:12:35,922 but I think I've got most of what I need 248 00:12:36,006 --> 00:12:37,966 for one hell of a book. 249 00:12:38,049 --> 00:12:39,217 Mm! 250 00:12:39,300 --> 00:12:42,095 They're already on me to send in a draft. 251 00:12:42,178 --> 00:12:43,722 They want to fast-track this one. 252 00:12:43,805 --> 00:12:45,557 That's good news, right? 253 00:12:45,640 --> 00:12:47,434 The best news. 254 00:12:47,517 --> 00:12:48,518 Um... 255 00:12:50,020 --> 00:12:51,896 one last ask. 256 00:12:51,980 --> 00:12:55,233 I would just love to spend more time at your house, for color. 257 00:12:55,316 --> 00:12:58,987 Uh, aside from the first day, I, I haven't really been there. 258 00:12:59,070 --> 00:13:00,739 It's such a mess. 259 00:13:00,822 --> 00:13:03,241 I love a mess. I'm a mess. 260 00:13:03,324 --> 00:13:06,494 And a mess is what grounds the story. 261 00:13:07,954 --> 00:13:09,664 - Let's go. - Okay. 262 00:13:11,082 --> 00:13:12,709 Just... 263 00:13:13,960 --> 00:13:15,920 no judgments. 264 00:13:25,305 --> 00:13:27,265 Here we are, back at the living room. 265 00:13:27,349 --> 00:13:28,350 Pretty standard stuff. 266 00:13:31,478 --> 00:13:34,397 Did I tell you Jacob has been accepted 267 00:13:34,481 --> 00:13:36,983 to the Perimeter Institute for graduate work? 268 00:13:37,067 --> 00:13:39,444 Oh. Is that the one in Pasadena? 269 00:13:40,945 --> 00:13:43,448 No, it's in Canada. 270 00:13:43,531 --> 00:13:46,076 Super prestigious. 271 00:13:46,159 --> 00:13:48,536 Oh, personal question. 272 00:13:48,620 --> 00:13:50,872 How do you pay for Jake's schooling? 273 00:13:50,955 --> 00:13:54,542 I know that you have the book advance and Jacob's Place. 274 00:13:55,543 --> 00:13:57,504 Does Michael bring in a lot? 275 00:13:58,463 --> 00:14:00,799 Well, Michael's been out of work for a while. 276 00:14:00,882 --> 00:14:02,592 Oh, that must be really hard. 277 00:14:02,676 --> 00:14:06,429 Your career is taking off as his is struggling. 278 00:14:07,639 --> 00:14:09,599 You know, Mike's always been a dabbler. 279 00:14:09,683 --> 00:14:13,978 He's into music, and writing, and cars. 280 00:14:14,062 --> 00:14:15,063 Mm-hmm. 281 00:14:15,146 --> 00:14:17,899 Retail was good for him until recently, 282 00:14:17,982 --> 00:14:20,151 and probably not what he wanted to do. 283 00:14:20,235 --> 00:14:23,655 - It's maybe not his dream. - Mm. Yeah. 284 00:14:24,155 --> 00:14:27,075 It seems like he never found his spark. 285 00:14:27,158 --> 00:14:28,451 Hmm. 286 00:14:30,453 --> 00:14:31,496 Hmm. 287 00:14:32,789 --> 00:14:35,333 You know, in our wedding vows, 288 00:14:35,417 --> 00:14:40,964 I said that Mike makes the impossible possible every day. 289 00:14:41,047 --> 00:14:44,300 What do you think about that, for the dedication for the book? 290 00:14:44,384 --> 00:14:46,344 Has a nice ring to it. 291 00:14:46,428 --> 00:14:47,887 Really sells the romance. 292 00:14:49,055 --> 00:14:50,223 Oh. 293 00:14:51,057 --> 00:14:52,600 Changing gears... 294 00:14:52,684 --> 00:14:54,102 Dad! Dad! 295 00:14:55,020 --> 00:14:57,772 - Jacob, what is it? - Mom, you have to come now. 296 00:14:57,856 --> 00:14:59,232 Why, what's wrong? 297 00:14:59,315 --> 00:15:01,151 - Uh... - What's wrong? 298 00:15:02,193 --> 00:15:04,237 - Natalia. - Where's your dad? 299 00:15:04,320 --> 00:15:07,115 - I don't know! - Who's Natalia? 300 00:15:10,994 --> 00:15:12,054 Wes! Ethan! 301 00:15:12,078 --> 00:15:14,598 Natalia, what are you doing? Are those my toys? 302 00:15:14,664 --> 00:15:16,183 - Natalia! Stop! - Natalia! 303 00:15:16,207 --> 00:15:17,351 No! 304 00:15:17,375 --> 00:15:18,936 - Wes, don't! No, no, no! - Wesley! 305 00:15:18,960 --> 00:15:20,021 Don't! 306 00:15:20,045 --> 00:15:21,379 Wesley! 307 00:15:21,463 --> 00:15:23,173 Come on! I got ya! 308 00:15:24,507 --> 00:15:25,943 - Natalia! - Wes! 309 00:15:25,967 --> 00:15:27,737 - We were just playing. - Stay away from us! 310 00:15:27,761 --> 00:15:29,763 - Kris, what the heck? - Where were you?! 311 00:15:29,846 --> 00:15:32,766 Mrs. Murphy's battery died. It just took one minute. 312 00:15:32,849 --> 00:15:34,017 Well, that's all it takes! 313 00:15:34,100 --> 00:15:35,453 Natalia, you... 314 00:15:35,477 --> 00:15:38,521 What happened? Wait. Are you okay? 315 00:15:42,567 --> 00:15:45,862 I don't like to hide things. It's not in my nature. 316 00:15:46,863 --> 00:15:50,825 I just didn't know how to tell you. We're in such a hard situation. 317 00:15:50,909 --> 00:15:53,620 - I can see that. - I want the best for Natalia. 318 00:15:54,079 --> 00:15:55,080 I do. 319 00:15:56,164 --> 00:15:59,417 We adopted her because of how much I care about these kids. 320 00:16:01,628 --> 00:16:04,881 But this book is supposed to be an inspiration for families. 321 00:16:06,174 --> 00:16:09,552 And if I write about Natalia, it might discourage people. 322 00:16:09,636 --> 00:16:12,722 So, please don't tell your editor. Please. 323 00:16:12,806 --> 00:16:16,893 Kristine, I've written books for all sorts of folks: 324 00:16:16,976 --> 00:16:19,979 athletes, politicians, billionaires. 325 00:16:20,063 --> 00:16:22,732 Natalia would hardly be the first secret kid 326 00:16:22,816 --> 00:16:24,526 that I have buried. 327 00:16:24,609 --> 00:16:27,028 You decide what's in this book. 328 00:16:27,112 --> 00:16:31,658 You're the author, not me, and not Michael, not Natalia. 329 00:16:31,741 --> 00:16:32,742 You. 330 00:16:34,077 --> 00:16:37,539 But if this is the version of the story that you're going to tell... 331 00:16:38,832 --> 00:16:41,334 make sure everyone around you is telling it, too. 332 00:16:42,877 --> 00:16:44,921 Or it might come back to bite you. 333 00:16:52,971 --> 00:16:54,407 Hey, Kris, what... what are you doing? 334 00:16:54,431 --> 00:16:56,182 Wait, wait, where are you going? 335 00:16:56,266 --> 00:16:57,726 I'm taking the boys to my mom's. 336 00:16:57,809 --> 00:16:59,120 - Wait, for how long? - I don't know. 337 00:16:59,144 --> 00:17:02,397 Wait, hold on, we don't... W-We... Let me just talk to her. 338 00:17:02,480 --> 00:17:03,833 We don't even know what happened yet. 339 00:17:03,857 --> 00:17:05,692 She tried to kill our boys. 340 00:17:05,775 --> 00:17:08,528 I'm not sticking around so she can succeed next time. 341 00:17:08,611 --> 00:17:10,739 Kris, don't... don't do this. 342 00:17:10,822 --> 00:17:13,366 Like I said, she belongs in an institution. 343 00:17:13,450 --> 00:17:17,412 No, you don't just lock people away because they're suffering. 344 00:17:17,495 --> 00:17:19,497 What are you... What are you... Y-You're gonna... 345 00:17:19,581 --> 00:17:21,041 You're gonna commit me 346 00:17:21,124 --> 00:17:23,209 every time I'm having a, a low? Is that it? 347 00:17:23,293 --> 00:17:25,837 If you try to kill our boys, yeah. 348 00:17:25,920 --> 00:17:27,857 Kris, wait, wait, wait, wait. Kris, please, come on. 349 00:17:27,881 --> 00:17:30,481 Just give me some more time, okay? I swear, I can figure this out. 350 00:17:30,550 --> 00:17:32,677 Michael, she's been with us for two years. 351 00:17:32,761 --> 00:17:34,888 You had your chance. You made your choice. 352 00:17:34,971 --> 00:17:37,390 - I'm leaving. - Wait, wait, wait. What? 353 00:17:37,474 --> 00:17:39,476 I, I heard you talk to the writer, you know? 354 00:17:39,559 --> 00:17:41,561 You said, um... 355 00:17:41,644 --> 00:17:43,438 I make the impossible possible. 356 00:17:45,940 --> 00:17:47,275 Oh, Michael. 357 00:17:49,110 --> 00:17:50,320 I said that for the book. 358 00:17:52,864 --> 00:17:54,115 It's not true anymore. 359 00:17:59,329 --> 00:18:03,124 ♪ Oh, but now ♪ 360 00:18:06,044 --> 00:18:09,714 ♪ Whistling my conscience to make me cry ♪ 361 00:18:09,798 --> 00:18:13,009 ♪ No more I love you's ♪ 362 00:18:15,053 --> 00:18:18,723 ♪ The language is leaving me ♪ 363 00:18:19,766 --> 00:18:20,892 Okay. 364 00:18:20,975 --> 00:18:23,520 ♪ No more I love you's ♪ 365 00:18:25,188 --> 00:18:27,148 - ♪ Changes are shifting ♪ - Grandma! 366 00:18:27,232 --> 00:18:28,834 Get over here, you little dickens! 367 00:18:28,858 --> 00:18:30,443 Grandma! 368 00:18:30,527 --> 00:18:32,862 Hello. Hello. Oh! 369 00:18:32,946 --> 00:18:34,572 Boys, you're in the upstairs bunk room. 370 00:18:34,656 --> 00:18:36,324 - I got top. - I call bottom. 371 00:18:40,286 --> 00:18:43,707 I got your room all ready for you. I'll clear out the closet tomorrow. 372 00:18:43,790 --> 00:18:46,251 Not moving in, Mom. It's only temporary. 373 00:18:46,334 --> 00:18:47,961 Uh-huh. 374 00:18:50,630 --> 00:18:54,384 ♪ Desire, despair, desire ♪ 375 00:18:54,467 --> 00:19:00,265 ♪ So many monsters ♪ 376 00:19:00,348 --> 00:19:01,909 Do you think they're coming back? 377 00:19:04,185 --> 00:19:05,186 What? 378 00:19:05,270 --> 00:19:07,939 Don't be silly, sweetie. It's just gonna be a few days. 379 00:19:14,738 --> 00:19:18,033 Come on, let's get you in bed. You're gonna turn into a pumpkin. 380 00:19:18,116 --> 00:19:19,659 Okay, Daddy. 381 00:19:19,743 --> 00:19:21,036 Okay. 382 00:20:08,750 --> 00:20:11,544 Hi, you've reached Kristine Barnett. 383 00:20:11,628 --> 00:20:14,798 If you know me, you know I'm most likely on the other line. 384 00:20:14,881 --> 00:20:16,925 Leave a message at the beep. 385 00:20:17,008 --> 00:20:19,177 Hey, did you hit ignore? 386 00:20:19,260 --> 00:20:21,888 'Cause that's not cool, unless you're sleeping. 387 00:20:21,971 --> 00:20:23,473 Um, 388 00:20:23,556 --> 00:20:26,059 in which case, I guess that is cool, 'cause it's late, 389 00:20:26,142 --> 00:20:28,687 and people need their sleep. 390 00:20:28,770 --> 00:20:32,607 Anyway, um, when you do get this, gimme a call. 391 00:20:32,691 --> 00:20:35,777 You're gonna... you're gonna laugh 'cause this is classic me. 392 00:20:35,860 --> 00:20:38,363 Tomorrow's that big Skype interview. T-Mobile. 393 00:20:38,446 --> 00:20:41,741 And I, I can't find my lucky red tie. 394 00:20:41,825 --> 00:20:43,868 I know what you're thinking. I would lose my head 395 00:20:43,952 --> 00:20:47,205 if it wasn't screwed on straight. Um, but I... 396 00:20:47,288 --> 00:20:49,749 Do you have any idea maybe where it is? 397 00:20:49,833 --> 00:20:52,002 Um, the tie. I mean, not my head, 398 00:20:52,085 --> 00:20:54,921 'cause that's on my shoulders while I'm leaving you a message here. 399 00:20:55,005 --> 00:20:56,131 Um... 400 00:20:56,798 --> 00:21:00,385 it's the... it's the, the silk one with the little, tiny little dots on it. 401 00:21:01,469 --> 00:21:04,597 You got it for me in Chicago. Um, I don't know if you remember. 402 00:21:04,681 --> 00:21:08,810 It was that last trip we took right before we had Jacob. 403 00:21:13,023 --> 00:21:18,028 And I was a doofus, and I spilled wine on my first lucky tie, 404 00:21:18,111 --> 00:21:19,320 which was the one that 405 00:21:19,404 --> 00:21:21,031 I wore at our wedding. 406 00:21:25,326 --> 00:21:27,662 Um, anyway. And I, um... 407 00:21:27,746 --> 00:21:28,747 I looked everywhere. 408 00:21:28,830 --> 00:21:32,500 I looked in the hall closet, and I looked, uh, in our closet, 409 00:21:32,584 --> 00:21:35,045 and I can't find it anywhere, so, um... 410 00:21:41,426 --> 00:21:43,470 You know what, I'm sorry. This is stupid. 411 00:21:44,637 --> 00:21:47,432 Uh, you don't need to, um, worry about this, 412 00:21:47,515 --> 00:21:49,476 'cause I'm a grownup, and I've got this, 413 00:21:49,559 --> 00:21:51,561 and we're good here. 414 00:21:51,644 --> 00:21:53,146 And, um... 415 00:21:54,314 --> 00:21:57,692 it's awesome sauce, is what it is. 416 00:21:57,776 --> 00:21:59,819 And, uh, I'm gonna wear another tie. 417 00:21:59,903 --> 00:22:01,696 It's just as good. It's a great tie. 418 00:22:01,780 --> 00:22:03,156 And I'll talk to you later. 419 00:22:07,452 --> 00:22:09,788 Oh, you're so fucking stupid. 420 00:22:11,706 --> 00:22:14,417 A fucking tie? 421 00:22:14,501 --> 00:22:17,253 Come on. Come on, Michael. 422 00:22:17,337 --> 00:22:19,714 Come on. You got this. 423 00:22:25,553 --> 00:22:27,639 Come on, Michael! Come on, Michael! 424 00:22:27,722 --> 00:22:32,018 You got everything you could possibly need, okay? 425 00:22:32,102 --> 00:22:34,062 Now, listen, Natalia, 426 00:22:34,145 --> 00:22:35,522 I have to ask you something. 427 00:22:36,523 --> 00:22:39,067 Natalia. 428 00:22:40,026 --> 00:22:42,362 I'm sorry, can you stop, please? The humming is really... 429 00:22:45,115 --> 00:22:46,658 Okay, thank you. Look... 430 00:22:47,826 --> 00:22:49,994 this interview is very important. 431 00:22:50,078 --> 00:22:51,871 And I just need... 432 00:22:54,624 --> 00:22:56,710 W... How do I say this? Uh... 433 00:23:02,799 --> 00:23:04,551 I need you to promise me 434 00:23:04,634 --> 00:23:07,095 that you will... 435 00:23:07,971 --> 00:23:08,972 um... 436 00:23:09,055 --> 00:23:11,474 No funny business, okay? 437 00:23:11,558 --> 00:23:13,309 Hang out quiet in here 438 00:23:13,393 --> 00:23:15,395 until Daddy's finished. 439 00:23:15,478 --> 00:23:19,065 No jumping out, or scaring, or humming... 440 00:23:19,149 --> 00:23:20,400 I'll be good. 441 00:23:20,483 --> 00:23:22,318 It'll be an hour, tops. 442 00:23:22,402 --> 00:23:23,737 Good luck, Daddy. 443 00:23:25,905 --> 00:23:27,407 Thank you, sweetie. 444 00:23:27,490 --> 00:23:30,994 You know what? If this goes well, 445 00:23:31,077 --> 00:23:33,038 I think the whole family's gonna, gonna come back. 446 00:23:33,121 --> 00:23:35,373 Everything's gonna go back to normal, right? 447 00:23:40,462 --> 00:23:42,964 Okay, here we go. 448 00:23:45,967 --> 00:23:47,570 Sounds like you're pretty good 449 00:23:47,594 --> 00:23:48,595 - on your feet. - Thanks. 450 00:23:48,678 --> 00:23:50,722 Can you tell me about how you deal with conflict? 451 00:23:50,805 --> 00:23:52,807 Good question. 452 00:23:52,891 --> 00:23:54,934 Conflict, gosh, um... 453 00:23:56,353 --> 00:23:59,272 Well, I avoid it. 454 00:23:59,356 --> 00:24:00,833 Who likes conflict, you know what I mean? 455 00:24:00,857 --> 00:24:02,609 Anyway, well, that's... I was joking. 456 00:24:02,692 --> 00:24:05,236 Um, serious... Um... 457 00:24:06,946 --> 00:24:09,532 One of my tasks at Circuit City... 458 00:24:09,616 --> 00:24:12,994 ...uh, was being a team builder, making sure this was a place 459 00:24:13,078 --> 00:24:15,205 where... where everybody... 460 00:24:15,288 --> 00:24:17,540 You know what? 461 00:24:17,624 --> 00:24:19,334 There is somebody at my door. 462 00:24:19,417 --> 00:24:21,961 People... people knocking down my door trying to hire me. 463 00:24:22,045 --> 00:24:23,546 Um, I will be right back. 464 00:24:23,630 --> 00:24:24,923 Don't go anywhere. One second. 465 00:24:25,006 --> 00:24:26,216 - Okay. - So sorry. 466 00:24:26,299 --> 00:24:28,843 Fucking shit! 467 00:24:28,927 --> 00:24:30,488 I can still hear you, man. 468 00:24:30,512 --> 00:24:32,847 Jesus Christ, what?! 469 00:24:32,931 --> 00:24:34,224 Oh, I'm... I'm sorry, Officer. 470 00:24:34,307 --> 00:24:36,309 We've received several 911 calls from this address. 471 00:24:36,393 --> 00:24:37,769 Is this your house? 472 00:24:37,852 --> 00:24:39,772 It is, but I was just on an important Skype call, 473 00:24:39,813 --> 00:24:41,398 - so I wasn't... - What about her? 474 00:24:42,899 --> 00:24:45,026 Uh, that's my daughter, Natalia. 475 00:24:47,195 --> 00:24:49,155 Wait, Natalia, did you just call 911? 476 00:24:49,989 --> 00:24:52,075 - I wanted pizza. - You... 477 00:24:52,951 --> 00:24:55,286 Uh... I'm sorry. 478 00:24:55,370 --> 00:24:57,997 Apparently, pizza constitutes an emergency. 479 00:24:58,081 --> 00:24:59,624 You know how it is. 480 00:24:59,708 --> 00:25:01,418 You think this is funny, sir? 481 00:25:01,501 --> 00:25:03,795 Folks die when 911 is busy. 482 00:25:03,878 --> 00:25:05,880 No, I didn't mean that. I... I'm so sorry. 483 00:25:06,881 --> 00:25:10,093 Listen, man, I-I just... I became a single parent all of a sudden. 484 00:25:10,176 --> 00:25:12,637 My wife just left me, like, yesterday, 485 00:25:12,721 --> 00:25:15,515 and I'm unemployed, and I was on this job interview, 486 00:25:15,598 --> 00:25:18,309 which is why I'm dressed like this, and we're just really... 487 00:25:18,393 --> 00:25:20,645 we're just having a really hard time, okay? 488 00:25:20,729 --> 00:25:23,523 And-And, man to man, if you could please just... 489 00:25:24,566 --> 00:25:26,359 Could you let... let this one slide? 490 00:25:28,862 --> 00:25:32,449 Man to man, you need to get your act together, for your kid. 491 00:25:35,452 --> 00:25:37,537 Okay, yeah. Thank... Thank you, thank you. 492 00:25:37,620 --> 00:25:40,123 Sorry, sorry, okay. Okay, coming. 493 00:25:40,582 --> 00:25:41,583 I'm... 494 00:25:41,666 --> 00:25:43,877 Wait, no. No! 495 00:25:43,960 --> 00:25:46,629 Goddammit, Natalia. 496 00:25:46,713 --> 00:25:48,006 Are you mad at me, Daddy? 497 00:25:49,174 --> 00:25:51,092 Natalia, that was very... 498 00:25:52,218 --> 00:25:54,220 What the heck was that? 499 00:25:54,304 --> 00:25:56,181 Uh, I was hungry. You were busy. 500 00:25:56,264 --> 00:25:59,768 S-So, you call 911? That doesn't make any sense. 501 00:26:01,186 --> 00:26:02,187 I was bored. 502 00:26:02,812 --> 00:26:04,356 You were... Well, which was it? 503 00:26:04,439 --> 00:26:06,566 Were you bored, or did you want pizza, 'cause y... 504 00:26:08,068 --> 00:26:09,694 Wait. Did... 505 00:26:09,778 --> 00:26:11,988 Did you call CPS like Mommy thinks you did? 506 00:26:12,072 --> 00:26:14,491 Why would I do that? 507 00:26:14,574 --> 00:26:16,910 I told you how important that interview was to us! 508 00:26:16,993 --> 00:26:18,995 What the hell are we supposed to do now? 509 00:26:19,079 --> 00:26:20,705 How are we gonna get the family back?! 510 00:26:22,999 --> 00:26:25,710 I don't want them to come back. I want them to die. 511 00:26:28,046 --> 00:26:29,339 What? 512 00:26:33,718 --> 00:26:34,928 Don't say that. 513 00:26:36,680 --> 00:26:38,223 You don't mean that. 514 00:26:45,605 --> 00:26:47,023 Shit. 515 00:26:59,536 --> 00:27:02,247 Boys, be careful. The fence is on. 516 00:27:02,330 --> 00:27:04,499 Okay, Mom. 517 00:27:05,125 --> 00:27:07,502 Let me do that. 518 00:27:07,585 --> 00:27:09,379 I would be doing it if you weren't here. 519 00:27:09,462 --> 00:27:11,006 But I can do it faster. 520 00:27:25,020 --> 00:27:27,397 You know, I hate that you and Michael are having trouble. 521 00:27:29,733 --> 00:27:30,817 No, you don't. 522 00:27:32,861 --> 00:27:34,112 Oh, what do you want me to say? 523 00:27:34,195 --> 00:27:35,572 - The man's an empty shirt. - Ha! 524 00:27:35,655 --> 00:27:38,074 Michael's not empty. He's completely full of it. 525 00:27:39,951 --> 00:27:44,122 But the thing is, honey, you let him know it. 526 00:27:44,205 --> 00:27:46,875 Ask me, I think that's what sent him into that girl's arms. 527 00:27:48,251 --> 00:27:49,711 Mom, that's revolting. 528 00:27:49,794 --> 00:27:52,047 Get your mind out of the gutter, Jezebel. 529 00:27:52,130 --> 00:27:55,091 I am saying that you gave him an ultimatum, 530 00:27:55,175 --> 00:27:56,468 and look who he chose. 531 00:27:57,761 --> 00:28:01,181 She makes him feel big. You made him feel small. 532 00:28:02,182 --> 00:28:03,743 You think you're better than everyone else. 533 00:28:03,767 --> 00:28:05,602 - That is not true. - No? 534 00:28:06,186 --> 00:28:07,812 Isn't that why you left home? 535 00:28:07,896 --> 00:28:09,773 You thought you were better than us? 536 00:28:09,856 --> 00:28:12,567 Now, you're out there writing a whole book 537 00:28:12,650 --> 00:28:15,653 about how you're a better mother than I am. 538 00:28:15,737 --> 00:28:17,489 My book has zero to do with you. 539 00:28:17,572 --> 00:28:19,908 Oh, please. It's always about the mother. 540 00:28:19,991 --> 00:28:22,386 If you wanna talk about what kind of mother you were, 541 00:28:22,410 --> 00:28:24,996 I didn't leave home because I thought I was better than you. 542 00:28:25,080 --> 00:28:26,915 I left home because you didn't make it safe. 543 00:28:26,998 --> 00:28:28,541 You're always so dramatic. 544 00:28:28,625 --> 00:28:32,337 What about when he tried to make us eat only saltines and sugar water 545 00:28:32,420 --> 00:28:34,339 - for a week? - Oh, for Pete's sake! 546 00:28:34,422 --> 00:28:35,840 You were getting chubby. 547 00:28:35,924 --> 00:28:37,842 It's called a diet. 548 00:28:37,926 --> 00:28:41,388 Okay, what about when he tried to make us eat glass? 549 00:28:41,471 --> 00:28:43,139 Was that a diet too? 550 00:28:43,223 --> 00:28:44,808 See, this is... This is what I mean. 551 00:28:44,891 --> 00:28:47,227 Even now, you think you have all the answers. 552 00:28:48,228 --> 00:28:51,731 But... it wasn't so easy. 553 00:28:53,483 --> 00:28:57,445 You don't know how hard I fought to keep our family together. 554 00:28:57,529 --> 00:28:59,364 You should have fought to keep us safe. 555 00:29:00,949 --> 00:29:02,283 Daddy was sick. 556 00:29:03,243 --> 00:29:07,038 He was seeing things, and you saw nothing 557 00:29:07,122 --> 00:29:09,374 - and did nothing. - Don't be ridiculous. 558 00:29:10,250 --> 00:29:12,252 I kept the worst of it from you. 559 00:29:13,795 --> 00:29:15,839 Nobody really ate glass, did they? 560 00:29:15,922 --> 00:29:18,234 You should have cut the cancer out and divorced him. 561 00:29:18,258 --> 00:29:21,428 Maybe you tried to keep us together, but look at you now. 562 00:29:21,511 --> 00:29:22,512 You're alone. 563 00:29:22,595 --> 00:29:23,805 Ow! It bit me! 564 00:29:24,681 --> 00:29:28,727 Mom! Mom! We found a turtle. 565 00:29:28,810 --> 00:29:30,937 - Can I hold it, Wes? - And Dad's here. 566 00:29:32,814 --> 00:29:35,001 Here you go. I'm just gonna go head up to the house 567 00:29:35,025 --> 00:29:36,901 and talk to Mom real quick. Okay? 568 00:29:40,780 --> 00:29:42,741 - Hi. - The boys are inside. 569 00:29:42,824 --> 00:29:43,867 I'm gonna go talk to her. 570 00:29:49,748 --> 00:29:51,166 - Mommy. - Nope. 571 00:29:52,292 --> 00:29:53,376 Don't "Mommy" me. 572 00:29:53,460 --> 00:29:56,171 Tell me what it's gonna take to make you go away, 573 00:29:56,254 --> 00:29:57,630 to leave us alone. 574 00:29:57,714 --> 00:29:59,341 You want me to go away? 575 00:29:59,424 --> 00:30:01,843 You manipulated us into paying for your surgery. 576 00:30:01,926 --> 00:30:04,429 What else do you want? Money? 577 00:30:05,764 --> 00:30:08,266 - Why would I want money? - What are you doing this for then? 578 00:30:08,350 --> 00:30:09,476 Just torturing us for fun? 579 00:30:09,559 --> 00:30:11,895 Why do you keep saying all these mean things about me? 580 00:30:13,313 --> 00:30:16,524 I am not going to keep putting my children in danger. 581 00:30:16,608 --> 00:30:18,693 I'm not going to let you keep doing this. 582 00:30:18,777 --> 00:30:20,737 It hurts my feelings. 583 00:30:21,905 --> 00:30:24,949 Why don't you love me... Kristine? 584 00:30:25,033 --> 00:30:27,494 What's up, my dudes? Hug attack. 585 00:30:28,661 --> 00:30:30,997 The plastron is flat, not concave. 586 00:30:31,081 --> 00:30:32,874 Whoa, is that a turtle? 587 00:30:32,957 --> 00:30:35,251 Love turtles. That is awesome. 588 00:30:35,335 --> 00:30:37,087 He's so cute. 589 00:30:38,088 --> 00:30:39,172 Cool. 590 00:30:39,255 --> 00:30:41,383 I missed you guys so much. Come here. 591 00:30:41,466 --> 00:30:42,592 Gimme a hug. Come on. 592 00:30:42,676 --> 00:30:43,927 - No. Dad. - Yes, yeah. 593 00:30:44,010 --> 00:30:46,050 It was just one night. I saw you yesterday. 594 00:30:46,096 --> 00:30:47,656 - You never loved me! - Chill. 595 00:30:47,681 --> 00:30:49,241 Ow! 596 00:30:49,307 --> 00:30:51,851 Michael! Michael, help! 597 00:30:53,436 --> 00:30:55,063 Oh! Oh, my God, Kris! 598 00:30:55,980 --> 00:30:58,900 The main thing is make sure you keep the burn clean. 599 00:30:58,983 --> 00:30:59,984 But she's okay? 600 00:31:00,068 --> 00:31:02,320 Yeah. Yeah. We were super lucky the voltage was low 601 00:31:02,404 --> 00:31:04,155 on the part of the fence where she fell. 602 00:31:05,240 --> 00:31:08,034 But in the meantime, keep drinking that Gatorade. 603 00:31:08,118 --> 00:31:10,912 - Okay, Mrs. Barnett? - Okay, thank you so much. 604 00:31:10,995 --> 00:31:12,706 - Absolutely. - Thank you. 605 00:31:22,132 --> 00:31:23,758 Kris, I'm... 606 00:31:24,843 --> 00:31:26,428 I'm so glad you're okay. 607 00:31:28,847 --> 00:31:31,182 You do realize I didn't fall, right? 608 00:31:32,392 --> 00:31:36,354 You do realize she tried to kill me... again? 609 00:31:43,778 --> 00:31:47,490 What is it gonna take for you to believe me? 610 00:31:49,576 --> 00:31:51,870 - Does one of us have to die? - No. 611 00:31:53,872 --> 00:31:55,206 Kris, no. 612 00:31:55,290 --> 00:31:57,917 I'm so sorry. You're not alone. 613 00:31:58,001 --> 00:32:01,463 I'm so sorry I doubted you, but I believe you. 614 00:32:01,546 --> 00:32:02,922 I believe you. 615 00:32:05,050 --> 00:32:07,302 Just please, please just don't leave me. 616 00:32:07,385 --> 00:32:09,512 I want... I just want us to go back to normal, okay? 617 00:32:09,596 --> 00:32:13,141 I'm... I'm an idiot. I'm so... I'm so sorry. 618 00:32:16,770 --> 00:32:18,146 It's okay, baby. 619 00:32:19,105 --> 00:32:22,025 You're not an idiot. I'm the idiot. 620 00:32:24,861 --> 00:32:27,238 I let her break our family apart. 621 00:32:27,322 --> 00:32:29,074 You were just trying to keep us together. 622 00:32:29,157 --> 00:32:31,326 That's all I wanted. 623 00:32:42,420 --> 00:32:43,880 It's okay. 624 00:32:55,058 --> 00:32:58,353 But Michael, what are we gonna do? 625 00:33:09,406 --> 00:33:10,573 You were right. 626 00:33:12,117 --> 00:33:13,743 She's a freakin' psycho. 627 00:33:18,748 --> 00:33:20,417 We can't take her home. 628 00:33:20,500 --> 00:33:22,335 We can't. 629 00:33:22,419 --> 00:33:23,920 Okay. 630 00:33:24,004 --> 00:33:26,148 So what, I don't know, what, do we call the police, or...? 631 00:33:26,172 --> 00:33:27,799 No. 632 00:33:27,882 --> 00:33:30,635 - We can't call the police. - Okay. 633 00:33:30,719 --> 00:33:33,555 If we do that, she can spin the story and make us the bad guys. 634 00:33:33,638 --> 00:33:36,224 - Right. Yeah. - And that's why she called CPS. 635 00:33:37,851 --> 00:33:39,686 So, we have to have her committed. 636 00:33:52,657 --> 00:33:55,702 Okay. Okay, yeah. 637 00:33:56,661 --> 00:33:59,372 You take the boys home and, and I'll take her to Providence. 638 00:34:20,518 --> 00:34:21,603 How did it go? 639 00:34:25,273 --> 00:34:26,441 What the heck happened? 640 00:34:26,524 --> 00:34:27,918 The kids' wing at Providence was full. 641 00:34:27,942 --> 00:34:29,795 They said maybe try this other place, Larue, in the morning. 642 00:34:29,819 --> 00:34:31,863 What do we do tonight? 643 00:34:31,946 --> 00:34:33,341 Do I bring the boys back to my mom's? 644 00:34:33,365 --> 00:34:35,200 No, no. I have an idea. 645 00:34:35,700 --> 00:34:38,787 I know you can hear me! Hey! 646 00:34:38,870 --> 00:34:41,122 Are we sure this is okay? 647 00:34:41,206 --> 00:34:43,124 I-I mean, she has everything in there she needs, 648 00:34:43,208 --> 00:34:44,793 you know, and it's just one night. 649 00:34:45,752 --> 00:34:46,878 No, I mean, can she get out? 650 00:34:46,961 --> 00:34:48,439 Don't you love me?! 651 00:34:48,463 --> 00:34:51,508 Oh yeah, no. I took the garage door off the tracks. 652 00:34:51,591 --> 00:34:53,718 Uh, the button doesn't work. 653 00:34:53,802 --> 00:34:54,928 I-It's fully secure. 654 00:34:58,431 --> 00:35:02,394 We just gotta keep watch, I guess, you know, take turns tonight. 655 00:35:03,645 --> 00:35:05,313 It's just one night. 656 00:35:09,818 --> 00:35:12,529 Exactly. It's just one night. 657 00:35:15,156 --> 00:35:16,950 Mommy? 658 00:35:18,618 --> 00:35:20,787 Uh, what... What do we tell the boys? 659 00:35:21,913 --> 00:35:23,331 I'll be right there, sweet boy. 660 00:35:27,919 --> 00:35:29,337 We're gonna tell them the truth, 661 00:35:29,421 --> 00:35:32,132 that we are getting Natalia the help she needs, 662 00:35:32,215 --> 00:35:33,967 and that they're safe. 663 00:35:34,050 --> 00:35:35,593 We are gonna take care of them. 664 00:35:40,348 --> 00:35:43,393 I know you can hear me! 665 00:35:45,562 --> 00:35:47,022 I hate you! 666 00:35:49,733 --> 00:35:51,568 I'm gonna kill you! 667 00:35:51,651 --> 00:35:54,237 Let me outta here! 668 00:35:54,320 --> 00:35:56,448 Can you go try and get her quiet? 669 00:35:56,531 --> 00:35:58,116 - The neighbors. - Yeah, okay. 670 00:35:58,199 --> 00:35:59,319 Let me outta here! 671 00:36:05,373 --> 00:36:07,334 I hate you! 672 00:36:09,336 --> 00:36:11,546 Let me out of here! 673 00:36:19,763 --> 00:36:22,932 - Mom! - It's okay, just... 674 00:36:23,016 --> 00:36:24,684 power went out, that's all. 675 00:36:29,606 --> 00:36:31,483 It'll be fine. It'll come back on. 676 00:36:32,901 --> 00:36:34,152 What about Natalia? 677 00:36:34,235 --> 00:36:36,988 - She's fine. - But it's quiet. 678 00:36:38,031 --> 00:36:39,366 Daddy must have talked to her. 679 00:36:39,449 --> 00:36:42,035 Is that the front door? 680 00:36:49,417 --> 00:36:51,836 I... I-I think it's the police. 681 00:37:02,347 --> 00:37:04,182 Sir, I'm Detective Taylor. 682 00:37:04,265 --> 00:37:05,600 Do you live here? 683 00:37:05,684 --> 00:37:07,620 Uh, I'm Michael Barnett. This is my wife, Kristine. 684 00:37:07,644 --> 00:37:08,770 We live here, yes. 685 00:37:08,853 --> 00:37:10,730 We received a complaint from a neighbor. 686 00:37:10,814 --> 00:37:13,358 They said they heard screaming. Sounded like a child. 687 00:37:13,441 --> 00:37:15,544 - We-we-we can explain. - I'd like to take a look around. 688 00:37:19,447 --> 00:37:21,866 Our boys are upstairs in our room. 689 00:37:22,659 --> 00:37:26,287 The storm's got us all a bit jumpy. 690 00:37:26,371 --> 00:37:28,164 I don't wanna be out in this either, 691 00:37:28,248 --> 00:37:31,167 but we've received multiple complaints at this address. 692 00:37:31,251 --> 00:37:33,586 There's an open CPS investigation, 693 00:37:33,670 --> 00:37:36,214 and now sounds of a child screaming. 694 00:37:36,297 --> 00:37:40,093 I think what our neighbor heard was our adopted daughter, Natalia. 695 00:37:40,176 --> 00:37:42,554 - She's not well. - Where is she now? 696 00:37:43,596 --> 00:37:47,517 Well, we... we have her isolated from the rest of the family. 697 00:37:47,600 --> 00:37:50,520 - Where? - In there. 698 00:37:50,603 --> 00:37:52,897 In-In... In, uh, the garage. 699 00:37:52,981 --> 00:37:56,901 It's in here. It's... It's a, a finished room, though. 700 00:37:56,985 --> 00:38:00,105 Yeah, it... We're... it's just temporary until we get her a room at a hospital. 701 00:38:01,197 --> 00:38:03,742 Okay, I think I'd like to hear what she has to say. 702 00:38:03,825 --> 00:38:07,078 Well, you have to understand, she's dangerous. 703 00:38:07,162 --> 00:38:10,206 She's hurt me, and my boys, 704 00:38:10,290 --> 00:38:12,834 and she's lied about who she is. 705 00:38:12,917 --> 00:38:14,169 Her papers are all fake. 706 00:38:14,252 --> 00:38:15,795 - What papers? - Everything. 707 00:38:15,879 --> 00:38:17,630 Birth certificate, immigration. 708 00:38:17,714 --> 00:38:19,382 - Go get the folder. - Yeah. Yeah. 709 00:38:22,302 --> 00:38:23,553 How old is your daughter? 710 00:38:24,471 --> 00:38:26,389 Well, that's the problem, Officer. 711 00:38:26,473 --> 00:38:28,016 This is gonna sound nuts. 712 00:38:28,099 --> 00:38:30,185 I mean, like, horror movie nuts. 713 00:38:31,353 --> 00:38:33,772 But she's an adult. 714 00:38:33,855 --> 00:38:37,359 She's a sociopath. She's impersonating a child. 715 00:38:38,651 --> 00:38:41,488 - Have you called the police? - We can't. 716 00:38:41,571 --> 00:38:46,242 As soon as I got suspicious, she called CPS. 717 00:38:46,326 --> 00:38:48,328 And now, there's a file on me. 718 00:38:48,411 --> 00:38:52,207 All she has to do is call the police and say I've abused her, 719 00:38:52,290 --> 00:38:54,250 and the state will take my boys away. 720 00:38:54,334 --> 00:38:56,169 I mean, she's got us trapped. 721 00:38:59,798 --> 00:39:01,174 - Wait. - Ma'am. 722 00:39:01,257 --> 00:39:04,552 I just... I know how this looks. 723 00:39:05,345 --> 00:39:09,474 And I'm just telling you, I'm a mother, and I'm a teacher, 724 00:39:09,557 --> 00:39:10,934 and I'm a Christian. 725 00:39:12,268 --> 00:39:15,897 And all I'm trying to do is keep my family safe. 726 00:39:15,980 --> 00:39:18,233 I'm going in there now. 727 00:39:18,316 --> 00:39:21,152 Okay. Okay. 728 00:39:26,074 --> 00:39:27,367 Natalia. 729 00:39:29,661 --> 00:39:31,621 You in here? 730 00:39:34,124 --> 00:39:37,210 It's okay, honey. I'm Detective Taylor. 731 00:39:38,211 --> 00:39:39,546 Can you come out from there? 732 00:39:44,759 --> 00:39:46,362 This is her birth certificate. 733 00:39:46,386 --> 00:39:47,721 It's in Ukrainian. 734 00:39:49,848 --> 00:39:51,391 And this is everything we have, 735 00:39:51,474 --> 00:39:53,893 but this is what did it for me. 736 00:39:53,977 --> 00:39:55,812 Look, that's not her. 737 00:40:02,360 --> 00:40:03,862 What did she say to you? 738 00:40:03,945 --> 00:40:05,405 About what you'd expect. 739 00:40:06,406 --> 00:40:08,408 She denied everything. 740 00:40:08,491 --> 00:40:10,493 Said it was you who tried to hurt her. 741 00:40:10,577 --> 00:40:13,580 All we've ever tried to do is help. 742 00:40:13,663 --> 00:40:14,831 That's right. 743 00:40:21,296 --> 00:40:24,466 You know James, chapter 1, verse 27? 744 00:40:25,383 --> 00:40:27,594 "Religion that is pure and undefiled 745 00:40:27,677 --> 00:40:31,097 before God, the Father, is this: visit orphans..." 746 00:40:31,181 --> 00:40:32,974 "...and widows in their affliction." 747 00:40:33,058 --> 00:40:37,854 Yes, exactly. Exactly what we have tried to do. 748 00:40:42,233 --> 00:40:43,401 Hm. 749 00:40:45,153 --> 00:40:47,280 Seems to me... 750 00:40:48,531 --> 00:40:51,159 she took advantage of your faith and generosity. 751 00:40:52,202 --> 00:40:55,747 Yes, that is exactly what she's done. 752 00:40:56,498 --> 00:40:59,209 You have evidence, not of a crime, per se, 753 00:40:59,292 --> 00:41:02,462 but I can tell that she's much older than what she says. 754 00:41:03,546 --> 00:41:06,925 Like here. She hasn't grown at all 755 00:41:07,008 --> 00:41:09,386 since she came to the U.S. four years ago. 756 00:41:09,469 --> 00:41:11,846 If she's a kid, she would have grown, right? 757 00:41:11,930 --> 00:41:15,767 - I... I didn't even think of that. - Yeah. 758 00:41:15,850 --> 00:41:17,769 - Yeah. - So, what can we do now? 759 00:41:17,852 --> 00:41:22,273 Well, why not, uh, dissolve the adoption, give her up to the state? 760 00:41:22,357 --> 00:41:24,609 Well, but then she could just go and con another family. 761 00:41:26,861 --> 00:41:30,365 It hurts my heart that you felt like you couldn't come to us. 762 00:41:30,448 --> 00:41:32,534 If you're good people and keep to the law, 763 00:41:32,617 --> 00:41:33,868 we're here to help you. 764 00:41:35,537 --> 00:41:38,289 You know, there's a legal process 765 00:41:38,373 --> 00:41:39,833 to correct someone's birth date. 766 00:41:39,916 --> 00:41:42,502 We did it with my sister-in-law's parents. 767 00:41:42,585 --> 00:41:44,838 They're from Tanzania, and their birth certificates 768 00:41:44,921 --> 00:41:46,965 were off by a few years. 769 00:41:47,048 --> 00:41:49,009 Got tricky with Social Security. 770 00:41:51,136 --> 00:41:54,305 Wait, so you can just do that? 771 00:41:54,389 --> 00:41:57,475 It's basically just correcting a clerical error. 772 00:41:57,559 --> 00:42:00,562 Then, you can make her legal age match the age she is. 773 00:42:00,645 --> 00:42:02,230 And because of her disability, 774 00:42:02,313 --> 00:42:05,108 you can probably elect to stay on as her guardian, 775 00:42:05,191 --> 00:42:07,485 make sure she doesn't target anyone else. 776 00:42:07,569 --> 00:42:10,030 It's a simple process if you have documentation. 777 00:42:10,113 --> 00:42:12,490 What kind of documentation do you need? 778 00:42:13,533 --> 00:42:15,535 Probably just what you have here. 779 00:42:15,618 --> 00:42:18,955 Maybe a letter from a doctor reviewing her records. 780 00:42:20,707 --> 00:42:23,209 I can recommend a lawyer, if you need, 781 00:42:23,293 --> 00:42:24,836 gal I know from church. 782 00:42:26,755 --> 00:42:29,466 That would be great. Thank you. 783 00:42:33,428 --> 00:42:35,972 This probably feels quite sudden to you. 784 00:42:36,056 --> 00:42:39,434 We were surprised at how quickly things moved once we got started. 785 00:42:39,517 --> 00:42:42,645 But eventually, the truth was always gonna catch up to you. 786 00:42:42,729 --> 00:42:44,606 While you've been getting the help you need, 787 00:42:44,689 --> 00:42:47,484 we met with a bunch of doctors and lawyers. 788 00:42:48,360 --> 00:42:50,779 They looked through all your records, and agree. 789 00:42:51,279 --> 00:42:52,572 You're an adult. 790 00:42:53,073 --> 00:42:55,116 One of the doctors wrote a letter for us. 791 00:42:56,201 --> 00:42:59,329 And we took that to a judge, who signed an emergency petition. 792 00:43:00,747 --> 00:43:02,248 So, it's official now. 793 00:43:03,792 --> 00:43:05,352 We've taken care of everything for you, 794 00:43:05,418 --> 00:43:08,088 but you're gonna have to start living on your own 795 00:43:08,171 --> 00:43:09,964 as an adult. 796 00:43:10,048 --> 00:43:11,049 It's time. 797 00:43:11,883 --> 00:43:13,551 We got you an apartment. 798 00:43:13,635 --> 00:43:15,345 It's really nice inside. 799 00:43:15,428 --> 00:43:17,472 The kitchen's full of your favorite foods. 800 00:43:17,555 --> 00:43:19,057 The closet's full of new clothes. 801 00:43:19,140 --> 00:43:21,101 Kris even bought you some new makeup. 802 00:43:21,184 --> 00:43:23,770 We also got you a bus pass, a new ID, 803 00:43:23,853 --> 00:43:26,022 and an EBT card so you can buy food. 804 00:43:26,106 --> 00:43:28,650 The court allows some adults with disabilities 805 00:43:28,733 --> 00:43:30,110 to have legal guardians, 806 00:43:30,193 --> 00:43:31,945 so we've decided to do that. 807 00:43:32,404 --> 00:43:34,406 So, even though you'll live on your own, 808 00:43:34,489 --> 00:43:36,241 we'll make sure rent and bills get paid, 809 00:43:36,324 --> 00:43:37,909 and we'll check up on you. 810 00:43:37,992 --> 00:43:42,122 But otherwise, you're pretty much all set up and good to go. 811 00:43:42,205 --> 00:43:43,891 It may feel strange telling the truth. 812 00:43:43,915 --> 00:43:45,542 You've been lying for so long. 813 00:43:45,625 --> 00:43:48,044 So, if anyone asks, you can tell them you look young, 814 00:43:48,128 --> 00:43:50,296 but you're actually an adult. 815 00:43:50,380 --> 00:43:52,048 You're 22 years old. 816 00:43:52,132 --> 00:43:55,468 So, no more tricks, and no more little kid act. 817 00:43:55,552 --> 00:43:59,431 It's right there in black and white. You're 22. 818 00:44:00,432 --> 00:44:02,308 I know this must be overwhelming. 819 00:44:03,351 --> 00:44:06,104 You've been telling this lie a long time. 820 00:44:06,187 --> 00:44:09,024 But this is a clean slate, a new beginning. 821 00:44:12,485 --> 00:44:14,404 Do you have anything you wanna say? 822 00:44:14,487 --> 00:44:15,530 No. 823 00:44:17,991 --> 00:44:19,993 Okay, well, um... 824 00:44:27,250 --> 00:44:28,960 Voila! There you go. 825 00:44:31,713 --> 00:44:33,548 Well, go on, Natalia. 826 00:44:33,631 --> 00:44:35,133 We talked about this. 827 00:44:36,176 --> 00:44:38,386 Focus on staying out of trouble. 828 00:44:58,865 --> 00:45:00,116 Whew. 829 00:45:00,200 --> 00:45:02,327 - Okay. You okay? - Yeah. 830 00:45:02,410 --> 00:45:03,703 ♪ You ask me if I love you ♪ 831 00:45:03,787 --> 00:45:05,455 - I love you. - I love you too. 832 00:45:05,538 --> 00:45:07,082 - We're gonna be okay. - Yeah? 833 00:45:07,165 --> 00:45:08,792 - Yeah. - ♪ And I choke on my reply ♪ 834 00:45:08,875 --> 00:45:10,377 - We're gonna be okay. - Okay. 835 00:45:10,669 --> 00:45:14,172 ♪ I'd rather hurt you, honestly ♪ 836 00:45:14,464 --> 00:45:17,842 ♪ Than mislead you with a lie ♪ 837 00:45:18,843 --> 00:45:21,346 ♪ And sometimes when we touch ♪ 838 00:45:22,389 --> 00:45:25,642 ♪ The honesty's too much ♪ 839 00:45:25,725 --> 00:45:31,648 ♪ And I have to close my eyes and hide ♪ 840 00:45:33,983 --> 00:45:37,278 ♪ I wanna hold you 'til I die ♪ 841 00:45:38,029 --> 00:45:41,408 ♪ 'Til we both break down and cry ♪ 842 00:45:41,741 --> 00:45:43,785 ♪ I wanna hold ya ♪ 843 00:45:43,868 --> 00:45:47,664 ♪ 'Til the fear in me subsides ♪ 844 00:45:50,417 --> 00:45:53,211 ♪ At times I'd like to break you ♪ 845 00:45:54,045 --> 00:45:57,132 ♪ And drive you to your knees ♪ 846 00:45:58,216 --> 00:46:00,593 ♪ At times I'd like to break... ♪