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Good morning.

- All rise. Department 116 of San Diego Superior Court is now in session.

The Honorable Judge Katherine A. Woodbury presiding. Please be seated. Come to order.

- Good morning your honor.

- Morning Millie. Docket please.

- Number one on the calendar. Case 327 dash 03 dash 019.

Alberta Johnson versus Henry Guzman.

Amendment to the child support order and settlement of back payments.

Mr. Guzman's gross income is $2,244.62 per month. He lives rent free in company housing.

Child support set last year at $175.50 per week. No payments made since May 15th.

- You speak English, Mr. Guzman?

- Yes, ma'am.

- Then you understand the agreement you made with this court last year?

- Yes ma'am.

- Then honor it. Provide for your son or go to jail. Those are your options.

Pay the bailiff and you may go. Next.

- Next, 06 dash 419. Ralph Withers versus Mona Harley Withers.

- Uh, yes, we're working on a settlement here, your honor.

- Counselor, you're either ready to try this case or I'll rule for the plaintiff.

Your choice.

- Yes, your honor.

- 517 dash 23 dash 774. Jenson family petitioning the state for termination of foster care.

- The Jensons want to return her to the state's custody.

They feel she requires a situation more fitting for a young adult.

- Mr. Jenson?

- Ma'am.

Ma'am, my wife and I don't want anyone to think

we aren't good citizens or that we don't care.

- No one's suggesting anything of the kind.

- We've tried our very best with Sally.

It's the lying, it's the stealing.

- She took our car. Her and her boyfriend. Uh, twice.

- Is the girl here?

Sally, is that true, did you steal the Jenson's car.

- It's not stealing if you bring it back.

- She took some money, also, your honor. From my wife's purse. 50 bucks.

- I didn't take your stupid money.

- I can't deal with it anymore.

But we've tried our best with Sally, but she just, doesn't make an effort.

She doesn't fit in, you know what I mean?

- Very well, the State Of California assumes custody of Miss Sally Ann Powell until such

time as an appropriate foster family can be secured.

- County homes are at capacity your honor.

- Well, then we'll send her some place else.

Who's here from Child Welfare?

- Not a soul. Pretty much everyone's left.

- Well, this is absurd. The child has to go somewhere.

The court remands Sally Powell the Juvenile Correctional Facility.

We're going to revisit the case in three weeks, right after recess.

- That's it, ma'am.

- Thank you everyone.

- All rise. The court is now in recess.

- I don't know. Putting a minor in jail because foster care is full.

How ridiculous is that?

- It seems like she's got a little petty larceny going on there, too.

- Ah.

- Well, either way, it's only temporary.

- It doesn't matter. Three weeks in there for a 16 year old. Uh uh.

Oh, Millie, please file this before you leave. - Sure.

- And you better get moving, you have some packing to do. And remember...

- I know, sun block.

- Yeah, and no more refrigerator magnets.

Send me a post card instead. Enjoy your vacation.

- Hello beautiful.

Hey. Hello.

- Davis.

- Am I interrupting? - Yes. But come on in anyway.

What are you doing in my courthouse?

- Well, just filed a suit against Med Phase, they screwed up a routine surgery

on a 19 year old woman. Top athlete. It is going to cost them.

- Let me guess, more than enough to send you and your

latest to Tuscany for the entire summer.

- Hey, I'm surprised. Tuscany is unbearable in the summer.

I'm thinking about Tahiti or Bora Bora.

- How come you and I never made it to Tahiti?

- Because you were always too busy with your work.

The law is a jealous mistress.

- So was your secretary, as I recall. [LAUGH]

- Are you free Saturday night? I'm throwing a little party over at the grill.

- Saturday? Yeah, yeah, I could probably stop by.

- Good, there's somebody I want you to meet.

- Heh, [LAUGH] you're not setting me up are you?

- No, God, no. I'm getting married.

- Ah. - Her name is Monica Tejada. She is a civil attorney.

She worked her way through Stanford, two years in justice

and she just got a spot at Johnston Sloan. I think you'll like her.

- She sounds young.

- 28.

- Very young.

- All right, I'm sorry, have I gone about this in the wrong way?

- No, [STAMMERS] not at all. Uh, congratulations. I'd love to come to your party.

- Really? - Yes. - [OVERLAPPING] Good.

- Well, great, who knows, you may even enjoy yourself, huh?

- I, yeah, yeah. Who knows. I, I don't mean to be rude, Davis,

but I've got a lot of work to do.

- Can I give you a little piece of advice?

- Why not?

- Don't send that girl to jail.

I'm sorry, hey, sue me, I was eavesdropping.

Kids that age are vulnerable. They're so easily swayed.

- I know the dangers as well as you do.

But there was no place else to put her.

It's the system.

- Kay. You are the system.

- Davis, I know you mean well, but, I've got a lot of work to do.

- Which is exactly why we never made it to Tahiti.

See you Saturday.

- I see her right over there. Thank you. I know, I know [LAUGH] I'm sorry I'm late.

- You look tired. I understand. The week before recess she had a million cases.

Do they work you too hard?

- I'll survive.

- Thank you.

Speaking of recess, what's your project this year?

- What do you mean?

- You always have a project.

- No I don't [LAUGH] .

- Yes you do. Last year you refinished those old chairs

and the year before that you

stripped your dining room floors and the year before

that, you had bookshelves made for the study.

- What is your point mother?

- How about seeing some actual people?

- You, uh, shouldn't be referring to you and dad by any chance would you?

- Kay, this feud you have is silly.

- It's not a feud mom.

- I don't care what you call it, it's stupid.

- Are we going to eat or argue?

- Honey, what your father did was wrong. [STAMMERS]

- Katy, now don't get upset with your mother, she didn't know I was coming.

I, I looked at her date book.

- I'm sorry, I didn't know.

- Katy. At least help me understand.

- [OVERLAPPING] Okay. You don't understand?

- I asked you for a delay in a case. Judges do that all the time.

- Not for their fathers. And not for some

irrelevant legal matter that could have gotten us both disbarred.

- But you haven't heard my side of the story. At least, let me explain.

- [OVERLAPPING] I don't want to [UNINTELLIGIBLE] look, I'll call you, okay?

- Oh, Kay.

- In regard to Anderson versus Craig, both parties have agreed to new terms of custody

and waive hearing on the 14th. Oh, and Millie, remind me to follow up with the D. A.

on the Nunez case. We also have the Peterson matter which...

- [OVERLAPPING] [MAKES NOISE] I'm sorry your honor, I didn't mean to startle you.

My name's Miranda, I'm a case worker with the Child Welfare office.

- It's late. What do you want?

- I would like to talk to you about Sally Powell.

- Oh, I see. Now, you want to talk. Where were you three hours ago?

- I apologize for that.

- Apologize to Sally. Not me. She's in jail. Because of you.

- [STAMMERS] It's not entirely my fault. My department is on overload right now.

We're understaffed.

- Oh I see, well. Tell me this. What kind of foster family

rejects a girl just for being different?

I don't understand that? Where do you get these families?

- Sally has been through so much already. She is a bright kid, full of promise.

- Wow, I, I'm sure she is. But finding her a home is your responsibility, not mine.

- If you could just help.

- I'll be happy to take a look at her file

and assist you in any way I can. In three weeks.

[doorbell chimes]

- Hi. I, I know it's early but I wanted to make sure you'd be home.

- What are you doing here?

- Making one last plea for Sally.

- Well, I, I've already explained to you...

- [OVERLAPPING] Your honor, in all good conscience, how can either of us complain

about the system if we don't do everything in our power to change it.

Just take a look,

get to know Sally a little. If you see what I see, you'll realize,

she deserves every break we can give her.

- Fine.

- Thank you judge. [STAMMERS] There's just a few pages,

I didn't want to overload you with the whole case history.

- I, I can't promise you anything.

- Don't worry [LAUGH] , I have faith enough for both of us.

- Okay.

- Thank you.

-Bye

- Good morning.

- Morning. Well, visiting hours don't start for another hour.

You can wait over there if you like.

- I'm Judge Katherine Woodbury.

- Sorry, judge. What can I do for you?

- I sent a juvenile over yesterday, temporary custody.

- Name?

- Powell, Sally Ann.

- 43 unit 221 but she's probably out in the yard now.

- Can you take me?

- You want to go back there?

- Yes, I do.

- I don't think that's such a good idea.

- I, I would like to see the prison yard, sergeant. Is that a problem?

- No ma'am. Your honor, no problem at all.

- I would think a stroll in this place would be an effective deterrent.

- Worked for my son. He was acting up so

I brought him down here for the night shift.

And now it's straight As, every semester.

The yard's just out here.

Holly will take you out. Looking for Powell, Sally Ann.

- Thank you.

-[background chatter] I haven't seen her, maybe she's inside.

I didn't ask you. [ALL TALKING AT ONCE]

- She's over there.

- I won. [ALL TALKING AT ONCE]

- Thank you. [ALL TALKING AT ONCE]

- I give up, what are you looking at?

- Good question. What's the book?

- It's how to escape from prison manual.

- Good sense of humor. [LAUGH] It's important, it'll see you through a lot in life.

- Sure done wonders for me so far.

- Nice talking to you.

- Come on come on. [ALL TALKING AT ONCE]

- [remembers Davis] Don't send the girl to jail.

- [remembers Miranda] Sally has been through so much already.

She is a bright kid, full of promise.

- Forget something, judge?

- Hey, you got a form 209A back there somewhere?

- Yes, ma'am I think so.

- Get your California codes.

- Ma'am.

- Please read, welfare and institution, section 385.

- Any order by the court may at any time be modified or set

aside as the presiding judge deems proper.

- Now read section 319.

- The court may order the child to be placed in

the approved home of a non relative for a

period not to exceed 30 juridical days.

- Sign at the bottom and would you please witness.

- Court's releasing Sally Ann Powell to the custody of Katherine A. Woodbury?

- Yes.

- It's a big house. You'll have your own room and bath.

And I expect you to keep them both clean.

You can come and go as you please, but there is a curfew.

10:00 on weekdays and 11:00 on weekends.

I think that's reasonable.

- Come in.

- Do you own this?

- Yes.

- And you live here all by yourself?

- Uh huh.

- You're right, it's big.

Don't you get scared?

- Sometimes.

- But you have a security system, right?

- Uh, absolutely and there's no reason for either of us to be nervous.

- I'm not nervous.

- Here, let me help you.

- I'll do that.

- Fine.

Uh, the closet's here. And you have plenty of room in the chest of drawers.

Your own TV.

- How many channels you got?

- 150 at last count.

Go ahead and unpack and I'll go rustle up some lunch.

Come to the kitchen when you're ready.

- You're in, what, ninth grade?

- Tenth.

- Well I guess there's no point in going to school. It's after 1:00.

- I'm always up for a day off.

- Yeah.

- So, what's this court recess?

- Well, we close down for three weeks every year to catch up on appeals and petitions.

- I get it. You baby-sit me for a while and then drop me off

somewhere on your way back to work. Right?

- Here's the deal. There was no place to put you but jail or my house.

So, you'll stay with me until we can find you another foster family.

- I know what's going to happen. I'm a four time loser already.

- I'm not saying it's going to be easy.

- Then why bother?

- Because it beats the alternative.

- In your opinion.

- Boy you are sure not out to win any popularity contests are you?

- I think I'll go keep my room clean.

- I have a few errands to run. You want to come along?

- I don't think so.

- Can I trust you here alone?

- I don't know. Can you?

- If that's the way it's going to be, fine.

But for someone who stole a car last week, you might want to briefly consider the entire

range of consequences that a judge can bring down on your underage head.

- Fine, I won't run off. Besides, where would I go?

- Fine, I'll see you later this evening.

Miranda. I was just coming to see you.

- Yeah, I just found out what you did for Sally.

Thank you so much. I really appreciate it.

- Well, I'm going to need more than appreciation to get thorough this one.

- Yeah. [LAUGH] Parenting isn't easy.

- Well, I'm hardly her parent, but, uh, if I'm going to battle,

I better be armed so, get me everything you've got on her.

- Okay, I'm, I'm on a break so why don't we grab a cup of coffee.

- Look mom . How beautiful.

Hey, it's Sally. Is Pete around? No, no message.

I'll call him back, thanks. Wait.

Yeah, hi, just, um, when you tell him I called,

will you let him know I'm out. He'll understand.

Thanks.

- Four families in five years. That can't be normal.

- It's not. A lot of foster children stick with one family.

They connect with a parent or a sibling but

Sally never has. Thank you.

- Well, what about when she was younger? Didn't anyone want to adopt her?

- Yeah, she came close when she was three, but the couple stopped the proceedings when the

wife got pregnant. A few years later another couple was

interested, but then they split up.

- Oh, what rotten luck.

- Exactly. The second time Sally was old enough to

understand what was happening. And she took it pretty hard.

That's when she started to shut down.

- No wonder she's so tough.

Don't you have anything that isn't a, a report or an evaluation?

What about a paper she wrote for school?

- No, that's it except for sealed records and I don't have access to them.

- I do.

- Nobody's done this much for Sally.

- Well, right now, I'm her legal guardian.

- Still here.

- So I see. You're a reader.

- It's an escape.

- Yeah, I know what you mean. When I was your age I was never without a book.

What is it, uh, David Copperfield. One of my favorites.

- Yeah, me too.

Well, I have school tomorrow, I should go to bed.

- Good idea.

- Good night, judge.

- Please call me Kay.

- All right. Kay.

- Sleep well. Sally. I'm glad you're here.

-[Sally] I know, I know, I know.

I didn't want any help.

I can do it myself. I'm doing fine. So get out and beat it.

- Sally. - [OVERLAPPING] Please don't go, come back. Please. No.

- [OVERLAPPING] Sally. - Mom. [MAKES NOISE] Mom.

- What is it, what is it, what's wrong.

- [MAKES NOISE] Mom, pleases.

- Wake up, it's a nightmare. Sally, it's okay, it's okay.

[MAKES NOISE] It's just a nightmare. Sally, wake up.

- This isn't really my field. I don't see many kids in my practice

and, uh, without a clinical evaluation, it's tough to say.

- Well it must be something there.

- No evidence of serious illness, I can tell you that.

- What about the nightmares?

- Well, she's got to have someone to talk to. Kids have vivid imaginations.

And this one's hurt because she was abandoned. The clothes, the attitude,

the nightmares, she's acting out because she's all alone in the world.

- She's smart, Michael.

- The test scores certainly indicate that. And so does the behavior.

Bright kids tend to over reach when they're up against a wall.

- Why?

- Because I think they know that they're missing something important.

If you like, I could set up an evaluation, that might be better.

- Thanks. I'll think about it.

- Morning.

- Good morning. Sally, this is Dr. Katsu. He lives next door.

- Hi Sally.

- I was just telling him that you'd be staying here for a while.

The Katsu's have a son, Danny, about your age.

- We'll have to get you two together.

- What kid of doctor are you?

- I'm a psychiatrist.

- So anything do we ever committed?

- [LAUGH] Very funny. We need to get you some breakfast. Thanks for the advice.

- Not a problem.

- In your office there's some pictures of you with some old people.

Are they your parents? [LAUGH]

- Old people? Whoa. My mother would love that.

- So your mom's alive?

- Alive and kicking. My father, too.

- Do they live nearby?

- About 45 minutes away.

- What's that like? Having parents?

- Uh, well, it's, it's wonderful and it's difficult

and it's very, very complicated.

- What do you mean?

- It means I love my mother and father very much,

but sometimes it's hard to be around them.

- Do they love you?

- Too much, I think.

- How can someone love you too much?

- Trust me, it happens.

- No one's ever loved me.

- I bet you're wrong, I bet plenty of people love you.

- Well no one's ever said it to me.

- Well, maybe they're afraid to say it.

- Whatever. Doesn't really matter. I don't care.

- [School yard chatter]

- Sally. Do you remember [STAMMERS] anything about last night?

It was very late and I heard voices coming from your room.

So, I went to check on you.

- I'm going to be late for English period.

- You were talking to someone.

- Big deal, I was sleeping, it was a nightmare.

- No, it wasn't like that. It was, it was more like you were in a trance of some kind.

- I was in a trance. And I was talking to someone. Who was I talking to?

- Your mother.

- I don't have a mother.

- You were pleading with her, she wanted you to do something.

- And why would I want to do something for my mother?

Huh, why would I even want to talk to my mother, Kay?

- Sally, please. - No, she abandoned me. She dumped me like I was garbage.

- Sally, just, okay, let me just talk to you a minute.

- Wake up people. Who can tell me what's really going on here? Nobody eat breakfast?

Come on you guys. If all George and Martha ever wanted was to have a child, how could

George just kill their son off? What is the playwright trying to say here?

Did anyone read the play?

- Did, uh, George and Martha need marriage counseling? [LAUGH]

- Sally. Help me out here.

- Couldn't have children. - Sorry.

- They couldn't have a family. So they made one up.

- Good, that's right. Don't forget everybody,

there's an essay due on Thursday which you have to

read the play in order to write it. Enjoy your lunch.

- So you want to cut class?

- Nah.

- Then again the mind's a terrible thing to waste.

- That's what I hear. What are you doing here?

- Looking for you. Where'd they dump you this time?

- You wouldn't believe me if I told you.

- Who cares. You're out of jail.

- And I have some good news. I got us some money.

- What do you mean?

- Getting out of here, going to San Francisco like we talked about. Now we can afford it.

- How much you get?

- You'll see.

- Come on, [SOUNDS LIKE] Sal, how much?

- I'll tell you after School. It's going to be great.

- Right.

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Can I help you?

- Yes you can. I have something to sell.

These wouldn't be stolen would they?

- My grandmother gave them to me.

- All right, if you say so.

- James Powell and his wife had a little girl. And they moved into a house in Solvang.

He was studying architecture and she wanted to be a school teacher.

When Sally was nine months old they were walking along Pacific Coast Highway.

A drunk driver jumped the curb. James's back was broken in three places.

His wife was killed. She was no older than you.

- You're 18?

I am.

I'll say, uh, 200 bucks.

-[Kay] James tried to raise Sally for over a year by himself with a broken back.

But this letter in the file, to whom it may concern.

I cannot give Sally what she deserves and I want her to have the best life possible.

Maybe we'll meet again when she is mature enough to forgive an old man

for not measuring up when he was young. Until then, make sure she knows

how much her dad loves her. Sincerely, James T. Powell, Junior.

- Poor man.

- Do you have any idea how important it would be for Sally to know that her dad cares?

- Every child needs to know that.

- 200 bucks.

- I couldn't come up with anything, on her mother, her,

her name appears on the birth certificate but I, I can't read it.

- Is it Margaret or Marjorie.

- No telling and it's the only place her name appears. It's not on any of the other forms.

- Well, that's because she was already dead when the foster home proceedings began.

Here's a cemetery plot. Uh, Mr. and Mrs. James T. Powell, Junior, Rose Hills Cemetery.

It's right here in San Diego. Bet you'd find the mother there.

- Oh, it's the dad who I'm interested in.

- You think he's still around?

- I've already checked the phone book and gone online but there's no local listing.

Next stops the county clerk. I'm going to look for a business license.

Maybe he opened shop as an architect.

- Maybe James Powell doesn't want to be reunited with his daughter.

You ever think about that?

- They're family. They belong together.

- 200 bucks is not nearly enough.

- No it's not.

Just take a little more, she's rich, she won't even miss it.

This is our chance to get out. No more foster homes, no more people taking us in so

they can get another government check.

Come on, Sal, it's the only way we'll get out of here.

- Powell, Powell, Powell. Here we go. What'd you say his first name was?

- James.

- James T. Junior?

- Yes.

- So what's the story on this, just wait till later?

- Don't push me, okay?

- Sure, whenever you're ready. But sooner's better.

- You Sally?

- Yeah, who are you?

- Danny Katsu.

- The shrink's kid?

- Yeah. [LAUGH] My dad told me about you.

- Yeah, I'll bet. You go to Sun Briar?

- Uh huh.

- How come I've never seen you there?

- Something tells me we run in different crowds. [LAUGH]

- So, what do you do for fun?

- I got a chess set in the backyard.

- Do the cops know? [LAUGH]

- [overheard] Those'll grow good in your backyard. I think so, yeah.

Uh huh, yeah, so, um, I don't know I thought just different colors. Yellow instead of...

Yeah. You do such a good job.

- That's a black Australian tree fern. Pulled it off the truck this morning.

- Oh, I don't need anything really. I was just looking.

- Well, if you have any questions, just let me know, bye.

- Actually, I do have a questions. I need some work done at my house, some landscaping.

Could you help me with that? - Absolutely.

Why don't you step into my office and tell me about your property.

Excuse the mess.

- That's okay. - I've only been meaning to clean it up for

about ten years now. [LAUGH]

I'm Jim, I'm sorry, what's your name?

- Woodbury, Katherine Woodbury.

- Why does that sound familiar?

- I'm a judge.

- That's right, you're tough.

- Only on the bad guys.

- Well, I'll make sure I watch my step.

Okay so, um, what kind of place you have judge?

- Kay, please. I have a Spanish style home in Coronado.

- Well, it's beautiful there. I, I do a lot of work in that area.

- I thought maybe I could add some boxwoods along my property line.

- Boxwoods are great. They grow kind of thick.

You'd be walling yourself off from the rest of the world if that's what you want.

- Maybe not.

- Well, let's see if I got some to show you.

- Checkmate.

- Hey, you're pretty good. Don't take this the wrong way,

but most girls don't really get chess. [LAUGH]

- What's that supposed to mean?

- It's not the most feminine game. I mean,

seems to be more compelling for guys who like to smoke pipes.

- One of my foster parents taught me. And for your information,

I prefer generic cigarettes to a pipe. [LAUGH]

- How was that, living in a foster home?

- It's actually okay. Once you get used to it.

Though you never do get comfortable. Never know when it's going to be time to leave.

- It must be hard.

- Yeah, I guess, but you get by, you know.

Sit here and dwell on how difficult my life is.

But it won't really make any difference so, you know, you just go with it.

So, are you up for another game or are you tired of losing to a girl? [LAUGH]

- Bring it on. You are going down. [LAUGH]

- I'll call you in a day or two. I just need a little time to picture all the changes.

- No problem, you take your time.

- Thank you for your help. I like your ideas very much.

- Okay, see you later.

- You bet ya.

- There's something you need to see.

They played four games. She's won three.

- Ah.

- Danny's the president of the chess club and she beat him.

- Morning.

- Good morning. You stayed awfully late at the Katsu's last night.

- Danny said I couldn't leave until he beat me two games in a row.

I finally had to let him win.

- How would you like to be my date to a party tonight?

- What kind of party?

- It's a nice one. You'll need a new dress.

- I don't have any dresses.

- That's okay, we'll go shopping. - Well.

- Is this what you're looking for?

- You went through my stuff?

- It was sticking out, staring at me. I don't know under what circumstances that came off

but you can probably imagine how I might feel about that sort of thing.

- And I bet you're going to tell me, aren't you?

- It's your body, Sally, you're a big girl and I'm not your mother.

[doorbell chimes]

All actions have consequences. You know?

- Yeah, I get it, okay?

- Oh my...

- What? - It's nothing, it's nobody.

- Nobody rang the bell. You're so nervous. Wouldn't be a guy by any chance would it?

- Yeah, as a matter of fact.

- Good morning. - Good morning.

- Uh, I know it's early but I thought I'd come by

and take a look at your backyard and try and come up with some ideas.

- Sure, no problem, come on in.

- Thank you.

- Sally, this is Jim. He's going to be doing some landscaping work for me.

- Sally. I've always loved that name.

- Hi.

- Nice to meet you.

- Nice to meet you, too. I guess.

- So how many children do you have?

- Sally's not my daughter. She's a friend.

- Kay doesn't have any children. She's single.

- Divorced, actually.

- Um, I'm just going to be out back taking some measurements if that's okay.

- Oh, sure, take as long as you'd like. Uh, Sally and I were just [LAUGH] going shopping.

- You guys have a good time.

- Kay has a boyfriend.

- Shut up, I do not.

Ah, what do you think?

What do you think?

- Ew. - What?

- Come on Kay, I'm only 16. I'm not ready to look like you yet.

Let's go over there.

So, what do you think?

- Uh, it's a party, Sally, not a rock concert.

- Go ahead, try it on.

- Oh, no thank you, I don't think it's me.

- It's an original Meldoney. My boyfriend gave me one for Christmas.

- Okay.

- Can't keep them in stock.

- Huh. I like it.

Perfect.

- They're going to love that down at the courthouse. No, don't, it looks good..

- Really?

- Yeah, you should get it.

- No.

- Come on, Kay, when was the last time you bought yourself something fun?

You know, you actually look kind of cool in that jacket.

- Thanks, I think.

- What?

- Well, are you saying that I wasn't cool before the jacket?

- Well.

- Well what?

- No, you just, you look more relaxed. It's a good thing.

- Thank you then.

[PHONE RINGS] Excuse me. Hello. Hi, mom.

No, no, I'm shopping. It's okay. You guys are working this from every angle aren't you?

Please, please, don't start with me. Okay, I'll, I'll tell Davis that dad isn't feeling

well. Bye. Can't believe it. - What?

- My ex husband invited my parents to his party tonight.

- So?

- [LAUGH] He knows that my dad and I aren't speaking.

- Why aren't you speaking to your dad?

- Long story.

- Come on.

- Six months ago his firm filed a wrongful death suit against the power company.

Some problems developed and they needed time to redirect the case.

So he approached me, exparte,

that means outside the courtroom and asked me for a favor, a delay.

- And did you give it to him?

- I told him if he ever approached me again,

I'd report him to the California Bar Association.

What he asked about was inappropriate, unethical and illegal.

- One little favor.

- This wasn't just a, a mistake, it was a crime.

- Did he apologize?

- He tried to.

- Did anyone get hurt?

- No.

- Well, then, forget it, he's your dad.

- It's not that simple.

- Sure it is. You'd rather be right than be with your parents.

You've got your priorities all screwed up.

- My priorities are fine.

- Come on, being right all the time gets lonely. Admit it.

- I do not have to be right all the time.

- You mean like now? Cut people some slack, you take this judge thing way too seriously.

- Sally? - Yeah?

- Do you know much about your birth parents?

- No. And I don't want to.

- Well, aren't you just a little bit curious?

- I don't want to talk about this, okay, I told you that before.

- Well, there may be more to the story than you know.

Maybe your mom and dad hated to give you up. Maybe they didn't have any other choice.

- I mean it.

- All right, look, I won't bring it up again, I promise. I'm sorry.

- I want to do my own hair.

- And we should get ready. What do you think?

- You're going to wear that?

- Basic black, it's classic.

- Yeah, but you wear black, like, every day to work. Don't you have anything jazzier?

- [LAUGH] Jazzy is not my style.

- Come on, Kay, this is your ex husband's party. You have to look hot.

- Wait a minute, I haven't accessorized yet.

That's odd. Could have sworn I put my grandmother's brooch in here.

- Yeah, well, you know, you don't want to wear anything your grandmother gave you.

You know, you need something flashy. Trust me, that dress needs it.

- Yeah.

- Well, I'm going to get ready myself.

- You look gorgeous. - No.

- No, I mean it, Sally. You're a beautiful young woman.

- What are you doing here?

- Just checking in, I hadn't heard from you yet.

[MAKES NOISE] Man, that dress, it's...

- You have to go.

- Why, where are you off to?

- I'll tell you later, please just go.

- Did you get us more stuff?

- Just get out of here, please.

- What's your problem? What happens next week or next month

or she gets tired of you, you end up in another foster home.

- I can't believe you.

- I'm the one who's been with you through all these years. - Not.

- What are you doing? Stop it. Are you all right?

- Yeah, absolutely.

- Who is that creep?

- Just a friend.

- Oh, nice to see you.

- Good evening.

- Excuse me, be right back.

- A really big house.

- Oh. Davis. Good to see you.

- Thank you. - Happy to be here.

- Oh, it's good to see you. And who is this?

- This is Sally Powell. Sally, this is...

- Davis Woodbury. Your honor's favorite ex husband.

- It's nice to meet you.

- Yeah, very nice to meet you. Sally are you hungry?

I've got a ton of food out here and attack it. There's so much.

You know, my source at the courthouse told me that

you'd taken custody of her, I don't believe it.

- Oh, don't give me any grief, Davis, not after your little reunion plot with my parents.

- Kay, look, I know what I said in your chambers.

Uh, Sally is on your docket. You're her judge.

Have you thought through this?

- I'm a judge half the time. The other time I'm a private citizen.

I can adopt a child any time I want.

- Well, adopt.

- Oh, you know what I mean.

- Whoa, whoa, [STAMMERS] wait, wait, wait. This coming from a woman who

I married who never wanted to have a child.

Suddenly is thinking about adopting a teenage girl?

- Davis, did you invite me here for a lecture or a party?

- I'm sorry.

- Champagne?

- I'm, I'm concerned.

- Well, I appreciate that but, uh, I know what I'm doing.

- If you say so. Would you like something to drink?

- Love it. - All right.

- Hope I'm not interrupting.

- Oh, no, no, not at all. Kay, I'd like you to meet the future Mrs. Davis Woodbury.

- Monica Tejada. It's a real pleasure to meet you, Judge Woodbury.

- Uh, call me Kay please.

- I want to thank you so much for coming tonight. I know it means an awful lot to Davis.

- In the meantime, if you need any tips on how

to handle Davis, I kept extensive notes.

- Well, I've kept quite a diary going myself.

- [LAUGH] He's a handful, that's for sure.

But, hang in there, he's worth it.

- Oh, my. I'm sorry.

- Don't worry about it, it's all right.

- Are you okay?

- Yeah, I'm fine.

- You're not fine at all, Sally.

- How do you know my name?

- I know quite a bit about you.

- Are you a friend of Kay's?

- I like Kay very much. She's a good person.

You're a good person, too, Sally.

- No I'm not.

I took something that wasn't mine. It belonged to Kay.

- Sally, look at me.

You are a kind and wonderful person.

You're just afraid and there's no reason to be afraid.

- I know who you are.

- I'm someone who cares about you very much.

- I don't believe it. You're here.

- I've always been with you. You know that.

- But now I can see you.

- Everything's going to be better now, isn't it? Everything's going to change.

- You're right. Everything will change. And everything will get better if you let it.

But you have to open your heart, Sally. You have to learn to forgive.

'Cause if you trust and forgive, you will be happy.

- I can do that. If you stay here with me.

- I will never leave you. I promise. I promise.

- Sally? Who were you talking to?

- She was just right here.

- Are you all right?

- I'm a little dizzy.

- Yeah, I can smell how dizzy you are. Let's go. Let me help you.

- [PHONE RINGS] Hello.

- Kay

- Mom? What, what is it? What's wrong?

- I'm at the hospital with your father. He's had a heart attac.

- I'm on my way.

Sit here.

- Oh, Katherine, good.

- How is he?

- We don't know yet. And we're waiting for the test results.

Honey, who's that?

- Sally. - Who?

- She's a foster child.

- Who's foster child?

- Mine. When do we get the test results?

- The, the doctor says we might have to wait a couple of hours.

- Hi.

- Oh boy. I really must be sick if you're here.

- You stop that. You're going to be perfectly fine.

- [LAUGH] Is that your diagnosis? Or the doctor?

- Just rest. Just, please, that's all you have to do. Just rest.

- Thanks for coming, Katy girl. Are, are you still angry with me?

- Come on, dad.

- Kate, I made a mistake. But I never meant to hurt you. I just didn't think.

I'll make it up to you. I love you, Katy.

- Just rest, okay. And we'll talk about all of this later, I promise.

Tell you what, we'll go to dinner, just the two of us,

we'll go to that, uh, the Italian restaurant

that you love, uh...

- Manzanetti.

- That's it. You and I will have dinner at Manzanetti's, my treat.

- And we'll talk.

- We've given him all the usual tests and everything's fine.

But just in case we'd like to keep him here for observation.

- Observation.

- We just want to be on the safe side. Really you have nothing to worry about.

Your father's as strong as an ox. He isn't going anywhere.

- Is there anything we need to be doing?

- Yes. You should go home and get some rest.

- Thank you doctor.

- Don't let him do too much too fast. You know how he gets.

- Don't worry, I'll take care of him. Uh, what are you going to do about this one?

- Uh, I'm not sure. I think she stole gram's brooch.

- What?

- It's not where I put it and there's some other things missing, too.

- Have you confronted her?

- No. Not yet.

- Honey, are you sure you really want to do this?

- I don't know. I, I don't know what I want to do at this point.

Mom, I'm, I'm sorry I stayed angry for so long.

- Don't apologize.

- No, I shouldn't have been so pig headed about it.

- You're here now. That's all that matters.

- You're right. [LAUGH]

- I'm always right.

- Do you have any aspirin?

- The cabinet by the stove. I didn't expect to see you up right so soon.

- I promised Danny Katsu I'd go roller skating with him.

- How do you feel?

- Sick to my stomach with a killer headache.

- Good.

- I screwed up, didn't I?

- Yep, you did.

- I'm sorry. I guess I was just nervous.

- Well, at least you learned a lesson.

[knocking]

- Morning, ready to roll?

- In a sec.

- Are you sure you're up to this?

- I could use some fresh air.

- Call me if you're going to be late.

- Thanks, bye.

- See you later.

[doorbell chimes]

- Jim. - Hi.

- Hi.

- I'm guessing you didn't get my message. I just said I'd stop by with some drawings today.

- I'm sorry, things have been kind of hectic and I haven't even checked my machine.

- Oh, well, [LAUGH] we can do this another time.

- No, no, no, no. Come on in. It's fine.

Would you, uh, like some coffee or something?

- Oh, no, no, thank you. I'm okay. I mean, if this isn't a good time, I can come back.

- No, I'm just tired. I was at the hospital all night. My father's ill.

- Well, I hope he's okay.

- Yeah, he's, he's holding his own. You know what? I'm glad you're here.

[LAUGH] How did you get into landscaping?

- Actually I wanted to be an architect. But I had an accident and I had to leave school.

Well, I had this buddy that was starting a landscaping project

and I just fell in love with it. You know, its like life,

you nurture some things, you ignore the others.

It's all about choices, right?

- Yeah, [LAUGH] it's funny you say that about choices.

Because I made a big one recently. And it's really turned out great.

You know Sally? - Yeah, the girl that's living with you, right?

- Well, actually, she's a foster child and she's really smart and terrific.

Which isn't to say that she doesn't have problems because we all do.

[LAUGH] You know, I'm, [LAUGH] I'm rambling. I'm sorry.

But, the poor kid's really been through a lot, kind of kicked from pillar to post.

She's never known what it's like to have a real family.

- That's a shame.

- Yeah, yeah it is because there's something really special about her.

Before I met her, I, I thought I had the answer to everything.

But she's made me question myself and I think that's good.

- Definitely. Okay, here we go.

- I, I give up. I'm tired and confused and

I don't know any other way to do this but just tell you.

- Tell me what, Kay?

- Sally's not just a foster child. She's your daughter.

- What?

- It's true. She's your little girl.

She had no place to go so I took her in and then I found out that you were her father.

I'm sorry, I know this must be a shock.

- Does she know? [STAMMERS] Does she know who I am?

- No, she has no idea.

- Oh, I, I, I have to go. Okay.

- I'm serious, you did really well for a beginner. [LAUGH]

- Thanks, it was fun.

- Yeah. It was. So, um, you want to play chess a little later?

- Sure.

Kay, I'm back in one piece.

- You must have been curious. You must have thought about her.

- Of course I thought about her.

- Well, then, why didn't you try to find her?

- Because it doesn't matter, she already hates me.

- How could she hate you, she doesn't even know you.

- Kay, what do you want me to do, march in there with

16 years worth of birthday presents and beg for forgiveness?

- Of course not.

- Look, I failed her. Okay, I gave up my own flesh and blood because I was scared and weak.

- No one's judging you.

- Look, I don't care what anybody else thinks about me, I know what I did was wrong.

- Give her a chance. Sally's a terrific kid. You'll be proud of her. I know.

- You just don't get it, do you?

- Yes, I do. I know you made a mistake but you're lucky.

Because you have a chance to correct it. Jim,

you have a remarkable daughter who needs a father.

She deserves a second chance and so do you.

- Kay, where are you?

- What must she think of me?

- Oh my God.

You liar.

- I can't, I, I can't do it. Kay, I can't fix what's wrong with her.

I mean, I wouldn't know where to start.

- What's wrong with her is she doesn't have a dad around to talk to.

- It's too late, okay? Come on, just happens.

- She's your daughter, she's your responsibility.

- You had no right.

- Sally.

- What's going on? Why'd you want to meet me here?

[LAUGH] San Francisco, open your golden gates.

- Let's just get out of here, now.

- Na uh, you stay here. You're a minor, remember.

[making call]

- Come on, come on. Pick up.

- [phone ringing] Put it all in the bag.

Now.

Don't even think about it.

All right, all right. All right, all right, hey.

[STAMMERS] That's all I got, that's it, that's it.

All I got, that's all I got. That's all I got, all right?

- All right.

- Oh my God, what did you do?

- We needed some money, and I got us some.

- Did you hurt anyone?

- GO He's got a gun

- Sally.

Did you get a license number? - Yeah, I got it.

- Well, then call the police.

- You're an idiot. What were thinking?

- Ow. Stop it, I can't see.

- You're crazy. Are you out of your mind? You got to get me out of here please.

You're driving like a maniac.

- [OVERLAPPING] God, would you calm down?

- Get me out of this car, let me out right now.

- [OVERLAPPING] Sally, calm down.

- I want out of this car now.

- Okay.

- Get me out of this car right now.

- What is wrong with you? - I never want to see you again.

- I just did this for us.

Here, here, have a nice life. Look, I'm out of here.

- We'll let you know as soon as we hear anything.

If you give me your cell phone number then, uh, I'll call you right away.

- Kay.

- Excuse me. Oh, thank God.

Are you all right? He didn't hurt you.

- No. But he took all the money from your jewelry.

- Oh, forget the jewelry, it's okay.

- I'm so sorry.

- It's okay.

- No, it's not, I stole your stuff.

- You stole it because you were angry with me and you had every right to be.

What I did was wrong. I should have told you about your father.

I'm so sorry, Sally.

- He left, didn't he?

- He's scared. People run when they're scared.

- Do you think he's going to be back?

- I don't know.

- Pardon me, judge. Is everything okay here?

- Yeah.

- She's fine officer. Thank you.

- I'll need to talk to you when you're done.

- Am I going back to jail?

- Oh, don't worry about it. We'll take care of it.

- Thank you.

What's wrong with me, Kay?

- There's nothing wrong with you.

- Yes, there is.

- No, there's not.

- No matter where I go or what I do, I always end up alone.

I don't fit in anywhere.

- Oh, that's not true. You fit just perfectly right here.

- You're coming aren't you?

- Are you sure?

- Absolutely. She'll want to see you, too.

- Kay. Over here.

Hey, mom, it's me.

Oh, sorry I didn't come to see you sooner,

but, uh, now that I know where you are, I'll come a lot more often.

I promise. I'm doing a lot better, just like you said I would.

And Kay's taking really good care of me.

I think about you all the time, mom.

- It's okay.

- Kay.

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