All language subtitles for Better Half.en

(murmuring)

- [Announcer] Please stand
clear, the doors are closing.

(pensive music)

(bell ringing)

- [Tony] Every time someone

drops a dime on you it costs me
a 20.

- [Kalen] Nobody asked
you to come down here.

- I thought I was the one
person who was supposed

to give a damn.

- It's not mine.

- That's not gonna wash Kalen,
do better.

- It's not.

- What happens if you get
caught dealing dope again?

What happens, Kalen?

- I lose my juvie status.

- And how many times
is a probation officer

gonna let you slide?

- None.

- That's right.

Because the more kids he
locks up the less work

he has to do so tell me
Kalen, am I wasting my time?

- No.

Alright man.

- Alright what?

- I won't carry no more.

- And why not?

- 'Cause the only person
I have to impress is you.

- And who else?

- And myself.

- It's your last pass Kalen.

But you gotta step it up man.

Just get through the
spring and you're away

to cop at State.

You can do this.

- It's just herb, you know?

It's not like it's crack or
nothin'.

- Well, until herb is legal
nationwide,

do me a favor.

Handle your business where
even God'll have trouble

finding you.

(bell ringing)

(light music)

- [Leo] Sean.

- Oh, sorry.

What were you saying?

- Hiring practices.

How many minority hires
did Larson Electronics

have in the last year?

- None.

- How about promotions?

- Three.

They were Mexicans and a black
guy.

That's good, right?

- It's something.

Sean, we agreed that your family
business

has accumulated quite a few PR
problems

over the last few years and
a bad business reputation

can't be rebuilt overnight.

We're gonna have to really work
at this.

- I understand.

- I think that the public
can be very forgiving but

they can also sniff out
insincerity so...

- I am!

We are sincere.

And that's where your
campaign comes in, right?

It's really good Leo.

- I just want you to know
that we have a lot of work

ahead of us.

- Right, I know.

- And your father, he's
on board with all of this?

- Yeah, of course.

I mean he will be, I just
wanted to get a handle on things

first, I wanted to have all
of his questions considered

before I spring it on him.

I wanted to get this head start

and that's where your campaign
comes in.

It is really good, Leo.

- Yeah Sean, it's a good start.

(light music)

(knocking)

- Hey Nicky, you text me?

(glass breaking)

Can I come in mijo?

What happened to your eye,
Carla?

- [Javier] She fell!

- So you and Carla both
fell off something today.

(mumbles)

- Don't look at me like it's my
fault.

Well this time it's not my
fault!

- It's okay.

Hey Nicky, why don't you take
your mom across the hall,

visit the Guzmans, get
some ice for her face.

Go on, I wanna talk to your
papi.

- Hey.

- It's okay.
- Where are you going?

Where to you think you're going?

- It's okay, it's okay, I'll
take care of everything.

- [Javier] Where are you going,
huh?

- You don't look at them.

- Where are they going?

- You don't look at them, you
look at me.

- Ay, they listen to me.

I'm the man, eh?

- Feel like a man to beat up a
woman, hmm?

- Listen--

- What about you is like a man?

- I had to slap some sense into
my son.

- Beat the shit out of you!

- Stop, stop, stop, stop.

(crying)

Please stop.

Just bring my family back,
I want to see my boy.

- Here's what we're gonna do.

We're gonna get you some coffee,

we're gonna call your sponsor,

and then we're gonna have a
talk.

Man to man.

Again.

(light music)

- Ralph, your fourth quarter
earnings

are gonna be through the roof.

- Chelsea, you know I can turn
your annual giving around.

- Making changes in your
portfolio now could--

- Just take a look at them,
that's all I'm asking.

- Ralph, put her on the phone.

- Shirley, I was happy to send
them.

- Charles Kessler has been
providing sound financial advice

to the DC business community
for four years now.

- Well maybe Brad will be ready
to hear

about some new strategies by the
time

those tulips blossom.

- How did you hear about our
firm?

- Exactly.

- Joe Burgess?

Tell 'em about the new
small business incentives.

- Yep.

- How is big Joey?

- Well you want to get in before
those new

small business incentives
expires.

- Really?
- Evan, it's Leo Kessler

returning for Ms. Augustine
Pierce.

Thank you, yes, happy holidays.

We're in the books for late
March.

- Yes!
(slaps)

March?

It takes her three months to
return

then we have to wait another
three

just for a grip and grin?

- Are you trying to tell
me now that you don't think

she's gonna be worth the wait?

- Are you sick?

Of course she is, but three
months?

It's just rude.

- Don't worry, we're gonna get
her.

- We got this.

(tense music)

(breathing heavily)

- Yeah, I'm on my way.

- [Leo] We don't have to go.

- Yes, we do.

- We're gonna be late.

- I am leaving right now.

- Okay.

(phone ringing)

(phone ringing)

- [Tony] I'm gonna have to meet
you there.

- No way, no, I am not going
without you.

- [Tony] I'm gonna be late.

- [Leo] Like I said.

- Senorita.

(speaking foreign language)

I'm gonna have to call you back.

- [Randy] When I hired you

it was not for indentured
servitude.

- [Trav] Yeah, whose idea
was that leash anyway?

- It was his, but then Heidi
thought it was a great idea.

- Of course she did,
that way she doesn't have

to lift a finger with follow
ups.

- You do realize you're
wasted in that job?

You're young, you're
smart, honey you could do

so much better.

- Where have I heard that
before?

- Don't you start.

- He just wants to make sure

that you turn that sad
clinic into a hospital.

Right or wrong?

- You're almost there too.

- 10 days and it's official.

- Tony and Randy are doing good
things for the whole world,

unlike some of us.

- Jealousy does not become you
dear.

- Oh please, what does a
life strategist even do?

I bet Randy doesn't even know.

- What I do...

(laughing)

What I do varies exponentially
depending on the client.

It can't be summed up
with something so vague

like trying to save the world.

- Come on, come on, lay off St.
Tony.

- Okay fine.

Michael, have you asked
that geologist out yet?

- Come on, you guys know
I don't date my students.

(laughing)
- What?

He must be a graduate by now.

- And he was never your student.

- Okay I know I just can't take

that kind of rejection right
now.

No seriously, let Prince
Charming

come chasing after me for a
change.

- Leo, I have an amazing idea.

Why don't you set up one
of your famous fundraisers?

Find Mike a man.

- I'm afraid my schedule
doesn't really allow

for any community service right
now.

(laughing)

- Of course not because you and
Tony

already found each other.

- And I thought he was gonna
grow old

dating his left hand.

- Wow, dinner parties,
always a classy affair.

- Well it is true.

- It is true.
- It is true.

- You guys do know how
embarrassing this is for me,
right?

- Why do you think he does it?

- So, how blue were Tony's balls

when you finally got to them?

- Actually more of a teal.

- Do not encourage this.

- Oh speaking of encouragement,

that beautiful creature

has finally given me his phone
number.

- Ooh, the guy from
the Cheesecake Factory?

- The one he's been stalking.

- Yes.

That is the one.

I think he was just waiting
for the right moment.

- Yeah, to leave the country.

- [Randy] Anyway he's really
into me now.

- I'd be into you too
if you tipped me 50%.

- [Randy] I had to get
his attention somehow.

- Yeah because making
me call you Dr. Stervid

totally wasn't working.

- Look who's jealous.

- I'm just looking out
for your heart, darling.

Besides, my gaydar tells
me he's a republican.

- I could be into log cabins.

Open fires.

Venison.

Maybe some chianti.

(laughing)

(soft music)

- You were quiet tonight.

Something happen at work?

- Mm mm, we agreed, no shop
talk.

- It's Christmas, you get a
pass.

Come on, spill.

- Well.

Javier's drinking is getting
worse

so it's only a matter of time
before he goes after Nicky.

- Tony, you can't help anyone
who won't help themselves.

- I know.

- I mean if Carla won't
leave the bastard--

- I know.

Somebody left a baby today at
St. Agnes.

- What do you mean left a baby?

- St. Agnes is a safe haven
center.

So women can surrender their
infants,

no questions asked.

This girl, she gave birth
on the street somewhere,

in this cold.

It's a premie Leo, I mean he's
barely bigger than my hand.

- Oh.

You did have a shitty day.

- Should have seen Shannon.

She got his little heart
going after it stopped.

And she threaded this IV
into the tiniest little

umbilical cord I have ever seen.

She's amazing.

I named him Dylan.

Even Shannon doesn't
think he's gonna make it.

- Tis the season for miracles.

- Aren't you the closet
optimist?

- Tell no one.

Come here.

(phone ringing)

Don't get it.

Come here.

No no no no no no.

(phone ringing)

- I'm sorry, I have to.

- No, no Tony--

- I have to, I'm sorry.

Ho ho ho, I come bearing
some extra Christmas cheer

for my favorite clinic staff.

- [Stoney] How cheerful?

- End of shift strength.

- That's what I'm talking about.

- Thank you for covering
on such short notice.

- Wild reindeers couldn't keep
me away.

Merry Christmas.

- Merry Christmas.

- Hey, Feliz Navidad Tony.

- Feeling better today Javi?

- Oh, much better.

Things got crazy, out of hand,
but Carla

is coming home with me now

and I'm going to make it
up to her, and Nicky too.

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

Carla might have a concussion,
she--

- She's fine.

Dr. Duvall already signed off on
her.

What are you doing here Parra?

- Bruno backed out at the last
minute.

- Gracias Tony.

- How can you let them leave
with him?

- They're his family.

- Javier's the one who put
her here in the first place.

- No, you put her here, without
sufficient authorization.

- We cannot let Carla keep
returning

to the same dangerous situation.

- She's afraid of her
husband she can sign up

for a spot in a shelter,

right after she names him as her
batterer.

Until then, this is a
hospital, not a hotel.

- Merry fricking Christmas.

- Okay, can we get this over
with?

- Yeah.

(children babbling)

- Can we go now?

- Christmas is for kids, Leo.

- So we can go now.

- Yes, we can go now.

- You don't want to
double triple extra check

on your precious Christmas baby?

Oh I just reminded you
of that baby, didn't I?

- We're keeping him.

He's our very first NICU
patient.

- Tony, you left so early this
morning

I didn't get a chance to ask--
- Tony.

I'm so glad I caught you.

- What's up Shannon?

- Oh we were just about to
leave, right?

- I know you're technically on
vacation.

- No, he's actually on vacation

so could you find someone else?

- Leo, jeez, we're gonna spend
the first 45 minutes today

in traffic anyway.

What's up?

- Miss Jensen from earlier
today.

- Yes.

(mumbles)

- She, oh my god.

I am so sorry.

- What for?

(gentle music)

- I'm just, I'm gonna go.

- Shannon, what are you doing?

Shit.

What are you doing?

- Trying to get your attention.

I was thinking instead
of going to New York,

why don't we keep driving
and go to Vermont?

Maybe go boarding, maybe get
married?

I know we could just go to city
hall

but I'm trying for the
whole Prince Charming thing.

Okay not the response I was
expecting.

- Are you sure?

- I have decided to let you
be sure enough for both of us.

- No.

Not this time.

You have to want this as much as
I do.

That's the only way this is
gonna work.

That's the only way any marriage
works.

So do you?

It's okay, I can wait.

- It's yours either way.

You still wanna go to Vermont?

- We can practice being
newlyweds.

- Bring the suit.

So where's the back door to this
place?

(heart beating)

- [Tony] Tis the season for
miracles.

- Come on.

- [Nelson] I'm beginning
to think you only wanted me

for my uniform.

- Not just the uniform,
you're a great role model.

You're a cop, you're a dad.

How are the kids anyway?

- Debbie won't let 'em call me.

- Such bullshit.

You're their father, you have
rights.

What does the lawyer say?

- I had more rights before
they moved to Chicago.

- What you could do is a--

- Tony, don't help.

- So you're over looking at
houses?

- Man, you were just all
ambitious

after you got that boy to
propose to you.

- It's the American dream, isn't
it?

The house, 2.3 kids...

- And a German shepherd?

You know he's not a family man.

- He will be.

(speaking foreign language)

Javi.

(speaking foreign language)

Slow down.

(knocking)

DC PD, open up.

- Javi it's Tony bro.

- [Javier] Get the hell out of
here.

- [Carla] Javier, I said no.

- Leave Mom alone.
(slaps)

- Hey!
(speaking foreign language)

- That's enough!
(speaking foreign language)

(coughing)

You're under arrest
for child endangerment,

aggravated assault, and
anything else I can think of

on the way to the station.

- Hey.
- You okay?

- It's not my fault.

- Can you open your eyes?

Good.
- It's not my fault!

Tony, tell them it's not my
fault!

(shouting)

- You'll be fine.

- Ms. Pierce, your family
enjoys such an enviable position

at this edge of the District's
charitable donation scene.

I'd like to assist in
continuing that Pierce legacy

of generosity towards the
underrepresented

and disenfranchised
members of our community.

- My mother didn't give
much thought as to whom

she gave our money to before
she signed the checks.

Downtrodden or otherwise.

That is a family legacy
I will not continue.

- Well of course, I think
we all want to be sure

that our donations are going to
where

they'll do the most good.

Thank you.

- So.

What else?

- I'm sorry?

- You've just recited my
mother's eulogy verbatim.

What else do you know?

- Well your family originally
comes from West Virginia.

You've been married twice

and you're currently going
through your second divorce.

Your future ex-husband
is suing for custody

of your 15 year old daughter
from your first marriage

and perhaps we shouldn't
be discussing this.

- On the contrary I think
this is your perfect time.

Have you ever been involved
with a married woman,

Mr. Kessler?

- No ma'am.

- Any illegitimate children out
there?

Recreational drug habits?

- Of course not.

- Uncomfortable?

- I wouldn't say uncomfortable--

- I'm surprised because these
are intrusive questions.

- And I apologize for being
indelicate.

- When something is common
knowledge,

the public, the press,
they all think it's just

perfectly okay to be indelicate.

I'm tired of finding out
about people after the fact,

Mr. Kessler.

I need to know who I'm dealing
with, really know them.

- I understand completely.

- Good.

Then you'll understand
that it's going to take

more than a cup of camomile
to get me to hand over

my checkbook.

- Hey Becky, I have
Nicolas Melendez's forms.

You seen Heidi?

I need her to approve some of
these.

- Just missed her.

She's on vacation.

Two weeks.

Thank you Jesus.

- Vacation, that's right.

Guess that means I'm in charge.

- That's not all she left you.

- What are you talking about?

- She really left without
telling you?

- Telling me what?

Careful.

Break your hand like that.

(laughs)
No wait, come on,

let me show you.

Alright.

Wanna keep your fist tight
and your wrist straight.

Because that way

you can hit it with more force.

Keep that wrist straight,
turn it over a little bit.

Yeah.

(laughs)

Hey, that was pretty good.

This time why don't you put
your hip into it a little bit?

Twist from the hip.

(laughing)

There you go.

It's getting better.

Next time we'll tape up your
wrists.

Do it right.
- Thanks coach.

- It's so early, do you
want to go for a run?

- Yeah.

(light music)

- [Tony] So any luck chipping
away at the old ice queen?

- [Leo] I blew it.

- [Tony] Not likely.

- Managing her estate
would be a lot of work

and a lot of money.

Pierce would be the only
client Maya and I ever needed.

- Well, then go get her.

So is now a good time to talk to
you about

an itty bitty job fair slash
film festival

I want to put together for
the kids in the youth program?

- Why not?

We're in your office as it is.

- Meaning?

- [Mr. Robinson] Counselor.

- Case in point.

- How's my boy?

- He's doing just fine Mr.
Robinson.

- You keeping him off that crack
rock?

- Yes sir, you'd be very proud.

- Just so long as he stay off
that crack.

Crack kills.

Crack killed me.

- It hasn't killed you yet.

I can get you in a program,
all you gotta do is say

the word.

- Look after my boy, you hear?

Black boys don't got nobody.

- Sure smells like something
killed him.

- Leo, come on.

- Just once I'd like to go on a
job

uninterrupted without one of
your--

- They're people.

They're poor and they're
troubled
but they're still people.

I don't stop caring the
second I get off the clock.

- No one's asking you to stop
caring,

just try to care less.

So what kind of a job
fair slash film festival

did you have in mind?

- [Tony] Hey Nelson, I was gonna
call you.

- Was it about this?

You left this in the squad car
today.

- I would have come to you.

- It's alright, I know how
you are about your binder.

You remember what happened last
time.

- 'Cause I was nervous
that people shot that guy.

- I was just doing my job.

Hey, nice job today.

- You did all the work.

- Me and my uniform, right?

He didn't tell you?

We locked up Javier Melendez
today.

- That's great, why didn't you
tell me?

- I will feel better once he's
sentenced.

- You wanna come in and
have a drink or something?

- No thanks, I'm good.

Nice work today counselor.

- What?

(moaning)

Your mood has definitely
improved.

(chuckling)

- Uh huh.

And your latest obsession
has finally resolved itself.

No more Melendez clan.

- I'll still feel better
once he's sentenced.

- What do you think, no crisis
for a whole month maybe?

- I wish.

They brought him back.

- Who brought who back?

- The Bauers.

Brought Dylan back.

- Dylan the Christmas baby.

Why?

- I dunno.

They freaked out when they
couldn't get him to stop crying

and then when Heidi told them
that Dylan was a crack baby

they bailed.

Leo, we have to take him.

- You promised me that you would
not

get attached to that kid.

- I know.

- For months you stood vigil
over it

until it could breathe and
eat and piss on its own.

- We never had a baby
this sick at St. Agnes.

- You spent weeks obsessing over
finding

just the right parents and you
promised me

you were done with it.

- I never thought that
they would bring him back.

Doesn't that tell you something?

- Yep, that he's a bad penny.

Aren't there tests or
something that can prove

Heidi's full of shit?

- Nothing conclusive.

(toilet flushing)

Leo, we talked about
fostering kids before.

- A kid Tony, not an infant.

You said so yourself.

You said older kids have a
harder time finding homes.

- But we could know what
it's like to be parents

from the very beginning.

(soft music)

The first words, the first
steps.

We could have all that.

He is so beautiful, Leo.

Looks just like you.

- Wow, you almost got me.

Besides, who would take care of
it?

- I will.

- [Leo] How?

- I'll quit.

- There is no way you would
quit.

- I will.

No more homeless, no more
junkies, no more burner phones.

I mean it.

- Ask me tomorrow.

- He's our baby, Leo.

And come on, how often does a
chance like this come along?

- You want me to be sure
about this, don't you Tony?

- I am sure enough for the both
of us.

- No, what happened to if
this is ever gonna work

we both have to be sure?

- You can not be as sure
as me and we both know why.

You're not your dad, Leo.
- Oh Tony.

- You're nothing like him!
- How would you even...

Do you mind if I have like a
minute to get used to the idea?

- I'm sorry.

- Just ask me about it tomorrow.

- You could be in a shitty mood
tomorrow.

- No I won't.

- You're always in a shitty mood

after you visit my mother.

- Ask me the day after tomorrow.

(light music)

- How are those ribs?

(murmuring)

- So are you two hitched yet?

- Uh not yet Ross.

- What are you two waiting for?

I thought you'd be all over
that.

- Rolls, anyone?

- I will have one, thanks Mom.

- I'm just saying, isn't
it a little surprising?

I mean it's legal.

- Actually.

Leo and I are thinking of
adopting a baby.

- [Ross] Shit.

(laughing)

- His name is Dylan and
he was born premature

on Christmas Eve Eve.

- Is it one of those black
crack babies from the shelter?

- Do you actually practice
ways to embarrass me

or is that something you
just get from your father?

- Meg, easy.

He's just a teenager.

- He's not a crack baby.

He's just an orphan in need of a
home.

Statistically speaking
there's over 140,000 kids

in the American foster care
system.

If every able-bodied adult--

- Anthony, I think we've heard
enough

about your ill-advised
lifestyle choices for one meal.

- You know what Sylvia,
if I could just be here

for one dinner where you
weren't--

- Oh you want pepper?

Here you go.

You know your precious
Pistons are gonna get

creamed today, right?

- That injury list?

Where have you been all season?

- Sorry.

(laughing)

- What?
- I told you

you were gonna get creamed!

- How could they count that?

That was obviously a foul.

- You're going down, it doesn't
matter!

Done.

That game over.

- What happened to your
injury list, what's going on?

- Hey Tony, please.

- Sorry.
- Thank you.

- [Tony] Happy Easter, Detroit.

- [Ross] You suck Uncle Tony.

(laughing)

- I'm glad you're with my son.

Don't look so surprised.

I am his mother, I do
care about his happiness

and you seem to make him happy.

- I try.

- Anthony's always extended
himself to strangers

who never give him a second look

once they've got what they want
from him.

- He takes care of people,
he can't help himself.

- As infatuated as he was
with that police officer,

I think you might be better for
him.

- Well thank you Mrs. Parra,
that means a lot to me.

- At least I know you will put a
stop

to this baby nonsense.

- [William] Is it a boy or a
girl?

- What's that pop?

- The baby you want.

Is it a boy or a girl?

- It's a boy.

His name is Dylan.

I named him.

- Like the marshal or the folk
singer?

- Like the poet, Dylan Thomas.

- Ah, that's nice.

- No we're actually looking at
houses

just a few miles up the street
from here

so we could bring him over all
the time.

- You know you were a premature
baby.

- Really?

You never told me that.

- Your mom thought she was
going through the change.

(laughing)

We didn't even know she was
pregnant

until you were five months done.

Then you were three weeks early.

Since the day you were born
you've been full of surprises.

Good luck, son.

- Thanks pop.

- [Leo] Excuse me?

- Well I know you will never
allow this child to happen.

And you shouldn't.

- And why is that?

- I have always known that
you cannot tolerate children.

- Well no, Tony's constantly
talking about kids.

- Yes but you aren't.

You like things exactly the
way they are, don't you?

A parent has to be selfless,
and that is a quality

that my son possesses in excess

that you lack entirely.

I'm confident you will get
Tony to see things your way.

Thank you so much for helping
clean up.

- Yeah, it was a pleasure as
always.

Tony.

We're leaving.

- Oh shit.

Later pop.

(laughing)

See you later Russell.

- Later bro.

- Your mom's a real piece
of work, you know that?

- I knew it.

What'd she do this time?

- Screw trying to bond with that
woman.

I'm never doing dishes with her
again.

- Fine, no more dishes.

What happened?

- No.

No, nope, no families.

I'm still not talking about your
mother.

So how would this work, if
we wanted to keep the kid?

- You would petition to
adopt Dylan from the state.

- Why just me?

- You make more money than I do,

you're a stronger candidate than
I am.

- What about you?

I mean you were an EMT for two
years,

you're practically a doctor.

(laughing)

- That is very sweet of you

but I am nowhere close to being
a doctor.

Besides I meant on paper,
that's what matters.

We can file the paperwork
while Heidi's on vacation.

But it has to be perfect
the first time around

so I think we should keep it
simple.

One baby, one dad.

And I know St. Agnes could
use a cradle so we could get

physical custody of Dylan right
away.

The actual adoption
could take up to a year

but after you have custody of
Dylan,

then I can petition for
a second parent adoption.

- And then we get to say things
like

because I said so and go ask
your father.

- That could get confusing.

Are you sure?

- No.

But you are.

And that's good enough for me.

Besides you'll be doing
all the work anyways so--

- Well I will take care of
everything.

Thank you.

(upbeat music)

How are you doing over here?

- Good.

Yep.

Babe.

Babe.

Babe.

Okay.

♪ All the time

♪ Let's take an afternoon drive

♪ See I been working too
hard and I want to leave it

♪ All behind

♪ Behind me

(laughing)

- He looks just like you.

- Told you.

♪ Try to make it on easy street

(baby crying)

♪ It's as every sense as
got me in logical ecstasy

♪ Oh it's good

(laughing)

I told you to be careful!

Did it get in your mouth?

♪ Baby love don't you know
that it's all much better

♪ So much better now

♪ And it's so much better

♪ So much better now

♪ Baby love don't you know

♪ That it's so much better

♪ So much better now

♪ Feels good to let it go

♪ So much better

♪ It feels good to let it go

♪ Feels good to let it go

♪ So much better

♪ Feels good to let it go

(baby crying)

- This is a kid-free condo.

- And this is our baby Dylan.

- You can see the disconnect,
right?

- Relax Greg, we're moving.

- When?

- Three months, just like the
lease says.

- Fuck.

- We're moving in less than
three months.

- Let him stew in his own sour
grapes.

(laughs)
- I love you.

- You better.

Why do you think I'm doing all
this?

Everyone have a seat.

- [Randy] I love having dinner
here.

- So what is everybody thankful
for?

- I am thankful that Mike is not
hosting

for another three months.

(laughing)
- Hear hear.

- Cheers.

- Rude!

(baby crying)

- Sorry, excuse me.

Gotta take care of this.

- When's your shift?

- What do you mean?

- Obviously you guys take turns,
right?

- Turns at what?

- With Dylan?

- I work.

- You know, taking care
of kids is work too.

- This is how he wants it.

Excuse me for just a minute.

- You know something tells
me that kid is gonna be--

- [Leo] When are you coming
back?

- [Tony] Uh, as soon as he calms
down.

- [Leo] Just let him cry.

- [Tony] What?

- [Leo] You're not
supposed to pick up a baby

every time he cries.

- [Tony] Okay it's not
that kind of crying.

- [Leo] How do you know?

- [Tony] I just do.

- [Leo] Well what am I
supposed to do with those

people out there?

- [Tony] Uh they're not a
lynch mob, they're our friends.

- [Leo] Your friends.

- [Tony] Would you rather swap?

I'll entertain and you can take
Dylan.

Okay wait hold on.

- I give him one week before he
breaks.

- I dunno, he's lasted this
long.

- Just saying.

There's only room for
one diva in this house.

- You're all forgetting one
thing.

Whatever Tony wants--

- [All] Tony gets.

- True that.

Tony'll take care of everything.

- How's everything?

Can I top anyone off?

- It's too easy.

(alarm playing)

(baby crying)

(soft music)

- You mind telling me how we
three guys

are gonna get clean like that?

- It's about calm.

He loves this.

- How can you tell?

- You just can.

Just come over here, hop
into the shower for a second.

- No thanks, just had a shower.

But I will take your word for
it.

(humming)

(crying)

- [Dana] So the lungs are all
clear

and there's no scar tissue.

- Hey, no scar tissue, that's
good news.

- Great.

- He's still so small.

- Don't worry, give it some
time.

He'll hit a growth spurt.

Just be patient.

- What about all the crying?

- Infants can take up to a year
before

they sleep through the night.

Right?

And premature babies, they
have all sorts of challenges.

So just give it a month, keep a
journal,

and let's talk then, right?

Don't worry dads, you're doing
good.

- How's Tuesday look?

- That should work.
- Mm hmm.

Tuesday.

(phone vibrating)

- You know that's my
phone, can you take him?

- Sure.

Hi.

- You know what that's Randy.

I'll meet you back here?

- Sure.

- Look who's here, it's our
miracle baby.

- Do you want to hold him?

Here you go.

- Oh you're just as cute as
ever.

Big beautiful boy, oh.

(baby cries)

Daddy I think somebody needs a
change.

- [Leo] Oh.

(laughs)

(sighs)

(knocking)

- Hey counselor, come in.

Heidi and I need to talk
to you for a minute.

(baby crying)

(apprehensive music)

- It's okay.

Shh, okay, you're okay.

- [Heidi] I've warned Dr.
Stirdivan about endorsing

such a reckless enterprise
as this adoption.

- How is giving Dylan a home
reckless?

- It's borderline fraud.

There are rules against staff
becoming personally involved--

- I'm not adopting Dylan, Leo
is.

- Are you saying you won't be

filing for guardianship as well?

- Well I won't be working
for the District by then

now will I?

- Oh.

- Every at risk child deserves
the best possible chance

at a secure future.

That means a home with married
parents.

- You were saying?

- A child needs a mother and a
father.

- Oh like the Bauers.

- [Heidi] It's in the
child's best interest!

- It's in the child's best
interest to have two parents

who love him unconditionally.

- You can't go through with
this!

- I'm sorry Heidi.

Today Tony's made the better
argument.

- Sorry to drag you into this.

- You didn't, I did.

It's the letter Dana
Reid and I are sending

to Judge Joiner for recommending
that Dylan's adoption

be expedited.

Since he is a child of
questionable health,

we both feel that he
needs a permanent guardian

to make medical decisions for
him

sooner rather than later.

- Thank you.

- It's just a letter of
recommendation,

it may not count for anything.

In the meantime.

His name is Jesse Ehrlich.

Train him well.

- Hey.

I'm going to Virginia.

- Have fun.

- Thanks.

- Wait.

Mmm damn you look good.

- Thank you.

- Where are you going?

- Richmond.

- Oh Augustine the ice queen?

- Yep.

If everything goes well
I'll be back tomorrow

and if not--

- Alright we'll see you
tomorrow.

- Thank you.

- So what do you think
big D, you wanna give me

like five more minutes of sleep?

(baby gurgling)

Okay, alright.

And we're up.

Oh yeah, we're up.

Oh I know I wanna be asleep
still too.

- I thought we'd just vet the
cases

that come through St. Agnes.

Don't we pass these off to
caseworkers down at central?

- That's the way Heidi sees it
but I say

we are caseworkers.

So you either pass it on down
to the drones downtown or

be the one to take it
across the finish line.

- Did you really get in the
middle of a gang war over a kid?

- Where did you hear that?

- Heidi said you got
stabbed trying to face down

some kingpin in Prince Georges
County.

- He wasn't a kingpin.

- So it's true?

- He was just some drug
thug that was making

the kids at his block deal drugs
for him.

- Why would you stick your neck
out for--

- Kevin Seward had a
shot at a bright future

but only if he got out
of that neighborhood

without a criminal record.

If you're gonna
quarterback your own cases,

you gotta know when
you're in over your head.

I didn't and it cost me a
kidney.

(soft music)

It's why Heidi thinks I'm
overzealous

and it's why Leo worries all the
time.

But that's what this job
is Jesse, it's runny noses

and juvies and battered wives.

But these people gotta know
we're gonna stand up for them.

- Red files?

- Officially there are no red
files.

- There aren't?

- But if there were, they
would be former clients

still in at-risk situations.

- A pile full of Kevins?

- You got it.

(phone ringing)

- Is that coincidence or some
kind of test

you set up for me?

- It is definitely not a test.

Jesse, how are you with kids?

(light music)

- [Carla] Tony?

- Hey mijo.

Why the tragic looks?

- [Nicky] Papi found us.

- No, papi's behind bars.

To get out he has to see a judge

and I have to be there for that.

- No, he's out, he has a thing
on his leg.

- What you've seen him?

Carla please tell me you didn't.

- He said he was sorry.

- Carla, the location of the
shelter

is supposed to be secret

to protect everyone that
lives there, not just you.

- I'm sorry.

- Sorry is not good enough,
Carla.

- Please don't be mad at us.

- I'm not mad, Nicky.

It's just I need your mom to
understand

that I can't keep fixing this.

- I called my mom, I told her.

You know, how he is.

She said that we can
go home, she said that

I can bring Nicky, right?

- Where's home?

- Hey, hey man, how's it going?

You must be Leo.

- And you are?

- I'm Jesse.

I'm watching Dylan for Tony.

Hey does he have like a
favorite toy or something?

- Excuse me, who are you again?

- I'm Jesse.

I'm the new Tony for St. Agnes.

The Batphone rang so he bolted.

- Aren't you supposed to
be taking those calls now?

- Hey, that's what I said.

Hey man, maybe you could hold
him?

- No, no looks like
you're doing just fine.

- Seriously dude, I needed
to pick up my kid sister

like 20 minutes ago.

Thanks.

(gentle music)

(baby crying)

- What the fuck Tony?

- It'll be one minute Greg.

What happened?
- Where have you been?

- I got a call.

How long has he been screaming
like this?

- [Leo] Why didn't you just send
Jesse?

- He's not ready.

- [Leo] Where were you?

- [Tony] Just told you.

- Take Nelson with you?

- Come on baby boy.
- Did you?

- I am not having this
conversation.

- Then tell me which client it
was.

- You want to know specifically?

- Yes!

- Well it's none of your fucking
business.

Bring it down a notch.

Shit.

(tense music)

- [Leo] Is he asleep?

- He has an ear infection.

I'm taking him to see Dana
tomorrow.

- I didn't know.

- Well if he's ever
screaming like that again

just don't even think about it.

Just take him to the ER.

- All that screaming
sounds the same to me.

- Well then you're not
listening.

- I bought Thai, come eat
something.

- You know, you're a real
shit sometimes, you know that?

Is that really what you think
about me,

that I would go off and cheat on
you?

How fucking pedestrian can you
get?

- I never said you were
cheating.

- Then what?

Do I need a hall pass, a
goddamn witness every time

I leave the apartment, is that
really how it's gonna be now?

- We had a deal.

No more running off to save the
day.

- Someone was in trouble.

- I was in trouble!

He's screaming his head off for
the entire

apartment building to hear
and some punk kid is--

- Are you trying to tell
me that you got pissed off

because you got embarrassed?

- I felt like an idiot.

- Grow up Leo.

If you took half the time you
spent

worrying about what other
people think about you

and focused on what was wrong
with our kid

maybe you'd start getting better
at this.

- As far as I'm concerned
there's always something wrong

with that kid.

- I can't be here every second
of the day.

- That was the deal.

- You said you wanted this too.

- I said maybe.

I've always said maybe.

But leave it to you to pounce
the one time I let a yes

slip out!

- You are a fucking asshole!

- It's true.

It's why you were with Nelson
and it's why you're with me.

Because kids are the one thing
you can't get by yourself.

(baby crying)

I'll get him.
- Don't bother.

And just for the record the only
thing

I can't get by myself is a
family.

(music box tinkling)

I'm sorry.
- I'm sorry.

- What happened in Virginia?

- Complete misfire.

She caught a different plane to
Paris

so no layover, no meeting.

Maya was not happy.

Who was in trouble?

- I don't wanna talk about it.

- It was stupid of me to bring
up Nelson.

- Really stupid.

- Well we both know how
good I am at jumping

to the worst case scenario.

- Can't just dump my files
on Jesse and walk away.

He deserves a bigger picture

than what Heidi's gonna give
him.

My kids, my clients, they
deserve someone who sees them

as more than notes in a folder.

- Tell that to our kid.

What?

- You said our kid.

- Correction.

My kid.

- I'm gonna keep my promise.

- I know.

- It's just...

It's gonna take a little bit of
time.

- I know.

- Hey.

Then what?

What is it?

- You know the messed up
gene pool I come from.

I'm the last person who
should be raising a kid.

(gentle music)

- That's why we're doing it
together.

♪ Baby I can't believe

♪ What's happening to me

♪ 'Cause I look at you

♪ Like I never could believe

♪ River and ocean

♪ They aren't this pretty

♪ Leaves me with nothing to say

♪ Hey

♪ Now I been a man

♪ And dare trying to think

No words no more

♪ The hollow routine

♪ But when I feel your body

(baby crying)

♪ Moving slowly with mine

♪ It's then that I realize

♪ That baby it's just this good

♪ I never thought

♪ I could

♪ Feel such love in my soul

♪ You're the reason I know
that it's just this good y'all

♪ Baby it's just this

♪ One kiss

♪ 'Cause baby we are just this
good

♪ I never

♪ Never thought I could

♪ Feel such love in my soul

♪ You're the reason I know that

♪ It's just this good y'all

♪ Baby it's just this good

(baby crying)

♪ Oh no no no no no

- [Leo] He's gonna leave me.

- [Maya] What?

- Tony, he's gonna leave me.

- Come on, he's not gonna
leave you over that baby.

- He might.

- Well you could marry him.

You've had the rings for months
now,

ceremony's just a formality.

Babies are tricky.

They take getting used to.

Nevermind they scream
their heads off like you're

holding them upside down or
something.

I think they can smell fear,
like bees.

Seriously.

- You should see him with this
kid, Maya.

It's like the whole world goes
away.

- Then talk to him.

- And say what?

That I think I've made the
biggest mistake of my life?

- If that's what you really
believe.

If that's how you honestly
feel, the sooner the better.

Now go, you're late.

(light music)

Don't keep your baby daddy
waiting.

- Never say baby daddy to me
again.

(laughing)

- Baby daddy.

- Oh let's go see daddy,
let's go see daddy.

You can hold him Leo,
he's not made of glass.

- He's just so damn small,
I don't wanna hurt him.

- Oh you kidding?

He's tougher than the both of
us.

Okay up and down is bad.

Side to side is good.

- Counselor, you keeping
my boy off that crack rock?

- Hello hi yes actually
yes sir, we both are.

- Who the hell are you?

- I'm Jesse, I'm the new
counselor.

- What's wrong with this one?

- Tony is stepping down.

- This your boy?
- Yes sir.

- He look like you.

You looking after my boy?

Black boys don't got nobodys.

- Mr. Robinson, right?

Um, I'm gonna go get an iced
tea.

- Well go ahead then.

- Why don't you let me buy you
one

and tell me more about your son?

What's his name?

- Kalen Robinson.
- Kalen, right.

He's the smart one.

- I love that kid.

He tries so hard.

- Gotta make it happen.
- Hey man,

you do what you gotta do.

- You know, I'd better get
going.

- Alright you just got here.

- I will check on those tents
for you.

- You gonna say bye to your
baby?

What?

- Bye baby.

- Officer Nelson, hey.

How's it going?

- It's good, it's good.

Carter.

- Oh, hi, how you doing?

So Tony told me you took a
bullet for him?

- Man, I wish he'd stop saying
that.

- Why?

You're a hero.

- It was during paintball.

- Oh.
(laughs)

- You know he's the one
with the real war stories.

- Yes, hi.

(suspenseful music)

(speaking foreign language)

- Did he tell you about
the time he got stabbed?

- [Jesse] Yeah, yeah.

- Been drinking Javi?

- Tell me where they are.

- I can't do that Javi.

Hey.

- The drug dealer guy.

- It was this kid right?
- Yeah.

- Hey don't put your hands on
me, huh?

- Stop it Javi.
- You don't do that.

- Okay I am done.
- I'll get mad.

You hear me?

- No do you hear me?

I am done trying to help you
if you won't help yourself?

- You tell me where--

- Carter!

Carter, Carter, 1035!

- Will you listen to me?

- Tell me where they are.

- I can't do that Javi.

(crying out)

- No!

- Fuck you.
(gun fires)

- Ron I need those tents
like a half hour ago.

Tony's got people waiting.

They're there?

Okay great, thank you,
thank you, thanks a lot.

Tony?

- You're not answering your
phone!

- Yeah my battery just died.

- Listen to me, we have to
get...

- He's been shot, twice.

I got one out, the
second I can't get to it.

- Why did they bring him here,

why not a real hospital?

- This is a real hospital,
we handle gunshot wounds

all the time but look, it's
complicated.

- Did someone call his family?

- I got it.

- Randy called in a thoracic
surgeon from the university,

she'll be here any minute.

Just keep him calm a little
while longer.

- The baby?

- He's fine.

Not a scratch.

(beeping)

- I can't leave you
alone for a second can I?

They want you to save your
strength

until the surgeon gets here,
okay?

- Dylan, where's Dylan?
- He's fine.

He's fine.

He's tougher than both of us,
remember?

And you're still doing all the
work.

That was the deal.

(clattering)

It's okay, okay, Tony, you with
me?

It's okay, it's okay,
look at me, it's okay.

Just you and me, okay?

It's just you and me.

Just you and me.

- I love you.

I love you.

- You better.

No one else does.

(groans)

- We're gonna give you something
to relax.

We need to intubate.

Just one more minute.

- Tony she's--
- I'm not ready.

I'm not ready.

- Tony she's here, she's here.

Randy brought the calvary,
it's gonna be okay.

Okay, stay with me, Tony.

Tony?

- [Nurse] Leo, Leo move, move!

I need some help in here!

(beeping)

(melancholy music)

- [Becky] Dr. Stirdivan.

What about the intake line?

- Leo I'm so sorry.

- [Becky] What about
the people already here?

Dr. Stirdivan?

- Becky, right?

Who's next?

- Where's my boy?

Is he alright?

(baby crying)

- Maya.

Here.

- [Reporter] Were you aware
your lover had violent enemies?

- [Reporter] How long were
you and your lover together?

- [Reporter] Is this a hate
crime?

- [Reporter] Which one of
you is the biologicl father?

- Was he injured in any way?

- [Reporter] Are you
surprised this happened?

- [Reporter] Is your partner
still alive?

- Were you surprised?
- Get out of the way,

The next person who
pushes one of these people

is gonna go to jail
for child endangerment,

now get the hell out of the way.

(shouting)

Leo listen to me.

Now Fergus is right out
front, he'll get you home.

Just keep the flashing lights
in front of you, you got it?

- Do you want me to drive?

- I can drive.

- Okay I'll be right behind you.

- You go on and get Dylan home,

I'll run interference here.

(baby crying)

- [Reporter] We have continued
coverage on a shooting

at Southerly Park which
has left two people dead.

- [Reporter] Sources say the
young father, 30 year old

Anthony Parra was in the
park with his infant son

when a gunman brutally fired two
shots.

Police officers on the
scene subsequently killed

the suspect to protect the
infant who lay in the stroller

directly in the line of fire.

- [Reporter] Known for keeping
the peace

and instilling hope in those who
had none

for the disenfranchised
youth of Wilmington District,

Tony Parra was hope incarnate.

- Tony didn't believe in lost
causes.

He never gave up on anybody.

- Tony helped at risk families.

Kids who didn't have any
folks or anyone to talk to.

He didn't care who you were,
he helped whoever needed it.

- He was the first one to
step to me with a handshake

instead of handcuffs.

What are we supposed to do now?

- Sources have confirmed that
the suspect

gunned down the social
worker after being given

an early release from the county
lockup

where he was awaiting trial of
charges

of spousal and child abuse.

- [Reporter] The gunman
confronted the homosexual

while he was strolling with
his infant foster child.

As of this broadcast,
police have not established

a motive for the shooting.

(baby crying)

(Nelson crying)

- Kids hate me.
- Me too.

Here, let me try.

- St. Agnes Medical
Center is deeply saddened

by the death of Anthony Parra.

Now that we've lost Tony

all appropriate measures will be
taken

and the foster child will be
returned

to the safe custody of
child and family services.

- Son of a bitch.

I gotta go.

- [Trav] Where are you going?

- Damage control.

(mumbles)

- Scare us in our line of work?

He really cares.

Cared.

(baby crying)

(Leo crying)

- Leo?

- Leo Kessler, I'm
holding for Shirley Brown.

Thank you.

Yes I'm still holding for
Shirley Brown.

Look I understand it's a
postponement not a cancellation

but you have to give me some
sort of.

Has Mr. Casten found
other representation now?

Yes, yes, I'm still
holding for Shirley Brown.

Then I'd like to leave another
message.

Charles Kessler is not a gay
business.

For one Maya Charles is
as straight as they come

and secondly the services we
provide

have nothing to do with.

Hi, hi, Chelsea, yes.

Can I take you and Cookie out
this week, maybe Thursday?

No, no, no no no.

Thank you, thank you, no.

Okay look, I understand.

You too.

Ms. Pierce is still in France?

Evan look, I could really use
your help

getting our proposal to her.

- Have you lost your mind?

What are you thinking leaving
me here with this kid?

I've been calling you all day,

I thought you threw yourself off

a fucking bridge or something!

Listen you need to make
other arrangements.

You're not the only one here
who has a business to run.

I'm here for you but
Leo, I know it's hard.

I don't know what the
hell I'm doing either.

(morose music)

Will you at least tell
me what Tony would do?

Leo, Leo?

Come on, come back, I need
you to be here right now.

Can you hear me?

Leo?

(gentle music)

- [Tony] I love you.

- I'm sorry.

- That's his last bottle.

- Maya, I'm sorry.

- I have a conference call in 45
minutes.

- Just let me get Dylan
ready, I'll come with you.

- No.

I am not about to let that
kid cry all over my pitch.

- Just let me--
- I said no.

Just don't say anything,
I'll call you later.

- Maya.

(baby crying)

Fuck.

- The door was open.

I'm Heidi Wu.

- I know who you are.

- David Spenser, attorney.

- I know who you are too.

Practicing a little bit outside
your zip code, aren't you?

- We're here to release
you from guardianship.

- Release me?

- Well given your recent
personal loss.

The county recognizes that
you are not equipped--

- We're here to help.

I can't imagine what we're gonna
do at St. Agnes without him

but you, I'm so sorry.

Believe me, I understand.

I know that this child is
a terrible burden for you.

Let us take him off your hands.

- What will happen to him?

- We'll find him a good home.

You have my word.

It's the right thing to do.

- [Shannon] Sorry I'm late.

- What do you think you're
doing?

- I'm babysitting.

- The hospital administration
has no right to inter--

- We're here as friends of the
family.

Which is more than I can say for
you.

- Mr. Kessler is surrendering
the child

to social services.

- Hold on, not so fast.

On what grounds?

- Of his own accord.

- Once again I seriously doubt
that,

but let's find out, shall we?

Mr. Kessler, are you
indeed surrendering Dylan?

- [Heidi] The primary caretaker
of this child is no longer--

- [Zack] I wasn't asking you.

- [Heidi] Everyone knows that
this baby

is just one of Tony's pet
projects.

- That pet project has
a name, you frigid cunt.

- Leo, show me where the diapers
are.

- They're in the bedroom.

- Leo, come show me please.

- Well that sounded like a hell
no to me.

Well now we got that cleared up
David

please tell me you actually
bothered to do some work

before you came here like, I
don't know,

maybe went to go see the
judge for probable cause,

something like that.

- I could always start
with that nasty display

of hostile temperament
we all just witnessed.

- [Zack] That's a bit of an
overreach.

I'd say he was grief-stricken.

- Call it what you will.

That child can't possibly
be safe in an environment

like this.

- Fortunately on this side of
the river,

the voice of the people doesn't
preside

over custody cases.

Judges do.

Like Vanessa Joiner.

You remember her, don't you
David?

Fanatically impartial.

In fact, if she were to catch
wind

that you were trying to take
Dylan out of a fit and loving

home for, I don't know,
say political reasons,

she might actually hold that
against you.

Hmm.

I like my odds on this one.

I'm all in.

(laughing)

I gotta say, I love the look
on his face when I show up.

You think he'd be expecting me
by now.

(gentle music)

- How you holding up?

- Randy, what have you done?

- Oh no no no, he didn't do
anything, no.

We came looking for him.

I'm with the LAMDA Project,
we're a legal aid foundation

focused on LGBTQ rights.

- I know who they are.

- [Zack] Alright, then
you know why they sent me.

We're here to help you,
so what do you need?

- Hey, I was surprised to get
your call.

- Well your goals are
very important to me.

- I didn't realize you
were in a relationship.

- Well 68% of Americans are.

- It must be terrible what
happened to your lover.

I mean your partner, and the
little kid--

- You know, staying busy helps.

This must be Sean Larson Sr.

- [Sean] This is my father.

- Well it's a pleasure
to finally meet you sir.

- Let's just get this over with.

- Is there a problem?

- The problem, Mr. Kessler,
is that you are a homosexual.

- Yes sir.

And?

- I can only guess as to the
kind of ideas

you're putting into Sean's head.

- Well actually all
these ideas came directly

from Sean, I just helped
him organize them.

He's got some very specific
goals.

- My son doesn't have ideas,
he does what he's told.

And I will tell you as I told
him,

we don't need an image change.

- Sir, in the past five
years your market share

has shrunk from 43% to 23% and
that's just

in the District alone.

Your Mid-Atlantic numbers
are getting worse--

- Don't you quote numbers
to me, I know my business.

Whatever we do, it will
be a family decision.

- Sir, it would be a
mistake for you to allow

your personal politics to get in
the way--

- My politics are none of your
business!

- Well how about your pride
then.

- Your business at Larson
Electronics ends today.

Send an invoice to my office.

I'll see that you are paid
for whatever work it is

you've done so far.

- Sorry.

- That didn't take very long.

- Paparazzi chased me to
most of my appointments.

- Let me see what I can do about
that.

- What do they even want?

- They smell blood in the water.

I'm sorry, it's a poor choice of
words.

- He's been fussy all day,
I think he misses his daddy.

- Well his daddy's not coming
back.

He'll learn that soon enough.

- I meant you.

- Okay.

It's time to feed him, ah shit,
formula.

- It's done, it's taken care
of, you're fully stocked.

- Now we got a lot to talk
about but given the day

you've already had I'll be
brief.

So David Spencer is famous for
his tactics

like his little ambush this
morning

so we're gonna need to
have a strategy in place

as soon as possible.

- Strategy?

What are you talking about?

- I'm talking about our plan to
stop them

from taking your son.

Now I'll be honest with you we
lucked out

drawing Judge Joiner,
there's no way in hell

she's gonna revoke your
petition without proof

of endangerment or neglect.

And you understand what that
means?

That means that they can't
take Dylan out of this house

without just cause.

- David Spenser is Family
First's biggest legal gun.

Zack follows his docket.

Your case is important,
otherwise
Spenser wouldn't be here.

- No, neither would I.

- You know you keep saying we.

Since when is it we?

- Since this morning.

And up until you have full
and legal custody of Dylan.

- You are not alone in this
fight.

- [Zack] LAMDA Project's
gonna spare no expenses--

- There's not gonna be a fight.

I think they should send him
back.

- Mr. Kessler.

You feel overwhelmed, I get it--

- No, I'm not overwhelmed.

- But the law is on your side
here.

- As long as they can
place him into a real home

and not back out into the
welfare--

- He has a home.

- No, with a mother and a
father.

- You're his father.

- No Tony was his father.

- Well according to the custody
petition you're the father.

- Only because I look better on
paper.

- This case could be critical
to gay parents everywhere.

- I am not gonna be the poster
boy

for your next political crusade.

(baby crying)

- That's not what this is about.

- It's what they're about.

- Look Mr. Kessler, I know
this is a very difficult

time for you and I'm
truly sorry for your loss.

I'm not gonna insult your
intelligence by denying

that yeah I'm here
representing certain interests.

- Exactly.

- A lot of very important
people have put forward

a lot of money to support this
particular civil rights issue

and they're looking for
someone who's gonna stand up

and who's gonna fight.

Now if you're not that person,
I get it, that's great.

But then the best I can do
is offer you my condolences.

- And you have.

Now get out.

- Leo--
- I said get out.

- Okay.

It's alright.

(baby crying)

♪ God

♪ I offered to you my will

♪ To grow and me and to
do with me as you will

♪ Take away my adversity

♪ So that my victory

♪ Will be a witness to someone
in need

♪ God

♪ I offer to you my will

♪ To grow in me and to
do with me as you will

♪ Release me from the bondages
of self

♪ So that I may better to the
will

♪ Take away my adversity

♪ So that my victory may be a
witness

♪ To someone in need

♪ Take away my adversity

♪ So that my victory

- How could you let this happen?

You were supposed to stop him!

You were supposed to stop him!

♪ Someone in need

- [Maya] I found this at the
door.

- Yeah, someone's been leaving
food.

- Do you need me tomorrow?

- I'll let you know.

- Okay.
- Thank you.

- Yeah.

- This came for you by
messenger.

It's from Zachery Riley's
office.

Leo he's the top gun
in custody litigation.

How the hell'd you get Zack
Riley?

- He's a friend.

- [Mike] What does it say?

- It says adoption services has
approved

an interstate adoption.

- Wait what does that mean?

- It means they've approved

an adoption outside of DC
limits.

- Dylan's already adopted.

Oh shit.

So it's true, you want to give
him back?

- It's probably for the best.

- You cannot give them Tony's
baby.

Tony never would have wanted--

- Alright don't you talk to
me about what Tony wanted!

Like everything he did was so
selfless?

- He was.

- No he was a selfish prick.

He had to save every
gutter rat he could find

because he had to be the
person to fix everything.

Everything, everything.

Right down to his picture
perfect family.

Now you want me to honor him for
being

some kind of stubborn asshole
and getting himself killed?

Well fuck that!

Nobody could stop him from
trying to fix anything.

None of you could and neither
could I.

But I will be damned if
I'm gonna get stuck here

with his mess.

- Time to go.

- You're terrible.

- Mike, now's not the time.

- When is the time?

- Not on the day we bury him.

- [Maya] You cleared out
your side of the office.

- [Leo] I don't want to hold you
back.

- You're not holding me back.

This is your golden ticket.

- If the next family decides to
dump Dylan

he'll end up in Maryland or
Delaware and you'll never

get him back.

- I think this is the best
solution.

- For who?

- For Leo.

He can't keep this baby.

- Why not?

- Because he doesn't want him.

Leo, you know what it's
like to have a father

who doesn't really want you,

you can't do that to another
kid.

- He won't, because he knows
better.

- You give me too much credit.

- No, Tony did.

- You people can't expect him--

- Shut up Maya!

This is not about you.

This is about a baby that
you are responsible for.

It doesn't matter what you
agreed to.

Tony is gone, he's not here
to fix everything anymore.

You need to stop and think
about what is best for your son.

So before you go off and
cash in your golden ticket,

think about what's best for
Dylan.

Five minutes man, just take five
minutes

and try being a parent.

- Leo, you don't have to keep
this baby

if you don't want to.

- You know, you're the
second straight person

to say that to me this week.

- I'm on your side.

(pensive music)

- Your turn.

No wait, let me guess,
I'm heartless, selfish,

you think I'm a coward?

- What I think doesn't matter.

- Well now I want to know.

- At St. Agnes, we make life
and death decisions every day.

And sometimes it's the right
one, sometimes it's not.

But there are no easy ones.

So we just do the best we can,
Leo.

We make the best decision
we can at the time.

And then we live with it.

(baby crying)

(phone ringing)

- It's okay, it's okay, it's
okay.

Are you gonna get that?

- Where's Shannon?

- Work.

You know we're never gonna
get this kid to sleep

unless you answer it or put
it on vibrate, something.

(shushing)

And this was at the door when I
came in.

Maybe the paparazzi are
trying to butter you up

with jambalaya no less.

- Hello?

- Leo, it's Jesse.

Ehrlich.

I hope I'm not calling too
early.

- Yeah, I mean, no.

Just, what do you want?

- The job fair film fest is
today.

Of course it figures
that after all the work

that Tony did we have to
move the whole thing inside.

- So what's the problem?

- Officer Manning sent some guys
over

to pick up the video
equipment and they told us no.

- What are you talking about?

I arranged this months ago
with Larson Electronics.

They're donating a--

- Well when our guys
got there the owner said

to get the hell off his property
or he would call the cops

which is ironic since we sent
cops to pick up the stuff

in the first...

But point is that we're dead in
the water.

(gentle music)

- Jackie, Leo Kessler.

Just making sure that you're all
prepped

and ready to cater tonight.

Oh great, you talked to Jesse.

Leo Kessler for Sean Larson Jr.

And those permits they're
good for 10 days, right?

Jake, yes, yep, logos, all over
them.

I'm hoping for national
coverage of course.

Leo Kessler for Mr. Larson?

Can you inform him that I've
been...

Was the youth opportunity
project, right.

Tony Parra was the...

Thank you.

Yes, yes.

Four generators.

- Just got your message, I'm on
it.

- What about your father?

- What's he gonna do, fire me?

Don't worry, we'll be there.

- Try not bouncing him.

(beatboxing)

- Look at daddy go.

(light music)

♪ It started as a whisper

♪ Has now become a chorus of
millions

♪ Crying for change

- Jesse Ehrlich.

- Kevin, Kevin Seward.

- Kevin.

- Yep.

- Good to meet you.
- It's a pleasure.

♪ And there's no way I'm gonna

- If it wasn't for his
hard work and dedication,

none of us would...

♪ Will only make us stronger

♪ Yeah

♪ We are the ones we've been
waiting for

♪ You say you won't
change I say yes we can

♪ Let there be healing from soul
to soul

♪ Hear them crying for change

♪ Tell them yes we can

♪ Yes we can

♪ Yes we can

♪ Yes we can

♪ Yes we can

♪ Yes we can

♪ Yes we can

♪ Yes we can

♪ Yes we can

♪ Yes we can

♪ If we just stand together

♪ Let us stand together

♪ Together

♪ Together

♪ I know we can

- My boy changed the world.

♪ Yes we can

- I don't know about you guys

but from where I'm standing
right now,

the future of Washington
DC looks pretty good to me.

- [Reporter] Family members
of Anthony Parra ask

donations be made to the
Youth Opportunity Network.

- I was gonna get that.

- It's no problem.

Congratulations, it looked
like a huge success.

- Is he...

- Sleeping.

- You should go home.

- Are you sure?

- Yes, go home.

(soft music)

Thank you.

♪ I can still taste you on my
lips

♪ I can still smell you on my
sheets

♪ I can still feel the way you
tremble

♪ When I hold you close to me

♪ It's like everything about you

♪ Is everything I need

♪ Waking up without you
gonna be the death of me

♪ I gotta find a reason

(baby crying)

♪ To face another day

♪ Yes I'm lonely

♪ Sunday morning

♪ 'Cause you left me without
warning

♪ And I don't know how to make
it

♪ With this lonely Sunday
morning

♪ I should just crawl back in
bed

♪ Shut out my heart turn off my
head

♪ But it's impossible to do

♪ 'Cause my whole world was you

Side to side good, up and down
is bad.

I won't do that.

Okay.

♪ It's a lonely Sunday morning

♪ 'Cause you left me without
warning

♪ And I don't know how to make
it

♪ Through this lonely Sunday
morning

♪ Oh

♪ Lonely

♪ Sunday morning

(phone rings)

Hello?

Evan, hello.

Yes.

Absolutely.

I hope I'm not late.
- Early in fact.

That's a surprise.

- Oh, well you said you liked
it when people surprised you.

- Well this is a rather big one.

- For me as well, but
nothing could keep me

from our appointment today.

- Excuse me Ms. Pierce.

Sir, this club has a
strict rule of no children.

- I just fed him a bottle,
he'll sleep the entire time.

- I'm sorry sir.

Club members of legal age only.

- I see.

Well rules are rules.

Ms. Pierce, I apologize for
taking you away from your day.

Perhaps we can reschedule--

- Mark, is this patio in
use for the next hour?

- No ma'am.

- Well good.

Then we'll have the meeting
right here.

- Ma'am?

- This patio is not part of
the executive lounge, correct?

- Yes well technically but--

- Please see that we're not
disturbed.

- Yes ma'am.

- [Ms. Pierce] Thank you Mark.

(baby crying)

(baby laughing)

(soft music)

- I'll be damned.

- I beg your pardon?

- Did you hear him laugh?

He's never laughed before, not
for me.

You know Tony would dance
with him and sing to him.

Said he liked the vibrations.

But I've never been able to
figure out what he wanted.

- Oh my god.

You're that gay from the news.

- I suppose that is me this
week.

- I had no idea.

- Well you've been out of the
country.

- I mean you seem so--

- Just let me show you
my sponsorship pyramid,

it illustrates all the
different ideas I have--

- No, that won't be necessary.

- I see.

Let me guess.

- What I want to know Mr.
Kessler is

can you tell me how
does a girl 15 years old

like my daughter, how does she
know at 15

that she likes girls or boys?

Can you help me understand
that, Mr. Kessler?

- I'm afraid I don't
have a chart for that.

But I can try.

- You?

- It's a Southern thing.

You send food when someone
passes.

- I'm sorry.
- I'm sorry.

About Tony.

He was a good guy.

- Yeah you know can I come get
that later?

- Sure.

Yeah.

And don't sweat the crying.

Kinda used to it now.

(baby crying)

- Okay, okay, good boy.

Okay, hold on.

Okay come on Dylan, you were
being so good an hour ago.

We got to the ice queen,
that's good, right?

Is that good?

(baby crying)

Alright you win, you win.

(shower running)

♪ But I'm enchanted by the magic
you do

♪ It's just the crazy way
that you're affecting me

♪ It only happens every
time I think about you

You like that one?

Good, 'cause it's the only one I
know.

Ow, god you couldn't have
waited two more minutes?

Just try to hold on for
number two until I get you

some diapers, okay?

Oh yeah, it's okay.

It's okay, it's okay,
almost done, almost done.

- You left your door open again.

- [Leo] Yeah we were in kind of
a hurry.

- Yeah I figured.

I sent someone as soon as
a I got the call from Randy

but you had already gone.

Oh.

Takes some getting used to huh?

I got three myself.

Hey Dylan.

You know he looks like you?

- Why do people keep saying
that?

- Look at him.

Little ears, nose, his chin.

His eyes are probably
gonna change color too

before he finishes growing.

- Well it feels like pandering,
like people want something.

- They're just trying to
say you look like family.

(soft music)

- What if it's true?

- What if what's true?

- They say it only matters
what Heidi can prove,

and everyone knows this was
Tony's idea.

You know, the big hero, the self
appointed

protector of the weak.

- And what about now?

- I think it was different with
Dylan.

I think he really did just
want us to be a family.

- I'm not asking about
Tony, I'm asking about you.

What do you want now?

- I think I want the same.

I want us to be a family.

- That's all I need to hear.

- When you think about it,

no one gets to pick who
their family is, right?

So sorta makes sense the
way that Dylan came to us.

- That's one way of looking at
it.

- So now what?

- Now you leave the legal stuff
to me.

- Well it's just me and you now.

Like the sound of that big guy?

You stopped crying.

- I'll let myself out.

- Looks like we have ourselves a
plan.

(laughing)

(gentle music)

- Your church has been spamming
me.

- It's not my church.

William Parra asked me to come.

- Oh.

- You look great.

- I know.

I miss you.

- I miss you too.

- Good then it's settled.

You're coming back to work.

- Maya.

- I've made up my mind,
we're gonna get a bassinet

or whatever in the office okay

and we'll schedule conference
calls around naptime.

Let's finish building our
empire.

In a few years you can come back
here

and get all the fresh air and
green grass that you want.

- Ask me tomorrow.

- He really is starting to look
like you.

- Thanks.

It's okay, it's okay.

- I thought we were neighbors.

My apologies, the welcome
wagon's been pretty busy

recently.

- Busy is good in this economy.

- Well.

Paul Rich.

- Leo.

- I know, you're a celebrity.

In case you haven't notice
you've moved in

to the fastest growing
gayborhood in DC.

- My mother in law will be
very happy to hear that.

- My wife's thrilled too,
but I'm working on her.

How do you like it so far?

- Well we picked the house.

It's great, the house is great.

You know, it's quiet.

- Well people either
love it or hate it here.

- Nothing's turned out the way I
thought.

- Never does, does it?

(gentle music)

- Look.

- Hey!

- My turn to host dinner night.

- Hey I'm Trav, what's your
name?

- Ah it's Paul.
- Excuse me.

- Good to meet you.

- Oh my god he's so cute.

- I'm gonna miss these in
Chicago.

- [Leo] A friend of ours
is moving to Chicago.

- I'll leave you to it.

Oh, I'm trying out a new
recipe with pureed pears.

You think your son would be
interested

in being one of my tasters?

- Pears?

I think he's love it.

- Until tomorrow then.

And welcome to the neighborhood.

(upbeat music)

- It's a brave new world huh D?

♪ After all these years

♪ God what have I done

♪ The mistakes I've made

♪ And there's more than one

♪ And I can't help
wonder if I can let it be

♪ I keep looking back

♪ On this wounded heart

♪ Tears my mind in two and my
soul apart

♪ But it's all now

♪ Time for me to move on

♪ Let it go

♪ Let it all go

♪ It's time to forget now

♪ The one who matters most

♪ Let it go

♪ Let it all go

♪ It's time to forgive now

♪ The one who matters most

♪ Baby please don't cry

♪ There will come a time

♪ You will understand

♪ There's a greater plan

♪ But until the day

♪ You will be just fine

♪ Just keep moving on

♪ And keep holding on

♪ There's a fire in you
that no past can put out

♪ And it's calling you

♪ Baby let it burn

♪ Let it burn

♪ Let it go

♪ Let it all go

♪ It's time to forget now

♪ The one who matters most

♪ When you gonna stop using
yourself

♪ Stop accusing yourself

♪ Giving every excuse to
not believe in yourself

♪ Love is all you need

♪ Close your eyes and breathe

♪ Let it go

♪ Let it all go

♪ It's time to forget now
the one who matters most

♪ Let it go

♪ Let it all go

♪ It's time to forgive now

♪ The one who matters most

♪ It's time to forget now

♪ The one who matters

♪ Most

♪ Love is all you need

♪ Close your eyes and read

♪ Let it go

♪ Away