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-[Narrator] Previously onnew York undercover.

-Why'd you give me away?

-I didn't know what else to do.

-[Woman] Detective Marino.

I'm Jennifer Lewis, Melissa's mom.

She's been kidnapped.

Give me back Melissa!

-Damn you!

- [Gun shots] - [Grunts]

-Oh...

-Where's my mommy?

[Mid-tempo pop beat playing]

- ♪ It happened the moment

♪ you were revealed

♪ 'cause you were a dream

♪ that just should not have been ♪

♪ a fantasy real

♪ you gave me a beating, baby

♪ this rhythm inside

♪ ooh

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♪ oh, so good

♪ made me come alive

♪ so shouldn't I realize

♪ shouldn't I realize

♪ oh, oh, oh...

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♪ my sweet lady

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♪ Shouldn't I realize

♪ mm

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♪ ooh...

♪ 'N' if you don't know

♪ then I'll say it

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♪ oh

♪ so tell me how long

♪ tell me how long

♪ ooh

♪ brother, tell them why

♪ because I can't live my life without you here, baby ♪

♪ without you here

♪ without you here by my side ♪

♪ shouldn't I realize...

[Theme music]

-So you say it was two black male teens?

-Uh... they looked like teenagers.

Well, i'm...

I'm not sure.

One was lighter than the other.

They might have been puerto rican.

-Do you know anyone who'd want to take

your kids, Ms. Perez?

What about their father?

-We're divorced.

-Amicable?

-Hardly.

Bastard stopped paying child support.

Told him he couldn't see the kids

if I never saw a check.

-Would you write down his name and address for me?

-I promised Corey... My... my baby...

Some ice cream.

You can't break

promises to kids, you know.

[Sobs] I was only gone a minute...

Was just...

-[McNamara] Moreno?

-Um, you just... I'll be right back.

-Good. All right. Stay on it.

-Anything?

-J.c. And Eddie are working the streets

seeing if they can get any leads on the carjackers.

-I just put a citywide on the car.

Did you get anything from Ms. Perez?

-I'm sending her to a sketch artist.

Hopefully we can get something circulating.

She did mention problems with ex-husband.

-Ah. All right.

We are canvassing the area, naturally

and then I want you to speak to that ex.

We have to cover every angle here

because the more time goes by

the less likely we are to find those kids alive.

Alright?

-I'll get my coat.

-[Williams] Hey, Nicky.

Watch that step, baby.

-Damn, Nicky!

You look like you're not happy to see us.

-You know you're my boys. Thought the days of slamming me

against the car were behind us.

-And deprive you of exercise? No way.

-Oh, I get it.

You want to know if you can get a discount.

Of course, I'll hook you up.

What you need spark plugs? Brakes...?

-No. A Pontiac. Okay?

It was jacked earlier today

with two kids in the back.

You know anything about that?

-I run a legit business now.

-But you got big ears and you hear things, especially

in your ex-line of work.

-I see how you can come to that conclusion...

-No buts. Two teenagers, one latino, one black.

Now, you fill in the blanks.

-I don't know nothing about nothing.

-Then here's what you're gonna do:

Put it out there who we're looking for.

Otherwise, we're going to have to do some inventory.

You know what I'm saying?

-Like I said, you're my boys.

Just wait by the phone. I'll hook you up.

-Nice doing business, Nicky.

-She bought some ice cream and a pack of smokes,

and walked out.

Five minutes later, she runs back in

screaming someone took her kids.

I did all I could do, call 911.

-Was anyone acting suspicious before she walked in?

-I'd have to rat on half of my customers.

I get a lot of shoplifters. They think I don't know

-see a lot of carjackings in this neighborhood?

-A few. Used to be they waited

till you got out of the car.

-Was Ms. Perez a regular customer?

-Pretty much.

She usually stopped the flow of traffic

around here, if you know what I mean.

-Look, if you think of anything else

can you please give us a call?

No problem.

-[McNamara] Could be someone

who knew Sheila's comings and goings.

-Okay. So maybe it's a kidnapping. Who benefits?

-The ex-husband, he keeps his money,

at the same time, gets back at his ex-wife.

-You think a father would hire two punks

to keep from handing over his paycheck?

-I've seen worse.

-So have I, but he'd have to be a real spiteful bastard.

-Well a screaming mother is hard to miss.

Somebody must have seen something.

Let's check in here.

[Mid-tempo pop beat playing]

-You need to chill.

-Look, we get big Larry his benz,

then we chill.

He paying crazy money for this job, kid.

-I don't know, man.

Things kind of got out of hand last time.

-Yo, look. How did I know

it was going to go down like that, man?

Look, I took care of it, didn't I?

-I can't see another judge

or I'm straight getting sent up.

-Fool, you ain't going nowhere.

Man, look, it's either you in or you out,

'cause I could get somebody else

who won't have no problem making that grip

you know what I'm saying?

-All right, man.

One more, and then we chill, all right?

-All right, baby. Let's get up out of here.

-Excuse me.

You know where we can find Ron Perez?

-Yeah. He's right over there.

Hey, Ron. These cops want to talk to you.

-What about?

-Your ex-wife.

-Oh, I see.

[Up-tempo beat playing]

-Don't move!

Turn over.

-We got a suspect.

-Yep. The ex-husband.

He wasn't happy to see us

when we went to question him.

-I'll bet. All right, run a b.C.I. On him.

We'll see what he has to say.

Good work, moreno. - Thanks.

-Nina, you get a chance to talk to that attorney

about getting custody of Melissa?

-Yep. A $3,000 retainer and it goes up

from there depending on how long it drags out.

-So we pay it. Come on. We went over this already.

We're gonna do what we gotta do, right?

-Yeah. Thanks.

-[Ron] They're out there having god-knows-what done to them

and you got me locked up in here!

-Every available cop from the fourth

is searching for your kids.

-Right now we're interested in your story. Why'd you run?

-Sheila's been threatening me to pay child support.

I thought you were coming to arrest me.

I panicked.

-How much do you owe?

-Close to 20,000.

-[Whistles]

Nice one.

-That's a lot of money.

-Three years of accumulated back pay.

I been in and out of jobs.

Sometimes I fall behind.

-Must be hard stressing

about where your next paycheck's coming from.

-Sheila doesn't understand that.

Always giving me a hard time about the kids.

I tell her I'm doing my best!

-I guess if you didn't have her and the kids, you'd be fine.

-Yeah. I mean, no!

-Well, which is it?

-No!

-They found the car on 120th street.

-What about my kids?

[Siren blaring]

-I found the car about a half hour ago.

-Were the kids inside?

-The little girl was just rushed to the hospital.

One shot to the chest, another in the back.

Doesn't look too good. - What about the three-year-old?

-See for yourself.

-Detectives, where's my babies?

Where are my children?

You found them?

-Tina's alive.

She lost a lot of blood.

-[Sheila] Oh, Tina.

And Corey?

Oh, no.

Where's my baby?

-He... he was also shot, Sheila.

He didn't make it.

-Oh, god.

Oh, god.

It can't be my baby.

My baby!

-You better hope to god they find the bastards

before I do.

-You should feel the same.

-Conversation's over. I want to see my lawyer.

-Sit down.

Sit your ass down!

Now, first you tell me what happened.

-About what?

-Well, right now

they're dusting the car for prints.

Is there something you wanna share with me

before we get back the report?

You think I could do something like this?

-I don't know. Maybe you figured

life would be a lot easier minus a $20,000 nut.

-That's sick.

-I've seen parents do far worse than what happened to your kids.

So it's no stretch for me to put you down

as the shooter.

-Over money?

I'm their father.

That means a hell of a lot more than just a paycheck.

-So Sheila was supposed to carry the load by herself?

-No! I did what I could!

Everything I got, I gave it to her!

-Time and time again, coming up short.

I guess Sheila figured she could do bad by herself.

-That bitch doesn't know how to be alone.

Since the divorce, she's on her third piece of meat.

-And you had a problem with that, didn't you?

Guy comes in, he steps on your toes.

What's the matter, Ronnie, they call him, "papi"?

-There's no chance of that.

Tony hines had no problem shacking up with Sheila.

It's the kids he couldn't deal with.

-I had nothing against her kids.

They just weren't mine.

-When was the last time you saw Sheila?

-We broke up about a month ago.

- So, you haven't heard? - Heard what?

-Her car was jacked yesterday.

-Is she okay?

-Yeah, but the kids were in the back seat

when the car was taken.

-The little boy's dead.

The girl's in the hospital fighting for her life.

-Sheila must be going crazy.

Those kids meant everything to her.

-Where were you yesterday afternoon?

-Working. Thank you.

You can ask my secretary.

-You weren't here. We already checked.

-You're right.

I was hammering out a marketing campaign at home

and Janice was nice enough to come over and help me out.

-I bet she was.

-How long were you and Sheila together?

-Six months.

She worked here as a temp.

-Who broke it off?

-I did.

Between the fights with her ex-husband

and the kids always being around

it became too much.

It was a tough decision.

I loved her.

-But not enough.

-Like I said,

it was tough.

-You want kids, Tony?

-Some day.

I'd like at least three.

-[Moreno] Well, the boyfriend had no motive.

He'd already stepped off.

-My money's still on the ex.

No kids, no check, no problems.

-No, Tommy. That man loved his kids.

-Certainly no love lost between he and Sheila.

She and Tony probably pissed him off even more.

-Must have been hard on Sheila

having Tony walk away like that.

-I'm sure she thought Tony was finally her chance

at a new life.

-Sacrifices everything for her children

and this is her reward.

-Well, I learned something a long time ago, Nina.

There's nothing fair about life.

-Yeah well, I'd like to even the odds

and find the bastards who did this.

-Yeah. Larry said you boys were real good.

-We're the best, man.

-Heard you're up to about four cars a night.

-Sometimes five.

-So, why are you here talking to me

if you've got such a great deal with Larry?

-Five-o's been all over us, man. We're just trying to lay low.

-Right. Right. I can understand that.

But this is a once-in-a-lifetime offer.

I'm looking for something very particular.

-What are we talking about?

-I'm not talking till you say you're on it.

-If you're talking about throwing out crazy love

then we there, you know what I'm saying.

-Come on, man.

-The money's definitely all that.

-Then it's on.

-You run into some trouble,

don't bring your asses here.

-Don't you even worry about trouble.

When it comes to trouble,

me and my man, we know how to deal with that.

-Good. Good.

-Nancy?

-I appreciate you meeting me like this.

-It's against my better judgment.

-I asked you here to plead, no, to beg you

to put an end to this craziness.

-Excuse me?

-Melissa should be with us in California.

Everyone's been miserable.

Melissa's having nightmares.

She can't concentrate on anything.

It's just been one big inconvenience.

-For her or for you?

-Why are you bent on making this so difficult?

-She belongs with her mother.

-Her mother was shot two months ago.

On my father's deathbed

I promised I would take care of Melissa.

-As far as I'm concerned

I'm the only real family she has left.

-Melissa's accustomed to a certain lifestyle.

Can you provide that on a cop's salary?

-True, I wasn't born with a silver spoon

rammed down my throat

but it takes more than money to raise a child.

-She's my sister.

-Your adoptive sister.

-Well, you should've thought of that

before you gave her up.

Look...

I only want what's best for Melissa.

-So do I.

I love her.

Ms. Moreno...

Ms. Moreno...

You're not married

you live in a one-bedroom apartment

and you're a cop.

Please, think about that.

-She's right. It's not going to be easy.

I want that to be perfectly clear.

-Being Melissa's biological mother

must count for something.

-It means nothing.

The Lewis' are her family.

She's been with them since she was born.

Nancy's not her mother.

-You haven't been a mother to her either.

This is just as new for you.

-What does Melissa say?

-We've already been through a lot together.

We've grown closer. She wants to get to know me.

-Be sure, Nina.

This is going to be a hard fight.

-She's my daughter.

I'll do whatever it takes to get custody.

-You gotta be prepared for the loss of privacy

questions about your lifestyle

your performance.

If you're involved with someone

you'd better prepare him as well.

-Well, we've discussed it.

-All right.

I'll file the papers by close of business today.

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-I didn't shoot no kids, man.

-You have the right to remain silent.

You know that, but if you know something...

-Look, man, I ain't got nothing to hide.

The mother I.D.'d you, kid.

-I don't care! I didn't do it!

-Well maybe it was your boy that pulled the trigger.

Sorry, I can't hear anything.

-[Torres] Sit down.

-Look, man, I didn't see no gun, all right?

-You don't got to see a gun

to be an accessory to murder.

-Man, we just borrow cars.

I mean, it's not about shooting nobody.

-Oh, you just borrow cars.

Is that what they calling it now?

Borrowing cars?

-Man, we were just doing too many a night

and my partner was getting sloppy.

-Say whatever you want to say, all right?

-As long as it's what we want to hear.

-It's just, it's just that this last time

this job that we did just got a little sticky.

-So, that's the reason you got blood all over the car?

-Man, I told you, we was nowhere near that area!

Now, look, I know my rights.

I want my phone call.

-Why? Who you going to call?

-You can't talk to me unless my mom's here.

-Oh, baby, you hit the big time.

Your moms ain't going to come down here and wipe your nose.

Is that what you want?

-Look man, I still get my phone call.

-Are you sure about that?

-Corey and Tina were shot at close range.

Do you see this kid pointing the gun

at a three-year-old and squeezing the trigger?

-There are ten-year-olds

beating three-year-olds to death.

Besides, he's got priors.

-It's a big leap from auto theft

to first-degree murder.

-Yeah well, we still have to talk to his partner.

-Whoever shot those kids, it was personal.

-He fits the description, Nina.

-That's what bothers me.

-He's not a boy scout, Nina.

-Well, I don't think he's a murderer either.

[Mid-tempo pop beat playing]

Did you see any of these kids

the day Sheila Perez came running in here?

-Can't say for sure.

-Mr. Baxter, I need you to be.

-And I'm telling you I can't.

I get a whole lot of people in here.

-Mr. Baxter, I've got one dead kid,

another one just barely hanging on,

and roads leading me nowhere.

Please.

-This one here, he's been here before.

Not one of my regulars.

Haven't seen him for a while.

-Is anybody around here talking about what happened?

-Funny thing,

you'd think someone would have had something to say.

-Yeah, you'd think.

-Why didn't you meet me here last night?

-I am tired of coming down here after you, Derrick.

Now, if you want to act like a criminal

I'm going to treat you like one.

I got two other kids to think about.

-Mrs. Johnson, your son is accused of a very serious crime.

A car was stolen and abandoned, and there were two kids inside.

-A three-year-old was killed

and a ten-year-old is in a coma.

-My son couldn't have done any of this.

I mean, he gets into trouble

but he wouldn't hurt anybody.

-Yeah well, when we picked him up

he was with another kid that got away.

Then find the kid and he'll tell you

my son didn't do this.

-We would like to but see,

Derrick won't tell us who that was.

-Are you crazy?!

Tell these cops what they need to know.

-I don't rat out my boys.

-I'll leave you in here another night.

Now, do you want to deal with them,

or do you want to deal with me, hmm?

[Tires squealing]

-[Groans]

-How's that concrete taste, man, huh?

Come on, let's go.

[Mid-tempo pop beat playing]

-I'll be right in here if you need me.

-So...

How have you been?

-Fine, I guess.

-Nancy told me you've been having nightmares.

-She wasn't supposed to tell.

-Are they about me?

-No. Not really.

I mean, I guess they're just about everything.

-It's okay if you've changed your mind, Melissa.

-I still want to live with you, Nina, but...

-But what?

-I'm just scared you're going to leave me again.

I don't want to be left alone.

-Not one day goes by that I haven't thought about you.

I used to pass by your school

just to watch you play and see you smile.

And it's been hard not being there for you

the past ten years, I know

but that's what I want to do now.

I just want to hold you

and never let you go.

-I'll take that.

Hey, how'd it go?

-Um... all right, I guess.

She just wanted to make sure

that it was for keeps this time.

I wouldn't change my mind and abandon her again.

I don't know. I guess I said all the right things.

-Well, you know, uh...

These things take time.

Just give-give her a minute, you know.

-It's not that.

-Well, then, what is it?

-What if she's right?

-After everything you've been through over this

how can you say that?

-I'm a cop, Eddie.

Things happen.

-Things happen to anybody.

What, are you going to start letting

the what ifs trip you out?

You got to go for it, you know?

Come on.

-Is that the file?

-Yeah.

-Did you and j.C.

Pick up angel yet?

-Yeah, we did

but you're not going to like how it played out.

It seems the boys have an alibi.

Supposedly they were across town jacking somebody's Honda

at the time that Sheila's car was stolen.

-Hmm.

Eddie, do me a favor?

-Yeah, anything.

[Mid-tempo pop beat playing]

-Sheila... I'm sorry to intrude

but we found the other guy about an hour ago.

I need you to come with me to identify him.

-It's okay, mama.

I got to do this.

-Okay, now, Sheila.

Just have a look over there.

Does that look like

the other guy who took your kids?

-Yeah. It's him.

-You're positive?

-That's definitely the bastard.

-Do I look stupid to you?

-What the hell are you talking about?

-That child murderer you just pointed out?

He's a cop.

-What?

-That could have been anybody across the street,

and your answer would be the same.

-Don't talk like this.

-That 17-year-old we pointed out earlier,

were you lying about him, too?

-Look, if I made a mistake

it was because everything was happening so fast.

Look, all I could think about were my kids.

Maybe I didn't get as good a look at him

as I thought I did.

-Two kids are abducted on a busy street

and nobody sees anything.

Doesn't that seem strange?

-It's not unusual for people in New York

to look the other way.

-You were planning on that, weren't you.

You just figured the first person

who fit the profile was going down.

-You bitch.

If you think I am going to sit here

while you accuse me of lying...

You got another thing coming.

-Were your kids really carjacked in that market

or did you stop off to get some ice cream

thinking you were home free?

-When you are ready to talk to me with some respect

you know where to find me.

-I think she's guilty.

-What makes you think that?

-Something about the sketches bothered me.

The more I looked at them

the more familiar they became.

-Yeah. They resemble the husband

and the boyfriend.

-Right.

-This is taking a really ugly turn

that I can't even believe, and we don't have

any evidence to support it.

-We have probable cause now to search her place.

-She's not going to have the murder weapon

just lying around, Nina.

-Look, we need something a jury can see.

You get me that, and I will march into the D.A. myself

and we will nail her ass to the wall.

-[Williams] Having a hard time believing

this Sheila woman is involved.

-Hey, man, frustration, disappointment.

It's rough being a single mom

and usually, the kids are the victims, you know?

-Come on, man, my mother raised me by herself.

I'm sure sometimes

she might have wanted to wring my neck

but she didn't.

-Well, how many dates did your moms go on?

-All right, so she sacrificed.

That's what parents are supposed to do, ed.

Maybe one day you'll find that out.

-Well, look at Nina.

She was 16, pregnant and married

and then her husband decides to step off, right?

-So she's a strong woman.

She decides to give her daughter a better chance

and put her up for adoption.

You check that stuff over there, man?

-Yeah, I'm going to check it.

Some say that would be taking the easy way out.

At least Sheila, she was trying to take care of her kids

but you know what?

All the men, just stepped off, too.

They wouldn't stick around.

-[Laughing] So now it's our fault.

Is that what you're trying to tell me?

-Man, look, you want to be real?

Let's be real.

Look, if you had a choice

between being with a woman with baggage

or a woman without baggage

come on, who would you choose?

-Well now, that depends on how I feel about her.

But I don't see you walking away either, my man.

-That's because I got a love for my woman, you know.

-Oh, isn't that sweet?

-See what I'm saying, though?

-What have we here?

-Yeah. Hmm? What you got?

-Diary.

"Tony left me.

Said the kids were too much of a distraction.

I thought this time it was really love.

I wish I could just start over.

Sometimes I don't know

where my life begins and my kids end."

-Detective Nina moreno?

-Yes.

-I'm Andrea tompkins, Sheila's attorney.

My client is prepared to make a statement.

-First, you give me these.

Then you identify two innocent teens...

No. I'm sorry, you only identified one,

and now you want me to believe what you're telling me?

-Lieutenant, I'd advise you to get control

over your detective.

This is already hard enough on my client.

-Well, I can't blame her.

Your client has been jerking around my squad,

since we caught this case.

Those two kids we have in custody aren't choir boys,

but shooting two babies is an unthinkable act.

-I am sorry for what I have put everyone through,

but he said he was going to kill me if I said anything.

-So, you were going to let him walk for killing one child,

and almost killing another? - Lieutenant.

-Nina, let her continue.

-He said he would finish off Tina

if I said anything.

-We would have protected you.

-I couldn't take that chance.

-If she has to testify against him, I want a deal.

-She's not getting anything until she gets

her story straight.

-Tony and I were crazy about each other

but he would tense up around the kids

and, um, when I got pregnant...

-You were carrying his baby?

-Not anymore.

I had an abortion.

I wasn't about to...

Have another mouth to feed

without any promises.

-Well, that doesn't give him motive

for killing your children.

-When Tony found out, he went ballistic.

Said I killed his kid, so he was going to kill mine.

-Why would I kill her kids? I already left her.

-We know how much you adored the little tikes.

-What possible reason would I have?!

-Sheila told us about the abortion.

-She thought getting pregnant was going to keep me around.

She already had us in a house with a white picket fence.

-She said you were pissed about the abortion.

-Pissed?

I'm the one who told her to get it.

-You made her get it?

-Damn right.

I can show you the receipt if you want.

-When was the last time you talked to her?

-Two days ago.

She said she would take care of everything

and then beg me to come back to her.

-She looks peaceful, doesn't she?

-Yes, she does.

I'm surprised you're here.

I would have figured you'd arrested Tony by now.

-He's down at the precinct being questioned.

-[Sighs] He's denying everything, isn't he?

-Pretty much.

He says his secretary can vouch for his whereabouts.

-That bitch.

She'd lie to the pope to keep Tony.

Just... don't believe a word she says.

-Right now we're hoping for a confession

or to find the murder weapon.

-Are you here to ask me about that?

Because he did not volunteer that information.

Why are you here?

-I wanted to apologize

for coming down so hard on you earlier.

-Yeah, well, guess you were just doing your job.

-I see bodies every day, but the children...

They still get to me, you know.

-Must be hard.

-They're just so vulnerable.

You just want to...

Protect them...

Really be there for them.

-Sound like you're speaking from experience.

-I gave up my daughter for adoption when I was 16.

I'm trying to get her back.

- Why? - Why?

You of all people should understand.

I lost part of myself when I gave Melissa away.

-You're free.

You have no strings attached.

You can do whatever you want

be with whomever you want.

Why would you want to give that up?

-Because she's my daughter, my flesh and blood.

-You don't have a man, do you?

-As a matter of fact, I do.

A good one.

-They all start out good.

They love you down.

Then poof.

They hear the pitter-patter of little feet

and then they go deaf.

Nothing penetrates.

-Not all men are like that.

-You met Ron... and Tony.

See, most men think you're looking for a daddy,

when all you're doing

is trying to grab a moment's peace.

-You should be proud of yourself.

You sacrificed everything for your children.

-But who sacrificed for me?

I did all the right things.

No one ever gave me a break.

All I wanted was a life.

I wanted people to see me for me

not just a mother with kids.

Just...

Me.

-So you decided to give yourself a break.

-I thought...

That if I just started over, I could finally have my life.

I know I couldn't get my ten years back,

but I could always have another child.

So I decided to send my babies home

just a little early.

Corey... Corey made it.

But Tina... She's always such a...

Been such a strong girl.

-What have you done, Sheila?

Who shot your kids?

[Bass pulsing music]

[Gun shots]

-[Moreno] Eddie, you found the gun?

-Okay.

-I realized I walked a couple of blocks

before I knew I had the gun.

-You had no right taking my kids away from me.

-I had every right.

-Lets go, miss. Let's go.

- Can I see my baby, please?

-Ron, we still have a few questions for you.

He'll take you to the station.

-Nina, I talked to Sheila's ex-boyfriend.

She called him two days ago.

-It's over.

She confessed.

-What?

-She stood there and told me

she took a gun to her two kids and fired.

-How did you get her to talk?

I played her like she's been playing us.

-You think the confession will hold up?

-We've got the weapon.

Eddie found it at the crime scene

with her prints all over it.

-Unbelievable.

-You know what?

I used to think so, Tommy

but every night I go home

and the papers and TV tell me something different.

-Are you going to be okay?

-No.

-Thank you for letting me say good-bye to my little girl.

-The moment you realized you were going to do it...

You should have turned that gun on yourself.

-I'm sorry.

Are you okay?

Let me help you with that.

I... I didn't even see you... coming.

-Obviously.

-I really apologize for this.

-All the papers are here.

No damage done.

-Look, um... Let me make this up to you.

I know a great little coffee shop

just around the corner.

-I was up all last night doing this paper.

Coffee's the last thing I want.

-Right.

You take care.

-But...

A glass of wine sounds nice.

-Wine?

Wine's good.

Uh... yeah, I know a little place just

around the corner in fact.

-Name's Julie min.

-Tommy.

Tommy McNamara.

Let me take that for you.

- ♪ Because knows about a good thing ♪

♪ until a good thing is gone

♪ remember when you love a good thing ♪

♪ to lose one is just no fun ♪

♪ no one knows about a sweet thing ♪

♪ until a sweet thing is gone

♪ baby, dry your eyes ♪

♪ baby, dry your eyes

♪ you don't have to cry ♪

♪ you don't have to cry

♪ you know I love you ♪

♪ love you so madly...

- Here you go. - Thanks.

-Listen, mama,

if you plan on taking advantage of me tonight

you better let me play catch up, you know?

All right?

What is it? Melissa or the case?

-It's you mostly.

Look, if I get custody of Melissa, Eddie, a lot of things

are going to change for us.

-Yeah, I know.

-No, you don't.

We won't be able to just do whatever we want

take off whenever we feel like it.

I mean, can you handle that?

-If this would have happened a couple of years ago

I probably would have stepped off.

With all that craziness with my pops...

I mean, he acted more like my son than my dad.

-What's different now?

-Me.

I mean, as much grief as my dad gave me...

I still miss him.

I mean, he taught me

that dealing with someone you love

it may cost, but not half as much as you get in return.

-I love you, Eduardo.

Maybe I don't have what it takes to do this by myself.

-Yeah, you do.

But you won't have to, 'cause I'm here.

- ♪ I must admit

- ♪ you've got me so worried

- ♪ I just want for us to give it a try ♪

♪ give it a try

♪ 'cause no one knows about a good thing ♪

♪ no one knows

♪ until a good thing is gone ♪

♪ no one knows

♪ remember when you loved a good thing... ♪

-Please sit.

Custody cases are always the hardest

because in the middle is always an innocent child.

This case is especially unique.

The adoptive parents passed on

and the birth mother now seeks custody.

After speaking with everyone involved,

including Melissa,

I was able to get a better understanding

of the situation.

Will everyone please rise?

Nina moreno, I am sorry, but after hard consideration

I've decided to Grant custody of Melissa

to her adoptive sister

Nancy carroll.

I think for now it's the best arrangement

for all parties concerned.

[Gavel bangs]

-Thank you so much.

[Somber music]

- ♪ I begged to take you

♪ I'd have you so gladly

♪ just give me some sign

♪ give me ♪

♪ baby, say the word

♪ baby, say the word ♪

♪ 'cause no one knows about a good thing ♪

♪ until a good thing is gone

♪ remember when you loved a good thing ♪

♪ to lose one is just no fun

♪ no one knows about a sweet thing ♪

♪ until a sweet thing is gone

♪ baby, dry your eyes ♪

♪ baby, dry your eyes ♪

♪ you don't have to cry

♪ you don't have to cry

[wolf howling]