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I was the executor of their estate and was involved in finding homes for their girls.

I want you to find them for me.

If you don't mind my asking, why do you want to do this now?

These women are in their thirties. They have their own families, their own lives.

I lost touch with them years ago.

Now that they've grown, I want to be reassured that they are all right.

You see, I was unable to find a single family that would take all three of the children.

I had to separate them.

I found this article in Variety just a few weeks ago.

I can't tell whether it is the eldest daughter, Hillary, or not.

I realize it would be quite a coincidence.

Sometimes it's just that easy.

This has never been easy.

Sir, my firm has handled a lot of cases similar to this.

Growing children searching for their birth parents, that sort of thing.

It seldom turns out the way the client thought it would.

I found out that things never turned out in the way I thought they would.

I just want you to be aware that there are real consequences when you disrupt people's lives.

The truth is not necessarily set as free.

I've always felt guilty about separating those girls.

In the beginning, I thought that has nothing to do with them.

The beginning, I thought that as they grew older, they would need each other less and less,

but now I reach the end of my own life.

I realize that family becomes even more important.

I think you are the right person to find them for me.

What do you want me to tell them when I find them?

Tell them I'm an old friend of the family,

and that I would very much like to reunite them at my home in Connecticut.

This is the address.

Can you give this matter your full attention?

I want to find them as quickly as possible.

I'll do the best I can.

Thanks.

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Miss Walker?

Thank you.

MUSIC

Oh, good morning.

Morning. What do we have?

The budget report on the elections just backstand.

Great.

Did you catch our medical special last night?

No.

Were you watching cable again?

I had a date.

Having a real life in the middle of the week?

Was it fun?

Oh, yeah. I could get used to it.

I bet. Sounds like a great idea.

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Morning, Lisa.

Good morning, Mr. Chapman.

Brenda's home with the flu, so I've been playing secretary all morning.

I got about 42 messages for you, not to count the hundred calls I feel to myself.

What do you got? Oh, did Senator Hayes call back?

No.

I don't think so.

Steve called from New Orleans.

He says he needs 500 more and expenses in two more days, but he's very close.

Okay, have Sheila send her the money.

Draw the out of tickets confirmed. Oh, and these came by messenger.

What's that?

Great seats.

Yeah, good.

What, the figure?

What?

The Yankees and the Opera?

So sue me on the Renaissance man.

Yeah, right. What's with the shirts from France?

Now, I know a guy in a 53rd. He gets...

Thank you, Debbie.

One more thing.

Go ahead.

Your ex-wife called.

How does she see him?

She got the check and she just wanted to talk.

I think she misses you.

Okay, I'll give her a call.

Look, I leave the rest of that stuff on the desk.

Get an attempt to handle the funds.

Well, yeah, I want you to do a background check on Hillary Walker, CBA News.

What for?

She may be one of three sisters I'm trying to locate for Arthur Patterson.

The big shot entertainment attorney?

Yeah.

So give me something easy.

I just did.

Excuse me.

I'd like to see Hillary Walker, please?

Do you have an appointment?

Yes.

The sheriff down here has express his name.

Excuse me.

Alright, I'd like to see Hillary Walker, please.

Do you have an appointment?

Yes.

The persistence of a second desk around the corner.

Thank you very much.

Excuse me?

Hi.

I'm John Chapman.

I'd like to see Hillary Walker?

Well, sometime in the century, right?

That would be nice.

No.

Yes.

There have been something.

That would be nice.

See.

I'd like to see her as soon as possible.

It's personal.

Oh, well, uh, why don't you have a sink and I'll see what I can do.

Paul, it's okay.

I'm expecting it.

Come on in.

Your, uh, tapes haven't arrived yet.

I was hoping that you might have brought some with you.

Uh, I'm afraid that I don't think it was.

Oh, that's okay.

I'll have, uh, Paul, I'll call the affiliate again.

We'll take care of it.

Well, uh, sit down.

Thank you.

Let's take a look at you.

Uh, I'm afraid you're gonna be very disappointed with you.

Are you afraid?

Are you kidding?

You're terrific.

You realize, of course, our producers are number one fan.

He saw you in Atlanta and said you had the quality we're looking for.

Walter Cronkite had it.

People more than believed in him.

They trusted him.

You don't have much of a southern accent, do you?

No.

No, I don't.

That's because I'm not from Atlanta.

There's a little bit of a mix up here.

My name is John Chapman.

I'm from Chapman and Associates right here in New York.

Oh, I'm sorry.

Oh, my God.

I'm so embarrassed.

Obviously, I thought you were someone else.

I'm sorry.

I don't suppose you're here to audition for the early morning anchor job.

No, I'm not.

Actually, I'm a private investigator.

Oh, well, you know, I'm really rushed.

If you want to leave your card with my assistant, I'll get back to you.

Well, so I take a few moments.

Well, I have eight and I need two to walk down the walk.

Oh, I only take four.

Okay.

Okay.

I'm working for a client who's looking for a woman named Hillary Walker.

And he saw your picture in Variety.

He hoped that you might be the right one.

He doesn't know for sure because he lost contact with her 30 years ago when she moved to Boston

with her aunt, Uncle Larry, and Eileen Miller.

No, no, I'm sorry I'm not the one you're looking for.

I've spent my whole life here in Manhattan.

Well, I knew it was a long shot.

I'm sorry to bother you.

That's okay.

Let's just say we're even on mistaken identities.

Oh, everyone's in the conference room.

Would you like me to call for the lunch?

Yes, please.

Chinese or Delly?

Um, call and be with Russian.

And call and find out what's holding up the tapes.

Good luck.

Thank you.

Thanks.

Hey, you hungry?

Always.

I have the background at Hillary Walker for you.

Oh, I met her.

She's very interesting, but she's not the right one.

Are you sure?

There's something a little strange.

I mean, she's a big network exec, right?

So you'd think that there'd be some mention in her bio about her background, her family.

But it's like she hatched out of an egg full blown at 24.

Except for one reference to her having entered to Columbia.

To graduating from high school in Boston.

Boston?

Yeah.

Anything else?

I checked her out at Columbia.

Yeah.

Get this.

Her letter of recommendation was written by her social worker, which is a little weird.

You know what?

When's the next shuttle to Boston?

I don't know.

We'll find out.

Okay.

Listen, get me a sandwich, will you?

Yeah, you got it.

Welcome to Boston, ladies and gentlemen.

We hope you enjoyed your flight.

The temperature at Logan International was going to succeed to campus.

Yeah, did you receive the judge's orders to open the files on Hillary Walker?

Yes, but there wasn't a lot there.

Now she was in four different foster homes.

She spent the last three years of high school in juvenile hall in Boston.

She didn't get into any trouble.

She was withdrawn.

No real friends.

She was taken from her uncle's house a few months after her aunt died.

The uncle never applied for custody.

What was his name?

Larry Miller.

Oh, Larry died about six years ago.

It was a heart attack.

Well, I'm looking for their niece, Hillary Walker.

Um, you should have come looking 25 years ago.

Why is that? What happened?

Did you care for a seat, Mr. Chapman?

Yeah, thank you.

I appreciate you taking the time to talk to me.

Time I've got.

So what can you tell me about Hillary?

Oh, God.

I hardly recognized her when I saw her.

What happened was it was some time not too long after I leaned out.

Hillary was almost 14.

She had been living with them for about five years, I guess.

I found her here on the porch one morning.

She had come here in the night to hide or to get away.

When I saw her, I thought she was dead.

She was all huddled up like a frightened animal.

She didn't have any clothes on.

She was lying in her own blood.

She was so pale, so still.

The police told me later that her uncle Larry had come after her.

And she stalked him with a knife.

But not before he had beaten her half to death.

I got her to the hospital.

I never saw her again.

I've always wondered what happened to that child.

Hi.

Did you find your news anchor yet?

Still looking.

Did you come back to apply?

No, no, no.

You remember the movie Broadcast News where the guy gets his big break, his big chance,

and he reads the news and he sweats like a pig?

That's me.

Some people are better off behind the scenes.

The reason I'm here is because I figured you might not want to see me if I called for something.

I did a little checking.

You didn't grow up in New York.

You lived in Boston with your aunt and uncle into me.

What do you want?

Are you really a private investigator?

Yeah, you got it.

Who hired you?

Arthur Patterson.

Let me ask you something.

Do you ever think about the people you work for?

Do you have a question there, motives?

I try not to make judgments.

Do yourself a favor.

Question his.

Why?

What do you mean?

You seem very sincere, very straightforward.

Taxi!

Listen, can we go to somebody's get a coffee talk about this?

I don't think so.

It's just going to be a couple minutes.

I told you I'm not the woman you're looking for.

So just leave me alone.

Mr. Patterson, I think there's a lot more to this woman in her story than you tell me.

I don't think it adds up.

Can you drive out to my Connecticut house tomorrow morning?

We could talk then.

Fine.

Good.

I look forward to seeing you.

Do you need me to do anything for you before I go to lunch?

No, I'm fine.

Have a little headache.

I could use it.

A break.

Oh, okay.

I'll be back in an hour.

It's fine.

You go ahead.

Is our Hillary Walker the Hillary Walker?

Yeah, I think so.

Good.

One down, two to go.

Look, Brenda won't be back till Monday.

You want me to order lunch for you?

Yeah.

The usual?

No.

No, I won.

Corn beef with Russian.

I make it for two.

Get extra pickles and two root beers.

But now I'm fine.

Was blind, but now I see.

She can't breathe with the bombs, clothes on her.

Whoo.

I'm going to get out of here!

I'm going to get through my face!

Here we go.

Come on, Megan.

Axie?

Hilly?

There you go.

I'm going to get through my face!

Here we go.

Come on, Megan.

Axie?

Hilly?

There you go.

Axie?

Hilly?

There we are.

Hey.

Come on.

Hillary, do you remember your Aunt Ali?

It's been a long time since I've seen you.

Why don't you all go inside?

Are you sure it's all right for the girls to stay here?

Don't worry about anything.

I've looked after children before.

You did say you could help out with the expenses.

Oh, yeah, of course.

Now here's a check for you. If you need anything else, please call.

And I'll be back in a week or two.

I know it's not what you're used to, but you'll be fine.

Are there any sheets, Halle?

They're still hanging on the back porch.

Help yourself.

Oh, I should give you.

A hundred dollars.

I'd like to see him find somebody in New York.

Take care of three brats for that.

Which one of you?

She's the oldest. She looks after the babies like a little mother.

She does everything.

Everything?

What did you just say? She's just a little girl.

I brought you lunch.

Corn beef with Russian?

What am I going to do about you?

Every time I turn around here you walk.

I usually eat at my desk. I got the impression the other day that you eat in a lot too.

What do you think? You want to live here?

Okay. Thank you.

You know, you seem like a really nice guy, and I want to apologize for the last night.

Oh, don't even think about it.

It's just that I don't like dredging of the past. I feel like I've got that ordeal behind me.

I admire you. A lot.

Why?

Because you beat the odds.

What do you mean?

You lost your parents when you were very young. You were separated from your sisters.

How much do you know anyway?

I know that things got pretty tough for you. After your aunt Eileen died and left you with Larry.

Yeah, it was a nightmare.

Damn it. Why is Arthur doing this? Why does he want to bring all this up again?

Well, he struck me as a man who wants to make amends. A man who's seeking absolution.

He wants to reunite you with his sisters.

22 years ago I asked him for help. Did he tell you that?

No, I didn't think so. Why don't you ask him what he did? And tell him to go to hell.

Mr. Patterson's waiting for you in the den.

Thank you.

Mr. Chapman.

You lied to me.

You told me you hadn't had any contact with those women since they were children.

Why didn't you help Hillary when she came to you?

What did she tell you?

She told me to tell you that go to hell.

She came to me when she was about 18.

She wanted me to help her find her sisters.

But she was so angry and out of control. I was afraid of what she might do.

She had every right to be angry. Did she tell you what happened to her?

Now she was abused and brutalized?

No. She never said anything.

Look at you leave a little girl with people like Larry and Eileen Miller.

Eileen Miller was Sam's sister. She seemed capable.

I tried. God knows I tried to find Hillary another home.

But no one wanted an older child.

I thought about keeping those little girls myself.

I've always been a bachelor.

It was 1959.

I didn't know if I could manage three little girls under the age of ten.

Even if the courts would have given me permission.

I have to talk to Hillary. I want to tell her how sorry I am.

She said she won't come.

Please. I tried to convince her to change her mind.

I need her forgiveness.

You hired me to find three women, not to barter with their emotions.

I don't know, maybe a few.

Maybe if you give her a little time, you can contact her yourself.

I'm afraid time is one thing I don't have. I'm dying.

The doctors have done everything they can.

I'm not a particularly religious man, but Sam has so long for my best friends.

Their memory and the girls are all that I have left.

But I would like to make my peace.

Maybe she'll change her mind when she finds out that we've had the other two, but I doubt it.

I know that you will do your best.

I'll see myself.

I'll see you later.

Oh, my God.

Look at her, Sam. She's beautiful.

Come on, you're so good. You're no blood.

Oh, Father, it's sick.

Hello.

And Kathy's, you would play.

I don't know if you're going to do it.

He's making a leave because she can only pay for coffee.

Tell him we'll pay for her, me.

You've probably been to a very special place.

What do you think?

I don't know.

No, no. Sanfivia.

Excuse me, what was it?

We can't let her leave.

What was it?

Would you ask her if she'll have dinner with us?

She'll have dinner with us.

I don't know if she'll have dinner with us.

She'll have dinner with us.

She'll have dinner with us.

She'll have dinner with us.

No.

Wait, please.

Thank you.

But I don't eat with soldiers.

Not French.

Not German.

Not American.

When was the last time you had a good meal?

Please, let us buy you dinner.

I can't.

No.

I'd love to see the way to bring you anything you want in the menu.

I think you are.

Sanfivia.

But...

I'm Sam and this is Arthur.

And you're...

Solange Betro.

Solange Betro.

We're very quiet tonight.

I was thinking about my family.

We spent our Sunday's year when I was younger.

Do you know where they are now?

Are they safe?

I've lost them all now.

My father was killed in the Adam Forest.

My mother died with the...

tuberculosis.

My brother, Don LaRésistance.

He was turned in.

Keeled by a collabroita.

I lost my parents before the war.

And you understand?

What I've been through is nothing compared to what you survived.

Maybe.

How does anyone know?

What is that?

I can't believe it.

I can't believe it.

I can't believe it.

I can't believe it.

I can't believe it.

I can't believe it.

I can't believe it.

I can't believe it.

I can't believe it.

So where's Sam?

I don't know.

He said he'd be working here with you.

I haven't seen him.

The orders just came in.

We're moving out in three hours.

All right.

If you see Sam, tell him I'll be back in a little while.

I've got to say goodbye to a friend.

Hello.

Please?

Yeah.

I'm going to see them.

Oh, I've got to get in here.

Oh, no.

I'm so long.

So long?

So long?

I don't know how much longer this fighting can go on.

But when this is over...

Don't.

Don't make any promises.

This has been the most wonderful month of my life.

I want to take care of you.

I love you so much.

I love you so much.

I love you so much.

I love you so much.

Okay.

I'll be going day or two,

depending on when I get to see Hillary's sister, Alexandra.

So where did her mother finally serve?

Some Paris, Milan, Santa Fe?

South Carolina, would you believe it?

I spoke to Margaret yesterday afternoon.

So what's she like?

Southern.

Good luck.

Thanks.

This house belonged to my children.

I'm not sure.

This house belonged to my third husband.

I just...

Love it here.

Yeah.

Oh, thank you.

Mm-hmm.

Of course, it isn't like it used to be, but it is the sun.

May I give you some more iced tea?

Oh, no, thanks.

I'm fine.

You can't.

Have you told your daughter yet?

No, not yet.

Well, I was hoping to see her while I'm here.

I was hoping to convince you to drop the entire thing.

I'm sorry, I don't understand.

Let me ask you something.

Are the other women pursuing this reunion?

Well, we haven't located making yet.

Hillary has ambivalent feelings.

So, all of the fuss is really for Arthur, isn't it?

Very high price to pay to soothe an old man's conscience.

What do you mean?

I know.

But men alike when they get to a certain age, especially men like Arthur, who spend their life pouring all of their energy into their work, they get old, they get reflective, and God help us all when they get philosophical.

Please sit down.

Thank you.

My daughter is 35 years old.

She has two beautiful daughters of her own.

Her husband is up a reelection this year, didn't I?

Mentioned that of the telephone.

Yes, she did.

Alexandra's husband is from a very fine old family that has a long tradition of political involvement.

It's an absolutely pure record.

He's so squeaky clean.

He borders on boring.

I'm sorry, but I don't understand what telling Alexandra about her past has to do with her husband's game.

Honey, people in the south just love a good scandal, but it doesn't get them elected.

Certainly.

Not now.

Do you have any idea what will happen when I tell my daughter who has no memory of her family, her sisters, and certainly not of the circumstances surrounding her parents' death?

What will happen to her?

To her husband, when this story comes out?

Whatever the consequences, don't you think these women have a moral right to know about each other?

To pursue their relationship if that's what they want?

More right.

It all depends.

Perhaps.

Perhaps not.

Senator, so glad you could make it. We had our doubts as to whether you'd be back from Washington.

And as I recall, you promised me a billiards game.

No way, I just want to miss that.

You'll wish you forgot.

Henry, nice to see you.

I missed you. The club last Wednesday. Emily Marie Louise. Do you all remember Miss Templeton?

Very nice to see you.

What's it called?

Friends, may I have your attention for a moment, please?

Alexandra and I would like to thank you all.

Not only for being here with us today, but for being with us through the last 12 years.

As I look across this room, I can see the backbone of my political career.

It's because of you that I was elected.

And I want to thank you all for your support.

But I don't want you to get the wrong impression.

Today is not about politics. Today is about friends being together.

Besides, we still have, what is it Bob? Two, three weeks before we start the next campaign push?

Two or three minutes, maybe.

Excuse me.

Good luck.

Thank you, ma'am.

Dad, do you have some time to mind?

I'd like to come and have a talk.

Of course, ma'am.

Alex, Anne.

Excuse me, I'm being summoned.

Now, more than again, you put your money on the three-legged hall.

That's so funny.

Everybody gone?

Yeah.

Well, I thought it went real well.

It did.

Next time you might try to pick a more appropriate dress for Emily.

You know how careful I am about the girls clothes.

That's absolutely beautiful.

What did you think of the caterers?

I thought they were fine.

They were late.

I must prefer the other caterers.

They were very responsible.

I wanted to try someone new. I thought they'd explain the job.

I was disappointed. I don't think we should use them again.

Sometimes I think nothing I do ever suits you.

Don't they ever do anything, right?

Well, of course you do.

You were the prettiest woman at the party tonight.

This is the hardest thing that I ever had to do, but I have no choice because if I don't tell you someone else will.

Tell me what.

I want you to know that I loved you from the very first minute that I laid eyes on you.

And if I did anything wrong, it was because I wanted to protect you.

Dead? What? Mother, you're not making any sounds.

You remember when we moved to Atlanta?

I lived.

Do you remember living in New York before that?

No.

I was a little bit older than you.

I was a little older than you.

I was a little older than you.

I was a little older than you.

I was a little older than you.

I was a little older than you.

Do you remember living in New York before that?

No, I couldn't have been one at five.

You were four.

When your father and I adopted you.

What?

They adopted you when you were four years old.

Why didn't you tell me this before?

I was afraid to tell you the truth.

What did you think I was going to do?

You're my mother. I love you.

I didn't mind our relationship to change.

I couldn't bear the idea of being any less than your real mother.

So where are they now? Are they living?

No, we adopted you after their deaths.

Your father was an actor on Broadway, I had.

A song in a play, once.

I saw pictures of your mother, she was French.

Very beautiful.

How did they do?

It was.

It was so tragic.

Everyone who knew them were devastated by what happened.

What?

Evidently there was a terrible argument.

Nobody knows what it was about.

It was so hard to tell you these things.

What exactly happened?

Your mother was killed by your father.

Oh, God.

Was he crazy?

No, no.

I was told that he loved her very much.

They think it must have been some kind of jealous rage.

Nobody knows.

That's all I know.

What happened to him?

He was arrested and committed suicide in his cell several days later.

Leaving you and...

Me and...

Me and...

You have two sisters.

Where?

What happened to them?

They were adopted by other families.

Hillary was about eight when it happened and the youngest was just a baby.

Her name is Megan.

I understand why you didn't tell me about my parents.

But how could you keep this from me?

I have a family.

Sisters.

Yes.

Where are they now?

Do they know about me?

I don't know.

The man who arranged the adoption, he is hired a private investigator to find the three of you.

He wants to bring you all together.

I'm not sure.

Did my mother have long hair?

Did she?

Yes.

I used to dream of a woman with long hair.

I sat in her lap and she sang to me.

Henry, can I talk to you a minute?

Sure, honey, what is it?

Promise you'll listen with an open mind?

I know you're upset.

I'm not upset.

I just don't think you should go to Connecticut to see these people.

Those people are my sisters.

I thought about this all day, Henry.

This is something I really want to do.

What's going to happen if word of your little reunion gets out?

It's not a good thing.

I tell you what's going to happen if word of your little reunion gets out.

It's a private thing. Henry, it's not being called a mother.

I tell you what's going to happen. People are going to laugh at me if you're a simple.

All these years I've held you up a southern royalty.

The distinguished Judge Garham's daughter from Atlanta.

I've flown your credentials like the Confederate flag.

I have put my life on hold for you so many times before.

Please don't do this to me now.

Honey, you're talking about one weekend.

I'm talking about my whole life, my political future.

Please, Henry.

I've already made my decision.

So have I.

I'm going.

Yes?

Hi. How you doing?

I'm OK.

Look, I knew you were upset last time we spoke, but I thought you might like to know that I'm still trying to locate Meghan, but I met your other sister, Alexandra.

Aaxie?

Yeah. She's a terrific lady.

She wants very much to see you. She's coming to Connecticut.

Tell her that I love her very much, but that I just got to know her.

But that I just can't.

Hillary, what?

I'm glad, sir.

Where's your aunt, Eileen?

Upstairs with Meghan.

Would you tell her that I'm here, please?

Hillary, please stay.

I thought...

Come on, look.

I wanted to tell you something wrong.

Your sisters are going to go away for a little while.

Why?

Because there's no way to keep them together any longer.

I tried.

I really tried.

I found two wonderful homes.

One for Meghan, one for Aaxie.

I know.

It's not fair.

But you're the oldest.

You have to be brave for the others.

Please don't leave me here.

It won't be for long.

I promise.

Just as soon as I can find you another family.

I don't need help, family.

You can't.

I won't let you.

You can't take them away from me.

You can't take them away from me.

What is it? What's matter?

Uncle Arthur is going to take you and make it on a new trip.

Where are we going? Back to New York.

Are you coming? No. Not now.

Then I don't want to go. You have to.

If you don't go, then making would be scared.

But if I get scared, you won't be frightened.

Because wherever you are, you'll always know how much I love you.

I want you to always, always remember that.

I love you, Axie. That's all.

I want to stay with Hillary.

I know you do.

I want you to as well.

We have to go now.

I, uh, I'll be back for you.

Soon.

I promise.

Kelly! Kelly!

Kelly! Kelly!

Kelly! Kelly!

Kelly!

Kelly! Kelly!

I thought we had already found the Walker woman.

Is that supposed to mean something?

There are a couple of other cases that could use a little of your attention, but hey, it's not in my business, right?

Right. What do you got on the younger sister?

That's why I came in. Here's the deal on her.

Meghan's adopted father, John Kincaid and his wife Rebecca, were very active in the Civil Rights Movement.

They eventually set up a full-scale legal office in Biloxi, Mississippi, which closed in 1974.

He retired and they moved to Berkeley, California.

She's practicing the San Francisco law firm. I have all the phone numbers.

Kevin. Let's make some phone calls.

Hi.

Hi.

All the time you wear on the roof?

She likes me.

Must be held to live with all that charm.

Hey, can I buy you a hotdog?

I love these hot dogs.

Can I ask you something personal?

Okay.

Do you like opera?

Not really.

No. What about baseball?

Passionately.

Really? Okay. Forget the opera. Baseball is good. Baseball is better.

You didn't come here to talk about baseball.

Have you found Meghan yet?

Yes. I have.

I'm playing out this year next weekend.

Where is she?

She's in San Francisco. She's a doctor.

She was the sweetest baby.

She had this little round face with big, bright eyes.

Seems strange to think of her as a grown woman. A doctor.

Meghan? Wait up.

Can you cover me on rounds this afternoon?

Sorry.

I'll trade you a Saturday.

Any other day I would, but I can't this afternoon. I'm on my way out.

What's going on?

I'm getting pregnant.

Anybody I know?

Thank you. Very cute.

Everything went perfectly.

I want you to just relax for a half hour or so more and then go home and take it easy.

It takes a couple of days after in vitro fertilization before you can resume your normal activities.

We know the drill.

We'll check your H.C.G. levels in a week to make sure you're maintaining the pregnancy.

Good luck.

Thanks, Doc.

Thanks, Doc.

I can remember when I thought getting pregnant was going to be fun.

Yeah, so can I.

It'll be fun again.

Once we have a baby.

It seems like a very nice man.

That's it.

That's all I know about your parents and your sisters.

Let me ask you something.

Did you know that you were adopted?

Always.

Yeah.

Did you ever try to find your birth parents?

Well, once when I was 12, I asked my mom if she knew anything about my, quote, real mother.

The way she looked at me.

It was one of those moments when words were hanging in the air.

You just want to reel them back in.

Yeah, I never asked again.

What do you think?

When can you get away to meet your sisters?

What about weekend after next?

Honey, are you sure you don't mind changing our plans?

I know you're looking forward to getting away for the weekend.

Well, right now I think it's more important for you to meet your sisters.

I think you're the most wonderful man in the entire world.

Yeah, well, we always say that when I'm washing the dishes.

Yeah, well, there is something sexy about a guy standing over a sink.

I'm going to towel him dry.

Now, I'm going to lose this baby.

Don't worry.

No, Miss Walker has the number.

Just color please that John Chapman called in that I'm at the office or at home.

Thank you.

If you want my opinion, the lady is not going to return your call here or at home.

You know what?

You're right.

Where are you going?

Great. A man with a mission.

How did you find me here?

Finding people is what I do for the living. Do you remember? You would return my phone call.

I'm sorry, we're returning the morning show and it's been crazy.

You know what, I like you better when you're abrupt.

We're honest.

Done your job, I got your message.

I know my sister's applying in this next weekend, but I'm not going, John. I can't.

Hillary, you know what? You can make any excuses you want, but I know this is important to you.

You're obsessive.

I'm obsessive.

Yes, you are.

What about you?

I know you want to help, but I have to make my peace in my own way.

I can't be seeing Arthur again. I won't go to his house.

Okay.

I like your persistence. It's one of the best things about you.

But trust me on this one.

I'm trying to leave you.

Why can't you just let it alone?

My assistant keeps asking me the same question.

Do yourself a favor and take her advice.

You know what? You're right. You're both right.

Are you busy this evening?

Are you asking me on a date?

Yeah, sure. Why not?

I don't know. Let me think about it.

So, you thought about it?

I have a speech right for the affiliates and three cost reports to go over.

Come on.

Well, I guess you could come by my apartment for dinner tonight.

Great. Fine.

8 o'clock?

I'll be there.

Do you need the address, or?

Yeah, you've already got it.

Good luck.

Hi.

Hi.

Come on in.

Thank you.

I'm sorry I didn't have time to cook.

Oh, okay. I'll tell you what. Why don't we go out and get something?

Oh, no. There's lots of food. I bought a ton of stuff.

Oh, okay.

I hope you're hungry.

Sure.

I'm impressed.

Why?

Well, you didn't just buy food. You took the trouble to go to three different places here.

How did you know?

Well...

Oh, the bags.

You're very good at this, aren't you?

Yeah, what?

It observing things.

Is that why you became a private investigator?

No, I fell into that after law school.

Actually, it was the only thing I could think of that would, okay?

That would totally outrage my family.

Yeah.

And I'm good at it. So, here I am.

Here you are.

Shall we go to the living room?

Sure.

Oh, look. I brought you something.

What?

It's a photograph.

Those are Alexandra's daughters.

This is Emily. This is Mary Louise.

They're so beautiful.

Yeah.

How old are they?

Well, Emily is 12 and Mary Louise is a little bit older.

Well, Emily is 12 and Mary Louise is six.

It's kind of hard to tell from the picture, but I think that the younger one looks like

Megan.

Martha gave me this.

Mama bought us those dresses to wear for Daddy's birthday party.

They were navy and white, and maybe you can see in the picture, I...

Little red cherries on them or something on the collar.

She bought them at Burtoff Goodman.

I remember the day we picked them out.

Did you ever try to find your sisters on your own?

Once.

But I didn't get very far when Arthur refused to help me.

Guess I should have hired you.

I guess so.

You know something. You remind me of my therapist.

Is that good or bad?

No, no, I liked her, but...

Oh, good.

The point is she couldn't save me and...

And you can't either.

What do you mean, let's save you from what?

When exactly did you decide to rescue me?

Is that what you think I'm doing?

I think it's a mistake to try.

I think it's time you trusted me.

Why?

Because I care about you.

There you go.

I'll call you in the morning.

Good night.

Will you come to Connecticut with me?

When did you decide to go?

Just now.

Is there well?

What is it?

It's unbelievable.

I'm leaving.

Are you sure you're strong enough to make the trip to Connecticut?

It's just like I'm fine.

It's just not fair.

We'll just try again and we'll keep trying until it takes.

That's what you want.

You're on a real roller coaster.

I think that you're so pumped up with hormones,

I just don't think you can look at this thing objectively anymore.

What do you mean by that?

For the past eight months we've been poked and we've been prodded.

Our sex life has become scheduled and mechanical.

There's a damn little to us. It's private anymore.

It's time for us to just pull back and look at all their alternatives.

But there are lots of ways you can have kids in your life.

We've been through this before and Vitros are only choice.

It's the only chance we have.

Look, all I'm saying is I think it's time to open ourselves up to some other possibilities.

We haven't even talked about adoption.

Why can't I be like everyone else?

Why can't I have my own baby?

I'm John Chapman. Miss Walker is expecting me.

I don't think so. She left over this morning for the airport.

I'm so excited to see you.

Have you seen any of this week's re-oself?

I can't wait for opening night.

Sam is brilliant. He's never been better.

It's the best role he's ever had.

Where did you meet her?

Her father is one of our firm's clients.

I think she's very nice.

We have to find you a girl.

I found one once.

But I lost her.

Are you happy?

She's a great girl.

Yes, I am happy.

Sam, I'm too little early for kissing. It's not midnight yet.

So much.

Sam, wait.

Sam, I'd like to drink.

Let me go.

Yeah.

Please, get me a kiss.

Yes, please.

Please, get me a kiss.

It's so long.

It's so long. Here you are. Is there anything I can do?

Please, walk with me.

I am pregnant.

I haven't told Sam yet.

I was going to turn into night.

You have to understand.

Actors they are...

easily distracted.

They sometimes forget what.

What is real? What is important?

But you know, this is not the first time.

But Sam loves me.

He always comes back to me.

Most women would sue him for divorce.

Take him for everything he's got.

I don't want things.

I just want him.

I'm going to get you.

I'm going to get you.

I'm going to get you.

I'm going to get you.

I'm going to get you.

Megan's waiting for you out on the porch.

If you'll excuse me, I have to check on Mr. Patterson.

Come on.

Megan.

I'm now at the ambulance.

It's wonderful to meet you.

Hi.

Hi.

I just got to have an organ.

Have you seen Mr. Patterson yet?

No, not yet.

I've been looking forward to this for several weeks,

but now that I'm here, I'm not altogether sure what I'm supposed to do.

There are so many questions I want to ask you.

Where you went to medical school?

Who your husband is? What's he like?

I don't know.

Well, girl awake, so I've got a whole set of questions for you too.

I'll get it.

Oh, thanks. Come on, sit down.

Hello.

I didn't expect you to answer the door.

Well, I didn't expect you to stand me up.

I'm sorry.

No, that's okay. I understand.

Now, the important thing is you're here now.

Come on in. There's some people that went to.

Uh, I don't think so.

But I am here.

There's some people.

I am here.

No, I am here.

No.

No, no.

I'm here.

No.

I know.

I know.

I know.

No.

I know.

I know.

No.

No.

I know.

No.

No.

No.

I want to know.

No.

No.

I can't believe you married a senator.

You have two beautiful children.

You live in such a wonderful house.

In my wonderful house, it's more like a shrine to Henry's parents.

He was born there.

In the 14 years I've lived there, he hasn't allowed me to even change a lamp shade.

Don't get me started on all that.

What was it you called me when you first came in?

Axy.

It was your nickname, don't you remember?

Well, Mama started calling you Axy when you were just a baby.

She said Alexandra was too much named for a little girl.

I don't remember her calling me Axy.

I do remember something else.

There was an attic room.

And you and I were sitting on the bed.

Where was that?

Antilene's.

You called me Axy.

And you brushed my hair and told me you would always love me.

The hairbrush was white with pink roses.

That's the first room ever I've ever had of my childhood.

Well, you were so young.

You know what I remember? It's not so much what happened.

It's more...

It's like the color of things.

Not the things themselves.

Till now.

Ladies?

Arthur?

Mrs. Meghan?

Alexandra?

And Hillary?

I am so very honored.

Thank you all for coming.

Thank you for inviting us.

Yes, so much. I want to know about our parents.

John says you knew them very well.

I did. Yes.

Your father and I survived not only the war, but a dozen Broadway seasons together.

He was a very talented actor.

He had several offers from Hollywood.

So why didn't he go?

He would have, eventually.

But in the 50s, you know, theater was everything.

What about the launch? Did she want to go?

Seems strange to hear you call her by her first name. She was our mother.

I'm really sorry.

Alice, I think the girls would like to see the picture I have of their mother.

It's on the piano. You bring it to me, please.

This evening is very meaningful to me.

In fact, I would like to propose a toast to Meghan.

Alexandra and Hillary.

Although I hope you can find it in your hearts to forgive me,

that is not the only reason I asked you here this weekend.

I wanted you to have a quiet place, a place where you can take time out from your busy life.

And get to know one another again.

To bridge your past and your present.

So, to near beginnings.

Thank you. Yes.

This is the photograph I wanted you to see.

Hello, does she in this picture?

She was in her early twenties. It was taken in New York.

She was so beautiful.

Yes. It's one of my very favorite photographs.

It's not yours. She didn't belong to you. She never belonged to you.

I can't do this. I can't eat at your table and make nice conversation talking about them like they were some characters in a play.

They were real and they were mine. And you took it all away.

Hillary, what are you talking about?

What happened to our parents was his fault.

What do you mean?

You and I know what happened. What you did killed them both.

Hillary, I honestly don't know what you're talking about. I don't understand.

I was there. I saw what happened. Why did you bring us back together? What were you trying to do?

I felt I owed it to you to make up for what I'd done.

And you think one little dinner party can make up for everything you did?

Hillary, please. It doesn't matter anymore.

It does to me. We've got to put it behind us. We've got to get on with our lives.

You have a life to go on with. I don't because of what he did.

John thinks you're looking for absolution. Well, I'm not going to watch them give it to you.

Because I was there. I saw what happened. I saw everything from the beginning.

Aren't you going to ask me how it went?

I can't see how it went.

What's the matter with you?

I'm tired of it. I can't live like this anymore.

Your extravigance is your excesses. You think this apartment makes up for it?

I'm leaving you and I'm taking the girls.

No, you're not. I won't let you.

You've cheated on me for years. It's not true.

I know who you took to California. I know who you were with last night.

And it doesn't matter because I don't care anymore. I'm leaving you and I want a divorce.

What are you going to do?

You still think the whole world revolves around your entrances and exits? Well, you're wrong.

I won't give you a divorce, so don't ask again.

I don't have to ask you.

No. I don't. I could have had 50 divorces by now.

What's the kind of proof of what?

I don't need proof. There is nothing left between us.

I pity you.

Don't say that.

Did you think I would let you humiliate me forever?

You think I would forgive and forgive?

You need to ever occur to you that finally I would look elsewhere.

For comfort.

Is there for love?

I'm leaving you because I'm in love with someone else.

What do you mean?

Who is it?

Arthur.

No.

I don't believe you.

It started here, Srigam.

We'd meet in the afternoon in his apartment.

I was with him at his house in Connecticut when you...

No! Shut up!

What did you take my girls to?

What did you take them with you?

They're not all your girls.

She told him that Megan wasn't his daughter. That she was yours.

Damn you!

No!

Stay!

No, no, no!

Don't you know him?

Give me a Fozzar!

No!

No!

No!

No.

No!

No!

No!

All those years.

Why didn't you come back from me?

I...

I was afraid of your anger.

How could you have been afraid of me?

I was just a little girl.

You took my family away from me.

I'll never forgive you for that.

Never.

Alexandra.

Let it go.

Megan, I never knew you were mine.

So have you seen Arthur this morning?

Just briefly.

I really didn't know what to do or say.

I hope you didn't think I'm horrible.

Oh, why?

Well, in the last two weeks, I've gained two sisters,

a mother, and now two fathers.

I think I'm just taking it all a little bit too calmly.

I always thought I'd have such strong emotional ties

to my biological mother and father.

You know, like I'd see them, I'd immediately feel part of them.

Do you know when Amelie was about three months old?

She looked at me.

I mean, really looked at me.

And I realized that even though she came from my body,

she wasn't a part of me.

I saw her separateness.

There was somebody inside this tiny little infant.

It completely changed the way I thought about raising children.

How so?

From the beginning, we are who we are.

Hopefully we have parents who can help us get better at it.

I was so lucky I did.

Obviously, look at you.

You're a doctor.

You have two beautiful children.

I really envy you.

You'll be a wonderful mother.

Because you had a wonderful mother.

Yeah.

Tell me about your parents.

What's Margaret like?

Unusual.

Complicate you.

Loving.

I could always depend on that.

You and I were both very lucky.

I can't even imagine the kind of life Hillary must have had.

It reminds me of the kaleidoscope I gave Mary Louise last year for her birthday.

You turn it a fraction, and the same pieces fall into completely different patterns.

One moment the flowers and extra demons breathe in fire.

Seems terribly wrong Hillary was left to the demons.

Sure does.

I wish she were here.

I miss her.

I miss her too.

Promise you stay in touch.

I promise.

Bye.

Don't say you're surprised.

I'm not.

Come on in.

Yeah?

Thank you.

How are you?

Fine.

How are you?

Oh, I'm great.

Great.

Hey, you got a surprise for you.

Come on.

Here.

I'm not.

I'm not.

I'm not.

I'm not.

I'm not.

I'm not.

I'm not.

I'm not.

I'm not.

I'm not.

I'm not.

I'm not.

I'm not.

Here.

Seasoned tickets for the Yankees?

Yeah.

But the games don't even start until my plan on being around.

So

You

You

You

I

I

I'm so glad you stopped by I

Needed to talk to you

I spent the entire flat home trying to make a mental picture of my life

And I could see my two daughters clearly, but somehow I couldn't envision my marriage

I

Think you depend on him me. That's just it. I don't you and the girls are the only constant in my life

I'm pleased to be counted amongst the constant and no you were worried about my meat and my sisters

Terrified would be more to the point. I

Didn't know what meeting your other family would do to a smart

How it would affect our relationship

You are and have been as long as I can remember my real mother

No one's ever gonna change that

Thank you for letting me know bye

Arthur's in the hospital he's dying

You're gonna fly back East and see him. I don't know what I want to do

Well, is it you're afraid to take a more time off? No, that's not it at all

If I go, what do I say to him? No, you'll know what to say. He has doctors

What if what he needs as a daughter?

Oh

It's good to see you again

I was so pleased when I heard you were coming room happy I could come

It's anything I can do for you

It's enough just having you here

Sure, I can get you something

There is one thing I haven't spoken to anyone about my funeral. I don't want anything very

formal or too sad

simple

And dignified hopefully

You look tired. You sure you want to talk about this now?

I sleep too much. It's the medication

It's very difficult to handle the pain now. I've never been very brave

Without Sam. I don't think I would have survived the war. He saved my life more than once

I'll talk to your doctor. I told him you were my daughter. I hope you don't mind

Why would I mind? I am

Sometimes when you tilt your head that way you look just like her

I

Don't feel guilty about what happened. I

Can't imagine my life any other way than it was

My parents were wonderful people

I don't want to be gone too long. It's really weak

Like I've been here a month instead of three days. I mean that's because this is the first time in eight years you can still

Keep thinking about what happened to Hillary

and

What you said about it being time for us to consider other alternatives

How would you feel about adopting an older trend?

I

Only wish there's no new better and longer

I

I

Never expected to feel as much. It's okay. It's okay

Hello, it's Megan. I'm at the hospital. I just wanted to know

Oh, I'm sorry the services will be on Saturday at the small cemetery. There's house

I don't think I can make it is Luke there with you. Yeah, he's here. I

Just wanted you to know that so I really wish there was something more I could do for you. I'll be okay

By Hillary

Arthur died Megan was with him

How is she I envy her her feelings

Honey I've decided to go to the funeral with you you have I'm surprised

Had long talk with Bob last night. I think we figured out a way to put a spin on this murder suicide thing

You see we don't wait for the press to pick it up. We come out with it ourselves

And in fact we make it appear as though I was instrumental in bringing your family together

He's already arranged to have a photographer there at the funeral. No

Oh, don't worry honey. He's on the payroll. I will not let you turn this poor man's funeral into a circus

You'll be very discreet. It's out of the question. It's been arranged. I'm taking the children to the funeral

I don't want you or your photographer there

Now what are you doing? I'm Colin Bob and canceling the arrangements myself. You're out of line. Who do you think you are?

I'm an adult Henry a grown-up. What is that supposed to mean? Hopefully you and I can find that out together

But you gotta stop treating me like a child you now need to spend some time together Henry trying to find out if this marriage works

What are you talking about? There's nothing wrong with this marriage

There's nothing wrong with yours, but there's plenty wrong with ours. I make your life simpler

I do jobs for you, but they're just that jobs. I might as well be the hard help. I

Want a real marriage Henry one with intimacy and sharing and respect

Life is too short for anything less

Hi

Hi, this is me

Hi

Girls I'm packing

Where's Luke? He'll be out in a minute. I'm sorry. Hillary couldn't be here for you

Okay, I

Do love this house

Being here is like being very old and they're young all at the same time

Arthur left into the three of us. Did he?

He set up a trust to keep him maintain the house for us

It was really said that he'd hoped it would become our summer home. I guess he wanted us to have a place where it could all come together

Bring our families share our lives

You okay? Yeah

Lord grant us that we may find through the love we have for one another and our God a

Measure of that greater peace that our friend Arthur Patterson surely has found

Amen

Unto Almighty God we commend the soul of our brother departed we commit his body to the ground

Dust to dust

Ensure and certain hope of the resurrection unto eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord

E sparked

Like me

But now I see,

towards grace that taught my heart to be.

And grace my fears relieved.

How precious did the grace appear?

The hour I first believed.