All language subtitles for I.Am.Sam.2001.

Decaf double tall nonfat capp
for Bruce.

You got it, buddy.
Yeah.

That's a wonderful choice,
Bruce.

Thank you, Sam.
Yeah, it certainly is.

Take care.

One caramel macchiato.
It's very hot.

Good morning.

Vanilla grande no-foam latte.
That's a wonderful choice.

Thanks, Sam.
Yeah.

Hey, Sam. They called.
It's time for you to go.

Oh, yeah, it's time.
It's time, buddy.

Yeah,
it's time for me to go now.

Oh, it's time for me
to go now, George!

Good luck.

OK, it's time.

It's time now.

OK, hurry up, because the first
floor is two more floors.

Hurry up.

The second floor,
second floor-one more floor.

OK, I have to go
to room 324 on the third floor.

Rebecca!

You the one
responsible for this?

I'm sorry.
Too late for sorries, Daddy.

Get over here and hold her hand.

Are you OK?

Got a live one, Gert.

Good. Come on.
Focus and breathe.

OK, this is it.
This is it.

And it's a girl!

It's OK.

What's her name?

Lucy in the sky with diamonds.

Lucy Diamond Dawson.

You're my daughter...

and I'm your father.

Get 'em-
Make the bus stay.

Oh, they're leaving.
I'll get 'em. I'll get 'em.

OK, excuse me.
Hang on one second, please.

Becca!

Becca, the bus is going!

Cellophane flowers
of yellow and green

Towering over your head

Look for the girl
with the sun in her eyes

And she's gone

Lucy in the sky with diamonds

Didn't you just go to sleep?

Let me see.

Lucy, you look beautiful
this morning.

You look very beautiful.

Look at that, Lucy.
Nose.

What the hell
are you doing to that baby?

What's the matter
with the baby, Sam?

Everything-everything
is just so tiny, tiny.

Will you come over here
and help me?

You know I can't do that.
What does her mother say?

Her mother said,
"This isn't my life...

"and I didn't want a baby
with you.

"I just needed
a place to sleep."

Hey, what if the baby's sick?

OK, bring her over here.

Sam, babies need food
every two hours.

Sorry.
I'm sorry, Lucy in the sky.

You know, critics and fools
said that that song...

had some mysterious meaning,
but John always said...

it came from a picture
his son Julian drew...

of his friend Lucy O'Connell.

So I made a good choice?

You made
an excellent choice, Sam.

You made an excellent choice.

Now, what time does
this little diamond wake up?

What time does
this little diamond wake up?

She wakes up all the time.

OK. Well, let's just assume
she wakes up at 6.00.

Yeah.
Keep your TV on Nickelodeon.

I want you to feed her first
when "Hogan's Heroes" comes on.

Yeah.
And then again.

Wait until
"I Dream of Jeannie."

And then, feed her
when "I Love Lucy" comes on.

We have to be quiet.

I see nothing.
I know nothing!

Such a nice man for an officer.

What are you doing?
I'm just getting Lucy asleep...

and you're making noise
and everything.

Oh, sorry.
We're here for video night.

Eight years every Thursday
video night, and you forgot?

I'm sorry.

Iit's always every first
Thursday of every month...

video night at Sam's house.

And I forgot.
Yeah.

I forgot.
Yeah, and Becca's gone.

Yeah.
And "Gone With the Wind"...

1939,
directed by Victor Fleming.

That was a very sad movie.

Oh, here we go.
Everything changes now.

Soon you're gonna forget about
Wednesday night at IHOP...

and then Friday night
at karaoke...

and...I got hit by a car today.

You did?
Uh-huh.

It was probably
that guy from the V.A.

Did you bring
"Kramer vs. Kramer"...

for video night?

Uh-huh. I see
what's happening here. I see.

So this is all my fault now.

Don't tell me you forgot again.

I broke a date
with a daydream to come here.

Oh, it's your mother.

Hi, Robert.

Hello, boys.
It's me, Estelle.

Ma, I told you.

Video night's over at 9.00.
It's only 6.30.

Oh. OK.
Well, I guess I'll just...

I'll just wait downstairs. OK.

Sure there isn't anything
I can get you?

No, Ma. You can wait downstairs.
That's fine.

Oh, OK. See you later, Rob.

Bye, Estelle.

What a pretty baby.
Hi, little baby.

Doesn't she look smart?
She does.

Doesn't she?
'Cause she looks smart.

Well, that baby,
she looks so darn smart.

It's amazing how smart she is.

She's very smart.

She really does.
I think she's really beautiful.

Yeah, of course she looks smart.
She's already reading the paper.

Two of us riding nowhere

Spending someone's
hard-earned pay

Yeah, double macchiato,
low fat, low foam.

That's a wonderful choice.

Oh, my God! Oh, my God!

An ice cube went down...

Thank you. Thank you.
Oh, my God.

Can I get another drink,
please?

Yeah. Iced cappuccino.
That's a wonderful choice.

Thank you.
Yeah.

Annie, I can't take her
to work anymore...

'cause she's too big now.

Annie.
Yeah, that was her first word.

Annie.
See?

And people worry
you're not smart.

Yes.
Oh, you smell so good.

You can tell a lot about people
by the way they smell.

On our way back home

We're going home

Daddy, why does the snow flake?

Because snow-
because snow flakes.

Daddy, what is mustard made of?

Because it's-
it's yellow ketchup.

Daddy, why are men bald?

Sometimes they're bald
because their head is shiny...

and they don't have hair on it.

So their head
is just more of their face.

Daddy, are ladybugs only girls,
or are there boys, too?

And if there are,
what are they called?

Yeah, the Beatles.

Daddy, where does the sky end?

Why does the moon
follow me home?

Why is the sun orange?

Where does the hour go
in daylight savings?

Daddy, do I look
more like you or Mommy?

Daddy...

do you think
she'll ever come back?

Paul McCartney lost his mother
when he was little.

And John Lennon lost his mother
when he was little.

And Annie says sometimes God
picks just the special people.

That's what Annie says.

Daddy, did God mean for you
to be like this...

or was it an accident?

OK, what do you mean?

I mean you're different.

But what do you mean?

You're not like other daddies.

I'm sorry.

It's OK, Daddy. It's OK.

Don't be sorry. I'm lucky.

Nobody else's Daddy
ever comes to the park.

Yeah, we are lucky.
Aren't we lucky? Yeah.

Rooty tooty fresh and fruity,
sunny-side up, not too runny.

Two sausage links.

French pancakes
instead of buttermilk.

Fruit topping on the side.
Yeah.

The funny face special.

I think it's funny when
you say "funny face special."

French, not buttermilk.
Fruit topping on the side.

Not on top. Not on top.
You're getting a funny face.

That's a wonderful choice.
It's a wonderful choice.

Thank you, Grace. Thank you
very, very, very, very much.

You got it, Sam.

Is that too big?

Yeah, I think
that's a little too big.

You need a pair
of good, sturdy school shoes.

These are sturdy.
The arches are very important.

No. Sturdy is boring, Sam.

These shoes...

light up, OK?

These are-these are
really good shoes for school.

I know. I love 'em.

I found the most perfect shoes.

They look like the shoes
that Dorothy wore...

played by Judy Garland
in "The Wizard of Oz"...

1939,
directed by Victor Fleming.

These are pink.
These are also Velcro.

Um, they might have
a little arch in there, too.

Sam, I, uh-
These are probably too big...

but I thought maybe
Lucy would like those.

What do you think?
When we were at the zoo...

she liked the animal prints.

But these-these are for adults.

But when we, uh, we went-
I don't know you.

I don't know who you are, so...

I like these, Daddy.

Yeah, because
she knows what she likes.

That's why she likes these.
Black goes with everything...

Yeah, how much-
how much are these?

$16.19 with tax.

'Cause I have $6.25.

That's all you have?

Yeah, because I didn't get
my whole check...

because I had to go...

to the parent and teacher
meeting this week.

No, it's, uh-I'm sorry.
It's $16.19.

And I couldn't go to work
all day that day.

It's OK, Sam, because I have,
uh, $3.00 to contribute.

And, Sam, I've only got
two plus two...

but I need one for stamps,
so one...two...three.

Joe's got $1.50.
I've got...

Yeah. OK, so, is that enough?

If there's a God.
I'll count it.

Do we get a balloon with these?

All of us, or just her?

Pools of sorrow, waves of joy

Are drifting
through my open mind

Possessing and caressing me

Jai Guru Deva

Om

Nothin's gonna change my world

"And I will eat them
here and there.

"I will eat them anywhere."

"I do so-I do so like
green eggs and ham.

"Thank you, thank you,
Sam-I-Am."

One more time?

"Green Eggs and Ham"
by Dr Seuss.

"I will eat them with a mouse.

"And I will eat them
here and there.

"Say, I will eat them anywhere.

"I do so like
green eggs and ham.

"Thank you, thank you,
Sam-I-Am."

One more time?

Daddy, it's my first day
of school tomorrow.

I don't want to be too sleepy.

Daddy, everybody says
Bob's Big Boy...

has the best hamburgers.

Can we go there Wednesday
instead of IHOP?

Oh, but Wednesday is IHOP.

Just one time?

Yeah, but Wednesday is IHOP.

Can I read
just the beginning, OK?

Just the beginning.

"Green Eggs and Ham"
by Dr Seuss.

There are four stages
of a butterfly's life.

The first three stages are
from egg to larva to cocoon.

Last...

Yeah, they're hard to remember
because there's so many stages.

It's hard to remember.

Thirty-three days.
It lasts thirty-three days.

Spiders and insects
are members of the ants...

Ants-anthro-
Conner, Conner.

Anthropod class.
Anthropod class.

However, spiders and insects
are very different.

Spiders have six legs-
Eight. Eight legs.

OK, eight legs and two body
parts, and they're called...

Conner, what are you doing?
You know this stuff.

No, I don't.
You do know it.

You wrote that part, remember?

I wanted to do potato bugs
anyway. Oh, forget it.

I think he can
make that boy feel better.

Sorry, Mr Egg.

What's wrong with your father?
Why's he actin' like a retard?

He is.
Are you?

No.
Are you sure?

Yeah.
How do you know?

He told me.
He's a retard.

Yeah, well,
it takes one to know one.

Conner, it's wonderful to
have you for company tonight.

Isn't it wonderful to have
Conner for company, Lucy?

Mm-hmm.
Yeah. "Sorry, Mr Egg."

"They per..."

"They perched in...

"si...

"silen-"

Silence.

"They perched in silence
for a long time."

Your teacher gave you a really
hard book this time.

That's really
a hard book to read.

"How can we be so..."

"differ-"

Different.

"How can we be so different...

"and feel so much alike?"

I don't like that book.
Let's read "Green Eggs and Ham."

"Green Eggs and Ham"
by Dr Seuss.

"I am Sam."

Hey, you.

Hey, handsome.

"Premature baby
claims he's Cupid.

"Has arrow to prove it."
You believe that?

But if he has the arrow,
that's the only thing.

You got a good point.

This is the International
House of Pancakes quiz.

And Lucy found the word "beet."

And I want to surprise her
and find the word "carrot"...

but it's hiding.

Carrot. Carrot! Carrot.

Where?
C-A-R-R-carrot.

Oh, carrot. It's right there.

Yeah, and you're smart.
You would be a good mother.

Do you tell good stories?

Oh, I got stories up the wazoo.

Oh, really?
You come with me and relax...

and I'll tell you
some nice stories, OK?

Lily, what did I tell you
about selling on my beat?

Put it down.
Put it down on the table.

It's the International
House of Pancakes quiz.

Put your hands
behind your head.

OK, what did I-
Do you have any weapons on you?

He touched me
on my private place.

At such a time as this,
Annie's the boss.

First time in nineteen years
I actually believe a guy...

when he says he didn't know
she was a hooker.

You say that like
it's a good thing.

Did you brush your teeth?

They don't sound like
they were brushed.

She forgot to brush her teeth.

Let him go.

Says he never spent
the night away from his kid.

Trouble.
Oh, boy, I'm really in trouble.

Are you in trouble, too?

Yeah, I'm in trouble, too.

It gives us great insight
into what she must be feeling.

Mr Dawson,
it's becoming clear...

that she's holding herself back
in the classroom.

It's as if she's literally
afraid to learn.

No one doubts
that you love your daughter.

But the Department of Child and
Family Services contacted us.

They shared with us
that your records show...

that your
intellectual capacity...

is around that
of a seven-year-old.

Our concern is what
happens when Lucy turns eight.

Mr Dawson, do you understand...

what Ms Wright is trying
to tell you about Lucy?

John wanted to try new things.

And it wasn't Yoko's fault.

No, it wasn't Yoko's fault.

And Annie says you can hear it
on the White Album.

Because John wanted
to try new things.

"They perched in silence.

"How can we be so diff-"

I don't know that word.

Yes, you do,
because that's the word...

that starts with a "D."

I'm tired.

I don't believe you.

Are you calling me a liar?

Yes. I think you have
to read the word.

Yeah, you have
to read that word.

No.
Yeah. Here it is.

'Cause there's the picture
where they're all perched.

Now read the word.
No!

I won't read the word!

I'm your father...

and I'm telling you
to read the word.

'Cause I can tell you to
because I'm your father.

I'm stupid.

You are not stupid.
Yes, I am.

No, you are not stupid,
'cause you can read that word.

I don't want to read it
if you can't.

No, because it makes me happy.

It makes me happy
hearing you read.

It makes me happy...

when you're reading.

"They perched in silence
for a long time.

"'How can we be so different...

"'and feel so much alike?'
mused Flitter.

"'How can we feel
so different...

"'and be so much alike?'
wondered Pip.

"'I think
this is quite a mystery."'

Keep going.

They have
Oreo Ice Cream Mud Pie.

This is so great.
Yeah, this is so great.

And the-and the menu says...

you can have your favourite
breakfast all day.

So that's so great, too,
you know.

Because you wanted
to come to a new place...

so we came
to a different place.

Hey, guys.
Can I get you coffee?

No, I don't drink coffee.

OK. What can I get you guys?

I'd like the Super Big Boy
with a root beer float, please.

OK. What about you?

II want...

I would like to have
two eggs, sunny-side up.

But not runny, OK?
Not runny.

And then I would like
to have French pancakes...

with the fruit topping
on the side.

Uh, OK, we don't have
French pancakes.

We have French toast.
No, I don't want French toast.

I want French pancakes,
like at IHOP.

The same kind-
just the same kind...

like they have at IHOP.

That's what
my favourite breakfast is, OK?

They're those thin pancakes.

Oh, the crepe pancakes?
I don't even want crepes.

I want to have
French pancakes...

with the fruit topping
on the side.

Yeah. OK? That's what
I want to have, please.

Thank you.

OK, we don't have that,
though, sir.

OK, thank you.

Do you want regular pancakes,
and then I can bring you jam...

I don't want something else!
Why did you ask me that?

OK, wha-I'm gonna see
maybe they have something...

Yeah, ask Bob!
OK.

Ask Bob! Ask Bob's Big Boy.

'Cause the customer's
always right.

I understand that-
The customer's always right.

I'm looking through you

Where did you go?

I thought I knew you

What did I know?

You don't look different,
but you have changed

I'm looking through you,
you're not the same

Your lips are moving

I cannot hear

Your voice is soothing

But the words aren't clear

You don't sound different,
I've learned the game

I'm looking through you,
and you're not the same

OK, because when Lucy
comes through the door...

then everybody says,
"Surprise!"

You gotta stop bouncing
for a second.

OK? You'll say, "Surprise!"

Can we keep bouncing?
OK, you'll have to come down.

After Lucy gets here
and we say, "Surprise," OK?

OK, so you have to assume
surprise position.

Should we rehearse it
one more time?

Shh!
Assume the surprise position.

Annie was supposed to warn us.

OK? Brad, hit the light.

Surprise!

Oh, it's not her.

Hi. I don't know
if you remember me.

I'm Margaret Calgrove...

Department of
Child and Family Services.

We met at the police station.
OK, put the present there.

OK, you have to hurry,
'cause Lucy's coming.

Come on, hide with us.
Come on, over here.

Annie said that Lucy's
coming up the stairs right now.

OK, so you have to assume
the surprise position.

I bet she already knows.

Why are you being
a party pooper?

She's coming now. You have
to assume the surprise position.

Don't touch me.
I've got cooties!

It's contagious!

Hey, what are you doing?
Get your hands off him.

What are you doing
touching my kid?

Surprise!
Leave him alone!

Happy birthday.
Daddy?

You don't have
to call him Daddy.

She said you're not
her real father anyway.

She said she was adopted.

Given the fact the father was
arrested for solicitation...

couldn't control his emotions...

endangering other children.

No. No, you can't!
It's her birthday!

Ms Calgrove also cites
Mr Dawson's mental delays...

which raise serious questions
about his ability...

to properly parent.

Run! Run!

I find at this time...

it is not in the best interest
of the child...

to remain in the home,
and I order her detained...

until a formal
jurisdictional hearing.

Mr Dawson.
Yeah.

Is there anything
you'd like to add?

II wanted to make it a really
special surprise party. See?

So I went, and I got plates
at the Pic 'N' Save...

in yellow and in pink-
in pink like a princess.

And then I went
to the toy store...

and I got balloons
with the helium in 'em.

Mr Dawson?
Yeah.

It sounds like you gave her
such a lovely party.

Oh, yeah.
Yes, I'm sure it was.

And you know, right now,
I want to talk to you...

about your legal rights, OK?

So-
There's room at this table...

if anybody wants
to sit next to me, OK?

I just want to talk to you
about your legal rights...

so if you have not already
retained legal counsel...

the court will appoint
someone for you...

to present your case
on January 5. OK?

That's a month from now...

so I come back here
in one month with Lucy.

No. No, Mr Dawson.

You will have
monitored visits...

two times a week
for two hours. OK?

And now we're moving on
to 4-D, Parker...

What do you mean?

I mean that you will see Lucy
two times a week for two hours.

Why isn't Lucy
going home with me?

I want her to go home
with me, OK?

Not today. Thank you,
Mr Dawson. Thank you.

OK, 4-D. Parker vs Van Wertz.
Thank you.

Of course the judge
picked the lawyer.

I mean, for God's sake,
put it together, you know?

She's the one who took Lucy
away from you...

so it's time that
you get your own lawyer now.

You guys think I'm guilty?

No, Sam, no.
No. You didn't kill anybody.

I miss Lucy, Sam.
Me, too. Me, too.

You need
a personal-injury lawyer...

because you have been
personally injured.

Oh, oh, oh.
When Dustin Hoffman...

was trying to keep Billy from
going back to Meryl Streep...

his lawyer told him that
it would cost him $15,000...

and that's if we win.
$15,000!

And that's if we win.

Don't worry about money
now, Sam.

Get the best. Century City.

Here. Look at this ad.

Here, let me show you
what it looks like.

Rothman, Glenn, Harrison,
and Williams.

I think this is one
of the best ads...

I've seen in the Yellow Pages.

So maybe we're going to win.
We're gonna win.

One of the best ads I've seen...

With Rothman and Glenn
and Harrison and Williams...

we're gonna win.

Did Fred Kimble call?
I'm already twenty minutes late.

What did Michelle Kresge say?
She wasn't defensive, was she?

Well, she-
That's ridiculous.

What happened with my car?
Because it wasn't my fault.

Oh, I know. I-I, um...

Uh, this is Mr Dawson.

There was some confusion
with the temp last week...

How do you do? I'm Sam.

Mr Dawson. It's a pleasure.
Since somebody made a mistake...

unfortunately,
we only have a little time.

Hold my calls
unless it's my kid.

I'll have a grande 2% capp.
That's a wonderful choice.

Can we get you
something to drink?

Is it for free?

My treat.

OK, thank you. Yeah,
I would like a glass of milk.

Did you get that, Patricia?

Yeah. And Lucy
had an ice cream cake...

with pink flowers-
pink ones, not white...

and she likes cherry vanilla...

If that's Jake Hiller,
put him through.

Uh-huh. Jake, no, no, no, no.

So I got cherry-
Uh, your son's on line two.

Did you get that? Tell him
to hold for just one second.

I have to go. The what?

...melted together as orange.

No, no, no.
Have a nice weekend.

And Brad wanted
a princess on top...

with little pink shoes.

I think there's a...

Oh, yeah, and I think
your son's on line two.

Oh, my God. Willy?

Patricia, get Willy back.

Well, keep trying.

Mr Dawson, quite bluntly,
you can't afford to hire me.

Yeah. Yeah, because I make
$8.00 an hour at Starbucks.

Per hour. It's an hourly rate.
I could pay you per hour.

Mr Dawson,
I'm sorry, but I have...

I have to be in court
in eight minutes...

with the Kresges.
You understand.

But good luck to you.
Don't give up.

I'm not gonna give up.
Where am I going?

I can show you out.

Patricia, where are my keys?

Uh, this is
of her first birthday.

December 6.
That's her birthday.

And this is Lucy two years old.

And this is Lucy seven years old
on her birthday...

the day they took her away.

Your son's on line two.
Willy, hi.

Jackson told Wyatt...

Honey, could we possibly talk
about this when I get home?

Willy? Oh, Willy, come on,
you're not gonna talk to me now?

I bought a bag of your favourite
lemonade jellybeans. Willy?

God...I hate
that stupid coffee table.

How many times, Patricia,
have I told you...

to get rid of
that crappy coffee table?

It's OK. It's OK.

You have a son, Rita Rothman
Glenn Harrison Williams.

If they took him
away from you...

would you do
what Robert said and got...

a fastest-talking, four-name
lawyer that you could?

I think I may know someone who
handles these kinds of cases.

I'll see if she can help you.
Leave your number with Patricia.

Your therapist is on line one.

Tell him you can't find me.

I gotta leave my number
with you, OK?

I'm ready to make coffee.

Decaf nonfat latte.

It's coffee up to here...

nonfat milk up to here...

and chocolate
or cinnamon sprinkles.

That's pretty good, Sam.
I'll think about it.

I know we're gonna come up with
a promotion that's good for you.

But I know what that means.

Because when I worked
as a janitor...

at the La Reina theatre...

I asked Mr Jenkins
if I could be a ticket-taker...

and he said
he would think about it.

And Jimmy Peters got the job.

And he let his friends in
for free.

I promise you, Sam, we'll
come up with something for you.

You have my word.

Word, words, words.
I need more than that.

I need to make coffee.

I need to pay my lawyer.

I am celebrating.
Congratulations to us.

These are the moments.
Good night.

Grande, 2% capp.
Brought that for you.

By any chance,
did you call your friend?

The one that does
this kind of work?

Oh, I-I don't have
her number anymore.

We-we lost touch.

Yeah, that happens.

If you get
back in touch with her...

and you find her number,
will you call me?

I, um, I'm just
in the middle of...

It's a special-
Yeah, I'll call you.

Is that the new janitor?
Oh, it's a...um...

a case I'm helping out with,
sort of a pro-bono thing.

What's that supposed to mean?

Hmm. Cracker went down
the wrong pipe.

What, you think
I don't do pro bono?

Oh, come on.
Have another glass, please.

On me. No, on you.
It's pro bono.

I do pro bono.

That's right. I know.
You go, girl.

You just spread that love.
Spread it all around.

Uh-oh. OK, OK, stop.
Driver, stop the bus.

Oh, oh, wait for me.
I got it.

Lucy, he's an hour
and forty-five minutes late.

He'll only have
a few minutes left.

You can leave if you want.

Lucy!
Daddy?

I'm here. I'm here.

It's Daddy.
I told you. I told you!

Oh, shoot!

I spilled it all. Hi.

And guess-her name is-
her name is Rita Harrison.

Lovely Rita Meter Maid?

Yeah, and Harrison like George.

Is she going to help us?

She can't help us, but she...

if she ever finds
her friend's number...

who does this kind of cases...

she's gonna call.
She's gonna call me.

You-you've grown.

Have I?
Yeah.

Because your ears are bigger,
and your eyes are older.

Oh, but guess
what I'm gonna get...

whenever I get
my next paycheque.

I'm gonna get
an answering machine...

because then you can call
and leave a message...

and can say-you can say,
"Hi. This is Lucy."

You can't afford
an answering machine.

Yeah, because
I'm gonna get a promotion...

a big promotion,
a promotion that's big.

They're gonna let you
make coffee?

Always set your dreams high,
Lucy.

I'm sorry, Daddy.
It was all my fault.

Don't say that.

No, because it was not all
your fault, so don't say that.

I wouldn't want
any Daddy but you.

Did you hear that?
I said I was sorry!

I said I didn't want
any Daddy but him.

Why don't you write that down?

Let me make sure
that I'm-I'm clear here.

Are you telling me
neither of you...

wants custody of your child?

Well, he has created a monster.
He is exactly like him.

Oh, here we go again.
It's the same old story.

The tears and the tears.

Oh, my God.
Are you really gonna be that...

You're gonna start talking-
You just cannot stand emotion.

I'm right here with you.
Excuse me.

...yell at me like that.

I'm sorry. Uh...

Hi! Did you get in touch
with your friend?

Because I need
legal advice now.

I...

Yeah, you said
I couldn't afford you...

so I have to talk to somebody.

Yes, that's why I told you
I would be your lawyer pro bono.

I don't understand exactly
what you-what you mean.

You told me that
you would be my lawyer?

Yeah, Sam, I'm your...

Golly, 'cause I thought maybe-
I must have misunderstood.

I told you that
when we first met.

You said
you would be my lawyer?

You're my lawyer!
You're my lawyer!

That's right.
I'm your lawyer.

OK. And I can
pay you per hour.

No, no, no.
On the hour.

Pro bono. It's free.

My lawyer for free.

OK, now, you-Ooh, God.

Thank you.
Because I have to...

I have to get this. It's
"Urgent-open immediately"...

for my lawyer for free!

Uh, it says they wanna have
you evaluated by a shrink...

and your appointment is today!
At 3.00.

It's today! It's now.

I don't actually
wanna go to a shrink.

Sam, you don't actually have
a choice. It's court-ordered.

The lady in your office
is crying.

Sam...I-Patricia,
I'm in the middle of a meeting.

Can you get him out of here?

Sam-
Don't feel bad.

Sam, come on, come with me.
Come with me.

Don't feel bad.

We're gonna get through this.
Will you just excuse us?

Sam, it's their turn now,
not yours. Theirs.

Now, if you leave now,
you can make this...

and you have to make it.

OK, but I have to take
the number thirteen...

downtown Wilshire express...

to Grand Street,
and then I transfer...

to the number 34
at Cesar Chavez Avenue...

because that used to be
Brooklyn Avenue...

and my grandfather
had a bakery on it...

when it was Brooklyn Avenue.

I don't think
I can get there at the time...

I'm supposed to get there.

Go, go, go, for Christ sakes!
Green means "go."

I don't like to go to shrinks.
Yeah, well, you and me both.

OK, right or left?
Which is it gonna be, bonehead?

Right turn ahead.

Right on Vermont? That'll be
another 20 minutes, you idiot!

Did your mommy
make you go to a shrink, too?

No. Well, sort of.

I spend the whole time
talking about her.

Oh, well, that's nice.

Office.
Dialling home.

God damn it!

You're going much faster
than everybody else.

I wonder if you notice that,
because I noticed that.

Go!

No more shrinks.

I'm sorry, Mrs Dawson...

but if I were you, I wouldn't
waste any more of my time.

Sorry, Mrs Dawson, but I think
you should put Sam in a home.

Mr Dawson, you do understand...

that since I'm a court-appointed
psychologist...

that the traditional
client-therapist...

confidentiality will be waived.

Do you understand that?

That the confidentiality
will be waived?

OK. Good.
All right, let's begin.

I went to a doctor one time
who had an orange office.

The whole-all the walls
were painted orange.

Orange.
Do you know her?

She has an orange office,
and she's in Van Nuys.

You know, I wanted to ask you
about Lucy.

How old is she now?

Yeah, she's six.
She's seven.

She just had a birthday,
I think.

How was that party?

"Before you read
your message...

"press the red button,
uh, for record."

OK, let's start
with the O.G.M., the ogm.

What? I-I don't know.
I don't think it's working.

I think it's 'cause
it's a used machine.

It's not used. It's pre-owned.

A guy bought it
for his auto shop...

and then he got a secretary.

Testing, testing,
one, two, three.

Yeah, OK, because
that's a good code.

One, two-'cause I can remember
that-one, two, three.

Four, five, six.
Heh. Seven, eight, nine.

Nine, ten, eleven, twelve.

Quick, quick.
You're recording.

Uh, hi. This is-
Hi. This is Sam. I'm not home.

No, you don't-you really
don't wanna say that...

because you don't wanna
tell 'em you're not home.

But then I'm Iying.
Everybody's Iying.

OK, Sam, you are on the air.

Hi. How are you?

Maybe you sound
a little bit too excited.

And maybe you might think
about lowering your voice...

so maybe Lucy can hear you.

Go, Sam.

Hi, Lucy.
Thank you for calling me.

OK. OK, th-th-that was good.

But did I sound like
a good father?

But it's an outgoing message...

so I think you need to sound
a little more outgoing.

Hi. This is Sam. I'm not ho-
Shoot.

Hi. This is Sam!

I think you should
sound like a normal person.

From the heart. From the heart.

From the heart.

This is-OK, hello.
Thank you for calling.

This is Sam.
Wow.

I feel that was a very
touching moment right there.

II felt that one.

High-five.
High-five.

OK, OK, OK, wait.
We have a lot to go over...

and I have five minutes.

Yeah, Rothman, Glenn,
Harrison, Williams...

is on the 29th floor.

That's 29 floors up...

and the elevators
are actually over there.

Keep up.
Got to do my cardio. 120.

Got to get to 125
to make it count.

I'm gonna need
that list of names from you...

of people who can testify
that you're a good father...

despite your handicap.

Oh, it's just my husband.
I didn't mean your handicap.

I meant
your-your-your disability.

I mean, the fact
that you're retarded...

That's not the right word.
I don't know what to call you.

Sam. You can call me Sam.

All right, all right.
Hello. Hi, Todd.

I was out of range.
How you doing?

What do you mean,
what's that supposed to mean?

No, you're supposed
to be taking him to karate.

Are you eating?
No, I will not hold on.

Go pick him up. I can't
hear you. I'm in the car.

Yeah, well,
they put you through to me.

I'm losing you.

What makes Sam a good father?

The important thing is for Sam
to be a very good father...

is to be there for her...

because the smarter Lucy is,
the smarter she will get.

So what makes Sam
a good father?

Lucy's first word was "Annie"...

and her fifth word was "Joe,"
and I'm Joe.

Sam is a...very good father...

because he-
he likes green things...

like I like green things
very much.

I like green peas.
Green peas...

My cousin Luke
works for the organization...

environmental organization
Greenpeace...

and they like
to save the whales...

and I like whales.
I like "Moby Dick"...

was one of my all-time favourite
classics by Herman Melville.

Wait.
Why are you recording this?

It's often necessary...

You didn't say anything
about a tape recorder.

Who's listening?
Well-me. I'm...

And what is that
supposed to mean, huh?

Nothing.
Who are you really, huh?

I'm...

I need to speak
to my lawyer now.

I don't think you realize
what you're up against.

We have to be in court
in three days...

and we don't have
a decent witness.

Now, you've got to know
someone who can testify...

who's been to college or-
or has a degree of some kind...

or-or has some sort of way
of expressing themselves...

that's gonna make the court
believe you deserve...

to get your daughter back.
Oh, I need coffee. Big, tall.

Tall is the smallest.

Uh, yeah, of course, of course.

And once you think
of this person...

and there has to be one person,
I want you to call me at work...

Because I'm going back there now
to my seven other cases. What?

Mrs Robeck. Uh, I'm on the 405.
The traffic is horrible.

You want this for here or to go?

Dorothy?

Tow truck is towing your car.

Son of a bitch.

It's towing your car.

No, wait! Stop!
Stop. It's my car. Stop.

But, Annie, it's just one day.

And Lucy needs you
because you went to college...

and you can-and you can
give the right answers.

And we can't lose her.

I'd make it worse for you.

I can't do it.

Don't you think I would
if I could?

All rise for the honourable
Judge Phillip McNeilly.

Hi, guys.
Hi, Sam.

Boy, you did a wonderful job
making those signs.

Oh, you're welcome, Sam.
Good luck, buddy.

Go get 'em. Go get 'em.

Although,
at her birthday party...

I believe that her true feelings
about her father were revealed.

Objection.
"True feelings revealed"?

Your Honour,
Ms Davis is an expert...

appointed by the court
for her opinion.

I'll allow it.
Then every child who rages...

because they didn't get
to stay up that extra hour...

to watch TV-
Objection.

In fact, any child who
said they hated their parents...

because they didn't
wanna take a bath...

would be a prime candidate
for foster care?

Objection, Your Honour.

Sustained.
I think they want you to stop.

Really?
Yeah.

Thank you, Sam.

Yeah, OK.
Brad's wearing a tie today...

and I think the tie
looks wonderful on you, Brad.

You look great, too.

There's a lady-
she's writing everything down...

we say.
Watch what you say.

I have the best friends
in the whole world.

Continue with your witness,
Mr Turner.

Now, Ms Davis, I assume
in your therapy session...

that Mr Dawson extolled
his parenting ability.

On the contrary.

Mr Dawson admitted that he felt
very-very confused at times.

Actually,
that he felt terrified...

that he'd made
and would continue to make...

and-well, I can quote here.

"Huge mistakes, huge mistakes,
mistakes that are huge."

Thank you.
No further questions.

You're a mother, aren't you,
Ms Davis?

Yes. Yes, I am.

Would it be fair
to say that...

as a parent, you've been
confused from time to time...

possibly overwhelmed
on occasion...

even though
you're a wonderful mother?

Objection.

But if Ms Davis has never
been confused as a mother...

it would bias her opinion,
and it is her expert opinion.

I know that there have been
many moments as a parent...

where I felt
I've made huge mistakes.

The point is, you've never
had those moments...

have you, Ms Davis?

Moments that every parent
I've ever spoken to has.

Moments where the task is
so unbelievably challenging...

that you feel retarded...

disabled in some way.

Moments where everyone
seems to have the key but you.

Really, to be honest...

Yes or no?
Please answer the question.

I don't really feel right now...

Let me rephrase the question.

When your son O.D.ed-
Objection.

If Ms Davis didn't feel
she had made mistakes...

mistakes that were huge...

it might bias her opinion
toward Mr Dawson.

I'll allow it.

Ms Davis,
when your son O.D.ed...

did you feel that
you might have made mistakes...

mistakes that were huge?

No further questions.

You made her cry.
I got lucky.

Oh, no, no. That's not nice
to make her cry.

Only in there.

And your secretary
when you hated your desk.

Green and yellow
on the same plate.

Could you separate the lima
beans from the corn, please?

Sam, don't be impossible.

Can I have
the spinach omelette...

only egg whites, no fat, no oil,
no butter, and extra mushrooms?

Absolutely.

My treat.

No, no, no-
My treat.

My pro bono. That means
she doesn't have to pay. I pay.

Sam, do you really
wanna get this...

or are you just trying to...

well, you know,
trying to act like a...

What do you mean?

You know, like...

I'm a grownup.
Never mind.

I'm a grownup.

I didn't-I didn't say that.
You think what they think.

You're my lawyer,
and you think what they think?

I don't have a chance.

I think...

you deserve a fair trial.

Do you think what they think?

Sam can't order food
or Sam can't pay a cheque...

Sam can't take care of Lucy?

It doesn't matter what I think.
It matters that we win.

It matters what you think.

It doesn't matter to them
what I think.

It matters to me!

14.33. That's...

five ones...

two quarters. 14.33.

Five ones and two quarters.

And seventeen cents
less than twenty.

Dr Blake, what would you say
kept you going...

the twelve years
you were in medical school?

Caffeine and doughnuts
and my mother's belief in me.

I wish
I had a mother like that.

She must have been smart.
She had great instincts.

Do you happen to know
what her I.Q. was?

In the lower ranges. About 70.

Hmm. So your mother...

this woman who had
the mind of a nine-year-old...

had the wisdom to recognize that
you would be a great doctor.

Yes. I can't say
it was always easy...

but she taught me the things
they can't teach...

patience and compassion.

Traits most doctors
have in spades.

Mr Dawson.

You've become a wonderful girl,
and we're proud of you.

Lucy will be, too.
She'll be wonderful.

He's very enthusiastic.
Thank you, doctor.

No further questions.
Come on, come on.

How'd you get through medical
school? Where'd you live?

We lived
with my mother's parents.

Oh, grandma and grandpa?

Would it be fair to say
that grandma and grandpa...

were of normal intelligence?

And so,
would it be fair to say...

that grandma and grandpa
of normal intelligence...

had the real responsibilities?

Objection. I hear that
Mr Turner's mother-in-law...

lives with him.
She must help out...

Motion to strike. Irrelevant,
immaterial, and immature.

I warn you, Ms Harrison...

stick to the relevant issues
of the case.

Your Honour, the relevancy
is that every parent...

has a right
to a support system.

I'm not talking about
the rights of the parents.

I'm talking about
the rights of the child.

Please let the record show-
Excuse me. Your Honour...

I'm talking about entrusting
an eight-year-old's welfare...

in the hands of someone
whose record shows...

has been diagnosed
with autistic tendencies...

mental retardation...

Objection. Move to strike that
from the record.

It is clear that
one's intellectual capacity...

has no bearing
on their ability to love.

Your Honour, would you
please instruct counsel...

to proceed
with a modicum of sensitivity?

I'm sensitive.
I'm very sensitive...

especially when I see
someone like you...

walk in here and try
to give meaning to your life...

by screwing up somebody else's.

That's enough. Ms Harrison,
approach the bench.

My mother raised me...

I suppose tearing apart a family
is truly noble work, Mr Turner.

That's enough.

So this is an award for you
at some luncheon...

but I'm here every day.
You win, you're out the door.

But you know who I see
come back? The child.

Only this time, it's too late.

So am I sensitive?
Yeah, I'm a little sensitive.

You can't even touch that area.

Your Honour,
please let the record show...

my mother raised me.

John Jacob Jingleheimer Schmidt

His name is my name, too

Whenever we go out,
the people always shout

They say, "John Jacob
Jingleheimer Schmidt"

OK, excuse me. Time is up.

Please, just a little more.

No.
I have another case at 2.30.

I need to go to the bathroom.

Daddy! Daddy!

She said
we could go to the park.

But what happened?
What made her change her mind?

I started crying, so she
thought we needed more time.

Let's go. Come on.

Oh, there's the park.

Let's not get off.
Let's keep going.

No, Lucy, that would be wrong.

Tamara's mommy lost her case...

and she hasn't seen her
in six years.

She had five different mommies,
and one of them hit her.

I would never
let that happen to you.

That's what
her real mommy said...

and now they won't even
let her talk to her.

Daddy...

it's the only way
to be together.

We'll start a new life...

get new names,
live in a new apartment...

and they'll never find us.

Let me take you down

'Cause I'm going to

Strawberry Fields

Nothing is real

And there's nothing
to get hung about

Strawberry Fields forever

Living is easy
with your eyes closed

Misunderstanding all you see

It's getting hard to be someone

But it all works out

It doesn't matter much to me

That's Rita. Hi!

It's 3.00 in the morning.
Hi!

What were you thinking?
What were you possibly thinking?

I wanted to be with Lucy.

That's ridiculous!
Willy, stay here with me.

What could you possibly gain
by kidnapping your kid...

in the middle
of a custody hearing?

Lucy told me that-
I don't want to hear it!

Can you possibly
explain this to me?

Who is the parent here?
Who is the goddamn parent?

Me.
Willy, stay in the hallway.

Oh, I am
deeply disturbed by this.

Lucy, I would have
expected more from you.

Ms Calgrove, I can imagine
what you're thinking...

but I ask you this...

what parent
in their right mind...

seeing their child's pain,
their yearning for contact...

wouldn't take them
in an effort to comfort them?

No, you need to understand
that there is something...

very important
about the father...

Yes, there is,
and if I were you...

I'd look at my conscience
long and hard...

before I tried to use this
in court.

Is that a threat?

No! It's...

a plea.

Give him a break.

Just give him
one goddamn break.

Lucy, say your good-byes, OK?
It's time to go.

Willy, it's time to go home.

Willy! God damn it, Willy!

Please don't fire us.

It was all my idea.

Please don't.

Please.

Raise your right hand.

Do you swear to tell the truth,
the whole truth...

and nothing but the truth,
so help you God?

So help me God.

I heard
you turned seven this year.

That's pretty exciting.

Everybody gets older.
It's not that big a deal.

What'd you get
for your birthday?

I haven't opened
my presents yet.

Really?
Well, that's odd. Why?

Actually, I opened my presents.

I got the "Help" album,
limited edition.

I'm sorry.
I'm-I'm very confused.

I thought you didn't
open your presents...

because you ran away
from your own party...

because your best friend
told everyone...

that you said you were adopted.

I never said that.
Why would I say that?

Why would your friend say it
if you hadn't said it?

Kids lie all the time.

Lucy,
remember you're under oath.

I know.
And you know what that means?

I do.

All right, now that we have
all agreed to tell the truth...

where were you sleeping
last night?

In my bed at the foster home.

If you're not gonna
tell the truth, I am.

Your dad kidnapped you
last night.

Objection. Kidnapped?
Sustained.

Hey, young lady,
you have to tell the truth.

You're Iying
'cause you're afraid.

Objection. He's putting
words in her mouth.

Sustained.
Please limit yourself...

to questions, Mr Turner.

You have to tell the truth.

Lucy, are you afraid
to tell the truth...

'cause you're gonna hurt
your daddy's feelings?

Your daddy's right here,
and you can tell the truth.

Isn't it true that deep down
inside, very deep inside...

you know you need much more
than your daddy can give you?

All you need is love.

Where did she go?

Please, God.

And these responsibilities
include...

busing tables, replenishing
the Sweet 'N Lows...

sweeping up the place? Yeah?

Aren't these Mr Dawson's
only responsibilities?

Because he doesn't have
the mental capacity...

to run a cash register
or even to make a cup of coffee.

Well, as a matter of fact...

Sam and I
were discussing a promotion...

we were going to put
into effect next week.

Hooray for me!
Thank you, George.

Thank you, George.
That's very nice.

Now, after eight years, Sam can
finally make a cup of coffee...

and he can certainly help Lucy
with her geometry.

Objection.

And when I ask
another question...

I answer in one sentence.
Short and sweet.

Yes, yes. One sentence.
Short and sweet.

Tim Curry
was a sweet transvestite...

in the "Rocky Horror
Picture Show."

OK, let's try one word.

You're here! You're here!

Susan Sarandon is also
one of my favourite actresses.

Besides being
Lucy's godmother...

aren't you also
her piano teacher?

Yeah, Annie plays the piano
beautifully.

You really do, Annie.

Sam, it's Annie's turn now.

And didn't you graduate
magna cum laude...

from the Juilliard
School of Music?

Summa cum laude.

Excuse me.

Now, Ms Cassell,
in all the time...

that you've known them,
have you ever questioned...

Sam's ability as a father?

Never.
Never?

Never.
Look at Lucy. She's strong.

She displays
true empathy for people...

all kinds of people.

I know that you all think...

she's as smart as she is
despite him...

but it's because of him.

So, what you're saying is...

you don't worry
about Lucy's future.

No. I do.

I, um, I...

I worry all the time.
I worry...

if they take Lucy
away from her father...

they will take away
an enormous piece of her...

and I worry that she will
spend the rest of her life...

trying to fill that hole.

Thank you, Ms Cassell.

No further questions.

Thank you for coming here
today, Annie.

You're welcome, Sam.

Can Sam add?

What about multiplication?

He's learning.

What-what does that mean?

He can't even multiply
two times two?

I don't know about you,
Mr Turner...

but my memories of my parents...

have nothing to do
with the times table...

or with state capitals.

A truck ran into
the state capital building...

and it went on fire
on television.

I saw that
on the Channel Five News...

with the reporter
with the toupee...

and Mr Turner lost his toupee.

Thank you, Mr Wali.

I bet
he's knocking on your door...

asking questions
all the time, huh?

Yes. All the time.

Um, let's see.
The last, uh, question...

was whether to use
Biz or Clorox...

to get the grass stains
out of Lucy's soccer uniform.

Biz.
Biz.

Eventually,
Lucy will go through puberty.

How much insight,
how much know-how...

will he bring
to those sensitive subjects...

of a young girl's development?

I can only imagine how much...

insight and sensitivity
you yourself would bring...

to that delicate area,
Mr Turner...

or any father, for that matter.

And you've had
plenty of opportunity...

to observe fathers,
haven't you?

Objection.

And the fact that Ms Cassell
hasn't left her room in...

I'm sorry, I don't know
how many years it's been...

must have some effect
on her perception.

I'll allow it.
Please answer the question.

I have had 28 years
in the real world, and, uh...

I have been able to observe
all kinds of fathers.

What about your father?

Ms Cassell...

since you seem to be
such an expert...

on father-daughter
relationships.

I'm sorry, Ms Cassell.
I need to hear your response.

What about your father?

What about your father?

OK, objection to that.
Excuse me, Mr Dawson. Please.

OK. Overruled.
That's overruled.

Mr Dawson, please sit down.

Overruled.

Mr Dawson, sit down!

Annie's father was a meanie.

OK, Sam has his big day
on the stand tomorrow...

and we need to do
a little bit of work...

so he's as effective
as you were.

Yeah, because I wanna be as
effective as you were, Annie.

On the Porsche,
the, uh, the door handle...

is a little hidden
by that thingamajig.

So, if you're having
trouble finding it...

OK, I think maybe Annie's
not exactly ready to go yet.

OK. We'll just take our time.

Home.
Dialling office.

Home, God damn it!

I'm ready now.

Oh. Good. Fine.

Sam, Annie's ready.

Once there was a way

To get back homeward

Once there was a way

To get back home

Let's work in the den.
It's down here.

Do not cry

And I will sing a lullaby

Golden slumbers fill your eyes

Hey, Willy, where's your dad?

Guess.

I don't wanna guess.
Where is he?

Well, where was he last night?

Working. Late.

There. You guessed it.

Did he say who was supposed
to be taking care of you?

You. But you said
you were working late, too.

I am working late.

How was your day?
You have to work. Go work.

Well, how was your...

Hello? Where are you?

I've been waiting here an hour.

We didn't even have lights.

No, I'm not.

What the hell
is that supposed to mean?

You were on line two.

You don't sound like
you're on the freeway.

That sounds like
old Morse code.

What does it say?

Danger, Will Robinson. Danger.

There you are.

You gonna come see the movie?
It's the best part.

It's getting late.
We better get to work.

It's time to get ready for bed.

Willy, it's time for bed.

OK, our strategy is
we're aggressively pursuing...

a support system.

Now, I'm going to ask you,
"How are you prepared...

"to help Lucy at school?"

Mmm, let me see.
Let me see. Let me see.

Sam, I told you,
you have to stop saying that.

It makes you look stupid.

OK, OK, OK, OK.
Try again.

You say
you will find her a tutor.

Then I say,
"How will you pay for it?"

Could you slow down?

Why do you eat so fast?

We have been over this
a million times.

You found her a free
tutoring service at the YWCA.

But I didn't. You did.

Can't-Can you grasp
the concept of...

manipulating the truth?

Not Iying. Just a little...
tweak here and there.

You're so lucky you get to play
with Willy any time you want.

He doesn't want
to play with me.

Yes, he does.

He thinks
you don't wanna play, maybe.

That's ridiculous.
Of course I do.

Tweak.

Hey, you know, I drove around
after work yesterday...

till 9.30 at night,
looking for that friggin'...

raptor scooter!
Squeak.

So, what made you harass
that young boy at your house?

I didn't harass that boy,
and you know it, Rita.

Sam, I'm pretending
to be Mr Turner. Remember?

If I look at you,
I'm gonna laugh again.

OK.
OK, Mr Turner.

OK, I'm Mr Turner.

Yeah.
All right?

But who are you kidding? Isn't
Lucy already smarter than you?

You already buried yourself.
You gotta do better than that.

I kind of think
we're the same smart.

What does that mean?

I know the bus routes
better than she does.

How does that make you
the same smart?

Doesn't every parent
want their kid to be smart?

That's true,
but the issue here is that...

at the age of seven, Lucy
is already smarter than you.

In some ways,
but in some ways...

I'm smarter than she is,
I think.

Sam,
you got to be firm on this.

Iin some ways, she's...

in some ways,
I'm smarter than her.

In some ways, I'm smarter
than you, Mr Turner.

In some ways, I'm smarter
than you, Judge McNeilly.

Whoa. Whoa. Take it down.

Want some marshmallows?

This is my husband's.
He'll never notice.

He has ten more just like it.

Try it on.

Will you look that way?
In there.

I wasn't exactly sure
how to tie this.

Does it look bad?

Very, very good.

Uh, cross over once.

And loop this around...

and up inside of the neck.

And then pull up
on the skinny part.

Today's your big day, buddy.
Making coffee.

You ready?
Thank you, George.

What time
you gotta be in court?

I have to be
on the stand at 2.00.

Two venti caramel macchiatos.
That's a wonderful choice.

Two cappuccinos
and a hazelnut frappucino.

Two orange mocha chip
frappucinos.

Two caramel frappucinos and a...

I'm sorry. Can you
tell me that one more time?

Everybody's very thirsty today.

Oh, boy.

I'm going as fast as I can.
That's the only thing.

But I don't have all day. OK?

No, just another couple
of minutes. Not all day.

You know what? Fine.
Forget it. Thank you.

Sam, I need that tall
decaf vanilla drip right away.

OK. A vanilla drip. Sorry.

OK, I really have to hurry,
though, OK?

Is that enough?
Oh, shoot.

Maybe you want something else.

Sam,
I need a grande soy latte...

but don't put any whipped cream
or foam or anything on it.

OK, I'm just trying
to go really fast.

Sam, you're gonna be late.

If the defendant doesn't...

Your Honour, I'm sure
he'll be here any moment.

This is an extremely
important day to Mr Dawson.

I'm here!

Sorry.

Your Honour, may I have a moment
to confer with my client?

Make it brief, Ms Harrison.

What the hell happened to you?
I'm late.

What's that smell? Mint?

No, no, I had the-
blender exploded.

Look at me.

Slow down,
because Lucy needs you.

Yeah, Lucy needs me.

We need you, Ms Harrison.

OK, I go in there now,
'cause it's my turn.

Go. Go sit.

How will you be able
to pay for private tutoring?

Yeah, there's a free program
at the YWCA...

and Lucy can go
to that program.

Don't you ever think
it would be better for Lucy...

if she lived with
a permanent foster family...

and you could visit
whenever you wanted?

No, I don't think that
that's a very good idea, see.

Because-because the fosters,
they don't know Lucy.

And I know Lucy,
because I'm her father.

OK? So, I think
if they wanna see her...

then the fosters can come over
to our house to visit her.

And I'm very firm on this.

I'm very firm on this idea,
because Lucy belongs with me.

Why?

OK, remember when Paul McCartney
wrote the song "Michelle"...

and then he only wrote
the first part, Annie said.

And then he gave that part...

to John Lennon,
and he wrote the part...

that said, "I love you,
I love you, I love you."

And Annie said that
it wouldn't have been...

the same song without that...

and that that's why
the whole world cried...

when the Beatles broke up
on April 10, 1970.

No further questions.

So, your parents
put you in an institution.

After my mother got-
She got sick, see...

so I had to go in an institution
when my mother got sick.

And what about your father?
Where was he?

Yeah, he was gone
when I was born.

He went away when I was born.

So, in a way, the people
at the institution...

were your parents.
Were they nice to you?

Some, yes. Some, no.
Some, yes.

Did they hit you?

Yeah, sometimes they did hit me.
Sometimes. Yeah.

Like the way you hit Lucy's
friend at her birthday party?

Objection. Mistakes
the facts in evidence.

Nobody hit anybody.

I'll rephrase that.
Strong-armed.

So, who do you look up to?

Who do you wanna be like as
a father when parenting Lucy?

The head of the institution?
The principal? The warden?

No, not Mr Whitehead.
No. Not him.

Then who?

Who?

Myself.

Yeah, I look up to myself
as a father.

Mr Dawson...

you have the capacity
of a seven-year-old.

What makes you think you have
the ability to be a father?

Your background, your I.Q...

your friends
who can't even testify...

Objection. Compound questions.
Objection!

Sustained.
They love Lucy, see.

Even if Rita didn't think...

they were smart enough
to testify, they love Lucy.

Yeah. I love Lucy.

Even if Rita thought
you'd wipe the floor with them.

Mr Dawson,
your lawyer just objected.

That means you didn't have
to answer that question.

You can't even follow
these simple rules...

you've been observing
day after day.

Objection. Your Honour-
Overruled.

What makes you think
you can raise a seven-year-old?

A ten-year-old?
A thirteen-year-old?

That means-You know
what that means, Mr Dawson?

That means she'll be six years
more advanced than you.

What makes you think
you can do that?

I...

have had a lot of time,
see, to...

think about what it is that
makes somebody a good parent...

and it's about constancy...

and it's about...

patience,
and it's about listening...

and it's about-and it's about
pretending to listen...

even when you can't listen
anymore.

And it's about love,
like she said.

See, Billy has a home with me,
and I made it the best I could.

And it's not perfect,
and I'm not a perfect parent...

and sometimes I don't have
enough patience...

and I forget
he's just a little kid...

but we built a life together...

and we love each other.

And if you destroy that,
it'll be...

it'll be irre-irrep...

Let me see. Let me see.

Irreparable.
Yup!

"J-Joanne,
ddon't do that, please.

"D-don't do it twice.
Nnot to him."

Yes. A-a-and then
Meryl Streep...

can't even look
at Dustin Hoffman after that.

"Kramer vs. Kramer."

Yes, thank you,
Mr Wali, for that commentary.

Your Honour, my client
is understandably upset.

Motion to recess.

I don't exactly like recess
very much.

Motion denied.

Continue with your witness,
Mr Turner.

Mr Dawson. It's hard.
I know it's hard...

to know what to say to Lucy
half the time. Right?

Is it?
No.

No? Was that a no?
Yeah.

No what, now?

Let me see. Let me...

Um...I don't know exactly, OK?

I'm sorry, Mr Dawson.
You don't know what?

I don't...

Yes?
Yes, you don't know.

Right?
I mean, you don't know...

what it takes
to raise your daughter.

Objection. These are not
questions. This is an attack.

Overruled.
I'm Lucy's father.

Are you? Are you really?

I'm not
talking about the fact...

that you got
some homeless woman pregnant.

Objection, Your Honour!

Get to the question, Mr Turner.

The question is,
if-if you love your daughter...

as much as you say you do...

and I know that you do...

don't you think
she deserves more?

Don't you
in your heart of hearts...

secretly question yourself
every day? Don't you?

Objection. Compound questions.
OK, yeah!

Was that-I'm sorry.
Was that a yes?

I think Lucy
deserves everything.

Yeah, in my heart of hearts,
I think she deserves everything.

Yes, she does.
Yeah, OK.

Yes, she does. Yes, she does.

And you agree
with everyone here...

that you can't give her that.

Yeah, OK. Yeah.
You can't give her that.

Maybe everybody's right, see.
Yeah.

Maybe everybody's right
about that, see.

OK, so no more now, OK?

I want to stop right now, OK?

This is the end of this
for me, OK?

Here I stand, head in hand

Turn my face to the wall

If she's gone, I can't go on

Feeling two foot small

Everywhere people stare

Each and every day

I can see them laugh at me

And I hear them say

Hey! You've got
to hide your love away

Your teacher told me
you're a wonderful artist.

So I was thinking maybe-
Daddy's coming today.

We're going to open
my birthday presents.

Oh, you must be so excited.

Why don't you just
go and do something?

Sam, it's me. Open up.

I don't have time for this.

You were supposed to show up
to your first evaluation...

and I leave work early
to be there...

and where the hell are you?

Open the door!

Sam, open the goddamn door.

If you don't care enough to
open the door, I'm out of here.

I've ruined my practice.
I've alienated my colleagues.

I sent my kid on a fishing
trip with his father...

so that
I could work with you...

and you won't open
the goddamn door for me!

Fine! That's it! I've had it!

Sam, can I come in?

Not really room here.

There's not-
there's no room here.

Yeah, well, I lived
in the East Village.

I don't need a lot of room.

Yeah, well,
because I make things...

Everything
is too hard on everybody.

I make everything hard
on everybody.

Sam, I can go...

at least another nine rounds.

But you gotta let me in.

Please. Sam.

There you are.

Now I can see those kind eyes.

So, George says that you...

you needed a break from work.

I don't really want
to work there anymore...

because there's too many people.

OK, then maybe we can find you
a quieter job, because...

Remember that was one
of the judge's conditions...

that you earn more money.

You have to keep earning
more money...

so that you can get
a new apartment...

and Lucy can have her own room
for when you get her back.

Yeah, except that-because
Lucy doesn't need me anymore.

She has a new family now...

and she doesn't need me anymore.

Is that what she said?
It's because I know that.

Because I just know that.

Well...

that's the first stupid thing
I've ever heard you say.

Sam, you can get Lucy back.

The court favours reunification.

But, Sam,
you have to fight for her.

Yeah, but I tried!
I tried hard!

Try harder!
Yeah, but you don't know!

You don't know!
I don't know what?

You don't know
what it's like when you try...

and you try and you try
and you try...

and you don't ever get there!

Because-because
you were born perfect...

and I was born like this!

And you're perfect!
Oh, is that right?

People like you don't know.
People like me?

People like you don't know
what it's like to get hurted...

because
you don't have feelings.

You don't-People like you
don't feel anything.

You think you got the market
cornered on human suffering?

Let me tell you something
about people like me.

People like me feel
lost and little and ugly...

and dispensable.

People like me have husbands...

screwing someone else
far more perfect than me.

People like me
have sons who hate them.

And I've screamed
horrible things to him...

a seven-year-old,
because he doesn't want...

to get in the car
at the end of the day.

And then he looks at me...

with such anger and...

I hate him then.

I know I'm failing you.
I know I'm disappointing you.

I know you deserve better,
but get in the fucking car!

It's like, every morning,
I wake up, and I fail.

And I look around, and...

everybody seems to be
pulling it off...

but somehow I-I can't...

no matter how hard I try.

Somehow, I'll never be enough.

You're enough.

Yeah, you're much more
than enough.

Lovely Rita.

Get off the grass, Dino.

OK, come on.

Come on. Be careful,
'cause you're gonna get hurt.

OK, guys,
be careful of the pictures.

Be careful
of the pretty pictures.

Sam, you're early.

Yeah, well,
all the lights were green.

When I was walking here,
all the lights were green.

There's a reason
for the court's schedule.

You stopped showing up.

Lucy's had to rebuild
her whole life, Sam.

I want her back.
I know I can get her back.

Well, that's not up to me.

But I'm just gonna tell you...

I'm gonna do
everything in my power...

to protect that little girl
from getting hurt again.

Whose dogs are these?

These are supplemental income.

Supplemental income,
because I wash...

and I walk and I feed the dogs.

Sam Dawson has everything
for your canine needs.

Let me go get your daughter.

Everybody behave
like a gentleman...

because Lucy's
gonna come out here...

and first impressions
are very important.

You never even came!

You never called!

You forgot about me!
How could you forget me?

No, I didn't forget you!
I would never forget you!

I hate you! I hate you!

Will you not be mad at me
for one second?

Because I want
to tell you one thing, OK?

OK? Because last night,
I was writing you a letter...

and then the words,
they got too big, OK?

Gesundheit, Flopsy.
Flopsy has a cold.

And then-and I said...

"Dear Lucy, I'm sorry
I maybe hurt your feelings...

"and I was thinking about you
all the time.

"Lucy on a hammock...

"and Lucy at school...

"and Lucy in the sky
and kisses and hugs, Daddy.

"And P.S. I love you,
like the song."

P.S. I love you,
like in the song.

Hello, Sa-Mr Dawson.

Yeah. Hello, lawyer.

Shall we?

And in these next months...

Mr Dawson will be expanding
his support system...

to include regional service
programs, tutors, and...

I think it's very important
that you know...

that the foster family
is pushing forward...

toward adoption.

The Department of Child
and Family Services and I...

fully support their request.

Darn it.

Sam, you know,
there's one option...

we've never talked about.

I know what you went through...

the last time
you took the stand.

I didn't like that at all.

Well, we could give the foster
parents guardianship...

and then we could try...

for the most incredible
visitation rights...

and it would almost
seem like joint custody.

You're saying
I don't have a chance.

That's what you're saying.

No, no. I'm not saying
you don't have a chance.

Yeah, but, you know, that's
what you said last time...

and now look where he is.

But she's not saying
that I don't have a chance.

So tell me
that I have a chance.

Oh, my God. Sam, you guys,
it's video night at my house...

and I'm not even there.

Check.
Sam, get your dessert to go.

Because, OK...

Oh, wait.
This is really hard to say.

For me, this is
a very hard thing to say...

but I'm gonna stay and have
my dessert here with Rita...

and I'm not gonna go
to video night tonight.

What?

Gee, that figures.
I knew that was coming.

Sam, you can go if you-
I said no, Rita.

I know, but if you want to-
Do you want me to go?

No, I don't want you to go,
but you can go if you want.

Fine.
Fine.

Good-bye, Rita.

If you want to come to
video night, you're welcome to.

Oh, thank you, Joe.

Bye, Joe.

Because you're eating slower.
That's good.

Because it's good to chew.

Buttermilk pancakes.

OK. Let me see.
Let me see. Let me see.

OK, sidebar. OK, sidebar.
Sidebar.

Because-because you-
you need to leave your husband.

Yeah, and I need
to get Lucy back.

We need-
When dealing...

when dealing
with the customer...

always be friendly...

and not familiar.

'Cause I can be your friend.

Thank you.

But you still need
to leave your husband.

Oh, my marriage isn't so bad.

It's just that, uh...

it's just...

I've never lost at anything.

Blackbird
singing in the dead of night

Take these broken wings
and learn to fly

All your life

You were only waiting
for this moment to arise

Blackbird singing
in the dead of night

Take these sunken eyes
and learn to see

All your life

You were only waiting
for this moment to be free

Blackbird, fly

Into the light
of the dark, black night

Daddy?
Hi.

What are you doing here?
I live here.

What do you mean?
Actually, I live here. Yeah.

This is where you live?
So close to me?

Yeah, because I wanted to be...

To be close.
I wanted to be closer to you...

so I live here
in that apartment.

It's number nine.

And number nine
is like October 9...

when John Lennon was born...

and his son was born
on October 9, too.

John met Yoko on November 9.

Yeah, and his mother lived...

at Number 9 Newcastle
in Liverpool.

Newcastle, nine letters.
Liverpool, nine letters.

OK, maybe I can talk to daddy
for a minute?

Come over here, Dino.

Yeah, you're a Girl Scout now!

Is that OK?
Yeah, that's really good.

Look at my pins.

Yeah,
it looks very good on you.

Thank you.

You'll be
a very good Girl Scout.

Sam, we need to talk.

I mean, what are you doing?

Trying to get closer to her
by moving closer?

We're supposed to give her
consistency.

We've got a week
till we go to court.

Well, because...

Every time I came down
to see her on a bus...

I was always every time
wasting time on a bus.

I really do understand.

But we have to make it about
her and what's best for her.

Yeah, what's best for her
is what's most important.

Right.
Yeah.

Oh, does Floppy
still have his cold?

Yeah, but Floppy's
getting much better.

Oh, that's good.

Can I buy some cookies
from you?

OK, that'll be 3.25.

We can get it from you
later, too...

because we really
should get going, 'cause...

Here you go.

Can I hug her bye-bye?

Of course you can hug her.

OK, really very good to see you.

Blackbird
singing in the dead of night

Take these sunken eyes
and learn to see

All your life

You were only waiting
for this moment to be free

Blackbird, fly

Into the light
of the dark, black night

You were only waiting
for this moment to arise

Daddy. Daddy!

Did you know
that Warren G. Harding...

was the 29th president
of the United States?

Remember, the 29th president...

in case the judge asks.

What are you doing out here?
I missed you.

You could get really hurted.

And it's really cold,
and you don't have enough on...

to keep you warm.

Hi.
What...

She couldn't sleep, I think,
so she came to my house.

Give me my daughter.
Give us Lucy. Come here.

Easy, Sam. Thank you.

Sometimes
if you rub her belly...

and then if you
tell her two stories...

and give her half
an IHOP corn muffin...

then sometimes she sleeps.

When she can't sleep.

We'll be fine, Sam.
OK? Good night.

Good night.

You-you can go home now.

Yeah, a personal
pepperoni pan pizza.

That's a wonderful choice.

Daddy?

Lucy, come here.

Hi, sweetie.

I made us a midnight snack.

Half an IHOP corn cake.

I understand that
you want to see your daddy.

And I really don't want
to keep you from him.

OK? I really honestly don't.
I want you to know that.

So whenever you want
to see him, you just tell me.

Any time you want to see him
is fine...

but we kind of need
to work it out first.

So, how about a snack?

Thank you. Good night.

Good...night.

Everybody behave yourself.

Oh, how wonderful.
You brought Willy.

It's good to see you.

We have to close the door,
because the dogs go out.

Wow.

My husband left this
when he moved out.

Lovely Rita.

OK, let me see.
Let me see. Let me see.

They're going to put Randy
on the stand tomorrow first...

and then you.

They're a very nice couple.

And she's pretty,
and they have a nice house...

and she's smart, too.

Sam, I worry.
I worry sometimes.

Do you worry
that you did something wrong?

I worry that I've gotten...

more out of this relationship
than you.

I have the lawyer
that never loses.

That's me. Heh.
Yeah.

And the manager at
the Pizza Hut's gonna testify...

and that's good.

Absolutely.

And-and Annie said that...

George-They said
George Harrison couldn't...

Maybe
he couldn't write a song...

but then he wrote
"Here Comes the Sun"...

and she said that
it was one of the best songs...

on "Abbey Road."

George was always
my favourite Beatle.

Hi. She's OK.

Sorry.
Yeah. No, I...

She fell asleep in the car.

And I was gonna turn back
and tuck her in...

in her room.

You know, that I...

in her room that I made for her.

'Cause I tried to make
a really nice room for her.

But I was afraid
she'd wake up at our house...

and want to come home.

That's a girl.

I have to apologize to you,
Sam...

because I was gonna
tell that judge...

that I could give Lucy
the kind of love she never had.

But I can't say that,
because I'd be Iying.

I hope, I hope,
I hope, I hope...

I hope, I hope you're saying
what I think you're saying.

I am.

I'll see you in court tomorrow.

Save me a seat, Sam.

On your side, OK?

Yeah. I'll save you
a seat on my side. Yeah.

Randy?
Yeah?

If I tell you a secret...

that-because-that
I can't do it by myself...

will you tell the judge on me?

No, Sam.

Promise?

I promise.

Because I always wanted Lucy
to have a mother.

I always wanted her
to have a mother.

Help. I need somebody.
Help. Not just any...

Not just anyone.

And you're the red
in her painting.

Because I think
you're the red in her painting.

Thank you, Sam.

Play ball!

Get it! Get it, Lucy!

Go, Lucy!

Lucy got a goal!

Lucy got a goal, Rita!

You and I have memories

Longer than the road
that stretches out ahead

You and me chasing paper

Getting nowhere

On our way back home

We're on our way home

We're going home

Born a poor young country boy

Mother Nature's son

All day long, I'm sitting
singing songs for everyone

Sit beside a mountain stream

See her waters rise

Listen to the pretty
sound of music

As she flies

Find me in my field of grass

Mother Nature's son

Swaying daisies sing
a lazy song beneath the sun