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Hello. Ticket, please.

Honey, what did I do with that valet ticket?

I thought you put it in your pocket. Well, I thought I did, too.

Come on, Dad. We're going to be late. I know, I know. I can't seem to find my

valet ticket. It's the Cadillac. You can't miss it. The red one?

Yeah. I can't do nothing without a ticket.

Do you think there's something we might be able to work at?

It's right over there.

Really appreciate that.

That wasn't our car.

My car and your assignment.

Oh, dear.

There goes my baby.

Must be a very lonely road to travel.

You get convertibles.

A lot of suckers buy convertibles.

Where to next?

Utah just one state over.

Utah.

Utah.

You know, me and your granddad had a big score in Utah.

That's where the next one or Olympics are going to be.

King.

Really nice skating rink there.

The best thing for us is to get as far away from here as we can.

Come on, Dad. I haven't peed in two weeks.

You know, I'm going to regret spoiling you like this.

His name is Bart Ewing.

He learned this from his parents.

And they from theirs.

And now he's teaching his daughter, Haley, to be a con artist.

A con artist? People who steal from you by earning your confidence first, so you

never see what's coming.

You know, God is a con artist.

What? Only the other way around.

Wait a minute, Miss Wings. I want to see how you work this out.

You don't see what's coming.

He earns your confidence, and then he steals.

Right into your heart. God doesn't steal anybody's heart, Miss Wing.

You have to open that door and walk in all by yourself and give it to him.

Now, the door has been open wide, but nobody in this family has ever walked

through.

At least not yet.

That's confidence.

When you walk...

down the road heavy burden heavy

load I will rise and I

will walk with you I'll walk with you till the sun

don't even shine walk with you every time

I tell you I'll walk with you

Believe me, I'll walk with you.

Five.

Ten. Make it 20. Thank you, Monica.

So, um, he paid to get in?

Yeah, I guess that's a good start, huh? Guess again.

Well, he gave me the 20.

You've just been taken, Miss Wayne.

Oh, my.

Monica, look.

We just got these in. Oh, they're beautiful.

Yeah, and very expensive.

Put them in the display case, huh?

Okay. Thanks.

You want to get a locker?

No. I picked Jimmy the locks.

Can't trust anybody. Remember that.

You ready?

Yeah.

All right, you're looking good up there, skaters. Hope you all join us on the

25th for the Salt Lake Silver Blade Winter Pageant.

Tickets are $10, and they're selling out fast.

So come on out and support the team.

What are you doing there?

Oh, this?

It's just an unconscious habit.

It keeps me from getting nervous while I watch my daughter skate.

Oh.

I know that feeling.

I've got to skate around my home.

Oh, yeah? Which one?

The one in the black over there.

I don't know if I own the place because she skates or if she skates because I

own the place.

Well, you've got a beautiful building here and a beautiful daughter.

Thank you.

My name's Bart. It's Court Ewing.

Carl Port.

Oh.

Me too.

Did you drop this?

Ten bucks.

It's not mine.

It sure isn't mine. Here.

Hard to find an honest man these days. It's the only way to live.

Trust me.

Huh.

No. Not mine.

I tell you what, though.

We got a kid's benefit coming up.

That ten will cover a ticket for somebody who can't afford one. Perfect.

We'll consider it an investment in the future.

All right.

Thanks.

Nice to meet you.

Nice to meet you.

You

okay?

Yeah, I guess I'm not ready for that one yet.

Well, hi.

I'm Andrew.

I'm the DJ.

Oh, hi.

Haley. Haley Ewing. Ah, Haley Ewing. Nice to meet you. You're looking pretty

good out here.

I could be a lot better, but we move a lot and I don't get much practice.

You ought to meet Alex.

Alex, come here.

Maybe she should, like, give you some lessons or something. She's training for

the Olympics.

Alex. Haley. Hi. Haley, this is Alex.

Did you see her skate?

Yeah, you're on your way to being really good. Well, I guess I got the fall

perfected. Maybe you can give her some pointers or something, because I've got

to get back.

See you.

Thanks.

Andrew's cool.

Definitely.

You're really going to the Olympics?

I hope so.

You're probably too busy to help me on my turn, huh?

My dad says you can never be too busy to help Dorna.

Especially when you're fat.

I think we just saw a door open, Tess.

Yes, and let's pray she has the courage to walk through.

Even if it is alone.

Are we catching on? Yeah, yeah, she's a quick study, isn't she? Yeah.

Hey, here's a flyer for the benefit.

You guys can make it. Super, super.

Hey.

Daddy, Alex is training for the Olympics.

No kidding.

Haley can really skate. I can work with her if I want.

It would be so cool, but... Yes, we'll be around.

We will?

Absolutely. Now get your skates up. Come on, we've got to go. We'll see you guys

tomorrow. Okay, bye. Bye, Haley.

Nice folks.

I'm about to lose my patience.

There's only so much an angel is expected to endure.

What is this?

What is this?

So this is how they live.

State to state, motel to motel, one step ahead of the law.

Who could raise a child like this in good conscience?

Somebody doesn't have one. Oh, he's got a conscience, all right. He just never

learned to listen to it. Well, he's up to something.

We're going to be here a while, Andrew.

An angel girl.

You should get on in there.

You're terrible.

You know, Alex thinks I'm good enough to make the Silver Blades team.

And that means someday maybe I'll be able to go to the Olympics.

Me, Haley Ewing, at the Olympics.

Wouldn't that be amazing?

What about the family business?

You have a very proud tradition to uphold. Don't forget that.

Yeah.

But the problem is, when you pull off a good con, nobody even knows what's going

on. Nobody ever sees how good you are.

I want somebody to see how good I am.

You want to go straight on me?

I don't know.

I just know that I love to escape.

Honey, every con thinks they want to go straight every once in a while.

But there's something inside you. There's something that won't let you go

you make that big score.

What big score?

You're always talking about some big score.

You know what? I don't think there really is one.

Oh, yes, there is.

And it's right around the corner.

Hey.

It's pretty amazing, don't you think?

Yeah.

I'll never be that good.

Yeah. I wouldn't say that. You can do anything.

Set your mind to it.

The problem is knowing what I really want to do.

Part of me wants to be a skater.

Part of me wants to make my dad happy.

And what?

Be like him.

He said he was a lawyer, right?

Yeah, that's right.

The trouble is, I hear all these voices telling me to do different things.

Yeah.

Well, that's one of the tough things about growing up. Everybody always wants

tell you what you should do.

I heard this song once that said, listen to your heart.

It's a nice thing to say, but I'd rather listen to my conscience.

It's usually a lot more reliable.

What does your content sound like?

Like a friend who always tells you the truth.

Better go change some music.

Hi.

Can you teach that to me?

Sure. It'll only take four years.

But don't worry. You don't need that move to make the team.

You really think I have a chance?

Well, tryouts are after the pageant, and you just may be ready.

But you definitely need a new pair of skate.

Yeah, I know.

Come on.

Hello. May I help you?

Oh, I'm just checking out these skates here.

Beautiful, aren't they?

Well, you may see beauty, I see expensive.

There's more to life than money.

Well, yeah, got a point there.

Hey, Carl.

Bart. Yeah.

Hey, good to see you again. Good to see you.

Listen, I was just thinking, you know, you're from the area and you probably

know the real estate situation, so you want to go out and have a beer together

and I can kind of pick your brain about it? Oh, you know, I'd really like that,

but I can't tonight. I close up early on Thursdays to get my deposits ready. Oh,

sorry. Well, thanks anyway.

Maybe I could help you find a home.

Oh,

well, maybe some of the time.

You know that ballet guy in Colorado?

Do you think he got fired for giving us the car?

In a New York minute, anybody that stupid shouldn't even have the job.

We're running low. We gotta make a move.

So, what do you think about the Silverblades?

Alex says I'm good enough to try out.

Well, she might be right, but you see, the trick to being on a skating team is

you have to be there, and we're gonna be on the road soon.

Okay. How about this?

What if we stayed just long enough for me to try out?

Haley, I don't... Please, Dad.

It's not like I'm going to stay on the team. I just got to know if I'm good

enough to get in.

Tryouts. They're right after this benefit thing, huh?

I'll think about it.

I used to see in black and white, never something in between.

Waiting on the love of my life to come into my dreams.

Everything in shades of gray, never any blue or green.

I needed someone else to turn to.

Someone who could help me learn to see all the beauty

that was waiting for me. You, you put the blue back in the sky.

You put the rainbow in my eyes.

The silver lining in my bridge.

And now there's color everywhere.

Dad, I want to stay here for good and skate with Alex and maybe even go to her

school and meet some friends.

And I want some new skates. Even if I have to pay for them, I don't care how I

earn the money, but I'll earn it somehow.

Alex earned money sibling snow for some guy. Just hold on here.

I want a life.

Honey, you have a life. This is your life.

No, this is your life. I want my own.

Hey, Carl, how you doing?

Hey, Bart.

How you doing? Everything all right?

Actually, no.

Hayley's grandmother lives over in Heber.

Very old. She's not doing too well. I'm just afraid this is the last chance

Hayley's going to get to see her.

Well, you know how it is. I just don't want her to miss any practice. It's

to the tryouts. You know how it is.

You're closed on Thursday nights, right?

No problem. You just bring her by after we close, and she can have the place to

herself. No, no, I couldn't do that. You've been here all day. You want to

home? No, no, I'm here late anyway doing the deposits.

I bet it means so much to Haley.

Are you sure? Bart, it's done.

Thanks.

Hi, new account, please.

Hi,

I have a business account in your bank. We're starting to handle a lot of extra

cash right now, and I was wondering if I could drop by and pick up another cash

deposit bag.

Great, thank you.

Hey.

Hey. I've almost finished locking up.

Well, thanks, Monica.

I'll see you tomorrow.

Would you like some help here?

Nah, I'm fine.

I like to do the books by myself.

Hey, girl.

Is that you?

Yeah, yeah.

Hey, thanks again for doing this, okay? My pleasure.

Alex is out there waiting for you, Haley. Oh, all right. Okay. Bye, honey.

Dad.

Uh, listen, you know, I got a line on a house. So I'll pick her up in about an

hour, all right?

Terrific. Thanks.

Are you sure you wouldn't like some help here?

No, I'm fine.

Some things you just need to do alone.

Maybe you're right.

Good night.

Night.

I'm stuck.

Shit.

What the...

Stay

put, girls.

Let's see what's going on.

I'll get the lights on in a minute.

How the heck did this happen?

You girls okay?

Yeah, no problem. What happened?

Oh, the darnedest thing.

Hold on.

Hey.

Hey, hey, how you doing? You having trouble paying your electric bill? I see

lights going off and on. You okay?

Somehow the main breaker switch got pulled. I don't know what happened. Oh,

Anything electrical, don't ask me. I don't get along with electricity. Haley,

honey, it's time to go.

Can we stay just a little longer, please?

No.

Honey, you know, Carl's been good enough to do us a favor, so let's not push it,

huh? Come on.

She's doing really well, Mr. Young. You're going to be amazed to see what

can do.

Oh, she amazes me all the time.

Thank you for all the help you've given her.

What are her friends for?

Yeah. Get your stuff.

Listen, Carl, thanks again, really.

You've gone above and beyond here, and I'm not going to forget it, really.

My pleasure, Bart.

Listen, I'll see the two of you tomorrow, all right? Yeah.

So you want us out the front, the back?

What am I thinking? Come on, I'll walk you out.

Bye, Alex.

Bye.

What's all our stuff doing in the back?

What is the first rule of a con?

Don't get too attached. Another week, I thought you were going to move in with

those people.

Dad, you said I could stay and try out for the team.

You promised.

Huh?

You didn't.

Please, tell me you didn't.

I want you to put that bag and your new skates in the back.

No.

I didn't want them like this.

What's gotten into you lately, huh?

Where's my snow globe?

It's back there. I got everything.

No, it's not here.

Well, get another one.

No. It was Mom's. I am not leaving without it. No way.

Make it fast.

This will just take a minute, sir.

Is this your daughter's allowance, Mr. Ewing? I don't know anything about that.

I'm sorry, Daddy.

What? I took the money and escaped.

Don't say anything. No, I did it.

I'm sorry.

I'm sorry.

You're under arrest, young lady.

You have the right to remain silent. Anything you say can and will be used

against you in a court of law. What are you talking about? She's only a kid.

It's okay, Dad.

It'll work out.

You have the right to an attorney. You understand that?

You're

just

going to let them take her away like that?

What did I tell you about con artists?

They always got a plan.

And if that don't work, they got a backup plan.

I guess this must be theirs.

He can get the child out of jail, but the child can't get the father out of

jail.

Make sense?

Makes terrible sense.

Hi, Carl.

I don't have anything to say to you.

Please, Carl, just...

Listen to me. Try and understand.

Her grandmother's very sick. I told you that. Nana needs an operation.

That's what Haley calls her grandmother.

Now, she just found out about it. I'm not trying to make an excuse for the

but her heart was in the right place.

Look, I'm sorry about her grandmother, but stealing's wrong, no matter what the

reason. You're absolutely right, and she understands that now. We just had a

very long talk this morning.

Your heart would be breaking right now if you could see that little girl

in that jail so crying her eyes out.

Now, as a father, you know how that hurts.

What about the skates?

What? Were the skates for her grandmother, too?

You know, Bart, she's right.

There's something screwy about this whole thing.

I think Haley's a sweet kid. I wish I could help her.

Maybe this is the only way.

You've got three minutes.

Good thinking. Stick with plan B. Way to go.

I come from a long line of con artists, remember?

Listen, honey, I know you're a little angry now, but, uh, so...

You said we could stay until tryouts.

You conned me.

I never thought you could do that to your own daughter.

Honey, I wanted to stay, I did, but we've got to move to the next town. You

start skating there, you can try out for the Olympics, anything you want, but

I've got to get you out of here first.

You mean you haven't yet?

Carl won't drop the charges.

I was this close with him, and then that Monica shows up and... So what's your

plan now?

What are you going to do?

Do you mind?

Judge Tersky just issued an order that there will be no visitation until after

the hearing tomorrow.

You'll have to leave, Mr. Ewing. Well, this is outrageous.

Well, life is full of difficulties. Honey, listen. Now, don't you worry

thing. I'll talk to the judge, okay? She's gonna walk out of that courtroom

tomorrow. Then she'll be the first.

Because the judge is what you call strict.

What's gonna happen to me?

I would think a couple of years in a youth facility, baby.

No, no, no. Judges make exceptions all the time, right?

Never.

Two years?

I can't wait two years.

It'll be too late.

I have to start training now.

Now. Dad, what are you going to do?

I don't know. What do you mean? You always know what to do. Honey, now

It's time to go. I know.

I've locked my camp.

I will never be able to go to the Olympic ever.

And you made me lose the only friend I ever made. Hayley, don't say that.

Hayley, no. Get out.

I hate you. Hayley. You can't...

I hate you.

I hate you.

Hayley. Get out. Hey, come with me. I hate you.

Come with me.

What are you doing here?

I thought you might need someone to talk to.

Funny you don't look like the kind of girl who shows up at a man's motel room.

You can't put that back together, you know.

There are some things you just can't con, no matter how good you are.

I'm sorry?

You're on the con, Bart.

I don't even know what that means.

That valet, he did lose his job when you stole the Cadillac.

And I might have lost my job, too.

Except that Carl is a good and kind man.

And I wonder how many other people have lost their jobs or their cars or even

their life savings.

Or do you care?

I think you better leave now, huh?

I think I should stay. You're right.

I'm not the kind of girl to show up in people's rooms.

But I am that kind of angel.

What?

What's going on here? What is this?

I'm an angel.

Really.

No, no. Hey, honey, you can't con a con, okay? What kind of game are you running

here anyway, huh?

God exists, Bart.

No.

Yes.

And he sent me here with a message for you.

God loves you, Bartholomew T. Ewing.

Although he hates many of the things that you have done, you have hurt so

people. Look, anything I did to those suckers, they had it coming.

You come from a proud line of con artists.

With a long and heartbreaking tradition of child abuse.

Were you asking for that?

I don't know what you're talking about.

You know, I think you believe. I think that you honestly believe that your

little girl has a wonderful life because she has the one thing that you never

had. A father who loves her and has never hurt her.

Look, I never laid a hand on my little girl. Ever. I know.

And God knows.

But a child can be hurt in a thousand different ways.

From the lessons they are taught.

And from the lessons that no one ever teaches them.

I did the best I could.

No, you did not, sir.

For you passed along a heritage of deceit.

You taught your little girl that people are stupid.

That suckers deserve to be taken.

And that everything is right for the taking.

And somewhere along the way, you taught her to ignore the one thing that will

save her life and her soul. You taught her that there's no such thing as a

conscience.

But there is, Bart, there is.

It's the one thing that separates you from every other living thing.

It's God's gift to you.

It's a song he sings in your spirit.

And if sometimes you can't hear the song, it's not because it has changed

because you have.

And it's you who must let the music bring you back to the place where you

belong.

Can you hear it?

Can you hear it, Bart?

It's sometimes hard at first.

But until you let your conscience out of that room it's been locked up in, and

really look at the truth of what you've done with your life, you'll never know

the joy of all you can still do with your life.

Life is beautiful, Bart.

And people, people are good and trusting and worthy of respect.

And love isn't something you have to steal.

God wants to give it to you.

And that doesn't make you weak or gullible.

It just makes you free.

Can you hear it?

What kind of man have I been?

The only thing God cares about now is the kind of man you're about to become.

Ewing, grant that.

Your Honor, please the court.

This child has no previous record and has been remorseful in admitting her

guilt. We request probation and immediate release into the custody of

father. The people object, Your Honor. $1 ,200 cash and a $900 pair of skates

isn't exactly swiping a candy bar.

No, it certainly is not.

What do you have to say for yourself, Miss Ewing?

I promise I'll never do it again, Judge.

Well, that's a start.

And I wish there were enough, but... Your Honor, may I make a statement of

court? I'm Haley's father.

Very interested in what you have to say about this tragic situation, Mr. Ewing.

Thank you, Your Honor.

And you're right, this is a tragic situation.

You see, I've spent most of my life trying to get away with things.

And, you know, that's pretty easy to do when you don't have a conscience.

Or you don't listen to it.

But something happened last night, Your Honor, that got me listening loud and

clear.

You know, I've heard a lot of truths.

But the truth here is, I'm a great con.

But I'm a lousy father.

Praise your name, Father.

Haley didn't steal that money, I did.

She was protecting me, and I let her do it.

Mr. Ewing, do you realize what you're saying?

You know, Your Honor, when I was six years old, I was able to take just... an

inch of the truth, and turn it into anything I needed.

This isn't something that I started out wanting. It's just, it was survival.

It's part of family tradition.

And I, uh, I taught Haley those traditions.

You see, honey, my parents were great cons, but they weren't great people.

When you were born, I swore I'd never lay a hand on you.

You'd always have enough to eat.

You'd never be alone.

And you'd always know that you were loved. And I did that, didn't I?

But it wasn't enough.

I should have taught you the difference between right and wrong.

And I didn't.

In fact, Your Honor, I don't even know if I knew the difference between right

and wrong till I...

I watched my daughter take the rap from me, and that was wrong.

So wrong.

And I didn't do anything about it then, but... I'm ready to do something about

it now, sir.

Mr. Ewing, by your admissions, are you surrendering yourself to this court?

Yes, I am, Your Honor.

You got it?

Daddy, no!

Nicole will remain custody of the minor to child services until such a time as

an appropriate foster home can be found.

Listen, this is a chance for you. Take it.

You hear me? Take it.

This is the best I can do for you now. You hear?

No, Dad, I don't want you to go away. Judge, please don't make my dad go away.

No, I love you. And I love you more than you can ever know.

I want you to go out there and I want you to win a gold medal for me.

I want you to win it fair and square.

God, I love you.

Okay, come on.

Okay.

I'm gonna miss you so much.

And he's gonna miss you too, baby.

But I'm going to be all alone.

Oh, no, you're not.

Not by a long shot.

You know, you may get through tryouts next week, and that

could be you out there in a year.

I don't think there's going to be a foster family in this town that's going

want to pay for practice and lessons and skate.

You want to bet?

I'm not a betting woman anymore.

Alex is about to skate.

Do you want to come down and wish her well?

I don't want to break her concentration.

That's not the way she sees it.

She says she won't be able to concentrate until she talks to you.

I'm glad you came back.

I didn't think you'd even want to talk to me. That's not how we do things in

this family.

What's this?

Well, it's a kind of welcome to the family present.

The judge thought this would be a good place for a girl with a dream.

I don't get it.

Well, Alex and her mother and father went to the judge and told him they

to be your foster family.

For real?

For real.

Oh, my God!

I'm not. She's up there with my dad right now.

Our final program tonight, Silver Blade team captain and Olympic hopeful, Alex

Thorpe.

That's me. Here I go.

Go get him, girl.

Thank you.

Then I'll see you reach out for me.

Oh, and when the rain is falling, I feel it.

Cause you're here with me.

Come on, look at you, baby.

I can do anything.

When I see you, I see you. I see a wave lighting

you up.

I be sure I get the rain, the light shining when you

smile.

Baby, when I see you, I see you.

Oh, with the fire in one look at you, baby, you make

it.

Everything's going to be okay, isn't it?

Much better than okay.

Hayley made the team and discovered her conscience.

Isn't it lovely when an assignment ends up with things right where they belong?

It certainly is.

Seth, this baby has been washed and dried and waxed. It's beautiful. Get

Get out. Get out. Get out. My baby, I miss my baby. Mama love that sweetie,

baby.

So where are we going now? Anywhere you want to, as long as they haven't got

valet parking.

Oh, yeah, me and my baby.

Oh, yeah.