All language subtitles for Dr.Quinn.Medicine.Woman.S03E17.Cooper.vs.Quinn.Part.1.1080p.AMZN.WEB-DL.DDP2.0.H.264-Kitsune_track3_[eng]

Mater est en tablino.

No, mater est en triclinio.

That's right.

Your Latin's
getting very good.

Hey!

Oops. Sorry.

What are you doing?

I'm trying to figure out
how a catapult works.

We're having a contest
at school for Roman Day.

Roman Day?

We've been
studying about Rome.

We're gonna spend a whole day

doing things
like the Romans did.

We're gonna make speeches
in Latin and even wear togas.

And build catapults!

Whoever makes the catapult

that can shoot a rock
the farthest

gets a laurel wreath.

There's a book in the library
about the Roman Empire.

There might be drawings
of catapults.

Does it have chariots?

Probably.

Are you gonna ask Sully?

Brian!

Ask me what?

There's a father-daughter
chariot race.

The fathers pull the chariots,
and the girls drive them.

Sounds like fun.

Well, since my Pa's
not around...

I'd be glad to.

Sully's like our Pa anyway.

Dr. Mike and I
have been talking about that.

When we get married,

we wanted to know
if you'd like it

if we'd go ahead and adopt you
and make it legal

so that I'd be your Pa
and Dr. Mike'd be your Ma

in everybody's eyes.

That'd be great.

Could you do that?

We'd have to look into it,

but I'm sure there's a way.

I'm of age,
but I think that's a good idea.

Mater sum pater.

Mater et pater.

Says here,
if a child's been left

and the Ma and Pa
are still living,

then you gotta
get his or her consent.

But we don't even know
where he is.

San Francisco.

We can't be sure of that.

He never sent us a letter.

That was more than
two years ago.

No telling
where he might be now.

But you gotta show you made
a -- what do they call it --

a bona fide effort to find him.

Well, then, we'll put an ad
in the San Francisco Chronicle.

It says you gotta put notices
in at least two places.

Then, we'll advertise
in Denver as well.

How long we gotta wait?

Well, after you
file the papers,

the parents got three months
to answer.

If they don't,
then you get the kids.

Perfect.
Be just in time for our wedding.

But what if our Pa says no?

Oh, he doesn't care about us.

Chances are
he won't even see the notice.

What if he does?

Well, I'm sure
he'll give his consent.

He knows we're your family now.

We just want to make it legal.

It'll all work out.

Let's go.

Let's play the geography game.

Good idea.

Sully, why don't you start?

All right, uh...Mississippi.

Um, England.

No, Brian.
Come on.

England begins with an E.

Matthew, look at that.

You need something
that begins with an I.

Uh, India.

Well, I'm gonna say Africa.

That sure is a fancy carriage.

I wonder who that belongs to.

Your turn, Matthew.

Nobody from around here,
looks like.

Come on, Matthew.
A place that starts with an A.

I'm thinking.

- Look at this, Ma.
- Careful, Brian.

- Fancy.
- Hey.

Hello, Colleen.

Oh, my gosh.

My, aren't you a vision,

a vision
I've been longing to see?

Come here, son!

Well, children, Dr. Quinn,
Mr. Sully,

I'd like you to meet my wife,
Lillian, your new stepmother.

Stepmother?

I'm pleased to meet you.

Ethan's told me so much
about you.

But you didn't tell me
how beautiful Colleen is

or that Matthew's not a child.

He's a young man.

That you are, son.

Brian, my, you're gettin' big,

big enough to have
your own horse, I reckon.

Tell you what.

I'm gonna buy you one,
teach you how to ride.

- I already got a horse.
- Ah.

Mr. Cooper,
I take it you saw our...

Yes.

Lillian and I were on our way
to St. Louis on business

when we saw your notice
in the Denver newspaper,

so we thought
we'd stop by and visit.

How come you never
wrote to us?

Yeah, Pa.

I sent you presents
last Christmas.

Never got nothing.

Well, stagecoach
must have been held up.

The stagecoach wasn't robbed
last Christmas.

Well, something
must have happened.

I was wondering
why you never wrote back.

I'd better go.

I'll be seeing you.

That you will, son.

Lillian and I are gonna be
staying here

for a couple of weeks.

What for?

Why, to see you all,
of course?

It's all right, isn't it, Pa?

What's that, son?

That Ma and Sully adopt us?

Well, I think that's something

that we're gonna
have to talk about.

Well, we'll have lots
of opportunities

to visit with each other now.

Mr. Bray tells me that
the Hogan place may be for rent,

so we're gonna be here
for awhile.

I'll take you over there.

Well, it's a little
rustic for Lillian.

She's used to servants
and clean, white linens,

but I think she'll adjust.

I'll tell her
it's a Western adventure.

What're you doing here, Ethan?

Sully,
I have a different life now.

Meeting Lillian has inspired
me to set off on a new foot.

Is that right?

By the way, just so I'll know,

what exactly did you tell
the children about my departure?

They were real upset,
and we read them your letter.

My letter?

Said you were sorry that you

couldn't take them with you
to San Francisco,

but you knew
they were in good hands.

They are, Ethan.

I can see that.

And I'm very grateful to you
for looking after them so well.

It's wonderful to have you
with us again, Ethan.

And I want to thank you
for that generous contribution.

- Very welcome.
- My father always says

the soundest investment
you can make

is in the spiritual life
of a community.

Well, he sounds very wise.

Wise, indeed.

Afternoon, Reverend.

Can we look at the carriage?

Can we, Ma?

- All right.
- Thanks!

Oh, my.
A fine-looking horse.

Look!
Look inside!

Where'd you get this rig?

Had it made special.

Awful fancy.

Mm-hmm, only one of its kind.

It was a wedding gift
from my father.

Colleen, Brian,
let's go for ride.

I gotta get home.

Brian?

We gotta eat lunch.

- Oh, do you like deviled eggs?
- Yeah.

Well, because I have fixed
a lovely basket.

We could go on a picnic.

We wouldn't want to interfere
with any of Dr. Quinn's plans,

of course.

I don't have
any special plans.

It's up to the children
if they want to.

Well, of course they do.

Come on, Colleen.

Look at this.

Cushions are made of velvet.

Ah!

You can't let
them go off with him.

But he's their father,
your father.

And I don't trust him.

I know what you're feeling,
Matthew.

What's important is we get
those adoption papers signed.

Best not to start any trouble.

Bye, Ma.

How long will you be?

Before dark, I reckon.

Have a lovely time.

Myra?

Myra, she's hungry.

I just fed her an hour ago.

Yeah, she -- she --

- she -- she won't go to sleep.
- Check her diaper.

It's dry.

She's hungry.
I know it.

Come here, sweetheart.

Yeah.
Oh, oh, oh, don't, oh, oh.

You want some milk?
Yeah.

Aw, yeah.

Horace, she is not hungry!

Then why is she fussing?

I don't know.

Wait, I got an idea.

This'll make her smile.

Dorothy brought it over
from the store.

Oh, that was nice of Dorothy.

Okay, here we go.

Look, look, look.
Look, look, look.

Oh, oh.

I still say it's
too soon to be worrying.

Should've been back hours ago.

We should never
have let them go.

Maybe they had trouble
with the carriage.

- Someone may be hurt.
- Let's get going.

Listen.

Colleen!

It's them.

Where have you been?

Drove out to Manitou.

We were having such a fine time
we decided to have supper.

We ate
in a hotel dining room, Ma.

They had an ice cream bar.

You could eat all you wanted.

There were violin players
and singers.

Pa bought me a silk dress.

We've been worried.

I'm sorry.

I didn't mean to alarm you.

We honestly didn't think
you'd mind.

Well, we wouldn't have minded
if we'd known.

We were frightened.

Of what?

Surely you knew
they were in safe hands.

It's late.

Let's get you down.

Thanks, Pa.

Thanks, Miss Lillian.

We had a wonderful time.

I always knew you'd come back.

Good night, son.

Sully, if you adopt us,
then you'll be my Pa, right?

Yep.

Sure you still
want us to adopt you?

- 'Course I do.
- What about Colleen?

She does, too.

We don't want to leave you ever.

Then you won't have to.

What about my other Pa?

Well, he'll still be
your other Pa.

Good morning, son.

Mr. Sully.

Hey, Pa.

Miss Lillian.

What're you building?

A catapult, for Roman Day.

My...

I believe that arm needs to be
a little longer, Brian.

You're gonna
need a counterweight

if you want that stone
to go flying.

I got a different plan.

I'm gonna use a bedspring.

You push down and lock it.

And when I let go,
the arm will shoot out.

Well, it'll shoot a lot further
with a counterweight, son.

Brian wants to do it this way.

Fine. Fine.

Mr. and Mrs. Cooper, would you
like some tea or coffee?

Oh, thank you,
but we've had our breakfast.

We've come
to talk about the adoption.

We've discussed it
with the children,

and they seem to be comfortable
and happy here.

My wife and I see no reason
they shouldn't stay.

Does that mean
you'll sign the papers?

Yes.

I'll go get them.

Mr. Cooper, thank you.

You see, he's different now.

We appreciate this.

I know it can't have been
an easy decision.

You'll still be my Pa, right?

Sure I will.

We'd still like you to come
visit us, if Dr. Mike consents.

Oh, I insist if you're
kind enough to have them.

And you're always welcome
to visit us too.

Here.

Thanks, Ethan.

This helps everybody.

I got two Pas now.

I'm lucky.

I believe you are.

She cries all night
and hardly ever sleeps.

Maybe -- maybe she's not
getting enough milk?

Well, she's getting
all she needs

or she wouldn't be
gaining weight.

Last night,
I hardly got no sleep at all.

I had to keep
walking her back and forth

in the telegraph office.

Her little eyes would close

but the minute I'd stop,

she'd pop awake
and start bawling again.

All babies need to cry
to exercise their lungs.

And all babies are different.

Why don't you just relax?

She's healthy and normal,

and...

everything's gonna be fine.

What kind of land
you want to look at?

Oh, any parcel along the line
where that railroad's coming.

You're not planning
on living there, are you?

No, it's an investment.

Once the railroad's built, that
land is gonna soar in value.

Chance to make a killing
out here.

If you got the funds.

Once Lillian and I
have children,

we're gonna come
into a substantial fortune.

How's that?

Lillian's an only child.

Her mother passed away
when she was young.

Lillian's father has left
his entire estate, in trust,

for Lillian's children.

We're the executors.

That means you'll be
handling the money?

'Til the children are grown.

So if you had that kind of
capital to invest, Mr. Sully,

what land would you purchase?

Nothing around here.

I'd buy where there aren't
any people,

where the railroad
wasn't coming through.

Well, that's a romantic
notion, Mr. Sully.

But it's a poor investment.

So, he signed the paper?

I'm so relieved.
I feel like celebrating.

Ah.

Oh!

Hello, Miss Cooper.
How are you today?

Very well, thank you.

Um, did you enjoy Manitou?

I enjoyed being
with the children.

They're wonderful young people.

You've done a fine job
of raising them.

Thank you.

I hope I do as well
when Ethan and I have our own.

Well, I guess I'd best be
getting back to the gazette.

Bye, Miss Cooper.

Are you planning
on having children soon?

Oh, yes.
I've always wanted a nursery

full of children.

My mother died when I was young,
so I never had a real family.

And I want to give Ethan
a chance to do it again,

he wants it so.

Does he?

He can never forgive himself
for leaving Charlotte

with the little ones.

He broke down and cried
when I showed him your notice

in the paper.

You mean it was you
who saw the notice?

Yes. I didn't even know
Ethan had children.

He told me he kept it from me
because he was afraid

I wouldn't love him
if I knew he had a family.

But I assured him
that wasn't so,

and I told him we must come
and see his children.

And now that we have, why,

it's only deepened our desire
to have our own.

I see.

It's just...
Well, I was thinking.

You being a physician
and a lady...

Well, Ethan and I
have been married a year,

and we haven't been...blessed.

And I was wondering
if there was any way...

Anything, you know,
that might help.

Have you seen a doctor?

Oh, yes.

But did he examine you.

No, he said we
should simply be patient.

Well, I would need
to examine you.

I've --
I've never had that done.

It won't be painful.

Why don't you come to the clinic
with me?

Right now?

It would help
me answer your questions.

All right.

We're almost finished.

Just gonna press down, gently,
here.

Does that hurt?

No.

Lillian,
about your menstrual cycle...

Oh, I've never had a monthly.

Have you told your doctor
about this?

No.

My aunt always said
it's because I'm delicate.

Is that why I'm not
in a family way?

Here, let me help you up.

Lillian, the reason you haven't
been able to become pregnant

is because you
have a rare condition

called uterine agenesis.

You don't have a uterus.

I beg your pardon?

The uterus is the sac
that the baby grows in.

Well, you were born without one.

And that's why you
don't have a menstrual cycle.

But...What does this mean?

I'm afraid it means you
won't be able to bear children.

Ever?

I know this is a shock.

But...Isn't there something
that you could do?

An operation?

I'm afraid not.

What, are you telling me
I -- I -- I'm deformed?

No! No, no, you're perfectly
fine in every other way,

and you have excellent health.

I'll never have children?

I'm sorry.

Oh, dear god.

Oh, god.

I'm sorry.

Mr. Cooper.

May I have a word with you?

Certainly.

How's Lillian doing?

She couldn't sleep last night.

Having children
meant more to her than anything.

I know. It pained me
to have to tell her.

I could give you something
to help her sleep.

You did what you had to do.

But now, I'm afraid I must do
something that pains me.

What's that?

I've changed my mind
about the adoption.

- What?
- I can't allow it to go through.

Why, because of Lillian?

She's very disappointed,
but that's not the reason.

I'd forgotten
what a joy the children are.

And now it appears
they're the only children

I'm ever going to have.

I'm taking them to San Francisco
next Friday.

I don't want to
leave you and Sully!

Me neither!

You won't have to.

He signed those papers.

How can he take that back?

I say he can't.

What about my friends?

School...Matthew...

He can't take us away
from our own brother, can he?

He's not going to do that.

Yeah, I swear he ain't.

Now, let's not get alarmed.

Your father said those things
in a rash mood.

He'd -- he'd just
received some bad news.

In a few days, when he's had
a chance to think things over,

he'll change his mind.

So let's get ready for bed now.

I'll read you
"King Arthur's Tales."

We won't have to go?

You won't. I promise.

I wish we would've never
started this adoption business.

Then Ethan wouldn't be here.

I can't understand
why he's doing this.

Money.

What do you mean?

He needs the kids to get
to his wife's inheritance.

How do you know this?

He told me when we were out
scouting for land.

Said his wife's
father's fortune's

in trust for their kids.

If they don't have any kids,
no money.

Oh, Ethan can't be so low
to take them away for that.

Now you have to poke it up.

My Pa's a really fast runner.

- I bet he can't beat Sully!
- I bet he can!

Whoa, whoa.

Colleen, what's going on here?

We're just getting
ready for Roman Day.

We're gonna wear togas
and have a chariot race.

Oh, how lovely.

We had a Latin pageant
at my school.

A toga makes you feel
so stately and gracious.

I imagine you looked beautiful
in a toga.

Colleen, we've come
to take you shopping.

I've gotta finish this.

We want to get you a few things
for the trip.

I don't want to go.

All right, I guess we can do
it another day.

I mean I don't want
to go live with you.

Colleen.

I know this is gonna take
some getting used to.

How come you keep
changing your mind?

First you run off and leave us,

and then you come back
and you just leave us again.

You just disappear,
you don't even say goodbye.

I wrote you a letter.

What's gonna happen
when we get to San Francisco?

Are you just
gonna leave us again?

Colleen,
I have made some mistakes.

I regret them.

I know it's late,
but I'm here now,

if you'll just give me a chance.

No.

I'm all grown up now.

I did fine without you, so don't
think you can come back here

and pick up right
where you left off.

I don't need you anymore.

Colleen,
you'll always need your father.

Father?
Sully is my father.

Colleen?

Colleen?

Colleen, what's wrong?

Colleen, what is it?

Something happen at school,
one of your friends?

Please tell us, we can help you.

Matthew,
I want to talk to Colleen.

I don't want to see him.

- Step aside, son.
- Go away.

Matthew, stop.
Stop, please.

I want to talk to Colleen,

I tried to pick her up
at school...

He tried to force me to go
with him and Lillian.

I don't want to,
you said I wouldn't have to!

Mr. Cooper,
I'd like a word with you.

Get in the wagon.
Matthew, drive home,

- I'll join you later.
- Come on, Colleen.

Git.

Git.

Can't we discuss this?

There's nothing to discuss.

I believe there is.

Colleen's very upset
and so is Brian.

They'll get over that.

I wish you could consider
what they're going through.

I mean, you've been gone
for quite some time

and we've made a home together.

If you take them away you're
breaking up the only family

they've had
since their mother died.

What about the home
they had before?

You've been with them
for two years.

I was with them for 10.

I'm their real father,
you're not their mother.

But they call me their mother.

And they'll learn
to do the same with Lillian,

just as they did you
in two short years.

- What do you want?
- I've told you.

I mean, what's your price?
I'll sell the clinic.

I'll give you everything
in cash.

And if that's not enough,
I'll wire my mother for more.

Just take the money
and leave us alone.

I don't want your money.

Lillian's father
owns half the Oregon territory.

You can't give me a fraction

of what he makes in interest
every day.

But you won't get his money
unless you have the children.

That's true, isn't it?

Do you know how odious that is?

Odious?

You just offered me money.

You tried to buy them back.

But I'm doing it
for their welfare.

So am I.

- The children will be rich.
- In what?

Rich in things, but not in love.

Who says I don't love them?

I do.

And you're not taking them away.

You don't have a choice.

I have the law, Mr. Cooper.

This court is now in session.

All rise for
His Honor Marvin Davidson,

district court judge
of the Colorado territory.

There ain't gonna be
no talking out of turn,

no smoking
and no swearing in the court.

You can all sit down now.

In the matter
of Cooper versus Quinn,

I understand that both parties

are going to represent
themselves,

is that correct?

Your Honor, Mr. Cooper
signed a legal agreement

to allow me and Byron Sully
to adopt the two children.

It's a binding contract.

And he has no right to break it.

I move that this lawsuit
be dismissed.

Your honor, this lady asked me
to sign away my own kin...

Whom you abandoned, twice.

...And I reluctantly agreed.

However, I believe I have
the right to reconsider.

It was not reluctant.

Your motion's denied.

Mr. Cooper,
you may speak first.

Thank you.

Your Honor,
the question here is simple.

Who is the children's
rightful father?

And that's not something you
can change

by writing your name
on a piece of paper.

I'm very grateful to Dr. Quinn

for looking after my children
at a time when I was unable.

But I am able now to give them
a home, a beautiful home,

with a lovely wife
who's willing to devote herself

to looking after them full-time

and providing them
with the finest education

that you can find any place
in this country.

Now, what right
does Dr. Quinn have

to tell me that I cannot
take my children home?

And I intend to show the court
that they belong with me.

Quiet, everyone.

Quiet down!

Mr. Brey, isn't it true
that my son, Brian Cooper,

jumped out of a tree
and almost died

while he was in the care
of Dr. Quinn and Mr. Sully?

All boys do foolish things.

You can't keep them
from climbing trees.

Yes, but why did he jump?

I don't know.

Maybe, uh, Sully was telling him
some kind of a story.

I think it was about a Cheyenne
who could fly.

So, Sully encouraged him?

That's not what I said.

But Sully was filling
the boy's head

full of this Indian mumbo jumbo.

No, he wasn't.

Didn't you say
that Sully told him a story?

Well, if I told you a story
about a flying carpet,

you wouldn't go out
and try to fly one, would you?

Why didn't Sully stop Brian
from jumping out of the tree?

He wasn't watching him.

Thank you, Mr. Brey.

Miss Jennings,
did you write in your gazette

that Dr. Quinn was engaged
to Reverend Johnson?

Yes, but that was
a misunderstanding.

And a few months later,

did you also write that she
became engaged to Mr. Sully?

Yes.

And was she not also engaged,
at the same time,

to a Dr. David Lewis of Boston?

She thought he was dead.

Was he dead?

No.

So, she was promised
to two men?

- Well, for a time...
- So, Dr. Quinn was engaged

to three men in one year?

Now, what does that tell us
about her moral character?

You're twisting everything
around.

Michaela's got the finest moral
character of anybody I know.

Does she?

Has Mr. Sully ever
spent the night at her home?

He's making it sound
like something it wasn't.

Just answer the question,
please.

Has Mr. Sully ever
spent the night at her home

without the benefit of marriage?

If there was a problem
or an emergency,

he stayed at the homestead,
but not with her.

Yes or no?

Yes.

Thank you.

Reverend Johnson,

has Dr. Quinn
tried to adopt children before?

There was a half-breed baby

that we couldn't
find a home for.

And Dr. Quinn
offered to take in the baby.

But the father
returned to claim him.

Were there others
that she tried to adopt?

Well, there was a orphan train
that came through here.

And she and I talked
about adopting the orphans.

- How many?
- Eight.

So she's tried
to adopt nine children.

And now, she wants my two?

Where's it going to end?

Is she going to try
to adopt every stray

that passes through town?

Does she have some strange need
to keep adopting children,

like the old woman
who lived in a shoe?

That is not fair!

Thank you, Reverend.

She's a good mother.

She looks after us,
teaches us things.

She'd do anything for us.

But is she there
when you need her?

Of course.

She's there.

Is she home when Brian
and Colleen return from school?

- No, but...
- She cook supper?

Colleen does that.

She likes to.

Did she leave you alone
for a week

when there was an epidemic
in the nearby town?

Sully looked after us.

Well, who looked after you
when she and Sully

went to collect water samples
from the mine?

Grace stepped in.

And when she ran for mayor,

did you tell her
that was too much?

No.

Did you want her to run?

- I was against it at first --
- But she ran anyway

neglecting the children?

That's not true.

Did she spend
more time campaigning

and working in the clinic than
she spent with you children?

You must answer the question.

Yes.

Thank you, son.

I underestimated Ethan.

How did he learn
all those things?

Been hanging around the saloon
asking questions,

getting folks to talk.

Well, he's turned this around.
Now, I'm the one on trial.

We gotta turn it back on him.

We gotta tell how we caught him

running off
with the church money.

But Sully, we agreed
to keep that quiet

- for the children's sake.
- And we gotta tell them

about the inheritance too.

You want the children to know
that their father's a thief

and only
wants them for the money,

that he doesn't love them?

Weren't you listening
in there?

Did you see the judge's face?
We gotta use everything we got.

We can't prove anything.

It's our word against Ethan.

If we tell what really
happened at the church,

we'll have to tell how we
wrote their goodbye letter

and signed Ethan's name,

how we lied to the children
and everyone else.

And once that gets out, no one
will believe a word we say.

We gotta take that chance.

That won't be necessary.

I haven't had my turn
to speak yet.

I know I can make
a convincing case.

We're going to prevail.

You may now present your case.

Mr. Cooper, did
you leave your wife, Charlotte,

alone on a farm
with three small children?

I left to pursue opportunity.

I was following
the time-honored tradition

where the father goes ahead
and forges the way,

no matter how long it takes.

This is how the West
was civilized.

And was it civilized,
Mr. Cooper,

to take your wife's money sock
and all of her savings,

leaving her and the children
with nothing?

I left her the farm.

Which she lost.

- Did you send any money?
- No.

Did you ever write
to her or the children?

No.

Not even once?

I came back as soon
as I could.

And when was that?

Five years later.

I see.

And what was the purpose
in coming back?

I had gotten word
that Charlotte had died,

and I wanted
to bring the children

back to San Francisco with me.

And did you?

No.

So, you deserted them
two times?

My business was in trouble.

A ship of mine had sunk
in the Pacific, Your Honor.

There was no ship, Mr. Cooper.

What are you getting at,
Dr. Quinn?

Why did you run away
without even saying goodbye?

I told you, my business
was in trouble.

That was not the reason you
rode off in the dead of night.

Do you have concrete proof
that I did something wrong,

that I'm not fit to be
the father of my own children?

Do you have proof?

Dr. Quinn?

No.

I got proof.

Sully's been the best Pa
we ever had.

Sit down, Miss.
You're out of order.

But I want to talk.

Children are not allowed
to testify.

But you gotta listen to us.

We want to stay
with Ma and Sully.

If you don't keep quiet,

I'll be forced
to have you removed.

We love them.

They're our real Ma and Pa now.

Mr. Slicker,
take those children out of here.

I'm giving you an order,

or I'll hold you
in contempt of court.

You can't make us go off
with him.

Please, somebody listen.

Your Honor,

we all have strong emotions
and opinions on this matter.

But let's keep our sights on
the most important question --

What is gonna be best
for the children,

Colleen and Brian Cooper?

Is it best to keep them
with the people

they call their family,

their older brother,

the town they feel a part of,

their friends of all ages
who love them

and whom they love,

or would it be better

to send them off to a city
they've never seen

with a man who has demonstrated
again and again

that he will not be around
when they need him?

Where were you, Mr. Cooper,
when your wife lay dying,

and she asked,
with her last breath,

"Who will take care
of my children?"

Where were you when Brian
fell down the cliff

and no one could find him,
no one but Sully?

Where were you when Colleen

almost lost her hands
to frostbite?

Sully brought her home in time.

Where were you when Matthew was
trapped in a cave-in at the mine

and Sully risked his life
to free him?

And where were you
for the happy times,

for the spring concert,
the pie-baking contest,

times when children long to have
a parent watch them shine?

You were not there, Mr. Cooper,

but we were because we are
the children's family now.

What makes a family
is not merely blood.

It's the days, the hours,
the weeks we spend together,

through thick and thin.

Before I had these children,

I thought that being a doctor
was the most important thing.

They've shown me
that there is one thing

more important than all else.

That's your family.

As Charlotte Cooper was dying,
she did not send for Ethan.

She asked me to take care
of them.

And I'm asking you
to honor her wishes,

to make that same choice today,

the choice
that Charlotte decided

would be best for her children,

the choice that allowed her
to rest in peace.

Thank you.

Ma, Sully.

- How'd you do, Ma?
- She done great.

I've been proud.

I think you really
got through to him.

No telling what the judge
will do, though.

He'll make the right decision.

I'm sure of it.

Quiet.

Quiet now.

Dr. Quinn, you and Mr. Sully

have done a great deal
for these children,

and it's clear
they hold you in affection.

Mr. Cooper, I find you've
neglected your children

and inflicted hardship
on them repeatedly.

Nevertheless,
you are their father,

and it is not for the court

to determine
who makes a good father

or who deserves to be the father
of any child.

That's up to the Almighty.

Therefore, the children are
to be delivered to Mr. Cooper

- and remain in his sole custody.
- No.

Quiet now. Quiet.
I will have quiet in this court.