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Oh, yeah.

Oh,

yeah.

Daydreams shatter Oh man girls, this is gonna be a long night.

Isn't your mom gonna kill you?

How cute is that singer?

He certainly thinks so. What's not to think?

Check out the girl in the red shirt.

I think I'll take a friend.

That is so good.

That looks just like him.

It's not that great.

No, I like it.

I want to thank you all for coming out and remind you that we're going to be

back here tomorrow night at 9, 10th, 11th, and Labor Day. You get a chance

next month.

Hey, wait a second. Wait, wait, wait. Hold on a second.

Excuse me.

Hey.

You can't leave yet.

Why?

Not until I see you drawing.

That's pretty good.

No, right here.

Right there.

You're kidding me, right? I'm serious.

I've wanted one there for years. I want you to design it.

To Jason from Melanie, right across here.

Well, it's just gonna wash off.

Well, it doesn't have to. I mean, we can pretend it's forever.

We uh we we cannot let this go

Where

are

we going my favorite place on the planet

What, is this yours?

Look, don't you read People Magazine?

Come on, all us rock stars own yachts. Wow.

This is incredible.

Okay. It's not mine. It belongs to my dad.

There we go.

What is that?

Is that what chimes?

No. not sail cables belling the mast.

Sounds like music.

Yeah, I dream about that sound.

I never realized how much I loved the water until I moved away.

I just finished my sophomore year at Ohio State, so the first thing I did

when I got back in town was go sailing.

I can believe that.

You know, I kind of get that same feeling when I play the guitar.

At ease, you know?

Nothing else matters.

You know what I'm saying?

Yeah.

Yeah, I do.

You ever get that feeling when you paint?

Sometimes.

Me too.

Since the moment I first saw you.

I close my eyes and I turn around and leave it

all behind.

So free.

Jason, do you have a... Shh.

It's okay.

Lost because I want to be loved.

Lost somewhere between the earth and the sky.

So free for a moment.

And that's because I want to be lost.

Boo! God, Mom, I'm in here. Couldn't you knock? I did, half an hour ago.

Better be safe by now.

What's his name?

I hate it when you do this.

Oh, well, yeah. Like, I really thought you were dressed like this for Gina and

your art friend.

Hey, you want my rose earrings?

Oh, God, they'd be perfect.

Yeah, well, I got a hot date with Brad Pitt on the couch tonight. It's not like

I'm gonna miss him.

So?

Come on.

I came in here for some gossip. What's he like?

Has he kissed you yet?

Is he gorgeous?

Oh, God.

He is a dream.

You look beautiful, baby.

Thanks.

Your alarm's gone off twice.

You can sleep late next week when you're back at the dorm. Come on, up on that.

Uh, come on, I'm not eight years old. You're not dressed for work either.

Your eggs will get cold.

Good morning, Dad.

Little.

Hey there, bright eyes.

You sleep well?

Yep.

Jason, did you get MD plates for the Zimmer sedan?

I don't see any paperwork there. Yeah, Dad, it's all down at the showroom.

And, uh, what's with this trade-in?

Can I have a cup of coffee first, please?

You know, you gotta be in it to win it. If you don't make that sale, somebody

else will.

No, thank you.

You okay?

Yeah.

Yeah, I'm fine.

What am I gonna do?

I'm three weeks late, I'm nauseous, and I just keep on hoping that we're gonna

get... I know, I know. No, you don't know.

My mom was 15 when she had me.

My entire life she's been telling me that I can ruin my life in just one

stupid minute. She says that to you?

She was 15 when she had me.

Her parents disowned her.

Of every mistake that I could make in my life, this is the one thing that she

would never forgive me for.

I cannot be pregnant. I can't. Okay, before you start to panic, let's go to

the store, we'll get a test, and we'll find out for certain.

Gina, I already took one.

Oh.

Okay.

Okay.

Have you told him yet?

No, I told you what happened at the Sanctum the next night.

I haven't seen him since then.

Didn't you guys use anything?

I'm sorry.

I'm sorry.

You don't need a lecture.

Do you have his phone number?

I don't even know his last name.

Well, at least we know where to find him.

Look at him showing up.

I cannot believe that it would be so stupid as to fall for someone like that.

Stop it.

Stop beating yourself up, okay?

Now, what do you want to do here?

I don't know. I've got to discuss that with Jason.

It's his baby, too.

All right, pizza, no pancakes. Would you stop thinking about food?

Come on, I really want to hear some music. You know what? We need to go

check out Swillow's Labor Day Bash. I'm telling you, his new sound system is

incredible.

Hey.

How you doing? I haven't seen you in a while.

Did you, uh, you like the show?

Um, could we talk for a second?

Yeah, sure.

Hey, I'll be right there.

And you're absolutely sure it's mine?

I'm just asking.

Well, it couldn't be anybody else's.

I don't mean to be rude, okay?

But... You weren't exactly a virgin.

I mean, I knew you for ten minutes and you were all over me. You can't possibly

expect me to believe that that never happened with any other guys.

Look, you don't know anything about me.

You're right.

You're right.

It's none of my business.

It happened. There's no blame.

You're in a mess and you need to get out of it.

You know, one of the guys in the band just went through something pretty

similar to this.

And they found a great place.

It's clean and it's personal and I can give you money if you need it. I mean,

I'll give you a ride there if you're stuck.

Hey, Jason, we're ready.

Okay, if you need anything just give me the word.

All right, I'm there for you

I can't do this. Mom, just ignore them, okay?

Don't look to the left. Don't look to the right.

No, that's not what I mean.

We've been through this a thousand times.

What are your options?

You can't raise a baby on your own.

What if my mother had done that to me?

Listen to me.

Listen to me.

You're going to get through this, okay?

And in a year, you're going to be in college. You're going to be studying.

No, I'm not going to be able to do this.

I won't be able to live with myself.

So what?

You're just going to throw the rest of your life away?

Right there. Back up now.

Let's go. Come on.

Back it up. Take it easy. Take it easy.

minutes without my help.

I just got him down.

Give him to me. He's probably wet. I just changed him. All right. Well, did

you give him a bottle? It's colic, Mom. The doctor says... You know what? I know

what colic is. You don't have to tell me what colic is. Believe me, you were the

worst. I thought I would go out of my mind with your crying. I was ready to

jump off a bridge.

You know, if I had a clue that you were going to grow up and pull this, I

swear... Mom, what do you want me to do? How many times can I tell you that I'm

sorry? It doesn't change anything.

Did you ever stop to think how we were going to get by?

I was scraping to pay for the two of us, never mind saving for art school and

college. I know, Mom.

I know.

Hello? Mel?

Give him to me.

Come on, pumpkin. Mel?

Hey, I snagged you some takeout from work.

And guess what rodent I ran into at the mall?

I guess he's home for the summer.

Standard feature and the safety stair bags on the market. Now, that's not just

me. That's Consumer Plus talking.

There's also tons of room in the back for those little trips to Grandma's.

Sue him for child support.

His family's rolling in bucks.

Yeah, why?

He would just deny he's Sean's father. He already has.

There are DNA tests that you can do to prove that he's Sean's father. Yeah,

sure, if he agrees to it.

It's the same thing as a birth certificate.

The guy doesn't have to sign anything he doesn't want to.

No, come on. We're gonna have shows all summer. It's gonna be ridiculous.

Are you gonna play at Sanctum again?

No, no, no. We got shows lined up in Seattle and Vancouver, and we met this

guy in San Francisco.

He's gonna help us cut a demo CD.

Really? Yep. Hi.

I'm the bass player.

Do you want a beer?

Mom, I told you I would do that.

Yeah, well, too late. It's already set.

Saved up for months to replace that old shag, so we'd have something decent.

Guess I can kiss that goodbye.

Sean sped up all over his PJs. I had to change him first before... Well, that's

the thing with babies, see?

It never stops.

Are you ever gonna forgive me?

I've made a huge mistake. I have ruined my life. Isn't that bad enough?

You want to know something?

Yours isn't the only life that's ruined, okay?

You were the one thing in my life that I was proud of. The one thing!

I don't even have that anymore.

Well, I'll get an apartment as soon as I go back to work. Oh, really? Who's going

to care for Sean? I will!

Oh, great. Now I've woke him up.

Well, at least he's a boy.

He won't get knocked up and expect you to pick up the pieces.

What do you want me to do? Move out into the street? Slap my wrist? Why didn't

you just put him up for adoption?

Well, why didn't you do that with me?

It would have been a lot easier than this. Anything would have been easier.

Colin.

What?

Here's your son.

What are you talking about? His name is Sean.

What are you doing?

Have you lost your mind or something?

I was going to leave him out here on the front porch.

Then I kept on thinking that he'd wake up and no one would be there for him.

He'd be so scared.

Tell him that I love him.

Hey, hey, hey, wait, wait, wait a second. He's crying here. Could you do

something about this, please?

It's okay.

It's okay.

He's got this little blue blanket with these bears on it.

When you give him his bottle, you have to... I'm not going to be giving him

anything, okay?

Yes, you are.

Everything by myself.

You've done nothing. It's your turn now. He's your son, too. I don't know that.

I do.

Look, you've got plenty of money and parents who love you.

Jason. You can give him a good home. I can't. I've tried, but I can't.

There's no one else. No one. Who is that?

I gotta go.

Dad, hold on, okay? I got this.

Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, wait, wait, wait, wait a second. Hey!

You don't even know her last name?

What about her address?

Dad, I knew her for one night, all right?

She came to one of my gigs. It's not like I had a relationship with her. But

you had sex with her?

Once.

Unprotected?

I guess.

About the irresponsible, brainless... What were you thinking?

You know, you're lucky it's only a child you're stuck with.

See, I don't think I'd choose the word lucky.

Did she try to pump you for money?

No. No, not yet.

Well, there's no proof he's yours.

Must be someplace we could take him.

Family court, social services, must be somewhere.

I'll call my lawyer.

I could choke you for what you're putting me through.

I've let you get away with murder since your mother died. But this is beyond the

pale, even for you.

Brendan! Don Kempler.

Hey, how you doing?

You enjoying that car?

Listen, I gotta run something by you.

Oh, it's not your fault, sweetie.

None of it.

This is a change of pace.

Usually it's the mother who's left holding the bag while the father runs

out. Well, we'd just like some guidance about my son's rights.

And you, Jason?

What do you want?

I want him in a safe home with someone who wants him.

Well, can't he get adopted or something?

Not without a hearing to terminate parental rights.

Now, you say that Sean's mother... She's gone. She disappeared.

We tried to have the police put a trace on her, but with no last name, there's

no way.

Well, we still need to post notice of a hearing.

Meanwhile, the child could be put into foster care... Perfect. ...if we had a

place for him.

What if I left him in a basket somewhere?

Well, if there were no safe alternative, we'd have to make some sort of interim

placement. He'd probably be shipped out of state to a group home.

Is that what you'd like to see for a baby who might be your son?

Or your grandson?

What makes you assume we're family?

It's this girl's word against his.

I can give you the name of three labs that do buccal swab tests to establish

paternity.

And if that proves she's not mine?

Then he's a ward of the state.

And we have to place him wherever we can.

Great. Thank you.

Jason,

I think the baby's due for a diaper change.

Yeah, I was going to say something.

Hold his head steady, please.

It's okay.

Come on, come on, come on, come on.

We should have results back in three to four weeks.

What? Three to four weeks? No, no, no, that's unacceptable.

Look, work with me on this. Is there some way to get these results faster?

Not unless you invent a new process for cell culture.

Hold on. Where do you think you're going? I'm not going to deal with this

kid for a month, all right? Put him into foster care.

You heard what he told us. Dad, how can I cope with the kid, huh?

Come on, I'm working for you. I got gigs and rehearsals on weekends. I'm cutting

the demo.

I can't put my life on hold. I got news for you, Jason. You already have.

Put it in an outside ear with a cotton ball. See?

I told you I'm not going to know any of this. Well, someday you will.

Oh, Opsy Daisy.

You're one fine child.

Your mama must miss you like crazy.

She's got to come back.

Don't worry, she will.

No mother can stay away too long.

Come, she's sugar.

I hope you're right.

It's a nightmare.

How are you going to deal with it?

I'm just going to find Melanie and make her take him back.

Find her how, man? I mean, you don't know her from Adam, right?

It's not like you hung out or dated or anything.

Tomato. Tomato!

I know she worked here. She was wearing your uniform.

All right, all I need is a phone number or an address.

We cannot give out personal information about our employees. Wait a second, I

work retail too, okay? I understand company policy, but you gotta have some

sort of provision for family emergencies.

Believe me, this is urgent.

Okay, Melanie left me with her child, and I'm worried about its welfare.

Oh, my God.

Well, thanks for helping me out.

Helping you out?

Look, let's get one thing straight here, okay?

I'm helping my friend and her baby.

I could care less if you dropped it and rot.

Pick him up and meet me inside, okay?

Why didn't you call me?

It's Melanie's business where she and her baby end up, okay?

Tess, I have news for you.

Holy... Hey, is that who I think it is?

You can't possibly be Melanie's mother. You look more like her sister.

I don't believe this.

She left him with you?

Believe me, I know how you feel.

Oh, you do?

I don't think so.

Okay, okay, fine, you're right, you're right. I can't possibly imagine how

painful it must be to lose touch with the daughter you raised. Let me help you

find her, okay? You know something? You've got some nerve coming around here

looking for Melanie now. Where were you a year ago?

Look, I can assure you, I'm not gonna get in your way, okay? Whatever Melanie

was thinking, it's clear that Sean belongs in your home.

No way am I bailing you out.

No way.

This child needs a mother. Look, just keep him at your place until I find

Melanie, okay?

If Melanie wanted to be found, believe me, you would know it.

Don't you even care?

More than you can imagine.

Look, Melanie made her decision. It's, uh... It's out of my hands now.

I have work I gotta do.

Jason!

I know I'm late, all right?

He was up half the night. I just got an email from Jacob McCready at SoftNet

wanting to know why his lease fleet's not there yet. I called up his file, and

they're not even ordered.

It's at the top of my list.

16 cars, Jason!

Look, corporate leasing is our bread and butter. That account should have gone to

a senior rep, but I threw it your way because it had a fat bonus.

I'm on it, all right?

Consider it done.

Too late.

SoftNet pulled the account.

I'll call him right now, okay? It's no... I'll get him back. No, you won't,

son. You haven't been pulling your weight around here in a long time.

Oh, what are you... what are you trying to fire me?

Anyone to service line four.

Anyone to service line four, please.

You're overextended.

You haven't been pulling your weight at home either.

Your stepmother's home with your baby all day. No, no, no, Lillian's out

playing tennis, Dad. Come on, Sean's with the nurse.

I've given her notice.

You just lost our biggest account while I paid a day nurse to clean up your

mess. Does that make good business sense? I don't think so.

Dad, what are you trying to do to me?

She's leaving this afternoon.

Go home and take notes.

Look,

I could pay you myself.

I already have a newborn to sit for.

Don't worry. You'll be fine.

Bye-bye, sugar.

Where the hell is he?

All right, I'll call him again.

Jason's dead weight.

How are we supposed to finish the demo if we don't rehearse the damn songs?

Hey, sorry I'm late. What are we starting with?

The baby?

You gotta be kidding me, man.

Hey, at least I showed up. You try finding a sitter.

Look, he passed out in the car. I'm sure he'll sleep right through rehearsal,

okay?

What are we starting with?

One, two, three, four.

Call me when daycare is over. I'm sorry.

What do you expect me to do, huh? I'm up to my neck here.

Hey, Chase.

Chase, you know my sister Annette and her husband?

They're running ads in the paper for a kid to adopt.

Give me their number.

Oh, he is so cute.

Jason Kempler.

Yes. Mazel tov.

You're a perfect match.

Look, I already know a family that wants to adopt me.

Now, don't I have the right as the natural father? You do, with the

mother's consent.

How many times do I have to tell you I can't find the mother? I wouldn't be in

this mess if I could. I'm aware of your need to vent your anger, but shouting at

me won't speed anything up. Fine.

I'm sorry, okay?

I'll listen.

Now, you have the option to sue the baby's mother for abandonment and

termination of her parental rights.

That would make you Shawn's sole guardian and allow you to pursue the

adoption procedure.

Great. Great. What do I sign?

It's a legal proceeding.

First, we need to make good faith attempts to contact the mother. If you

can find her. Now, we have a backlog of these cases in family court, but we

should be able to schedule a hearing for, say, within three months.

I'm supposed to be back in school in a month in Ohio.

My band is recording.

There's got to be some way we can jumpstart this process.

Jason, three months is a short wait. This might take much longer.

You know, we had a deal, all right? This was supposed to be temporary until you

could find a place in the foster care system for him. What happened to that?

You're Sean's biological father. Doesn't that change your feelings at all?

This is ruining my life, all right? I can't sleep. I can't work.

I have no time for myself. I'm like a 24-hour-a-day diaper-changing service.

Welcome to parenthood.

It's totally wicked. And Venice is the place to come to forget about your

troubles. Yeah, well, I cannot wait to start painting.

Well, hey, you know what? I'm picking up books as a model for an art class.

Teacher's pretty cool. Maybe he'd let you sit in.

Yeah, yeah, that'd be cool.

Hello. My name is Jason Kempler. I'm a junior entering as a senior.

Yeah, um, I need to apply for a leave of absence.

This fall.

And next week.

No, my tuition's paid in full. That's why I'm... Yeah, yeah, just one semester

for personal reasons.

Hello Melanie is that you Melanie answer me. Is that

you? Where are you?

It sounded like a city payphone there were police sirens and traffic

at 1 in the morning Does she have any friends in downtown Seattle?

I don't know

Maybe. She hasn't called me. I don't know where she is.

Ask her mother.

No.

Well, at least we know she's alive somewhere.

Look, if she calls you, please, just tell me. That would have to be her

choice.

Damn it.

I'm sorry, you have to understand my position here. No, no, no, no, you just

spit up on my shirt. Oh, oh, yeah, sure.

Wake up, Don.

I am up.

You think I'm deaf?

I can't bear this.

I can't bear this.

Where are your earplugs? It's not about the noise. It's the whole situation.

Why doesn't he pick up that baby?

We can't keep living like this.

Hey, he's my son.

How can I kick him out on the street when he's having a crisis?

This crisis is wrecking our marriage.

What? What do you want?

What do you want, huh?

Here, here, here, here. You want your nookie? Huh? You want this? Come on,

come on, come on, come on. Let's try this.

Come on.

Come on, come on.

Okay.

Your blanket, your blanket. Let's try this. Come on, come on.

You're gonna love this. You're gonna love this. Huh?

Huh? How's that?

How's that?

How's that?

What? What do you want, huh?

What, you want some music?

Here we go.

There's some music. Is that better, huh?

Is that... There we go. There's some TV.

There's some... What?

What? What do you want?

What? What do you want?

Shut up! Shut up! What do you want?

Getting quite good at that.

Yeah, well, it gets a lot easier after the first couple hundred times.

I could do this in my sleep if only I could get some. Well, we were up all

night too, Jason.

Both of us.

What can I say?

I think it would be best for all of us if you and Sean found a place.

You're kidding, right?

What, is this a joke?

We've helped you through this initial adjustment, but you know it could take

months until a hearing is scheduled in court.

Wait, you're kicking me out with a baby? Nobody bargained on this.

You've been living here rent-free since June.

Now, I think if you step back and see the big picture, you'll find that I've

been more than generous.

Right.

So when do you want us out, Lil? Before breakfast?

Jason, that's really not fair. We made this decision together. Don't put it on

her. You never would have done this if Mom was alive.

Look, I'm willing to help you out with money, of course, till you get on your

feet. And your credit card's connected to mine, so I'll cover that. I don't

want anything from you, all right?

I don't need anything from you ever again.

Jason.

Jason, hold... John!

Let him go.

Let him go. It's the right thing to do.

We just need a place we can crash until I can work out the long term.

If it was just me, it would be fine. But Nick's not into kids. Fine.

Fine. Forget it, all right?

I'm sorry I asked.

I guess you find out who your friends are, huh?

Hey, you gonna help me out or you just gonna lay there, huh?

Let me see. Am I gorgeous?

What are you doing?

Can't stop thinking about him.

No, I don't belong here.

How would you know that?

We haven't spent enough time here.

I carried that baby under my heart for nine months.

I can't just walk away and pretend nothing happened.

Hey, hey, hey, whoa, whoa, whoa, shh.

It's okay, it's okay, come on.

Daddy's got you, daddy's got you, there we go.

Come on, come on, come on, come on.

I know, I, shh.

Hey,

Sean, you want to hand me the detergent?

Love was glass that broke apart.

Give me faith in dreams and someone to hold.

On a steel town Boulevard Life's a promise That

doesn't last Resurrections Of the past

Children coming Are gone so fast Hey!

Hi, is Jason there?

No, he no longer lives here.

Hey,

it's Gina. I'm not here right now, so leave me a message.

God, come on, Gina, pick up the phone. It's me.

Please be there. Please be there. Come on, Gina.

Melanie, do you know where my baby is?

Yeah.

Where are you?

Mm-hmm.

Hold on a second.

Hi. Hi.

I tried calling you a couple of times, but I could never get you.

Can I come in?

Yeah, yeah, sure.

You want some coffee or something?

Yeah, that would be good.

This place is cool.

I like it.

Hey, Shawnee.

Hi there.

Melanie called me last night.

Really?

She's totally freaked out about you moving out of your parents.

So... So you'd come and check on me?

Sort of.

So what do I rate?

C-minus for diaper pail stink?

What, do you send report cards?

No.

She wouldn't give me her phone number. I told her that I wouldn't tell anybody,

but... Sean, no. No. No, that's hot. That's hot.

You okay? Is he okay?

Yeah,

he's fine.

Come on.

Get up here.

You really have to keep on your toes.

Yeah, it's different, all right.

You're okay.

Warm that back up for you?

Sorry to tie up your station so long.

Does it look like I'm busy?

Yeah, I used to work the graveyard shift with my waitress.

Tips in the pits.

You know, one of our waitresses just took a hike.

It's not much, but it's work.

The owner will be in in the morning.

Thanks.

All right.

Hi, how you doing? I'm here to apply for the sales job you had listed.

Sorry, I thought he slept through this.

I saw your ad.

What's going on out here?

I'm sorry. I can come back.

Hey, fella.

Are you teething or what?

Where's your googie?

Are you going here?

How old is he, seven, eight months?

Yeah.

I bought a car off that lot once.

Selling model homes is a whole other ballgame. Lou, I could sell snow to a

polar bear, man. Just try me. I already got three overqualified prospects, and

it's only 10 in the morning.

I appreciate you're in a jam.

If you're willing to get your hands on... I'm willing to do anything.

It's manual labor. I got two crews that are behind on their dates.

I could put you on swing. It'd be entry level, straight time. If you screw up,

you're gone.

Really? Yeah, you think you can find child care for the weekend? Absolutely.

You're on.

Thank you.

every Saturday.

Try the bulletin board at the college.

Try daycare.

Oh, we got them in daycare, but the place that does weekends is all booked

up on Saturdays.

Are you sure your parents won't help you out?

Yes, trust me.

Okay, don't shoot me. I have one other idea.

I know someone who might help if you ask them really nicely.

Trick or treat.

Come on in, I guess.

Great, thanks.

Wow.

Wow, is he enormous.

Yeah, yeah, it's been a while.

You look great with your hair like that. Oh, Jason, what do you want?

Um, look, I'm in kind of a bind.

I need someone to watch Sean on Saturday.

I got a new job, but daycare can't take him, and I'm on a waiting list. But they

said it'll just take... Yes. I said yes.

Great.

Thank you. Thank you so much. I really appreciate it.

I'll save it.

You know, I got your message that Melanie called, and I was going to call

you back and say thanks, but...

in my head what I said to her the last time I saw her. You know, I can't... I

can't say I blame her.

Uh, I have a... I think I have some things you might need.

Here's Sean's birth certificate, his vaccination records.

May 10th.

Have you seen this?

What?

On her father, she put none.

Well, prove her wrong.

I get moving on this stuff, you know what I mean?

Yeah, sure.

Yeah, I know.

Hey, new guy's here.

Good luck.

Morning. I'm Jason Kempler. I'm supposed to start?

Uh-huh. Yeah, I know you are. You're late.

You got any rain gear?

Uh, just a... You're gonna get wet.

I've been wet before.

So where do I start?

You know, it's about time you showed up. I told you I had plans for dinner

tonight. I know. I'm sorry. Big Lou worked us late again. I got off as soon

as I could.

Well, Sean ate like a champ tonight. He loves those mashed carrots. And I'm

going to need some more diapers next week, okay?

You guys can let yourselves out. I know, sweetie.

Bye-bye. You guys have fun.

Well, it's like your grandma's getting more action than I am, huh?

In all 50 states.

Happy birthday, old man. Oh, takes one to know one, man. Look, I can't stick

around for long. I gotta pick up Sean in an hour.

Which one's mine?

Uh, hey.

It's good to see you again.

I'm sorry, I don't think we've met. I'm, uh,

sure I'd remember.

I'm Kayla. I heard you at Sanctum. You were pretty awesome.

Really? Yeah.

Oh wait wait wait wait wait

You have some nerve. Do you have any idea what time it is? I'm sorry. I'm

sorry, okay? I totally lost track of time.

You have a baby!

What? I knew you were with him. I knew he was safe.

Look, I took the night off, okay? I pretended I had my own life for a couple

of hours. Is that such a crime?

I came back to get him, didn't I?

Hey, hold it, hold it, hold it. Hey, hey, hey, wait a minute. You're

plastered. There is no way that you are taking this child in your car. I'm not

leaving without him.

All right, then you're going to go in and sleep it off.

If you wake up this baby, I'll kill you. I get it, okay?

Just go.

And close the door.

Quietly.

There's coffee.

Thanks.

Look, I owe you big time. You want me to rehang the door in the bathroom or

anything?

I want you to take care of Sean.

You have any idea how hard I've been working? I cut loose one night.

It's not just about last night.

It's outgrown half of his clothes. I mean, Jason, really, you think this is

gonna fit him?

Look, I'm doing the best I can, okay?

I'm no expert.

Well, you better learn.

I had to do it when I was 15.

You can do it at 21.

How you doing, buddy?

Mm-hmm.

Six to nine months.

Six to nine months.

Here we go.

Eighty-five dollars?

Come on, Squid.

My goodness.

Hey, you working the day shift too?

Yeah, I'd work three times if I could.

Kyra, put that back. Dinner is in an hour.

That's so cute. How old are they?

Well, Kyra's six, going on 14.

And Justin's ten months old.

Ten months, huh?

So, who do you have?

Boy or girl?

He's a boy.

See that big boat right there?

It's a crap boat.

Now, he's probably on his way back from Alaska.

The season's over.

You know what? I bet you there's probably snow in the Cascades already.

Uh-oh.

It's starting to rain.

Time to get out of here. Let's go.

Come on, son.

Come on, buddy. We got it.

Come on.

Come on, come on, come on.

Yeah, well, I must have paid the bill late.

I'm all out of propane and it's freezing in here.

Could you just send somebody over right away, please? I've got a kid.

Hey, hey, hey, Sean, hey.

Look, you kicked the covers off of yourself again.

Come here, come here.

What do I do?

Come bring up a red puffer.

Jason.

Jason, I'm sorry I wasn't home when you called.

My God.

Is he okay?

I don't know.

They won't tell me anything.

This is all my fault.

What?

We got stuck out in the rain the other day.

I'd only brought some clothes.

An umbrella or something. How were you going to know it was going to rain? It's

not good enough.

What if something happens to him?

Look, I'm sure that he's going to be fine. I mean, if something was really

wrong, they would have told you by now.

He's going to be okay.

I love him so much.

I know you do.

Mr. and Mrs. Kempler?

Sean has pneumonia.

We've got him on antibiotics to clean up the lungs, and we've put him on oxygen.

Um, is he gonna be okay?

Yeah, if we're lucky, we've caught it in time and his lungs should drain right

out.

But his fever has spiked up to 105.

We're doing the best we can.

Jason? Jason?

Wake up.

His fever's broken.

What does that mean?

Is he out of the woods? His doctor will have him. Just nod once for yes, please.

Now go home and sleep.

You've been up for two days.

What choice did I have?

If I had put him in foster care, I probably would have never seen him

again. I would have put my kids in the zoo before I gave them to either of

their fathers.

I dreamed about Sean every night.

I kept on thinking that I would stop missing him, but it just gets worse and

worse.

So go get him.

Well, that's what I'm trying to do.

I'm trying to save up enough money so that we can get a place by ourselves.

But... If I have to go back and live with my mom, I don't want any pain about

that. We'll bring him back here.

As the three friends watched, something amazing happened.

The cloud of smoke was so thick that the steamer couldn't see where he was going.

He couldn't see that he was headed straight for the pier.

I'm splitting this house with my sister. She's got the upstairs with both her

kids.

We've been meaning to fix this part up for a tenant if we had five minutes free

between us How much would it cost?

Hmm start with the painting and the cleaning

So

what do you think?

Would your mommy like this?

Look at that.

The sun's even out. I was afraid you were gonna catch a cold on the drive

home.

Thank you.

What is this, a joke?

How the hell am I supposed to be able to pay for this? Here, let me see.

Whoa.

Are you kidding, are you?

Don't you have, like, insurance or something? No, no, I'm part-time. I

don't have any benefits.

You are some piece of work.

You miss work for three days without even a phone call, and then you come to

me for a cash advance?

I'm sorry, okay?

My son was in the hospital.

Last I heard, they had phones there.

You're late for work, like, nine times out of ten.

I know. Lou, I'm working on that, all right? I'm the only one that can look

after my son in the morning.

I cut you some slack as long as I could, but I'm running a business.

I'm letting you go.

No, you can't. Please.

Just give me one more shot, okay? I'll come through for you. I'll work harder

than anyone else here.

I really need this job.

Everybody's got problems, Jason.

I'll pay it off in full as soon as I can.

I just want to let you know.

I'll always be here for you, son.

Sure, Dad.

What are you doing here?

Hi, Sean.

Sean, it's Mommy.

Wait, you think he remembers you? You know how long it's been?

Yeah, I know exactly how long it's been.

Look, he's so grown up.

His cheeks, his hair.

Oh, God, honey, I can't believe I'm finally with you.

You got to see him. Now, uh, leave us alone.

No, that's what I came here to tell you.

I'm taking Sean back.

Look, I'll take this to family court if I have to.

Oh, really?

Excuse me, but who in their right mind would let you have custody, huh?

Let's not forget you abandoned your baby.

You abandoned us both when I told you I was pregnant. Oh, it's hardly the same

thing.

Look, I'm his sole legal parent.

You're not even on the birth certificate.

I took a paternity test.

Oh, you did?

Mm-hmm.

Well, why'd you do that?

Cut me stone dead when I asked you to.

I wanted to know, that's all.

Oh, is that all?

Look,

I have positive proof he's my son, all right? We were tested.

Where the hell were you, huh?

What, you called twice in six months and hung up both times?

No, I was with him every day. I'm the one who changed him. I'm the one who fed

him. I was the one who took him to the hospital when he was... Why was he in

the hospital? You see, you don't even know that.

Well, is he okay?

Yeah, he could have died for all you were involved with him.

What possibly makes you think you have any claim left, huh?

I'm his mother! No, not anymore.

You're the woman who gave him away, remember?

Look, you'll never know how hard that was for me.

I cried for him every night.

Please, just let me hold him. No!

It's too late.

Fine. I'm not going to argue with you anymore.

I came back here to get my son. And if you force me to do it, I'll go to court

and I will win the case. Really?

What makes you so sure of that?

Because I made a home for him. Because I have a safe place to live and a job.

You're unemployed.

Because I am his legal parent. Because I'm his mother. Yeah, and I'm his

father.

And I'm not giving him up, all right?

Yeah, we'll see about that.

Mom? You know, honey, I said some pretty horrible things. I wish you could just

take them all back, but... I guess life doesn't work that way, does it?

Mom, you don't have to apologize for anything.

Well, thanks.

So, uh, what made you come back now?

I came back to get Sean.

Whoa.

You're full of surprises, I'll give you that.

Honey, I'm gonna be straight with you the way I should have been in the first

place if I weren't so ticked off.

Now, you have your whole future ahead of you.

You're good enough to get a scholarship in an art school.

Why do you want to give that up?

Because I have a baby.

Yeah, but you gave him up.

Now listen, if you take him back now, it's forever.

Are you really sure that you're ready to give over your life to somebody else?

Oh, you did?

Yeah.

Yeah, I sure did.

I sure did.

So I know what it costs, honey.

You're not gonna get these years back.

You know, once you're tied down to a baby, that's it.

His needs come first every time.

I know that. Oh, really?

Yeah, well, don't be so damn sure of yourself, okay? The only way to really

know that is to go through it like Jason did.

Whose side are you on, Mom?

Honey, a couple of months ago, Jason was a walking disaster.

But he put in his dues.

And he's a good parent.

Forever?

You tell me.

I don't believe this.

I don't believe it. He probably just took Sean to the store to buy diapers or

something.

Gina, his clothes were gone, the crib was gone, everything was gone.

Why would he just pick up and... Why?

Because I told him that I want Sean back.

What?

God, I just cannot believe that he would pull something like this.

What am I saying? Of course I can believe it.

This is the same guy that promised to give me money and then never called me

back. He's not like that.

No, I mean... I mean, he was, but he's changed.

Please don't tell me that you fall for his lying the way I did.

It's not a lying, Mel.

He's a good guy.

Oh, this is great.

Are you sleeping with him?

He's my friend, and I trust him.

Oh, is that why he kidnapped my son?

Your son hasn't been kidnapped.

His father probably just panicked and ran away, just the way that you did.

Only you left your son with somebody that you seem to not even like. I had

to.

Melanie, that's just not true.

I mean, you had choices.

You chose to have him, and you chose to just leave him.

How could you do that?

That's something that I'm gonna have to live with for the rest of my life.

I don't want to run away anymore.

All I want is my son.

So does Jason.

He wants his son, too.

Want coffee?

I did so.

Here we go.

Hey. It's two o'clock in the morning. Why don't you try to get some sleep?

He'll call you sooner or later. I know he will.

Especially since you two are such good friends now.

If Jason calls, it's gonna wake both of us up.

Come on, Mel, at least give it a try.

Would you step out of the car, please?

Park's not open till 10.

Sorry. We've been sleeping out here with a baby. Can I see some ID, please?

Yeah, sure.

Washington State. You're a long way from home.

I need some ID on the baby.

His vaccination records, his physician's number, social security card.

How does your wife know you're with him?

This is some kind of custody thing.

No, sir.

We were on vacation. I ran out of cash.

I had trouble finding an ATM, so I decided I'd just pull over and take a

nap for a while.

All right.

You better not pull this again.

If you don't take better care of that baby, someone else will.

He doesn't belong out here.

Thanks.

So where you taking him?

Uh, home.

Oh, thank God.

Is he okay?

Yeah, he's fine.

Are you okay?

Yeah, I'm just a little tired.

Where did you go?

Uh, actually, I drove down the coast.

I turned around just a little bit north of Eureka.

California?

Yeah.

I freaked out.

I was really afraid of losing him.

Look, I meant what I said.

I want Sean to come and live with me.

I just finished driving for 20 hours straight. I'm really not in the mood to

discuss this tonight.

Fine.

But it's not going to change anything.

We'll work something out.

But I'm in his life. There's no change in that.

Is there?

Please. It's been so long.

I don't want to take this to court.

You might win, though.

Then what?

I had a lot of time to think about this on the road.

Look at this place. I mean, it's cold, it's drafty, and I don't have a clue how

I'm going to make next month's rent.

I could loan you some money.

No.

Thank you.

Look, if I'm gonna take care of Sean, and I mean really take care of him, I

can't keep living favor to favor, you know?

I gotta go back to school, and I gotta get a real job.

I gotta be a grown-up.

I'm here if you need me.

You know something?

You're the first person who said that to me that I really believe.

I'm glad.

Well, I guess we better keep it PG I

don't

know if I'm ready But I wish that we could

me too Well

Thanks for being a friend.

Daddy!

It's not your daddy, Goose.

Sasha, Jasmine, don't get any glue on the coach.

Do you want me to put these kids in their crop?

Uh, no. Might as well let them see how we live.

Hi. Did you guys make it okay?

The directions were good? Yeah, they were fine. Thanks.

How you doing? I'm Jason.

Yeah, I figured.

Uh, that's Holly, and that's Justin.

Justin's just a couple months older than you are, Sean.

You guys are gonna have so much fun.

I'll have plenty of time to get used to me.

Here, let me show you the bedroom.

Yeah, Holly has been great.

I am so lucky.

You want to see your new little bedroom?

Mommy made this for you. Do you like it?

Do you like it?

You see the little painting?

Sleep under the stars.

You can sleep right here, right where mommy can look in on you.

What do you think?

Yeah, it's nice.

Hey, you.

We almost forgot Mr. Doggy Man.

Can you believe that?

What do you say we keep him here for when you come back to play, okay?

Yeah?

All right, then.

Jason, we're gonna have to go.

Yeah, I know.

All right, buddy.

I love you.

I'll see you soon, I promise, okay?

Watch your head.

So, what did you and Jason work out?

Well, he's gonna visit Sean here two weekends out of every month, and then

for the other two, Sean's gonna go and live with him.

Where? Well, Jason just got a job here in Seattle, so it can be close to him.

And then he starts night school next fall.

How about money?

Well, he's gonna help out as much as he can.

Yeah, that's what he says now.

Get it in writing, girl.

It's your son's future.

Well, now, which one is this?

Paternity support.

Did I just sign this one?

That was declaration of joint custody.

If I'm going too fast... No, no, no, no, that's fine.

Joint custody, it's weird. It's like getting a divorce with whoever actually

hasn't been married.

Cool. Is that it for now?

Yes, it is.

Great.

There's actually one other thing I'd really like to sign.

So that's it, it's official?

Yes, sir.

Wow, you made her.

Now kiss your son, huh?

Just stop

Hey, big guy.

You? Oh, get up here.

How you doing?

You doing good today, huh?

Get out of here.