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™� This town's changed ♪

♪ People rearrange ♪

♪ It's not quite like ♪

♪ Now there's raging at night ♪

♪ But the morning's
much like you ♪

♪ With its lavender hue ♪

♪ These thoughts changed ♪

♪ Feelings rearranged ♪

♪ It's not fright like ♪

♪ All that raging at night ♪

♪ And now it's much past due ♪

♪ All this lavender hue ♪

- Mom, I'm gonna be late.

- Since when are you in
a hurry to get to school?

- I don't want detention.

Drake and I are playing
"Hunters Watch" after school.

- Boys.

- Have you see my blue notebook,
the one with the spirals?

- You are not making us
late for school again.

- You put it in your
backpack at breakfast.

- Oh yeah.

- Your lunch.

- Thanks.

- It's 8:02, mom!

- Hey.

Yeah, I finished it.

It was only 20 questions.

- Okay, everybody in the car.

Was anybody gonna tell me?

Brennan.

Okay, sure.

I'll head that way now.

Is this a 55A?

- A homicide?

- Okay, I'll be right there.

- Someone died?

- An elderly woman
up on Briar Rock.

She's a mountain
woman, there's no ID.

- There's still mountain
people living up there?

- A few, as far as
anyone can tell.

- Why are you getting the call?

- The store manager in town

thinks she may have been
keeping a boy on her homestead.

If so,
he's up there all alone.

- Well then you better hurry.

I'll run the kids to school.

- What about your
writing deadline?

- It's all up here.

Typing it out as
just a formality.

- Thank you.

- I'm gonna be late.

- And I'm gone.

Good luck finding the boy.

If there is one.

- Store manager said
she ordered her supplies

under the name of the
Lila Mae Whittaker.

- So we have an ID then?

- It could be an alias.

He also had an order
from Nathaniel Hawthorne.

Coroner's best guess is
she was in her mid 80's.

- So why are we
assuming she had a kid?

- She ordered a copy
of "Tom Sawyer".

So she likes Twain.

- And a pair of size
10 male work boots.

- The storekeeper is
quite the detective.

He should come work for us.

- Well, this may all
be a wild goose chase,

but if we suspect
there's a minor involved,

we have to check it out.

- We sure this is
the right path?

- I have no idea.

According to the chopper survey,

there's supposed to be
a thick cluster of trees

over that ridge there
that could cover a house.

Let's check it out.

- Hold on.

You better come look at this.

- Well, I'll be.

Jeremiah Whittaker.

Could be the husband,
this isn't new.

Let's keep moving.

Keep your eyes open.

Most people up
here are friendly,

but a few wave hello
with their shotguns.

- Sheriff's department.

Anyone home?

Hello?

- We don't have a
warrant to go in.

Let's comb the property.

There's definitely
someone living here.

Brennan.

- On it.

It's a male between 15 and 18.

He just vanished.

- All right, I'll
head down this way.

He may cut back to the cabin.

- I'll do a sweep here and
meet you back up the hill.

- Be careful.

We have no idea what
this kid is like.

Don't hesitate to defend
yourself if you have to.

- You gave me quite
a chase there.

My name is Deputy Brennan.

I'm with the County
Sheriff's department.

We need to talk.

I'm not here to hurt you.

I just need to make
sure you're all right.

Any chance you could
come out of there?

Do you know a Lila
Mae Whittaker?

- Yes.

- Is she your grandmother?

- No, she looks after me though.

- There's no easy
way to say this.

- She passed, didn't she?

- I'm afraid so.

Are you here alone?

- Pap passed awhile back.

- I found this wooden bird.

I think maybe you dropped it.

It's beautiful.

Did you make it?

- It's gran's.

Pap whittled it for her.

- What about your mom or dad?

They ever come around?

- No, I ain't never,

I haven't ever seen them.

Brennan,
have you spotted him?

- Oh, it's okay.

It's okay,
it's just my radio.

- I've read about radios.

- Yeah, he's here.

- On my way.

- No, no, don't
come down just yet.

We're talking.

Are you good?

- Yeah, he seems okay.

Who are
you talking to?

- The county sheriff.

He's been helping
me look for you.

- Does it play music, too?

- My radio?

No.

No, it's not that
kind of a radio.

Do you like music?

My phone can play music.

- Your telephone?

- Yeah.

See?

- I don't see any wires.

- Have you ever been off
this mountain before?

- No, ma'am.

My gran said if ever
I leave this mountain

folks down below might
never let me come back.

- You said you
read about radios.

Do you like to read?

- Yes, ma'am.

I have books on a
shelf near my bed.

I have bunches of
them, 12 in all.

I've read them so many times,

I can almost say them by rote,

except'n the Bible.

I'm still working
on learning it.

Now that's a big one.

But my gran wants me to
have that one right up here

so that I can use it
whenever I need it.

She promised me

that when I finished reading
the whole thing cover to cover

that she would
use her wool money

to buy me a copy of Tom...

- What's your name?

- Finch.

- Oh, like the bird.

- My gran raised a baby bird
she found alone in the woods.

She used to say that
when I was little,

I reminded her of the finch.

So that's where she got my name.

- Look Finch, I'm
afraid it's time to go.

- Oh, well thanks
for looking after me.

Maybe you could come
visit'n again sometime.

- No, no, that's
not what I mean.

We're gonna need
you to come with us.

- No, I'll be fine here.

I can take care of myself.

I like it here.

- I know you do, but you see
I'm responsible for you now

and I have to make sure

that you have enough
good food to eat,

that you get a good education.

- Well there's plenty
of food to be had here.

And I've got my
books to learn from.

- But you said you
already knew them all.

Wouldn't you like
to read new books,

go to a library?

- To a library?

- Yeah, there they have
hundreds and hundreds of books

about anything you can
imagine and they're all free.

- Hundreds?

But what about the
homestead and the animals?

I have to stay here.

I have to take
care of everything.

- We'll resettle
the animals for you.

- I don't know.

Brennan,
we need to head out.

- Finch, it's time.

Sheriff's waiting.

- It's not for good.

I'm coming back.

- Okay.

- If you did your reading last
night, the quiz will be easy.

Thomas Jefferson once said

nothing can stop the man with
the right mental attitude

from achieving his goal.

Nothing on earth can help,

Toby clear your desk, please.

See me after class.

Sit.

Toby, you have not turned in

your last four
homework assignments

and you are now
failing this class.

You're capable of passing.

I've seen what you can do
when you apply yourself.

Is something preventing
you from doing your work?

Is there a problem at home?

- No.

- Look, I'm willing
to work with you,

but you have to meet me halfway.

I will take your back
work at a reduced grade

if you get it into me by Monday.

Otherwise I'll have to call
a parent teacher conference

and sort this out.

Can I give you another
piece of advice?

Take up a sport,
join a club.

The other kids might
include you more

if they got to know you

a little bit better
outside of class.

- Can I go now?

- Monday, that's the deadline.

- His first time in a car.

Won't this be fun?

Hines, I need my car detailed
and get CPS down here.

And
get him some water

and something to
settle with stomach.

- What is this place?

Has
anybody seen Janie?

Finch.

- Janie, where's my case
file from yesterday?

- I'm on it.

- Extension 401, please.

This is Janelle Brennan.

Yes, I'll hold.

Finch.

Jeff, you got him flaming hot
chips to settle his stomach?

- It helps me.

- Hey, sorry I'm late.

- Steve, I'm glad to see you.

Finch, this is Steve Anderson

with Child Protective Services.

- Child Protective?

- It's an agency designed
to help young people

in your situation.

- My situation?

- Yeah, you and I are
gonna go to my office,

I'm gonna get some
information from you.

Then we'll have a
doctor check you out

and get you assigned
to a foster family.

- Foster family?

- Steve, this is all
very new to Finch.

You may need to go slowly
and explain things in detail.

- Of course.

This is Paul Kramer.

He's one of our foster parents.

I need to take this.

- Foster parents?

- You'll need to be
placed in a temporary home

with a family who
will look after you.

- But you said that you
were responsible for me.

- I didn't mean me personally.

- But that's what you said.

- Finch, it'll be all right.

I know Paul Kramer.

He has a wonderful family

who will make sure you
have everything you need.

- No, no, no, I
want to go back now.

- Whoa, easy, easy.

- I just need to go home.

- Finch stop.

No one's gonna
hurt you, just calm down.

Leave him alone.

- I really need to go home.

- Call psych, we're
bringing him in right now.

- He doesn't understand
what you're doing.

Let go of me.

- Just explain it to him, Steve.

Hey, sorry I'm late,
crazy day.

- Welcome home.

- Lisa, the school called to
say you failed every class

and you're gonna have to
repeat the sixth grade.

- Okay.

- Jack, NASA called.

They definitely want you
for the Mars mission.

You leave in the morning.

- Mom, you're home.

- Oh, hi mom.

- There are my babies.

Devices down.

So let's hear it.

How was school?

- The teacher called Heath
and me up to the board

to solve a quadratic equation.

- What's a quadratic equation?

- It's a complicated
math problem.

And?

- Heath gives me
this yeah right look

'cause he thinks he's the
smartest guy in the class.

- And?

- Nailed it.

Heath had to get help from
the teacher to finish it.

- Up top, yes.

- Where's Toby?

- He lost track of
time over at Drake's.

He's on his way home now.

Well,
this looks wonderful.

I am starving.

- Did you find what
you were looking for?

- Yeah, we found him.

- Dad finished chapter
21 of his book today.

- He did?

That's wonderful.

- Yep, I have one
more chapter to finish

before the manuscript
deadline on Monday.

- We have to keep the
house quiet this weekend

so dad can write.

I volunteered to
go stay at Dina's.

- Oh, that's quite
the sacrifice.

- It's vital to
support the arts.

- And I said that if
Toby makes me mad,

I'll scream into my
pillow so I won't bug dad.

- I like the way
you're planning ahead.

- You're almost an hour late.

- Sorry.

- How was your day at school?

- Fine.

- Oh, I almost forgot,

I got an A on my
science report on frogs.

- Hey, congratulations, champ.

Toby, you never told me

how you did on your
math test last week.

- You never asked.

- So Deputy Brennan,
AKA supermom,

found a lost boy up in the
mountains today and rescued him.

- I don't know about rescuing

but yes,
we brought down a boy

who'd been living
up in the mountains.

- Like Mowgli?

Was he raised by wolves?

- Seriously?

- No, Jack, he had
a human family.

- Was he wild and
grungy looking?

- No, there was
nothing wild about him.

- He's probably dumb as a rock

if he's never been in school.

- He's a normal boy
just like everyone else.

- No one's saying--

- He's a bright caring young
man with human feelings.

I don't know why
everyone has to judge him

because he's different.

- Fine, we get it.

- Sorry mom.

- No, I'm sorry.

I just--

- So what kinds of things
does he like to do?

- Yeah, does he hunt bears?

- I don't know.

He raises sheep and pigs.

He likes to go fishing.

But mostly he loves to read.

- Sounds fun.

- I don't know, that
sounds pretty good to me.

Sounds like my kind of kid.

- Brennan, I need you to
report on the Fitch boy ASAP.

CPS wants the file in
front of the judge today.

- Can we move Finch
out of cell four?

I've got a perp coming in.

- What do you mean cell four?

- I'll be in my office.

Before you start,

the kid had to sleep in
a jail cell last night

because I didn't have any
place else to put him.

- What about the Kramer's?

- Couldn't take him.

They said they couldn't
handle his special needs.

- So you put him in jail?

- For his own safety.

We did everything we could
to make him comfortable.

- Don't worry, CPS has already
found foster placement,

he's going there tonight.

- I should hope so.

Who's taking him?

- He's going to
the Bartlow house.

- That can't be right.

The Bartlow house is shut down.

I busted him for
possession two weeks ago.

- Nope, he got out
on a technicality.

- You're gonna send
the boy to Bartlow?

What was Charles
Manson's house full?

- It's CPS' call.

I don't have a choice.

- Bartlow is not a
real foster home.

It's a drug cartel.

He uses those kids
to make his runs.

- We don't have a say in this.

- Maybe you don't, but I do.

- Brennan.

- No, you have seen
him Bob, he's lost.

He wouldn't last one
night at Bartlow's.

Janelle.

- Hines, forward
my calls, will you?

- Sure thing.

I'll be
at the courthouse.

- Hines!

- I'm sorry, lieutenant,

Judge Raymond is in court today.

Can I make you an appointment?

- This is urgent.

I can't make it, Marguerite.

Marguerite, am I
glad to see you.

- Janelle, how are you?

- Do you have the CPS case

for the Finch boy
from Briar Rock?

- No, Jason in the state office
is handling that one, why?

- Can you get it?

They placed the boy at
Ernest Barlow's house.

- I thought Bartlow was in jail.

- Exactly, he has got
to go someplace else.

- Even if I could get
the case reassigned,

once he's placed, I can't
remove him without cause.

- Cause?

You know what Bartlow is.

- He's never been convicted.

Besides there's no place
else for the boy to go.

- I'll take him.

Place him with me.

- Janelle, you have to be
certified for foster care.

- I am.

We are, Keith and
I are certified.

We had to be before
we adopted Jackson.

I could have the paperwork
to you within the hour.

- I'm sorry.

I don't like Bartlow
any more than you do,

but rules are rules.

And right now neither one of us

has the authority
to move the boy.

So if you'll,
excuse me, I'm late.

- Adoption.

- What?

- If Finch was being adopted,

he could be pulled
from Bartlow's.

- That's true, but--

- Okay, so we're adopting him.

- Janelle--

- You could transfer him
to us right away today.

- You can't just pretend
to want to adopt.

- It'll buy him some time until
I can find him a safer home.

- What am I supposed
to tell the judge,

or the boy for that matter?

- That Keith and I
are giving him a home.

- For how long?

Keith doesn't even know

that we're having this
conversation, does he?

- For however long it takes.

I promise you, Marguerite.

I will not dump Finch
back into the system.

I will take care of him until
a permanent home can be found.

- I hope you know
what you're doing.

- So you'll talk to Judge
Raymond this afternoon?

- I'll see what I can do,

but I'm not making any promises.

- Please, make it
happen, Marguerite.

- I don't know how
you pulled this off.

- Don't ask.

Hey, can we talk?

- We'll leave you to it.

- Look, Finch--

- I want to go home.

- I'm afraid that's
not possible.

- Are you gonna
lock me up again?

Because if you don't,

I'm going to find a way
back to that mountain.

- Okay, okay, yeah,
I'll take you back.

But before we go,

I'd like you to come
to my house for dinner

and meet my family.

- Your family?

- Yeah, my husband
and my three kids.

I have a son who's
just your age.

I'd like you to meet them.

Will you do that for me?

- And then we'll go back?

- If that's what you want, yes.

- Will we ride in the car again?

- No, I completely understand.

- Hi dad.

- Shh, he's on the phone.

- I'm gonna go say
hello to Lenny.

- Rats don't talk.

- He's not a rat,
he's a hamster.

- Oh, well in that case.

- Well, I appreciate
you calling.

- This smells delicious.

I'm starving.

- I thought you were staying
at Dina's this weekend.

- Her brother decided
to come home from school

so they're having some
family time together.

I'm going to my room.

- That was your history teacher,

Miss Barnett on the phone.

- Oh?

- Anything you want to tell me?

- Dinner smells good.

- Well, what do
you want me to say?

I'm sorry?

I'm sorry I don't get
straight A's like Lisa.

- Nobody expects that.

- Yeah, because
I'm your dumb kid.

- Oh, come on Toby.

You know that's
not what I meant.

- I'll be up in my room.

- And then we'll sit
down with your mother

and talk about this
after dinner tonight.

- You have a publishing
deadline, remember?

- We'll talk.

- Sure we will.

- Lenny's gone, I can't
find him anywhere.

- Did you close his cage after
you fed him this morning?

- I thought I did.

We have to find him.

- You live here?

- Yeah.

- It's really big.

It's like having the
outside on the inside.

- Hmm.

I've never thought of
it that way before.

You can put your stuff
down right over there.

Let me go find everyone
and I'll introduce you.

- I don't see him anywhere.

- Hey, what's going on?

- Lenny got out again.

- Oh.

That rat
better not come near me.

- He's not a rat.

- Take Sebastian outside please

and go finish the salad.

Thank you.

- Have your checked your closet?

He likes to get in your shoes.

- No.

- It attacked me.

- I got it.

- No!

- You leave my hamster alone.

- Jack, take Lenny and put
him back up in his cage.

- Cage?

You know you really should
try raising rabbits.

That thing's hardly a mouthful.

- Ugh.

- No, hamsters, aren't
for eating, they're pets.

- Who is this guy?

- Oh, I'm sorry.

Everyone, this is Finch.

I invited him to stay
with us for dinner.

- I'm Keith, hi.

So how do you two
know each other?

- Finch is the young man I met
up on Briar Rock yesterday.

- This is the
hillbilly you rescued?

Ow!

- Finch, these are our children,

Lisa, Toby and Jack.

You've met Lenny.

- Dinner, huh?

What's he gonna eat?

- We'll go put Lenny away.

- And we'll finish up in here.

Toby and Lisa, set
the table please.

And Finch, why don't
you go wash up?

- Why is he here?

- Because I invited him.

So be polite and please do not
use the word hillbilly again.

- Fine.

How about Yokel?

- Toby.

- Where did he
get those clothes?

- I imagine they're homemade.

That's how they do
things where he's from.

- That's not all they do.

Look.

- Oh no.

- He's a total nut job.

- Look, it's only for
a couple of hours.

So let's try and make
him feel at home.

- Dina is not going
to believe this.

- This all looks wonderful.

- Yeah, I'm starving.

- What?

- Finch, would you like
to say grace for us?

- Thank you God

for your bountiful provision

and for letting me spend
time with this nice family.

Amen.

Amen.

- Finch, I hope
you like spaghetti.

- I don't believe
I've met her, ma'am.

- Guests first.

Finch, spaghetti isn't a person.

It's the name of this food.

- Oh

- It comes from a
country known as Italy.

- Actually, it originated
as Chinese noodles.

Marco Polo introduced
it to the Italians

when he returned from China.

- I don't know if I
like Chinese noodles.

- Don't be an idiot.

- Toby, that's enough.

So Finch, Janelle tells me
that you're an avid reader.

- Yes, sir.

- Well, what's
your favorite book?

- "Oliver Twist".

- Dickens, he is my
favorite as well.

Have you ever read
"David Copperfield"?

- No sir.

- After dinner tonight,
I'll take you to the library

and you can see my 1917
illustrated edition.

The artwork is stunning.

- You have a library?

- I do.

After dinner, we'll
take you on a tour.

- Oh, speaking of books,

how did your meeting
with the editor go?

- Oh, he said as long as I
make my deadline this weekend,

we're good to go for
a November release

right before the
Christmas shopping season.

- How do you like
spaghetti, Finch?

- Nice.

- Did I do something wrong?

- No.

No.

When in Rome.

- It tastes better this way.

- Come on, Toby.

- Toby, it's easy.

I got some in my beard.

I'll save it for later.

- They've finally snapped.

- That kid is amazing.

He took one look at the library

and he got that expression

that Jack gets when we
go to the pet store.

- There are more books in there
than he ever knew existed.

- He picked up my "Walden"

and started quoting
Thoreau to me.

What teenager today can do that?

Where is he now?

- Jack took him out
to the tree house.

- Listen, I have something
to tell you all about Finch.

CPS took him in, but
he has no place to go.

Last night, he slept in a
jail cell at the station

because they couldn't
place him anywhere.

Today, they were gonna place
him with a known drug felon.

To stop that from happening,

I told them that we
were adopting him.

- What?

- He's staying?

- Not with us?

- We're not really adopting him.

It's just a cover until I
can find him a safe family

that will take him permanently.

- How could you decide this

without talking to me first?

- There was no time
and he was in danger.

- I don't want him here.

- He's so weird.

He wanted to eat Lenny.

- He needs our help.

And it's just for
a little while.

- I don't believe this.

- At least with Jackson,

you asked us before
we adopted him.

- Keith, I'm sorry.

- What were you
thinking, Janelle?

- He needs my help.

- Sometimes I need
your help too.

You know how important
this deadline is to me.

You know how important
becoming a writer is to me.

I gave up a 15 year job
at the investment firm

to try for this.

- I know.

- This weekend was
supposed to be about that.

How am I supposed
to finish my book

when I have to waste all my time

taking care of some
backwards orphan

who doesn't know a faucet
from an electric socket?

I will take care of him.

I promise you, you won't
even know we're here.

I'll talk to the kids

and we'll keep the
house quiet all weekend

and Monday, I'll find
a family to take Finch.

Mom.

- Honey, how long have
you been standing there?

- Not long, we came in
and get my walkie talkies

to take to the tree house.

- We?

- Finch was here
too but he left.

- You suppose he heard us?

- Oh, he heard you.

- I'd better go find him.

- No, let me do it.

- No, you go write.

He's my responsibility.

- No, I shouldn't
have said what I said.

I'll talk to him.

- Mom, are you and
dad mad at each other?

- No, honey.

We just had a
little disagreement.

- About Finch?

- Yeah.

- I like him.

- Yeah, me too.

Finch, wait up.

- You don't need to concern
yourself with me, Mr. Brennan.

- Look Finch, about
what I said back there.

- I just came over for
dinner because I was invited.

I'm going home.

- Briar Rock is a
long way from here.

- I'll get there.

- You know when you're hunting

and you get focused
on the deer or rabbit

and you don't see anything else?

The woods around you
disappear, all sound stops,

all you hear is your heartbeat,

all you see is the slightest
movement of the prey?

- Yeah.

- That's how it is for my
brain right now about my book.

I wasn't thinking
about anyone else.

I didn't mean any
of those dumb things

that I said back there.

- I can take care of myself,

but no one listens to me.

- I believe that you can
take care of yourself,

but you don't have to.

It's too late to go
anywhere tonight.

Come on back to
the house with me.

- And stay with you?

- Not permanently.

Just until you know what
you want to do next.

Hey, you can read "David
Copperfield" while you're there.

What do you say, Finch?

Just for a little while.

- Did God tell you
to come after me

or did you just decide
that on your own?

- I'm not sure what you mean.

- Whenever my gram had
a big decision to make,

she would stop for a minute

and she would get
real still and quiet

and I knew that she was
praying to God in her head

asking him what to do.

And then she would get
this big smile on her face

and she would have her answer.

- It worked that
fast every time?

- She said that because
she's a simple lady

God usually kept the
answers pretty simple too.

He often said yes
and no or we'll see.

That's how she kept
on the right path.

Is that how you do
it, Mr. Brennan?

- Yeah, I guess.

If I'm honest, I
usually jump in first

and then ask God for
a bail out later.

- That's not how I
do it, Mr. Brennan.

- All right, let's do
it your gran's way.

On the count of three,
we'll ask together.

One, two, three.

We'll see?

- We'll see.

Okay then.

You know you should write down

some of your memories
of your gran and pap.

I'll bet you have some
interesting tales to tell.

My gran once
took down a cougar

with her knitting needles.

That's what I thought.

Toby, can I come in?

- I'm really busy.

I've got homework to do.

- Toby, I'm sorry the
way this all came out.

I didn't mean to
spring this on you.

- Where's dad?

- He went to go find Finch.

- Figures.

- I think it would be
better if we talked.

- There's nothing to talk about.

- If you would
just open the door.

- Goodnight, mom.

Toby please.

- Goodnight.

- Who is it?

- Miss Jessica Hague.

- Yeah, what?

- My name is Lane Billings.

I'm with Alpha Gas Corp.

- Do I look like I need
anything from a gas company?

- I have some papers here

that you might be
interested in reading.

It could mean some
money for you.

- Who do you think you are?

I'm calling the police.

- Oh, oh, oh no.

I don't think you want the
police to come in there, do you?

I mean, not with
what they would find.

- You don't know
anything about me.

- Jessica Hague, 32
never been married,

dropped out of Marsh
County High at 16.

Your mother kicked
you out of your home

when she discovered
you were pregnant.

You bounced around from
friend's house to friend's house

till you used them all up.

Then you disappeared out
near Briar Rock Mountain

for approximately three weeks,

then resurfaced with
no job to speak of.

Hmm, you've been busted
twice for possession,

you like Will Ferrell comedies

and your favorite
soda is Mountain Dew.

Seems to me I know
you fairly well.

- What do you want?

- The real question
is what do you want?

- What are you offering?

- Security.

Not to mention the
chance to see your son.

- My son?

- Mhmm.

- You've seen my boy?

- Mmhmm.

- How is he?

- Oh, he's fine.

And you're both about
to do a lot better.

- Finch!

Time for breakfast.

- But I haven't
caught anything yet.

- He's coming and he's
still wearing those clothes.

- Stop worrying about it.

- I'm going over to the Drake's.

- I was hoping we all could--

- No thanks.

- What about breakfast?

- I'm not hungry.

- Morning, Finch.

- Good morning.

- Cool.

- Is that?

I hope you're hungry.

- I am but I didn't
catch anything.

- Oh, that's all right,

I already went hunting
at the grocery store.

- I want to go hunting.

- Jackson.

- Is that what you do
first thing every morning?

- Mostly, sometimes I fish.

- Can we go fishing?

- Not today.

Your father has his
writing deadlines

so we're getting
out of the house.

I was thinking we could go
to show Finch around town.

What do you say, Finch?

- Is there something in particular
you'd like to see or do?

- Can we go see a movie?

- Yeah.
- A movie?

- What do you say?

Would you like that?

- I think so, I've
never seen one before.

- A movie it is then.

- Mom, his clothes.

- Let's do something
about it then.

™� Waking in the morning ♪

♪ Coming down the stairs ♪

♪ Don't know what I wanted ♪

♪ Surprised to see you there ♪

♪ Good day is a coming ♪

♪ Ain't got a single care ♪

♪ I'm breathing
in the sunshine ♪

♪ Walking on the air ♪

♪ Had my fill of empty ♪

♪ Of lonely, want,
and need ♪

♪ Been bruised and
I've been battered ♪

♪ In ways you can't believe ♪

♪ I've been uptown,
downtown ♪

♪ I've been all around ♪

♪ Been a long time lost ♪

♪ But now brother
I've been found ♪

♪ All my life I've
been gambling ♪

♪ Play the cards
that been dealt ♪

♪ Through the good
times and bad times ♪

♪ Living for myself ♪

♪ Then you come
around and saved me ♪

♪ Held me in your arms ♪

♪ Now all I see are good times ♪

♪ They won't do no harm ♪

♪ Had my fill of empty ♪

♪ Of lonely, want,
and need ♪

♪ Been bruised and
I've been battered ♪

♪ In ways you can't believe ♪

♪ I've been uptown,
downtown ♪

♪ I've been all around ♪

♪ Been a long time lost ♪

♪ But now brother
I've been found ♪

♪ Had my fill of empty ♪

♪ Of lonely, want,
and need ♪

♪ Been bruised and
I've been battered ♪

♪ In ways you can't believe ♪

♪ I've been uptown,
downtown ♪

♪ I've been all around ♪

♪ Been a long time lost ♪

♪ But now brother
I've been found ♪

♪ Been a long time lost ♪

♪ But now brother
I've been found ♪

♪ Been a long time lost ♪

♪ But now brother
I've been found ♪

- Hey.

- Hey.

- Oh, looks like
things went well.

- We have had a good day.

- I should've known
you'd pull it off.

Where's Toby?

- Isn't he here?

- No, I thought he was with you.

- No, he went to
Drake's this morning

but he should've
been back by now.

- Huh.

- I'll text Ruth.

- How did the writing go?

- Great Tiger,
thanks for asking.

I've been at it all day.

I've written about 20
pages of good stuff.

I'm really happy with it.

- Did you finish the book?

- Not yet,
but I'm really close.

- I'm gonna go upstairs
and take a shower.

- And I have to go feed Lenny.

- What about you, Finch?

Did you have a good time?

- It was mighty fine.

And I'm tuckered out.

Right now, I think I'll go
read my book and go to bed.

- Oh, Finch, I found this
empty journal in the library.

Thought you might want to use it

to write down some
of your memories

from Briar Rock Mountain.

- Thank you.

I will,
I'll start on it tonight

right after I finish

the next chapter of
"David Copperfield".

- Oh, the book is on
the desk in the library.

- Ruth said that Toby left
their house right after lunch.

- Did she say where he went?

- She thought he
was coming here.

I called his phone, it
went directly to voicemail.

You don't think
anything happened?

- No, I'm sure
he'll be home soon.

- Okay, I'll make
a few more calls

and see if anyone has seen him.

- Did you find your book?

Whoa, whoa, whoa,
what did you do?

I knocked something
over and I touched this.

- What did you touch?

- Just this.
- Get up, get up.

- Will it come back?

- You had no business
touching this.

I just wanted
to read your book.

- And now it's gone.

- I didn't mean to.
- Go.

- I'm sorry.
- Go!

- Finch?

Keith, what was that all about?

- He spilled water
all over the computer.

It's fried.

I lost everything.

- Do you have a backup?

- It has a backup drive in it.

It may still work.

- Call Uncle Jerry.

He works in computers.

- Yeah, he'll know what to do.

- You call him,
I'll clean up.

- And where have you been?

Your mother and I were worried.

- I went over to Steve's.

I forgot to call.

Sorry.

- When will you realize

that sorry doesn't
magically fix everything?

You should have called us
and told us where you were.

- I just forgot.

- Well, you won't forget this.

You're grounded.

One week, you're not leaving
this house except for school.

Got it?

- I got it.

You know what this
means, don't you?

- I didn't mean to.

- If he loses that book,

he'll be finished as a writer.

- Finished?

- You should have stayed on
that mountain where you belong.

- Listen, I'm really sorry.

I didn't know--

- Dad never should have
let you in this house.

He didn't want to,
but mom made him.

- He asked me to stay.

- What, you think
you wanted you here?

The only reason he's
letting you stay

is because mom promised
to get rid of you

first thing Monday morning.

You are not a part of this
family and you never will be.

- I need to get in.

- Finch!

Finch!

Finch!

Did you stay out here all night?

What's this?

- I did what you said.

I wrote down memories
of gran and pap

so I'll always have them.

- Finch, this is really good.

You're an excellent writer.

- You think so?

- Yeah, I do.

- But we better get you
inside, warm you up.

Janelle has some
breakfast ready.

- I can't go back.

I've caused too much trouble.

- Well, you can't stay here.

We'll figure it out.

It might take us a little
longer than expected,

but we'll find you a home.

I told you to
stay out of my room.

I
wasn't in your room.

- Boys.

Then why is
my hoodie on your bed?

I don't know.

- Mom, can I go to Sophie's?

- Have you finished
sweeping the porch?

Is that my hat?

Get out of my room.

- Not yet, I'll do it after.

- You know the rules.

Give them to me.

- Boys, keep it down.

Not until your chores are done.

- It'll be too late then.

- Mom, Toby hit me.

- I did not,
you're such a baby.

- Mom please.

- Enough!

Your dad is writing.

Jack, go outside and play.

Toby, go into Jack's room,

get your things out of there
and apologize for hitting him.

Lisa, chores first.

- Okay.

- I didn't touch him.

- I never get to go anywhere.

- What you doing?

- Recollecting.

- What's that mean?

- It means I'm writing down

things that happened
in the past.

- Like stories?

- Memories.

- Will you tell me one?

- Sure.

- Lisa, Finch is
gonna tell me a story.

You want to hear it?

- Why not?

- Well, this one is about

when my gran was laid up in bed

and pap had to make the lye soap

by himself for the first time.

- Will you look at that?

- Yeah, they've been at
it for almost an hour now.

- No arguing and fighting.

- I know, I can't
believe it either.

I just wish Toby was
out there with them.

- What about us?

Why aren't we out
there with them?

- Good question.

I can't believe that
really happened.

- Come on Finch, tell
them about the lye soap.

That one's really funny.

- Finch might need
to take a break.

He's been at it for a while now.

- I'm so glad you're
writing these down.

These are priceless memories.

- Well, my pap was
the storyteller.

After dinner, we
would sit on the porch

and he would weave gran
and I the wildest tales

and we would laugh until
we had tears in our eyes.

And he always swore
they were all true,

but after he passed,

gran told me that he
would just make them up

while he was doing his chores.

- You should write your
pap's stories down too.

- You can make a whole
book out of them.

- I think he would
have liked that.

I'm sure
he'd be so proud

to know his stories are
still making people happy.

- Looks like you're gonna
need some more journals

or maybe a laptop computer.

- No.

Thank you, I will
stick to my pencils.

- Yes, that is correct.

Uh huh.

Yes, well, Marguerite.

Hey, let me call you back.

What are you doing here?

- I know how eager you are to
find a placement for Finch.

- Well, we were, but things
went really well this weekend.

Keith and I talked
about it last night

and if you can't find a family--

- Oh but I already have,

that's what I came
by to tell you.

Finch's birth mother
contacted CPS.

- His birth mother?

But we don't know who she is?

- We do now.

She came by with two
attorneys and a full affidavit

explaining everything
that happened

down to the smallest detail.

She's even consented
to a blood test.

It's definitely her.

And she wants full custody.

So you and Keith
are off the hook.

- Why is she showing up now?

Where has she been
for the last 16 years?

- I thought you'd
be happy about this.

- She abandoned
him with strangers

and didn't contact
him for 16 years.

Excuse me for questioning
her character.

- Oh, Janelle.

Please tell me, you're not
gonna try and fight this.

- And what happens if we do?

- The judge would
hear both parties

and make a determination.

But I have to warn you, Janelle,

the law heavily favors the birth
mother in these situations.

- Well, I don't.

- What happened?

I thought that you wanted to
find a permanent home for him.

- I do.

I just want to make
sure it's the right one.

- Okay, so what
do we tell Finch?

- Nothing for now.

Anything could happen
before the judge's ruling?

I mean she could decide
to disappear again.

- It's better not
to get his hopes up

until we know
something for certain.

Will the judge let him stay
with us until the hearing?

- Do you want him to?

It could take weeks.

- He's already here.

We don't want to
move him around again

and it's only for
a little while.

- Are we crazy for
getting mixed up in this?

- It's a little late
for that, isn't it?

Could you walk
away from this now?

- No.

- Could you?

- No.

- Thank you.

- For what?

- For just being you.

- Did you pack my jello?

Strawberry,
it's in your bag.

- Yes!

- I'm going to Dina's after
school to do homework.

- Will her mom be home?

Uh huh.

- Drake's big
brother will be home.

- Nice try but we
talked about this,

straight home from school
to do your homework.

You can play "Hunter's Watch"
with Drake next Saturday.

- Lisa gets to go.

- Sorry, that's
how it is for now.

- Looking sharp.

- First day of school
for Finch, mom,

take a picture.

- We're gonna be late.

- Nope, Jack's right,
it's tradition.

We always take a picture
of the first day of school.

- It's not my first
day of school.

I'll be in the car.

- Toby.

Okay, come on,
everybody, move in close.

Got it.

- Get in the car,
it's time to go.

Are you ready for this?

- I think so.

I don't really know
what it will be like.

- Just be yourself.

Be friendly.

Don't make too many A's
on your first day though.

Lisa is accustomed to being
the smartest one in the family.

- Oh stop.

Don't be afraid to ask questions

and remember Toby will be there
to help you find everything.

- I'll be fine.

Thank you.

- Well, get in the car then.

We can't be late
for your first day.

- I am sorry I'm late, youngins,

but I lost my glasses
in the teacher's lounge.

But fear not, I have another
pair here in my bag somewhere.

Oh here they are,
a bit dirty but,

we'll clean 'em up.

Oh, it looks like the ground
flew up there for a minute.

Oh, I hope you did
your reading for today

because I'm gonna be passing
out a quiz on chapter 46.

Oh ooh, oh, we have a unique
new student with us today.

Join me in welcoming,
Mr. French Wagemaker.

Mr. Wagemaker.

French, why don't you
come up and join us

so we all know who you are?

They said he
might be a little slow.

French, why don't you come
up to the front please?

- Me?

- Yes, come to the front please.

Everybody, this is
French Wagemaker.

He's never been to a
proper school before

on account of he
grew up on a mountain

far away from normal people.

On a mountain, right?

Well I'll be,
isn't that nice?

Oh, everybody join me

in making French feel
at home in our school.

You can
sit down now, honey.

Sit.

As soon as we read the quote
of the day up on the board,

we'll jump right into that quiz.

All righty then.

Oh since this is French's
very first day with us,

why don't we have him
read the quote of the day

and give us his opinion?

French, read aloud
the quote for us, please.

Oh boy.

I'm sorry, I didn't mean
to embarrass you, honey.

They told me you could read.

- No school should ever
try to serve meatloaf.

- I swear, Miss Davenport's
trying to kill us.

- So where is he?

- He went to go
find the bathroom.

- Yeah, but that
was 20 minutes ago.

- This is ridiculous.

We have to babysit him all day.

- I'm not babysitting anyone.

- Thanks for the help.

- Hey, he seems like a nice guy.

Maybe a little clueless.

- A little brainless, too.

- Hey, are you
really a hillbilly?

- I don't really
know what that is.

- Don't be rude.
- What?

- How long did
you live up there?

- On the mountain?

I was born there.

- So was their an entire
village of mountain people

or just you?

- Just me and my gran.

- Did you grow up wearing
nothing but a loincloth

like Tarzan?

- I didn't--

- You didn't have a loincloth?

- Cut it out, guys.

- What, does he
have a fan club now?

- People are just curious.

- He grew up in the
woods, big deal.

- Uh oh, someone sounds
a little jealous.

- Don't start with me, man.

- You don't know who
Tarzan is, do you?

- No.

- So have you ever been
on the internet before?

- I have a fishing net.

My pap and I made it.

- Pap?

He's got a pap.

- Well, actually--

- That is so hillbilly.

- So did you fish
and hunt for food?

- That's cool.

I mean, it's crazy,
but it's cool.

- How is that cool?

- Well, maybe not to you, Caleb,

but you wouldn't last more
than five minutes in the wild.

- Shut up.
- That's so true, though.

- Thanks for talking with me.

Nice to meet you all.

- Hurry up, you're
gonna make us late.

- What do you have on your arm?

- It's my locker combination.

A girl wrote it on there for me.

- That's not a
locker combination.

- Hurry up and get changed.

We have PE next.

See what I mean, babysitting.

He's fine.

- Hold up.

- You don't need to do that.

- Bring your gym clothes.

We are running today.

Are you fast?

- I think so.

My gran and I never
really raced much.

- Well, Toby's been the
fastest kid in our class

since fifth grade.

It's about time
somebody beat him.

- What makes you
think he can beat me?

- I don't know.

This guy has been running around
a mountain his whole life.

We spent six hours
playing "Hunter's Watch"

and eating potato
chips last Saturday.

I'd bet money on him.

- That's everyone,
Coach Winklevoss.

- All right, runners.

Let's go.

Let's get those
legs stretched out.

And I don't want to
hear any complaining.

Today is a beautiful
day for running.

Okay, how do we feel back there?

Since it's a new month,
we have a new challenge.

The student who has the
fastest cumulative time

in the 100 meter dash

will win four tickets
to the Cineplex Theater.

Just four?

What, you don't like movies?

- You may as well
hand them to Toby now.

Save us all a lot
of embarrassment.

Yeah, it'd save time.

- Oh, come on now.

That's the wrong attitude.

You gotta work for it.

Strive to be better every day.

Line 'em up, people.

First group of five.

- On your marks,

get set,

go.

- You can do it, Finch.

- Come on Toby,
you can take him.

Are you okay?

- Easy, easy.

Oh my gosh, okay, okay.

It's gonna be okay.
- Let's lift him up.

Okay, stand, there you
go, up, easy, okay.

Here we go.

Here we go.

- What kind of cheap
shot was that, dude?

- We just bumped.

It happens.

- Don't worry, kids,

I think he'll be okay.

- What?

What was that?

- I won fair and square.

- Jerk move.

- It was an accident.

What's their problem?

Where are you going?

- I'm going to make sure

he knows where the
bathroom is this time.

Try not to kick anyone
else while I'm gone.

- Look at you,
hitting the books.

- Not like I have a choice.

I'm grounded, remember?

- I do.

You know, I was thinking,

next weekend, maybe
we should go camping.

Get some fresh air,
clear our heads a bit.

- Really?

- Yeah, it's been a long time.

I could finally teach
you how to fish.

- Yeah, okay.

- My rods are too
big for Jack, though.

We'll have to stop and pick
up a smaller one for him.

- Jack?

- Though Finch says he
makes his own fishing rods

out of tree branches.

He could teach us
how to do that.

- I can't.

I told Drake I'd
meet him on Saturday.

- Oh, come on.

You can't miss a few
hours of video games

for a camping trip
with your family?

- Family?

- You know what?

I'm getting tired
of your attitude.

You are part of a family

and being part of a family

means you take time and
invest in your family.

- I'm going to
finish in my room.

- No, you're always
hiding in your room.

You need to be down here
interacting with the rest of us.

It's not so healthy for you to
be so isolated all the time.

- Oh, so now I'm not
healthy, is that it?

- I just want you to
make a stronger effort

to be part of the
family, that's all.

- Sorry to be such a
disappointment to you.

- Hey, look at me,
look at me.

That is not how I feel.

You are my son.

- Just not the one you wanted.

- What?

- That's why you went out and
found another one, isn't it?

That's why you went
out and got Jack,

only I guess he didn't
fit the bill either.

- Is that what you think?

- Now you've got Finch.

You've finally found
your kind of kid.

Now you guys can go fishing

and write best sellers together.

- Toby.

Yeah?

Keith,
we have a problem.

- Come on, Drake.

You can't get out of it?

We've had this plan for awhile.

Okay look, this isn't about
what happened at school, right?

Yeah, no, I get it.

Maybe a movie on Sunday?

Yeah, sure, some
other time then.

- Marguerite.

- Janelle.

- Listen, there's
something wrong here.

Something is off about
this whole thing.

- Look Janelle, this really
isn't your call to make.

Finch's mother insisted
on temporary custody

until the hearing.

The judge is granting it.

- But why so fast?

She hasn't shown any interest
in him since he was born

and now all of a sudden she
can't live a day without him.

- Maybe she didn't
know where he was.

- He was right where
she abandoned him.

- Maybe she finally has
her life in a good place

and can support him.

- Has she been in jail?

- You know I can't answer that.

- But you said she came
here with two attorneys.

Who hires two attorneys for
a family custody hearing?

- I can't say anything more.

- She's either ridiculously rich

or someone else is helping
her out, a family member.

- Janelle, I cannot
talk to you about this.

- How was she dressed?

Was she really put together?

- Janelle.

- I'm not asking for
state secrets here.

I'm asking you woman to woman.

Did she look like she had money?

- No.

- Then how can she hire
a team of attorneys?

- Are we done here, detective?

- Yeah.

No one more thing.

When she came into your office,

was she calm and composed
or fidgety and nervous?

- I'd say more nervous,
but that's not uncommon.

- Okay, a picture is
starting to take shape here.

The mother is not driving this.

The attorneys are bringing
her along, but why?

- I'm leaving now.

Who would stand to gain
anything monetarily

from Finch living
with his mother?

He has nothing of value.

Believe me, I saw the cabin.

Marguerite, did the
Whittaker's own the land

up on Briar Rock or were
they just squatters?

- I have no idea.

- It's time to do some digging.

- We never had
this conversation.

- If two women discussing another
woman's outfit is illegal,

half the women in the world
would be in jail right now.

- Remind me to never
get on your bad side.

- The treehouse.

What are you doing?

- Just burning some trash.

- My bird,
it was on the porch.

Have you seen it?

- Why are you here?

This isn't your home.

The worst day of my life is
the day you showed up here.

If it weren't for you,

the kids at school
wouldn't be mad at me,

Drake wouldn't be mad at me,

Dad would still have his book.

The bird made a good starter.

- That was my gran's bird.

Why would you do that?

- I had to start the
fire with something.

How else could I burn your book?

- You burned my journal?

- Only seemed fair that if
Dad should lose his book,

you should lose yours.

Come on hillbilly, hit me.

Let's show everyone what
you're really made of.

What, you miss your family?

Now you know how I feel.

- No, I don't.

My family was taken from me.

You're just walking
away from yours.

- Finch!
- Finch!

Finch!

- Hey Finch, can we talk
to you for a minute?

- Sure.

- I received some information.

It's about your mother.

- My mom?

- She came to CPS
looking for you.

She's very interested
in meeting you.

- She did?

- Now we don't know
anything about her

and we're not sure why
she's back right now,

but we thought it'd be good

if you met her and hear
what she had to say.

- She wants you to come
live with her, Finch.

Are you okay?

- Live with my mom?

- Yes, but nothing is definite.

If you meet her and don't
want to go with her,

we will fight it with
everything we have.

- We don't want you
to live with her

unless it's what you want.

- Okay.

When will I see her?

- Tomorrow.

- Tomorrow?

I have school tomorrow and
I have to get homework done

and I promised Jack I'd make
him a table for the tree house.

- I know it's a
lot to think about.

- You don't have to
decide anything right now.

You can take your time
and think about it.

- Yeah.

Can I be alone for a minute?

- Yes, of course.

So it turns out the
Whittaker's weren't squatters.

They owned the 125 acres of land

on top of Briar Rock Mountain.

Jeremiah Whitaker
inherited it in 1952

and now it belongs to Finch,

well to his guardian
anyway, until he turns 18.

- Oh, that's great.

That much land must be worth
a couple hundred thousand

in today's money.

- Try 2.5 million.

- Million?

- That's how much Alpha Gas
offered the Whittakers for it

before they died.

Apparently that land
is prime for fracking.

- Finch is worth $2.5 million?

- No, his guardian
is until he turns 18.

And guess who knows about it?

- No.

- Enter his mother,

armed to the teeth
with expensive lawyers.

- Poor Finch.

- Judge Raymond is
gonna get an earful

about this at the hearing.

- You can't say
anything about this.

- I most certainly can.

- No, you can't.

Think about Finch.

What would it do to him?

His mother comes
back into his life

and you're going to tell him
she's only here for his money?

And what if she isn't?

- Why else would she
suddenly show up?

- We don't really
know why she's back.

She may really want
to be with him.

We can't interfere
in their relationship

based solely on a hunch.

- Keith, I don't
want her to hurt him.

- We may not be
able to stop that.

- Well I can't just stand
by and let it happen.

What is that?

What are you looking at?

- Toby's grades.

He's failing three classes.

- He's pulling away from
everything, school, us.

- It's my fault.

He thinks I'm
disappointed in him.

- But that's not true.

- I know, but I
haven't done enough

to convince him otherwise.

- Sometimes it's hard for
him to let people love him.

He's always been so
critical of himself.

He's like his father that way.

You'll talk to him?

- Yeah.

I don't think you're
supposed to be up there.

- I think better up here.

- Thinking about your mom?

Do you remember
anything about her?

- Not really.

Every time that I think
that I can see her face,

I wonder if it's really her.

Maybe it's just something
I'm making up in my head.

- Are you going
to live with her?

- I guess that I should.

- You could just
stay here with us.

Mom and dad would let you,

I heard them say so.

- They did?

- Sure, just tell them
that's what you want.

- You see,
that's the problem,

it's not about what I want,

it's about what
God wants for me.

- Doesn't God care
how you feel about it?

- Well I reckon he does.

But he knows what's best
for me better than I do.

- Well, I'm gonna tell
him it makes you sad

and all he has to do to
fix it is let you stay.

Then you'll be happy again.

- Sometimes he chooses
not to fix things

and I have to be
okay with that too.

- Even if it means
you have to leave?

- Whatever it means.

I've put my trust in
Jesus my whole life.

He hasn't let me down yet.

If he says that I need to go,

then I should joyfully.

- Is this one of those trials
that makes you stronger?

- I think so.

- I don't like them very much.

- Me neither.

- Hey, are you still
okay with this?

- Yes ma'am.

- If you need anything,
we're right here.

We're not going anywhere.

- Anytime you want to leave,

just let us know and
we'll come get you.

- Thank you both for everything.

Come on, let's
move a little further away.

- No, he might need us.

- We can't just stand
here and stare at them.

- He might need us.

- There's a bench over there.

Come on.

- Oh, I never dreamed you'd
get so tall and handsome.

Look at you.

I've missed so much
of your growing up.

- Why don't we step over here

and let them speak
alone for a moment?

- It's all right.

Mr. Billings and his
associate represent me.

- You need attorneys
to speak with your son?

- Of course not.

I just say the silliest
things sometimes.

And I wouldn't want
to say or do anything

that might mess up my chances
of getting my baby boy back.

- I haven't been a
baby for a long time.

- Of course you haven't.

You're practically a man now.

- Can we just talk alone, mom?

- Maybe next time Finch.

Besides, when this is all over,

we'll have plenty of
time to talk alone.

So tell me,
do you like school?

What subject is your favorite?

- I like English,
literature especially.

- I never cared much
for reading books.

I'm really more of a
magazine girl myself.

I just love looking
at the pictures

and hearing about all
the Hollywood stars

and their glamorous lives.

With your good looks,

you could be an actor
in Hollywood movies.

And then you could
be one of those stars

that takes his mom as a date
to the Academy Awards show.

- I just saw my first
movie the other day.

- Your first movie?

Who's ever heard
of a 16 year old,

who hasn't been to a movie?

- They didn't have
movies up on Briar Rock.

- Finch, I never meant
to leave you for so long.

I just, well, I had to
take care of some things

before I could come
back and get you.

- What kind of things?

- Important grownup things.

- Well you just said that
I was practically grown.

I'd like to know

what kind of things you
had to take care of.

- Finch, I saw to it

that you had kind
folks to look after you

and that is so much
more than I ever had.

I have been fending for
myself for a long time,

but not anymore.

Now I have Mr. Billings
taking care of my business

and you to look after me

and I won't ever have
to be alone again

because you'll be
there right by my side.

Isn't that right, sugar,

just you and me
taking on the world?

- Yes, ma'am.

- Well aren't you good mannered?

Someone raised you right.

- The Whittaker's raised me.

- The Whittaker's?

- Jeremiah and
Lila Mae Whittaker.

That's who was taking care
of you when you left me.

- Finch, let's not
dwell on the past.

It's all so sad.

Let's just keep our
eyes on the future.

Tomorrow, you'll
come live with me.

Now, my house is just a little
bump in the road right now

but as soon as we sign
a few pieces of paper,

we'll have plenty of money

to buy a nice big studio
apartment downtown,

right where all the action is.

- I was hoping we could go to
the mountain, up to the cabin.

I can show you
where I grew up and--

- Oh honey, that old rickety
dump won't be there anymore.

- What?

- I mean we won't
be there anymore

because we'll be out
doing exciting new things.

It's time for you and me to
get out and see the world.

Oh... it's hot out here.

I have to get into
some air conditioning

before my makeup
melts off my face.

I'll see you tomorrow.

Mr. Billings?

- I'm not sure I want to go.

- What?

- I might rather stay with
the Brennan's for awhile

just until the hearing.

- Well, I'm sorry, dear,
but that's not the plan.

The judge says you'll stay
with me until the hearing.

- I don't think I want to.

- Well, I'm not asking
you what you want.

I'm telling you as your mother
I know what's best for you.

You believe in the
good book, don't you?

- Yes, ma'am.

- Well, it says honor thy
father and thy mother.

Well, I'm your mother,

so you have to do what I say.

- Yes, ma'am.

- That's better.

See you tomorrow.

- You're still allowed another
30 minutes, Miss Hague.

- We'll talk more next time.

It's just too hot out.

Bye sweetie see you soon.

- So what do you think?

- I don't know.

- Do you want to see her again?

- I'm going to live with her.

- Okay.

- Are you sure
that's what you want?

You could take some more
time to think about it.

- Thinking about it
won't change anything.

- All right then.

When we get back,
I'll call the judge

and let him know
what you want to do.

™� Should the morning
last forever ♪

♪ Waking till the end of time ♪

♪ With a washed
out woven canvas ♪

♪ Cleansing through
my worn out mind ♪

♪ With the dead
of night inside ♪

♪ But sunlight peeking
through my blinds ♪

♪ Should the morning
last forever ♪

♪ Well then maybe I'd be fine ♪

♪ Should the morning
last forever ♪

♪ I'd wait till
the end of time ♪

♪ When that washed
out canvas cleanses ♪

♪ Well it could leave me blind ♪

♪ When the dead of
night's inside ♪

♪ Well that's when stars
♪ come out to shine ♪

♪ Should the morning
last forever ♪

- Jack and I made this for you,

you know,
so you won't forget.

- There's no chance of that.

Thank you.

Oh...

I finished it.

- It's yours.

You should read it again.

It's even better
the second time.

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♪ That's the brightest
it can shine ♪

♪ And then when
it's setting down ♪

♪ The colors blaze
and taste like wine ♪

♪ And then when it's gone ♪

♪ It shines through moonlight ♪

♪ Reminding me she's fine ♪

♪ Okay ♪

♪ Nothing lasts forever ♪

- I've got to get
out of these shoes.

My feet are killing me.

Come on boy, unless you
plan on sleeping in the car.

Oh, there's no room
for that thing in here.

Just come back and get
what you want later.

Home sweet home.

I know it's not the
palace you're used to,

but make yourself at home.

Eat whatever you like.

I have to go see after
a business matter.

- You're leaving?

- Well I told you mama's
got things to take care of.

- I can come with you.

- Not this time.

- Jess, get out here.

Don't mess with me,
I'm not in the mood.

Who are you?

- I'm Finch.

- Where's Jessica?

- She's not here.

You her boy?

She said she had a kid,
but I didn't believe her.

Don't believe much what
comes out of her mouth.

She's telling the
truth about you though,

you look just like her.

How old are you, boy?

- I'm 16.

- Minor, huh?

All right then, that'll do,

that'll do very nicely.

You see your mama,
she owes me some money

and I don't think I'm
gonna get that money back.

I do got some work you
can do for me though

earn that money back.

Wouldn't that be the
right thing to do,

earn that money
back for your mama?

- Yes, sir.

- All right then.

Put your shoes on.

Get in the truck,
let's get to work.

- Bobby, what are
you doing here?

I told you I'd meet
you at the truck stop.

- I was just chatting
with your boy here

and he agreed to
work off your debt.

- No, now get out of here.

You won't have anything
to do with that boy.

He's off limits,
you got that?

- I'm not waiting for
the money anymore, Jess.

- You'll get your money double,

but I'll need another week.

Double, yeah right?

Come on boy, hurry up.

- You will double,
no triple, next week.

Pretty soon, money's not gonna
be a problem for me anymore.

You're a
lousy liar, Jess,

you always have been.

- Laugh it up, Bobby.

But pretty soon, I'm not
gonna need you anymore.

My son's got property
worth millions

and after we sell it,

we're taking off and
never looking back.

You're
a dreamer, Jess,

with your heads all
up in them clouds.

Dreaming gets people hurt.

Look, I'll give
you a few more days

but if you don't come up
with double what you owe me,

then the boy's mine.

Don't think about running off.

I will come find you.

- Finch, Finch.

Finch?

That man didn't hurt you did he?

Finch!

- Hey, your mom and I have
to go down to the courthouse

to sign some papers.

Finch's custody
hearing is today.

Keep an eye out
for Jack and Lisa?

- Yeah.

- Toby, about what
you said the other day

about Jack and Finch,

I didn't know that's how
you felt and I should have.

I should have paid
more attention to you

and heard what you were trying
to tell me in different ways.

Sometimes it has to be
just us, doesn't it?

You have to know that you could
never be replaced as my son.

I will always be proud of you.

- I'm not.

- That's Finch's journal.

- I took it from him.

I let him think I burned it.

- What?

- I was mad at him
for losing your book,

so I let him think
that he lost his.

- Toby.

- I thought he was taking
everything from me,

my friends, my family, you.

- Hey, hey,

nobody's ever gonna
take me away from you.

Last night, I
looked through this

and I saw this Bible verse
he wrote in the first page

about trials testing your faith

and making you more complete

and that people without faith,

just get tossed
around by the wind.

And that's how I feel right now,

like my feet can't
even find the ground.

- Yeah, I know that feeling.

I felt that way when I quit
my job and started writing.

- Really?

- Everyone thought I was crazy

to leave something so sure
for something so uncertain.

Except your mom,
she believes in me.

- I do too.

- You know, I think we'll
both feel more grounded

if we worry less

about what other people's
opinions of us are

and focus more on God's.

- It can't be too good about me.

- Hey, you will always
be his kind of kid.

Nothing you do will change that.

- I want to fix this.

- You could ask God.

Just keep it simple.

Many times he gives
simple answers.

- You learned that
from Finch, didn't you?

- His gran actually,

a woman I would never want to
anger while she's knitting.

- Dad, I want to go to
the courthouse with you

but I need a minute
first to ask a question.

- Okay then,
you take a minute,

I'll go get the car.

- And thanks for talking to me.

- Anytime.

- Your client is 20 minutes
late to her own custody hearing.

Mr.
Billings, any explanation?

- I'm sure there was just a
traffic problem, your honor.

Perhaps we can
reconvene tomorrow.

- I'm not your
dentist, Mr. Billings.

I do not have another opening
on my docket until July.

We can reconvene them.

- I don't believe that would
be in the best interest

of the mother or the child.

- Mr. Billings.

- We can proceed,
your honor.

You're late.

- She wouldn't come unless
I got her a new dress.

- Nice of you to
join us, Miss Hague.

- It's nice to be here.

- In the matter of custody

of the minor here after referred
to as "Finch Whittaker."

- Hague.

- I'm sorry?

- Finch Hague,
that's his name now.

- Miss Hague--

Were we expecting anyone else?

- Judge Raymond, I am
so sorry to interrupt.

My husband, Keith and I
are Finch's foster parents.

- Deputy Brennan, I
appreciate you coming by,

but the foster parents

are not required to be
here for this hearing.

You can sign your
papers out front.

- If I could, there
is something I,

my family and I
would like to say.

- I object, your honor.

This woman has a personal
interest in this matter

and would do anything to
stop these proceedings.

- I'm afraid this really

isn't the appropriate
time, Janelle.

It'll have to wait.

- It is very important
that we speak to Finch.

- This isn't the time.

Who are all these people?

- This is my family.

- I object, your honor.

- Pipe down,
we're not in court.

- Your honor, before
you make a ruling,

Finch needs to know that
we don't want him to go.

- You see Finch has become
a part of our family

and we can't lose him.

- And I need him to
teach me how to hunt.

- This is highly irregular.

- Your honor, I lied to him.

I told him that he didn't
belong at our house

and that we weren't his family.

But in a way we kind of are.

You see,
we fight like brothers.

I let him believe
that I burned this,

but I was wrong about a
lot of things, your honor.

So will you please
tell Finch for me

how sorry I am

and that if he wants to stay
with us, that's fine with me.

- I object, your honor.

They're just saying
everything to you

that they want to say to him.

Now I move for a mistrial.

- For the last time, Billings,

this is not a trial,
it's a custody hearing.

You can't declare a
mistrial of a hearing.

Young man, did you happen
to hear everything they said

or do I have to repeat it?

- I heard it, your honor.

- Good.

Now listen to me,
all of you,

I appreciate you
coming down here

and I'm certain that Finch here

has benefited from
everything you've said,

but unfortunately
the law is the law.

Miss Hague is seeking
full custody of her son

and since she is his
biological mother,

the law protects her rights.

And I am certain that you
are a very fine young man

to have won the hearts of
all of these good people

and I wish it were in my power

to let you choose where
you'd like to live

but according to the
laws of this state,

that is not a factor either.

I have no choice but to grant
Miss Hague full custody.

- Well said, your honor.

- Mr. Billings, I don't
like what I smell here.

The law's on your
side this time,

but you don't want to
cross my path again.

- I'm sorry I can't
give you back your bird.

- Thanks for this.

- You were right about me
leaving my family behind.

I was just being stupid
and I won't do it again.

- Good, they need you.

- Problem is we need you too.

Dad's right, you
should keep on writing.

He should know, he's
one of the best.

I think you'll be a
great writer one day.

- You think so?

- I know so.

- Your honor, I object.

- What are you doing?

- Miss Hague, I'm afraid
you don't understand.

- I do understand.

I understand that this
family loves my son

and he loves them.

- Your honor, my client has
not consulted with her counsel.

- That's because I'm firing
my counsel, your honor.

- I need a moment
alone with my client.

She doesn't understand
how these things work.

- I believe she
does, Mr. Billings.

- Don't get me
wrong, I love Finch

I really do, but I'm
not fit to care for him.

You see, I got problems

that have chased me around
my whole life, your honor

and I can't shake
'em, yet anyway,

but it's not the kind of
life I want for my son.

My son is gonna
be a great writer,

but if he stays with me,
he might not get there.

- I see.

Well based on this
new information,

Mr and Mrs. Brennan,

are you willing
to resume the role

of foster parenting for Finch?

- We are, your honor.
- Yes.

- No your honor,
that's not good enough.

Finch needs a stable
home that he can rely on.

And for once in my life,

I'm gonna be the one
who gives it to him.

I wish to sign away
my parental rights

so that Finch can
be properly adopted.

- All right then.

Mr and Mrs. Brennan,

are you willing to become
adoptive parents to Finch?

- Finch, what do you say?

- What about Bobby?

- Don't you worry
about anything.

I'll handle him.

Do this for me,
it's what I want.

- Yes.

- We all agree, your honor.

- Then it's settled.

The Brennan's will
retain full custody

with clearance to
proceed with adoption

effective immediately.

- Jessica,

I don't know what to say.

- Say you'll help him become
everything he's meant to be.

- Only if you promise to get
better and help us do it.

The first thing they ought
to put in her is a road.

- No, walking is half the fun.

- I like hiking.

- We're almost there.

- This place is so cool.

Can we come here every weekend?

- We could stay here next summer

while dad writes his next book.

- Next book?

- Oh my brother Jerry
recovered the file.

I sent my book into the
publisher this morning on time.

- That's great.

- Yeah.

- Oh, I almost forgot,

I got you this

in honor of the adoption
being official and all.

I tried to carve on myself,
but it looked like roadkill.

I know it's not your gran's but--

- No, it's better
than my gran's.

When I looked at that
one, I thought of her,

but when I look at this one,
I'll think of both of you.

- There's some cleaning to do

but we'll have it up
and going in no time.

- I think it's beautiful here.

- To the Whittaker family cabin.

- No, to the Brennan
family cabin.

Oh no, no, no!

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like a good smile ♪

♪ To give your heart a break ♪

♪ Nothing like this
peace of mind ♪

♪ To feel that type of way ♪

♪ Some days I can see that
♪ it's all drifting away ♪

♪ Like the memories
of an old love ♪

♪ Make you feel
that type of way ♪

♪ I throw my head back ♪

♪ And soak up these
summer rays of gold ♪

♪ All these summer
rays of gold ♪

♪ I'm sitting here
looking at you ♪

♪ I'm laughing out
loud to myself ♪

♪ 'Cause I know one
day we'll be old ♪

♪ So we tear across
the county line ♪

♪ And you're tugging ♪
at this heart of mine ♪

♪ And I'm happy for
the first time ♪

♪ In as long as I recall ♪

♪ The future holds no evidence ♪

♪ And the past it
makes no difference ♪

♪ But I'll tell you
with all confidence ♪

♪ We will have it all ♪

♪ We will have it all ♪

♪ There's nothing
like an old friend ♪

♪ To make you want to stay ♪

♪ Get back and
soak up the vibe ♪

♪ Make you feel
that type of way ♪

♪ It never felt
like home to me ♪

♪ It was always kinda great ♪

♪ But you got the magic touch ♪

♪ Make it feel
that kind of way ♪

♪ I throw my head back ♪

♪ And soak up these
summer rays of gold ♪

♪ All these summer
rays of gold ♪

♪ And sitting here ♪

♪ Looking at you ♪

♪ I'm laughing out
loud to myself ♪

♪ 'Cause I know one
day we'll be old ♪

♪ So we tear across
the county line ♪

♪ And you're tugging ♪
at this heart of mine ♪

♪ And I'm happy for
the first time ♪

♪ In as long as I recall ♪

♪ The future holds no evidence ♪

♪ And the past it
makes no difference ♪

♪ But I'll tell you
with all confidence ♪

♪ We will have it all ♪

♪ We will have it all ♪

♪ Feel it,
never let it go ♪

♪ Feel it,
never let it go ♪

♪ So we tear across
the county line ♪

♪ And you're tugging ♪
at this heart of mine ♪

♪ And I'm happy for
the first time ♪

♪ In as long as I recall ♪

♪ The future holds no evidence ♪

♪ And the past it
makes no difference ♪

♪ But I'll tell you
with all confidence ♪

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♪ We will have it all ♪