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♪ Having my baby...
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[whispers]:
Hey.
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♪ How much you love me...
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It's slippery. Watch your step.
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You're good. I got you.
I got you. All right.Okay, okay.
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Everything's
in the bag?Yeah. Got it all. Got it all.
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Are you sure?Yep.
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Oh, my God. Oh, my God.
Oh, my God.
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All right, there you go.[groans]
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We're close.
[shouts]
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You're good.
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All right.
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[screaming]
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[panting]
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You're almost there.
I can see the baby's head.
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[groans]
I can't do this anymore.Yes, you can.
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You've got this, babe.No, I don't!
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Yes, you do.
No.
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Just listen to the doctor.
We're almost done.
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HARRIS:
Elisabeth.
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Concentrate.
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With the next contraction,
I need you to push
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with all your might.
You do that,
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and then you get
to meet your baby.
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That's what you said
the last time.Okay.
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Here we go.
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[screaming]
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[baby crying]
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It's a boy.
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[both laugh]
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What's wrong?
Is something wrong?
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Something wrong
with the baby?
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No, no.
He's perfectly healthy.
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Okay.
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[sobbing]:
Oh, baby.
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[baby continues crying]
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Miles, you're not,
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you're not saying anything.
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Why... why aren't you
saying anything?
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Uh, he's beautiful.
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[baby continues crying]
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It's just he's brown.
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What?
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[rain falling]
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TAYLOR:
Oh, my God, Elisabeth,
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he is so adorable.
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He is, isn't he?
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How's Miles holding up?
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Miles is having a tough time.
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I mean, he loves him.
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But he's...
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It's been difficult
with his family.
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The guys at work.
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You probably noticed
we didn't put Joseph's picture
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on the birth announcement.
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We didn't even
talk about it.
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I just showed him a card
without a picture, and he went,
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"Yeah, that's great."
[chuckles]
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Sorry.
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I brought him
to school,
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showed him to
my second graders last week.
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What an age.
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Yeah, nobody asks questions,
nobody judges.
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They just want to know
if he can have candy yet.
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[laughs]
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Yes, you.
Oh.
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Yes, you.
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Oh, my love.
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Thanks so much
for coming.
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I know I sort of
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fell off the face of the Earth
there for a while.
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No, I was thrilled
when you called.
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I was thrilled
when you said yes.
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But... I have
an ulterior motive.
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Okay.
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You've probably figured
this out already,
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but little Joseph here,
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he didn't happen
without some help.
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I know you know Miles and I
were trying for years;
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finally started doing
the fertility clinic thing.
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Lots of almosts, couple
of outright failures, too.
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And of course,
one fantastic,
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thrilling success.
[chuckles]
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Unfortunately, in the process
of arriving at that success,
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the clinic,
apparently, mistakenly,
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used another patient's sperm.
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I-I called because
I remembered
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you work at a law firm now.
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Well, actually,
it's a trial science firm.
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But there are lawyers
there, right?
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Yes. There are lawyers.
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Good. 'Cause I need one.
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MILES:
I just want to be clear.
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I love my son.
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I thank God every
day for my son.
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And we are both incredibly
grateful for this gift.
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Duly noted.
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So... what is it you want
to achieve by suing the clinic?
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Well, first and foremost,
we want to make sure
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this doesn't happen
to anyone else.
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I mean... our son
has a stranger's DNA.
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We-we really feel like
we're in a blind spot
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regarding so many things:
I mean, medical history,
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intellectual aptitudes,
social challenges.
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We're not
wealthy people.
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I work in
construction,
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my wife's a second
grade teacher.
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All right, for six years,
we poured every cent we had
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in trying to
get pregnant.
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Took out loans.
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We're in debt
up to our eyeballs.
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And we did it all so we
could have a child together.
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T-Together.
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You know what I mean.
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BULL:
So,
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in addition to putting
the clinic on notice
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so it cleans up its act
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and doesn't make
this kind of mistake again,
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you also want to recover
some of the costs
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associated with your treatments,
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because, while you are thrilled
to have baby Joseph,
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it was not the outcome
you were promised.
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Exactly.
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BENNY:
I have to warn you
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that reproductive negligence
cases can be very tricky.
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Juries have a hard time
ruling in the plaintiff's favor
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when they've walked away
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with a healthy baby.
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Well, let's not
get ahead of ourselves.
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I don't know that this is
necessarily ever gonna see
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the inside of a courtroom.
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Let me call the clinic
on your behalf,
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see if we can't get
their lawyers over here
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and... figure this out
the old-fashioned way:
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across a table,
with lots of coffee
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and some bathroom breaks.
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[cooing]
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BENNY:
You keep wanting to look past
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the fact that my clients
have clear evidence.
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I'm not looking
past anything.
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The clinic has already
admitted fault here.
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They've tightened up
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their practices
and added
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new security safeguards.
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They've sent letters
to all of their clients
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informing them
of this incident.
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And now they're offering
free DNA testing
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to any new parents
who worry
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that they may also be
victims of this mishap.
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Which is all well and good
for the clinic,
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but we're here to try
and help the McConnells.
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Of course.
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And after much consideration
and conversation,
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the clinic would like
to offer the McConnells
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their sincerest apology
and a check for $40,000
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as reimbursement
for the round of IVF
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that didn't
follow protocol.
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I'm sorry, but that
number doesn't even begin
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to take into account that
this "round of IVF"
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that did not follow protocol
resulted in a child
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that does not share
Miles McConnell's DNA,
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and could be prone to a host
of genetic anomalies
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that my clients
are not prepared for,
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an outcome for which
they paid over $400,000.
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Or we could just go to court.
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But let's be honest.
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We all know the clinic
doesn't want this to become
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an ugly public trial.
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Win, lose or draw,
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it's gonna irreparably tarnish
their reputation.
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And most likely,
kill their business.
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Give me a number.
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I would say reimbursing
the McConnells
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their entire $400,000
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and adding another 400,000
for pain and suffering
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would be a fair number,
wouldn't you?
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I'm not authorized
to go above 400,000.
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Well, then, we have a problem,
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because I'm not authorized
to accept less than a million.
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Wait a second.
You just said 800,000.
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Yes. That was
two minutes ago.
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And now
I said a million.
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And in another two minutes,
I'm gonna say a million five.
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Are you sensing
the pattern here?
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Let me make a call.
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You make a call.
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Uh, f-four hundred thousand
would honestly plenty.
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That doesn't even get you out
of the financial hole you're in.
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B-But it helps. I mean,
we should just take it.
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Yeah.
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Benny, would you explain
to our clients
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how the game is played?
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Mm. You know
the only thing better
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than a six-figure settlement?
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[elevator bell dings]
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A million dollars.
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I... I don't think
my brain can count that high.
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[chuckles]
Taylor, thank you.
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And thank you both.
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It's our pleasure.
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Oh, any friends of Taylor's
are friends of ours.
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Are you Miles?
Miles McConnell?
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Yeah, maybe.
Who's asking?
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You've been served.
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What is it?
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Mind if I take a look at it?
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It's a paternity petition
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from a man named
Roderick Walton.
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Okay, what does this mean?
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It means he believes
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he's your son's
biological father,
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and he's suing you for custody.
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♪
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BAILIFF:
All rise.
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In the matter of
Walton v. McConnell,
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in light of the recent
paternity test,
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there can be no doubt
that Mr. Roderick Walton
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is indeed the biological father
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of Joseph Patrick McConnell.
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Therefore,
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Mr. Walton does have
a legal claim to the child.
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I have to say
I have never encountered
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a situation like this before.
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Under the circumstances,
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it would be my strenuous
recommendation that both parties
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and their counsel
meet with me
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in chambers
to discuss
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a joint custody resolution.
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Your Honor,
just to be clear,
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as the only parents
this child has ever known,
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the McConnells believe
it is their right and duty
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to retain
sole custody.
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Your Honor, also in
the interest of clarity,
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my clients believe
it is their right
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and their duty to demand
full custody as well.
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I beg your pardon, but
I gave birth to this baby.
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[quietly]:
Benny's got this. It's okay.
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BENNY:
Your Honor, my client,
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Elisabeth McConnell,
carried Joseph for nine months.
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They shared a heartbeat.
She birthed him.
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She's been nursing him
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since the day he was born.RODERICK: Your Honor,
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my wife and I wish
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we had had all of
those experiences.
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The pregnancy,
the birth,
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the months of sleepless
unconditional love.
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But Samara and I didn't
even know we had a son
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until last week.
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And I'll be damned if
we're going to be enjoined
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from missing any
more of his life.
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Your Honor,
if can just finish what...
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Mr. and Mrs. Walton,
do you have any other children?
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No, Your Honor. No.
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Roderick and I have tried
for years to conceive.
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We've had 12 rounds
of in-vitro fertilization.
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I've suffered miscarriage
after miscarriage.
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It was soul crushing.
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So when we discovered
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that there was a baby
in this world
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that is
biologically Roderick's,
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we knew that
we had to raise him.
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And I need
to ask you this again:
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You would not be willing
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to entertain
a split custody arrangement?
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No offense to
the McConnells,
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but they're complete
strangers to us.
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This is my son.
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And we have no desire to raise
him with complete strangers.
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[sighs]
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Since both sides are refusing
to entertain a resolution,
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I'm forced to schedule
a custody hearing.
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In addition, I'm going to
appoint a guardian ad litem
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to investigate both
sets of parents.
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That guardian,
Michele Downey,
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will then issue a recommendation
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regarding what would be in
the best interest of the child.
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For now, the McConnells
will retain custody...
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[sighs]
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...but I'm granting
Mr. Walton
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temporary
court-monitored visitation
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for one hour a day.[whispers]
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If it please the court,
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my client is requesting, uh,
the first visitation be today.
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Well, since Ms. Downey
is already on the premises,
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I don't see why not.
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Why didn't you fight harder
in there?
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Visitation in-in
five minutes?
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How in God's name can I be
expected to hand my child over
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to a s-- complete stranger?
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He needs to eat soon,
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and he just doesn't take
a bottle from anyone.
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Can we go back
and appeal it?
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In custody cases,
there is no jury.
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It's all about the judge.
She has the final say.
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She has the only say.
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Trust me,
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that judge is focusing
on each party's reasonableness
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and willingness
to follow court orders.
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It would just be
a huge mistake
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to use our capital
trying to appeal
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the very first thing
the judge made a decision on.
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We need to play
the long game here.
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And you need to be
as cordial as possible
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going into this visitation.
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Don't even think
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about trying to manipulate your
son into not liking Roderick.
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Don't try
and squeeze him too tight
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or cue him to be scared
in any way.
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The guardian ad litem
is gonna be watching you
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very closely,
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and you don't want her to think
that you are trying to sway
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your child emotionally.
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I promise you,
they will hold that against you.
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You have my word, you'll have
your baby back in an hour.
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It's, uh, it's his feeding time,
so he might be a little fussy.
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Hey.
Yeah.
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It helps
if you angle it.
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Got it. Thank you.
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Hey, Joseph.
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Hey, it's me. Huh?
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It's your daddy. Huh?
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[laughs softly]
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God.
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Hey.
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[both laugh]
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SAMARA:
Hey.
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[Joseph fusses, Samara laughs]
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[gavel bangs]
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JUDGE:
Ms. Downey,
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I understand you did
an extensive investigation
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into both sets
of parents.
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I did, Your Honor.
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And what can you tell me?
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So the judge
can ask questions?
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Any time she wants.
Remember, there's no jury.
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She's the whole
ball of wax.
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I feel I have a clear sense
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of both the McConnells
and the Waltons.
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I'll be honest,
this is a difficult situation.
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I believe both couples
are good people
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and would be
fit parents,
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but since both families
are fighting for sole custody,
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it falls to me
to make an assessment
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based on who's better
for the baby long-term.
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And have you come
to a conclusion?
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I have.
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00:14:05,719 --> 00:14:09,505
I have taken lots of factors
into consideration, Your Honor.
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Uh, we use a combination of
criteria to make this decision.
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The primary three are
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the parents'
emotional stability,
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the parents' physical ability
to raise the child,
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and the parents'
employment history
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and financial ability
to care for the child.
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With regards to the
first two criteria,
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the two families are clearly
both more than up to the task.
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That leaves us
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with the third criteria.
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These are photos of the nursery
the Waltons have set up
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in their home in anticipation
of Joseph's arrival.
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And here are photos
of the McConnells'
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one-bedroom apartment
and the current accommodations
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they've set up
for baby Joseph.
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As you can see,
at the present time,
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parents and child
share a single bedroom.
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Uh, in and of itself,
not at all
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an unusual
or undesirable arrangement,
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particularly
at Joseph's young age.
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With regard
to the child's education,
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the Walton family has already
secured Joseph a spot
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at the prestigious
Hurstview Academy,
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while at
the present time,
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the McConnells
have not yet explored
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educational possibilities
for Joseph
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outside the public school
options in their neighborhood.
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Again, in and of itself,
not at all an unusual
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or unexpected answer
given Joseph's young age.
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Are we gonna be
okay here?
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Any questions for the guardian?BENNY:
Yes, Your Honor.
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Uh, Ms. Downey, I'm curious,
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are you familiar with
the studies that have been done
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on reactive
attachment disorder?
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Uh, studies that were conducted
to determine the effects
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on an infant child
when it is ripped
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from its primary caregivers
during its first year of life?
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Yes. I am very aware
of those studies.
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00:15:52,739 --> 00:15:54,915
I'm also aware of studies
that demonstrate
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that when an infant is placed
in a loving, stable home,
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the likelihood
of the child experiencing
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reactive attachment disorder
is slim to none.
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00:16:03,358 --> 00:16:04,751
This woman is not
on our side.
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00:16:04,794 --> 00:16:06,274
[shushes]
BENNY:
But at the very least,
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you would concede that it can be
a stressor on the child,
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can it not?
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I know that one of the biggest
stressors on a family
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and a child is whether or not
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00:16:15,022 --> 00:16:16,676
the parents
are financially stable.
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00:16:16,719 --> 00:16:19,766
And the fact is the McConnells'
financial situation
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over the past ten years
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has been, well,
uncertain at best.
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In fact,
just two months ago,
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00:16:27,687 --> 00:16:29,689
they were over half
a million dollars in debt.
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00:16:29,732 --> 00:16:31,778
They had to borrow money
for diapers
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00:16:31,821 --> 00:16:33,780
and an antibiotic
for the child.
404
00:16:33,823 --> 00:16:35,216
It was only
their recent settlement
405
00:16:35,260 --> 00:16:37,001
with the fertility clinic
that pulled them out
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00:16:37,044 --> 00:16:38,872
of their dire financial straits.
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00:16:38,915 --> 00:16:41,527
Be that as it may, Ms. Downey,
I hope you're not poised
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00:16:41,570 --> 00:16:44,051
to make judgement
based simply on the fact
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00:16:44,095 --> 00:16:47,272
that one family
has more money than the other.
410
00:16:47,315 --> 00:16:48,838
Mr. Colón, let's not argue over
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00:16:48,882 --> 00:16:50,405
the guardian's judgment
until she renders one.
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00:16:50,449 --> 00:16:51,885
And with that in mind,
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00:16:51,928 --> 00:16:53,060
Ms. Downey,
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00:16:53,104 --> 00:16:56,890
are you prepared
to make a recommendation?
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00:16:56,933 --> 00:17:00,502
[sighs]
Honestly, I cannot say
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00:17:00,546 --> 00:17:02,200
either family is unfit.
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00:17:02,243 --> 00:17:04,419
But if forced
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00:17:04,463 --> 00:17:08,119
to make a recommendation
between the two,
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00:17:08,162 --> 00:17:09,816
I would recommend the Waltons.
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00:17:15,996 --> 00:17:17,867
[Elisabeth crying]
421
00:17:21,001 --> 00:17:22,742
[whispers]: It's okay.
We're not done.
422
00:17:22,785 --> 00:17:24,787
It's not over.
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00:17:31,403 --> 00:17:35,102
DAWN:
Why are you seeking
full custody of your son?
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00:17:35,146 --> 00:17:40,151
My son is currently
a three-month-old baby.
425
00:17:40,194 --> 00:17:42,153
But in the blink
of an eye,
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00:17:42,196 --> 00:17:43,632
he'll be a six-year-old boy.
427
00:17:43,676 --> 00:17:46,331
And one day, he'll be
a 16-year-old young black man.
428
00:17:47,593 --> 00:17:50,378
And that
young black man
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00:17:50,422 --> 00:17:53,642
is going to need someone
who knows how to guide him.
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00:17:55,035 --> 00:17:57,820
Someone to give him "the talk."
431
00:17:57,864 --> 00:17:59,822
Someone who knows
how to show him
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00:17:59,866 --> 00:18:02,477
exactly what to do with his
hands when he gets pulled over.
433
00:18:02,521 --> 00:18:06,133
Someone to bring him into the
police station and introduce him
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00:18:06,177 --> 00:18:09,267
to the local police
so they know his name.
435
00:18:11,269 --> 00:18:13,488
Do the McConnells know
they need to do that?
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00:18:14,533 --> 00:18:15,969
Do they even know how
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00:18:16,012 --> 00:18:18,145
to do that?
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00:18:18,189 --> 00:18:19,320
I doubt it.
439
00:18:19,364 --> 00:18:20,539
BENNY:
Objection.
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00:18:20,582 --> 00:18:23,890
Your Honor, this is
an unfair and misleading
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00:18:23,933 --> 00:18:25,892
characterization.
442
00:18:25,935 --> 00:18:27,981
Mr. Walton, I need you
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00:18:28,024 --> 00:18:28,982
to stick to facts.
444
00:18:29,025 --> 00:18:30,157
Yes, Your Honor.
445
00:18:31,202 --> 00:18:33,552
The reality is
446
00:18:33,595 --> 00:18:37,382
this child is going to have
a piece of his identity
447
00:18:37,425 --> 00:18:39,558
that he wears.
448
00:18:39,601 --> 00:18:42,300
All the time.
There's no hiding it.
449
00:18:42,343 --> 00:18:43,953
And as much
as we'd like to believe
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00:18:43,997 --> 00:18:48,001
this world is color-blind, we
all know that just isn't true.
451
00:18:48,044 --> 00:18:51,178
What is true is that this world
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00:18:51,222 --> 00:18:54,486
is a complicated place
453
00:18:54,529 --> 00:18:57,924
for a biracial child,
a biracial teen.
454
00:18:57,967 --> 00:19:00,970
A biracial man.
455
00:19:02,581 --> 00:19:05,323
It's tough to find your way.
456
00:19:05,366 --> 00:19:09,370
And Joseph is going to need
his biological father
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00:19:09,414 --> 00:19:11,372
to help him navigate.
He just is.
458
00:19:12,765 --> 00:19:14,332
DAWN:
Do you have
anything else
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00:19:14,375 --> 00:19:15,942
you want to share
with the court?
460
00:19:17,422 --> 00:19:19,032
I would like
461
00:19:19,075 --> 00:19:21,034
the court to know
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00:19:21,077 --> 00:19:26,039
that I was raised
by a strong, loving father.
463
00:19:26,082 --> 00:19:28,476
As was my father before me.
464
00:19:30,435 --> 00:19:34,743
And I'll be damned if I am
going to turn my back on my son
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00:19:34,787 --> 00:19:38,617
and perpetuate the stereotype
of the absentee black father.
466
00:19:40,836 --> 00:19:43,404
I have no further questions
for this witness.
467
00:19:50,368 --> 00:19:51,499
Good morning, Mr. Walton.
468
00:19:51,543 --> 00:19:53,153
Now, yesterday
we heard all about
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00:19:53,197 --> 00:19:56,591
your impressive success
in the business world,
470
00:19:56,635 --> 00:19:59,812
your considerable
financial resources.
471
00:19:59,855 --> 00:20:02,771
But that must come at a cost,
does it not?
472
00:20:02,815 --> 00:20:05,600
I suppose everything
comes at a cost.
473
00:20:05,644 --> 00:20:06,949
How many hours a week
474
00:20:06,993 --> 00:20:08,995
would you estimate
that you and your wife work?
475
00:20:09,038 --> 00:20:14,043
If I had to put a number on it,
I'd say probably 60 hours.
476
00:20:14,087 --> 00:20:15,654
BENNY: Each?Yes.
477
00:20:15,697 --> 00:20:18,222
Again, that's
an approximation.
478
00:20:18,265 --> 00:20:20,963
A lot of that work happens at
home on laptops and telephones.
479
00:20:21,007 --> 00:20:24,402
Mm. And do you work
on the weekends?
480
00:20:24,445 --> 00:20:26,186
Sometimes.
481
00:20:26,230 --> 00:20:28,232
Your Honor, I can assure you,
that will change
482
00:20:28,275 --> 00:20:30,277
once we have
custody of our son.
483
00:20:30,321 --> 00:20:32,758
Mm. Will it, though?
484
00:20:32,801 --> 00:20:34,455
Isn't it true
485
00:20:34,499 --> 00:20:36,805
that you've already begun
interviewing nannies?
486
00:20:36,849 --> 00:20:39,112
Night nurses?
Weekend nannies?
487
00:20:39,155 --> 00:20:41,593
RODERICK:
Just because my wife
and I work long hours,
488
00:20:41,636 --> 00:20:44,160
that doesn't mean we aren't
going to be hands-on parents.
489
00:20:44,204 --> 00:20:47,642
That's how my parents raised me,
and I was all the better for it.
490
00:20:47,686 --> 00:20:49,427
I learned the value
of a strong work ethic.
491
00:20:49,470 --> 00:20:51,167
The value of a job well done.
492
00:20:51,211 --> 00:20:52,604
Maybe so,
493
00:20:52,647 --> 00:20:55,607
but... it's feeling like
494
00:20:55,650 --> 00:20:59,524
you're preparing
to outsource your parenting,
495
00:20:59,567 --> 00:21:01,439
when this child already has two
496
00:21:01,482 --> 00:21:04,833
wonderful,
loving, hands-on,
497
00:21:04,877 --> 00:21:07,488
full-time parents.
498
00:21:07,532 --> 00:21:09,316
Miles and Elisabeth McConnell.
499
00:21:09,360 --> 00:21:10,926
Two parents who don't understand
the first thing
500
00:21:10,970 --> 00:21:13,320
about raising a black child.
501
00:21:13,364 --> 00:21:16,018
BENNY:
Might I point out,
Mr. Walton,
502
00:21:16,062 --> 00:21:19,326
that white parents
successfully raise black
503
00:21:19,370 --> 00:21:20,936
and biracial children
all the time.
504
00:21:20,980 --> 00:21:22,938
That's your opinion, sir.
505
00:21:25,637 --> 00:21:27,247
I have no further questions,
Your Honor.
506
00:21:30,511 --> 00:21:32,905
ELISABETH:
What do you think?
507
00:21:32,948 --> 00:21:35,603
Reading a judge isn't the same
as reading a jury,
508
00:21:35,647 --> 00:21:38,345
but, while Mr. Walton
was a compelling witness,
509
00:21:38,389 --> 00:21:39,477
I think he did himself
510
00:21:39,520 --> 00:21:40,695
as much harm as good.
511
00:21:40,739 --> 00:21:43,481
They rested their case.
It's our turn now.
512
00:21:43,524 --> 00:21:45,570
You still want to stick
with the plan?
513
00:21:45,613 --> 00:21:48,399
Call Elisabeth as
our first witness?
514
00:21:48,442 --> 00:21:49,835
BULL:
No.
515
00:21:49,878 --> 00:21:51,489
I think we need
to remind the judge
516
00:21:51,532 --> 00:21:53,578
that this baby
already has a father.
517
00:21:56,102 --> 00:21:57,799
Those first moments
in the delivery room,
518
00:21:57,843 --> 00:22:00,280
when you realized
you probably didn't
519
00:22:00,324 --> 00:22:03,022
share DNA with your son,
520
00:22:03,065 --> 00:22:04,806
how did you respond?
521
00:22:04,850 --> 00:22:08,114
I was shocked.
I was surprised.
522
00:22:08,157 --> 00:22:11,944
When I was
holding Joseph,
523
00:22:11,987 --> 00:22:13,989
and the way
he was looking at me,
524
00:22:14,033 --> 00:22:15,948
his helplessness--
525
00:22:15,991 --> 00:22:18,820
at that point, I stopped
thinking about DNA,
526
00:22:18,864 --> 00:22:20,909
biology, all that.
527
00:22:20,953 --> 00:22:24,565
I just thought,
"I'm gonna make the best life
528
00:22:24,609 --> 00:22:27,394
"I possibly can for you,
529
00:22:27,438 --> 00:22:30,571
because I'm your father,
and you're my child."
530
00:22:31,616 --> 00:22:33,052
I know it's
531
00:22:33,095 --> 00:22:36,403
a hokey expression,
but I really do believe
532
00:22:36,447 --> 00:22:39,145
God doesn't throw you
more than you can handle.
533
00:22:39,188 --> 00:22:42,061
So you went about doing that?
534
00:22:42,104 --> 00:22:43,628
Making the best life
for your son?
535
00:22:43,671 --> 00:22:45,760
I'm sure trying.
536
00:22:47,806 --> 00:22:49,590
He's got colic, you know,
537
00:22:49,634 --> 00:22:51,723
so we're up a
lot of nights.
538
00:22:51,766 --> 00:22:53,725
But no matter
how tired I get,
539
00:22:53,768 --> 00:22:57,555
once he finally finds
his way to sleep,
540
00:22:57,598 --> 00:23:01,428
I stay up a little while
longer and just watch
541
00:23:01,472 --> 00:23:03,952
and smile.
542
00:23:03,996 --> 00:23:06,390
Because he's mine.
543
00:23:07,608 --> 00:23:08,914
I don't know.
544
00:23:08,957 --> 00:23:10,568
It's, uh...
545
00:23:13,919 --> 00:23:17,183
It's the way he looks at me
first thing in the morning.
546
00:23:17,226 --> 00:23:19,446
Yeah, it's...
547
00:23:19,490 --> 00:23:21,187
He knows who I am.
548
00:23:23,189 --> 00:23:26,366
It's got nothing to do with DNA.
549
00:23:28,150 --> 00:23:30,152
He knows
he can count on me.
550
00:23:32,024 --> 00:23:34,243
He knows I'm Dad.
551
00:23:36,202 --> 00:23:38,422
Nothing further, Your Honor.
552
00:23:40,554 --> 00:23:42,730
He was a good witness,
wasn't he?
553
00:23:42,774 --> 00:23:44,036
So far.
554
00:23:44,079 --> 00:23:45,472
DAWN:
Mr. McConnell,
555
00:23:45,516 --> 00:23:48,040
can you tell the court
where you were last Tuesday
556
00:23:48,083 --> 00:23:49,258
at 4:00 p.m.?
557
00:23:51,913 --> 00:23:53,698
You know where
this is going?
558
00:23:53,741 --> 00:23:55,047
It's nothing.
559
00:23:55,090 --> 00:23:57,266
I had an appointment.
560
00:23:57,310 --> 00:23:58,833
Would you tell the court
what kind of appointment?
561
00:23:58,877 --> 00:24:00,618
A doctor's appointment.
562
00:24:00,661 --> 00:24:02,315
What kind of doctor,
Mr. McConnell?
563
00:24:02,358 --> 00:24:03,664
Objection, Your Honor.
564
00:24:03,708 --> 00:24:05,231
Counselor's badgering
the witness.
565
00:24:05,274 --> 00:24:07,581
Your Honor, there's a point
to this line of questioning,
566
00:24:07,625 --> 00:24:11,933
if the court would just afford
me a little more latitude.
567
00:24:11,977 --> 00:24:13,674
Objection overruled.
568
00:24:13,718 --> 00:24:15,154
The witness will answer
the question.
569
00:24:16,938 --> 00:24:19,506
A therapist.
570
00:24:19,550 --> 00:24:21,247
A behavioral therapist.
A psychologist.
571
00:24:21,290 --> 00:24:24,293
They must have hired a private
detective to follow him.
572
00:24:24,337 --> 00:24:26,644
Are you sure there's
nothing I need to know?
573
00:24:26,687 --> 00:24:29,908
No. It's all good.DAWN: And may I ask
574
00:24:29,951 --> 00:24:33,128
how long you've been
seeing this therapist?
575
00:24:33,172 --> 00:24:35,217
Almost four years.
576
00:24:35,261 --> 00:24:36,741
And can you
tell the court
577
00:24:36,784 --> 00:24:39,744
what compelled you
to seek the services
578
00:24:39,787 --> 00:24:41,006
of a therapist?
579
00:24:41,049 --> 00:24:42,616
BENNY:
Your Honor, counsel is on
580
00:24:42,660 --> 00:24:44,400
a fishing expedition here.
581
00:24:44,444 --> 00:24:48,666
A, we were unaware of any effort
on the plaintiff's part
582
00:24:48,709 --> 00:24:51,973
to request my client's
private psychiatric records;
583
00:24:52,017 --> 00:24:55,499
and, B, seeking the services
of a licensed therapist
584
00:24:55,542 --> 00:24:57,065
is something millions of people,
585
00:24:57,109 --> 00:24:59,372
many of them parents,
do day in and day out.
586
00:24:59,415 --> 00:25:01,243
Counselor,
587
00:25:01,287 --> 00:25:03,289
I need you
to ask a question
588
00:25:03,332 --> 00:25:05,160
that ties
Mr. McConnell's therapy
589
00:25:05,204 --> 00:25:07,249
to the questions
at hand here today,
590
00:25:07,293 --> 00:25:09,382
or change your line
of questioning.
591
00:25:09,425 --> 00:25:12,907
Of course, Your Honor.
I-I understand, Your Honor.
592
00:25:12,951 --> 00:25:15,388
Uh, but I do have
one last question
593
00:25:15,431 --> 00:25:16,737
that might make it apparent
594
00:25:16,781 --> 00:25:19,131
why I'm going
down this road.
595
00:25:21,133 --> 00:25:24,179
Mr. McConnell,
isn't it true that
596
00:25:24,223 --> 00:25:25,920
the therapist
you're working with is one
597
00:25:25,964 --> 00:25:30,229
that specializes in issues
involving anger management
598
00:25:30,272 --> 00:25:32,100
and temper control?
599
00:25:33,145 --> 00:25:34,581
Yes.
600
00:25:36,627 --> 00:25:37,758
Now I'm curious.
601
00:25:37,802 --> 00:25:39,630
Is this an issue for you
in your life?
602
00:25:39,673 --> 00:25:42,110
Your Honor, I sought treatment
603
00:25:42,154 --> 00:25:44,330
when we started trying
to have a baby.
604
00:25:44,373 --> 00:25:46,332
May I ask why?
605
00:25:48,595 --> 00:25:51,467
Growing up, my house
wasn't always...
606
00:25:54,296 --> 00:25:57,865
I don't know-- my father
could be great some days.
607
00:25:59,519 --> 00:26:01,608
Sometimes his temper
got the best of him.
608
00:26:01,652 --> 00:26:04,611
And are we talking
about verbal abuse?
609
00:26:04,655 --> 00:26:08,659
Yelling, screaming,
abusive language?
610
00:26:08,702 --> 00:26:11,009
Not just that.
611
00:26:11,052 --> 00:26:12,750
So, physical abuse.
612
00:26:14,578 --> 00:26:16,101
Sometimes, yeah.
613
00:26:16,144 --> 00:26:18,625
JUDGE:
Towards you?
614
00:26:18,669 --> 00:26:20,540
Your mother,
your siblings?
615
00:26:21,585 --> 00:26:24,370
Everyone in the house.
616
00:26:24,413 --> 00:26:27,068
So I wanted to talk to someone
617
00:26:27,112 --> 00:26:28,853
so I could be better
for my children.
618
00:26:28,896 --> 00:26:30,898
I didn't want the cycle
to continue.
619
00:26:30,942 --> 00:26:33,684
And did you have a reason
to think that it might?
620
00:26:33,727 --> 00:26:37,165
I guess I-I just didn't want
the cycle to continue.
621
00:26:38,906 --> 00:26:40,473
I'd never been
a father before.
622
00:26:40,516 --> 00:26:42,475
I didn't know what to expect.
623
00:26:42,518 --> 00:26:44,695
I wanted to get ahead of it.BENNY: Your Honor,
624
00:26:44,738 --> 00:26:46,740
the fact that Mr. McConnell
was proactive
625
00:26:46,784 --> 00:26:48,786
out of an abundance
of caution means that
626
00:26:48,829 --> 00:26:52,790
he is a thoughtful, careful
and concerned father,
627
00:26:52,833 --> 00:26:54,400
not a dangerous one.
628
00:26:54,443 --> 00:26:56,184
I'm inclined to agree.
629
00:26:56,228 --> 00:26:58,578
Are we through
with this subject?DAWN: Not quite.
630
00:26:58,622 --> 00:27:02,800
Mr. McConnell, have you ever
broken anything in anger?
631
00:27:06,151 --> 00:27:08,283
Sure. I suppose.
Who hasn't?
632
00:27:08,327 --> 00:27:09,894
Have you ever
yelled at a colleague,
633
00:27:09,937 --> 00:27:12,810
a neighbor, family member?BENNY: Objection.
634
00:27:12,853 --> 00:27:15,334
Your Honor, counsel has
her fishing pole back out,
635
00:27:15,377 --> 00:27:17,336
in addition to
badgering the witness.
636
00:27:17,379 --> 00:27:18,685
Let's get to the point.
637
00:27:18,729 --> 00:27:21,427
Have you ever been asked
to leave a bar
638
00:27:21,470 --> 00:27:22,863
because you got in a fight?
639
00:27:27,128 --> 00:27:28,956
Mr. McConnell?
640
00:27:29,000 --> 00:27:31,655
Once.
641
00:27:31,698 --> 00:27:33,961
A long time ago,
when I was in college.
642
00:27:34,005 --> 00:27:35,571
Ever punch a hole in a wall?
643
00:27:35,615 --> 00:27:37,356
BENNY:
Your Honor, objection.
644
00:27:37,399 --> 00:27:40,968
What Mr. McConnell did
or did not do in college
645
00:27:41,012 --> 00:27:43,449
has little to do
with his ability to parent.
646
00:27:43,492 --> 00:27:44,711
If we were all judged
647
00:27:44,755 --> 00:27:47,192
by what we did...Overruled, Mr. Colón.
648
00:27:47,235 --> 00:27:49,890
Mr. McConnell,
please answer the question.
649
00:27:52,980 --> 00:27:55,722
Mr. McConnell,
I'm waiting for an answer.
650
00:27:55,766 --> 00:27:58,203
Have you ever punched
a hole in a wall?
651
00:28:01,032 --> 00:28:02,816
I was 16.
652
00:28:05,645 --> 00:28:08,039
I'm a different
person now.
653
00:28:09,431 --> 00:28:11,738
I have worked on myself
654
00:28:11,782 --> 00:28:15,394
so I am not the
father that I had.
655
00:28:15,437 --> 00:28:18,745
I-I have worked on myself so
that this is never an issue.
656
00:28:18,789 --> 00:28:20,399
DAWN:
And are we just supposed
657
00:28:20,442 --> 00:28:22,618
to take your word for that?
658
00:28:22,662 --> 00:28:26,535
There's an infant's well-being
at stake here.
659
00:28:26,579 --> 00:28:30,061
You admit that you grew up
in an abusive household.
660
00:28:30,104 --> 00:28:31,497
You admit you're worried
661
00:28:31,540 --> 00:28:34,413
about continuing
the cycle of abuse.
662
00:28:36,154 --> 00:28:38,460
Shouldn't we be worried, too?
663
00:28:41,594 --> 00:28:43,030
Your Honor,
664
00:28:43,074 --> 00:28:45,554
is this really someone we should
be awarding custody to?
665
00:28:53,780 --> 00:28:56,957
[elevator bell dings]
666
00:28:57,001 --> 00:28:58,437
CHUNK:
Good morning.
667
00:29:01,788 --> 00:29:03,572
Can I get you
anything?
668
00:29:03,616 --> 00:29:04,791
My baby.
669
00:29:06,488 --> 00:29:09,883
Look, uh, I know this is
a pretty difficult time.
670
00:29:09,927 --> 00:29:11,276
What are you hearing?
671
00:29:12,886 --> 00:29:14,279
It's not looking good, is it?Okay.
672
00:29:14,322 --> 00:29:16,672
We need to get
a few things straight.
673
00:29:16,716 --> 00:29:17,804
Okay?
674
00:29:17,848 --> 00:29:19,284
Testifying in a court of law,
675
00:29:19,327 --> 00:29:20,894
testifying like
you're gonna do tomorrow--
676
00:29:20,938 --> 00:29:23,114
it's a lot like
677
00:29:23,157 --> 00:29:25,377
riding a bike
on a winding road.
678
00:29:25,420 --> 00:29:27,814
You keep looking back,
you're destined to falter.
679
00:29:27,858 --> 00:29:29,816
We need you
680
00:29:29,860 --> 00:29:31,078
looking forward,
681
00:29:31,122 --> 00:29:33,646
eyes on where we're going
and what we want.
682
00:29:35,126 --> 00:29:37,955
Divorce papers.
683
00:29:37,998 --> 00:29:40,044
Elisabeth,
you filed for divorce?
684
00:29:40,087 --> 00:29:42,437
Y-Yeah, a while ago.
685
00:29:42,481 --> 00:29:45,440
Why wouldn't you tell us
something like this?
686
00:29:45,484 --> 00:29:47,181
Why wouldn't you
tell mesomething like this?
687
00:29:47,225 --> 00:29:48,661
How'd you find out?
688
00:29:48,704 --> 00:29:50,489
It's a matter of public record.
689
00:29:50,532 --> 00:29:52,839
Really? Wow.
690
00:29:52,883 --> 00:29:55,320
I-I mean, it's not like
I went through with it.
691
00:29:55,363 --> 00:29:58,105
I pulled those forms less than
an hour after I filed them.
692
00:29:58,149 --> 00:29:59,237
Miles doesn't even know.
693
00:30:01,282 --> 00:30:05,069
I-I was going through
a crazy time, emotionally.
694
00:30:05,112 --> 00:30:06,679
D-Do you think
the other side knows?
695
00:30:06,722 --> 00:30:08,681
If the other side found out
about your husband
696
00:30:08,724 --> 00:30:09,987
seeing a therapist,
697
00:30:10,030 --> 00:30:12,380
then they definitely
know about this.
698
00:30:12,424 --> 00:30:14,513
We need to talk to Bull
and Benny so that we can
699
00:30:14,556 --> 00:30:16,036
all figure out how we're
gonna get ahead of this.
700
00:30:16,080 --> 00:30:18,299
TAYLOR:
And before any
of that happens,
701
00:30:18,343 --> 00:30:20,693
you need to tell your husband;
you need to tell Miles.
702
00:30:20,736 --> 00:30:22,521
This is not something
you want him to hear about
703
00:30:22,564 --> 00:30:24,566
for the first time in court.
704
00:30:26,917 --> 00:30:29,136
I've always wanted
to be a mother, and Miles has
705
00:30:29,180 --> 00:30:30,703
always wanted
to be a father.
706
00:30:30,746 --> 00:30:32,966
It's just always been
part of the plan.
707
00:30:33,010 --> 00:30:35,142
That's why we never gave up.
708
00:30:35,186 --> 00:30:37,971
Even after all
the disappointments.
709
00:30:39,886 --> 00:30:42,106
And then suddenly it takes,
710
00:30:42,149 --> 00:30:45,065
and I'm pregnant again.
711
00:30:45,109 --> 00:30:49,853
Two months, three months,
and I'm-I'm still carrying him.
712
00:30:51,463 --> 00:30:54,901
Ultrasounds and
listening to heartbeats,
713
00:30:54,945 --> 00:30:57,904
and I'm-I'm still carrying him.
714
00:30:57,948 --> 00:31:00,602
Seven months,
eight months,
715
00:31:00,646 --> 00:31:03,518
and-and they keep telling me
that he's healthy,
716
00:31:03,562 --> 00:31:05,520
that-that I'm healthy.
717
00:31:05,564 --> 00:31:07,392
And I-I keep waiting
for a pain,
718
00:31:07,435 --> 00:31:09,568
for something to go wrong
in the middle of the night,
719
00:31:09,611 --> 00:31:12,658
but... but it doesn't.
720
00:31:13,702 --> 00:31:15,400
And then
721
00:31:15,443 --> 00:31:17,445
they wheel me into
that delivery room,
722
00:31:17,489 --> 00:31:19,795
and I realize...
723
00:31:19,839 --> 00:31:22,581
I'm about to give birth.
724
00:31:22,624 --> 00:31:24,235
Oh, my God.
725
00:31:26,367 --> 00:31:28,369
And he's perfect.
726
00:31:30,806 --> 00:31:33,374
Better than perfect.
727
00:31:33,418 --> 00:31:35,463
And he's ours.
728
00:31:37,074 --> 00:31:38,684
BENNY:
Mrs. McConnell,
729
00:31:38,727 --> 00:31:41,121
did you file divorce papers
a year ago?
730
00:31:42,688 --> 00:31:44,124
I sure did.
731
00:31:44,168 --> 00:31:46,213
Filed in one
Tuesday afternoon
732
00:31:46,257 --> 00:31:49,825
at 2:00, asked if
I could have them back
733
00:31:49,869 --> 00:31:52,306
so I could rip them up
a little before 3:00.
734
00:31:52,350 --> 00:31:55,179
BENNY:
Sounds a little irrational.
735
00:31:56,397 --> 00:31:59,487
"Little" is kind.
[chuckles softly]
736
00:31:59,531 --> 00:32:01,402
IVF, you know.
737
00:32:01,446 --> 00:32:05,232
I'd been taking hormones on
and off for years at that point.
738
00:32:05,276 --> 00:32:08,540
I-I wasn't myself.
739
00:32:08,583 --> 00:32:12,326
Things had become
tense and stressful at home.
740
00:32:12,370 --> 00:32:16,069
We were going broke
trying to get pregnant.
741
00:32:16,113 --> 00:32:18,898
I actually began to wonder
if maybe Miles
742
00:32:18,942 --> 00:32:20,508
would be better off
with someone else.
743
00:32:22,684 --> 00:32:24,382
Someone who could
give him children.
744
00:32:27,776 --> 00:32:29,822
Thank you.
745
00:32:29,865 --> 00:32:31,258
No further questions,
Your Honor.
746
00:32:34,870 --> 00:32:36,394
These divorce papers--
747
00:32:36,437 --> 00:32:38,439
how long ago
did you say they were filed?
748
00:32:38,483 --> 00:32:42,878
About a year ago,
maybe 13 months now.
749
00:32:42,922 --> 00:32:45,142
You know, it sounds like,
uh, you filed them
750
00:32:45,185 --> 00:32:47,057
just before you found out
you were pregnant.
751
00:32:47,100 --> 00:32:49,885
Yes. It all seemed
to happen at once.
752
00:32:51,539 --> 00:32:55,021
Also sounds like maybe
you withdrew the papers
753
00:32:55,065 --> 00:32:57,284
when you found out
you were pregnant.
754
00:32:57,328 --> 00:32:59,591
No. Like I said, I withdrew them
755
00:32:59,634 --> 00:33:01,549
not even an hour
after I filed them.
756
00:33:01,593 --> 00:33:02,855
Do you remember the date?
757
00:33:02,898 --> 00:33:05,466
I do.I'll bet you do.
758
00:33:05,510 --> 00:33:07,294
Because according
to your medical records,
759
00:33:07,338 --> 00:33:09,775
it was the exact same date
the clinic called
760
00:33:09,818 --> 00:33:13,083
to tell you your test
was positive, you were pregnant.
761
00:33:13,126 --> 00:33:15,259
ELISABETH:
Yeah-- Well, I mean,
762
00:33:15,302 --> 00:33:18,436
yes, but that was
purely coincidence.
763
00:33:18,479 --> 00:33:21,569
I mean, I-I withdrew them first,
same day I filed them,
764
00:33:21,613 --> 00:33:24,094
like I said, and then when
I got home that evening,
765
00:33:24,137 --> 00:33:25,921
the clinic called with the news.
766
00:33:25,965 --> 00:33:28,272
And are you sure
that was the order of events?
767
00:33:28,315 --> 00:33:30,448
Definitely.So it's not as if
768
00:33:30,491 --> 00:33:32,580
you found out you were pregnant
769
00:33:32,624 --> 00:33:35,453
and thought the baby
would save your marriage?
770
00:33:35,496 --> 00:33:37,368
Objection, Your Honor.
Asked and answered.
771
00:33:37,411 --> 00:33:40,327
Objection sustained.
Ask another question,
772
00:33:40,371 --> 00:33:42,416
Ms. Taylor.
773
00:33:42,460 --> 00:33:45,071
Mrs. McConnell, are you sure
you're not fighting
774
00:33:45,115 --> 00:33:47,987
for this baby because
you fear your marriage
775
00:33:48,031 --> 00:33:49,380
won't survive
without him?
776
00:33:49,423 --> 00:33:51,860
I'm fighting for my baby
because I love him,
777
00:33:51,904 --> 00:33:55,081
because Ican't survive
without him.
778
00:33:56,996 --> 00:33:59,955
Thank you for your honesty.
779
00:33:59,999 --> 00:34:04,134
But this hearing
is about the baby's well-being,
780
00:34:04,177 --> 00:34:05,570
not yours.
781
00:34:07,528 --> 00:34:09,835
I have no further
questions,
782
00:34:09,878 --> 00:34:11,619
Your Honor.
783
00:34:18,278 --> 00:34:20,280
[cell phone vibrating]
784
00:34:23,805 --> 00:34:25,111
[exhales]
785
00:34:26,156 --> 00:34:27,635
Yeah?
786
00:34:27,679 --> 00:34:29,289
Bull, are you awake? It's Danny.
787
00:34:29,333 --> 00:34:33,076
Um... what's going on?
788
00:34:33,119 --> 00:34:34,468
Okay, well,
789
00:34:34,512 --> 00:34:36,427
you can't ask me
how I got ahold of them,
790
00:34:36,470 --> 00:34:38,385
which means you can't use
what I'm about to tell you
791
00:34:38,429 --> 00:34:40,648
as evidence, but I was able
to get a peek
792
00:34:40,692 --> 00:34:43,086
at the Waltons'
medical records, both his
793
00:34:43,129 --> 00:34:45,305
and hers.Yeah?
794
00:34:45,349 --> 00:34:46,437
And Samara...
795
00:34:46,480 --> 00:34:49,353
Samara had ovarian cancer
last year.
796
00:34:49,396 --> 00:34:51,311
It's in remission now,
797
00:34:51,355 --> 00:34:53,966
but obviously it could
come back at any time.
798
00:34:55,402 --> 00:34:57,143
Bull?
799
00:34:57,187 --> 00:34:58,188
Yeah?
800
00:34:58,231 --> 00:34:59,493
One other thing.
801
00:34:59,537 --> 00:35:03,367
As a result of her illness,
she has no eggs,
802
00:35:03,410 --> 00:35:07,458
and it would be impossible
for her to get pregnant, ever.
803
00:35:10,461 --> 00:35:13,028
Ah, Mrs. McConnell.
Mr. McConnell.
804
00:35:13,072 --> 00:35:14,856
Uh, if you would
sit here.
805
00:35:19,122 --> 00:35:21,385
Thank you all for coming.
806
00:35:21,428 --> 00:35:25,040
I received a phone call
last night
807
00:35:25,084 --> 00:35:28,479
about Mrs. Walton's
medical history.
808
00:35:29,915 --> 00:35:33,048
And while she is in fine health
at the moment,
809
00:35:33,092 --> 00:35:35,355
18 months ago,
things were far more dire.
810
00:35:35,399 --> 00:35:36,791
Again,
811
00:35:36,835 --> 00:35:41,318
she has a clean bill
of health today,
812
00:35:41,361 --> 00:35:45,583
but the often fatal disease
she rallied against
813
00:35:45,626 --> 00:35:47,454
often recurs.
814
00:35:49,456 --> 00:35:51,415
Now, I could subpoena
her medical history,
815
00:35:51,458 --> 00:35:53,068
get her doctors on the stand,
816
00:35:53,112 --> 00:35:55,375
get medical professionals
to talk about
817
00:35:55,419 --> 00:35:58,378
the possibility
of this disease recurring,
818
00:35:58,422 --> 00:36:01,425
but I don't want
to do that.
819
00:36:05,603 --> 00:36:07,518
Truth is, even
with all that,
820
00:36:07,561 --> 00:36:11,435
this case could go either way,
and the judge,
821
00:36:11,478 --> 00:36:14,177
whatever decision she makes...
822
00:36:16,266 --> 00:36:20,357
...at least one family
is going to be heartbroken.
823
00:36:23,360 --> 00:36:25,840
So...
824
00:36:25,884 --> 00:36:29,540
I'd like to propose
a different solution.
825
00:36:29,583 --> 00:36:31,933
We know the combination
of Roderick's sperm
826
00:36:31,977 --> 00:36:37,417
and Elisabeth's egg created
a beautiful, healthy baby boy.
827
00:36:40,420 --> 00:36:41,987
Let's just do it again.
828
00:36:44,598 --> 00:36:46,383
You can't be serious.
829
00:36:46,426 --> 00:36:48,298
Oh, yes, I am.
830
00:36:48,341 --> 00:36:49,734
Samara,
831
00:36:49,777 --> 00:36:54,086
your disease left you with
no eggs to fertilize, right?
832
00:36:54,129 --> 00:36:56,175
So if Elisabeth
833
00:36:56,219 --> 00:36:57,785
was to donate
an egg...
834
00:36:57,829 --> 00:37:00,135
Wait, wait, wait, wait.
835
00:37:00,179 --> 00:37:03,617
This is not why we're here.
This is not what we came for.
836
00:37:03,661 --> 00:37:05,097
ELISABETH:
Hold on.
837
00:37:05,140 --> 00:37:07,578
You want me to donate one
of my eggs to the Waltons?
838
00:37:07,621 --> 00:37:09,580
I'm suggesting a way
839
00:37:09,623 --> 00:37:13,323
that might give everyone
what they want.
840
00:37:13,366 --> 00:37:15,673
But why would I ever agree
to have a child of mine
841
00:37:15,716 --> 00:37:18,632
out in the world without me
being able to raise him or her?
842
00:37:18,676 --> 00:37:21,287
Exactly why we're here.
843
00:37:23,768 --> 00:37:26,292
That's the way we feel
about Joseph.
844
00:37:29,904 --> 00:37:32,080
BULL:
And what if
845
00:37:32,124 --> 00:37:36,302
you didn't shut each other out
of either child's life?
846
00:37:36,346 --> 00:37:39,436
Each family
raises a child
847
00:37:39,479 --> 00:37:41,655
of their own, and
that child would know
848
00:37:41,699 --> 00:37:44,092
that there were other
people out there
849
00:37:44,136 --> 00:37:47,095
who loved him or her.
850
00:37:47,139 --> 00:37:48,532
Better than a grandparent,
851
00:37:48,575 --> 00:37:51,535
another parent,
and a brother
852
00:37:51,578 --> 00:37:56,148
or sister who, otherwise,
wouldn't be there.
853
00:37:56,191 --> 00:37:57,628
Now, I am not naive.
854
00:37:57,671 --> 00:38:00,457
I know that this is not gonna be
easy, but the upside...
855
00:38:00,500 --> 00:38:02,241
[inhales deeply]
856
00:38:02,285 --> 00:38:04,591
...the upside
857
00:38:04,635 --> 00:38:06,724
is so damn high up there...
858
00:38:09,204 --> 00:38:10,554
...it's almost unimaginable.
859
00:38:13,078 --> 00:38:16,473
Now, look, if this hearing
has proven anything, it's that
860
00:38:16,516 --> 00:38:19,650
none of you are perfect.
861
00:38:19,693 --> 00:38:23,001
But you are all
loving, caring, good people,
862
00:38:23,044 --> 00:38:27,658
and you all want
what's best for Joseph.
863
00:38:30,356 --> 00:38:32,489
So why couldn't
that be the love
864
00:38:32,532 --> 00:38:35,361
of four imperfect people?
865
00:38:35,405 --> 00:38:38,538
And a sibling to go through
the journey of life with?
866
00:38:42,716 --> 00:38:43,935
BENNY:
Your Honor,
867
00:38:43,978 --> 00:38:46,894
before you render a decision,
my client would
868
00:38:46,938 --> 00:38:48,940
very much like
to address the court.
869
00:38:50,985 --> 00:38:52,465
If the Waltons
have no objection?
870
00:38:52,509 --> 00:38:54,772
We do not, Your Honor.
871
00:38:56,251 --> 00:38:57,818
Mrs. McConnell?
872
00:38:59,864 --> 00:39:01,779
Your Honor.
873
00:39:01,822 --> 00:39:03,737
Um, before you render
a decision,
874
00:39:03,781 --> 00:39:05,173
I think we've all collectively
875
00:39:05,217 --> 00:39:07,393
come to a realization.
876
00:39:07,437 --> 00:39:09,743
I-I know I have.
877
00:39:09,787 --> 00:39:12,703
I can finally see
why the Waltons
878
00:39:12,746 --> 00:39:15,662
felt the need
to file for custody.
879
00:39:15,706 --> 00:39:19,405
It's clear to me--
clear to us--
880
00:39:19,449 --> 00:39:20,754
that they're doing
what they're doing
881
00:39:20,798 --> 00:39:24,454
out of enormous love
for Joseph.
882
00:39:27,587 --> 00:39:29,546
I don't know
how to ask someone--
883
00:39:29,589 --> 00:39:32,026
order someone
to stop loving a child
884
00:39:32,070 --> 00:39:33,724
who's at least
partially theirs.
885
00:39:33,767 --> 00:39:35,813
I'm not sure I know
where we're going.
886
00:39:37,467 --> 00:39:41,340
What I'm proposing--
uh, what we're all proposing--
887
00:39:41,384 --> 00:39:42,863
and, uh, really
it's Dr. Bull's idea--
888
00:39:42,907 --> 00:39:45,039
is that, in-in return
889
00:39:45,083 --> 00:39:49,261
for the Waltons withdrawing
their custody suit,
890
00:39:49,304 --> 00:39:51,263
I'm prepared to donate
one of my eggs
891
00:39:51,306 --> 00:39:52,830
so that Roderick
and Samara
892
00:39:52,873 --> 00:39:54,919
might have a child
of their own.
893
00:39:56,964 --> 00:39:58,357
Wow.
894
00:40:00,403 --> 00:40:02,492
Are you on board with this?
895
00:40:04,319 --> 00:40:06,321
We are, Your Honor.
896
00:40:06,365 --> 00:40:10,587
We think it's
a very kind, generous...
897
00:40:10,630 --> 00:40:12,110
incredible offer.
898
00:40:12,153 --> 00:40:16,462
In addition, we would work out
a visitation agreement,
899
00:40:16,506 --> 00:40:19,334
so Joseph could know
all four of his parents.
900
00:40:19,378 --> 00:40:21,119
And likewise,
901
00:40:21,162 --> 00:40:24,470
should the Waltons have a child
that Elisabeth helped conceive,
902
00:40:24,514 --> 00:40:27,081
we pledge to work out a similar
agreement for that child.
903
00:40:27,125 --> 00:40:29,780
Samara and I
have agreed
904
00:40:29,823 --> 00:40:31,999
to provide child
support as well.
905
00:40:32,043 --> 00:40:34,175
We want Joseph
to always know
906
00:40:34,219 --> 00:40:36,961
we'll be there for him
in any way he needs.
907
00:40:37,004 --> 00:40:38,353
JUDGE:
Just to be clear,
908
00:40:38,397 --> 00:40:40,530
does this mean
you're withdrawing
909
00:40:40,573 --> 00:40:41,922
your petition for custody?
910
00:40:44,447 --> 00:40:46,361
Yes, Your Honor.
911
00:40:46,405 --> 00:40:48,407
♪
912
00:40:53,107 --> 00:40:54,457
Counselor,
913
00:40:54,500 --> 00:40:56,154
looks like we've got a
few things to figure out.
914
00:40:56,197 --> 00:40:57,677
We certainly do.
915
00:40:57,721 --> 00:40:59,940
I'll give you a call
in the morning.That'd be terrific.
916
00:40:59,984 --> 00:41:01,594
And, uh, that reminds me,
917
00:41:01,638 --> 00:41:04,118
we need to set up a time and a
place for tomorrow's visitation.
918
00:41:06,599 --> 00:41:08,558
Oh, I don't know,
maybe the four of us
919
00:41:08,601 --> 00:41:11,212
could work out the
details over dinner?
920
00:41:11,256 --> 00:41:13,084
Excuse me?
921
00:41:13,127 --> 00:41:16,653
Would you guys like to join us
and Joseph for some dinner?
922
00:41:16,696 --> 00:41:19,046
We'd love to.
923
00:41:19,090 --> 00:41:20,134
Taylor?
924
00:41:20,178 --> 00:41:21,353
Oh, I don't know.
925
00:41:21,396 --> 00:41:23,573
Seems to me like
a dinner for new friends.
926
00:41:25,836 --> 00:41:27,577
I'll get you next time.
927
00:41:27,620 --> 00:41:29,317
Shall we?
928
00:41:32,843 --> 00:41:34,932
What do you think?
929
00:41:34,975 --> 00:41:36,977
Did we do a good thing?
930
00:41:37,021 --> 00:41:38,631
I hope so.
931
00:41:38,675 --> 00:41:41,025
Did we do the right thing?
932
00:41:41,068 --> 00:41:43,244
I think so.
933
00:41:43,288 --> 00:41:45,333
Did we do the best we could?
934
00:41:45,377 --> 00:41:47,466
Yeah, we did the best we could.
935
00:41:47,510 --> 00:41:49,686
Now we just have to wait
20 or so years
936
00:41:49,729 --> 00:41:51,339
to find out what Joseph thinks.
937
00:41:51,383 --> 00:41:54,908
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