07x02 - Here in My Arms

[bunniefuu]

Just because somebody stole your babies

isn't any reason for you to try and take mine.

No matter how I managed,

-I was just-- -All you have noticed

that I got Val to her babies.

A pretty decent thing to do, wouldn't you say?

Alright, come with me

and bring the babies back to their mother.

I'm not asking to lock anyone up, Judge.

I'm asking for a restraining order.

I wish there was something I could do.

Believe me, my hands are tied.

I want you to go upstairs and get the babies dressed.

Why?

Because we're getting out of here.

[theme music playing]

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[soft music playing]

This is the last one, I'm sorry.

I-- I just can't find any records with your name on it.

That's not possible because I know that I was--

-...because she delivered twins. -Hold it. Hold it.

Anybody else's records missing?

Sir, I have no way of knowing that.

-I'm just checking for hers. -Alright, hold, hold,

Mary, let's try it from the other end.

When someone comes here, how do they check-in?

-Well, on the computer. -Fine, why don't you try that?

I have tried.

You've seen me, but the computer is not working.

-Maybe it's working. -It is now, Mary, it is online.

[computer typing]

Here it is. Valene Ewing, admitted November 18th,

three days postpartum care, November 21st, discharge.

Well, what about the babies?

These computers only deal with admitting and billing.

Our medical records are in these cabinets.

-But she checked the cabinets. -Maybe we haven't received them.

-Haven't received them? -From where?

Maybe a doctor still has them.

-Wait a minute. -This is a busy hospital.

Since the infants were stillborn,

the records have to be signed by the staff.

You're telling me her records are on somebody's desk?

-That's very possible. -Well, you go get the desk

with every record you have on her and you bring it here.

There's no reason to be upset, Mr. MacKenzie.

We'll find them for you.

Now, why don't you all go down the hall to the lunchroom,

have some coffee, and relax?

We don't have much choice, do we?

Excuse me.

We'll find them for you, and we'll bring them to you.

Alright, but don't take a lot of time, huh?

We just don't have a lot of time to spare.

[suspenseful music playing]

[baby cries]

Sheila, what are you doing?

I'm taking the babies for their walk.

You can't do that.

-Why not? -[baby cries]

Sheila, there are people outside watching us.

-Don't you see that? -[baby cries]

Of course I do.

They've been out there all night.

But you said not to worry about them.

What I meant was, honey, don't let them upset you.

Well, they do upset me.

-I mean, all of this upsets me. -Calm down. Calm down.

I just don't think it's a good idea

for the babies to go out today.

Well, what if one of them gets sick?

How am I supposed to take them to the doctor?

They are not sick, Sheila.

Listen to me. Everything is going to be okay.

I just have a couple of legal things to work out,

and then it's all going to be fine.

Legal things?

Harry, you promised me

there wasn't going to be any problem

-with this adoption. -There isn't.

[sighs]

[baby cries]

-Sheila. Sheila. -No.

We... we're going to lose the babies, aren't we?

-No, we're not. -Yes, we are.

Calm down. Please, don't lose it, Sheila.

You know what happens. Just get hold of yourself.

Oh, Harry, make those men go away.

I'll make them go. Look, we'll call the police, okay?

Let them handle it.

But until everything is straightened out,

we'll keep the babies inside.

Do you understand?

Sheila!

[dramatic music playing]

[sobs]

Karen, could I, uh, could I borrow some money?

-What do you need money for? -Yeah, sure.

Taxi. You don't need me here anymore.

I've already signed everything. I want to go back to the house.

Val, I'll drive you home.

She means the Fisher house, right?

Yeah.

-But there's a court order. -[Val] Karen, look.

There's a public park across the street.

Now, nobody can stop me from sitting in the park.

-Yes, they can. -[Val] Look,

will somebody loan me the money,

or do I have to walk?

[sighs] I will drive you, Val.

Thank you, mama.

Come on.

-[Mack] Val. -What?

Stay in the park.

[sighs]

Mr. Sumner's office. Just a moment.

Right. Well, put them together

with the two we have in Texas and Oklahoma.

And I think we have the entire area pretty well covered.

Hold on. Who is it?

It-- it's Mr. Elliott on line three.

Who's Mr. Elliott?

He said he's a construction engineer.

Construction of what?

[sighs] Listen, Mort,

I got a really important call coming in

from the Middle East, which I have to take.

Let me get back to you, alright?

Okay.

Mr. Elliott, what can I do for you?

[sighs] He's at a funeral in Dallas.

What?

Alright. Alright.

Guy goes to a funeral,

and Empire Valley comes to a standstill.

Empire what?

Never mind. Never mind.

Listen, I want you to make sure that before anyone enters

this office that they wipe their feet.

Ben, how'd you know we were here?

I called your house. Where's Val?

She took off.

-She took off? -Yeah.

She went back to the Fisher house.

You really can't blame her.

What do you mean you can't? Are you crazy?

Did you try and talk her out of it?

She'll be alright.

[Ben] Well, yeah, she'll be alright in jail.

You know what she's going to try and do,

is break into that house,

they're going to call the cops,

-they're gonna lock her up. -She won't.

She's really a lot more together than you think.

-Mr. MacKenzie, I found them. -Fantastic.

I told you there was nothing you'd be upset about.

-Let me see. -Thank you.

November 18th, blood test.

[sighs] Nurse Wilson's report.

[woman on phone] Mr. Davis, Mr. John Davis.

-You're wanted in admission. -That's for me.

I'll just leave these here with you.

Like I said, they're all there.

Thank you.

Even the certificates of fetal death.

[woman making indistinct hospital announcement]

Fetal death.

Infants born to Valene Ewing.

[dramatic music playing]

-But that's-- -You remember yesterday, Karen?

What we were talking about?

We've just caused a couple of innocent people

a whole bunch of grief.

Are you crazy?

Those babies aren't dead.

Those are official death certificates.

Phony death certificates.

Oh, just like the birth certificates

-the Fishers had are phony? -Yes.

The nurse swore she took two live babies

-from the delivery room. -So she swore.

Who says the nurse is telling the truth, Mack?

If she was going to lie, it wouldn't be about that.

-What are you doing? -Excuse me.

Who are you calling?

Dr. Ferguson, please.

The pathologist.

When will he be back?

Playing squash. Well, beep him.

No, no, wait a minute.

Look, tell him Mack MacKenzie called

from the governor's office.

[sighs]

You know what she said?

Pathologists don't need beepers.

Once a person's dead, they're dead.

Mack, with everything you have here,

you ought to be able to get a restraining order.

Not without nurse Wilson, we don't,

but we have proved their case, not ours.

But this is a phony death certificate.

You know it's phony, I know it's phony,

and the only one that can prove to the judge

is our favorite nurse,

and without her, we've got nothing.

What time does Valene leave?

I don't know. I've-- I've lost track of time.

You know what I'm going to do once this case is wrapped?

I'm going to turn my bright eyes

onto the medical profession.

It's about time we gave them a good, hard look.

[dramatic music playing]

[dramatic music playing]

Hello, Mr. Sumner.

What seems to be the problem?

All these hills look alike to me.

Well, I just wanted to make sure

the new location markers

for the deep chamber were just where you wanted them.

-New location? -Yes, sir.

Over there on the foot of the hill?

Correct me if I'm wrong, but don't the plans

call for the blasting to take place down there

-near those trees? -Yes, sir, they do,

but Gary decided that if we blast it over there,

it might weaken the underground rock formation

and possibly affect the water supply.

Forget it. Those markers were put there for a reason.

Now put them back and blast where you're supposed to.

I'm sorry, Mr. Sumner, I can't do that

unless I check with Gary first.

You'll do it or you'll find another job?

You firing me?

Are you gonna blast where I told you?

-I can't. -I'm firing you.

[engine starts]

Yeah, I just left the hospital.

That nurse, Carolee Wilson, hasn't called, has she?

No, but Walt did.

He said he and Bernie got chased away

-from the Fishers' house. -Chased? By who?

The police. The Fishers must have called them.

Here's what you do. You get hold of Walt,

tell him to get his rear end back there,

and keep an eye on the house. Just stay out of sight.

-Nothing else. That's it. -Okay.

I'll check in with you later. I'm gonna find that nurse.

If she calls, you tell her to stay put wherever she is.

I need her bad.

-Bye-bye. -Bye.

[bird chirping]

[Lilimae] It was like looking at you all over again.

-Yeah? -[bird chirping]

When I saw the baby yesterday,

it was the little girl, wasn't it?

No, Mama, it was the boy.

Oh.

Well, he looked just like you did when you were that age.

[bird chirping]

And smart, too.

I mean, he knew something was wrong.

That's why he was crying.

[dramatic music playing]

He was crying, mama,

because everybody around him was so upset.

[sighs]

As much as I didn't want to be, I just couldn't help myself.

Val.

Everything is gonna be set right soon.

[tranquil music playing]

Right, sweet pea?

-Right, mama. -[kisses]

[tranquil music playing]

-[door opens] -Abby?

-[sighs] -I'm just...

-[door closes] -...curious about something.

Everybody else was spending a lot of time and effort

to find Val's babies, and then bam.

Just as we locate them, you pull up with Val.

How'd you manage to do that, huh? What did you use?

A crystal ball, tarot cards, what?

-Hello, Abby, anybody home? -Yes, I'm home, Karen.

I'm just trying to be calm so I don't throw you

-out of my office. -What?

Look, no matter how I did it, no matter how I managed,

I don't have to explain it to anybody, especially you.

-Look, I was just-- -All you have to know is that

I got Val to her babies.

A pretty decent thing to do, wouldn't you say?

Now get out of here and leave me alone.

Alright, alright. It wasn't an accusation. I was--

What is it? What's wrong?

[sighs]

Gary's brother Bobby was k*lled in an accident.

What?

[birds chirping]

Gary's in Dallas.

Oh, my God.

[sighs] I met him.

He was here when Val and Gary moved in.

He was...

I'm sorry.

-If there's anything I can do. -No.

Well, if there is anything, if you want to join Gary,

I-- I could watch the kids. Anything.

It's alright, Karen.

If there is anything, I'll let you know.

[door opens]

[door closes]

[sighs]

[melancholy music playing]

[tense music playing]

[door knocking]

[melancholy music playing]

Where is she?

Why don't you leave my mama alone?

Why don't you show us how to use that bike, son? Take a ride.

I'm not your son,

and I don't have to do what you want.

It's okay, buddy.

Head on to the trailer.

I'll be there in a minute.

I'm up against the wire, friend.

I need your sister.

This is no day to play games with me.

I don't know where she is.

Okay.

I tried to reason with you yesterday,

but that's finished.

Your sister's the only one

that can help me get a restraining order.

All I want her to do is to say

that she saw the Ewing babies born,

and she carried them out alive. That's all.

-I told you yesterday. -I don't care

what you told me yesterday! I'm telling you!

I want your sister with me

at Judge Spaulding's office

at 4 p.m. this afternoon.

If she's there, I'll do everything I can to help her.

If she doesn't show up,

I'll track her down wherever she is,

and I'll make sure she spends

the rest of her life behind bars.

I'm sorry. I really hate to say this. I really do.

But your sister's the only chance I've got.

Do you understand?

Yeah. I understand.

[bird chirping]

Tell the boy I'm sorry for being short on him.

[sighs]

Don't get me wrong.

I mean, Valene and Lilimae couldn't be any nicer,

but the house is a little crowded,

and now with the babies.

Are they home yet?

No, no. There's some big legal hassle.

Mack's working on it.

When they get back, that house is gonna be like a zoo.

Listen, now that I'm the hottest, newest,

oldest, newest real estate agent in town,

why don't you let me take a crack

at finding a place to live?

Oh, that'd be great.

Hey, are you really happy now that you're back in real estate?

Yeah. Are you kidding? I was a little rusty,

but, you know, I'm doing what I want to do.

[soft music playing]

Must have been hard for you to leave Greg, huh?

Mm-hm.

There was a lot of good in that relationship,

but things have degenerated to a point.

I just... It is just not the way I want to live my life.

Well, may we both get what we want.

Whatever that is.

[clattering]

Get away from there. What are you doing here?

I-- I didn't come here to hurt you. I promise you.

I-- I-- I don't want to cause you any trouble.

Well, then get away.

The police said you're not allowed here.

I know that. I just...

All I want to do is-- is-- is see the babies again.

No. I'm not gonna let you near them. I'm gonna call my husband.

No, please don't. I-- I don't need to see the babies.

Just talk to me, please.

[bird chirping]

Just... stay here and talk to me.

You've caused so much trouble.

All these people...

[sighs]

...and the babies have earaches.

Earaches? Both babies have earaches?

Infections.

Where?

Well, outside.

Here. There's a bump.

What do you mean? Like a cut or a scratch or what?

Well, it's a... It's red.

Red?

I know something that might help.

My mama, she...

Well, she used to put hot salt packs on them.

You're not from around here.

What?

Your accent.

-[chuckles] -[soft music playing]

Yeah, I'm originally from Tennessee.

That's where my mama used the salt packs.

[soft music playing]

You know, if you're not real careful,

an infection in a baby's ear can get pretty bad.

I know that. I take good care of my babies.

I know you do.

I'm sure you do.

[dramatic music playing]

You know, if I could just see them,

maybe I could help them.

-No, no, that's okay. -No, I'm really very good.

Why-- why don't you just bring them out here

and let me take a look?

Look, you must think I'm stupid.

That's all you're here for.

You just want my babies.

-No. -You don't want to talk.

No, wait, please, I...

Look, just because somebody stole your babies

isn't any reason for you to try and take mine.

[dramatic music playing]

[phone ringing]

[Laura] Well, I have a suggestion.

Why don't you meet me here

tomorrow morning at 10 a.m.

and I'll show you the listings I have

in that neighborhood.

Right, okay.

Uh, tomorrow.

Right, bye-bye.

Aha! I like this house.

This is a nice house.

A million four.

[sighs] What's a down payment on a million four?

$280,000.

Huh?

Here's $30,000.

There's... $60,000.

I guess you'll have to accept that as a deposit.

What are you doing?

Ah, here's one at Malibu.

[sighs] Look, what are you doing?

I'm just kind of showing you what it could be like.

-Yeah? -Yeah.

Well, I don't want it like that.

Damn it, why do you always have to mess it up?

I mean, the other night at dinner, that was...

that was sort of nice.

It was sweet.

But you-- but you come in here

like this again and I'm...

[sighs] You know what? [sighs]

Instead of starting all over again,

why don't we just not start all over again?

Holy smokes. I come in here

to purchase some property and...

Now, you don't think that I'm purchasing

this property for you, do you?

Mm-mm.

I'm purchasing this property from you

to help you boost your, uh, sales record.

Unless, of course, you need this property.

Look, just leave me alone for a while, okay?

[dramatic music playing]

[birds chirping]

When Karen told me you were here, I got scared.

Thought you might break down the door.

How you doing?

She saw that woman.

You did?

She went over and talked to her.

What'd she say?

Come on. What?

Nothing, really.

Tell him, Val.

Tell him what?

I know now that she loves them very much.

And?

I don't know.

Makes me scared.

Of what?

[soft music playing]

I might never get 'em back.

[dramatic music playing]

[Elliot] Uh, then he said, "Do it my way or you're fired."

He doesn't have any right to fire you.

Well, he did.

And I thought that, uh, you'd better let Gary know

so that he could get somebody out there to look after things.

We already have somebody out there

looking after things. You.

Well, I think you're gonna have to talk to Sumner about that.

Look, Elliot, who signs your checks? Sumner or Ewing?

-Ewing. -Alright.

Listen, you just go back on out there

to Empire Valley and keep doing what you're doing

and let me take care of Greg Sumner, okay?

Yes, ma'am.

[door closes]

What are you doing? Tossing those messages

into the trash can? Upset! Of course I'm upset.

I've called Cavanaugh 15 times

and he hasn't returned one of my calls.

Look, you tell that lawyer that he had better get back to me

or I'm gonna come over there and rip out his heart,

which is what this whole damn business

is doing to me and my wife.

[melancholy music playing]

-Are you sure? -I'm sure, Mack.

She didn't call and I didn't even leave the office for lunch.

I guess you didn't hear from her brother either, huh?

No, neither one of them.

If they do, I'll just tell them to meet you.

Yeah, Judge Spaulding's office at 4 p.m.

I know, Mack. You've told me 14 times.

Oh, alright, sorry.

Uh, alright, I gotta go.

-It's getting late. -I hope she shows up.

Yeah, that would be nice. See ya.

[dramatic music playing]

I said Laura has a couple of apartments

to show us this afternoon.

You know, it's really great how she's been helping us out.

I don't even think she gets any commission for that.

-Is that right? -Yeah.

And we have a much better chance of finding

something really nice by going through an agency.

Do you think that I could use some more spray?

No, but I can give you some more.

Okay, just a little bit right here.

Are you sure you can't come?

I'm in makeup now.

Oh, I don't mean right now, when you're finished.

Well, after we're done taping,

I have an interview with a newspaper.

And then I have the research that's due for the next show.

Why don't you go ahead and take a look

if you see something you like. I'll come out and look, too.

You know, you keep coming up with all these excuses

not to look at the apartments and then not to take them.

Joshua, I don't want to go through this anymore.

You want me to look at the apartment by myself? Fine.

But if you're not there and I like it, I'm gonna take it.

Excuse me.

[man] Okay, here it is, hot coffee.

Don't you ever talk that way to me again

-in front of other people. -You're hurting me.

If you have something to say to me,

you save it for the privacy of our own home.

I've tried to talk to you,

and it doesn't seem to matter.

Joshua, you're hurting me.

-I don't appreciate it. -Stop it!

[tense music playing]

[Mack] I'm not asking you to lock anybody up, Judge.

I'm asking for a restraining order.

-Mr. MacKenzie-- -You want the paper,

I got it for you. Let's go over it again.

Valene Ewing's hospital records.

Uh, blood tests, delivery room charges.

-I'm on your side. -Proof that she had the twins.

His newspaper reports of her obstetrician's flight

and suicide when-- when he was approached

with the possibility of exposure.

Mack! I've seen all this.

And I've seen the certificate of fetal death,

but you are not giving me the one thing I need.

-I don't know. -Where is she, Mack?

You said she was due here at four.

I don't know. I-- I thought for sure she'd be here.

I guess, she's too scared to implicate herself anymore.

It's hard to blame her?

I'm already late for an appointment.

Look, Your Honor, please,

without the restraining order,

the Fishers are gonna leave. They're gonna take off.

They're gonna leave California with the babies.

We may never find them again.

I wish, I could do something.

Believe me, but legally, my hands are tied.

I'm sorry.

[dramatic music playing]

[door opens]

[door closes]

I got your message. I'm sorry, I'm late.

My-- my car wouldn't--

Well, it was just a very hard decision to make.

Don't worry about it.

The important thing is that you're here.

[door opens]

Judge Spaulding,

Nurse Wilson.

[dramatic music playing]

[door knocking]

[door opens]

I'm not a cop.

I don't have a g*n or anything.

And I'm not going to take the babies.

I just thought we could talk.

We've got nothing to talk about.

Oh, yes, sir. I think we do.

And I think that we can do it reasonably.

Just you and me.

[sighs]

[bird chirping]

-Honey, he just wants to talk. -Honey, don't go please.

What can it hurt?

[sighs] Harry.

-[baby cries] -[door closes]

I think it must be awful on her.

And I think it must be breaking her heart.

Do you have any idea

what it's doing to that woman out there?

I'm sorry that someone stole her babies, but it wasn't us.

Maybe it wasn't.

[Harry] What do you mean, maybe it wasn't?

We didn't steal anybody's babies.

[sighs]

Maybe it was a bad choice of words here.

I'm sorry.

What I'm saying is I would like to get

this thing cleared up once and for all.

[baby cries]

Look, maybe I'm out of line here.

Maybe the babies you have don't belong to that woman there.

But I would think you'd want to know for sure.

I mean, don't you want to get this thing cleared up?

Keep your voice down, please. My wife is very nervous.

[dramatic music playing]

Harry!

Is there anything wrong with her?

No, there's nothing wrong.

This whole thing is very upsetting.

We're all upset.

Harry, come inside.

Okay. Coming.

I'm sorry.

We're going to lose the babies, aren't we?

No. Everything is going to be okay.

-No, it isn't. -Sheila.

We're going to run away.

-What? -We're going to run away, away.

-Where are we going to go? -Any place, away.

Sheila, there are people out there watching us.

It doesn't matter, Harry. We are going to run away.

We're going to pack up the babies and go away.

We can't. They'll follow us. There's--

No! We can hide. You'll find a place.

-We're going to leave tonight. -Sheila.

I am never going to give up those babies.

-Sheila. -Never! I mean it.

I am never going to give up those babies.

[dramatic music playing]

[dramatic music playing]

Mack.

-You get it? -What?

-Got it. -Good.

Oh... Great.

-Wait a minute. -What?

-Maybe you better wait here. -Good idea.

-Wait in there. -Do I have to?

-Yeah, please. -Yeah.

It's really for the best.

Listen, I talked to Fisher, and he's weakening.

Val talked to Sheila.

She seems to be getting a bit nervous.

He's weakening. She's getting nervous.

Where does that leave us?

[door knocking]

[dramatic music playing]

[door knocking]

[Mack] Mr. Fisher?

[dramatic music playing]

-[door knocking] -Come on, Harry. Open up.

I'm Mack MacKenzie,

investigator for the state of California,

here to serve you a court order.

[door closes]

No good, Harry. The order's legally drafted.

Come on, open the door, and let's talk it over.

[gloomy music playing]

[sighs] It's a restraining order

instructing you to stay in the area.

That means the babies stay in this locality.

Harry, I figure you're a reasonable man.

It'll make things a lot easier.

But we believe that the babies inside are the Ewing babies.

For your sake, I hope they're not.

But let's make sure, okay?

Think it over, Harry.

Let me tell you something.

We can make this clean, or we can make it dirty.

But if you put me through the trouble

of dragging this thing through court,

and we find out that they are the Ewing babies,

I'm going to come down on you with the full force of the law.

Harry, those guys I've had watching the house,

they're back legally.

[suspenseful music playing]

You think he knows the babies were stolen?

Let's give him the benefit of the doubt.

I think he knew that there wasn't something

exactly right about the adoption.

That's why he ran. That's why he let me push him around.

Ben, she's got to go home.

She's not gonna go for that.

Take her home.

-Alright. -What?

Uh, honey, we've got to go home.

-Why? -You have to.

We have to do everything by the book now.

Yeah, but they won't. What if they get away?

They're not going anywhere. I've got a couple of guys

watching the house 24 hours a day.

-Mack, I can't. -You have to.

We've got a legal restraining order.

And they have every right not to be harassed.

And if they follow the procedure legally,

and we don't, then we give them the advantage.

Come on, if you want this thing to work,

we're going to have to go.

-Look. -Alright.

Alright. Alright.

[bird chirping]

[car starts]

Uh, excuse me.

Greg, you do not fire my people.

I fire anyone who doesn't do what I tell them to do.

That man works for Ewing Enterprises,

-not for you. -He worked...

-I don't care who he-- -He works.

He's back on the job.

And he stays there until I say differently.

Nobody is working out there.

They're all standing around.

They're waiting to hear from Gary.

And Gary's in Dallas.

No, he's not.

He left there this morning.

-He's driving. -He's driving back.

Well, how am I supposed to get him to move out there

-while Gary's driving back? -Ask me.

You don't know the first thing about what's going on out there.

Then wait for Gary.

I can't wait for Gary!

Then ask me.

Alright. I'm asking you.

I knew those babies were a little off the record,

Cavanaugh, but I had no idea they were stolen.

Stolen?

I think you'd better be careful

what you say to me, Harry.

[Cavanaugh] I haven't the slightest idea

what you're talking about.

Come on. I should have known better

when you made me pay that extra premium.

What you paid were legal fees, nothing more.

Can we stop the double talk?

I just want to know.

Do those babies belong to Val Ewing?

Your adoption was arranged in a completely legal manner.

Well, what if they turn out to be stolen?

I'm going to end up in court. Then what?

Well, I would advise you to get yourself a good lawyer.

[Sheila] Harry, why?

What?

Why'd you let me get so attached to the babies?

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I didn't think there'd be a problem.

[phone dialing]

[Laura] I'm sorry, I can't come to the phone right now.

Please leave your message after the sound of the tone,

and I'll get back to you as soon as possible.

Sheila. Sheila, wake up.

Come on. Wake up. Listen to me.

I want you to go upstairs and get the babies dressed.

Why?

Because we're getting out of here.

What about the men outside?

Look, I'll explain it all to you later.

Right now, I just want you to go upstairs

and get the babies dressed.

[sighs]

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You should eat something, Valene.

I had Joshua bring up the boxes

with the babies' things.

I'm going to set up the nursery again.

So we'll be ready.

Why don't you get some rest, huh?

Come on.

[sighs] You can't even keep your eyes open.

You've got to take care of yourself.

There's a lot to do tomorrow.

Hey, when you get the babies home, you'll be able to--

I'm not going to get the babies back.

What?

-Of course you are. -No, I'm not.

Val, look. We're going to prove

that the Fisher's papers are forged.

They won't be able to.

They were too careful.

Look at me, Val.

Valene, look at me.

Mack convinced the judge there's cause

to keep the Fishers from leaving town.

We're halfway there.

You wanna know why I won't get them back?

Because I've been where she is.

And if I were her, I wouldn't give my babies up.

And she won't.

She's going to hold onto them just as tightly as I did.

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[Crickets chirping]

[car tire squealing]

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-Mr. Fisher. -Oh, lady.

-Where are the babies? -The babies,

they-- they just went for a drive with their mother.

No, they didn't. The twins, where are they?

Are you crazy? Please, get out of here.

I think it was a good idea of you

getting those men to chase your wife

so you could come back here and take the real babies.

-But I'm-- I'm-- -Look, lady...

I'm a mother.

And I understand your wife

wouldn't drive like that with babies in the car.

You didn't know there was stolen. We know that.

But don't you see it's inevitable, huh?

I mean, it's just a matter of days before the babies

will be brought back to their real mother.

Lady, I want you to leave here right now.

-Don't you understand? -Just, please, leave.

We know that the fetal death certificate is a fake.

We have the pathologist's testimony tomorrow.

We have the delivery room nurse to testify

she held those living babies in her hands.

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

No.

You didn't know then.

You didn't know then when they were stolen.

But you do know now, don't you?

-Look, I-- -Mr. Fisher? Mr. Fisher?

I don't know why you had to adopt illegally.

But I-- I really feel for you. We all do. We really do.

I'm sure this is as horrible for you as it is for anyone.

Anyone except Val.

I mean, this has been [sighs]

nightmare is not a strong enough word

to describe what she's been through.

Now the nightmare's over. She found her babies.

We know it. You know it.

Won't you, please, just make it easier for us?

Please, Mr. Fisher, just come with me.

Alright, come with me,

and bring the babies back to their mother.

You are really going to have to leave...

-You have no choice! -...here right now.

Excuse me.

You've got no moral choice.

Think what it would be like now

raising them, now that you know the truth.

I know you're a decent man.

I know your wife is a good mother.

But how can you be decent parents?

How can you raise them morally,

knowing that you've gotten them immorally?

-[sighs] -[sad music playing]

My friend...

she's wanted babies for so long.

And she finally had them.

[sighs] Oh, God, Mr. Fisher,

I feel so awful for you.

I really do.

But don't you see?

Nothing about this is right.

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Except the babies being with their... real mother.

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You see that, don't you?

Of course you do.

I know you do.

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[doorbell rings]

[door opens]

[suspenseful music playing]

Valene!

[baby cries]

[baby cries]

Oh. Oh.

[baby cries]

My babies. My babies.

Thank you.

[baby cries]

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