Million Dollar Murder (2005) - full transcript

This kind of thing
doesn't happen in the Hamptons.

It just doesn't.

If it was a prowler,
I hope they catch him quickly.

Well, I heard
it was drugs.

I heard
she had a boyfriend.

I heard
he had a boyfriend.

Yeah, it's wild, man.

You know, you'd see him here
on the weekends.

He'd go running a lot,
like he was being chased.

He was worth $85 million.

I heard 300.



I couldn't have been
more shocked when I heard.

I couldn't have been
more astonished.

Good-looking guy...
Bright, too, you know?

Investment banker...
Rjr nabisco.

Wasn't that his deal?

Well, he was already established
when they met,

and she was in real estate?

Apartment rentals...
The lowest of the low.

Everything has been redone.

Everything has been redone...
Bathroom fixtures, appliances.

Kohlberg kravis Roberts.

Yeah, hi.
Ted ammon, please?

May I ask who's calling?

Yeah, this is
generosa rand.



I have an appointment
to show him an apartment,

but he was supposed
to be here an hour ago.

He hasn't shown up.

Yeah, can you hold, please?

Yes, I'm sorry, Mr. Ammon
was tied up in a meeting,

but he's on his way.

Okay. So, I guess
I'll just wait for him.

Hello?

Where are you?

Mrs. Levine has been waiting
an hour, and she's pissed.

God. God.

Okay, look, just tell her
I'll be there in 20 minutes.

I've been waiting
for this guy.

They keep telling me
he's on his way.

I'm coming now, okay?

Don't bother, gen.
She left 10 minutes ago.

I was wondering if I could see
Ted ammon, please?

Do you have
an appointment?

I did have an appointment.

Thank you, gentlemen.

Mr. Ammon,
this is generosa rand.

Hi. Listen...

You kept me waiting
for three hours.

I just want to ask you
one thing.

Why is it
that people like you

think that the rules
don't apply to them?

You can't treat people
like that.

I have a job.
I have other clients.

You're absolutely right.
There is no excuse.

That's right.

I'm selfish
and inconsiderate,

and a worthless
human being.

Well, I...
I wouldn't go that far.

All right.

So, tell me
about the apartment.

I think you should see it
for yourself.

Well, why don't we
do that tonight,

and then maybe you'll let me
take you out to dinner?

Generosa.
That's a beautiful name.

When I was a kid,
I desperately wanted

to be called
Susan or Debbie or bill,

anything but generosa.

Well, it's not a name
you hear every day.

Unless you're in Italy.
Your parents are Italian?

Never knew my father,

but after my mother died
when I was 10,

I found this old
photo album, right?

And I'm flipping through it

and I see this picture
of this Italian sailor.

He was blond and gorgeous.

And I turned over
the picture,

and she had written his name
on the back... generoso.

Wasn't too hard
to figure it out.

Who raised you
after your mother died?

Relatives, foster homes.

Don't really want to
talk about it.

I understand.

Okay.
Let's talk about you.

Okay.
Okay.

Do you come from money

or do you have to earn it
like the rest of US?

Well, you just get right
to the point, don't you?

Some people think
I'm a little blunt.

You know, on wall street,

I get bull thrown at me
all day long.

I prefer it
when people are direct.

I'll keep that in mind.

By the way, I...
I've earned every penny.

So, he picks you up in his limo,
he wines you, he dines you,

he sends you flowers for
no reason, and he's gorgeous?

Honey, he sounds like he's
too good to be true.

I think I really like him.

That's the icing
on the cake.

I mean, he's smart.
He's successful.

He's not full of himself
like most of the guys I meet.

Well, please tell me
he has a brother.

Sister. Sorry.

This is great.

Don't lie.

I'm not.
I really like it.

Have you ever shown
your work?

Well, a year ago, I had a piece
in a group show in Tribeca,

but I think I'm really close
to getting my own show.

And everything
is made of garbage.

It's not garbage, Ted.

Haven't you ever heard
of found art?

I know.
You use ordinary things.

Found objects.

I know, like Andy warhol,
right? Kind of...

With the soup cans.

It makes you look at
an ordinary thing differently.

Yeah, sure.

For instance,
see that trash-can lid?

I found that in an alley,
all banged up,

and it was
the only one there.

There were no other
trash cans, nothing else...

Just this lonely
trash-can lid, right?

Something about it made me
want to bring it home.

They took me home.

Does that make me
a found object?

In a way.

Well, I'm very happy
to have been found.

You don't take me
seriously, do you?

That's where you're wrong.

I take you very seriously.

I'm not a dilettante,
you know.

I know, I know.

So, um, why'd you
get divorced?

We grew apart mostly,
wanted different things.

I can't imagine anyone
letting you go.

We're still good friends.

How good?

Trust me, she's not nearly
as much fun as you are.

She never would've gone biking
with me like this.

What's the matter
with you, lady?!

Why don't you look
where you're going?! Hey!

Get your hands off the car!
What the hell were you thinking?!

You almost killed
that woman!

Shut up!
Take a hike!

Ted, he almost killed
that woman.

I understand. Calm down.
It's okay, it's okay.

Come on.
Come on, come on.

Come on.

Did I scare you?

What? Y-Y-You mean you...
Yelling at the cabdriver?

I mean, I guess
I was a little worried

you were gonna get
in a fistfight with the guy.

Sometimes I just go off,
you know?

I-I think I get it from my mom
because she was crazy.

I'm not crazy.
I'm not crazy.

I just, um...

It bothers me when things aren't
the way they're supposed to be,

and I guess sometimes
I let people know that.

Please tell me you find it
devastatingly attractive.

Well... matter of fact,

I've never been more
turned on in my life.

Hey, guys.
Hey.

How you doing?

Matt, grace, this is my
girlfriend, generosa.

You're the one who's been
monopolizing Ted's time?

We've been begging Ted
to let US meet you,

but he's so mysterious.

All we know is you're
in real estate.

Actually i'm
an artist, yeah.

Now that we've met you,

we won't let Ted keep you under
wraps any longer, will we?

Your dress is gorgeous.

Thank you.

Are you kidding me?
She's beautiful.

Hey.

That was fun.

That was fun.

Can I tell you
something?

Yes.

I hate being called
your girlfriend.

It just sounds
very high school.

Well, I could call you
my steady.

That's at least
college level.

Ted, I want to know
where I stand.

Do you want me to say
that I love you?

Because I do, you know.

Sweetie, look, I just...
I just need some time.

For what?

Gen, things are going good
right now. They're great.

Why can't that be enough
for a while?

Where are you going?

I thought you were coming
to my place.

Listen

Until you decide what you want,
I cannot see you anymore.

I'm sorry, no.

Come on, sweetie,
don't do this.

83rd and York.

Gen, don't...
Don't do this.

Hi, this is generosa.
Leave a message.

Come on, gen,
it's been five days.

This is silly.

At least talk to me.

Please, if you're there,
just pick up.

Come on, gen.
This is ridiculous.

Hi.

Hey. Hi, hi.

This is progress.

What do you want, Ted?

I want to see you.

Ted, I... I can't.

Not until you figure out
what you want.

I'm sorry.

You have a visitor.
Who?

See for yourself.

Hi.

Hi.

I would've been happy
with a cigar band.

You know that.
I know.

After the wedding,

she moved into Ted's town house
right off fifth Avenue.

Of course, generosa
had some things redone.

She wanted it to be perfect.

He let her convert one of the
rooms into an artist's studio.

She tried to be
a downtown artist,

but who was she kidding really?

How can you be downtown uptown?
She tried.

She worked her ass off,
actually,

but no one wanted to
exhibit her art... no one.

Look, I know people...
Collectors.

Why don't I
make a few calls?

God, Ted, please don't.
Everyone will know.

They'll say, "well,
of course she got a show.

Her husband paid for it."

Gen, this is how things
are done.

Everyone has help.

You think Sarah
and schnabel

and those guys
don't have patrons?

Baby, you don't get it.

Nobody takes me seriously
as an artist

because of your money.

Well, in time,
if you're good, and you are...

Come here... none of that's
gonna matter.

My brother always wanted
to have kids.

I don't think generosa
really did.

She'd lived in an orphanage,
a bunch of foster homes.

I think she was even abused.

Her mother was mentally ill.

I think she was afraid
of having kids.

But more than anything,
she wanted to make Ted happy,

so they tried in vitro.

They tried everything.

I'm sorry to interrupt.
You said to remind you.

It's 11:45.
The car's waiting downstairs.

Sorry, guys,
I got to cut this short.

Got to have sex with my wife
at exactly 12:05.

The bridge is closed.
Stay away from the east side.

Thank you, Matt.

Honey, I'm here.

Gen, where are you?

Hey. Come on!

I'm coming, I'm coming,
I'm coming.

What are you doing?
Come on. Just come on.

Forget the tie.
Let's move it.

Let's go.
Just go, go, go.

It's 12:04.
We got time.

No, after all that,

they ended up going
the adoption route.

4-year-old twins.
Boy and a girl from Russia.

They're totally adorable.

I'd never seen Ted happier
in his life.

You know what?
I've made up my mind.

I'm gonna leave kkr.

I want to spend more time
with you and the kids.

It's more important
right now.

Baby, that's wonderful.

I'm gonna do my own thing,
get some investors together.

You'll be your own boss?

Yeah,
it'll be a new challenge. Yeah, yeah.

Mommy, daddy, big flower!

Look at that?

Big flower.

That's a big flower.

Big flower.

Morning, Bob.

Well, Ted threw himself
into the new business,

and generosa...

She took all her
artistic ambition

and channeled it into redoing
the new house in east Hampton.

It's a beautiful property.

Exquisite taste.
I'll give her that.

How are you?
Nice to see you.

How are you, man?
Good to have you.

How are you?
Good to see you.

Hey, let's have
a toast to Ted,

who had the guts to walk away
from a sure thing

and turn a tiny company
into a national power.

Hey, what about you?
You had the guts to go with me.

I deserve some credit here,
right?

I mean,
I threw this party.

I don't think you would be where
you are today without me.

Yeah, behind every good man
there is a...

Great woman.
Absolutely.

Sounds a little patronizing,
doesn't it? Certainly does.

Well, honey, it's not just that
I couldn't do it without you.

It's that I
wouldn't have wanted to.

Good save, Ted.

Well, hey, what do you think
of these...

These flowers
that generosa put in?

Aren't they beautiful?

The tulips, they're gorgeous.
It's like a sea of red.

What did you say?

I mean, they're burgundy.

Are you blind?

Red, burgundy.

They're burgundy.

Burgundy, red,
it's all... sweetheart?

I'm sorry.

Gen?
What are you doing?

I asked
for burgundy tulips!

I did not ask for red!

Sweetheart, sweetheart.

Why can't I get
what I ask for?

I don't ask for much.
I only expect what I ask for.

Sweetheart, sweetheart,
it's okay.

Not red!

Honey, honey, honey, it's fine.
It's fine, it's fine.

Come on.
Come in the house.

Come here, come here, come here,
come here, come here.

It's okay,
it's okay, it's okay.

It's okay.

You'll get the tulips
you want.

I just want it
to be perfect.

Morning.
Morning, guys.

Morning, dad.

Good morning.

Breakfast?

Got to run.

You know, let me
ask you something.

Would it be too much
to ask you

to sit down every other morning
with your wife and your kids

and have breakfast
with them?

Breakfast meeting.
Sorry.

You have a breakfast meeting
every morning.

Well, you know
how much of my business

is done over meals, gen.

You know, you can decide

to stay home with your family
and have breakfast.

You can decide to have dinner
with US once in a while.

We had dinner together
last night.

Yeah, at a fund-raiser
for grace hospital.

Well, I'm with you
on weekends, aren't I?

I'm not talking
about the Hamptons, Ted.

I am talking about
Monday through Friday.

It may have escaped your notice,
but we live here.

Your family lives here
with you in the city.

If you don't want to come home,
that's a whole...

That's a whole other thing,
isn't it?

Well, I certainly don't want to
come home to this.

Why don't you tell
all your friends

what a nagging shrew
your wife is, okay?

Eat your breakfast.

Over the years,

she pushed away
most of their friends.

Any little thing
might set her off.

You never knew.

We were probably
the only ones left.

Hey.

Gen, hi.
Hi.

What's going on?
Are the kids all right?

Kids are fine.

Do I need an excuse
to want to see my husband?

No, of course not.

Well, why don't you
join US?

Would you like
a glass of wine?

Yeah, that'd be great.
Thanks.

You know Matt and Thomas,
and this is Lindy Fisher.

Hi.

So, how's grace?

She's doing good.

Good. Good, good.
Tell her I said hi.

I'll do that.

Lindy, right?
Yeah.

Are you married, Lindy?

No, actually, I'm not.

Ted is...

To me.

Hey.
Hey.

Baby.
Hey, how you doing?

I missed you.

How could you humiliate me
like that?

How could you humiliate
yourself?

Sorry I interrupted
your date.

It wasn't a date.

We were trying to close a deal,
a very important deal.

All your deals
are important, right?

You're damn right
they are.

They pay for this house,
for east Hampton,

for the cars, the kids' school,
the vacations,

and for the life-style that
you've become accustomed to.

I don't care
about your money.

You know that is not
what I meant.

Sweetheart,
you need to get help.

This is not
normal behavior.

Are you saying I'm crazy?

That is not what I said.

No, that's what you think.
Would you stop?

Whatever I say or do,
it's the wrong thing.

I don't know
what you want anymore.

I want one thing, Ted,
one simple thing.

I want you to love me.
That's all.

For god sakes.
Sweetheart, I do love you.

You know that I love you.

Nothing is good enough.
It will never be good enough.

Ted.

Listen, listen.

Our problem
isn't each other.

Why don't we get away
somewhere out of the city

without the kids,
just you and me, okay?

I'm sorry, baby.

Look at that.

Look at that house.

We just stumbled
across that.

That is beautiful.

Yeah, it's like
out of a fairy tale.

I wish the kids were here
to see this.

Yeah.
The grounds are so pretty.

It's beautiful.

17 acres,
formal garden, a pond.

They told everyone
they were moving to england

for the sake of the children.

Well, I didn't buy that
and nobody did.

It was obviously a last-ditch
attempt to save their marriage,

but the kids were happy there.

Mrs. Ammon hired me
out of 50 applicants.

She brought me up from London
to run coverwood manor.

I'm pleased to say
that she and I saw eye to eye

on the details of how
a fine home should be run.

Generosa and the kids
settled in england

while Ted commuted back
and forth to New York...

From england.

He was to live there full-time

at the manor house,
eventually... somehow.

It takes time to close a
business like mine, generosa.

You just don't lock
the front door of the shop

and walk away.

I want to show you
something.

What the hell is this?

You're having me followed?

This is disgusting.

It certainly is.

And what does it prove...
That we work together?

That we have lunch
together?

Yeah? How about
this one, Ted...

Well, that's a picture
of Lindy and her baby.

What the hell does that
have to do with me?

My point exactly. What does it
have to do with you?

I...

You're sick.

Where are you going?

Back to New York.

That's good!
Go back to her!

Go back to your whore
and your baby!

Maybe you'd like
to explain this

to your other children,
Ted!

Ted and Lindy were friends.

I would be very, very surprised
if the child was Ted's.

That was just one of her
fantasies that she cooked up.

All right, I did see
a lawyer in London.

Why?

We had a fight, and I wanted to
see what my options were.

Your options?
It hasn't gone any further.

How do you expect me

to believe
anything you say anymore?!

I'm telling you
the truth now!

But I don't see how we
can live like this anymore.

I don't see how
we can live like this!

I...

I really did love you,
you know?

Well, I think she decided
if Ted was going to leave her,

it was going to be on her terms.

Well, she came
right back to New York,

moved into a 5-star hotel
with the kids,

and went straight to a lawyer.

It wasn't pretty.

No, it was war.

She found an apartment
on east 87th.

They're asking $9 million.

Fine.

I'm not done.

She wants another million
for renovations,

and until it's ready, she wants
to stay at the St. Clifton

with the kids
and the nanny.

How much
is that gonna cost?

Her suite alone
is $1,500 a night.

Give it to her.

Mom!
Get up, get up!

Hey, guys.

Mom, I get to order
room service today.

She did last time.
No, I didn't.

It's Alexa's turn
to order room service.

I want scrambled eggs
and French toast and bananas.

So you want the same.
Yeah.

What do you want, mom?

I would like a latte
and the New York times.

We need to have breakfast
sent up.

Please.
Please.

Gosh.

Do you see what your father
has reduced US to?

Living in a hotel like gypsies
and ordering room service.

Mom, gypsies don't
order room service.

They live in their cars
on the street.

Mr. Pelosi?

Mrs. Ammon?

Yeah, hi.
Sorry to keep you waiting.

Hey, no problem. You know,
just ordered a beer.

Excuse me.

I'll have a Cosmopolitan,
please.

So...

Hey, you know, I was
gonna stay here once.

Yeah, me and my wife,

we were gonna come into the city
for our anniversary,

but then we never did.

You know, we're just kind of
separated right now.

Got married at 18.
Pretty dumb?

But I got three great kids.

You got kids?

Yep, two.
Thank you.

Could you put these both
on my room, please?

You don't have to do...
That's okay.

Thank you.
You're welcome.

Well, you look great
for two kids.

Thank you.

Let me ask you something,
Mr. Pelosi.

Danny, please.

Danny.

Why do men cheat,
do you think?

On their wives?

Yeah, on their wives.

Well, um, some guys,
maybe they're just not wired

to be with only one woman
their whole life.

Do you think it's possible
to be in love with your wife

and still want to sleep
with other women?

Yeah.
Sure, I mean, you know.

It's been going on
since the dawn of time.

What are you gonna do?

Let's talk about
the renovation, shall we?

You're gonna want to keep
this the foyer? Definitely.

All right.
I can do that.

Know if you got copper
pipes? I have no idea.

Okay.
Well, I'll check it out.

Whoo! This place is old. It is.

Probably not wired right,
either.

Yeah, see,
here's the thing.

I want to rip this
whole wall out, you know,

and make it all
one big room.

We're gonna definitely have to
bring her up to date.

That's for sure.

You got some
nice wood here.

I want to take all that
flooring out... gone.

The wood?

Yeah, the wood.

Well, you got
a time frame in mind?

I don't know. You tell me.
Money's no object.

He's offering a lump-sum
settlement and the apartment.

How much?
$10 million.

Very funny.

That doesn't include
child support, of course.

She wants $2.5 million
in alimony per year

plus half of everything
you're worth.

$300 million at least.

He claims 50.

He's lying.

$180,000 a month
for basic living expenses.

That's just in New York.

She wants
another $100,000

for upkeep of the house
in england,

which she wants to keep,

along with all
the other real estate.

Give her
whatever she wants.

I just want joint custody
of the kids,

and I want to hold on
to the Hamptons.

That's all I want.

Hey.
Hey.

Hi.
Hey.

Are you all right?

What?
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.

What time is it?
A little after 8:00.

Should bring
an alarm clock?

Wait a second,
you didn't

You didn't sleep in here
all night, did you?

I got a toothbrush,
change of clothes,

and I'm good to go.

You got to be kidding me.

It's easier this way
since my wife threw me out.

It cuts down on traffic
on the l.I.E., too.

Man.

You know what?

No one who works for me
sleeps in a truck.

Why don't you let me get you
a room at my hotel?

You know what?

I think I'll
take you up on that.

Mom?
Mom, are you there?

Mom?

Shh!

Hey, guys.

Hey, listen,
I'm a little tired today.

Why don't you go down
to the coffee shop, okay?

Okay, mom.
See you, mom.

Bye.
Bye.

Look, I'm just a girl from
long island, you know?

How was I
supposed to compete?

I mean, after being married
for so long,

it was the biggest ego trip
in the world

that this beautiful,
sophisticated woman wanted him.

Although I think
she got off on it,

the fact that he wore
a frickin' tool belt.

Dangerous game
you're playing here, bro.

What?
Doing the boss.

You get fired,
we all lose our jobs.

No, nobody's getting fired.
You don't know her like I do.

She's good people.

Besides, she's having
the time of her life.

I got to tell you,

she loves sticking it
to the old man.

Jeez!

So, this is
the new floor?

Yeah. Yeah.

Look at that.
Isn't it gorgeous?

100 grand
of imported marble.

I don't want it.
What, you don't like it?

I like it. I don't want it.
Let's go back to the oak.

Whoa, whoa.

You want to tear out all
this marble and put in wood?

Generosa... Mrs. Ammon...

That's a lot of money to just
flush down the toilet.

It's not my money.

Fellas?

They became an item
pretty quick.

This broad showed him a world
he never even knew existed...

Fancy meals,
driving around in a limo,

front-row seats
to "les mis."

Ted was thrilled when he
found out she had a boyfriend.

What, are you kidding me?
I mean, what a relief.

He figured
she was finally moving on.

Yeah, they'd be in here
almost every night.

Guy left a $200 tip once

just to brag about how he
knew guys from the mafia.

God, I can't wait to see the
look on that bastard's face.

I wish I could see
the look on his face

every time he has to
write me a check.

You know
what I'm gonna do?

I'm gonna take him
for everything he's got.

No.
You know what?

What are you
looking at?

You think I don't know
who sent you here?

You think I don't know you're
spying for my husband?

Stand up.
Don't worry about it.

Whoa, baby.

You tell him that I said
he can go to hell.

Hey, hey,
hey! Come on. All right.

I know who you are.

Here's for your pain.

Take that.
You'll be fine.

Excuse me, sir, could I be
of help with something?

Thank you, no.
I'm just waiting for my kids.

They were supposed to meet me
here an hour ago.

And your children, are they
staying at the hotel?

Yes, they are.
I see.

Which room number?
Perhaps I could call up for you.

I've already tried,
but thank you.

Well, hopefully it won't be
much longer.

What are you doing
talking to him?

He shouldn't even be
waiting in here.

He should be
waiting outside.

What have you
been telling him?

Come on, kids,
let's go, let's go.

No, I'm not done
with you yet.

Hey, I want to know what time
you're bringing my kids back.

Hey! Don't ignore me.

I said, when are you bringing
my kids back?

You'll have them sunday
at 5:00.

But I need them
this sunday.

Listen to me.

I don't even have to
let you take them.

I could get a court order and
have you stopped in 20 minutes.

Come here, baby,
come here.

Maybe we should just stay
with mom this weekend.

No, this is our weekend away. Ted,
let them go!

Stop this
for the kids' sake.

Why didn't you think of the kids
when you broke up their home?

Why didn't you think of the kids
when you destroyed our lives?

Stop!
Let me go!

Get out of the car, kids.
Get out right now.

Help! Somebody help me!
He's kidnapping my children!

Somebody help me!

This man is kidnapping
my children!

Taxi!

Easter weekend,

I went up to New York
to see my brother.

He was so excited
to bring the kids out

to the house in east Hampton.

He... he'd arranged
to have easter eggs

hidden all over the grounds.

When I saw them,

I thought, "boy, what
has she done to these kids?"

We're not going
to the Hamptons.

That house is mom's,
not yours.

You have no business being
in that house ever again.

Mom says you should give her
all your money.

You can always make more.

Mom says
you cheat in business.

That's how come
you're so rich.

And mom says you have
a secret girlfriend

and a 2-year-old son.

And you spy on US
with hidden cameras.

Mom showed US the satellite dish
on top of the museum

that you use to spy on US.

Guys, it's just not true.

I'm sorry, but your mother
has told you lies about me.

No, she hasn't. She wouldn't
lie to US. She wouldn't lie to US.

Okay.

I was beside myself,
but Ted was amazing.

He never fell apart.

He went right ahead and called
up the knickerbocker museum.

This satellite equipment here

receives television signals
from nearby and from very far.

It's kind of like your cable TV,
only without the cable.

With this setup,

we'll be able to watch Ted
from anywhere in the city.

See, these cameras will be
linked up to this laptop.

This is never gonna work.
He's gonna see the camera.

No, he won't.

They'll be hidden
behind motion detectors.

No big deal, babe.

Let me show you
how this is hooked up.

Now, this is
a pretty powerful system,

but the one thing
it absolutely cannot do

is listen to people
or watch them in any way

or spy on them.

Everything
is gonna be wired

into this
central location.

With all your money,

I can't believe you guys
have lived here for so long

without video surveillance.

Well, I had to convince Ted
to even lock the front door.

There's no camera
and there's no microphone.

Thanks, Jack.

Do you believe me now,
guys?

You know I would never
lie to you.

Come here.
Come here, sweetheart.

It was so much fun.

Hey, mom.

Cellphones are so cool.

So you decided
to come home.

What do you mean?

Dad brought US back
right on time.

Do you know what?

I don't want to talk
to either of you right now,

so why don't you go
to your rooms?

I said, go to your rooms.

What's the matter?
What did we do?

You spend the weekend
with that man,

and you expect me
to pretend it's okay?

What are those?

Dad bought them

so that we could call him
and he could call US.

We probably
won't even use them.

Do either of you see
what he's trying to do?

Don't you know
about cellphones?

What?

They give you cancer, Alexa.
They give you brain cancer.

Give them to me,
both of them.

My babies.

Pelosi is basically
living full-time

at that hotel
with your kids.

I hate to tell you,

he's got a criminal record
dating back to the '80s.

Assault, dui,
resisting arrest,

leaving the scene
of an accident.

Six years ago,
he was injured on a jobsite,

sued his employer.

That's his
psychiatric evaluation.

"Severe personality
disorder,

"severe antisocial
tendencies,

"passive-aggressive
personality disorder,

substance
and alcohol abuse."

I got to get this guy
away from my kids.

Breakfast for her,
the kids, the nanny,

and the boyfriend comes
to $500 a day... a day!

For breakfast,
and have you seen this?

Look at this, all right?

He charged a $30,000 s.U.V.
To the renovation.

Not for her,
for pelosi, all right?

She even wants me to pay
for the caps on his teeth.

And look at these
hotel bills, all right?

What is with
all these extra rooms?

Look at this...
Pelosi, pelosi, pelosi.

I mean, what the hell
is he doing

with all these
extra rooms?!

Yeah, he had his family
come up to the St. Clifton.

Our kids went a couple of times,
his sister, her kids.

His mother stayed there
for a week in a luxury suite

all for "free."

As of today,
he's cutting off all funding

for the
apartment renovation.

What?

Well, he can't do that.
Can he do that?

I-I-I don't...

You agreed to $1 million.

You've already spent 3,
and you're not even done yet.

What do you got, punk?

You can't let him
get away with it.

What do you want me to do?

What is the matter with
that pansy lawyer of yours?

I'll tell you what you do. What?

You tell him
to go back to court,

get an injunction,
and you make him pay.

Shh! No, I ain't gonna "shh!"

It's not that easy.

You just do it!
It's not that easy.

Generosa suddenly wanted
sole custody of the children.

It was a ploy for more money,

but the court ordered
psychiatric evaluations

for both parents.

She's done everything she can
to poison the kids against me,

but in spite of everything,

I think they know
that I love them

and that I'll always
be there for them.

They hate him.
I mean, they're afraid of him.

They don't want to go.

What kind of a mother
would I be

if I didn't fight
for sole custody?

I go nuts when I think about how
much time they're spending with pelosi.

It really scares me

to think about them being
around a thug like that.

And they love Danny...
Love him.

I mean, he's so great with them.

He's the father
they should've had.

Of course. I know they need
to be in therapy.

I've stopped trying
to bring it up with generosa.

She goes ballistic.

It's like you have to
get recommendations,

you have to interview
therapists.

Who has the time?

They have ballet.
They have school, field hockey.

I keep them very busy
with activities.

I testified
that her symptom profile

is considered in the clinical
range of psychopathology.

The level of paranoia and
narcissism runs extremely high.

You've been denied
sole custody.

For now you'll split custody
with Ted...

One week with you,
one week with him.

No, no, no. How the hell
did this happen?

The judge made his decision

based on the evaluation of the
mental-health professional.

What did she say about me?

She doesn't think you're stable
enough for sole custody.

Stable enough?
No, no, no.

Look, he's clearly paid
the woman off, all right?

No, that bastard
told her I was crazy.

He knows
that my mother's crazy.

He told her
about my mother's insanity.

That's what's
happening here.

Nevertheless, the judge
has approved this.

It's a done deal.

All right.
What about the money?

Ted's representation of his
net worth is basically correct.

He's lying, okay?
He's lying.

I told you he would try
and hide assets.

That's what he does.

What's the bottom line?
Just give me the bottom line.

The offer is $25 million
and the apartment.

Ted will keep the house
in the east Hamptons.

The house in england
will be sold

and the proceeds
divided equally.

You go back to them
and you tell them no deal!

The house in the Hamptons
is mine, okay?

I built that house.
I did.

Generosa, I assure you
this is an excellent offer.

What, did he get
to you, too?

He's paying you off?

You listen to me, okay?
This is not over.

You go back to them
and you tell them no deal.

That bastard...
He's got a woman in there,

in my house, in my bedroom.

Please get out
of the car.

Get out
of the car now.

What? Hey.

Hey, what's the matter,
officer?

Close the door.
Yeah, yeah, sure.

Turn around, face the car,
put your hands in the air.

Now.

This is b...

Did you know that you were
weaving all over the road?

Weaving?

No, I was just sleeping
in the back.

I got tired, so I pulled
the car over to nap.

I don't know
what he was thinking.

I mean, he failed
the sobriety test.

He refuses the breathalyzer.

Didn't make a difference.
They had him on the dui.

She went and bailed him out.

Better her than me.

I mean, let somebody else
clean up his mess.

Aah!

When he didn't show up for
a meeting on Monday morning,

but it wasn't until
after the meeting was over

that I really started to worry.

Ted?

Ted?

Ted?

Ted?

Doesn't look
like a burglary.

Nothing ransacked
or out of place.

The victim died
from blunt-force trauma...

Several blows to the head.

Time of death
is hard to say.

Could've been as early
as Saturday night.

Blood trail starts downstairs,
comes up here,

goes out onto the terrace,
into another room,

and into the bathroom.

Victim was trying
to drag himself away.

Maybe the perp tried to wash
himself off in the shower.

I got something
to show you.

Security system.
State-of-the-art.

Video surveillance.
Yep.

Nine cameras?

Yep.

Looks like someone
got to it.

Maybe someone knew
it was there.

Who killed Ted ammon?

With no sign of burglary
or forced entry,

sources say it was most likely

someone who knew the millionaire
investment banker well.

All residents seem to agree

murders just don't happen
in the Hamptons.

I will be relieved when they
catch whoever did this.

I don't like sleeping
with my doors locked.

It was obviously
a crime of passion.

Well, we were here all weekend

and I was painting a watercolor
by the back pond on sunday,

and I heard several cars

crunching over the gravel
on the driveway.

It was in
the police report.

There was a naked man running
down middle Lane Saturday night.

That can't be true.
I never heard that.

It is totally true.
News to me.

I hear that he used to go
jogging down at two mile beach,

bring home guys.

Ted ammon was not gay.

I mean, if anyone was
heterosexual, it was Ted...

Aggressively so.

Everyone says
it had to be her...

Or the boyfriend
or both.

I hate to say it, but...

I don't know anyone
who knew them

who doesn't think she did it.

Mrs. Ammon spent all weekend
in Manhattan with her children,

never more than a mile
from her home.

Look, this is a great loss.

It's a terrible shock
to the children, to all of US.

Mrs. Ammon is deeply distressed
by some of the things

being reported by the media
about her husband and herself.

You're going to hear
a lot of things

about your father's death.

I don't want you to listen
to any of it...

Not what you may hear
on television,

read in a newspaper,
not what anybody else says.

It's all lies.

Mrs. Ammon's most important
consideration right now

is the protection
of her children

from irresponsible
and untrue things

being said about their parents,

which can only bring them
further pain and suffering.

I'm going to
tell you the truth

because you both need to know.

Your father killed himself.

He killed himself by taking
alcohol and barbiturates.

Are you sure?

Of course I'm sure,
Alexa.

The police said so.

What are barbiturates?

Well, baby...

Downers.

They're pills, grego.

Why would daddy
kill himself?

I don't know, baby.

I don't know.

We may never know that.

I'm so sorry.

Okay.

How are you doing?

I couldn't bear the idea
of her coming to the memorial.

She had her own private mass
with the kids this morning.

Just galls me
that she took the ashes.

Can I have
everyone's attention here

for a second, please?

First of all, I'd just like
to thank everyone for coming.

Alexa, Greg...

I know this is a real
confusing time for you guys.

It is for all of US
but especially for you.

But please do not
be confused about this.

Your father
was a wonderful human being

and he loved you both very much,

and there wasn't anything
in this world

he wouldn't do for you.

Yeah.

So you hang in there.

It appears Ted bequeathed

his entire estate to you.

Are you...

W-Why would he
do something like that?

The will was dated
August 22, 1998.

He never changed his will.

Apparently not.

And since the divorce settlement
was never signed

and you were his legal wife
on the day that he died,

all of his real estate,
all his financial assets,

except what he's put aside
for the children, of course,

all of it goes to you.

So, what are we
talking about here?

His entire estate...
Close to $100 million.

It's been over
two months since the murder

and still no arrests
have been made.

In fact, no suspects
have been identified.

There's the d.A.

This is very much
an ongoing investigation.

However, in our opinion,

the odds of the murderer
being a total stranger...

They're minimal.

Thank you.

Let's get this going.
Three, two, and one.

Both the police and the
district attorney's office

declining to say, then, if the
victim's widow, generosa ammon,

or her boyfriend, Daniel pelosi,
are considered suspects.

Attorneys for Mrs. Ammon

insist she has been cooperating
fully with the investigation,

but police sources say

she has declined to be
interviewed by detectives

since shortly after the murder.

Morning.

All right, kids,
you ready to go to school?

I'm not feeling
so good.

Yeah, me, neither.

What's the matter?
What's going on here?

I think I see
what the problem is here.

You're gonna let those jerks
keep you from school?

Can you blame them?

I mean, how are we supposed
to live like this?

It's just the press.

It's not the reporters.
It's the kids at school.

What do you mean?
What are they doing?

Doesn't matter.

Yes, it does matter.
Tell me.

You don't know
what it's like.

They're always saying
mean things about US.

They're always talking
about you and dad

pushing and shoving
and stuff.

What are they saying,
exactly?

I'm gonna call
the headmaster.

It will just
make things worse.

What you need to do
is defend yourself.

You show these kids
what you're made of

so they don't
do this to you no more.

Danny... hold on,
babe, I got it.

Didn't your pop
ever teach you anything?

What you really ought to do...
You get a few pals...

Toughest guys you know...
Wait for them after school.

And then you
just... boom! Danny!

Take the kids to school,
will you?

No, mom.

No, no, I got this.
I can take care of this.

Let's go. Hup, two.
Let's go.

Have a good day.

All right, babe.

Yeah?

Generosa, it's Carrie.

What do you want, Carrie?
I'm busy.

I'm coming to New York
next weekend,

and I'd like to see the kids,
take them to lunch.

I think you want to pump them
for information, Carrie.

What, the police
put you up to this?

Generosa, I know this is
a difficult time.

It's difficult
for me, too.

Whatever you might think
of Ted or me,

the children have a right
to see their aunt.

Hey!

I say what rights
my children have.

You got that?!

Kids are gone,
housekeeper's away.

I want to
get out of here.

I want to get out of here
and move to england.

Why? What for?
To live.

I have a house there.
I have a house there.

We can get away
from all of this insanity.

The kids love it there.

You want me to go, too?
Of course I do.

That's kind of
far away, baby.

I got family here.
My kids are here.

My friends are here.

And I got to work, honey.
I got to make money.

Marry me.

Marry me and you'll never have
to worry about money again.

Are you serious?

I need you with me, Danny.

Baby, I need you.

I need you.

Yes.

I will.

Yes, I will.

I couldn't believe it
when I heard.

I mean, it was...

It wasn't even three months
after the murder.

It was one day after our divorce
became final...

One day.

Obviously he couldn't wait.

She didn't care
what it looked like.

She didn't care what
she was doing to the kids.

She took them back
to england

supposedly to get them
away from the press.

Police have yet to
name a suspect in the murder,

but the newlyweds
are widely believed

to be significant
persons of interest.

And in other
international news...

What do you think?

Pretty snazzy?
Check it out.

Like you were born
to ride.

Giddyup.

I wish you didn't have to
go back to New York.

It's just
for a day or two.

Yeah?

Well, I don't trust the d.A.
I don't trust the police.

Relax, will you?
What are they gonna do to me?

It's a dui charge.
Plus it's only a hearing.

It is laughable, babe.

Come on, this has got nothing
to do with that.

I mean, look, baby, they
don't even have a suspect.

Just hurry back, okay?

Baby, come on.
You got nothing to worry about.

Nothing is gonna
happen to US.

We are right here,
right now,

and you are safe.

Okay?

All right.

Mr. Pelosi! Danny!

Mr. Pelosi!

Did you and your wife have
anything to do with the murder?

Are you here because you're
avoiding the police?

Get out of my face.
You don't know me.

Hey, hey, hey!
Out of my face.

Turn that thing off!

Get out of my face.

How does it feel,
Mr. Pelosi?

All of you, get the hell off
my property now, all of you.

You don't know me!
You don't know me!

Did you kill him?
What did you say?

How does it feel

sleeping in the bed
of the murder victim?

If I tell you again

that if you talk to those kids,
I will kill you.

Get off my property.

Do you expect to go to jail
for drunk driving?

Is this just an excuse
to get you back in the states?

What were you doing
on middle Lane that night?

Mr. Pelosi adamantly denies
any involvement with the murder.

Come on.

Danny had
to come back to New York

for the hearing on his dui rap,

and I guess the court
couldn't hold him

while the trial was pending,

so the prosecutor got the judge
to take away his passport,

you know, so he couldn't
leave the country again.

So, she had
to come back here, too...

I mean, if she wanted
to be with him.

What amazed me
was that they moved

right back into
the house in the Hamptons

like nothing had happened.

I mean, they slept in the same
bed where Ted was killed.

I couldn't do that.

If you were those kids,

would you want to move
back into the same house

that your father
had just been murdered in?

I wouldn't.

I couldn't.

Don't fill yourself up

on that little rabbit food
over there, all right?

I got
some burgers coming.

Listen, I was thinking
maybe we could get a boat.

What do you guys think?
Like that?

Park it right here
in the Hamptons,

maybe do a little fishing.

I mean, if you want.

I don't know
if that's your style.

Really?

Yeah. What, you never
been fishing?

We know how to snorkel.

That's it?

Alexa, have you ever
been fishing?

You ever
put a worm on a hook?

No squiggling worms?
All right, that's it.

What's the matter, babe?
You're not saying much.

Just a little tired.
I think I'm gonna go lie down.

All right, all right.

I'll teach you guys how to fish
like my pop taught me.

How does that sound?

Time you kids did
what normal kids do.

Have this
Upper East Side...

Gen?
Mom?

Gen? Gen?

Get back.
Is she okay, though?

The biopsy is malignant.

I'd like to schedule surgery
right away.

Now, we may have to remove
the entire breast

just to be safe,

but I won't know
until you're on the table.

And usually we follow
with radiation and chemo.

Why don't I give you
a minute with this?

I'll be right back.

Ted did this to me.

It's been more than a year
since the murder of Ted ammon

and still there have been
no arrests or indictments.

After months of speculation,
the district attorney's office

has at last revealed the target
of the investigation...

Daniel pelosi.

Thank you, Amanda.

In a surprise move, the
republican national committee

announced this morning...

She asked me to come over to
look after the children mostly.

It was after the diagnosis,
you see.

She was concerned

that she might become incapable
of running a household.

The doctor said surgery
wasn't gonna be enough.

You got to follow it up
with chemo, otherwise...

If I'm going to die,

I would like to hold on
to some shred of dignity.

Dignity? Who gives a crap?
I want you to live.

So you'll, you know,
so you'll lose your hair.

So what?

You'll buy a wig,
put on a baseball cap.

Don't tell me
we've gone through everything

and now you're just gonna
roll over and die.

Look, if you don't want
to do it for yourself,

at least do it
for Alexa and grego.

Grego and Alexa have
nothing to worry about.

What does that mean?

It means I've made plans
for their future.

They'll be fine.

You...

You mind filling me in
on these plans?

I mean, I am your husband.

I know you're my husband,
darling.

Listen, why don't you let me
take care of the kids, okay?

I need you
to take care of me.

Sure.

In less than a year,

Mr. Pelosi went through $2.5
million of his wife's money.

I'd say, "hey, Danny,
ain't she gonna be p.O.'D

you're blowing
all this dough on US?"

He'd say
there was so much money

he couldn't spend it all
even if he tried.

And he did try.
Man, did he try.

Man,
that was just crazy.

There you are.

Look at you in your
little jammies there.

Look like you could
use some rest.

So do you.

Yeah, Vegas... it's crazy.

Busy all week,
just running around.

Spending my money.

What's mine is yours,
yours is mine, right?

You know, Danny, I may...

May not be a lot of fun
to be around lately,

but the least you could do
is come home.

And when you do, you could try
not to be drunk.

Well, you don't have
a frickin' grand jury...

And you don't have
cancer.

Right.

I've been meaning
to ask you

about this car that you bought
for, um, Danny Jr.

Yeah? What about it?

Didn't you just buy him
a new car four months ago?

Totaled it.

Kid totaled it.

What about this boat?
What the hell is that for?

Who is it for?

It's for US.

Yeah, it's for US.
It's for the kids, right?

I promised you
I was gonna take you sailing.

Do I look like I am in
any position to go sailing,

Danny?

Listen to me!

You may have given up on your
future, but I haven't, baby.

It's not over.

We are gonna beat this thing,
and we aren't going down ever.

That's an interesting
choice of words.

Do you hear what I'm saying?
We are not going down.

I don't think she loved him, no.

If you're asking my opinion,

she used him
to spite her husband.

Did he love her?

I don't know.
Maybe he did.

Would he have married her
without the money?

What do you think?

Why she married that s.O.B.,
I couldn't say.

I mean, not that I'm complaining

'cause, you know, I got my
alimony checks nice and regular.

The d.A. Is recommending
a 1-year sentence.

You got to be kidding me.
On a dui?

You've got priors, Daniel,
and this judge is no pushover.

I cannot go away
for a year.

You tell him
about generosa?

I asked the court to consider
delaying the sentence

to allow you
some final time together.

The request was denied.

Denied.

Here's what you do.
You work the compassion angle.

You work it like you've
never worked it before.

I am not going away.

If Mrs. Pelosi...
If her condition

should become critical
during your incarceration,

he says he'll consider
letting you out early.

Critical? Thanks.
You can go home now.

This was a man who was
always there for his family,

very loyal.

Somebody was always needing
a new roof,

new carpeting, new furniture.

He couldn't say no
to nobody.

From the moment
he met her,

he never let US
pick up a check.

We'd go to Atlantic city.

He'd get the airfare,
the hotels,

all the meals,
even gambling money.

They let Danny out after
four months for good behavior.

He asked me
to pick him up.

Generosa
wasn't doing too good.

Danny, Danny.
Just a few questions.

Mr. Pelosi?
Just a few questions!

Danny, Danny. How does
it feel to get out of jail?

Do you think you're gonna be
indicted by the grand jury?

Where's the missing
laptop, Danny?

Do you want to tell US
about the missing laptop?

Danny!
Just a couple of questions.

Get a life.

Excuse me, excuse me.
Sir?

Yeah?
What's your name?

Artie rubino...
R-u-b-i-n-o.

Welcome home, Mr. Pelosi.
Thanks. Where's generosa?

In the bedroom.
She's asleep.

She is, okay.

I'll just...
I'll just go up and see.

I'd rather you didn't.
She needs her rest.

I haven't seen her
for, what, four months,

so I'm just gonna go up
and sit with her.

It's not like we're gonna
go have sex, right?

I made up the guest room
for you.

Please let me know if there's
anything else you'll be needing.

Since when am I sleeping
in the guest room?

She's using a hospital bed.

There's insufficient room
for two.

I thought the guest room
was yours.

I've taken to using a cot
in Mrs. Ammon's room

in case she wakes up
in the night and needs me.

Mrs. pelosi.

I stand correct.
Yeah, you do.

Kind of taken over here,
haven't you?

Someone had to.

This is still my house,
and she is still my wife.

I'll try to remember that.

You'll do more
than try,

or you'll be back in england
eating greasy fish and chips.

Perhaps those kinds of threats
are effective

in the environment of the
Suffolk county jail, Mr. Pelosi,

but not with me.

You think
that was a threat?

Do not test me,

or you will find yourself on the
wrong end of a blunt object.

So you came home.

You know,
I just walked in, babe.

You shouldn't be
out of bed.

Kay right there, she's right.
Let me walk you up.

I want Kay to help me.

Here we go, now.

She kicked him out of the house.

I guess she wanted to die alone.

I mean, she had nobody now.

No Ted, no Danny, no friends.

Just the kids
and that housekeeper.

I need to talk to you guys
about after I'm gone.

I want you
to be strong for me,

and I want you to be strong
for each other.

Can you do that?
Yeah.

Now, I've spoken to Kay.

She's agreed to stay with
you guys here in the house.

She's gonna be
your legal guardian.

Mom, why?
Listen to me.

She's been very good to US,
and she loves you guys.

But what about Danny?

Why can't
we live with Danny?

No.

We have to let Danny go.

Your mom
know you're here?

No.

What about Kay?

She hates US.

She hates kids, period.

She's mean.

We can't say anything to her,
something nice even.

She'll just snap
right back at you.

You know how much
I love you guys?

I'll talk to your mom.

All right, gen, listen.

I think I need
to raise the kids.

Let you raise my children?

I'd really
have to be crazy.

Be fair, all right?
Just be fair.

After everything
I've done for you?

Don't you dare
play that card.

Don't you dare.

Would you like me
to send you an invoice,

Mr. Electrician?

Whoa, hey.
You be reasonable.

Be reasonable,
babe, all right?

You need me.
You told me so yourself, right?

Babe, babe,
I can help you, can't I?

There's nothing more
to do for me, Danny.

Everything's been done.

Well, you can't
freeze me out, gen.

We've been through
too much together.

I have nothing more
to say to you.

Now, if you'll excuse me,
I have to go plan my funeral.

In the latest twist
in the Ted ammon murder case,

the aunt of twins Alexa
and Gregory has filed suit

in Suffolk county for custody
of her niece and nephew.

Her suit claims, and I quote,

"generosa ammon,
dying and cancer-stricken,

suffers from a
paranoid mental disorder."

I'm doing what I think
is best for these children.

I'm very concerned
about their welfare,

and I think my husband and I

can provide a safe, warm,
loving environment for them.

When a mother is sick,

you don't take away
her children.

Shame, shame, shame
on Mrs. Wilder.

The suit does not accuse
generosa ammon

of murdering
the children's father,

but it does mention
that generosa and Daniel pelosi

have not been ruled out
as suspects.

You think you can
just buy me off

for a measly $2 million?

Ain't gonna happen.

Generosa is in the process
of changing her will.

She could leave you
out of it completely.

I don't believe you.
Why would I believe you?

You're a lawyer.
She wouldn't do it to me.

Well, you're welcome to take
your chances in court

or you can have $2 million
right now, free and clear.

Yeah, free.

Daniel...

We don't really know
how long she's going to live.

And if you get indicted
for murder,

you're going to need money
for a lawyer.

$2 million could come in
pretty handy.

If I sign now... if...

How soon
can I have the money?

You could have it
this afternoon.

Two minutes.

Mrs. Pelosi, we're offering
total immunity from prosecution

in exchange for anything
that you may know.

Generosa, this is
a very serious offer.

This is your opportunity
if you want to take it.

If you have anything to say,
this is the time.

You want me to say
I killed my husband?

Ted ammon deserved
everything he got.

Go away.

Go away.

She went into a coma that night.

Happily, the children
were with her when she died.

Danny wasn't mentioned
in the will.

How do you like that?

She gave Kay custody
of the children, $1 million,

and the house in east Hampton

to live in
for the rest of her life.

Why shouldn't I be here?

It's a public place.
She was my wife.

You people seem to forget.

Yeah, you know what?

I'm just fulfilling
her last wish.

This is...
This is where we met.

She had a cosmo,
and... I had a beer.

Promised to take her
for one... final drink.

Here.
Take a picture.

There he is.

The two things in the world
that he loved the most...

Himself...

And alcohol.

Red carpet over here, Sergio,
right here for my queen.

That's right.
There you go.

I got plenty more
for you.

Daniel pelosi,
you're under arrest

for the murder
of Theodore ammon.

You have the right
to remain silent.

Anything you say may be used
against you in a court of law.

Get him out of here.
Give me a kiss.

Don't worry about this, babe.
I got this, all right?

Hey, hey. Tell you something.
We're gonna be together.

You hear me?
Together, me and you.

Well, you know, what do they
really have on him?

Not much from what I can see.

No confession, no eyewitnesses,
no murder weapon.

Nothing to forensically connect
Daniel pelosi to the crime.

He was one of the few people

that had access
to the security system,

but what happened
to the missing laptop

that was used to spy on Ted
in the house?

Nobody knows.

I understand that the laptop
was burned in a fire.

That's what I was told,

and I have no reason
to believe otherwise.

They wanted to have a
little memorial to their mother.

I didn't see the harm in it.

Yeah, I write to the kids,

and I call them when I can.

I tell them what a wonderful man
their father was.

It's important
that they know that.

I try my best with them,

but boys and girls
are very different, you know?

Boys are so much more difficult.

I'm getting on.
It's a lot for one woman.

It's a good boarding school
in New Hampshire...

One of the best, I'm told...

Rather strict, which would've
pleased his mother enormously.

I'm still trying to get custody,

but it's difficult to go against
the wishes of the mother,

I'm finding out...

Even after death.