The Guardian (2001–2004): Season 1, Episode 16 - Solidarity - full transcript

MA? MA, WHERE ARE YOU?

YO. KEEP IT DOWN, BOY.

WHERE'S MY MOM?

YOU LEARN TO KNOCK?

WHERE IS SHE?

GO HOME, LEVI.

GRANDMA ANNIE'LL BE
WONDERING WHERE YOU ARE.

LEVI?

MA.

WHY ARE YOU HERE?

MA...DID HE DO THAT TO YOU?



GO HOME. OK?

GO HOME. NO!

IF YOU EVER
HIT MY MAMA AGAIN--

OH, WHAT?

AAH!

NO! NO! LEVI.

Mother, screaming: NO! NO!

NO! NO, LEVI!

(GUNSHOT)

Radio DJ: AND THE WINNER
OF THE TWO U2 TICKETS
IS BARBARA LUDZINSKI.

YES!

* I GOT THE TICKETS
AND YOU DON'T GOT NONE *

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AND YOU CAN'T COME WITH ME *

NICK, WHO'S
THE LUCKY LADY?



IT'S LULU.

SWEET, NICK.
THAT'S REALLY SWEET.

AH, MR. FALLIN.

I GOT A CASE FOR YOU.

GOOD MORNING, ALVIN.

GOOD MORNING, LULU.

MORNING.

GOOD MORNING, NICK.

AH, HER NAME
IS MARIA BRACZYK.

SHE'S A POLISH IMMIGRANT
WHOSE 16-YEAR-OLD SON

WANTS TO BE
EMANCIPATED FROM HER.

SHE'S WAITING
IN THE BROOM CLOSET.

OK. THANKS.

OK.

MRS. BRACZYK, YOUR SON
IS ASKING TO BE EMANCIPATED.

HE WANTS THE COURT
TO GRANT HIM SOME
OF THE RIGHTS OF AN ADULT.

HI. MY NAME
IS MARIA BRACZYK.

WHAT IS YOUR NAME?

NICHOLAS FALLIN.

PLEASE, UH,
MR. FALLIN, EXPLAIN.

UH, YOUR SON DOESN'T WANT
TO LIVE WITH YOU ANYMORE.

HE'S ONLY 16.

HE MOVED IN WITH A WOMAN
WHO IS MUCH OLDER.

THAT'S A PROBLEM.

YEAH, SHE'S PREGNANT

WITH WHAT SHE SAYS
MY SON'S CHILD.

OH, THEN, HE'S
LIVING AWAY FROM HOME.

HE'LL BE SUPPORTING A CHILD.
HE'S ALREADY INDEPENDENT.

A JUDGE IS JUST GOING
TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT REALITY.

HE'S NOT READY.

OK, THEN.

I'LL ASK SOCIAL SERVICES
TO DO A HOME VISIT,

AND THEN WE'LL TALK.

WELL, CAN--

WHERE IS SHE?

IN THE MEETING ROOM.

HEY, GOOD LUCK.

LISTEN, BARBARA, DO YOU
THINK THIS IS JUST--

EXCUSE ME.

CAN I HELP YOU.

SURE. COULD YOU
DIRECT ME TO LOUISA
ARCHER'S OFFICE?

LULU'S IN THERE.
THANKS.

SWEETHEART...

(LAUGHING)
Lulu: HI!

MMM.

WHAT ARE YOU
DOING HERE?

I WANTED
TO SURPRISE YOU.

(BOTH LAUGH)

Man: LET'S
GET OUT OF HERE.

Lulu: OK.

Judge: I AM SENTENCING YOU

TO 1,500 HOURS
OF COMMUNITY SERVICE

USING YOUR SKILLS
AS A CORPORATE ATTORNEY

TO WORK AS A CHILD ADVOCATE.

ANGELA.

HEY, JAMES.

WHERE'S LEVI?

POLICE TOOK HIM.

DOES GRANDMA ANNIE KNOW?

MM-HMM.

WHAT ABOUT THE DOCTORS?

TREY GOT SHOT
IN THE STOMACH,

SO NOBODY KNOWS
IF HE'S GONNA LIVE.

I'LL DO EVERYTHING
I CAN FOR LEVI.

LEVI?

YOU'RE WORRIED
ABOUT YOUR NEPHEW.

MY BOYFRIEND'S
GONNA DIE, JAMES.

I AIN'T GOT
NOTHING ELSE.

MY BOYFRIEND'S
GONNA DIE.

GOOD MORNING, DAN.

BURTON.
CONFERENCE ROOM?

YEAH.
RIGHT IN HERE. YEAH.

MORNING. RIGHT HERE.

HOW ARE YOU?

Nick: HERE'S THE OFFER.

68 CENTS PER HOUR,
AGGREGATE,

WITH 48 CENTS GOING
TO WAGES, 12 TO PENSION,

8 TO THE HEALTH FUND.

ONE EXTRA
VACATION DAY.

OK, IF YOU NEED NOTE PADS
OR COPYING, WE'LL--

THIS WON'T
TAKE LONG.

WELL, WE'LL BE
IN MY OFFICE.

I THINK EVERYTHING'S
GONNA BE OK.

IF THEY SAY NO
TO THIS OFFER,

I'M GONNA HAVE
TO CLOSE UP SHOP...

AFTER 28 YEARS.

Kelsey: 5% INCREASE,
RETROACTIVE TO OCTOBER FIRST.

PRETTY GOOD.

LAST FEW DEALS, THE MOST
WE COULD HOPE FOR WAS 3.2%.

IT'S NOT ENOUGH.

COKER--
HEY...

YOU GET YOUR SLICE
NO MATTER WHAT, KELSEY.

ALL YOU CARE ABOUT
IS PICKING UP YOUR DUES

AND MAKING
YOUR UNION MONEY.

WE ASKED FOR 7%.

WE ASKED FOR
SOME PROFIT SHARING.

I DON'T SEE ANY OF THAT
IN THESE PAGES.

IF YOU VOTE THIS DOWN,
THE NATIONAL UNION OFFICE

MAY NOT PAY THE WORKERS
THEIR STRIKE FUNDS.

THEN WE'LL
BREAK THE UNION.

THAT'S CRAZY.

I PROMISED
THE WORKERS 7%.

I'M GONNA
DELIVER IT.

WHY ARE YOU DOING THIS?

IT'S WHAT WE DESERVE.

(KNOCK ON DOOR)

THEY'RE READY.

I'M SORRY, GARY.

IT'S A GOOD OFFER.

YOU RECOMMENDING THE CONTRACT
OR AREN'T YOU?

CAN YOU DO BETTER?

THAT WAS IT.

WE'LL PUT THE CONTRACT
TO A VOTE OF THE FULL
MEMBERSHIP...

WITH A NEGATIVE
RECOMMENDATION.

DO YOU WANT TO TELL ME
WHAT HAPPENED?

HEY, I DID
WHAT I HAD TO DO...

LOOKED AFTER MY MOM.
SHE ASK YOU TO?

I MEAN, I KNEW
SHE WAS GETTING BEAT UP.

EVERYBODY KNEW.

IF YOU EVER BOTHERED
TO STOP BY AND GIVE US A CALL,

YOU WOULD HAVE
KNOWN THAT FOR YOURSELF.

DID SHE ASK YOU
TO GO OVER TO HER HOUSE

AND PROTECT HER?

MA CALLED GRANDMA ANNIE,

SAID TREY
WAS HITTING HER AGAIN.

SO YOU WENT OVER THERE
TO CHECK ON HER.

YEAH.

AND THE GUN?

DID YOU BRING IT
WITH YOU?

NO, NO. IT WAS MOM'S.

SO YOU USED
YOUR MOTHER'S GUN.

WELL, TREY
WENT FOR IT FIRST.

BUT YOU KNEW
WHERE IT WAS.
YOU KNEW IT WAS THERE

WHEN YOU
WENT INTO THE HOUSE.

WHY YOU BEING
SO HARD ON ME, MAN?

BECAUSE THAT'S EXACTLY
WHAT THE D.A.'s GONNA DO

WHEN HE GOES
FOR A LIFE SENTENCE.

I AIN'T SCARED
OF THE D.A., MAN.

YOU SHOULD BE.

THIS CASE GOES
TO CRIMINAL COURT,

THE JURY'S GONNA
TAKE ONE LOOK AT YOU

AND DECIDE
THEY'LL FEEL A LOT SAFER

WITH YOU BEHIND BARS
FOR THE NEXT 50 YEARS.

I DIDN'T MEAN
TO PULL THE TRIGGER, MAN.

HE GRABBED IT...

AND WE STRUGGLED,
AND THEN IT JUST WENT OFF.

IF I CAN
PERSUADE THE JUDGE

TO TRY YOU
IN JUVENILE COURT,

I MIGHT BE ABLE
TO GET YOU HOME.

(WHISPERS)
OK. Here.

CONFERENCE ROOM?

HEY, UM, I GOT A DATE
WITH HEATHER MORGAN.

YOU KNOW, THE GIRL FROM
THE COSMETICS COUNTER.

YEAH, SO,
UM, THING IS,

I TOLD HER
THAT I HAD TICKETS

TO THE U2 CONCERT
ON THURSDAY,

BUT THE PROBLEM IS THAT
IT'S COMPLETELY SOLD OUT.

BARBARA LUDZINSKI.

WHAT?

LEGAL SERVICES.
THE REDHEAD.

SHE WON TICKETS.

Nick: MINETTE?

I DIDN'T MEAN
TO JUST COME BY.

I DIDN'T EVEN REALLY
KNOW WHERE YOU WERE WORKING.

I, UM, I HAD,
OF ALL THINGS,

A MEETING WITH
A THEATER COMPANY.

THEY'RE DOING
AN IBSEN PIECE AND...

AND I GOT HERE
AND I THOUGHT

I'D JUST
GET TOO DEPRESSED

DOING IBSEN
IN PITTSBURGH IN WINTER.

SO, HA HA.

WELL, I THINK ABOUT YOU
FROM TIME TO TIME, AND...

GUESS I WAS JUST CURIOUS
TO SEE HOW YOU WERE...

WHAT YOU LOOKED LIKE...

AND IF YOU
EVER THOUGHT OF ME,

BECAUSE I THINK ABOUT YOU.

A LITTLE, SOMETIMES.

AND SOME DAYS,
EVEN MORE THAN THAT.

WHERE ARE YOU STAYING?

THAT HOTEL
BY STATION SQUARE.

WELL, I'LL
PICK YOU UP AT 7:00.

OK.

GRANDMA ANNIE.

HEY, BABY.

HEY, TYLER.
HEY, AARON.

AH.

(KISSING)

I BEEN MEANING TO COME BY.

I KNOW YOU GOT ME
IN YOUR HEART.

I KNOW THAT.

LEVI SAYS THAT, UM...

ANGIE CALLED YOU
ABOUT GETTING BEAT UP.

IS THAT TRUE?

SHE CALLED SOMETIMES.

SHE'D ALWAYS CALL BACK
AND TELL US NOT TO WORRY.

DID LEVI SPEND
A LOT OF TIME WITH TREY?

SOME.

DID HE GET ALONG WITH HIM?

NO.

'CAUSE IF HE HAD ANY OTHER

TYPE OF RELATIONSHIP
WITH HIM, YOU KNOW--

WHAT ARE YOU
SAYING, BABY?

IF TREY SOLD DRUGS,
IF LEVI EVER HELPED HIM--

NO, BABY, NO.
NOW, I WOULD HAVE KNOWN.

I TOLD HIM, "JUST BE
TRUTHFUL WITH ME."

I TOLD HIM GRANDMA ANNIE
DON'T JUDGE.

I'M GONNA TRY
AND GET HIS CASE MOVED
TO JUVENILE COURT,

TRY AND GET HIM
HOME DETENTION.

YOU THINK YOU CAN HANDLE
LOOKING AFTER HIM?

(CHUCKLES)
I LOOKED AFTER YOU.

(TELEPHONE RINGS)

WOULD YOU GET THAT
FOR ME?

(RINGING)

HELLO?

ALL RIGHT.

YEAH.

WHAT IS IT, BABY?

THAT WAS ANGIE.

TREY DIED.

IF DAN LIVES
WITH THAT WOMAN,

HE WILL NEVER
GO TO COLLEGE.

AND I DIDN'T
MOVE IN HERE

SO HE CAN WORK
ON A FACTORY LINE.

I WANT MY SON
DO BETTER THAN I HAVE.

MRS., UH...BRACZYK?

MM-HMM.

UM, SOCIAL SERVICES

HAS APPROVED
YOUR SON'S APARTMENT.

THAT HURTS YOUR CASE.

SO, WHAT NOW?

WELL, I NEED TO KNOW
MORE ABOUT YOUR SON,

WHETHER HE'S EVER BEEN
IN TROUBLE IN SCHOOL

OR WITH THE POLICE.

YES. ONCE I HAD
TO PICK HIM UP

FROM A POLICE STATION.

YEAH?
BECAUSE
OF MISUNDERSTANDING.

WHAT HAPPENED?

HE PUT A VIDEO GAME
IN HIS POCKET AND WALKED OUT.

AN ACCIDENT.

RIGHT.
YEAH.

YOUR SON LIVES ON HIS OWN,
PAYS ALL HIS OWN BILLS.

UH, UNLESS
THERE'S SOMETHING WORSE,

NO JUDGE IS GONNA REFUSE
HIS EMANCIPATION.

HE WAS NOT...
DROPPED OUT OF SCHOOL.

HE WAS ACTUALLY EXPELLED.

WHY?

OH, HE'S A SWEET BOY,

BUT SOMEHOW HE ALWAYS
GET IN FIGHTS.

AND I THINK
THEY PICK ON HIM.

OK, WELL--AHEM--

BRING THE SCHOOL RECORDS
TOMORROW.

UH, HEARING IS AT 10:00

IN JUDGE SUTTON'S
COURTROOM,

AND I'LL MEET YOU
A QUARTER OF.

OK? THANKS.

THANK YOU.

MY UNDERSTANDING
IS HE WENT FOR THE GUN.

BARRY,
IT WAS SELF-DEFENSE.

LOOK, I CAN'T
JUST REDUCE THIS
TO MANSLAUGHTER

BECAUSE THE KID'S
YOUR NEPHEW.

THE BEST I CAN DO
IS SECOND DEGREE
MURDER.

IF YOU ASK FOR MANSLAUGHTER
INSTEAD OF MURDER,

IT GIVES THE JUDGE
JUSTIFICATION TO MOVE IT
TO JUVENILE COURT.

LOOK,
BURDEN'S ON YOUR NEPHEW

TO PROVE THAT
HE SHOULD BE TRIED
AS A JUVENILE OFFENDER.

YOU WANT TO TAKE THIS
TO A TRANSFER HEARING

IN FRONT
OF JUDGE HARING?

HAVE AT IT.

(SIGHS)

SO, ARE YOU
ACTUALLY GONNA STAY
IN PITTSBURGH FOREVER?

NO, I DON'T THINK SO.

YOU'RE STAYING FOREVER.

DO YOU WANT A DRINK?

(MUMBLES)
UM, NO.

SO, ARE YOU SEEING
ANYBODY?

NO. NO.

HAVE YOU HAD
A RELATIONSHIP SINCE ME?

NO.

WHAT HAPPENED?

I THOUGHT WE WERE
DOING SO WELL TOGETHER.

YOU LIKED THE FIRM
IN NEW YORK,

WE WERE HAVING
A LOT OF FUN,

WE WERE LOOKING
FOR APARTMENTS.

MY FATHER
OFFERED ME A JOB.

WELL, UM, THEY OFFERED ME
THAT PART IN THE PLAY.

THAT'S GOOD.

I'M REALLY TIRED
OF NEW YORK.

I'M SO TIRED
OF AUDITIONING
AND THE PEOPLE

AND THE BARS
AND, YOU KNOW.

I REALLY WANT A FAMILY
ONE OF THESE DAYS.

I NEED TO FIND A PLACE
WHERE I FEEL LIKE

I CAN BE A PART
OF SOMETHING.

WHAT I'M TRYING
TO SAY IS, I GUESS,

NOT RIGHT NOW, BUT
MAYBE IN SOME TIME...

(SIGHS)
YOU AND ME,

MAYBE
WE COULD DO SOMETHING
LIKE THAT TOGETHER.

MRS. BRACZYK,
DO YOU BELIEVE YOUR SON

IS RESPONSIBLE ENOUGH
TO LIVE ON HIS OWN?

HE IS A VERY RESPONSIBLE BOY.
HE SHOULD COME HOME.

HAS DAN EVER BEEN
IN ANY LEGAL TROUBLE?

NO. NEVER.

ARE YOU SURE?

YES. I'M SURE.

WHAT ABOUT TROUBLE
AT SCHOOL?

DANNY'S A VERY GOOD BOY.

UH, YOUR HONOR,

I'D LIKE TO HAVE
A MOMENT WITH MY CLIENT.

MAKE IT QUICK.

YOU TOLD ME HE GOT
EXPELLED FOR FIGHTING.

MRS. BRACZYK, WHAT ABOUT
THE SHOPLIFTING--

DO YOU WANT ME
TO SAY THAT?
YES.

IN FRONT OF THE JUDGE?

WELL, IF YOU
WANT HIM BACK.

I CAN'T.

NOT IN A COURT.

NOT WITH DANNY
SITTING RIGHT THERE.

WELL, YOU HAVE
TO GIVE ME SOMETHING.

HE'S SCABBING
AGAINST MY UNION.
DOES THAT COUNT?

YOU DIDN'T TELL ME
YOU WERE ON STRIKE.

I'M SORRY.
IT'S EMBARRASSING.

WHERE?

DAVEY ELECTRIC.

YOUR HONOR,
I'VE JUST--UM, I'VE
JUST BEEN MADE AWARE

OF A PREVIOUSLY
UNDISCLOSED
CONFLICT OF INTEREST.

MR. FALLIN, I'M NOT
GOING TO PERMIT YOU

TO DERAIL THIS HEARING
HALFWAY THROUGH

JUST BECAUSE IT'S
NOT GOING WELL FOR YOU.

YOUR HONOR,
MY COLLEAGUE CAN PICK UP
WHERE I LEFT OFF.

LET'S GET TO IT.

YOUR HONOR, WE SUBMIT THAT
THE EVIDENCE IN THIS CASE

ESTABLISHES THAT MY CLIENT,
LEVI MOONEY, SHOULD BE TRIED

AS A JUVENILE OFFENDER
AND NOT AS AN ADULT.

WITH RESPECT,
THE DEFENDANT
IS NOT EVEN CLOSE

TO MEETING
HIS BURDEN.

THE FACTS SIMPLY
DO NOT SUPPORT

HIS SELF-DEFENSE
ARGUMENTS.

WHY, THE VICTIM'S
OWN MOTHER

EVEN TESTIFIED
THAT SHE DID NOT
FEAR FOR HER LIFE.

TREY JONES WAS POINTING
A LOADED GUN AT MY CLIENT.

HIS LIFE WAS IN DANGER.
IT W SELF-DEFENSE.

WE PLAN TO ESTABLISH
THAT MR. MOONEY
ENTERED THAT HOME

WITH THE INTENT
TO KILL MR. JONES.

James: HE WAS PROTECTING
HIMSELF AND HIS MOTHER.

NOW, HE'S A SMART KID
WHO STANDS AN EXCELLENT
CHANCE OF REHABILITATION.

YOUR HONOR, IF HE
IS CONVICTED UNDER
THE JUVENILE SYSTEM,

MR. MOONEY CAN ONLY
BE DETAINED UNTIL
HE'S 21 YEARS OLD.

THAT MAY NOT
BE ENOUGH TIME

FOR HIS
REHABILITATION.

I HAVE REVIEWED
THE PSYCHIATRIC EVALUATIONS

REGARDING THIS CASE,

AND I HAVE
TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT

THE IMPACT OF THE CRIME
ON THE VICTIM,

ON THE COMMUNITY
AT LARGE,

AND THE DEGREE
OF THE CHILD'S CULPABILITY.

THIS CASE WILL BE TRIED
IN THE JUVENILE SYSTEM.

(BANGS GAVEL)

THAT'S GOOD.

IT'S A START.

UH, I'M DOING GOOD RIGHT NOW.
I'M MAKING $9.00 AN HOUR.

YOU WANT TO TELL US
WHERE THAT IS?

DAVEY ELECTRIC.
I'M A REPLACEMENT WORKER.

AND WHAT HAPPENS
WHEN THE STRIKE ENDS?

I LOSE MY JOB.

YOUR HONOR, DANIEL BRACZYK
HAS DROPPED OUT OF SCHOOL.

HIS EMPLOYMENT SITUATION
IS TENUOUS AT BEST.

I THINK IT WOULD BE
A GRAVE DISSERVICE

TO HIM
AND TO THE COMMUNITY

TO PULL HIM OUT
OF MRS. BRACZYK'S HOME.

NO FURTHER QUESTIONS.

YOU MAY
STEP DOWN.

Judge Sutton:
MR. BRACZYK IS WORKING,
HE'S LIVING INDEPENDENTLY,

AND HE WANTS TO CARE
FOR THE MOTHER OF HIS CHILD.

THE COURT HAS NO CHOICE

BUT TO RECOGNIZE
HIS EMANCIPATION.

ADJOURNED.
(BANGS GAVEL)

OK. OK, SURE.

ALL RIGHT. BYE.

I'M SORRY, MRS. BRACZYK.

UH, IF YOU WANT
TO APPEAL THE RULING,

MS. ARCHER IS
A VERY CAPABLE LAWYER.

YOU ARE
A GOOD LAWYER.

I WANT YOU
TO REPRESENT ME.

YEAH--YOU'RE ON STRIKE
AGAINST DAVEY ELECTRIC,

AND I REPRESENT THEM.

THAT'S A CONFLICT
OF INTEREST.

WHAT WILL HAPPEN?

I COULD
BE DISBARRED.

THAT'S CRAZY.
HOW COME?

WELL, IT COULD APPEAR
AS IF I AM USING YOU

TO ADVANCE
MR. DAVEY'S INTERESTS.

WELL, TELL MR. DAVEY
THAT THE WOMEN I WORK WITH,

THEY STILL WANT TO GO
BACK TO THE JOB.

WHO DOESN'T
WANT TO GO BACK?

(SIGHS)

A SHOP STEWARD
NAMED TIM COKER

RILES UP THE YOUNG MEN.

THEY THINK HE CARES
ABOUT WHAT WE GET,

BUT I KNOW--
I HEAR THINGS,
AND I KNOW

HE'S PLANNING TO RUN
FOR A GOVERNMENT
POSITION.

CALL MISS ARCHER IF YOU
WISH TO PURSUE AN APPEAL.

I REPRESENT A WOMAN
AT LEGAL SERVICES...

AND?
SHE'S, UH, STRIKING
AGAINST DAVEY ELECTRIC.

THAT'S A HUGE
CONFLICT OF INTEREST.

YEAH, I KNOW.
I HANDED HER OFF
THE MOMENT I FOUND OUT.

I TALKED TO HER, AFTER.

NOW, CAN I TALK TO YOU
ABOUT THIS?

IF YOU'RE SURE
IT WAS AFTER.

YES, IT WAS AFTER.

WELL, THERE ISN'T AS MUCH
SUPPORT FOR THE STRIKE

AS YOU MIGHT THINK.

WHAT'D SHE TELL YOU?

COKER, ONE OF THE SHOP
STEWARDS OVER THERE,

HE'S PROMOTING THE STRIKE.

NOW, HE MAY BE PLANNING
A RUN FOR POLITICAL OFFICE.

USING THE UNION AS A BASE
FOR A POLITICAL CAMPAIGN?

LABOR RELATIONS BOARD
WILL BE ALL OVER THAT.

I KNOW.

TIM...

I THINK WE CAN
END THIS THING.

I'M LISTENING.

I THINK IT WOULD
BE VERY GOOD FOR YOU

IF YOU GOT CREDIT
FOR ENDING THE STRIKE.

DID YOU BRING ME
AN OFFER OR DIDN'T YOU?

THEY'RE NOT GONNA
MOVE ON THE MONEY.

ANY HIGHER AND IT WOULD BE
CHEAPER TO CLOSE THE PLANT.

DAVEY TOOK A MILLION DOLLAR
BONUS LAST YEAR.

THAT HAS NOTHING TO DO
WITH THE OFFER.

I THINK IT DOES.

WHAT ARE YOU RUNNING FOR?
COUNCILMAN?

YOU OUT OF YOUR MIND?

COUNTY EXECUTIVE, THEN.

DID YOU COME DOWN HERE
TO BLACKMAIL ME?

NO. I CAME TO FIND OUT
IF IT WAS TRUE.

YOU RECOMMEND THE CONTRACT
AND WE DON'T HAVE A PROBLEM.

YOU THINK THEY'LL
BELIEVE YOU INSTEAD OF ME?

WE'RE GONNA FIND OUT.

James: HEY, BOYS.

THE JUDGE TRANSFERRED
THE CASE TO JUVENILE COURT.

THAT MEANS WE CAN
PROBABLY GET HIM
HOME DETENTION.

THANK YOU, BABY.

BUT THAT MEANS YOU'RE
GONNA HAVE TO COME
TO COURT TO TESTIFY.

THEY'RE NOT
GONNA GIVE LEVI
THAT KIND OF SENTENCE

UNLESS THEY BELIEVE
YOU CAN HANDLE HIM.

I CAN DO IT.

OTHERWISE,
THEY'LL JUST PUT HIM

IN A HIGH-SECURITY
JUVENILE SHELTER.

IT'D BE NO DIFFERENT
FROM BEING IN JAIL.

ANNIE--
I'M COLD, ANNIE.

GO GET YOUR COAT.

I DON'T KNOW
WHERE IT IS.

IT'S IN YOUR ROOM.
GO GET IT.

I DON'T KNOW
WHERE IT IS.

I'LL GET IT.

LET THE BOY
GET HIS OWN JACKET.

GRANDMA ANNIE,

WHAT'S GOING ON?

YOUR PLACE
IS COMING APART.

THIS ISN'T LIKE YOU.

GRANDMA ANNIE HASN'T
BEEN DOING SO GOOD, BABY.

CAN YOU GET OUT
OF THAT CHAIR, ANNIE?

IT'S VERY, VERY HARD.

HOW LONG HAVE YOU
BEEN LIKE THIS?

I DON'T KNOW, BABY.

AND THE KIDS?

I DIDN'T WANT
TO GO TO THE DOCTOR.

IF THEY FIND ME TOO SICK
OR...

TELL SOMEBODY,
THEY'LL TAKE THE KIDS AWAY.

SEND AN AMBULANCE
TO 121 HILL STREET.

MY GRANDMOTHER
CAN'T GET UP.

UM, UH, JAKE?

BARBARA.

YEAH. WHAT BRINGS YOU
OVER HERE?

HEY, WELL, NICK'S
BEEN TELLING ME ABOUT--

OH, JAKE CAME OVER
'CAUSE I TOLD HIM

ABOUT THE U2 TICKETS
YOU WON.

OH. YOU WANT TO GO WITH ME?

ACTUALLY, I NEED 2 TICKETS.

WELL, I REALLY WANT TO GO.

I'LL GIVE YOU
$250 BUCKS FOR THEM.

NO.
300?

NO.

HE, UH, PROMISED
A GIRL HE MET

AT A COSMETICS
COUNTER

THAT
HE'D TAKE HER.

YOU PROMISED HER?

SORT OF.

WELL, THAT'S
WHAT YOU TOLD ME.

AND YOU DON'T KNOW
IF SHE LIKES YOU

OR IF SHE WANTS TO GO
TO THE CONCERT

AND YOU HAVE THE TICKETS
AND YOU'RE WILLING
TO TAKE THE RISK.

PLEASE.

SORRY.

ALL RIGHT. OK.
I TRIED. OK.

JAKE...

BLOW HER OFF.
SHE'S NOT WORTH YOUR TIME.

YOU AND I CAN GO.

AS FRIENDS.
WE'LL HAVE FUN.

OK.

GREAT.

OK.

HEY, JUST WHO
I WANTED TO SEE.

YEAH?

UH, BRIAN WANTS TO GO
TO THE SYMPHONY TONIGHT

AND I WANT TO GO
DANCING AFTERWARDS,

BUT I DON'T KNOW
WHERE TO TAKE HIM.

WELL, I...

HEY, WHY DON'T WE ALL
GET TOGETHER AFTER THE CONCERT

AND HAVE DRINKS?

WHAT'S WRONG WITH YOU?
IT'LL BE FUN.

YEAH. LET'S MEET
AT THE INCLINE AT 10:30.

OK.
FINE.

OK.

COOL.

SHE HAD A STROKE.

IN THE LAST 3 MONTHS.

PARALYZED HER LEFT LEG
AND ARM AND...

AND SHE HAS DIABETES, TOO.

WHAT'S GONNA
HAPPEN TO HER?

THE DOCTOR SAYS WE SHOULD
PUT HER IN A NURSING HOME.

DAMN IT, ANGIE.

WHY DIDN'T YOU
CHECK ON HER MORE OFTEN?

WHY DIDN'T YOU?

SHE WASN'T
RAISING MY CHILD.

I DIDN'T HAVE TIME,
EITHER.

AND WHAT WERE YOU DOING?

YOU DON'T HAVE A JOB.

I'VE HAD
A HARD TIME OF IT.

I DIDN'T GET NO BREAKS
LIKE YOU DID.

YOU DON'T WANT TO TAKE LEVI,
HE'S GOING INTO A SHELTER.

I CAN'T HANDLE THAT BOY.

NOW, YOU CAN'T
OR YOU DON'T WANT TO?

I'VE NEVER BEEN
A GOOD MOTHER!

YOU'RE GONNA GET A JOB.

AND I'M GONNA HELP YOU
TAKE CARE OF HIM.

SO, WHEN WERE YOU
GONNA DO THAT? HMM?

I'LL MAKE IT A PRIORITY.

YOU EVER THINK MAYBE
I DON'T WANT HIM BACK?

HMM?

AFTER WHAT HE DID,
YOU EVER THINK
TO ASK ME THAT?

All chanting:
NO CONTRACT, NO WORK!

NO CONTRACT, NO WORK!

MOM--
DANNY--

MOM, LET ME GO!

DANNY, IT'S WRONG!

IT'S WRONG
TO CROSS THE LINE--

MOM, DON'T!

THEN I'M GOING WITH YOU!

(CROWD CHANTING)

IT'S WRONG. YOU HEAR ME?

Man: YOU'RE TAKING MY JOB!

(GROANS)

WHAT--LET HIM GO!

THAT'S MY SON!
LET HIM GO!

OW!

EXCUSE ME.

DON'T--DON'T HURT HIM!

YOU BASTARD!

NOW, YOU DON'T
WANT TO HIT HER.

LET IT GO.
JUST LET IT GO.

DANNY, ARE YOU ALL RIGHT?

MOM.
OH, MY GOD.

HOLD ON, HOLD ON.
I THINK I HAVE SOMETHING.

I TOLD YOU
YOU CANNOT DO THIS!

MOM, JUST LET ME GO.

SCAB!

YOU OK?

YEAH. THANK YOU,
MR. FALLIN.

NOW TELL ME SOMETHING.

IS IT TRUE THAT YOU
WANT TO BREAK THE UNION?

NO.
WELL, THAT'S
WHAT THEY TOLD US.

NO, WE ARE TRYING
TO BROKER A DEAL

THAT IS FAIR
FOR EVERYONE.

FAIR? WHAT, LIKE
YOU GUYS GET EVERYTHING

AND LEAVE US WITH SQUAT?

WHAT DO YOU CARE,
COKER?

YOU'RE OUT OF HERE
WHETHER WE DO A DEAL
OR NOT.

WHAT THE HELL
ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?

I'M TALKING ABOUT
THE 500 SIGNATURES

YOU HANDED IN TO
THE COUNTY ELECTIONS BOARD.

YOU'LL SAY ANYTHING TO LINE
YOUR OWN POCKETS, FALLIN.

IF YOU DID A REAL MAN'S JOB

YOU WOULDN'T
TURN YOUR BACK ON ME.

(MUMBLED AGREEMENT)

NEVERMIND GUYS. C'MON,
LET'S BREAK THIS UP.

Coker: HE'S A SUIT.
WHAT'D YOU EXPECT.

HEY, BABY.

HEY, ANNIE.

FOUND A PLACE FOR YOU
OVER AT ST. AGATHA'S.

IT'S DECENT,

THE STATE COVERS
MOST OF THE BILL.

WHAT ABOUT THE LITTLE ONES?

NO MATTER WHAT,

I'M GONNA FIND THEM
GOOD HOMES.

YOU GOT TO PROMISE ME
YOU'LL KEEP THEM TOGETHER.

ALL RIGHT, ANNIE.

YOU LOOK AFTER LEVI
YOURSELF.

ANNIE--

ANGELA'S NOT FIT.

I SHOULD KNOW.
I RAISED YOU BOTH.

LEVI NEEDS A STRONG HAND,

AND YOU NEED FAMILY
IN YOUR LIFE, JAMES.

I DID GOOD BY YOU.

YOU GO AHEAD
AND DO GOOD BY LEVI.

LOUISA AND I MET
AT A COLLEGE MIXER.

IT WAS THE LAST WEEK
OF SPRING TERM,

AND I WAS LEAVING
FOR MED SCHOOL
IN 10 DAYS. RIGHT?

SO I'M THINKING
TO MYSELF,

"WAY TO GO, BRIAN.

"YOU MEET THE GIRL
OF YOUR DREAMS,

"AND NOW YOU HAVE
TO LEAVE FOR COLUMBUS,
OF ALL PLACES."

BUT IT ENDED UP GREAT.

LOUISA
CAME TO PITTSBURGH.

IT'S A 3-HOUR DRIVE,
SO WHENEVER
I GET A BREAK,

WE SEE EACH OTHER.

WHAT ABOUT YOU TWO?

WHAT ABOUT US?

HOW LONG HAVE YOU
BEEN TOGETHER?

WE BROKE UP 5 YEARS AGO.

Brian: OH.

WE WERE TOGETHER
WHEN NICK LIVED IN NEW YORK.

AND THEN HE LEFT
AND I DIDN'T COME WITH HIM.

I DIDN'T KNOW THAT YOU
LIVED IN NEW YORK, NICK.

HE PRACTICED
AT SWANN AND CRANSTON.

WOW. THAT'S A HUGE FIRM.

HOW WAS THE SYMPHONY?

MAHLER'S 6th,
2 NEW EXPERIMENTAL
SHORT PIECES,

AND THE TOCATTA
AND FUGUE IN D MINOR.

BACH.
SOUNDS TERRIFIC.

HOW WAS THE EXPERIMENTAL
STUFF?

Brian:
AH, FAIR. ATONAL.

I THOUGHT YOU HATED
CLASSICAL MUSIC.

WELL, BRIAN
LIKES IT, SO...

BRIAN, YOU, UH,
INTERESTED IN THE LAW?

I LEAVE THAT STUFF
TO LULU.

SHE'S ALWAYS BEEN
INTO SAVING THE WORLD.

I JUST STICK TO SCIENCE.

YOU EVER SEEN HER
IN COURT?

NO.

YOU SHOULD. SEE HER.

I'VE BEEN BUSY.

I'M SORRY, HONEY.

SHE'S VERY PASSIONATE
IN COURT.

SHE'S
A PASSIONATE GIRL.

LULU, YOU GONNA CONTINUE
TO--TO PRACTICE

ONCE, UH, BRIAN'S
DONE WITH HIS...MMM...

RESIDENCY.
RESIDENCY?

OF COURSE.

PART-TIME.

NO, NOT PART-TIME.

WELL,
YOU SAY THAT NOW.

(LAUGHING)

YOU KNOW, I'VE
ALWAYS LIKED MAHLER.

I--I HATE
CLASSICAL MUSIC.

Brian:
ACTUALLY, I WANTED
TO GO FOR THE NEW STUFF.

WHAT--WHAT DO YOU DO
IN NEW YORK?

I'M AN ACTRESS.

Brian: OH, I WANTED
TO GO IN THE ARTS,

BUT MY FATHER TOLD ME
TO THINK ABOUT
WHAT I WAS ABOUT TO DO

BEFORE I WENT AND
SCREWED UP MY LIFE.

(SIGHS)

YOU KNOW, YOU SHOULD THINK
ABOUT WHAT YOU'RE ABOUT TO DO

BEFORE YOU SCREW UP
YOUR LIFE.

AN ACTRESS.

WOW.

WHAT ARE YOU
TALKING ABOUT?

WHAT DID YOU SAY
ABOUT ME
SCREWING UP MY LIFE?

COME ON, I CAN SEE
WHERE THIS IS GOING, LULU.

I MEAN, YOU MARRY A DOCTOR,
YOU STOP WORKING,

YOU HAVE A BUNCH OF KIDS,
YOU MOVE TO THE SUBURBS.

NEXT THING YOU KNOW,
YOU TURN INTO ONE OF
THESE RESIGNED PEOPLE

THAT FORGOT THEY EVER HAD
THE FIRE IN THEIR STOMACH--

WHAT THE HELL ARE
YOU TALKING ABOUT?

YOU. I'M JUST
TALKING ABOUT YOU.

YOU DON'T KNOW
ANYTHING ABOUT ME.

OH, I THINK I DO.

NICK? WE'RE JUST TRYING
TO HAVE A GOOD TIME HERE.

IT'S OUR NIGHT OUT.

BRIAN?

YOU'RE RIGHT.
I'M SORRY.

SORRY.

I CAN'T WAIT
TO GET OUT OF COLUMBUS
AND GET BACK TO NEW YORK,

AND I'M TRYING
TO PERSUADE LULU
TO MOVE WITH ME.

WELL, I'M SURE
SHE'LL GO WITH YOU, BRIAN.

I MEAN, SHE'S ACTING LIKE
SHE WANTS TO STICK AROUND
HERE AND DO HER WORK.

REALLY, SHE'S JUST
WAITING FOR YOU
TO FINISH UP

SO SHE CAN MOVE
TO WESTCHESTER

AND GET THAT LITTLE OFFICE
AND WORK PART-TIME.

LULU, MAYBE
WE SHOULD JUST GO.

YES, I THINK
WE SHOULD JUST GO.

Barbara:
THAT WAS REALLY GOOD.
HEY, LULU.

HEY.

ALL RIGHT,
EXCUSE ME.

WHAT--WHAT HAPPENED?

NICK JUST GOT
INTO AN ARGUMENT
WITH THAT GIRL.

I-I'M BARBARA.
THIS IS JAKE.

OH, SORRY.

I'M MINETTE. HI.

JAKE. HEY.

WELL, UM,
WE HAD FUN.

(BOTH LAUGHING)

WE REALLY DID.
WE HAD A GREAT TIME.

(LAUGHING)

GOOD FOR YOU.

UH...LET'S GO.

YEAH. BYE.

(LAUGHS)

DID WE SAY
SOMETHING?

I DON'T KNOW!

PPPPPBBB!

HEY, SHOULD I JUST
CHECK OUT OF HERE

AND COME OVER
TO YOUR PLACE?

SURE.
(DOOR CLOSES)

OK.

NO.

NO.

WHAT?

I--I DON'T KNOW.
I DON'T KNOW.

NICK?

MINETTE, THIS IS
JUST NOT GONNA WORK OUT.

IT'S THAT GIRL.

NO, IT'S...

(SIGHS)

YEAH.

YEAH, SHE LIKES YOU, TOO.

YEAH, WELL,
I DON'T KNOW.

KIND OF RUINS THE FUN
FOR EVERYBODY ELSE,

SEEING THE TWO OF YOU
TOGETHER.

WHAT DO YOU MEAN?

OH, YOU KNOW HOW YOU'RE
JUST LIVING YOUR LIFE AND...

EVERYTHING'S
JUST GOING FINE,

AND THEN YOU MEET SOMEONE.

YOU CAN'T STAND THE WAY
YOU FEEL AROUND THEM.

IT'S JUST...
YOU'RE OVERWHELMED.

AND YOU HATE YOURSELF
FOR BEING LESS THAN...

WHAT YOU THINK
THEY ARE TO YOU.

YEAH. YOU KNOW?

YEAH, WELL,

THAT'S HOW I'VE ALWAYS
FELT AROUND YOU, NICK.

THIS WASN'T FAIR.
I JUST...

I KNOW.

JUST THOUGHT
I'D GIVE IT A SHOT,

SEE WHERE YOU WERE.

BUT YOU SHOULD GO.

I SHOULD GO TOMORROW.
WE SHOULD JUST GO.

HEY. WHAT'S WRONG?

(SIGHS)

ALVIN...

IF YOU WERE ADVOCATING
FOR MY NEPHEW...

WOULD YOU TELL HIM
TO TAKE THIS PLACEMENT?

YES. I WOULD.

LEVI CAN
BE A HANDFUL.

I HARDLY
EVEN KNOW HIM,

AND I'M READY
TO MAKE HIM

A BIG PART
OF MY LIFE.

WELL, YOU DON'T
HAVE TO DO THIS.

SURE, I DO.

YOU BELIEVE YOU ARE
A SUITABLE GUARDIAN?

I'M HIS UNCLE,

AND I'M A RESPONSIBLE
MEMBER OF SOCIETY,

AND I CAN HANDLE HIM.

I STILL HOPE HIS MOTHER
WANTS TO CHANGE HER MIND

AND TAKE CARE OF HIM,
BUT UNTIL THAT HAPPENS--

AND IF THAT
DOESN'T HAPPEN?

THEN I'LL STICK BY HIM
UNTIL HE'S READY.

IF HE'S PLACED INTO
LOCKED DETENTION

IN HIS DELINQUENCY
HEARING?

THEN I'LL STILL BE PROUD
TO BE HIS GUARDIAN,

AND I'LL WORK HARD
ON HIS BEHALF

TO GET HIM HOME
AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.

I'LL GRANT YOU CUSTODY
OF YOUR NEPHEW LEVI.

(BANGS GAVEL)

(HANGS UP RECEIVER)

THE VOTE'S HAPPENING
IN 2 HOURS.

DAVEY WANTS US
TO BE THERE.

MR. FALLIN!

HI.

I'LL CATCH UP.

HI.

THE OWNERS,

YOU THINK THEY'RE
GOOD PEOPLE?

WELL, YEAH,
THEY'RE LIKE
ANY OTHER PEOPLE.

THEY'RE--THEY'RE IN
A TOUGH SITUATION
AT THE MOMENT,

JUST TRYING
TO WORK IT OUT.

YOU KNOW, I'M--

Coker: HEY, LADY!

DO YOU KNOW MY NAME?

(LAUGHS) SURE.
UH, YOU WORK HERE,

IN WIRING AND ELECTRIC,
RIGHT?
YEAH.

MY NAME IS
MARIA BRACZYK,

AND I WORK
IN SHIPPING.

AND I'M
A SINGLE MOTHER

WHO HAS WORKED HERE
LONGER THAN YOU,
MR. COKER.

LISTEN, MARIA, YOU KNOW,
THEY PAY GUYS LIKE HIM

TO SAY WHATEVER THEY THINK
IT'S GONNA TAKE
TO END THE STRIKE.

THEY'RE NOT LOOKING OUT
FOR YOUR INTERESTS.

YOU KNOW,
I HAVE A CAR

AND AN APARTMENT,

AND LAST YEAR
FOR VACATION

I WENT
TO NORTH CAROLINA.

FOR WOMAN LIKE ME,
THIS IS A GREAT JOB.

FOR YOU,
I DON'T KNOW.

YOU ARE YOUNG,
YOU LIKE TO FIGHT.

AND YOU KNOW WHAT?
YOU WANT TO RISK
EVERYTHING WE HAVE?

WHY?

THEY'RE USING YOU.
UH-HUH.

DAVEY ELECTRIC
GAVE ME THIS JOB,

AND I CANNOT THINK
THEY'RE BAD PEOPLE.

EXCUSE ME.

SO WHAT HAPPENED?

STRUCK A DEAL
WITH THE D.A.

18 MONTHS
HOME DETENTION
AND PROBATION.

SO WHAT DOES THAT MEAN?

IT MEANS I'M GONNA
BE IN YOUR LIFE
FROM NOW ON.

YOU LIVE IN MY HOME,
BY MY RULES,

AND IF YOU DON'T
STAY RIGHT BY ME,

THEN YOU GO
DIRECTLY TO JAIL.

I'M GOING TO BE
ON YOUR BACK
WATCHING YOU.

THAT MEANS THAT
YOU GO TO SCHOOL
EVERY DAY.

I FIND THAT
YOU'VE SKIPPED,

AND I'M GONNA
PERSONALLY
WHUP YOUR ASS.

THAT MEANS YOU
STAY AWAY FROM DRUGS

AND ANYBODY
WHO USES THEM.

I FIND OUT
YOU'VE BEEN USING,

AND YOU WILL BE
VERY, VERY SORRY.

YOU GET VIOLENT,
YOU GO TO JAIL.

YOU CHEAT, YOU
STEAL, YOU LIE--

YOU EVEN THINK ABOUT
ANY OF THOSE THINGS,

FIRST
YOU ANSWER TO ME.

THEN YOU ANSWER
TO THE COURTS.

I WAS THE ONE
WHO BROUGHT IN
HEALTH INSURANCE

BEFORE THE UNION CAME.

I PUT IN WHEELCHAIR RAMPS.

I KICK IN FOR TUITION

FOR ANYBODY WHO WANTS
TO TAKE CLASSES AT PITT,

'CAUSE I WISH WE HAD
THOSE KINDS OF THINGS
WHEN I WAS ON THE LINE.

WELL, YOU DID IT
BECAUSE IT WAS THE RIGHT
THING TO DO, GARY.

BUT ONCE IN A WHILE
IT'D BE NICE IF, UH,

SOMEONE DIDN'T THROW IT
RIGHT IN YOUR FACE.

(TELEPHONE RINGS)

WELL, THEY'RE GONNA KEEP
THROWING IT IN YOUR FACE,

BUT IT WAS
THE RIGHT THING TO DO.

(WRITING ON NOTEPAD)

ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU.

THEY APPROVED
THE CONTRACT.

WHAT WAS THE VOTE?

215 FOR.

201 AGAINST.

WELL, THAT'S
PRETTY GOOD NEWS.

SO WHAT ARE YOU GONNA DO,
GO OUT AND CELEBRATE?

I'M GOING BACK
TO WORK.

GOOD MAN, GARY.
THAT'S GREAT.

THANKS. THANKS.
THAT'S REALLY GREAT.

HI!
HI.

MY SON. HE CAME HOME.

OH, GOOD, GOOD.

AND THE GIRL SAYS

HE'S NOT THE FATHER
OF HER BABY.

I MADE YOU SOME KOLACZKI.
THEY'RE ON YOUR DESK.

OH, YOU DIDN'T HAVE TO.

NO, NO, IT'S OK.
IT'S OK.

FOR A FRIEND, IT'S OK.

BYE, MR. FALLIN.

BYE. BYE.

THANK YOU.

IT'S OK. THANKS.

IT'S OPEN.

UM...

I GOT THESE FOR YOU
ON MONDAY. UM...

I HAD IT IN MY MIND

THAT MAYBE WE COULD
SPEND SOME TIME TOGETHER,

WHICH SEEMED
LIKE A GOOD IDEA

THE NIGHT BEFORE
WHEN I COULDN'T SLEEP,

AND...

I WAS THINKING OF YOU,

AND I GOT UP AND I WENT
AND BOUGHT THEM,
AND, UH...

THEN I FELT LIKE AN ASS,
AND I GOT MAD,

BUT, UH, LISTEN...

BRIAN SEEMS
LIKE A VERY NORMAL,

DECENT GUY,

AND--AND YOU'RE PROBABLY
VERY HAPPY WITH HIM, AND...

(SIGHS)

I KNOW...

THEY'RE KINDA DEAD,
BUT...

THEY WEREN'T
WHEN I BOUGHT THEM.

I MEAN...

WHAT I MEAN IS,
I, UM...

I WANT YOU TO HAVE THEM,
AND, UM...

I'M SORRY THAT I...

ACTED LIKE AN IDIOT.

BRIAN ASKED ME.

WHAT?

TO MARRY HIM.

OK.

THAT'S GREAT. THAT'S GREAT.

WELL, CONGRATULATIONS.

THAT'S GREAT.