The Practice (1997–2004): Season 6, Episode 5 - Vanished: Part 2 - full transcript

DONNELL:
Previously on The Practice...

Is this all of it?

This is every penny
I can get my hands on.

Oh!

You got till tomorrow.

Twelve thousand
on number four to win.

Go get them, baby!
Go get them, go!

(breathing heavily)

I won.

I got in a jam
with a bookie.

I borrowed money
for, like, seven hours.



You took from a client's
trust fund. That's theft.

We're required to notify
the client and the bar.

If I don't, this whole firm
could get disbarred.

I can't even believe
they're letting him out.

Remember, he was never
actually charged

in the kidnapping
of your son.

The police know he did it.

They just couldn't prove it.

RICHARD: Plus, he's a convicted
child molester.

What, exactly,
are you hiring me to do?

We want to bury our son.

Only he knows
where the body is.

Wrongful death
for a murder

that took place
18 years ago?



They want closure.

If I can create the threat
of a lawsuit,

maybe we can get
this guy to reveal

where the remains are.

I didn't do it.

Like you never molested

those three little boys
who put you in here?

I had nothing to do
with that Baldwin kid

going missing.

Have your attorney call me.

You never did see him
abduct your son, did you?

I didn't see it, but--

LIGHTSTONE: So it could
have been somebody else.

Nobody else was near Chad.

Can you account
for such a coincidence

a soon-to-be-convicted
child molester

is within 50 feet of a child

at the exact time
he's kidnapped?

LIGHTSTONE: Objection.

I'm going to let this case
go forward,

but, Mr. Donnell, if you don't
come up with more,

I will be dismissing it
at a later date.

Mr. Donnell?

Yes.

I think I may be
Chad Baldwin.

What makes you think
you're Chad Baldwin?

I think my mother can answer
that better than I can.

However,
I want your assurance

that she's not going to get
in any trouble.

Why would she?

JAMES: Um, the man
who kidnapped Chad Baldwin...

the man that you sued...

John Pierce.

He's the man who gave me
to my mother.

ALLISON:
In Brockton, in 1983.

It was the same year that
the Baldwins' child disappeared.

He wasn't using
the same name then--

But gave you a child?

Why didn't you go
to the police?

Because he told her
I was his son.

He asked me to watch James
for a few days

while he went out of town.

He never came back.

FRUTT: Excuse me.

Chad's picture was all over
the news for weeks.

How could you not have known
he had been kidnapped?

JAMES: She didn't,
and we're not here for you

to cross-examine her
like she's a criminal.

ALLISON:
I never watch television.

I didn't even own one
at the time.

I know that seems hard
to believe, but...

I wasn't hiding him.

You will have to talk
to the police.

FRUTT: And probably talk

to the district attorney
as well.

I know,

and I know I should have
gone to them

18 years ago.

Whatever I did wrong,

I am willing to accept
the consequences.

Now that I realize
who he is

and what the Baldwins
have gone through...

And this is why
you're coming forward?

ALLISON: That, and because
James has the right

to know his birth parents.

Do you even remember
John Pierce?

No, no, I don't even remember

being Chad Baldwin.

And you're really sure
you are?

JAMES: A picture of my mother
with John Pierce.

She always told me
that he was my father,

and then I saw the news,

and he's not my father.

I'm the boy he kidnapped.

(music playing)

RICHARD: Are you sure?

FRUTT:
No, we're not sure.

That's why we need you
to take a blood test.

We've already taken his and--

He thought Pierce
was his father?

Until a few days ago, yes.

And the woman said
she got him from Pierce?

DONNELL:
Yes. Richard, Jenny,

there was a lot of news
coverage on this.

occasionally, there are people

who will try to take advantage
of a situation,

no matter how tragic.

By pretending
to be our son?

FRUTT: We don't know.

You have money.

That's why we want to take
the blood test.

RICHARD: He must think

there's a good chance he's Chad,

or he wouldn't have come.

We're exploring
the possibilities.

When can I see him?

DONNELL: Let us check
things out first.

If he isn't Chad, we don't want
your disappointment

to be any greater
than it has to be.

My wife and I
are very good at dealing

with disappointment.

We've had years of practice.

We don't need you to decide

how much we can take.

We'll do the blood test
and go from there.

Anybody who knows this woman,

knew her, knew somebody
who knows her

we need to support
her testimony.

Otherwise, it will be
her word against Pierce's.

I'm on it.
Lindsay, if you could stay

on the lab.
They've only had

the blood an hour.
They could test it

in 20 minutes
and be 99% sure.

They still in my office?

DOLE: Waiting.
Come on, Ellenor.

Bobby or Eugene here?

Bobby's in a meeting,

but Eugene's in his office.

BERLUTI:
Can I talk to you a second?

I, uh...

I've joined Gamblers Anonymous.

I go to three meetings
a week.

I'm also going
to a regular therapist.

So I feel confident
that I'll be okay.

Good.

I'd like to apologize
to the firm.

I was thinking--
That can't happen.

Rest of the people here
don't even know, Jimmy.

Should they know,
they become obligated by law

to report you.
I guess what I'm saying,

I'm willing to accept it

if that's what anybody
chooses to do.

But nobody will choose to do it.
That's the problem.

They'll keep your secret
and be potentially liable

for doing so.

If you really want
to protect them here,

do not tell.

Okay.

Are we okay?

You and me?

Do I forgive you?

Yes.

Am I here to help you
any way I can?

Maybe.

But are we okay, like
everything's back to normal?

No.

I don't trust you as much.

Well...

that's a pretty big loss.

YOUNG: Yes, it is,

and, Jimmy...

it's not just yours.

That ever occur to you?

DONNELL: The thing is,

The police will want
to talk to you.

Why do they even
have to find out?

If you're really
Chad Baldwin,

it will get out.

A kidnapped child comes back
after 18 years?

This will eventually get out.

And you are going to be
considered a suspect.

You kept the child.

you never contacted
the police.

You will certainly be
considered an accessory.

I thought he was Pierce's son.

FRUTT: Yes,
and assuming that's true,

if you try to be sneaky
about this now,

you will lose all credibility
with the police

when they come
to ask you questions,

and they will come.

So what are you
suggesting we do?

DONNELL: Assuming
you are Chad Baldwin,

I'd like to go to the district
attorney's office.

I think we can make a deal.

I'm hopeful
they'll give you immunity.

And what would I have
to give them?

John Pierce.

You can put him away.

Can you promise
she'll be protected?

No.

Bobby, line 2.

It's the lab.

(music playing)

Bobby Donnell.

Send me the report.

Thank you.

Well, it seems
you're Chad Baldwin.

The blood test
is conclusive.

It's him.

He's your son.

Oh, my god.

We found our son.

When can we see him?

He says he'd like to do it
at the office.

I need to sit down.
I'm shaking.

RICHARD: And this woman
is willing to testify

against Pierce?

We can finally put him
behind bars?

DONNELL: I think she'd like to,

but she could change her mind

and take the fifth.

Why would she do that?

She came forward.

James is afraid

she might be charged
with something.

James?

That's his name.

Here's what we want.

We want our son back,

and we want the man

who kidnapped him punished.

And you're willing
to not punish her?

DONNELL:
I'd like to go to the D. A.

And tell her the two of you

the victims are in favor

of granting Allison Tucker

some kind of immunity.

We could get you
and your son reunited

and put Mr. Pierce
back in prison.

Let's do that.

GAMBLE: 90% of the people
who walk into my office

promising me a conviction

in exchange for immunity

are a lot more involved
than they admit.

And I'll bet
90% of that 90%

are people who know

they're about to be picked up.

Allison Tucker
would have never been

prosecuted on anything.

You're asking me
to make a blind bid.

The Baldwins support it.

If the victims
of the crime

want to give
this woman immunity

and help you convict the man

we both know is responsible,

Helen, where's the downside?

Yeah, I need more.

I'll make a proffer

that she can put John Pierce

with Chad Baldwin in 1983.

You've never had that.

Add that to the existing
circumstantial evidence--

Put them together how?
Is she an eyewitness?

Yes.

On several occasions.

She raised the kid.

If you don't
give her immunity,

you know what will happen.

She'll take the fifth.

Her son will refuse
to testify against her,

and you will be left
with what the blind man saw.

I'll give her
queen for the day.

If I buy her story,

I'll give her accessory
after the fact.

Nice try.

Accessory.

I'll agree to no time
if I buy her story.

If I don't, no deal.

Thank you.

You okay?

Yeah.

It's just kind of
hitting me.

My whole life, I...

I thought my father
was this Pierce man.

Do you have any pictures
of them...

the Baldwins?

I don't think so.

But you've met them.

Yeah.

They seem really nice,

and I...

they've never stopped
loving you.

What does she look like...

my mother?

ALLISON: I'm your mother.

I know, mom.

I-I didn't mean--

No--
I was--

I mean, I'm all for you
meeting them.

I know you raised me.

I know who my mother is.

We need to go.

ALLISON: I was working
in Brockton as a waitress.

One day I was washing
my clothes

at the Laundromat,

and this man came in
with James,

who was about four.

We started talking,

and he said that James
was his son,

and that the mom had died

and that they were
living in a camper.

What year was this?

ALLISON: This was 1983,
early summer.

He said his name
was Chris Stephenson,

but when we saw John Pierce

on the television a week ago,

well, that was the man

who gave me James,

and we figured things out.

Do you recall the name
of the Laundromat?

ALLISON: No, but I think
it was on Crescent,

near the railroad tracks.

How did you end up
with James permanently?

ALLISON: Well, one day
this John Pierce

said that he had to go away

for a few days,

and he asked
if I could watch James,

and I said yes.

How long did this Mr. Pierce
say he'd be gone?

ALLISON: Three, four days.

But then he...

well, he never came back.

Well, when did it occur to you

he might not be
coming back at all?

ALLISON: I don't know.

I suppose a few months later.

I thought about going
to the police,

but I knew that they would
put the boy

in a foster home.

We had bonded,

and I, um...

I-I just didn't want him

to be put in a home.

You remember any of this?

I remember our place
in Springfield,

nothing much
before that.

You believe her?

I don't know.

It's hard to swallow
that she didn't have

some inkling the kid
was kidnapped.

Likelihood is she probably
didn't want to know.

Checked her out?

Her employment history

and the location
of the Laundromat pan out.

No criminal record.

Owns a little
second-hand shop.

Wonderful mother
and neighbor.

Well...

even if she knew,
she still took the kid

out of the hands
of a child molester.

Meaning?

She left the situation
better than she found it.

Well, if she knew
he was kidnapped,

she should have
come forward.

LOWE: Look, our endgame
is to get Pierce.

She can help us do that.

You think I should
make the deal?

She'll plead
to accessory?

No time served.

I think you should make
the deal.

We're in.

You get your immunity
if you testify against Pierce.

JAMES: So, she can't
be prosecuted.

DONNELL: That's right,
but it means going forward

as soon as tomorrow
at the probable cause hearing,

then again, of course,
at trial.

Okay.

DONNELL: But, Allison,

you have to understand...

this is going to be
an ugly battle.

Pierce's attorney
will try to shred you.

She'll go from attacking
your honesty

to suggesting
you're trying to extort

the Baldwins for money.

She could even claim that
you're the real kidnapper.

You're in for a nasty
few months.

Okay.

JAMES: So are they going
to arrest John Pierce?

They're doing that
as we speak.

Bobby, the Baldwins are here.

(music playing)

Would you like us
to leave?

No.

I mean, um...

I don't know.
I mean, it--it's okay.

It's okay.

Show them in.

Chad?

Hello.

(music playing)

Hello, son.

Hi, dad.

(music playing)

I can't believe
this day is here.

Thank you so much

for bringing him back.

(music playing)

Incredibly, it was the publicity

of last week's civil proceeding

that led James Tucker
to conclude

that he, in fact,

is the missing Chad Baldwin.

John Pierce
was arrested last night

without incident.

His probable cause hearing

is scheduled for 9:00.

Anything from Rebecca?

She's still in Brockton.

She should be back
by lunch.

I hope she finds somebody

to support
that woman's story.

You don't think the judge
will believe her?

Don't know.

So you met this man
in the Laundromat

and he introduced you
to a boy he said

was his son James.
Is that correct?

Yes.

GAMBLE: And this boy
is the young man

you now know is the son

of Richard and Jenny Baldwin,

the son that was kidnapped
18 years ago.

That's correct.

And is that man

who introduced you to the boy,

that man that said
James was his son

and asked you to look after him,

is that man in the courtroom?

Yes, he is.

Would you point him out,
please?

The defendant.

She's lying.
Mr. Pierce.

I never had a kid with me.

Mr. Pierce.

GAMBLE: And I show you
this picture, Ms. Tucker.

Can you identify it?

It's a picture of me
and the defendant

taken about 20 years ago.

We were at a carnival
together.

GAMBLE: This was previously
marked and identified.

I offer it now into evidence.

I have nothing further

for the witness, Your Honor,

though I remind the court

that all the testimony

from last week's
civil proceeding

has been entered as recorded

testimony evidence.

LIGHTSTONE: Ms. Tucker,

during the 18 years
you were raising

Chad Baldwin as your own son,

did you ever talk to the police

about the father

who left his son with you

and never returned?

No.

LIGHTSTONE:
Did you talk to anyone

about it in 18 years?

No.

You kept the whole thing
a secret.

Is that a fair statement?

I guess you could say that.

LIGHTSTONE: Did you keep it
a secret because you knew

what you were doing
was illegal?

I know that what I did
was wrong,

and, yes,
it was probably illegal,

but at the time,
I really believed

that what I was doing
was best for James.

LIGHTSTONE: You claim
Mr. Pierce asked you

to watch Chad for a few days

and never returned.
Yes.

LIGHTSTONE: Did you ever tell
any of your fellow workers

at the Golden Cup
why you were quitting?

No.

LIGHTSTONE:
Did anyone ever see you

and Mr. Pierce
and Chad together

in the weeks he was living
in Brockton

before he left town?

I don't know.

You can't recall?
No.

LIGHTSTONE: So if I said,
based on everything

you've told me,

I believed
you had kidnapped Chad.

You really wouldn't have any way

of disproving that,
would you?

I don't know how you prove

that you didn't do something.

LIGHTSTONE: And if I said
I believe you concocted

this whole elaborate story

in order to frame
a convenient dupe

and free yourself
from responsibility

for the illegal acts
you admit you committed--

Objection.
Sustained.

LIGHTSTONE: Ms. Tucker,

are you trying to frame
Mr. Pierce

in order to protect yourself?

If I wanted
to protect myself,

I would have stayed living

the way I've been living

for the past 18 years.

I did this for my son,

because I wanted him to meet

his birth parents,

birth parents

that I didn't even know existed

until a few weeks ago.

LIGHTSTONE: I see.

But before you carried out

this little act of altruism,

you made sure you cut a deal

with the D. A., right?

In exchange for this testimony,

you were promised

you wouldn't serve any time.

Is that true, Ms. Tucker?

Yes.

That's correct.

MELANIE: My sister and I
don't really communicate

much anymore,
Ms. Washington.

I'm just looking...

I need witnesses
to substantiate

what she's telling us.

I don't really know anything.

Did you know she had a child?

Yes.

WASHINGTON:
And did she tell you

she had gotten the boy
from a man?

Yeah, some guy she met
at a Laundromat.

I heard the whole thing.

And did you believe her?

Why wouldn't I?

Ms. Tucker,
I'm Allison's lawyer.

I'm on her side.

I'm just trying to collect
information.

You said it like
you doubt her.

Mr. Pierce's lawyer
will doubt her,

and she'll try
to tear her up.

I need to know whatever ammo

she could possibly dig up.

Can I talk to you?

I thought we did that.

Well, I'd like
to talk again, then.

Go ahead.

I, uh...

I-I can't get it
out of my head

about what you said

about shattering trust,

and, well,

I realized
I was betting money.

I even knew I was betting
the client's money,

and I suppose I knew

I was gambling
with the firm's reputation.

What never really hit me

until you said what you said

was that I was
wagering friendships,

and, uh...

I guess that means...

I was willing to,

but on that,

I wasn't really aware.

I never would have
knowingly done that.

You people here...

you're really
the only thing I have

that truly means
anything to me.

I'm not comfortable
telling people I love them,

and especially other men,

but, uh...

I do love you, Eugene,

and for me to risk...

I'm an addict.

But if I ever needed
the will to lick this,

I got it now,

'cause my friendship with you...

well...

I hope you know what I'm saying.

LIGHTSTONE:
They offered nothing new.

The 18-year-old memory

of an unsubstantiated witness

whose credibility
is highly suspect.

The only thing
she could establish

is that she once briefly
knew my client.

Even if the court were able

to accept her concoction,

you would certainly
have to recognize, Your Honor,

that this newly
discovered evidence

could never satisfy at trial

the burden of guilt
beyond reasonable doubt.

Accordingly,

I ask that my client
be released

and the charges be dismissed,

this time with prejudice.

We already had an eyewitness...

Mrs. Baldwin placing John Pierce

at the scene of the crime

at the exact time of the crime.

We found three Legos inside

Mr. Pierce's apartment.

Chad Baldwin was seen playing

with Legos at the scene.

He has convictions for two
other child molestation--

I'm sorry, those will not
come into evidence.

GAMBLE: I think they will.
They go to pattern.

The prejudicial value alone--

GAMBLE: Civil liberties
are less in style

than they used to be,
I would appreciate

getting to finish my statement

much like she got
to finish hers.

Go ahead.

GAMBLE: In addition
to Mrs. Baldwin

placing Mr. Pierce
within 50 feet of her son

at the time
of the disappearance,

in addition to an informant

who testified that John Pierce

admitted to the abduction,

we now have the testimony

of Allison Tucker,

who says she got Chad Baldwin

from John Pierce.

Let's not forget, Your Honor,

his prior molestation
convictions

will likely come into evidence

as pattern evidence.

All of that will be enough

to satisfy reasonable doubt.

Your Honor, it's unquestionable

that this matter satisfies

the burden of a probable
cause hearing.

I agree.

The defendant is bound over.

Trial date for the first week
of February,

and, Ms. Lightstone,

Ms. Gamble is correct.

There's an excellent chance

the jury will hear
about these other

molestation convictions.

Take your client in a corner.

Tell him he's got a problem.

This court is adjourned.

(gavel bangs)

(spectators applauding)

RICHARD: I can't believe it.

We may finally get him.

Well, I'm going to need you
for trial,

which you heard
will be in February.

JENNY: Okay.
WASHINGTON: Bobby?

Hey, Bec.

WASHINGTON: Have a sec?

Sure.

Listen, before we get
carried away,

I'd like to try
to settle this.

Our leverage is good,
and with the chance

of the other convictions
being suppressed

and there is that chance...

I'd like to get
what we can get now.

How long?

If I could get eight years,
I'd be thrilled.

You okay with that?

I guess.

DONNELL: Allison,

can I talk to you
for a second?

What's up?

This is Rebecca Washington.

She's an attorney
with our firm.

Yeah, I think we've met.

DONNELL: She's been looking
for witnesses

who could perhaps bolster
your testimony.

Today, she spoke
with your sister.

And?

She says three years
before taking in James,

you miscarried.

Two years before that,

you miscarried.

Six months
before taking in James,

you tried to adopt.

You were rejected.

A month later,

you told your sister

you thought about
just going to a hospital

and taking a baby.

She's lying.

Why would she make up
those lies?

She's lying.

Did you kidnap James,
Allison?

No.

DONNELL: Did you get lucky?

John Pierce,
a child molester,

just happened to be
in the area at the time?

He just happened
to be a friend?

Are you the beneficiary

of an incredible coincidence?

No.

You also told your sister

Mr. Pierce
had a juvenile arrest

for molestation.

Juvenile records are sealed,

so how would you know that?

We didn't know that.

Pierce told me. So what?

DONNELL: So what?

It means you had reason to know

he'd make a perfect suspect.

Did you try to frame him,
Allison?

Snatched a kid
where he worked,

planted the Legos
in his apartment?

You had access.

Is that what happened,
Allison?

If I was involved,
Mr. Donnell,

why would I ever
come forward now?

I don't think you really did.

James did...

and you couldn't stop him.

You're mistaken.

The question is,
what do we do now?

Well, if Bec
found this out,

I got to believe
the police will, too.

No. The sister's
not talking to the police.

She spoke to me because
I'm Allison's lawyer.

Which raises another issue,

we're Allison's lawyers.

The conflict of interest
we spoke of before

has reared its ugly head.

Do we tell the Baldwins?

How do we not?

YOUNG: I agree.

We have to tell the Baldwins
and Allison.

DOLE: Wait a second,
Allison could still have

criminal exposure on this

for obstruction of justice
or perjury.

YOUNG: It doesn't matter.

She didn't reveal
the information.

Her sister did.

It's not privileged.

But Eugene, there's--

DONNELL:
I am telling the Baldwins.

What's happening with Pierce?

No.
John.

I didn't do it,
and I won't say I did.

I'd finish listening
before declaring your position,

Mr. Pierce.

LIGHTSTONE: Helen.
This is a one-time-only offer.

You know
the evidence we have.

The judge indicated
he's going to admit

the molestation convictions.

I didn't do it.

I admit I knew the woman,

but I never took the kid.

She must have,
and she's trying to frame me.

She's trying to frame you
18 years later.

What is this, careful planning?

I don't know what's going on.

I was friends with her,

but I never grabbed that kid.

You've got till noon tomorrow.

I'm offering you
reckless endangerment

for a kidnapping.

That is a gift,

which I am willing to give you

to spare putting those families

through a trial.

LOWE: And I hope
you turn it down,

'cause I love to go after guys

who go after kids.

She did it?

We can't prove it,

but we think so.

Does James know?

FRUTT: We don't think so.

He seems to believe

his mother's version
of the events.

So where does this
leave us?

Well...
DONNELL: Ethically,

we think we should inform
the district attorney.

We're a little trapped
because Allison

is also our client.

Before we do anything,

we thought we'd get
your reaction to it all.

Why would she come forward
and expose herself

if she were the kidnapper?

DONNELL: We believe James
insisted on coming forward,

and she couldn't
talk him out of it.

FRUTT: As we said,
we can't prove any of it,

but this is where we are.

I would like you to not

tell the district attorney.

Okay.

Why?

Because if you do,

it's going to turn Chad
against you,

and ultimately us.

Like it or not,

she controls our relationship

with our son.

A man stands to be convicted

for a crime he didn't commit.

Well, maybe the police
will find this new information

out on their own.

FRUTT:
That doesn't seem likely,

and besides,

Pierce could enter a plea.

JENNY: Ellenor, Bobby...

my husband's right.

We need to have a relationship

with this woman.

It's possible,

if James were to know that
Allison was the kidnapper,

he might sever
his relationship with her,

making it easier for you.

RICHARD: That might be so,

if you could prove it,

but you can't.

You asked for our
thoughts, Bobby.

As your clients,
we're directing you

not to tell
the district attorney

about this new information.

He maintains his innocence.

Come on, Henrietta.

He does. Helen,
what can I tell you?

It's not about
what you tell me.

It's about
what you say to him.

You got to advise him
of his legal chances here.

If this goes to trial,
he's dead.

I can't make him
take a deal.

Make him see reality.

Give me something
to go back with.

I gave you eight years
for a kidnapping.

What do you want me,
to gift-wrap it?

Make it six.
I'll get him there.

I'll give him 15 in juvie.
He'll love it.

Six.

I'll sell it.

Seven. Sell seven.

DONNELL: Lucy, notify
the Baldwins and the Tuckers

we're going back in
before judge Kenney at 11:00

if they want to be there.

Do they have to?
No, it's their choice.

I'm going. Ellenor?

I'm with you.

So this guy's going back
to prison.

Seems so.

Jimmy.

Lunch plans.

Me?

No, I'm wide open.

Want to grab a sandwich,
12:30 or so?

Great.

Bobby.
You're here.

We were close
when Lucy called.

The case is over?

They supposedly
have reached a deal.

There's a joint
recommendation scheduled

before Judge Kenney.

Listen, I know we've already
discussed this,

but I'm going to say it again.

If Pierce is doing jail time,

he's serving it quite possibly

for a crime he didn't commit.

Will you really be able
to live with that?

John Pierce is a two-time
child molester,

whether or not he actually
kidnapped Chad.

He served his time
for those offenses.

JENNY: I'm not going
to lose sleep for him.

This is my time to make up

for 18 lost years
with my son.

Is it really over?

We don't know.

We're told there's a plea.

Allison, could I see you
in private

in the witness room?

I'll go with you.

No, this is private,
Bobby.

I'm going with you.

Did you kidnap
my son, Allison?

I asked you a question,

and I would appreciate
an answer.

Did you kidnap my son?

I raised James.

I'm his mother.

Well, then, as his mother,

you'll understand my rage

like only a mother can.

I will get along with you

because I have to.

I will welcome you
into my home.

I will sit across
a dinner table from you.

I will welcome you into my life

to keep James in my life.

But with every embrace,

please know...

I will never,

ever forgive you.

And you'll understand that,
won't you?

Because a mother can understand.

Court's in session.

DONNELL: Let's go.

KENNEY: You understand,
Mr. Pierce,

that you are pleading guilty

to the charge
of child endangerment?

Yes, Your Honor.

And you understand

that by pleading guilty,

you waive your rights
to an appeal

and will be sentenced
to state prison

for a term of not less
than seven years?

Mr. Pierce,
I asked you a question.

Yes, Your Honor,
I understand it all.

Ms. Lightstone,

you support and recommend
this plea?

I do, Your Honor.

KENNEY: All right, then,

the plea is entered
and accepted.

Mr. Pierce, you are hereby
found guilty

of the charge
of child endangerment.

Security, take Mr. Pierce
into custody.

This court is adjourned.

(gavel bangs)

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WOMAN: You stinker!