The Secret Life of the American Teenager (2008–2013): Season 1, Episode 14 - The Father and the Son - full transcript

Previously.

You thought you could get
married with a fake ID?

I did get married with a fake ID.

I still can't believe
you're my girlfriend.

I still can't believe
you're my boyfriend.

What happened with Jack?

He falsely confessed
to making the IDs for you

and everyone else.???

Did you get married?

Yeah,that's where I was.

-Hi.
- Hey.



- Are you okay?
- Yeah. Fine.

Unless I,uh,sell fake IDs again.

I got community service and
nothing on my permanent record.

Just to be clear,I'm in love
with Grace Bowman.

I'd rather be the one you cheat with

than the one you cheat on.

But,Mom,I can't find a job.

And I don't know anything
about having a baby.

Did you really think getting
married would solve anything?

Kind of,yeah.

You either get a job,go to school

and get someone
to help with child care,

or you think about adoption.

I think the baby agrees with you.



Mom,it's moving. It's really moving.

It's supposed to move.

Mom,I don't think I can do this.

You can do this,Amy.

I'm coming,I'm coming.

Jeez,where is everyone?

???We were having a discussion.
I'll open the door.

I'll open the door.

You don't live here anymore.

I live here,all right.
This house is mine.

Half yours.

The garage is not half.

I'll buy your half.

- With what?
- With whatever money you're hiding.

Half of which is mine.
I know you're hiding money,George.

We're broke.

I know you moved the savings.

There's nothing left in savings.

???There's someone at the door.

Hello.

Reverend Stone.

Oh,good Lord. Now I recognize you.

We don't want whatever you're selling.

- Good night.
- Excuse me.

Um,I'm sorry.I'm afraid that
you caught us at a bad time.

Would there be a better time
when I could come back?

Not really.

I just wanted to introduce myself.

Your daughter goes
to school with my son Jack.

How are you,Amy?

I'm fine,except for the fact
that I'm having the devil's baby

and I'm in love with Ben.

Ashley.

Well done.

Is there maybe a card
that you can give me?

I promise I'll call
if I need any help.

Sure.

But if I could come in,
I just wanted--

Not tonight.

Got it.

Well,thanks for taking my card.

And if I can help in any way,
please give me a call.

- Thank you.
- Yeah,yeah,yeah.

-I'm available--
- That's terrific.

Don't be rude to people.

It teaches her the wrong thing.

Don't lecture me in front of her.

That teaches her the wrong thing too.

You know she gets all
that sarcasm from you.

Thank you. But I believe
it's generally referred to as wit.

Yeah,half-wit.

I want a word with you.

I'm here to serve.

Sync:FRS@????

So,uh,do you want a beer?

Oh,uh,no,thank you,Amy.

Haven't touched the stuff in years.

I'm actually not Amy.

I lied. I'm Ashley,
I'm her sister and I'm 13.

So now...

You're pregnant?

Oh,no,Amy's the pregnant one.

Ah,much better.

Not much better.

She's 15.

Well,that's better than 13 and 12 and 11.

You have to look on
the bright side of life.

Yeah,right,the bright side of life.

You and Brian.

The Life of Brian.

You saw that movie?

Isn't that a funny movie?

You saw that movie?

Changed my life.

How?

Well,it's a long story.

Short story is I was high
on drugs,rented it,sobered up

and became a messenger of good news.

Are you a licensed minister?

I am.

You still on drugs?

I am not.

You just seem like you might be.

I'm just a happy guy.

I met your son Jack at
my sister's fake wedding.

I know all about that wedding.
The fake IDs,everything.

That's why I dropped by.

Why?

To see if there's anything I could do.

Like what?

I don't know. I never know.

I just go and ask if there's anything
I can do to make the situation better.

And if there is and
I can do it,I do it.

You're not quite
what I was expecting.

Well,like they always say,

no expectations,no disappointments.

Jack's kind of a serious guy.

You don't seem all that serious.

And you're in
a very serious business.

Jack's my stepson.

He's a good guy,Jack.

I heard you asked him
to ask out Grace

so you could keep
her dad at your church

and keep his money at your church.

That's not quite true.

I did ask Jack to ask her out
under that pretense,yes.

Very good,Ashley.

Happy to clear the air on that one.

Jack did take her out as a favor to me,

but he really likes
that girl,or liked that girl.

So,um,his parents are divorced?

No,his father is deceased.

I met his mother when she and
I were in grief counseling.

You were counseling Jack's mother

over the death of her husband
and you picked her up?

I love your mind,the way you
question everything. Marvelous.

No,I was in counseling
and,uh,so was she.

So your wife is deceased?

No,my son.

Oh,I'm so sorry.

So am I.

He was a wonderful boy.
And when he died...

Well,my wife and I got divorced.

But that was mostly my fault,

because I turned with great
enthusiasm to,uh--

The drugs you mentioned.

You do pay attention to the details.

That's a wonderful trait.

Yes,the drugs.

But I gotta tell you,

living clean and sober with
a woman I'm in love with,

doing work I love each day.

Doesn't get much better than that.

Unless you get
it right the first time,

without the drugs and
the death and the divorce,

and still appreciate life this much.

I don't want my parents
to get divorced.

So that's what you can do for me.

You can make sure that
my parents don't get divorced.

They seem unhappy.
Couldn't help but notice.

But I think they think
that if they get divorced,

they're gonna be a lot happier.

Yeah,but I won't.

Well,I'll do what I can.

Hello?

Oh,hello. Uh,how are you?

Is this the Bowman residence?
Dr. Bowman?

Yes,but he's not here.

Call his service.

Okay,I'm a friend of Ricky's,
and I was trying to find him.

I thought he might be there.

I know he and Grace are going out.

You have any idea where he might be?

He is not here.

He was. Now he's not.

Okay,uh,do you know where he went?

He took Grace to the batting cages.

They're going to hit baseballs.

That was easy. Okay,
thank you very much.

Why are you sitting here
with the garage door open?

It's not like
the neighbors don't know.

Where's Dad?

Oh,they're inside arguing
about money. Again.

I cannot stand all this
talk about money

and not having money
and needing money and--

It's just so common.

Common. Hm.

How much did you earn at your
babysitting gig tonight,

Your Majesty?

Twenty bucks. Shut up.

How much does it cost to have a baby?

I don't know. Thousands,I guess.

How many thousands?

I don't know.

Two,10,20?

A lifetime full of
babysitting multiple children

of rich and desperate parents.

Well,Amy,you know,
if something goes wrong,

it can cost more than 100,000.

What? Yeah,that's what
Mom said to Dad tonight.

And he said that she has to get a job

because he's already working
as hard as he can

and we're already going broke.

And she says that
he's hiding all of his money

so he won't have to pay
her in the divorce.

I am so happy that I missed that.

Well,there's nothing
that's gonna happen to my baby.

My baby's fine. That's what
the doctor says anyway.

And I'm looking for
a job with insurance,

but nobody wants to hire me.

Who wants to hire a pregnant teenager?

No one.

Again,shut up.

Maybe I could start my own business.

Doing what?

I don't know. Just some business.

How are you gonna start some
business without some money?

Yeah,I know. Shut up.

Oh,Ashley. What am I gonna do?

How am I gonna financially
support a child

and raise a child without Ben's help?

Can't that stupid Ricky guy get a job?

I mean,he's 16 and he's not pregnant.

I love you.

I love you too.

How was babysitting?

Well,I made 20 whole dollars.

That's great.

I mean,for babysitting,wow.

I'm just excited that you got
a chance to earn some money.

My dad says it's always easier
to get a job if you have a job.

Yeah,maybe.

Hey,um,I was thinking about something
and I thought I'd run it past you.

- Shoot.
- I was wondering...

What would you think about me calling Ricky

and asking if he was planning
on financially helping out with the baby?

Come on.

Well,I mean,it would take
some pressure off of me.

Kind of.

- Okay,it was just an idea.
- A bad idea.

Well,it's only fair of him
to help with the baby.

I don't want you to have
anything to do with that guy.

Especially considering
what we know about him.

I'm getting a job,okay?

It's not your responsibility
to get a job,

and you haven't gotten a job
and neither have I.

And it's his responsibility
to help out with the baby.

Well,I'm making it my responsibility.

You can't.

Amy,if we were legally married right now,

would you be asking me these questions?

But we're not legally married.

Technically.

And technically that's not my baby,but--

- Ben.
- Listen,just don't panic,okay?

We'll figure it out. And together.

And without Ricky.

Everything will be fine.

All right,well,I should go.

Night.

Good night.

Wow.

Money seems to cause a lot
of stress,doesn't it?

Or the lack of it,anyway.

Don't worry about it.
I'll get a job and I'll help.

How are you gonna get a job
if I can't get a job?

I don't know. I haven't tried,
but it doesn't look too hard.

Well,it is.

Whoa. Someone's been watching us.

I know. He was there when I got home.

Let's go inside now.

How you doing?
Um,I was just wondering--

Look,this isn't a garage sale,okay?

Oh. What is it?

-Who are you?
-Are you Amy?

I'm Bob. Underwood.

Ricky's dad.

Don't m-m-m-move.

Jack.

Thanks for coming.

Yeah,of course.

Is everyone okay?
What's the emergency?

Yeah. I need a ride.

I need to go to the batting cages.

That's the emergency?

I have to get there now.

I made a mistake. A big mistake.

What kind of a mistake?

I answered the phone
because my parents are not here.

I was hoping it was Tammy,
but it wasn't.

It was a strange man
who asked for Ricky.

Okay. So a strange man
asked for Ricky. And...?

And I told him he's not here

and he is with Grace at
the batting cages.

All right,maybe you shouldn't
have told him that,

but it's okay.
Everyone makes a mistake,Tom.

He laughed at me.

He was a bad man,I can tell.

I tried to call Ricky.

He won't answer his phone.

And Grace won't answer
her phone either.

If they're at the cages,
their phones are probably off.

No kidding. Let's go.

Tom,maybe it was his stepfather

just trying to find out
where Ricky is.

If we go to the batting cages,
Grace is gonna think

I showed up there because that's
where she and Ricky are.

Just like she did at the wedding
when I was invited and Ricky wasn't,

even though he just heard
about it and showed up.

Yeah,okay,big deal.

It is a big deal.
People think I'm crazy.

They think I can't leave
Grace alone. But I can.

I really can.

I'm starting to look like a stalker.

Would you stop worrying
what people think of you?

People could get hurt here.

Let's go.

I didn't mean to scare your daughters.

I just wanted to introduce myself

and tell you that I'm--
I'm here to help in any way I can.

Because I know Ricky won't.

And how do you know that?

Because I know my son.

And even if he says
he might step up,believe me,

he's not a step-up kind of guy.

Ricky's a liar. A big liar.

Well,how did the big liar
end up in foster care?

Why doesn't he live with you?

Well,because when
I tried to lay down the law,

he made up lies about me.

Big lies.

And that's how he got into foster care.

And now his new mommy and daddy
believe everything he says.

They've got him
in therapy with a therapist

who probably believes
everything he says.

And I'd like to know
what his therapist has to say

about what he did to your Amy.

But,you know,he probably
told him he was seduced.

Really,you don't know him
the way I do. Nobody does.

That kid blames his life on everybody

but the person responsible
for it: him.

And he's been getting in
trouble his whole life,

and he just lies his way out of it.

Well,he can't lie
his way out of this one.

It's too late for that.

I'm really sorry. I really am.

Oh,man,this is...

It's so hard,you know?
He's my son and I love him.

So despite the fact

that he makes all these
problems for people,

including myself,by the way,

I just feel like I have to do
what I can to help the people he's hurt.

Because like it or not,
he's my son,you know?

So I-- I just wanted to
introduce myself

and tell you that,you know,
I'm-- I'm around.

And if-- If there's anything I can do
to help,even if it's just financially...

Financially?

Well,yeah,financially.
I mean,this is gonna cost money.

So just let me know.

Give me your card. You have a card?

I-- I don't. Um-- Um,
I wrote my number down here,though.

Just give me a call anytime
if there's anything I can do.

And I really appreciate
you hearing me out,George.

Yeah. Night,Bob.

He's the liar,not Ricky.

How's that?
I think we better get Mom.

I know some things about Ricky
that I should tell you.

The two of you.

What don't we know now?

All right.

And then you just follow
through like that.

Okay,like--? Like this?

Yeah,just like that.

Okay,I think I got it.

- You sure?
- Mm-hm. I'm sure.

- You got it?
- I got it.

I'm gonna put this on
the slowest pitch possible,okay?

Okay.

It's not gonna hit you.

They're so fast.

What's going on?

I'm at the batting cages.

What's all that screaming?

It's Grace. She's afraid of baseballs.

Ugh,she's afraid of everything.

Hadn't you better go rescue her?

Yeah,I will. Eventually.

Wow,you are so low,you know that?

You're scaring her so
she can get closer to you.

Hey,you are smart.
That's why you're so sexy.

But maybe Grace is smart too.

Maybe she's just
pretending to be scared

so she can get next to me.

Or she thinks screaming
is cute or something.

It is cute.

And slightly irritating.

Are you coming over later?

Depends on how scared and
how close Grace gets,I guess.

- Good night.
- Wait,I was just joking.

- I'll be there.
- When?

When I get there.

It won't be late.
It's a school night.

See you. Hey,and bring me
something to eat.

You got Grace into a batting cage?

She must be in love.

Yeah,I guess so.

Did you just come by to see
if she's okay?

She's okay.

No,he came down here for me.

Tom,you can't keep coming on
dates with me and your sister.

Last time you came on a date with us,

we all got in trouble because
you decided to get married.

Yeah,still working on that.

Good,I like Tammy.

So,what are you doing here with Jack?

Look,I made a mistake.

Someone called and asked
Tom where you were.

He told him you were here with Grace.

I tried to call you and
I tried to tell you.

You didn't pick up.

Well,I had my phone off. Besides
,who can hear over that?

I'm sorry.

I wish I had said nothing.

So a guy called your house
looking for me?

- What guy?
- A bad guy.

Or Tom thinks he's a bad guy anyway.

He asked me to drive him here
so he could tell you.

A bad guy is looking for me?

I don't know any bad guys.

But if I did know a bad guy,

he'd have my number
and he'd call me.

I am telling you the truth.

He asked me to bring him,
I brought him.

Well,as you can both see,
there aren't any bad guys.

So you can leave now.

You should be ashamed
of yourself for using Tom.

Hey,you're doing great.

I almost hit that one.

Here,let me show you how it's done.

Just what I thought.
He didn't believe us.

But a bad guy is looking for him.

I believe you.

Oh,great. Here she comes.

She's not gonna believe us either.

Okay,you two cannot show up on
every date I have with Ricky.

We're here to hit some balls.

No,you're not.

Go home. You too,Tom.

No. We're here to hit some balls.

And you found out about this when?

Lauren told me a couple weeks ago.

And you didn't tell anyone?

Well,I told Ben. But I didn't
think I should tell anyone else.

It's personal information.
Very personal.

No,it is.

And I wouldn't want you to go
spreading this around school.

Well,it does make things
a little bit more complicated.

Wait,too personal
to talk about with me?

I thought we were gonna have
a more open relationship.

That we were gonna try to have
a more honest relationship.

Maybe Ricky is lying.

George,children do not lie
about being sexually abused.

He's not a child,he's 16.
He's almost grown.

We all know he's a liar.

What are you,a psychiatrist?

How do you know anything about this?

Any idiot knows that
a children do not lie

about being sexually molested.

Dad,Ricky goes to Lauren's father,

so I think it's true.

And,besides,that Bob guy kind
of gave me the creeps.

Oh,but Ricky doesn't?

If this is who Ricky's father is--

We don't know this is who he is.

We don't know anything yet.

Okay,George,
maybe we don't know anything,

but if this is
who Ricky's father is

and if Ricky,
through no fault of his own,

is dealing with who his father
is and what he did to him,

then,Amy,do you really think that this is
the best family to create for your child?

Or wouldn't it be better
to find a more stable family?

Two responsible adults who want a child,

who can afford a child and--
And who can take care of a child?

I don't know,Mom. I really don't.

But I have been thinking about it

and about everything else
that you've said.

So call someone.

Call whoever you call
to get a baby adopted.

- Amy.
- Mom.

I really can't talk about
this right now.

I'm not so sure we should have
our grandchild adopted.

That's all I'm gonna say about it.

What happened to,"Who is it?"

I don't know.

What happened to calling
before you just show up?

Well,if I call first,
then you'll know I'm coming over.

May I come in?

I'm studying for a test.

Well,take a break.

Have you eaten?

Come on. Have something to eat.

I just got out of court. I'm starving.

I'm expecting someone,okay?

I have a date.

A date?

It's almost 9:00. I thought you
had to study for a test.

I do,but I studied already

and it sounded a lot better than
saying I was expecting someone.

And besides,I'm angry with you.

Angry with me? What did I do?

Um,you got Jack into trouble
over those stupid fake IDs.

No,Jack got Jack into trouble
over those stupid fake IDs.

I didn't get him in trouble.

It's serious business since 9/11,
making fake IDs.

You and your friends shouldn't
be fooling around with those.

I'll be right back.

Where are you going,to call Ricky?

Adrian,what do you know
about this guy really,

other than you like
the way he looks?

I know a lot,okay?

And he's just a friend.

He's out with Grace.
She has to be home early.

He doesn't wanna be home early,
so he's coming by here.

- Nice guy.
- He is a nice guy.

Yeah? What's nice about him?

Plenty.

Okay,what's not nice about him?

And I know you know something.

You found out something.

With all your digging around
about the fake IDs,

you found out something,
didn't you?

- I might have.
- Are you gonna tell me?

I'm gonna tell you
what I can tell you.

Okay.

But I already know he's
with a foster family,

if that's what you're gonna tell me.

And I know why.

Ricky told me.

What did he tell you?

That his parents were drug addicts.

His mother's still on the street

and his father's in prison.

His father's not in prison. He's on parole.

And I'm pretty sure he's gonna
be trying to find Ricky,

since Ricky sent him to prison.

Well,did Ricky do anything?

Has he ever committed a crime?
Has he ever been arrested?

Not that I know of,

but that doesn't mean he's not
dangerous to be around.

His father will find him.

Don't let him find him here,okay?

Just stay away from him
for a while,Adrian.

You can stay away from him
for a while,right?

Okay,just because his father
was in prison and a drug addict

doesn't mean Ricky's a bad guy.

And he doesn't do drugs.

I would know if he did drugs.

You're absolutely right.

Children of parents who are
in prison are not bad children

and it doesn't mean they'll
turn out to be bad adults.

It doesn't mean anything other than

their parents chose to commit
a crime or crimes

for which they were arrested,
tried and found guilty of committing.

The children of parents behind
bars generally suffer

for no other reason other
than their parents are selfish.

So why is Ricky dangerous?

That's just my opinion.

is it?

Why?

Because he's taking out your friend

and then coming over here
to have sex with you.

And he's about to become
a father by yet another girl.

Doesn't that tell you anything,Adrian?

Doesn't that tell you that
he really doesn't care about anyone?

He does.

He cares about me.

Stop telling yourself that.

It's a lie,Adrian.

Get out.

Get out of my house.

You don't know that
he doesn't care about me,

but you know something else.

What do you know?

I know that I care about you.

Here's my number.

I'm giving it to you again.

On the back of the card is
the number of the watch captain

for your local police department.

You have any problems,call 911,
then call him,then call me.

Wait.

He cares about me.

Ricky cares about me.

No,sweetheart. He doesn't.

Keep your head down.

There you go. Step into it,though.

Hey,Mom.

Hi,honey. Why is Tom with you?

He left me a note.

He came with Jack.

I know. But why is he there with Jack?

I don't know.

I think they're gonna show up
on every date I have with Ricky.

But it's okay,I'm over it.

They're just being protective or something.

And why is that?
Why would you need protecting?

Well,first of all,
I'm scared of flying baseballs.

Yeah,and secondly?

I think they just don't
want me seeing Ricky.

Everyone's so afraid of bad-boy Ricky.

But,honestly,Mom,when
he's around me,he's so sweet.

Uh-huh. And if he turns
out to be not so sweet,

you'll let me know,right,honey?

- Definitely.
- Okay.

So this is what you called to tell me?

No,I'm calling to tell you

the guys are having
a good time showing off,

so I think we're gonna be
a bit late. Is that okay?

-How much later?
-Like half an hour.

- Unless that's a problem.
- Okay.

Just a half an hour.
It's a school night.

Okay,thanks,Mom.

- Hi,there.
- Oh,hi.

So which one is your boyfriend?

Um,well,that one over
there is my brother...

Keep your head down.

...and next to him
is my old boyfriend,

and then that's my new boyfriend.

But I think they're
all gonna be friends.

What's going on?

Get away from her!

What are you doing here,huh?

Whoa,whoa,don't do
anything stupid,Ricky.

Don't hit the guy. It's okay.

Yeah,it's okay.

It's never gonna be okay.

Yeah,probably not.

I met Amy.

Seems really nice.

Met her parents too.

I hope you're not planning
on keeping the baby.

They don't think you'd make
a very good father.

Neither do I.

That's the man who called.
Who is that man?

My father.

So I told them about Ricky
because I wanted to.

Maybe I didn't have to,
but I wanted to.

I wanted them to know.

But maybe Ricky is lying.

Maybe he is.

But my gut feeling is that he isn't.

But he could be.

Either way,if I had the baby,
then he'd be around.

And he's got problems,lots of problems.

His creepy father would be around too.

But you have to keep the baby.

I mean,and it's not just
his baby,it's your baby.

And you're carrying her and
you're giving birth to her.

So she's more yours than his.

So it would seem so right now,

but I don't even know
if it's a she yet.

I'll probably find out
the next doctor visit.

I feel like she's a she.

So you've said.

But I think that's because we both
want the baby to be a girl.

Come on.

You wanna keep the baby.

It's your baby.

I love this baby.

I feel so happy every time
I feel her,or him,move.

I just know that despite the way
that she,or he,was conceived

that she or he is gonna be okay.

Everything's gonna be fine,
just like you said.

Okay,but if everything is fine,

and everything will be fine,
then why--?

Ben,I have to consider letting
the baby be adopted.

I have to.

Even though I don't want to.

I wanna marry you and have the baby
and live happily ever after,

but I know that the baby will
have a better chance

at happily ever after if I find the
right parents for her. Or him.

- Why?
- Ben,

my baby needs a stable,
loving home with two adult parents.

We're not adults.

And you're not even the father.
Ricky is.

And his dad is the grandfather and...

I just-- I have to.

I have to at least consider it.

But we're going to be adults.

And we're practically adults now.

In fact,we're handling this
in a very adult way,but--

Consider adoption,but please,
after you consider it,

consider just keeping the baby.

Ben...

this is going to be hard enough.

And I need you on my side.
I need your support.

What about your parents?

Is this what they want?

It's what my mother wants.

What about your dad?

He hasn't really expressed
his opinion on this,

but he's more emotional
than my mom is.

This cannot be a decision
based on emotion.

This has to be a decision
based on what's best for her. Or him.

Hi,are you okay?

Am I okay?

You didn't show up last night.

Grace must have told you we
ran into someone.

Grace didn't tell me anything.

I haven't seen Grace this morning.

So why aren't you yelling at me
for not showing up last night?

Be glad you didn't show up last night.

Why is that?

Because my father came by to see me.

Oh,what a coincidence.
My father came by to see me.

Back to "Are you okay?"

- Not really.
- My father can help you.

He can keep your father away
and get a restraining order.

How does your father know
anything about my father?

Your father's a criminal.

Not according to him.

According to him,I'm just a liar.

Look,I don't know what he did
or what you saw him do,

but my father can help you get
a restraining order,he told me.

Those are great
for law-abiding citizens.

My father is not
a law-abiding citizen.

He doesn't care if there's
a restraining order.

My foster parents moved to get
a restraining order this morning.

Here's my dad's number.

Just give it to them.

Look,he'll help you. He will.

The only help I need is from you.
I need to see you.

All right.

But just tell me,
what was your father in prison for?

Your father didn't tell you?

No,he said he couldn't tell me.

He robbed someone.

There's Grace. I gotta go.

I'll call you.

Grace,wait up.

- Hey,good morning.
- Good morning.

And I'm so sorry about last night.

My father is a scary guy.

I'm sorry if he scared you.

Yeah,he is.

But you scared me too.

A little.

You know,the bat?
I thought you were gonna hit him.

I would have hit him
if he had laid a hand on you.

I would have killed him.

No,no,I don't want you
to kill anybody for me.

It'd be for both of us.

I've wanted to kill him
for a long time.

You see,that kind of
anger scares me.

Sorry.

I have good reason
to be angry with him.

Look,I can control my anger.
I have to.

If I tell you why I hate him,
you're gonna tell your parents.

They're never gonna let
you go out with me again.

My dad was wondering
if your dad was in prison for hitting you.

Yes.

As well as other things.

I'm so sorry.

Stuff happens.

Especiallyly to kids whose mothers
don't stop stuff from happening

because they're too high.
Those are my parents.

I told you a long time ago
they're scary people.

Do you think we could
talk for a few minutes?

-Hi.
-Hi.

I understand my father met you
and your parents last night.

Yeah. He just showed up at our house.

I'm sorry.

- Hi.
- Hi.

I'll let you two talk.

Call me later,okay? Bye,Amy.

Wait.It's okay to call you,
even after what your dad asked,

after what I told you?

Of course it is.
You didn't do anything.

It wasn't your fault.

And besides,you're working
on everything. I think it's great.

It's admirable,even.

I'll talk to you later.

Everyone's feeling
sorry for me,I guess.

It's not a good feeling.

Maybe it should be,but it's not.

Lauren told you.
I know she told you.

Did you tell your parents?

Yeah.

Great. Look,I know where this is going.

Ricky,I wanna consider adoption

and I'd appreciate it
if you'd go along with that.

I don't know about that.

I'm just letting you know that

I wanna consider letting some
nice couple adopt the baby.

Afraid of me touching the kid?

No,it's not about you.

It's not even about me.

It's about the baby,
what's best for the baby.

Yeah,well,what if I think
what's best for the baby

is to know his or her birth parents?

Maybe what's best for the baby
is to grow up in your home,

with me coming to see him. Or her.

Do you even know what it is yet?

No. But my parents aren't just
gonna raise the baby for me.

Yeah,why should they?
Why can't you?

Why can't you and me do it?

It's not like they're gonna kick
you out of the house,is it?

You still have a place
to live,food to eat.

Yeah,but...

How are you and me gonna
raise a child? How are we gonna do it?

I don't have a job,you don't,
we don't have insurance.

Half the country doesn't have
insurance and is out of work.

They don't just put their sons
and daughters up for adoption

because they can't pay a few bills.

We're teenagers.
We're in high school.

I would like to graduate high
school and go to college.

You know,and have a career
and eventually marry Ben.

I just wanna have ha normal

Look,I thought this
wasn't about you.

Guess what,Amy,you're not
gonna have a normal life.

I don't.

I don't have a normal life.

Lots of people don't have normal lives.

So what?

And no. The answer's no.

I'm not going along with it.

I'm not gonna agree
to having the baby adopted.

I don't care what you two want.

I'm not my father,you got it?

Is that what Amy wants?

Mm,not really.
Amy wants me to raise the baby.

She wants to leave the baby
with me while she's in school.

And then when
she comes home at dinner,

I'll have dinner waiting for her,
the baby clean and fed,

and she can go do her homework
and practice her French horn.

Oh,and then on the weekends,
she can hang out with Ben

and nothing really will have changed
except that there'll be a baby.

That's what Amy wants.

Oh,no one really likes to have
their life disturbed, now,do they?

No,they do not.

Although my life is going
through some big changes

and I'm kind of happy about that.

What sort of changes?

Well,I'm going to work for
the first time in quite a long time

and I'm about to be single again.

Well,that's very exciting.

What sort of job did you get?

Oh,I haven't gotten a job yet.

I thinking I might
be going back to school.

I've always been interested
in architecture.

Ah. Did you study
architecture in college?

No,I didn't graduate from college.

I was in,um,Women's Studies.

Oh. So you'd be starting over

and it would take a few years.

But once you get that degree,

you'd be doing work in
a field you really love.

Is that the idea?

Yeah.That's the idea.

You don't approve of the idea?

I love it.

Not that I'm here to judge anyone.

I wish I could go back to school,
get my Ph.D. in philosophy.

I have a masters in Theology.

Why don't you?

Don't have the time or the money.

So are you gonna work at something
else while you go to school?

I guess I'll have to.

And what kind of job are
you looking for? Maybe I can help.

Um,well,in a related field,I guess.

Like for the city? Uh,permit office,
something like that?

Well,I was thinking maybe
an architect's office?

Hm. Answering phones,
general office work?

Kind of 9-to-5,classes at night?

Well...

Let me check around.

Maybe there's someone in the church
who needs help in an architect's office.

Wow.

I sound,um...

I sound just like Amy,don't I?

You do have some big changes
taking place in your life.

And you're gonna have to go back to work,

and your life is gonna get
turned upside down,so yes,

maybe a little like Amy.

Thank you.

Anytime.

Do you have an attorney looking
into a private adoption?

Someone who can maybe line
up some choices for Amy?

Well,my attorney can handle
the adoption process,

but she doesn't wanna be involved
in the selection process.

So I was thinking that maybe
you knew of a nice couple.

Yes,a few nice couples.

Well,we're considering it.
You know,just looking into it.

I really don't know what
the best thing to do here is.

Neither do I.

I don't know the best thing.
I wish I did.

So do you know if
the baby's a boy or a girl?

Oh,we don't know.
I mean,Amy doesn't know yet.

Still in a bit of
a state of shock,huh?

A bit.

Well,that'll wear off
in a few years.

I'll walk out with you.

Why's that?

He's not gonna leave you alone.

Probably not.

Well,why's he coming around now?

I don't know.
He does that once in a while.

How come he's not in prison?

Because he's a better liar than I am.

He must be pretty good ty n.

She's in love with you.
I can see it.

And I have no interest
in keeping her away from you.

In fact,I pray that she's
the woman that changes your life.

What makes you think
my life needs changing?

Because you're still seeing Adrian.

Hello.

Oh. Hey,yeah,sorry.

Are you busy thinking
about something,or...?

Just... Yeah.

- Are you okay?
- I'm fine.

Yeah,you don't look fine.

I'm fine. How are you?

This can wait.

- I heard you got married.
- Yeah.

Did you come down here
to voice your opinion on that?

No,I came down here because

I got a note to come
down here after school.

Oh,right.

I found something for you to do.

Your,uh,community service thing.

How'd you like to mentor a kid?

I got caught making fake IDs and
I get to mentor a kid now?

Oh,come on,you didn't do it.

And I still don't like the fact
that you let Joe off the hook with that.

Who is it?

It's a kid who needs a mentor.

I don't know him personally.

Yeah,I'll do it.

Good. You'd make a good mentor.

You don't always do the right thing,

but seems like you're always
trying to do the right thing,

and that's something.

At least you're trying.

Here's the information.

Uh,do I get a gun with this?

This is a gang area.

Not too many people in your neighborhood

asking to be mentored.

And not everyone who lives in
a gang neighborhood is in a gang.

I don't think a gang member
is asking for a mentor,do you?

Okay. Well,if I don't show up
for school tomorrow,

you'll know where to find me.

- Hey,before you go...
- Yeah.

So you met Ricky's father?

- Briefly,yeah.
- And?

And he's scarier than
the neighborhood you're sending me to.

Great.

Or scarier than marrying
the wrong person.

I can't find any job that
I'm qualified for.

I told you I'd get a job.

What are you qualified for?

You're no more qualified
for any job than I am.

Maybe,but I'm not pregnant.

Hi,girls.

Oh,thanks for the big fake smiles.

Good night.

Good night.

Amy,

I'm not trying to make your
decision for you about the baby.

I'm really not.

Well,you kind of are
since you won't help me.

Well,I think that's my cue to leave.

Night.

Good night.

Amy,I'm gonna help you once in a while,

but I'm really not in
a position to take care of a baby.

I have to get a job too.

And I'd like to find a job that I love,

so that means I'm probably
gonna have to work

and go to school at the same time,

so you and me are both kind
of in the same boat,kid.

I know that if you wanna
find a job,you will.

And if you think that you
can take care of the baby

and provide a secure home
for the baby,then you will.

But if,on the other hand,

you decide that you wanna
go for adoption,

I hope that you'll do it not
because it's the easier choice,

but because it's the better choice.

But,ultimately,the choice is yours.

What kind of job are you gonna get?

The first one I'm offered.

I'd like to work in
an architecture firm

even if it's just answering phones
and doing administrative stuff.

Phones?

But you could do so much more.

But,Amy,you can't just wake up
and be an architect.

Mom,you could.

You're really smart.

There it is again.

- What?
- Oh,Amy.

You and I are so much alike.

I think that's why I've been
so angry at you lately.

I see you making
the same mistakes that I make.

What mistake are we talking about now?

We're both acting like we don't
wanna be disturbed by life.

You're acting like nothing's gonna change,

except you're gonna have a baby.

I'm acting like nothing's
gonna change,

except I'm losing a husband.

Everything's gonna change.

We're about to
be disturbed on all levels.

But that's okay.

Everything's changing
constantly anyway.

Just you don't usually see it coming.

But maybe we should keep
our eyes open,you and me.

Maybe we're about to find
something exciting and wonderful.

Maybe we're about to find some
real meaning in all of this.

- Like what?
- I don't know.

Maybe your real purpose is
that you're going to give a child

to a family that wouldn't
be able to have a child otherwise.

Maybe.

But hey,look at me.

One thing's not going to change.

And that's that I love you.

And I'm here for you always.

Me too,Mom.

Not so fast.

- Going to see Adrian?
- You.

You're not supposed to
be within 300 feet of me.

I'm your father.

Biological father.

You're gonna like
what I have to say.

Whatever it is,
I don't wanna hear it.

Now get lost!

You know how much money some families

would pay for a healthy
Caucasian baby?

You're sick.

You're the biological father
of this child,kiddo.

Life is what you make of it.

I know some people.