Notes - The following is word-to-word close caption transcript, so you have to figure out who's saying what. I know it sucks.
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In the ORIGINAL pilot shot for the network, the roles of Lauren, Amy's daughter, and Peter, Amy's brother, were played by different actors than are currently seen in the show. (TVTome.com)
I'M
SURE IT'S HER HAIR.
WE
JUST SEND EVERYONE HOME. IT'S NOT THE END OF THE WORLD.
HALF
OF HARTFORD IS IN OUR BACKYARD. I TOLD YOU NOT TO INVITE
ALL THOSE PEOPLE.
IT'LL
BE A LITTLE UNCOMFORTABLE. NOTHING COMPARED TO A LIFETIME
OF PAIN.
WHY
ARE YOU SAYING THAT? YOU LOVE MICHAEL. I LOVE MICHAEL.
WHAT'S
TROUBLING YOU?
NOTHING.
HE'S GREAT. HE'S AMAZING AND FUNNY AND SENSITIVE AND
BRILLIANT. WE HAVE THE SAME GOALS. HE'S FUNNY.
YOU
SAID FUNNY.
HE'S
REALLY NOT THAT FUNNY, IS HE?
HE'S
A GOOD MAN.
YOU'RE
RIGHT, AND... AND WE'RE PERFECT FOR EACH OTHER. BUT IT'S
JUST THAT SOMETIMES... HE LOOKS AT ME... LIKE HE'S NOT
REALLY SEEING ME... LIKE... LIKE HE'S SEEING THE PERSON
HE HOPES BE. OH, I WISH DADDY WERE HERE.
HONEY,
THIS WAS NOT HIS DEPARTMENT.
THEN
YOU TELL ME WHAT TO DO.
I
CAN'T, AMY.
YOU
HAVE TO FIGURE THIS ONE OUT FOR YOURSELF.
I
JUST CAN'T IMAGINE A TIME WHEN I DIDN'T LOVE HIM.
YOU'VE
ONLY KNOWN HIM FOR A YEAR.
SPIRITUALLY,
MOTHER.
OH...
WELL, THEN YOU SHOULD PROBABLY LISTEN TO THAT FEELING.
YOU'RE
RIGHT. I KNOW YOU'RE RIGHT. DO YOU HAVE A QUARTER?
[MUSIC]
OH,
MY GOD.
[KNOCKING]
ALL
RISE. I'VE REALIZED... WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU DOING? IT'S
7:30.
OH,
MY GOD. LAUREN IS GONNA BE LATE.
LAUREN?
WHAT ABOUT YOU?
IT'S
A BIG DAY FOR HER.
SHE'S
6. HOW BIG CAN HER DAY BE?
IT'S
HER ORAL BOOK REPORT, AND SHE'S STILL HAVING SOME
ADJUSTMENT PROBLEMS.
FOR
YOUR INFORMATION, SHE'S UP, DRESSED, AND GETTING HER OWN
BREAKFAST.
THERE'S
SOMETHING WRONG WITH HER, ISN'T THERE?
THERE'S
SOMETHING WRONG WITH YOU. HOW CAN YOU OVERSLEEP YOUR
FIRST DAY ON THE JOB?
I
DIDN'T OVERSLEEP. I'M IN DENIAL. WHAT? I DON'T LOOK
JUDICIAL?
YOU
LOOK LIKE A DERANGED MINISTER. GIVE ME THAT ROBE. I'VE
GOT TO IRON IT NOW. AND DRINK YOUR JUICE BEFORE THE
VITAMINS ESCAPE.
TODAY
IS A VERY BIG DAY FOR YOUR MOTHER. DO YOU KNOW THAT?
YEAH.
IT'S MY BOOK REPORT.
WELL,
THERE'S THAT, AND IT'S HER FIRST DAY AS A SUPERIOR COURT
JUDGE. DO YOU KNOW WHAT THAT IS?
NO.
IS IT BORING?
NO.
IT'S EXCITING.
CAN
WE TALK ABOUT MY BOOK REPORT?
YEAH.
GO.
OK.
THIS BOOK IS CALLED, EVERYBODY POOPS.
EVERYBODY
WHAT?
POOPS.
I
THOUGHT YOU WERE DOING THE SECRET GARDEN.
I
CHANGED MY MIND.
WELL,
YOU COULD COMBINE THEM. HOW ABOUT, EVERYBODY POOPS IN THE
SECRET GARDEN?
GO
BRUSH YOUR TEETH, LAUREN. YOU'RE LATE. SHE'S GOING TO
REPEAT THAT AT SCHOOL.
SO
WHAT? HER TEACHER HAS A MAJOR STICK UP HER...
THIS
IS NOT NEW YORK CITY. EVERYONE KNOWS US.
YOU
MEAN EVERYBODY KNOWS YOU, DEAR.
IN
YOUR POSITION, YOU'RE SUBJECT TO SCRUTINY.
WELL,
I COULD USE A LITTLE SCRUTINY. I LIVE WITH MY MOTHER. I
DON'T HAVE SEX. I CARPOOL.
YOU'RE
SEPARATED.
MA,
IT'S PRACTICALLY THE 21st CENTURY. THE FALLEN WOMAN
STIGMA DOES NOT APPLY ANYMORE. DOES IT?
IT'S
FAMILY COURT. YOU'RE DEALING IN CUSTODY, NEGLECT, BROKEN
HOMES, THAT KIND OF THING.
WHEN
MICHAEL AND I WERE TOGETHER, THAT'S WHEN OUR HOME WAS
BROKEN.
DID
I SAY YOU?
OH,
COME ON, MA. YOU WERE A SOCIAL WORKER. YOU SAW WHAT A
REAL BROKEN HOME LOOKS LIKE. HOW CAN YOU COMPARE IT?
I'M
NOT SAYING THAT. JUST DON'T GO ADVERTISING YOUR MARITAL
STATUS FOR A WHILE.
COULD
THIS TALK HAVE BEEN BETTER TIMED?
GOOD
AS NEW. YOUR HONOR.
EX-EXCUSE
ME? I WAS UNDER THE IMPRESSION THIS WAS MY OFFICE.
GIVE
ME A SECOND. OK, OK, BUT THIS IS THE LAST REVISION I'M
MAKING. I KNOW YOU OWE ME. I'M BRUCE VAN EXEL, YOUR COURT
SERVICES OFFICER.
OH,
HI. I'M... I'M AMY.
HERE'S
YOUR DOCKET. IF THEY'VE FRONT-LOADED YOU, NOTHIN' I COULD
DO.
FRONT-LOADED?
ALL
THE BIG CASES UP FRONT. ORDERS BY THE PRESIDING JUDGE.
PROBABLY GETTIN' PRESSURE FROM THE A.G.'s OFFICE. THEY
LIKE TO TEST THE WATER WITH THE BABY JUDGES. YOU
UNDERSTAND ANYTHING I'M SAYIN'?
NOT
REALLY.
YOU'LL
LEARN. YOU SHOULD COME IN AROUND 9:00. CALL FIRST. BREAK
FOR LUNCH AT 1:00. FIRST UP IS A NEGLECT HEARING:
ABANDONED CHILD, STATE'S GONNA WANT TO SNATCH THIS CASE.
AAG's REPRESENTING THE FOSTER FAMILY. YOU LIKE WATER?
UH,
SURE.
ROOM
TEMP OR ICE?
ROOM
TEMP, I GUESS.
ONE
MORE THING... YOU HAVE A PROBLEM WITH ME NOT BEING A
WOMAN?
NOT
IF YOU DON'T.
THEY'LL
COME GET YOU WHEN IT'S TIME.
OYEZ,
OYEZ, OYEZ. THE HONORABLE SUPERIOR COURT WITHIN AND FOR
HARTFORD COUNTY IS NOW OPEN AND IN SESSION AT THIS TIME.
ALL PERSONS HAVING CAUSE OR ACTION PENDING OR HAVING BEEN
SUMMONED ARE BOUND TO APPEAR THEREIN AND GIVE THEIR
ATTENDANCE ACCORDING TO LAW. THE HONORABLE AMY MADISON
GRAY PRESIDING. BE SEATED.
OK,
THEN... WHO WANTS TO GO FIRST?
GOOD
MORNING, YOUR HONOR. FRANKLIN DOBBS, ASSISTANT ATTORNEY
GENERAL. THIS IS THE MANDATORY HEARING ON THE OTC JUDGE
VINE GAVE LAST WEEK. WOULD YOU LIKE EVERYONE TO IDENTIFY
THEMSELVES FOR THE RECORD?
YEAH.
YEAH. UH, LET'S DO THAT.
I'M
REPRESENTING THE PETITIONER, DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND
FAMILIES. THIS IS LENA RAILSBACK, D.C.F. SOCIAL WORKER.
DONALD KARON, REPRESENTING THE CHILD ANGELINE KIVETT.
WHERE'S
THE MOTHER?
NOT
HERE. DIDN'T SHOW UP.
IS
SHE SICK?
MORE
LIKE MISSING.
I
SEE. AND WHERE'S THE CHILD IN QUESTION?
YOUR
HONOR, FIRST LET ME SAY WHAT A PRIVILEGE IT IS TO WORK
WITH YOU. I PUT IN MANY YEARS IN THE TRENCHES WITH YOUR
MOTHER.
THANK
YOU... BUT THE CHILD?
4-YEAR-OLD
ANGELINE WAS FOUND WANDERING AROUND IN THE STREET IN
FRONT OF HER MOTHER'S APARTMENT AT 3:00 IN THE MORNING.
WHEN THE POLICE ENTERED, THEY FOUND THE MOTHER PASSED OUT.
THE BOYFRIEND WAS FLUSHING CONTRABAND DOWN THE TOILET.
DCF WAS CALLED. THE JUDGE ORDERED AN EX PARTE OTC. THE
MOTHER WENT INPATIENT. THE CHILD WAS PLACED IN EFC. WE
RECOMMEND SUSTAINING THE OTC AT THIS TIME.
WHAT
DO YOU MEAN BY THAT?
WHICH
PART?
ALL
OF IT.
THE
MOM WENT TO REHAB. THE KID'S IN FOSTER CARE.
THANK
YOU. WHERE'S... WHERE'S THE FATHER?
NOT
IN THE PICTURE.
EXCUSE
ME?
THE
MOM SAYS HE'S NONFUNCTIONING, HAS HAD NO CONTACT WITH THE
CHILD SINCE BIRTH, WHICH IS WHY WE DON'T VIEW THE
FATHER'S GUARDIANSHIP AS A VIABLE OPTION.
BECAUSE
OF WHAT THE MOM SAID, THE MOM WHO PASSED OUT ON DRUGS?
THE
FATHER SHOULD BE DEFAULTED. HE'S BEEN SERVED A SUMMONS,
AND HE HASN'T APPEARED.
WHERE
WAS THE SUMMONS SERVED?
AT
HIS LAST KNOWN ADDRESS.
SO
THERE'S A CHANCE HE DIDN'T RECEIVE IT?
THERE'S
A SLIGHT CHANCE.
OK,
WELL, LET'S SERVE ANOTHER SUBPOENA, AND LET'S PUT IT
DIRECTLY IN HIS HANDS THIS TIME. HOW DOES THAT SOUND? UH,
I'D LIKE TO SCHEDULE ANOTHER HEARING FOR THE, UH...DAY
AFTER TOMORROW, AND I'D LIKE TO TALK TO DCF ABOUT THE
OTC, AND I'D LIKE TO TALK TO THE D-A-D. THE... THE DAD.
WHATEVER
YOU SAY, YOUR HONOR.
OK.
WHAT'S NEXT?
YOUR
DAUGHTER THREW UP.
WHAT?
THE
PRINCIPAL CALLED. YOUR MOTHER IS NOT REACHABLE. SHOULD I
SEND SOMEONE FROM THE COURT?
NO,
NO. OF COURSE NOT. I'LL GO. CAN I DO THAT?
YOU
CAN CALL FOR A RECESS.
RIGHT,
RIGHT. I'LL CALL A RECESS.
20
MINUTES.
COURT'S
RECESSED 20 MINUTES.
WHERE
WERE YOU? THE SCHOOL SAID THEY COULDN'T FIND YOU.
WHAT
HAPPENED?
SHE
THREW UP.
ONLY
ONCE, AND IT WASN'T CHUNKY.
I
WAS GARDENING. I THOUGHT I'D HEAR THE PHONE.
WHERE'S
THE CELL PHONE I GAVE YOU?
I
RAISED 3 KIDS WITHOUT A CELL PHONE, THANK YOU.
OK,
MA. OK. IT'S NO BIG DEAL. CAN YOU GO UPSTAIRS AND PUT
YOURSELF TO BED?
OK.
OK.
YOU
LEFT THE BENCH FOR THIS?
I
TOOK A 20-MINUTE RECESS.
WAS
THAT NECESSARY?
WHAT
ARE YOU GONNA HAVE ME DO, MA, LEAVE HER ALONE IN THE
NURSE'S OFFICE, PLAYING SOLITAIRE FOR HOURS UNTIL IT'S
CONVENIENT FOR SOMEBODY TO PICK HER UP?
THAT
HAPPENED ONCE. I HAD A LOCKER IN THAT NURSE'S OFFICE. I
DID THE BEST I COULD.
I
KNOW, MA. I KNOW, AND SO AM I.
BACKPACK!
[SIREN]
OH,
GOD.
YOU'RE
IN A BIG HURRY.
YOU
WON'T BELIEVE THIS, BUT I'M ON MY WAY TO COURT. I'M A
JUDGE, JUVENILE COURT. IT'S MY FIRST DAY.
I
KNOW WHO YOU ARE, MS. GRAY.
YOU
DO?
SHERIFF'S
OFFICE WORKED ON A LOT OF CASES WITH YOUR MOTHER.
YOU
DID?
SHE
GAVE US A CALL, TOLD US TO KEEP AN EYE OUT FOR YA...
WORRIED YOU WERE DRIVING TOO FAST. TURNS OUT SHE WAS
RIGHT.
MY
MOTHER CALLED THE COPS ON ME.
DIDN'T
WANT TO SEE YOU WRAPPED AROUND A TREE. CAN YOU BLAME HER?
GIVE
ME THE TICKET.
NO,
MA'AM. THAT WON'T BE NECESSARY.
I
WANT THE TICKET.
AND
I JUST WANT TO ESCORT YOU TO THE COURTHOUSE.
WELL,
THAT WILL NOT HAPPEN.
YES,
MA'AM. I'M AFRAID IT WILL.
BRUCE,
YOU WILL NOT BELIEVE WHAT HAPPENED TO ME ON THE WAY BACK
HERE.
JUDGE
GRAY, THERE'S SOMEBODY IN THERE.
IN
MY OFFICE?
CHAMBERS.
IN
MY CHAMBERS?
JACK
OVERBY FROM THE A.G.'s OFFICE. HE'S THE SUPERVISOR OF ALL
AAG's...
YEAH.
I KNOW WHO HE IS. DID IT OCCUR TO HIM TO MAKE AN
APPOINTMENT?
I
WOULDN'T ASK.
WELL,
I HAVE TO BE BACK IN COURT.
THEY'RE
RUNNIN' LATE. YOU HAVE A FEW MINUTES.
AH,
JUDGE GRAY. JACK OVERBY. SORRY TO DROP IN ON YOU LIKE
THIS.
OH,
THAT'S ALL RIGHT.
NO,
IT'S NOT. BUT I HEARD SO MANY GOOD THINGS, I WANTED TO
WELCOME YOU ON YOUR FIRST DAY.
GOOD
THINGS? ALREADY? ALL I DID WAS PARK IN MY ASSIGNED SPACE.
OH,
NOW, YOU'VE DONE A LOT MORE THAN THAT. IT'S NOT LOST ON
ANYBODY IN MY OFFICE WHAT A SACRIFICE YOU'VE MADE. THIS
IS THE HARDEST WORK THERE IS, AND YOU DON'T GET RICH
DOING IT.
IS
THIS A PEP TALK?
NO.
IT'S, UH... PERSONAL ADMIRATION RATHER AWKWARDLY STATED.
I WANT TO WELCOME YOU. IF YOU NEED ANYTHING, DON'T
HESITATE TO ASK.
AN
ELECTRIC PENCIL SHARPENER WOULD BE NICE.
OH,
WOMEN... SO DEMANDING. GOOD AFTERNOON, JUDGE GRAY.
THANK
YOU, MR. OVERBY.
MY
CLIENT IS A STRAIGHT-C STUDENT WHO HELPS SUPPORT HIS
MOTHER WITH A PART-TIME JOB. NOW, THIS WAS A SECOND MINOR
OFFENSE, AND I REALLY FEEL THAT JUVENILE DETENTION AT
THIS POINT IS AN EXTREME MEASURE.
YOUR
HONOR, HE PULLED A KNIFE ON A TEACHER.
A
SWISS ARMY KNIFE.
WELL,
AN ARMY KNIFE THIS TIME, AN AUTOMATIC WEAPON NEXT TIME.
THAT'S
A HYPERBOLIC KNEE-JERK PROJECTION.
I'M
SORRY. IS SCHOOL VIOLENCE ON A DOWNSWING?
YOUR
HONOR, WE DO NOT SEND CHILDREN AWAY BASED ON NATIONAL
TRENDS AND HYPOTHETICAL SITUATIONS.
I
AIN'T GOIN' TO NO DETENTION!
CONTINUANCE,
YOUR HONOR?
GOOD
IDEA.
LUKE
SKYWALKER'S NOT A REAL PERSON. THOUGH, IN A SENSE, HE IS
EVERY PERSON. HE'S A PROTOTYPE, OR, AS CARL JUNG WOULD
SAY, HE'S AN ARCHETYPE. HE'S PART OF THE COLLECTIVE
UNCONSCIOUS. FOLLOW ME?
YOU
CALLED THE COPS ON ME.
RANDY
IS NOT LIKE A COP. HE'S LIKE A FRIEND.
WITH
A BADGE AND A GUN.
I
WAS CONCERNED. I'M SORRY. IT WON'T HAPPEN AGAIN.
WELL,
THAT'S GOOD TO HEAR.
HOW
DO YOU LIKE HARTFORD, LAUREN? IT'S BETTER THAN NEW YORK,
ISN'T IT?
NO.
SURE,
IT IS. YOU DIDN'T HAVE A BIG FRONT YARD LIKE THIS IN
MANHATTAN.
THAT'S
THE GREAT THING ABOUT UNCLE PETER. HE GIVES YOU THE
QUESTION AND THE ANSWER.
THEY
CAN ALWAYS VISIT THE CITY. IT'S NOT THAT FAR.
THERE'S
NOTHING IN MANHATTAN YOU CAN'T FIND RIGHT HERE IN
HARTFORD.
EXACTLY.
CRIME, POVERTY, UNEMPLOYMENT.
YOU'D
KNOW ABOUT UNEMPLOYMENT.
I
HAVE A JOB.
WELL,
THE POINT IS THAT AMY AND LAUREN WERE BOTH STRESSED OUT
IN THE CITY. THEY'RE OBVIOUSLY HAPPIER IN CONNECTICUT.
WHY
ARE THEY TALKING ABOUT US LIKE WE'RE NOT HERE?
BECAUSE
IT'S A FAMILY TRADITION, SWEETIE.
I
WANNA HEAR ABOUT AMY'S FIRST DAY IN COURT. WHO WAS THERE
FROM THE ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OFFICE?
SOME
GUY NAMED DOBBS.
HE'S
A PUNK.
WHO
WAS THERE FROM DCF?
LENA
RAILSBACK.
LENA?
SHE'S THE ABSOLUTE BEST.
I'M
NOT SURE ALL HER BASES WERE COVERED ON THIS ONE.
SURE
THEY WERE.
I
DIDN'T SEE YOU IN THE COURTROOM.
I
KNOW LENA. SHE'S THOROUGH.
WELL,
SHE FAILED TO LOCATE THE FATHER.
IF
SHE CAN'T FIND HIM, HE CAN'T BE FOUND.
YOU
CAN'T JUST MAKE AN ASSUMPTION LIKE THAT.
EXCUSE
ME, MISS 5-MINUTES- ON-THE-BENCH.
HOW
DARE YOU SAY THAT TO ME.
YOU'RE
A CORPORATE LAWYER. SUDDENLY YOU'RE THE EXPERT?
WELL,
I DIDN'T WIN THE JUDGESHIP IN A RAFFLE.
WELL,
NOT FAR FROM IT.
EXCUSE
ME?
A
FRIEND FROM HARVARD PUT YOUR NAME IN. THAT'S THE NEXT
BEST THING.
THE
BAR ASSOCIATION APPROACHED ME. I DIDN'T GO LOOKING FOR
THIS JOB, AND THEN I SPENT 6 MONTHS OF MY LIFE WORKING MY
ASS OFF TRYING TO QUALIFY.
WOW,
6 WHOLE MONTHS.
STOP
FIGHTING.
I
WANNA EAT.
AND,
BESIDES, IN ORDER TO HAVE FRIENDS FROM HARVARD, YOU HAVE
TO GET IN TO HARVARD. DON'T YOU?
THIS
IS WHAT WE CALL MIDDLE-CLASS ANGST.
[TELEPHONE
RINGS]
THAT'S
DADDY! HELLO? DADDY, I KNEW IT WAS YOU.
HOW'S
THE IN VITRO GOING, GILLIAN? DID IT TAKE THIS TIME?
EXCUSE
ME.
MOTHER.
WELL,
SHE'S NEVER BEEN SHY ABOUT IT BEFORE. I KNOW MORE ABOUT
HER OVARIES THAN I DO MY OWN.
MOMMY,
DADDY WANTS TO TALK TO YOU.
HI.
HOW ARE YOU?
UH,
YOU KNOW... FIRST DAY.
LAUREN,
COME TASTE THIS CHICKEN.
NO.
IT WAS... IT WAS WEIRD... ALL THOSE PEOPLE LOOKIN' AT ME
AND EXPECTIN' ME TO KNOW STUFF. WEDNESDAY? UH, I THOUGHT
WE TALKED ABOUT THE WEEKEND. NO. NO, MICHAEL. I DON'T
THINK IT'S A GOOD IDEA. BECAUSE I HAVE MY SWEARING-IN
THING. I... WHY DO YOU WANNA BE THERE?
MOM,
HE'S INVITED.
I'M
GONNA CALL YOU LATER... OK?
MOM,
CAN HE STILL COME?
YOU
SURE CAN CLEAR A ROOM.
IT
HASN'T WORKED ON YOU YET.
LET
ME DO THAT.
I
CAN HANDLE IT.
PLEASE.
THERE ARE NOISE ORDINANCES AROUND HERE.
AND
YOU'RE ONE TO TALK. INVITING MY EX-HUSBAND TO THE
SWEARING-IN CEREMONY, WHAT THE HELL WERE YOU THINKING?
THE
OFFICIAL CEREMONY IS A VERY BIG DEAL. IT WILL BE IN THE
PAPERS, AND, BESIDES, HE'S NOT YOUR EX-HUSBAND YET.
OH,
MY GOD, IT'S A PHOTO OP.
YOUR
JOB IS INHERENTLY POLITICAL.
EVENTUALLY,
PEOPLE ARE GONNA FIGURE OUT THAT I'M NOT LIVING WITH MY
HUSBAND.
AND
BY THEN YOU WILL BE ESTABLISHED AND ACCEPTED. BESIDES,
ANYTHING CAN HAPPEN.
AND
WE'RE NOT GETTIN' BACK TOGETHER.
DON'T
BE SO SURE.
IT'S
NOT GONNA HAPPEN. WE'VE BEEN THROUGH THIS.
NO,
WE HAVEN'T. YOU NEVER TOLD ME WHY YOU BROKE UP.
BECAUSE
IT'S COMPLICATED.
WELL,
WAS HE DRINKING? WAS HE CHEATING? WAS ANYBODY GETTING
BEATEN?
YES,
YOU NAILED IT! AND HE WAS A CROSS-DRESSING SERIAL KILLER.
MAYBE
I'M NOT AN EXPERT ON DIVORCE, BUT WHEN IT COMES TO THE
JUDICIAL SYSTEM, I DO HAVE A CLUE. I WAS A SOCIAL WORKER
FOR 28 YEARS, AND YOU COULD DO WORSE THAN TO LISTEN TO...
ME.
SHE'S
ASLEEP.
SHE
DOESN'T WANT ME TO TUCK HER IN?
NO.
NO, SHE'S NOT INTERESTED. SHE SAYS THAT SHE LOVES YOU,
BUT THAT SHE'S NOT IN LOVE WITH YOU. NO. THAT WAS ANOTHER
CONVERSATION.
FINE.
I'LL BE IN MY ROOM. WAKE ME WHEN SHE'S GROWN.
NO,
NO, NO. IT'S A VERY BAD IDEA TO DRINK ALONE.
WELL,
IT'S EITHER THAT OR MATRICIDE.
THEN
GO AHEAD. I'LL WAIT.
SHE
NEVER REALIZES WHEN SHE'S CROSSED THE LINE. WHY CAN'T SHE
LET ME SCREW UP MY LIFE IN PEACE?
I
GUESS SHE HAS HIGH HOPES.
IT'S
A TERRIBLE THING. OH, I'M SO SICK OF ME. LET'S TALK ABOUT
SOMETHING ELSE. TELL ME SOME JOKES.
OK.
DID YOU EVER HEAR THE ONE ABOUT THE REALLY SMART KID WITH
THE DEGREE IN COMPARATIVE LITERATURE WHO ENDS UP WASHING
DOGS FOR A LIVING?
IS
THAT WHAT YOU'RE DOING?
AS
OF LAST WEEK. YEAH. MY ROOMMATE AND I, WE HAVE A VAN. WE
GO FROM HOUSE TO HOUSE. SCRUB AND SCRAM.
DID
YOU COME UP WITH THAT?
I
DID.
OH,
YOU'RE STILL WRITING.
YEAH.
YOU KNOW, I GOT A HAIKU FOR ANY OCCASION. AND YOU CALL
YOURSELF THE SUCCESSFUL ONE.
HEY,
DON'T GET BITTER. SWEETNESS IS YOUR MOST APPEALING
QUALITY.
YEAH?
WHAT'S YOUR EXCUSE? THIS BATTLE WITH MOM... IT'S NOT
AGING SO WELL.
SHE'S
THE ONE WHO STARTED IT.
DON'T
TAKE THAT TONE WITH ME. I DON'T CARE WHO STARTED IT. I'M
TELLING YOU HOW IT'S GONNA END.
IN
TEARS, AND THEY'RE NOT GONNA BE MINE.
THROW
HER A BONE, AMY.
SHE
DOESN'T WANT A BONE. SHE WANTS THE WHOLE DAMN COW.
THROW
HER A COW, THEN.
GOOD
NIGHT.
NOW,
IF YOUR STOMACH FEELS EVEN A LITTLE BAD, YOU CALL
GRANDMA, AND SHE'LL COME AFTER YOU.
WHEN
AM I GONNA SEE DADDY AGAIN?
THIS
WEEKEND.
HE'S
NOT COMING TO THE WEARING-IN CEREMONY?
THE,
UH, SWEARING-IN. NO, HE'S NOT COMING.
YOU
UNINVITED HIM.
HONEY,
IT'S COMPLICATED.
YOU
ALWAYS SAY THAT WHEN YOU DO SOMETHING WRONG.
I
DIDN'T DO ANYTHING WRONG. I JUS... CAN WE TALK ABOUT THIS
TONIGHT?
I
HATE BEING SEPARATED.
OH,
I KNOW YOU DO.
THERE'S
ONLY ONE OTHER KID IN MY CLASS WHOSE PARENTS ARE
DIVORCED, AND SHE GETS IN TROUBLE FOR CHEWIN' HER HAIR.
WELL,
YOU'RE ALREADY AHEAD OF THE GAME. YOU DON'T CHEW YOUR
HAIR.
I
WISH I HAD A NORMAL FAMILY.
WHAT
YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND IS THAT MY SON IS NOT A TYPICAL 8-YEAR-OLD.
HE'S MATURE FOR HIS AGE. HE'S VERY SELF-SUFFICIENT.
MRS.
JENKINS, YOU LEFT HIM ALONE FOR 5 DAYS.
BUT
HE WAS NEVER IN ANY DANGER.
WELL,
THAT'S WHAT WE CALL LUCK.
MY
NEIGHBOR WAS INSTRUCTED TO CHECK IN ON HIM.
NEIGHBORS
CHECK IN ON PETS, NOT CHILDREN. DO YOU REALIZE THAT YOU
COULD LOSE YOUR PARENTAL RIGHTS?
I'VE
BEEN TOLD THAT WILL NEVER HAPPEN.
WELL,
UH, HERE'S WHAT IS GONNA HAPPEN. YOUR EX-HUSBAND HAS
PETITIONED FOR TEMPORARY CUSTODY, AND HE'S GOING TO GET
IT. YOU WILL TAKE A 12-WEEK PARENTING COURSE.
OH,
PLEASE! HAVE WE GONE THROUGH THE LOOKING GLASS?
AT
WHICH POINT, I WILL REVIEW YOUR CASE.
YOU
CLEARLY HAVE NO CONCEPT OF WHAT IT'S LIKE TO BE A SINGLE
WORKING MOTHER.
NONE
AT ALL. WHAT'S NEXT?
EXCUSE
ME, YOUR HONOR. CAN WE TALK FOR A MOMENT, OFF THE RECORD?
SURE.
I GUESS.
AS
REGARDS THE CASE OF ANGELINE KIVETT.
DON'T
WE HAVE A HEARING ON THAT TOMORROW?
WELL,
JUST TO LET YOU KNOW, WE WERE ABLE TO FIND SOMETHING ON
THE FATHER. MEDICAL RECORDS FROM DRUG REHAB BACK IN 1992...
I
ASKED YOU TO FIND THE FATHER, NOT HIS RECORDS.
YES,
BUT THIS INFORMATION SUGGESTS THE POSSIB...
THIS
INFORMATION IS NOT COMPLETE. WHEN IT IS, WE'LL REVIEW IT.
THANK YOU.
THANK
YOU, JUDGE.
IS
THAT ALL YOU'RE EATING?
MOM,
WHAT ARE YOU DOING?
I'VE
BEEN CONSULTING ON A CASE IN JUDGE PASCARELLA'S COURT.
SUDDENLY, I HAD A NOSTALGIC CRAVING FOR CAFETERIA FOOD.
MAY I SIT?
SURE.
I THOUGHT YOU WERE OFFICIALLY RETIRED.
I
AM, BUT ALL THAT MEANS IS THEY DON'T CALL ME ON WEEKENDS.
WHAT?
I
JUST WISH THAT YOU HAD TOLD ME THAT YOU WERE STILL
WORKING.
I'M
NOT WORKING. I'M CONSULTING. YOU'RE GOING TO BE STARVING
IN AN HOUR.
WHAT
IF LAUREN GETS SICK AGAIN?
LAUREN
IS FINE. YOU WORRY TOO MUCH.
MOM,
IT WAS YOUR IDEA THAT WE COME TO LIVE WITH YOU. YOU SAID
I NEEDED YOUR HELP, THAT WE'D POOL OUR RESOURCES, THAT IT
TAKES A VILLAGE TO RAISE A CHILD. WASN'T THAT YOUR
ARGUMENT?
I
DIDN'T SAY THE VILLAGE THING.
AND
NOW YOU SAY THAT I WORRY TOO MUCH?
AMY,
YOU'RE THE ONE THAT WANTED TO START YOUR LIFE OVER AGAIN.
YOU SHOULDN'T BE SURPRISED IF LAUREN IS HAVING A REACTION.
I DIDN'T MEAN THAT.
OH,
YES, YOU DID.
HAVE
SOME OF MY LASAGNA.
NO,
NO, NO. MOM, YOU HAVE TO STOP.
STOP
WHAT?
EVERYTHING!
CALLING THE COPS ON ME, HUNTING ME DOWN AT WORK. I KNOW
YOU MEAN WELL, BUT YOU REALLY HAVE TO LET ME GROW UP.
I
THOUGHT I DID THAT ALREADY.
OH,
I'M NOT SO SURE. I GOTTA GO.
BUT
YOU HAVEN'T FINISHED YOUR... GO.
HI,
JACK.
CALL
THE AUTO CLUB?
I
DON'T HAVE THE AUTO CLUB. I'M A NEW YORKER. I'M NOT USED
TO HAVING A CAR.
WELL,
I GUESS I'LL HAVE TO GIVE YOU A RIDE.
OH,
NO, REALLY. I'LL CALL SOMEONE.
DON'T
BE RIDICULOUS. I PROMISE NOT TO TALK SHOP.
OK.
WELL,
ONE DAY, I'M RUNNING TRACK IN COLLEGE, THEN LAW SCHOOL
SOUNDS GOOD, THEN MARRIAGE, YOU KNOW, WHY NOT? THEN I'M
UP TO MY EARS IN MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS AND SEC FILINGS.
THEN I'M WATCHING BIG BIRD, AND NOW I AM WEARING A
JUDGE'S ROBE AND LIVING WITH MY MOTHER. I MEAN, WHAT
HAPPENED?
WHERE
DID THE IDEA FOR THE JUDGESHIP COME FROM?
WELL,
AFTER A LOT OF THOUGHT AND SOUL-SEARCHING...
OH,
PLEASE.
I
WAS AT A PARTY, A HARVARD REUNION, AND A FRIEND OF MINE
SAID HE WANTED TO THROW MY NAME IN THE HAT. HE SAID THE
BAR WAS ALWAYS LOOKING FOR FEMALE JUDGES, SO I SAID,
"SURE. PUT MY NAME UP." WHEN IT TURNED INTO A
POSSIBILITY, IT WAS JUST LIKE ANYTHING ELSE. I HAD TO DO
IT. COULDN'T FAIL. I DON'T FAIL WELL.
BUT
THERE HAD TO BE SOMETHING ELSE MOTIVATING YOU.
WELL,
JUST ONE OTHER STUPID THING, BUT I'M EMBARRASSED TO SAY
IT.
WHAT?
I
WANTED TO DO SOMETHING THAT WOULD MAKE A DIFFERENCE.
WELL,
AHEM.
THANKS
A LOT, JACK.
NOT
A PROBLEM. OH, WAIT A MINUTE. BEFORE YOU GO, I KNOW I
PROMISED NOT TO TALK SHOP, BUT...
GO
AHEAD.
JUST
LAST YEAR JUDGE VINE BENT OVER BACKWARDS TO PLACE AN
ABUSED KID WITH A FAMILY MEMBER. DRUG-ABUSING MOM GOES
THROUGH 6 MONTHS OF REHAB. HE FIGURES, GIVE THE LADY
ANOTHER CHANCE, ANYTHING'S BETTER THAN FOSTER CARE,
RIGHT? LESS THAN A MONTH, THAT KID ENDED UP ON A SLAB. 4
YEARS OLD, JUST LIKE ANGELINE KIVETT.
THAT
MUST HAVE BEEN TERRIBLE FOR YOU... I MEAN, IF IT WAS YOUR
CASE.
I
DON'T WANNA SEE IT HAPPEN AGAIN.
WE
ALL JUST WANNA DO WHAT'S RIGHT.
THAT'S
RIGHT.
THANKS
A LOT, JACK.
THAT'S
RIDICULOUS. CARS JUST DON'T START MOVING.
PLEASE,
JUDGE. GIVE ME A CHANCE. I DON'T WANT TO GO TO JAIL.
WELL,
WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO FOR ME?
I
DON'T THINK THAT JUDGE BARBIE'S SUPPOSED TO SAY THAT.
OK,
BEDTIME.
ALREADY?
ALREADY
NOTHING. I LET YOU STAY UP AN EXTRA HALF HOUR.
IT
DIDN'T FEEL LIKE A HALF AN HOUR.
SAY,
"GOOD NIGHT, UNCLE VINCENT."
GOOD
NIGHT, SWEETIE.
IS
EVERYTHING OK AT SCHOOL?
I
GUESS.
CHANEL'S
MOM READ TO US AT STORYTIME. EVERY WEEK, A DIFFERENT
MOTHER DOES IT.
OH...
THAT SOUNDS FUN.
BUT
YOU CAN'T DO IT, RIGHT?
MAYBE
I CAN.
CHANEL'S
FATHER SAID ALL JUDGES ARE DIRTY.
WELL,
NOT ME. I JUST TOOK A SHOWER.
MOM.
HONEY,
IT REALLY IS BEDTIME.
FINE.
LOVE
YOUR GUTS.
ME,
TOO.
OH,
GOOD. YOU'RE STILL HERE.
YOU
WANNA THROW ANYTHING IN? OR ANYONE?
YEAH,
I CAN THINK OF A FEW CANDIDATES. I GOT HIT ON AND
THREATENED TODAY BY THE SAME GUY.
DETAILS.
HE'S
A MUCKITY MUCK IN THE ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OFFICE.
DID
HE LEAVE A HORSE'S HEAD IN YOUR CAR?
NO.
ACTUALLY IT WASN'T AN OVERT THREAT. THAT WOULD BE A
FEDERAL OFFENSE. SO HE GENTLY ADVISED ME ON HOW TO DECIDE
A CASE. HE TOLD A LITTLE PARABLE.
LIKE
THE BUDDHA.
EXACTLY.
CAN
HE GET IN TROUBLE FOR THAT?
IF
I CHOOSE TO GET HIM INTO TROUBLE, WHICH MAY NOT BE THE
SMARTEST THING RIGHT NOW. THIS GUY IS HIGH UP, AND IF HE
WANTS TO MAKE LIFE HARD FOR ME, HE CAN. I NEED YOU TO
LOOK MORE UPSET.
LOOK,
I'VE HAD A REALLY HARD DAY, TOO. I HAD TO DECIDE WHETHER
TO USE A NUMBER 4 OR A NUMBER 6 BRUSH ON A ROTTWEILER.
I
HAVE TO SAY IT.
NO,
YOU DON'T.
WHAT
THE HELL ARE YOU DOIN' WITH YOUR LIFE?!
WHEN
I KNOW, YOU'LL KNOW.
VINCENT,
YOU HAVE SO MUCH POTENTIAL. YOU DO. MOM'S RIGHT ABOUT
THAT.
ALL
RIGHT, LET ME GET THIS STRAIGHT. WHEN MOM MEDDLES IN MY
LIFE, SHE'S RIGHT, BUT IN YOURS, SHE'S WAY OUT OF LINE.
I
KNOW IT SEEMS UNFAIR.
SO
WHEN ARE YOU GONNA TELL MOM WHAT HAPPENED WITH YOU AND
MICHAEL? BETTER YET, WHEN ARE YOU GONNA TELL ME?
IT'S
SO NOT INTERESTING.
I'LL
BE THE JUDGE OF THAT. COME ON. I'VE BEEN VERY PATIENT.
I'VE NEVER EVEN ASKED.
HE
HAD 4 MISTRESSES AND SOME PROSTITUTES ON THE SIDE.
OBVIOUSLY, THAT IS INTERESTING.
REALLY?
NO,
NOT REALLY. DON'T. BUT THAT'S THE ONLY THING EVERYONE
WANTS TO HEAR.
WELL,
I JUST WANT TO HEAR THE TRUTH.
WELL,
THAT'S THE PROBLEM. THE LIE IS EASY. THE TRUTH IS COMPLEX.
THE MARRIAGE JUST DIED. IT WAS SICK FOR A LONG TIME...
AND WE TOOK IT TO THE DOCTOR, BUT IT DIED ANYWAY. I MEAN,
THE TRUTH IS MICHAEL WANTED OUT FOR A LONG TIME, BUT HE
WASN'T BRAVE ENOUGH TO SAY IT, SO I SAID IT FOR HIM. A
MONTH LATER, HE MET SOMEBODY ELSE, AND NOW SHE LIVES WITH
HIM.
YOU
HAVE TO TELL MOM.
WHY?
SO
SHE CAN GIVE YOU ADVICE.
I
DON'T WANT HER ADVICE.
YOU
KNOW WHAT I'VE BEEN DOING WHILE YOU WERE AWAY? LOOKING
AFTER MOM AND TRYING NOT TO GET CAUGHT AT IT BECAUSE THIS
IS A PERSON WHO DOES NOT ASK FOR WHAT SHE NEEDS, BUT IT
DOESN'T MEAN THAT SHE DOESN'T NEED ANYTHING.
[DOG
BARKS]
OK,
LET'S TALK.
I'M
QUITTING. YOU CAME OUT WITHOUT A JACKET.
I
DON'T WANT TO TALK ABOUT MY MARRIAGE WITH YOU. IT'S
PERSONAL, AND IT'S MINE, AND YOU'RE NOT IN IT.
WELL,
THERE GOES MY SOCIAL LIFE.
BUT
MY JOB IS DIFFERENT. IT'S TRUE THAT I DIDN'T PAY A LOT OF
DUES FOR THIS JOB, BUT I'M THERE NOW, AND I HAVE TO DEAL
WITH IT. I'M A GOOD LAWYER, AND I THINK I COULD BE A GOOD
JUDGE, BUT IT ALL HAPPENED SO FAST THAT I DIDN'T HAVE ANY
BREATHING ROOM AND I... I HAVEN'T HAD TIME TO FIGURE IT
OUT, SO GO AHEAD AND TELL ME.
TELL
YOU WHAT?
YOU
KNOW... WHAT MAKES A GOOD JUDGE?
PEE
BEFORE YOU TAKE THE BENCH. DON'T WEAR PERFUME. AND ALWAYS
MAKE SURE THERE'S NO FOOD IN YOUR TEETH.
OK,
I'LL REMEMBER THAT.
NO,
YOU WON'T. YOU'RE HUMORING ME. COME ON, SOCRATES. LET'S
GO EAT.
MOTHER.
HONEY,
STOP LOOKING FOR ANSWERS, FORMULAS. THERE AREN'T ANY.
JUST TRUST YOUR INSTINCTS.
I'M
SCARED, MOM.
YOU
SHOULD BE. IT'S AN IMPORTANT JOB, AND IF I THOUGHT YOU
COULDN'T DO IT, I WOULD TELL YOU. I'M NOT GONNA LET YOU
MAKE A FOOL OF YOURSELF. WOULD IT KILL YOU TO WEAR YOUR
HAIR OUT OF YOUR FACE?
YEAH,
MA, IT WOULD ACTUALLY KILL ME.
YOU.
COME
ON.
[KNOCK
ON DOOR]
JUDGE
GRAY, IT'S ALMOST 9:30.
OK.
BRUCE? DO YOU HAVE A MINUTE? IS JACK OVERBY IN THERE?
I
THINK SO.
IN
YOUR OPINION, WHAT KIND OF A GUY IS HE?
TALL?
I
MEAN, IS HE SOME KIND OF A THREAT?
YOU'RE
THE JUDGE.
YEAH?
WELL, KENNEDY WAS THE PRESIDENT. DIDN'T STOP HOOVER FROM
HAVING A FILE ON HIM.
LOOK,
I DON'T LIKE TO GET INVOLVED.
YEAH,
I HEAR YOU, BRUCE. YOU DON'T WANNA BE FRIENDS. YOU DON'T
WANNA GET INVOLVED. YOU'RE NEUTRAL. YOU'RE SWITZERLAND. I
GET IT. THE TROUBLE IS I DON'T HAVE A LOT OF FRIENDS
AROUND HERE, SO IT WOULD BE JUST SWELL IF YOU COULD MAKE
BELIEVE FOR A MILLISECOND THAT YOU CARE WHETHER OR NOT
THAT I HOLD MY OWN OR GO DOWN IN FLAMES, OK?
I'D
WATCH MY BACK WITH THE GUY.
THANK
YOU.
UH,
YOUR HONOR, PER YOUR REQUEST, MS. RAILSBACK ATTEMPTED TO
LOCATE THE FATHER AND HAS DISCOVERED THAT MR. EDWARD
VAUGHN IS, IN FACT, DECEASED.
I
SEE. UM... WELL, IN THAT CASE, THE, UH... THE COURT HAS
NO OTHER OPTION BUT TO EXTEND THE ORDER OF CUSTODY TO THE
FOSTER CARE FAMILY. THANK YOU. MOVING ON. THE MATTER OF
MARTHA NOXON... JUST OUT OF CURIOSITY, HOW DID YOU COME
BY THIS INFORMATION?
I
MANAGED TO LOCATE A FAMILY MEMBER.
WHAT
KIND OF FAMILY MEMBER?
MR.
EDWARD VAUGHN'S MOTHER.
YOU
MEAN THE CHILD'S GRANDMOTHER?
YES.
IS
THE GRANDMOTHER INTERESTED IN OBTAINING CUSTODY?
YOUR
HONOR, THIS WOMAN IS ELDERLY.
HOW
ELDERLY?
64.
MISS
RAILSBACK, YOU KNOW MY MOTHER, CORRECT?
YES,
BUT YOUR MOTHER IS EXCEPTIONAL.
A
LOT OF MOTHERS ARE EXCEPTIONAL.
MRS.
VAUGHN'S NOT LICENSED...
TO...
TO BE A GRANDMOTHER? WHAT ARE THE QUALIFICATIONS?
WE
CANNOT PAY BOARD AND CARE TO AN UNLICENSED HOME WHETHER
IT'S A RELATIVE OR IT'S STRANGERS.
MAYBE
SHE DOESN'T WANT THE MONEY. MAYBE SHE JUST WANTS THE KID.
I'D
LIKE TO INVESTIGATE THE SITUATION FURTHER.
THANK
YOU. THAT WOULD BE GREAT. I'D LIKE TO SET ANOTHER HEARING
FOR NEXT WEEK.
IF
I MAY ADD A THOUGHT?
PLEASE.
WHEN
I WORK HARD TO FIND A GOOD FOSTER FAMILY AND YOU QUESTION
MY JUDGMENT, IT MAKES ME WONDER WHY I BOTHER.
YOU
BOTHER BECAUSE IT'S YOUR JOB, AND I QUESTION YOU BECAUSE
IT'S MINE.
MOVING
ON, MR. DOBBS.
EVERYBODY'S
HERE.
GIVE
ME A SECOND.
WE'RE
READY TO GO.
LET'S
GO SOMEWHERE AND TALK, OK? I'LL BE RIGHT BACK.
HERE
WE GO. ALL RIGHT. NOW... OK... SO ALL DAY LONG I'VE BEEN
TRYING TO THINK OF SOMETHING SMART TO SAY TO YOU. SO, UM...
SO, OK, HERE IT GOES. I KNOW YOU WANT A NORMAL FAMILY,
BUT THE TROUBLE IS THAT NOBODY KNOWS WHAT THAT IS, SO I
CAN'T PROMISE YOU NORMAL, BUT WHAT I CAN PROMISE YOU IS
THAT YOU WILL ALWAYS BE SURROUNDED BY PEOPLE WHO LOVE
YOU, AND THAT THIS JUDGE THING IS PRETTY COOL, BUT THE
BEST JOB I'M EVER GONNA HAVE IS BEING YOUR MOM. HOW WAS
THAT?
GOOD.
IT'S
NOT TOO SAPPY?
IT'S
OK. YOU'RE NERVOUS. CAN WE GET SWORN IN NOW?
YEAH.
DO
YOU SOLEMNLY SWEAR THAT YOU WILL SUPPORT THE CONSTITUTION
OF THE UNITED STATES AND THE CONSTITUTION OF CONNECTICUT
SO LONG AS YOU CONTINUE AS JUDGE THEREOF, AND THAT YOU
WILL FAITHFULLY DISCHARGE ACCORDING TO LAW THE DUTIES OF
JUDGE OF THE SUPERIOR COURT, STATE OF CONNECTICUT, TO THE
BEST OF YOUR ABILITY, SO HELP YOU GOD?
I
DO.
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