Change of Plans Page #7

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at the Malcolm Wells Hospital, Emergency.

We're here to see Javier Solarte.

Are you family?

Yeah, we are.

In a matter of speaking...

We're responsible.

Hey, can I talk to you guys for a second?

- How's he doing? What's going on?

- No, no, he's okay.

- A few cuts, nothing broken. But...

- Good.

Your car is kind of mangled.

It ended up on the front lawn.

We don't care about that, but why...

Why did he do it?

Can the children go see

their brother Javier Solarte?

Sure, just for a few minutes.

He's right here.

Go ahead, kids. So, Christine...

Are you okay?

Are you okay?

What happened?

There was a message on your phone.

He found out you're going to

send them all away to another family.

And... Well...

- Come on, it's okay.

- Just tell us, it's all right.

He... He thought

you cared more about him than that.

Mr. And Mrs. Danville.

- Hi.

- Is Javier all right?

- Yeah, he's going to be fine.

- He's going to be okay.

- Oh. Thank goodness.

- Did you leave us a message?

Yeah, you didn't get it?

We found the perfect family.

They'll take all four.

Transition is set for this weekend.

No, we didn't get it, but Javier did.

Oh, I see.

Dorothy, we are happy to tell you

we don't need a transition.

We want to adopt the kids and make it official.

Oh, that's impossible now.

Why is that impossible?

Yeah, I mean, you begged us

to take these kids and now we want to.

- We're ready.

- That was before.

Before what?

I explained all of this to you

after the first incident.

I warned you. I was serious, I meant it.

Look, Javier, he was just upset

and he didn't know...

Mrs. Danville, we cannot allow it.

- Allow what?

- Yeah, I mean...

We've become a family now.

We love these children.

We want to make it official.

That is not the issue.

Family Services cannot take a risk,

and you two are a risk.

No, we're not.

Oh, come on, nobody starts out

being a perfect parent.

You need practice, you make mistakes,

and then, you know, sometimes you blow it...

Yes, and both of you have done all of that.

Now, I can't agree with your proposal,

and if you attempt it,

I'll have to fight you in a court of law.

Look, Dorothy, listen.

You know, when we all started with this,

we were just concerned

about the inconvenience in our lives,

about our careers and our relationship,

but these kids,

they changed everything and just set us

on a completely different path.

Better path, you know,

beyond our narrow vision.

Yeah, we're ready just to give it all away

instead of taking it for ourselves,

and we mean that.

All good feelings aside,

there's no evidence that you two

can deal with this enormous responsibility.

We can.

Now all four children are to be remanded

into Family Services protective custody

- pending placement.

- You can't do this.

Excuse me.

Hello, Jordan.

My mother and father taught me

to speak my mind.

Yes, that's a good thing.

You think you know

the right thing to do, but you don't.

You have no idea how hard

Sally and Jason have tried

to be good parents.

It was an obligation at first, we could tell that.

But it's different now.

Javier didn't do what he did

because they were bad parents,

he did it because he was... He loved them.

And he was upset because

he thought that they didn't love him.

But we all know that's not true.

And we all love them.

And we won't live with anyone else

no matter what you intend to do in court.

- I appreciate your feelings, honey, but...

- Wait, wait, wait.

There's a reason Sally was on that list.

My mother believed in her,

trusted her with her most sacred possessions.

Out of respect for that,

for my mother and father,

will you please reconsider

and not fight against it?

Can you appreciate how sincerely

our department considers

the welfare of children, because

nothing else really matters, you know.

- Look, Dorothy, I...

- I listened to Jordan.

I feel the looks on these faces,

and there's no question.

The welfare of these children

could never be placed

in more capable or loving hands.

Your case is closed.

- Really?

- Oh. Thank you, thank you!

Oh, yay!

- Come here.

- Oh, my God.

I'm sorry about the car, man.

Don't worry about the car, pal.

You okay?

I'm telling you what,

these dancers from China were awesome.

All right, so listen.

I'm seeing a lot of familiar faces.

You're here every year, I'm here every year,

we all come for the same reason,

to celebrate the family of man, right?

This festival is definitely

near and dear to my heart,

and I tell you what,

we have a girl that is a late entry,

but she is definitely someone

I'm sure you're gonna love.

Ladies and gentlemen,

put your hands together

for Sally Danville and Plane Truth.

Thank you so much, it's so great to be here.

I just want to thank Randy Jackson,

I want to thank my manager Klay,

but I really just want to thank

my husband Jason.

And this next song,

it's brand new and I wrote it for my family.

Wow, my family, so...

Here we go, I hope you like it.

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