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Yeah. I patch it up tomorrow,

when it's dry.

- No extra charge, you know?

- Thank you.

The itsy-bitsy spider

- Went up the waterspout

- Then what?

Down came the rain

- And it washed the spider out

- OK.

- It's OK.

- Sorry.

You can be 10,

even 15 minutes late.

We have this after-school program

that runs until 5:30, so...

- Many of the kids stay for it.

- Uh... Is there a charge for that?

It's $30 a week.

- Which is actually quite reasonable.

- No, that's good. That's good.

I think I will have to do that,

because I will be working till five every day.

- OK. Well, we can set that up.

- OK.

Surprise, surprise, there's another form

you have to fill out, but we can do that now.

This will be good for Cecilia.

It will help her fit in faster, and she

could use some real friends, don't you think?

What do you mean?

Well, it's not unusual

to have imaginary friends at this age.

Nowadays we know

not to bug them about it,

but it isn't so great that

she's playing with an imaginary friend

when there are real children

for her to play with here.

Are you saying

that Ceci has an imaginary friend?

And washed the spider out

Out came the sun

and dried up all the rain

And the itsy-bitsy spider

Went up the spout again

I made you a snack for after school.

I had it all wrapped up and ready to go,

and then I was rushing,

and I forgot it.

- It's OK.

- Sorry.

- What did you think of your teacher?

- She was very nice.

- Did you make any friends today?

- Uh-huh.

Who?

- Nobody.

- Nobody?

Very funny name

for a friend, "Nobody."

- Mommy.

- Nobody. "My name is Nobody."

- Did anyone come?

- What?

For Hello Kitty.

Did anyone come?

No. Not yet.

Thanks for taking care of the ceiling

tomorrow. I appreciate it.

It looks really ugly now.

Good.

Are you going to stay

in my bed tonight?

Close your eyes.

I am very proud of you

for today.

Sweet dreams, honey.

The itsy-bitsy spider.......

Went up the waterspout

Down came the rain

And washed the spider out

Out came the sun

And dried up all the rain

- The itsy-bitsy spider

- Itsy-bitsy spider...

Went up the spout again

.....the spout again.

Well, I still don't really know anyone

here, so I am not really sure who to ask.

Except Bill and Stacy, but he's Kyle's

friend from work, so I can't ask him.

I think it'd be a lot easier for her

back there in Seattle, you know?

Well, what about the mediators?

Maybe they can recommend somebody.

Yeah, I asked them,

but they're supposed to be impartial

- so they can't recommend anyone.

- Oh.

I don't know. I guess maybe I will try

and find someone out of the Yellow Pages.

Dahlia, you can't pick some

random lawyer out of a phone book.

I can't believe it.

Those kids are up there again.

What?

Mary, I am going to have

to call you back later, OK?

I have to go downstairs

and deal with this.

All right. I will talk to you later. Bye.

Bye.

Stop it. She will catch you.

No, I am not allowed to go to the roof.

Because it's dangerous,

and by the ways, it's spooky at night.

- Who are you talking to?

- Nobody.

Is it your friend Nobody again?

Do you have an invisible friend

only you can see?

Is it a boy or a girl?

Girl.

- How old is she?

- My age. Almost exactly.

She was born a month before me.

So she's older.

Wow. What's her name?

- Natasha.

- Natasha?

That's a really interesting name.

Where'd you get that name from?

It's just her name.

Night, Mom.

I can't go up to 10F now. If I leave my

post and Mr. Murray finds out, I am dead.

OK, but if they leave the water running

then my bedroom ceiling could collapse.

- Understand?

- Yeah, I understand.

But what you got to understand

is if I leave now

I might as well go straight to

Unemployment. That's not going to happen.

Look, I am sorry. I don't know if you

want me to call the cops or something.

- Just give me a second. Hang on.

- It's all right, never mind.

I will deal with it.

And thanks for your help.

All right.

Mommy, come.

Are you OK?

Can I help you?

I told you.

I told you to leave me alone.

Mom?

- Get away from me, you little b*tch.

- Mommy?

- I hate you.

- Let me help you.

I hate you.

- Do you hear me? I hate you.

- No.

Just go. Go.

Mommy.

Wh...

- What?

- You're scaring me.

- What's wrong?

- You were having a bad dream again.

Again?

You always make that sound

when you sleep.

I do?

Ever since Daddy left.

- Stop doing that, OK?

- OK.

- It scares me.

- I am sorry. I am sorry.

It's OK.

There's nothing to be scared of.

- Have a good day. See you later.

- OK. Bye, Mommy.

Yeah, he was a frat brother

of Joe's at Wash U.

Joe says he's as smart as a whip.

If he was at college with Joe

I guess he's been practicing for a while.

Well, actually, he got a late start

on being a lawyer.

- He lost a decade to partying.

- A decade?

No, seriously, Joe says he's really good

and he won't charge you

an arm and a leg.

- His name is Platzer.

- OK.

- P-L-A....

- Right.

...T-Z-E-R.

Come on, Platz.

This mess was sloppy, unprofessional.

I mean, I know I get caught,

but my work? My craft?

My craft ain't sloppy.

That much is true.

- Thank you.

- Hello?

Mr. Platzer, hi.

My name is Dahlia Williams.

Hi, Mrs. Williams.

John told me you'd be calling.

I can't meet till next week, so you give

me opposing counsel's name and number

and I will give him a call

and get up to speed on their issues.

Sure. My husband's lawyer's name

is Carrie Simmons.

That's OK, I know Carrie's number.

This is not going to be so easy.

We should meet Monday. Where do you

work? I will come by in your lunch hour.

It's Sutton Place Radiology.

You're being very nice,

but I am sorry, I just have to ask.

- How much is that going to cost me?

- We will figure the money out.

I will call Carrie, get up to speed,

then we will go over everything Monday,

- including my fee, OK?

- OK. Thanks so much.

- OK. Bye.

- Bye-bye.

Figure the money out? That's some

sweet thing you're figuring money for.

- You going to figure my money too?

- You're lucky I don't charge you double.

OK, so everyone looking at me.

And do you all have a piece of tape?

Show me, show me.

Put it somewhere silly.

Somewhere silly. Your forehead,

your nose. Make a beard. OK.

Now put it on the back of your picture

and then you're going to follow me into the

hallway because we're going to put them up.

Ten, nine, eight, a-seven, a-six,

five, four, three, two, one.

Beautiful.

- Anyone else need tape?

- I do.

If it's not sticking...

- Mom, you're early.

- I know.

The subway was so much faster

than the Tram.

I was at work ten minutes ago.

Isn't that amazing?

I think we picked the perfect place to live.

Daddy doesn't like it here.

He wants me to move with him

to that other city.

Oh.

- When did Daddy say that?

- Today.

He came to see

what my new school was like.

Hm.

- I got to go.

- OK. I will be waiting for you.

OK.

Yeah, he came by to give us his cell

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