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No, they didn't think the public would be interested in watching lifeguards running around on the beach.
Well, they did say they were gonna sell the show to foreign countries in syndication here in the states.
Foreign countries?
What syndication?
I can't believe someone actually thought of this before me. Gee.
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If that kid rips her tooth out one more time, I'll scream.
Hey Susan. Morning.
Hi Susan. Hey Jerry.
They're doing a crash section in OR 10.
I'll have the labs back. Morning Susan. Morning Jeff.
Oh please tell me you had a quiet night.
Well let's see. The 34 weaker in bed 4 had to be intubated.
The post op in bed 10 spiked to 10 and the post op open hard is having trouble with blood pressure.
Well if you're in a nitpick.
That's for you.
Alright.
Hey nice to see you. This is Lansing.
Yes I understand.
Yeah I got it last night.
Look.
Look I take care of my patients first and then I fill out all these forms you keep sending me.
Look is this, can I ask you a question? Is this a matter of life or death?
Well sorry but around here everything else comes in a roaring second.
Haven't I said? Same as from the bureaucrats.
Present company excluded of course.
Of course.
Speaking of bureaucracy.
Oh don't tell me.
I'm afraid so. She's on her way over from Ellington Community.
Hey I'm stretched to the limit. Why can't they keep her?
The kids spiked a fever, ear infection. You can guess the rest.
They want to dump her before it gets serious.
Exactly. She'll be your first pediatric AIDS case.
Annie Marston. 8 weeks old.
Mother?
IV drug abuser. Disappeared two days after the baby was born.
Annie also came into the world with a heroin habit.
She's already gone through withdrawal.
Not a great start for little Annie.
Not a great finish either.
At least she won't live long enough to find out what her mother did to her.
You have such a sunny way of looking at things, Ella.
Hey your job is to tuck her in a crib and break a fever.
My job is to find her a foster home with loving parents.
Which one of us has a better chance?
What do you want to...
Susan, O.R. on line one. The open heart's on the way out.
Oh uh, get her settled in. I'll check her later.
Look, we have the lowest mortality rate of any pediatric ICU in the state.
And I want to keep it that way.
Well tell your bean counters I'm not going to double up on patients.
Case closed.
Let's get a cath gas on her. She's looking a little dusky.
Well she came in with a temp but her sats are okay.
It's more than that. She's retracting, she's got nasal flaring.
She's obviously compromised.
Well, she was born compromised.
I don't want her to crump while we're standing here. Let's get a blood gas.
Look, the residents have been up all night so I want you to go to the hospital.
I'll be right back.
Okay.
I'll be right back.
Okay.
I'll be right back.
Hey, can I take the car?
Where are you going?
To the movies with the guys.
Okay, soon as you finish cleaning out the garage.
As soon as I finish? When did I start?
I know.
Hey.
When did I start?
About two months ago, right before your 16th birthday.
Mom, can't it wait? We don't even use the garage.
Well, we could if you didn't have all your junk in it.
Okay, I'll do it tomorrow.
Fine. You can walk to the park.
What's with you, Mom? What's the big deal about the garage all of a sudden?
Why don't you take a look and find out why it's got it.
Yes!
It's a few years old, but I had a mechanic check it out.
David, this is a Jeep, not an airplane. Will you please slow down?
It's great, Mom. How'd you manage to scrape up the cash?
I scraped. I meant to have it by your birthday, but I had to scrape a little harder.
You can let go of the dashboard now.
You really like it, honey?
No, I hate it.
Yeah, I like it. I love it.
Did Coach Carmen call you today?
No.
Why?
He said that College Scout was asking about me.
College? You're only a junior.
David, that was not a full stop.
That was a full stop!
That was a rolling stop!
What college?
Tulane.
Oh, that's so far away!
I can hardly believe you're old enough to drive, Luchlista. We're thinking of colleges.
Look out for the guy on the bike!
I see him!
Will you?
Happy birthday.
Oh, what's the matter, baby?
Did you lose your nurse?
Are you all alone? Did you lose your nurse?
Huh?
I lost her too. I don't know where that old woman is.
Hey, yo. Look at you.
You're so sweet.
Oh.
So beautiful.
Where were you?
Helping Karen with the burn that just came in.
Did she ask for help?
No.
I want you to hold this baby more, Edna. She needs human contact.
Don't tell me how to do my job.
I shouldn't have to.
This baby is going to die.
All the human contact in the world is going to change that.
When is she going to die, Edna?
Tonight? Tomorrow?
You know what I mean.
So because she might die, she shouldn't be touched or held or loved?
I never said that.
It is your job to take care of this little girl, Edna.
Now, if you continue to neglect her, that job is in jeopardy.
I am not neglecting her.
I'm uncomfortable with her. Yes, so is everybody else.
She's HIV positive, for God's sake.
You're supposed to be a professional. Do your job.
I think you're obsessed with this patient, Susan.
Is that being professional?
Excuse me.
The patient is a nine-week-old girl whose mother contracted AIDS through intravenous drug use.
Child tested HIV positive at birth.
T-cell count is lower than normal.
And she has suffered ear and nasal infections.
Prognosis?
She's probably infected and will most likely die from pneumonia or some other opportunistic infection.
Why?
When a baby's immune system is compromised, a simple cold can turn into a fatal illness.
Elaine, what's the course of treatment?
Prophylactic antibiotics to ward off pneumocystic pneumonia,
septra, also ampicillin for the ear infection.
Okay. Let's move on.
Let's move on.
I got a big algebra test tomorrow.
I'll probably fail it.
Then I'll drop out. Maybe I'll get my nose pierced.
Mom. Hello, Mom.
What do you mean you're failing algebra?
I'm not failing algebra. Why are you acting so weird tonight?
I'm sorry, honey. We just got our first HIV baby at the hospital and I can't stop thinking about her.
Mom, give it a rest. You're not at the hospital now.
You don't have to worry about babies with AIDS during dinner.
I better go study.
Do good on your tests.
Okay.
David. Yeah?
Don't get your nose pierced.
I'll think about it.
David. What?
She doesn't have AIDS. She has the virus that causes AIDS.
Do you know the difference? Yeah, I know the difference.
Lighten up, will you?
No, no. You can't get the virus through a baby's tears.
Nurse Mallinson, please call the operator.
Nurse Mallinson, call the operator.
Look, I can't promise you that, but...
The Marston baby?
Can't say I'm surprised. No one wants a baby who's going to die.
What'll happen to him?
She'll probably end up at Tremont. They'll have a bed in three weeks.
Tremont? For Annie?
Yes, if all else fails, which it probably will.
Oh, Alice, Tremont's a dumping ground. You know that.
Susan, what else am I supposed to do? She can't stay here forever.
She's got to go somewhere.
You can't dump her at Tremont.
Okay. Where do you suggest we go?
I'm not suggesting you dump her anywhere.
There's got to be a foster family out there somewhere that'll take her in.
Isn't that your job?
Hey, Susan, you want to get on this phone and try to find a foster family for her?
You want to convince someone to take a baby that can give them a terminal disease?
Be my guest.
I'm sorry, Alice.
Oh.
Thank you.
Hey, Jerry.
Susan, good to see you. How are things at university?
Busy, same as always.
I have a patient who may be transferred here.
Brain damage?
HIV.
Yeah, we've seen a few of those cases.
Could I take a look at your pediatric ward?
Come on.
I hope you've gotten more stoics since nursing school.
Good boy.
You're going to try to leave it right there.
You've got a hard job, Jerry.
These kids have it a lot harder.
How long does it take to get a job?
A year.
It's a lot harder.
How long does it take to find foster care for these children?
Susan, this is Tremont.
These children aren't waiting for foster homes.
They're waiting to die.
Susan, what do you think I'm doing in here, writing postcards?
I went to Tremont this morning.
Why?
I'm just here for myself.
Can't send her there, Alice.
She deserves better than that.
Every kid deserves better than that.
She hasn't gained an ounce of weight.
She knows nobody's fighting for her.
Susan, nobody wants a child with HIV.
It's not my fault. It's not your fault.
It's just the way it is.
Nobody wants her.
I want her.
What?
I want her.
What do I have to do to be a foster mother?
Girl, get a grip. I can't let you do that.
It's not up to you.
You just can't take home every kid with a hard luck story.
Alice, you said it was your job to find her a foster home.
You just did.
Now what do I have to do?
A baby?
I know it sounds a little crazy.
A little?
Mom, isn't it bad enough that you're around sick babies all the time at work?
Do you have to bring one home?
I'm good at taking care of babies, David. That's what I do.
Why can't she stay at the hospital? Why do you have to bring her home?
I'm not talking about being Annie's nurse.
I'm talking about being her mother.
That's what she needs.
What's going to happen when this baby gets AIDS?
It's going to be hard.
I can't pretend that it won't.
And what's going to happen when she dies?
David, she needs us.
She needs a home. She needs a family.
And I need you if this is going to work.
What do you say?
I say it's going to happen no matter what I say.
Now what? Now you wait.
The forms have to be processed. You have to get approved, which you will.
Maybe a few weeks.
And when you get her, the state will pay you monthly for childcare.
More when she starts to really get sick.
Why are you doing this, Susan?
Because I want to.
Because she needs a place.
Even if it is just a place to die.
Why does it bother you so much?
Susan, you're my friend, and I don't want to see you get hurt.
You're asking for a broken heart.
Maybe, but she's worth it.
You're the one who needs that reason.
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You just have to be sure you wear rubber gloves whenever you come into contact with your bodily
fluid.
Hello?
Hello, I'm calling about your ad in the journal.
Right, I'm looking for a babysitter.
Well, I'm bringing the baby home on Monday.
Great.
There is just one thing you should know.
The baby is carrying the HIV virus, but there's really very little risk and she's just adorable.
Right.
Oh, I'm sorry.
I'm sorry.
Oh, I understand.
Thanks anyway.
You're never going to find anyone.
Yes, I will.
Mom, trust me on this.
As soon as you mention the words bodily fluids and rubber gloves, they're going to hang up.
Dorothy Kilgore.
Hi, this is Susan Lansing.
I'm calling about your babysitting ad.
Right.
Look, could you come by for an interview?
Great.
I appreciate you coming out here on such short notice.
Wait just a minute.
Could you take one cube out?
There's too many that make my teeth hurt.
Is that all right?
It's a little sweet, but don't worry about it.
So, I suppose you want to know what kind of experience I've had.
That seems like a good place to start.
Well, I've never done it before.
Not for money, mind you.
But I raise three kids of my own, good kids.
And I take care of their kids too when they need me, which isn't often enough.
Anyway, there's nothing I haven't been through with the young ones.
Is it just the one child?
I have a son, a teenager.
Very independent, so you won't have to worry about him.
He's a very sweet boy.
You'll like him.
Yeah, that remains to be seen.
My foster daughter is 12 weeks old.
Her name's Annie.
And your husband?
Oh, I'm divorced since right after my son was born.
So you raised the boy by yourself?
Yes.
And now you're going to raise a new one by yourself?
Yes.
Right.
One thing.
I'm not a maid.
I won't be cooking or cleaning or picking up after your teenager.
I don't care how sweet he is.
I look after the baby and that's that.
So you'll take the job?
Well, aren't you offering it?
Well, yes.
Well, then I'm taking it.
Now, when do I start?
Well, right away would be good.
Look at that little girl.
She likes it here.
There are some things we need to go over.
I'm all ears.
Annie is very delicate.
If anything happens, if she gets a cold or a fever, you have to call me right away.
And whenever you change her, whenever you come into contact with any of her bodily fluids,
especially blood, you have to wear these.
Does this child have AIDS?
She doesn't have AIDS yet, but she is HIV positive.
You should have told me.
I should have.
I know.
I wanted to, but...
But you knew I'd say no?
But you wanted me to see her and like her and want to take care of her.
I'm sorry.
I didn't mean it to be like this.
Six months ago, I buried my husband.
I lost him to cancer.
I'm not going to watch someone else die.
No, I don't want to go through that again.
I'm sorry I wasted your time, Mrs. Kilgore.
I'll pay you for the day.
It's not that I don't like children.
Don't get me wrong.
I like him better than all the grownups I know, including me.
Did her mother have it?
Yeah.
Poor child.
Look, maybe I could help you out for a little while.
Until you get somebody else.
Okay?
Okay.
Thank you.
Just one thing.
You don't have to lie to me.
I don't like it.
I can take the truth.
Right.
Give him one, then.
I'm sorry, honey.
Is this going to go on all night?
Is this how it's going to be?
She's got a fever.
She can't help it.
I've got to be up in three hours.
So do I.
She'll settle down.
Don't worry.
This is just great, ma.
Good morning.
A long night, was it?
I forgot it could be like this.
Oh, yes.
Yes, nice, after night, after night.
Thank you.
I remember now.
This must be himself.
Excuse me?
You're excused.
Mom?
Dorothy, this is my son, David.
David, this is Dorothy.
She's going to be taking care of Annie on my work days.
The pleasure is mine, I'm sure.
What's going on here?
Mom?
You know I was going to have to get somebody in to help out.
I know, but you don't even tell me.
I come downstairs and there's a stranger in the kitchen.
Sorry, there's so much going on.
I noticed.
Now, look, you be nice to her, understand?
I cannot afford to lose her.
What is this?
The Brady Bunch?
Don't mind David.
He's having a little trouble adjusting.
Well, I'll adjust him all right.
Well, I'll handle it.
Thank you.
Oh, gosh, I'm late.
Call me if she even sniffles.
Now, your mother just called.
She's going to be a few minutes late and I can't stay.
Wait, but now don't panic.
She said she wouldn't be long.
And I kept me signing up all afternoon so she should sleep right through until your mother
gets here.
Which better be soon.
I've got tickets to see the She-Devils at the dungeon tonight.
It sounds charming.
Now, if she does wake, just give her a bottle.
You know how to warm it, don't you?
I'm not a complete moron.
A yes or no will do nicely.
I think so.
Right.
I'll see you tomorrow.
Thanks for the warning.
I heard that.
I'll see you tomorrow.
David?
What are you doing?
Hang up.
What?
I said hang up.
I'll call you later.
What's the matter with you?
Didn't you hear her crying?
Would it have killed you to pick her up?
I picked her up.
Well, then why was she crying all alone in her crib?
I don't know.
I don't know why she cries.
You're the expert.
Why was she crying?
Well, maybe her ear hurt or she was hungry or wet or maybe she just wanted somebody to
pick her up and you're too selfish to do it.
I did pick her up.
She screamed her brains out.
I put her back down and she screamed some more.
How am I supposed to know what to do with them?
You don't have to be a rocket scientist to know that a baby needs attention.
You know, it's not my fault that she cries.
It's not my fault that she's sick.
It's not my fault that she's even here.
That kid is not my problem.
What is your problem, David?
My problem is that you were supposed to be home two hours ago.
I missed a contract that I've had tickets to for three weeks.
Well, I'm sorry.
I got hung up at work.
It couldn't be helped.
I'll make it up to you, okay?
You're blowing it, Mom.
You're blowing everything over that kid.
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So you got one of them fly-buys cards in, Dick.
So how's it go?
You spend $20 per shell and you start getting points towards free flights.
Well, as long as I got one of these signs out front.
You heard, you get points on everything.
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Anything else, sir?
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Eat all that stuff, Dick.
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When you're young and starting out in sport, the real motivation is fun.
Sport is all about enjoying the contest.
The one thing you should always be aware of is that you need to have your own goals, your
own set of dreams that you're working towards.
Goal setting is about giving yourself a realistic aim.
But success really comes down to eating the right food, hard work and getting the best
out of yourself.
Reach out for your dreams.
Annie, you are becoming a beautiful young lady.
So brave.
I'm sure this brave when I have to give blood.
She's still getting fevers and ear and sinus infections.
Well, it might be nothing.
I mean her immune system is weakening.
At least her lymph nodes aren't swollen.
No runaway thrush in her mouth.
No bad flus or pneumonia sitting in her chest.
Is she having any trouble tolerating the antibiotics?
No.
Oh, good.
Could you check her weight, please?
Shouldn't we test her again when she's 18 months in her?
Immune system's mature.
We will.
I wouldn't get my hopes up, Susan.
Her T cell count is still below normal and with her infections, everything points to
HIV.
But I will schedule her for a P24.
Is that new?
Brand new.
It won't even be available till next month.
It looks right at the virus, not just the antibiotics.
Give us a better idea of where she is.
Did I tell you I filed adoption papers?
I knew you would.
I'm very happy for you, Susan.
You've done a very good job.
She's very lucky.
Oh, I'm the one that got lucky.
This way.
Hey, where are you, darling?
Put him over there.
Yeah.
Thank you.
I thought you'd invite a lot more children than this.
We invited every kid in the neighborhood.
Anyway, I think it's time for the cake.
Who wanted some popcorn?
There you go.
Here you are, honey.
Alice.
Oh, you're just in time for the cake.
Alice.
Oh, the fright you are gonna make it.
Something came up.
I can only stay a minute.
Oh, no.
I'd put you in charge of the games.
Oh, she looks so happy.
Has it really been a year?
To the day.
Can I talk to you?
Sure.
Did I do something wrong with the adoption papers?
No.
No, the papers are fine.
The mother.
The mother wants her back.
What?
Linda Marston showed up out of the blue.
She wants her daughter back.
Linda Marston?
You gotta be kidding.
I wish I was.
Alice, she hadn't even laid eyes on Annie since she gave birth.
She can't do this.
She abandoned her.
She can do it, Susan.
There's going to be a hearing.
She's a drug addict.
She's got AIDS.
Well, she claims to be free of drugs now, and the fact that she has AIDS will never
enter into it.
Oh, come on, Alice.
That information is protected under her right to privacy.
Nobody called me.
Nobody told me anything.
Don't I have a say in this?
You're the foster mother, Susan.
You don't have any legal rights.
Linda is her mother.
I'm her mother.
I'm going to fight you on this, Alice.
I know you will, but you can't win.
Oh, you don't think so?
When is this hearing?
It doesn't matter when it is.
You can't be there.
It's closed.
Closed to me?
See?
That's not fair, Alice.
Susan, none of this is going to be fair.
Who's representing her?
You.
Oh, I can't believe it.
Alice, you see how happy she is here.
You see this is her home.
How can you do this to her?
It's not me doing it.
This is my job.
Your job should be to make sure she has the best home.
My job, Susan, is to represent the birth mother.
I don't like it, but I don't have any choice.
I don't have any choice.
Right.
Don't worry about it.
Just step right this way here.
Take a seat right here.
Just take a seat right here.
All right.
Let me hear from the social worker.
Your Honor, Linda Marston has successfully completed a drug rehab program and has tested
clean for drugs for the past six months.
She has applied for aid for families with dependent children.
She's got an apartment and she wants to be reunited with her daughter.
I understand the foster mother's petition for adoption.
I'm not giving up my kid.
Please let your case worker answer for you.
Miss Marston has stated she has not terminated her parental rights and will never voluntarily
do so.
Is there any reason why Miss Marston and her daughter should not be reunited immediately?
Your Honor, the state recommends that we begin only with supervised visiting privileges.
To visit her, I want her back.
While the court reviews the case...
I'll review the case for judgment.
You'll have my decision in ten days.
In the meantime, supervised visitation privileges are granted.
Next.
Don't you want to hold her?
I didn't say you're okay from here.
What does she, uh, what kind of things does she like to do?
She likes to go to the playground, she likes to color, she likes to...
She looks good.
I mean, she...
She doesn't look sick.
She gets fevers, infections.
I mean, sick the other way.
Yeah, I know what you mean.
She might not get sick for a long time.
How old are you, Annie?
She's 16 months.
I think I knew that.
I was asking her.
Are you this many?
Mom.
I don't want her calling you, Mama.
I'm her mother.
I'm the only mother she's ever known.
What do you think she's gonna call me?
I don't care what she calls you.
I don't want her calling you that.
Well, you should have thought of that when you left her at the hospital.
Don't you judge me.
You don't know nothing about it.
You weren't there when I had her.
You don't know what my life was like.
All I know is you weren't there to take care of her when she needed you.
Where were you the last year?
This isn't gonna work.
You should pick your enemies a little more carefully.
You had to push it, didn't you?
Oh, please.
That woman's not fit to be Annie's babysitter, much less her mother.
She has legal rights, Susan.
Alice, why is she doing this?
Why?
The woman hit bottom.
She looked around and asked herself, what do I have?
And the answer was nothing.
Nothing except this little girl.
Oh, how very touching.
Whose side are you on?
I can't take sides.
I have to follow the law.
Well, I can't believe the law would ever give custody to that woman.
No way.
Well, that woman just went to court and won the right to take Annie on an overnight visit.
Unsupervised, she told the judge she couldn't visit her daughter in such a hostile environment.
She told the judge, or you told the judge?
Oh, Susan, you can't blame me for this one.
If you'd just been civil to her, this never would have happened.
It's not right.
Annie hardly knows her.
Well, I think that's going to change.
This is her schedule.
I have everything down here that she'll need.
I'm not stupid.
I'm not saying you are, but Annie can't tell you what she needs or what she likes.
That's right.
Like, she doesn't drink apple juice, only orange.
And she likes to drink a special cup.
Did you put the cup in?
Yeah.
And she likes three books before she goes to bed.
I put her favorite ones in the bag.
What else?
She, uh, she's pretty good lately about sleeping through the night, but if she cries or even
coughs, I want you to call me.
I don't care if it's three o'clock in the morning.
Come on, get up.
Come on, sweetie.
Mom.
Come on, sweetie.
You're gonna be all right, huh?
Come on, you'll just make it worse.
I.