There we go.
Look.
There we are.
Yeah.
There's Mommy.
There's Mommy.
Wave. Wave.
There we go.
Come on, Mommy. Come here.
Come on.
Come on.
You come in there. You do this.
Okay.
Okay.
I'm going to paint you. Yeah.
Show me how to paint.
Wave. Wave. Say hi. Say hi.
For my husband Aaron and me,
nothing was more rewarding
than the love of our family.
We had been blessed with three beautiful children.
Aaron Jr.,
Adam, and Abby Jean.
And our hearts went out
to other couples who were unable to share
that same joy in their own lives.
Come on. We're going to do this now.
That's why Aaron and I decided
that my being a surrogate mother
for an infertile couple would be a wonderful
and meaningful thing to do.
We knew all about
the complications with the Baby M case.
But never in a million years
could we have predicted what would happen to us.
I'm Patty Nowakowski,
and this is my story.
Oh, yeah!
Okay.
The kids are off to school. You almost ready?
Yeah, just about.
I just don't want to be late.
All right. Just relax.
I don't know what you're so worked up about.
This is important to me, Aaron. I thought it was important to you, too.
It is. You're not acting like it.
Well, you're acting like the decision's already made.
We're just going to talk to this guy today, remember?
I know. I know.
I mean, this is a big commitment.
How do we even know that we can do this?
No, no, no. You mean how do I know that I can do it?
All right. Yes, Patty.
You're going to be giving birth to three children,
and I've got to tell you, I have a hard time imagining you
giving up one of your babies.
Aaron, that's just it. This is not going to be one of my babies.
I know that going in. I'm not going to get attached to it.
I don't know how you can be so sure of that.
Aaron, this is a chance for us to do something really important.
Excuse me?
Us being together, having kids,
that isn't important?
Yes, it's important. Of course it's important.
But to make a difference in someone else's life,
not everyone can do that.
And you said yourself you thought it was worthwhile.
So do I, and that's what's going to get me through it.
All right, all right.
Look, I just don't want us rushing into anything, okay?
No, no, no. I mean, you said yourself
that all we're going to do today is talk.
Right? Right.
Now, remember, you have to pick up that stuff from Donn's on the way home.
No problem. I hope this doesn't take long,
because I have a mid-morning staff.
Oh, you know something? Joe called. Your game is at six.
You know, this is a crazy day to be doing this.
Aaron, every day is a crazy day.
I love the way you complicate our lives.
Come on, we're going to be late.
I've got a lock, and someone may try to steal it.
Who's going to try and steal that?
I can't tell you the kind of satisfaction I feel
each and every time one of these precious babies is born.
I'm as proud of them as I am of my own children.
In fact, one of them has even been named after me.
This little one here is Danielle.
Forgive me for going on like this, please.
But the work we do here is more than a profession to me.
Because by the time couples come to me,
they've exhausted every other possibility.
These children are really wanted.
Yes, we know.
That's exactly why we want to get involved.
Because we want to be involved.
And we want to be involved.
That's exactly why we want to get involved.
I'm glad to hear that. Please, sit down.
Have you brought the paperwork?
Here's the form you sent us.
My medical history,
and here are the pictures you asked for of me and the kids.
Are they okay?
They're perfect. You make beautiful children, Mrs. Nalkowski.
Thank you.
But my husband had something to do with that.
Yes, of course.
That's what I meant.
So, where do we go from here?
Once Patty has been selected,
you will be expected to sign a contract
which states you will allow yourself to be inseminated
by the biological father's sperm.
If you become pregnant,
you agree to turn the child over to him at birth
and not to contest custody.
And I'd want to make an appointment for you
with our psychologist.
Psychologist?
We screen all our potential surrogates
to make sure they're legally competent
and sufficiently aware of what they're getting into
in order to give their informed consent.
We know what we're getting into.
And you don't anticipate any difficulty
in giving up the child?
Well, yeah.
I mean, of course it's going to be difficult.
But I'm prepared for that.
I know I can do it.
We feel very fortunate
and blessed with our family.
What we are considering
is giving someone else the opportunity
to feel the same.
You're both very fortunate.
You're both very special people.
And I promise you,
this will be one of the most gratifying experiences
of your life.
Well, you haven't said a word.
Well, it's a big step.
He seems to care.
Yeah, it seems that way.
I like him.
I like everything about it.
Feels right.
We'll see.
Hi, kids.
I missed you all day.
How was school?
I got an A on my spelling test.
You got an A? You're such a smart boy.
I'm so proud of you. Come on, baby.
Come on in.
Don't start running now. Take it easy.
Here we go.
Look what I made.
See? There's you and daddy.
And there's Aaron and Abby.
And that's me.
Here, Abby Jean. Look at this picture
that your brother made.
Abby Jean.
That's you. That's Abby Jean.
Well, I think that my smart
and talented family deserves a treat.
So how about ice cream?
Ice cream! Yay!
Okay, out of the way.
I'll get that.
Can we go watch TV now?
Do you have any schoolwork left to do?
Not me. I need help with my numbers.
Okay, you can watch TV for one hour.
And then we'll help you.
I get to choose!
No fighting!
Okay, well, let me talk to my wife and get back to you.
Okay.
Bye-bye.
Who was that on the phone?
It was Daniel Hall's office.
There's a couple that wants to meet with us.
So soon?
It's only been a week.
I don't know. I guess they found you
irresistible.
Something I've always known, of course.
Aaron, are you sure you're okay with this?
I'm not going to pretend to be
thrilled at the thought of you carrying
another man's child.
I know.
What about you?
Do you have any doubts?
You're still afraid that I'm going to want to keep
the baby, aren't you?
I mean, I love our children more than anything
in the world.
But we agreed that three was enough. That's what I got
the vasectomy for, to make sure of that.
Aaron, this is not going to be our baby.
I promise.
I will not change my mind.
I just wanted to hear you say it.
Can I have some ice cream now, Mommy?
I can't.
Tommy will be 10 in June.
He's really a great kid.
The picture was taken at prep school.
He's really very bright.
First in his class.
Bill, you're bragging.
No, no, a man's entitled to be proud of his son.
He's the pride of my life.
What about this baby?
I mean, do you want another boy?
I think we were kind of hoping for a girl this time.
Well, daughters do have a way about them.
I guess I'm kind of surprised.
I just didn't think that anybody who already had
children would be involved in something like this.
Well, please don't hold that against us.
Well, you have children, didn't you?
I'm not going to be a child anymore.
I'm going to be a mother.
I'm going to be a mother.
Well, you have children, didn't you want your third
just as much as your first?
Oh, well, yeah, of course.
I just took it for granted that I'd be able to have
all the children I wanted.
So after the hysterectomy...
It's okay, sweetheart.
I'm sorry.
No, there's no need to apologize.
No, we understand.
There is one concern Patty and I have.
How would you feel if something was wrong?
If the baby wasn't perfect?
If it was physically or mentally handicapped,
would we still accept it?
Yes.
Well, we thought about that too.
Wouldn't matter to us.
I mean, it would be sad, but we'd still love it.
Yes, it would be no different than if I were
carrying my own child.
Of course we'd accept it.
Well, I had to ask, you understand?
Certainly.
We need to ask you something too.
Patty, can you really do this?
Yes, please don't go into this
unless you are absolutely sure.
It would devastate us if you changed your mind.
I can see how much this baby is wanted
and how much it will be loved.
I won't change my mind.
I promise.
But what do you really know about these people?
I mean, have you even been to their home?
Have you seen them with their son?
Donna, you weren't there.
You didn't meet them.
These are good people.
Well, maybe they are.
I don't know.
Giving up your own child doesn't seem right.
No, no, no.
I am helping a couple to have the company
that they need.
I am helping a couple to have the kind of
big, loving family that I grew up in.
So what can be wrong about that?
What about the money?
It works out to a $1.50 an hour, okay?
For all of the time and the inconvenience
and the potential risk.
I can make more money than that waiting table.
Well, it seems like you've got your mind made up about it.
This is a good thing.
Look, Donna,
you're my best friend, you know.
I really need you to be on my side.
I am on your side.
I just don't want you to get hurt.
Have a little bit of faith in me.
I know this is a good thing to do.
Okay.
If you're sure.
Well, you know my practice is in real estate.
I know, but you're a friend and we trust you.
Well, I'll tell you what I got out of it.
They agreed to place $10,000 in an escrow account.
Now, there's a term I know right off the bat.
Okay.
And that's to be payable to Patty upon delivery of the child.
And the natural father agrees to accept custody
and legal responsibility for the child
regardless of any genetic or congenital abnormalities
it might have.
And, of course, Patty agrees to immediate
and uncontested custody to the father.
And, oh, yes, there's something interesting here.
Oh, what is it?
It's a refusal of consent for you to sign, Aaron.
What's refusal of consent? What is that?
No, Aaron wants to do this.
We decided to do it together.
Relax. All it does is protect Aaron.
You see, if a married woman becomes pregnant
through artificial insemination,
then her husband is deemed to be the legal father.
That's regardless of who the biological father might be.
So by refusing to consent to the artificial insemination,
Aaron cannot be declared legally responsible for the child.
He wouldn't be anyway.
I mean, these people want the child.
That's why they're doing it.
It's just a formality.
Look, I'll tell you what.
I can go over this all again, look at the fine print.
Yeah, whatever you think is best.
Okay. Thanks, Patty.
Right here.
And a little more right here.
Well, I guess that makes it official.
Signs sealed and, if all goes well,
in nine months, delivered.
Doctor, are you sure she's not overdoing it?
She's pregnant, Mrs. West.
She's not an invalid.
Yes, but she looks so run down.
Maybe she needs some more vitamins.
Darlene, you're doing great. I'll see you next month.
Goodbye, Mrs. West.
See you.
I see those two almost every month.
The adoptive mother has practically moved in with her.
Hi, I'm Tony.
Patty. Hi.
Your first time? Excuse me?
Being a surrogate.
You look a little nervous.
How'd you know?
Just a guess.
I was nervous my first time, too.
You've been a surrogate before?
My second.
It's a wonderful experience.
The only part about this that bothers me
is knowing it's some stranger's semen
they're putting inside of me and not my husband's.
Mrs. Nowakowski?
You can come in now.
Good night, sweetheart.
Good night.
Did everyone get all tucked in?
Mm-hmm.
Aaron.
Mm-hmm.
I love you.
I love you, too, sweetie.
Are you sure that nothing has changed?
Well, let's not talk about that right now, okay?
Aaron, will you make love to me?
Patty.
Will you make love with my husband?
Thank you.
Thanks again.
Morning.
Hello. Have I made it 6.25 to Brisbane?
It's boarding now,
but I think we can sneak you on, Mr. Barry.
Will I miss it?
No one can miss that, sir.
We'll do our best. Gate three.
Thank you.
Have a great flight.
Excuse me, please. Thank you.
Thank you.
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Make a wish.
Wish for a skateboard, Abby.
Nice try.
Blow the candles.
One more try.
Blow out your candles, come on.
Oh!
Yeah!
No, I want cake.
Alright, let's cut the cake.
I'll get ice cream.
Okay, who wants cake?
Me!
I want cake.
Yeah, okay, you're gonna get some cake, alright.
You won't believe it.
Erin has spilled juice everywhere.
Oh.
Patti?
Are you alright?
No, I don't think so.
You've never gotten sick this early before.
I know.
I'm calling a doctor.
I don't have time for that, Erin.
To Patti and Erin.
To very special people.
Yes.
Let's just toast to a healthy and happy baby.
Here, here.
Absolutely.
This really is happening.
This really is happening, isn't it?
A baby after all this time.
I just hope I remember what to do.
Oh, you'll be fine, I'm sure.
You were quite young when you started your family, weren't you?
I guess we were, weren't we?
Yeah, we had Erin Jr. the first year we were married.
And then Adam the year after that.
Yeah.
What about that beautiful little girl of yours?
You must have been thrilled when she was born.
I was thrilled when all my kids were born.
Of course.
I'm glad you're happy.
Were you thrilled when she was still a boy?
Of course you were.
Do you have plans to have any more children?
I mean, of your own.
No, no.
No more children.
We're happy just with the family we have.
Here, here.
Thank you.
I think so.
Thank you for dinner.
It was our pleasure, Erin.
Well, next one's on us.
Great. Maddie, take good care of yourself.
Yes, and if you need anything, you call us.
Thank you, I think I'll be fine.
Okay, but we want you to know that we're here for you.
I appreciate that.
Good night.
Drive safe.
You too.
Come on, it's late.
No, no, let them leave first.
Night.
Erin.
What's going on with you?
Nothing.
Erin, what was that?
I didn't want him to see our car.
There's a baby in there?
That's right.
You remember when Abby was in Mommy's tummy, don't you?
I do. Abby's baby.
That's right, that's Abby's baby.
Just like you and Adam and Erin Jr.
are Mommy and Daddy's babies.
But this baby belongs to another Mommy and Daddy
who can't have one on their own.
They can't?
No, and they're very, very sad because they want a little baby so much.
Why don't they just get one from God?
I really love them.
Well, they are, sweetheart. All babies come from God.
That's right.
But first they need to grow, and that's what Mommy's doing.
She's letting this baby grow inside her tummy.
And then when it's born,
it will go and live with its Mommy and Daddy.
I'm building a big house.
Do you understand?
Do you have any questions you want to ask us?
Can we go outside and play now?
Yeah, why don't you guys go outside and play now?
Go on.
Get.
I want to go and play.
I want to play with Slick and the Sly the Masked Man.
You want to play with the Sly?
I'm going to play with the Sly the Masked Man.
Great!
Abby comes up with more excuses for not going to sleep
than any child I have ever known.
Did she ask you anything?
About the baby, I mean.
Not a word.
Boys? No questions?
Nothing.
You know, when we told them this morning,
I was kind of relieved at the way they took it.
But now, doesn't it seem kind of weird?
Like,
no big deal.
Well, think about it, Patty.
I mean, what do they know about having babies?
To them, this is probably all perfectly normal.
Yeah, I guess.
Haven't you ever heard the saying,
don't borrow trouble?
Erin.
Let's forget about kids tonight, huh?
What are you doing?
Just relax.
Oh.
That feels rather good.
You know, I've been doing some thinking.
After all,
this is over,
the baby's born,
and you're feeling up to it.
Let's get away for a few days.
Just the two of us.
We can't do that.
Of course we can, my sister.
Watch the kids.
Okay.
Where would we go?
Uh, maybe
to the mountains.
We could go to that lodge
we've talked about,
the one with all the little cabins.
And hot tubs, hmm?
I've heard they have hot tubs.
I've heard they have the warmest
hot tubs.
And room service.
Don't tease me.
I want you all
to myself again.
Just for a little while.
Hey, Erin.
Hey, how you doing?
Congratulations!
Why didn't you tell me you and Patty
were having another child?
What?
I saw Patty at the store. She's out to year!
Boy, you're a sucker for punishment,
aren't you?
I don't know what to tell you.
Hey, all kidding aside, I think it's great.
Well, thanks.
Of course now you've got my wife all hot on the idea.
So, hey, what do you want it to be?
Well, we really haven't thought about it.
Yeah, you're right.
As long as it's healthy, right?
Right, right.
So did Dave get those back to you on the car some time?
Yeah.
You think that was a good idea?
Oh, yeah. I just wanted to see if I could find something for Bill and Sharon.
You're already giving them a baby.
I'm sorry.
It's okay. Come on.
I'll race you to the car.
Oh, race me to the car.
Come on.
You all right?
Yeah, I just have to catch my breath.
You're not in any pain, are you?
No, no, no. I'm fine. I'm fine.
I just don't remember getting this tired with the others.
This one never stops moving.
You see, right there,
there's his leg.
And there's his spine.
And there's his little heart beating.
There's his neck.
And there's his head.
It's moving. Can you see it?
Yeah, I can feel it.
Well, I'll be...
What is it? Something wrong?
Another head.
Another head?
You're gonna have twins.
I hope you're happy about this.
You want some more coffee?
Well, do you have anything stronger?
Beer.
That's okay.
And you're happy about this, aren't you?
Oh, Patty, I'm sorry.
Yes, of course we're happy.
We're just so...
surprised.
Isn't that right, honey?
Surprised.
Surprised.
I guess you could say that.
I almost fell off the table when the doctor told me.
I have a picture of them.
They're so cute here.
Look at them.
Look at them. They're all...
They're all snuggled up together.
All protected.
Do we know what they are?
You mean the sex?
Oh, yeah, I know the sex of one of them.
You want to know what it is?
Yes. You don't want to wait and be surprised.
I don't think anything can top this for surprise.
No, please.
Congratulations. You have a son.
Wow.
That's wonderful. That is just grand.
A son.
Honey?
Yeah.
It's wonderful.
And what about the other?
When will you know?
Oh, not till they're born.
Is everything okay?
Yes.
Ah.
Maybe...
we couldn't be happier.
It's just that family and friends,
everybody's anxious to know.
They all want to start shopping.
Good. Because you're going to need two of everything.
Oh, my.
Oh, my.
Two.
You've done well, my dear.
Haven't I, though?
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Patti, are you okay?
Yeah.
Yeah.
I think I'm going to go read for a while.
Do you mind?
Go on.
Erin.
Did Bill and Sharon seem happy to you?
Sure.
I know they said they were happy,
but they didn't seem very excited.
Well, I think they were excited.
You think so?
Sure.
I think they were just in, um,
just in shock.
Yeah. I guess so.
Oh boy.
You gotta feel this.
Whoa.
Man, I think we've got a couple of
first rate ballroom dancers there, huh?
Yeah, that's something.
Can you believe it?
Two babies.
Twins.
I can hardly wait to see them.
Patti, are you sure you're not
having second thoughts?
You know, about giving them up?
No.
Because they're not our babies,
sweetie, you know.
I know that.
Don't worry.
Well, I am worried.
I think it was going to be hard enough for you to give up one.
How are you going to feel about giving up two babies?
I think in a certain way it's going to be easier.
Really?
Yeah. I know it sounds strange, but
at least with two,
I know that they'll never be alone.
And they'll always have each other.
Yeah.
Adam, what are you doing?
Drawing the twins.
Honey, you remember
we explained that these babies don't belong to us?
They belong to another family.
Couldn't we just keep one?
Don't you think it would get awfully lonely
for its brother or sister if we did that?
I guess.
Me too.
Why don't you go outside and play?
Aaron, I'm coming outside to play.
You let us.
I'm coming.
I'm coming.
What you got there?
Oh,
some of the kids' baby clothes that I saved.
Here. Look at this.
Do you remember this?
Oh, Aaron's first Christmas.
You think he's ever going to forgive us for that?
He looked adorable in this.
Wait, wait, wait.
Let me see what you have.
Oh, my God.
You remember this?
This is Abby's favorite sweater.
She was so upset
when she grew out of this.
My God.
What are you doing with all this stuff?
I thought Bill and Sharon
might like to have it for the twins.
Oh, yeah.
They can buy anything they want.
They don't need our hand-me-downs.
Yeah, but these things are special.
They have memories.
Don't you think they're going to want to
make their own memories?
Yeah, I guess.
No, no, no.
I'm just being silly and sentimental.
Yes, you are. You're being very silly
and very sentimental and very sweet.
Look.
Were you expecting anyone?
Come on, come on.
Patty, Bill and Sharon are here.
Hey, can I get you something?
I can make some coffee.
No, thank you.
We can't stay long. We just stopped by to...
Look,
there is no easy way
to say this.
What is it?
Sharon, my wife
has a medical problem.
The doctors have advised us that the stress
caused by raising two babies,
it could be
life-threatening.
I don't understand.
Patty, we feel terrible about this.
But we won't be taking the baby boy you're carrying.
Or if it should be two boys,
we can't take
either one.
You don't want the babies?
No, it's not that we don't want them.
If the other baby is a girl, we'll take her.
We'll definitely take her.
Oh, I see. You're willing to risk
your life for a girl, but not for a boy.
It's just that boys are so much harder.
Well, Patty, you know what I mean.
And I'm just afraid that with my health,
I'm just not up to that.
You're gonna separate
these twins?
Patty, we're not happy about this.
You can't be serious.
I'm sorry.
This is insane.
This is insane.
You're not choosing a pup from a litter,
for God's sakes. These are your children,
your blood. I think we better leave.
No, no, no. Wait a minute. Wait.
What medical problem? What is this problem
that you can't take your own children?
That's a private matter. Really? Bill,
what is gonna happen to these babies?
The boy, or boys,
will be put up for adoption.
No! Patty,
if you want to be the person who makes the arrangements,
if that would be easier for you.
Easier? What the hell's
the matter with you people? Aaron,
we've already made up our minds.
Okay, look, look,
let's just cancel everything, okay?
We'll just cancel the agreement. You don't have to take responsibility for these babies at all.
No.
No. Absolutely not.
We're not canceling anything. If you are carrying
a baby girl, she's legally ours
and we want her.
Aaron, let's go.
I don't believe this.
There is no way they can do this.
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We're here to see Mr. Hall.
Do you have an appointment, Mr.
Nowakowski.
Mr. Hall can't see right now. He's in a meeting.
He's in a meeting, yeah, right, I know.
Wait.
I've been calling you since yesterday. Mr. Hall, I'm sorry.
That's alright, Susan. I have a lunch appointment, but I can give you a few minutes.
Oh, thank you very much.
Bill and Sharon said they're not going to accept the baby boy that I'm carrying.
They said if they're both boys, they're not going to take either one.
Yes, I know. That's most unfortunate.
Unfortunate? Is that all you can say?
How do people like this get into your program?
How do they pass the psychological test?
I don't require a psychological evaluation of my clients.
You required it of me.
That doctor wanted to know every intimate detail about Patty's life.
We require it of the surrogates in order to be certain they can give up the child.
What about the homes of these people?
Bill, how do you even know that they're fit for children?
Did anyone come into your home and evaluate you before you had children?
No, this is not an adoption we're dealing with.
This is a natural father fathering his own child.
Oh, I see. Anyone can just stroll in here and for the right amount of money, you'll get him a baby.
Mr. Nowakowski, I have very little time for this.
Please! None of that matters right now.
I'm going to have these babies any day and at least one of them does not have a home.
Now, look, they told me I can make the arrangements.
And I know that you have all these infertile couples wanting babies.
And there's got to be one that wants to adopt twin boys.
Or at least one boy. And, you know, I'd want to meet them, of course.
I'm afraid I can't help you.
Why not?
Private adoption is illegal in Michigan.
The babies will have to be placed with an adoption agency.
No, I want to meet the families. I want to know that they're going to a good home.
That won't be possible.
That's not good enough!
Mr. Nowakowski, once the children are relinquished, the child welfare agency oversees their placement.
So we have no say in this?
I'm sorry.
All right, everybody's sorry.
Come on. Let's go.
So that's it?
We don't have any options.
No, I'm afraid not.
Why didn't you warn us that something like this could happen?
Nobody could have anticipated something like this, Aaron.
Maybe we should get a second opinion.
Be my guest.
Well, you're the one that said that this was not your field of law.
That's right, Aaron. But I do know how to read a contract.
And there's nothing we can do about it. You can't change the law.
That's not right! How can they give one baby up for adoption?
Because legally, the babies belong to them. If they want to, they can put them both up for adoption.
Or they could...
Or what? Put them into slavery? Or sell them on the black market?
I'm sorry. I do not mean to take this out on you.
Right. I know. And I'm sorry, too.
Bye, Patty.
All right.
It's gonna be okay. We're gonna find a way out of this.
What do you mean, we're gonna find a way out of this? These are my babies you're talking about.
Your babies.
That's the first time you've called them that.
Oh, my God.
What am I gonna do?
Patty, please don't.
Well, how can I let them separate my twins?
Honey, maybe it's a good idea to let Bill and Sharon pick the adoption agency.
No.
I just thought it might be easier on you.
You think I'm gonna trust them with something like that?
The very least I can do is choose a caring and reputable agency.
I know what you're thinking, Patty. I've thought about it, too.
You have?
Of course I have. But it just keeps coming down to what's fair to the kids.
I mean, there are already things that we want to give them that we can't.
And college, I don't know where that's coming from.
I just don't see how we can take on more kids right now.
And they're not yours.
You know, I hope they're both boys.
I do. At least that way they have some chance of staying together.
Give us another push, Patty.
You can see the head. That's it. That's it.
Good. Okay. Again, Patty.
Come on, honey. Come on.
Okay. Again, Patty.
Come on. You can do it. You can do it.
Good. Good.
Good.
She's out.
It's a girl.
Is she okay?
She's just fine.
That's it. That's it.
Okay. Come on.
We're only halfway through now, but the worst is over, okay?
Come on. Come on.
You can do it. Come on.
Give me another big push, Patty. Big one.
Breathe. Breathe.
That's it. There you go.
They're perfect, aren't they?
They are absolutely perfect.
Yes. They are beautiful babies.
I can't wait for Bill and Sharon to see these two.
When they see them, there is no way that they're not gonna want them both.
No way.
It's okay.
She's so beautiful.
Oh, there they are.
Oh, my gosh. Look at them.
They are precious.
Wow.
Oh, my gosh.
Patty, they're beautiful.
Just beautiful.
Thank you. Oh, my gosh.
Here.
These are for you. Where should I put them?
Here. I'll take them. Thanks.
Oh, my gosh.
Oh, wow.
There's something else.
Aren't there?
Want to hold them?
Can we?
Of course. They're your children.
Which one is she?
Um...
This one.
Be careful with her.
Oh, I've held a baby before, Bill.
Oh, you are so sweet.
Hello, you little doll.
Isn't she gorgeous?
Oh, boy.
She is incredible.
Hello, sweetheart.
Hi.
Look. She smiled at me.
I thought she was smiling.
That's a good thing.
She was smiling.
I don't think they smile at this age.
I think they do.
Bill, come on. There's one here for you, too.
I need to go around.
Come here.
It's all right, big boy. It's okay.
You big boy. You big boy.
She's so cute.
She's so cute.
Hey there, big guy.
Sure.
They are both just the cutest things in the world, aren't they?
Bill, look.
Look at these little fingers.
I think she has the hands of an artist.
Look at this one's hands.
I think he's got a pro ball career in his future.
Yeah, he does seem strong, huh?
He's a fine boy.
Fine boy.
I knew you would feel this way.
I knew that when you saw them, you would want them both.
Betty, they're both beautiful children,
but we haven't changed our minds.
What?
Nothing has changed.
We're still only going to take the little girl.
Bill, come on.
That's your son you're holding there.
I mean, before, maybe it didn't seem real or something.
I don't know, but now, I mean, look at him.
He even looks like you.
Aaron, I'm sorry.
I thought this was settled.
Betty, I'm sure he'll find a fine home.
Bill, you can't do this. They're twins.
You can't separate them. They belong together.
You can't do this.
We already talked about it.
How can you turn your back on your son and live with yourself?
Who let you people in here?
There are no visitors allowed when the babies are out.
I'm the father.
Yeah, some father. Just get out, all right?
I don't know what's going on here,
but these babies are going back to the nursery right now.
But...
Bill, Bill, don't do this, please.
Bill, please don't.
Sharon, please don't do this.
What's going to happen to that baby?
Bill, thank you.
Bill, please, Sharon, please, say,
what's going to happen to him?
He's going to have to break up.
I guess that's everything.
I knew it was hard to be all filled up with someone for nine months
and have them just go away.
I'm sorry.
I'm sorry.
I'm sorry.
I'm sorry.
I'm sorry.
I'm sorry.
You can't help how you feel, Aaron.
And they would feel it, too.
And I want better for them.
I want them to have a mother and a father who both love them more.
I'll take this down to the car.
Mrs. Nowakowski? Yeah?
I'm Mrs. Todd from Child Welfare.
We spoke on the phone.
Oh, yeah, this is my husband, Aaron.
Hello.
Have you found a home for the boy?
We have a foster home, but I'm sure something more permanent
will come up soon.
They're beautiful babies.
You do realize that you have the legal right to custody,
if you want.
You had it the moment the biological father gave him up for adoption.
Yeah, yeah, I know.
The Davises, they're waiting downstairs for the girl.
Nurse, you can take her now.
Watch your head.
Okay, okay.
Okay.
Well, I...
I should take him to the nursery.
Okay.
There you go.
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Mum! Mum! Dad!
You're my big boy.
Oh, boy, oh, oh, oh.
Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, guys.
Take it easy, Mum. Just get out of the hospital.
That's okay.
Oh, I miss you guys so much.
I don't like it when you leave us.
I don't like it either, sweetheart.
Where's babies?
They're with their new mommy and daddy.
When can we see them?
Yeah!
Guys, remember how we explained that these babies don't belong to us?
We just wanted to see them.
I know.
Adam, I'm afraid you can't see them.
I'm sorry.
Not ever.
Hey, come on, guys.
Let's get Mum inside and let her rest, huh?
Come on.
I want it!
No, no, no, no.
No, I want it!
Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey!
No fighting.
You can both carry it now.
Come on.
I tied my roof for you and I tied yours.
You're a good baby.
Why don't you leave that, honey?
I'll get it later.
You look tired.
No, I'm fine.
Well, then let me help you.
No, I can do it.
Thank you.
Brought to you three days goes by, the mail really piles up, you know?
And I gotta get receipts together for taxes.
I can't believe it's that time of year again.
Remind me, I gotta call Roy and make an appointment, all right?
I don't think we're gonna owe anything this year.
We might actually get money back.
Patty?
Where's Tommy?
He had to go to school a little early.
They have a field trip today.
Well, I wish you would have told me.
I feel like I never get to see him anymore.
How's the baby?
Up again late last night?
No, she wasn't too bad.
She's really gorgeous.
I bet that when she grows up,
she'll be almost as pretty as you are.
Truce.
What's the matter?
I've been thinking about the hospital,
and I think that some of the things Aaron said made sense.
Sharon, I can't believe we're having this discussion again.
He's also your son, Bill.
No, I'm not gonna allow this.
We cannot keep tearing ourselves apart every day.
A decision, the right decision was made, and that's that.
But are you sure it is the right decision?
Absolutely.
You wanted to have a baby, and now you have one.
Two babies were never in the cards.
It simply can't work.
Honey, take a look at our lives.
I hardly have time for Tommy as it is.
They're twins, Bill.
Maybe they do belong together.
Will you stop?
That's an old life tale.
I don't think it is.
They say that twins have a very special connection.
They? Who are they?
Are they gonna come in here and live our lives?
Sharon, I know this is emotional for you,
but sometimes the best decisions are the toughest ones to make.
And I'm not only worried about the emotional strain on you,
I have responsibilities here, too.
I have expectations of myself as a father,
and I'm just not that young a man anymore.
When this boy becomes a teenager, will I be there?
Will I be able to play ball with him
and do all the other things that boys expect?
I don't want to make us unhappy, Bill.
This decision was about you and me and our family.
That's all that matters.
We just can't keep second-guessing ourselves.
We just can't.
Okay?
Okay.
I love you.
I gotta go.
I gotta go.
Hi.
How's the tree trunk coming?
It's coming.
The plumber said the roots are gonna rot our pipes.
Yeah, I know what the plumber said. I've gotta take care of it.
Can you give me a soda or something, please?
I'm sorry, I don't have any. I haven't been to the store.
You have any juice or anything?
I can have some water.
Never mind.
I can put ice in it for you.
No, I don't want any ice in it.
Never mind.
I'll fix it for you.
I don't want any damn water.
Then what do you want?
My life. I want my life back.
I want things to be back to normal. That's what I want.
How is anything supposed to be normal again?
Oh, great. What's that supposed to mean?
Does that mean our life's over?
What do you expect me to do, Aaron?
Just forget that I have a child out there who needs me?
You have three kids here that need you and I need you.
I'm sorry, but I'm doing the best I can.
Mama, Daddy.
Are you guys okay?
It's okay, honey. It's okay. It's okay.
Kids, go back and play.
Why are you and Daddy yelling?
I'm sorry we scared you, Sport.
We won't do it again.
It's okay, really. Sweetheart, go on.
Go on and play.
I got the swing.
I got the swing first.
I got the swing first.
You said you could give up this baby.
I didn't know that everyone would be giving him up.
What do you want from me?
Nothing, Aaron. Nothing you can give.
I'm going to go see my baby.
Wait, wait, Patty. Wait.
No, no, no. I'm going to go see my baby.
I need to know that he's okay.
If you don't want to come with me, that's fine.
What?
I'd like to go with you.
Thanks. We'll be waiting in my office.
So they'll bring him right in.
Great.
We've had a new development.
Is he okay?
Yeah, he's fine, Mrs. Nowakowski.
I just got off the phone with my supervisor,
and it seems we found an adoptive family for your baby.
A family?
Yes, it's a very nice couple.
Do you know when they would want to take him?
Nothing's final yet.
You still have time to take custody yourselves, you know.
Here he is.
Oh, hey.
Hey, man.
How you been, huh?
You okay?
Are you okay?
Did you miss me?
I missed you.
I missed you.
How you doing, little slugger, huh?
Has he lost some weight?
He looks like he hasn't been eating.
Well, it's not unusual for them to drop a little from their birth weight
in the first couple of weeks.
Maybe.
He looks kind of disoriented.
Well, he's been through a lot.
Poor little guy.
You don't know where you belong, do you?
It's okay.
It's okay.
It's okay.
It's okay.
So what?
I have a couple of calls to return.
I'm going to take them in the other office.
It's okay.
It's okay, baby.
Are you all right?
Let me hold him.
What are you doing, little man, huh?
This is your fault, is it?
No.
You didn't do anything wrong, did you?
No, no, no.
You must think this world is a pretty mixed up place, huh?
Yeah, so do I.
I'm sorry.
I'm coming.
I'm sorry.
I'm sorry.
Aaron?
Aaron, are you all right?
Please don't.
Aaron, what are you doing here?
I was just thinking about my dad.
I know you miss him, honey.
We all do.
I was just sitting there thinking and trying to sort things out,
and I just felt him all around me.
You know what we have to do, don't you?
Are you sure?
You can't do this just for me.
I'm not.
That little guy doesn't deserve to start out life being rejected by everyone he knows.
Kids have a hard enough time these days without having that strike against them.
Can you really love another man's child?
He's part of you and you're part of me.
So what do you think of your baby brother?
He's kind of small.
Yeah?
Well, so were you at that age. Look how big and strong you grew up to be, huh?
What's his name?
Arthur, but we can call him Artie.
Hi, Artie. He likes me.
Of course he loves you. You're his big brother.
What's wrong with him?
He's lonely for his sister, right, Mama?
I think he's probably just hungry, honey.
I think he's pretty cute.
I'll hold him. You get the bottle.
Come here, Mama.
Hello?
This is Connie Binsfield. Senator Connie Binsfield.
Yeah?
I appreciate your meeting with me.
I don't know what we can do to help.
Oh, I think you can do quite a bit.
In fact, I believe that your testimony is just what I need to get my bill passed. Please.
Which would outlaw surrogacy in this state.
Commercial surrogacy. That means no money would be allowed to change hands.
If a friend or a relative wanted to help out someone she knew, I have nothing against that.
It's these baby-mill operations I'm going after.
Lawyers who are getting rich off these deals with no concern for the consequences when they don't work out.
We just thought we were helping someone.
We thought we were doing the right thing.
I have no doubt about that.
Even with motives as pure as yours, you can see the inherent dangers in this kind of arrangement.
And unfortunately, it's the children who suffer.
What would I have to do? I'm not a public speaker.
Just tell your story, that's all.
You don't have to take any kind of position. Just tell the committee what happened to you.
Committee?
It will just be a small, informal hearing, I assure you.
Mrs. Nowakowski, how do you feel toward the couple who refused your son?
I'll repeat the statement that I prepared for the committee.
In a program that involves the feelings and emotions of human beings, there are no guarantees.
And it's impossible to know how the surrogate mother will feel after the birth of the baby.
Or how the biological father and his wife will feel if it's not the perfect baby they were expecting.
If it has a physical or mental handicap, or as in our case, if it is simply the wrong sex.
I gave birth to twins, a boy and a girl, for an infertile couple.
The couple took only the baby girl, refusing responsibility for the boy whom my husband and I have since adopted.
I'm busy, all right?
Oh, hey.
Hey, Joe!
Joe! Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey!
Hey, what's the rush, man?
Oh, I got a big sales meeting.
Yeah, well, you never called me back. Were we still on for Friday?
I'm afraid not, Aaron. I don't think it's a good idea.
What are you talking about?
Believe me, I don't care what you and Patty do with your lives.
My wife and some of the others are very upset by the circuit business.
And we're upset about it, too. You think we wanted all this publicity?
It's just too awkward right now, Aaron. For you, your friends.
Some friends? Come on, Joey, we just wanted to help these people out.
I'm sorry. Look, I gotta go.
We read your little performance, and I think you should know that Bill was very upset.
Very upset. All I did was tell the truth.
He made us seem like monsters.
I never mentioned you by name.
And if you think he sounded like a monster, Sharon, maybe that's your own guilt.
We've done nothing to feel guilty about.
You lied to us from the very beginning. You said you would accept any baby.
A boy, a girl, handicapped. And every word of it was a lie. Every single word of it.
That's not true. I can't help it if I'm ill.
Oh, come on, Sharon. You have so much money. You could have gotten nurses or nannies.
You could have kept these babies together if you had wanted to.
Well, he looks perfectly fine and happy to me.
You really don't get it, do you?
Did you ever stop to think for one minute what you're doing to their lives?
Or our lives, for that matter?
I mean, what kind of hell are you putting everybody through?
I don't have time for this. You know something? I am sorry.
No, I'm ashamed. I'm ashamed that I gave you that little girl because you don't deserve her.
You don't deserve to be a mother at all.
Don't you pass judgment on me. I never sold one of my children.
I'm sorry.
Thank you.
Thanks again.
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You know, I was so angry I just wanted to pull that baby right out of her arms.
She had no right to say that to you.
Maybe she did. I mean, it's true, isn't it?
No matter how we want to gloss it over or what our reasons may have been.
I sold her. I sold my own baby.
Oh, stop it. This is crazy. We are not the bad guy here.
Hello.
No. No. I don't want to be interviewed.
No. I said no.
Ah, damn reporters.
You've been calling all day.
I mean, it's like a feeding frenzy.
You know, it was on the radio this morning on one of those call-in talk shows.
They had it on when I walked into work.
I mean, all day long, everyone kept looking at me like I'm some kind of a criminal or something.
And then that thing with Joe. I am tired of this.
I'm sorry I got us into this, Erin.
We went into this together.
We went into this together.
I'll get it.
Bill.
I'm only going to say this once.
We're in the process of finalizing the adoption of our daughter.
And if you ever mention our names publicly, if you so much as breathe our names to anyone,
you'll be hearing from our attorneys.
Don't you go threatening me.
It's not a threat. It's a promise.
Oh, yeah.
Who was that?
Did you hear that?
No.
Now Bill Davis is going to sue us if we mention their name.
But when does this end?
I don't know, sweetie.
Oh.
You know, I'm glad they didn't get Artie.
I hate to think of him growing up with those people.
Or his sister.
Hmm?
Al's already going to feel when he finds out he has a sister he's never been allowed to know.
What's our son going to think of his parents, huh?
Don't you see, Patty, if we let those kids stay apart, we're just as bad as they are.
We have to get her back.
That's how it ends.
It's the only way it ever will.
Mrs. Ton from Child Welfare said that you were the only attorney she knew who specialized in this field.
Reproductive law is a whole new frontier.
I don't know if you got a chance to look over the contract that we gave you.
I did.
Well, our lawyer told us that they were well within their rights to keep only one of the babies.
He said that they could do whatever they wanted with one of them or both of them for that matter.
I'm afraid that your attorney misinterpreted the agreement.
How can that be?
Again, this is a very specific type of law, so in his defense I can see how it may have happened.
We have to get her back because we can't let them grow up knowing that one was chosen over the other.
Mrs. Nowakowski, in my opinion, when the Davises took only one of the babies, they were clearly in breach of contract.
So you think we have a good chance?
Yes, I do.
Yes?
Is this the Davis residence?
Yes, it is.
I'd like to speak to Mr. Davis, please.
Your name, please.
Mr. Davis, please.
I need...
It's a personal matter, ma'am.
If you're not going to give me your name, I'm certainly not going to disturb Mr. Davis.
He's already disturbed. What's the problem?
Mr. William Davis?
Yes.
Sorry, sir.
Come on, sweetheart. Let's say good morning to your daddy, huh?
Son of a bitch.
Bill?
They're suing us.
What? Who?
Patty and Aaron. They're suing us for custody.
I pay you firm a damn fortune. What the hell do you mean my position is tenuous?
At best. Tenuous at best.
Just answer me.
Bill, you breached the contract. Now, we talked about this. I told you what could happen.
All right. Then I'm just going to stream this thing out.
I'll keep them in court forever!
They got no money. They won't be able to fight us for long.
Yes, they'll give up. They'll have to, and then they'll leave us alone.
Well, they've gone public, you know. They probably have a book deal already, for God's sake.
Public?
This is not just going to go away.
Public?
I don't care.
Sharon, we told everybody that we were adopting.
I don't care! I don't want to lose her. Oh, God, Bill, please.
And you think I do? You think I want to lose her?
She's my daughter, damn it!
It's okay. It's okay. Mama's here.
Honey. She's my little girl.
And I suppose the press is going to be camped out on our doorstep.
You'll be intimate with Donahue.
I'm sorry, Bill. I'm just not going to soft-pedal this for you.
So what the hell am I supposed to do? Just let them take her?
All right. Do you want to fight? We'll fight.
I just want you to understand the kind of heat you're going to take.
I've taken heat before.
For a lot less.
We'll handle it. We just have to.
Oh, God!
Oh, God!
Oh, God!
We'll handle it. We just have to.
I see.
And does that go for your son as well?
Tommy?
What's he going to do when one of his playmates asks him why his parents gave away his little brother?
Oh, dear God.
Maybe you can handle it, but can he? Are you willing to take that risk?
Oh, God.
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Have you heard from the lawyer yet?
Well?
Have you?
No. She said she would call the second the meeting was over.
What time was the meeting at?
Three o'clock.
Do you think they're still talking?
I don't know.
Either they're going to give us the baby or they're not.
That might be Madeline.
Hello.
We've been waiting for your call.
Uh-huh.
Imagine.
She's in the kitchen.
Hi. Hello, Patty.
So, how would you like to bring your daughter home tomorrow?
Are you serious?
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What happened?
I know how difficult all this publicity has been, but as it turns out,
it really worked in our favor.
The Davises were scared to death of a public trial,
and apparently they had told everyone that they were simply adopting a child.
I can't believe this.
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which leads me to believe that there never was one.
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What about visitation?
They've agreed to give up all the rights to the child.
That means no visitation and no contact whatsoever.
There is, however, one stipulation.
You can never, under any circumstances, reveal their names to anyone.
The Davises are here.
Come in.
Please, come in.
Take a seat.
You've read and fully understand the agreement?
Yes.
Do you have any questions?
No.
I just need you to sign.
Sharon.
Let me have her.
She's had a sensitive stomach.
So we've been giving her soybean milk, and that seems to have helped.
I brought some for you.
Her favorite toys.
Thank you, Bill.
Her mother went out and bought something special for her to wear.
To make her look beautiful for you today.
Thank you for taking such good care of her.
If you ever need anything, please call.
I'm sorry.
I'm very sorry.
I'm sorry.
Is she pretty?
She's precious.
Can I hold her?
No, she's still too little.
What's her name?
Her name's Alyssa.
She's not going anywhere.
Look, Arnie.
Say hi.
She looks pretty nice.
Hi.
I can't take my eyes off of them.
They're real, and they're here, and no one's ever going to take them away again.
Thank you.
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More than a thousand people protest outside the third runway of Sydney's international airport.
Hundreds of Australian backpackers stranded on the Greek islands because of a shipping strike.
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Look at it. Here we go.
Bring the ball back here.
It's official. The twins are legally mine.
Here they come.
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Can somebody give me a hand with this gate?
Come and open it.
Guess what?
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Is everybody here?
Yeah, they're all in the yard.
Can you manage with this?
Sure.
I've got to take care of something.
Is everything okay?
Yeah, I'll be out in a minute.
Okay.
How is your mom?
How is she?
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They're both fine.
What are you doing here?
The court notified us about the final papers.
Yeah?
Bella's devastated.
I've never seen him like this.
Sharon, what is it that you want?
I just thought if I could see her hold her just for a moment, maybe...
Absolutely not.
This is outrageous.
Oh, God, Patty, I miss her so much.
I have a house full of family and friends.
This is a very special day for us.
How dare you show up here and ask me something like that?
I know we were wrong, horribly wrong, and we suffered for it, believe me.
We're so sorry.
Can't you forgive us, please?
Sharon, it's not a question of forgiving.
What could it hurt just to let me see her?
I don't think it's a good idea.
God, Patty, we love her so much.
I know you do.
I can see that.
But you want what's best for her, don't you?
Of course I do.
Do you really think that it's best for her to be torn emotionally between two families?
No.
When she's old enough to understand, we'll tell her the truth.
And then if she wants to see you, that'll be her decision.
Maybe we could just stay in touch.
We could get pictures of her, do you think?
Sharon, we want to put this behind us.
We want to get on with our lives.
I'm sorry.
Goodbye.
Goodbye.
Goodbye.
Goodbye.
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Heading the late news, liberals duck for copper
as WA Premier Richard Court attacks Aboriginal groups.
A breakthrough in the hunt for the killer of a Brisbane security guard.
And the search for survivors continues in Seoul.
First tonight, outrage over claims by Western Australian Premier Richard Court
that Aboriginal groups are demanding money from developers
to back off on native title claims.
The Premier stopped short of accusing Aborigines of extortion,
but his comments have caused major embarrassment
for his Federal Liberal Party colleagues in Canberra.
Richard Court appears to have lost his battle against Marbo on every front,
but he's still trying to fight it.
Now the Premier's all but accusing Aboriginal groups of extortion.
He claims Aborigines are demanding upfront payments from developers
to buy their cooperation with any native title claims.
Aboriginal groups are asking for financial payments
in relation to some of the areas where developers want to move in.
He says developers are paying Aborigines to back off on Marbo-style land claims
before native title has even been determined.
If native title has yet to be determined,
it's hardly fair that people have the ability to be able to extract money.
Aboriginal groups are outraged by the Premier's claim
and accused him of writing roughshod over Aboriginal rights.
I think the man's scraping the bottom of the barrel
by making the accusations that he is against Aboriginal people.
He's alleging extortion.
If he's got any evidence of extortion, he should send it to the police
rather than trying to make political capital
out of generalised allegations against Aboriginal people.
A Government report on native title claims shows that 27 claims
have been lodged in WA in the last 18 months,
covering nearly a quarter of the state,
about one and a half times the size of Victoria.
The Premier says this is causing huge delays in mining,
agricultural and tourism projects.
Rob Riley disagrees and says the court government has to recognise the law.
Aboriginal people accept the legislation
and the process that's spelt out in the legislation.
That's the difference between Richard Court and Aboriginal groups.
Simon Dowding, 10 News.
We've had a breakthrough tonight in the hunt for the killer of a Brisbane security guard.
Police have taken four people into custody
and are expected to charge a 25-year-old man with murder later this evening.
Brisbane detectives are interviewing three men and a woman.
Police believe one of the men may be the killer.
The four were arrested following a surveillance operation by police near Broadbeach
in connection with the murder of Bramble security guard Barry Neville Ashton.
The 50-year-old father of two was gunned down
as he delivered a payroll to a coal shopping centre in Brisbane South on Friday night.
Police say Ashton received no warning.
He died at the scene after being shot in the chest.
More than a thousand people in Sydney have spent their Sunday protesting at the airport
over noise levels from the controversial third runway.
This time they targeted their anger directly at the Prime Minister.
What do we want?
Drop the gun!
When do we want it?
Now!
It was a protest full of enthusiasm
even though numbers were down on previous demonstrations.
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Residents and representatives from 12 councils blew whistles and chanted
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Hundreds of angry protesters tried to make as much noise as possible.
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The demonstrators changed the focus of their attack today,
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and making the Prime Minister enemy number one.
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15 flights were delayed during the protest,
there were no arrests despite a last minute sit-in.
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Queensland Premier Wayne Goss has been accused of pork barrelling
after offering voters more than a billion dollars worth of reforms.
His promises came as the official Labor campaign for the state election got underway.
The protesters marched on Brisbane's new convention centre
hoping to reign on Labor's parade.
Jail to Goss!
They're angry over the Goss government's plans to reopen Brisbane's Boggo Road jail
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The Queensland's Attorney General dismissed the demonstrators with this remark.
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Inside there were no disruptions to spoil the Premier's stage managed entrance.
Mr Goss pledged 1.1 billion dollars worth of reforms
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Friends, on July 15, let's stand together and rebuild community values.
Meantime in Noosa, the Coalition launched its fishing policy.
The main thrust of our policy is to get bureaucracy and government off the back of fishermen.
Tomorrow the Coalition officially launches its campaign,
no doubt hoping to match the hype of the Labor launch.
Mark Simmons, 10 News.
Relatives of the 200 people still missing following the department store collapse in South Korea on Thursday
are tonight holding onto a glimmer of hope that they may still be alive.
Their renewed expectation follows the dramatic rescue of 24 people
found battered and bruised but alive last night.
One by one rescue workers pulled out 24 survivors from the collapsed side of the Samkung department store
52 hours after it collapsed.
The rescued were in fair condition.
The men and women were moaning and sobbing as they were being carried out on the backs of the rescue workers.
One woman called out a tearful thank you.
Each survivor was blindfolded to avoid being blinded by the outside light
after spending more than two days in complete darkness.
The survivors were then taken by ambulance to nearby hospitals.
The 24 people, 10 men and 14 women, were store maintenance workers.
They had been trapped in an employee lounge three floors underground.
The employees had been able to survive on the food and water in a small refrigerator found in the lounge.
South Korean television carried the extensive rescue efforts live.
The rescue was delayed for several hours as workers struggled to plough through a heavy concrete wall.
Meanwhile, after extensive questioning, the police arrested four executives of the collapsed department store for negligence.
They were accused of knowing that the department store could collapse but doing nothing to prevent the disaster.
Coming up after the break in the late news, hundreds of Australians stranded on the Greek islands.
A day of peace turned into a day of unrest in the Middle East.
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The Keating Government is under fire from within the Labor Party tonight over Australia's record current account deficit.
Despite claims the worst is over, Labor's left faction says the Government has a very serious problem.
The Federal Government is facing unrest from within its own ranks tonight over the latest balance of payments.
A record $2.9 billion for the month of May.
The current account deficit is a serious problem.
Labor's left faction want the Government to take a tougher stand on trade and industry.
Most of the rest of the world, particularly our major competitors, tend to talk free trade and act interventionist.
And that's what we need to be following.
And the Federal Government came under further pressure from the left to block the appointment of General Manteri, Indonesia's new ambassador in Canberra.
Despite expressing regret over the Dili Massacre, the Australian Government wants an apology for remarks defending the Army's actions.
Quite frankly, even if he went that far, it still wouldn't be good enough.
I think you've got to see any comments now in the context of his previous record.
And quite frankly, to say that people who are demonstrating and yelling at the Government should be shot dead, to say now I'm a bit sorry is not good enough.
It's almost a slap in the face from Indonesia in my view, this appointment, and we should be pressing the Indonesians to revoke the appointment.
And the left claim Australia's softly, softly approach with Indonesia has failed.
I think it does really expose our policy with respect to East Timor as being effectively pretty bankrupt and that it needs to be strengthened substantially.
And overnight, reports claim the US Government called on Indonesia to withdraw from East Timor and has downgraded military ties.
And that puts the Australian Government in a difficult position.
Stephanie Kennedy, 10 News.
The French Government's decision to resume nuclear testing in the Pacific has attracted the largest protest ever held on the Cook Islands.
Thousands of anti-nuclear demonstrators continue to block roads leading to the capital and are demanding the decision be reversed.
The Cook Islanders have risen in protest.
And Rarotonga, the capital of the 12 islands, has seen the biggest public gathering since independence from New Zealand 30 years ago.
It's a quarter of the population of Rarotonga.
Like many Pacific Islanders, these people have benefited from French aid to the region.
And the water and power systems were recently modernised with money from Paris.
But French largesse has not dampened the feeling of outrage.
And there was a simple message to President Chirac.
We in the Pacific, small as we are, few as we are in number, are concerned, are worried and terribly, terribly down-hearted because of the resumption of nuclear testing.
500 miles away, in the harbour of Papayeti, the capital of French Polynesia, French warships and supply vessels have been gathering ahead of the test programme, which begins again in September.
The Mororua Atoll, the site of the tests, is 800 miles to the south.
And it's here, in shafts drilled deep beneath the Atoll, that France has detonated 130 bombs since 1975.
Few expect Jacques Chirac to change his mind.
But the Pacific Islands seem determined to show him their outrage.
Hundreds of Australians have been stranded in Greek ports for the past three days because of a shipping strike.
A dispute which has set to worsen has affected thousands of tourists.
Thousands of backpackers, hoping to enjoy a cheap holiday island-hopping, have had their patience and their limited budgets overstretched.
Many of them have spent more than two days living rough, hoping against hope that the strike would be lifted.
Oh, we're really annoyed, you know. It's so expensive here. We've all run really low on money.
I've been trying to get the island for two days and it's... this is the last time I'll be in Greece, you know.
The problem is getting worse by the hour as charter flights disgorge hundreds more independent travellers planning to reach the islands.
The top end of the market has also been hit. Cruise liners are stuck in port and some honeymoons have been ruined.
The strike has been declared illegal by a Greek court, but the unions have ignored threats of heavy fines
and have become more determined to win their battle for better wages and pensions.
The strike is due to end on Monday, but some union leaders have warned that the industrial strife and the holiday misery could continue.
Two freighters have collided in the Gulf of Mexico off the Louisiana coast and are leaking fuel oil.
The Singapore and Greek registered ships collided at night, leaving one badly damaged.
About 12,000 litres of oil leaked from it, causing a slick which is already more than 10 nautical miles in length.
25 people have been rushed to hospital as a result of unidentified fumes in a Japanese subway.
Those affected aren't believed to be in a serious condition. It follows the March sarin gas attack on Tokyo subway by the Supreme Truth sect, whose leaders are now under arrest.
To the Middle East, where today was supposed to be a symbolic day in the push for peace,
a day that was supposed to bring great autonomy for the Palestinians in the occupied territories.
Instead it was another day of failed peace talks between Israel and the PLO.
Already a year behind schedule, the latest deadline for the Israeli-Palestinian peace process came and went today.
Now the leaders are hoping to reach agreement by mid-July.
West Bank Palestinians were furious at the delay in pulling Israeli troops out of their towns,
while Israeli West Bank settlers protested too by blocking roads.
Their complaint is the opposite, that the peace process is going too far, too fast.
They want the Israeli troops to stay.
By today, Israelis and Palestinians are supposed to agree on the redeployment of Israeli troops on the West Bank.
It's also the deadline for agreement on Palestinian elections and the release of Palestinian prisoners from Israeli jails.
Instead stalemate. The streets of Nablus look more like a war zone today than a city expecting peace.
Palestinians took to the streets in support of the more than 5,000 prisoners awaiting release.
But Israeli troops, who under the peace agreement should have pulled out of the city centre by today,
responded as if they're here to stay.
In Ramallah, more Palestinians, more Israeli troops, more arrests, swelling further the number of prisoners awaiting release.
Israeli settlers were arrested and taken to a different jail.
Their fear is that if agreement is reached, the Israeli troops will be replaced by Palestinian police.
Some settlers say they'd shoot Palestinian police rather than be arrested by them.
Melbourne remembers Australia's war dead after the break and a Sydney couple's fairytale wedding that came true.
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So, I suppose you'll be having a bit of a sweet time in this fairytale for the next few days.
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I'm having an under-speaker phone, I can't play CDs, print, and that's without going within a bus through the hole in the wall.
Me for since you must be in me head the door and dead.
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This is the late night news on 10. A Victoria Police helicopter joined a 60 kilometre car chase last night from the small town of Kilmore into the centre of Melbourne.
The chase started after a four wheel drive with three teenagers on board failed to stop when intercepted by police.
The chase down the Hume Highway was joined by the police air wing which tracked the car into inner suburban streets until the occupants fled.
After an intense search, police have four people under arrest tonight.
Australia's war dead were remembered had a moving ceremony today at Melbourne's Shrine of Remembrance.
A field of 45,000 crosses will stand as a reminder of those who lost their lives.
We gathered this morning to set apart and dedicate a field of remembrance.
The western slope in front of the Shrine of Remembrance was consecrated in a simple ceremony.
May all those who pass by reflect upon the enormous sacrifice which has been made and be inspired.
The first commemorative cross planted by War Widows Guild National President Eileen Watt.
During the next few weeks, up to 45,000 wooden crosses will be planted, a powerful reminder of those who made the supreme sacrifice for their country.
My cousin who was the most immediate family, we were a family of girls and he was our naval representative.
Yvonne Chantry planted three crosses for her brothers, including Don Parkinson who died on the Kokoda Trail.
I feel as though I'm close to them.
Crosses can be planted at the field for the next seven weeks as part of the Australia Remembers celebrations.
When the crosses are removed, they'll be burnt and the ashes scattered over the lawns during the November 11 Remembrance Day services.
Loreen Deal, 10 News.
A fairy tale came true for a Sydney couple today. The pair lived out their fantasy.
They got married amidst the cast of Beauty and the Beast.
It was a wedding on ice, but it would take more than a frosty floor to cool the feelings between Danielle and Bromwyn Van Beek.
This is their dream wedding, the second time around.
This day I reaffirmed that vow.
The first was 18 years ago. It was a disaster.
For better, for worse, for richer, for poorer.
They caught the train to the church. It rained all day long.
The wedding toast was a cup of coffee and they haven't a single photo to remember it by.
They won this wedding in a contest, giving them a second chance to reaffirm their vows alongside the cast of Beauty and the Beast.
It seems their love story is one to rival that famous fairy tale.
Lindell Davies, 10 News.
And overseas, another wedding with a difference today.
The Greek royal family was the centre of attention at the wedding of its exiled crown prince.
Spain's king and queen arrived by special bus, along with royals from five other European nations and royalty without kingdoms,
including Romania, Bulgaria, Italy, France, Germany and Iran.
The queen chose her own limousine.
The crown prince Pavlos married an American millionaire's daughter, Marie Chantal Miller, in a traditional Greek Orthodox ceremony.
It was the biggest gathering of royals since the queen married Prince Philip in 1947
and was shown live on Greek television despite government disapproval.
And in Monaco, a low-key wedding for Princess Stephanie and longtime lover Daniel de Kruitt, who's the father of her two children.
She had years of dispute with her father, Prince Rangier, but he was a guest today, seen as a sign of a warmer relationship.
Ahead in the late news, tomorrow's weather outlook, a tribute to one of the greatest voices on radio.
And boy, do the sparks fly at Wimbledon-Billwoods.
They sure did, Ron. We'll have that in sports tonight, along with the kangaroos line-up for the second test
and South African cricket about to take on the world.