So... um, here's what I think is best. I know Juan and Lita are more like what you had in mind when you got into this. Come on, baby. So I think the best thing is for you to adopt them. And... And I'll just ask Karen for, um, a different placement. - So... - No. - No, it'll be good. - No, honey. We need your help with Juan and Lita. We're not doing this without you. I'll visit all the time and you can call me if you need help for anything. - No. - Pete, I really don't want to argue about this right now. I don't care. I said no. That's not happening, okay? - You're with us now. - Yeah. And you know why? We've got a cosmic connection. That's right, we've got a cosmic connection. I know you feel sorry for me right now, but you really don't have to... It's got nothing to do with what just happened. Where's the court statement Ellie gave you?
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Sweetie, we're so sorry.
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- Bye. - Bye!
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Okay. Now, Miss Viara, I see that you've been keeping up with your visits. That's good. I also understand that you've been sober for the last five months. Is that still the case? - Yes. - That's very good news. And if I were to put the kids in your care, your current residence could accommodate them?
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- Okay, I love you. - I love you.
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Oh, God.
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Everybody get ready for dinner.
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I'm just gonna go check on Lita. I mean, unless you want to. Yeah, I would, actually. Thanks.
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But then those two... very special people came along. And I didn't make it easy on them.
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Hello. My name is October Ross Jennings. And I would like to be the single mother of an athletically gifted teen boy who I can help to reach his full Division One scholarship potential. Preferably African-American. - Mm-hmm. - Right? Like The Blind Side. Like the movie. Right? That's great. Honey, she's not joking. A-Are you jo... You're not joking? My God. I'm so sorry. I just thought 'cause of the gay guys' conceiving joke that we were... I mean, that is the plot of The Blind Side, so... I've never seen it. So, please, it's your turn. Just do not talk to me anymore. Yeah, she's nuts. I'm so sorry. I feel terrible. I, uh... So, my name's Ellie. Hi. This is my husband, Pete. Uh, yeah, I mean, I'm not too sure about any of this. I mean, I get it. We adopted our dog Meatball, and we love him like crazy, but... - Don't compare kids to dogs. - I'm not. I'm just saying there used to be a stigma about getting a dog from the pound, but now they're called rescue dogs and everybody wants one. Don't say "pound," don't say "dog." Just don't. Okay, no, that's not... It's just all of this is a little scary, right? - But maybe if you call them rescue kids... - Oh, my God. ...instead of foster kids, more people would be into it and people wouldn't walk out in the middle of your seminar - and it'd be good for your program. - Pete! Pete! - I'm just saying... - Just stop it! Oh, everyone, our guest speaker of the day, Brenda Fernandez and her parents. Let's make them feel welcome. Whoo! Hey, thank you.
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Lizzy. Lizzy. I'll go get her. You watch the kids. - Just wait there, okay? - Lizzy! Lizzy! Lizzy!
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Yes, Your Honor. I'm capable now.
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I know you don't like this, but you're gonna have to get used to it once in a while, okay? Can I get one? I haven't gotten a single hug from you since I've known you. Please?
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- Lizzy? - Lizzy!
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Okay, folks, our .26 hearing is now a Change of Circumstance hearing for a Miss Carla Viara. - And you are Miss Viara, yes? - She is, Your Honor. And also with us today are Juan, Lita, and Elizabeth Viara? - Here. - Here! And did you two each get a teddy bear? - Yes! - Oh, those are good ones. - And you are Elizabeth? - It's Lizzy, sir. I mean, Your Honor. And, Lizzy, I understand that you've submitted a statement.
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And the foster parents, Mr. and Mrs. Wagner, are they present as well? Yes, Your Honor. And, Mr. and Mrs. Wagner, is it accurate that you left Juan and Lita alone in your car while you were being arrested for aggravated assault? - Well, that... - Yes, Your Honor, but in our defense... Sir, all I need to know is whether or not Lizzy is lying. No, she's not lying. And prior to that assault, did you accost a 14-year-old honor student in the same school yard and encourage him "to whip out his big, shaved plums"?
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Hi. I don't know the whole context of everything. But I'm just wondering if I can just get in on that hug a little bit. We're good! Thank you so much. We're good, thank you. Sorry. That was just wrong. Yeah, I just do that. You guys hug. I crossed a boundary there. Everything's gonna work out great too. I can tell.