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JOHN: Hang on. I know.
KATE: Mm.
You're doing so good.
JOHN: You're doing so good. You all right?
-Yeah. -Okay.
WOMAN [OVER PA] : Dr. Matthews to the nurses' station.
JOHN: Excuse me.
My wife's in labor. We called ahead for Dr. Wheeler.
MAN: I just need you to fill this out, please.
-Thank you. -Have a seat, hon.
[GROANING]
-I'll be right up. KATE: Yeah.
-Okay? -Okay.
-Is this your first? -No, no, it's our third.
MAN: Sir, can you sign here?
We're gonna name her Jessica.
[GROANING]
WOMAN: Vitals look good.
KATE: Where's John?
-Where's my husband? MAN: Just relax now.
Everything's gonna be okay.
What's happening? What are you doing?
I'm so sorry for your loss.
-What? -Your baby's dead.
No, it's not dead. It's alive.
What are you talking about? It's moving.
It's a terrible loss. We're so sorry.
-Just relax. -No!
What? No, no, no. Put me to sleep. I wanna be asleep.
MAN: It's too late for that. -No!
It's okay, you're doing great.
What are you doing? What are you doing?
MAN: You might feel some tugging.
[SCREAMING]
Oh, my God. This isn't happening.
[BABY CRYING]
Congratulations, Mrs. Coleman. It's a girl.
[SCREAMING]
WOMAN: Yes, Kate, your dreams can be a manifestation of your emotions.
It's your body and mind's way of dealing...
...with the stress and grief of what happened.
What if this has nothing to do with the stillbirth?
What do you think it's about?
We're seeing kids for the first time this weekend.
And maybe the nightmares....
Maybe I'm just not ready to adopt yet.
I drove by the wine shop on the way home the other night.
Did you stop?
No. Wanted to. The thought went through my brain, you know?
It wasn't for myself. It wasn't....
I just thought it would be nice to have a bottle handy, in case we had guests.
But you didn't go in.
Mm-mm.
The key, to me...
...is not that you had the urge...
...but that you resisted it.
You wouldn't have made it through the home study if you weren't ready.
But, ultimately...
...you have to decide.
Hi.
Honey, hello.
Let me see. Ooh. Did you paint this?
[SIGNING]
It's a beautiful butterfly. It's fantastic.
Really wonderful. Good.
Let's go. I'm cold.
[CAR HORN HONKING]
[TRUCK HORN HONKING]
Are you okay?
[THUDS]
[HUMMING]
[THUDDING]
Ah!
Max!
Stop throwing!
I'm working.
KATE: No, honey, I'm sorry.
Just take a break for a little while, okay?
Because Mommy's trying to play. Okay?
Daddy's here.
-Mine. -Hey.
-Hi. JOHN: Sorry, practice went a little late.
KATE: It's all right. DANIEL: Whoa.
JOHN: Okay, tough guy. Give me that. DANIEL: Wicked.
No, no.
JOHN: Shoot it, shoot it. Go, go, go, go.
DANIEL: No. JOHN: Yes! Give me five.
Hey, how did it go? Daniel.
Fine.
JOHN: Hey.
Okay.
DANIEL: Five minutes. I'm at the last level.
JOHN: No more video games. Brush your teeth.
DANIEL: That's no fair. It won't save. Come on, Dad, please?
[HEARING AID BEEPS]
[MUTED SOUND]
[SIGNING]
[GASPS]
Sorry.
Sorry, sorry, sorry.
God.
[INHALES DEEPLY]
You smell good.
Okay.
All right.
I have to stop being like this.
JOHN: I get it.
I'm very excited, I'm happy.
I get nervous.
I'm really scared.
Last time I felt all of this was right before I lost the baby.
I don't want you to feel like we have to go through with this for my sake.
It's not just-- It's not for you.
I wanna take the love we felt for Jessica...
...and I wanna give it to somebody who really needs it.
Are you sure, hon?
Yes.
GIRL 1 : Wanna make a snowman? GIRL 2: Sure.
GIRL 3: It's really cold out here.
GIRL 4: Hey, stop it.
[GIRL 5 GASPS]
WOMAN: Hi. KATE: Hi.
So glad you could make it.
-So are we. -Yeah, finally, right?
-So good to see you. ABIGAIL: Thank you for coming.
-This is really something. ABIGAIL: So go take a look around.
-Stay out of trouble. JOHN: Yeah, yeah.
Look at the snow orphan.
KATE: Snow orphan?
Uh, snorphan?
[CHATTERING AND LAUGHING]
GIRL: Hey. WOMAN: No, show it to Sister Mary.
[GIRL SINGING "GLORY OF LOVE"]
[GIRLS LAUGHING]
WOMAN: Slow down, slow down. GIRL 1 : You can't catch me.
GIRL 2: Yes, I can.
ESTHER: Hello?
Hi.
[ESTHER SINGING "GLORY OF LOVE"]
Are all these paintings yours?
-Yes. Do you like them? -They're remarkable.
Thank you.
My name is Esther. What's yours?
John. Nice to meet you.
-Can I take a seat? -Of course.
I never get tired of watching these kids enjoy the party.
It really is. I'm so sorry we didn't do this sooner.
Don't be. It's a big leap.
Adopting an older child is not an easy decision to make.
KATE: John's in the bathroom.
ABIGAIL: Think he'll find us? Do you wanna go look for him?
-Where did you get the idea for this one? -My paintings always tell stories.
This one's about a sad mother lion who can't find her cubs.
-She's smiling. -She's dreaming about her babies.
It's the only thing that makes her happy.
-I hope she finds them. -She will. Look.
They were lost in the jungle, and they were so scared...
...because they didn't have a mother.
Just when they thought they'd be alone forever...
...they found their mother asleep under this tree.
Now when she wakes up, her dream will have come true.
-She'll have her family again. -Amazing. You came up with that story?
KATE: I think I hear his voice down here. -Yes.
Hey. I want to introduce you. This is my wife, Kate.
Kate, this is Esther.
Hello.
How are you? Nice to meet you.
She painted all these.
-Really? -Yeah.
These are fantastic. These are really wonderful.
-Thank you. -Where did you learn how to do this?
I've just had lots of time to practice, I guess.
It's really boring here.
It's boring here?
If you're so bored, why aren't you down at the party?
I've never really seen the point of it. Nobody's ever talked to me before.
I guess I'm different.
There's nothing wrong with being different.
JOHN: Well, you two have a lot in common.
[LAUGHING]
ESTHER: I think people should always...
...try to take the bad things that happen to them...
...and turn them into something good.
-Don't you? -Yeah.
Absolutely.
ABIGAIL: She's originally from Russia, but it's amazing how strong her English is.
She's only been in the country a few years.
You get children from other countries?
It's rare. But when we do, it's sometimes difficult to place them.
The family that brought her to America died in a house fire.
In a fire?
My God.
Esther barely got out.
She's been through a lot, but this is an extraordinary little girl.
She's very bright. She's very mature for her age.
And she's very well-mannered. She's a bit of a princess, actually.
She wears those ribbons on her wrists and her neck all the time.
Mine too.
We had trouble with her when we tried to take them off.
How does she get along with other kids?
Oh, when she has to interact, she's great.
Babe?
-She really did seem to open up with us. -Yeah.
ABIGAIL: I thought she more than opened up with you.
You seem to have made quite a connection.
I could get the paperwork together and see you back here in three weeks.
All right.
Okey-dokey.
ABIGAIL: Call me if you need anything.
Bye. Okay, thank you.
Oh, that's T-H.
T-H. Yeah.
And " Max" is like this?
KATE: Yeah.
Good.
-Is this your house? JOHN: Now it's your house too.
KATE: Hi, sweetie. Hi. Look who's here.
Hello, Max. My name is Esther.
She's been practicing the whole way.
-Can she hear? KATE: A little.
She was born almost completely deaf.
That just allows her to hear enough to read lips.
JOHN: That's all right, I got it.
[DOOR OPENS]
JOHN: I'd like to introduce you to Grandma Barbara.
It's a pleasure to meet you.
That's precious. It's a pleasure to meet you too.
Danny.
This is Esther.
Hello, Daniel.
Hey.
[WHISPERS] Why does she dress like that?
-Come on. Stop it. -I'm just asking a question.
Oh!
-You have a piano? -Yeah.
-Would you like to learn how to play? -I would love to.
Do you like it?
-It's perfect. KATE: Good.
Thank you.
How do you say "thank you"?
Thank you.
[SIGNING]
[ROCK MUSIC PLAYING OVER SPEAKERS]
JOHN: Wow, look at that.
What? What? What?
DANIEL: Dad, look.
-Dad. JOHN: Where did you get that?
DANIEL: Dad, look, I'm killing Trevor. JOHN: Great.
Yes.
[GASPS]
ESTHER: Thank you.
Come on, Dad. My solo's gonna end. Hurry, look.
Wow, cool.
DANIEL: Trevor, you suck. TREVOR: Shut up.
KATE: That's fabulous.
Come on, guys. This is lame.
I was just about to beat you.
I'm glad you like it, honey.
Come on, guys.
TREVOR: Hurry up, I'm freezing my ass off.
DANIEL: Dude, it's all in here. BOY: Oh, God. My hands are freezing.
DANIEL: Oh, man, she's hot.
-Move over, man. -Page 34 will change your life.
Whoa.
This looks like your mom.
[LAUGHING]
No.
Esther and Maxine seem to be getting along well.
Yeah.
BARBARA: How's she doing, Kate?
Esther's fitting right in.
I meant Maxine.
She's playing by the pond like nothing ever happened.
She doesn't remember, does she?
No. She's fine.
So, what are your plans?
KATE: You know, probably get Esther settled...
...then go back to teaching.
Thought they weren't gonna take you back.
No, I'm not talking about Yale.
I'll just-- I'll probably give lessons from home.
That's too bad. That was a very good job.
Well, I didn't quit because I wanted to.
I know. You had to have your moment of clarity.
That is an A.A. term.
And I didn't go to A.A. I just stopped drinking.
Same difference. We all need a wake-up call sometimes.
[MOANING]
Hi.
KATE: Hi. -Come here.
[KNOCKING]
KATE: Yeah?
-Oh, hey. -We're scared of the lightning.
Oh, come in.
-I wanna sleep next to Daddy. -Hang on.
Okay.
JOHN: I'm gonna call later, make sure everything's okay.
Okay. They're gonna love your design.
-You gonna pick up the phone? -Yeah.
All right.
KATE: Esther?
Come on.
Esther, come on, we gotta go!
You gotta be kidding me.
KATE: Wow. Uh....
-Will you please go wait in the car? -Come on.
Sweetheart, this isn't really a school dress.
But I like it. Don't you think it's pretty?
Yes, it's so beautiful...
...but I just don't think you're gonna be comfortable in it.
What about those jeans?
You're afraid the other children will laugh at me.
I thought you said there wasn't anything wrong with being different.
Yes, you're right. You're absolutely right.
Okay. Have fun.
Take a seat, please. Take a seat.
Don't make me ask again, please.
Okay, this is our new student. Her name's Esther Coleman.
And I'd like you all to make her feel very welcome today.
Oh, look. Little Bo Peep texted me. She wants her outfit back.
[LAUGHING]
TEACHER: Okay, go take a seat.
Okay, if everybody could turn to Page 27....
KATE: No!
No! Esther, what are you doing?
Get away from there! No!
You don't play near the water! You know that!
Come on, get out!
ESTHER: Max.
[PAINTBALL GUN SHOOTING]
Sweet. Bull's-eye.
Got you.
ESTHER: Did you kill it? -I didn't think it would hurt him.
Put it out of its misery.
-It's in pain, and it's your responsibility. -It was just an accident.
If you walk away now, it'll starve to death.
Is that what you want?
I'm not doing it.
It's all right.
-It's in heaven now. -What's wrong with you?
KATE: Is the water warm enough? ESTHER: Yes, thank you.
KATE: Okay. Call me if you need anything.
Esther?
Esther.
Open this door.
-What are you doing? -I always lock the door.
No, we don't lock doors in this house.
But what if someone comes in and sees me?
Nobody's gonna come in.
Look, I'm gonna stand right here, if that's what you want.
ESTHER: I could sing for you.
I used to sing for the sisters so they would know I was all right.
Okay.
All right. But you know what? This is just for tonight.
[ESTHER SINGING "GLORY OF LOVE"]
[BELL RINGS]
Your parents must have gone to a lot of retard camps to find her.
Watch it.
[KIDS LAUGHING]
GIRL: Are you okay?
Is this a Bible?
Jesus Freak brought a Bible to school today.
GIRL 1 : Hey, wanna come over?
GIRL 2: Good one. -Your sister's a total spaz.
She's not my sister.
GIRL 2: I can't believe you did that.
Oh, little doggy. Is this your collar, little doggy?
[SCREAMING]
Not A. A, B.
You did really good.
No, I didn't. I made like 11 mistakes.
I'll do better next time.
Your teacher told me what happened today.
Don't you want to talk about it?
There's nothing to talk about.
You know I'm here for you, right? You know that, right?
I got something I wanna show you.
I have one just like this that I use as a diary.
And I thought that maybe you and I could use this one...
...for a scrapbook.
That's Mommy and Daddy on their wedding day.
That's Daniel, Christmas morning.
Here's Max.
And there's you.
Who's Jessica?
Max talks about her.
KATE: " I never held you, but I feel you.
You never spoke, but I hear you.
I never knew you, but I love you."
What happened to her?
She died while she was still in my tummy.
But we scattered her ashes here.
And as long as this plant grows...
...then part of her will be alive inside it.
She would have been lucky.
You're a great mommy.
Thank you, sweetheart.
Thank you. It means a lot.
JOHN: How are you? KATE: I'm good.
It's very interesting. Esther started to open up today.
JOHN: That's very interesting.
KATE: I'm starting to feel like there's a real connection.
Me too.
[LAUGHING]
KATE: No, honey, not here. -Shh.
They're sleeping.
Baby, come here, you'll like it, believe me.
-Okay, let's get down to business. -No, no, no.
Okay, just for a second, then.
Yeah.
-No, no, no. -Come on.
I have to. Wait, wait, wait.
Yeah.
[MOANING]
-Ow! -Oh, sorry.
Oh, Jesus.
Jesus, honey. Damn it.
[KNOCKING]
Esther?
We have to talk about last night.
-Do we? -Yes, we do.
See, there are certain things that grown-ups do...
...that children aren't supposed to see.
And that was one of them.
Esther, listen to me.
When grown-ups love each other very, very much...
...they wanna show each other that love. Express it.
I know. They fuck.
She could've picked it up anywhere. Probably at school.
This wasn't something she overheard. I mean, she knew what it meant.
Huh.
And, babe, the way she said it is--
I don't even think she expected to get in trouble over it.
Well, we'll talk to her about it tonight.
Fine.
Well, what did you have in mind?
No, I thought we could take her to Dr. Browning.
I don't think we need to take her to the shrink quite yet.
Well, you know, we just don't know that much about her.
The family she stayed with could've been like:
" Pass the fucking potatoes" at dinnertime, you know?
If she's saying it to my face, what is she saying when we're not there?
I don't want her exerting that kind of influence over Max.
Anyway, I just don't want to make a big deal out of one little dirty word.
Fine. Fucking spend some time with her, then.
All right, bitch.
[LAUGHS]
[KIDS CHATTERING AND LAUGHING]
GIRL: Let's have a snow fight!
WOMAN 1 : Come on, no throwing snowballs.
WOMAN 2: Hey, neighbor.
-Hey. -Haven't seen you around lately.
JOHN: I've been pretty busy.
Has the homeowners' association been soldiering on without me?
It's not the same.
[BOTH CHUCKLE]
Um, actually, I had a favor to ask.
I have a chair that I need moved upstairs...
...and I was hoping you could come by and help me with that sometime.
Yeah.
-Yeah, sure. -Good.
Maybe Kate and I could help you out. Just let us know.
I'll call you.
Let's go, honey.
MAN: Okay, I'm watching you.
[SCREAMING]
[CRYING]
Brenda's father says that you pushed her.
That's not true.
We were just playing.
I swear.
-Okay. -And did you see what happened?
[SIGNING]
What? Mom, what's she saying?
She wants you to pass the bread and butter.
-Wasn't asking you. JOHN: Hey, now.
Can you eat normal?
I am eating normal.
Yeah, maybe in Transylvania, or whatever country you're from.
Incidentally, I'm from Russia.
Transylvania isn't even a country. It's a part of Romania.
You are such a freak.
-Hey. -Hey, Danny.
I don't want any more talk like that.
But why does she have to act like that?
All my friends make fun of me because of her.
Maybe you need different friends.
Maybe you should send her back to the retard camp.
-Daniel. -Daniel.
Apologize to your sister.
She's not my fucking sister.
JOHN: I got it.
Okay.
That's me.
You get the key back when you say you're sorry.
Is there anything special you want me to make tonight?
You have any favorites?
[CELL PHONE RINGING]
Hello.
-Well, how are you? -Hi, we're great. We're doing good.
-How is she? KATE: She's here, hold on.
Hey, Sister Abigail. Do you wanna say hello?
-Come on. Esther, just quickly say hi. -I said, no.
You know what, do you mind, darling, can you get five apples for me?
Sorry, she got shy all of a sudden.
It's all right. I'm just calling to remind you...
...that I'm gonna need her medical...
...and dental charts for my supervision report.
She's not thrilled about the dentist.
How is everyone doing? Is she opening up to you?
I guess you can say that. She dropped the F-bomb on me a few weeks ago.
[SIGNING]
I guess she's finally coming out of her shell.
[LAUGHS]
Yeah.
Any other glitches I should know of?
We had a big one recently.
It's a girl named Brenda at school.
They were at the playground, there was a slide, well, she fell off.
Esther may have pushed her down.
I'm not getting the story straight, but she got hurt.
Is she all right?
Luckily. She broke her ankle and had something like six stitches.
That doesn't sound too lucky.
Well, she's lucky she didn't break her neck.
[PIANO PLAYING]
You told me you didn't know how to play.
-No, I didn't. -Yes, you did.
You offered to teach me and I accepted.
Okay. So then you were just pretending this whole time?
I thought you would enjoy teaching me.
It must be frustrating for someone who loves music as much as you...
...to have a son who isn't interested and a daughter who can't even hear.
Wait, wait, wait.
I walk in on her playing T chaikovsky without a mistake.
I mean, she's been lying to me this whole time.
JOHN: She just wants to spend time with you. It's hardly a lie.
KATE: You wouldn't know.
You wouldn't. She's on her best behavior with you.
She's completely different with me.
So, what are you saying?
I don't know. She threw a fit at school.
She pushed Brenda at the playground.
-Now you're saying that was her fault? -I don't know. Honey, I don't know.
I wasn't there. You were watching them.
Oh, come on. It was an accident.
Okay, let's not blame her for anything, fine.
I'll take her word for everything.
Should I just believe what she said about you and Joyce too?
What did she say?
-She says that you were hitting on her. -What?
Oh, come on. She must've misunderstood. It was, like....
Did she invite you over?
She asked me to help her move a chair.
-She did? -Yeah. I blew her off.
Oh, God.
Why didn't you tell me?
-I-- -We could've laughed about it.
-No, I knew how-- -You were hiding it.
Honey, I knew how you'd react.
Kate. Kate.
You can't get jealous of every woman that I talk to, right?
-It's been like 10 years. -What does that mean?
You say that like it actually means something.
It's only been two years since you told me.
You know how sorry I am. I just feel like I've earned a little trust here.
-I gave you a second chance. -That's not fair. That's not fair.
Let me get this straight. We can talk about my mistakes, not yours?
I was sick! You were an asshole who wanted to fuck somebody else!
You put our child's life in danger.
I could've walked away months ago. Nobody would've blamed me.
Oh, that's sharp. That's sharp. Where did you get that from, your mother?
[ROCK MUSIC PLAYING OVER SPEAKERS]
Danny. Turn that crap down, please, I gotta work.
-Fine. -Thank you.
[DOORBELL RINGS]
ESTHER: I'll get it.
-Hello, Esther. -What are you doing here?
May I come in?
I'm afraid I may have made a mistake.
There could be something wrong with Esther.
What?
What? You told us that you'd never had any trouble with her.
I didn't. But trouble does have a way of finding her.
What kind of trouble?
Two girls get into a fight, there she is.
Someone gets caught stealing, there she is again.
-So? Does that mean--? -Just let her finish.
After you told me about the girl in the playground, I called her old school.
While she was there, there was a boy...
...who fell with scissors in his hand...
...and accidentally stabbed himself through the jaw.
And Esther was there again.
I don't understand. He accidentally stabbed himself.
But the most troubling thing is the Sullivan house fire.
I checked into it further. It was arson.
They have never found the person who did it.
JOHN: What are you suggesting here?
That she had anything to do with any of this?
It's ridiculous.
ABIGAIL: That a child could commit such crimes...
...it flies in the face of everything I believe.
Well, yeah.
[DOOR OPENS]
There's a mean lady here. She's come to take me away.
Will you help me?
We've had some behavioral problems, but....
Yeah, nothing like that. I mean, right?
-Yes, we have. JOHN: Really, hon, think about it.
ABIGAIL: I've tried to reach the Russian orphanage where she was raised.
I think we need to know what we're dealing with.
Well, I'll tell you what we're dealing with.
KATE: No, you know what? -Stop it. Listen.
We're dealing with a 9-year-old girl who's an orphan, okay?
-We're taking her to Dr. Browning. -We can take her to Dr. Browning.
[SIGNING]
[SPEAKING] Do you want to play?
ABIGAIL: I'll call you as soon as I find anything else out.
JOHN: Right. Take care. KATE: Okay. Thank you very much.
Maybe later.
It's going to be fine.
We'll scare her so bad she'll never come back here.
Here she comes.
Wave your arms and make her stop.
Max, go.
[YELLS]
[GROANING]
You all right? Max?
Max?
You okay?
[SCREAMING]
Stop crying.
Grab a foot and help me get her off the road.
Now.
[ABIGAIL GRUNTING]
Help me hide her.
[SIGNING]
That doesn't matter.
They'll send you to jail just for helping me hide her.
I had to kill her because she was going to tell on me.
You're not going to tell on me. Are you?
Don't worry.
You're my little sister.
I won't let anything happen to you.
I love you.
Tell me what you saw.
-What are you doing? -What did you see?
I saw you and Max in the tree house.
What else?
-What do you mean? -What else did you see?
I didn't see anything. I swear.
-Did you tell anyone? -No.
I didn't tell anyone.
Please....
If I find out that you're lying, I'll cut your hairless little prick off...
...before you even figure out what it's for.
-Do you understand me? -Yes.
You pissed yourself.
It was nice talking to you, Alice. I hope we can be friends.
I'd like that.
-We'll be right out, honey. -You can come on in.
My initial instinct is that...
...there's not a deeply-rooted problem in Esther's past.
-So there's nothing wrong with her? -No.
It's not all good news. I think what needs to be examined...
...is Esther's relationship with those around her.
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