1 00:00:00,989 --> 00:00:02,786 In the criminal justice system... 2 00:00:02,858 --> 00:00:06,726 the people are represented by two separate yet equally important groups: 3 00:00:06,796 --> 00:00:08,696 The police who investigate crime... 4 00:00:08,765 --> 00:00:11,495 and the district attorneys who prosecute the offenders. 5 00:00:11,567 --> 00:00:13,057 These are their stories. 6 00:00:18,474 --> 00:00:20,135 Nurse, it's been an hour. 7 00:00:20,209 --> 00:00:22,575 Maybe I should have called a hearse, skip the middleman. 8 00:00:22,645 --> 00:00:24,670 Nobody ever died of whiplash, Mr. Wallengren. 9 00:00:24,747 --> 00:00:26,738 Look, I got Blue Cross, I got Blue Shield. 10 00:00:26,816 --> 00:00:29,011 What do I gotta do to get my wife in to see a doctor? 11 00:00:29,085 --> 00:00:30,074 We're doing our best. 12 00:00:30,153 --> 00:00:32,587 You want to complain, fax it to Hillary. 13 00:00:34,457 --> 00:00:36,288 Get you another ice pack. 14 00:00:38,928 --> 00:00:42,364 It's gonna take another 15 minutes, I don't know. 15 00:00:43,800 --> 00:00:46,132 What are you doing? I'll get it. 16 00:00:46,836 --> 00:00:48,064 Holy... 17 00:00:50,473 --> 00:00:51,667 Nurse! 18 00:00:54,043 --> 00:00:55,476 Name's Debra Elkins. 19 00:00:55,545 --> 00:00:58,309 Twenty-two. Her driver's license is from upstate. Poughkeepsie. 20 00:00:58,381 --> 00:01:00,349 She gonna make it to 23? 21 00:01:00,416 --> 00:01:02,577 She must have lost two and a half pints of blood. 22 00:01:02,652 --> 00:01:03,778 BP was way down. 23 00:01:03,853 --> 00:01:05,719 She was lucky that we found her when we did. 24 00:01:05,789 --> 00:01:08,622 Wait. What do mean, you found her? It was a zoo in here. 25 00:01:08,692 --> 00:01:10,717 One of the patients noticed her. She was alone. 26 00:01:10,794 --> 00:01:12,261 Unconscious and hemorrhaging. 27 00:01:12,329 --> 00:01:14,661 What do you think, her boyfriend got fancy with a knife? 28 00:01:14,732 --> 00:01:16,632 I first assumed it was with a coat hanger. 29 00:01:16,700 --> 00:01:19,032 A botched third trimester abortion. 30 00:01:19,303 --> 00:01:21,669 But her hemorrhage is a postpartum complication. 31 00:01:21,739 --> 00:01:22,967 So she gave birth. 32 00:01:23,040 --> 00:01:26,476 Not easily, I'm afraid. Her uterus is grossly over-distended. 33 00:01:26,543 --> 00:01:30,035 We have her on IV. Oxytocin. She'll be all right. 34 00:01:30,180 --> 00:01:33,547 Okay, so why are we here? Where's the baby? 35 00:02:29,140 --> 00:02:33,509 The doctor said it wasn't supposed to happen... 36 00:02:33,945 --> 00:02:35,810 for another two weeks. 37 00:02:38,082 --> 00:02:41,074 My mom gave me some money... 38 00:02:42,287 --> 00:02:46,917 and I was in town for the day buying baby clothes. 39 00:02:48,059 --> 00:02:50,050 You don't remember giving birth? 40 00:02:53,364 --> 00:02:56,595 Well, I went and took a walk after dinner... 41 00:02:57,535 --> 00:03:00,402 and I got these sharp pains. 42 00:03:02,708 --> 00:03:04,505 I didn't know what to do. 43 00:03:05,711 --> 00:03:07,008 This man... 44 00:03:08,147 --> 00:03:10,308 he put me in a taxi. 45 00:03:13,185 --> 00:03:15,176 I must've passed out. 46 00:03:15,988 --> 00:03:18,718 Did your husband come down here with you? 47 00:03:20,226 --> 00:03:21,853 I'm not married. 48 00:03:22,061 --> 00:03:24,052 Well, the baby's father. 49 00:03:25,497 --> 00:03:27,897 I was raped at work. 50 00:03:31,704 --> 00:03:33,467 It's still my baby. 51 00:03:34,340 --> 00:03:37,241 Do you think you'd remember that cab driver? 52 00:03:41,480 --> 00:03:44,313 What kind of person steals someone's baby? 53 00:03:46,919 --> 00:03:48,716 I've been through two births. 54 00:03:48,787 --> 00:03:51,756 I remember every push and squeeze. I'll tell you what... 55 00:03:51,824 --> 00:03:54,054 passing out is the impossible dream. 56 00:03:54,126 --> 00:03:56,492 This girl's story does not jive. 57 00:03:56,562 --> 00:03:59,862 What are you saying, she took an hour bus ride to dump the kid in an alley? 58 00:03:59,933 --> 00:04:04,632 Read the stats. Last year, 11,000 abandoned babies in New York alone. 59 00:04:04,704 --> 00:04:08,538 Most of whose mothers spend their days on the short end of a crack pipe. 60 00:04:08,608 --> 00:04:10,735 This girl's tox report is negative. 61 00:04:10,810 --> 00:04:12,710 You said she was raped, right? 62 00:04:12,779 --> 00:04:16,545 Maybe she's not as happy about maternity as she would have us believe. 63 00:04:16,616 --> 00:04:18,277 Well, there are other alternatives. 64 00:04:18,351 --> 00:04:22,720 Yes, well, maybe not everyone's as enlightened as you are, Mike. 65 00:04:22,789 --> 00:04:25,314 It's our lucky day. Struck gold, fifth try. 66 00:04:25,392 --> 00:04:28,020 Last night, a hack from Madison Taxi turns in a cab. 67 00:04:28,094 --> 00:04:30,324 Back seat covered with blood. 68 00:04:35,068 --> 00:04:36,467 They're all animals. 69 00:04:36,536 --> 00:04:39,437 They think for a $5 fare they rent a toilet. 70 00:04:39,506 --> 00:04:42,202 They don't care what kind of garbage they leave in the back seat. 71 00:04:42,275 --> 00:04:45,335 Yeah, well, is this particular garbage new? 72 00:04:45,812 --> 00:04:49,304 Hey, just because I live in a sty doesn't mean I'm a pig. 73 00:04:49,382 --> 00:04:52,249 We clean up after every shift. It's good for the Midtown trade. 74 00:04:52,319 --> 00:04:54,617 Okay, so who was driving this car last night? 75 00:04:55,088 --> 00:04:57,522 The Russki. Alex Walinsky. 76 00:04:57,590 --> 00:04:59,252 We're gonna need an address. 77 00:04:59,327 --> 00:05:02,319 Yeah, let me see. Here you go. 78 00:05:02,396 --> 00:05:04,296 102 East 16th. 79 00:05:04,365 --> 00:05:07,459 He should be there. He called in sick. 80 00:05:08,602 --> 00:05:12,436 If he doesn't recover by tomorrow, you tell him, don't bother. 81 00:05:21,515 --> 00:05:23,949 Alex Walinsky? Yes. 82 00:05:26,187 --> 00:05:28,655 What's this? I did nothing wrong. Yeah? 83 00:05:28,723 --> 00:05:32,022 Well, there's a new mother with tubes up her nose who might disagree. 84 00:05:34,395 --> 00:05:36,829 If he's a day old, call the Guinness Book of Records. 85 00:05:36,897 --> 00:05:39,730 What are you doing with my son? Here, take him. 86 00:05:39,800 --> 00:05:42,860 What did you do with the kid you found in your cab? 87 00:05:42,937 --> 00:05:44,871 Kid? We saw your car. 88 00:05:44,939 --> 00:05:47,066 Your last fare didn't have a nosebleed. 89 00:05:48,242 --> 00:05:50,210 That girl, she was sick. 90 00:05:50,411 --> 00:05:52,709 She told me to take her to the hospital. 91 00:05:52,780 --> 00:05:55,340 Do you remember where you picked the girl up? 92 00:05:56,885 --> 00:05:58,978 On Lexington, in the 30s. 93 00:05:59,054 --> 00:06:00,783 In front of St. Paul Hotel. 94 00:06:00,856 --> 00:06:03,290 I swear to you, there was no baby. 95 00:06:05,727 --> 00:06:09,663 If Dr. Zhivago's telling the truth maybe Van Buren was right. 96 00:06:10,399 --> 00:06:13,960 I don't know, you gotta be awful desperate to dump a kid. 97 00:06:14,102 --> 00:06:17,697 This from a guy who spent the last 20 years trying to avoid fatherhood? 98 00:06:17,773 --> 00:06:19,400 Hey, back off, all right? 99 00:06:19,474 --> 00:06:21,999 I didn't want the abortion, she did. 100 00:06:23,712 --> 00:06:26,374 Okay, a girl comes to town for one day's shopping. 101 00:06:26,448 --> 00:06:28,712 Does she check into a hotel? 102 00:06:28,784 --> 00:06:33,050 Let's hope the kid's watching Sesame Street and ordering room service. 103 00:06:34,589 --> 00:06:35,988 Sure, I got her a cab. 104 00:06:36,058 --> 00:06:39,186 She was white as a sheet. Looked like she was about to pass out. 105 00:06:39,261 --> 00:06:40,922 She okay? She'll live. 106 00:06:40,996 --> 00:06:43,157 She have a baby with her when you put her in that cab? 107 00:06:43,231 --> 00:06:44,220 No. 108 00:06:45,400 --> 00:06:47,527 What the hell happened here? 109 00:06:48,336 --> 00:06:50,861 My guess, the miracle of childbirth. 110 00:06:57,580 --> 00:07:00,743 There's more blood in the bathroom. Look at this. 111 00:07:00,817 --> 00:07:03,047 Briscoe. Yeah, I'm gonna need a CSU unit. 112 00:07:03,119 --> 00:07:04,552 St. Paul Hotel, 38th and Lexington. 113 00:07:04,620 --> 00:07:05,917 You sure you didn't see a baby? 114 00:07:05,988 --> 00:07:07,387 No. Just the two of them. 115 00:07:07,457 --> 00:07:10,051 The two of them? The boyfriend. He checked in with her. 116 00:07:11,260 --> 00:07:12,887 Shaw, Steven J. 117 00:07:13,062 --> 00:07:15,030 Said he wasn't staying but... 118 00:07:15,098 --> 00:07:18,465 a couple of kids paying cash, I take everybody's name just to make sure. 119 00:07:18,534 --> 00:07:20,593 You keep phone records? Yeah. 120 00:07:22,305 --> 00:07:25,035 I don't know what you're talking about. 121 00:07:25,274 --> 00:07:28,402 Come on. You told us you were in town for the day. 122 00:07:28,478 --> 00:07:30,742 You've been in a hotel since last Tuesday. 123 00:07:30,813 --> 00:07:32,644 You told us you were in town alone... 124 00:07:32,715 --> 00:07:34,842 and then we find out your boyfriend's with you. 125 00:07:34,917 --> 00:07:37,681 What difference does any of this make? 126 00:07:38,087 --> 00:07:40,078 My baby's still missing. 127 00:07:40,256 --> 00:07:42,349 It's all these lies, Debra. 128 00:07:42,425 --> 00:07:45,258 It makes us think that maybe you know where your baby is. 129 00:07:45,328 --> 00:07:48,627 If I knew, why wouldn't I tell you? 130 00:07:49,866 --> 00:07:51,857 Where's your friend Shaw? 131 00:07:53,537 --> 00:07:56,938 He stayed with me one night, then he went back home. 132 00:07:57,174 --> 00:08:00,268 Yeah, well, the problem is there's no Steven Shaw listed... 133 00:08:00,344 --> 00:08:02,244 in the Poughkeepsie phone book. 134 00:08:07,484 --> 00:08:09,349 They ran the hotel's phone records. 135 00:08:09,419 --> 00:08:13,412 This girl made 14 calls to her voicemail in Poughkeepsie. 136 00:08:13,490 --> 00:08:17,085 She's got a lot of friends? She made one local call. 137 00:08:18,228 --> 00:08:20,526 William Wendyll, attorney at law. 138 00:08:23,367 --> 00:08:27,326 Debbie Elkins. One of the young, the poor, the pregnant. 139 00:08:27,404 --> 00:08:29,463 Well, not anymore. She gave birth two days ago. 140 00:08:29,540 --> 00:08:30,632 Good for her. 141 00:08:30,707 --> 00:08:32,436 But it's really not my problem anymore. 142 00:08:32,509 --> 00:08:33,601 Was it ever? 143 00:08:33,677 --> 00:08:36,237 When my clients were in the running, it certainly was. 144 00:08:36,313 --> 00:08:39,373 Well, wait, let's just back up a couple of steps. 145 00:08:39,449 --> 00:08:43,249 My business is adoptions. I help my clients find these girls. 146 00:08:44,021 --> 00:08:47,821 I screen out the kooks, and in one out of every eight cases... 147 00:08:47,891 --> 00:08:51,019 I help them through the system. I thought Debbie was one of the good ones. 148 00:08:51,095 --> 00:08:52,460 Goes to show. 149 00:08:52,530 --> 00:08:55,328 She called me a couple of days ago, and she changed her mind. 150 00:08:55,400 --> 00:08:57,732 She said that she wanted to keep her baby. 151 00:08:57,802 --> 00:08:59,929 Looks like she didn't do a very good job. 152 00:09:00,004 --> 00:09:01,904 Let me ask you something. 153 00:09:02,006 --> 00:09:05,100 You get paid only on delivery, right? 154 00:09:05,176 --> 00:09:07,838 Sure. Why? Just thinking. 155 00:09:07,912 --> 00:09:09,277 Debbie's kid's missing. 156 00:09:09,347 --> 00:09:12,748 Maybe one of your clients did an end run around your legal fee. 157 00:09:13,952 --> 00:09:16,614 Are you kidding? Those people are loaded. 158 00:09:16,688 --> 00:09:17,780 My fee is meaningless. 159 00:09:17,855 --> 00:09:21,222 Did Elkins ever mention a Steven Shaw? 160 00:09:21,292 --> 00:09:24,921 Look, Detectives, these girls are very skittish. 161 00:09:25,396 --> 00:09:27,125 They just don't open up to lawyers. 162 00:09:27,198 --> 00:09:31,328 Yeah, sure, but they spend a lot of time with their clients, right? 163 00:09:31,636 --> 00:09:33,570 That is attorney-client privilege. 164 00:09:35,073 --> 00:09:39,032 We're investigating kidnapping and child endangerment, Counselor. 165 00:09:39,110 --> 00:09:41,135 If you hinder prosecution, we'll come back... 166 00:09:41,212 --> 00:09:44,306 with material witness warrants for your clients. 167 00:09:48,519 --> 00:09:50,181 Stephanie. Yes, sir? 168 00:09:50,256 --> 00:09:52,850 Get the Savitts on the phone, please. 169 00:09:57,029 --> 00:10:00,396 First, it was our careers, then, it was financial security... 170 00:10:00,466 --> 00:10:04,425 then, emotional security, and by the time we were ready... 171 00:10:04,503 --> 00:10:08,701 We tried fertility drugs, in vitro, everything. 172 00:10:09,308 --> 00:10:12,072 We thought Debbie was finally the one. We sure did. 173 00:10:12,144 --> 00:10:14,169 Let me show you something. 174 00:10:19,652 --> 00:10:22,086 We did exactly what Bill Wendyll told us. 175 00:10:22,154 --> 00:10:26,181 We put ads in college newspapers, in regional papers in the southeast. 176 00:10:26,258 --> 00:10:28,749 "Our hearts are open to receive your baby. 177 00:10:28,827 --> 00:10:31,193 "We have so much love to give. Please call." 178 00:10:31,263 --> 00:10:35,029 We had an 800 number installed. We received calls every day. 179 00:10:35,100 --> 00:10:37,625 Debra was the seventh girl we interviewed. 180 00:10:37,703 --> 00:10:40,001 She got our number from the school paper at Hudson. 181 00:10:40,072 --> 00:10:43,599 She said she was a rape victim, someone that she worked with. 182 00:10:43,676 --> 00:10:45,667 We felt so sorry for her. 183 00:10:45,878 --> 00:10:49,474 I don't mean to be crass, but we spent a lot of effort and money on this girl. 184 00:10:49,549 --> 00:10:52,882 You put her on salary? She was carrying our child. 185 00:10:53,420 --> 00:10:56,583 We wanted to make sure she had good nutrition, proper medical care. 186 00:10:56,656 --> 00:10:57,884 We felt she deserved it. 187 00:10:57,957 --> 00:11:00,824 Did she ever talk about somebody named Shaw? 188 00:11:00,894 --> 00:11:03,658 She had us make a check out once to a Steven Shaw. 189 00:11:03,730 --> 00:11:05,197 She told us he was her landlord. 190 00:11:05,265 --> 00:11:08,166 You still have that cancelled check? Yeah. 191 00:11:13,506 --> 00:11:16,998 When you find the baby, could you give us a call? 192 00:11:18,111 --> 00:11:19,373 Ma'am, please. 193 00:11:19,446 --> 00:11:22,279 It would mean so much to me. To both of us. 194 00:11:24,951 --> 00:11:27,681 Yeah, I know people want kids. But advertising? 195 00:11:27,754 --> 00:11:29,619 800 numbers? It's a little nuts. 196 00:11:29,689 --> 00:11:31,714 Hey, there's two kinds of people in this world. 197 00:11:31,791 --> 00:11:35,352 Those with kids, and those without. That's right, Pops. 198 00:11:35,962 --> 00:11:36,951 Yo. 199 00:11:37,364 --> 00:11:39,229 Okay, go. 200 00:11:41,401 --> 00:11:43,426 Right. Got it. 201 00:11:44,070 --> 00:11:46,539 What? You're kidding me. 202 00:11:48,542 --> 00:11:50,510 Okay. Thanks. 203 00:11:52,046 --> 00:11:54,014 I got Shaw's address in Poughkeepsie. 204 00:11:54,081 --> 00:11:55,446 Oh, good, a road trip to Hudson. 205 00:11:55,516 --> 00:11:57,279 Haven't done one of those since college. 206 00:11:57,351 --> 00:11:58,909 Don't pack your rubbers yet. 207 00:11:58,986 --> 00:12:02,854 The bank said they wired $10,000 out of his account to Western Union... 208 00:12:02,923 --> 00:12:04,220 in Midtown this morning. 209 00:12:04,291 --> 00:12:06,350 Well, that'll buy the baby some formula. 210 00:12:07,461 --> 00:12:10,794 Here we go. The wire transfer arrived at 1:00. 211 00:12:10,865 --> 00:12:13,129 Mr. Shaw signed for it at 1:40. 212 00:12:13,200 --> 00:12:15,134 Do you remember if he had a baby with him? 213 00:12:15,202 --> 00:12:16,328 Sorry, a lot of business today. 214 00:12:16,404 --> 00:12:19,100 Come on, what're you doing up there, balancing a checkbook? 215 00:12:19,173 --> 00:12:20,162 That's right. 216 00:12:20,241 --> 00:12:22,266 And when we're finished, you'll know. 217 00:12:23,978 --> 00:12:27,175 By any chance, did Mr. Shaw leave a local address? 218 00:12:28,249 --> 00:12:31,946 It says here, "When wire is received, call him at the Lowery Hotel." 219 00:12:32,486 --> 00:12:33,612 Thank you. 220 00:12:46,968 --> 00:12:49,198 Who are you? We ask the questions. 221 00:12:49,271 --> 00:12:51,831 Are you Steven J. Shaw? Yeah. So what? 222 00:12:53,108 --> 00:12:55,838 Hey, what the hell's going on? Shut up. 223 00:12:58,079 --> 00:12:59,068 Okay. 224 00:12:59,147 --> 00:13:00,808 What do you think you're doing? 225 00:13:00,882 --> 00:13:01,871 Our favorite thing. 226 00:13:01,950 --> 00:13:03,474 Steven Shaw, you're under arrest. 227 00:13:03,552 --> 00:13:06,544 Hi, this is Det. Logan. I'm in Room 512 at the Lowery Hotel. 228 00:13:06,621 --> 00:13:10,182 Have an ambulance respond to a newborn male. 229 00:13:10,592 --> 00:13:12,719 You have the right to an attorney. 230 00:13:12,961 --> 00:13:15,725 If you cannot afford one, one will be provided for you. 231 00:13:25,340 --> 00:13:27,570 You're not Debra's landlord. 232 00:13:27,943 --> 00:13:29,843 You're not her husband. 233 00:13:32,247 --> 00:13:34,647 You're not even the kid's father. 234 00:13:34,950 --> 00:13:38,147 So what were you doing in a hotel room with the baby? 235 00:13:38,220 --> 00:13:39,619 I told you. 236 00:13:39,855 --> 00:13:43,383 I am her boyfriend. You're quite a lady's man, Steven. 237 00:13:44,093 --> 00:13:46,926 You always let your girlfriends bleed half to death in a cab? 238 00:13:46,996 --> 00:13:48,987 She wanted me to stay with the baby. 239 00:13:49,065 --> 00:13:52,057 There's plenty of room in that taxi for all three of you. 240 00:13:53,736 --> 00:13:56,864 I understand the jam you're in. It's not your kid. 241 00:13:56,939 --> 00:14:00,170 You wanted her to give it up, she didn't want to. You two had a fight. 242 00:14:00,243 --> 00:14:02,473 I didn't care that she had been raped. 243 00:14:02,545 --> 00:14:04,172 We both wanted the baby, all right? 244 00:14:04,247 --> 00:14:06,442 Hey, if it was me, and I found out she was pregnant... 245 00:14:06,516 --> 00:14:08,347 man, I would've grabbed my hat and split. 246 00:14:08,417 --> 00:14:10,408 You know, I don't know what you're talking about. 247 00:14:10,486 --> 00:14:12,010 I want to talk to Debbie. 248 00:14:12,088 --> 00:14:15,489 Listen, dumping that kid somewhere was gonna make your life... 249 00:14:15,558 --> 00:14:18,152 a hell of a lot easier, wasn't it? You're wrong, man, all right? 250 00:14:18,227 --> 00:14:20,127 Just ask Debbie. You'll see. 251 00:14:21,297 --> 00:14:23,356 Jeez, this is bad. 252 00:14:26,402 --> 00:14:28,632 What are you hassling me for? 253 00:14:29,171 --> 00:14:30,798 I didn't do anything wrong. 254 00:14:30,873 --> 00:14:33,740 You know what really pisses me off, Debbie? 255 00:14:33,943 --> 00:14:37,879 Some little bitch wasting three days of my life. 256 00:14:39,415 --> 00:14:40,940 So you gonna arrest me for it? 257 00:14:41,018 --> 00:14:44,010 No. But how about child abandonment? That's pretty serious. 258 00:14:44,087 --> 00:14:46,419 What abandonment? I left him with Steven. 259 00:14:46,490 --> 00:14:49,482 Okay, so we'll add endangerment to the list. 260 00:14:49,560 --> 00:14:51,221 He'd never hurt the baby. 261 00:14:51,295 --> 00:14:53,263 After all the lying you've done... 262 00:14:53,330 --> 00:14:55,321 who do you think the judge is gonna believe? 263 00:14:55,599 --> 00:14:57,430 What do you want from me? 264 00:14:57,501 --> 00:15:00,436 For starters? Why are you jerking us around? 265 00:15:02,739 --> 00:15:03,831 Forget it, Mike. 266 00:15:03,907 --> 00:15:07,399 We'll just throw both of them in the can and let the DAs sort it out. 267 00:15:07,578 --> 00:15:10,046 The kid's gonna wind up in foster care anyway. 268 00:15:10,113 --> 00:15:12,980 Here we go again, man, just like the last time. 269 00:15:13,250 --> 00:15:15,582 Those bastards at Child Welfare. 270 00:15:16,420 --> 00:15:18,320 They said I was unfit. 271 00:15:19,790 --> 00:15:21,917 They took my daughter away. 272 00:15:22,793 --> 00:15:25,353 I wasn't gonna let that happen again. 273 00:15:31,234 --> 00:15:33,759 What do you want me to do? There's no crime here. 274 00:15:33,837 --> 00:15:37,068 She intentionally interfered with a police investigation. 275 00:15:37,140 --> 00:15:38,334 That'd get her six months. 276 00:15:38,408 --> 00:15:41,242 And you know a judge who'd put her in prison with a newborn? 277 00:15:41,312 --> 00:15:43,712 Forget about it, Lennie. She's just a kid. 278 00:15:43,781 --> 00:15:46,875 She got screwed by the system once. Who can blame her for lying to us? 279 00:15:47,285 --> 00:15:50,584 Child Welfare was right the first time. She's garbage. 280 00:15:50,655 --> 00:15:52,919 I'll tell you what. We let her go, we might as well... 281 00:15:52,991 --> 00:15:55,084 get a head start and arrest the baby right now. 282 00:15:57,095 --> 00:15:59,325 Van Buren. Yes, they're here. 283 00:16:00,765 --> 00:16:03,131 When? Thanks. 284 00:16:04,135 --> 00:16:05,830 The Foundling Hospital just called. 285 00:16:05,903 --> 00:16:09,395 Someone walked out the front door with the Elkins baby. 286 00:16:15,647 --> 00:16:17,672 First, I took care of the screamers. 287 00:16:17,749 --> 00:16:19,444 Add formula, change the diapers. 288 00:16:19,517 --> 00:16:21,951 Then, I counted the sleepers. One short. 289 00:16:22,020 --> 00:16:24,853 Well, the report said the baby was taken early this morning. 290 00:16:24,922 --> 00:16:27,049 She had authorization papers. 291 00:16:27,125 --> 00:16:29,389 What does that mean, the kidnapper had a hall pass? 292 00:16:29,460 --> 00:16:33,021 Authorization for transfer to Victoria General, where the mother is. 293 00:16:33,097 --> 00:16:35,895 It all looked kosher until the baby's blood work-up came in... 294 00:16:35,967 --> 00:16:37,093 about an hour ago. 295 00:16:37,169 --> 00:16:40,332 Kid's allergic to formula, so I called Victoria to tell them. 296 00:16:40,406 --> 00:16:42,874 And the baby never showed. Right. 297 00:16:44,510 --> 00:16:47,172 She gave me all the correct forms with all the signatures. 298 00:16:47,246 --> 00:16:48,770 Everything was in order. 299 00:16:48,847 --> 00:16:51,077 So somebody walks in waving the right paperwork... 300 00:16:51,150 --> 00:16:52,481 and you just give them a baby? 301 00:16:52,551 --> 00:16:53,882 But she was a nurse. 302 00:16:53,952 --> 00:16:57,513 I mean, she showed me her state card. Dorothy Hemmerick. 303 00:16:57,823 --> 00:17:00,951 Dorothy Hemmerick? Do you know what she looks like? 304 00:17:02,294 --> 00:17:05,991 She was a white lady, as old as you. 305 00:17:06,498 --> 00:17:11,026 Not so tall. Dirty blonde hair and green eyes. 306 00:17:11,336 --> 00:17:14,965 She came in at 5:30 in the morning. Isn't that a little before office hours? 307 00:17:15,040 --> 00:17:17,372 But she knew everything about the little baby. 308 00:17:17,443 --> 00:17:19,877 I mean, she even knew the mother's name. 309 00:17:19,945 --> 00:17:24,109 When she saw his hazel eyes, she said they looked just like the mother's. 310 00:17:26,418 --> 00:17:27,942 I am so sorry. 311 00:17:28,921 --> 00:17:31,788 Please tell the mother that I am so sorry. 312 00:17:32,758 --> 00:17:36,251 Hey, she knew what color eyes you have. 313 00:17:36,663 --> 00:17:37,823 What, you think we're involved? 314 00:17:37,897 --> 00:17:39,762 You got a reason why we shouldn't think it? 315 00:17:39,833 --> 00:17:43,963 She said she was a nurse, and she knew everything about you and the baby. 316 00:17:44,037 --> 00:17:45,231 Nurse? 317 00:17:46,339 --> 00:17:48,204 That crazy bitch. 318 00:17:49,309 --> 00:17:51,106 It had to be Mrs. Baxter. 319 00:17:51,177 --> 00:17:53,202 You people want to give us a hint here? 320 00:17:53,980 --> 00:17:55,880 We interviewed her about adopting the baby. 321 00:17:55,949 --> 00:17:57,974 Wait a minute, what about the Savitts? 322 00:17:58,051 --> 00:18:00,542 I talked to them after the Baxters. 323 00:18:01,821 --> 00:18:03,982 I knew that woman was crazy. 324 00:18:07,560 --> 00:18:09,391 Come on, let's go, open up. 325 00:18:11,998 --> 00:18:13,522 Are you Herbert Baxter? Yeah. 326 00:18:13,600 --> 00:18:15,261 Okay, we're executing a search warrant. 327 00:18:15,335 --> 00:18:17,303 I don't understand. Stand aside and be quiet. 328 00:18:17,370 --> 00:18:18,997 What's this about? 329 00:18:22,509 --> 00:18:25,103 Well, at least tell me what you're looking for. 330 00:18:32,152 --> 00:18:34,280 I suppose this is for a dog. 331 00:18:36,557 --> 00:18:37,751 Where's the baby, Mr. Baxter? 332 00:18:37,825 --> 00:18:40,157 I don't know what you're talking about. We don't have a baby. 333 00:18:40,227 --> 00:18:41,387 Where's your wife? 334 00:18:41,462 --> 00:18:42,861 What does my wife have to do with it? 335 00:18:42,930 --> 00:18:44,522 Dorothy Hemmerick. Is that her maiden name? 336 00:18:44,598 --> 00:18:47,123 What the hell is going on? Never mind what's going on. 337 00:18:47,201 --> 00:18:48,691 Just tell us where she is. 338 00:18:52,206 --> 00:18:55,664 She said she was going to her sister's house in Queens. 339 00:19:00,247 --> 00:19:02,579 Dorothy Baxter? No, I'm her sister. 340 00:19:02,650 --> 00:19:03,947 Dorie! 341 00:19:04,652 --> 00:19:06,119 Dorothy Baxter? Yes. 342 00:19:06,187 --> 00:19:08,280 Dorothy Baxter, you're under arrest for kidnapping. 343 00:19:08,355 --> 00:19:09,913 No, this is my baby though. 344 00:19:09,990 --> 00:19:11,958 Ma'am, I'm gonna ask you to give up the baby. 345 00:19:12,026 --> 00:19:13,084 No, I can't. 346 00:19:13,160 --> 00:19:14,957 Go right ahead. Please. No. 347 00:19:15,029 --> 00:19:16,360 Just let go. It's all right. 348 00:19:16,430 --> 00:19:17,829 It's my baby though. 349 00:19:17,898 --> 00:19:19,832 I'm telling you. All right. 350 00:19:19,900 --> 00:19:20,889 Okay. 351 00:19:20,968 --> 00:19:22,697 Be careful, please. Okay. 352 00:19:25,339 --> 00:19:27,637 You have the right to remain silent. Anything you do say... 353 00:19:27,708 --> 00:19:29,300 can and will be used against you. 354 00:19:33,715 --> 00:19:36,115 My wife is not a kidnapper. Right. 355 00:19:36,184 --> 00:19:38,550 She just borrowed the kid for the afternoon. 356 00:19:38,620 --> 00:19:41,248 Jeffrey is my baby. Dorothy, please. 357 00:19:43,391 --> 00:19:47,020 I'm Morris Hoffman. I'm attorney of record for Dorothy Baxter. 358 00:19:47,596 --> 00:19:50,064 I'd like any interrogation of my client to stop immediately. 359 00:19:50,131 --> 00:19:51,894 You're a little late, Counselor. 360 00:19:51,967 --> 00:19:53,958 She admits she took the baby from the nursery. 361 00:19:54,035 --> 00:19:57,596 Well, if she did, she's well within her rights. It's their baby. 362 00:19:57,739 --> 00:19:59,832 They have a contract with Debra Elkins. 363 00:20:05,347 --> 00:20:08,373 You hear the whole story, Ben, I guarantee you'll call off the dogs. 364 00:20:08,450 --> 00:20:09,849 Mrs. Baxter's good people. 365 00:20:09,918 --> 00:20:11,977 Since when do good people steal babies? 366 00:20:12,053 --> 00:20:14,578 Well, when they honestly believe they're entitled. 367 00:20:14,656 --> 00:20:17,853 Look, Ben, Ms. Elkins answered the Baxter's ad... 368 00:20:17,926 --> 00:20:20,895 in the Hudson College newspaper. She took their money. 369 00:20:20,962 --> 00:20:22,429 You're saying they bought the baby? 370 00:20:22,497 --> 00:20:24,988 They paid her reasonable medical expenses. 371 00:20:25,066 --> 00:20:26,795 Private adoption, Ben. 372 00:20:26,868 --> 00:20:29,564 Everything was done by the book. Then the girl reneged. 373 00:20:29,638 --> 00:20:31,903 Is this in writing? Well, Ms. Elkins made a promise. 374 00:20:31,974 --> 00:20:33,874 Mrs. Baxter relied to her detriment. 375 00:20:33,943 --> 00:20:36,844 There are no signatures involved? Come on, Counselor. 376 00:20:37,046 --> 00:20:41,039 You want to talk validity of an oral contract, give Kim Basinger a call. 377 00:20:41,117 --> 00:20:43,745 Even if we assume they had a valid contract... 378 00:20:43,819 --> 00:20:47,414 you can't complete an adoption by snatching a baby out of foster care. 379 00:20:47,490 --> 00:20:50,755 Having a family is my wife's whole life, Mr. Stone. 380 00:20:52,295 --> 00:20:55,389 Ten years ago she had a miscarriage, followed by a hysterectomy. 381 00:20:55,464 --> 00:20:56,954 Debbie Elkins isn't the first one. 382 00:20:57,033 --> 00:21:00,093 We've been through this four times in the past six years. 383 00:21:00,169 --> 00:21:02,501 The girls either decide to keep the baby... 384 00:21:02,571 --> 00:21:04,698 or give it to somebody with a bigger apartment. 385 00:21:04,774 --> 00:21:06,708 Does that justify kidnapping? 386 00:21:09,045 --> 00:21:11,479 I can't even bail her out of jail. 387 00:21:11,881 --> 00:21:15,373 They took every penny we had. This was our last chance. 388 00:21:15,918 --> 00:21:18,819 Mr. Stone, what my wife did may have been wrong... 389 00:21:18,888 --> 00:21:22,346 but you have got to understand, she is not a criminal. 390 00:21:23,259 --> 00:21:25,352 She didn't mean to hurt anybody. 391 00:21:25,828 --> 00:21:28,559 Bottom line, Ben, the woman snapped. 392 00:21:29,032 --> 00:21:31,626 Call it insanity, call it diminished capacity. 393 00:21:31,702 --> 00:21:35,866 Look, if you don't buy this contract theory, can't you take the blinders off? 394 00:21:35,939 --> 00:21:37,907 Let a little compassion shine through? 395 00:21:37,975 --> 00:21:41,103 Do us all a favor, let your expert have a go at her. 396 00:21:46,984 --> 00:21:50,181 Thanksgiving was always my favorite. Yeah. 397 00:21:50,387 --> 00:21:52,878 I know that some people like Christmas, you know. 398 00:21:52,956 --> 00:21:57,017 But for me, with the whole family sitting around the table and everything. 399 00:21:57,961 --> 00:22:00,122 I've always thanked God for my family. 400 00:22:00,664 --> 00:22:02,188 Did you have a big family? 401 00:22:02,632 --> 00:22:06,568 I have three brothers, two sisters, seven nephews, five nieces. 402 00:22:09,639 --> 00:22:11,231 That's what life's about. 403 00:22:12,843 --> 00:22:16,006 People say that that's not the only thing, you know, but of course... 404 00:22:16,079 --> 00:22:17,842 they're the ones who have children. 405 00:22:17,914 --> 00:22:20,439 Yeah. And I don't know how they could say that... 406 00:22:20,517 --> 00:22:22,644 because when I held Jeffrey... 407 00:22:23,820 --> 00:22:27,587 I could feel his breath right on my cheek. It was beautiful. 408 00:22:28,426 --> 00:22:31,987 Do you have children? I've never been married. 409 00:22:33,831 --> 00:22:35,560 You can still hope. 410 00:22:39,804 --> 00:22:43,399 I used to have fainting spells, and I used to have morning sickness. 411 00:22:43,975 --> 00:22:48,344 And sometimes, I even thought I could hear the baby or feel the baby kicking. 412 00:22:50,715 --> 00:22:53,582 The doctors call that the haunted womb syndrome. 413 00:22:53,651 --> 00:22:56,347 It's very common after a miscarriage. 414 00:22:56,687 --> 00:22:59,121 Every morning on my way to work... 415 00:22:59,891 --> 00:23:02,758 I walk five blocks out of my way, so that I do not have to see... 416 00:23:02,827 --> 00:23:04,886 the children on their way to PS 3. 417 00:23:05,329 --> 00:23:07,263 And if I see a baby carriage... 418 00:23:08,199 --> 00:23:10,531 the only thing I want to do is run and hide. 419 00:23:12,136 --> 00:23:14,468 It's only natural, Dorothy. No! 420 00:23:14,806 --> 00:23:15,795 No. 421 00:23:15,940 --> 00:23:19,432 What's natural is having a baby. That's what's natural. 422 00:23:22,713 --> 00:23:25,444 I have been through this so many times. 423 00:23:26,151 --> 00:23:29,643 That girl told me that she wanted me to have that baby. 424 00:23:30,889 --> 00:23:32,379 It's not fair. 425 00:23:33,692 --> 00:23:35,887 The woman's certainly been through the wringer. 426 00:23:35,961 --> 00:23:38,828 There's only so much frustration any psyche can take. 427 00:23:38,897 --> 00:23:41,491 You're saying she honestly didn't know what she was doing? 428 00:23:41,567 --> 00:23:43,228 I wish I could say that. 429 00:23:43,302 --> 00:23:46,601 You're not saying that she can plead insanity, are you? 430 00:23:46,672 --> 00:23:49,607 Well, both God and society said, "Be fruitful and multiply." 431 00:23:49,675 --> 00:23:52,166 Only the doctors told her she couldn't. 432 00:23:52,244 --> 00:23:54,542 And when that reality set in, her self-image as a woman... 433 00:23:54,613 --> 00:23:56,604 and as a human being all but disappeared. 434 00:23:56,682 --> 00:24:00,049 But that does not justify what she did. I'm not saying that. 435 00:24:00,119 --> 00:24:03,611 Only along comes Debra Elkins and all her predecessors. 436 00:24:03,922 --> 00:24:08,018 They dangle a carrot in front of her nose and say, "Run fast enough and it's yours." 437 00:24:08,093 --> 00:24:12,086 How many laps around the track does it take before you believe you deserve a bite? 438 00:24:14,566 --> 00:24:18,730 Put me on the stand, Ben. As a psychiatrist, I'll say Dorothy Baxter was legally sane. 439 00:24:18,904 --> 00:24:22,806 Ask me as a member of the human race if I think she deserves to go to prison... 440 00:24:22,875 --> 00:24:25,071 you'll get an unqualified no. 441 00:24:26,312 --> 00:24:28,712 My son and his wife ran loop-to-loops... 442 00:24:28,781 --> 00:24:31,545 with the adoption services for six years. 443 00:24:31,751 --> 00:24:34,413 Desperation begets desperate measures. 444 00:24:34,487 --> 00:24:36,455 I doubt if Josh would have stolen a child. 445 00:24:36,523 --> 00:24:40,653 No. He wouldn't be so fast to put the Baxter woman behind bars, either. 446 00:24:40,994 --> 00:24:45,488 If Olivet felt sorry for her, imagine what 24 crying eyes... 447 00:24:45,565 --> 00:24:47,965 in a jury will do to our case. 448 00:24:48,034 --> 00:24:49,228 You want us to let her walk? 449 00:24:49,302 --> 00:24:53,602 I want you to get on the phone to Morris Hoffman and work something out. 450 00:24:57,944 --> 00:25:00,708 The defendant wishes to withdraw her plea of not guilty... 451 00:25:00,780 --> 00:25:03,078 and enter a plea of guilty, Your Honor. 452 00:25:03,149 --> 00:25:05,208 I assume there's been some negotiation on this? 453 00:25:05,285 --> 00:25:08,652 We've agreed on a plea of custodial interference in the first degree, Your Honor. 454 00:25:08,721 --> 00:25:12,487 With a suspended sentence. Mrs. Baxter has agreed to undergo... 455 00:25:12,559 --> 00:25:15,392 six months of psychiatric outpatient treatment. 456 00:25:16,362 --> 00:25:20,696 Mrs. Baxter, do you realize you're pleading guilty to a class E felony? 457 00:25:22,636 --> 00:25:23,694 Yes. 458 00:25:23,771 --> 00:25:27,172 Has your attorney advised you of the consequences of such a plea? 459 00:25:27,241 --> 00:25:28,230 Yes. 460 00:25:28,309 --> 00:25:31,676 Please describe your criminal acts in your own words. 461 00:25:34,682 --> 00:25:36,843 I took Jeffrey from the hospital. 462 00:25:39,153 --> 00:25:41,053 I wanted to say that... 463 00:25:42,556 --> 00:25:45,719 we did everything that we were supposed to do. 464 00:25:47,061 --> 00:25:50,428 We gave her money, we took care of her... 465 00:25:52,166 --> 00:25:55,658 and then she dumped us just because we don't live in Westchester. 466 00:25:57,871 --> 00:26:01,363 I want to know where it says that you need a backyard to love your baby. 467 00:26:01,675 --> 00:26:04,769 Do you understand now that the baby isn't yours? 468 00:26:11,652 --> 00:26:13,142 You should have seen her, Ben. 469 00:26:13,220 --> 00:26:16,212 Pathetic doesn't even begin to describe Dorothy Baxter. 470 00:26:16,290 --> 00:26:19,852 I doubt six months on the couch will even scratch the surface. 471 00:26:19,928 --> 00:26:23,659 Debra Elkins doesn't realize half the effect of her actions. 472 00:26:23,832 --> 00:26:26,164 She's probably as confused as Mrs. Baxter. 473 00:26:26,234 --> 00:26:28,225 You don't give your baby away every day. 474 00:26:28,303 --> 00:26:30,828 You know, I'm starting to think maybe she's not as confused... 475 00:26:30,905 --> 00:26:32,668 as she would have us believe. 476 00:26:32,741 --> 00:26:35,972 In her allocution, Baxter said that Elkins rejected her in favor... 477 00:26:36,044 --> 00:26:38,171 of someone who lived in Westchester. 478 00:26:38,246 --> 00:26:40,146 You live in this city. You blame her? 479 00:26:40,215 --> 00:26:43,412 The Savitts also live here. What are you saying? 480 00:26:44,919 --> 00:26:46,910 That she promised the baby to somebody else? 481 00:26:46,988 --> 00:26:49,786 We know of two couples already paying her way. 482 00:26:49,858 --> 00:26:51,189 The more, the merrier. 483 00:26:53,528 --> 00:26:58,363 Both the Savitts and the Baxters placed ads in that college newspaper, right? 484 00:26:58,633 --> 00:27:01,158 Let's see if the mystery couple in Westchester... 485 00:27:02,170 --> 00:27:05,537 tried contacting the stork in the same way. 486 00:27:06,741 --> 00:27:08,641 But if you're right... 487 00:27:09,778 --> 00:27:11,837 God help us. 488 00:27:16,951 --> 00:27:19,113 We spent a week with her in the city. 489 00:27:19,188 --> 00:27:22,680 Plaza Hotel, four-star restaurants. She said it was her first time. 490 00:27:22,758 --> 00:27:25,022 She helped us pick out furniture for the nursery. 491 00:27:25,094 --> 00:27:28,427 FAO Schwarz, Bergdorf's, the works. 492 00:27:28,998 --> 00:27:31,489 The week cost me close to $15,000. 493 00:27:31,934 --> 00:27:34,562 Then, she has the nerve to ask me if she can stay another week. 494 00:27:34,637 --> 00:27:36,867 She's just a kid, Ric. It's over, Mary. 495 00:27:37,640 --> 00:27:39,301 We're not getting the baby. 496 00:27:41,977 --> 00:27:44,946 Did you ever send her money? Does $10,000 cash count? 497 00:27:45,014 --> 00:27:46,709 It was always something with this girl. 498 00:27:46,782 --> 00:27:49,910 One week she couldn't pay her rent, the next week she couldn't afford a doctor. 499 00:27:49,985 --> 00:27:51,384 It's cold, they shut off her heat. 500 00:27:51,454 --> 00:27:52,443 She got depressed. 501 00:27:53,255 --> 00:27:55,689 She'd probably be better off getting an abortion but... 502 00:27:55,758 --> 00:27:57,453 how could we let her do that? 503 00:27:57,526 --> 00:28:00,222 Did she ever say specifically that if you gave her money... 504 00:28:00,296 --> 00:28:01,786 she would give you the baby in return? 505 00:28:01,864 --> 00:28:04,094 She said she wanted us to have the baby. 506 00:28:06,369 --> 00:28:08,132 I'm afraid that's not good enough. 507 00:28:08,204 --> 00:28:10,468 When we were in Saks, looking at baby clothes... 508 00:28:10,539 --> 00:28:12,166 Debbie started to cry. 509 00:28:12,541 --> 00:28:15,942 She said it was the first time in months that she felt good about things. 510 00:28:16,011 --> 00:28:19,243 She said her baby was lucky to have us as parents. 511 00:28:19,816 --> 00:28:22,080 She sent me a sonogram of the baby. 512 00:28:22,152 --> 00:28:23,983 On Mother's Day, I got a card. 513 00:28:24,054 --> 00:28:26,682 Tell me, what kind of sadist would do something like that? 514 00:28:27,324 --> 00:28:29,588 We've been through it before, Miss Kincaid. 515 00:28:29,760 --> 00:28:32,490 I realize for these girls it's a tough situation. 516 00:28:32,729 --> 00:28:35,562 But this one, she's special. 517 00:28:40,103 --> 00:28:42,594 Garrett Stubbs. Nice fellow. 518 00:28:42,672 --> 00:28:46,108 Twenty years ago, prosecuted him for... 519 00:28:46,176 --> 00:28:49,304 selling the same building to three different buyers. 520 00:28:49,379 --> 00:28:51,006 Talk about Irish charm. 521 00:28:51,081 --> 00:28:53,106 The problem is, she never actually told the couples... 522 00:28:53,183 --> 00:28:55,617 if they gave her money, she'd give them her baby. 523 00:28:55,685 --> 00:28:57,175 Hell of a con. 524 00:28:57,287 --> 00:29:01,417 She plants the seed and then lets their imaginations do the rest. 525 00:29:01,625 --> 00:29:05,288 She can take reasonable medical expenses, but she cannot sell a baby. 526 00:29:05,362 --> 00:29:08,661 Unless you can call an emergency session... 527 00:29:08,732 --> 00:29:11,098 of the state legislature, she can. 528 00:29:11,168 --> 00:29:14,194 So you're saying selling a baby is not against the law? 529 00:29:14,271 --> 00:29:19,175 The domestic relations law says a contract to sell a baby is null and void. 530 00:29:19,477 --> 00:29:20,967 The penal law says nothing. 531 00:29:21,045 --> 00:29:23,206 That's unbelievable. That's slavery. 532 00:29:23,448 --> 00:29:26,281 That went out a century ago. For everybody but children. 533 00:29:26,350 --> 00:29:30,013 We don't have standing to institute a civil suit, so... 534 00:29:30,087 --> 00:29:31,418 So we can't do anything. 535 00:29:31,489 --> 00:29:33,923 Debra Elkins took money from three couples. 536 00:29:33,991 --> 00:29:36,983 Each of whom thought that they would receive the baby. 537 00:29:37,228 --> 00:29:41,824 If we can prove that she never intended to give that baby to anyone... 538 00:29:41,899 --> 00:29:43,389 Larceny by false promise. 539 00:29:43,468 --> 00:29:46,130 And she received more than $60,000. 540 00:29:46,237 --> 00:29:48,262 That's grand larceny two. 541 00:29:50,741 --> 00:29:53,232 You dragged my client down from Poughkeepsie for this? 542 00:29:53,311 --> 00:29:56,144 A C felony always gets my attention, Jane. 543 00:29:56,747 --> 00:29:58,112 What's he talking about? 544 00:29:58,182 --> 00:30:00,878 Why don't you ask the Baxters, the Savitts, or the Cushmans? 545 00:30:00,952 --> 00:30:02,476 Hey, if they're stupid enough... 546 00:30:02,553 --> 00:30:03,542 Ben. 547 00:30:03,621 --> 00:30:06,647 I know you've been stuck in this building for God knows how long... 548 00:30:06,724 --> 00:30:10,558 but across the street, the birth mother always has the right to change her mind. 549 00:30:10,628 --> 00:30:13,723 Check the domestic relations law. She's got 45 days. 550 00:30:13,799 --> 00:30:15,767 I'm more interested in the penal law, Jane. 551 00:30:15,834 --> 00:30:19,167 Specifically, the sections on grand larceny. 552 00:30:19,238 --> 00:30:21,832 I never asked these people for anything. 553 00:30:21,907 --> 00:30:24,774 What they gave me, they gave on their own. 554 00:30:24,843 --> 00:30:26,640 I never promised them anything. 555 00:30:26,712 --> 00:30:31,206 You led them to believe - I know exactly what I said, Mr. Stone. 556 00:30:32,050 --> 00:30:35,645 I also know I can't be held liable for what they assumed. 557 00:30:37,189 --> 00:30:40,158 On the other had, Miss Elkins, you did take money from these people... 558 00:30:40,225 --> 00:30:43,285 knowing full well that the baby would not be adopted by anyone. 559 00:30:43,362 --> 00:30:45,592 Very creative, Ben. Now I'd like to see you prove it... 560 00:30:45,664 --> 00:30:48,462 considering the fact that the baby has already been adopted... 561 00:30:48,534 --> 00:30:50,434 by Les and Gwen Savitt. 562 00:30:57,142 --> 00:30:59,940 Miss Elkins, how does this con game work? 563 00:31:00,145 --> 00:31:03,478 When you found out that you were pregnant, was the first call to your lawyer... 564 00:31:03,549 --> 00:31:06,313 to find out what you could or could not say to these people? 565 00:31:06,985 --> 00:31:09,476 As a matter of fact, yeah. 566 00:31:16,195 --> 00:31:18,925 You should have seen her. The girl's inhuman. 567 00:31:18,998 --> 00:31:22,490 Unfortunately, inhumanity is not against the law. 568 00:31:22,835 --> 00:31:25,702 The law's supposed to be a shield, Adam, not a sword. 569 00:31:25,772 --> 00:31:28,570 Debra Elkins took it, manipulated it, and drove it right through... 570 00:31:28,641 --> 00:31:29,835 these people's hearts. 571 00:31:29,909 --> 00:31:31,604 And enjoyed every minute of it. 572 00:31:31,678 --> 00:31:34,010 Why shouldn't she? It made her a lot of money. 573 00:31:34,113 --> 00:31:36,547 Well, the Savitts obviously won the baby contest. 574 00:31:36,616 --> 00:31:38,846 I find it hard to believe that they didn't offer Debra... 575 00:31:38,918 --> 00:31:40,977 a little more consideration than the other couples. 576 00:31:41,054 --> 00:31:43,784 So you're thinking Debra was a little more adamant with her demands? 577 00:31:43,856 --> 00:31:44,845 A lot more adamant. 578 00:31:44,924 --> 00:31:48,018 Whatever you want, Ben. I just want this girl off the street. 579 00:31:48,094 --> 00:31:49,083 Okay. 580 00:31:52,298 --> 00:31:54,095 You must be kidding. 581 00:31:54,500 --> 00:31:56,627 We're not stupid, Mr. Stone. 582 00:31:57,870 --> 00:32:00,498 We know that if we help you, we lose our son. 583 00:32:00,573 --> 00:32:02,700 Debra can only contest to the adoption... 584 00:32:02,775 --> 00:32:04,970 within 45 days after giving birth. 585 00:32:05,044 --> 00:32:07,444 By the time we're at trial, we'll be long past that. 586 00:32:07,513 --> 00:32:09,607 She cannot take your baby away from you. 587 00:32:09,683 --> 00:32:11,048 You don't get it, do you? 588 00:32:11,118 --> 00:32:13,712 Do you have any idea how long we've waited for this? 589 00:32:13,787 --> 00:32:16,881 There is no way I'm gonna let anything screw this up now. 590 00:32:16,957 --> 00:32:18,219 This girl is dangerous. 591 00:32:18,292 --> 00:32:21,056 Which is exactly why you're not going to get anything out of us. 592 00:32:21,128 --> 00:32:24,359 If you actually bought the baby - It's not against the law. 593 00:32:24,465 --> 00:32:25,523 No. 594 00:32:25,599 --> 00:32:27,965 But then the adoption is null and void. 595 00:32:28,268 --> 00:32:29,792 You can't take my baby. 596 00:32:29,870 --> 00:32:33,397 Mrs. Savitt, we can subpoena your bank records. 597 00:32:33,474 --> 00:32:36,739 I thought blackmail was against the law, Mr. Stone. 598 00:32:37,945 --> 00:32:41,881 Do what you have to do, but I'm telling you right now, you're wasting your time. 599 00:32:43,617 --> 00:32:46,609 Well, if the Savitts paid Elkins, they covered their tracks. 600 00:32:46,687 --> 00:32:49,554 No records of any transfers from either of their banks. 601 00:32:49,957 --> 00:32:51,948 So we're back to running in circles. 602 00:32:52,459 --> 00:32:54,757 Well, we can always put the Savitts on the stand. 603 00:32:54,828 --> 00:32:57,422 No, I think they'd even risk perjury. 604 00:32:58,032 --> 00:33:00,023 When you had that meeting with the Cushmans... 605 00:33:00,100 --> 00:33:03,365 wasn't there something in your memo about abortion? 606 00:33:04,338 --> 00:33:07,672 Mrs. Cushman said that whenever Elkins got depressed about money... 607 00:33:07,742 --> 00:33:10,074 she talked about ending her pregnancy. 608 00:33:10,378 --> 00:33:12,869 Doesn't that sound like extortion to you? 609 00:33:13,748 --> 00:33:15,113 Extortion? 610 00:33:15,550 --> 00:33:18,815 I'd get my Bar review outlines out, Counselor. It's time for a little brush up. 611 00:33:18,887 --> 00:33:22,118 Your client threatened physical injury if she did not receive payment. 612 00:33:22,190 --> 00:33:24,021 She's been accused of a lot, but I didn't hear... 613 00:33:24,092 --> 00:33:25,525 anyone say she held a gun to their heads. 614 00:33:25,593 --> 00:33:27,891 Then brush the dust off the outline. 615 00:33:27,962 --> 00:33:31,090 The statute reads, "Threat of physical injury to anybody." 616 00:33:31,166 --> 00:33:34,135 We know she told the Cushmans she was contemplating abortion. 617 00:33:35,136 --> 00:33:37,036 This is a joke, right? 618 00:33:37,639 --> 00:33:40,267 I find nothing amusing about your client. 619 00:33:40,341 --> 00:33:43,003 Why don't we see what Judge Sanderson thinks? 620 00:33:43,078 --> 00:33:44,875 Fine. Let's do that. 621 00:33:46,314 --> 00:33:49,977 To be accurate, the extortion statute requires a threat... 622 00:33:50,051 --> 00:33:52,212 to cause injury to a person. 623 00:33:52,287 --> 00:33:55,120 It doesn't mention a person not yet born. 624 00:33:55,256 --> 00:33:58,692 A fetus older than 24 weeks is deemed a person... 625 00:33:58,760 --> 00:34:00,421 for purposes of the murder statute. 626 00:34:00,495 --> 00:34:01,757 By extension- Come on, Counselor. 627 00:34:01,830 --> 00:34:04,230 Every first-year law student knows the penal law is meant... 628 00:34:04,299 --> 00:34:06,427 to be narrowly construed. We don't extend. 629 00:34:06,502 --> 00:34:08,299 If it's not in those pages, it doesn't count. 630 00:34:08,370 --> 00:34:11,271 The statute also covers threats to damaged property. 631 00:34:11,340 --> 00:34:13,672 And if, as you state, a fetus... 632 00:34:13,743 --> 00:34:16,644 is not a person at any point in its gestation... 633 00:34:16,712 --> 00:34:19,078 I don't want to hear the end of that argument, Ben. 634 00:34:19,148 --> 00:34:21,309 I understand, Your Honor. But this case... 635 00:34:21,383 --> 00:34:24,181 Deserves to leave skidmarks on the bowl. 636 00:34:24,320 --> 00:34:25,412 Thank you. 637 00:34:25,488 --> 00:34:28,980 Don't hold a ticker-tape parade just yet, Miss Schuman. 638 00:34:29,925 --> 00:34:33,224 I'm going to let the State take its case to a jury. 639 00:34:33,429 --> 00:34:34,623 This is ridiculous. 640 00:34:34,697 --> 00:34:36,858 If I get reversed, so be it. 641 00:34:36,999 --> 00:34:40,526 But I have a feeling your client is exactly the sort a panel of judges... 642 00:34:40,603 --> 00:34:43,037 would love to use to make new law. 643 00:34:47,610 --> 00:34:50,477 Whatever we gave her, she just wanted more. 644 00:34:51,247 --> 00:34:55,411 Did there come a time when you felt you had to inform Miss Elkins... 645 00:34:56,085 --> 00:34:59,077 that you could no longer give her additional funds? 646 00:34:59,155 --> 00:35:00,247 Yes. 647 00:35:00,856 --> 00:35:03,825 We're not, you know, wealthy people and... 648 00:35:04,795 --> 00:35:07,525 we had already given her $10,000... 649 00:35:08,231 --> 00:35:11,758 and we told her that we were struggling to get by, as it was. 650 00:35:11,835 --> 00:35:13,803 How did she respond to that? 651 00:35:13,870 --> 00:35:17,067 She said, "What's the use?" 652 00:35:17,140 --> 00:35:21,008 She said, "Maybe it would be best for everyone... 653 00:35:21,545 --> 00:35:23,945 "if I just didn't go through with it." 654 00:35:24,114 --> 00:35:26,514 What do you think she meant by that? 655 00:35:28,852 --> 00:35:30,911 That she would terminate the pregnancy. 656 00:35:31,621 --> 00:35:32,986 Thank you. 657 00:35:33,557 --> 00:35:34,922 Your witness. 658 00:35:37,794 --> 00:35:39,455 Isn't it true, Mrs. Baxter... 659 00:35:39,529 --> 00:35:43,192 that you pled guilty to kidnapping my client's baby? 660 00:35:43,600 --> 00:35:45,158 She told me he was mine. 661 00:35:45,235 --> 00:35:48,534 Now, Mrs. Baxter, if she really... 662 00:35:48,605 --> 00:35:50,402 said that, then... 663 00:35:50,607 --> 00:35:54,441 you wouldn't have been guilty of a crime, isn't that so? 664 00:35:54,644 --> 00:35:57,238 She sent me a list of baby names that she liked. 665 00:35:57,314 --> 00:35:59,976 And you interpreted that to mean that the baby was yours? 666 00:36:00,050 --> 00:36:02,576 She said that she wanted us to have the baby. 667 00:36:02,653 --> 00:36:04,644 She said that we would have made the best parents. 668 00:36:04,722 --> 00:36:09,352 Did she ever say that she was going to give up the baby to you for adoption? 669 00:36:10,094 --> 00:36:12,824 Not in so many words. So that's a no. 670 00:36:17,068 --> 00:36:18,126 No. 671 00:36:18,202 --> 00:36:22,639 So basically, you misunderstood her intentions, isn't that so? 672 00:36:25,176 --> 00:36:26,200 I guess so. 673 00:36:26,277 --> 00:36:29,508 Isn't it possible then that you also misunderstood her intentions... 674 00:36:29,580 --> 00:36:32,014 when she talked about an abortion? 675 00:36:35,720 --> 00:36:37,950 I don't know how many times she said it. 676 00:36:38,022 --> 00:36:40,286 "Maybe I should just get an abortion." 677 00:36:40,358 --> 00:36:43,088 How did you respond? Sent her more money. 678 00:36:43,394 --> 00:36:45,760 That got her out of her depression in a hurry. 679 00:36:45,830 --> 00:36:48,799 So it was your understanding at that time... 680 00:36:48,866 --> 00:36:51,892 that Debra Elkins would terminate her pregnancy... 681 00:36:51,969 --> 00:36:53,436 if you did not give her more money? 682 00:36:53,504 --> 00:36:56,962 She had a way of making me believe everything she said. 683 00:36:57,041 --> 00:36:58,872 I had to believe her. 684 00:36:58,943 --> 00:37:01,469 All right, thank you. Your witness. 685 00:37:04,516 --> 00:37:09,419 Can I assume that you felt just awful when you found out that Debra decided... 686 00:37:09,488 --> 00:37:11,854 to give the baby to someone else? 687 00:37:11,924 --> 00:37:13,721 I don't have a baby. 688 00:37:14,760 --> 00:37:17,160 My husband is filing for divorce. 689 00:37:18,864 --> 00:37:20,491 She should be punished. 690 00:37:20,565 --> 00:37:23,159 You know, some people would call that sour grapes, Mrs. Cushman. 691 00:37:23,235 --> 00:37:24,600 Objection. 692 00:37:29,041 --> 00:37:30,099 Ben. 693 00:37:31,143 --> 00:37:35,671 No matter what Judge Sanderson thinks, a motion alone doesn't get you a conviction. 694 00:37:36,214 --> 00:37:39,615 I've established my prima facie case, and that's all I'm concerned about. 695 00:37:39,685 --> 00:37:43,018 Yeah? Well, I wouldn't count my chickens just yet. 696 00:37:43,088 --> 00:37:45,386 I just added a new witness to my list. 697 00:37:45,991 --> 00:37:50,155 Mr. Savitt will be taking the stand. Have fun. 698 00:37:52,631 --> 00:37:55,657 We'd been through it a dozen times over the past five years. 699 00:37:55,734 --> 00:37:59,501 A girl answers our ad, we meet her, we like her, hopefully, she likes us. 700 00:37:59,572 --> 00:38:02,268 It really doesn't mean anything. So... 701 00:38:02,842 --> 00:38:04,639 even though you paid Debbie's expenses... 702 00:38:04,711 --> 00:38:07,441 you never thought the adoption was a sure thing? 703 00:38:07,513 --> 00:38:09,811 You go through this enough, you realize these girls... 704 00:38:09,882 --> 00:38:12,442 are in an overwhelming emotional situation. 705 00:38:12,518 --> 00:38:14,486 Was there ever a time when Debbie told you... 706 00:38:14,554 --> 00:38:16,545 she was considering having an abortion? 707 00:38:16,622 --> 00:38:20,422 Like it or not, that's one of the options available to girls in her situation. 708 00:38:20,560 --> 00:38:24,223 Sure, she talked about it, but it's not as if she held it over our heads or anything. 709 00:38:24,297 --> 00:38:26,424 I just want to be clear, Mr. Savitt. 710 00:38:26,499 --> 00:38:28,933 Did Debbie Elkins ever give you an ultimatum? 711 00:38:29,002 --> 00:38:31,835 Give her money, or she ends her pregnancy? 712 00:38:33,706 --> 00:38:36,038 Of course not. No more questions. 713 00:38:38,478 --> 00:38:43,313 Mr. Savitt, was there ever a time when Debra Elkins asked you for money... 714 00:38:43,483 --> 00:38:45,576 that you could not deliver a check? 715 00:38:46,519 --> 00:38:49,010 I make a good living. The money was nothing. 716 00:38:49,122 --> 00:38:50,714 I see. So... 717 00:38:51,257 --> 00:38:55,921 Ms. Elkins never had to resort to extortionist tactics, correct? 718 00:38:56,029 --> 00:38:59,761 You give her too much credit, Mr. Stone. Debbie's not that kind of girl. 719 00:39:00,334 --> 00:39:02,802 Sure, maybe she's mixed up, but all she's trying to do... 720 00:39:02,870 --> 00:39:05,600 is place her baby with the best possible family. 721 00:39:05,672 --> 00:39:06,934 She's not a criminal. 722 00:39:07,007 --> 00:39:08,201 Oh, really? 723 00:39:08,976 --> 00:39:12,639 Well, what do you call intentionally misleading the Baxters and the Cushmans... 724 00:39:12,713 --> 00:39:15,273 into thinking that they were going to receive the child... 725 00:39:15,349 --> 00:39:18,682 so that Debra Elkins could receive as much money as she could? 726 00:39:18,752 --> 00:39:20,811 Objection. Sustained. 727 00:39:20,888 --> 00:39:23,618 I know these other people are disappointed. 728 00:39:23,690 --> 00:39:25,590 I understand that. I've been there. 729 00:39:25,659 --> 00:39:28,753 And the easiest thing in the world is to blame the birth mother. 730 00:39:28,862 --> 00:39:30,227 But it's hardly extortion. 731 00:39:30,297 --> 00:39:34,256 Oh, and besides, Debra Elkins, she's just not that kind of girl, right? 732 00:39:36,470 --> 00:39:38,563 Then why are you here, sir? 733 00:39:38,639 --> 00:39:40,163 You have the baby. Objection. 734 00:39:40,240 --> 00:39:41,832 Did she promise you something? 735 00:39:41,909 --> 00:39:43,433 She threaten you? Your Honor. 736 00:39:43,510 --> 00:39:44,636 Enough. 737 00:39:44,711 --> 00:39:46,110 Mr. Stone. 738 00:39:48,749 --> 00:39:52,241 We both know what kind of girl Debra Elkins is, sir. And... 739 00:39:53,387 --> 00:39:55,253 don't think you're any better. 740 00:39:58,426 --> 00:40:01,725 The jury had to see that Les Savitt had another agenda. 741 00:40:01,796 --> 00:40:04,128 Only your entire cross was inadmissible. 742 00:40:04,199 --> 00:40:06,429 The judge instructed them to disregard. 743 00:40:06,501 --> 00:40:08,196 The jury can't ignore what they heard. 744 00:40:08,269 --> 00:40:12,171 And when the appellate judges hear it, it'll add fuel to Schuman's fire. 745 00:40:17,412 --> 00:40:18,470 Yes? 746 00:40:20,215 --> 00:40:21,375 We'll be right there. 747 00:40:22,617 --> 00:40:25,245 The Savitts are in your office with their lawyer. 748 00:40:28,022 --> 00:40:29,614 Now before we start, Ben. 749 00:40:29,691 --> 00:40:32,387 I want your assurances you're not going to get any crazy ideas... 750 00:40:32,460 --> 00:40:34,155 about charging my client with anything. 751 00:40:34,229 --> 00:40:37,687 If your client is looking for absolution, Ed, he came to the wrong building. 752 00:40:37,765 --> 00:40:39,164 Whatever. 753 00:40:39,367 --> 00:40:42,268 Now let's assume, hypothetically speaking, of course... 754 00:40:42,337 --> 00:40:45,829 that Mr. Savitt wants to change his testimony. 755 00:40:50,378 --> 00:40:52,278 This is not a game, sir. 756 00:40:52,447 --> 00:40:53,471 Perjury is a serious crime. 757 00:40:53,549 --> 00:40:55,779 Yeah, we understand that, but that's not the real issue. 758 00:40:55,851 --> 00:40:59,048 The real issue is, how badly do you want the Elkins girl? 759 00:40:59,121 --> 00:41:02,818 Now you give Mr. Savitt a free ride, and you get the girl. 760 00:41:04,860 --> 00:41:06,657 What are we talking about? 761 00:41:10,866 --> 00:41:12,800 The girl didn't just threaten us. 762 00:41:13,936 --> 00:41:15,528 She tortured us. 763 00:41:17,873 --> 00:41:21,331 Once, I suggested that she was maybe spending too much money. 764 00:41:22,278 --> 00:41:25,714 About a week later, Gwen got a hysterical phone call. 765 00:41:27,082 --> 00:41:30,108 She was sick. Could we meet her at her doctor's office in Poughkeepsie? 766 00:41:30,186 --> 00:41:34,088 And when I got there, it wasn't a doctor's office, it was an abortion clinic. 767 00:41:34,456 --> 00:41:38,324 She kept sending us these sick pictures of dead fetuses. 768 00:41:38,394 --> 00:41:41,852 And then, she'd write on the bottom, something like, "This could be yours." 769 00:41:41,931 --> 00:41:43,762 She's an animal, Mr. Stone. 770 00:41:43,832 --> 00:41:45,732 Do you have any of these pictures? 771 00:41:45,801 --> 00:41:46,859 Les did. 772 00:41:46,936 --> 00:41:48,801 At first, in case, you know. 773 00:41:48,871 --> 00:41:51,932 But then, once we got the baby, I made him get rid of all of them. 774 00:41:52,108 --> 00:41:54,633 Mr. Savitt, I assume that you did not come here... 775 00:41:54,711 --> 00:41:56,702 out of the goodness of your heart. 776 00:41:58,248 --> 00:42:02,275 We gave her a bond worth $75,000 when the baby was born. 777 00:42:02,852 --> 00:42:04,285 What does she want from us? 778 00:42:04,354 --> 00:42:07,152 Are you now saying that she's asking for more money? 779 00:42:07,224 --> 00:42:09,886 Not her. Her boyfriend. 780 00:42:11,228 --> 00:42:15,130 After I testified, he tried to shake us down for another $100,000. 781 00:42:16,633 --> 00:42:19,158 He said we give him the money, or he contests the adoption. 782 00:42:19,236 --> 00:42:20,635 Steven Shaw? 783 00:42:21,071 --> 00:42:23,801 He doesn't have standing. He does if he's the father. 784 00:42:23,907 --> 00:42:28,139 Kid's got a blood test to prove it and a suitcase full of Baby Jessica clippings. 785 00:42:28,211 --> 00:42:30,372 It's never going to end with this girl. 786 00:42:31,548 --> 00:42:35,006 We can't put ourselves or our baby through this. 787 00:42:39,956 --> 00:42:41,924 My favorite kind of adversary, Ben. 788 00:42:41,992 --> 00:42:45,291 Rather than suffer the agony of defeat, raise those white flags early. 789 00:42:45,362 --> 00:42:47,125 You may be right, Jane. 790 00:42:47,197 --> 00:42:49,996 I may not have a case against your client. 791 00:42:50,067 --> 00:42:53,969 But against Mr. Shaw, that's another story. 792 00:42:54,939 --> 00:42:56,236 What are you talking about? 793 00:42:56,307 --> 00:42:58,298 We had a discussion with the Savitts. 794 00:42:58,376 --> 00:43:01,436 Two eyewitnesses to extortion and grand larceny. 795 00:43:01,512 --> 00:43:03,673 And they're both felonies, sir. 796 00:43:04,915 --> 00:43:07,213 Wait a minute. You mean, I go to jail, and she walks away? 797 00:43:07,285 --> 00:43:09,082 Shut up, Steven. To hell with that. 798 00:43:09,153 --> 00:43:10,814 Can't you see what he's trying to do? 799 00:43:10,888 --> 00:43:12,287 You're entitled to a lawyer, sir. 800 00:43:12,356 --> 00:43:16,486 Listen to me, Steven, listen, everything is under control. 801 00:43:17,028 --> 00:43:19,496 They think we're just poor white trash. 802 00:43:19,597 --> 00:43:20,894 Maybe they're right. 803 00:43:21,666 --> 00:43:23,190 You shut your stupid face. 804 00:43:23,267 --> 00:43:25,792 Stop calling me stupid. Stevie. 805 00:43:25,870 --> 00:43:28,430 Stevie, come on, sweetie. 806 00:43:29,140 --> 00:43:30,505 I love you. 807 00:43:31,909 --> 00:43:33,308 Don't blow this. 808 00:43:33,577 --> 00:43:36,546 You are such a bitch, you know that? 809 00:43:36,614 --> 00:43:39,947 We are making sentencing recommendations that your terms... 810 00:43:40,017 --> 00:43:42,884 be served consecutively, not concurrently. 811 00:43:43,454 --> 00:43:46,014 That means you're going away for a long time. 812 00:43:46,090 --> 00:43:47,614 Just ignore him. 813 00:43:49,661 --> 00:43:52,391 Apparently, Miss Elkins, "stupid" here... 814 00:43:53,699 --> 00:43:55,826 is going to prison for you. 815 00:44:01,173 --> 00:44:03,971 I want a deal. You see what I gotta put up with? 816 00:44:04,042 --> 00:44:06,169 The deal depends on what you tell us. 817 00:44:07,813 --> 00:44:09,610 It was all her idea. 818 00:44:10,148 --> 00:44:13,208 She had this whole thing planned before she even got pregnant. 819 00:44:13,285 --> 00:44:15,150 I didn't want anything to do with kids. 820 00:44:15,220 --> 00:44:18,656 And then, she gets knocked up, like it was an accident. 821 00:44:18,824 --> 00:44:21,588 Did you witness personally any of her extortion? 822 00:44:21,660 --> 00:44:23,025 Are you kidding me? 823 00:44:23,261 --> 00:44:26,753 She had me go to the Right to Lifers to get these pictures. 824 00:44:26,998 --> 00:44:29,626 I heard her on the phone. She's good. 825 00:44:29,968 --> 00:44:31,560 You want to know what she did? 826 00:44:31,737 --> 00:44:34,069 She's giving birth to the kid in the hotel room... 827 00:44:34,139 --> 00:44:36,198 she's on the phone taking bids between contractions. 828 00:44:36,274 --> 00:44:37,935 She wouldn't take him to the hospital. 829 00:44:38,009 --> 00:44:39,977 She wants me to make a quick sale. 830 00:44:40,045 --> 00:44:42,775 All you have is his word, Ben, and we all know how much... 831 00:44:42,848 --> 00:44:44,748 character it takes to be a felon. 832 00:44:45,183 --> 00:44:49,052 How much character does it take to auction off your own child? 833 00:44:50,757 --> 00:44:52,782 You want to talk about character? 834 00:44:53,593 --> 00:44:56,585 The only reason that any of these people cared about me... 835 00:44:56,662 --> 00:44:59,358 is because I had something they wanted. 836 00:45:00,166 --> 00:45:03,294 You don't think I know what they think about me? 837 00:45:03,436 --> 00:45:06,337 They used me, so I used them back. 838 00:45:06,873 --> 00:45:08,773 By selling your child? 839 00:45:10,042 --> 00:45:11,475 My first kid... 840 00:45:12,211 --> 00:45:16,147 I'm sitting in the St. Vincent's Home for Girls in Poughkeepsie. 841 00:45:16,215 --> 00:45:19,673 All these people being nice to me, all their fake smiles... 842 00:45:19,752 --> 00:45:22,084 their phony, "How are you, Debbies?" 843 00:45:22,889 --> 00:45:27,383 They take my baby, and I'm back to my crappy apartment and my crappy life. 844 00:45:27,894 --> 00:45:30,829 I wasn't gonna let that happen to me again. 845 00:45:31,531 --> 00:45:35,023 So I make babies, Mr. Stone. Hell, I'm good at it. 846 00:45:35,368 --> 00:45:38,735 So what if there are people willing to pay me for it? 847 00:45:41,808 --> 00:45:44,972 Grand larceny two, Ben. She serves the minimum. 848 00:45:47,948 --> 00:45:49,711 She serves 4-to-12. 849 00:45:58,225 --> 00:45:59,817 I just spoke with Gwen Savitt. 850 00:45:59,893 --> 00:46:02,794 They're taking the baby and leaving New York for places unknown. 851 00:46:02,863 --> 00:46:05,491 All the publicity. Who can blame them? 852 00:46:05,566 --> 00:46:07,966 It's not the publicity that scares them, Adam. 853 00:46:08,335 --> 00:46:11,327 It's the knock on the door 12 years from now.