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Previously on Family Law
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They're all trying to
suppress our freedom of speech.
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Nobody does outrage better than you.
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Mm-hmm.
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Hello, everyone. Sorry I'm late.
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Dr. Doug Peterson is
Nina's biological father.
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I only inseminated women
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who weren't having
success with in vitro.
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My sperm is highly potent.
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We may have
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the beginning of a class-action
lawsuit on our hands.
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Did Dad only make me partner
because you talked him into it?
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You asked me to do the assessment.
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I was just doing my job
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and you made me look incompetent.
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- Oh, wah, poor baby.
- Ow!
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Who are you and why
are you in my pajamas?
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You're not a good person,
Lucy. You're rotten to the core.
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Frank!
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And you must be Felicity.
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Stay away from my dad!
Stay away from my family!
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Tell me again you weren't
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- gonna sleep with her, Frank.
- I can't do that.
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I don't want to live with Dad anymore.
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Come on!
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Keep up. You run like
a 95-year-old asthmatic.
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Why don't we just...
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take a minute?
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You're the one who said
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you needed to get out of the house.
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Well, the house is feeling a
lot more crowded these days.
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I mean Lucy, in case
you were wondering.
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Uh-huh. Speaking of surprise guests,
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how long do you think
Sofia's gonna be staying?
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I want to get her new
linens for her room.
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You know what?
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We could do a girls' shopping day.
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Nordstroms, high tea at Hotel Vancouver.
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Mom, what are you doing?
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Just trying to make my
granddaughter feel welcome.
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No, you're bribing her.
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You know this is just temporary, right?
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All the more reason to
use time to your advantage
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and win her over to your side.
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Right. Because that worked so well
when you turned me against Harry.
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He deserved it.
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I'll see you at home.
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After the makeup tutorial,
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maybe I could do a reaction video next.
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What would you react to?
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Um, movies, and music
videos, offensive memes.
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Hmm...
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and my thumbnail could be me
looking something like this.
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Hey, don't move so much,
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or I'll have to do your
eyebrows all over again.
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How does it look?
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My technique needs work.
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- Hi.
- Hi, Ms. Bianchi!
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Oh! What's all this?
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Experimenting with a new look,
if only Chloe would just hold still.
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It's for my YouTube channel.
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YouTube is a website where
you post videos and...
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Chloe, how old do you think I am?
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I...
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Is that Leslie?
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No.
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Shoot! It's my grandpa.
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Productive day?
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We took one of those online quizzes
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- that tell you if you're a psychopath.
- And are you?
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Hey, Sofe...
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has your dad been in touch?
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I can neither confirm nor deny.
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You know you have to see him eventually.
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Will I?
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- Sofia.
- I'm gonna go check on Chloe.
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- What?
- I didn't say anything.
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You've got your "disapproving
therapist" face. You heard her.
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She doesn't want to see
him, and I can't force her.
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Okay, well, you may not be
actively alienating Sofia from Frank,
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but you're not doing anything
to prevent it, either.
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Thanks, but I don't remember
booking a session with you.
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- Hi. Richard Pieroni.
- Hi. Abigail. Come on in.
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Thank you.
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- You must be here for...
- Cole, yes.
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Thank you for letting him spend the day.
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Um, moving to a new
school has been, um...
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well, Cole... has been so much
happier since he met Sofia.
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- S-Sorry. Uh, who's... ?
- Mr. Pieroni!
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- I thought Leslie was coming.
- Uh, some work crisis, I think.
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Um, so, um, is he ready?
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Hey, Grandpa.
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Ah! There he is! Come on, kiddo.
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Uh, thanks again.
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Uh, thank you for having me.
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- Synced and corrected by ChrisKe -
-- for www.addic7ed.com --
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Chloe transferred last semester.
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You mean, her grandfather
really doesn't know that she's, uh...
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You're allowed to say "trans," Jo-Jo.
It's not a dirty word.
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I just can't keep up
with the terminology.
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The other day, Gabby Lipton told us
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that her grandchild was "non-binary."
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I thought it was some
sort of math dyslexia.
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Must be tough... keeping a secret
like that. Does anyone else know?
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At her last school, she
wore a dress one day.
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The bullying got so
bad, she had to drop out.
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Transferring was like a fresh start...
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She could just be Chloe.
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- No one knows she's trans except me.
- What about her parents?
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Brandon died a few years
ago, but Leslie's supportive.
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Well, it's her parents'
support that matters,
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from a legal perspective.
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Except Richard is one
of her legal guardians.
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Chloe says, if he finds
out, he might freak.
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Can you blame him?
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Stop gaping at me like I'm
some Confederate statue.
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The kid's 14. When I was 14,
I wanted a back tattoo of Burt Reynolds.
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I think she's known practically
her whole life, Jo-Jo.
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Well, if Chloe needs help,
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feel free to pass along
my contact info, okay?
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Or give it to her mother, Leslie.
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Um, Leslie's a man.
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Chloe has two dads.
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Talk about misgendering.
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I'm not the only one.
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Lucy! Wait up!
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- You're in a good mood.
- Oh, I had an eventful night.
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What about you?
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I... stayed inside. Watched a movie.
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And you? Your night sounds
more interesting than mine.
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Oh, it was. I went to your
place for Sunday-night dinner.
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- I can explain.
- Oh, don't bother.
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Maggie and I had a long talk.
Well, I mean... she talked.
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- Daniel, it's complicated. I...
- You had an affair.
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Maggie is alone and pregnant.
Seems pretty straightforward to me.
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- It was just... what...
- And I brought a cake.
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I mean, not just any cake...
A matcha yuzu from Thomas Haas.
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Oh! And Maggie kept it!
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I mean, makes sense, because
she's eating for two now.
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You know what?
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These past few weeks
have sucked, but fine,
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I'm really sorry about your cake.
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Look what just arrived, Ms. Bianchi!
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- Don't you just love that smell?
- Of what, desperation?
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I was going to say freesias.
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Do you want me to get you
a vase from the kitchen?
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Or we could just put 'em right here.
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You wouldn't happen to know anything
about the graffiti back there?
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I have a potential new
client this morning,
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- which I can handle on my own.
- No. Still a junior associate.
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Nina, please call a cleaner.
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Why are his blinds closed?
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No.
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No way. Not at work...
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Dut-dut. Please don't
finish that thought.
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These days, I refuse to
touch anything in that office.
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Morning.
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Well, I would love to stay and chat,
but I've got a show to do.
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Okay, once I'm gone, feel free to
continue whispering about me. Mm!
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- This is not good.
- Yeah, I sit on that couch.
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No. The Alt-Right Queen
hanging around our office.
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What would our clients
think if they saw her?
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Bring it up at today's
partners' meeting.
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- Oh.
- Hi, Ms. Bianchi!
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- Hi, Chloe!
- Hi. I'm Leslie.
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- Hi.
- You already know Chloe.
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- Hi. Chloe, this is...
- Daniel Svensson. Partner.
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- I'll be joining you today.
- Hey.
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I want to begin HRT.
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Uh, "hormone replacement therapy."
I want to make all this permanent.
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Okay.
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Often, when minors make big
medical decisions like this,
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they need the consent
of both their guardians.
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- Leslie, do you...
- I support this.
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- Uh, Richard's the issue.
- Richard is Chloe's other parent?
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He's my grandpa.
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My husband, Brandon, died two
years ago, and before he passed,
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we agreed to name his dad
co-guardian, for many reasons.
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Uh, I travel a lot for work,
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and it was a way for Chloe to have
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a meaningful relationship
with that side of her family.
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I love my grandpa,
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but this is the one
thing he doesn't get.
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And I don't want to stop becoming me,
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just because he needs more
time to process everything.
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Why don't we set up a meeting?
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It often helps to have
a third party present...
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Someone who can reframe
the conversation.
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And, well, what if that doesn't work?
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Mm. In cases like this,
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kids are allowed to make
medical decisions on their own
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if the courts deem them a mature minor.
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- We may not need to get there.
- But if we do,
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one of the questions
the court will ask is,
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"are you sure you're ready?"
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I've been sure since I was six.
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- You want to go paperless?
- Other firms are doing it.
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We can digitize all of our case files.
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And who will we hire
to scan all these files?
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I was thinking we could look
into hiring an office assistant.
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I like that idea.
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- Why are you standing up?
- Sometimes, I stand.
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What else is on your list?
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We also need to update our HR system...
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Provide some sensitivity training.
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People are overly-sensitive
as it is these days.
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We don't need to do
more to encourage it.
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Give me access to the
discretionary fund.
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Why? So you can start handing
out free gym memberships?
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- Anything else?
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No. No, that's all.
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Great. So where are we
on the class action suit?
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We've reached out to
Dr. Peterson's insurance company.
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We're looking to arrive
at a settlement compromise.
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- And what's the projected payout?
- 15 million.
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35% of which goes to us.
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Oh, well, that's fantastic.
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So glad your sister
brought in this case.
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Chloe would like to start
her medical transition.
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It would make things a lot easier
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if both you and Leslie
give your consent.
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If this is what you want,
then, yes, I support it...
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when you're old enough
to make this decision.
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This is not like the time
you dyed your hair green
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because you wanted to look
like that Billie Irish girl?
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Chloe has done her research.
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She's not making this decision lightly.
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Look, I know what you're
all thinking... I'm backwards.
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But I have seen this behaviour before.
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When my son, Brandon, was
a kid, he dressed like Cher,
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but that was because he
liked wigs and sequins.
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- He didn't want to be... Cher.
- This isn't a costume.
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This is me.
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The older I get, the more it feels like
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this body is turning me into
someone I don't recognize.
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- My therapist...
- Since when do you have a therapist?
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- For the last six months.
- Six months?
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It's a step I wanted to take before
I started my medical transition.
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I am his co-guardian!
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I have a say in any medical decisions.
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And I have a say when it comes
to my kid's mental health!
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Can we stop talking about
me like I'm not here?
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Chloe, why don't you
step out for a little bit?
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Mr. Pieroni, if you don't comply,
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our firm will petition the court
to grant Chloe access to HRT.
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If you go forward with this,
I'll fight it every step of the way!
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Did you not hear one
thing that Chloe has to say?
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I did. And I'm the only
one being sensible.
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You're gonna push her further away!
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It's gonna get harder...
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This isn't a popularity contest!
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I like your scarf.
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So do I.
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I don't know about you,
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but I have a real hankering
for an ice-cream bar.
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Hey?
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- Her Grandpa won't use her pronouns?
- Nope.
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His heels are very much dug-in.
259
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His approach is
bullish, that's for sure,
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but he does make a valid point.
261
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- And what point is that?
- Okay.
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Before you bite my head off...
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Our brains don't fully
develop until we're 25.
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There's a reason we don't
let people get tattoos,
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or vote, or drink, until they're older.
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This choice changes your body forever.
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Can a child properly conceptualize that?
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Well, if she's been conceptualizing
it for years, then yes.
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I disagree. Children are impulsive.
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They need a mature mind to rein them in.
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Take Danny... when he was three,
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he was terrified of restrooms
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because he thought he'd
get sucked down the toilet.
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Should I have let him wear diapers
until grade school, like he'd asked?
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You could've used any
other story to make that point.
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Transitioning isn't a decision
that a person makes impulsively.
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Hey, Jerri!
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I bet you've got a unique
perspective on all this.
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I can only speak to my
own experience, Cecil,
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but when I was Chloe's age,
there were no resources to help me.
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I couldn't even put a
name to the turmoil I felt.
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And if I had, I would've been
given electro-shock treatment
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to cure me of my sinful thoughts.
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Chloe is young.
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But she knows her life and her body
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better than anyone else in here.
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Listen to her.
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Ms. Bianchi?
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Something else came for you.
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Want me to get the trash can ready?
291
00:14:45,554 --> 00:14:50,849
Oh, my god. I love that book!
Have you ever read it?
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Once or twice.
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They're so pretty!
294
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But say the word and
I will re-trash them.
295
00:15:02,890 --> 00:15:05,169
No. It's fine. Enjoy them.
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Someone should.
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Can I ask you something?
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Is it true you might
be close to settling
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with Dr. Peterson's insurance company?
300
00:15:13,765 --> 00:15:15,765
We're working on setting
up a meeting next week.
301
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That is great news.
302
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- I'm gonna call my dad.
- Uh-uh.
303
00:15:20,108 --> 00:15:23,743
No personal calls at work.
Richard Pieroni's lawyer just called.
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- Who'd they hire?
- Candice Birch.
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They filed an emergency injunction
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to stop Chloe from starting HRT.
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Before you leave,
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you will read Daniel's list,
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and you will choose
three things on that list.
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I can't humor Daniel
if his ideas aren't good.
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Some of his ideas were great,
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but you'd already made up
your mind to shoot them down.
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You made Daniel partner.
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- Income.
- So treat him like one.
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Three things.
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"Make our office dog-friendly."
317
00:16:07,352 --> 00:16:09,519
I can't believe Chloe
isn't allowed in court,
318
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even though the whole case is about her.
319
00:16:11,235 --> 00:16:13,290
- Makes no sense.
- You're right, it doesn't.
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- But I don't make the rules.
- Well, at least she has a good lawyer.
321
00:16:18,383 --> 00:16:19,629
What's going on?
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What if your child
regrets this decision?
323
00:16:24,298 --> 00:16:25,631
How will you live with yourself?
324
00:16:25,656 --> 00:16:27,689
How can you do this as a parent?
325
00:16:27,766 --> 00:16:29,672
Why are you enabling
your child's confusion?
326
00:16:29,708 --> 00:16:31,094
We just want to get through.
327
00:16:31,119 --> 00:16:34,143
How do you respond to claims
that this is child abuse?
328
00:16:34,168 --> 00:16:36,662
Hey! This legal matter involves a minor,
329
00:16:36,687 --> 00:16:39,159
so stop recording before
we sue your network
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for invasion of privacy.
331
00:16:40,384 --> 00:16:44,476
Our viewers care about this.
They have a right to know.
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00:16:44,501 --> 00:16:47,234
Your viewers need
to move into the modern age.
333
00:16:48,261 --> 00:16:49,827
Let's go.
334
00:16:58,806 --> 00:17:00,406
They ambushed your granddaughter.
335
00:17:00,647 --> 00:17:03,656
- Outed her to everyone at her school.
- You have to believe me...
336
00:17:03,859 --> 00:17:05,207
That was never my intention.
337
00:17:05,242 --> 00:17:07,220
They're called "the Traditional
Family Values Group!"
338
00:17:07,244 --> 00:17:08,592
What did you think was gonna happen?
339
00:17:08,617 --> 00:17:11,407
My client didn't contact them. I did.
340
00:17:11,432 --> 00:17:13,566
I considered them as
possible interveners.
341
00:17:14,484 --> 00:17:16,852
Interested third parties
who offer to speak in court.
342
00:17:16,887 --> 00:17:19,855
But we never alerted the
press or leaked any information
343
00:17:19,890 --> 00:17:23,291
that could've led them to Cole's school.
Now, if you'll excuse us.
344
00:17:23,656 --> 00:17:25,093
Chloe's a mess.
345
00:17:25,129 --> 00:17:26,762
And-and her therapist is out of town,
346
00:17:26,797 --> 00:17:28,230
dealing with her own family crisis.
347
00:17:28,265 --> 00:17:30,898
My sister's a psychologist
and Chloe's met her.
348
00:17:30,933 --> 00:17:33,134
If you want, I'm sure she can make room.
349
00:17:33,489 --> 00:17:35,055
Yeah, that would be great.
350
00:17:36,061 --> 00:17:38,460
Hey, maybe Candice
didn't alert the press.
351
00:17:38,844 --> 00:17:42,298
Guess which news
channel got the scoop? NCN.
352
00:17:42,648 --> 00:17:45,305
- Crystal's new home.
- Mm-hmm.
353
00:17:47,096 --> 00:17:49,093
Say, four years from now,
354
00:17:49,508 --> 00:17:51,786
Cole phones you and says,
355
00:17:51,811 --> 00:17:54,812
"Grandpa, I still want to transition."
356
00:17:55,323 --> 00:17:58,128
- What do you say?
- I would support him.
357
00:17:58,526 --> 00:18:01,162
I've got nothing against
anyone transitioning.
358
00:18:01,197 --> 00:18:03,597
I just don't think it's a decision
you should make as a child,
359
00:18:03,846 --> 00:18:06,499
especially when you're
injecting drugs into your body.
360
00:18:06,534 --> 00:18:09,446
You're referring to the estrogen
therapy Cole wants to start taking?
361
00:18:09,471 --> 00:18:10,937
There are so many risks.
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00:18:11,424 --> 00:18:14,407
Loss of bone mass, sterilization.
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00:18:14,442 --> 00:18:15,675
I love my grandson.
364
00:18:16,354 --> 00:18:21,414
He's bright, sensitive,
but he is also indecisive.
365
00:18:22,065 --> 00:18:24,776
What happens if, after he transitions,
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00:18:24,801 --> 00:18:27,954
he wakes up and says,
"This was a mistake"?
367
00:18:27,989 --> 00:18:30,523
You're afraid he'll regret
the decision he made?
368
00:18:31,073 --> 00:18:34,961
I'm afraid of what he'll do when
he realizes he can't take it back.
369
00:18:38,732 --> 00:18:40,565
No further questions.
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00:18:42,279 --> 00:18:44,145
You may cross examine, Counsel.
371
00:18:45,740 --> 00:18:48,438
Mr. Pieroni, I can tell
you love your grandchild.
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00:18:48,463 --> 00:18:49,441
I do.
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00:18:49,476 --> 00:18:51,877
But not once have you
referred to Chloe by her name.
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00:18:52,346 --> 00:18:53,485
Or her pronouns.
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00:18:53,510 --> 00:18:56,237
Do you make it a habit of
misgendering your granddaughter?
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00:18:56,262 --> 00:18:57,060
Objection!
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00:18:57,557 --> 00:18:58,884
Counsel's asking my client
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00:18:58,919 --> 00:19:00,978
to use terminology that
does not apply to the child.
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00:19:01,003 --> 00:19:02,321
Overruled.
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00:19:02,356 --> 00:19:06,073
This courtroom will respect
the child's chosen name and pronouns.
381
00:19:09,534 --> 00:19:11,463
I refer to Cole as...
382
00:19:11,667 --> 00:19:12,898
Chloe...
383
00:19:12,933 --> 00:19:15,000
By his given name. Uh, sorry.
384
00:19:15,191 --> 00:19:16,924
This is challenging for me.
385
00:19:19,354 --> 00:19:22,604
As I've said, my grandchild is confused.
386
00:19:22,629 --> 00:19:25,697
Then she's been "confused"
since she was six.
387
00:19:26,557 --> 00:19:28,846
Chloe has said that she
was born in the wrong body
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00:19:28,871 --> 00:19:30,573
since she was six.
389
00:19:31,674 --> 00:19:34,886
This isn't a phase. Chloe's
therapist has diagnosed her
390
00:19:34,911 --> 00:19:36,643
with gender dysphoria.
391
00:19:36,668 --> 00:19:38,985
She's transitioned at
school, made friends.
392
00:19:39,010 --> 00:19:40,668
Her grades are rising.
393
00:19:40,693 --> 00:19:43,394
You paint your granddaughter
as a confused child,
394
00:19:43,429 --> 00:19:45,562
but the only person who
seems to be confused...
395
00:19:45,894 --> 00:19:46,894
is you.
396
00:19:52,205 --> 00:19:54,338
The head tilt... it's Boyte's tell.
397
00:19:54,659 --> 00:19:56,007
Good or bad?
398
00:19:59,711 --> 00:20:01,244
Why are you enabling your child's...
399
00:20:01,280 --> 00:20:03,046
We just want to get through.
400
00:20:03,081 --> 00:20:06,950
How do you respond to the claims
that this is child abuse?
401
00:20:06,985 --> 00:20:10,620
- This is from NCN.
- Crystal's network.
402
00:20:11,010 --> 00:20:14,257
In one of those intimate,
shuttered moments
403
00:20:14,293 --> 00:20:16,179
you spent with your
girlfriend in this office,
404
00:20:16,204 --> 00:20:19,172
did you happen to let slip
anything about this case?
405
00:20:19,197 --> 00:20:20,696
Of course not.
406
00:20:21,883 --> 00:20:23,049
In the office.
407
00:20:24,937 --> 00:20:27,573
It may have come up at
home during pillow talk.
408
00:20:28,073 --> 00:20:30,807
Harry. There's a very good chance
409
00:20:30,842 --> 00:20:35,377
your girlfriend outed a 14-year-old
in front of her entire school.
410
00:20:35,413 --> 00:20:37,079
Your granddaughter's friend.
411
00:20:37,114 --> 00:20:39,793
Not to mention this whole case
is now very much in the public eye...
412
00:20:39,817 --> 00:20:41,216
That includes everyone involved.
413
00:20:41,252 --> 00:20:43,385
And I do not want to get doxxed again.
414
00:20:43,830 --> 00:20:45,581
I will not be lectured
to like some...
415
00:20:45,908 --> 00:20:48,128
articling student in my own office.
416
00:20:48,787 --> 00:20:50,753
Obviously, before I
told Crystal anything,
417
00:20:50,778 --> 00:20:52,771
I swore her to secrecy.
418
00:20:52,796 --> 00:20:54,315
- And you believe her?
- I do!
419
00:20:55,156 --> 00:20:57,256
Now if you're done
waving your pitchforks,
420
00:20:57,732 --> 00:21:00,432
I have my own cases to attend to.
421
00:21:01,971 --> 00:21:03,105
Daniel?
422
00:21:03,476 --> 00:21:06,677
I've reconsidered a few of
your proposals. Take a look.
423
00:21:09,213 --> 00:21:10,278
Dad.
424
00:21:11,088 --> 00:21:14,082
- If Crystal alerted the press...
- She didn't.
425
00:21:14,107 --> 00:21:15,440
And we're done.
426
00:21:25,023 --> 00:21:27,523
This legal matter involves a minor,
427
00:21:27,548 --> 00:21:29,041
so stop recording before we...
428
00:21:29,065 --> 00:21:31,199
Jerri, can you get "Cecile" in here?
429
00:21:42,401 --> 00:21:43,900
Thanks for agreeing to meet.
430
00:21:43,936 --> 00:21:45,535
Did you get the book?
431
00:21:45,695 --> 00:21:47,328
You've got 15 minutes.
432
00:21:49,653 --> 00:21:53,079
Ahem.
I want to talk about Sofia.
433
00:21:53,104 --> 00:21:54,620
Look, I don't know what to
tell you. She's not ready to
434
00:21:54,645 --> 00:21:57,270
- see you, and I'm not...
- I know. I know, I'm...
435
00:21:57,295 --> 00:22:00,487
I'm not here to blame you.
I know this is all me.
436
00:22:05,920 --> 00:22:07,346
You know, being on this side of it...
437
00:22:08,942 --> 00:22:11,967
I should have tried harder to
make things right between you two.
438
00:22:13,528 --> 00:22:16,061
Nice to find something we agree on.
439
00:22:17,600 --> 00:22:19,032
How's Nico?
440
00:22:19,981 --> 00:22:22,182
He's... hanging in there.
441
00:22:23,103 --> 00:22:24,803
I can tell he misses his sister.
442
00:22:28,040 --> 00:22:29,471
I want to fix this, Abby.
443
00:22:34,529 --> 00:22:35,928
All of this.
444
00:22:49,399 --> 00:22:50,862
Need any help with your homework?
445
00:22:50,887 --> 00:22:52,644
Know anything about noble gases?
446
00:22:52,669 --> 00:22:55,470
- Well, actually...
- No fart jokes, Mom.
447
00:22:56,673 --> 00:22:59,273
I think it's supposed to look like this.
448
00:22:59,434 --> 00:23:03,989
I could just take a picture and
ask Chloe, but... she's off-grid.
449
00:23:04,542 --> 00:23:07,315
- How is she?
- Traumatized.
450
00:23:07,706 --> 00:23:08,987
I just don't get it.
451
00:23:09,012 --> 00:23:10,979
Why do total strangers
think they should have a say
452
00:23:11,004 --> 00:23:12,770
in how someone lives their life?
453
00:23:12,841 --> 00:23:14,140
And Richard...
454
00:23:14,238 --> 00:23:16,371
He thinks he's doing the right thing.
455
00:23:16,396 --> 00:23:17,635
Maybe, in his mind,
456
00:23:17,660 --> 00:23:20,428
he's losing the last
connection to his son.
457
00:23:20,529 --> 00:23:23,394
But Chloe's just as much a
part of his dead son as Cole was.
458
00:23:24,534 --> 00:23:25,932
Now he's gonna lose her, too.
459
00:23:29,548 --> 00:23:31,175
I spoke to your dad today.
460
00:23:32,082 --> 00:23:33,985
He really wants to see you.
461
00:23:34,496 --> 00:23:37,111
Take a picture of me
and caption it "Go away."
462
00:23:37,738 --> 00:23:39,832
- Sofia...
- Mom, who cares what he wants?
463
00:23:39,857 --> 00:23:41,510
I don't, and you shouldn't either.
464
00:23:41,535 --> 00:23:43,517
Well, it's not about what I want.
465
00:23:43,699 --> 00:23:45,786
It's about what's best for you.
466
00:23:45,821 --> 00:23:48,611
- What about what I want?
- You're 14.
467
00:23:48,636 --> 00:23:49,957
So is Chloe!
468
00:23:50,402 --> 00:23:52,486
You're fighting for her
right to make her own choices,
469
00:23:52,511 --> 00:23:53,972
so why are you attacking mine?
470
00:24:05,294 --> 00:24:06,294
Morning, Jerri.
471
00:24:07,599 --> 00:24:11,514
- What's up?
- Uh, never you mind.
472
00:24:15,155 --> 00:24:16,355
Ass-hat?
473
00:24:17,222 --> 00:24:19,195
Who keeps doing this?
474
00:24:19,871 --> 00:24:21,433
Why am I asking? Of course it's her.
475
00:24:21,458 --> 00:24:23,367
We can't confirm it was Abigail.
476
00:24:23,391 --> 00:24:25,340
No, this time, I actually meant Lucy.
477
00:24:25,365 --> 00:24:27,916
You have got a lot of
people's backs up lately.
478
00:24:27,941 --> 00:24:30,830
- Mine included.
- I am modernizing this firm.
479
00:24:31,144 --> 00:24:33,065
In time, you will
appreciate these changes.
480
00:24:33,090 --> 00:24:34,867
I've already used part
of our discretionary fund
481
00:24:34,903 --> 00:24:37,605
to install some new artwork.
Update the aesthetic.
482
00:24:37,630 --> 00:24:41,285
Oh, right. That thing
arrived this morning.
483
00:24:44,245 --> 00:24:48,247
- What is it?
- I want to look away, but I can't.
484
00:24:48,282 --> 00:24:51,791
It's a Benson. He's a
subversive new talent.
485
00:24:51,816 --> 00:24:55,238
- His work challenges the viewer to...
- Feel unsafe in the workplace?
486
00:24:55,263 --> 00:24:56,285
You're a psychologist.
487
00:24:56,310 --> 00:24:59,466
What does this piece of
artwork tell us about the buyer?
488
00:24:59,597 --> 00:25:01,531
Overcompensation issues?
489
00:25:01,556 --> 00:25:05,143
Also, someone who's obnoxiously
self-righteous and judgmental
490
00:25:05,168 --> 00:25:08,191
- and... just generally a jerk.
- Shut up.
491
00:25:08,723 --> 00:25:09,923
All of you.
492
00:25:16,910 --> 00:25:18,582
How are your classes going?
493
00:25:18,779 --> 00:25:19,878
Well, you know, these days,
494
00:25:19,913 --> 00:25:21,647
I don't really care
too much about geometry.
495
00:25:23,817 --> 00:25:25,683
When I transferred schools,
496
00:25:26,240 --> 00:25:28,374
I made a choice to look like this.
497
00:25:32,026 --> 00:25:34,207
At first, I thought
the kids would laugh.
498
00:25:34,995 --> 00:25:36,308
Like last time.
499
00:25:37,497 --> 00:25:40,485
But... they didn't see a boy in a dress.
500
00:25:41,995 --> 00:25:43,995
They just saw Chloe.
501
00:25:45,773 --> 00:25:47,539
It sounds like you've arrived at a place
502
00:25:47,574 --> 00:25:50,142
where you can finally
start being yourself.
503
00:25:52,146 --> 00:25:53,556
But...
504
00:25:54,267 --> 00:25:56,147
after the thing at school,
505
00:25:56,182 --> 00:25:58,314
with the protesters...
506
00:25:59,201 --> 00:26:01,078
I'm so tired.
507
00:26:03,761 --> 00:26:06,428
Of my family fighting.
508
00:26:07,118 --> 00:26:10,814
Of... having to hide who I am.
509
00:26:14,048 --> 00:26:18,402
I'm tired of having
to explain myself to everyone.
510
00:26:23,214 --> 00:26:26,540
Every day feels like
a fight just to be me.
511
00:26:36,664 --> 00:26:38,321
Thank you so much for getting Chloe in
512
00:26:38,346 --> 00:26:40,413
- to see your sister.
- No need to thank me.
513
00:26:42,327 --> 00:26:44,694
- How's, um...
- How do you think she is?
514
00:26:44,730 --> 00:26:47,296
- I never meant to hurt anyone.
- Then drop this case.
515
00:26:47,332 --> 00:26:49,143
Oh, make no mistake...
We're not dropping anything.
516
00:26:49,323 --> 00:26:51,728
In fact, we have one
more witness to call.
517
00:26:55,038 --> 00:26:56,838
My name is Allison Plimpton.
518
00:26:57,109 --> 00:26:59,735
I'm a... de-transitioner.
519
00:26:59,760 --> 00:27:02,095
Can you explain what that means?
520
00:27:02,120 --> 00:27:05,647
- When I was 13...
- Oh, so, around the same age as...
521
00:27:06,049 --> 00:27:07,049
"Chloe."
522
00:27:08,431 --> 00:27:11,686
I thought that I was
born into the wrong body,
523
00:27:11,900 --> 00:27:14,356
- that I was a man.
- So you transitioned?
524
00:27:14,657 --> 00:27:17,648
Puberty blockers at
13. Testosterone at 16.
525
00:27:17,673 --> 00:27:19,265
And then what happened?
526
00:27:19,290 --> 00:27:23,071
- I... was wrong.
- Objection!
527
00:27:23,096 --> 00:27:25,167
Ms. Plimpton's personal experience
528
00:27:25,202 --> 00:27:27,836
is irrelevant to
Chloe's right to decide.
529
00:27:28,599 --> 00:27:29,845
I'll allow it.
530
00:27:32,409 --> 00:27:34,056
Please, continue.
531
00:27:34,546 --> 00:27:37,680
I thought that I was trans... but I'm...
532
00:27:38,883 --> 00:27:40,089
I'm gay.
533
00:27:40,673 --> 00:27:43,885
I wanted to be with another woman
and not have everyone stare,
534
00:27:43,920 --> 00:27:45,552
so I thought
535
00:27:45,588 --> 00:27:48,189
that if I wasn't a woman, then I...
536
00:27:48,310 --> 00:27:49,943
Life would be easier?
537
00:27:51,798 --> 00:27:55,263
But now you're
transitioning back, correct?
538
00:27:55,610 --> 00:27:57,265
It's been a journey.
539
00:27:57,581 --> 00:28:01,683
I'm training my vocal cords
to sound more feminine.
540
00:28:02,309 --> 00:28:05,243
The hormone therapy
has had lasting effects.
541
00:28:05,665 --> 00:28:07,441
What's the one thing
542
00:28:07,476 --> 00:28:09,353
that you would like this courtroom
543
00:28:09,378 --> 00:28:11,310
to take away from your story?
544
00:28:12,781 --> 00:28:14,360
I was 13.
545
00:28:15,181 --> 00:28:17,517
When you're young, you
think you know what you want,
546
00:28:17,542 --> 00:28:20,610
but... kids don't know any better.
547
00:28:22,824 --> 00:28:24,257
Adults should.
548
00:28:25,326 --> 00:28:27,845
Transitioning was the
worst mistake of my life.
549
00:28:37,114 --> 00:28:38,013
Leslie.
550
00:28:38,134 --> 00:28:39,733
Has Cole...
551
00:28:39,995 --> 00:28:42,195
Sorry, Chloe...
552
00:28:42,900 --> 00:28:46,489
ever expressed any
doubts about... her gender?
553
00:28:46,860 --> 00:28:50,282
Only when it comes to the gender
the doctor assigned her at birth.
554
00:28:50,318 --> 00:28:51,584
I'll rephrase.
555
00:28:51,619 --> 00:28:56,251
Has Chloe ever expressed
any doubts about her transition?
556
00:28:56,901 --> 00:28:57,901
Never.
557
00:28:58,926 --> 00:29:02,423
Your Honor, I submit into
evidence a video recording we found...
558
00:29:02,448 --> 00:29:04,103
Dated February 12th.
559
00:29:04,128 --> 00:29:06,828
Objection! Where did you get this video?
560
00:29:06,853 --> 00:29:09,168
It was posted on
Chloe's YouTube channel.
561
00:29:09,328 --> 00:29:10,328
I'll allow it.
562
00:29:11,339 --> 00:29:13,740
... into my head,
563
00:29:14,009 --> 00:29:15,675
and at the end of the day,
564
00:29:15,700 --> 00:29:17,196
I'm asking myself...
565
00:29:18,969 --> 00:29:21,634
is transitioning even worth it?
566
00:29:22,339 --> 00:29:24,907
What if this is all just a big mistake?
567
00:29:35,790 --> 00:29:38,367
Nice when we can squeeze
each other in on a workday.
568
00:29:38,392 --> 00:29:41,589
- It's been a busy week.
- Mm. The news never stops.
569
00:29:41,707 --> 00:29:42,955
So it seems.
570
00:29:47,598 --> 00:29:50,199
My granddaughter, Sofia,
she goes to Mount Hill.
571
00:29:51,064 --> 00:29:53,199
Didn't your network
shoot a segment there
572
00:29:53,224 --> 00:29:54,525
earlier in the week?
573
00:29:55,206 --> 00:29:56,439
Right.
574
00:29:56,478 --> 00:29:59,290
The one about the Traditional
Family Values picketers.
575
00:30:00,204 --> 00:30:02,783
That whole business was about
a client of yours, wasn't it?
576
00:30:02,808 --> 00:30:04,048
The case I told you about, yes.
577
00:30:07,762 --> 00:30:09,628
Incidentally, our paralegal,
578
00:30:09,820 --> 00:30:12,806
he has a cousin who interns at NCN.
579
00:30:14,329 --> 00:30:17,853
The kid has all the gossip
about upcoming stories...
580
00:30:17,878 --> 00:30:19,310
The people who pitch them...
581
00:30:20,944 --> 00:30:22,017
Harry.
582
00:30:23,242 --> 00:30:25,423
This is the kind of
news our viewers devour.
583
00:30:28,815 --> 00:30:32,329
You gave them information
I shared in confidence.
584
00:30:35,195 --> 00:30:36,462
Her name...
585
00:30:37,005 --> 00:30:38,415
her school.
586
00:30:41,755 --> 00:30:43,603
We are talking about a child.
587
00:30:43,780 --> 00:30:46,281
You know perfectly
well what my brand is...
588
00:30:46,496 --> 00:30:48,062
The kind of audience I have.
589
00:30:48,892 --> 00:30:50,290
Or are my show's politics
590
00:30:50,315 --> 00:30:52,115
only an issue when they affect you?
591
00:30:52,140 --> 00:30:56,475
Those stories weren't taken
from our private conversations.
592
00:30:56,802 --> 00:30:59,024
This relationship has cost me...
593
00:30:59,931 --> 00:31:01,597
Clients, friends...
594
00:31:02,459 --> 00:31:03,858
my children,
595
00:31:04,269 --> 00:31:05,767
and still...
596
00:31:05,792 --> 00:31:07,792
I... I was willing.
597
00:31:11,976 --> 00:31:14,126
You saw an opportunity and you took it.
598
00:31:15,675 --> 00:31:17,548
Even if it meant betraying me.
599
00:31:27,495 --> 00:31:28,772
You do realize I've only had
600
00:31:28,797 --> 00:31:30,054
one session with Chloe?
601
00:31:30,079 --> 00:31:31,156
They've gained the upper hand.
602
00:31:31,181 --> 00:31:33,240
Candice is painting Chloe
as an indecisive kid.
603
00:31:33,265 --> 00:31:35,716
Her regular therapist
is out of the country.
604
00:31:36,210 --> 00:31:38,374
Chloe needs someone
who can vouch for her...
605
00:31:38,399 --> 00:31:40,932
Someone who can offer
her expert opinion.
606
00:31:41,086 --> 00:31:42,552
It's my expertise you want?
607
00:31:42,577 --> 00:31:45,583
Because I thought you said all of
my knowledge came from a textbook?
608
00:31:45,789 --> 00:31:48,156
Those were not my exact words.
609
00:31:48,697 --> 00:31:50,140
What if I'm the one that questions you?
610
00:31:50,165 --> 00:31:51,231
No.
611
00:31:51,915 --> 00:31:54,968
Okay. Look. Forget about
me. Forget about him.
612
00:31:55,565 --> 00:31:56,565
Do this for Chloe.
613
00:32:00,248 --> 00:32:03,304
Can you contextualize what
Chloe said in that video?
614
00:32:03,647 --> 00:32:05,655
She mentioned it in her session.
615
00:32:06,305 --> 00:32:07,937
She recorded it the same day
616
00:32:07,973 --> 00:32:10,890
that some of her peers
from her last school
617
00:32:11,465 --> 00:32:13,799
bullied her for showing up in a dress.
618
00:32:14,390 --> 00:32:16,976
The bullying also sparked a disagreement
619
00:32:17,001 --> 00:32:18,634
between Leslie and Richard.
620
00:32:18,749 --> 00:32:20,905
So when Chloe called
transitioning a "mistake"...
621
00:32:20,930 --> 00:32:23,788
She was reacting to how
the people in her life
622
00:32:23,813 --> 00:32:25,718
were responding to her transition.
623
00:32:26,535 --> 00:32:29,382
What do you make of
Ms. Plimpton's story?
624
00:32:29,628 --> 00:32:32,187
Do you think her
experience applies to Chloe?
625
00:32:32,212 --> 00:32:34,012
In cases like Ms. Plimpton's,
626
00:32:34,037 --> 00:32:37,796
transitioning is prompted
by internalized homophobia.
627
00:32:38,316 --> 00:32:41,276
She transitioned to... escape
628
00:32:41,301 --> 00:32:43,268
something that she couldn't
accept about herself.
629
00:32:43,927 --> 00:32:45,452
And Chloe's situation is different?
630
00:32:45,477 --> 00:32:49,888
Yes. Chloe has always felt
she was born in the wrong body.
631
00:32:50,210 --> 00:32:52,265
Everything Chloe has done...
632
00:32:52,290 --> 00:32:55,101
The therapy to... the
change in her appearance...
633
00:32:55,126 --> 00:32:56,358
Is to bridge that gap.
634
00:32:57,062 --> 00:32:59,976
It's the difference between...
running away from something...
635
00:33:00,798 --> 00:33:02,164
and running towards it.
636
00:33:09,979 --> 00:33:11,238
Luce?
637
00:33:11,901 --> 00:33:13,075
Thanks.
638
00:33:14,044 --> 00:33:16,864
- I think your testimony helped.
- Good luck.
639
00:33:19,409 --> 00:33:22,520
Okay, I didn't tell you about Maggie
because I knew how you'd react.
640
00:33:22,545 --> 00:33:25,372
You'd be disappointed
and I'd deserve it.
641
00:33:26,027 --> 00:33:28,044
What happened between
you two is your business.
642
00:33:28,688 --> 00:33:31,379
I was just hurt... you didn't tell me.
643
00:33:34,924 --> 00:33:37,028
Does Abby know?
644
00:33:37,053 --> 00:33:39,137
I don't care as much
about what she thinks.
645
00:33:40,200 --> 00:33:42,667
Look, I'm in no position to judge...
646
00:33:43,137 --> 00:33:47,182
- You never cheated on Danielle.
- No, but I strung her along,
647
00:33:47,318 --> 00:33:48,669
then cut her loose.
648
00:33:50,807 --> 00:33:52,406
Gotta say, it's bizarre to think
649
00:33:52,431 --> 00:33:55,395
Abby might be the only one
with a salvageable relationship.
650
00:33:56,622 --> 00:33:57,922
What?
651
00:33:58,404 --> 00:34:00,051
- What do you know?
- Don't!
652
00:34:00,076 --> 00:34:03,419
Don't tell me what my husband
would want for our child.
653
00:34:03,757 --> 00:34:07,425
This is why Brandon wanted me
to be Cole's shared guardian...
654
00:34:07,450 --> 00:34:09,535
You never think about the
consequences of anything!
655
00:34:09,560 --> 00:34:11,235
Your son would be ashamed of you,
656
00:34:11,260 --> 00:34:13,137
if he could see how much
you're hurting Chloe.
657
00:34:13,162 --> 00:34:14,864
His name is Cole!
658
00:34:15,426 --> 00:34:17,114
Can you...
659
00:34:23,523 --> 00:34:25,546
Given all the facts presented,
660
00:34:26,002 --> 00:34:28,218
I declare the child a mature minor.
661
00:34:28,553 --> 00:34:32,060
She... and I say "she"
as this is her pronoun...
662
00:34:32,085 --> 00:34:35,715
is within her right to access
hormone replacement treatment.
663
00:34:35,751 --> 00:34:39,132
The court hereby dispenses
with Mr. Pieroni's consent.
664
00:34:39,157 --> 00:34:40,324
Mr. Pieroni?
665
00:34:40,349 --> 00:34:41,632
When you two are together,
666
00:34:41,657 --> 00:34:44,406
I implore you to respect
your granddaughter's decision.
667
00:34:44,431 --> 00:34:47,466
When you entirely dismiss
someone's self-conception,
668
00:34:47,491 --> 00:34:49,323
you deny them their humanity.
669
00:34:54,984 --> 00:34:58,675
You won! Chloe! You won.
670
00:35:01,325 --> 00:35:02,325
What's wrong?
671
00:35:03,233 --> 00:35:05,946
I... changed my mind.
672
00:35:07,346 --> 00:35:09,547
I don't want to transition anymore.
673
00:35:15,609 --> 00:35:18,428
Did something happen? Is this
because of your grandfather's... ?
674
00:35:18,453 --> 00:35:21,888
No. It's not him. It's me.
675
00:35:21,930 --> 00:35:24,964
It's okay if you need
time to process all this.
676
00:35:24,993 --> 00:35:26,893
I'm sorry, everyone.
677
00:35:27,091 --> 00:35:28,791
This was a mistake.
678
00:35:31,925 --> 00:35:33,640
You must be getting hungry.
679
00:35:33,901 --> 00:35:35,746
Why don't you go grab
something from the kitchen?
680
00:35:41,739 --> 00:35:43,272
Okay, so what does this mean?
681
00:35:44,406 --> 00:35:46,976
Chloe isn't bound to
start using HRT right away,
682
00:35:47,001 --> 00:35:49,080
she can access it whenever she wants.
683
00:35:55,556 --> 00:35:58,156
I've had three cups of this
sludge since this morning.
684
00:35:58,181 --> 00:35:59,609
You think I have a problem?
685
00:36:02,359 --> 00:36:05,898
- "Friday." Are they a band?
- Yeah.
686
00:36:05,923 --> 00:36:10,529
I saw them in concert last year
as part of their world tour.
687
00:36:10,554 --> 00:36:13,104
- Were they any good live?
- Amazing.
688
00:36:13,140 --> 00:36:15,640
Well, I couldn't understand
the lyrics without the subtitles,
689
00:36:15,675 --> 00:36:18,343
but... you could just feel it, you know?
690
00:36:18,378 --> 00:36:19,644
Ahh.
691
00:36:19,679 --> 00:36:22,347
- The new Beatles.
- Who's that?
692
00:36:22,757 --> 00:36:25,217
I am kidding!
693
00:36:25,252 --> 00:36:28,719
You should start a fan club at school.
694
00:36:29,136 --> 00:36:30,236
Right.
695
00:36:35,882 --> 00:36:37,627
Was it worth it?
696
00:36:37,663 --> 00:36:39,468
When... when you...
697
00:36:40,694 --> 00:36:41,976
Never mind.
698
00:36:43,179 --> 00:36:45,245
It didn't solve everything in my life.
699
00:36:45,773 --> 00:36:48,505
But I'm much happier now,
if that's what you're asking.
700
00:36:48,765 --> 00:36:53,510
- It's a big decision, isn't it?
- Mm-hmm.
701
00:36:53,545 --> 00:36:56,109
What if I do this one thing, and...
702
00:36:56,959 --> 00:36:59,116
everything changes?
703
00:37:00,945 --> 00:37:04,221
When I transitioned, I lost my job,
704
00:37:04,257 --> 00:37:05,722
my church.
705
00:37:06,077 --> 00:37:08,392
One of my kids stopped talking to me.
706
00:37:09,004 --> 00:37:12,187
And my best friend,
he took it hard, too.
707
00:37:13,705 --> 00:37:15,438
But I had to do it.
708
00:37:15,820 --> 00:37:18,869
It was like this other person
was living inside me, suffocating,
709
00:37:18,904 --> 00:37:21,938
and I couldn't ignore
that person anymore.
710
00:37:22,066 --> 00:37:23,717
I had to meet her.
711
00:37:24,372 --> 00:37:25,679
And you know what?
712
00:37:27,116 --> 00:37:29,022
I found a better job.
713
00:37:29,187 --> 00:37:31,415
Joined a new church, one
with cleaner restrooms.
714
00:37:31,450 --> 00:37:34,584
My wife stayed by my side
715
00:37:34,620 --> 00:37:36,953
and our marriage is stronger than ever.
716
00:37:37,534 --> 00:37:40,093
Even my best friend stuck around.
717
00:37:41,593 --> 00:37:44,273
The people who love you always do.
718
00:37:51,624 --> 00:37:54,537
- Is everything okay?
- That was my dad.
719
00:37:54,781 --> 00:37:57,038
He got his pinky caught
in someone's mail slot.
720
00:37:57,063 --> 00:37:58,112
Again?
721
00:37:59,119 --> 00:38:00,452
I hope it heals soon.
722
00:38:00,487 --> 00:38:03,087
The mother/daughter bowling
league tournament is next weekend,
723
00:38:03,123 --> 00:38:04,822
and we were going to practice tonight,
724
00:38:04,858 --> 00:38:06,921
help clear the nerves, you know?
725
00:38:06,946 --> 00:38:09,327
But... I guess that's not happening.
726
00:38:09,352 --> 00:38:10,919
Ah, I guess not.
727
00:38:12,633 --> 00:38:16,257
Or... you could ask someone
else to practice with you.
728
00:38:16,632 --> 00:38:18,912
- Like who?
- Oh, I don't know.
729
00:38:19,139 --> 00:38:21,398
Someone who's easy-going.
730
00:38:21,731 --> 00:38:23,164
Not super-competitive.
731
00:38:23,309 --> 00:38:25,663
Someone who's really
patient and encouraging.
732
00:38:25,726 --> 00:38:28,166
- Exactly.
- Great!
733
00:38:28,617 --> 00:38:33,587
I'll ask Jerri. Way to
use the old noggin, Cecil!
734
00:38:34,119 --> 00:38:35,853
That's what I'm here for.
735
00:38:41,738 --> 00:38:45,863
- She said no?
- Not in those exact words.
736
00:38:45,907 --> 00:38:49,364
There was some scowling...
and a hashtag thrown in.
737
00:38:50,223 --> 00:38:53,881
- I'll ask her later.
- Is that Sofia?
738
00:38:53,906 --> 00:38:55,606
It's your mom.
739
00:38:55,810 --> 00:38:57,710
Oh.
740
00:38:57,735 --> 00:38:59,802
Here, I'll... I'll put her on speaker.
741
00:38:59,878 --> 00:39:02,684
- Hey, Peanut!
- Mom...
742
00:39:02,849 --> 00:39:06,084
when you see Sofia, can
you tell her I said hi?
743
00:39:09,800 --> 00:39:12,200
Maybe you can tell her yourself.
744
00:39:15,728 --> 00:39:17,837
That was Chloe.
745
00:39:17,862 --> 00:39:20,181
She's starting her HRT in a few weeks,
746
00:39:20,206 --> 00:39:22,743
- and she's back at school tomorrow.
- That's great news.
747
00:39:22,768 --> 00:39:24,923
- Fantastic.
- How'd she sound?
748
00:39:24,948 --> 00:39:27,914
Scared of how people
will act around her.
749
00:39:29,288 --> 00:39:31,789
Sofia, would you mind grabbing that?
750
00:39:38,024 --> 00:39:41,217
- What are you doing here?
- Relax. I'm not staying.
751
00:39:41,253 --> 00:39:43,519
Just dropping someone off.
752
00:39:43,625 --> 00:39:45,191
Sofia!
753
00:39:46,187 --> 00:39:48,187
You would not believe
the week I just had.
754
00:39:48,212 --> 00:39:51,638
I fed Lou the Sea Monkey
way too much phytoplankton
755
00:39:51,663 --> 00:39:54,470
and he exploded, so I
wanted to get a pet goldfish,
756
00:39:54,495 --> 00:39:55,828
but that felt too soon,
757
00:39:55,853 --> 00:39:57,744
so I got a pet rock instead,
758
00:39:57,769 --> 00:39:59,279
but I didn't want to
name him without you
759
00:39:59,303 --> 00:40:02,337
- because you're way better...
- I have one more ask.
760
00:40:03,607 --> 00:40:07,564
- Would you consider couples' therapy?
- Uh...
761
00:40:10,278 --> 00:40:12,645
Leave it with me, okay?
762
00:40:13,441 --> 00:40:15,407
Yeah. Sure.
763
00:40:26,548 --> 00:40:29,619
- You nervous?
- Terrified.
764
00:40:29,654 --> 00:40:31,548
Hey, isn't that Jerri's?
765
00:40:31,573 --> 00:40:34,166
Yeah. She said I could have it.
766
00:40:34,423 --> 00:40:36,925
It smells like oatmeal and wisdom.
767
00:40:36,961 --> 00:40:39,103
It's like she's standing
right here beside me.
768
00:40:39,908 --> 00:40:41,875
Come on. Let's go.
769
00:40:42,949 --> 00:40:44,938
I think she was hoping he'd show up.
770
00:40:45,491 --> 00:40:47,491
Richard will come around.
771
00:40:47,516 --> 00:40:48,549
Yeah.
772
00:40:49,468 --> 00:40:52,673
Take Chloe and Sofia through
the back, I'll handle these jerks.
773
00:40:53,058 --> 00:40:56,511
She's here! Chloe! Chloe! Chloe!
774
00:40:57,815 --> 00:41:00,212
- Oh, my god.
- Chloe! Chloe! Chloe! Chloe!
775
00:41:00,237 --> 00:41:03,861
- What is even happening?
- Chloe! Chloe! Chloe!
776
00:41:04,053 --> 00:41:07,288
You didn't have anything
to do with this, did you?
777
00:41:07,313 --> 00:41:09,280
Come on.
778
00:41:27,644 --> 00:41:28,743
Let me guess...
779
00:41:28,778 --> 00:41:31,283
No fun plans this weekend?
780
00:41:31,308 --> 00:41:33,978
I guess all three of
us are sad and alone.
781
00:41:34,844 --> 00:41:36,977
Lucy told me about you and Frank.
782
00:41:37,642 --> 00:41:40,477
What happened to
doctor-patient confidentiality?
783
00:41:40,629 --> 00:41:43,096
That only applies to my patients.
784
00:41:44,719 --> 00:41:47,554
I... have an announcement.
785
00:41:49,477 --> 00:41:51,044
I broke up with Crystal.
786
00:41:52,988 --> 00:41:56,079
After some deep reflection,
787
00:41:56,256 --> 00:41:58,266
I decided I could no longer justify
788
00:41:58,291 --> 00:42:01,485
dating a woman my family
doesn't approve of.
789
00:42:03,952 --> 00:42:07,176
- So you broke up with her.
- For our sake?
790
00:42:07,293 --> 00:42:10,193
Congratulations. You can
start hanging streamers.
791
00:42:15,446 --> 00:42:16,446
I mean...
792
00:42:17,250 --> 00:42:19,016
we did want this.
793
00:42:19,041 --> 00:42:20,892
But he seems so sad.
794
00:42:21,043 --> 00:42:23,076
Almost makes it hard to celebrate.
795
00:42:23,101 --> 00:42:26,251
Did everyone see that blue sky?
796
00:42:26,276 --> 00:42:29,812
Now, obviously, I'm no
fan of global warming,
797
00:42:29,837 --> 00:42:33,450
but I do love this
early June-like weather.
798
00:42:33,475 --> 00:42:35,308
Ohh.
799
00:42:35,343 --> 00:42:37,610
Daniel, yours is lactose-free.
800
00:42:39,188 --> 00:42:41,189
- Go on.
- Thanks, Jerri.
801
00:42:41,214 --> 00:42:42,781
Thank you.
802
00:42:43,900 --> 00:42:46,079
Hey, Mom. Do you have a minute?
803
00:42:46,104 --> 00:42:46,947
Yeah.
804
00:42:47,243 --> 00:42:48,821
I've decided, starting tomorrow,
805
00:42:48,856 --> 00:42:50,868
I'd like to switch back
to our original schedule.
806
00:42:51,425 --> 00:42:53,922
Mm. One week here, one week with Dad?
807
00:42:53,947 --> 00:42:55,611
Yeah. Same schedule as Nico.
808
00:42:56,363 --> 00:42:58,189
What brought this on?
809
00:42:58,214 --> 00:42:59,564
I have been factoring
810
00:42:59,589 --> 00:43:01,455
how much longer it takes
to commute to school.
811
00:43:02,095 --> 00:43:04,798
Plus, our house is a
lot closer to Justin's.
812
00:43:04,903 --> 00:43:08,181
And, while I appreciate
Jo-Jo's ability to order takeout,
813
00:43:08,206 --> 00:43:10,106
I really miss a home-cooked meal.
814
00:43:11,493 --> 00:43:14,212
That's a very adult
decision to make, Sofia.
815
00:43:14,247 --> 00:43:16,462
- Okay. Don't make this weird.
- Too late.
816
00:43:17,217 --> 00:43:18,716
Just remember...
817
00:43:18,751 --> 00:43:21,419
In a week, I get you back. Okay?
818
00:43:21,454 --> 00:43:23,554
Mom! Cringe!
819
00:43:51,594 --> 00:43:54,899
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