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- man: baby, i put it right over here. - no, you did not. - see, baby, it's right there. - woman: oh... baby. ( man laughs ) you know i take care of you. - woman: yeah. - man: i give you everything. ( girl whispering ) i'm okay. woman: i have this idea. girl: i can do this, i can do this, i can do this. i'm not scared. i'm not scared. i'm not scared. i can do this.
- ( music playing ) - it's okay. i'm not scared. i can do this. - i can do this. - ( distant siren wails ) ♪ put your hands in the air... ♪ girl: i'm not scared. i'm okay. i'm not scared. i'm not afraid. i can do this. - ( scissors snipping ) - i'm okay.
i'm okay. i'm okay. woman: oh, my god. ( gulps ) ( man laughing ) woman: no. no, man, let me try that out. - man: you know you my girl? - woman: let me try that out. ( music continues ) woman: where you going, baby? toothpick.( laughs )
( woman laughs ) ( rap music playing ) uh, yeah, i'm at 14811 jefferson. yeah, i wantto go to, uh... 77 oak ridge road in saddle ridge,new jersey. yeah, new jersey. woman: have you seen my daughter?
hey. yo, what you doto your hair, sweetie? ( laughs ) uh, agnes.open up. yo, i ain't got timefor your crap. i'm gettingout of here. - what?- i said i'm out. - yo, you ain't goin' nowhere, you little bitch.- ( phone ringing ) open up.open up!
ah! ( yells ) ( grunts, thumps ) ( panting ) taxi driver: you going to jersey? you got the money? yeah. - okay.- ( thumping ) - driver: hey, back off the car! - slut!
you slut!you useless slut! - ( honking horn ) - you owe me! - you owe me.- driver: back off the cab, lady! - you ain't going nowhere.- back off the cab! you're gonna get memy money, you little bitch! ( driver honks horn ) honey?baby, i'm sorry. okay?mommy loves you. okay? - ( driver honks horn ) - come on, baby. come on.
- back off the car! - you're nothing but a dumb, useless whore! you'll be back!you hear me? ( screams ) you need me! ( tires screech ) where's the money?show it to me now. that's not enough.get out of my cab. get out of the cab. get out of the cabright now! no!
( engine revs ) ( horn honks ) ( screams ) you littlepiece of trash. ( shuffling ) ( rings ) back away from the house.get down on the ground. down on the ground.down on the ground. ( grunts )
- down! down!- ( yelling ) no, get off me! easy! - ( handcuffs ratchet ) - ( panting ) this is a girl,not a boy. all right,let's get her up. what is this? do you know the peoplethat live here? what's going on?
officer: we're sorry to disturb you, mr. fitzpatrick, but we received a callfrom your housekeeper. - who the hell is that?- we don't know. we found this on herand she said she knows you. - she said she knows me?- that's what she said. - where was she?- in the back trying to break in. - she was trying to break into the house?- that's right. did you pat her down?did she say anything?what's her name? she hasnothing on her.
nothing-- nothing else.no id. - inside, guys. come on.- a police car, mom. i know, let'sjust go in the house. - girl: but who is it? - woman: i don't know. - show me.- woman: let's go. do you know her? ( knocks ) yes. let her out.
come on. fitzpatrick: how old are you now, 14? - ( glass clatters ) - 15? - 16.- 16. ( children's voices echoing ) girl: say, "thank you." it's a nice place. you work in real estateor something? no, wall street.
how's your mother, agnes? it's apple, remember? you gave the nameto me? - ( fork clatters ) - here's what's up. i need a place to stayfor a little bit. that's why i'm here. i ain't asking youto feel guilty and stufflike that, so let's not evengo there. i just needa place to stayfor a little bit.
i'll get a job,i'll get my own place,and then i'll be gone. ( kids laughing ) um... girl: i'm gonna get you! here. i knew i couldn'tcount on you. have a nice life.nice to finally meet you. wait, where are you going? you just showed up.
the police saidyou tried to break in. i didn'ttry and break in.they're lying. all right, look.maybe there's somethingwe can work out. maybe i'll havea word with my wife. were youin jail? no, dusty,she wasn't in jail. it's just a misunderstanding.we figured it out. what kindof misunderstanding? alex, it's not a problem.it's all better now.
uh, agnes,where are you from? apple: a lot of places. and it's apple,not agnes. hmm? you can call meapple, not agnes. oh, i thoughtyou said it was agnes, but appleis a beautiful name. ( alex giggles ) apple?that's a funny name.
and alexis a boy's name. no, it's not.yours is stupid. she smellsand she's weird, mom... - dusty, shh.- and why does she have to stay with us? tom? all right, you guys.time for bed. - cece, bath time.- ( giggling ) - come on, give me a hug.- joanna: good night. dusty:good night.
( kids giggle ) oh, honey,can you please wait? i think maybe now would bea good time for us to have a little talktogether. why don't you stopcalling me "honey"? tom: hey, apple? you're in my house. look, we wantto help you, but we don't knowhow to.
we're gonna haveto get in touchwith your social worker or someoneassigned to your case and let them know that you're here. when i was eight,i was taken awayfrom my mother when she wasarrested for drugs. i was dropped offat a mental hospital where they kept mein a steel roomall by myself because i didn't fit inwith the other kids. from there, i was putinto another temporaryshelter.
- apple... - every few months i'd be assignedsome new caseworker and we'd startall over again. apple, look-- by the timei was 12, i was inmy 10th foster home. seemed like good peoplethis time, until the husbandwould come into my roomat night and start touching meand feeling all up on me.
i told my caseworkerand she got the policeinvolved. he told them that iwas making it all up because that'swhat "troubled kids" do, and they believed him. i was too scaredto even open up my own mouth. i ran away, went tofind my mother and tried to stay with herfor a while. things got real badand i had to go. in all that time,
that letter was the only thingi ever got from you. now, i'm just asking youfor a little time because i am donebeing passed off as someone'scase number. i want out of the system.( slaps table ) so, are you gonnahelp me out so i can get backon my feet? or do you and joannastill have to talk about it? ( grinding )
( groans ) ( tapping, jackhammer rattling ) ( drill whirring ) ( workers chattering ) ( moans ) ( gagging ) ♪ raw poetics, what's good? ♪ ♪ get up and get down ♪ ♪ jump up and move around ♪
♪ tell the sound man, "turn it up" ♪ ♪ word of mouth, this song is legit ♪ ♪ this song is a hit ♪ ♪ tell the dj, "turn it up" ♪ ♪ yo, yo, pump this into your car ♪ ♪ live the life of a star ♪ ♪ adjust the volume, turn it up ♪ ♪ yeah, get up and get down ♪ - ♪ jump up and move around...♪ - ( sizzling )
♪ yo, yo, pump this in your car ♪ ♪ yeah, yeah, let the bassline go till the speakers blow ♪ ♪ crank the radio, turn it up... ♪ you sleep all right? you need some help there? - no.- you sure? yeah, i'm finejust by myself. just-- oh. - ( fire alarm blaring ) - ow! damn it.
apple! where are you going? - ( apple sobbing ) - come here, wait. hey, i'm talkingto you. wait. - look...- where are you going? it was a stupid ideafor me to come here, okay? it's never gonna workbetween us. never. so why don't you justturn around and go backto your life
and leave meand mine alone? where yougonna go, huh?look at you. you don't evenhave any shoes on. who cares? ( apple gagging, retching ) come inside. are you pregnant? what?what are youtalking about? - what am i talking about? - she's just not feeling well.
why don't youlet her answer that? she's notgonna answer anything. i'm gonnaask you again-- are you pregnant? - i knew it.- you knew what? - i knew--- look, i don't know. see? she doesn't know.she doesn't know anything. - oh, i know.- you don't know. - i know and i'm not-- - calm down, will you?
we're not havingthis baby in our house. - what baby?- "what baby"? ( scoffs )where's the dad? is he in jail? i don't know. we only did it once. ( sighs ) i need to talk to youright now, alone, please. joanna: you want her in our life?
i don't know why you need me here. tom: i will take care of it. we need to find-- ( chair scrapes ) ( voices yelling ) joanna: i want her out! come on, no. no, come on. no. hi, we're here to check in.apple bailey.
thank you. ( faint humming ) ( faint heartbeat pulsing ) doctor: hear that? that's the heartbeat. - ( computer beeps )- ( heartbeat volume increases ) are we almost done here? - just a few more images. - ( keyboard clicking ) ( computer beeps )
( beeps ) here you go.these are for you. good luck. yo, see the womani came in with? ( scoffs ) ( thunder rumbling ) where have you been?you're all wet. where are you going?where were you? hey, wait,where did youdisappear to?
look, i didn'tdisappear anywhere. she left me there. - she left me!- hold on, nobody left you anywhere. - stop! stop!- joanna: i left you there? - you're a liar.- whoa! - you're a liar!- whoa, whoa! i waited for her.she's-- she's tryingto get in between us. see? do you seewhat i mean? a liar! hey, just cool it.
maybe you shouldgive us a minute? now? - ( panting )- hey! hey, hey, hey.look at me. look at me,look at me. apple, what are you-- hey, hey. hey, apple?apple? ( saw buzzing ) it's about time.
how are youfeeling today? hungry. yo, shouldn't yoube at work or something? i tookthe morning off. i had a few things to dowith the construction and all. and i wantedto check in with you. yeah, well, i'm fine,so i guess you can go. you know... today is an important day for my firm.
and especiallyfor me. one of our biggest clientsasked to meet with me personally to sign a deal. do you know why? mutual respect, trust,and confidence. this is what i've earnedfrom my peers. it's taken me yearsto build this. these are the same words that i want to speak about with you. mutual respect-- such as i respect you,you respect me.
that means wheni tell you something, you stop ignoring me. trust-- such as when this conversation is over, i'm going to leave hereand i'm going to trust that you are notgoing to get into a street brawlwith my wife. and confidence--these are the positive results of a relationshipthat can begin to happen once the first two thingsstart to happen.
now, joanna and i had a long talk last night, and it's clear... that you are not ready to assume the responsibilityof motherhood. think about it. you haveno means of support, you have nowhere to live, and you have no onewilling to help you. except me.
apple, it's time that youturn the page on this, put it all behind you so that you can move forward. just turn the page, and before you know it, you'll have forgottenthat it ever happened. mm. just-- justturn the page? and forget about it?
that's right. like you didwith me? thank you,cece. ahem. apple? look, i knowthat you must hate me, and i justwanted to say i'm sorry aboutthe misunderstandings. hmm?
no one's perfect, right? how'd your talk gowith your father? did he tell you? tell me what? i made an appointmentfor you tomorrow morningat a clinic. wait, what? you're not gonna be able to take care of this child by yourself. we're not gonna deal with this, and if youdon't cooperate,
we're gonna have no choicebut to ask you to leave. no, look, i don'twant to do that. it's not about what you want, honey, unless you want to end upjust like your mother. you don't have to worry about anything. - i will be with you to hold your--- ( chair scrapes ) ( phone rings ) hi, tom. not yet.
okay. i'm sorry.no cell phones, please. okay, i haveto hang up. honey, i think i'm gonnawait in the waiting room. ( footsteps fading ) can you hurry up, please?the doctor's on his way. ( shoe clatters ) ( sobbing ) ( horns honking )
♪ feet, don't fail me now ♪ ♪ take me to the finish line ♪ ♪ oh, my heart, it breaks every step that i take ♪ ♪ but i'm hoping at the gates ♪ ♪ they'll tell me that you're mine ♪ ♪ walking through the city streets ♪ ♪ is it by mistake or design ♪ - ♪ i feel so alone on the friday nights... ♪ - ( sirens wailing ) got a man with you?
♪ if i tell you you're mine? ♪ ♪ it's like i told you, honey ♪ ♪ don't make me sad, don't make me cry ♪ ♪ sometimes love is not enough and the road gets tough ♪ ♪ i don't know why ♪ ♪ keep making me laugh ♪ ♪ let's go get high ♪ ♪ the road is long, we carry on ♪ - ♪ try to have fun in the meantime... ♪ - ( sirens wailing )
( whispering )i'm okay. i'm okay. i'm okay,i'm not scared. it's okay. ( bangs ) oh, please, god. oh, help me. ( distant sirens wailing ) yo, shorty.
shorty, we gotsome business we need to discuss. yo, shorty,let me holler at you. yo, you gonnamake me come over here? i said get in the car. come on. yo, you ain't hear me? i said get in the car. we got some business to discuss. come on, get your ass in the car. that's what i'm talking about. girl, i'll kill you!
( tires screeching ) - ( gasps )- ( horn blares ) - ( screams ) no!- ( honks horn ) ( honks horn ) ( screams ) ( horn blaring ) man: rest easy. you're in the security ward, newark city hospital. i'm father frank mccarthy,
chaplain hereat the hospital. do i have your permission to be in this room with you? - ( whimpers )- no, no. i'm not here about that. your baby's all right. the doctorshad this taken when they foundthe one in your shoe. ( whimpers ) can you try talking? look, i don'tneed a priest.
god don't careabout me. don't wasteyour time. you're mistaken. god is ever nearand with us always. last timei asked for his help,he put me here. ( handcuffs click ) mccarthy: he's a tough c.o. at times, but maybe... you're exactly whereyou were meant to be.
"lord, make me an instrument of thy peace. where there's hatred, let me sow love. where there's injury, pardon. where there's doubt, faith..." ( toilet flushes ) ( door opens ) - you're still here?- ( door closes ) this is still here,i'm still here. you were sleeping,
so i didn't think you'd mind if i used your john. i found out thatthe authorities will probably dropall charges against you, but they're gonnakeep you here until theycan get in touchwith your family or find youa temporary home. i didn't ask youto talk to anyone for me. why do youwant to help me? - it's my job.- you're a priest.
if you werea good one at that, you'd be at your own churchright now, not here. this is my church. i'm not justthinking about you. what'll happen if youleave here by yourself? where'll you go? i want you to have this. being young and pregnant is like being a pinwheel. wheneverthe weather changes,
you have no ideawhat way your lifeis gonna go. but a pinwheel is supposed to bring good fortune. go ahead. blow it. ( puffs ) i did some research for you. it led me toa special shelter for teens who wantto have their babies, like your baby.
don't tryand tell me this. do you thinki'm stupid? i've been in sheltersand foster caresmy whole life. i ain't going backto no shelter. don't make your child sufferbecause you're suffering. god put you herefor a reason. leave! now! you talkabout suffering. where was god wheni was getting abused
and sufferingall these years, huh? you can't help me. you thinkyou know me? you don't know anything! now get out! leave! just pressthe nurse's stationon the phone when you want me to come and get you, okay? oh, agnes.i was so worriedabout you, baby.
what are youdoing here? agnes, i'm marie abeanni,your social worker. i will be handling your discharge when the time comes. i had a long talkwith your mother. she's very concerned about your well-being and assured me that this was an isolated incident. that things at home are okay between you and her. - is this true?- yo, i already told you we good. - why you asking again?- excuse me.
i need to talk with agnesnow and hear from her. agnes, look at me. your mother has custody, so it is betterif we work thisout together. if you run away again, we may have to place youback in foster care. going home is the best solution for you. your motherwants to talk with you now, to settleyour differences.
do you think you can do this? yeah, whatever. good. i'll be sittingright outside the room if you haveany other questions. now you got peopleasking all typesof questions, coming around my place,looking around. you crazy? huh? she saidyou carrying a baby.
( june sneers ) and i gotta hear about itfrom a stranger. that's nice.that's real nice. humiliate me like that.what's wrong with you? yo, yo, come on. why you thinki'm here, huh? state's gonnatake care of us. you, me, and baby,that makes three. that meanswhen that babycomes out,
they're gonna be paying us more money. yo, we gotanother chance,all right? we're gonna bea real family now,sweetie. for real. look at you. taking me back. you know, i wasn'tthat much older than you. you know, 17. don't look at me like that-- like you all high and mighty.
you know, i didn'thave no social workercaring about me. nobody wanted meto have you. come on, wait a minute.wait, wait, wait. you think i alwayslooked like this, huh? like i bornin the streets? you don't know what i wanted out of life. you don't know who i was, who i could've been. you're so stuck up. you think youso much better than me.
like you so different. baby, you are me. ( june sighs ) you'll see. you know, when you're fighting for your baby and you're so young, and you ain't got nobody... to take care of it, take care of you. you can't even take care of yourself. and all you want to dois protect your baby.
you know, that's alli wanted to do. hold my baby. my little baby girl. ( june sniffles ) you don't know. you don't know what i did. i did everythingthat i could, agnes. i did. and i messed up, okay?
that's right, i did. i messed up. and then when theytook you away from me, that was the worstday of my life. i hurt so muchright here. i just-- i just wanted the pain to go away, baby. i didn't want to feel nothing. i didn't want to feel anything. look at me. look at me now.
look at me now. i deservea second chance. a second chance. please, baby? please just give me one more chance. - please? - i don't know. come on, baby.i'm your mother. i'm your mother. i just can'tdo this anymore.
- just one more chance.- i can't do this anymore. oh, please, baby. you've gotta let me go. just one more-- - nurse: you ready? - yeah, we're done here. agnes. ( mccarthy's voice murmuring ) ( murmuring continues ) "as men rejoicewhen they divide the spoil.
for thou art brokenthe yoke of my burden." father... i just-- i justwanted to come here and to tell you that i probablyshouldn't haveyelled at you. i mean,i know why i did. i just--i just didn't think that you would-- would--( sighs )
are youapologizing to me? uh-uh.i'm not, really. it seems like it to me. never apologizefor your true feelings. now that you're here,grab a book. make yourself useful.page 72. we'll talk later. go on. "and..."
"'for i know the plansi have for you,' declares the lord. 'plans for your welfare and not for evil. ( apple continues ) to give you-- give you a future... and a hope. and then you will call upon me and come and pray to me,
and i will hear you.'" ( siren chirps ) ( doorbell buzzes ) woman: father mccarthy? hi, i'm afra, one ofthe house mothers here. welcome to our shelter. i'll let kathyknow you're here. that's kathy right therewith mother teresa, and that's herin that one there
at the white housewith ronald reagan. oh, hello, father.good to see you. please bear with me,we were havinga little incident. is everything okay? yeah, everythingworked out just fine. mccarthy: well, thank you for meeting my friend, apple. hello, apple. kathy's the founder. she started this shelter,what, 20 years ago...
- mm-hmm.- ...taking young mothers into her own home. this is your home? kathy: well, it's grown quite a bit. afra willgive you a tour. i'm gonna wrapsome things up, and then you and iwill meet in the morning and we'll have a chatabout the rules, okay? - yeah.- okay. see yousuddenly, apple.
hey, everybody.this is apple. she's stayingwith us. her nameis really apple? you all will get to know her better later. you'll be sharinga room with tawana. - girl: uh-oh. - tawana. and she'll show youto your room. and i'll be on dutyif you need something. tawana: goes well with caramel.
girl #3: carmel, caramel. ( overlapping chatter ) tawana: nah, i'm just saying. we just playing. she can't take a joke? ( chatter continues ) - girl: another one? - girl #2: oh, my god... - about time. - shut your mouth. for real. you can putyour stuff in here. i don't haveany stuff.
oh, don't worry.you will. ( baby moaning ) would you mindholding her for a second? thanks. ( moaning stops ) ( crickets chirping ) ( baby crying ) ( loud whimpering ) okay, isaiah.
- ( isaiah cries ) - i hear you. - shh, i hear you.- ( crying stops ) ( crying resumes ) - ( door closes ) - ( beeping ) ( clicks ) - girl: what's your name? - what the-- - where you from? - get that out of my face. - ( flashlight clatters ) - ( alarm blaring ) - ( doors opening ) - ( babies crying )
( alarm stops ) - what is going on in here?- ( beeping stops ) i like your pjs. cassandra, you missedcurfew again tonight, and you didn't tell anybodywhere you were going. - ( baby crying ) - afra: i'm writing you up, it is not gonna be good for you. who is responsible for letting her in here after curfew? was it you, apple?
look, i don't evenknow her, okay? she's crazy. - cassandra: apple? - this is not gonna look good for your first night. cassandra: that's a really nice name. afra: we will deal with this tomorrow. but you shouldn't callpeople crazy around here. i actually prefercassie. afra: it is 5:00 a.m., and i want everybodyback in their rooms now. what happened with you twolast night?
cassie, why were you late for curfew? i went for a walk.i got locked out. i'm sorry? you got-- look, it wasnothing, really. good... because i'm gonnaput you both in the same roomtemporarily. you're gonna beroommates. - with her?- mm-hmm.
why? it'll give you a chanceto work out your differences. we have a 24-hour rulein this house. whenever two girlsare disputing, they need to work it out right away. do you have a problem with that? it's exciting. kathy: good. cassie, would you excuse us, please?
i have somethingto talk to apple about. apple, we have a serious problem. your mother will notgive her consent for youto be here. - no.- i'm very sorry. i tried everything i could. how could you call her? she will neverlet me go. not as long as welfarekeeps sending her money. why would youdo this to me? because she threatenedto call the police
and charge uswith kidnapping. ( exhales sharply ) what do you haveagainst your mother? did she everabuse you? i don't wannatalk about it. you can tell me what it is. i can't. well, then,i can't help you. as much as i like you
and care about youand your baby, i won't go to jailfor you. because you're a minor,i need the supportof the state or consentfrom your family-- - and i'm supposed to believe that?- or some legal-- stop talkingand listen to me. or some legal reasonwhy you have to stay here. you said you wasgonna help me out. you're a liar.
apple, here you become a mother. and that means you take responsibility. don't castyour immaturity on me and then ask meto risk everything, including the future of this shelter, on your foolishness. stop dancingwith your demons. learn to cooperate. cassie: shine the light on the lock.
- girl: shh, shh, shh. - ( girls whispering ) ( stairs creaking ) - whoa.- look at all this. - this is like a shopping mall.- shh, shut up. check this out. i don't think he's gonnabe able to fit in thatanytime soon. you callingmy son fat? you're a huge jerk. ( girls whispering )
- wow.- shh, guys. wow, kathy needsto clean up her office. - there's a lot in here.- i know. gosh. hurry up.close the door. - look. who's that?- who's that? is that kathy? let me see.no, it's not. - yeah.- yeah, it's kathy as a little girl.
wow, she's cute. she ain't all that,jazzie. she a'ight,she a'ight. ( all laugh ) - don't open it. - who said that? shh. oh, wow. carmel nickerson. hmm? what's that? nicole lotito. - yep.- lotito.
destiny morell. it's princess. cassie: danisha dormer. don't put my governmentout like that. cassie: apple bailey. jasmine colon. it's colã³n.( laughs ) princess: all right, check this. it says "compulsive, anxiety, and personality disorders."
what's compulsive? cassie: it means you ask too many questions. - ( laughing )- shh. what about you,pink friday? nicky: don't call me pink friday. - ooh.- meow-rr, girl. "drugs, prostitution,criminal record, personality disorder. no family on record."
jasmine: prostitution? - carmel: are you serious with the prostitution? - danisha: damn, girl. - you got a record. - princess: no joke. i ain't got nothing on you. "rape victim,runaway. family does notwant her back." it's all right,we're your family. carmel: it's okay, jazzie. we want you. mine says,"mental and physical abuseas a child, chronic depression,and must overcome fear."
what the what? no fear. what about you, apple? um, it says... "severe physical abuse, runaway,parental drug/alcohol abuse, multiple sheltersand foster care, aggressive behavior,lack of trust." oh, you cantrust us, though. - jasmine: you can trust us. - yeah, you're not aggressive.
- that's what it says.- ( folder slaps desk ) ( doorbell rings ) hi, can i help you? you must be kathy, right? - yes.- i'm agnes's mother. where is she?agnes? oh, yes, why don't youcome in? yeah. where'smy daughter at?agnes! - okay.- i'm taking her home.
yo, i missed you. come on, baby. baby. yo, little agnes? can i get yousomething to eator drink? you must be very tiredfrom the drive. uh, nah. we're leaving. yo, come on,grab your stuff.we're going.
i ain't goinganywhere with you. what? shut up, all right?you coming. kathy: okay, i'm just texting my associate to have her thingsbrought down. nah, you know what? - we don't need anything from you, all right?- ( phone clatters ) no, no, i'm sorry. - no, i can't-- no, you may not take her.- oh-- what?
- i am required by law to report any abuse.- i am her mother! i'm sorry. - yo, mind your own business.- no, no, i'm sorry. you don't comewith me right now, i'm calling dyfsand i'm putting youin a home. if you think for one secondthey're gonna let youkeep that baby-- okay, okay. - it's your choice.- no, no. i have calledthe police.
if you don't wantto be arrested, you needto leave right-- ( spits ) nobody cares about us. no, i'm sorry.you have to leave now. - don't you know that?- you have to leave now. - no, sorry.- ( whispers ) i hate you. i hate you. you-- no.listen to me. you need to leave.you need to leave right now.
you don't even knowwhat you did. all right,all right. june? is that you? - what the hell is he doing here?- no, you have got to go. you havegot to go. what the hellis he doing here? i'm sorry,i'm sorry. agnes...?
no, honey,you have gotto go now. i don't wanna bearound him. - no.- agnes, how could you do that to me? - no, no.- i'm her mother. - i know, i know, honey.- tom: stop, stop. ( car engine starts ) ( tires screech ) - i'm tom.- hi, tom. i'm so sorry. it'll have to beanother time.
- i made a mistake.- apple-- i'm so sorry,it's not a good time. - it's not a good time.- but i need to talk to apple. i know you do.i'm so sorry, but it'llhave to be another time. - can i help?- no, we're good. another time,please. - can i just have a word--- i'm so sorry. okay, honey.okay. it's okay now.come on, let's go inside.
i got you. i don't know,but i know i'm cravingsome red velvet cake. ♪ can you feel that? yeah ♪ ♪ we're paying with love tonight... ♪ how many more of thesedo we have to do? kathy says the moreenvelopes we send out, the more donationswe can get. i got it. - ( taps )- i got it.
it's gonna befour black babies and fourwhite babies now. - uh, carmel?- yes. you can't count.you forgot yourself. just sit down, dum-dum.sit down. and tina and jasare hispanic, not white, so that's another category. besides, you don't even knowwhat apple's baby is. for all you know, it may bea caramel color like you.
yet another category. okay, well,i tried. uh, my baby'sfather's black. girls:ooh...! i bet he's fine. - in your face.- see? i told you. yeah, i bet you guyswere getting it on. ♪ ...to their left ♪ ♪ everybody look to their right ♪
- ♪ we're paying with love tonight... ♪ - ( all laugh ) ♪ it's not about the money, money, money ♪ ♪ we don't need your money, money, money ♪ ♪ we just want to make the world dance ♪ ♪ forget about the price tag ♪ ♪ ain't about the-- uh, cha-ching, cha-ching ♪ ♪ ain't about the-- yeah, ba-bling, ba-bling ♪ - ♪ wanna make the world dance...♪ - ( girls laugh ) ♪ we need to take it back in time ♪
♪ when music made us all unite ♪ ♪ and it wasn't low blows and video hoes ♪ ♪ am i the only one getting tired? ♪ afra: everybody grab a box or something. kathy:take a box in. very good. can you get the door? need help? ( hymnal music playing )
( quiet chatter ) priest: i would like to call up kathy defiore, who many of us know, to talk about her very special work that she is doing. thank you,father marks. good morning, everybody. or should i saygood afternoon? - danisha: good afternoon.- i have been-- thank you-- here eight or nine timesat our lady of sorrows,
and i thought to myself, "what can i say to you all that i haven't said before?" 20 years ago,i was homeless, and i'm not sure i can really explain what it was like being without a home. frightened and alone, and all the whiletrying to hold on to my dignityas a woman. and then my life began to turn around.
i found a job and a home. and then i had the most wonderful inspiration. i opened my homeas a shelter for teenagepregnant girls. because, you see, i understand that this may be the only chance they have. so please open your hearts, take a lookat your envelopes
so that we cangive them shelter, we cangive them guidance, we can give theman education. so that we can give them a future. thank youand god bless. ( parishioners clapping ) kathy: thank you, father. it was a wonderful sermon. - my pleasure.- thank you. ( quiet chatter )
kathy: thank you for coming. pleasure to see you. father, how are you? thank you so much. and whata beautiful sermon. now you're not onlya whore, but you'rea frickin' beggar, too? - see how much they give an ugly beggar--- no! give me a kiss!give me a kiss! no!( screaming ) - stop! stop!- ( slices )
get off!( screams ) ( girls yelling ) ( shouting ) why don't youcome inside? it is freezingout here. you can come and helpwith the decorations. we're havinga party. a party for what? destiny wentto the hospitalto have leticia.
we're gonnasurprise her. she's gonna be backin a few days. it's gonnabe okay. - okay?- mm-hmm. ( man on tv laughs ) man: i went down to the store to pick up some food. man #2: oh, my god. what did you do? ( both men laugh ) ( knock on door )
aren't yousick of this? what?being exploited. the way we'remarched around here, the way we're toldwhat to wear, when to smile, who to be nice to. it all makes me sick. i'm tired of it,aren't you? look, we ain't gotmuch of a choice. well, i know i don'twant anyone feeling any pityfor me except for me.
wait, do you want meto feel bad for you, apple? because you knowthat you're not the onlygirl around here who never reallyhad a mom. why can'tshe just leave me alone? i suffered my whole lifebecause of my mother, and now that she's gone,i suffer even more. you hate her for whatshe's done to you, but deep downyou love her, and that hurts youeven more.
yeah... so what about it? i'm getting my own place. you should come with me.think about it. and what aboutyour baby? my baby's all right. ain't nothinghappening to my baby. you sound like them. look, i'm just sayingthat maybe it's--
everything's set upfor after christmas. we're gonna go make our own money. no more of this begging stuff. are you coming with meor not, apple? - ( chatter )- ( music playing ) my beautiful,healthy baby. woman: hi. take him from me. mccarthy: you're probably gonna need a little more than that.
father mccarthy. apple. thought i'd drop byand see how you're managing. i heard aboutyour mother. i'm very sorrythat happened. she needs help. but you have to thinkabout yourself nowand your child. i caused all this. it's my fault.
there's a sayingin the bible... "all of us, like sheep,have gone astray, each of us has turned to his own way." and that's her way,not yours. look, i'm leaving here. one of the girlsfound a place. she wants meto come with her. does kathyknow about this? no, she wouldn'tunderstand.
not until there'san empty bed to fill. if you leave the safety of the shelter, you put yourselfand your child in jeopardy. ( mccarthy sighs ) i gotta go. i'll pray for you. don't bother. ♪ give me some of that eggnog ♪ - ♪ hey, hey, hey, hey ♪ - ♪ come on, come on ♪
♪ yeah, i know it's christmas... ♪ ♪ here comes santa claus, here comes santa claus ♪ ♪ right down santa claus lane... ♪ why are you puttinga binky on the tree? - it looks stupid.- ( sighs ) i kinda like it. yeah, see that? - i like it, too.- thank you. yeah, me, too.we should all putbaby stuff on the tree.
- i think that's a good idea.- good idea. let's put this oneright here. - hey, apple.- yeah? you wanna add stuffto the tree? uh, yeah. ♪ 'cause santa claus comes tonight... ♪ - i'll be right back.- all right. look how cool these sneakers are. ( danisha laughs )
( girls chattering ) ♪ up on the housetop, click, click, click ♪ ♪ 'cause santa claus comes tonight ♪ ♪ so gather round... ♪ sorry, excuse me. hey, watch out,watch out. ♪ gather 'round, gather 'round ♪ ♪ we're gonna have a good time, celebrate... ♪ - aw...- ( cheering )
afra:way to go! whoo! good job. ♪ so gather round, gather round ♪ - ♪ until night becomes the day... ♪ - all right, loves. just-- we're gonna say,"merry christmas," okay? everybody ready? one, two, three. all:merry christmas. ( camera clicks )
- doctor: come on now. - kathy: what are you trying to do? doctor: well, the baby needs to turn over. kathy: oh. it can bevery stubborn. ( chuckles )you hear that? wonder where she gets thator he gets that, huh? yeah.( chuckles ) doctor: there it goes. - what?- that itches.
see the babymoving around? do you want to knowthe sex of the baby? doctor: you're having a girl. ( kathy gasps ) hey, what are you doing?get your stuff.let's go. ( whispers )she kicked me. come on, we don'thave time for this.let's go. she kicked me. cassie,i'm not going.
fine, don't go. cassie, don't go. look, if you leave,i'll never see you again. i know it. don't you get it,apple? i'm no good here. it's time to go. goodbye, apple. - ( crying )- kathy: go ahead, loves, go ahead.
what's the matter, honey? is he hungry? okay, i need-- hello? here's dino,everybody. - hi, girls. hi, everybody.- all: hi. dino has generously donatedthis very special meal for us. oh, come on.it's nothing. it's nothingfor you girls. come on, now. nicky: he's letting us eat here for free.
no, that's nothing.come on, that's nothing. enjoy it, girls.just enjoy it. thank you so much. all right, everyone.let's eat. what's this, salad?what is that? - want some?- afra: salad. oh. oh,i don't want that. who needs a plate? passing down.
( overlapping chatter ) ladies, i have a specialannouncement to make. in just a few weeks, it's gonna be a uniqueanniversary for all of us. it was 20 years ago that i first opened my hometo start our shelter, and it's because of the courage of all of you and all the young mothersthat we have survived. and i would like to say thank you to you.
and the wayi'm gonna do that is i'm planningan amazing trip - to the jersey shore...- ( gasps ) shut up. ...for all of usto celebrate together. can we bringour babies? of course you canbring your babies. absolutely. - what?- i think my water just broke. oh, all right.
( groaning ) thattagirl.that's it. doctor: that's it, that's it. come on. good, good, good, good, good, good, good. yes, there it is. there it is. that's it. more, more, more, more, more, more. and relax. now i need you to relax. keep your eyes closed, okay? it's being contracted.
- ( groaning )- there you are, okay. - that's it.- doctor: yes. that's it. now stop pushing. - ( baby crying ) - doctor: look down, look down. - my baby.- here's your baby. - my baby.- ( crying continues ) - nurse: what's her name? - her name is hope. - kathy: that's beautiful. - it's hope. that's my baby.oh, my baby.
my baby. ( fussing ) - ( crying )- kathy: you did it, sweetheart. ( sobs )my baby. my baby. ( crying continues ) nurse:we'll take herright there. kathy: apple, your dad is in the waiting room, and he needs to be part of this moment. can you do this?
he can comesee the baby, but i don'twant to talk to him. okay. okay. "i'm sorry itworked out this way. i never really meantfor this to happen. my name is tom. i'm your father,but we'll probably neverknow each other. i just found outyou're going to be a girl. june and i barelyknow each other.
we just went outa few times. it's not likewe planned this. you just happened. you showed upunexpectedly. i'm living at homewith my parents. i'm aboutto start college. i can't disappoint them. i have no choice." ( crying )
"june is stubborn. i can't talk to her. i'll never see her again, so i guess i'll never see you. that hurts. i would've liked to be your father, but i'm just not ready. i guess i'm hoping that you may someday understand and forgive me.
and that maybe... you would bethe apple of my eye. i'm sorry.tom." shh. ( sucking ) baby... thank you, guys,so much for coming. apple!( laughs ) - congratulations.- thank you.
you look good, too. thank you,thank you. good feet,good foundation. we've gotsome presentsfor you. and flowers. and i spelledyour name right. julian, go aheadand say hi. come right aheadand walk over to her. julian, hi.
play date. let's havea play date here. i love you guys. joanna:oh, look at her stretch. she's out. yeah, i'm gonna feed herbefore she really passes out. come here, baby. yeah, it's okay.that's a good girl. she's outlike the light.
want meto take that? oh. i'm gonna goto the restroom and you two can havesome quality time. - you wanna hold her?- yes. sweet little baby. i never got to do this with you. i didn't understand. here,let me take her.
there you go. you know something?( sniffles ) she was born one daybefore i was. which reminds me-- we're having a little partytomorrow afternoon. joanna's put it together.it's at the house. and, um... if you'renot doing anything, we were hoping that maybe you two would come by.
i'll show youthe new place.come on. - thanks.- alex: she's so cute. apple! it's a baby! ♪ there is a house built out of stone ♪ ♪ wooden floors, walls, and windowsills ♪ ♪ tables and chairs worn by all of the dust ♪ ♪ this is a place where i don't feel alone... ♪ what do you think? nice?
it's all for youand for hope. - for us?- yes. we want you to comeand live with us. - alex: can i blow out--- dusty: i want to! one, two, three! - ( all puff )- yay! ♪ i built... ♪ happy birthday,honey. ♪ a home... ♪
alex: is that how you cut the cake? joanna: who's gonna butter daddy's nose? no! oh! no, just a birthday.just a birthday party. tom: all right, who's got a napkin for me? alex: keep it on there as a midnight snack. ♪ ...disappeared from me ♪ ♪ from you ♪ ♪ and now ♪
♪ it's time ♪ ♪ to leave ♪ ♪ and turn ♪ ♪ to dust... ♪ you're reallyleaving us? what aboutthe jersey shorenext week? yeah, we can't gowithout you. it won't be the same. apple: look, it's-- it's-- it's real hard
for me to tell you guys how i feel. thank you, guys, so much for caring and being there for me. you all have been like sisters to me. i'm never reallygonna leave you guys. friends for life. we're gonna miss you. see yousuddenly. ( hope fussing )
stop the car. tom, stop the car. what's wrong? it's justthe people there... i mean, the girlsand the housemothers, they-- they make-- they make you feellike you're family. like you're loved. like you'reworth something
and you can achievea lot of things. you know, it's crazy how you can goand live with strangers and feel so much joy and not feel like--like you're any different. and not feelunwanted. and feel like you cango places in your life... and succeedand live. apple...
it's okay. it's all right. come here. i understand. look, i knowi could be yourdaughter someday, but i just needsome time. can yougive me that? yeah,i can do that. - apple!- ( squeals ) oh, my god, apple!
oh, apple! ( piano music playing ) - ( girls cheering ) - apple! oh, apple! ( girls laughing, chattering ) ♪ i pray you'll be my eyes ♪ ♪ and watch her where she goes ♪ ♪ and help her to be wise ♪ ♪ help me to let go ♪ ♪ every mother's prayer ♪
♪ every child knows ♪ ♪ lead her to a place ♪ ♪ guide her with your grace ♪ ♪ to a place where she'll be safe ♪ ♪ i pray she finds your light ♪ ♪ and holds it in her heart ♪ ♪ as darkness falls each night ♪ ♪ remind her where you are ♪ ♪ need to find a place ♪
♪ give her faith so she'll be safe ♪ ♪ to a place where she'll be... ♪ ♪ safe. ♪
