What are you doing home, Gary?
I said,
what are you doing home, Gary?
What are you doing home, Gary?
When a mother asks a question,
she expects an answer.
I didn't know you asked a question.
I had the shower running.
I asked why you're home so early.
Can I finish my shower first?
Then we'll talk.
We'll talk now.
You haven't said a word to me
in two weeks.
All of a sudden, I don't have
a chance to finish a shower?
Why are you home?
I got fired.
Oh, my God.
Oh, my God.
Oh, my God.
Oh, my God.
God.
Oh, Ma, please, will you stop with the
"Oh, my Gods" and heavy breathing?
I'll get another job.
Oh, my God, you'll get another job.
Simple.
A job like that's not easy to come by.
Oh, my God.
Ma, come on, please, will you stop it?
Just forget it.
Forget it.
That's all I've heard all my life
from you and your father.
You're the same as he was.
It's easy for you to talk.
You're not the one who has to worry.
That's right, Mom.
I'm just the one that has to work.
What does that mean?
- You expect me to work?
- I didn't say that.
Fine, I'll work.
It doesn't matter that I'm sick,
if I get a job, it'll k*ll me.
Ma, you don't have to get a job.
You own this building, remember?
Now, please, stop bugging me.
My son...
I promise you
your mother
will never bug you again.
Goodbye, my son.
Do we have any of that pizza left?
We must have some.
Two of us couldn't have eaten
a whole large onion and pepperoni.
Here it is.
You know,
you're not impressing me with this.
I mean, why are you doing it?
You need something
with a little more shock value.
You know,
until the time I was ,
I thought the only thing that went
inside an oven was my mother's head.
Would you mind if we shared?
I can put the pizza on the top shelf
and you can leave your head
on the bottom.
You don't even care.
Your own mother,
and you don't care.
I'd care if there was something
to care about,
but you're not gonna k*ll yourself.
You know it and I know it.
You're just like your father.
Thank you.
My son?
Yeah, Mom.
How much pizza do we have left?
There's plenty for both of us.
Excuse me,
do you mind if I sit here?
- No, it's okay.
- Thanks.
First time in L.A., huh?
Yeah. How'd you know?
Well, you got an L.A. paper,
classified, apartment rentals.
Sherlock Holmes stuff.
I can't believe
how expensive these places are.
Yeah, tell me about it.
First and last month's rent,
plus a deposit?
It's m*rder.
My buddy lives in L.A.
He found me a place in his building.
Pretty reasonable rates, supposed
to be good-sized apartments.
You're lucky.
Hey, you know,
he's gonna meet me at the bus depot.
We can ask him, there might be
another vacancy in the building.
Oh, that's all right. Thanks anyway.
I'm not a dirty old man, you know.
I'm just trying to help.
- I guess it couldn't hurt to ask him.
- Okay.
This is a bedroom.
And this is a bathroom.
And plenty of closets.
Nice and spacious.
You don't get that
in the newer buildings.
It's very nice.
Yeah, so I'll need first and last
and a cleaning deposit.
Oh, and no children.
You don't have any children,
do you?
No. No, I don't.
Good, you're better off.
The rent is a month.
Wait a minute, I only pay .
That's this month.
I had to raise all the rents.
What? You mean
my rent is going up to ?
That's right.
Well, that's a little too steep for me.
- Thanks.
- Hey, I'm sorry.
Thank you.
Alice.
Hey, look,
Mark and I were just talking.
Well, there's no way
either one of us
can afford $ a month rent either.
So since the apartments are so big,
I'm just gonna move in with him.
I've already paid the first
and last month's rent on the place
so you're welcome to use it
until you find something.
- Are you kidding?
- No, I'm not kidding.
I mean, there's no way Mrs. Davis
is gonna give me my money back.
What do you say?
What can I say?
Thank you.
Jonathan,
would you mind my asking
why we are standing out here
at quarter to in the morning?
Waiting for the other half
of our assignment.
Well, I wish they'd get here soon.
I could use some sleep, you know?
Looks like your wish
has been granted.
- Easy, Gary, easy. I got you.
- Do I know you?
Yeah, Jonathan Smith, new tenant.
You know Mark Gordon, right?
Yeah, come on. Let's get you inside.
- Hey, I'm bleeding.
- You'll live.
Come on, come on, come on.
All right.
- Wait, no, no, no. Come on, this way.
- He lives upstairs.
I know that. Come on.
You're just fine. You're all right.
Okay, put him right here.
Jonathan,
she shouldn't see him like this.
Who's the angel here?
All right.
Let's go.
My God, you're bleeding.
Do you want me to call a doctor?
No, I don't have Medicare.
Call a priest.
You're okay, then.
I'm fantastic.
- Well, good night, then.
- Good night, then.
Are you still there?
Yes.
Could I come into your room
and wash up?
This person I live with upstairs
gets very emotional.
It's very late.
She's probably worried about you.
No, she doesn't-- She doesn't
worry, she just gets emotional.
If I d*ed,
it'd probably ruin her whole day.
Can I come in and wash up?
Okay.
- The bathroom's over there.
- Well, it has to be.
In this apartment house,
every bathroom's over there.
- How'd it happen?
- A fight.
Four or five guys jumped me.
That's terrible.
Yeah, it's also a lie.
Some garbage cans,
I drove into them.
- Gary Davis.
- Who?
- Me, my name, Gary Davis.
- I'm Alice.
What are you, a stripper?
What?
Well, strippers only have one name.
Alice, Dee Dee, Sandra.
Hartman, Alice Hartman.
Well, it's a pleasure, Alice Hartman.
And thank you.
You know, you shouldn't let
strange men in your apartment.
You didn't seem that strange.
- You're cute.
- You're drunk.
You're right. Good night.
The pregnancy is coming along
perfectly normal.
I want you to keep taking the vitamins,
two a day with meals.
And your weight's fine
so I'm not gonna give you
any no-noes about eating.
Both the letter I received
from your mother
and from your family doctor
stated that you wanted
to give the child up for adoption.
Do you still intend
to go through with that?
Yes.
You've contacted an attorney
to handle the adoption for you?
No. I was going to,
but I didn't know anyone
and there were so many names,
I just--
I understand.
I'll recommend someone, if you like.
It might simplify matters for you.
His name is Lou Graham.
Here's his number.
He's a good man.
I think you might like him.
Do you think what I'm doing
is wrong?
No.
No, I don't.
But the right or wrong of it
only pertains to how it affects you.
My mom and I talked,
and I guess this is the best way.
What did your dad think?
He doesn't know about it.
Mom thought it was best if he didn't.
I'm in Europe now, seeing the world.
Two months is a long time
not to hear from your daughter.
Oh, he gets a postcard every week
from Europe.
You just send them in
to those mailing places
and they mail them for you.
It's really better if he doesn't know.
All right.
I wanna see you again
in two weeks, okay?
And be sure
you keep taking the vitamins.
I will, doctor. Thank you.
- Hey, Alice, how you doing?
- Oh, fine.
- What's this?
- I don't know.
Your assignment, Alice,
if you wanna take it,
is to have a crummy pizza
at a drive-in movie tonight.
If you wish to accept the assignment,
leave this rose outside your door.
Gary Davis, over and out.
Well, look at that.
You're in town for one day
- and you've already got an admirer.
- Some admirer.
I found him leaning on my door
last night, drunk as a skunk.
Well, you can't always judge people
by first meetings.
We all have our bad days, don't we?
Yeah.
Yeah, I guess we do.
He's really a nice guy.
He just hasn't found the right person
to put some meaning in his life.
The right person?
I'm afraid most of the time,
they turn out to be the wrong person.
Well, doesn't mean
we should stop trying.
We all get hurt sometimes,
it's part of living.
- Well, I gotta be going. I'll see you.
- Bye.
Ma.
Hey, Ma.
In here, my son.
- Hello, my son.
- Have you been in bed all day?
Oh, I've had trouble
catching my breath.
It's no wonder.
You got the windows closed.
The light.
Will you stop acting like a vampire?
I got a job.
You got a job?
What job?
- I said, what job?
- Construction.
Now, will you let me get ready?
I've got a date.
He really pinched her head off,
didn't he?
Hey.
- Come back.
- I'm sorry.
- Want some corn?
- A little.
What were you thinking about?
I--I--I don't even know.
I'll bet I know. You're thinking
you've been in town a couple of days,
and here you are on a date
with some yo-yo,
takes you to a drive-in horror movie.
Am I right?
I'm right. Come on, be honest.
You're not right.
Then what are you laughing at?
I don't know.
I really--I don't know.
- I'm freezing.
- I'll get us some towels.
Got it.
- Thanks.
- I love you.
I really do. I really do love you.
Well, come on,
take me off the hook.
Say something.
I'm pregnant.
What?
I'm seven months pregnant.
What's the matter?
You got problems?
Yeah, the damn thing won't start.
- I'm gonna be late for work.
- Come on, I'll give you a lift.
I'm going all the way to Inglewood.
No problem, come on.
How are things going
with you and Alice?
What?
I see you two together all the time.
Thought you might be getting serious.
Yeah, well, we're not. We're not even
seeing each other anymore.
- Sorry to hear that. She's a nice girl.
- Yeah.
- What happened?
- I appreciate the ride and everything,
but that's really none
of your business.
That's true.
She's pregnant.
Yeah, I know.
Well, if you knew, then how come
you asked me how things were going?
I couldn't believe it
when she told me that.
Well, now you know
how Joseph felt.
Joseph?
Well, Joseph. In the Bible. Joseph.
Yeah, well, this was no
immaculate conception, pal.
You love her?
No. I mean, I did,
but how can I love her now?
Well, why not? She's the same person
you fell in love with.
No, she's not. She's pregnant.
She was pregnant when you met her.
The only difference is, now you know.
If you're gonna base
your relationships with people
on things they did
before you met them,
you're gonna be in a lot of trouble.
Let's face it, you were no thrill
before you two got together.
- What are you talking about?
- I'm talking about you.
You were an irresponsible jerk
until you met Alice.
You've changed a lot
in these past few weeks.
Haven't you?
- Haven't you?
- Yeah, I guess so.
- Why? What changed you?
- I don't know.
Yeah, well, I do.
You finally met someone
that made you feel good
about yourself.
Somebody you wanted
to be proud of you.
Just drop it, would you? Just drop it.
- Well, there you go.
- Yeah, thanks for the lift.
Gary?
If you love her, don't throw it away
because of ego or false pride.
It's not easy to find a girl like Alice.
Thanks for the lift.
I tell you, Estelle,
you spend your whole life worrying.
First they go out every night,
stay out till all hours,
never bother to call.
You spend half the time
thinking they're dead,
lying dead,
m*rder*d in a ditch somewhere.
Then, next thing,
they don't go anywhere.
They sit and stare at TV.
You ask them what's wrong,
they say nothing's wrong.
As if a mother
wouldn't know what's wrong.
Oh, well, what am I telling you for?
You know, you got a son.
How is Johnny?
Oh, he is?
Doing that well?
How long has he been
with that company?
Three months.
You should be proud.
Well, I'll let you go, Estelle.
Give my best to everybody.
I will. You too. Bye.
Do you know
who I was just talking to?
Estelle.
Guess what her son, Johnny,
is doing.
He's doing very well.
- Do you know what I'm wondering?
- You're wondering what's wrong.
You wanna tell me?
Yeah, the picture tube's
starting to go.
Come on, where are my keys?
Kind of a lousy night for a drive,
isn't it?
Who cares?
Are you going out
to get drunk again?
It's none of your business what I do.
What are you butting in for anyway?
Because I'm your friend. I think people
sometimes need people to talk to.
Yeah, well, I don't.
But if you really wanna help,
figure out where my keys are.
- They're in Alice's apartment.
- What?
I helped her carry some groceries.
Put your keys on the mantel.
You left them in the ignition.
- You took my car keys?
- Yeah, I took your car keys.
I was afraid somebody
might steal that beauty.
You know,
you're really starting to bug me.
Now, get me my car keys.
You want your car keys, you get them
yourself. You know where they are.
- Hi.
- Hi.
Look, sorry to bother you,
but Jonathan left my keys
on your mantel.
- He put them there for some reason.
- Oh, let me look.
- Yeah, here they are.
- Thanks.
How you been?
Fine. You?
Real good.
I'm sorry.
No reason to be sorry.
I missed you.
I missed you too.
Look, when you told me,
I didn't know-
I don't blame you.
I would have probably done
the same thing.
Can I come in?
I just wanna be with you.
Okay.
We've reunited our couples.
And now, gentlemen, we've recorded
your predictions on cards.
You have them in front of you.
Ladies, it's nice to have you.
- Here's your question.
- What about the guy?
- What?
- The guy.
What did he have to say
about the baby and all?
The night I told him,
he was very upset.
He said no one
was gonna take our child away.
And he went home
to work things out.
I phoned the next day
and his phone was disconnected.
And I went by his apartment
and he'd moved.
I don't really blame him.
I mean, what would you do
if a girl told you
she was going to have a baby?
You did, and I didn't move.
My hero.
What is it?
The baby kicked.
Give me your hand.
Here, feel.
- I don't feel anything.
- Just wait.
- I told you.
- Hey.
Yeah, he really moves around
in there.
Hey, there it goes again.
That's fantastic.
This is nothing.
Just wait another month and see.
Yeah.
What's wrong?
Why does everybody
always ask me that?
I'm sorry, you just got so quiet.
I mean,
what am I doing here anyway?
Sitting around watching television
and feeling some baby kick
in your stomach.
You're the one
that wanted to come in.
I know that. I just don't know why.
- This is stupid.
- Then why don't you leave?
That's what I'm doing.
I'll pick you up tomorrow night at .
We'll have some dinner.
Okay.
All right,
we'll get right down to cases.
I will be acting as your attorney
in this matter.
Another attorney
will handle the adopting parents.
It's a matter of protection
for the adopting couple.
They will pay all attorney fees,
all medical and hospital bills.
Any money spent by you
up to this point will be reimbursed.
- That's not necessary.
- Well, it's standard.
They will also pay an amount
that we determine adequate
to keep you going
till you get back on your feet.
I'll be going home right after.
Well, as I said, we can determine
an amount you feel you need.
I see.
Will I know who gets my baby?
I mean, will I know
what kind of people they are?
Yes, certainly.
You'll receive
a full background on them.
And of course, they will want
all the usual information
on you and the child's father.
Here. Here are some papers
that you can fill out,
take home with you.
Just drop them in the mail to me.
I'd also like a photograph
of you and the child's father.
I don't have a picture of him.
Can you get one?
I don't know.
Well, it would help us.
It gives the adopting parents
a feeling of security
knowing what the mother
and the father look like.
I see. I'll do my best.
Good. Any questions?
No.
Then I think that does it for now.
We'll try to make this whole matter
as comfortable as we can for you.
Thank you.
If you do have any questions,
something you happen to think of later,
- just give me a call.
- I will.
Have a good day.
Yeah.
Hey, kemosabe,
you know something?
That Mrs. Davis up there
is a sweet woman.
I can't understand
why Gary thinks she's weird.
Well, sometimes people act
a little differently with their relatives.
Yeah.
Do you know that he has not told her
one word about Alice?
I'll bet she doesn't even know
they're seeing each other.
Yeah, I'll bet you're right.
Shame to keep something like that
from her.
I'll tell you one thing, I could talk
to that woman about anything.
Really? I'll keep that in mind.
- What a day that was, huh?
- Yeah.
- You wanna stop and get a cold one?
- No, thanks.
Oh, you seen the new waitress
at Artie's?
- No.
- Oh, you gotta check this one out.
Come on, I'm buying.
I gotta get going.
Oh, you got a heavy date, huh?
Yeah. Very heavy.
The door's open. Come on in.
I'm ready.
Your letters fooled me for a while.
But your mother kept crying
over nothing.
She finally told me.
How do you feel?
All right.
- You look tired.
- I'm fine, really.
- How's Mom?
- How do you think she is?
I'm sorry.
The time for being sorry's long past.
Why?
I asked myself that times
on the plane. Why?
- It just happened.
- That's no answer.
If it's too late to be asking why,
it's certainly too late to be sorry.
Who was the boy?
Does it matter?
No.
I wish I hadn't found out.
I wish the lie had worked.
And everything
would be the same as it was.
I guess all fathers know
that things go on.
But as long as you don't know
for sure,
you can pretend your little girl
is still your little girl.
You have enough money?
Yes.
Need anything?
No.
I'll be going, then.
Bye.
What's going on?
- Who was that?
- My father.
He was so pathetic.
I felt so sorry for him.
- What'd he say?
- Not much of anything.
He looked so old.
God, I wish he hadn't found out.
Tough.
- What?
- Tough.
I mean, what the hell
did he come here for anyway?
Just to make you feel worse
than you did before?
- You wouldn't understand.
- The hell I wouldn't.
He just came here
to lay all the guilt on you
so that he wouldn't
have to carry any of it.
That's a stupid thing to say.
Yeah, well,
I think your old man's stupid.
If I love somebody,
I let them know I love them.
I don't make them feel lousy
and then take off on them.
I told you you wouldn't understand.
You never loved anyone.
Yeah, maybe not,
but I'm here, ain't I?
He made me feel so bad.
I know, but he knows now.
He'll get over it.
I wanted him to hold me
and tell me everything was all right.
I told you.
I'll be here as much as you want.
Hey, Gary.
It's Alice, her water just broke.
Oh, my God.
It was a boy.
I know, they told me downstairs.
- How do you feel?
- All right.
Did they say anything
about the baby?
The usual. Healthy, everything's fine.
That's good.
You been here all the time?
- Yeah, Jonathan gave me a ride over.
- I bet you're tired.
No, I took a nap down in the lobby.
I didn't know what to get you so I got
you some magazines and some candy.
Sounds good.
- Hello.
- Hello, doctor.
- Relax. I'm Dr. Newman.
- Gary Davis.
I just wanted to see
how you're feeling.
I'm fine, kind of groggy.
- My mouth's dry.
- The anaesthetic.
Sleep a little and you'll be all set.
I'm tired.
- I'll stop by later.
- Don't go yet.
You heard the doctor.
I'll see you in a little while.
Get some sleep.
- Doctor?
- Yes?
How's the baby?
How does he look?
He's a healthy boy.
Just get some sleep.
I kept her off the maternity floor.
Hard for them when other babies
are being brought into the room.
- Hi, doc.
- Hi, Lou.
- Do you know each other?
- I'm Lou Graham, Alice's attorney.
- Oh, yeah. Gary Davis.
- She didn't wanna see the baby.
Yeah, I know.
Dr. Newman, telephone.
- I gotta run.
- Yeah.
- See you.
- How is she feeling?
So-so, you know. She'll be all right.
If you'd like to meet the adopting
parents, they're in the nursery.
- I'm sure they'd like to talk to you.
- What for?
Well, seeing a picture
of the child's father is one thing.
But actually getting a chance
to talk to him, that's something else.
They get a general idea
of what you're like.
Would you care to go up?
Would you care to go up
and talk with them?
No, no, I gotta get going.
What's with her
giving them my picture?
They wanted a picture and she
didn't have one of the child's father.
Yeah, well, she shouldn't have done it.
He's not my kid.
Of course not, it's just Alice's.
Damn elevator.
Look, why don't you go up
and see him?
- What for?
- Aren't you at least curious?
It's the child of the woman
you're supposed to be in love with.
Well, fine. You know,
the kid's gonna get adopted, why look?
Come on.
Finally.
Come on, what could it hurt
taking a look at him?
Mr. Davis.
Gary, this is
Mr. and Mrs. Mal Wallace.
A pleasure to meet you.
I'll leave you three to talk.
I'll be right down the hall.
Oh, he's adorable, isn't he?
We'll give the child a good home.
- Are your parents living, Mr. Davis?
- What?
Are your parents living?
My mother is.
I don't know about my father.
He took off when Ma cracked up.
Your mother had a breakdown
of some sort?
No, not a breakdown.
She went bananas.
She's been in a mental institution
about eight years now.
Well, I'm very sorry.
Well, that's life, you know. Nothing
you can do when it's in the genes.
Her whole family wasn't too stable.
Well, I better be going now.
You know how parole officers are.
You miss one appointment,
you're right back in.
A pleasure meeting you.
- Hi.
- Hi.
- I thought you went home.
- Well, I changed my mind.
Beautiful day.
I hadn't noticed.
Sun shining, no smog.
You couldn't ask for a better day.
You're sure in a good mood.
Well, why shouldn't I be?
Are you in a bad mood?
God, yes, I'm in a bad mood.
Here he is.
He's beautiful, isn't he?
Yes, he is.
He's part of you.
That's why he's beautiful.
I don't wanna give him up.
Well, I've been through
this whole pregnancy thing with you.
I've got some say in it.
I think we should take him home
and get married.
Well, you love me, don't you?
And you know darn right well
I love you too, don't you?
If you're mine, he's mine.
Hey, Jonathan, would you mind
telling my mother what's happening?
It might be easier
coming from a stranger.
I know just the person for the job.
Congratulations.
- Mrs. Davis, it's Mark.
- Oh, Mark, it's open.
Listen, you better wait out here.
Hey, are you sure?
Maybe I ought to go in with you.
Jonathan, I'm sure.
Will you let me handle this?
Come on, I got this woman
in the palm of my hand.
Hey, Marge, how you doing?
Fine, just catching up
on my beading.
Hey, look, why don't you put it down
for a while? I got some news.
News? What news?
Well, do you know Alice Hartman?
Oh, I certainly do.
As a matter of fact,
I have to speak to her.
Now, she didn't tell me,
but she's pregnant.
She tries to hide it,
but you can't fool a mother.
I'm gonna have to ask her to leave.
The rule is no children.
Well, she had her baby, a little boy.
Now, this is gonna be a surprise
for you.
- What?
- She and Gary are getting married.
See, I told you
you were gonna be surprised.
But she's such a wonderful girl.
I mean, you can see
what she's done for him.
- Not drinking anymore, he's working.
- Oh, my God.
Oh, you ought to see
that little baby--
Mrs. Davis, what are you doing?
Mrs. Davis,
you really shouldn't do that.
Jonathan.
Jonathan.
Jon--
Jonathan!
He's just like his father.