02x17 - Prudence, Avarice, Lust, Justice, Anger

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Previously on "Switched at Birth"...

Toby, it seemed like we were broken up, but I didn't even think that you would care.

Stop talking.

Can you at least tell me how your music's going?

Have you been writing?

We're not doing this.

Why are we talking about Chip Coto?

Jace: He's the guy behind the abstinence-only bill, but he's sleeping with an intern.

And I'm trying to find out who.

I'm being transferred to Senator Shershow's office.

Did Coto tell you why?

He told me that his wife is beginning to suspect.

I hope whoever broke your heart actually got to hear that.

It's about the man who sh*t my dad.

Regina, they found my baby.

I'm gonna teach you how to swim.

You won't be the first who's tried.

Ty: Are you sure about this?

Bay: Yeah. I'm sure.

I think you need a little more sunscreen.

(Giggles)

It's so rare to find an American with a sense of irony.

I happen to freckle easily.

(Snorts, giggles)

So the first thing we're gonna start with is floating.

That's where you're wrong.

What do you mean?

I wanted to start with something I knew I'd be good at.

I think you'll be good at this too.

Just take a deep breath and float face first in the water.

That's it. Perfect!

(Jace gargling, splashing)

Need I remind you that I almost drowned when I was eight?

I'm sorry. I'm sorry.

So sorry.

I got distracted.

Jace: Is Coto hitting on her too?

Shouldn't he be off rallying support for his education bill?

He's got all the votes he needs.

Now he can work on his serve.

Daphne: That hypocrite!

So?

(Regina laughs)

I don't think it matters which you wear.

They're two gay men. It matters.

Chances are they'll be more turned off by your stereotyping than your shirt choice.

Why don't you just let your lawyers handle this?

Because a legal battle could drag out for months.

I don't want to waste any more time.

I want to look them in my eye and ask for my daughter back.

Then go with the light blue.

It brings out your eyes.

Is there any chance you could come with me?

Um, I... I have so much work to do.

It's on Sunday.

It would just raise a ton of questions about our marriage and my sobriety... all of it.

It could help convince them. They could trust me.

Maybe you should take Bay.

She's the baby's big sister.

That's a great idea.

You think she'll come?

Well, why wouldn't she?

It's Bay.

(Ty breathing heavily)

* I've got all I need *
* and it's right here next to me *
* in the morning, in the evening... *

I have to get back to Maui.

My shift starts in an hour.

Yeah, I got to get back to the motor pool.

The problem is I'm not gonna get out of this bed as long as you're still in it.

Okay, we both get up on the count of three.

One.

(Hesitantly) Two.

Three.

Yeah. Yeah, I called that one.

(Chuckles)

Hey, what are you doing on Sunday?

More of this?

Well, I got us tickets to the Goose Down concert at Crossroads.

Are you serious? I love them.

Mm-hmm.

All right, well, better get out of bed, so I don't have my weekend leave revoked.

(Sighs)

Yes!

I win again.

Last one in bed.

I'm gonna get you next time.

All right, admit it. I'm a pretty good teacher.

I won't be swimming The Channel any time soon, but yeah, you are.

Hey, Parker.

I should see what's wrong.

Yeah, I have to get going anyway.

Hey.

(Sniffles)

Are you okay?

(Crying) Hi. Yeah, I'm fine.

(Sighs)

Oh, this is so embarrassing.

Um, I know I shouldn't be here.

I just... I didn't know what else to do.

He wasn't responding to my texts.

I can't go to his house.

He can't even look at me at the office.

So you and Senator Coto are still...

No, but I had to tell him.

He freaked out.

He thinks it's my fault, but I was always careful.

I swear.

Oh my God.

Are you... ?

Yeah.

I'm pregnant.

(Cries)

(Car door opens, closes)

(Ignition starts)

* Sincere *
* I almost believed just what I said *
* and if you ask me how I dream... *

(Music stops)

Hey.

How are you?

Okay.

Uh, I'm working at Camp Wabana.

You're a camp counselor?

Yeah, and I'm actually good at it.

(Both chuckle)

So I heard you're working here now.

Yes. I'm the manager.

And Priya tells me you're getting married.

All true.

Wow.

Congratulations.

Thanks.

It must be nice to be so sure, to know exactly what you want and just go for it.

It is.

So it's been a few months since you've uploaded anything new onto SoundCloud.

You still follow that?

Yeah, I like to check in, see what you're up to.

There's only so many times I can listen to those old "Guitar Face" songs.

(Both laugh)

Anyway, it was great talking to you.

I'm going to work!

Two flowers now?

Yeah.

Mac has a theory that the more we wear, the more people spend.

Um, you're not working on Sunday, are you?

No, I have Sundays and Mondays off.

Good. I was wondering if you wanted to come with me to St. Louis to meet your sister.

Oh wow.

It will be a great father-daughter trip.

It's just... I have plans already.

Ty and I are supposed to go to this concert.

I'm sorry.

It's okay. I understand.

I should have asked you earlier.

But I'll be able to meet her when you bring her back here, right?

Right.

I have to get to work.

Okay.

So when are you going to tell me what's going on with Parker?

It's nothing.

Just girl stuff.

Ah, then I'll have to guess.

(Snorts softly)

Let's see...

Coto's wife found out he's cheating when he texted a photo of his junk to his mother-in-law by mistake.

(Laughing) Eww.

(Chuckles)

He's going to leave his wife, but it's not a good time because their Labor Day barbecue's coming up.

No, just stop.

Or she's pregnant with his love child.

Seriously?

He got her pregnant?

My God, that guy is...

Jace, just leave it.

How much shelf space does one need for a Pulitzer?

You're not running the story.

Come on. She's clearly not innocent here.

Why are you still protecting this girl?

Because I know what she's going through.

I had a thing with my boss once.

Oh.

I mean... he wasn't married and I didn't get pregnant, but it was a mess.

It was last year. I got a job at the restaurant he was head chef at.

So it was like a sexual harassment thing?

No.

I was into him... like really into him.

And he was... a good guy, but it ended badly.

So I know what Parker's going through.

You're judging me.

You don't seem like the type who'd sleep with her boss.

And what type is that?

I don't know.

Well, you just proved my point.

People hear something like this, and they make all these judgments when they don't know the first thing about it.

I'm not gonna let that happen to Parker.

Fine.

No story.

Thank you.

Regina: One, two, three.

(Camera clicks)

Regina: Yes!

Beautiful! Perfect!

(Indistinct)

Lips, lips, lips.

Yes. Yes. Oh...

Perfect.

It's the way people meet these days.

You were married to the fifth one.

No.

Not yet.

Mmm!

Did I tell you he might get his daughter back?

Oh.

I don't know if he's thinking we'll raise her together or...

I mean, I could.

I loved being a mom.

And I did it all by myself.

I know it sounds crazy, but maybe this could be our second chance.

Come on.

Babies are adorable.

Right. (Sighs)

(Soft rock music playing)

Hola, mi amor.

Hey.

Hi.

I didn't think you were getting back from Dallas till tomorrow.

Queria darte una sorpresa.

Look at you. Spanish immersion works.

Oh, I'm not fluent, but hopefully it will get me by in per...

It feels good to speak English again.

(Giggles)

It feels even better to do this.

Hold that thought.

Mmm.

One more month until the wedding.

Well, that's just a technicality at this point.

Don't you think?

Ahem.

Right.

(Clicks, beeps)

Wow. I forgot how good you look with your clothes on.

Yeah, you too.

Is Regina home?

I should probably say "hey" to her, right?

She is still at work.

And what about Angelo?

Is he around here? He's probably wondering what I look like by now, right?

Oh, ready to make this official, huh?

Ah, I'm just ready to get it over with.

I remember what it was like meeting your Kennish dad.

Angelo's not gonna grill you.

Although, if you were older and my boss, he might punch you.

Long story; Not mine.

Anyway, Angelo's gone for the night.

He went to St. Louis to try to get the baby back from the couple who adopted her.

That's... that's cool.

I mean, you're gonna meet your sister.

Uh, he wanted me to go, but...

Why didn't you?

I don't know. (Chuckles)

It just felt weird.

And we already have the tickets for the concert and honestly, I just thought it would be more fun to be with you.

Bay, if he doesn't get her back, this might be your only chance to meet her.

Now I feel even worse.

(Sighs)

St. Louis is a three-hour drive.

If we b*at traffic...

Ty, you don't have to...

Come on.

(Ringing)

Simone: Hello?

Hey, it's Toby. Um...

It was really good to see you yesterday.

Yeah, it was.

So what's up?

* I'm packing up, heading out *
* to the ones I...

You do realize your C.D. collection makes no sense, right?

Yeah, how's that?

Well, you've got old-school Johnny Cash, some speed metal, which is dude music, and then Kelly Clarkson.

I like what I like.

And there's nothing in here remotely like Goose Down.

You know, we could go see music that you actually want to hear.

Not really.

Johnny Cash is dead.

At least that explains why you were so willing to bail on the concert.

This thing kind of seemed like a no-brainer to me.

What?

Nothing.

It's just my dad left and I didn't really know him.

And he's got this whole other family down in Tulsa.

I don't know them either.

What?

Yeah.

I heard he got married after he split.

And, uh...

You know, he didn't want anything to do with me, so neither did they.

And you can't really ask me anything else because that's all I know, so...

How come you never told me that before?

It's not my favorite subject.

Is there anything else I'm gonna find out about you?

Don't worry.

Nothing scary.

So I'm not gonna find

any Ke$ha CDs in here?

Dude!

Do not hate on Ke$ha, all right?

She has her time and her place.

(Laughs)

It is amazing what I learn about you when we actually leave your room.

(Chuckles) Yeah.

* I just came to say *
* don't worry about... *

Do you want to pull over?

Hey.

Oh.

I was just finishing.

I just wanted to let you know that, um...

I found a support group for girls in your situation.

Yeah, about that, it turns out I was wrong.

I guess that's what you get for using a cheap drugstore test.

Wait, it was a mistake? Really?

Uh-huh.

I mean, that's great, but are you sure?

Yeah, I have to get going.

Parker, if he's pressuring you to do to something that you're not comfortable with...

He didn't. It was just a mistake.

Now can we pretend this whole thing never happened?

Yes, I will have that for you tomorrow.

Okay. Bye now.

And hi now.

Hi.

Key lime pie is back.

Awesome!

Mm-hmm.

(Intercom beeps)

Man: That guy with the monster truck is claiming we broke his g*n rack.

He wants to see the manager.

(Intercom beeps)

I'll be right out.

You stay right there, okay?

Okay.

(Phone chimes)

(Sighs)

(Pants)

There you are.

Hi.

I was starting to get worried.

Oh, uh, sorry. We... we hit traffic.

But we still have at least an hour, right, before we have to meet...

No.

50 minutes.

Okay, well, Ty, this is Angelo.

Angelo...

Hi, nice to meet you.

Heard a lot about you.

I've heard about you, too.

Can I drop my stuff off before we go?

Of course.

Let me get a key to your room.

Your room?

Do you really think he's gonna let us stay together?

Uh, I don't know.

I mean, he is European.

Here you go.

You're in room 203.

Right next to the one I will be sharing with Ty.

And for the record, I'm a light sleeper. The smallest noise... the door closing, somebody walking... wakes me up.

Hey.

Hi.

What are you doing here on a Sunday?

Um...

I just came by to grab the jacket I left before I went to Spanish camp.

Is there anything I can help you with?

No, just putting together some research, still trying to k*ll that abstinence-only clause.

Sorry, I know how you feel about it.

Well, it is the only surefire way to prevent pregnancies, S.T.D.s...

Actually, the states with the highest rates of teen...

You know, let's just not do this.

(Laughs)

Probably not gonna change each other's minds.

Probably not.

Um...

I kind of wanted to ask you something else...

About Simone.

Simone Sinclair?

Toby didn't tell me how it ended, but I got the impression that it was bad.

Uh... she cheated on him... with Emmett... when Emmett was with Bay.

(Sighs) That is bad.

So her name is Abby?

I love that name.

It's not too trendy. It's not too weird.

We actually named her after Victor's grandmother Abigail.

Aww!

The brownies are delicious.

That's a miracle because I'm usually the anti-midas when it comes to cooking.

Everything I touch turns to charred.

Angelo's a great cook.

Growing up in France, I couldn't help but learn.

Victor and I have been meaning to go to Paris.

Oh, you'd love it.

We probably won't be going for a while.

Leo: Which is fine.

Of course.

So how was the drive down here?

Not bad.

A little long... you know...

'cause Angelo's such a safe driver.

(Baby cries)

(Crying)

Ooh, she's up early.

Can I do anything to help?

No, I've got it, thanks.

Could I... would it be okay if I saw her?

Uh, Abby doesn't always do so well with strangers.

Bay is not a stranger.

She's her sister.

Um... come on.

But be warned... when she burps, it is not unlike Mount Vesuvius.

Who knows? I mean, maybe it really was a mistake.

Or maybe Parker used to be pregnant and now she's not.

All I know is that he's sitting over there working on his tan like nothing ever happened.

That guy needs to be taught a lesson.

Yeah.

What if we send him an anonymous message telling him that we know what he did.

What? Like in a bad horror movie?

Just something to let him know that this time he didn't get away with it.

(Sighs)

What are we gonna do?

Send him a note on a cocktail napkin?

Or we could use a slightly faster, more efficient way of reaching somebody.

You have his phone number?

Of course.

They all text me when they want their lattes waiting for them when they get in.

Well, then he'll know who sent it.

I have an app that turns my phone into a burner.

It's untraceable.

Damn.

"I know... what happened with...

Parker."

Send?

Seriously?

Why not?

It's not gonna do anything, but we might as well play with him a little.

Do it.

(Whooshes)

He's got it.

Oh my God.

He's completely sweating.

Daphne: What's he doing now?

I think he's responding.

No way.

(Phone chimes)

"Who is this?"

(Phone chimes)

What do we want?

(Gasps)

We could tell him to resign.

There's no way he'd do that.

There'd be way too many questions.

It has to be something simple, like... telling him to shave off that stupid beard.

We could ask him to drop his support for the abstinence-only clause in the education bill.

That's perfect.

He can always just say that he changed his mind.

(Typing)

No way. You're typing that?

You said you wanted to do something important this summer like stopping that clause from going through.

And dropping articles in their mailboxes isn't gonna do jack.

Send it.

(Whooshes)

(Laughs)

(Blips and g*nf*re on TV)

(TV shuts off)

(Baby fussing)

Hi.

That's it, sweet girl.

She has Angelo's eyes.

I saw that too.

You know, I think she's ready for you.

Good girl.

(Fusses, crying)

Did I do something wrong?

No no no.

Here.

That's okay. It's okay, baby.

I'm right here. It's okay.

She's just used to me.

(Fusses)

It's okay. Shh.

Daddy's right here. I'm right here.

It's okay, sweet girl.

Is this real mahogany?

Let's cut to the chase.

I only agreed to let you come here because Leo insisted.

But you're not taking Abby.

She's my daughter.

Abby's birth mother didn't put you on the certificate because she didn't want you to have anything to do with her baby.

That won't matter to the court.

Well, we can prove that you're an unfit parent.

You abandoned your first daughter when she went deaf.

It was a lot more complicated than that.

No, not really.

Being a parent means being there for your child

no matter what, and you weren't.

And dragging Bay down here to tell us that you're a safe driver and you like to cook won't change anything.

That baby in there...

Abby. Her name is Abby!

I'm her father.

No, I'm her father, Leo and I, so you better lawyer up because you're not taking Abby away from us.

I had no idea that Regina was your sponsor.

Well, that's kind of the anonymous part in alcoholics anonymous.

Right.

Regina was great.

I mean, she was there for me when I had no one else.

I wish I could have done more.

I... I didn't even know.

Yeah, I hid it well.

I still feel really terrible about what I did to you when I was drinking.

Well, you're making amends now, right?

Yeah.

(Chuckles) I swear, going through all this makes me feel like I'm 100 years old.

I know what you mean.

I mean, not that getting married is the same as getting sober, but it makes you grow up all of a sudden.

Well, that's why you called me, right?

You sure you want to do this?

I think tomorrow we should get your dad back on dish duty.

Huh?

Yeah.

It's amazing how fast he went from "nobody treat me any different" to "can somebody fluff my pillow?"

(Laughs)

No, no. Thanks for calling.

Yeah, all right.

Yeah, I'll talk to you soon.

How about that.

Is everything okay?

Apparently Chip Coto has dropped his support for the abstinence-only clause in the education bill.

Coto changed his vote?

Yeah.

Kathryn: Are you kidding me?

I thought he was the one behind the clause.

I have a feeling that Daphne may have been the one who changed his mind.

Me?

Mm-hmm.

All that research you've been sending out, it finally got through to him.

Now, I can't say that I totally agree, but I am very proud of you.

Me too.

(g*nf*re on TV)

(Acoustic guitar plays)

♪ Oh ♪
♪ if I seem a little strange ♪
♪ it's just the way I feel these days ♪

* so happy I can't speak *

♪ maybe tonight ♪

* we don't need to use our words *

♪ we won't build ourselves ♪
♪ with lies ♪
♪ I can be the one you see ♪
♪ you get the best of me ♪
♪ you get the best of me. ♪

(Music ends)

(Applause, cheering)

Well, that one guy sounds like an ass.

But, you know, they can't change the fact that you are that baby's father.

(Sighs) Yes.

But now it's gonna take a lot of money and time to get her back.

She seemed really happy there.

They had four months to bond with her.

And the longer this drags out, the longer they'll have.

Maybe that's not such a bad thing.

I mean, they seemed to really love her.

Bay, I love her too.

Leo was saying they had a really hard time getting a baby, you know, 'cause they're gay and...

Why is this my problem?

She's my daughter.

And I didn't even get the chance to name her.

Wait, I...

No, I can't believe it.

You think they should raise her?

I don't know.

All I know is that she started crying the second I took her out of Leo's arms.

How is she gonna feel when you take her away from them forever?

Are you taking their side?

After all this time you spent looking for me?

You said you always felt like something was missing.

I did, but my parents... are my parents.

I thought you were supposed to be helping me.

Did you say any of this to Leo?

No, I... it's just really complicated.

No, not to me it isn't.

I'm going up to the room.

That went well.

♪ Give me some, some of that new thing ♪
♪ give me some, some of ♪

* that new thing *

♪ we can be happy all the time ♪
♪ if we don't slow down ♪
♪ slow down, ooh. ♪

(Applause, cheering)

Oh my God, that was amazing.

Like that last song was crazy good.

Hey, what's, uh... going on here?

This is Simone.

Yeah.

And this is Nikki.

Hi.

Hi.

Simone's Uncle owns this place, and that's how I got the gig here.

Yeah, I'm actually gonna go thank him.

It was nice to meet you.

So how did you know I was gonna be here?

I saw the text on your phone when I came by.

And you thought we were secretly hooking up or something?

I know you're tired of waiting for us...

I would never do that.

Okay, so why didn't you tell me that you were performing?

There's nothing going on between me and Simone.

She's always loved my music and always expected great things.

Toby, we met through music.

Lately it seems like it doesn't matter to you as much, or at least not as much as it matters to me.

That's not true.

Or maybe it is.

I don't... I don't know.

I actually was coming to find you, anyway.

I got a call a couple of hours ago.

They found the guy who m*rder*d my dad.

Oh.

I'm sorry.

(Sighs)

Hey, how'd it go?

Ask him!

(Door closes)

What happened?

(Exhales)

She's angry at me because she thinks I'm gonna tear my daughter away from Victor and Leo.

What do you mean?

Somehow it became all about me ripping her away from the Kennishes or something.

And what about the baby?

I'm sorry.

What are you going to do?

I'm gonna fight.

I'm gonna fight until I get my kid back.

The education bill officially passed without the abstinence-only clause.

Now teenagers all over Kansas can fornicate without shame.

That's not what this is about.

The states with the highest teenage pregnancies...

I'm kidding.

Congratulations.

You did something this summer.

Can you imagine if anyone here knew that it was the intern and the coffee guy who pulled that off?

See you later.

(Crickets chirping)

Oh, this is so much better than that tense dinner I was about to have.

Yeah, I thought you might want to get out of there.

(Music plays)

* I'm tired of lying awake... *

You bought the album.

Yes, I did.

Well, we officially had our first weekend away.

On the bright side, no matter what we do next, it has got to be better, right?

It wasn't that bad.

* Stay here waiting, incomplete *
* with you not next to me *
* I'm tired of waiting *
* masquerading... *

Do you want to go back to your barracks?

In a little while.

Right now it's kind of nice just hanging out like this.

Come on.

Yeah, it is.

* Every morning *
* many things just resume *
* knowing no one can love you like I do *
* no one can love you like I do. *