Family Connection Cagney and Lacey

Look, I am telling ya, I worked this girl for a couple of years.

Whatever she tells you is reliable. Believe me!

I've had enough of it.

You're wasting my time, Isbecki.

Look, I'm telling ya. Franny knows what she's talking about.

And I'm telling you I've already checked Margulies out

and he is clean. There is no way he is in on Sweeny's gambling act.

-Good morning.

-Speak for yourself, Coleman.

She's done business with Margulies.

Among others.

What's that supposed to mean?

It means that just because you and Franny have had a few good

tumbles in the sack that does NOT qualify her

as a reliable NYPD source on known bookmakers.

I never let business interfere with pleasure.

Don't you mean you never let pleasure interfere with business?

He got it right the first time.

-Cagney!

-Victor, enough!

There are a lot of facts about Franny you don't know anything about.

And I want to let you know exactly how I feel about her.

Look, all I am saying is let's check out Margulies again.

Isbecki! What are you doing in here?

Oh...sorry.

Cagney, please!

One week with Isbecki, Mary Beth,

I understand why people go over the edge.

-His girlfriend didn't come through, right?

-I didn't say that.

So, we got lucky. Now, all we have to do is get a warrant.

Have a tap put on Margulies' phone.

Isbecki has not stopped gloating about it yet.

You're the ski expert here.

Is this going to keep Harv Junior warm enough?

Oh, it's nothing I'd wear, but it's fine.

Mary Beth, are you listening to me?

I'm going to be stuck with him until Petrie comes back from his vacation.

My partner's are going from bad to worse.

And your baby's just lying there.

Don't you think it's time for her to come out and face the music?

Three more weeks, Christine.

-With the boys didn't you deliver early?

-Yeah, a couple days. So?

So, maybe it's closer than you think.

-It couldn't be just two more weeks...

-Enough, Christine!

On the other hand, three weeks, I'm sure will be here before we know it.

I'll tell ya. I've never felt better in my life.

I got my second wind. Course this semester break with the boys helped.

With Harv Junior on Hunter Mountain and Michael going off

to Washington DC with his grandmother,

Harv Senior and I are going to have a little 72-hour honeymoon.

Mum! Look, Mum. Isn't this rad?

Oh, that's a good-looking jacket, Harvey.

-Great colour! Turn around.

-How much?

No. Your school parka will be just fine. It's very rad, too.

This little ski outing happen to

-include boys and girls, by any chance?

-Yeah.

Hmm. Good luck.

What do ya mean by that?

The coming of age, Mary Beth. You have a growing boy on your hands

who is probably chomping at the bit to sow some wild oats

as soon as he gets rid of old mom and dad.

Mom, look at these racers.

You're renting.

It's a very well-chaperoned trip, besides I trust my son.

You can trust him all you want.

I'm just telling you I remember my ski club outings.

I wonder what ever happened to Rex Amaneger.

Listen to this -

six foot two, dark curly hair,

-the broadest shoulders and the tightest...

-Mom!

..end. One of the best tight ends on the football team. Great athlete!

Do we have the stuff at home for chapped lips?

Too much grease is bad for your skin.

This is for my lips.

His lips.

We'll talk about your lips later.

I'm telling ya. You can't keep a kid under wraps, Mary Beth.

You gotta let go sometime. Charlie was very smart that way with me.

Gave me free rein early.

And look how I turned out!

Harvey!

Let's go.

-Tell me again, how many parents are going along to chaperone?

-Mom!

-Where you guys been?

-Hi, honey. Shopping for Harv Junior's ski trip.

Hey, come on, Mary Beth. You heard what the doctor said about

taking it easy. You want the kid jumping the gun before you're ready?

-Let me have this.

-I'm fine.

-Harv, how many?

-Mom, I've got homework.

-Go ahead ask.

-What?

How'd my lunch with Jake Garibaldi go.

-OK, how did your lunch with Jake Garibaldi?

-Great, Mary Beth!

Just great!

I get that feeling. Oh!

Guess who he thinks would be the perfect contractor

for the Saratoga Springs job?

Oh, Harv. Oh, that's won...wonderful!

Now, he wants me to go up the day after tomorrow to make the bid.

You see, that's what worries me. I mean, taking off and the kids

and Muriel out of town. You being alone so far along.

Honey, it's one day. It's one day.

I got plenty of time. We're talking a very important job here.

It could make the difference in the down payment for the new house.

Oh! Oh! Three kids in the family - timing couldn't be better.

-It's OK?

-OK?

-It's fantastic! Fantastic! Wait.

-Oh.

-Aw!

Hey, Charlie, open up.

MUSIC PLAYS VERY LOUDLY

Hey, Charlie!

Chrissy!

Hey, Pop. I've been knocking out there

but you had the music on so loud.

I sure wish you had called then I'd know you were coming.

Well, I want to take you out to dinner. What do you say? Huh?

-My treat.

-Oh, gee, I'm a little tired tonight.

-Are you?

-Yeah, yeah.

-OK. Well, we could send out for pizza.

What do you say, pepperoni and onions?

Hey! Yeah, sure, terrific. Another time, huh?

What's wrong with you?

You boozing again, Pop?

Aw, Charlie. The doctor told you, you cannot touch this stuff

any more. You drink the stuff you're going to die!

Chrissy, I am not boozing!

-Really?

-I am still on the wagon.

Yeah? That's why I've been getting the bum's rush since I got in here.

Chrissy, it's not the booze.

Oh, stop lying to me Charlie! What do you call this?

Honey, don't be giving your dad a hard time. The scotch is mine.

Didn't know you had company, Pop.

-Chris...

-Sorry, Pop.

Oh, boy!

ALARM RINGS

Harvey, how old were you the first time you had sex?

Well, what's the matter? It so long ago you can't remember?

You reading magazine quizzes again?

This is not a difficult question, Harv.

16.

Uh-huh.

Your son, Harv Junior, our first-born,

he's going to be 16 in two months.

So?

So?

When was the last time you had a talk with him?

You know what I'm referring to.

Yeah. We straightened this all out when he was 12 years old, Mary Beth.

12!

12.

I'm not talking birds and bees here, Harvey. I'm talking actual people.

Boy, girl. Hormones. Nature taking its course.

Hormones we talked about, Mary Beth.

Well, I think it's time for an update.

When we both get back, we'll talk.

No, Harvey! Before you both leave.

Tonight, Harv. This field trip is for young males and females.

Mary Beth, there are three sets of parents chaperoning.

The kid'll be lucky if he can get to the john by himself.

Harvey, I was living at home with my mother looking

over my shoulder the whole time. And when we were at your place,

Muriel made sure that we never had a minute to ourselves.

And we found one anyway.

Yeah, we sure did, didn't we?

Yeah. Tonight, Harv.

Tonight. Now, you're right about Harvey Junior.

He's probably just a chip off the old block.

What I need to know, Sgt Cagney, is why should I take the word of

your reliable confidential informer that Mr Margulies

is indeed in business with Mr Sweeney?

Your Honour, this lady has helped the department a great deal in the past.

And what's the lady's name?

Erm, the source prefers to remain anonymous, your Honour.

But if I could remind you again about the cheese box terminal

attached to Mr Margulies' telephone.

It's a free country. It's not against the law

to re-route calls from one address to another.

That's right, Judge, but this guy's got a yellow sheet

with a history of book-making arrests.

For six years, Mr Margulies has had a clean record.

You can't nail the man for past mistakes.

Forget old history, your Honour.

In the last four weeks, surveillance has photographed him

in conversations with known gamblers on five separate occasions,

including one Ed Sweeney.

Now, I think that meets the criteria for probable cause.

Sgt Cagney, I prefer more than probable cause.

Mr Margulies' constitutional rights are at stake here.

Let's get straight, Judge. If people like you and me respected every

criminals' constitutional rights, we'd never get them behind bars.

Your Honour, I think what Detective Isbecki meant to say...

An honest cop! I like that.

Your Honour...

In this particular case, probable cause would be sufficient.

All right!

Burning the old midnight oil again, huh?

Pop, what are you doing here?

Hey, just thought I'd come by

and take my sergeant daughter out to dinner.

Oh, gee, Charlie, I'm real backed up here.

Yeah, I guess so. Couldn't get to a phone all day, huh?

I left three messages.

I guess it can wait.

Good.

I'll have the usual. Ginger ale.

I'll have a double... I'm sorry, make that two ginger ales, please.

You know, Donna's not very happy

about the way you two met the other night.

-Charlie, I said let's forget it.

-Hey, Charlie!

People seem to know you pretty well here at the old Lucky Shamrock, huh?

Oh, yeah. That's Donna, she's a real firecracker, you know?

I mean, she likes to paint the town. And she loves to dance.

You know she used to be a Rockette?

Can you picture that? Me with a Rockette?

She really likes to let her hair down.

Yeah, I could see that.

What does that mean?

Well, there was a whole bottle of scotch practically gone, Charlie.

And since you're not drinking...

I told you, I wasn't drinking.

Well then, it must be very hard for you to be around a woman

who does drink that much in front of you.

She had two drinks, Christine, at my insistence.

She is helping me stay on the wagon.

Well, it didn't look that way to me.

Well, maybe, you should've looked a little closer.

Thanks, hon.

Thank you.

Come on, Chris. Give her a break. She's a nice lady.

She wants you to come to dinner Friday night.

I'm busy Friday.

Saturday.

Charlie, she's your friend.

Why do I have to be rubbing shoulders with her?

What is the matter with you? Why are you talking like that?

It is not my business if you want to fool around with a woman like that.

A woman like...a woman like what?

Hey! I was raised by the lady that you married.

Chris.

Chris, your mother was a wonderful, wonderful woman.

She just forgot how to have fun that's all.

She started taking everything so seriously.

And you are a lot like her in that respect.

Donna. Donna's different.

She may not be Westchester,

but I've never had more fun with anybody.

What ya reading, babe?

This doctor.

He says couples planning families can determine whether

it's a boy or girl depending on their diet.

Diet?

Yeah. "For couples preferring girls, the husband is advised to consume

"large amounts of coffee for several weeks prior to coitus

"to raise the acidity level of the sperm cells."

Mary Beth, why are you reading this now?

It's interesting.

Yeah, I know, but it's like ordering another round of beers

after everybody's gone home. The party's over, Mary Beth.

Boy or girl - I'm happy because he's ours.

Yeah.

Yeah, as long as our baby's healthy.

Oh, all right. All right. I understand now.

-Hmm?

-Yeah, I remember this happened a couple of weeks before the boys

were born.

-What happened?

-Well you get a little nervous, honey.

I wouldn't say I was nervous.

Well, maybe, that's a bad word. It's like you get anxious.

I wouldn't say I was anxious, either.

Well, what do you call it, Mary Beth?

It's like you get, I don't know, what is it? It's like you get hopped up.

Yes, it's like a little bird working overtime.

You know, trying to build her nest before the winter comes.

Oh. That's nice, Harv. Yeah. Well, maybe, something like that.

I mean, I'm getting ready for change and newness.

And I gave a lot of thanks for this baby.

You and me both, sweetheart.

Sometimes, it seems like a dream.

I mean, being a father again, at my age, starting all over like

when we first got married.

Before the hard times, I mean, nothing could stop us then.

Last year when you got sick, and I'd thought I lost ya...

I mean, to have both of you now, this baby is a gift, Mary Beth, a gift.

-Ouch!

-What is it? What's wrong? What is it?

-What is it?

-Nothing.

Nothing. It's just a false contraction, that's all.

Well, how do you know that? Maybe it's a warning.

I mean, maybe something is going to happen in a couple of hours.

-I'm calling Saratoga Springs.

-No.

Harv, don't be silly. It's a false contraction.

I know the difference between a false contraction and a real one.

No offence, Mary Beth, but it's been 11 years. You're out of practice.

I'm calling Jake and I'm cancelling tomorrow.

Harvey Lacey, you talk about me getting all hopped up.

You're the one who's hopping off the deep end here.

-I don't want to leave you alone.

-I'm not going to be alone.

Christina is a phone call away.

And if this baby gets all nervous and anxious and decides to come

early, I'll just tell him he has to wait until his daddy gets home.

Nothing's going wrong.

I won't let it.

You drive me crazy.

Yes, I know.

-Have a hard talk with Garibaldi.

-I will.

-But not too hard.

-OK.

Be careful on those roads and give me a call when you get in.

I'll call you and let you know what time I'm going to be back tomorrow.

You going to be all right? You and Chris both have the number.

Would you quit worrying? We're fine.

Did everything go OK with Harvey Junior?

The talk. The talk!

-I'll talk to him in the car on the way to the bus.

-Honey!

I promise. I love you. I love you.

Harvey! Let's go!

Bye, Mom.

You got to have eyes in the back of your head on that mountain.

And none of the hot dog stuff, either.

Mom, I'm not a baby anymore.

I know that, sweetheart. Don't you think I know that?

-Mom, don't worry. I'll be careful, I promise.

-You do that.

Because going down that mountain could be a little scary.

HARVEY!

Mom, I'll miss my bus.

Harvey, remember, Harv, the first time...

the first time is always better when you love someone.

Go. Go.

I'm telling you, I can't afford any more action on the Knicks.

I'm holding the line at three.

Yeah, I told this guy that I could give him

some action on his 50 grand.

Look, I've got 500 grand covered. If I go any more, I'll have to lay off.

Oh, come on. You could go another 50. How about going both ways?

Well, hey, if you want to go both ways, that's something else.

-I'm only in this for the juice.

-All right, it's a deal. 25 each way.

Done.

Margulies is certainly doing his best to keep Ma Bell in business.

By the way he's talking, he's going to put himself right out of business.

I'm going to have these tapes transferred by the afternoon.

Do you want me to pick you up some coffee before I head back?

-I got coffee running out my ears.

-OK.

Something to nibble on maybe.

-How about a pair of knuckles?

-You're tough.

You're predictable.

Come on, Cagney. Don't you ever dream about how it would be between us?

Not in my wildest.

KNOCK ON DOOR

Couldn't stay away, huh, Cagney?

Let's keep it down. I mean, you shouldn't talk at all.

You're not even supposed to be here.

-Hey, how are you doing?

-Erm, I'm OK.

You'll do anything to get a day off, won't you, Isbecki?

These are beautiful. Really beautiful.

Well, they have a shop downstairs.

They don't have much, but, what the hey?

I thought maybe it'd cheer you up.

This is the first time any woman has ever given ME flowers.

-Sure.

-No, I'm serious.

All the roses I blew my paychecks on and all the females.

Where are they now when I need them?

Here. I'll put them in water.

Doctor says you're getting out, what, on Sunday?

I should have nailed those goons, Chris.

Victor, go easy on yourself. There were two of them against you

-and they took you by surprise. Forget it.

-Yeah.

A couple years ago I could have got on top of them anyway.

I was in my prime then.

I think we've got a lot of stuff on that tape. I really do.

Margulies wouldn't do so hot to scare us off

if we weren't moving in close. What do you think?

It doesn't seem to mean much any more.

Is that you, Victor?

You're not the only cop to have been beaten up in the line of duty.

That's not what I mean.

When you see your life flash in front of you like I did,

it makes you stop and think.

That guy's wife and kids have been here all day.

That's nice.

Chris, you're the only visitor I've had.

Except for Samuels. He doesn't count.

Why not?

Well, bosses are supposed to do that kind of thing.

Your mother hasn't been here to see you, Victor?

My mother's in Miami Beach with a bunch of her friends.

Well, if Petrie were in town, he'd come by...

No, Petrie's got his own family.

I've got to know, Chris.

Maybe Lacey and Petrie, maybe they've got the right idea.

I mean, being single, playing the field is...

well, it seems a lot harder work than it used to be.

You're blowing it out your smokestack, Isbecki.

When you're feeling better, you're going to be around

chasing all the women and raising hell, just as before.

No, Chris, Chris, Chris...

Look, I am pushing 35.

I mean, a man my age would like to go home to somebody.

See you, Victor.

No, Chris, I mean a little girl waiting to see a daddy.

-Don't you think about stuff like that?

-No!

I guess I have once or twice.

It goes away.

Listen, I'm going to let you get some rest. I'll see you later.

Cagney... Thanks for stopping by.

I was in the neighbourhood.

Cagney back from the hospital yet?

Not yet. Look at this, Lieutenant

His M.O. says he used to muscle for Sweeney.

It matches Isbecki's descriptions

right down to the scar on the right cheek.

Yeah, good, bring him in as a material witness.

Let him sweat a couple of days until Isbecki

is ready to look at him in the line-up.

Hi, guys. Lieutenant, how are we doing here?

Couldn't get much better.

Here's the transcripts of Isbecki's tapes. Looks like we hit pay dirt.

Yeah.

Honey!

Where can we talk...in private?

-Nice place you've got here.

-Private.

Look, honey, neither one of us is the kind of female

who likes to beat around the bush.

So, I'm going to get right to the point.

When I give somebody an invite to come to my place,

I don't like getting the cold shoulder.

-I explained to Charlie I was busy.

-Hm-hm.

I may be a Texas gal from way back,

but I've been in the big city a long time.

And your dad doesn't buy that story you hung on him anymore than me.

-I don't care what you believe.

-I see that.

What I mean is, I don't even know what you are doing here.

You and my father, it's none of my business.

Now, that's just what I told Charlie.

But, he feels different. All I hear from him is,

"My sergeant daughter this, and my sergeant daughter that..."

You are just real important to him.

Why else would I be here chewing the fat in a john, for crying out loud.

Charlie says you're a dancer?

Why, yeah. Yeah, sure.

Well, I was a dancer.

That's before the old leg started to slow down.

Then, the rest of the body decided to go south.

That didn't help.

So, lately I've been filling in a couple of days as barmaid

down at the Lucky Shamrock, on 39th.

You know that place?

I've been there. Cute place.

Look, if you and Charlie want to see each other...

Look, honey, what do you think we've been doing the last three months?

Three months?

Let me tell you something...

your dad is a great guy, and there's not very many of them left.

I expect him and me

are going to keep seeing each other for quite a while.

What I'm saying is...I'm going to be around.

If you want to get to know me better, that's up to you.

-Hey!

-Sorry to get you out of bed so early on a Saturday.

No, that's OK.

Just takes a little longer for these old bones to wake up,

longer than it used to.

How's it going?

Donna came by to see me.

Oh?

She tells me the two of you have been together for three months now.

-Two.

-Three!

-Two and a half.

-That's a long time, Charlie!

-And this is the first I hear about it?

-Hey, hey, hey, hold it.

-You've been very busy, Christine.

-Oh, that is such a pile of crap.

-Don't you talk to me like that!

-Well, don't play games with me, Charlie!

I'm not a little girl anymore...

Look, if there's somebody that's important to you in your life,

somebody that you care about...

..well, I want to know.

-I thought we were family, you and me.

-We are family.

I just don't like being alone anymore, Chris.

Maybe it's getting older... I don't know, it's harder.

Something you won't have to worry about for a long time.

-She's OK, Pa.

-Yeah?

-Yeah.

She thinks you're terrific.

And I think you're terrific, Christine.

I love you too, Daddy.

I just don't want you to hide anything from me.

I don't want you to shut me out, please.

-OK, you got your camera?

-Yeah, here.

-And you got your warm jacket?

I'm wearing it.

Right.

Now, listen, hey, remember your manners.

You're going to be in the nation's capital.

All right, Grandma's waiting. Now, give her this for me.

-OK, I love you.

-I love you, too. Bye.

PHONE RINGS

Hello?

Yeah, yeah, just a minute. Hey, Chris, it's Mary Beth.

Hi, Mary Beth, is everything OK?

-All things considered, I couldn't be better.

-That's good.

Is there anything you want me to pick up for you, anything you need?

As a matter fact, Christine, yes, there is.

A ride to the hospital would be very nice right now.

The hospital?

-The baby?!

-Happy birthday.

-I'm on my way!

Pop, I'm going to be an aunt!

Happy birthday!

KNOCK ON DOOR

Mary Beth, it's me!

-Hey!

-I'm here!

-OK, hang on.

Hang on.

-Hey.

-How you feeling? You doing OK?

I don't want you to worry about a thing

cos I got everything under control here.

-27 minutes from Brooklyn to Queens, I'm impressed, Christine.

-Yeah.

-You need a bag.

-Right here.

Oh, great. OK, I'll call Harvey.

Now, I called him about an hour and 14 minutes ago. He's on his way.

Oh, great!

OK, I got that handled, OK. OK, what else?

-What?

-It's Harvey's bowling trophy.

It's...for my breathing concentration, remember?

-The focal point.

-Oh, yes! That's right. OK, now we've got it.

Wait a minute, don't you touch that!

Oh, dammit, I'm sorry Mary Beth. Here, you hold that.

I'll get this together in no time, OK?

Why don't you head on down to the car.

-I'm parked in the tow-away zone.

-Wonderful.

Right, don't you worry about a thing cos I've got everything

under control here.

I can see that.

OK. That's it.

Make sure everything's perfect. Just for her.

That's it.

All right.

Good.

-Where is the seat belt?

-On my list to buy.

Perhaps you should do that tomorrow, Christine.

-You are in violation of a state law.

-Yes, Mary Beth.

Ooh!

Can you put the top up, please?

It's in the garage. Do you want me to go back and get it?

Oh, no. No, no. Fresh air is, uh, good for the complexion.

You sure?

Chris, the way things worked out with Harv and them

being out of town, that's the only reason that I had to involve you.

Oh, hey, Mary Beth, come on.

I've never had one of my own, but that does not mean

I'm not going to come through this thing with flying colours.

You've got enough babies on your hands right now,

but I am not one of them.

Gee, the way you're driving here,

we'll probably beat my doctor to Lexington General.

Lexington General, that's in Manhattan!

This is true, Christine.

I thought we were going to Elmhurst, in Queens.

Well, I was, but then because of my other checkup they wanted me

to see some specialist across the bridge.

-Well, all I can say is that it's a good thing I asked.

-Yes.

Good thing I mentioned it.

OK. Hold on!

-OK?

-OK.

-Good girl!

-How you doing?

-I'm doing great, Mary Beth!

-Of course you are.

There's not a question in my mind about that.

You're going to be terrific, great under pressure.

-Oh, gee whiz.

-What's the matter? Is it another contraction?

No, no. I'm freezing.

Oh, I thought you were having trouble with your contractions.

-No, no, they're very normal.

-OK.

Normal and getting closer.

We're on a roll now!

I cannot believe it!

What is it? What's the matter with it?

It's probably, it's probably just flooded.

This little baby has never let me down. It's a great car.

Can I do something, is there something I can...

I don't believe it!

-I knew I should've sold this heap!

-Just relax, Christine.

-Oh, I'm fine.

-Are you fine?

-I'm fine.

-That's fine. I'll be right back.

-DRIVER HONKS HORN

-You want to pull that junk out the way?!

Give me a break, all right?!

What is it?

I don't know, I think it's the transmission again.

Well, uh, that's OK. We've got an hour still.

I think my contractions are about four minutes apart.

We've got at least an hour.

-An hour?!

-Well, maybe two.

Uh, listen, I'm going to call a tow truck, all right?

There are hundreds of them around this time of morning

with the commuter traffic. You know how they love to make a buck.

Yeah, there's probably going to be one along here before you get back.

HORN HONKS

-OK, so you're horn works all right?! Try your lights!

-Keep it moving!

-Be right back.

-Yeah.

Oh, what do you say, little baby, huh?

Let's wait for Daddy, all right?

He's on his way. He's probably on the Henry Hudson Parkway right now.

On his way.

Henry Hudson, that's not bad. Henry Hudson Lacey, not bad.

Oh, God. Oh, my God.

How long?! I can't wait that long!

All right...I'll wait. Thanks.

Tow truck's on its way. Are you doing hee-hees already?

I thought I'd practise.

Save your strength, it's too soon to be doing hee-hees.

Calm, just slow, even breaths, Mary Beth. In. Out.

In. Out. Perfect. In...

I'm a police officer, and we need a cab here, if you follow me, please.

-Yeah, so?

-Cash! All right? Just follow me.

Hold it, please! Hold it! That's it, right on through. That's it.

Right on through.

Good, yeah, I got us a cab Mary Beth.

That's it, right, right in here, perfect.

Good.

OK, we could use some help here. Thank you.

-OK. You stay right there...

-OK.

-Thanks a lot.

-It's your lucky day, lady.

-Yeah, you could've told me.

-You've got some luggage, or what?

-Yeah, one suitcase, that's it.

-Easy, easy.

-There we go.

Oh, yo, hey, not me.

-What do you mean not you?

-Hey!

Hey! Hey!

I got your number, pal, you can kiss your licence goodbye!

-Got the number?

-Perfect, perfect. Sit down.

I don't want to sit down, I want to stand. I'm writing down his number.

-What is it, is it C?

-Three C's.

-Three C's, four, two.

-Right, now with you sit back down? What is it?

-No!

-Is it another contraction?

-Yeah.

-Sit down.

-I'm going to stand for this one, OK?

-Hold on!

HONKS HORN REPEATEDLY

Nurse, please! OK. Thank you so much, Mr...

Billy Joe Jackson, ma'am.

-Mr Jackson, thank you so much!

-Yes, thanks a lot!

Good luck, little lady. I hope it's a boy.

No, I have two of those. Hope for a girl now!

Oh, take it easy! Breathe!

Nurse, we have a pregnant woman here!

-Maternity is four.

-Maternity is four, all right.

There we go.

We are almost there, Mary Beth.

Hey, what's going on here?

What the hell is wrong with the damn machinery?!

-Oh!

-What is it? What is it?

-My water broke!

-Her water broke!

-My water broke!

-What are we going to do in here?

-Couple of deep breaths, Mrs Lacey. Excuse me.

-I did that!

Might not be such a bad idea for you either.

This is perfect.

In...

Out...

In...

Out...

Breathe easily, Mary Beth.

Here we are, it's the fourth floor.

We're on the maternity ward, Mary Beth. We're almost there, OK?

-Hello, I'm with Mrs Lacey. Where is her room please?

-Follow me.

Yes, it's right down here, Mary Beth.

Hee! Hee! Hee!

It's hard to concentrate! It's hard to concentrate... Ahh!

That's why I'm here. That's why I'm here.

-Hee! Hee! Hee!

-That's why I'm here.

Just relax, breathe in. Come on, give the kid some air.

Give the kid some air.

Hee!

-Ah!

-That's it. Give her some air. Give her some air.

She needs you now.

Give her some air.

Deep breath, that's it.

Relax.

-OK.

-I'm here, Mary Beth. I'm here. Thank you, Chris.

-My Harv!

-My baby!

How are you doing, sweetheart?

-Are you doing all right?

-Yeah.

-Oh, my baby.

Yeah, this one... This one's something else.

Yeah, just like its mother.

You need anything, babe? Huh?

-You.

-Me?

-You.

You got me.

-Hey, take it easy.

-Yeah. OK.

-OK.

OK. Very good. OK.

-OK.

-Good.

Oh, baby.

Cigarette?

Oh, no, thanks, I don't smoke.

Neither do I.

Relax your eyes, sweetheart.

Nice and slow, Mary. Slow, no, no. Slow, honey. Relax.

Relax your hand, my sweetie. Mary Beth, please. Ow, come on. Relax.

Relax. Relax your shoulders.

-Refill?

-Yeah.

Thanks.

Your first?

-Yeah.

-Me too.

-Got to push.

-In a moment, we're almost there. You're doing great.

Great, sweetheart. Terrific. You want some ice?

A baby, that's all I want!

Mine's Caesarean.

I wanted to be in there with her, but, what can you do?

Mother nature.

-She's a tough lady to second guess.

-Yeah.

Push!

One more, please.

Push!

Ah! Ah!

And one more time, push.

BABY CRIES

You did it, Mary Beth. You did it!

We did it!

Let me see that baby! Let me see that baby!

-Christine! It's a girl! It's a beautiful girl!

-Oh!

-It looks just like her mother!

-Oh, Harv! It's a girl.

-Congratulations!

Oh, thank you. Thank you very much!

Oh, that's great.

BABY CRIES

Oh!

-Isn't my daughter beautiful?

-She's beautiful.

Look, she's got Harvey's ears.

-See?

-Mm-hmm!

And she's got a dimple in her right cheek, just like Michael,

and the mouth is just like Harvey Junior's, see?

With her mother's personality, no doubt about that.

Also, she has all her fingers...

..and all her toes.

Oh, she's perfect.

She's so perfect.

-Alice.

-Oh, that's beautiful.

-It was my mother's name.

-Oh, Alice is nice.

Alice, I wanted to meet a very special lady.

This is the lady that made sure we arrived safe and sound.

Yeah, I don't know what we would have done without her.

This is Sgt Christine Cagney.

This is Alice Lacey.

Hey, Alice.

Yes.

This is Ms Alice Christine Lacey.

Thank you.

All babies got to have a good name to live up to.