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Noisy Boy is for sale?

In his day, Noisy Boy was a killer.

How much? That's a good deal.

What's wrong with him?

I can live with that.

I don't have it.

Charles Kenton waived all of his rights

to custody right after the boy was born.

I can more than provide for Max.

Please be Charles Kenton.

Charlie, yeah.

I'm here to sign some paper

that releases my rights

to the custody of my son.

That's why I'm here.

Do I need to be here?

Charlie.

Do you even remember me?

- Debra, Caroline's sister.

- Yeah, Debra. How are you?

Mr. Kenton. Please take a seat.

Your Honor, may I please go

and see my nephew now?

Yes, you may.

- How about you, Mr. Kenton?

- What?

You can spend some time

with him, if you'd like.

- With the kid?

- Yeah, the kid.

- Max. Your son?

- All right.

You've been working with those robots

for so long, you've become one.

Honey, you wait right here.

I'm going to be back.

You take all the time you need,

sweetheart.

Your Honor, I'd like to,

at this juncture,

step out and call my attorney,

if that's all right.

Please.

Come on. Come on. There you are.

He'll be in a foster home.

No, they find good families.

Young. Energetic. Yeah.

Thanks, Michael. I will. OK.

- Marvin Barnes. I'm Debra's husband.

- Right, yeah.

Debra really wants to adopt Max.

- I'm up for it. But...

- Seventy-five grand.

$75,000? You're serious?

The thing is...

...we're supposed to go

to Italy this summer

with my oldest friend and his wife.

Two months in Tuscany and all over.

Just the four of you. Sounds nice.

We'll be back in New York

by the end of August.

In August. A hundred.

- $100,000?

- You heard me.

- You're crazy.

- Not nearly as crazy as your wife

if you tell her I just signed over

that kid to the state of Texas.

There's a real way everyone gets

what they want here.

So here's what you're going to do.

You're going to tell your wife

I'll only sign over custody to her

if I get to spend the summer

with the kid first.

Just tell her how guilty

she made me feel

for being such

a terrible absentee dad,

how I want to make good with junior,

a little fatherly bonding, whatnot.

She'll buy it, you get to be the hero

and everybody wins.

OK. But not a word about the money

to Debra, you understand?

I understand.

I'll give you 50 grand tonight

when we drop off Max

and the other 50

when we get back in August

and you deliver him to us in New York.

Pleasure doing business with you.

Your Honor,

I'm happy we all took the time

to make the best decision for everyone.

- Happy?

- Yeah, it's me.

I'm buying Noisy Boy. I got the money.

Take him to Tallet's Gym

and I'll meet you there.

Hello?

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