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is second to none.

Do you have anything to drink,

by any chance? I'm parched.

Oh, um...

Do you want some juice?

I couldn't trouble you for

a cup of tea, could I?

Aren't you a little young for tea?

Yes, OK. Fine.

Milk?

Do you have CNN?

Excuse me?

CNN, the news channel.

Ah, I think so.

Do you mind if we watch it?

I guess not.

I used to watch

the World News channel,

but I found the reportage

a little left-wing, you know?

Uh-huh.

Hello?

Hi, it's me. Can you talk right now?

Yeah, sure, go on. What's up?

Remember that little boy

from the foster home...

the cute little funny one

in the suit and hat?

Not sure that I do, but go on.

Well, he's here.

What do you mean, He's here?

He's here in our living room.

What's he doing there?

He's watching CNN

and sipping on a cup of milk.

No, no. I mean... what?

I don't get it.

Alec, I think you need to come home.

Shh.

His name's Eli.

What's he doing?

Taking a nap. He said he was tired.

It's a bit odd, isn't it?

I mean, he just shows up on

our doorstep, no call, no warning.

Mrs Lange said there was a process.

What should we do?

Well, you've called the agency, right?

I left a message for Mrs Lange,

but she hasn't called me back yet.

So, Alec, I understand

you own a toy company.

Is that right?

Yes, that's right, Eli.

How's business these days?

So-so. Could be better.

Been hit by the recession? The economy

has taken a bit of a tumble.

How old did you say you were?

Seven.

How do you know about the recession?

Doesn't everyone?

I mean, it's only in the news

every second of the day.

You'd have to have your head in the

sand not to know about the recession.

I blame the subprime mortgage lenders.

They allowed people to borrow

far more than their annual income.

What?

He's cute. Can we keep him?

Let's just check with Mrs Lange.

These things normally require

a lot of paperwork.

It's always about paperwork.

Gosh, what's going on?

Excuse me. Hi.

I'm looking for Mrs Lange.

She had a bit of a fall.

Broke her leg and hit her head.

Look, sorry to be insensitive.

I know it's an awkward moment.

But one of your boys showed up

on our doorstep with these papers

and we wanted to make sure

everything was OK.

You'll have to excuse me.

I don't normally deal with the children.

I work in accounts.

The application does appear to be

in order from as far as I can tell.

Well, there you go, then.

And this is her signature on the form.

Jane, the paramedics want

to have a word with you.

Look, Mrs Lange would

never, ever let a child go

without first vetting the parents fully.

She must have expedited

your application.

So if you're happy...

I'm happy.

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