
Orphan
JOHN:
Hang on. I know.
KATE:
Mm.
You're doing so good.
JOHN:
You're doing so good.You all right?
- Yeah.
- Okay.
Dr. Matthews to the nurses' station.
JOHN:
Excuse me.
My wife's in labor.
We called ahead for Dr. Wheeler.
MAN:
I just need you to fill this out, please.
- Thank you.
- Have a seat, hon.
[ GROANING ]
- I'll be right up.
KATE:
Yeah.- Okay?
- Okay.
- Is this your first?
- No, no, it's our third.
MAN:
Sir, can you sign here?
We're gonna name her Jessica.
[ GROANING ]
WOMAN:
Vitals look good.
KATE:
Where's John?
- Where's my husband?
MAN:
Just relax now.Everything's gonna be okay.
What's happening?
What are you doing?
I'm so sorry for your loss.
- What?
- Your baby's dead.
No, it's not dead. It's alive.
What are you talking about?
It's moving.
It's a terrible loss. We're so sorry.
- Just relax.
- No!
What? No, no, no. Put me to sleep.
I wanna be asleep.
MAN:
It's too late for that.- No!
It's okay, you're doing great.
What are you doing?
What are you doing?
MAN:
You might feel some tugging.
[ SCREAMING ]
Oh, my God. This isn't happening.
Congratulations, Mrs. Coleman.
It's a girl.
[ SCREAMING ]
WOMAN:
Yes, Kate, your dreams can bea manifestation of your emotions.
It's your body and mind's way
of dealing...
...with the stress and grief
of what happened.
What if this has nothing to do
with the stillbirth?
What do you think it's about?
We're seeing kids
for the first time this weekend.
And maybe the nightmares...
Maybe I'm just not ready to adopt yet.
I drove by the wine shop
on the way home the other night.
Did you stop?
No. Wanted to. The thought
went through my brain, you know?
It wasn't for myself. It wasn't...
I just thought it would be nice to have
a bottle handy, in case we had guests.
But you didn't go in.
Mm-mm.
The key, to me...
...is not that you had the urge...
...but that you resisted it.
You wouldn't have made it through
the home study if you weren't ready.
But, ultimately...
...you have to decide.
Hi.
Honey, hello.
Let me see. Ooh. Did you paint this?
[ SIGNING ]
It's a beautiful butterfly.
It's fantastic.
Really wonderful. Good.
Let's go. I'm cold.
Are you okay?
[ THUDS ]
[ HUMMING ]
[ THUDDING ]
Ah!
Max!
Max!
Stop throwing!
I'm working.
KATE:
No, honey, I'm sorry.
Just take a break
for a little while, okay?
Because Mommy's trying
to play. Okay?
Daddy's here.
- Mine.
- Hey.
- Hi.
JOHN:
Sorry, practice went a little late.KATE:
It's all right.DANIEL:
Whoa.JOHN:
Okay, tough guy. Give me that.DANIEL:
Wicked.No, no.
JOHN:
Shoot it, shoot it. Go, go, go, go.
DANIEL:
No.JOHN:
Yes! Give me five.Hey, how did it go? Daniel.
Fine.
JOHN:
Hey.
Okay.
DANIEL:
Five minutes. I'm at the last level.
JOHN:
No more video games. Brush your teeth.
DANIEL:
That's no fair. It won't save.Come on, Dad, please?
[ SIGNING ]
[ SIGNING ]
[ GASPS ]
Sorry.
Sorry, sorry, sorry.
God.
You smell good.
Okay.
All right.
I have to stop being like this.
JOHN:
I get it.
I'm very excited, I'm happy.
I get nervous.
I'm really scared.
Last time I felt all of this
was right before I lost the baby.
I don't want you to feel like we have
to go through with this for my sake.
It's not just... It's not for you.
I wanna take the love
we felt for Jessica...
...and I wanna give it to somebody
Are you sure, hon?
Yes.
GIRL 1:
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Wanna make a snowman?
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