<i> I'm bringing my roots with me</i>
<i> Your race or sex don't matter</i>
<i> Let's not talk about it</i>
<i> Not even where you're from</i>
<i> Whenever you need it</i>
<i>And you're blinded by a problem</i>
<i> The light</i> <i> At the end of the tunnel</i>
<i> Helps you get out</i> <i> Of the dilemma</i>
<i> That's my motto</i>
<i> I'm always here</i>
<i> Your race or sex don't matter</i>
<i> If you're sad and distressed</i>
<i> Come right away</i> <i> To "Case Closed"</i>
<i> Your race or sex don't matter</i>
<i> In "Case Closed"</i>
<i> Your problem is fixed</i>
<i> I have spoken!</i>
The French moralist
and we're ready to take the next case.
Let's read first a quote
by the Spanish writer Terenci Moix.
I don't know how to pronounce that.
It goes like this:
"We're experts
in getting caught in a perfect circle
of chaos and stupidity."
Let's see what this case is about.
We all make mistakes, but that doesn't mean
we must face the consequences for the rest of our lives.
I've always dreamt of having a perfect family.
And I won't let anyone stand in my way.
-Good afternoon. -Good afternoon.
-Welcome to the show. -Thanks.
Elizabeth, you're the litigant here.
Tell me who you're filing this lawsuit against, why,
and what's your demand to solve this case.
Okay, I'm filing this lawsuit against my father.
I want him to raise my son, who's his son as well.
I want him to sell the house that belonged to my mother,
who's now dead, which has an assessed value
of 215,000 dollars, and give me some of that money.
I'm shocked.
Wait.
What did you just say? You had a baby with your dad?
Okay, let me explain.
Go ahead.
I'm an only child.
My mother was a submissive woman.
She was afraid of this man.
He kicked me out of my house when I was 16,
and my mother did nothing about that.
He kicked me out because of my sexual orientation.
Okay.
I was left high and dry, alone and penniless,
until I met Melisa, my ex.
She helped me out, she helped me move on.
We got married.
-How old were you back then? -I was 16.
How come you got married at 16?
You need parental consent.
My father doesn't love me, but my mother always did.
We got along well.
-She gave you her consent. -Exactly.
-But my father didn't. -And you married Melisa.
-Yeah. -She was an adult.
-Yes. -Okay.
We decided to start our life together.
I wanted to have a child, but I didn't want to adopt.
I wanted to have a child of my own.
And I also wanted to [beep] my father...
You wanted to do him harm, okay.
Yes, I'm sorry.
-No swearing, please. -Okay.
So Melisa came up with an idea.
She suggested giving my father 5,000 dollars
in exchange for his sperm.
-His semen. -Yeah.
Okay.
He said yes. Apparently he needed the money.
He agreed to do it, and Melisa got pregnant.
Okay, she got inseminated. Thank God.
Thank God, okay.
While she was pregnant,
she got into trouble and went to jail.
She gave birth in prison...
But what happened?
She was a drug addict.
Once she went mad and set a house on fire.
Okay, she gave birth in prison.
Exactly. Once she gave birth,
the Department of Family Services gave me the baby.
You're her wife, right?
-Yeah. -And the baby's stepmother.
Exactly.
I took responsibility for the baby.
But she stayed in prison,
so I met a boy and moved in with him.
You changed your sexual orientation.
Feels like a roller-coaster.
She's a box full of surprises.
So you moved in with a guy while she was in prison.
-Yeah. -Was she convicted?
She got a life sentence.
For God's sake.
So I moved in with that guy and got pregnant with his baby.
But my husband doesn't want to raise the other baby.
And he's right.
He wants to share his life with me.
-But you're the mother. -No.
You wanted to have a baby with Melisa.
No, he donated his sperm. He should raise the baby.
He sold his sperm.
But it was a verbal agreement.
He has no evidence to prove it.
It's not written anywhere.
So he's responsible just because he has no papers.
I'm starting a new life.
My partner doesn't want that baby...
You can't get rid of your own baby.
I don't want that baby. His father should raise it.
What about the house?
How come you're asking him to sell it?
My mother died.
I'm entitled to a part of that house.
He met a woman.
She and her sons moved in with him.
They're taking what's mine. I want my money.
Why do you say it's yours?
I was her daughter.
And you're his daughter as well, right?
-Yeah. -And he lives in that house.
But he kicked me out.
People have such strange ideas about inheritance.
Anyway, how old's the baby?
-Seven months. -He's so little.
Okay.
Jose, what do you have to say to all this?
I don't even know what to say.
The whole thing's absurd.
This girl here ruined my family.
She looks just like her mother.
She's our only daughter.
Her mother and I worked extremely hard,
we broke our backs to make a living as immigrants
and provide her with a good future.
But all our efforts went down the drain
when she became a lesbian in her teens.
She ruined my family.
She screwed up her mother's life,
her youth, everything.
It all started because of her girlfriends.
How come you sold your semen for 5,000 dollars
without signing any legal document
stating you're not legally responsible for the baby?
Now you have a son out there.
I made an awful mistake.
Face it.
I didn't consider the consequences back then.
All I knew was I needed the money.
But I'll tell you what.
The whole thing is part of a plan.
I'm sure she just wants to take revenge.
Melisa helped her come up with a revenge plan.
But why?
I know her, she's my daughter.
The whole problem boils down to one thing.
She resents me for kicking her out of my house.
Just because I was a lesbian. It makes no sense.
Who has witnesses?
-Me. -Me too.
When we come back from the commercial break,
These are the property papers.
Here you'll learn about the time
when that crazy wife of hers set my house on fire.
Wait, did she set your house on fire?
Yes, the house her mother and I bought
and where she was born. -She didn't say that.
I thought it was someone else's house.
Well, this is worse than I thought.
It's unbelievable.
Have you ever seen a psychiatrist?
Never? Well, you should.
Something's not right here.
Well, the property's registered in your name, right?
-Who's this? -Her mother.
Did you buy the house while you were married?
Yes.
Were you guys married when you bought this house?
-Yes. -Good.
And here's a news report saying,
"A woman will serve a life sentence in prison
for setting fire to her mother-in-law's house
in North Miami."
See what she did?
This is outrageous.
That woman ruined my family.
I have nothing to do with that.
"While she was asleep, Melisa, her daughter's partner...
She was sentenced to life in prison
without the possibility of parole
after she was found guilty of premeditated murder."
Why did she kill your mother?
She was a drug addict.
Apparently she wasn't aware of what she was doing.
Yes, she was.
-But I stayed out of it. -Yeah, right.
Why would I want to kill my own mother?
You decided to start a life together.
You were probably scheming against me and your mother.
She killed your mother.
Let's call the witness who'll testify in her favor.
Damn, she was mad.
Completely mad.
He's your witness, right? What's your name?
-Hello, my name's Marlon. -Marlon, okay.
Who are you?
I'm Elizabeth's husband.
I'm the father of the baby she's pregnant with.
I'm here to support my wife.
I just want to start a new family with her.
And why do you refuse to accept that seven-month-old baby
as part of your family?
He didn't want to have that baby.
She and Melisa did.
I don't want to raise that baby
simply because it's not mine.
We're not blood-related.
You shouldn't have hooked up with her, then.
That baby is your wife's stepbrother.
And she wanted to have it.
The baby's not to blame.
You're an awful father.
And I feel sorry for the baby you're expecting.
He doesn't know what he's getting into.
Raising that baby would mean getting stuck in the past.
We don't want that.
What the hell is wrong with people?
"Raising that baby would mean getting stuck in the past."
What the hell?
I had never heard anything so stupid.
Call the other witness.
My God.
"Raising that baby would mean getting stuck...".
You should get rid of yourself, then,
in order to get rid of your past.
What an idiot.
Enough.
Silence, please.
Who is she? What's going on?
-She's my wife. -What's your name?
Good afternoon. My name's Mary.
-I'm Rafael's wife. -Okay, what do you have to say?
I'm here to support my husband.
I don't agree with this madwoman's demands.
My husband shouldn't be legally responsible for that baby.
It's just the result of negotiation.
He needed the money back then.
Plus...
Listen to that.
He shouldn't sell the house.
I'll explain why.
When we decided to move in together,
I sold the apartment
where I used to live with my two sons,
and we spent that money on new furniture
after that freak
set the house on fire.
We also paid for my sons' student loans.
I have two grown-up sons.
I can't raise another child.
Birds of a feather flock together
and make the most dangerous combinations.
You're birds of a feather.
You're all morons. All of you.
You just care about yourselves and your own needs.
A seven-month-old baby. He's not to blame.
I've already raised my own.
"I've already raised my own."
And what about you?
It's your son. Your son.
Your blood.
Speaking of which, the baby's here.
Ask Dr. Madeline Hernandez to bring the baby in.
Bring the baby in.
Here.
You morons. Have you met your son?
You haven't? That's wonderful.
Hey.
Hello, sweetie.
How are you doing?
Come here.
What's his name?
-Nicolas. -Nicolas, okay.
Here's your son Nicolas.
Nice to meet you, Nicolas. Look at him.
This is Nicolas, a.k.a. "hot potato."
Everybody wants to get rid of him.
They're all trying to wash their hands of him.
Hey, sweetie.
You've caused enough trouble, don't you think?
Listen to me.
Do you know what you're carrying in your womb?
A baby just like this one.
If you neglect this one,
you're neglecting the other baby too,
as if it was worthless.
You're not a real woman
if you don't understand
you need to love this child here
in order to love a child of your own.
Do you know what I mean?
If that man doesn't want your child, dump him.
But this child here is yours.
He's your stepbrother.
Plus, you assumed legal responsibility for him.
You have to raise him.
You know what I mean?
And that task can't be halfway done.
You must do it wholeheartedly.
You must provide him with everything he needs.
You must do a good job.
Right, Nicolas?
Do you want to come with me?
Huh?
Do you want to come with me?
Maternity's a hard task to take on.
Right, doctor?
Absolutely.
And you need to have a maternal instinct
in order to do it well.
If you don't have it, you can acquire it.
You can do it.
Like you've said,
this family here is highly dysfunctional.
Dysfunctional families are generally the result
of codependent adults.
They usually entail mental disorders, substance abuse,
child abuse.
Children raised in that environment
tend to think all those things are normal
and therefore repeat those patterns.
Dysfunction attracts dysfunction.
Come on, it's time to practice.
Come on.
Learn to be a good father.
Your petition is denied.
Your father inherited that house from your mother.
They were the owners.
Even if the property isn't registered in his name,
that house belongs to him and to your mother.
May she rest in peace.
When he dies,
he may choose to pass down something to you.
But it's not mandatory.
We're not forced to leave an inheritance.
An inheritance consists of properties and money
you've cumulated during a lifetime of work.
You can leave it to your child or whoever you want.
But you're not forced to do it.
Do you want to be a grown-up? Act like one.
Raise your two children
and move on.
I have spoken. Case closed.
Thanks.
Be kind, take care.
Study as hard as you can.
Respect others if you want to be respected.
May God protect us all.
See you next time, thanks.
CASE CLOSED
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