Flirting with Disaster
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:00:19
My mother could be rich.
She could be rich and smart.

:00:24
Or she could be rich and stupid.
:00:27
On the other hand, she could be
just poor and good-hearted.

:00:32
Or she could be poor and mean.
:00:35
I mean, I-I have no idea
what she's like. It's--

:00:39
And there's my father, right?
I look at guys on the street every day--

:00:42
regular guys
walking down the street.

:00:44
And depending on my mood, I imagine
that any one of them could be my father.

:00:47
This guy.
How about this guy?

:00:50
Hi, Dad.
:00:53
Then I have to picture
these two people having sex.

:00:56
Okay, maybe they're not together now.
But at least 30 years ago...

:00:58
they had to hook up
in order to have me, right?

:01:02
Mix and match, mix and match,
all these people together.

:01:05
I can't help feeling...
:01:07
that if I'd been raised
by at least one of my real parents...

:01:11
I wouldn't be
such a nervous person, you know?

:01:14
I might be living a completely different
life in a totally different city.

:01:18
I could be married to a totally
different person with a different job.

:01:21
I mean, how do I know? I don't.
Anything's possible.

:01:27
Well, the mystery of your
unknown self is about to unfold.

:01:31
Your mother lives
in San Diego, California.

:01:38
Her name is Valerie Swaney.
:01:42
Valerie Swaney?
:01:44
I told you it wouldn't take long.
:01:46
Can we arrange a meeting soon?
:01:49
How's, um--
How's next month?

:01:51
No, no. I told Nancy I'd do it sooner.
I-I've been driving her crazy.

:01:54
Because you can't name your son?
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I've just been distracted and tense
ever since the baby was born.

:01:59
- A little unsteady?
- Preoccupied.


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