Finding Grace

The fine imposed is $750.

How long do you need to pay?

Seven...

I don't ha...

I don't have a job.

You have 90 days.

You will also take an approved anger management course

in the next 30 days.

See the clerk on the way out.

Hm, uh, Alaska Rose?

Do you understand the instructions given

at the beginning of this hearing?

That would be either a yes or a no.

Yeah.

Possession of alcohol in public.

I didn't do anything.

What was that?

I didn't even do anything wrong.

You pled no contest at the start of these proceedings.

Are you now changing your plea?

It wasn't even my drink.

I was just holding it for somebody else.

And I suppose the fake ID found on your person

bearing your picture belongs to someone else as well?

Miss Rose, you just turned 18.

That means, now more than ever,

the decisions you make carry lifelong consequences.

Now this being your first recorded offense as an adult,

I will suspend the 60 days detention in county jail

in lieu of 100 hours of community service.

100 hours?

That's like my entire life.

Let's make that 150.

Would you prefer 200?

If you get into any trouble during this time,

and I mean so much as a speeding ticket,

you will serve your time in full.

You get this right, and you walk away with a clean slate.

You mess up again, and you will go to jail for real,

and you will carry with you an adult criminal record

for the rest of your life.

So ordered.

And might I suggest you leave my courtroom

while I'm still in a good mood?

Just...

Wait a minute.

I gotta say somethin'.

And what was wrong with the last 40 minutes?

Alaska.

Hey, get back here!

Do you think I'm gonna allow

you to continue this disrespect?

- The hell did I do now? - Watch the mouth.

Sorry, did I say a swear word?

You're out of control.

You...

Are you enjoying this?

What are you doing?

Grounding you.

Grounding me?

You're not taking my keys!

Don't tell me what I can't do.

You will drive to school and you will drive home

and that is it.

I'm 18 years old!

I don't care if you're 35!

Everything in this house belongs to me.

I need my keys.

My house.

My rules.

My keys.

I'm supposed to be somewhere tonight and I need my keys!

Stop it, Allie.

Just...

Just stop it.

You are not going anywhere tonight.

You are not going anywhere for a long time.

This isn't happening.

This is not happening.

Do you grasp what is happening?

You were just arrested, Allie.

Arrested!

You could be in jail right now which is way different

than some little overnight holding cell.

You are not going who-knows-where, anymore.

Since when do you care where I go?

Excuse me?

Mom would never do this.

Mom would never try and trap me here

and freak out like this!

Okay, okay.

Well, why don't we just give her a call?

Oh, that's right, she didn't leave us a phone number.

Father of the Year.

I'm the bad guy.

You get arrested and it all comes back to me!

Never fails.

Lookin' for an idea for that science project?

Think you've only got about a week

till you have to turn somethin' in, right?

I told you already, the Solar System.

Oh.

Maybe you did.

Look, maybe we can work on it this weekend.

Can I have some more noodles?

I don't think Allie's had any.

She's not eating, she never eats here.

Oh, yeah?

Let me go check on her first.

Is she going away, like to prison?

No, Allie's not going to prison.

Your sister's not a criminal.

Allie?

Allie?

Yeah.

Are you hungry?

Got dinner for you.

No, thanks.

What frigging took you so long?

Don't even get me started.

Is Derek there?

Everyone's there and it's really late.

I really didn't want to leave.

Buckle up!

Alaska girl.

There's my favorite Eskimo.

Still never lived there.

No, you're too hot to live there.

Try and melt the whole place down or somethin'.

Are you trying to be a dork?

So what's this I hear about you getting arrested?

It's nothing, I just got caught with a fake ID

when I was getting a ride home with some college girls.

Oh, those college girls.

They're a bad influence, aren't they?

Maybe.

You wanna go upstairs?

It's all cool, we'll go in one of the rooms.

I kinda just got here.

Do you wanna take a walk instead?

Sure.

Yes?

Oh, it'll be a few minutes, I need to call Miss Wheeler.

Is this our new help?

Alaska, is it?

They call me Allie.

Well, I'm Amanda Wheeler, I kind of oversee things here.

And you've already met Ben.

He pretty much does everything we need.

Helps us a lot.

Okay, you wanna come with

me, and I'll give you the brief tour?

Can I have my paper back?

Ben can make a copy of it for you

and give it back to you when you're done.

Come on.

So, this is one of our dining halls.

Pretty empty right now,

but at dinner time in a couple of hours, it'll be very busy.

Of course, some of our residents eat in their rooms,

but it is a good time to socialize.

A lot of them love getting together around dinner.

We have games, too, even dancing.

The festivities can get a bit out of hand some evenings.

This way.

Through that door is our medical wing,

limited on-site emergency services

and some outpatient stuff.

Oh, physical therapy, of course, too.

And through here.

This is our terrace.

Quite popular with the residents.

They can enjoy the view, listen to music.

Or they can just move around, get some fresh air.

Out there, we have our deck area, probably the favorite.

Residents can go out there if they're mobile

but they're usually accompanied by family.

They even have fishing off the deck, once a week.

Have any questions so far?

Yeah.

What am I supposed to be doing everyday?

That's our final stop.

Here we are.

Mrs. Foster?

It's Amanda.

I brought a friend.

Her name's Alaska, isn't that cute?

Only two kinds of girls chew gum in public like that.

And both of them don't belong

in a wholesome place like this.

Now that's not very welcoming, Mrs. Foster.

She likes to go by Allie.

She's the one I told you about.

The one who's gonna be spending some time with you?

She's very nice.

I'll be back in a bit.

Wait.

I'm the one who's

signing off on your community service papers.

Would you rather that time be in jail?