Your 11 o'clock appointment is here.
Alexander
I don't have an 11 o'clock appointment.
Wait, you can't go in there!
Sara
Get your hands off me. Mr. Alexander, I'm Sara Fitzgerald, Anna's mother.
Alexander
It's okay, Gloria.
Are you sure? Because I don't mind calling security.
Alexander
No, no. Thank you. [Gloria leaves] What can I do for you, Mrs. Fitzgerald?
Sara
The legal age for emancipation of a minor is 14 in the state of California. It's the law, you might want to check it out. Anna is only 11.
Alexander
I'm aware of the law she's challenging.
Sara
She can't. She's too young to stand for herself.
Alexander
I'm filing for her as guardian ad litem.
Sara
As what? A family independence agency?
Alexander
I have 15 years as a volunteer member of the ACLU. In addition to which, I have this power of attorney signed by your daughter. [Hands the power of attorney over to her]
Sara
This'll never hold up. It's not even legal.
Alexander
Anna doesn't want to do it any more. And 11 years old or not, she has rights. And so long as she wants to move forward, I am going to help her.
Sara
Why? What's your interest? This isn't a case for you. There's no money!
Alexander
What's my interest!? Eight hospitalizations in eleven years, six catheterizations, two bone-marrow aspirations, two stem-cell purges!
Sara
She was helping her sister!
Alexander
Not to mention the side effects, including bleeding, infections, bruising. Filgrastim shots! Those are growth hormones, am I correct?
Sara
Something like that.
Alexander
Drugs for nausea, opiates for pain, Ambien for sleep. Not exactly the proper medication for a pre-teen!
Sara
Every procedure had its risks and complications! Anna understood that, she was okay with it!
Alexander
Really?
Sara
Yeah!
Alexander
At five years old?
Sara
Oh my God, you're good. You're really good. You know, I've seen your commercials, right? I mean, who hasn't! I always thought you were some sort of headline-seeking hack, but you have real talent. [Angrily] You almost had me believing that you cared about Anna!
Alexander
Funny, I was about to say the same thing to you.
