Major Crimes2012

Sharon Raydor:
I'm very busy, Jack, so let me get right to the point. I'm thinking about adoption. And since we're married, that decision involves you.

Jackson Raydor:
Adoption?

Sharon Raydor:
Mm-hmm.

Jackson Raydor:
Of Rusty? I thought he turned 18.

Sharon Raydor:
Well, he's getting older, yes. And he's planning on going to collage, looking for a job...

Jackson Raydor:
Congratulations, that is great, and eventually, he'll be moving out, huh?

Sharon Raydor:
But he needs a family legally. I want him to have backup that he can count on.

Jackson Raydor:
You don't have to do that exactly by the book. Look, Sharon, I like Rusty, I do but... we already have a family.

Sharon Raydor:
We share children, Jack. It's not the same thing.

Jackson Raydor:
Well, this impacts me too. I'm not made of money, you know? So if you wanna adopt a kid... I should be compensated for all the bullshit I will have to go through.

Sharon Raydor:
I knew that you would say something like that... so I talked to my lawyer, and I'm giving you two options.

Jackson Raydor:
Well, these are divorce papers.

Sharon Raydor:
And these would formalize an adoption. [pause] I'm not paying you a single dime, Jack. Just sign one document or the other.

Jackson Raydor:
Ahem. Have you talked to our real children about this?

Sharon Raydor:
No. And I haven't asked Rusty yet either. I'm doing things in a particular way, and you are first on my list.

Jackson Raydor:
You know, if you were gonna divorce me, you would have done this years ago.

Sharon Raydor:
Jack, the era during which it was professionally useful for me to have a wedding ring on my finger is long gone.

Jackson Raydor:
Hmm. In a divorce, I would be entitled to half your savings and half your pension. Given any thought to that?

Sharon Raydor:
So you're ready to pay all the back child support you owe me for the family you deserted?

Jackson Raydor:
We were never divorced. Why do you think that I owe you?

Sharon Raydor:
Would you like to experience firsthand what the court thinks of child abandonment? Go for it.

Jackson Raydor:
Thanks for the heads-up, Sharon. I'll be in touch.

Sharon Raydor:
I certainly hope so. Otherwise you'll be hearing it from my lawyer.