Party of Five1994

Charlie Salinger:
I got nothing else to say to you, Jule, except I told you so about Griffin.

Julia Salinger:
Look, I know you're mad. I get that.

Charlie Salinger:
No, you don't, 'cause "mad" doesn't even come close!

Julia Salinger:
Will you just listen? I talked with the lawyer assigned to Griffin's case. He said that this whole thing will go away if Theo drops the grand theft charges.

Charlie Salinger:
Well, he's not going to do that.

Julia Salinger:
He will if you talk to him. I mean, if you explain that Griffin made a mistake...

Charlie Salinger:
[interrupting] A mistake? Julia, he stole money from our restaruant! He deserves to get what's comming to him!

Julia Salinger:
Charlie, please! You don't know what's going on. You don't know how horrible Griffin's home life is.

Charlie Salinger:
I don't care! Okay? Julia, get a clue here! The guy is a loser! He is wrong for you!

Julia Salinger:
His dad let him spend the night in jail. Did you know that? He wouldn't even come down to the police station to visit him, and he woun't pay for a decent lawyer. You should see how his dad talks to him. If you saw that, maybe you'd understand and...

Charlie Salinger:
And what? I'd feel sorry for him and forget what he did?

Julia Salinger:
Why do you think Griffin spends nights here and avoids going home? Why do you think he has bruises on his face every other week?

Charlie Salinger:
Because he's a troublemaker.

Julia Salinger:
No! Becuase his own dad hits him for no reason on a daily basis. Since Griffin is too angry and ashamed to talk about what's going on at home, people see the buises on his face and think he gets into fights. That's why he has a bad reputation. That's not true. He's just a lonely, abused, mistreated guy who doesn't know how to deal with issues because he has no one else, beside me, in his life.

Charlie Salinger:
Once again, I don't care! Why do you think that? Why do you think his dad beats him? Because Griffin is a loser! His dad is a loser! So was Jill, and probally their mother too. Just because his own father hits him does not give Griffin the right to go out and hit other people, or cut classes, or provoke fights and arguments with his teachers, his bosses, or classmates... or steal money from our resaurant!

Julia Salinger:
God, Charlie! Griffin could go to prison!

Charlie Salinger:
Yeah, well you know what? So could I! The only difference is that I didn't do anything wrong!