Who is it?
Welcome, little Alejandro.
If someone adopts you, tell them to adopt me too.
I'll be a good brother. What do you say?
Alejandro. Keep moving.
More babies need to be held.
What are you doing?
Seeing if this spot would feel good to a flower.
Does it?
I think so.
There's a baby in there.
That's right.
This one is only for you.
Take good care of it.
Thank you!
Are you sure about this job?
I always thought you would want to work with children.
You're such a sweet boy.
The pay is good, and they provide housing.
Also, please...
don't tell the other guys in the oil field that I'm a sweet boy.
Okay. I won't.
Good luck, Ale.
We'll miss you.
I'm...
I'm Alejandro.
I'm your son.
If it's weird, I get it.
I can hang up right now.
I know it's weird...
No, please.
I just thought my information, that it was sealed.
I unsealed it.
Sorry if...
I'm glad you found me.
You are?
Yes.
I'm just surprised.
Right.
I'll be in Mexico soon to visit my family.
I'd like to meet you. If you'd like that.
I'd like that.
It's good to...
meet you?
You're so...
grown up.
Come in.
I bought you some cookies.
Thank you.
Sit.
Your room is nice.
It's good not having all those pesky walls
breaking up the space.
They just get in the way.
You joke around like my daughter, Alma.
I have a sister?
Two, actually.
Alma and Becca.
I always wanted to be a brother.
Wow, they're so cute.
If it's okay,
I'd like to meet them someday.
Someday. Maybe.
Are you all right?
Yeah.
There's just a lot of dust.
This job doesn't seem very safe.
Have you thought about something else?
I heard computers pay well.
I could pay for training.
Thank you, but you don't need to do anything for me.
That's not why...
I'd like to.
It's something I can do.
I'll think about it.
You can take the whole tin, if you want.
I will take the tin, but I'll leave you the cookies.
And then next time,
I'll come back with the tin full of something homemade for you.
How does that sound?
That sounds nice.
Hello?
It's me.
I'm glad you called.
I can't wait to show you my new apartment.
It has so many walls.
You're going to love it.
It's great that the new job is working out.
Listen...
I can't call you from my house anymore,
and you can't call me.
Do you understand?
Is everything okay?
My husband asked about my calls to you,
and I can't explain it to him right now, so...
Oh, okay...
I understand.
Happy birthday, my love.
I hope this year is fantastic.
Merry Christmas.
May the holiday spirit be with you.
Happy birthday.
I hope you have another wonderful year.
You made it!
Come in.
I'm sorry it took so long.
I do want to visit more often.
I made you cookies.
You remembered.
Yes.
Happy birthday.
Merry Christmas.
Happy birthday.
I hope you like brownies.
I'm glad you could make it.
I've never made peppermint bark before...
You're warm.
Yeah. They think it's bronchitis.
I feel like you've had this cough for years now.
I know.
So when are you going to get a wife to take care of you?
I don't know.
Maybe never.
Never?
Why not?
I'm not... interested in women.
Men?
Then a husband?
I don't know...
I'm pretty shy about relationships.
Why?
You're so wonderful.
I want to be my best self when I approach someone seriously.
I think you're perfect right now.
Thank you.
But if I were your son...
You are my son.
If people knew I was your son,
would it be so easy to accept me?
Yes.
Of course.
I would be proud.
I am proud.
I left you messages and emailed.
I'm in town.
Actually I'm... outside your house.
Alejandro, I'm sorry, but you cannot
just show up to my house like this.
I'm in town for a work conference.
I just wanted to see you.
I've been busy with Becca's wedding.
The whole family is here.
I haven't had time. I'm sorry.
I know this is complicated for you.
But I need to talk to you.
What is it? What's going on?
They found scarring in my lungs.
From the silica dust-- when I worked in the oil fields.
They want to remove lung tissue.
I should have gotten you out of that job earlier.
Could you come and stay with me?
Help me?
It's difficult for me to get away right now.
Yeah.
Okay.
That's my daughter.
Please, you have to go.
Can I meet her?
Not now.
She just got married.
I can't surprise her like this.
Just admit it, you're ashamed of me.
No!
That's not it.
I'm ashamed of me.
I'm ashamed of what I did.
This thing you did-- it's me.
I'll send money for the surgery.
I'm sorry.
I brought you some things.
Why did you change your mind?
You ask so little of me,
and my family asks so much...
You shouldn't have to go through this alone.
I panicked.
Please forgive me.
Here.
Thank you for being here.
I'm happy to be here.
Who is it?
Please, come in.
No, you rest.
I'll make the tea.
Okay. Thank you.
I gave you a plant that day.
This one is only for you.
Take good care of it.
Thank you!
That was you.
You came, and you didn't take me.
Why?
What can we do about the past?
It's not important anymore.
It's not important?
This is my life.
Everything could have been different,
and you won't tell me why.
Are you all right?
Calm.
I need you to go.
I don't want you here.
I'm tired of being what you're hiding--
what you can't let be part of your life.
No, I want to stay.
I'll bring the tea.
I'll get it.
Please...
...just leave.