Call Him Johnny

Present: Rene represents a white couple prevented from adopting their black foster daughter; M.E. has an ectopic pregnancy which leaves her feeling a mixture of sadness, guilt, and relief; Rene tells M.E. about getting an abortion while she was in law school; M.E. starts an internship at a local paper. Past: Johnny gets grounded for taking M.E. and Rene to a drive-in for a soda and then protesting when the manager refuses to serve Rene; M.E. feels responsible for her father's migraine after she wishes he would get a new brain that wasn't hateful; after Johnny becomes ashamed when he concurs with his girlfriend's bigotry toward Rene, he stands up to Uncle Jimmy's racism and asks M.E. to tell Rene that he's sorry; Uncle Jimmy threatens the O'Briens with Klan retaliation over M.E.'s friendship with Rene.

M.E. ist schwanger. Sie weiß nicht, ob sie das Kind bekommen soll oder nicht. Auch bei Rene dreht sich alles um ein Kind: Ein weißes Ehepaar zieht seit drei Jahren ein schwarzes Pflegekind groß. Als sie es adoptieren wollen, stellt sich das Jugendamt quer. (Text: ANIXE HD)