Blue - Season 2, ep. 10 of 26 - Feat. julia stiles - Wigs

[tuneful steel drums and chimes] Dana: Uh-huh. Uh-huh. She have a fever? Good. Yeah. What did Shapiro say? Uh-huh. So we'll just have to wait it out, poor bird. OK. Kiss them for me. Yeah. Yep. OK. Love you too. Bye. Sorry about that. [laughs] Dana. Blue: Blue. Thank you for meeting me at your lunch hour. I know it was a favor. Dana: Oh, no problem. I always eat out here. I mean, look at this. California. Huh? Oh. [bag rustles] I'm younger than you expected. Blue: A little. Dana: I'm also the mother of two, with two different dads. So that horse is out of the barn, darling. Oh. And you'll have to forgive me. I quit smoking. [sigh] For good this time. And this is the only way I can keep myself from caving. [chip crunches] My husband said he'd rather have me fat than dead. But [laughs] if my butt keeps expanding, he may change his mind. [laughs] Oh no. Maybe not. He's Cuban. You know. They like girth. You know. Culo. [giggles] You know. Now. OK. Tell me why we're here. Blue: OK. Well, I have a son. And I don't know who the father is. I was wondering if I could get a DNA test without having to get permission. Dana: OK. Well, how old is your son? Blue: Thirteen. Josh. Dana: Thirteen. Well, you started young too. Blue: Yeah. I just wanna know what my legal obligations are, if any. Dana: Well, that's gonna depend on how you wanna use the information. If you obtain a DNA sample without the father's permission, you can test and get results. Sure. But they won't be legally binding. You have to have consent from both parties in order for DNA results to hold up in court. Blue: Oh, I don't need it to be legally binding. Dana: What do you mean? Blue: Well, I don't want the courts involved. Dana: So why? Why do it? Blue: I... just wanna know. [birds chirping] [dog barking in background] Dana: How many candidates are we talking about? Blue: Two. Three. [sighs] That sounds pretty ugly, doesn't it? Three candidates for a baby daddy? Dana: [laughs] Whatever. Lives of women. So. Why now after 13 years? Blue: Josh has been pressuring me for a straight answer. And so has one of the men. Dana: So why test behind the man's back? Dana: Because you don't want it to be him. I assume that you can get a tissue sample. Hair, saliva, blood. Without him catching wind? Saliva's always the easiest. Well. You can test behind the man's back and not tell him the results. But what about Josh. An argument can be made that he'll have the right to know too. Are you willing to withhold what's legally available to him? Like child support, or medical insurance, or claims to an inheritance? Or his father's medical history? Siblings he may have? Grandparents? Access to the man's life insurance benefits were he to die? And on and on, potentially. You ever play Truth or Consequences? Blue: Mm-hm. Dana: In paternity cases you get both. The truth and the consequences. Blue: [sighs] I never thought that I would end up sitting here right now. Dana: [laughs] Yeah. Well, if you would have told me at 18 that this is where I'd be, I'd have been shocked. Blue: You look like you're doing OK. Dana: Ah. I had bigger plans. Fancy East Coast school, handful of scholarships. I thought I was hot ***. [chuckles] Then I got knocked up. Dropped out of school. Hm? Knocked up. Maybe not so smart after all. Or was it self-sabotage. I got through it. Hey. Wanna hear God laugh, tell her your plans, right? Blue: I have a hypothetical question. Dana: Mm. Shoot. Blue: What if at the time of conception, the mother was a minor? Is there a statute of limitations on prosecution? Dana: On statutory *** you mean? 'Cause in California, *** intercourse with a minor under 18 is considered statutory ***. There can be leniency if age difference isn't too big. Say, the girl is 16, the boy is 18, or vice versa. 'Cause an argument can be made that there was reasonable likelihood of mutual consent. Um. What age difference are we talking about here? Blue: Twenty-five years. Or more. Dana: Well, um, those cases typically must be prosecuted within ten years of the offense. California does have an exception. It allows prosecution of statutory *** within one year from the date that the suspect's involvement has been conclusively established through DNA testing. So that means that prosecution can happen beyond ten years as long as it starts within a year of DNA testing. So. In this case, having a legally binding DNA test would be vital. Which means the man would have to know that his DNA was being tested. Prosecution could start as soon as possible thereafter. Hypothetically. Of course. Blue: I have to get back to work. Dana: Uh, was this any help? Blue: Yes. Yes. Thank you. Thank you for your time. Dana: Blue. If it turns out that the man is the father, and he finds out about it, he'll have to be reckoned with. Big time. When it comes to their children, anyone is capable of anything. So no matter what, you get a lawyer. A good one.