Good American Family

How did things between your ex and Natalia turn ugly?

Kristine is... is insane. Basically, the devil,

but she's the worst kind of devil, you know, because she thinks she's

God's gift to the whole dang world.

Don't believe anything that man says.

Previously, on Good American Family...

Headline, "Genius at work."

-Michael, Michael, wake up! -What, what?

-We're on the front page! -Yes! That's our boy!

How come you didn't tell Dad that Natalia got kicked out of school?

I thought I saw something, and then no, it wasn't.

Stress dreams feel really real. That's all this was, okay?

You are not your dad.

-No! -Natalia, drop it, now!

- -I felt like she wanted to hurt me.

Kristine, she's... she's just a little girl.

Mommy! I want my Bessie Cow!

-What happened here? -Please don't tell Mommy I broke it.

I shouldn't do this, but I promise I won't tell.

Were you happy with your other family?

I was just sad to leave them.

Natalia!

- -

How are we supposed to help her if you don't admit there's an issue?

-She's troubled. - I feel like she's

the missing puzzle piece in our family.

Have you seen Natalia?

Close the door!

What... Wh-What happened?

She has hair.

-What hair? -Down there!

I don't think she's a little girl.

And following up on a bizarre story we broke earlier today,

local mother and author Kristine Barnett

tonight is out on bond

after being arrested this morning.

It was that same day, 2019,

I was in hell, and all I wanted was to get back to my boys.

Barnett faces eight counts of neglect

for abandoning her adoptive daughter.

Prosecutors say Barnett and her then-husband

adopted Natalia Grace,

who has a rare form of dwarfism, in 2010,

then left her to fend for herself

in an apartment just two years later,

before fleeing to Canada.

Spectators at this morning's

Indiana Science and Education Convention

were shocked to see one of their key speakers yelling...

...taken away in handcuffs. That's right...

Mom, Mom, Mom. Mom, are you okay?

Sorry that took so long, guys. Who wants pizza?

A memoir about parenting.

You gotta say it's probably not...

Why are you watching these lies? Turn that off.

-Where's the remote? -I don't know.

If convicted Barnett faces...

- Where is it? -...up to 75 years in prison.

You know, it's probably good that you watched that.

None of it's true, but it's helpful

to know what you're up against.

How did they find enough evidence

to arrest you, if none of it's true?

Jake, your dad.

You guys know he'd do anything to punish me.

Is Dad gonna get arrested too?

No.

I'm sure he took a deal.

Come and eat.

...television, going back as far as 2011.

Spectators at this morning's

Indiana Science and Education Convention

were shocked to hear that their key speaker

was taken away in handcuffs. - Oh, my God, she looks awful.

...memoir, The Spark...

She must be hating this.

-This is so surreal. -That's crazy.

Mm, hang on one second.

...she abandoned her daughter.

What's up, my guy?

Yeah, we're just, uh, watching the, uh, arrest footage

of-of Kristine right now. Well done, my friend.

Um, yeah.

So, Mike...

-there's no easy way to say this. -Say what?

Prosecutors have filed felony charges

-against you. -Wait, wait, what?

Wait, wh... um, what, what charges?

Same as Kristine.

Wait, Detective Drysdale, wait, wait, wait.

I don't understand. Hold on, hold on, hold on.

I've been cooperating, okay?

I-I answered all your questions for-for-for weeks,

and I thought we agreed.

I mean, we did, right?

It was her, not me, that did all the really bad stuff.

- Mike... -Are you okay, hon?

-Uh, y-yeah. Yes, just one second. - ... listen.

You told me yourself,

you're not innocent.

Yeah, I was just...

I thought we were friends, man, I thought you understood.

I don't know what you want me to do.

There just has to be some form of justice.

-Fuck you. -

See, I told you I didn't bite.

Now, you've been a very good girl.

Why don't you just pick out a lollipop with Nurse Shannon?

I'm gonna talk to your folks for a few minutes.

-Be my guest. -Okay.

See you soon, sweetie.

This was 2010.

I'd just discovered Natalia's hair.

-Mm! I love ya. -Mm, I love you, Daddy.

See you soon.

Thank you.

What do you say, Steve? No way she's seven, right?

Well, it would be unusual

to see pubic hair on a girl so young.

I mean, I've never seen it.

Okay, fine, but she is seven.

We have her birth certificate.

But what if we didn't?

What would you guess her age was, medically speaking?

Puberty is a range. Has she had her period?

S-Steve, come on, she's a kid.

Just this morning, she was asking me if peanuts are a type of rock.

We don't know that she hasn't.

But I'm not sure she'd tell us if she had.

I suppose I should refer you to an endocrinologist,

check the hormone levels.

What? Uh... thank you, no.

Kris, we haven't met our deductible yet.

Oh, you just got a promotion.

Oh, hey. Wow, congrats, Mike.

-Uh, thanks. Yeah, it... -Look at you.

Yeah, it's a... it's a technicality as on-on paper.

Anyway, I just don't want to subject Natalia

to any more appointments than are necessary.

She hates going to the doctor.

You know, present company included.

-No offense, Stevie. -None taken.

But guys, that is something

that you really need to work through with her.

I'm not an orthopedist and I haven't seen any imaging,

but just judging from a physical exam,

I can see that she needs surgery on her club feet,

and possibly hip surgery.

Frankly, surgical intervention has been long overdue.

They told us she had a, a clean bill of health.

They made us pay seven grand

for a bunch of surgeries she'd already had.

Who made you pay seven grand?

Uh, the adoption agency, First Path.

As far as I can see, she hasn't had any surgeries.

-How do you know that? -There would be scars.

Right.

[indistinct office PA announcement]

Mike, I have to tell you something.

Okay.

There's a lawsuit against First Path.

-What? What kind of lawsuit? -Class action.

They got caught doing some awful things.

Promising the same child to multiple families,

some trafficking, potentially...

and... changing ages on birth certificates.

How long have you known about this?

-Just a few days. -Why didn't you tell me?

-Kris, this is important. -Guys, uh, you need a minute?

-Yes, please. -No, no, stay. Stay. It's your office.

-Kris. -I know, I know.

I should have told you, and I'm sorry.

But I was trying to protect you,

because I thought you'd be upset about the idea

-of possibly losing Natalia. -Upset?

Of course, I'd be upset.

She's our daughter and I love her.

Yes, and I do too.

But Mike, if First Path lied about the surgeries,

what else have they lied about?

I mean, her behavior in a seven-year-old is one thing.

But if she's actually older than what they've said,

then that gets very dangerous.

Kr... Kris, I think you are really overreacting here.

The tacks? Dismembering Ethan's stuffie?

A stuffed animal. These are things kids do.

-Steve... -But what if she isn't a kid?

Steve, something is off, I feel it.

I-I-I know it.

We have to figure this out.

Kris, one of my deepest regrets

in my 30 years practicing medicine

was not listening to you about Jacob.

You insisted that something was off,

that there was more to the story.

And I ignored your instincts. I think we all did.