Jake Randolph in "The Littlest Client" Pt. 178

"I tell you something else, Jim. If anything happens to Max before this is over I'll adopt Katie myself."

I could tell by the look in his eyes that that surprised him. It surprised me too.

"You want to be a father, Jake?"

I looked out the diner window. The evening was slowly starting to build up momentum as the sun was running out of steam. The bright faces that had been on the street just minutes before were starting to take on dark and sinister shadows.

"I don't know," I said. "I just know I have to save her."