Baby Broker | 7. Gotcha Day
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What is the central conflict in 'Gotcha Day'?
The way an out-of-state adoption works, at least in Michigan, is that the final paperwork goes to the desk of an official in the county where the baby was born. And it can take about three months for it to be approved.
How did Tara Lee's arrest affect the Granath family?
The final paperwork for Mae Granath, the baby girl Tammy and Nick adopted from Sarah, was just days, maybe hours, from being stamped when Tara Lee was arrested and indicted on 18 counts of wire fraud. And just like that, May's adoption was flagged as possibly illegal. Talia Getting, their lawyer, had to call them and tell them the bad news. It was almost like telling someone who thought they'd beaten a serious illness that, no, actually, someone had misread the test results.
I was sitting at the second chair of my island, and she said to me, I have to tell you that you and a few other families may not be able to keep your babies. And I went into a straight panic attack. You're not taking my daughter back.
Tammy fell apart.
It was the worst call I've ever had in my entire life.
In a few months, a judge in Michigan would decide if May's adoption was legal, or if Tammy and Nick would have to give her back. The central concern was if Tara Lee had coerced Sarah into giving up her baby. May was almost four months old. Every night as they put her to bed, Tammy and Nick worried that their days with their daughter were numbered.
And I just went through the motions, and I didn't want to bond with her. I was so scared.
What happened when Mae's birth mother wanted her back?
Meanwhile, doctors had been monitoring May for a potential problem with her spine. When May turned six months old, the Grannis took her to the hospital for an MRI to determine if she needed surgery. Tammy and Nick watched as Mae, lying on a gurney, dressed in a tiny purple hospital gown, and hooked to an IV, was wheeled down the hallway and into the room.
My phone rings, and it's Maria, Sarah's lawyer, who represents her. And she says, are you sitting down? And without even taking a breath, she says, Sarah wants Mae back.
From Sony Music Entertainment and Perfect Cadence, this is Baby Broker. I'm Peter McDonald. Episode 7, Gotcha Day.
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Chapters
6 chapters
1
What is the central conflict in 'Gotcha Day'?
0:59–1:10
2
How did Tara Lee's arrest affect the Granath family?
1:10–2:48
3
What happened when Mae's birth mother wanted her back?
2:48–6:35
4
How did the court proceedings unfold for the Granaths?
6:35–10:43
5
What were the legal consequences for Tara Lee?
10:43–16:32
6
How did the victims confront Tara Lee in court?
16:32–33:00
Speakers
20 identified
Peter McDonald 19 min
Quince Ad Speaker 1 min
AUSA Sarah Woodward 1 min
Mike Matheny 1 min
News Reporter 1 min
Amber Morey 1 min
Shopify Ad Speaker
Adam Bells Thomas
Teresa Matheny
Agent Matt Sluss
David Tennant
Judge
Adoptive Parent 2
Adoptive Parent
Reporter
Georgia Tennant
Sanford Solomon
Sarah's Voice
Court Clerk
Prison Staff