Rescued by Ruby (2022)

Kaylah Zander: Melissa O'Neil

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• Dan : Zarrella's gonna call and release me from his unit.

  Melissa O'Neal : I'm so sorry.

  Dan : No, I'm... I'm the stupid jerk Zarrella always thought, a guy who doesn't know his own limitations or his dog's. I'm sorry, Mel.

  Melissa O'Neal : I don't care if you're in the K9 unit. We can manage without the extra money. I married you, not your job. My husband has his own superpowers. His big heart. His boundless energy. His ability to hyper-focus on things. How he forgives. How he never gives up. How he trusts in something bigger than himself.

• Melissa O'Neal : Come sit with us. I don't even let my third-graders eat while standing.

  Dan : I failed third grade. And fourth.

  Melissa O'Neal : You're exaggerating.

  Dan : Oh, you'd have failed me.

  Melissa O'Neal : Never. You would be my favorite. Teacher's pet.

• Dan : [Dan discovers Ruby's run away in the night]  She's gone, Mel. It's my fault. I pushed her, I stressed her, then I blamed her for not performing. I didn't think she could do it, and then she didn't. I mean, so what if she's not a K9 dog? She's still a great dog.

  Melissa O'Neal : She's our dog. All of ours.

  Dan : I know. I'm gonna find her.

• Melissa O'Neal : Well, we don't have $10,000. And with one kid here and another on the way, we already have our hands full.

  Dan : Say what you just said again?

  Melissa O'Neal : I'm pregnant.

  Dan : [excited]  That's great news!

  [laughing] 

  Dan : That's geat! Oh, Mel! Oh.

  Melissa O'Neal : K9 dogs live with their officer partners 24/7, right?

  Dan : Yeah, it's no trouble at all. They're trained. You wouldn't have to lift a finger.

  Melissa O'Neal : I'm thinking now maybe it's not the right time for the K9 thing. Remember how we were building the deck when I was carrying Finn and you promised me a quiet pregnancy if it happened for us again?

  Dan : Look, it... it's not the right time for K9 unit. It-it's the only time, Mel. I-It's a... it's a step up, a raise. We'll finally be able to pay off college loans, save for our kids, maybe get a bigger house someday.

  Melissa O'Neal : So what's the plan?

  Dan : I'll get back to you.