If you like good mystery thrillers with plenty of family drama, Good American Family is the perfect series to quench that thirst. In the first two episodes, we meet the Barnetts, the picture-perfect family, with their three children. But this family feels a bit underserved; they want a little girl to fill their family. That's when they decide to adopt, but at the last minute, things don't work out for them. However, the Barnetts soon find a sixth member when an adoption agency contacts Kristine out of the blue and tells her they only have 24 hours to make their big decision. Desperate, they decided to take a chance on a little girl who suffers from a rare form of dwarfism. But is this little girl what she seems? What is she doing with this family, and how old is she really? Let's find out in episode 3.
Episode 3 of Good American Family begins in 2019, shortly after Kristine leaves the police station. She arrives at the hotel room where her three children are staying with a couple of pizzas, only to find them watching the news about her. We already know they're pretty smart, so when she denies her guilt, their first question is: how did they arrest her if there was no concrete evidence? He tells them they should ask her father, who must have made a deal with the police, so she's the only one in trouble. But Michael is clearly naive and a bit useless, so while he's enjoying his pizza and his apparent victory, he receives a call from the detective he's been cooperating with, only to discover he'll soon be arrested on the same charges as Kristine.
Creator: Katie Robbins
Stars: Mark Duplass, Ellen Pompeo, Imogen Faith Reid
In 2010, after discovering Natalia's hair (down there), Kristine decides to take her to the doctor for some tests. The doctor, who seems to know the family very well, tells her that Natalia does look older than 7; however, he needs to refer her to other doctors because he's not sure about anything. When Kristine points out that there's something strange about this situation and that she has a feeling, the doctor tells her he regrets not following his instincts when Jacob was little, so he'll give him some referrals to figure out what's going on with Natalia. Kristine also tells Michael about the First Path at the hospital, and he immediately becomes enraged. He doesn't want to believe anything she says because he already loves Natalia like his own daughter.
Furthermore, Natalia's behavior isn't great either, which means she also needs psychological testing, which infuriates Michael even more, not only because of his relationship with the girl, but because he doesn't have the money to cover all the expenses. Natalia, who detests going to the doctor, has so many appointments to go to in the next few weeks that she probably forgot what was bothering her by the end. Her rare dwarfism, which makes her not one in a million, but one in two million, makes a definitive diagnosis very difficult. But what's worse is that she never received the treatments the family paid $7,000 for, and now she needs surgeries. At home, at school, and with the kids, Natalia's behavior worsens every day, and Kristine doesn't know what to do.
Finally, a psychologist suggests that if Natalia were 18 or older, she would be considered a sociopath in simple terms; however, since she's young, this is classified as a case of reactive attachment disorder. This would mean she would need to be treated like a baby now—bottle-fed, cuddled, put in a crib, etc.—for her to improve. Michael immediately agrees, but of course, Kristine knows it won't help her at all, so she doesn't. At least on that much, Natalia and Kristine agree.
Now, Kristine gets a call for a television interview and is enthusiastically doing her homework. It's then that she notices bloody socks on the floor of Natalia's closet (oops!). Meanwhile, Michael is working his last day and still doesn't know how to tell Kristine that he's lost his job. He confesses to his coworker, Jennifer (whom he will eventually marry), and is about to tell Kristine the truth over some flowers, but he can't because things get a little complicated. When Kristine confronts the girl in the car, Natalia covers her eyes just as they're running home, causing Kristine to crash the car and nearly run over one of the children. Of course, Michael sides with Natalia even then, knowing that she covered Kristine's eyes. But Kristine is strong and still decides to go to the interview with Jacob the next day.
Kristine's friend, Valika, offers to dress her for the interview, so while she's at her house trying on clothes, she tells her about the movie Orphan. The story is eerily similar to Kristine's life, and she's a little scared to learn that the father ends up dying.
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