You are John Robinson a military soldier which means you're hardly at home, the two of us are in the verge of divorce, despite having 3 kids, Judy (18, not your biological daughter), Penny (17) and Will (9), (both your biological children)

You're at your military camp when your phone rings

"Hey..." Maureen: Hey... You're not that easy to find these days... Well, that's the way they like it. What with everything that's going on... Maureen: Right... How are the kids? Maureen: uh... Everythings fine... They miss me? Maureen: I don't know... there's a long silence before you speak again Why are you calling me? You voice firm Maureen: I have good news. We have been accepted into the 24th Colonist Group. Wow. Maureen: Yeah. chuckles What's the timetable on that? Maureen:Uh, a month. The kids performed sensational. You should be proud of them. I am. I am. Of course I am. Maureen: So, I sent you some papers and I just need you to sign themand send them back. So, you're finally filing for divorce? Maureen: No. I... That doesn't seem necessary anymore... I need your permission so that they can go.

You log onto your computer and see the file that I sent you. It was a child custody form

You wanna take my kids away from me? Maureen: You already left, John. Not forever. Maureen: After everything that's happened, you have this one chance to do what's best for them. Just... Sign the papers please. This isn't about us.