Shiela called to her son. She knew there was no getting around it now. She had to tell Brian the truth before Jack showed up. "Bri, can I talk to you for a sec?" "Sure, Mom, what's up?" "Well, the phone call I just got was from an old friend of mine." He just looked at her, confused. "Actually, it was your father." Brian's jaw could have dropped to the floor at the revelation. ""His name is Jack McCoy," she continued, "he's the executive district attorney for New York County. I'm sorry I didn't tell you about him before. I know I should have. Just the same, I don't think it's a good idea that we spring this news on him just yet since he doesn't know about you. Try to be casual about it so that he doesn't catch on, okay?" "Yeah, sure." Brian complied with his mother's wishes.

The doorbell rang just as they were finishing the dishes. Shiela went to answer the door, took a deep breath, pasted on a smile and opened it. She was taken aback when she saw how much Jack had changed. He was much grayer than she remembered and looked like he'd spent the years trying to drink everyone under the table. "Hi Jack, please, come in. Coffee's ready if you want some. Still one sugar, right?" "Yes, thank you." They headed for the kitchen and he immediately saw the young man sitting at the table and stopped dead in his tracks. Brian had spotted Jack at the same time, surprised at the advanced age of the man before him. "Hello." The boy only nodded. Both father and son just stared at each other for a moment. "And who is this?" "Well, Jack, this is my son, Brian." Jack looked the lad up and down, then replied, "I think you mean MY son, don't you?" "Oh God." Shiela put her head in her hands. She should have known the resemblance was too great for him not to make the connection. But, she finally had to admit to him that Brian was indeed his son.

Brian was an identical younger version of his father. Jack made the suggestion that they go to the M.E.'s office to have a test done to verify Brian's paternity, which upset Shiela greatly. "Sweetheart, would you excuse us for a moment?" "Sure, Mom." He mumbled under his breath, "Must be something's gonna hit the fan." and headed upstairs to his room. "Is something wrong?" "Jack, what the hell do you think you're trying to pull! You can see full well that he's your son! All you had to do was ask me. I could have told you that I haven't been with anyone since I left YOU!" "Now, that is still a sore spot with me." "I'm not getting into some pissing contest with you over whose wounds are bigger. You know the only reason I left was because you were married. I haven't been with anyone since because I was afraid of being lied to again. I didn't want to repeat my mistakes. Now, I'll set it up for the test to be done, but it's up to you and Brian where it goes from here. This is bullshit. I need a drink." With that, she stormed off into the living room.

Jack was close behind. He grabbed her by the arm in an effort to calm her down. They both apologized to each other for the way they had acted. As much as Jack hated to admit it, she was right. Brian WAS the only important thing in this situation. Shiela offered him a drink and they sat down on the sofa. Brian came downstairs and asked if the "discussion" was over. They both said "yes". Jack stood up, looked at his handsome offspring and choked out the words, "I have a son." He took him into his arms. Shiela could have sworn she saw Jack shed a tear. Later that night, as he was leaving, she agreed to make arrangements with the medical examiner for the DNA test in the morning.