▁summer ▁heat . ▁Not ▁helping ▁their ▁financial ▁and ▁emot ional ▁stra in ▁is ▁the ▁discovery ▁that ▁Sarah ▁is ▁pre gn ant . ▁ ▁Event ually ▁Johnny ▁finds ▁work ▁as ▁a ▁cab ▁driver ▁to ▁augment ▁their ▁income ▁and ▁help ▁pay ▁for ▁the ▁girls ' ▁Catholic ▁school ▁tu ition . ▁ ▁On ▁Hall owe en , ▁the ▁girls ▁become ▁friendly ▁with ▁Mate o ▁when ▁they ▁knock ▁at ▁his ▁door ▁to ▁trick - or - tre at . ▁Despite ▁Johnny ' s ▁ret ic ence ▁about ▁the ▁somewhat ▁impos ing ▁and ▁forb idd ing ▁man , ▁Sarah ▁inv ites ▁him ▁to ▁their ▁a partment ▁for ▁dinner , ▁and ▁eventually ▁they ▁learn ▁that ▁the ▁man ▁is ▁sad ▁and ▁lon ely ▁because ▁he ▁is ▁dying ▁of ▁A ID S . ▁ ▁Later , ▁Mate o ▁falls ▁down ▁a ▁flight ▁of ▁st airs ▁and ▁is ▁knock ed ▁un cons cious . ▁Christ y ▁tries ▁to ▁res usc itate ▁him ▁using ▁C PR , ▁although ▁she ▁is ▁war ned ▁away ▁from ▁him ▁by ▁the ▁other ▁residents , ▁who ▁seem ▁to ▁be ▁aware ▁that ▁he ▁is ▁H IV - pos itive . ▁The ▁man ' s ▁condition ▁continues ▁to ▁d eter ior ate ▁as ▁Sarah ' s ▁fet us ▁develop s . ▁The ▁baby ▁is ▁born ▁prem ature ly ▁and ▁in ▁poor ▁health , ▁and ▁is ▁in ▁need ▁of ▁a ▁blood ▁trans f usion . ▁Johnny ▁and ▁Sarah ▁are ▁ultimately ▁nerv ous ▁not ▁only ▁about ▁the ▁baby ' s ▁surv ival ▁ch ances , ▁but ▁also ▁of ▁the ▁sky ro cket