▁firm , ▁and ▁she ▁accepts . ▁Son ny ▁constantly ▁te ases ▁Cor in ne ▁( who ▁strongly ▁dis lik es ▁Son ny ), ▁especially ▁about ▁her ▁former ▁job ▁at ▁H oot ers . ▁ ▁The ▁next ▁day , ▁Son ny ▁w akes ▁up ▁to ▁find ▁a ▁five - year - old ▁boy ▁named ▁Julian ▁Mc Gr ath ▁abandoned ▁at ▁their ▁a partment . ▁A ▁written ▁explanation ▁states ▁that ▁Julian ' s ▁mother ▁is ▁no ▁longer ▁able ▁to ▁care ▁for ▁him ▁and ▁that ▁Kevin ▁is ▁his ▁bi ological ▁father . ▁Son ny ▁contacts ▁Kevin ▁who ▁is ▁puzz led ▁by ▁the ▁news , ▁but ▁Son ny ▁ass ures ▁him ▁that ▁he ▁will ▁look ▁after ▁Julian ▁until ▁Kevin ▁returns ▁from ▁China . ▁In ▁order ▁to ▁win ▁Van essa ▁back , ▁Son ny ▁introdu ces ▁her ▁to ▁Julian . ▁However , ▁he ▁disco vers ▁that ▁she ▁is ▁now ▁d ating ▁Sid , ▁an ▁elder ly ▁man ▁who ▁is ▁more ▁motiv ated ▁and ▁intellig ent ▁and ▁has ▁a ▁" five - year ▁plan ." ▁ ▁Pos ing ▁as ▁Kevin , ▁Son ny ▁takes ▁Julian ▁to ▁his ▁social ▁worker ▁Arthur ▁Bro oks , ▁telling ▁him ▁that ▁Julian ▁should ▁return ▁to ▁his ▁mother . ▁However , ▁Bro oks ▁inform s ▁Son ny ▁that ▁Julian ' s ▁mother ▁died ▁of ▁cancer . ▁Son ny ▁then ▁dec ides ▁to ▁raise ▁Julian ▁his ▁own ▁way . ▁As ▁such , ▁the ▁boy ▁ren ames ▁himself ▁" Fran ken stein " ▁and ▁also ▁helps ▁Son ny ▁find ▁a ▁new ▁girl friend ▁in ▁Cor in ne