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la

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oh

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go ahead to hit it hit the

ball

wow hey

way to go babe you're not the stuffing

at

him ah come on one more hey hold your

horses will you let see if I can bandage

this old ball up

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again

yeah can't ask Mama to sew this ball up

again can we no place else less left to

sew like a pair of old socks

pretty soon you have to darn the darn

right partner yeah yeah you want to help

yeah

yeah breathe easy now breathe easy

huh shouldn't have come out here that's

for sure I'm fine it'll pass really let

them play you are going to have to talk

to a doctor at

least God's

will if my faith is strong enough I'll

all get

better I am not saying anything against

your religion you know

that but if you are not better by

tomorrow morning I am taking you to the

doctor you can tell God it's my doing it

was my idea that I didn't know any

better here sure as heck believe

that all my

boys you're the biggest and Richard come

on come on Richard Wayne Alice pick up

the things Richard let's get your mother

home and

Raymond Raymond remember I'm I'm I'm

fine I'm

fine

hey this is

Adam this is Adam

please I hate to bother you man' I hate

to ask we could you come back watch the

boys for a couple hours I got to take

pars to the hospital she's bad man she's

real bad oh dear well look you go on

ahead I'll be right over you go on

ahead

oh

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sh

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sh

remember when I was working on that

Dam and we had to live in a

tent Richard he was just a baby and it

rained oh rained so hard the tent leaked

and leak was right over one of my

boots build that shoe halfway up

remember

oh April

Showers we'll come your

way they bring the

flowers that

blue

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somebody left their car out

me Mr you got to move your

car what you can't leave your car out

there move it huh Mo on in that last hey

buddy I'm talking to you she going to be

all right you brought in the woman in

the night gown she's my wife she going

to be all right your wife died I'm sorry

no see she has spells like this she's

going to be okay your wife is

dead what what do you mean dead what'

you do to her what' you do to her hold

it there was nothing we could do your

wife needed medical attention days weeks

ago ctis maybe tuberculosis it was a bad

infection just too late we barely had a

chance to examine

her just too late I'm

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sorry

why explain this to

me

why so unto you oh God we surrender

Florence strong in faith beloved wife

and mother whose memory her family will

cherish as she rests in your Everlasting

Arms amen

amen what will you do now Mr

Jackson got four boys to

raise don't imagine I'll lack for things

to

do

I wish I was well enough to

help she was a good woman Elmer a real

good

woman do we have to leave her here

forever great so h

come

on mom wouldn't like it if I cried would

she a I don't think she'd mind

much I ain't going to cry though

anyways had a boy your mama left me with

four strong Sons we'll make her proud

right

yeah

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Richard

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see I'm a

carpenter always first in line when

there's work to be

had I'm on a job right

now I just need a little help with my

boys you know until I get caught up with

the bills I just think you should

consider the benefits of a foster home

for the children

no no I told you they've got a

home I got pictures if you want to see

we took pictures these boys are very

young in their formative years they

really need the care and love of a

mother

figure I told you there's mother

mother's dead yes I'm aware of that but

the hospital report indicates that she

suffered from your prolonged refusal to

seek medical attention and we have have

to consider what might happen if the

boys became

ill I guess I came to the wrong place we

are here to help Mr Jackson our only

concern is with the children's

well-being all

right okay uh

see what I thought is if someone could

just let me have a few for a while just

until I get the funeral paid off that's

all and maybe hire someone to look after

my boys when I'm at work I got a job

just that the pay is all spoke for right

now that's not our

policy we do already have many welfare

recipients from whom we would assign

someone to do that fine by me young girl

could probably do it I'm afraid not we'd

hardly send a young girl whoever sooner

the

better you understand this will only be

for a probationary

period

what temporarily for the time

being it may well be determined that

your boys would do much better in a

foster home no no you just forget that

my boys have a home they're not orphans

they're my sons if you don't want to

help out just say so I'll make

do we'll try to accommodate you Mr

Jackson on a trial

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basis what was that all about Elmer

Jackson his wife died of

peritonitis incredible he said he

couldn't take her to a doctor in time

because it was against her

religion you think with the

responsibility of her four children that

people would at least try to stay alive

wouldn't you that's not the half of it

there were no birthplaces listed for the

children I asked he said he delivered

them at home can you believe

it what happens if they get sick is he

just going to let them die one by

one well just be sure it's all in the

record

worse comes to worse we'll need it in

the

record

wait what are you doing out here where

is the woman supposed to be watching you

she's in the house she won't let us in

she won't let us in the house when

there's a man in

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there get out of my

house who dang it

easy get out that's all right I'm going

you don't have to just come down come

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no right I'm leaving

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get all

right I'm going Mr

Jackson Don't Touch Me you bastard

you're crazy you

maniac you lay a hand on me and I'll get

my brother after you get out

you're supposed to be watching my

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boys I'm sorry

fls I didn't

know I'm

sorry

sorry okay gang I'd you like some stew

I'd rather have some among with chicken

and dumplins me too me too me

too yeah me too

now we got that

settled we're just going to have to dig

in and make do right

yeah right Raymond

right see what I'm trying to say is that

from now on it's just us yep that right

yeah we're going to have to organize our

own

outfit yeah yeah

right right yeah right

right Richard from now on I'm appoint

new

Foreman when I'm away at work you're in

charge okay okay so the rest of you men

listen up but I'm not

here Richard's in charge got it Wayne

yeah

huh

yeah byebye bye

bye-bye

bye daddy Richard you're in

charge bye

dad

he attacked me he's crazy do you know

what he did all right all right we had

no intention of subjecting you to abuse

he's insane and so are his kids dirty

filthy all the time you can't tell him

anything like a bunch of wild animals

we're very

sorry I'm not going back there you

couldn't pay me

enough now just try to put it out of

your

mind I still get my check don't I

oh yes of course don't worry about a

thing just hope I haven't caught

anything ought to be in a cage people

like

that yes this is the welfare office I'd

like to speak to the juvenile division

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please

they're left on their

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own well now and are you the little man

of the house I'm the

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foreman

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here you cut that out leave them alone

Hey kid hold it

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there

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wait

Helmer

Helmer

oh oh the worst thing the worst thing

the worst thing the worst

w w take it easy where are my boys they

drove in here just as bold as you please

like they own the place just like they

own the place who some social worker she

called herself had policemen with her

and Elmer they took the boys away

yelling and

kicking why I don't know they had court

papers with them I I I tried to stop

them but they had those

papers I think it's a juvenile court on

them as far as I could

see just got to be some kind of mistake

that's all yes I know the boys has been

so good good as could be where'd they

take them makes no sense at all said

they was taking him to the

hospital all as fit as a fiddle and

they're taking him to the hospital ain't

been sick a day not of one of them since

little Raymond had the

sniffles

yeah

thanks

wait sir no

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no sir can I help sir

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sir

richer wait Alice get

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him

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Queen no

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free get him out of

here never comes to this hospital again

call the

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police

Mr Jackson do you understand what I'm

saying

what Mr Jackson it's Elmer isn't it

Elmer you must understand we're

concerned here only with the welfare of

the children when the health and safety

of minor children is threatened we must

step in it's the

law wait a minute listen there's been

some great big mistake

here we're talking about about my son's

here you just can't walk in and take

away a man's Sons they are now Wards of

this court Mr Jackson you can't do that

how can you do

that the children have been continually

abandoned allowed to fend for themselves

often endangering themselves by playing

in and near a busy roadway when the

department assigned a woman to care for

them you became abusive and violent to

her she was a

now you listen to me the same lady

has been sent on three other childcare

assign assignments with no complaints or

incidents your

honor your sons will be placed in foster

homes where they can receive proper care

and attention you will be permitted to

visit your sons after they've had a

chance to adjust to their foster home

environment in a few months you will be

notified now you remember what I've just

said I don't want to have to find you in

contempt of court or you'll find

yourself in

jail do you

understand

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n

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oh

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Dear Sir in accordance with the

Department's rules of visitation of

minor children in foster care a 9-month

adjustment period has now elapsed you

will be permitted a 1-hour visit with

the aforementioned male

children

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oh done Dad good to see you

Dad R you gr a foot Al come here present

present hey here

Raven foran thank you taking care of

everybody for me yeah sure huh here here

Raymond whoa what do we got something te

it open

it look at that a Bell a

bell

okay where have you been why haven't you

come to see us it wouldn't let me son I

wanted to judge said no take us home we

want to go home with you now not the

rule you go home with Daddy please

Daddy don't you want us anymore

please now I want to

go come on

yeah let's go fre up in the car come

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on

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sorry

hey go

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will they take us away again will they

they better not bu golly they do we'll

pack up and head for the hills we go to

Alaska Alaska Alaska you guys want to go

to Alaska huh

alas they got be in Alaska yeah they

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do hey hey hey take it easy just shut up

you're under arrest kidnapp kidnapping

come on Hol those are my sons come on

come ony come on let's go hey wait a

minute take it easy here

guy

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dad

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I see by these

records that this is the second time you

forcibly tried to remove these children

in violation of a court

order when

uh I saw them

again

you

know when I felt him touch

me you don't understand they're mine now

Mr Jackson these children were placed in

foster care for good and proper cause

according to this you're currently

unemployed in the void of funds so I'm

going to order you Mr Jackson and this

is an official restraining order of this

court you will not attempt to see these

minor children nor will you interfere in

any way with the proper care and

upbringing of these children under the

jurisdiction of this court do you

understand

Richard he's the oldest

one said he wanted to be just like

me and he'll be good at making

things if someone and shows him how you

know gives him a

hand

Wayne Wayne cries when he wakes up at

night got to leave the bathroom light on

for

Wayne then he's

fine long as you leave the bathroom

light

on not

Ellis Ellis

uh he sleeps Like a

Rock got to turn him over to make sure

he's still

breathing old meal

cookie yeah Ellis do just about anything

for an oatmeal

cookie

Raymond he a little guy you know he's

got little

hands I mean they look look

little but once he gets a grip on

something

uh pulls on your nose your

ear all I asked was for a few

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doll

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babysitter that's

all

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he

what kind of a dump is this we should

have come here from the

start they know how to take care of boys

like you

here

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good morning how are you good morning

you

have now what have we

here out out oh yes that's fine see

yes

m

f oh excuse me no no no we get back in

the are they don't take babies

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here R

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there I'll take the one with the glasses

this

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one

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boys are getting

bigger yeah to see Raymond Florence got

to hug like a

wrestler

yeah you hear me talking to you don't

you

sure I know no one else is

listening don't know where I went

wrong what I did wrong

wrong seems

like every move I make gets me in more

trouble seems like they really got me

fenced in this

time I don't know what to

do get myself thrown in

jail what good would that do

huh they got F rules now

hun got me down as crazy that's for

sure

crazy you always knew that didn't you

yeah both

crazy raising four boys in this

times not going to get him back open

around

here

got to find a

job get some

money save up

somehow get enough together to try

again I'll get them

back I

promise I

will

promise

God I miss

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you

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bad

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okay hey yeah

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yeah

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enjoying your

food

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good

we got to get out of here but

how how can

we I don't know I'll find a way Dad want

is here for a

minute

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okay

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I

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Miss

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and I told her I had a husband once but

he was worse than the kids so I kept the

kids and got rid of the

husband you're right Millie it's awfully

hard to tell the men from the boys

that's why I'm still

single Anna

you've got an

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admirer

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I'm afraid it's not quite that simple Mr

Jackson

simple hasn't really been all that

simple saving $250 ma'am it's that you

have no record of steady employment

locally at this time I've only been back

in town a day I was working steady when

you took my

boys and then there's the matter of

housing the agency requires that you can

provide a home with a separate bedroom

for each child separate bedroom that's

crazy where are they living now at the

rits I do not make the rules Mr Jackson

well who

does I'll get a lawyer can a lawyer find

that out if you wish however you can't

just expect to March back in here after

a period of Abandonment and expect us to

take your sons out of a safe and loving

environment and place them into one that

the court has ruled to be

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incompetent look

uh can I at least to visit my sons see

them I'm afraid not especially in view

of your record on previous

visitations I'm sorry perhaps in time if

you can show some evidence of being able

to meet the requirements steady

employment adequate bank account for

emergencies acceptable housing we may

consider your

request

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real pretty I

like poor me I can't sew a stitch must

be fun oh milie when you do it all day

for a living it ceases to be a whole lot

of fun but thank you for the compliment

anyway thank

you well I'll be kiss a frog and look

what

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happens

ma'am

um I wanted to apologize

and to say thank

you I guess I should ask you what

for and for what well you see uh

yesterday I was sitting down there

and I was staring at

you so I

apologize anyway I realized what I must

look like sort of

like bad news in need of a bath No Doubt

you made me take a good look at

myself first good look in a long

time thank

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you you uh probably think that's just a

come on huh well I I don't get many come

on uh

so I really couldn't

judge I mean I uh noticed you weren't

wearing a wedding ring oh well I I can

explain that

uh I'm not

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married it's no use me practicing how to

do this for a day or

two

um would you go to the movie with

me

oh I never

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uh like going to a movie

alone I guess it's like uh well you know

it's uh like you have nobody to talk to

about it

after

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okay

you win on the

house first prize for the fastest worker

in

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town you ever notice how everybody's

problems get solved in the end and the

music turns all

gorgeous and everybody marries everybody

else oh yeah that's what Florence used

to say after going to the movies walk

out on a cloud come down with a

thud I'm sorry I always

cry well we live with an aunt after my

folks

died and then she got very sick and had

to go back East to stay with

family and I had to take care of my

younger brother and S

sister you believe me only for a while I

didn't know if I'd make it yeah well

just be thankful he didn't ask any of

those helpful government people for

help I still don't see how they could do

that just take your boys away like that

a they got rules

procedures had judges read them to me

twice yeah but it it's not like you were

out of work or you didn't care I

couldn't explain it to him anybody I

mean those people they look at kids

without a mother like they're deformed

or something

fathers we don't count we're not

supposed to know anything about raising

kids we're just sers to those

people you're never going to get him

back by giving up who's giving up not

giving up they keep trying to make it

impossible now they say I got to build a

house as big as a hotel before I can

even see him again it's impossible well

why not possible you're a carpenter

aren't you

I mean how many houses have you built

for other

people maybe you could build one for

yourself

someday it's worth dreaming about isn't

it maybe you got a thought there

yeah happens every once in a

while beat him with a hammer and nails

huh

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hurry up and climb down be careful Wayne

sure just

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go shh

quiet you Ellis I can't I'll

fall well then get on my back and hold

on tight be

quiet Richard please be careful okay

hold on tight don't let go

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SC be

careful

be careful

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please

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okay okay let's

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go

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well I just thankful they're safe and

sound thank you so much for bringing

them

home they've got some pretty wild tales

about this place pretty wild oh yes I

can imagine I've heard them all mentally

Disturbed boys given to Flights of

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Fancy

better keep an eye on these

three I can't keep rounding up your

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Strays you want to run that'll stop you

from

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running

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they heard his legs he can't walk he's

going where bad boys

go we ain't never going to see him

again

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never I Now Pronounce You man and

wife you may kiss the

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bride I can't stand long engagements 11

days what took you so long oh you're bad

through and through too bad you have to

go to work on Monday oh Monday guess

that shoots the honeymoon in Paris huh I

guess it'll take you a whole week to

start a family right oh well we've

already got one it's just a matter of

collecting them right all we need now is

a few loads of lumber and a whole lot of

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love

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another one for the Stone Cliff mental

Zoo right Wayne Jackson he don't seem to

like it here keeps running away all the

time I figure his running days are

over come on up you

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go

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okay got one for State mle Jackson

Jackson front and

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center

is nice day for a ride hey Richard okay

okay Jackson no funny stuff eh you don't

want to have to handcuff you and blow

your nose all the way you behave and

we're going to get along just fine

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right wait is that

you

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wait

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looks great hold on haven't got the job

yet well if you would wear your war

paint you'll get it want war paint there

war paint what you've done I'll show you

what I've done start laying out the

house without me G thanks a lot here's

the porch then the living room will be

right here with a

fireplace over here will be the kitchen

with the window that looks out on the

backyard our bedroom be right here then

two more bedrooms right back there that

lawyer he earned his 15 bucks made him

give up on their big idea of five

bedrooms

better make it four

anyway

what well I know something the lawyer

doesn't

know better make it four bedrooms

darling I've got a feeling it's going to

be a

girl something you know

that oh wow wait until the boy's here

not not only do they have a mother

they're going to have a new baby sister

well we got a lot of sawing and Hammer

when you do before then but we're

getting there aren't we oh boy we're

getting

there do you have any idea where your

father lives now

Richard has he ever tried to contact you

write you a letter or anything like

that I don't know we'll talk again I'm

going to see what I can do I can't make

any promises just yet but we'll talk

again in a month or

so okay okay and what

else practice

reading I'll practice all right you go

along

now practice read

well I guess that's about it for today

don't forget staff meeting Friday at 3

uh if we could just take another minute

I wanted to bring up this case that I've

been

handling it is getting a little late

George I know it'll only take a minute

uh Jackson Richard Jackson uh now I

believe you've already reviewed it once

but I think we should take another look

at it because the September transfers

are coming up for remedial school well I

don't recall a Richard

Jacks well

my name's here isn't it yes now I've had

two visits with this young man and

frankly in my opinion he belongs in a

facility for Education and Training

rather than here I don't know this uh IQ

doesn't indicate that well his

performance under the Stanford Benet is

low but certainly not low enough to

classify him as the boy's

problem it seems to me to be a lack of

opportunity at education rather than

retardation mother died father deserted

the family diagnosed as mental deficient

familial from the start I don't see any

basis for review here rather typical

history don't you think George

behavioral problems from early on it

seems from this chronic runaway a

troublemaker oh well I know but look at

the dates the original diagnosis is

somewhat remote and the history there

has just been repeated and copied down

from one document to the other well I

see Dr penis's signature here oh Dr

Apprentice please let's not get into

that well he didn't just gloss over this

boy's record when he gave his

recommendation no I'm sure that he

didn't we have a certain moral

obligation to the community in cases

like this George I'm sure you agree no I

don't and when it comes to Dr

apprentice's recommendations I guess I

just naturally think first of our moral

obligation to the patient George we

won't get into a moral discussion here

Dr Apprentice acts in accordance with

State policy in these matters unless you

can show us some dramatic evidence

Richard Jackson stays here and will be

sterilized when he reaches the age

specified here beyond our scope in this

room Dr Apprentice has the last word on

sterilization are we all

agreed come on I'm beat G boss it's only

1:00

a.m.

get Melissa

away come

on come on

Melissa be a big girl I know you're

tired it's okay we're going home

sweetheart

what's the

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matter you're not tired you can work all

night want to give me a

clue oh I'll just have to

guess well we're almost through the

lawyers already fall for the release

papers and you're sitting here like a

little boy who's just lost his prized

pocket

knife it's

okay you know I'd say you're a man who's

afraid afraid he'll get what he's been

wanting REM me never to try to hide

anything from

you you want to know a

secret I thought about taking Melissa

and running

is Sir oh God I'm afraid too four boys

I've never seen charging in

here what's going to happen to us and

the little Melissa she just going to get

knocked around and lost in the shuffle

you think I don't

worry probably won't even remember

me got lies of their

own may even hate me

that could

be maybe we ought to just leave well

enough alone oh no you

don't no you're never going to be all

one piece until they're

back besides you promised

her and you promised me and you promised

Melissa and you back out now and I'm

going up and down the street knocking on

doors telling everybody that Elmer

Jackson goes back on his promises you

think I won't

I

will and this release form is for the

youngest I believe

Raymond Raymond is at the Sisters of

Mercy orphanage do you know where that

is Gibbs road yeah I'll find it but I

don't mean to uh dissuade or alarm you

but I feel I should caution you Mr Mrs

Jackson well not to be too

disappointed well he's been disappointed

in here for years on end I don't really

think this is the day for it yes see

only I feel I should point out I mean

look it seems that over the years the

boys have developed well some

problems Raymond was in a number of

foster homes before he came to us he's a

very quiet boy

actually I think I should tell

you well you may notice a certain

repressed anger in Raymond at first oh

we think he'll overcome it of course but

don't be surprised

if come

on

Raven

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Raymond this is your

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father

hey hey it's me your own

dad

you don't

remember well

uh we're going to go pick up your

brothers won't that be

great

who well you got uh three brothers

Raymond they're all crazy he's crazy and

you're going to be sorry Mr bigot when

he makes you as crazy as he

is just a minute

hey you touch him and I'll kill you

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go come on

son it's

okay

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I'm

Melissa

you want to hold

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them you're suppos to hug

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him

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we

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Wayne

it's

me

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Ellis it's Ellis

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remember

Wayne

Ellis Raymond how much are they paying

you what Raymond the Count's paying you

plenty I bet how much do you get for

three this is your father

Raymond that's what they all say they

just want the money I ain't got a

father

well how many of the seies do we have

scheduled for today sterilizations six

no nine I'm sorry you're

sorry

I'm sorry Mr Jackson This release form

is no

good what do you mean no good well this

order only applies to County

institutions this is a state facility

your son was committed here Mr Jackson

on the recommendation of competent

medical and psychiatric

authorities you know I've about had it

with competent

Authority how do I go about getting

Richard uncommitted your attorney would

have to advise you on that I'm afraid

can I at least see him I'm afraid not

your son is undergoing medical treatment

right now which cannot be

interrupted I'm his father I just want

to see him talk to him my own flesh and

blood and I can't even touch him I'm

sorry Mr Jackson it's out of the

question I'm not going to debate the

matter with you right no

debate can lock him up put him on pills

and needles and who knows what else cage

him up and no debate I'm his father I

just want to look in on him and say

hello and it's no no debate go to

hell

come

I don't know why he just goes wandering

off like

this it'll take time

yeah there he is Elmer there he

is

hey

Wayne hey

partner Wayne where are you

going

I'm looking for my

mother whoa now Wayne we talked about

that

remember your real mom died a long time

ago we told you that

remember ah you probably forgot you're

just a little boy then I know I'm not

your real mother we both know that don't

we but you know what we could pretend

for a while couldn't

we we could just try it out

and see if you like having me for a

mother just for a

while all

right okay

okay

okay come

on

Ellas how'd you do this

son I didn't break it

I it's

okay nothing can't be fixed

right Ellis listen to me

tell you

something that is your

bike that's your

garage it's your

house and I'm your

dad yours all yours and around here no

one is ever going to hurt you for

telling the

truth that's right I mean I may jump up

and down if you tell me to put an

alligator in the bathtub or something

but I will never ever hurt you for

telling me the

truth remember that

huh

dad I broke the

light the chain keeps coming off and

and I hit a

tree

well first thing we got to do is fix the

dog on chain then

huh want me to show you how to do

it

oh look fell off

again you might wind up breaking your

nose look I don't understand Richard

Jackson's files lists him as abandon

family whereabouts unknown yet this

reception record shows that he had a

visitor some time ago a man who claims

to be the boy's father

look Dr Northfield these things happen

it just so happens that this boy doesn't

even think he has a father anymore and

when he shows up you turn them away I

don't know boy could have been on the

quarantine list detention awaiting

treatment who knows according to the

dates it seems he was being styed well

that's out of my hands doctor as you

well know besides the man hasn't been

back thought we saw the place what we

have to deal with in here and decided to

leave well enough alone often happens

well I may just see about

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that I'll give it to come you

guys hey hey hey

hey look

who

it's a lot I got it

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first star on us said turn him over to

his folks this time next time he won't

be so easy on him thanks I appreciate it

this ain't his first time shop lifting

you know you better keep him on a short

leash he's going to wind up in juvenile

hall

thanks hold

it Raymond I don't want you out of this

yard for the next

week you can't tell me what to do you're

not my real

father yeah so there My real father

would never hit

me you're

right

Raymond I uh wish I was the father you

wanted

but I'm

not I'm just a guy who's made mistakes

and tried to fix them best I

can never going to be a big

shot and after all the tough luck you've

had here comes some more

right your father is just some guy who

makes a living with a hammer and a

saw I'm sorry I hit

you still making mistakes I guess

is but you got a big problem

Raymond no matter how much you hate me

I'll always love

you it's right you're stuck with that

you're whole

life you got to go through the rest of

your life knowing that your father is

just some old ordinary

guy who loves

you

well you guys want supper or what

now you're not as tall as I

expected

Richard your father's name is Elmer is

that

right I think

so well it's been a long time do you

remember him at

all well sort

of used to play baseball with

us anything else do you remember

anything other than the

baseball he made things for

us who's going to building

things he made a wagon

once

and an airplane you could sail around

the

yard and a for the

baby I remember that would be

Raymond I guess

so

yeah

Richard how did you feel when he left do

you

remember

I was

crying because he was going

away

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well I was crying because he was

crying I mean the policeman was shoving

his face down against the

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road

was only taking us

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home they got

him they got real mean and I guess they

heard

him he was crying I know he was crying

at last I saw

him as far as you know your father

really liked you boys oh

sure whoever said

different ho ho

ho there we go all right it's beautiful

beautiful oh El a

SW Rond the

door go get the door get the door quick

all right maybe next year we could have

Richard here with us too huh you sound

like the lawyer what did he say

it's going to be the middle of next year

before they even get a hearing date put

on the calendar

oh come on in

Richard I've been doing a little

detective work would you like to help me

with

it sure good

here just test into your

reflexes come on in sit

down

operator I'd like to make a longdistance

call Klondike

455 break me up a chunk of that will I'm

starting hello this is Dr George

Northfield who am I speaking to please

Elmer Jackson what can I do for you a

Merry Christmas Mr

Jackson your son Richard would like to

say hello to you

Richard I found him in the records and

the telephone

directory say hello to your father

Richard

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dad

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la

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la

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right

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no

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oh

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a