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? I know my parents loved me ?

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{\an8}? Stand behind me, come what may ?

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{\an8}? Mmm ?

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{\an8}? I know now that I'm ready, yeah ?

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{\an8}? For I finally heard them say ?

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{\an8}? It's a different world ?

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{\an8}? Ooh ?

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{\an8}? Than where you come from ?

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{\an8}? Yes, it is now, yeah ?

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{\an8}? Here's our chance to make it, hey! ?

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{\an8}? And if we focus on our goal ?

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{\an8}? You can dish it! ?

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{\an8}? We can take it, hey ?

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{\an8}? Just remember that you've been told ?

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{\an8}? It's a different world ?

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{\an8}? It's a different world ?

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{\an8}? It's a different world ?

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{\an8}? It's a different world ?

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{\an8}? Yeah, than where you come from ?

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{\an8}? Ooh ?

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{\an8}? Than where you come from! ?

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Fifty-three Africans chained in the belly

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{\an8}of the slave ship, Amistad,
sailing from Havana, Cuba to Haiti.

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{\an8}Food is scarce,

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{\an8}and when the slaves dare ask for more,
the cook just laughs.

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{\an8}"Ha! You'll soon be eating
your own flesh."

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And he stirs a huge, boiling cauldron�

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Finally, the good part.

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Hush your mouth, boy,
before I throw you in this pot.

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Led by Joseph Cinqu�,
the great Mende warrior,

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the men make a pact
to fight their captors.

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Then what happened?

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Joseph finds a nail on the deck,

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and with a skillful hand,
he picks the lock that holds them captive,

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and soon they are free.

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They rush the deck,
take command of the ship,

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and set sail for Africa.

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Did they make it?

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Well, you'll find out next time.

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Aw!

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Man, well, I think Cinqu� was stupid.

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He should have hijacked the plane.

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They didn't have planes
in slavery days. Right, Colonel?

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Very astute, Alex.

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What's a "stoot"?

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All right, let's give a hand
to Professor Randolph

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for that wonderful story right there.

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All right, come and get it.

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Grab a bag.
Hot roast beef sandwiches to go.

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I can't stay closed all day,
got hungry students to feed.

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They get stupid when they don't eat.

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Hey, Mr. Gaines, you feeding
anybody over 12 here?

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See what I mean? Stupid.

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Can't you read the sign?

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It says come back in ten minutes.

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Okay, thank you.
Alex, can I get half a sandwich?

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Oh, I'm starving, bro.

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Well, you shouldn't be.

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I think we have one little sandwich left.

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I wonder what it could be?

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Oh, it's roast beef,

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with cheese and fresh tomato.

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Mmm!

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- You are so evil.
- Mmm-hmm.

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All right. Ten-hut.

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All right. Outreach children
marching home.

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Marching home. Marching home.

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Outreach children marching home.

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What do you say?
How about a movie tomorrow night?

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Not tomorrow.

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I already have a date.
I'm going to the fair.

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To the fair? That's cool. I haven't been
on a Ferris wheel in ages.

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Can I go?

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It's not that kind of fair.

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It's an adoption fair.

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- An adoption fair?
- Yeah.

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Where foster kids like me
go to find parents.

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Are you making this up, Alex?

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No. People take lots of kids home.

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I'm wearing a tie this year.
Do you like it?

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Well, yeah.
Yeah, this is a beautiful tie, Alex.

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But you don't need this tie, you know.

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You just be yourself,

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'cause you're cute, you're adorable.

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You know it. But every little bit helps.

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Somebody is taking me home this year.

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All right, Alex, my man. Let's go, dude.

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- Good luck, Alex.
- Thanks, Freddie.

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I already have all the luck I need.

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Come on, little rusty butt.

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Hey, this tie, I kind of like.
Can I borrow this?

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- Maybe.
- Yeah, right.

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Slow down, you're not
at the Kentucky Derby.

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I don't know why I bother to cook.

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Might as well throw you all sugar cubes.

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Oh, this doesn't look so bad.
It's a party.

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A party?

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Look at that.

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It's a couple holding a baby.

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They're picking over them like cattle.

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Freddie, don't you think
you're overreacting a bit?

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No. This whole idea of
an adoption fair is appalling.

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Hi, Freddie.

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- Don't I look sharp?
- Ooh!

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Super fly.

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Alex, this is my friend, Kim.

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- Hi.
- Hi, my name is Alex, I'm eight.

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I like to fish, swim and skate.

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Alex, she can't adopt you.

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That's okay, I was just being polite.

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I really like those people there.

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Okay, you've seen what you came to see.
Now we gotta go to class.

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Wait a minute.

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Hi, I'm Alex. I'm eight.
I like to fish, swim and skate.

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Modest.

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He's an excellent swimmer,
form, poise, you wouldn't believe.

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Hi, Alex. What else do you like?

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I like to read books.

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- Oh, you do? What books?
- He reads voraciously.

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I even caught him reading Shakespeare.

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Freddie, Freddie.

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I like to play video games.

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Well, he's a computer genius,
and everything you want in a boy.

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He's bright, inquisitive, charming.

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- Look at this little face.
- Freddie, Freddie!

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Alex is not a used car.

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I am just trying to help, Kim.

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I know you're-

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Who's running this circus?

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Excuse me. Are you in charge of this?

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Yes, I'm Ernie Miles.
What can I do for you?

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How could you do this to Alex?

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Who are you?

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My name is Freddie Brooks.

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I work with Alex at Operation Outreach.

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And this. This is an outrage.

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Look, I know you mean well,
but I've got a caseload of 50 kids

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who desperately need homes.

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It's my job to find them.

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There's got to be a better way than this.

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Look, you're not getting the picture.

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Children and parents find each other here.

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It was W.E.B. Du Bois who said,

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"The price of liberty is less than
the cost of oppression."

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And I second that emotion. Hey!

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W.E.B. Du Bois
with a dash of Smokey Robinson.

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Know what he meant?

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Du Bois or Smokey?

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Just kidding, of course.

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Brother Du Bois talked about

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how blacks could achieve equality
at a time when our rights were eroded.

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Very well put, Mr. Johnson.

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You've been doing your reading.

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What happened? Did your date stand you up?

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Rain check.

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The "talented tenth." What does that mean?

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Oh! The talented tenth,
as brother Du Bois put it,

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was the intellectual leader
of the Black community,

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not unlike some people in this class.

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Well, I think this philosophy
of the "talented tenth" is divisive.

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I agree more with Booker T. Washington,

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who supported education for the masses.

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Would you have anything
to add to that, Miss Brooks?

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Oh�

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Winnifred, where are you?

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I've been asking myself that for years.

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Today, Kim and I went to an adoption fair.

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There were all these children

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with no place to go
and nobody to love them.

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People only wanted the little ones.

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So what happens to the rest of them?

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Unfortunately, they get stuck
in the system until they're 18.

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There are half a million children
in foster care.

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A significant number of these
are African-American.

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What can we do about
these unwanted children?

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Nothing. Now, getting back
to W.E.B. Du Bois�

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Sorry, we're out of time now, Mr. Johnson.

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No, no, wait, wait! Sit back down.

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Mr. Johnson, you have a semester's worth
of reading with which to amaze us.

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But I may not get stood up again.

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Well, we can always hope.

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Ooh! The more they fight,
the sweeter the catch.

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I appreciate your compassion, Winnifred.

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I'm so angry, I could scream.

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Well, go ahead on and scream.

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We need strong voices
to call attention to the problem.

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Well, it's not enough just to talk.

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We need to�

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Are you married?

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Yes.

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Do you have any children?

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No, not yet.

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Well, this is perfect.

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Then you can adopt.

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I know this cute, cute,
really sweet, eight-year-old,

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who would love to call you "Papa."

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Actually, my wife and I have discussed
the possibility adoption.

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But we think we would prefer a newborn.

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A newborn?

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00:09:07,466 --> 00:09:10,066
Well, it would be easier
for the child to adjust.

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Easier for the child or easier for you?

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Winnifred, this really
is a personal matter.

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Alex has been in foster care
since he was four years old.

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He's supposed to sit there
while you wait for a kid to be born?

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Winnifred, that is enough.

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There are some things
you really don't understand.

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Oh, I understand, Professor.

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You're too busy writing about our problems
to do anything about them.

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Some would consider
W.E.B. Du Bois as an elitist,

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but in actuality, his concerns
were to elevate the entire race

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to a level of intellectual
achievement and advancement.

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Ron, you're boring the building.

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I'm trying to uplift the race, sisters.

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You can open up the door.

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It's a safe neighborhood.
The door's unlocked.

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No, I don't want any
of your nasty little cookies.

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Now scram.

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I'm looking for Freddie.

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Well, she's not in my apartment, baby.

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Try across the hall.

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Hey, what you doing here?

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I was just helping
this little lamb find Freddie.

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Uh-uh, you told me to scram.

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I was just playing with you,
you silly willy.

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My name's Alex.

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You don't do much baby-sitting, do you?

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No. I prefer boys closer to my own age.

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You might get one if you learn
how to treat them right.

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Alex, Freddie's at my place.

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Would you ask her to come out?

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- Why don't you just go in.
- We'd love to.

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Freddie!

233
00:11:06,333 --> 00:11:08,800
Alex. What are you doing here?

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I followed you.

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00:11:10,566 --> 00:11:14,500
Okay. Guys, I think Alex
would like to talk to me alone.

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Take his hookhead out in the hallway.

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Okay, Alex, you followed me
all the way here,

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so it's something important.

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You can tell me, whatever it is.
I'm your friend.

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Goodbye, Freddie.

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What? Where are you going?

242
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- Far away.
- Why?

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I hate those stupid fairs! I hate them.

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I know, but you can't run away.

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Okay, I'll stay with you.

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Well, I wish you could,
but that's not possible.

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Why not?

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Well, because I� I'm still in school.

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I don't even have a job.

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You don't want me, either.

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Of course I do.

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00:11:56,200 --> 00:11:57,933
What's wrong with me?

253
00:11:58,000 --> 00:11:59,400
Nobody wants me.

254
00:11:59,466 --> 00:12:00,800
That's not true.

255
00:12:00,866 --> 00:12:02,933
Nobody even looked at me today.

256
00:12:03,000 --> 00:12:05,666
Don't make me go back.
Let me stay with you.

257
00:12:18,000 --> 00:12:19,050
I made it!

258
00:12:19,100 --> 00:12:21,133
I made it over the moat.

259
00:12:21,200 --> 00:12:22,300
You cheated.

260
00:12:22,800 --> 00:12:25,166
Well, that's it. game over.

261
00:12:25,233 --> 00:12:26,666
Time to go home.

262
00:12:26,733 --> 00:12:27,783
Ron�

263
00:12:29,000 --> 00:12:30,633
Freddie, we got to do something.

264
00:12:30,634 --> 00:12:33,365
He's been here an hour.
The authorities will be looking.

265
00:12:33,366 --> 00:12:34,700
Oh! That's all we need,

266
00:12:34,766 --> 00:12:37,800
a SWAT team to arrest us for
aiding and abetting a runaway.

267
00:12:37,866 --> 00:12:39,133
Don't you have a heart?

268
00:12:39,200 --> 00:12:40,366
Freddie, he has a point.

269
00:12:40,433 --> 00:12:44,700
Look, I like the kid, and I'd be happy
to play computer games with him all night

270
00:12:44,766 --> 00:12:45,900
in your dorm room.

271
00:12:45,901 --> 00:12:48,432
I can't take him there,
because if Walter finds him,

272
00:12:48,433 --> 00:12:50,466
he'll take him to the adoption center.

273
00:12:50,533 --> 00:12:52,300
I need more time.

274
00:12:52,366 --> 00:12:54,000
- For what?
- I don't know yet.

275
00:12:54,066 --> 00:12:55,900
That's why I need more time.

276
00:12:55,966 --> 00:12:57,633
Would you keep your voices down?

277
00:12:57,700 --> 00:13:01,566
The C-H-I-L-D is H-E-A-R-I-N-Ging you.

278
00:13:03,900 --> 00:13:07,066
Whitley, the boy is eight. He can spell.

279
00:13:07,133 --> 00:13:08,500
S-O?

280
00:13:11,366 --> 00:13:13,500
Whitley's going to get you some cookies.

281
00:13:13,566 --> 00:13:14,616
Okay.

282
00:13:19,700 --> 00:13:20,766
Walter!

283
00:13:20,833 --> 00:13:22,600
Jaleesa, have you seen Freddie?

284
00:13:22,601 --> 00:13:23,665
No. Why?

285
00:13:23,666 --> 00:13:25,933
Well, Alex, one of my kids,
ran away today.

286
00:13:25,934 --> 00:13:29,299
And him and Freddie are tight,
so I thought they might be together.

287
00:13:29,300 --> 00:13:30,833
He's not in any trouble, is he?

288
00:13:30,834 --> 00:13:33,465
No, no, he disappeared
from the adoption center today.

289
00:13:33,466 --> 00:13:35,433
I'm starting to get worried.

290
00:13:35,500 --> 00:13:38,300
I'll be sure to tell Freddie if I see her.

291
00:13:38,366 --> 00:13:40,300
I'll see if Ron and Dwayne can help.

292
00:13:40,366 --> 00:13:41,666
- Okay.
- All right.

293
00:13:49,333 --> 00:13:50,800
It's the police!

294
00:13:50,801 --> 00:13:55,499
- Walter, what a surprise!
- Have you'll seen Alex?

295
00:13:55,500 --> 00:13:57,300
- No.
- Not at all.

296
00:13:58,600 --> 00:14:01,000
Come help me find him.
He's out there alone.

297
00:14:01,066 --> 00:14:02,156
- Yeah, okay.
- Uh-huh

298
00:14:02,533 --> 00:14:04,100
Yeah. Bye, Walter.

299
00:14:06,466 --> 00:14:07,666
Hi, Jaleesa.

300
00:14:08,200 --> 00:14:09,300
Who is this?

301
00:14:09,900 --> 00:14:11,000
Who's who?

302
00:14:11,066 --> 00:14:13,900
Is this the little boy
that Walter's been looking for?

303
00:14:13,966 --> 00:14:15,900
No.

304
00:14:15,966 --> 00:14:17,666
This is a different little boy.

305
00:14:17,733 --> 00:14:19,533
My name is Alex. I'm eight.

306
00:14:19,600 --> 00:14:21,200
I can fish, swim and skate.

307
00:14:21,201 --> 00:14:23,432
This is the little boy
Walter's looking for!

308
00:14:23,433 --> 00:14:24,933
Calm down. You're scaring him!

309
00:14:26,766 --> 00:14:28,333
Walter, we found him!

310
00:14:29,366 --> 00:14:30,800
Nice try, everybody.

311
00:14:30,866 --> 00:14:32,066
Come on, Alex, time to go.

312
00:14:32,100 --> 00:14:34,466
- Walter, wait.
- Please don't make him go.

313
00:14:34,533 --> 00:14:36,213
Hiding him won't stop the problem.

314
00:14:36,233 --> 00:14:37,400
And taking him is?

315
00:14:37,401 --> 00:14:39,499
I care about Alex
as much as everybody here.

316
00:14:39,500 --> 00:14:41,000
I have no other choice.

317
00:14:41,066 --> 00:14:42,766
I'll try to figure something out.

318
00:14:42,833 --> 00:14:44,366
Come on, Alex, it's time to go.

319
00:14:53,800 --> 00:14:57,033
Ah, piece of pie, piece of pie.
Now, throw this trump in your eye.

320
00:14:57,034 --> 00:14:59,699
Yeah, it's all right.
You still got to make your books.

321
00:14:59,700 --> 00:15:01,033
All four of them.

322
00:15:01,100 --> 00:15:03,166
Before I'm done, I'll have a library full.

323
00:15:03,733 --> 00:15:05,666
Gentlemen, if I had a partner�

324
00:15:05,667 --> 00:15:08,132
If you had a partner,
you still couldn't beat me.

325
00:15:08,133 --> 00:15:09,600
I'm the king of clubs.

326
00:15:09,666 --> 00:15:11,333
Now, give me my book.

327
00:15:11,400 --> 00:15:14,770
Walter, I'm glad you're here.
Come on, teach this man some humility.

328
00:15:15,533 --> 00:15:18,166
Might as well be waiting
for it to snow in the Sahara.

329
00:15:18,167 --> 00:15:21,132
Hey, Walter, why is your lip
hanging on the floor?

330
00:15:21,133 --> 00:15:22,800
I ain't whupped you yet.

331
00:15:22,866 --> 00:15:24,200
What's wrong, Walter?

332
00:15:24,266 --> 00:15:26,633
I just dropped Alex off
at the adoption agency.

333
00:15:26,700 --> 00:15:28,566
- Oh, boy.
- Man, it was rough, man.

334
00:15:28,567 --> 00:15:30,999
I asked if he could stay with me
till they place him,

335
00:15:31,000 --> 00:15:33,300
but they said,
"If we bend the rules for you,"

336
00:15:33,366 --> 00:15:35,536
we'll have to bend them
for everyone else."

337
00:15:35,537 --> 00:15:37,165
Who's dealing?

338
00:15:37,166 --> 00:15:40,400
You are, and I have the profound pleasure
of being your partner.

339
00:15:41,400 --> 00:15:43,166
Feel sorry for you, Professor.

340
00:15:43,233 --> 00:15:44,900
Hey, he who talks the most trash,

341
00:15:44,966 --> 00:15:47,633
be whistling blues
on that midnight train to Boston.

342
00:15:47,700 --> 00:15:51,066
Ooh! All aboard. All aboard.

343
00:15:51,766 --> 00:15:55,033
So does it look like
Alex is going to find a home soon?

344
00:15:55,100 --> 00:15:57,866
He got a few possibilities,
but nothing permanent.

345
00:15:57,933 --> 00:15:59,800
Whatever happened to his parents?

346
00:15:59,866 --> 00:16:01,166
His father died.

347
00:16:01,233 --> 00:16:04,266
His mother abandoned him when he was four.

348
00:16:04,333 --> 00:16:06,933
He's been moving
from one foster home to another.

349
00:16:07,000 --> 00:16:08,633
His last family gave him up.

350
00:16:09,133 --> 00:16:11,666
So now he's in
the child welfare system again.

351
00:16:11,733 --> 00:16:12,783
You got it.

352
00:16:12,784 --> 00:16:13,699
It's a shame.

353
00:16:13,700 --> 00:16:16,650
You know, there was a time
when folks took care of their own.

354
00:16:17,233 --> 00:16:19,100
Now it is a different time now.

355
00:16:19,101 --> 00:16:22,065
The system makes it difficult
for parents to take care of their own.

356
00:16:22,066 --> 00:16:23,666
Don't talk to me about no system.

357
00:16:23,733 --> 00:16:25,800
I'm talking about responsibility.

358
00:16:25,866 --> 00:16:29,766
My mama raised 14 children,
ten of her own and four of my cousins.

359
00:16:29,833 --> 00:16:31,033
We wore the same clothes.

360
00:16:31,100 --> 00:16:32,500
Sometimes, at the same time.

361
00:16:34,033 --> 00:16:36,266
I hope, for your sake,
you had boy cousins.

362
00:16:37,033 --> 00:16:39,200
The point is, Brad, we were family.

363
00:16:39,266 --> 00:16:42,633
We had a will and we found a way.

364
00:16:43,266 --> 00:16:45,900
All I knew is, when I was
taking him to the center,

365
00:16:45,901 --> 00:16:48,199
I wanted to turn around
and bring him home with me.

366
00:16:48,200 --> 00:16:49,833
He didn't even cry.

367
00:16:49,900 --> 00:16:53,233
Oh, shoot, Velma and I
should go and get that boy.

368
00:16:53,300 --> 00:16:55,666
Nobody'll give you Alex.
You ain't got no hair.

369
00:16:56,366 --> 00:16:57,966
Velma does.

370
00:16:58,033 --> 00:17:01,566
Well, that's a noble thought, Vern,
but they look for people my age.

371
00:17:01,633 --> 00:17:03,133
- Your age.
- Or mine.

372
00:17:03,200 --> 00:17:04,250
Ah!

373
00:17:05,166 --> 00:17:07,800
- Do you have children, Professor?
- No. None yet.

374
00:17:07,866 --> 00:17:09,366
Ah, don't be in no hurry.

375
00:17:09,433 --> 00:17:11,333
You got to wait till you're ready.

376
00:17:11,400 --> 00:17:16,599
Children are a blessing,
but they're yours for a lifetime.

377
00:17:16,666 --> 00:17:18,533
It's not that bad, Vern.

378
00:17:18,599 --> 00:17:20,400
Your son is only 18 years old.

379
00:17:20,466 --> 00:17:23,099
Wait till he turns 35 and moves back home.

380
00:17:23,167 --> 00:17:25,532
Quit talking that trash.

381
00:17:25,533 --> 00:17:27,299
You know you wouldn't have it
no other way.

382
00:17:27,300 --> 00:17:29,465
'Cause I know I'm the light
of my parents' life.

383
00:17:29,466 --> 00:17:31,533
- Mmm-hmm.
- Ouch!

384
00:17:31,600 --> 00:17:34,566
That queen of diamonds
died a miserable death.

385
00:17:35,966 --> 00:17:38,533
Doc, what are you playing, old maid?

386
00:17:38,534 --> 00:17:40,132
I'm sorry, Walter.

387
00:17:40,133 --> 00:17:42,533
I just lost my concentration.

388
00:17:42,600 --> 00:17:44,500
And five of my hard-earned dollars.

389
00:17:44,566 --> 00:17:47,600
Well, are we going to play?
I mean, time is running out.

390
00:17:47,666 --> 00:17:49,766
What would it be, Professor, play or sway?

391
00:17:51,833 --> 00:17:53,766
- Let's play.
- All right.

392
00:18:02,433 --> 00:18:03,833
Mr� Gaines.

393
00:18:03,900 --> 00:18:05,533
Oh, yes, one and the same.

394
00:18:05,534 --> 00:18:08,399
I come to see about adopting a child.
His name is Alex Webb.

395
00:18:08,400 --> 00:18:11,932
My wife, Velma, she would have come,
but she threw her back out of shape.

396
00:18:11,933 --> 00:18:13,466
But I got a picture of her.

397
00:18:13,467 --> 00:18:15,365
That's all right.
I'll take your word for it.

398
00:18:15,366 --> 00:18:17,666
- I'll be with you in a minute.
- Okay.

399
00:18:27,866 --> 00:18:29,233
Vern, is that you?,

400
00:18:29,300 --> 00:18:30,533
No.

401
00:18:30,600 --> 00:18:31,650
It's Little Richard.

402
00:18:34,733 --> 00:18:35,800
What you doing here?

403
00:18:35,866 --> 00:18:38,733
I'm doing the same thing you are,
only without the rug.

404
00:18:38,800 --> 00:18:40,766
Shh! It makes me look younger.

405
00:18:40,833 --> 00:18:42,133
Oh, yeah, absolutely.

406
00:18:42,600 --> 00:18:44,466
Great minds think alike.

407
00:18:47,066 --> 00:18:49,733
You've been going through
Velma's drawers again.

408
00:18:52,566 --> 00:18:54,000
Mr. Gaines, I'll see you now.

409
00:18:54,066 --> 00:18:55,233
Oh, okay, okay.

410
00:18:55,900 --> 00:18:57,000
Good luck, Vern.

411
00:18:58,633 --> 00:19:00,133
I get it. I can't have Alex

412
00:19:00,200 --> 00:19:01,700
because you think I'm too old.

413
00:19:01,766 --> 00:19:03,933
Do you see any gray hairon this head?

414
00:19:04,000 --> 00:19:05,166
No, sir, it's not that.

415
00:19:05,167 --> 00:19:07,265
We want you to take some time
and think about it.

416
00:19:07,266 --> 00:19:08,533
"Take time."

417
00:19:08,600 --> 00:19:10,366
All you got is time�

418
00:19:11,433 --> 00:19:12,483
Colonel Taylor?

419
00:19:18,351 --> 00:19:20,399
Oh, I know what it is.

420
00:19:20,400 --> 00:19:22,033
It's because I don't have a wife.

421
00:19:22,100 --> 00:19:24,233
I had one for 15 years.

422
00:19:24,300 --> 00:19:26,400
Just take some time to think about it.

423
00:19:26,466 --> 00:19:27,833
I got your time�

424
00:19:29,433 --> 00:19:30,733
Mr. Oakes.

425
00:19:34,300 --> 00:19:35,533
I have thought about it.

426
00:19:35,600 --> 00:19:37,520
All last night. Ain't that time enough?

427
00:19:37,900 --> 00:19:39,766
Brother get a suit, start tripping�

428
00:19:42,133 --> 00:19:44,500
I can't believe they turned me down.

429
00:19:44,566 --> 00:19:47,933
Me! A Colonel in the United States Army.

430
00:19:48,433 --> 00:19:49,833
I've raised two children.

431
00:19:50,433 --> 00:19:52,466
Hey, they didn't turn any of us down.

432
00:19:52,533 --> 00:19:54,433
They just want us to think about it.

433
00:19:54,500 --> 00:19:55,640
What's to think about?

434
00:19:55,666 --> 00:19:59,800
A man of my credentials, I should be
able to adopt Alex just like that.

435
00:20:00,600 --> 00:20:03,333
I think Alex would be lucky
to have either of you.

436
00:20:03,400 --> 00:20:06,066
Specially me. That's why
I'm going to keep on trying.

437
00:20:06,133 --> 00:20:09,100
It hurts me to think that
that boy could have been eating

438
00:20:09,166 --> 00:20:10,666
this food for free.

439
00:20:10,733 --> 00:20:13,666
Well, no use crying over spilt milk.
What's done is done.

440
00:20:13,733 --> 00:20:17,066
Good, then maybe you could
take that mangy rug back to the pound.

441
00:20:17,133 --> 00:20:18,800
Oh, my goodness!

442
00:20:18,866 --> 00:20:21,533
I've got an overdue rental on my head.

443
00:20:21,600 --> 00:20:24,166
Now they're going to charge me
for two extra days.

444
00:20:24,233 --> 00:20:26,566
Maybe they got a drop-in slot.

445
00:20:26,633 --> 00:20:28,800
Freddie! Freddie!

446
00:20:28,866 --> 00:20:30,766
- Alex, hey.
- Hey!

447
00:20:30,833 --> 00:20:31,966
- Guess what?
- What?

448
00:20:32,033 --> 00:20:34,000
Mr. Miles said someone wanted me today.

449
00:20:34,066 --> 00:20:36,633
Of course someone wanted you.
Who wouldn't?

450
00:20:36,700 --> 00:20:38,500
That means I might have a family.

451
00:20:38,566 --> 00:20:39,933
Oh, that's great.

452
00:20:40,000 --> 00:20:42,700
Yes, I could not agree more.

453
00:20:43,366 --> 00:20:45,266
Professor Randolph, you�

454
00:20:45,333 --> 00:20:46,383
Yeah!

455
00:20:46,433 --> 00:20:48,100
Well, hopefully it will be me.

456
00:20:48,166 --> 00:20:51,100
My wife and I put in
an application for adoption.

457
00:20:51,166 --> 00:20:53,766
Well, congratulations, Professor.

458
00:20:53,833 --> 00:20:56,233
Yeah. Well, this calls for a celebration.

459
00:20:56,234 --> 00:20:57,732
How would you like me to fix you

460
00:20:57,733 --> 00:21:01,700
a super-duper chocolate fudge,
double fudge, banana split

461
00:21:01,766 --> 00:21:03,733
with sprinkles on the top?

462
00:21:03,800 --> 00:21:04,966
Great.

463
00:21:04,967 --> 00:21:05,932
Who are you?

464
00:21:05,933 --> 00:21:08,566
James Brown. Now come on.

465
00:21:08,567 --> 00:21:11,499
Professor Randolph, you are not
going to regret this.

466
00:21:11,500 --> 00:21:14,065
Alex is such a great kid.
I'm going to baby-sit for free.

467
00:21:14,066 --> 00:21:15,833
I'll take him to the zoo, for walks�

468
00:21:15,900 --> 00:21:17,433
Winnifred, slow down.

469
00:21:18,900 --> 00:21:21,466
Alex is not coming home
with us right away.3

470
00:21:21,533 --> 00:21:25,033
Now we have lots of paperwork
we have to go through screening,

471
00:21:25,100 --> 00:21:28,666
and hopefully, if everything works out,
then I'll have a son.

472
00:21:28,733 --> 00:21:30,766
Hey, hey, you did the right thing, man.

473
00:21:31,866 --> 00:21:35,966
Yes, you did,
and I owe you a huge apology.

474
00:21:36,033 --> 00:21:37,733
I was way out of line yesterday.

475
00:21:37,800 --> 00:21:38,850
Yes, you do.

476
00:21:39,466 --> 00:21:42,366
You were rude, intrusive, hysterical�

477
00:21:43,533 --> 00:21:44,673
and you made your point.

478
00:21:44,733 --> 00:21:46,100
Hey, Alex, Alex!

479
00:21:46,101 --> 00:21:47,899
Come back here, you little hellion!

480
00:21:47,900 --> 00:21:49,866
I'll lose my deposit.

481
00:21:49,933 --> 00:21:52,400
Get that boy! Come back here with my hair!

482
00:21:53,466 --> 00:21:55,633
- That's my boy.
- Yeah.

483
00:21:55,683 --> 00:22:00,233
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