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were coming Roger he knows of course he

knows you did the same thing to him last

week one day you took it one day is not

the weekend a big deal it was to the zoo

I take him to the zoo the agreement is

every other weekend Roger all weekend

who needs a time with you

yeah he can he can count on me the

reason I am here for him I am always

here for him is because I want to be

Roger not because I'm being a martyr I

happen to love my son I know I didn't

mean don't call me a martyr then Roger

please I'm tired school's out and with

him all the time I could really use your

help around here

all right just stop it you know I'm not

gonna do that so why do we even bring it

up

Michael Roger hold on Michael baby are

you Mike

Michael Bonnie here see Michael uh no I

haven't missed our I want me to yeah

yeah

you

hey kid what are you doing

pay attention it's time Roger he's gone

I don't know the playground I gotta go

Mykel Mykel

like Michael Michael you cannot leave

the house you never ever ever leave

without me you hear me Michael do you

hear me Michael can you eat

Michael son okay

he could have gotten hurt I can't watch

him every second Roger I am doing the

best that I can

I know that Karen maybe if you help I do

help but I have got to go to work

somebody's got to earn a living what are

those brews or should I say who are

those bruises from I bruise easy Karen

you cannot keep this up it's not fair to

him

he won't love him like I do he needs

help

Michael honey Shh

don't you cry go to sleep little baby

when you wake you shall take all the

pretty little don't you cry to sleep

little baby

oh my gliding were here it looks real

nice as you know our students range from

age six to eighteen they have a range of

developmental disabilities not just

autism Michael honey be still I'm sorry

no need come in come in I'd like you to

meet Karen Barth and this is Michael

hello Michael

hi Karen Terry Wilson long drive huh

nothing hey Terry is going to be

Michael's teacher and communication

therapist

ah Mike Michael honey please you know I

haven't definitely decided yet Michael

hi I'm Terry nice to meet you

I hope your mom does decided let you

stay I think you'd really like it here

Oh Michael no Michael let go honey let

go Michael let go come on okay Terry

Oh sure can't hurt this old head I made

a mistake Michael doesn't like it here

how do you know that I know my son look

what he did to you just now he's never

done that to you I'm the only one he

responds to the only one he's

comfortable with what about his father

well he responds to his father but while

men might respond to me I'm freaked him

a little time Karen we can help him but

we can't turn him into a rocket

scientist besides I could have very

boring lives but we can teach him not to

pull hair he can learn to dress himself

he knows how to dress himself great look

you've come all this way and I'm not

just talking about the drive

why don't you let me give you the nickel

tour hmm show you the apartment we have

setup for well this is home ah living

room here as Michael like to watch TV oh

it's on quite a bit but mostly he just

stares at the credits you know at the

end of the show additive stuff um the

bedroom in the bath or right back there

and the kitchens here well Michael will

have lunch with the other kids but we'll

fix breakfast and dinner here and snacks

oh he loves snacks sometimes it's the

only way to get his attention I'm afraid

hmm we'll find some alternatives well

why don't we let Michael and Jeff get

acquainted while I show you the rest of

the campus great why don't you take him

to the playground okay come on big guy

you like to climb Oh swing he likes to

swing okay swing it is here you'll be

fine

at Michael's school they just drew him

in with all the other kids in special ed

mess

finally they admitted they just couldn't

do anything for him that's why they pay

for a program like this such a normal

baby

we connected from the first day the

first minute they handed him to me and

he was there a complete person okay just

go away like that

how could he disappear into his own body

he was too when you learned he was

autistic god I hate that word somebody

told me that it means a loneliness I

don't want him to be alone in there

frightened what can you do for him help

him learn how to take care of himself

to have better social skills to focus

he's gonna live a normal lifespan Karen

he can't spend it all acting like a

bratty two-year-old he's not bratty I'm

sorry I know he's not bratty he's

frustrated

it's all mine then let us help we're

trained to do this how often can I visit

him we ask that you don't for the first

six weeks we need the time with him he

needs to get used to a new routine to us

after that once a week once every two

weeks

he can't tie his shoes I guess I gave up

trying to teach him hell he likes to

color he likes scissors he likes to

swing he likes to go to the zoo and he's

never been away from me and you've never

been away from him I don't want to be

away from him that is not why I'm doing

this

let me not you sweetheart

you

where's the triangle go Michael

Michael where does the triangle go huh

said we can't visit for six weeks I

can't do seems to me they got good

reason yeah time to adjust feeling like

I do be much better for him if you

didn't think I just dumped him any what

they're doing it's a great place okay

can't you see how lucky we are that's

even available kid's gonna get

one-on-one help the kid we are doing the

right thing Karen I know it's hard

especially for you but give it a chance

give it time I miss him Roger every

minute of my day was filled with him

this isn't about you well don't think

just because he's in this great place

you never have to see him again you

visit him

of course I'll visit him

now you have to do some of this you know

two rooms one for the other hand okay

that's to over under and come on

Twiggy go and pull yes hi honey

help you with some of them oh thanks

I'm balanced I'll be the judge of that

you little bag of tricks oh hey toilet

paper rolls

don't ask breakthrough this morning I

held Michaels attention for five whole

minutes that's great

farther along with him by now according

to whose tempting mine I have to tell

you there's something about this kid

that first day when he hugged his mother

he hugged he initiated I swear sometimes

he really sees me hmm what don't get

your hopes up too high for this little

boy well my hopes might be justified if

you'd speak to his mother and tell her

to stick to the rules and not visit for

a while Thank You Elliot

Michael fall

work now play later ball mm-hmm try

again ball no you can't have the Apple

until you do all the rest come on ball

yes

way to go Michael good boy okay

let's try for two in a row come on ah

we'll be finished here in just a minute

oh that's okay I'll just watch hi

sweetie I concentrate Michael what are

you doing I'm trying to get Michael to

match the real object with the picture

no I said he learns to make the

relationship between the real object and

the picture then you can use the

pictures to show me what he wants if

you'll just give us a minute

oh sure you go ahead no come on

concentrate point to the motorcycle no

no no

okay

Jeff did not have to do that yeah it's

his job he could have heard it

no he's trained not to tell me Karen

what do you do when Michael has a

tantrum at home well I don't manhandle

him

well maybe we wouldn't have to either it

six weeks we agreed I didn't agree

every time you pop in he gets

belligerent and uncooperative and not

just for the day that you're here but

for two or three days later I have to

start all over with them Karen are you

telling me that I shouldn't be concerned

about my own son I'm telling you I need

Michael's undivided attention you have

to stay away just who the hell do you

think you are I'm his teacher I'm his

mother

good be his mother divided by the rules

excuse me excuse me are you the glamor

no I'm here about the job the ad in the

paper and well wanted a right person for

a menial job with crotchety old lady odd

hours hard work must love dirt salmon

Lupe's greenhouse 3 3 1 Greenbrier don't

call is it really that bad of course not

but I've had a succession of nitwits and

knucklehead since Sam died I figured

that would weed out the riffraff where

have you worked well I haven't in quite

a while it's my son I had to stay home

to take care of him but now he's away at

this some school do you know anything

about greenhouses I used to help my

grandmother in her garden I don't know

honey a little thing like please I'd

like to try I really need the job and

I'm not qualified for much now I don't

mind odd hours or hard work and I just

love dirt hmm what the heck go buy some

overalls thank you

what's for lunch Michael your choice

zucchini okay no tomato mmm zucchini

Bravo very good work zucchini for lunch

hi Hey

I just called he's getting a little

worried about Michael oh we were having

such a good session this time got away

from this side hmm

dinner's ready I made it all by myself

how's it going

okay you know making his bed coming up

with the meals

maybe it's in Frank's last night I still

got a little ways to go like dirty

clothes go in the hamper not on the

floor right well I've got some dirty

clothes and beads the francs of my own

to take care of big day tomorrow buddy

see you in the morning

Oh Oh baby boy Oh a whole weekend

together mmm

they didn't tell me he was coming oh

well we thought his first home visit I

should be the one well you're gonna have

to sleep out here on the couch it's not

very comfortable I'm sorry oh it's fine

Thanks hey honey how about some cookies

and milk we've pretty much cut back on

his sweets maybe a little later it is a

special occasion

that's his sign for the bathroom he's

using ten signs now okay I'll let him go

by himself what he sometimes has

accidents I'll very seldom anymore we're

encouraging him to do more and more on

his own he needs to develop a sense of

suspicion see I'm all for that good so

why do you have to stay Wow we thought

that you might like to see he's not on

exhibit here

he doesn't have to show off for me

matter of showing off isn't it

don't you stand there come in hello

Roger hi good to see where's a guy oh by

himself he's gone to the bathroom by

himself before Roger well it's a nice

day good weather good day to be outside

you know hey that's my tire right there

huh where'd you get that beautiful shirt

your old man buy you that shirt huh I

told the guerrillas you were coming

today they went crazy they're all

jumping up and down

they can't even wait to see you should

we go you betcha

I'm a gorilla groupie myself he just got

here he's tired he's done entertained

look after that long drive it's probably

exactly what he needs to just get out

and walk around outside Terry it might

be nice to walk around by boat this way

to the room I think so Kyle ruled again

please sleepyhead you're gonna stay in

bed all day hmm

that's more like it how about some

breakfast hey what do you say I make you

some pancakes and then you and I sneak

off together for a little while just the

two of us before you have to go back to

school hmm

you want Franks and beans for breakfast

yeah Michael Michael stop it alright

alright alright alright alright you

played

I was gonna ask if you're busy but I can

see that you are I've been challenged to

a duel cat's cradle three o'clock high

you don't remember what comes next II

I'd say you're in for a rough afternoon

mm look um I've been reading about this

new technique facilitated communication

controversial stuff most new things are

I'd like to give it a try with Michael

Michael you see the results of the new

battery of tests

oh those tests don't do him justice he's

doing things the tests say he can't do

he initiates communication and he seems

to be getting frustrated the limitations

of some signs and a few pictures he's

frustrated he you are both there's no

proof facilitated communication works

I'm sure it doesn't in every case but

maybe it does in some look the stuff

that I've been reading is very exciting

I think we owe it to our kids to at

least explore the possibility you want

to go to that conference in Denver next

week huh I'll pay my own way you teach

me how to do this in the next 15 minutes

maybe we'll pay for it but Terry I want

you to be objective

don't let them snow you mm-hmm oh I

gotta go kind of good come on Terry

Terry

mr. Michael how many give me a number

what is it with you you were great

yesterday what happened just having a

bad day okay we don't take a break I

have to go away for a couple of days

Michael Michael Michael okay it's okay

you haven't done that for a long time

I'm gonna miss you too

so how does a kid like Michael type out

messages on a computer well he doesn't

do it by himself the teacher provides

emotional and physical support just

support you start out by holding his

hand like this and helping him to point

and then what you want to do eventually

is work your way up the arm but you know

the kids not that bright so even if this

stuff is for real what is it exactly

he's gonna be typing he doesn't even

know how to spell we don't know that

Jeff but I heard some pretty impressive

accounts what about the people who say

it's the teachers actually doing the

typing not the student I'm sure that

happens and we have to be very careful

about that

I would Elliot what is it exactly you

see in this kid you know I can't even

get him to pick up his dirty laundry I

thought he was doing this yeah well he

stopped okay

I know his behavior is slipping but I

think it's because he can't get through

to us and I think that he's gone about

as far as he can go and we ought to back

off not be pushing at him I don't want

our students being guinea pigs in some

new fed Terry I don't either

Elliot you spent all this money sending

me there I learned the technique let me

try it

okay

only with Michael I'll give you one

month and I'll be monitoring yes

thanks Ellie one mom teri there's no

look at the keys talk to me Michael

dog dog

my ox Michael what happened why aren't

you trying don't you want to talk to me

aren't there things you want to tell me

all you have to do is try come here

oh no no no

okay what do you want to play ball

top car uh-huh first you have to type it

see I told you mom was coming so how's

it going well nobody's gonna accuse me

of doing the typing he's very fond of

em's she's behavior anything no Michael

don't do that

do you know how much I love you

yes I am very proud of you I do good

you're doing great

Elliot he typed them you showed with em

Terry

you didn't Elliot

dad gone yes dad's gone

I brake car my fault no no honey not

your fault Oh

the night that Roger left Michael got

upset that day and he broke the car

window no honey it had nothing to do

with the car dad and I just weren't

getting along it is not your fault

don't ever ever think that dad and I

both love you very much

no I am Telling You I actually talked to

him he's got all of these words just

like other kids yeah but I mean a week

ago he's pounding out gibberish now he's

typing the words yes where'd he learn

where did you learn how to spell TV book

signs it's like all this time he was

absorbing language and it just needed a

way to get out Terry holds his hand she

supports his hand and she helps him

point his finger and now you trust her

this woman that you couldn't stand a

month ago well I was wrong okay didn't

you always say that just once you'd like

me to admit I was wrong I was wrong

Wow he said something he typed something

that she could never have known about

you remember when he broke the car

window he typed dadgone I brake car my

fault

he took that Oh God I told them that

wasn't why he thinks he did something

that got me mad and then I just ran off

and left them and I never told him

anything different

well now I've told him you believe him

I don't know he will in time and if he

doesn't now he can tell us

thank you

for talking me into taking in there in

the first place no you gotta stop that's

- I was wrong as in one day on my heart

I mean I'm stop it now if you keep

teasing me I'm never gonna do it again

getting pretty good at that thank you I

think so too

so how's your husband doing how did he

take the good news well he's very happy

uh maybe the two of you will get back

together again loopy you are just an old

romantic you watch the old stuff I won't

make you my plant supervisor supervisor

it's just you and me Who am I gonna

supervise the plants plant supervisor I

see well then I accept the position oh

oh I guess maybe I have to give you a

raise

well be yeah yeah you got the dark 800

and Cody uh make sure you let him pick

out his own socks otherwise you got a

huge fight on your hands

magazines go in that drawer and the

scissors next to him yeah someone to

Fort Lauderdale two whole weeks out

beach babe oh yeah um sometimes he gets

up in the middle of the night just put

them back in he have nightmares yeah

they got a most stressed out on games on

him and stuff hey nobody listens to us

guys on the front lines

am i right I guess the laundry hamper

time to sit down

I want you to sit down thank you

what's bothering you I know you can do

this you did it when your mother was

here is she dealing when you gotta talk

to please talk to me

are you upset because Jeff is on

vacation Cody says you waking up in the

middle of the night crying I can't help

you unless you tell me

my pants wet Shh

relax okay hey there's okay

you're right

just trying some sleep okay he's gonna

be all right

I'm gonna be across-the-hall

Michael you can't keep this up you don't

eat you don't sleep can't you tell me

why are you mad at me are you why why

are you mad at me

you

Jen

you miss Jeff

keep Jeff away why

oh my god

no Karen Karen let go of me I'm taking

Michael home this is your fault I

trusted you to protect my son please

come back inside

No how could you hire somebody like that

we checked background we had a few

references what references with who is

friends Karen I don't want to talk to

you day one I was right about you he's

just an experiment to you you know

that's not true I want my son now now of

course Terry Jerry please come back

inside

Roger

where is this guy he's on vacation

vacation from what molesting my son

we've notified the police I don't want

him in jail I want him dead

I talked her into this I was the one who

told her about you people in the first

place this this has never happened it

how do you know believe me we take every

precaution we monitor the staff

that'll be Michael he's very fragile he

needs your support you reassure my

losses we need to be told that thank you

very much Roger okay

come in

mommy

can we love you very very much

we know what happened

be alright doctor no one's ever gonna

hurt you again

hi Shane

no no you have nothing to be ashamed of

you did nothing wrong

it's Jeff Jeff Shane Jacky Robbie Oh get

his things we're taking him home

Karen no we're getting him out of here

at least he'll be safe with us he needs

this place or a place like it look at

the progress he's made even with his

god-awful thing happening to him if you

take him away now it's like punishing

him for what Jeff did please

you

you okay yeah I go back anybody know I

am his mother I am supposed to know when

he's hurting I should have known I used

to know but now he's away at school and

I've got a job I've got to decide what

color curtains I've got more important

things to do than to worry about that

damaged little thing that I dumped off

on the state no nobody dumped anybody

didn't even trust me enough to tell me

he told a practical stranger well I'm

just glad he told someone anybody

besides she's not a stranger No

yeah she's the one he needs now there's

nothing like

thanks Cody

see you later pal that was a very

grown-up thing you did choosing to stay

I think you're pretty wise little boy

thank you

we're honoring me with your trust

Jeff had been working with us about a

year before that he worked as an orderly

in a nursing home did you do a

background check of course

references were okay no police record

certainly no evidence of pedophilia hmm

hi teri hi

Michael this is detective Bradley how

you doing Michael I'm Frank I probably

haven't done this since I was about your

age

whoo not bad for old fat guy huh do you

get frequent flyer miles yeah where were

you when Jeff did this to you

bathroom

okay

Michael did Jeff hurt you why don't we

just knock off for today

Jeff man

Michael Jeff isn't gonna bother you

anymore you've been a big help I had a

nice time on those swings - thanks be

right back

nice kid he sees is there any chance

that he's making this all up why would

he do that you tell me no reason okay

thanks for your cooperation that's all

well somebody from the DA's office will

be in touch with you that's pretty

impressive

that communication stuff pretty

impressive

I don't know who she is Mike why don't

we go give her a call

you

whenever she's not gonna come for the

weekend she calls she didn't even call

the door to the office I'm gonna do

something take picture Karen please

I've been driving I was wrong about

Michael you're the one who's behaving

like a bratty two-year-old don't you

pass judgment on me lady you want

Michael you've got him you take care of

him he doesn't need me he's got you you

are selfish I said stop judging me

everyone from the day that he was born

maybe you ate the wrong foods Karen

maybe you didn't get enough exercise

Karen maybe you've got bad genes Karen I

am a bad mother for keeping him home

then I'm a bad mother for sending him

away dad I'm a bad mother for seeing him

now I'm a bad mother for not seeing him

I can't do any of it right

well you can't walk away from him I

already did that didn't I the day I left

him with you why does it have to be all

or nothing with you why does it have to

be me in control or you in control

why can't we share the responsibility

for Michael

the first day you came to the

institution

I watched Michael hug you goodbye I was

captivated by both of you I saw his love

for you and I thought that woman's been

a good father to that little guy and

this must be the toughest thing she has

ever done but it was the right thing to

do you got him to help he needed but he

still needs you two now more than ever I

need you Karen we have to face this

together you me

Michael

you look a lot better than you did last

night thank you I feel better too um

coffee toast eggs yes yes and no thanks

did you sleep okay fine

won't your husband be worried don't have

one you know you know everything about

me and I don't know anything about you

your personal life this is my personal

life I never got married

always loved my work have a dog named Oh

lieutenant Three Stooges no yeah so you

come back with me today absolutely good

tell me who is this person that's coming

interview Michael someone from the

District Attorney's Office a woman Marla

Tolbert I don't have a dog I have a cat

his name is explosion because he's

always in motion do you like cats

Michael

oh and just why our dogs better don't

explode

well that's true Michael you're quite a

guy thanks for talking to me I know it

wasn't easy and I appreciated know what

a sweet little boy I just want to give

him a big hug and and no I wish it

wasn't true I believe what he told me I

watched you I don't see how you could

possibly have been manipulating him I

know I'm not she's no I believe him but

in order to get a conviction it's the

word of an autistic child obtained

through a very controversial procedure

some people compared to a Ouija board

against a man with no criminal

background no hint of trouble in his

past but that doesn't mean he hasn't

done this no it doesn't it just makes

our job harder

the police are interviewing Jeff again

tomorrow maybe he'll break I hope so

Thanks

I'll call you tomorrow okay thank you

Jeff mace confessed to an incident of

fondly Michael that son of them the

details are pretty much what Michael

told us

however after Jeff confessed he retained

an attorney and he has since recanted

his confession recanted he took it back

what does it mean it means if we can get

this to court if well no Court in the

country has ever allowed testimony by

facilitated communication this one might

not either however if it does it means

Michael will have to testify in open

court

I couldn't you just take his deposition

he has to confront Jeff in court besides

the jury will want to see Michael he

doesn't do very well in unfamiliar

situations

all those people I don't know how he'll

respond Michael's not facilitated

communication only a couple of months he

might not be able to do it he has to

he's our case the jury will need to see

him to hear him to be convinced that is

his voice and then be convinced he's

telling the truth that's what's in front

of us it's a long road of hope and a

risky one too so what we just let him

get away with it Michael is the perfect

victim he had no way of telling anybody

how he does Michael needs to do this

you helped him find his voice Terry now

you have to help him use it right right

right

good you know what I'm gonna do for you

I'm gonna give you the day off it is my

day off flippin oh yeah well then I'm

gonna give you a word of advice

take it always take your days off I

rather be here besides I'll be taking

off for the trial and all the kids gonna

do great now don't you worry if the

judge lets him testify

I hope we're doing what's best for him

the Michael you are

good picture right here but everything's

gonna convicted me out we'll be happy to

talk after the judge's ruling he doesn't

allow Michael to testify there might not

even be a trial thank you yeah and we've

spent a lot of time talking about this

heard a lot of debate about whether it's

legitimate whether it's reliable my own

reading on it is sometimes it is and

sometimes it isn't as far as this case

is concerned I'm going to let the jury

decide my ruling is that Michael Barth

may testify in this case however unusual

his means of expression may be I'm

setting trial for two weeks from

tomorrow

in my office tomorrow

all rise

can't remember

just breathe so what kind of impact has

facilitated communication had on Michael

well he has a voice now he can tell us

what's been locked up inside what he

thinks how he feels his needs and it can

cry out for help

Thank You Terry mr. Richardson Michael

Barth is an autistic child is this

correct ms walls are severely autistic

well that's his clinical diagnosis yes

and he's also severely [ __ ] no I

wouldn't say that hmm these tests

indicate that those tests are not a fair

indicator of what Michael can do and we

also have his behavior he throws

tantrums is destructive and has to be

physically restrained is that right he's

gotten a lot better about that but but

he still gets out of control

occasionally MS Walzer are you aware of

a number of studies by scientific

professionals which conclude that it's

not the students who are doing the

typing but it's actually the

facilitators I'm aware that that can

happen miss Waldron you've developed a

very close friendship with Michael Barth

yes and you want very badly for him to

succeed yes I do and he has it's not my

voice mr. Richards

it's Michaels move to strike that last

statement your honor the jury will

disregard the last statement by the

witness

all right mr. alert let's get started

the people call Michael Barth Mike huh

it's the same room we were in yesterday

remember you look over there there's

your cheering section all right let's go

to work come on you and me here we go

hi Michael there's some water therapy

thirsty

you ready to answer some questions for

me yes good Michael can you tell me do

you know the difference between what is

true and what is not true okay do you

know what was in that glass you just had

a drink from yes

if I said there was milk in the glass is

that true no if I said there was water

in the glass is that true yes good now

can you use your keyboard for us Hey

okay Michael who's been your caregiver

the man who shared your apartment since

you came to the Institute Your Honor

I'll note for the record that Terri is

not looking at the keyboard while

Michael's typing Terri if you'll read

out what Michael typed yeah objection

she's interpreting sustained miss

Tolbert just the exact letters Terri n

je e f F F may Smike 'l yes

it's Jeff a nice man Michael

AWR f UL are you saying Jeff is awful

yes why is Jeff awful

h.y you are team to Geoff hurt you

Michael yes what did Jeff do Michael can

you tell us what Jeff did Michael

Michael what did Jeff do to hurt you

what did Jeff do to hurt you

Michael Michael getting only one who can

tell me

did Jeff hurt you come on Michael yes

yes what did Jeff do Michael

let's finish this Michael it's almost

over

what did Jeff do Michael

he typed se X thank you Michael

thank you

no further questions hello Michael

my name is Brandon can you answer some

questions for me now yes Michael do you

see Jeff mace in the courtroom Michael

do you see Jeff mace please answer the

question

Michael sit down

No

everybody stay where you are

Richard assess for a mistrial never sure

he would I what grounds

well he wasn't able to complete his

cross-examination no cross-exam no

witness so the judge has agreed to let

us try one more time on closed-circuit

TV right in here just Richard's me the

camera operator

you and Michael give Richard's ten good

minutes we have till after lunch to

decide

Roger thinks he should try again he

feels that if Michael stands up to Jeff

he'll be able to get over it quicker no

matter what happens do you agree no I

didn't beginning right after seeing what

he went through yesterday

maybe I pushed it I know I pushed you

I'm glad you did

Michael come here talk to mom maybe we

should ask him what he was to do it is

his decision

I mean I you know I don't want to

confuse him now may not be the time I

think now is the perfect there's no

secrets here you can do it uh-huh

I didn't think I'd be so nervous about

this okay okay I can do it I can do it

Michael can talk with me too

Michael honey come here sit down

sweetheart do you want to try and talk

with mom aren't you've seen us do it

just the way we do it Michael

okay yeah honey the judge says he's

gonna let you try again to answer mr.

Richards questions but this time it's

gonna be in a quiet room and Jeff won't

be there now you don't have to you've

already told us and that's the important

thing

honey do you want to try and testify

again uh sorry it's my fault okay it's

my fault okay

yes you can you can do it

hello Michel can you say hello to mr.

Richards

that's his sign for hi Michael can you

answer some questions for me today

okay now Michael I want you to use your

little machine there okay Michael can

you tell me the name of your sister what

is her name

he typed D um space qu est un Oh Michael

doesn't Abbas's Dimitri cheats

how many times have you been asked if

somebody hurt you Michael

we need your help here did you ask the

question again please yes Michael how

many times have you been asked if

somebody hurt you

he typed je FF space hy u RT that's not

what I asked

I asked how many times somebody asked

you that he typed just bad sorry he

typed je FF v ad he's not answering my

questions

Michael do you use your machine with

other people besides Terri

Your Honor this is ridiculous what was

his answer he typed Jeff rat could you

spell that

je FF space are perhaps you should try a

different question mr. Richards

this is a special situation here in this

witness may not respond in the usual

manner no more questions your honor was

it enough it was for me

the prosecution wants us to believe that

this little boy is finally broken out of

his silence but sadly that's not the

case and the prosecution wants us to

believe that this highly suspect

experimental technique works but it

doesn't and the prosecution wants us to

believe that Michael Barth is an

intelligent rational thinking individual

just like you and me but ladies and

gentlemen he isn't Michael Barth is an

autistic mentally [ __ ] mute child

who has been maneuvered into this

courtroom furthermore the prosecution

has not proven its case and you cannot

convict my client based on what you all

might want to believe I know you all do

the right thing here and find my client

not guilty thank you members of the jury

this defendant is betting he can tell

you a lie and get away with it

it because he knows the odds are against

Michael ever being seen in this world

let alone heard and I mean how could he

be heard he had no voice no means of

communicating pain this terrible secret

thing being done to him by someone he

trusted to someone everyone trusted by

someone everyone thought was a good guy

but Jeff NACE didn't know about

facilitated communication and once he

did he discouraged

everyone at the Institute from using it

ladies and gentlemen you've seen and

heard Michael and his teacher answer

questions in this court you saw her

looking straight ahead not at the

keyboard while Michael typed his answers

how could she have been controlling him

you saw

and you heard Michael Barths true voice

courageously crying out to you in pain

asking you to hear him asking you to

believe him thank you

the jury's in have you reached a verdict

yes sir we have please hand it to the

bailiff

with the defendant rise please read the

verdict we the jury find the defendant

jeffrey mace guilty of a lewd act upon a

child

will the defense take note sentencing

set for two weeks from today

hi Cody thanks Michael

Michael honey come here

honey the jury says Jeff is guilty they

believed you

we won

he is a tough little kid wonder where he

got that they have a long way to go with

him we'll go together we're a good team