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[Jimmy] Previously on
Picket Fences.
That swan didn't die of natural causes,
it was beaten to death!
‐I knew it. ‐And we're not talking about a couple of whacks!
It was struck more than a hundred times!
I want you to tell your father exactly what you told me.
[sighs] Bunch of kids,
they decided instead of street hockey,
that it might be fun to play swan hockey.
You hit them with your hockey stick to put them into a goal?
Zack and I never hit them.
So you just let the swan be killed.
[Zack] In you, O Lord, I take refuge,
that we never be put to shame,
In your justice rescue me,
Incline your ear to me,
Make haste to deliver me,
You will free me from the snare they set for me.
For you are my refuge,
Into your hands I commend my spirit.
Uh, Zack, what are you doing?
Praying, Psalms 31.
Why are you praying?
I want to be delivered... from evil.
Oh!
And I want salvation.
Uh‐huh, well, I'd rather you do your homework.
Jimmy! Jimmy, honey, just don't‐‐ Excuse us a minute, Zack.
‐[Zack] My life is worn down by sorrow... ‐See what he's doing?
Yes, honey, he's been doing that every night for the past two weeks.
He wants forgiveness for the swan killing.
I thought he wanted to be Jewish.
All of a sudden he's gone fundamentalist, I don't know what to say.
He's 11 years old, he should be doing
"Now I lay me down to sleep"
‐not "Deliver me from evil." ‐Well, it's just a prayer,
there's nothing wrong with it. He's fine.
‐They see me in the street, but quickly shy away. ‐Huh.
And forgotten, like the unremembered dead.
I am like a dish that is broken.
I say "You are my God."
In your hands is my destiny.
Rescue me.
[theme music playing]
[theme music ends]
Honey, I really think you're making too big a deal out of it.
He gave up hockey out of respect for the swan.
He refuses to pick up a hockey stick!
‐That's sacrilege! ‐Just eat your waffle.
‐It's a pancake. ‐Don't contradict me.
Yeah, honey, eat your round flat blueberry waffle.
‐What's this? ‐I'm off to church.
‐How're you gonna get there? ‐I can walk.
I'll go to Mr. Novotny's church.
It's not too far, and it's not too much to ask in His name.
Honey, I think it's... [scoffs]
I think it's wonderful
how you've been so sincere,
in repenting for what happened to the swan.
But you don't have to.
And I think it's great, that you're going to church.
I‐‐I've been meaning to go more myself.
But, um, I'm sure
that God has forgiven you for the swan incident.
Thanks.
I'll say a prayer for all of you.
[door opens]
[door closes]
He's whacked!
[swans honking]
[honking continues]
[Handel's "Hallelujah Chorus" playing]
♪ Hallelujah Hallelujah ♪
♪ Hallelujah Hallelujah ♪
♪ Hallelujah ♪
♪ Hallelujah Hallelujah ♪
♪ Hallelujah Hallelujah ♪
♪ Hallelujah ♪
[door opening]
[door closing]
Zack. You're still here?
‐I need help. ‐What kind of help?
I need to do penance for my salvation.
I contributed to the death of an innocent swan.
‐My soul feels damned! ‐Oh, that! [chuckling]
You know, God works in very...
Maybe you're coming at this from the wrong angle.
Maybe you should thank God for the swan incident.
What kind of a minister would say that?
Well, your suffering over this could be a sign of God's favor.
He wouldn't give you this cross to bear,
if he didn't think you could handle it.
Really?
It's been a real challenge.
What have you learned from this, young man?
Swans shouldn't be used as pucks?
Well, I think there's a little more to be learned,
if you'll search yourself.
Okay, but first I think I should pray some more.
All right, my friend.
[choral music playing]
[Zack yells and pants]
What is it? What's wrong?
I don't know, honey, he just sounded very upset.
‐Well, how did he cut himself in church? ‐I don't know.
‐I'm okay. ‐They both started bleeding?
At the same time?
This is where your blisters were, isn't it?
‐The blisters were healed. ‐Well, they seem okay.
‐Were you squeezing something at church? ‐No.
[clicks tongue] You're okay. Hmm.
I guess it must have been the blisters though,
they just started to bleed.
You must have aggravated them somehow.
[Novotny] Blisters don't bleed like that.
Well, was he holding something?
No, he was just praying
and then suddenly he's crying
and blood's coming out of his hand.
‐There was a lot of blood. ‐But there are no jagged cuts.
It has to have been the blisters.
From the hockey stick.
With the swan, you know... He was,
squeezing that stick so hard, he gave himself blisters.
‐Don't be ridiculous! ‐I saw it with my own eyes, Gary.
Look, I hate to admit it,
‐I never even believed in stigmata. ‐Shh.
‐His mother said it was blisters. She's a doctor. ‐Like hell.
Look, his hands just opened up while he was praying, looking at the crucifix.
‐I didn't hear that. ‐You heard it. I just told you.
‐You sure? ‐I am positive. I was 20 feet away.
Well, I need to talk to the boy. This needs to be authenticated.
The Church has very strict rules about this sort of thing.
Oh, God!
The last thing we need right now is a miracle!
Damn it!
[Matthew] You were just praying?
Think it was punishment?
For what?
The swans...
Giving Dad the finger...
Singing with Episcopalians?
God doesn't punish for that.
I was asking him to show me a sign.
God.
I was asking him to show me he was there.
He cut you?
[knocking on door]
[Jimmy clearing throat]
‐[Jimmy] What's going on? ‐We'd just like to talk to you.
About what?
Uh, Jill, the wounds,
do you really think they were blisters?
‐What's going on? ‐[Barrett] Please bear with us.
[chuckles] Really bear with him, because
this is gonna sound way out there.
‐[Barrett clears throat] ‐I'm just trying to brace them.
Brace us for what?
There is a phenomenon known as a stigmata.
It is when ordinary everyday people
suffer spontaneous lesions on the hands...
resembling the marks of, um...
Christ's Crucifixion.
Now there have been nearly 300 authenticated cases,
since the 13th century. Obviously, it's very rare.
‐But it has happened. ‐What?
Well, I... [stammering]
I don't think really that this, you see, it's just possible,
that the wounds on Zachary's hands,
might have been,
possibly, you know...
The wounds of Christ Almighty, our Savior!
Are you out of your minds?
Jimmy, there have been documented cases.
Now, most of them have been Roman Catholic, I'll grant you.
But, present day stigmatics include a Baptist,
‐an Anglican, a Celtic... ‐Henry, it... [sighs]
This is ridiculous, what you're suggesting.
Can you explain these wounds medically? Can you?
Well, I must admit, they were a little strange, but‐‐
But there is some plausible, medical reason?
Well, [stammering]
people under stress, can suffer psychosomatic skin injuries.
‐It, it could be‐ ‐"Psychosomatic"?
His hands gushed blood!
Um, could it be something else?
Could it?
Um...
I don't know.
Oh, dear God!
[indistinct chatter]
Hey, Zack, is it true?
What?
That you got touched by God, with something sharp?
I don't know.
My mother, um, knows about stigmatists.
She says maybe you're a saint.
I'm a Congregationalist!
Can you bless me?
What?
Well, I have a big geography test
and I could use a little more than my basic prayer.
I don't know how to bless people.
It's the same as they dub knights in England.
You touch each shoulder and then the head,
and you say, "Bless you, my son."
‐And it works? ‐That's what my mother said.
Look, can you do it fast? I'll be late for class.
Bless you, my son.
Thanks, I've got to go.
Hi, Zachary, you're looking well.
I have a zit, could you eradicate it, please?
What the hell do you mean you have to investigate?
Look, you think I like this? But I'm a priest.
If somebody reports a stigmata,
‐I have to call... ‐You're not calling your people in here to investigate my son.
Hey, I want to dismiss this.
I mean, what happens if he's declared a saint?
I have to take orders from the little bugger?
You think I want that?
Now, you've got to give me something to go with
and it better be better than blisters.
You're not calling in your inquisition team.
Then, Jimmy, let us talk to the boy.
Maybe we can nip this today.
Otherwise he doesn't have a choice except to call his bishop.
I've read his little priest handbook.
Well, you think you're so funny.
Please trust us.
Kenny,
do me a favor, go get Zack.
Yes, sir.
[Kenny] What the hell is this?
[Oslo] He's blessing them.
He's healing acne and promising better grades.
I'm about to break it up but I thought you should see this first.
‐They really believe he's the Chosen One? ‐No.
But, what can it hurt?
All right, everybody, break it up,
‐back to your homerooms you go. ‐[kids] Aww!
‐That's enough. ‐But I haven't been blessed yet.
Get blessed at recess.
If you haven't got a pass, stay out of the hallways, let's go.
Keep moving, go along.
Zack, Minister Novotny and Father Barrett would like to talk to you.
‐[Oslo] Break it up over there. ‐Hey, Zack.
Zack, um, I'm sorry I kicked your volleyball.
No man shall trouble me
because I bear the marks of Jesus on my body.
Can you do me a favor? I have an emergency.
‐What kind? ‐I need you to come to my house.
Well, we need him to come with us first, okay?
‐Come on, Zack. ‐I bear the marks of Jesus on my body.
So I hear.
Once I had an earache, I thought it was a sign from God.
‐Turned out it was wax. ‐Hmm.
So his hands just started to bleed?
Well, that's what they say, but who knows?
Protestants are into special effects these days.
That's how they get their TV contracts.
Do you ever listen to yourself when you speak?
Praying is not enough these days, Henry.
People want production values.
[Littleton] I'm telling you, this could be trouble.
This stigmata, weeping Madonnas,
the town has been flipping out over this.
If the church gives this stigmata thing any credibility, watch out.
[Judge] What?
Rome's not going to be a quiet little ordinary town anymore?
Character.
Uh!
When you were watching the swan get hit,
your mother said that you started squeezing the hockey stick real hard.
‐Yes. ‐Is that how you got the blisters?
Yes. I also helped dig the grave for the swan,
and I was squeezing the shovel.
And your hands bled from these blisters yesterday?
‐The blisters were healed. ‐Are you sure?
Maybe you just thought they were all better?
No, they were healed. Swear to God. You want me to?
No. No, it's okay.
Were you holding anything sharp while you were praying?
‐No! ‐[Barrett] Zack!
Why do you think your hands started bleeding?
‐I don't know! ‐All right, come on now, don't be afraid like that.
‐It's all right. ‐Can I go?
Yes you can go.
Don't be afraid now. Go on.
‐I have to tell the bishop. ‐What?
The boy wasn't a hysteric.
There's no medical explanation.
‐I have to inform the bishop. ‐What'll he do?
Well, he'll convene a theological commission‐
‐Like hell! I let you talk to him, and that is it! ‐Jimmy, listen to me.
They are not interested in finding anything supernatural.
Their mission is to find a nice, acceptable, earthly cause.
And then forget about it.
No, still, we don't want him subjected to‐‐
Jill, this is the fastest way to get this thing behind us.
I promise you!
I'm getting flooded with calls about an apparition,
and Zachary Brock.
Uh, yeah, we're still checking it out, what's all this?
[interpreter] Security. I'm the mayor. I wanna live.
Now what's with Zack?
Uh, all we know is that his hands started bleeding while he was praying.
Novotny and Father Barrett are orgasmic.
[interpreter] Well, let me know.
The Christians are scared!
What next?
‐It's insane! ‐Calm down, Jimmy.
Jill, how can we do this?
We're gonna let him become the object
‐of some holy inquisition. ‐[Jill sighs]
They just want to ask him a few questions.
Yeah. Right, sure. Well,
suppose they declare him to be one of these stig things? What then?
What are you gonna say to the Chosen One when he asks for a bigger allowance?
According to Father Barrett, they'll explain it away with some earthly‐‐
Why are we even submitting to it?
Who cares what they think? It's ridiculous!
We're submitting to it because the rumors are flying all over town!
People are calling your office, people are calling here!
Helen Lewis wants Zack to fix her gall bladder.
And the fastest way to put the squash on the whole thing
is for the Bishop to come here and tell us that it's nothing!
What if he is a stigmatic?
I've been reading up on it. There are documented cases.
There are supposedly 20 living stigmatics today.
[Jimmy] That's nonsense.
You don't believe that crap.
Well, Daddy, maybe you should read this.
There people aren't kooks and nuts.
If it really happened,
if it ever really happened,
we would know about it.
It happened in the priest in Virginia.
His wrist started to bleed.
Same thing that happened to Zack.
That was on the news.
There are medical treatises on stigmatists, too.
Hands and feet suddenly bleeding.
Now it usually happens to people who are very religious,
‐with a predisposition... ‐Will you listen to her?
Could you listen?
Now we know Zack,
he's been like an open cavity when it comes to God and religion.
And aside from him being a little young,
he fits the profile exactly.
Kimberly, honey.
Do you really believe Zack has the wounds of Christ?
I don't know, I'm wondering.
This crosses the line from faith to insanity,
and you should know better.
Do you believe in the resurrection?
‐What? ‐That Jesus died and then came back to life?
‐Do you believe that? ‐Has nothing to do with that.
Well, [scoffs] coming back from the dead has a bigger trick
than a hand bleeding.
Do you think the resurrection happened?
I don't know, I wasn't there.
‐[Kimberly] Do you believe in the second coming? ‐[Jimmy sighs]
You see, now these are the kind of questions
Zack is going to be getting
if we let him go through with this.
No, Daddy, I'm just trying to make sense of it,
just like you.
Now Christians believe in the second coming that Christ will return.
We're Christian, so I guess in theory we believe this, right?
Um, right.
Well, that's a pretty big miracle
that Christ will one day walk the Earth again.
If we believe that,
how can we automatically disbelieve this stigmatic thing
especially after there's already been documented cases.
We can disbelieve it because it's crap.
And it's all evidence of how dangerous and how ridiculous
organized religion can be.
[Kimberly] Okay.
The crap theory, got it.
This is my brother Mark.
This is the kid.
Can you heal my brother? They say he's gonna die.
I don't know. I'm new at this.
Can‐‐can you, like, bless him or something?
Yeah, I think.
I'm not sure, but I think I should...
Touch his head and...
we should pray, silent,
‐with our eyes closed. ‐Okay.
Okay, Mark, close your eyes.
‐All right? ‐Okay.
Will you hold my hand?
‐Can this work? ‐I don't know.
Never done it before. Okay.
Now, close your eyes.
[boy] Okay.
Pray.
Pray hard.
They're down there in the living room.
‐You scared? ‐What if it's like The Exorcist?
It won't be.
Maybe they just want to ask you some questions.
Why is everybody so upset?
I didn't hurt anybody.
This is religion, Zack. It's supposed to get people upset.
That's the whole point.
We were told nothing about a medical examination.
Well, we'd like to resolve this matter quickly with one visit.
Thayer Hospital has agreed to let us use the radiology department
‐and we have a staff of our‐‐ ‐What? Excuse me, what?
Dr. Brock, we get hundreds of reports every year concerning stigmatics.
We must authenticate...
No, no, you're not poking and probing my son.
Of course, when this sort of thing involves a child, well,
naturally, the parents become quite concerned.
Nobody wants their little boy to be anointed as a saint.
Makes it tough to get him to take out the garbage.
If you're finding humor in this you should know that I'm not.
My point is
I understand that you do not want your son to be a saint.
An angel from time to time, but not a saint. Am I correct?
‐Very correct. ‐[Bishop] Well, here's our problem.
Thus far, you have proffered blisters as the sole medical cause.
According to our physicians that's rather unlikely.
Most of the claims we received turn out to be self‐inflicted.
However, Reverend Novotny disputes that possibility in this instance.
I assume you do as well.
If you told us that the wounds were self‐inflicted.
Well, as the boy's mother and doctor, we'd have to accept that, wouldn't we?
We could leave right away.
Were these wounds self‐inflicted, Dr. Brock?
Were Zachary's wounds self‐inflicted, Dr. Brock?
No, they were not.
[sighs] I see.
Which leaves us with quite a mystery.
Now, customarily we find that the more thorough our testing,
the less divine the explanation turns out to be.
So, with your permission,
we'd like to take Zachary down to Thayer Hospital.
I think that would be best.
Don't you agree?
["Hosanna" from Jesus Christ Superstar playing]
[interpreter] A boy's blister started bleeding in a church, period.
[reporter] Reports are, that it was completely spontaneous,
as he stared at the crucifix.
A coincidence according to the doctors.
Deputy Lacos assures me that everything is very earthly.
Sorry to disappoint you. If we learn anything more, we'll let you know.
I'm afraid there really isn't much of a story. Thank you.
[reporters clamoring]
I didn't say everything was "definitely earthly."
You want this place to become a Mecca?
So, you're trying to protect the town?
[interpreter] I'm trying to protect the boy.
‐They found nothing? ‐Nothing medical.
‐What is that supposed to mean? ‐I don't know, Jimmy.
They didn't share their findings with me, okay?
All I know is that, radiology tests,
everything's fine, everything's normal.
He doesn't have an alien growing inside of him.
My God, poor kid.
‐He's 11. ‐Well, hopefully this will all be over by tomorrow.
‐[sighs] Where is he now? ‐I don't know. Playing with his friends, I hope.
Like any normal 11 year old boy.
[chorus of "Hosanna" from Jesus Christ Superstar playing]
‐How many? ‐The mother said at least a hundred.
‐And she let them in? ‐They were friendly.
[chorus continues]
[Zack] The Lord will guard your life.
I lift my eyes to the mountains, my help is from the Lord.
Who created Heaven and Earth.
The Lord is your guardian, the Lord will guard your life.
Both now, and forever.
He's got a million of them.
Zack, it's great that you want to help him, but next time you should knock.
‐They knew we were coming. ‐Well, you could still ring the doorbell.
I'm not trying to be a saint. I'm just want to cheer him up.
Because sometimes the mind can heal.
We saw it on PBS.
Yeah, well, my cable's out.
‐Ow! ‐Zack!
‐Are you okay? Zack! ‐[crying]
Zack, I want you to go right home, and go to bed, okay?
‐You're gonna be okay, pal. ‐He's got a bump, I don't think he has a concussion.
‐You see? This is what religion does. ‐Oh, Jimmy!
‐Who threw the rock? ‐We've narrowed it down to three kids.
Narrow it down more, then file charges.
[Jimmy] I told you.
‐I told you that if we did this... ‐Jimmy, calm down.
No, this is what organized religion is all about.
Hatred, throwing stones...
‐He doesn't mean that. ‐Yes, he does!
You're not a saint! You're a boy, an eleven‐year‐old with blisters.
‐You're not a saint. ‐What if Jesus was showing me a sign?
Jesus is a fake!
[sighs]
He's a stupid myth.
This whole thing is stupid.
You mean... he wasn't the son of God?
Come on, I'm taking you home.
You people, disperse. Go home now!
Disperse!
[Jill] So, Jesus was a fake?
Sorry, I never knew I thought that.
[Jill] But you do.
[sighs]
At your age, you're just finding out that's what you believe?
I've, uh...
never been pushed in a corner like that before.
You know me and God, Jill.
Leave him out there, keep him illusory,
that way he stays almighty.
You don't believe in Him either?
Now that I know Him, I believe in Him.
No, you don't.
You believe in the concept of God, but you don't believe in Him.
Well, I think I do.
Do you think he's in this room right now listening to this?
I don't know.
You think about whether He's ever in the room?
Not much, no.
Are you afraid to think about it because of what you might conclude?
Is that why you got so angry?
This is hard, Jimmy.
It's not like we're such a religious family, but this is hard.
‐Is it important to you that I believe in Jesus and God? ‐Yes.
And it's important that I think I know who you are.
It's pretty fundamental.
I promise you,
I heard it for the first time as it came out of my mouth.
We have to talk to the kids. We have to be honest.
You've been putting up that Christmas tree every year.
We have to be honest.
What do I tell them?
The truth.
Hm.
You don't have to be scared, Zachary.
You're Frank the Potato Man. You're dead.
I came back to tell you, you don't have to be afraid.
Are you‐‐ Are you Him?
‐Who? ‐Jesus.
I'm Frank Teacher.
How come you're coming back from the dead?
This is all a dream.
You'll wake up shortly in your bed
and your mother and father will be there.
Now, all you have to remember about this dream is that it's...
it's okay to believe in Him.
To trust your faith.
Jesus is really...
Frank the Potato man?
I don't know.
I suspect he comes back in different ways for different people.
Maybe in dreams sometimes so they can get his message
without thinking they've gone crazy.
You don't have to be a saint, Zack.
Or a prophet.
You can just be a boy who loves to play hockey
and is nice to swans.
It's okay to be a kid.
Will you ever come back as yourself
as Jesus?
I'm Frank Teacher.
Don't come back as Jesus.
They'll kill you.
It's time to wake up, my son.
[swans honking]
‐[Jill] Honey. Honey. ‐[gasps]
It's okay, it's okay, you were just having a dream.
‐You okay, pal? ‐[chuckles]
Zack, listen. Before you go to school, Daddy and I want to talk to all of you.
So, if you could come down for breakfast, okay?
‐Okay. ‐Okay.
I want...
I need to explain my little outburst yesterday.
Now, you've all heard me say many times that...
you know, I believe in God, but that God should be kept out there somewhere
we shouldn't be getting in the same room with him.
Well, I've been sort of, this week, forced...
into that room...
to confront what I believe and what I don't.
And I'm afraid I've been misleading you and myself.
I'm agnostic.
Do you know what that means?
It's like an atheist.
No, an atheist is someone who doesn't believe in God.
An agnostic... just doesn't know.
He's confused.
Agnostics supposedly believe that God is improbable.
Is that you, you think He's improbable?
Yes.
What about Jesus?
I think Jesus was a good man and a good teacher
and I believe very much in his message.
But you don't think he's the son of God?
No, I don't.
Then how did he walk on water?
Or change water into wine?
‐Or raise the dead? ‐I don't think he did any of those things.
I think that was the legend created by imaginative gospels.
So you don't believe a person has a soul?
That when someone dies, they're just dead?
They go into nothingness.
I don't know, Kimberly.
Daddy needs for things to make sense, um...
and we disagree on this.
I believe that the whole point of faith
is to keep on believing even when things don't make sense.
We differ on this.
And I just wanted to tell you and let you know what I believe.
You can believe whatever you choose.
Do you think Jesus could ever come to a person in a dream?
Um, [clears throat] I‐‐I suppose it's possible.
Even if this is just blisters,
it can still be a sign from God to help people, couldn't it?
Mm‐hmm.
I‐‐I think that's possible, too.
Well, maybe I was given a sign to help Dad.
‐[doorbell rings] ‐[sniffles]
We got some truly fantastic news, Jill.
‐Your son's no saint. ‐[Jill] What happened?
We concluded it was only psychogenic.
The stress not only over the swans but also his mother
being convicted of manslaughter, very traumatic.
That can make his hands bleed?
It's not typical, but the doctors say yes. Evidently,
severe emotional distress can affect spontaneous bruising.
Because he had the underlying blisters and the weakened skin, the blood broke through.
Official finding of the church is natural causes.
[Bishop] Thank you for indulging us, Doctor.
‐I'm glad it was the result we all hoped for. ‐Yes. Thank you.
[sighs and chuckles]
Well, Zack, congratulations.
‐You're normal. ‐Great.
[phone ringing]
‐What happened? ‐Well, nothing really.
Nothing that's an emergency. I mean,
the boys were playing soccer waiting for the school bus, and suddenly...
he just came out of the house, and joined them.
‐[boy] Watch it! ‐Oh.
[sighs]
[Mrs. Burton] What's going on, Dr. Brock?
Should I get him to the hospital?
‐And one more big breath. ‐[deep breath]
All right. Very good. We're done.
Well, his energy is certainly up.
But there's nothing to be concerned about.
[sighs] Jill...
he's acting healed.
He still has the leukemia.
But it's possible there's been some remission
and that accounts for the sudden strength.
Or psychologically, having all those kids visit
‐it certainly could have given him a lift. ‐"A lift"?
Yesterday, he could barely walk and‐‐and today
‐he's playing soccer. ‐Well, I hope there's been a remission.
But I want to check him into Thayer,
I wanna do some tests.
But, uh, we're not using the "M word." Hm?
I'd like to, but not yet.
[Mark] Mom, can we get a hot dog?
I really want a hot dog.
Zack, how ya doing?
Good.
‐I'm glad it's over. Being a saint kind of sucked. ‐[chuckles]
But I'm going to keep blessing Dad though. I think he needs it.
I think you could be right.
So, he could be in remission?
Cancer sometimes does that, just goes into remission.
Yes, it does.
For no medical reason.
Happens quite a lot, really. I hope it's happened here.
‐He's a great kid, that Mark Burton. ‐Yeah, he's a great kid.
And you know, I bet Zack did help him psychologically,
‐bringing all those kids over. ‐I bet it did.
Yes.
Yeah.
"Can Jesus come to you in a dream?"
That's what Zack asked.
‐Huh. ‐[chuckles]
‐Wonder where he got that. ‐Yeah.
I bet it did help him, bringing those kids over.
Yeah, I bet it did.
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