F-6813

1950s CAREER WOMAN WALKING ON URBAN SIDEWALK, LOOKS AT HER WRIST WATCH, WALKS UP THE STEPS AND INTO BUILDING WITH LARGE DOOR. COURTHOUSE.

FEMALE CHILD WELFARE WORKER TALKS TO THE JUDGE AFTER HEARING SOUTHERN ACCENT

PRE-TEEN WHITTLES CARVES PIECE OF WOOD WITH LARGE KNIFE. SITTING ON FRONT PORCH OF A RUN DOWN HOUSE.
MAN TUSSELS HIS HAIR AS HE PASSES HIM, KNOCKS ON THE FRONT DOOR. NO ONE ANSWERS THE DOOR. MAN SITS WITH BOY, TAKES OFF HIS HAT & WIPES AWAY SWEAT FROM HIS BROW AS HE TALKS TO THE BOY. THROWS A BOX OF FOOD AT THE BOY & TELLS HIM TO GIVE IT TO AN ADULT WHEN THEY COME HOME. LEAVES. POOR FAMILY. POVERTY.

JUDGE READY TO LEAVE HIS OFFICE THINKING ABOUT THE BOY

MOTHER PICKING UP HER CHILD HONKS THE HORN. BOY WALKS OVER TO THE CAR, MOTHER FEELS HIS FACE, HOT AND STICKY, TRIES TO GET HIM TO COME HOME, HE WALKS OVER TO HIS BICYCLE.

BOY WALKS HIS BIKE THROUGH THE WOODS, STOPS AT THE LAKE & WATCHES BOYS SNEAKING DOWN TO THE LAKE &
TRYING TO CATCH A FROG, FROG LEAPS INTO THE LAKE, THE BOYS FOLLOW IT INTO THE WATER. TURTLE JUMPS INTO THE WATER. CRANE STANDS IN THE LAKE

BOY RIDES HIS BIKE TO GULFLEX GAS STATION WHERE THEY SELL LIVE BAIT. BOY GIVES HIS FRIEND A RIDE ON THE BACK OF HIS 1950s BIKE.

BOYS LOOK INTO GAS STATION WINDOW, POINT TO FLASHLIGHT INSIDE.

BOYS BREAK INTO GAS STATION AND STEALS FLASHLIGHT, CIGARETTES, SMALL TOOLS. SMASH WINDOW WITH A ROCK.
JUVENILE DELINQUENCY CRIME. ONE BOY IS LOOKOUT WHILE THE OTHER STEALS

OLDER HANDCUFFED JD IS BROUGHT IN, TOLD TO BRING HIM TO #2 CELL BLOCK.

BOYS ARE RELEASED IN THEIR PARENT'S CUSTODY UNTIL THE HEARING

FAMILY PORTRAIT OVER THE FIREPLACE. CHUBBY BABY.
ANCESTOR. SLOW ZOOM OUT TO NICE UPPER MIDDLE CLASS LIVING ROOM. CHILD WELFARE WORKER TALKS TO THE MOTHER.

OLDER BROTHER FIXES HIS TIE IN THE MIRROR, GOING ON A DATE FATHER PATS HIM ON THE SHOULDER. COMBS HIS HAIR.
YOUNGER BROTHER SULKS PAST.

HUSBAND TALKS TO HIS WIFE WHILE SHE WASHES THE DISHES

1950s HOUSEWIFE IN THE KITCHEN WASHING DISHES

YOUNG BOY WANDERING OUTSIDE AT NIGHT, BOY BURIES HIS SCHOOL BOOK UNDER A LARGE ROCK

WOMAN WALKS THROUGH RUN DOWN POOR NEIGHBORHOOD.
LAUNDRY CLOTHESLINE ON DOUBLE-DECKER APARTMENT HOUSE PORCH. MAN SITS ON PORCH IN ROCKER NODS TO WOMAN AS SHE ENTERS BUILDING

CHILD WELFARE WORKER TALKS TO OLD WOMAN ABOUT HER GRANDSON IN HER CARE. "THAT BOY COULD BE ALL OVER TOWN & I WOULDN'T KNOW WHERE HE WAS" CHILD BEING RAISED BY HIS GRANDMOTHER. MOTHER HAS TB. FATHER RAN OFF WHEN WIFE GOT SICK. "IT'S MORE THAN I CAN MANAGE, MY POOR OLD HEART JUST CAN'T TAKE MUCH MORE OF THIS"
UNCONVENTIONAL HOUSEHOLDS.

BOY COMES HOME IN GRANDMOTHER'S CARE. GRANDMOTHER RUNS OUT TO GO TO WORK. BOY LEFT ALONE AT NIGHT.
REJECTS THE SANDWICH SHE LEFT HIM TO EAT. SAD, LONELY BOY. LIES ON THE COUCH READING LOOKS OVER AT PHOTO OF HIM & HIS MOTHER & HELMET HIS FATHER GAVE HIM

BOY SNEAKS OUT AT NIGHT CREEPS DOWN THE STAIRS & OUT THE DOOR BOY WAITING IN THE SHADOWS FOR HIS BUDDY

TWO 10 YEAR OLD BOYS IN COURT. JUVENILE COURT HEARING BOY'S GRANDMOTHER WITH HIM. OTHER BOY'S PARENTS WITH HIM. JUDGE AND CHILD WELFARE WORKER. JUDGE LISTENS.
JUDGE HOLDS HIS PALMS UP.

JUDGE AND CHILD WELFARE WORKER DISCUSS THE CASE

TWO NEGLECTED LITTLE CHILDREN LEFT IN A RUN DOWN TENEMENT. CHILD WELFARE WORKER CARES FOR THE DIRTY NEGLECTED BARE-FOOTED CHILDREN. CHILD ABUSE

CRIPPLED BLACK CHILD GETTING FITTED FOR LEG BRACES POOR CRIPPLED CHILDREN'S SERVICE.

CHILD WELFARE WORKER REPORTS TO THE JUDGE ABOUT THE YOUNG BOYS ON PROBATION

OLDER TEACHER GIVES BOY HIS GRADED PAPER, NOT HAPPY WITH HIS GRADE, INDIFFERENT, MAKES NO EFFORT TO IMPROVE

GIRLS PLAYING IN SCHOOL YARD RUN AWAY WHEN BAD BOY APPROACHES. BAD BOY RUBS OUT THEIR DRAWING. JD SCHOOL BULLY.

CHILD WELFARE WORKER REPORTS TO THE JUDGE ON OTHER BOY BEING RAISED BY HIS GRANDMOTHER. TALK ABOUT PUTTING HIM IN A FOSTER HOME

TROUBLED BOY VISITS HIS MOTHER IN THE SANATORIUM.
1950s SANITARIUM. CHILD WELFARE WORKER TALKS TO HIS ILL BEDRIDDEN MOTHER AND HER DOCTOR.

CHILD WELFARE WORKER & DOCTOR TALK IN PRIVATE IN THE HALLWAY

BOY PLAYING CARDS WITH THE DOCTOR AND DRINKING A SODA POP. COCA COLA. COKE.

FRAMED STATE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WELFARE CERTIFICATE OF APPROVAL ON WALL. SLOW ZOOM OUT TO NICE LIVING ROOM. WOMAN HUMMING ON THE PORCH WITH A POTTED PLANT.

WOMAN LETS HERSELF INTO THE HOUSE. SIT ON THE COUCH &
TALKS TO FOSTER MOTHER ABOUT NEW FOSTER BOY. FOSTER CARE

BOY RUNS INTO FOSTER MOTHER'S ARMS. HUG. COMFORTING MOTHERLY BOSOM.

FARMER TAKES HIS SON FOR A RIDE ON HIS TRACTOR. HAPPY BOY HOLDS ON TO THE BACK ON HIS NECK

TOY PLANE ON FIREPLACE MANTLE. CHILD WELFARE WORKER VISITS BOY'S MOTHER.

JUDGE TAKES TROUBLED BOYS FISHING IN LOCAL FISHING HOLE. REFLECTIONS IN THE WATER

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