[to Charles] If I were to drop the charges against your boy, what would you do? You can't just let it go on like this.
To be honest, I don't know.
You've got to get the boy out of the environment that he's in now.
But how?
I think that if I were you, I'd take him back home to your little town.
Oh, I wish I could, but I can't. I can't pull up stakes now. My wife has a job here. The children have their schooling, their new friends.
Do you have any family there?
Yeah. I have my daughter and her husband.
Maybe he could live with them.
Without us?
Mr. Ingalls, if things remain as they are, he's going to be living away from home, anyway, in a workhouse.
[as his eyes fill up with tears] I know you're right, but away from the family. Maybe I can talk to my wife. Does that mean that you'll drop the charges?
[smiles] Yes. We could go on down to the station house right now if you want. You won't get a good night's sleep after having a cup of my coffee, anyway.
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