Changeling Page #11

"There have been

no stays or reprieves,

"therefore the execution

will go forward

"as stipulated under the laws

of the State of California."

Do you have

any last words?

No.

Nothing.

I kept clean after

I confessed, Reverend,

just like I said I would.

Will it...

Will it hurt?

Please,

please, not so fast.

Please, don't make

me walk so fast!

Please,

don't make me!

No, I don't wanna.

No! Thirteen steps.

Thirteen steps.

But I didn't touch

them all, you bastards.

I didn't touch them all.

I didn't touch them all.

Please!

A prayer! Please!

God!

Please! Somebody

here, please,

say a prayer for me!

No, God. No!

No! No!

Silent night

Holy night

All is calm

All is bright

Round yon Virgin

Mother and child

We're having

a party tonight

at my place for

the Academy show.

You want to come?

- No, I have a million things to do.

Oh, come on,

please. Please!

You girls blew the phone lines

out from here to Baltimore.

Someone's gotta fix them.

Go, have a good night.

I have the radio.

Okay.

You sure?

I'm sure. I'm sure.

Have a good night.

Good night.

- Good night.

Listen, I really...

Hello, Ben.

I'm meeting some friends at

Musso and Frank's for dinner.

They're gonna pipe in the movie

ceremonies into the restaurant.

Should be quite a night.

I'd love it if you'd come.

I just have so much

work I should be doing.

Good night.

Ben?

I...

I put $2 down on

It Happened One Night

to win Best Picture.

Seems I am the only

person that thinks

it has a chance

against Cleopatra.

But, if it wins, do you wanna

celebrate tomorrow night at dinner?

It's a deal, Christine.

See you.

If your movie wins,

I'll call you.

I'll be here.

Hi.

- Hi.

...The Thin Man, Cleopatra...

Overrated.

... and It Happened One Night.

Clark Gable,

Claudette Colbert.

I rest my case.

May I have the

envelope, please?

And the winner is

It Happened One Night.

I knew it! I knew it,

I knew it, I knew it!

Dinner is on me.

Is this Christine Collins?

Yes, it is.

This is Mrs. Clay.

Do you remember me?

Mrs. Clay,

of course I remember you.

I just had to

call you right off.

What is it?

- The police just called.

They found a boy,

Christine.

Where?

- Lincoln Heights Precinct.

We're leaving right now.

I'll be right down.

Oh, here.

I wanted to go

to him right off,

but they said it was important

to talk to him alone first.

Are they sure?

- They're sure.

But, more important,

I'm sure.

It's my boy, all right.

It's David.

He's alive, Christine.

They found him

up in Hesperia.

You were

walking home from school,

and they told you they

needed help finding a dog.

Yeah.

So, after you got in the

truck, what happened next?

They drove me around

for a long time,

then we ended up

at this ranch.

Come on. Come on, Davy.

Davy! Come on.

- Get off me.

Don't fight

this much. Hey!

Were there other

boys there?

Yeah. Five, I think.

It was a long

time ago, though.

Hello, boys.

This is Davy.

I know you'll make

him feel... Hey!

No. No! Hey! Shut up!

Did you speak to them?

Yeah? You remember

any of their names?

Yeah.

Two of them

were brothers.

I think their last

name was Winslow.

The oldest one

was Jeffrey.

And Walter.

Walter?

Yeah.

- Do you remember Walter's last name?

Collins.

Walter Collins.

Tell me something if you only

remember some of the boys' names,

how come you remember

his full name?

Because of

what happened.

Walter and Jeffrey

were talking.

Pull it.

- They kept checking around

and they found a part of the coop

where the wire was all messed up.

Be careful!

Hurry!

Maybe make enough room to

get out of there and run.

When we get

out, we split up,

go in different

directions. Okay?

They can't catch all of us.

It'd make an awful

lot of noise.

Be quiet. You got it?

And if it wasn't wide

enough, then we'd be stuck.

Wait.

Help! Help! Come on, hurry!

My foot's stuck! Hurry,

help! Help me, please!

He's coming!

He's...

My foot!

He's coming.

Hurry, run, run, run!

Hey! What

the hell are you boys...

Oh! Mary, Mother of

God! Hey! Hey! Hey!

You get back here!

Hey! Hold it! Hey!

Hey!

Hey!

Stop!

Check on the others!

Stop! Damn it!

Boys,

I'm coming after you!

Damn it! Damn it!

Boys, I'll find you no

matter where you are!

They're not in there!

- Come on! Get in the car!

I'm gonna find you! Damn

it! Damn it! Come on.

Sh*t! Get in

the car, Sanford!

That was the last

I saw of any of them.

So, you don't know if either

of the other two were captured?

No.

All I know is,

if Walter hadn't

come back for me

I don't think I ever would've

gotten out of there.

Okay.

So, what happened

after that?

I kept off

the main roads,

until I saw a train stopped

at a crossing and I jumped in.

Why didn't you tell

anyone what had happened?

I was afraid.

I thought they'd come

after me, or my folks.

So, I just didn't

tell anybody.

I was on my own until I got a free

meal from this lady, Miss Lansing.

Told her I was an

orphan, on my own.

She said I could stay on.

And I did.

Every night,

I'd wake up thinking they

were right outside my window.

And then I heard the

police talking on the radio

about what happened

at the ranch.

And I thought, "For sure

I can't go back now."

Why?

Why not?

Since I didn't tell

anybody what happened.

I was afraid they'd blame

me for those kids being dead.

So I just stayed away.

What made you come forward

now, after all this time?

Hmm? Why come

forward now?

I really miss my mom.

I really miss my dad.

I just wanna go home.

I just wanna go home.

Are you all right?

I love you.

I still can't believe it.

Five years, case closed, everyone

thinks he's dead, and there he is.

Wouldn't be, if it

wasn't for Walter.

Your son did a brave

thing, Mrs. Collins.

You should be

very proud of him.

I am.

You still think

he's out there?

Why not?

Three boys made a run for

it that night, Detective.

And if one got out,

then maybe either or both

of the others did, too.

Maybe Walter's out there, having

the same fears that he did.

Afraid to come home

and identify himself,

or afraid he'll get

into trouble.

But either way,

it gives me something I

didn't have before tonight.

What's that?

Hope.

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