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can be restored.

Got another code 12.

Name?

Collins. Christine.

No, no, no, listen,

this is a mistake.

Certifying officer?

Captain J.J. Jones,

Lincoln Heights Division.

No, no, please!

Please! The police are trying to punish me...

If you keep it up, I'm gonna

have to put you in a straitjacket.

Do you want that?

No, ma'am.

Then behave yourself.

Code 12.

I'm not mad!

Please.

Oh, God.

All right.

No!

Stop!

Spread your legs.

What?

Wider.

Oh.

I'm not sick!

Touch me! Touch me!

Inside. This is your room.

The doctor has left for the day.

He will see you in the morning.

Can I... I need to speak

to somebody in authority.

Sorry.

My room!

No. No, no, no, this is my room.

Can I make

a phone call?

Phone privileges are

earned by good behavior.

You're not allowed newspapers,

magazines, radio, books or sharp objects.

This is for your own good.

- Help me!

Listen to me.

My room.

No,

this is my room.

Oh, God!

My room.

No, no,

this is my room.

My room.

My room! My room!

My room!

My room!

They said it was my room!

You have a problem?

Overheated, that's all.

She'll be fine in a bit.

Hey, listen, could

you give me a hand?

I'm trying to find a place called

the Northcott Ranch, up by Wineville.

Northcott Ranch, huh?

Oh, yeah, yeah.

You're almost there.

You just... You just

follow this road west,

about two, no, three miles.

And then you take

that next right.

And you stay on that and it

will bring you right to it.

Is something going

on out there?

No.

Just looking into

a juvenile matter.

Thanks for your help.

Sure.

Hello?

Hey!

Hey! Hey!

Come here!

Come here!

This is the police!

I have a warrant for a

minor named Sanford Clark.

Open the door

or stand aside.

Hey! Stop!

Stop! Stop it! Stop it!

Stop it! Stop it or I'll push

your face through this floor!

Stop it!

Fine!

Give me your hands.

Come on.

Sit down.

Jesus!

What the hell is

wrong with you, kid?

Huh?

Don't you know assaulting

a cop is against the law?

What difference

does it make?

We're just sending you

back to Canada, son.

It isn't the end

of the world.

What?

Well, you can't stay in the

U.S. as long as you want, pal.

No word from Mrs. Collins?

We haven't heard from her.

Get on down to her house,

make sure she's all right.

And if she's not there,

check with her neighbors.

Find out what they know.

Absolutely.

And now KGF

welcomes the Reverend Gustav Briegleb

of St. Paul's Presbyterian.

This is Pastor Gustav A. Briegleb

of St. Paul's Presbyterian Church,

bringing you the Lord's

word on Radio KGF.

Good evening.

I had hoped to have

a guest with us tonight,

but apparently

she has been delayed.

And since she cannot be here to tell you

what she told the press this afternoon,

I'll have to fill in

as best I can.

I'm going to tell

you what happened

and I'm going to keep on telling

you every night, right here,

until somebody does

something about it.

The Desert Local, train number 45,

will be arriving on

track two in five minutes.

Hello. I'd like a

ticket to Canada.

Alberta or Vancouver,

whatever's leaving tonight.

I don't have anything

going that far tonight.

The best I can do is put

you on a train to Seattle.

From there you can transfer to a

local or drive across the border.

That would be fine.

Roundtrip?

One way.

That'll be $15.

Right.

There you go.

Thank you. There you go.

Enjoy your trip.

I will.

Breakfast is half an hour.

Please, miss, I need to

see a doctor in charge.

The dining room

is down the hall.

The doctor will call

for you when he's ready.

Do you want

eggs or oatmeal?

Okay, that's everyone

that's here.

All right.

You can pull the oatmeal.

Do you want

it for tomorrow?

You know, just dump it.

- All right.

You should eat.

Eating is normal.

You gotta do everything

you can to look normal.

It's the only chance

you got.

I'm not hungry.

Barbara, you have to eat now.

- I'm not hungry.

My name's Carol Dexter.

What's yours?

Christine.

Christine Collins.

Now, finish it all. I know

it's hard, but you gotta try.

Oh, boy.

I heard them talking.

You're here on code 12?

Police action.

I mean, the doctors,

the staff, they figure

that if the police

brought you here,

there must be

a good reason for it.

There isn't a good

reason for it.

I'm perfectly sane and I

will explain that to them.

How?

The more you try to act sane,

the crazier you start to look.

If you smile too much, you're

delusional or you're stifling hysteria.

And if you don't smile,

you're depressed.

If you remain neutral, you're emotionally

withdrawn, potentially catatonic.

You've given this

a lot of thought.

Yeah, I have.

Don't you get it?

You're a code 12,

so am I.

We're here for the

exact same reasons.

We both pissed

off the cops.

Now, you see, you

see that lady there?

She was married to a cop

who kept beating her up.

When she tried to tell somebody

about it, he brought her here.

I want more juice.

And that one?

Put your tray

back where it belongs.

The police beat the crap out of

her brother, broke both his arms.

When she tried to

tell the papers...

And you?

I work nights.

Sure.

I mean, I work nights.

Oh.

Yeah. In the clubs.

Downtown.

I'm sorry.

Yeah, well, this one client just

kept hitting me and he wouldn't stop,

so I filed a complaint.

And it turns out

he was a cop.

Next thing I know,

I'm here.

But they can't do that.

Are you kidding?

All right, one

more and then that's it.

Everybody knows

women are fragile.

I mean, they're all emotions, no logic,

there's nothing going on upstairs.

Somebody! Help me!

Every once in a while they say

something that's a little inconvenient,

they just go f***ing nuts.

Pardon my French.

You gotta get those dishes.

- You got it.

If we're insane, nobody

has to listen to us.

I mean, who are

you gonna believe,

some crazy woman trying to

destroy the integrity of the force,

or a police officer?

Then once they get us in here, we

either shut up and we learn to behave,

or we don't go home.

Are you all done?

Or we go home like that.

Stop. Stop it.

Stop it!

Stop it.

Please.

Clark.

Sanford Clark?

Here.

Paperwork's come through.

You'll be deported back to

Canada day after tomorrow.

Police there will decide

what to do with you next.

I hope your stay here has convinced

you not to try crossing the border

illegally in the future.

Wait!

I'd like to talk to the

officer who brought me in.

I'm sure he has far

more important things...

Please. It's important.

Christine Collins.

Thank you. Mrs. Collins.

Dr. Jonathan Steele.

Please, have a seat.

I hope your stay with us

has been comfortable so far.

Yes.

Really?

I'd think it'd

be quite difficult at first.

Yes, it was.

Of course it was very difficult,

but comfortable enough.

I see that they have...

They've taken a blood test.

The Wassermman Test.

They said it was to check for

syphilis, 'cause it affects the mind.

The idea that someone thinks you

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