High Wall Page #3
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- 1947
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Who's there?
It's me-Ann.
I'll
be right in.
All right.
Really, Ann,
there are times I
can't keep up with you.
When I came home
from the concert
and found you had deposited
that child here with harriett,
bag and baggage...
You'll be jailed
for kidnapping.
It's all quite legal,
aunt Martha.
The court's given me
temporary custody.
I'm terribly sorry
if you're upset,
but I couldn't see a child
in that state of shock
put in a public
institution.
When you were 6, it was a
soggy cat out of the rain.
It needed aspirin to
prevent the sniffles.
By the time
you were 12,
our cellar
was a menagerie.
Every stray animal off the
streets needed Doctoring.
He just won't touch
anything, miss Ann.
Oh, dear.
He'll probably
get sick, too.
He I sick, aunt Martha. I'll
take it up to him, harriett.
Hello, Richard. I brought
you something to eat.
I thought you might get
hungry a little later on.
It's a little dark
in here, isn't it?
Do you mind if
I turn on this lamp?
No, ma'am.
There.
Oh, Richard, if you want anything
later, I'll be downstairs.
You call me.
Do you know my name?
Yes, ma'am.
It's Ann.
That's right.
If Kitty gets hungry,
you feed her, too.
All right?
Richard, I think you're
going to like living here.
Granny said
daddy was home.
I waited, but
he never came.
Oh, you'll see your daddy
a little later on.
He wants you to stay
with me for a while.
Oh, I'll bet you
the Kitty is hungry.
Suppose you feed her.
We'll put the saucer
right here.
I'll be back
a little later on
when it's time
for you to go to bed.
Hello?
Yes?
Congratulations,
Ann.
But whatever method
you used,
it certainly
did the trick.
Kenet actually
asked for surgery.
Oh, that's fine.
Oh, I'm so pleased.
Thank you for
telling me, Doctor.
Good night.
Now, look here,
young lady,
I know it's
not your fault,
but unless the proper authorities
permit me to see my client at once,
I'll take
legal action!
I'm trying to locate
Mr. Kenet, sir.
I'm sure you are, but beyond that door,
there's complete
indifference
to the rights
of my client.
Reception.
You may see him now.
Take this man to Dr. lorrison's
office, please.
Right.
Half the morning
gone already.
Threat
of legal action-
that's the only way to
cut through red tape.
Institutions,
administrators, executives...
Sometimes it's necessary
to pull them up short,
remind them they're salaried
employees of the county...
Civil servants!
Dr. lorrison, for
the past 3 weeks-
I'm Dr. Griffin.
Now, look here,
Dr. lorrison,
for 3 weeks, you have prevented
me from seeing my client.
Dr. lorrison, I demand
an explanation!
Dr. lorrison.
I don't retract one
word of it, Dr. lorrison.
I demand that you produce
my client, Steven Kenet.
Mr. Kenet.
Sidney x. Hackle,
your attorney.
My attorney?
Appointed
by the court.
If you could hold up court proceedings
for just a moment, counselor...
I'm all through
with him.
I think you'll find the operation's
been completely successful.
It's up to you
psychiatrists now.
Thank you, Doctor.
It's good to see you again, Mr. Kenet.
You're looking very well.
No more headaches, eh?
Don't answer that. Sit down,
Mr. Kenet. You, too, Doctor.
Thank you.
Now, there's a lot
of ground to be covered.
Suppose we proceed
in orderly fashion.
Uh, Mr. Hackle,
there's one important-
now, let me handle this, Mr.
Kenet. I haven't been asleep.
For 3 weeks, I've been thinking
of nothing but our case.
We have nothing
to worry about.
There are 3 approaches
to our defense:
Incurable insanity, temporary
insanity, or the unwritten law.
The unwritten law.
Look here-
believe me, you'll walk out
of that courtroom a free man.
Mr. Kenet, I'm thorough.
I overlook nothing.
Public sympathy
is a great asset
in preparation
for a trial.
Sign here. The rights
to your life story,
serialized
in daily installments
right up to the day
of the trial.
You're a holder of the
distinguished service cross
and the silver star.
Mr. and Mrs. America do not
forget those who served them well.
Mr. Hackle, you're moving
a little too fast for me.
My son is in
a state institution.
I want you to arrange for his release
and enter him in a good
school. That's the first thing.
You can't
mean that.Why not?
Man alive, you're knocking the
props out from under our defense.
I'm counting
on your son.
On the day the case
goes to the jury,
I'm bringing that child
into the courtroom
in the gray institution
clothes of the orphan asylum,
his face pale,
his eyes sunken.
Mr. Kenet, that frail,
pathetic, hungry little creature
is the backbone
of our case.
Mr. Hackle, they've
given me back my clothes,
my belt,
and my tie.
I don't want to go
back to isolation.
That's
the only reason
I'm not going to
break your neck.
Obviously, you're
not prepared to discuss
the merits of
your defense at present.
Phone me when he's
a little more rational.
8,000 decent lawyers
in the state,
and they had
to pick him.
Doctor, how much longer before
I'm sent back to the county jail?
That's up
to the hospital board.
They'll have
a hearing soon. Why?
Once I'm out of here, I can
hire the kind of a lawyer I need
to get my son out of that
orphanage and into a good school.
Mr. Kenet, I haven't seen
you for quite some time.
Your son has not been
in an institution.
He's living
with a private family.
Well, how
did that happen?
Oh, I decided he needed
personal care.
He's staying with
a Mrs. Martha Ferguson.
The court's given her
temporary custody.
She was delighted to have
a youngster in the house.
I've seen Richard a few
times. He's doing nicely.
Doctor, I don't know
how to thank you.
Oh, that's all right.
Now, before the hospital
board can come to a decision
about your case, Mr. Kenet,
I must prepare
a full report.
We're going to start
with some tests.
Just study this design
and tell me what you see.
The boy's all right.
That's good.
I hope they don't
ask me too many questions.
I get so nervous.
This is
my third interview.
Mine is really
a special case.
You're not getting out,
and these hearings
are just to encourage us.
Not one in a hundred
gets out.
3 left last week.
Well, you're
proving my point.
3 left
out of how many?
2,437.
That was the population
as of yesterday,
an increase of 314
in the last 6 months.
You can't argue against
statistics, my friend.
Reconcile yourself.
You're not getting out.
I'm going home.
The Doctors told me
I'm well.
My husband's coming
for me today.
I'm so glad, Mrs. Miller.
I'm next,
I believe.
Just wait, Mr. Kenet.
The Doctors
will call you.
Yes,
Doctor.
Oh, good.
That district attorney's
been on my neck for days.
Let's have him
in and out fast.
Before we release him,
have you read my report?
Frankly, I was unable to give
an opinion on this patient.
Why?
Well, there's no question
he's concealing something...
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