Ruth nodded her permission and the doctor injected a sedative into Tony’s arm. The doctor helped Tony to the couch and waited patiently for the medication to take effect. He asked Ruth to leave the room while he questioned Tony. Ruth took Jay-Jay and retired into the kitchen. An hour later the doctor came into the kitchen came into the kitchen and said, “He’s resting quietly now. Tony’s had a rough time of it. From what I got out of him, his mother was an alcoholic when he was young and would beat him savagely for the slightest transgression. His father was a disciplinarian and agreed with his wife’s treatment of the boy.
The Story of Theodore Scene 33
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The Trying Policy Scene 34
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Circumstances Scene 214
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Eight Days of Diapers Scene 61
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Rockabuy Baby Scene 146
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The Inheritance Scene 9
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Close Encounters Scene 57
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The Hex: A Halloween Homage Scene 37
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Stories we Tell Scene 19
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