The Forger Page #2

Of the natural world around me.

The lady from child services

is on the phone.

Bernie, Im not finished.

They don't speak any English.

Geez...

I don't want to sound negative, but

as we said on the phone earlier,

You're probably wasting

your time coming down here.

- We have a whole process involved.

- I understand.

And I came here,

despite what you said,

Because I was really hoping

you might reconsider my offer.

You have a big heart,

offering your home to this kid.

You know, I wasn't... I wasn't exactly

the straightest arrow myself.

I... I think I understand

what this boy's going through.

Well... he has a record.

I'm prepared to

drop all the charges.

Well, I did talk to him this morning. I

mean, he's not a threat or anything.

He's 15 years old.

He's been through enough

as it is.

We do emergency placements, but

only in extreme circumstances.

What you're asking for is

definitely not standard procedure.

This would be almost impossible

to get past a judge.

Let me worry about that.

I've played enough rounds on pebble beach

with these local judges, you know?

Look, Ms. Reese,

Im an artist myself.

I was very much like this kid.

Scared, lost.

The only thing that stopped me

from falling into the hole

That I was rapidly digging

for myself was my talent.

It saved me.

It helped me to be somebody.

- And Joshua, he has that talent.

- I'm not gonna bend the rules.

Ms. Reese,

would you really uphold a rule,

Even when you knew it wasn't

in the boy's best interests?

You don't like lox?

Is it... is it fish?

- Bernie, get the kid some waffles.

- Waffles?

Or whatever it is kids eat.

I got you a little gift.

Try it.

Yeah, it feels nice.

That's not all you can

do with that, is it?

Well, you know, I have done some

reading on a couple of artists.

One named Da Vinci.

He was really good at drawing.

Another guy named Picasso.

But you know,

one of my big favorites...

...this guy named Hank Ketcham.

Ketcham?

I don't know this artist.

He is the creator of

Dennis the menace.

I like this kid, I like him.

Dennis the menace.

That's not bad.

- So it's good. - I didn't say it was good,

I said it was not bad.

The judge asked me to house you in

the hope that you might benefit

From some tutelage from me.

Personally, I think you're a born

loser who's gonna squander his talent

Before he realizes

its full potential.

Wow. That was some

motivational speech.

Do you have any idea what great

things a professional art career

Can give you in your life?

And I care about

that because...?

I" Walking on a dream "

A person dedicated to their

craft can have toys like this.

I" Talking to myself "

I" Will I see again? "

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