The House on Telegraph Hill Page #2
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and the idea of getting to America
had become an obsession.
When the day finally came for me
to join hundreds of others...
and go aboard
the United Nations refugee ship...
We had spent the four long years
since the end of the war...
in waiting, hoping and praying.
Now we were actually sailing,
and we moved doubtfully...
fearful that at the last moment,
But on that day in 1950...
when I reached New York and found
my way to the office of the lawyer...
who had sent me the cable...
I knew that I would never
let anything send me back.
Mrs. Dernakova, when you gave up
your child almost nine years ago-
I did not give him up.
He was sent to America to save his life.
Nevertheless,
the fact remains...
that others, not you, have taken care
of the boy since he was an infant.
It wasn't my fault that I wasn't able to
come here years ago to take care of him.
You know, of course, that after
Mrs. Albertson's death...
Mr. Spender
adopted the boy.
But he had no right to do that
while the child's mother was still alive.
We had every reason to believe
that you were dead.
- All the reports indicated it.
- As a matter of fact,
there is still some doubt that-
But you've seen my papers!
What more proof do you want?
My dear Madame,
you must realize...
that there is a considerable fortune
involved here.
I think you are the one
who realizes it more than I.
Mrs. Dernakova,
the law is on our side.
Your aunt- I mean,
the late Mrs. Albertson-
left the estate to the boy
with Mr. Spender as guardian.
It is true that the law,
as you say, is on your side.
I am in a strange country,
and I'm alone.
But I have a feeling that here,
in some way, I will find justice.
I don't care how long it takes.
I will fight for what belongs to me.
And I will never
let you keep my son from me!
I, uh, think
you're being hasty.
We might be prepared to settle this
on some reasonable basis.
Just a minute, Callahan.
- Mrs. Dernakova?
- Yes?
I'm sorry to have
put you through this ordeal...
but, you see,
I had to be positive.
I'm sure you'll agree
there's Chris to consider too.
And if we both started there,
unselfishly...
we might find some solution
to this problem...
without lawyers.
What's the matter?
Don't you like our food?
Oh, yes.
But I'm still upset.
Your lawyer's so very efficient.
Let's talk about you.
I didn't know I had
such a beautiful relative in Poland.
What?
Don't look so surprised. Aunt Sophie
was related to me, too, by marriage.
Oh.
If she were alive,
I would have been with her long ago.
- I sent her a cable.
- Yes, I know.
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