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as it was built to accommodate.

There's not enough work

to keep the inmates occupied.

Why not?

The world we live in.

Yes, we can give them real work,

teach them trades, produce things.

But the civilian manufacturer

says we're competing with him.

Trade unions say we're putting

their people out of work.

Nobody wants to help.

Not us.

Manufacturers, unions.

You might as well blame the weather.

What you're really saying is

you can't handle the situation.

Excuse me, sir.

I don't think you quite understood

what the warden meant.

It's not only a matter of controlling

the men. He wants to help them.

Munsey, what this prison needs

is absolute discipline...

not charity.

Your loyalty to the warden

doesn't change the fact...

that he may be getting

too old for his job.

Age, Mr. McCallum,

is a matter of arteries, not years.

It's a pity, Walters, you're a better

philosopher than you are a doctor.

But I'm getting tired of you in both roles.

I was sent here today for one reason... to

tell you that if there's any more trouble...

if this prison isn't brought under

the strictest control...

- Mr. McCallum...

- There will be an immediate change in practically all personnel.

We don't want to be bothered anymore.

Is that clear, Warden?

Yes, sir.

- Clear to you, Doctor?

- Oh, absolutely.

You can't be bothered.

Well, that simplifies everything.

The great public and its servants.

You put up prisons, thick walls...

and then your job is over, finished.

But is it over?

You and your patent medicine remedies.

Change the warden.

New personnel.

Absolute discipline.

Do you know what this prison is,

Mr. McCallum?

One big human bomb.

And you say, kick it and it'll be quiet.

Smash it and it won't explode.

Munsey, what do you think

of the doctor's viewpoint?

I think, sir, that on occasion,

the doctor becomes unduly alarmed.

Warden?

Uh, I don't... I don't know.

I do. Like so many dreamers

and drunkards...

the doctor's emotional words are empty.

What's your solution?

All I know is that when people are sick...

you don't cure them

by making them sicker.

By your methods,

we send the man back to society...

a worse criminal than he was

when they sent him to us.

Platitudes, Doctor.

I'm waiting for your solution.

For men like you, Mr. McCallum,

there will never be any solution.

- Wait a minute, Walters!

- Not while you wanna destroy instead of build.

What we need here is a little more patience

and much more understanding.

We've been patient too long.

And as for understanding...

I'm positive the purpose of my visit

cannot be misunderstood.

You'll remain here, Warden,

only as long as there's no further trouble.

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