If There Be Thorns Page #3

You know, without that thing on,

Your face doesn't look that bad

for being 80 or whatever

Wow! I'm not that long in the tooth,

but thank you, I'm flattered.

You planted all of these?

John Amos did, but I instructed.

Have you thought about that job?

Yeah, I want to do it.

I wanna save up some money

to get a bow and arrow.

My dad won't get me one.

Well, if they're not gonna spoil you,

then I will.

Will you hand me that tray?

Whoa!

I see you've found your new little pet.

He's mine?

You got him for me?

What do I do with him?

I can't take him home.

Mom and dad will get really mad.

They need to loosen up.

You can keep him here.

Why would you get a present like this?

You just met me.

Well, what if I told you I'm not

a total stranger?

What do you mean?

What if I told you that we're related?

That our lineage is inextricably connected,

like the rose to the thorn?

You have your--

your great-grandfather's ears and nose.

What does that mean?

I'm your grandmother, Bart.

Your mom takes after me, doesn't she?

So you got out of the mental institution?

I was never in a mental institution.

It was a outpatient clinic.

You make it sound like I'm crazy.

So why did you move next to us

and not tell mom?

There were hard feelings.

Family is complicated.

Very complicated.

But nevertheless,

family must always stick together.

That's why I was dedicated

to finding you,

and I'm determined to make things right.

You mustn't tell Cathy or Chris about me.

I'll tell them myself when the time is right.

My dad's come up with a "No Secrets" policy

in our family.

He did?

Oh, that's very ironic.

There's nothing wrong with a secret

If it's a little one,

and it's for the best.

You're old enough to understand

complicated things like this.

We need that big, beautiful foxworth brain of yours

to make things right.

Lad? Come here.

Let me tell you something.

I've known your grandmother a long time.

She's a persistent woman.

She's come here to get her family back,

and to make things right.

I have no doubt that she'll succeed.

In the meantime... I have something for you.

Now.. please stay here for a minute.

I'm goint to give you a lesson

in the family history.

Your great-grandfather, Malcolm Foxworth,

was a smart man.

He was a tycoon.

He built an empire.

And he was once one of the most powerful men

in America.

And you know what?

I see the same qualities he had in you.

The same energy,

Tenacity,

Smarts.

You're just like him.

Your great-grandfather's journal.

One of the only things left of him.

Malcolm spoke the truth.

Maybe you can learn a thing or two,

and avoid the moral pitfalls

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