Roger & Me Page #5

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on the way out the door.

Meanwhile, Flint's more fortunate were

holding their annual Great Gatsby Party...

at the home

of one of GM's founding families.

To show they weren't totally insensitive

to the plight of others...

they hired local people

to be human statues at the party.

What's it like in Flint these days?

Things are tough here

for the people that are laid off.

There's still people working.

I don't think it's as bad

as people may believe.

We started something,

and we're gonna finish it.

- We're gonna be the leaders.

- What did we start?

We started the industrial revolution...

an art form that's never been created

in the history of mankind.

- What was that industrial revolution?

- The cars. Steel.

It took off from there.

We invented the wheel again.

We're off again and running.

What advice do you have

for those having a rough go of it?

Get up in the morning

and go do something.

Start yourself. Get your own motor going.

There's things to do out there.

I don't think it's fair to pick on

the negative things and publicize them...

and not pick up

any of the good aspects about Flint.

What are some of those good aspects?

- The ballet. Your kids were involved in it.

- Ballet. Hockey. It's a great place to live.

Sheriff's department. Anybody home?

Hello?

I had found one man in Flint

with a secure job:

Sheriff's deputy Fred Ross.

I treat a person

the way I would like to be treated.

You know, I explain to them

that I got a job to do.

The court issued the order, not me.

If you can make peace

with your landlord, good.

If you can't, you've got a problem.

I've put out some good people.

You have a lot of people in this town

paying $800 to $900 a month house note.

That's a lot of money

to try to pay on unemployment.

Some of these people

don't want to leave...

especially older people.

Some of them have retired from the shop.

Taxes catch a lot of them, too.

So if things go down,

they close up some plants here...

this town is gonna be a rough place.

I continued my search for Roger.

I scoured the neighborhoods

of Grosse Pointe, Grosse Pointe Woods...

Grosse Pointe Farms, Grosse Pointe Park...

Grosse Pointe Shores,

and Bloomfield Hills.

I tried in vain to locate his house...

but the name Smith

was a common one among these people.

I then read that Roger was going to be

at the Grosse Pointe Yacht Club.

I decided to drop in on the affair.

I haven't seen him.

- You haven't seen him here yet?

- Just a moment.

- Are you calling him?

- Who, Roger Smith?

You want me to call Roger Smith?

I'm trying to get the manager to see

if anybody knows anything about him.

I'm sure he said the Grosse Pointe.

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