Three Secrets Page #5

how you and Susan are enjoying your trip

I know they'll be delighted when I tell them

you're returning in about two weeks.

Mother, I can't go through with it.

I won't let my child be adopted.

All the arrangements have been made.

I can't help that, I won't give him up.

What do you plan to do instead?

Keep him, bring him up.

And what pose will you maintain?

He'll never know.

I'll tell him I was married...

that his father was killed.

You can't keep that kind of secret forever.

Don't cheat your son, Susan.

Think of the moment when he finds out.

But giving him away...

my own flesh and blood

it's wrong...

unnatural.

Living with an illegitimate child will be

wrong and unnatural too

only it will last the rest of your life.

This will be over in a few months.

It's right and natural for every child

to be brought up in a normal home.

You must realize that.

Is it so terrible that I'm fighting

for my own child?

No, Susan, after all,

I'm fighting for my child.

I'll come back this evening.

Now you get some rest.

Just a minute, nurse.

You must be new here.

Yes, I am.

This baby never goes to its mother.

Oh.

Oh, nurse.

I'm Mrs. Connors.

May I hold the baby for a moment?

Of course.

She'll be back at The Shelter at five.

Yes.

Spread on child welfare might be interesting,

don't you think?

Just whistling in the dark myself.

Bad joke.

Sorry.

Why don't you keep quiet,

or would you like to wear a sign

with your name on it?

Relax. The way you're acting

you'd think you were the father.

Look at that. Isn't she a classic example?

Shhh.

Men.

Hey, I could swear

I've seen that girl before.

You have.

That was Ann Lawrence.

You may come in now, please.

Before you sign these

final surrender papers, Miss Connors...

it's my duty to tell you that

upon signing them

you sever all connections, both legal

and personal, with your child.

You'll have no recourse through law

for recovering your child.

And never under any conditions

will his whereabouts or any information

concerning him be available to you.

Do you understand, Miss Connors?

Is it empty?

No.

It's me.

Are you going through?

No, can I park?

Right over there.

Thanks.

Under the dawn light, the drama here

at Jackson's Lodge intensifies

with the preparation of the rescuers

making ready for their perilous ascent.

The volunteer climbers will be led

by kingpin mountaineer Noel Stephani

expected momentarily from Winnipeg.

Stephani is the only man available

who has made the direct ascent of the sheer face

of the south cliff where Johnnie Peterson lies.

Sunglasses, lady? You're gonna need them

when the sun comes up.

No, thanks.

Not many left, $3.

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