♪♪
Do You See Him Yet?
No.
Didn't He Call?
Yep. And He Said He'd Be Home For Dinner.
There He Is!
You'd Better Hurry!
Where's My Necklace?
What Necklace?
You Know The One With The Lion's Teeth?
Mom Made Me Put It Outside.
She Said It Stunk Up The House.
Mom!
Hey, Hey, Hey. Slow Down.
Brandy, Where's The Music?
I Got It!
[ Tribal Drums Playing ]
He's Pulling In The Driveway!
Here He Comes!
Hi, Daddy!
Hey, Darling. How Are You?
Hey, Guys. The Traffic Was Pretty Bad On Georgia Avenue.
So, What's New?
How Was Your Day?
Long. Three Subcommittee Meetings And The White House Luncheon.
Pass The Lemonade, Please.
[ Tribal Drums Playing ]
What's That I Hear?
They're Drums, Daddy.
African Tribal Drums From Senegal.
No. I Thought Maybe I Heard Someone Knocking.
I Guess Not.
And You Have Something On Your Face. Wipe It Off.
Daddy!
Tell Me She's Not Back On That Student Exchange Kick Again.
I Told You It Wouldn't Work.
Please, Daddy. We're Running Out Of Time.
Piper, We've Talked About This.
Yeah, I Know, But The Deadline's Tomorrow. Then It's Over.
We'll Forever Lose Our Opportunity To Enrich Our Lives
And Forge A Kinship And Bond
Between Our Black African Brothers And Sisters.
Don't Look At Me. Those Are Her Words.
And I Think You Made Your Point,
So Give The Senegal Drummer A Break.
Give Me Your Bowl.
Please?
Please, Please, Please, Please?
You're A Mess.
Press Conference Speech?
It Will Be--
Once I Get Past "Good Morning, And Thank You For Coming."
[ Tribal Drums Playing ]
African Drums?
Well, The Girl's Obsessed.
What Can I Tell You?
Why Can't She Be Obsessed With Something Less Disruptive,
Like Chores Or Homework?
Oh, Sometimes We Don't Get To Choose Our Obsessions.
Sometimes They Choose Us.
She Really Wants It Badly.
You Only Get The Short Version.
I'm The One Home With Her All Day.
How Long Would This Exchange Student Be Here?
About Four Months.
First Half Of The School Year.
And Where Would They Be Coming From?
Anywhere On The Continent Of Africa Would Be Fine With Piper.
Maybe It Would Be Good To Have An African Student In The House.
Sort Of Shorten The Cultural Divide
Between Black Americans And Black Africans.
Am I Hearing, "It's Fine With Me"?
As Long As You Understand This Kid Is Your Responsibility.
I Don't Have Time To Baby-Sit.
Thank You, Daddy! Thank You So Much!
I Knew You'd Come Around.
I Wonder What She'll Look Like?
Or What Country She'll Be Coming From?
How Do You Know They'll Be A "She"?
So You're Gonna Tell Him, Right?
Tonight, You'll Tell Him I Can Go?
I Can't Tell Your Father Anything, Mahree.
We'll Discuss It And, As Always,
He'll Decide What's Best.
I Think I'll Start With A Green Salad.
Discussing, Telling, Whatever You Want To Call It,
He Listens To You.
If You Say You Don't Mind, Then It's As Good As Done.
Perhaps.
What Would You Like, Rian?
I Don't Want Vegetables.
She Asked You What You Wanted,
Not What You Didn't Want, Domkop.
There He Is!
Dad, Over Here!
Hi, Dad.
Hey, Rian.
He's Smiling. That's A Good Sign.
Hello.
Hello, Pieter.
Hi. Hey, Mahree.
Hi, Dad.
Good News?
We Caught Him.
Who?
Steven Biko.
The Black Agitator?
Not Anymore.
He's Now Sitting In Jail In Durban.
Who's Steven Biko?
A Black Troublemaker.
He's Always Rousing And Stirring Up Things.
Just Like You.
He Violated The Ban By Traveling Outside His Area.
Well Done.
Now Maybe Our Poor Country Can Get A Little Peace.
And What Are We Having?
I've Worked Up An Appetite.
What's Going On?
Going On? Nothing's Going On.
Mahree Wants To Go To America
On Some Dumb Student Exchange Program,
But She's Afraid To Ask You
Because You Might Say No,
So She Wants Mother To Do It For Her.
Student Exchange Program?
When Did This Come Up?
About A Week Ago,
The School Headmaster Sent The Paperwork Out.
To America?
Yes, Dad. Wouldn't That Be Exciting?
The United States!
Plus, Extra Credit Will Be Given To Those Who Go
And Attend A Foreign School.
What Do You Think Of This?
Mom Thinks It's Great!
She Didn't Say It Was Great.
She Said It Sounded Interesting.
You Have One Life To Live. Don't Push It!
Plus, The Headmaster Said Traveling Abroad
Will Make It Easier To Get Into A University.
Maybe Even A Full Tuition And--
You Think This Is A Good Idea?
Well, She's Never Been Out Of South Africa Before
And She Is A Little Young.
Yeah. That's What I Think.
However, It'll Only Be For A Few Months,
The Cost Is Manageable,
And It's An Opportunity That May Not Come By Again.
And If She Stays With A Responsible Family,
I Have No Problem In Letting Her Go.
If I Say Yes, Can I Eat? Because I'm Starving.
Thank You!
Oh, Thank You, Daddy! Thank You!
Aaah!
Excuse Me, Boss?
Bloody Kaffir!
Let Me Help You. Come.
Out!
I Hope I Get To Go Someplace Exciting, Flora,
Like New York Or Los Angeles.
Either One Of Those Would Be Great!
Do They Not Give You A Choice?
Well, They Try,
But It Depends On How Many Families They Get,
Willing To Have Foreign Students Come Live With Them.
They Call Them Host Families.
I Think Going To America Will Be Good For You.
Do You? Why?
I Don't Know... Little Things I Have Heard,
Like What?
They Think Differently Over There.
Sometimes It Is Good To Learn
How Other People Think.
I'm Going To America To Have Fun, Flora,
Not To Learn Anything.
No Kidding! An African Student Staying At Your House?
Yeah.
Not Just Any Old African Student,
A South African Student.
Like You Even Know Where South Africa Is.
Sure I Do. It's South Of North Africa.
So, Can You Help Us?
Help You How?
Well, Tell Us About Africa.
Why Me?
Because You're African.
Even I Can Answer That.
I'm Nigerian.
Nigeria Is As Far From South Africa
As Washington Probably Is From London.
Hey, I Didn't Know That.
See, You're Helping Us Already.
All I Can Tell You Is That There Are Serious Problems
In South Africa Between The Blacks And The Whites.
You Know About Apartheid?
A-Part-Tide?
Right. Just Think Of The Word "Apart."
Like Keeping People Apart From Each Other--
The Blacks And The Whites.
The Blacks Aren't Happy Because They're Treated Pretty Badly.
I Thought You Needed My Help.
Well, I Hear My Mom And Dad Talking About It Now And Then.
Do You Know What Village Your Guest Is Going To Be Coming From?
No. No Idea.
Well, There Are Nine Tribes In South Africa,
And They All Speak Different Languages.
Did You Hear I'm Staying With A Congressman And His Family
In Washington, D.C.?
Oh, A Congressman.
That's A Very Important Person, Yes?
A Very Important Person.
United States Representative From California,
Congressman Ronald V. Dee-Looms!
Kind Of A Funny Name, Dee-Looms.
Dee-Looms?
Yeah. D-E-L-L-U-M-S. Dee-Looms.
Dellums?
No. Dee-Looms.
What Do You Know Of Him And His Family?
He Has A Wife And Three Kids.
Two Boys And A Girl My Age.
Did You Send Them A Picture?
Are You Kidding? I Hate All My Pictures.
Besides, The Application Didn't Ask For One.
Hey, Look! Look!
Look What I Just Caught!
Isn't It Pretty?
The Bird Book Calls It A Weaver Bird.
Wanna Know Why?
Let Me Guess. Because It Weaves.
No Fair. You Read The Book.
They Weave Their Nest Like A--
With Twigs.
That's Right.
The Book Didn't Say What It Eats.
Give It A Worm.
I Tried. I Also Gave It Grapes,
Bread And Jungle Oats.
It Wouldn't Eat None Of 'Em.
Izimbewu.
What's That?
Seeds.
How Do You Know So Much About This Bird?
There Were A Great Many Of Them In My Village.
Did You Have One?
Not In A Cage.
They Were Free.
As A Little Girl, I Used To Watch Them Build Their Nests--
Giant Baskets As Tall As A Man.
Inside Of Them, There Were Many Smaller Nests
Where They Would Raise Their Families.
Like A Village.
Yes. And There Were Many Different Colors.
Red, And Some Were Black, And Others Were Yellow.
I Would Watch Them For Hours,
Thinking How They Worked Together,
Helped Each Other.
Never Did I See Them Fight.
I Would Wonder Why People Could Not Be More Like Them.
Because People Are Not Birds, Flora.
The Things You Say, Sometimes.
Seeds?
Yes.
I'll Try It!
Did You Remember To Pack My Shampoo And Extra Toothbrush?
Yes.
And A Warm Coat?
You Know It's Their Winter When It's Our Summer.
Oh, I Didn't Know That.
Well, Your Coat Is Packed, And Extra Jackets.
Mahree, Look At The Flag!
Where Did You Get That?
What?
The Flag, Donkey!
What Are You Doing With It?
I Found It. What's Wrong With It?
It's The Flag Of The South African Troublemakers.
That's What's Wrong With It.
Give It To Me.
Father Will Thump You Good If He Catches You With It!
How Was I Supposed To Know?
It Was Just Lying In The Street.
What Was Lying In The Street?
Nothing.
Mahree, Remember What I Told You.
Don't Go Anywhere Unescorted,
Don't Talk To Anyone I Don't Know.
Which Is Everybody.
And Do Stay Close To The Congressman And His Family.
Mom, Don't Start Crying. Not Again.
I'll Be Fine. Really, I Will.
Of Course She Will.
Because Within One Week,
She'll Be So Homesick, She'll Be Pleading With Us
To Send For Her.
I Will Not.
You Will Too.
One Week, You'll Be Back Inside This House,
In Your Bed, And We'll Hear No More Talk
About You Going To America.
Remember These Words.
Well, You're Wrong.
Say Goodbye To Your Brother.
Bye. Bye.
Goodbye.
Take Care.
I Will.
I'll Write. Look Out For My Letter.
Uh-Hmm. Have Fun In America Now.
I Will.
And Pay Attention.
South Africans Say They Treat All People Humanely.
But My Point Is,
Black South African Babies
Die At A Rate 13 Times Higher Than White Babies.
[ Sirens Passing By ] Lack Of Jobs, Inadequate Housing,
Chronic Food Shortages Are Everyday Occurrences--
Gotta Deadline.
Good Speech, Congressman.
Yeah. As Always.
Thank You.
How Come More People Didn't Show Up?
Don't They Know This Stuff Is Really Important?
Not Important Enough.
Well, It Was A Good Speech, Anyway?
And I Can Always Say,
I Had To Shout To Be Heard.
Oh, We've Gotta Go.
Her Plane Lands Soon.
What's Her Name... Maria Box?
Mahree Bok, Daddy!
Right. Mahree.
We'll Stop By The Office On Our Way Back From The Airport
So You Can Meet Her.
All Right. Drive Safe.
Mah-Ree!
Ladies And Gentlemen, Flight Number 745,
Direct Service From Johannesburg
Has Now Arrived At Gate 17-A.
There They Are!
You Know, It Sure Would Be Easier If We Knew What She Looked Like.
I Know, Honey.
There She Is! There She Is!
Mahree! Over Here, Honey!
Give Her The Flowers.
Ok.
Guess Not.
Ok.
Maybe She Missed The Flight.
Come On.
Excuse Me. We Were Expecting A Passenger On This Flight.
And Their Name?
Mahree Bok.
I'm Mahree Bok.
Oh, No.
That Can't Be Her.
Well, How Many Mahree Boks Could There Be On One Airplane?
But She's White.
Uh-Huh. It Looks That Way.
Come On.
Hi, Mahree.
Hello.
Mahree Bok? Exchange Student?
Yes.
The Exchange Student From Dundee, South Africa?
Yes. I Was Supposed To Be Met By The Congressman Dee-Looms
And His Family.
Dellums. I'm Roscoe And This Is My Daughter, Piper.
Where's The Congressman?
At Work.
At The U.S. Capitol?
Yes. You'll Meet Him Soon.
We'll Stop By On Our Way To The House.
Good.
I Have Two Bags. I'll Point Them Out To You.
Come On.
Roscoe, How Are You?
Oh, I'm Fine, Ted. How're You Doing, Jason?
Ron's Been Telling Us About The New Addition To Your Family.
Oh, Yeah. We're All Pretty Excited.
Could You Excuse Us For A Moment?
Good To See You.
Is She Here?
Yes, She Is--
Well, Send Her In.
She Doesn't Have To Wait In The Hall.
Wait A Minute, Honey. There's Something You Need To Know.
Piper, Is That You, Sprouting Up Like A Weed?
Please Tell Me That's Not Her.
I Thought I Was Going To Meet The Congressman.
Yes. This Is My Husband, Ron--
Congressman Ron Dellums.
And, Sweetheart, This Is Our New House Guest,
Mahree Bok.
You're Kidding!
This Is A Joke, Right?
Right?
You're The Family?
Yes.
And You're The Congressman?
Welcome To America.
Oh, I Never Knew Silence Could Be So Loud.
How Could This Happen?
Assumptions Will Get You Every Time.
We Assumed "African" Meant Black African.
She Assumed "Congressman" Meant White Politician.
We Both Assumed Wrong.
Did You See How She Acted When She Found Out Who We Were?
I Don't Think Who We Are Is The Problem.
Look, What She Is And What We Are
Has Nothing To Do With It.
Once We Get Her Home
And We Get A Chance To Know Her,
She Gets A Chance To Know Us,
It'll Work Out Fine. You Just Watch.
How Much Longer?
They Should Be On Their Way.
[ Tribal Drums Playing ]
I Hope The Music Is Right.
It's Zulu!
[ Blows Kazoo ]
Ah, This Is Great!
I Need Another Zulu Kazoo.
That's Not A Zulu Kazoo.
Zulu Kazoo To You Too.
Here's Their Car! Get Ready!
Where Are We? Why Am I Here?
This Is Where We Live.
You Live Here?
Help Me With Her Bags.
[ Tribal Drums Playing ]
Welcome! Hudunga!
Where Is She?
Everyone, I'd Like For You To Meet Mahree.
That's Billy, Erik--
Come On. Where Is She, Really?
That's Her.
I Thought We Ordered A Real African.
Come On Out, Sweetheart. We Didn't Mean To Startle You.
We Were Just, You Know...
Welcoming You.
Yeah, We Didn't Mean To Scare You.
Poor Thing Has To Be Starved.
I'm Just Glad She's Holed Up In Piper's Room
Instead Of Ours.
How Long Do You Think She Can Last In There?
I Read You Can Live Weeks Without Food
But Days Without Water,
Unless You're A Camel.
Why Don't You Two Just Grow Up?
That's Not A Bad Idea.
She's The One Who's Treating Us Like We're Diseased Or Something.
Mahree's Just Upset.
That Makes Two Of Us.
Well, I Think A Little Sensitivity And Maturity
Is What We Need Right Now.
A White South African?!
[ Snickering ]
Yes. I'd Like To Place A Collect Call To The Bok Family
In Dundee, South Africa. It's An Emergency.
Hello?
What's An International Operator?
It's Your Sister!
Hello? Yes. We'll Accept The Charges.
Mahree?
Is That Her Calling Already?
Hi, Mom.
Hello, Darling. How Are You?
Don't Tell Me She's Homesick Already And Wants To Leave.
How Long Did I Give Her?
A Week. You Said She'd Be Crying To Come Home In A Week.
And It's Only Been Two Days.
Stop Teasing Her. You Don't Know That's Why She's Calling.
Let Me Talk To Her.
Is That My Lonely Little Flower?
Hi, Daddy.
Ah, Listen, There Are Only Two Flights Out A Week.
Do You Think You Can Hang On Another Couple Of Days?
Mahree?
Who Said Anything About Coming Home?
I Just Called To Tell You Guys I'm Having The Time Of My Life.
Really?
Yes. It's Been Great.
And The Family Is... Wonderful.
I've Gotta Go.
Somebody Needs To Use The Phone.
I'll Write. Love You. Bye.
What's Wrong?
Nothing.
She Says She's Having The Time Of Her Life.
You've Still Got Five More Days, Father.
Piper's Staying In The Guest Room For The Night.
And Then?
Then We'll See What Happens In The Morning.
See What?
See If Mahree Comes Around.
Roscoe, This Is A White South African Girl!
She's Been Dropped Into A House Of Blacks!
What's She Gonna Come Around To?
What If I Can Persuade Her To Stay?
Sweetheart, Listen To Me.
I Have Been Fighting Bigotry My Whole Life.
Both Here And Overseas.
It Goes Against Everything I'm About
To Have A Racist, White South African Living In My House!
She's Just A Child, Ron.
Yes, She's A Child Who Obviously Doesn't Want To Stay Here!
Roscoe, The Girl Locked Herself In A Room!
Ha! Beat That, Baby!
Oh, Be Quiet.
Hey, Billy. Any Sign Of Her?
Nope. I Thought I Heard The Bathroom Sink Running This Morning,
But It Could Have Been My Imagination.
Well, I Picked Her Up Something To Eat On The Way Home.
You Want To Give It A Try?
Piper?
If She Won't Come Out,
We Ought To Let Her Starve.
Mahree, It's Me, Piper.
Mom Bought You Something To Eat.
Looks Like Some Fries And A Chocolate Shake.
I've Locked Myself Out Of My Room
Enough Times To Learn How To Get Back In.
You Do Drink Chocolate, Don't You?
Or Maybe You Only Like Vanilla.
Mahree, I've Placed A Phone Call To The Exchange Program Coordinator.
Hopefully, They Can Find Another Host Family For You,
But If Not, They Will Be Sending You Home. Ok?
Are All South Africans Weird?
Or Is It Just You?
One Week, You'll Be Back Inside This House, In Your Bed.
And We'll Hear No More Talk About You Going To America.
[ Phone Rings ]
Hello?
Hi, Sweetheart. It's Me.
I'm Still In The Middle Of All This Paperwork
But I Should Make It For Dinner.
You Need Anything?
Oh, No. I'm Ok, Sweetheart.
Is She Still There?
Yes, Ron, She's Still Here,
But She Will Be Leaving Soon.
All Right. I'll See You In A Little While.
Alrighty, Bye Bye.
Piper, Are You Feeling Ok?
I've Always Wondered What It Would Be Like To Have A Sister!
Oh, Honey, I Am So Sorry The Way This Thing Worked Out.
Yeah! Me Too.
Piper!
What's Her Problem?
We Went Through A Lot Of Trouble To Help Make Things Easy For Her!
Her Problem Is, She's Human, Just Like The Rest Of Us.
Well, She's Not Like Us!
She's Not Like Me!
No Wonder Dad Can't Stand South Africans!
You Have Never Heard Your Father Say That!
It Is The South African System Of Government
That He Has A Problem With--
Not The People Affected By It.
What's The Difference?!
The Difference Is, Whites As Well As Blacks Can Be Victims.
Remember, She's Just 14.
So? I'm Only 13 And I Have Better Sense Than To Act Like That!
Oh, You Do? Remember Your Reaction At The Airport?
I Got Over It.
Well, Given Time, Maybe She Would Too.
She's The One Who Wants To Leave!
No One's Throwing Her Out!
Look, It's Not The End Of The World.
We Can Try This Again Next Year.
We've Already Gotten Over The Biggest Hurdle, Right?
Getting Your Father To Go Along With It.
Well, I Don't Think I Want To Do It Again.
Well, We'll See.
Mahree, Is Something Wrong?
I'd Like To Stay.
Of Course You Would, Honey,
And I Can Imagine You Being Disappointed.
No, No...
I'd Like To Stay Here.
With You.
If That's Ok.
Well, Of Course It's Ok.
[ Knocking ]
It's Open.
Well, Whatta Ya Know. It Is.
I'm Sorry.
Yeah? Well, You Should Be.
So You're Staying?
Yes. But Only If You Want Me To.
Well, I Always-- We Always Wanted You To.
I Saw The Gift.
Well, You Didn't Open It.
Oh. I Almost Forgot.
All I Knew About You Was That You Were Around My Age.
I Hope You Like It.
Ok, Let's Open It Together.
Ok, 1...2...3!
Does This Mean We Think Alike?
Well, I Guess,
But It Also Means Neither Of Us Has Much Money.
Ok, So I See You Like Music.
Oh, I Love Music!
And You Have A Great Selection.
Rian Would Give Anything To See This.
Rian?
My Kid Brother.
He's Crazy About This Group.
Kc And The Sunshine Band?
Well, They're Ok.
He Would Flip To See This.
See What?
That Most Of Them Are Bantu.
Where I Come From, Everyone Thinks They're White.
Bantu?
Well, Since You're Staying, I'm Gonna Help You Move.
Move?
Yeah. Down The Hallway To The Guest Room.
The One You're Supposed To Be In.
Don't Take It Personally. I Just Want My Room Back.
Here. Let Me Get That.
We Are So Disappointed That Things Didn't Work Out.
And I Hope You Don't Let This Experience Sour You On Our Country.
Dad?
What?
Where Are You Going With Mahree's Suitcases?
The Car.
No. She's Staying.
She's Just Moving To The Guest Room.
Uh-Huh.
She's Staying.
Who, Mahree?
Yep. I Wonder Why She Changed Her Mind?
Maybe Her Family Doesn't Want Her Back.
Maybe They've Been Waiting Years To Get Rid Of Her.
Now They've Got Their Chance.
That's Stupid.
If We Could Send Piper To The Other Side Of The World,
Wouldn't We Do It?
In A Minute!
Roscoe, Tell Me She's Just Here For The Night!
You Want Me To Lie To You?
What Happened?
I Don't Know, Ron.
She Just Said She Wanted To Stay.
Wait. When I Left--
What Was I Supposed To Say, Ron?
No, I'm Sorry, But We Don't Allow White South Africans In Our House?
Would That Have Been So Terrible?
Yes!
No. I Think Terrible Is How She's Treated Us.
Would You Keep Your Voice Down? She Might Hear You.
It's About Time Somebody Listened To Me.
What's That?
It's Her Application.
I Had The Exchange Office Send It Over.
Maybe It'll Give Us A Clue To Help Us Understand Her Better.
You Want A Clue?
Nationality: South African, Race: White.
End Of Mystery.
Oh, She's Got One Brother,
About Erik's Age.
Her Mother's A Housewife
And Her Father's A Policeman.
You're Kidding?
Roscoe...
Oh, Come On, Ron!
Roscoe, Her Father's A South African Cop!
That's Like Being A Jew
And Inviting The Gestapo Over For Laughs.
You're Overreacting.
And I Think I Know Why.
I Think You're A Little Scared.
Of What?
Of Maybe Getting A Little Close To Her.
Of Maybe Finding Out That Apartheid
Is A Little More Complicated Than We Like To Think.
Apartheid Is Complicated,
There Is Nothing Complicated About Racism, Roscoe!
It's Wrong!
You're Right. It Is Wrong.
But If We Have An Opportunity
To Correct It, Shouldn't We?
Don't We Have That Obligation To Our Children?
Our Children Aren't Racist.
Yes, But That's Just Because We Made An Effort
To Teach Them Not To Be.
Ron, What Kind Of Message Would We Be Giving Them
If We Sent This Little Girl Away
After She's Asked To Stay?
Is That What You Want To Teach Them?
Teach Us What?
What Is It, Piper?
Mahree Needs Some Towels.
How Did We End Up Talking About Me?!
Hey. Good Morning.
Good Morning, Honey.
Save Me Some Banana.
Banana? What Banana?
Good Morning.
Good Morning, Sweetheart.
I Need Shoes For School.
That's It? Just Shoes?
And Maybe Some Pants, Skirts, And Blouses.
Oh, Because I Was Ready To Ask You For I.D.,
To Find Out Who Was Masquerading As My Daughter.
Maybe We'll Go To The Mall Today.
Yes!
Good Morning.
Please, Sit.
We're Going To The Mall Today. You Want To Come?
Sure.
You Must Be Hungry.
Yes. Do You Have Any Orange Juice?
Pass Her The Orange Juice.
Thank You.
I Would Also Like Some Rusk, Breakfast Sausage,
Scrambled Eggs, And Maybe Some Bringal, If You Have Any.
We'll Be At The Playground.
Tell Me When You're Ready To Leave.
If You Don't Have Sausage, Bacon Will Be Fine.
Is Something Wrong?
Nothing We Can't Fix.
Do You Have A Maid At Home, Mahree?
A Maid?
A Servant. House Girl?
We Have Flora.
Oh. Ok.
For The Next Few Months, Mahree,
You Will Be Considered Part Of The Family.
That's The Only Way I Know How To Make This Work.
I Will Treat You No Different Than My Own Children.
That Includes Eating What And When The Family Eats.
So, Even If I Knew What Rusk And Bringal Were,
This Morning, We're Having Good, Old-Fashioned Sugar Hoops.
Good Morning.
Is Everyone In This Neighborhood In The Government?
No. Doctor Sherman, He's A Pediatrician.
Mr. And Mrs. Crawford, They're College Professors.
And Billy's Dad--
Well, You Know Billy-- The Little Goofball With The Kazoo--
Works At The Pentagon.
How Ya Doin'?
Is This Still Washington?
Uh-Huh.
It Looks Kind Of Like Our Townships.
I Imagine It Does.
Sure A Lot Different From Where You Live.
Oh, America Isn't Perfect, Mahree.
We Still Have Our Problems To Work Out, As Well.
Uuuh!
Oh, That's Ok, Honey.
He Just Wants To Wash The Windshield.
Is That His Job, Window Washing?
Well, It Is Today.
And Does His Pass Say "Window Washer"?
What Pass?
She Means Identity Or Movement Pass.
Blacks In South Africa Have To Carry I.D. Cards
That State Their Occupation
And Where They're Allowed To Travel To Work.
Allowed To Travel?
Yeah. To Go From One City To Another.
No Way.
What's It For?
To Help The Police Keep Track Of Them.
Keep Track Of Who?
The Blacks.
Why?
Why? It's For Their Own Good.
And Do They Like Having To Carry Around These Passes?
Of Course. Why Wouldn't They?
It Keeps 'Em Safe And Out Of Trouble.
Thank You.
Are All Shopping Malls In America Like This?
Oh, Some Are Larger, Some Smaller,
But Mostly The Same.
Lots Of Stores And Lots Of Walking.
But Like This? People Just Shopping Together?
Going Into Stores? Blacks And Whites?
That's Allowed?
It's Against The Law For A Store Owner
To Stop Somebody From Coming Into Their Store
Just Because Of Their Race.
Not That They'd Want To.
They're In Business To Make Money.
And If You've Got Money, They Want Your Business.
That Is Right.
Let's Go Upstairs.
[ Rock Music Plays ]
♪ Well, Here's A Gift ♪
♪ To Show Our Love ♪
♪ And Read This Card ♪
♪ We're So Proud Of ♪
♪ Today We're Celebrating You ♪
I Think You Looked Jazzed In Those Platform Shoes.
My Mother Would Scream If She Saw Me In Those Things.
Oh, I Think After Ten Minutes,
Your Feet Would Scream First.
Ooh!
Bloody Kaffir!
Don't Hit Him.
Sir, Sir, Really, I'm Sorry. Really.
Hey, It's Not Your Fault.
Can I Get You Something?
Yeah.
One Of These Chocolate Sundaes. Pretty Good.
Yeah. All Right.
All Right!
♪ Well, Here's A Gift ♪
♪ To Show Our Love ♪
♪ And Read This Card ♪
♪ We're So Proud Of ♪
♪ Today We're Celebrating You ♪
♪ Happy Birthday... ♪
♪ To You ♪♪
I Didn't Know It Was Your Birthday.
Congratulations!
It's Not.
Then Why Did They...?
Piper!
May I? Loco-Nut's My Favorite.
Oh, This Is Great.
We've Got 15 Nations Lined Up So Far For The Pan African Festival.
We're Waiting To Hear From Morocco, Egypt, And Tanzania.
How Are We Coming With The Permits?
Fire, Police, Sanitation, All There.
[ Intercom Buzzes ]
You've Got A Call, Mr. Dellums.
Take A Message, Please.
It's The South African Embassy.
Put It Through.
Hello?
Ron Dellums?
This Is He. Who Is This?
Genevieve Hofmeyr Of The South African Embassy.
What Can I Do For You, Miss Hofmeyr?
Mrs. And I'm Calling To Confirm
That You're Hosting A South African Student
By The Name Of Mahree Bok.
My Family Is, Yes.
Why? Is That Against One Of Your Laws, Mrs. Hofmeyr?
No, Mr. Dellums--
Congressman.
We Just Like To Keep Track Of Our Nationals.
Especially The Children.
And I Thought That's What Parents Were For.
Thank You For Your Time, Congressman.
While I Have You On The Phone,
Maybe You Can Give Me Some Information
About A Steven Biko You're Hosting In One Of Your Jails.
I'll Forward Your Request To The Ambassador, Congressman.
Good Afternoon.
Can You Believe That?!
They Actually Had The Nerve To Call To Confirm
That She Was Staying With Us.
Wonder How They Found Out.
Who Knows?
She Probably Had To Apply For An Exit Visa
To Leave Her Country.
Maybe They Put A Tail On All Their Citizens,
Like The Russian Kgb.
You Think So?
I'm Joking, Ron.
They're Capable Of It, You Know.
My, Aren't We Worked Up?
And All This Over A Little Girl
That You Didn't Even Want In Your House.
It's The Principle Of The Thing.
I Don't Like Being Told Who Can Or Cannot
Stay In My Own Home.
I Like Them, But Are They First-Day-Of-School Shoes?
Or... What Do You Think?
They're Nice.
I Know They're Nice,
But Are They First-Day-Of-School Nice
Or Second-Day, They're-Ok,
Don't-Mind-If-They-Get-Scuffed- Up-That-Way Shoes?
I Don't Know. I Don't Have These Kinds Of Problems Back Home.
You Don't Wear Shoes In Dundee?
Well, Sure We Do,
But They're All Alike.
All Students Wear Uniforms.
No Way! Like Catholic Schools?
Like All The Schools.
It's Just The Way It Is.
All The Way Up To Standard Ten When You Matric.
Ok, Are We Talking English Here
Or South Africanese?
Standard Ten Is Your Twelfth Grade.
And To Matriculate Means To Graduate.
Ok.
So, I Don't Have To Wear A Uniform?
Well, Not Unless My School Changed The Dress Code Over The Summer.
Your School? I'm Going To Your School?
Yeah. Where Did You Think You Were Going?
Not To A Bantu School.
What?
Bantu. You Called The School "Bantu."
Does That Mean Nigger?
No, No. In Afrikaans, Bantu Means Negro Or Black.
Kaffir Means Nigger.
Which I'd Never Say.
You'd Be Bantu In My Country.
Maybe Even Colored. Never Kaffir.
At Least Not To Me.
Kaffir, Bantu, Colored...
They All Mean "Black People"?
Well, Not Colored, Technically.
How Many Different Words Do They Have For Whites?
Just... White.
Ok.
And They Call Traffic Lights, "Robots."
And The Trunk Of A Car, A "Boot."
Pretty Weird, Huh?
Uh-Huh.
Plus, They've Got All These Different Classifications For People...
You Know, Like Whites, Or Asians, Colored...
We'd Be Bantu...
Or Did She Say I Was A Kaffir?
Mahree Called You A Kaffir?
She Called You A Kaffir?!
Maybe I'm Getting It Mixed Up.
That's It! The Embassy Can Have Her Back!
No. Wait! I Think I Got It Wrong!
Ron!
She Said Bantu, Daddy, Not Kaffir.
Kaffir's The Bad One. Bantu Just Means Black.
I Know What They Mean.
Kaffir's What She Said She'd Never Call Me.
Are You Sure?
Yeah, I'm Sure.
I Messed Up.
Sorry.
It's Ok. Really.
Goodnight.
Oh!
I'm Sorry.
No, No. It's Ok. You Can Read.
I Thought I Heard Something Out Here
And Just Came To Check.
Go On. Sit.
What Are You Reading?
Ah, "Roots." Good Book.
Important Book Here In The U.S.
It Helped Americans-- White Americans--
See The Horror Of Slavery.
I Don't Suppose You Were Taught Anything In South Africa
About American Slavery?
No.
Figures.
Well, You Picked A Great Book.
Probably The Best Book In The House.
And If You Don't Have A Chance To Finish It,
You Feel Free To Take It Home With You.
Thank You.
Don't Mention It.
Well, I've Got An Early Day.
Goodnight.
Mr. Dellums...
I'm Sorry.
For What?
For Making You Think I Called Piper A Kaffir.
Well, I Didn't Think...
You Heard Me?
But, It's Ok.
Maybe I Was Supposed To Hear It.
I Don't Think You're A Bad Person, Mahree.
I Just Think You've Been Taught Some Bad Things.
I'm Going To Bed.
And So Should You. School Starts Tomorrow.
And Falling Asleep In Class On The First Day Of School
Is Frowned On Here In America.
I Know. I've Done It.
Goodnight.
So, What Do You See When You Get Up In The Morning
And Look Out Your Bedroom Window?
I See Grass, Some Trees.
No, I Mean What Kind Of Animals Do You See?
Giraffes? Lions? Tigers? What?
I See Cows And Sheep.
Some Dogs And Cats. Lots Of Birds.
Sheep? Dogs? I Thought You Lived In Africa.
I Do. But You've Probably Seen As Many Lions
And Elephants As I Have.
Yeah, But Only At The Circus.
Want To Know Where I Saw My First And Last Lion?
Where?
The Johannesburg Zoo.
You're Kidding!
I'm Not. We Have Game Reserves,
Sort Of Like Big Parks
Where You Can Go And See Them,
But I've Never Been To One.
Well, What's The Fun In Growing Up In Africa
If You Can't Get Chased By A Rhino?
Well, Here's Where You Guys Get Off.
Children, To The Elementary School.
Junior High For The Adults.
Run Along Now. You Don't Want To Be Late.
Yes, Yes.
Excuse Me?
I'm A New Exchange Student.
Oh, That's Your Line.
Exchange Students And Transfers.
Welcome To Wilson.
Well, I Guess I'll See You At Lunch.
Bye.
Oh.
You're Supposed To Say You're Sorry.
She Is Sorry.
I Didn't Hear It.
Then Take Off The Helmet.
Oops, My Mistake.
You're Not Wearing One. That's Your Head.
Don't Let Those Dumb Football Players Scare You.
They're All Talk.
Just Like My Brothers.
See You Later.
Hey. Line's Moving.
So, How Was School?
Every Year You Ask The Same Thing.
Every Year The Answer's The Same--
The First Day Of School's Always
Boring! Boring!
With A Capital "B".
Well, I Got A Couple Of Decent Classes.
Hmmm.
How Was Your Day, Mahree?
She Has Homework Already.
Too Bad.
What Is It?
Um, A Book Report.
What's The Book?
Um, It's Called "Cry, The Beloved Country" By Alan Paton.
Oh, I Think We Have That Book.
It's About South Africa, Right?
I Don't Know.
I'm Almost Sure It Is.
Well, If We Do Have It, It Will Save You A Trip To The Library.
Though, You Probably Already Read It.
Maybe.
This Book Was Required Reading At My High School.
Oh, Paton. He Was Pretty Famous Over Here.
Thank You.
You're Welcome.
Hey.
Oh, Hi.
Just Reading.
Oh, The One For The Book Report?
Yeah. Um, I Hadn't Read It.
Oh.
To Be Honest, I've Never Even Heard Of It Before.
You're Kidding?
A Book About Your Own Country,
Written By One Of Your Most Famous Authors?
Well, He Might Be Famous Here, But Not In South Africa.
It's Probably Banned.
Banned?
Yeah. There's Certain Books, Movies, People,
Even Tv Shows That We're Not Allowed To See.
Who, The Kids?
No. Everyone.
Well, Who's Stopping You?
The Government.
Why?
To Protect Us.
From What?
I Don't Know. That's Just The Way It Is.
Weird.
Hey, "Freaky Friday" Is Playing
At The Movies This Weekend.
You Wanna Go?
Movies.
Oh, Yeah. I Keep Forgetting.
See, Um, We Call Movies Bioscopes And Cinemas
In South Africa.
Bioscopes? Ok, That's Really, Really Weird.
Well, Sure. I'd Love To Come.
Great.
I'm Glad You Stayed.
I'm Glad I Stayed Too.
[ Rock Music Playing ]
Maybe I Can Teach You.
Tennis? I Don't Know?
Oh, Come On. It'll Be Fun.
Well, As Long As I Don't Have To Wear Those Little Dolly Skirts.
If I Have To Wear One, You Have To Wear One.
Hey, I Wonder Who That Is?
Hi.
What's Going On?
Mahree, Piper, These Are The Hofmeyrs.
They're From The South African Embassy.
They'd Like To Speak With Mahree.
In Private... If That's Ok.
How Did They Treat You?
Who?
The Family, Child. The Dellums.
Fine. They're Treating Me Fine.
What's Going On?
You're Leaving.
What?
Gather Your Things.
But I Don't Want To Go!
You Are A Minor, Young Lady.
And As Such, You Have No Authority
To Make That Decision.
Do My Parents Know About This?
We Will Notify Them When We Get To The Embassy.
Pack Your Things. You Won't Be Coming Back.
What's Going On?
I've Got To Go.
Please Understand That What We're Doing
Is For The Safety Of The Child.
What Safety?
We Have No More Control Over Events In Our Country,
Than You Have Over Events In Yours.
Just What Are You Talking About?
We Appreciate Your Cooperation.
Hey, Mom?
No. It's All Right, Piper. It's Ok, Honey.
I'm Calling Dad.
He's Been In Emergency Meetings All Morning.
How Can They Just Take Her Like That?!
Stop Apartheid Now! Stop Apartheid Now!
What's Going On?
What's Happening?
It's A Riot. Don't Look At Them.
Stop Apartheid Now!
Why Are They Doing This?
Shhhhh!
Come With Me.
Amanda, This Is Mahree Bok.
Her Parents Must Be Called And Arrangements Made
To Send Her Home Immediately.
Mahree, This Is Amanda, My Secretary.
She'll Look After You.
Is There Anything I Can Get You, Mahree?
No. But You Could Tell Me What's Going On.
The Fool Has Just Up And Killed Himself.
Who?
Biko, The Terrorist.
He's Killed Himself
And The Americans Have Gone Daft Over It.
They've Been Out There All Day.
Why Would He Kill Himself?
Who Knows How They Think?
Maybe He Fashioned Himself A Martyr?
The Fact Is, He's Dead And The World Is Carrying On
As Though We're Responsible.
That's Why We Thought We'd Best Get You Out Of That House.
There's No Telling How They'd React.
Who's They?
Those People You Were Staying With.
What People? You Mean The Dellums?
Well, If Not Them, Then Maybe Some Of Their Neighbors.
Is That Why You Made Me Leave?
You And About A Half Dozen Other Minors Here On Student Visas.
I Should Think You'd Be Glad To Get Away From That.
Get Away From What?!
It's Ok. You'll Understand When You Get Older.
I Understand Now! This Is Stupid!
Some Guy Kills Himself Halfway Around The World
And You Think I'm In Danger?!
You'll Understand When You Get Older.
You'll Be Staying Here Until We Can Contact Your Folks
And Get You On A Plane Home.
It's Official.
Amnesty International Just Confirmed That Biko Didn't Kill Himself.
He Died From Injuries From Being Beaten... By The Police.
Is It Documented?
By South African News Organizations.
Let's See Their Government
Try To Wiggle Their Way Out Of This One.
Wire Services Are Reporting Demonstrations
At South African Embassies All Over The World.
Well, What About The U.S. Press?
They Still Playing "See No Evil"?
Not Anymore.
...Steven Biko Was A Popular And Charismatic Activist
For Human Rights For The Disenfranchised Black Majority
In South Africa.
His Suspicious Death Has Sparked Mass Demonstrations
On College Campuses In New York, California, Georgia,
New Jersey, And Here, At The Nation's Capitol...
It Took This To Finally Get Their Attention.
And Now That We Have It,
We Need To Run With It.
Your Daughter's On The Line.
Can You Tell Her I'll Call Her Back?
She's Been Calling All Day. She Sounds Upset.
Line Four.
Hey, Sweets, It's A Little Crazy Here Right Now.
Ah, Can We Talk When I Get Home?
She's Gone, Daddy!
They Took Her!
Wh-Wh-Wha-- Hold On.
They Came And Just Took Her Away!
Who Took Who Away?
The People From The Embassy!
They Made Mahree Leave With Them!
Ah... Ok. Sweetheart, Calm Down.
Yeah.
Let Me Talk With Your Mother.
What's Up?
Nothing.
I Just Dropped Off Some Stuff For The Pan African Festival.
So, Where's Your Friend, The South African?
Lately, You Two Have Been Like Joined At The Hip, Huh?
She's Gone.
What's So Funny?
Just Wondering What Took Her So Long.
So Long To Do What?
Leave. My Brother And I Had A Bet
On How Long She Would Stay Over Here.
Neither Of Us Figured She Would Last This Long.
Well, You And Your Brother Are Wrong.
Mahree Didn't Leave On Her Own.
She Didn't?
No. She Didn't.
You Sure?
Look, Daniel, I Don't Feel Like Talking Right Now, Ok?
Fine.
South Africa May Have A Lot Of Problems
But Mahree Was My Friend.
Your Friend, Huh?
Yeah, My Friend.
You Guys Talked A Lot, Right?
A Lot.
In All Your Talking, Did She Ever Get Around
To Inviting You To Come Stay With Her?
It Never Came Up.
That Seem Natural To You?
Two New Friends From Different Parts Of The World?
She Came To Stay With You.
It Just Makes Sense That She'd Ask You To Come Stay With Her.
Just Because It Never Came Up
Doesn't Mean She Wouldn't Have Asked.
You Know Who Steven Biko Is...
The Black South African--
I Know Who He Is.
Then I Guess You Know He's Dead.
Killed... By Their Police.
Killed For Trying To Make Things Better For Blacks.
I Wonder What Your Friend Thinks About That?
Alive, Steve Biko Was An Important Figure
For A Relatively Small Number Of Politically Active
Black And White South Africans.
Dead, He Is An International Hero.
And His Funeral Attracted Enormous Crowds.
It's The Circumstances Of His Death And Captivity
That Keep The Name Of Biko In The International Headlines.
Among The First Arrivals At His Funeral
Were Members Of The Biko Family Themselves.
His Wife Has Consistently Denied
That Her Husband Was Ever On A Hunger Strike,
Or Could Possibly Have Killed Himself.
During The Morning, A Crowd Gathered Outside The Courthouse
Giving The Black Power Salute,
Shouting, "What Have They Done?"
And "Power Is Ours."
In World News...
Mahree, I Found Your Folder. I'm About To Call Your Folks.
You Want To Talk To Them?
Sure.
Amanda, Could You Bring My Schedule Book?
Yeah. Here You Call Them.
Tell Them You'll Be On The Six O'clock Flight In The Morning.
Dial Zero. Ask For The Overseas Operator.
She'll Connect You.
[ Ringing ]
Hello?
Tell Them You'll Be On The Six O'clock Flight In The Morning.
Dial Zero. Ask For The Overseas Operator. She'll Connect You.
Operator.
Ah, Overseas Operator, Please.
I'll Connect You.
Overseas Operator.
South Africa.
Number?
O-3-1...
Mr. Dellums?!
Don't Worry.
It's Gonna Be Ok.
♪ What Can I Do When The Sky Is Falling? ♪
♪ One Piece At A Time ♪
♪ So Reach Out... ♪
Tah-Dah! Just Like A Bad Dime, I'm Not That Easy To Get Rid Of.
Or Is That A Penny?
Gosh, What's With The Lights And The Music?
Did I Miss A Funeral?
Come On, We Need Some Noise. Let's Boogie! I'm Back!
What's The Matter?
What Happened?
Why'd They Change Their Mind?
You Don't Know?
Your Dad Came To The Embassy.
My Dad?
Unbelievable! How'd You Do It?
The Embassador Is A Practical Man.
I Simply Reminded Him That With Biko
And The Current Situation In His Country,
South Africa Has A Serious Image Problem.
Did He Really Want To Make It Worse
By Authorizing The Kidnapping Of A Thirteen-Year-Old Girl
From Her American Hosts?
How Do You Say, "Public Relations Nightmare" In Afrikaans?
Don't Know, But He Understood The English Version Well Enough.
Ha Ha Ha!
That Embassy Felt Like A Prison.
And Outside, It Was Like A War Zone--
Police, Demonstrators, Phones Ringing Off The Hook.
I Was So Glad To Get Out Of There.
Can I Come Visit You?
Visit Me?
What Are You Talking About? I'm Here.
No. No, I Mean When You Go Back Home.
You Mean To South Africa?
Well, That's Where You Live, Isn't It?
Can I Come Stay With You For A Few Weeks?
Or Months? You Know, Student Exchange?
Yeah, Sure.
I Still Don't Know What All That Craziness Was About.
Steven Biko. Yeah, Biko. Who Cares?
Just Some Crazy Terrorist Who Killed Himself.
Anyone Who Knows Right From Wrong Would Care.
And Biko Didn't Kill Himself. The Police Killed Him.
Who Told You That?
The Whole World Knows It!
Just Turn On The News. The South African Police
Beat Him And Tried To Hide It When He Died. Pigs!
The Police Are Not Pigs!
My Father Is Not A Pig!
Oh, Yeah? Then Why Don't You Ask Him How Biko Died?
I Don't Have To Ask Him.
This Biko Was A Common Criminal.
You Americans Would Call Him A Thug.
Well, Whatever You Want To Call Him,
He Was A Man Fighting For Justice.
Just Like My Father.
And You Know, If I Was Biko's Daughter--
You Don't Know What You're Talking About.
You Don't Know What It's Like Being Outnumbered By--
By What?
Black People?
Kaffirs?
Do You Have Any Black Friends At Home, Mahree?
Yes! Yes, As A Matter Of Fact, I Do.
I Have Flora. Flora Is My Friend, My Best Friend.
Flora Is Your Maid!
If You Stopped Paying Her, Do You Think She'd Stick Around?
Or Maybe You Don't Even Pay Her! Maybe She's Your Slave!
You've Got It All Wrong!
And Don't Say That About Flora!
Who Has It All Wrong,
Me And The Rest Of The World, Mahree?
Or You And Your Racist South African People?!
Whether You Want To Admit It Or Not,
You Know I'm Right.
Why Else Do You Think Your Own Government
Would Hide Books And Movies
And Stupid Tv Shows From Its Own People?
What Are They So Afraid Of?
And Why Were They So Afraid Of You Staying Here?
If You Didn't Want Me Here, All You Had To Do Was Say So.
[ Door Slams ]
Girls.
I Didn't Go Down To That Embassy To Bring You Back
For You Two To Start Fighting. What Happened?
Piper Wouldn't Be Able To Visit Me In South Africa.
And I Would Give Anything To Change That, But I Can't.
I Can't.
You Can't Help What Your Government Does, Mahree.
It's Not My Government That Wouldn't Allow It.
You Talking About Your Friends And Neighbors?
Well, Their Attitude About Blacks
Is Still The Fault Of The Government.
Everyone Was Raised The Same,
As Were Their Parents Before Them.
It's A Nasty Cycle.
It Has To Be Stopped.
Here In America We Had To Learn The Exact Same Lesson.
And Now It's South Africa's Time...
Starting, Maybe, With You.
I Told Piper That When I Was In That Embassy
I Felt Like A Prisoner...
Locked Up And Ignored.
No One Was Listening To Me.
It's Never A Good Feeling To Have No Control Over Your Life.
No.
Have You Ever Heard Of A Weaver Bird, Mr. Dellums?
I Was Never Very Fond Of Zoology.
Well, It's A Small, Very Pretty Bird In My Country.
I Was Told A Story About This Bird Once, By A Friend.
A Very Good Friend.
And She Told Me How It Lives In This Huge Nest
Filled With All These Different Families.
And They're All Different Colors.
Some Are Black, Some Are Red, Some Are Yellow,
And They All Help Each Other, And They Never Fight.
Hi, Mr. And Mrs. Dellums.
Hi, Daniel.
One For You.
Thank You.
One For You.
And One For You.
Thank You.
They're Freedom Flags For Black South Africans.
They're Banned Back Home.
Have Mine.
Thank You.
Well, Come On Or We're Going To Be Late.
Franklin Delano Roosevelt,
One Of America's Greatest Presidents,
Said More Than Thirty Years Ago,
That He Looked Forward To A World
Founded On Four Essential Human Freedoms:
The Freedom Of Speech,
The Freedom To Worship God In Your Own Way,
The Freedom From Want And Need,
And Finally,
To Be Free From Fear.
These Freedoms Should Be Universal,
But There Are Places In The World
Where They Are Just Dreams
For The Millions Of Those Who Cry For Them.
I Have A Friend,
A New Friend,
From South Africa.
And This Friend Recently Told Me A Story
About A Unique Bird Found In Her Country.
And What Is Remarkable About This Bird Is Not That It Nests,
For All Birds Nest,
But That This Particular Bird Nests In A Community Of Families
All Unrelated To Each Other And All Of Different Colors.
This Community Of Different Colored, Unrelated Birds
Live Together With One Common Goal--
To Care For Each Other.
We Are A World Of People,
Not Races, Not Ethnic Groups,
Not Census Descriptions On Pieces Of Paper,
But Living, Breathing Human Beings.
And If There's One Thing That Human Beings Have In Common
It's The Desperate Need To Be Free.
We Miss You Already, Honey.
I'll Miss You Too.
Hmmm.
You're A Tremendous Little Girl. Best To You.
Thank You.
All Right. You're Gonna Miss Your Plane.
Ok, Go On.
Bye.
Bye. Bye.
Bye!
You Ok? Yeah.
Alrighty.