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August 16, 1973
(Cut to the Dalton house where Anise is making breakfast while talking to Jonathan who is sitting at the kitchen table)
AD: When are we going to tell him, John?
JD: I don't know. Maybe we should reconsider. He seems so much happier than when he first arrived.
AD: We knew when we took him in it would only be temporary. We can't keep him John, no matter how much we want to. We need to start focusing on our family and I can't take in a kid and raise our own child. Maybe later, but not now.
JD: I know, but he is just starting to trust us. How can we do this to him?
DJ: Do what?
(Neither Jonathan or Anise had seen Daniel come down the stairs)
JD: I guess now is as good a time as any.
DJ: For what?
AD: Daniel, would you please sit down. We need to talk to you.
(They all sat around the table, ignoring the food, on the rapidly turned off stove, that was getting cold)
JD: Daniel, I want you to listen to me. No matter what happens, we really care about you. We have enjoyed having you with us and you can always come to us for anything.
DJ: I'm not going to be staying with you anymore am I?
(During this whole conversation Daniel did not lift his head, not willing to let them see the lone tear that fell down his face)
AD: I'm sorry Daniel; we really would have liked you to stay with us longer but . . .
DJ: (Daniel interrupted her) you were never planning on keeping me, were you?
AD: I'm sorry Daniel; but when Catherine came to us it was for an emergency placing. We knew at the time that it would only be for a few weeks.
(Daniel just stared silently at his untouched food)
JD: Daniel?
DJ: I'm fine. I'm just going to go . . . go pack.
(Daniel pushed his chair back and ran upstairs to the room he had been sleeping in before curling up on the bed and start to cry)
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