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Mother: He’s home. He’s home!
Father: He’s all right!
(Jim appears in the lighted area.)
Mother: What happened, darling? We were so worried. I was going to take a sleeping pill, but I wouldn’t until I knew you were home.
[... … …]
End:
Jim: Dad--answer her--aren’t you going to stand up for me? (Father is mute, helpless. He turns away. Suddenly, Jim screams). Dad? (Leaps at Father, dragging him to his feet, hands at father’s throat.)
Mother: Stop it! You’ll kill him! Jim! Do you want to kill your own father?
James Fuller, Rebel Without a Cause. Based on the screenplay by Stewart Stern. Dramatic Publishing Company, 1958. pp.52-54.
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