Love Child (1982)

[bunniefuu]

My name is Terry Jean Moore.

I was born July 28, 1956,
in youngstown, Ohio,

the youngest of three.

My mother worked at a factory,

and my father worked
at a steel mill.

I was about 3
when they separated.

Sometimes I was with my mom,
sometimes with my dad.

Back and forth all the time.
It wasn't easy.

Didn't have many friends
when I was a kid.

I stayed mostly to myself,
and I listened to records,

and I dreamed
one day I'd be famous.

It's the truth.

In 1974, I graduated high school
and moved with my grandparents

to a trailer park
in Orlando, Florida.

I was 17.

I got a job working
at a potato chip factory

and stayed there about a year.

I was making good money.
I wasn't saving any.

I moved back up north
for a while,

and that's when I met
my cousin Jesse.

We was talking one night,

and I told him I was
going back down to Florida,

and he should look me up
if he came down.

You know what
my main problem was?

I didn't know
how to take care of myself.

You know how you think

your parents are always going to
be there? Well, they're not.

And then my grandparents
moved away,

and there was nobody taking care
of Terry Jean Moore.

So when my cousin Jesse
showed up in Orlando,

he suggested
to go to New Orleans.

He said there were jobs there.

And I was alone.

There was nothing
for me in Florida.

Nothing that meant anything.

So this is my story.

And it's true.

Hey!

Unh-unh, man! It's green.
It's a green car.

Sorry, sorry.
Bad luck.

Well, what are you
waiting on?

I'm waiting
for something better.

Trust me, huh?

Hey, we got an easy one.

No, wait a minute!
They're old people!

I'm not driving
with old people!

I'm not driving with old --
get off of me!

Are you nuts?

No!

Say "I'm going to get in
the next car."

No old people,
no green cars!

I don't care if it's
an old car or green people.

You're going to get in
the next car.

No.

No? You don't think so?

[ Laughing ]

No!

Oh, yeah?

I don't want to be here.

Well, what are you
going to do?

I want to go home.

Oh, to Ohio? They don't
even remember your name.

Are you coming or not?

Okay.

Hey...you remind me
of my brother.

Oh.

I hated him.

Man, I been hitching
since Michigan.

You know something?

From the side of the road,
america looks like sh*t.

You from Michigan, too?

Uh, she lives here.

Going home then?

This on the way
to your house?

Yeah.
It's not too far.

I got to let you off here.

I live right around the corner.

[ Horn honks ]

I live
right up the street.

This is where
I gotta let you out.

No. Drive the car!

Okay.

Drive the car!

Don't pull any
funny stuff on me, okay?

Okay.

Nothing!

Look, it's just the...
It's just the car.

That's all we need.

All right.

Don't mess around,
'cause I'll hurt you.

I swear.

You going to
fool around with me?

No.

All right.

All right.

Take it!
We need gas money.

Here. Turn in here.

Oh.

Now, listen.
This is what we're going to do.

You get out of the car
and come back here with me.

And you go around
and drive the car.

What?

I said for you--

it's a stick shift.
I can't drive a stick shift car.

What?

I can't drive
a stick shift.

You can't...You can't
drive the car?

No I cant.

Why didn't you tell me?

Well, when was I
supposed to?

I was supposed to come
to you and say,

"let's not steal this car
'cause it's a stick shift"?

You hold the g*n
and I'll drive.

I ain't touching no g*n.

How can I hold the g*n
and drive?

I don't care, 'cause I
can't drive this car.

I don't even
have a license!

Wait a minute!
He's getting away!

Oh, Jesus!

He took the keys.

[ Panting ]

Time's up.
I'm going.

No. We got to
wait longer.

Quit tugging on my arm.

Gotta wait. He could have
called the cops.

Well, I happen
to be soaked.

You're acting like
you want to get caught.

Give me that.
Give me that thing.

Look, Jesse.
I'm soaked.

I gotta get a coke. I gotta
get a cigarette. Let's go!

Jesse: Did you ever see a guy
run so fast in your life?

[ Laughing ]

That guy was hauling a*s.

Let me see some I.D.
On you kids.

Come over to the car,
would you?

Come on.

Got any I.D. On you, boy?
Come on. Come on over.

What do you want?

Come on.
Put your hands on the car.

Hey, hold it!

Hey, come on!
Hey! Hey! Hey!

Hands on the hood.
Come on!

Spread them, spread them.

Spread them.

[ Panting ]

[ Siren wails ]

Man: Freeze!

[ Shutter clicks ]

[ Shutter clicks ]

Man: Look straight ahead
at the camera.

Just turn your head to the left

look at that clock
on the wall.

[ Shutter clicks ]

Okay, look straight ahead now.

[ Shutter clicks ]

That's good.
Let's go now.

Take off your panties.
All the way down.

That's it.

You're going to have
a body cavity search.

Oh, that feels
like a dream.

Will you quit looking at me?!

Go ahead, honey.
Walk to 7w.

It's okay.

[ Woman yells ]

Woman: Look at her!

[ Indistinct conversation ]

What difference does it make?
Just play the damn game.

Okay, I'll go!

Oh, I got a good one.

What difference
does it make?

It's your turn.

Come on.

Terry Moore?
I'm Joe striker.

Um, I'll call you
when I need you.

I'll be right outside.

Thank you.

I'm your attorney.
Sit down?

Okay, Terry Moore.
In the good state of Florida,

robbery with the use of force --
that's armed robbery.

I never touched no g*n.

That doesn't matter that you
never touched no g*n,

the kid you were
with touched a g*n.

That makes you
just as guilty as he is.

I've never even had
a traffic ticket before.

I'll check that.

Look, I don't tell no lies
and I don't need a lawyer

that doesn't believe me.

You want another lawyer?

No.

All right.

Sit down.

Would you please sit down?

[ Sighs ]

Okay.

Your friend chaney
has turned state's evidence.

He's a juvenile, and his
public defender made a deal --

he's dumping on me?

The driver of the car
positively identified you.

He even identified
the make of the g*n.

I never touched no g*n.
Did he say I touched that g*n?

Armed robbery carries
a life sentence in Florida.

Terry, I'm trying
to get you off

with less than 25 years.

All we got was $5.

Man: Mr. Striker,
will you and your client

approach the bench, please?

I understand your client desires
to enter a plea of guilty.

It's correct, your honor.

Have there been
plea negotiations?

Yes, your honor.
Miss Moore has agreed

to plead guilty
to simple robbery.

Oh, without
the firearm attachment?

That's correct, your honor.
I've explained to miss Moore

the punishment
for the offense.

Now, miss Moore, do you believe
yourself to be mentally alert

and capable of exercising
your best judgment?

Yes.

Now, has anyone threatened
to harm you or hurt you

or impose on you in any way,
or deprive you of anything

in order to make you
plead guilty?

No.

Now, at this time, would you
like to change your mind

about pleading guilty
to this charge?

No.

All right.

Then the court is ready
to impose sentence.

Have you anything that you
want to say on her behalf?

Yes, I'd like to point out

that miss Moore has never
been in trouble before --

she's been in trouble,
but never been caught.

Your honor, you have her
background report before you.

There has been no prior --

Mr. Striker, it just
is not relevant human nature

to participate
in armed robbery.

One has usually led a life
that has involved,

in some respect,
violations of the law.

Your honor,
it's a matter of record.

Miss Moore, do you realize
that the victim of your crime

thought it necessary to run
because he was convinced

that you were
going to k*ll him?

The victim's testimony
was that he was afraid

of the boy
who was wielding the g*n.

And that boy was placed
on juvenile probation?

Yes, your honor.

Well...anything else,
Mr. Striker?

No, your honor.

Miss Moore?

Your honor...

We really didn't want
to hurt nobody.

Your victim
apparently thought otherwise.

All right, I'm going to rule.

On the defendant's plea

of guilty
to armed robbery, the --

unarmed robbery,
your honor.

All right.

On the defendant's plea
of guilty to unarmed robbery,

the court adjudicates her
guilty of that offense.

The court is sentencing her to
15 years in the state prison,

requiring that she serve
7 1/2 years of that term,

and then be released
and placed on probation

for 7 1/2 years, subject
to the following conditions.

Hey. Hey!

I said that's mine.
Give it back!

You want it?

You want it?
Here, here. Come on!

Come on!

Go ahead. You do it.

It drives the guards crazy
when they smell smoke.

Do it! Do it!

Do it, Terry.

Do it!
Come on, come on!

Do it! Do it!

Come on!
Do it, girl!

Watch it! Watch it!

Hold it!

You just hold it
right there!

[ Yelling ]

Aaaahhhhh!

I ain't going in there!

I told you I didn't start
that g*dd*mn fire!

Close 22!

You better
get out of here, boy!

I didn't start
that f*cking fire!

[ Crying ]

You want a fire?

Hey, you want a fire?

You hear me out there?

I'll show you one
right now, huh?

You hear me out there?!
You want to see a fire?!

This is going to be my fire,
you got me?

This is going to be my fire.

Can you hear me out there?

This is my fire.

This one is for you
down the hall, baby!

Woman:
Shut your hole, you cow!

I'll show you a fire.
I'll show you a real good fire.

Oh, you want to see a fire?

Hey! I got a fire going
in here!

Can you hear me?!

I got a fire!

I got a fire!
This is my fire!

Can you hear me?!

This is my f*cking fire!

Open 22!

[ Fire alarm rings ]

Straitjacket!

We need
a straitjacket here!

You get it
out of your system?

I said, did you get it
out of your system?

Yes.

Can you sit up?

Where's your family
in all this?

Ohio.

Last I heard,

the phone lines
still got through to Ohio.

It's my trouble.

You get mad, honey,
try something else.

Pray.

Anything to keep that temper
of yours in check.

They gave me 15 years.

How am I going to do
15 years, Benson?

I don't understand.

There are girls here --
five counts of this,

four counts of that,
a year, maybe two.

In other counties,
even probation.

They gave me 15 years.

Fifteen years.

Fifteen years.

Fifteen years.

Man: Therefore, the court,
having no legal reason

why it should not proceed
to pronounce sentence,

and acknowledging
the defendant's plea of guilty

to the charge of arson
in the first degree,

it is the sentence of the law
in the judgement of this court

that you be committed
into the custody

of the department
of rehabilitation

for imprisonment
for a term of five years.

Further, that your term

to which you have
just been sentenced

shall begin upon
the completion of the term

which you
are already serving.

Miss Moore, it's not often

that the court has
a young lady like you

before it on a charge
such as this.

It's just a shame
that you've let your life

go down the drain
like you have.

Woman: Good morning, ladies.

I'm Helen sturgis,

superintendent of broward
correctional institution.

Each of you has received a copy
of bci's rules and regulations.

I suggest you read these

and thoroughly familiarize
yourselves with them.

Please save any questions
you may have

until the end
of this orientation.

How long?

Twenty years.

My god. You're going to spend
half of your life in here.

Man: I'm captain Mark Ellis,

chief correctional officer
here at broward.

I want to talk about escape.

Some of you may be thinking,
"no g*n towers, no barbed wire,

couple of fences,
not too high -- not so tough."

I'm going to set you straight
if you're thinking that.

If you climb the inside fence,
you are considered an escapee.

If you're near the top
of the outside fence,

the guards will fire
one warning shot.

If you reach
the top of the fence,

their orders are sh**t to k*ll.

Now, let's return to our...

Sturgis: One -- inmates
shall not be disrespectful --

oral, written, or signified --
to any staff member.

Two -- any physical contact
between inmates is prohibited.

Three -- all instructions
are to be carried out.

Okay, let's go.

Next.
Step down. Come on.

Come on.

[ Buzzing ]

[ Buzzing ]

Ellis: On page 14, we see
penalties for infractions.

That's punishment if you disobey
or violate the regulations.

For example,
count procedure violations --

missing count.

We call it recall here,
and it happens four times a day.

If you miss it --
30 days solitary confinement.

Sturgis: ...Or allowing
an inmate to visit your room

will be grounds
for disciplinary action.

Twenty-nine --
shouting or yelling

to passersby or employees

entering or departing
the institution is prohibited.

Thirty -- only one inmate
at a time

is permitted to occupy
a single-person restroom.

Man: Attention on the compound,
attention in the dorms.

Officer hafer,
1056, complex two.

Officer hafer,
1056, complex two.

Man: Hey, officer Hansen.

That's me.

The dorm officer
will show you your rooms.

Go ahead up.

What's a nice kid like you
doing in a place like this?

Do you want to
come downstairs, please?

Hi.

Hold it just one moment?

I have to check
the bed book.

Remain standing
right there, please.

Woman:
Ooh, sweet face.

Where you been
all my life, huh?

Hands off.

Yo, hey, no sweat, honey.
I'm a married man.

Keep your f*cking hands
to yourself.

Hey, girl, you stop
or you get locked up.

Been there.

No, no, no.

Ladies...please, come with me.

You've been assigned
to rooms upstairs.

♪ We have a prom queen -- ♪

That's enough.

Woman:
Bye-bye, prom queen.

That's enough.

I seen you
getting off the bus.

Get your hands
off my stuff!

It ain't going to be
your stuff

unless you put
your number on it.

So what?

Oh...are you just
passing through?

I ain't
supposed to be here.

Yeah, well, there's
what ain't and what is.

Things are different here.
You got to --

I can take care of myself.

There's a lot of people here
who could take care of you.

Trick is to figure out who's
on your side and who ain't.

Man: Attention on the compound,
attention in the dorms.

Recall. We have recall.

If I need your help,
I'll ask for it.

You do that,
'cause I got $5

says I can take care
of you real good.

You all come down to
my room after count, okay?

Man: Attention on the compound,
attention in the dorms.

Recall. Everybody report
to assigned stations.

[ Reggae music plays ]

Turn that radio off.

No radios played
without earplugs.

[ Music stops ]

One foot
on the floor, please.

Yes, ma'am.

Okay, young lady.
You've read the rules.

One foot on the floor.

And button that top button.

Now.

Woman:
Attention on the compound,

attention in the dorms.

We have a clear count.

Man: Attention on the compound,
attention in the dorms.

This is lights out.

Good night, ladies.

Woman:
Soldado, check.

Moore, check.

Laraby, check.

Hey, prom queen,
want to join the family?

[ Laughing ]

Move, b*tch.

What do you mean, move?

What are you doing
in my room?

Get off of me!

I'll beat the f*ck
out of you!

Fight!
There's a fight!

[ Yelling ]

Okay, okay.
Break it up, ladies.

Come on, let's break it up.
Break it up. Break it up!

Crazy.

Let's review.

A couple of days out, fight.

Two weeks in here.

For a nice kid who doesn't
belong in this place,

you're fitting right in.

Well, fit right in with who?

The crazies, the snakes,
or the dikes?

I hope not.

I couldn't stand to think
of that kind of waste.

Yeah, well don't worry none,

'cause I'm fighting
to stay pure.

Yeah?

Terry, you better learn
the rules around here,

and you better learn quick.

You stay out of fights, and
you stay out of trouble --

yeah, yeah, I know.

Yes, sir...

Officer Hansen, sir.

I'm going to let you out,

but I'm going to
tell you something now.

You get into anything
like this again,

and I break your neck.

[ Makes cracking sound ]

Open up 12b.

Man: Attention on the compound,
attention in the dorms.

Officer damour,
report to medical.

Officer damour,
report to medical.

♪ Walking down the street ♪

♪ kicking cans ♪

♪ looking at the billboard ♪

♪ oh, so bad ♪

♪ summing up the people ♪

♪ checking out the race ♪

♪ doing what I'm doing ♪

♪ feeling out of place ♪

♪ walking, walking in the rain ♪

♪ Feeling like a woman ♪

♪ looking like a man ♪

♪ sounding like a no-no ♪

♪ making when I can ♪

♪ whistling in the darkness ♪

♪ shining in the light ♪

♪ coming to conclusions ♪

♪ right, it's night,
it's tight ♪

♪ walking, walking in the rain ♪

Good morning, miss sturgis.

Officer Hansen.

Woman:
Cute, ain't they?

They're in for m*rder one.

They'd cut you up
as soon as saw you.

In here, what you see
ain't what you get.

You get pissed 'cause I give
your a*s a little pat?

I'm going to
make you a deal.

I'll keep my hands
off your a*s if you keep

your nose out of the air
and the wax out of your ears.

[ Laughing ]

Okay?

All right.

[ Laughing ]

You know, I was
always getting it

when I was a kid.

Of course,
I was the youngest.

I had to scrap
for everything.

Hand-me-downs. Hand-me-down
toys, and hand-me-down dresses.

I never had nothing
that was mine.

Except for my place
in Orlando.

See, before I come in here,
I had this little place

not much bigger than
the room I got right now.

But it was mine.

And I could open
and shut that door

when I wanted to.

Why did you let go of that?

I don't know.

I followed this dumb-a*s kid
right out of my door

onto the road.

It wasn't his fault,
though.

I mean, I would have done
what I done anyway.

I guess I was just looking
for trouble.

Yeah, I noticed that
when you first came in.

But this place!
I wasn't looking for this.

This is, uh...

Yeah, well,
just don't let it get you.

You know,
you just gotta--

I can handle it!

Sure. You ever find it
real bad, you just call me.

Terry, look at me.

I mean it.

If it gets real bad,
you call me.

Man: Attention on the compound,
attention in the dorms.

Attention on the compound,
attention in the dorms.

Superintendent sturgis,
1045, classification.

Superintendent sturgis,
1045, classification.

[ Whistling ]

You being a good girl?

Remember -- you mess up,
I break your neck.

Yeah, you and who else?

Me and me!

All right, that's it.
Back to work.

See you in the morning.

What I wouldn't do to chance
a chunk of meat like that.

Yeah, not if I
get to him first.

What do you think I come
to these meetings for?

I never had a drink
in my life.

Hey, Terry. Yeah, i'm
talking to you, b*tch.

Who you looking
to suck up to, huh, girl?

Who you looking to suck off?

Terry!

What's your problem?

Nothing.

I need somebody
up in my face like this.

I don't believe that girl.

Why doesn't she get locked
for saying that kind of stuff?

What have I ever done?

I don't believe this.
She's talking about me!

Listen, she jumped on you.

That cr*cker is trouble
everywhere she goes.

Hey, crazy lady.
Hey, crazy lady!

You know, you are nuts.

You're just as crazy
as everybody says you are.

This is between me and her.

Come here.

You want crazy?
I'll give you crazy?

Come on, baby.

Come on.

Come on, take it easy.

Yeah, I'll show you crazy.

Come on, baby.
Come on, sugar. Come on.

I'm just trying to find out

why you're always
in my face all the time.

Come on,
you're going to get locked.

Man dorm!

Come on, there's a guard.

- Hey, hey!
- Come on, come on.

Let's go. Move it.

Hey, why don't you
lock her up? She's nuts!

Give me the knife.

Don't be crazy.
Come on.

Give me the knife.

Give me the knife -- now.

Put it in my hand.
Come on.

Put it in my hand -- now.

That's good.
Put it in my hand.

Come on.

Back up.

Come on.

Come on.

Don't give me
no further problem.

Hey, sarge. Hey, Terry
didn't do nothing.

That's right.
She didn't do anything.

It wasn't her fault.

She didn't do anything!

I ain't hungry.

You'll eat, or we'll
feed you intravenously.

You're going to leave here
healthy and a lot smarter.

The little f*ck cuts me up
and I get 15 days.

You'll get 15 more
if you don't shape up,

and you can start
with your mouth.

Yes, sir.

"Yes, sir, captain Ellis"
when you're talking to me.

Go ahead. Try it.

Yes, sir, captain Ellis.

See, that isn't
so difficult.

Terry, the problem with you is
you been spoiling for a fight

from the moment you walked
in, and you got one.

Now, make it your last.

Your mother is here.

My mom?

I understand you haven't
seen your family

since you were arrested.

No, I ain't.

I'll make a deal with you.

You eat the food.

I'll send an escort up
for you in a half-hour.

Open!

[ Crying ] Mom!

Terry, that's enough.

You all sit down.

You can hold hands.
That's all.

I...

[ Crying ]

Man: Attention on the compound,
attention in the dorms.

Attention on the compound,
attention in the dorms.

Officer Grayson,
report to optical lab.

Officer Grayson,
report to optical lab.

Hey, Terry Moore!

Get over here!

Yeah?

We're in trouble.

Why?

You touched me.

You going to break my neck?

Not for this kind
of trouble.

J.j.! He likes me.

Who?

Hansen.

sh*t.

What do you mean, sh*t?
What's wrong with that?

Well, I think it sucks.

Well, I don't.

They know everything
you do, sugar.

They know
every move you make.

How come you got in
on this sweet deal?

They also know that
I keep you out of trouble.

You stick
with old j.J., honey.

You're going to grease
your way right through here.

Who's going to buy me
a cup of coffee?

Jiggle for US. Please?

All right.

Jeannie, sue,
come down here.

Help me set these tables.

Thanks.

[ Sighing ]
Oh, you sweet thing.

What am I
going to do with you?

You said there was
another kind of trouble.

Terry...

You said.

I said? I said I wanted to keep
you from, uh, you know...

I want, uh...

I want, uh...

You want me, don't you?

Yeah.

Yeah, I do.

And you could fix it,
couldn't you?

Yeah, I could.

Well, fix it.

That's what I want.

I'll be there.

Man: Attention on the compound,
attention in the dorms.

Officer Perry,
please report to time control.

Officer Perry,
please report to time control.

Pass the peaches.

Watch it, b*tch.

Ahh!

Keep your hands
off my old lady!

I'll k*ll you!

Ahh! Ow!

Let me go!

I'll k*ll her!
I'll k*ll her!

b*tch! b*tch!

Man: Attention on the compound,
attention in the dorms.

Inmate 51,
report to warehouse.

Inmate 51,
report to warehouse.

Where's the law librarian?

I asked for an outside
work detail,

and I get stuck in here.

It's too bad
how in prison,

you got to do
what you don't want to.

Try these.
I'll keep thinking.

So what's your name?

Terry.

I'm June.

These go up there
in numerical order, you know?

Three, four, five, six --

I got a high school diploma.

I'm going to bust out
of this place.

[ Laughing ]
Give me a break!

I got to go.

I don't want to be working in
there. How do I get to see you?

Don't touch me!

Howdy.

Just keep walking.
Face ahead.

We're going to spend
a few minutes

in classification, then you
go back to the library.

What's going on?

I get off work at 4:00.
You know the warehouse?

- Yeah.
- 6:00, okay?

Okay.

Sergeant hager
wanted to know

why I was hanging
around the warehouse today.

That's not all
the sergeant wants.

Oh, Jack. You're the only
one that's nice to me.

Yeah, I was nice to you.

In the free world,
say, uh...

If we were in a bar
or something...

Would you notice me?

Yeah, I would.

You would notice
I was too old for you.

No, I wouldn't. No.

I would, um...

I'd just notice
you were a man.

Not a like a kid.
You're a real man.

Would you go out with me?

Yeah.

How would it be?

It would be real nice.

We would, um...

We would go out
to dinner someplace.

And you would be, uh...
You know how you are,

like, lighting
my cigarettes

and opening up doors
and stuff.

It would be
an Italian restaurant.

I'd be proud.

I been reading your file.

I'm going to see
a lawyer for you.

Why?

To get you out of here.

You shouldn't be
in this place.

Would you really
do that for me?

Mm-hmm.

Oh, Jack, I love you.

I know.

Woman:
Attention on the compound,

attention in the dorms.

Recall. We have recall.
Recall. We have recall.

Later, after I get off.

- I got to talk to you now.
- You've got recall.

I've got to --
I'm pregnant, Jack.

I'm pregnant.

Please be glad.
Say that it's all right.

Your lawyer is going
to take care of everything

by the time
I'm supposed to...

Well, say something.
Aren't you happy?

Sure, sure. I'm glad.

I got to go.

Hey, Moore!

Don't run.

I've got five kids.

So what?

State's got them.

I don't even know
where they're at.

Quit minding my business.

Do you know
what it would be like

to have a baby here?

Come on. The lawyer
is working on it.

We're going to be
out of here.

What if he can't do
anything soon enough?

Have you thought about it?

Terry?

What it would be like?
This place?

It's okay.

If we're together,
it's okay.

I'm not in this place.
I'm with you.

Don't you understand that?

When we're together,
we're not in here.

And you go home at night...
When you leave here...

It's like a part of me
goes outside with you.

I mean, I go
out them doors with you.

Terry, if this was
the free world --

it is the free world,
and we're together.

If it happens,
you're going to be here.

You're going to be
all alone.

I'm not going to be
able to help.

What do you mean, if it happens?
It's going to happen.

You know,
it's not too late.

You could still --

you don't want me
to do that!

You said it was okay.

You said you were happy
about the baby.

I am.

But I...

What are you
trying to say to me?

I'm just thinking about you.

It will be all right...
If we're together.

You just wait and see.

It's going to be
all right.

Man:
Ancient alien universe.

Trapped
on the planet sagar...

Hey, guys.

...is rescued
by the tiny trovet people.

In turn, he joins
their fight for freedom

against
the cruel overlord.

[ Sighs ]

Mom, dad's home!

...and the star sword.

And so,
with star sword in hand,

fleck star,
together with his allies,

sets out to save
the planet sagar.

Jesus, Terry.
You're pregnant?

If they find out, they're going
to make you have an ab*rtion.

I don't think
I want to do that.

- I want to have it.
- You can't have it.

Well, look, I don't want
to have an ab*rtion.

Hi, miss latimer.

I mean, suppose
something goes wrong.

Terry, there's
nothing to it.

Unh-unh. I've heard
stories about it.

Terry, I know.

You had an ab*rtion?

It was just once.
I mean, I just tried it once

to see what all you broads
saw in it, and I got nailed.

Dropped my belt once,
and I got nailed.

Well, I was thinking

maybe they don't have to
find out about it.

How you planning
on hiding it?

Jack's lawyer
is going to get me out.

Look, we were already
talking about it.

I'm just going to be here
a couple of months.

- I hope it works.
- Well, it is.

Woman:
Attention on the compound,
attention in the dorms.

Inmate 280,
report to optical lab.

Inmate 280,
report to optical lab.

No, let's go, Terry.

Mrs. Sturgis.

I didn't do nothing.

Oh, sh*t.

Come on, Terry.

I want you
to tell me the truth.

Are you pregnant?

No.

Then will you take
a pregnancy test?

Nobody is touching me.

We want to work with you,

help you to make
the right decision.

There ain't nothing
to decide.

Well, will you
take care of it then?

Yes, I will. I'll write
a report on it, sir.

Hansen!

Morning, captain.

You got five minutes
for a cup of coffee?

Man: Attention on the compound,
attention in the dorms.

Attention on the compound,
attention in the dorms.

Inmate 049,
report to education.

How about you stay away
from Terry Moore?

- I treat them all the same.
- Yeah.

Are you accusing me
of something?

I'm putting you
on the back gate, Hansen.

How did you manage
to get into this mess?

Well, it really
ain't none of your business.

You're right, but i'm
probably going to be

standing next to you
when the sh*t hits the fan,

so do you mind telling me what
you're planning to do about it?

I got a lawyer.

Who is it?

I don't know his name.

You figure a lawyer
you never heard of

who's never heard of you

is gonna get you outta here
'cause you got a friend?

He has so heard of me.

Anyway, it's got nothing
to do with this.

Don't you think you better
deal with this first?

I am, and i'm
making up my mind.

Hey, you don't make up
your mind around here.

When they find out, they're
gonna make you have an ab*rtion.

I'm going to be out
of here before they find out.

- Terry, that's nuts.
- Anyway, they can't make me.

I'm going to have this baby.

Go ahead and have it.

Go through the whole
pregnancy. Have a baby.

They'll take it away from you
before you even set eyes on it.

Please don't tell on me.
Please.

I won't.

Hey, high and mighty.

Don't think I don't know.

I seen you wiggling your a*s
in front of Hansen

at the education
building today.

Hey, Mara, you know, you're
really mental, so just f*ck off.

You the one that's crazy.

What do you think you're
going to get out of him?

You think he's going to
help you bust out of here?

You think he's going to
take you in his arm

and fly you over the fence?

Sister, you just
another piece of a*s to him.

Same like the others.

I probably could have
had him myself,

except I ain't that curious
about white meat.

Especially
no used white meat.

He's sticking it into you,
and then going home

and sticking it
into his old lady.

Probably make
some more babies.

You wearing them
big shirts already.

You sure you ain't got
nothing in there yet?

Just shut up!

[ Laughing ]

You're married.

Why didn't you tell me?

How? How am I going to
explain to you about a --

why didn't you tell me?

Would it have made
any difference?

The baby -- you said
you was glad about the baby.

I was. I am.

Everything I told you...
I meant it.

I'm sorry.
I wanted to tell you.

Oh, baby,
it just got out of hand.

And I don't know
how to tell you what to do.

I'm not asking you
to tell me what to do.

I'm just asking you --
are you married?

And I was asking you --

would it have made
any difference?

Man: Attention on the compound,
attention in the dorms.

Inmate Annie durano,
report to visiting commons.

Did you know?

Did you know that he was
sh1tting on me?

That he lied to me?
Did you know he was married?

Well, did you ever
even ask?

No, but I'm scared.

A lot of people
seem to be figuring out

that I'm pregnant.

Come on in.

Terry, listen.

I told you
that was going to happen.

What are you
going to do now?

I don't know.

Come on. Sit down.

I think he was
making up

that stuff
about the lawyer.

Did you ask him that?

No.

[ Sighs ]

But you thought he was
making it up, didn't you?

Why didn't you
help me, j.J.?

Why didn't you keep by me?
Why didn't you make me find out?

I guess I didn't want to know
any more than you did.

Oh, j.J.,
I don't know what to do.

I'm so scared.

I just figured if me
and Jack was together,

it would be okay.

I can't be here
for 12 years.

I feel so stupid.

Baby, it's all right.

Mama is here.
I'll take care of you.

I don't know what
I'm supposed to do.

It's okay.

Hey, Terry, here.

Thanks.

It's okay.

Ahh!
Ahh!

Ahh!

Help me!

Guard: Code three, kitchen!
Code three, kitchen!

Let's get them
in the freezer!

Aaahhhh!

You didn't see it, j.J.
You didn't hear it.

It was horrible.
Those women were screaming.

They had to drag them
in the freezer.

You know
what this place does?

It takes women and turns
them into animals.

They're not
doing it to me.

Terry, cool it.

Nobody is taking nothing from
me. You're with me, or not.

You've got to help me.

I don't got
to do anything.

If you think you're
having this baby --

I'm going to have
this baby.

And I'm going to keep
this baby.

Ain't nobody going to take
this baby away from me.

I'm asking you
for the last time.

Are you pregnant?

No.

Terry, I'm putting you
in medical confinement.

Woman:
Let's go, Terry.

Oh.

[ Laughs ]

You have a good time
tonight, you rascal.

Man: You bet I will.

You got to know.

They got her.

Medical confinement.

Hansen quit.

Did you hear?

So what?

And I hear
he's leaving Florida.

Maybe he needed
a vacation.

You're really tough,
aren't you?

[ Sighs ]

Terry, as a rule, I don't
get personally involved,

but you're going to need
some help.

Why don't you just
sit down?

Let's have a talk.

He's gone.

What do you want
to protect him for?

Okay.

You think about it,
though.

Which one of US you think
can wait the longest?

Lock it up.

Woman:
Attention on the compound,
attention in the dorms.

Inmate Rosa haught,
report to medic.

[ Knock at door ]

All right!

Terry: I am writing to you
in hopes of receiving some help.

I have already written
one letter,

and have not received an answer,

so I am sending this one
registered mail.

I feel I need
some legal assistance.

Although I am in prison,

my problem is not
of a criminal nature.

I think I have a civil case.

Jacki, I have one for you.

Tony, will you
give me a break?

Don't I have enough to do?

No, this one is for you.

We have an inmate here

at broward correctional
institution.

You know we can't handle
criminal cases.

Well, she says she's got
a civil case.

She doesn't know
how to spell it,

but she knows what it means.

Well, for the purpose
of today's discussion,

let's just say
that...You are pregnant,

and the doctor verifies it.

Terry, what do you suppose
is going to happen to you?

You tell me.

Just...just agree
to the pregnancy test

and you'll be out of here.

Isn't five weeks
enough for you?

Okay.

Okay what?

Okay, I'm five months
pregnant,

and I happen to know
too much time has passed.

You can't make me
get an ab*rtion.

"I am five months pregnant.

"The father of my child
is a correctional officer.

"I have not identified him
to the officials.

"At the present time,
I am very --"

I think it's concerned.

"...that the department
of corrections

"will make me
give up my child.

"According to the Florida
corrections code,

"section 944.24,
if any woman received by

"or committed
to said institution

"shall give birth to a child

"while an inmate
of said institution,

"such a child may be retained
in the institution

until it reaches the age
of 18 months."

I'm jacki Steinberg
from legal aid.

Let's do this sitting down.

My friends in the library
found this law.

I wrote that letter myself.

I know.

I didn't think
they gave you --

you didn't think
my spelling was so hot.

Well...you got me here.

Yeah. Why?

Because it matters to me
what happens.

You're a woman.
You have rights.

Private rights?

Yes.

Do you understand
this statute?

They don't.

"If any woman shall
give birth to a child

"while an inmate,

"such child may be retained
in said institution

until it reaches the age
of 18 months."

Do you understand?

I can keep my baby.

It's more complicated
than that.

It's up to US to prove
that the may be --

"such child
may be retained" --

is at your discretion.

No may.

Hey, look, I am going
to keep this baby.

Do it again, baby.

Do it again.

Oh.

Baby.

Precious butterfly wings.

Do it again, baby.

Well, first we let Terry

deliver at a regular hospital
here in lauderdale.

A well-staffed hospital.

Then the baby
will be delivered

to our county agency.

Uh, Terry wants to keep
the baby with her.

Well, that's
just impossible.

Not according
to Florida statutes.

The state has no facilities
for that sort of thing.

I mean, hell, most inmates
have ab*rtion these days.

The state pays for them,
or the, uh --

well, the girls just do it
themselves.

Nevertheless, Terry is
more than six months pregnant,

and she is going to
have this baby.

And according
to Florida statute 944.24,

she can keep that child
with her for 18 months.

Ooh, well.

See, I don't, uh...

I don't care how
you interpret that statute.

As counsel for the department
of corrections,

no inmate is keeping a baby
in any institution

in the state of Florida.

Thanks.

[ Humming ]

Man: Attention on the compound.

Inmate 78,
report to classification.

I'm going to k*ll
your baby.

- Hi, Terry.
- "Hi, Terry."

You said you would be
coming back soon.

It's been two weeks!

How am I supposed to know
when you're going to come?

Maybe you forgot.
Maybe you're not on my side.

I'm your lawyer.

Lawyers is
what got me in here.

Armed robbery
is what got you in here.

Oh, now you think
I belong here, is that it?!

I didn't say that.

Sit down...Shut up
and sign these papers.

What are they?

Well, they say i'm
your lawyer, if I still am.

- Sign here?
- Yeah.

Both of them.

Here?

Got any kids?

No.

You know
how you was saying

that we're going to
have to fight?

sh*t, I have been fighting
my whole life.

It's different now,
'cause it ain't just me.

I mean, I got
a responsibility.

Hi.

Oh, hi.

I got permission
to come in your room.

- You're kidding me.
- No.

I'm scared.

It will be all right.

I ain't never been
to court for me --

having somebody
listen to me.

Man: Are there any
further witnesses?

Steinberg:
No, your honor.

Then let me hear
from the state.

I call Helen sturgis.
State your name please.

- Helen Francis sturgis.
- What is your occupation?

Superintendent of the broward
correctional institution.

And do you know
the plaintiff here?

Yes, sir.

Were you ever requested

that the plaintiff be able
to bring her baby

back to the broward
institution?

Her attorney contacted me,

and I said no,
we did not have facilities

to care for a baby
at broward.

Well, would you elaborate
on that?

Apart from being
a superintendent,

I'm also a mother
and a grandmother.

Your honor,
I have to object.

This is irrelevant

to the testimony
she's going to give.

I will overrule your objection.
Proceed, please.

What I'm trying to say
is that I have in mind

not only the security
of the institution,

but also the interest
of the unborn child.

We have 24 inmates
who are at broward

because they have previous
convictions of escape.

I object again.

Whether she thinks
the institution

is dangerous
is irrelevant.

I happen to think
that it's quite relevant,

so you may proceed.
Objection overruled.

Five of those inmates

who have previous
convictions of escape

took hostages with them.
That is one of my concerns.

Am I going to order
one of our armed guards

to sh**t at an inmate
while she's holding a baby?

Steinberg: This is purely
speculative on her part.

I will overrule your objection.
Go ahead, please.

Also, we have frequent
fights and assaults,

both armed and unarmed.

Now, I'm not
a psychiatrist,

but I have been told
by our psychiatrist --

objection. Hearsay.

Objection is sustained.

We have 22 inmates

who are serving mandatory
25-year sentences

for the most serious crimes,

inmates who have charges
of child abuse -- 10 of them,

and at least 4 have resulted
in the death of the child.

Man: And do you have any
knowledge concerning the, uh,

emotional problems
of the population?

They're very hostile.
They're very volatile.

They can break into fights
at any time.

Man:
And are all the inmates

entitled to be throughout
the area of the facility?

Oh, yes.
They are free until dark.

With your knowledge

of the institution's
general population,

do you feel you could protect
this child?

In all honesty,
I don't see how I could.

No further questions,
your honor.

If the court ordered you
to guarantee

the safety of the infant
with its mother,

what would you do?

Well, I would...

I would try to comply
with the court's order.

But I feel
I could not do it.

Steinberg:
Is there not, in broward,

an inmate who's kept
in a special place?

Say, a person
waiting on death row?

Yes.

Did you not make special
provisions for that person?

If you call being locked up
24 hours a day --

Steinberg: If the court
ordered the child

to be kept with its mother

according
to the state statute,

then you could make
special arrangements.

I believe
we can try anything,

but I cannot guarantee
the life of the child.

But you would try to make
special arrangements.

If the court orders me.

Steinberg: Thank you. No further
questions, your honor.

I call
captain Mark Ellis.

Please send him in.

Man: Captain Ellis,
they're ready for you, sir.

[ Door closes ]

Judge:
The witness has been sworn?

Yes, he has.

Would you state
your name, please?

Mark Ellis.

And where
are you employed?

The broward
correctional institution.

And prior to this,

what previous experience
have you had?

Twenty-five years
in correction,

the last eight years here
in the Florida system.

Sir, would you be able
to protect her child?

It's impossible.

I don't see
how we can do it.

I have no other questions,
your honor.

If the court ordered you
to protect this child,

would you do everything
in your power

to protect it?

Yes.

Steinberg: Thank you.
I have no further questions.

Judge: Is that all?

Any further witnesses?

Man: No, no further
witnesses, your honor.

All right.

In that case, I don't need
final argument. I am ready.

Except, would plaintiff
or plaintiff's counsel

wish to make
any remarks or comments?

Yeah, I'd like
to say something.

Please, go ahead.

The first time I felt
my baby move was in solitary,

and I stayed in solitary
so I could keep my baby.

Now, I seen some of the things
you been talking about.

Bad things...

But nobody
has taken no time

to talk about
the good things,

like how this baby
has changed me.

I got a responsibility now.

For the first time in my life,
I got a responsibility.

You know, I used to think
it was everybody else

that was doing me wrong.

It ain't so.

It's all up to me.

And I need to keep this baby.

'Cause I love this baby,
and we belong together.

The plaintiff comes here seeking
equitable relief in justice.

Our state legislature
has passed a statute,

and the law seems very clear.

But we do have
two unique problems here.

One, the right of the mother
to be with her child.

And two,
and much more important,

the right of the child
to be with its mother.

No matter what my decision
here today,

it is up to the department
of corrections

to provide for
the future welfare and safety

of this child.

And if it cannot be done
in this particular facility,

then it must be done
in some other facility.

I, therefore,
find for the plaintiff,

Terry Moore.

And now, if you'll excuse me,

I have a jury waiting for me
in open court.

Terry, we won!

I can keep the baby?

Oh!

Woman:
Attention on the compound,
attention in the dorms.

At 12:30 A.M., Terry Moore
gave birth to a baby girl

weighing 7 pounds, 9 ounces.

[ Chanting ]
Terry! Terry! Terry! Terry!

[ Cheering ]

Terry:
On August 21, 1979,

me and my baby precious
were paroled.

I spent 741 days in prison,

but the ones with my baby
wasn't so bad.

I'm serving my probation now
back in Orlando,

but it's different.

I got something now --
something that matters,

someone that I take care of.

And you know what?
It really is a free world.

♪ I have a life inside ♪

♪ that's all mine ♪

♪ I feel it growing strong ♪

♪ inside of me now ♪

♪ as I lay here on my bed ♪

♪ I know ♪

♪ my days ahead ♪

♪ won't be alone ♪

♪ and can't you see a change ♪

♪ in my face? ♪

♪ I'm a stranger to myself ♪

♪ in so many ways ♪

♪ I have lived
inside a storm before ♪

♪ but now I'm living ♪

♪ for something more ♪

♪ and I've been a child ♪

♪ a tomboy, tough and wild ♪

♪ ready for a fight ♪

♪ and now I get to be ♪

♪ somebody new for me ♪

♪ as I hold you ♪

♪ and if you heard my story ♪

♪ you wouldn't be
ashamed of me at all ♪

♪ forgive me
if I dreamed out loud ♪

♪ but I love you
like that man I love ♪

♪ seeing you would make him
feel so proud ♪

♪ and I've been a child ♪

♪ a tomboy, tough and wild ♪

♪ ready for a fight ♪

♪ but now I've got to be ♪

♪ somebody new for me ♪

♪ as I hold you gently ♪

♪ and kiss your sleepy eyes ♪