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Grabbed your paper.

You ready to get started with this?

Do I have a choice?

Your ten day window is up, Clark.

You know how it is.

You don't comply with the law, I got to tell the judge.

Now come on.

Let's go introduce you to the neighbors.

I just don't see how this does anyone any good.

The law's the law, Clark.

You got to do this.

And as your parole officer, I got to watch you.

I served my time, John.

I just want to live in peace.

Your new neighbors have every right

to know who's moving in next door.

And hey, you ask me, a little embarrassment's

not a bad price to pay for getting out of jail.

And you still think this is a good thing?

I think you got to do what you got to do.

And right now, you got to finish putting up these flyers.

Hi, sweetheart.

Morning.

Did you just bring that paper in?

Yeah, a minute ago. Why?

You want it?

No. Did you talk to anybody out there?

A man with a tie maybe?

Yeah. He and his friend were putting up flyers.

I think they're having a garage sale or something.

Good morning.

Did you find anything?

More than you want to know.

So according to this,

our new neighbor used to be an English teacher in Tucson.

And ten years ago, he raped one of his students.

It gets worse.

The girl was too ashamed to tell anyone,

so a few weeks later, he tried it again.

That time she pepper-sprayed him and told her parents.

My God, this girl is only a few years older than Bridgette.

You're the one looking to go back

to law school, so you tell me--

how does a guy who rapes a teenage girl

get only ten years in prison?

You know what, we're going to have to talk to them

before they go to school, so they know what to do

if they see this guy around the neighborhood.

I mean, not that we're ever going to leave them alone again.

Oh, I called Lee.

He thinks he knows this guy's parole officer.

He's going to ask him if he can drop by

the police headquarters

so I can ask him how worried we should be.

I just don't understand.

I mean, how do you let a guy with that kind of a history

move into a neighborhood where there are families and children?

I mean, great, they've informed us that he's living here.

Frankly, all that does is make me more anxious.

Is the simple solution just to keep these people locked away?

You know what, honey?

Let's forget about all this.

You have a presentation. You need to be focused.

Focused-- yes.

You expecting anyone?

Maybe that's our new neighbor.

Maybe he needs a cup of sugar.

Hi. Good morning.

I'm sorry to come by so early.

Joe and Allison, right? Yeah. Hi.

Hi. Susannah Collings.

I met you last year at the Fourth of July block party.

My daughter and I live around the corner, two blocks down.

Big house with the wrap-around porch.

Right. Hi. Susannah, nice to see you again.

Um, have you see these?

We were just talking about that.

Yeah, well, join the club.

Everyone on the block's in a tizzy.

Anyway, I've decided to have a meeting at my house tonight,

and I would love it if you both could come.

Sure. Great.

In the meantime, I'm going to call City Hall

and see what our options are.

You know what, I work for the District Attorney's office.

I'm hoping to meet with this man's parole officer

and find out what I can.

Oh, wow. That would be amazing.

So I can count on both of you for tonight? 7:30?

Yeah, of course.

Oh, and by the way, thanks for doing this.

Yeah, well, you guys live three blocks away from him.

I live five doors down.

I really don't feel like I have much choice.

I'd like to tell you that Clark Kerwin is a changed man,

Mrs. Dubois, I really would.

But the truth is, I just don't know

that to be true.

Look, I still have two little girls living at home.

You have to give me some kind of encouragement.

Give me some kind of hope.

Mrs. Dubois, I've been a parole officer for ten years

and a father for 15.

Speaking as a professional,

I'd say Clark's been a model parolee.

Speaking as a father, not a guy I'd want hanging around my kids.

Excuse me a second.

Any good news?

He likes the coffee.

Yeah, on my way.

That was your new neighbor.

Sounds like the welcome wagon's already paid him a visit.

Someone threw a rock through his living room window.

I was in the bedroom when I heard the glass break.

By the time I got to the front of the house,

whoever did it was long gone.

I guess I should just be grateful

the rock didn't hit me.

Mrs. Dubois, Detective Scanlon,

I'd like you to meet Clark Kerwin.

Clark, Detective Scanlon's here with the local police.

He's here to take you report.

Mrs. Dubois, in addition to working with the District Attorney's office

is one of your new neighbors.

Oh, I'll bet this is almost as exciting for you

as it is for me.

This is not right. This is not us.

Whatever.

Mind taking me in the house?

I'd like to try to recover the rock

or whatever it is they used.

Dust it, see if I can get a print.

Sure.

So what happens now?

You and I going to go around the neighborhood,

put up a new set of flyers warning people

there's a rock thrower in town?

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