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Chapter 3 - Chapter Three: Meeting her Father and her long lost son Part Two

Location: Memory Flashback Storybook, Maine on December 17, 2013 at Regina Mills aka The Evil Queens House at noon

Regina Mills: Henry I'm heading to the office. I'll be back later on tonight. Henry did you hear me. Ill be back later on tonight!

Location: The sounds of someone knocking on the front door

Regina Mills: Who could that be?

Location: The sounds of someone knocking on the front door again

Regina Mills: I'm coming hold your horses.

Location: The sounds of Regina walking over to the front door with an irritated look on her face and the sounds of her opening the front door and seeing a woman, two men and Sheriff Graham on the other side of the door

Sheriff Graham: Regina.

Regina Mills: Sheriff Graham what brings you here today? Also who is this standing right next to you?

Mrs. Anderson from Boston Social Services: I'm Mrs. Anderson. From the Boston social services agency. From there illegal adoption department.

Regina Mills: Illegal adoption department? What does that have to did with me Mrs. Anderson?

Mrs. Anderson from Boston Social Services: It has come to my attention that you adopted a young boy named Henry from the Ortega adoption agency. Isn't that correct Ms. Mills?

Regina Mills: That's correct. Why are you asking on how I adopted Henry and where I adopted Henry as well?

Mrs. Anderson from Boston Social Services: Well the reason why I'm mentioning it Ms. Mills is because all of the adoptions that were done through the Ortega adoption agency. They were all done illegally. So my department has been working these past few months. To correct all of the illegal adoptions that they did throughout the years.

Regina Mills: So what are you trying to say

Mrs. Anderson?

Sheriff Graham: What she's trying to say Regina. Is that she is here to take Henry back to his biological mother.

Regina Mills: You have no right to take my son away from me.

Mrs. Anderson from Boston Social Services: Actually Ms. Mills I have every right to remove Henry from your custody. Gentlemen if you don't mind. Would you go upstairs and retrieve young Henry please.

Male Social Worker # One: Of course.

Location: The sounds of the male social worker number one walking up the stairs to Henry's room

Regina Mills: You have no right to do this to me. Do you know who I am?

Mrs. Anderson from Boston Social Services: I don't care if you're the queen of England. The law states that you have no legal rights to Henry. Also if you did in fact have legal rights to him. They would have been revoked from you anyway.

Regina Mills: What do you mean my parental

rights would have been revoked? Even if Henry's adoption was legal?

Mrs. Anderson from Boston Social Services: For one thing Ms. Mills you leave your son at home all by himself for all hours at a time. Sometimes all day for that matter. You also do it to do hook ups at other men's houses.

Regina Mills: He's old enough to be on.

Mrs. Anderson from Boston Social Services: You also bring all sorts of different men home to have sex with. While your son is inside the house.

Regina Mills: I don't do it all of the time. Also Henry knows the people who I bring inside the house.

Mrs. Anderson from Boston Social Services: Finally you've been sending Henry to unnecessary therapy. Just because he has a bright imagination.

Regina Mills: He's been having delusions. Hence the reason he's going to therapy.

Mrs. Anderson from Boston Social Services: I spoke to Henry's therapist and he says that Henry does not need therapy. He's saying that Henry does not need therapy. He's saying that

Henry has a bright imagination. He also says that imaginations should be encouraged and should also be nurtured as well. Not crushed and discouraged as well Ms. Mills.

Regina Mills: Well then Dr. Hopper is stupid then. So are you. Henry does suffer from delusions. It's not an active imagination.

Henry Mills: I don't suffer from delusions. Your just trying to make me like you and I don't want to be like you. I hate you! I hate you!

Regina Mills: Henry.

Henry Mills: I hate you!

Regina Mills: Henry. You did this! You made my son turn against me you bitch!

Mrs. Anderson from Boston Social Services: No Ms. Mills. You did that all on your own. Do we have some of Henry's things that we can take with us?

Male Social Worker # One: Yes ma'm. We do have enough of Henry's things that we can take with us.

Mrs. Anderson from Boston Social Services: Well then I believe we can take our leave then. Go and make sure young Henry is inside the car. I'll be right out in a minute.

Male Social Workers #1 and #2: Yes ma'm.

Location: The sounds of the two male social workers walking out the door and heading towards the car that they came in

Mrs. Anderson from Boston Social Services: Ms. Mills.

Regina Mills: Bitch you can't do this to me. Do you know who I am. Graham release me right now! That's an order! You'll pay for this bitch!You will pay!

Location: End of memory flashback

Lauren Swan: I'm sure she wasn't happy about Henry being taken from her. Believe me when I say this. I wasn't happy when the people at the hospital had taken my son from my arms. I remember that was the worst thing in my life. I had to ever go through.

Mrs. Anderson from Boston Social Services: I can't even imagine Mrs. Swan. If you don't mind Mrs. Swan if you would please sign all of this paperwork here for me. I can release young Henry here into your custody.

Lauren Swan: Ok. I think I can do that. Um I do have a quick question that I wanted to ask you

Mrs. Anderson? If that's alright with you of course.

Mrs. Anderson from Boston Social Services: Of course Mrs. Swan you can ask me anything.

Lauren Swan: Bala can you take Henry to the office where the pull out bed couch is. So he can get settled in for the night please?

Bala Swan: Yes of course. If you'll just follow me Henry. I will show you where you'll be sleeping at for the night.

Henry Mills: Ok. Thank you for bringing me to my birth mother Mrs. Anderson. I greatly appreciate it.

Mrs. Anderson from Boston Social Services: Your most welcome Henry. You have a wonderful rest Henry. After everything you've been through lately you definitely deserve it.

Henry Mills: I have a strange feeling I am going to have a good night sleep. So thank you again Mrs. Anderson.

Mrs. Anderson from Boston Social Services: You're most welcome Henry.

Location: The sounds of both Henry and Bala walking out of the room towards the office where Henry will be sleeping for the night

Mrs. Anderson from Boston Social Services: So what did you want to ask me about Mrs. Swan?

Lauren Swan: I was wondering if their was a way to terminate parental rights?

Mrs. Anderson from Boston Social Services: What do you mean when you say you want to terminate parental rights?

Lauren Swan: What I mean by that Mrs. Anderson. I was wondering if I can terminate Henry's biological fathers parental rights?

Mrs. Anderson from Boston Social Services: Of course its possible Mrs. Swan. I'm guessing Henry's father hasn't been in the

picture and you haven't seen him in a long time?

Lauren Swan: He hasn't been around ever since he assaulted me.

Mrs. Anderson from Boston Social Services: I totally understand where your coming from Mrs. Swan. I will start the paperwork. So first

thing tomorrow morning I will begin the process of eliminating Henry's biological fathers parental rights. You have my word on that Mrs. Swan.

Lauren Swan: Thank you so much Mrs. Anderson I greatly appreciate it thank you.

Mrs. Anderson from Boston Social Services: Your most welcome Mrs. Swan. So do you remember the name of Henry's biological father? So I have a name to put on the paperwork.

Lauren Swan: His name is Neal Cassidy. The last time I saw him was in Portland.

Mrs. Anderson from Boston Social Services: Ok. Well like I said before. First thing tomorrow morning when I get into the office. I

will begin the paperwork process of eliminating Henry's biological father's parental rights.

Lauren Swan: Thank you so much Mrs. Anderson I greatly appreciate it thank you.

Mrs. Anderson from Boston Social Services: Your welcome Mrs. Lauren. Well I must dash and head home. My husband is waiting for me. You have a wonderful evening Mrs. Swan.

Lauren Swan: You to Mrs. Anderson and thank you again for bringing my son Henry back to me. I greatly appreciate it thank you.

Location: The sounds of both Lauren and Mrs. Anderson walking towards the front door of the apartment

Mrs. Anderson from Boston Social Services: Your welcome Mrs. Swan. You have a wonderful evening and also congratulations on your child Mrs. Swan.

Lauren Swan: Thank you so much Mrs. Anderson. I greatly appreciate it thank you.

Mrs. Anderson from Boston Social Services: Your welcome Mrs. Swan. Goodnight Mrs. Swan.

Lauren Swan: Goodnight Mrs. Anderson.

Location: The sounds of Lauren walking away from the front door of the apartment and the sounds of her walking to the office to check on both Bala and Henry and the sounds of Lauren walking into the room and seeing Henry fast asleep on the couch with a small

smile on his face

Lauren Swan: I see somebody is knocked out cold.

Bala Swan: Yeah. When I went to get sheets and blankets to cover the mattress on the pull out bed. I came back in here and found him

unconscious here on the couch.

Lauren Swan: After everything he went through these past few days. I'm not surprised that he's totally exhausted.

Bala Swan: I agree with you on that one (then looking at Henry. We should let him get some sleep and will fill him in on his brand new normal in the morning.

Lauren Swan: Sounds like a good plan to me. Goodnight Henry. Mommy loves you. I know I'm a complete stranger to you right now. But I do hope you and I will get to know each other very well.

Henry Mills: Goodnight mommy.

Location: The sounds both Lauren and Bala walking out of the room and heading towards the bedroom for the night

Location: The sounds of both Lauren

and Bala getting into their big bed for the night

Lauren Swan: There's definitely going to

be a lot of talking and explaining to do tomorrow. Not only with just my dad. But with Mehmed, Gulbahar and also with Henry as well.

Bala Swan: I agree. There will be a lot of explaining to do with a lot of people. But we'll all get through it together no matter what happens.

Lauren Swan: Agree. Well we better get some well deserve rest. So we have energy for all of things that our to come to us tomorrow. Also hopefully this little angel will allow me to get a few hours of sleep without to much trouble.

Bala Swan: Lets hope this little one behaves tonight. Because you deserve to have a couple of hours of undisturbed sleep.

Lauren Swan: Agree. Goodnight Bala.

Bala Swan: Good night Lauren. See you in the morning.

Lauren Swan: See you in the morning.

Location: The sounds of both Lauren and Bala turning off the lights to their bedroom for the night