The Pied Piper of Hamelin1957

John's Mother:
[addressing an empty counci chamber] Your honor... I know you and your councillors are busy with important affairs, and I'll only take up a moment of your time. It's about Johnny. Who's Johhny? He's my son. You remember the boy with curly red hair... the boy who opened your carriage door for you once. He's gone... looked everywhere and I can't seem to find him... and I know such men as wise as you can surely help me find a small boy. [he looks at the empty table, waiting for a reply] Why don't you answer me? Your decisions have always been so quick and so clever... like the way you handled the Piper.