Little House on the Prairie, Season 9

Mr. Gibson:
[to Charles] If I were to drop the charges against your boy, what would you do? You can't just let it go on like this.

Charles:
To be honest, I don't know.

Mr. Gibson:
You've got to get the boy out of the environment that he's in now.

Charles:
But how?

Mr. Gibson:
I think that if I were you, I'd take him back home to your little town.

Charles:
Oh, I wish I could, but I can't. I can't pull up stakes now. My wife has a job here. The children have their schooling, their new friends.

Mr. Gibson:
Do you have any family there?

Charles:
Yeah. I have my daughter and her husband.

Mr. Gibson:
Maybe he could live with them.

Charles:
Without us?

Mr. Gibson:
Mr. Ingalls, if things remain as they are, he's going to be living away from home, anyway, in a workhouse.

Charles:
[as his eyes fill up with tears] I know you're right, but away from the family. Maybe I can talk to my wife. Does that mean that you'll drop the charges?

Mr. Gibson:
[smiles] Yes. We could go on down to the station house right now if you want. You won't get a good night's sleep after having a cup of my coffee, anyway.