Beauty and the Beast (TV Series)

God Bless the Child (1988)

Roy Dotrice: Jacob 'Father' Wells

Quotes 

• Jacob 'Father' Wells : You were a prostitute?

  [Lena stays silent, unsure of what to say] 

  Jacob 'Father' Wells : Was there nothing else for you to do?

  [she remains silent again] 

  Jacob 'Father' Wells : What has Catherine told you about where we live?

  Lena : She told me... it's a secret place where people live together and take care of each other. I thought she was making it up.

  Jacob 'Father' Wells : No. She wasn't making it up. We have made a life together down here. We've built a home, and yes, we really do try to take care of each other.

  Asst. Dist. Atty. Catherine Chandler : And each of us is also responsible for keeping this place safe from those who wouldn't understand.

  Lena : I can keep a secret.

  Jacob 'Father' Wells : Whatever may happen?

  Lena : Whatever happens.

  Jacob 'Father' Wells : Good. Now, I'm going to ask you a difficult question. Ordinarily, there's a process by which people come to live with us. It's a slow and gradual process. Our friends above, like Catherine, act as our eyes and ears, judging need... trustworthiness. Sometimes, as with you, we are forced to make exceptions. But we must ask ourselves: why should we risk everything we've worked so hard to create? Why should we trust you?

  Asst. Dist. Atty. Catherine Chandler : It's all right. Just... tell him what you're feeling.

  Lena : What I'm feeling? I'm feeling you've got no reason to trust me, and I should just save you the trouble and walk out of here myself. But I can't. I got someone else to think about now. And it's not fair that this baby should have to suffer just 'cause it's unlucky enough to get stuck inside of me instead of someone else. You give my baby a chance for something better and I won't mess it up.

• Jacob 'Father' Wells : How about Rosalind? Uh, no. Imogen.

  Vincent : Please, Father, Imogen?

  Jacob 'Father' Wells : What's wrong with Imogen?

  Vincent : Well, for one thing, it's difficult to pronounce.

  Jacob 'Father' Wells : It was good enough for Shakespeare.

  Vincent : Well, if it's Shakespeare you're set on, then why not Juliet or Maria?

  Asst. Dist. Atty. Catherine Chandler : What's going on?

  Jacob 'Father' Wells : Oh, we were discussing possible names for the child.

  Vincent : After every birth, the child is welcomed into the community with a naming ceremony.

  Asst. Dist. Atty. Catherine Chandler : Don't you think Lena should have a say in it?

  Vincent : [simultaneously with Father]  Of course.

  Jacob 'Father' Wells : Yes, by all means. Yes, we were just, uh... speculating.