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"my husband, alan, just found out he's dying from aids. he doesn't want michael around and i can't care for michael alone. his natural mother died shortly after his birth. we give our permission for you to do whatever you think is best. but it will be a waste of time to look for us, because we're leaving the country." >> well, it stunned me. i'm reading the note, i can't believe what i'm reading. i read it again and i called him back. i said, michael, come back, let's talk. >> sometimes this job has got to tear your heart out. >> it really does. it really does. it was cold outside and just the...

Look on his face was one that he was scared. >> michael, cold, skittish, kept running. jeff caught him, coaxed him back, put him in the boys' home where at least he'd have a warm bed, hot meals and companionship. >> we assigned him a bedroom and he jumped right up on the top bunk, just like a 13-year-old boy would. jumped right up, this is my bed. >> gradually, michael warmed up to the male staff here, to gene eckels, director of the group home, he spilled bits and pieces of his young life, painful and damaged. >> he alluded to abuse and a hard life growing up, a father that was very abusive t...

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