:51:04
At least they've set a date for the hearing.
That's the first step.
:51:08
A little bit of gentle pressure did the trick.
:51:10
We had to give the Minister
a kick up his fat ass.
:51:13
What do we do now?
:51:15
You should smarten yourself up.
The press might want photos of you.
:51:20
Try combing your hair, occasionally.
:51:22
Shave.
:51:24
Look as if you haven't just fallen out of bed.
Use me as a role model if you want to.
:51:28
And buy a new pair of shoes
before we get to court.
:51:32
-New shoes?
-Yes.
:51:33
l've known judges who judge a man's
character by the state of his shoes.
:51:44
-Here they come. Let's get a shot.
-Especially of the little girl.
:51:48
-Come on.
-Get the three of them together, now.
:51:52
-Daddy, l scored a goal in Gaelic!
-Daddy.
:51:56
My loves! You look wonderful.
:51:59
-Daddy, l like your new shoes.
-Thanks, Evelyn.
:52:04
Ferris hasn't changed much since l knew
him. The torn-faced old poultice.
:52:09
He's always looked like the Turin Shroud.
:52:13
We used to call him ''Ferris the Ferret.''
:52:15
Which is an insult to the rodent.
:52:18
Mr. Barron, you're representing
the petitioner, Desmond Doyle?
:52:22
Yes, my lord.
:52:23
We contend the judge at the District Court
hearing of January 10 of this year...
:52:28
misdirected the petitioner,
Mr. Desmond Doyle.
:52:32
l refer you to the notes of that case
wherein the judge expressed his hope...
:52:36
that Mr. Doyle would not have to leave
his children in care for too long.
:52:40
Sadly, that has not been the case here.
:52:45
The Children's Act of 1941 clearly states...
:52:48
that unless the spouse is deceased,
which is not the case here...
:52:52
then the consent
of both parents is required.
:52:56
This is the basis of our case, Your Lordship.