In Defense of Kids(1983)
When a female lawyer finds a girl hiding in the back of her car, it starts her thinking, and she decides to give up her job to open up a refuge for neglected children.
Movie: In Defense of Kids
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Ellen Wilcox
Paul Wilcox
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