It is the falling action.

It is the climax.

It is the rising action.

It is the resolution.

Mrs. Jones threatens to call the police.

Roger tells Mrs. Jones he is hungry.

The police arrest Roger.

Mrs. Jones holds onto Roger, and drags him to her home.

Observant and compassionate.

Accomplished and skillful.

Sharp and indecisive.

Foolish and impulsive.

Mrs. Jones wants Roger to go to the store for her.

Mrs. Jones has come to trust Roger.

Mrs. Jones thinks Roger believes she is broke.

Mrs. Jones locked the door so Roger cannot leave.

"After he had dried his face and not knowing what else to do dried it again, the boy turned around, wondering what next."

"She still held him. But she bent down enough to permit him to stoop and pick up her purse."

"He looked as if he were fourteen or fifteen, frail and willow-wild, in tennis shoes and blue jeans."

"She was a large woman with a large purse that had everything in it but hammer and nails."

It is dangerous to walk alone in the city at night.

A little kindness can go a long way.

No crime should go unpunished.

Every action has consequences.

The power of love and trust can turn someone's life around.

"So you set down while I fix us something to eat. You might run that comb through your hair so you will look presentable."

"I have done things, too, which I would not tell you son—neither tell God, if he didn’t already know."

"The door was open. He could make a dash for it down the hall. He could run, run, run, run, run!"

"I wanted a pair of blue suede shoes."