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Willie adores Tom, his only child. But his love blinds him. Unlike Lucy, he doesn\'t see that Tom is becoming an unbearably arrogant young man. Once Tom becomes the star quarterback of the state university football team, he cannot stay out of trouble. His father, however, always comes to his aid. By refusing to discipline Tom, Willie widens the rift between Lucy and himself.
Finally, one of Tom\'s sexual escapades requires Willie to put his reputation and power on the line. Still, Willie doesn\'t blame him; after all, he says, Tom is just a boy.
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