Ember No. 0004 · Fathers and Mothers

The Father Who Was Always There

3:58 · Told by Walt Hollis

Late at night in a train station near San Francisco, a young father carries his little boy into a public restroom, bags on both shoulders. He locks the door and they settle in for the night. By morning he will be at a desk downtown, training for a job he has no business getting.

A father carrying his young son through a dim train station

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Animated retelling based on published accounts.