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Mommy, why are there police in the front yard?
Are we bad for having a slumber party tonight?
Don't worry, dear. Daddy will take care of this.
Mr. Stewart, we are the curfew police and we have it on reliable testimony that you're harboring children who belong to other families here this evening is that correct?
Yes, officer, my daughter has several friends over for a slumber party.
Mr. Stewart, you are in violation of the law, and the children have to come with us to a detention center.
But officer, we're just having a slumber party. Their parents are all aware of this and have given their permission. It was the reward we had promised them for raising the most in our fundraiser when we...
Mr. Stewart, the parents of the other children are also in violation of the law and they'll be cited along with you and your wife, for a fine of $300 per child. Do you understand?
But officer, we...
I'm sorry, Mr. Stewart the curfew is the law. Now let's have the children get their clothes in order -- they can't come to the center in pajamas. This is not a game.
Welcome to Baltimore, in the state named after the Mother of God, Maryland.
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