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Three weeks later, James is back in a VisionQuest wilderness camp in Wewoka, Oklahoma. It is a long-term arrangement to give him time to figure out why he does what he does.

James has managed to control his temper and bring his grades way up to B's and C's... pretty good for a kid who never finished one full year of schooling.

Tracy is thrilled with James' achievement. "He always got D's and F's before. I'm so proud of him and he's so proud of himself."

Tracy has a warm reunion with the judge who first sentenced her to VisionQuest as a 14 year old ward of the state in 1979.

Tracy enlists the judge's help in her struggle to get the State to bring VisionQuest back into Colorado to help her son.

Tracy fears that time is running out for James.

Tracy is determined but she still doubts herself deeply.

"I may come off as confident, and I may be doing all these things, but there's another side that tells me, 'You're still just shit! You'll always be shit! And that's the way everybody sees you, especially men.'"

"I get so mad at James because he's right: I am weak."