y ▁Do yle , ▁stay ing ▁in ▁Hollywood , ▁California ▁after ▁part ing ▁from ▁their ▁cousin ' s ▁California ▁ran ch ▁in ▁the ▁previous ▁novel , ▁st umble ▁onto ▁the ▁set ▁of ▁a ▁film ▁dep ict ing ▁a ▁col laps ing ▁building . ▁ ▁Beth ▁is ▁hor r ified ▁that ▁they ▁have ▁become ▁unw itting ▁ex tras ▁in ▁a ▁motion ▁picture , ▁for ▁the ▁films ▁she ▁has ▁seen ▁she ▁found ▁at ro cious ▁and ▁cont riv ed . ▁ ▁Uncle ▁John ▁M err ick ▁offers ▁to ▁let ▁them ▁meet ▁a ▁film maker ▁before ▁they ▁form ▁a ▁last ing ▁opinion ▁on ▁the ▁medium , ▁and ▁this ▁film maker ▁turns ▁out ▁to ▁be ▁Ot is ▁Werner , ▁the ▁same ▁director ▁who ▁shot ▁the ▁film . ▁ ▁He ▁arg ues ▁that ▁the ▁building ▁was ▁falling ▁apart ▁and ▁that ▁the ▁film ▁uses ▁a ▁story ▁to ▁convey ▁the ▁d angers ▁of ▁the ▁use ▁of ▁cr umb ling ▁fact ories , ▁for ▁in ▁the ▁film , ▁the ▁factory ▁owner ' s ▁daughter ▁is ▁killed ▁by ▁a ▁col laps ing ▁wall , ▁and ▁he ▁is ▁forced ▁to ▁re th ink ▁his ▁life ▁because ▁he ▁has ▁done ▁it ▁all ▁to ▁provide ▁for ▁her . ▁ ▁Beth ▁is ▁convinced ▁that ▁films ▁can ▁have ▁ed ifying ▁messages , ▁and ▁along ▁with ▁P ats y ▁and ▁their ▁c ous ins , ▁Arthur ▁W eld on ▁and ▁Louise ▁M err ick ▁W eld on , ▁look ▁into ▁starting ▁a ▁vent ure ▁of ▁their ▁own ▁to ▁produce ▁films ▁intended ▁specifically ▁for ▁children . ▁ ▁Uncle ▁John