Suffer the Little Children

While evaluating a child accused of murder, Dr. Allyson Freemont unravels a cycle of domestic abuse forcing her to confront her own haunting emotional issues. Suffer the Little Children is the story of a child’s innocence lost in the destructive cycle of family aggression. Confounded by love and hate those involved with the boy fall victim to the destructive power and control of domestic violence. As Dr. Allyson Freemont begins to unveil the tormented life of twelve-year-old Angelo Cavelli, she finds a family steeped in three generations of violence and social systems that compound a tragic situation. The brutality of Angelo’s father coupled with his mother’s surrender to it, fuels Angelo’s growing aggression which finally explodes and results in the death of the school’s librarian. The boy’s uncle, Nick Fiori, tries to save Angelo from legal disaster. In the past, Nick Fiori’s cunning, success, and money resolved family problems, but now he is faced with a situation he cannot control. Stunned by Dr. Allyson Freemont’s integrity and tenacity, Fiori is frustrated and unsure how to deal with her. In response to Nick Fiori’s sincerity and compassion, Allyson Freemont finds herself shedding her clinical approach to life and replacing it with trust and love.