
"And Basilio was... well terrifying and intense and very, very angry inside. But he loved his son and he'd do anything for him. It was pretty admirable."
And Lorelai figured she'd leave the explanation there. Anything further was Jude's to tell. It was hard to say the intricacies that went on between two people behind closed doors, but Jude had never feared his dad. Jude loved his dad. And Basilio loved Jude.
"It's good to know we're not going to be locked up for any small thing for the rest of our lives, that's for sure. I always wondered what was going on in the Birdcage, everyone was terrified and no one ever knew what they were terrified of. It was just... darkness. Darkness guarded by a wall and a gate that opened once."