" He then elaborated and explained that they were all dead and he had to bury them - his father was the first one to die, followed by his mother and the three servants, and Francine was bitten on her face by the butler Brannigan." He rushed upstairs when interrupted by calls from his young son Peter (Max Charles).He entered his ransacked office where he found Peter standing by his desk.A mini-van sped away to Aunt May (Sally Field) and Uncle Ben""s house.After a short discussion, Richard and his distraught wife Mary (Embeth Davidtz) left their son in he care of his relatives.As he walks her home, they pass a reminder of George""s past - a group of mission workers singing religious hymns o a bunch of bums on the street.He gave his dog-eat-dog philosophy about his experience with the cruelty of the world (and in particular within the music industry) - they were cynical words that Vince took to heart as he was about to leave prison:Hunk: "It""s a lesson to remember.