if the nurse was to let the mother in the mother would slap him and say your such a disappointment why would you risk your life for some random kids that you don't even know? and I heard you killed someone are you stupid? she slaps him again. why would you do that you are not ever welcome back home. do you have any clue how much dough this is gonna cost us im not claiming you as my child your name now is joe rand never say your one of my children ever again! she pulls the plug on his meds and he comes closer and closer to death then the boys see and two-bit tackled the mother and ponyboy plugged the cord back in and yelled for the nurse and when the nurse gets in it is too late and he was gone