Doctor Doppler: Just wait until we tell your mother about this! Of course, we may downplay the life-threatning parts.
Captain Amelia: Let me make this as mono-syllabic as possible. I don't care for this crew you hired. They're...How did I describe them Arrow? I said something rather good about them before coffee.
Mr. Arrow: A ludicrous parcel of driveling galoots, Ma'am.
Captain Amelia: There you go! Poetry!
Captain Amelia: You've met my First Mate Mr. Arrow. Sterling, tough, dependable, honest, brave, and true.
Mr. Arrow: Please, Captain.
Captain Amelia: Oh, shut up Arrow. You know I don't mean a word of it.
Answer: The father abandoned the family because he apparently did not want the responsibility of providing for them. It's an old story of wayward irresponsible men leaving their wife and children for their own selfish reasons. Whether or not it would have figured in a sequel is unknown.
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