Jane was forcibly removed from her parents custody and taken to the Blair Police Department where she would remain for several hours. Police never gave her written notice as to why she was being held, however young Jane was blasted with anti-abortion material every which way she looked. After several hours at the police station, Jane was taken to an unfamiliar foster home to stay with people she did not know.

At 3:30 a.m. that same morning, the Scott's got a phone call from a woman they didn't know but who identified herself as Deborah Bales, a Nebraska Department of Social Services employee. She told the Scott's that their daughter was safe and they were yet again urged to get an attorney.

Thursday morning, September 29, 1994, the Scott's got their attorney. Their attorney was informed by County Attorney Sampson that no hearing would be held that day because there were no judges in town. They were not even given the option of having the hearing held in another county to be heard in front of another judge to expedite matters. At this time the Scott's hadn't seen their daughter since the night before when she was stolen from her home by local police.

Meanwhile, Jane was being interrogated by County Attorney Sampson. During the entire interrogation Jane was alone, with no legal representation, even though Sampson was well aware that her family had hired counsel who was readily available and that Jane was under 18 years of age. Sampson also denied repeated requests from Deborah Bales to release Jane. Instead he filed a baseless petition with the Washington County Juvenile Court under child protection laws, alleging that Jane was in a situation dangerous to life or limb or injurious to her health. The only reason given was that Jane had "made arrangements" for an abortion and Dr. Bagby had provided a letter to law enforcement that stated an elective abortion could be harmful to Jane.

Meanwhile the Tulls and their friends had been busy pasting up flyers all over town that stated that the Scott's were murderers.

Friday morning Jane was scheduled for another examination, this time in Omaha. The Scotts were driven to the appointment by Deborah Bales. It was the first time in two days that they had seen their 15 year old daughter. This examination would conclude that Jane was 27 weeks pregnant.

That Friday afternoon Judge F.A. Gossett, III, of Juvenile Court of Washington County held a hearing regarding Jane. There was no guardian ad litem appointed for Jane, nor was she appointed an attorney to protect her interests.

At the hearing the Scotts attorney informed the judge that Scotts no longer believed that abortion was an option. During the hearing the judge stated that Jane should not have been removed from her parents custody and ordered that Janes temporary placement in foster care be terminated. He also ordered that Jane be released to the custody of her parents "on the condition that no abortion shall be performed on the subjects' unborn child without further order of the court." He went on to say that any violation of this order would be punishable as contempt.

Of course, Jane was already 27 weeks pregnant, abortion was no longer an option, so the Scotts complied with the order. The town had gotten what it wanted, Jane would be forced to have her baby. Her rights were taken away from her by a town where it doesn't matter what you know, but who you know. Take me seriously folks, I know this town. I lived it, I've been at the receiving end of the brunt of their fury. Jane didn't stand a chance once the town heard of her plight.