Oliver Discharged and Taken by Mr. Brownlow

Just as Mr. Fang is about to sentence Oliver to three months of hard labor, the book-stall keeper rushes into the court and testifies that he saw the robbery was committed by two other boys, not Oliver. Mr. Brownlow, realizing his mistake, is furious with the magistrate. Oliver is discharged, but he has collapsed from illness. Mr. Brownlow, feeling a strange connection to the boy, takes him home in a coach. This is a turning point in Oliver's life, as he is rescued from the clutches of the law and the criminal gang and brought into a world of kindness and comfort.