abraham lincoln: mother, the last time we saw young flood here, we were in springfield. i was a lawyer and he was but knee-high to a grasshopper. his mother was kin with governor carlin. mary todd lincoln: oh, i remember priscilla flood. abraham lincoln: and his father served with me in the illinois state legislature. a democrat, but, uh, a friend and a good man, despite his fervent support of my opponent for the presidency. william h. flood: sins of the father, sir. abraham lincoln: never a sin to stand up for what you believe. now, flood, tell me, which is the vessel with the history? william h. flood: well, mr. lincoln, they've all been mussing around under fire quite a lot, but i guess you mean the montauk over there. she's got the hardest hitting. been in the tightest spots. abraham lincoln: the very one, flood. show her to me. mother?