Answer and Explanation:
A sign language interpreter must act professionally and translate what is being said, no matter the content of the message, as it is ethical behavior for this type of professional to translate the message completely, impartially and truthfully. Therefore, in the case presented in the question above, I would convey the message as it was spoken, since this was my duty as a professional. After the conversation between father and son is over and my work is done, I could comfort the deaf if I were intimate with him and were friends to that extent, but otherwise it would not be appropriate to interfere in the deaf's personal life.
I think it would be $16.50.
