00:06I didn't mean to reach for it. I was just so hungry my hand moved on its own.
00:12Tyler's still growing. He needs the protein. He's a boy and he has to use his
00:17brain. All you do is sweep around here. Plain food is good enough for you. Too
00:21much greasy food sweep around here makes people lazy. You're not one of us so you
00:26don't know any manners. Nobody was done eating and you still reach for Tyler's
00:31meat. Anyone hears about this they'll think we don't feed you. Absolutely not.
00:38She steals food off the table today she'll steal from other people tomorrow.
00:42We took her in Ray. We've done more than enough for her. If we don't straighten
00:48her out now that's on us. Yeah. Out. Stand by the back door and think about what
00:59you did. Maybe the cold will knock some sense into you. When you stop wanting
01:04what isn't yours, you can come back in.
01:14We're doing this for your own good. Fresh air is good for you. Stay out there a
01:18while. If Brenda wakes up in a good mood she might let me in before sunrise to
01:27sweep. If she's not, I might not eat till noon.
01:38One, two, three. If I count to a hundred I won't feel so cold. That's how I fool
01:44myself.
01:52Jayma, hope, wait a more. Her mom and dad have been looking for her for seven
01:57years. No one ever kept looking for me like that. What if I really am her? The
02:04birthmark matches. The age matches. I even look like her. Brendan said they
02:10brought me home. She didn't give birth to me. I was saving this 50 cents for an
02:16eraser when school starts. Not anymore. An eraser helps me write. A phone call could
02:23get me a new dad. Worth it.
02:33What am I supposed to say? Hi, I'm your daughter? No, that's too sudden. Hi, I saw
02:39your missing child flyer. That doesn't sound right either. I'm not just some
02:43stranger. Hello, who is this? Hi, I saw your missing child flyer. The little girl.
02:53Gemma Hope Whitfield. You saw her? Where is she? Where are you? I was going to tell him I
02:57was her, but then I heard him crying and I got scared. What if I'm wrong? What if the
03:03DNA test says no? Then I'm just some lying eight-year-old? I, I'm... Hello? Hello?
03:10Please don't hang up. Have you seen my daughter? Is she alive? Please tell me! I... Are you an
03:15adult or a kid? You're a kid? Mm-hmm. How old are you? Eight. Where did you see the flyer?
03:25Is there an adult with you? Are you alone? No. I found it in the trash. A trash can?
03:33Yeah. They threw me out. I found it by a trash can. They threw you out? In this snow? Tell
03:41me what town you're in and what road I'll come get you. No. I wasn't trying to tell you where
03:48I saw your daughter. I was trying to say I might be her. What did you say? The missing child
03:55flyer said she has a maple leaf birthmark on her right arm. I do too. Exactly the same.
04:01I was born in January 2016 too. Brenda said they brought me home. She didn't give birth
04:09to me. I don't know for sure, but I think... Where are you? Pine Creek. At the payphone
04:17outside the gas station convenience store. Stay right there. Don't go anywhere. Are you
04:22cold? Do you have a coat? Is there anywhere you can get out of the snow?
04:30He was crying. A grown up was crying just because I might be his daughter. If I really am Gemma,
04:40then I have a dad. A dad who'd cry for me has to be better than one who'd hit me.
04:46Forget it.
04:46I've spent my whole life just trying to survive. One more night won't matter.
04:55Over here! Left side!
05:03This way! Left! The payphone's over there! Mr. Whitmore, watch it! The ground's slick! Move!
05:14Is it her? He looked like he was in his thirties. Thin face, hollow cheeks, deep set eyes. His eyes
05:21were red, and there were tears on his lower lashes. Sir?
05:30Are you cold?
05:33The coat was still warm. It was heavy, and it smelled good. Not like Ray, with the smoke and booze.
05:41Just... clean.
05:42I need to see your right arm, okay?
05:52Gemma, it's Dad. I'm here to take you home.
05:55Gemma. No one had ever said my name like that. And Dad was never a word I got to use.
06:02She's so thin. So dirty.
06:05The lines around his eyes were deep. There were dark circles under them, and his lips were cracked.
06:11He looked even older than Ray. He'd spent seven years looking for one person, and I had almost lied to
06:18him.
06:19I wasn't even sure I was Gemma. I just wanted a home where nobody hit me.
06:27Sir? I'm not sure I'm really hurt. What if you've got it wrong?
06:32No. No mistake. I knew the second I saw you. You're Gemma. You're my Gemma.
06:43Every breath smelled clean. Warm. No one had ever held me like this. Not even a blanket had
06:52ever wrapped me this tight. It's okay now. Dad's here. No one will ever hurt you again.
07:00Call Mrs. Whitmore. We found her. Yes. We found her. She's alive.
07:06Mr. Whitmore, let's get her in the car. She's freezing. Gemma, are you hungry?
07:14Keeping himself from getting mad in front of me. I knew it wasn't for me. It was for the people
07:19who
07:19hurt me. Ray never held back. He took all his anger out on me. I'll eat anything. Just be gentle
07:28putting
07:28me in the car. I hurt my knee. The snow was still falling, but I wasn't cold anymore.
07:36We found her. Yeah, take us to Hudson Valley Children's Medical Center. A regular room?
07:42Are you out of your mind? Get a private pediatric suite ready. Full trauma workup. Treat the external
07:47injuries first, then run an expedited DNA test. I don't care what it takes. I want preliminary results
07:52in three hours. Don't be scared. What if he's a bad person? They said on TV some people trick kids,
08:07but bad people don't cry like that. Probably not. Sir. Call me dad.
08:16Sir is okay for now. Go ahead. How'd you get here so fast? I was about two hours away when
08:23you called.
08:25So? I was doing over a hundred. That fast? And you didn't crash?
08:34Not on the interstate. On back roads. And I was already driving when you called. Why were you already
08:40driving? For seven years I've searched every day. City to city, town to town. Countless leads.
08:46Fakes, scams, wrong kids. I chased everyone myself. When you called, I was nearby, following another one.
08:53That lead was fake too? Every last one. Until you. What if I'm lying? What if the DNA test doesn't
09:02match?
09:03What if I really am Ray's daughter? He drove her a hundred to get here. And what if I'm not
09:08his?
09:10Don't be scared. No matter what the test says. You're staying with me tonight.
09:17Come with me. It's still snowing. And that place you told me about? That's not a home.
09:30Mr. Whitmore, this way. Megan, get warm water ready. She's been hyperthermic too long.
09:35No hot water yet. Imaging is ready. We can take her in any time.
09:40I'll carry her myself.
09:47Don't go to sleep yet. The doctor needs to examine you.
09:51Gemma, let me take a look, okay? Okay.
10:05Keep going.
10:09Mr. Ethan Whitmore? Gemma, tell dad. No, tell me. Who did this to you?
10:14My mom and dad.
10:15They're not your mom and dad.
10:17Then, the two people who threw me away?
10:21Okay. I know now.
10:25I want everything on those two, tonight.
10:36She's severely malnourished.
10:38Her height and weight are both well below the normal range for her age.
10:41She'll need long-term nutritional support and regular monitoring of her growth.
10:46Also, there are signs of healed old bone fractures on her back. At least two sites.
10:51They never got proper treatment. Just healed up on their own.
10:55That's enough for tonight. Give her something light and easy to digest.
10:59Let her take a warm bath and make sure she gets some rest.
11:01We can deal with the rest of the tests and everything else tomorrow.
11:05How long till the DNA test results are back?
11:07The paternity test has been fast-tracked. About three hours.
11:10Okay.
11:16You hungry?
11:20Send up plain oatmeal. Nothing added.
11:23Her stomach's still weak and soft scrambled eggs. Warm, not hot.
11:29When you were with the Carters, did you go to school?
11:31Yeah. Second grade.
11:34How were your grades?
11:36Pretty good.
11:37What's pretty good?
11:38Top five.
11:40In your class?
11:41In the whole grade.
11:43Hmm. What was the school like?
11:45Not great. Just two old buildings and the playground was all dirt.
11:51When it rained, my pants got muddy. But my teacher was nice.
11:55Sometimes she'd sneak me a pack of crackers.
11:59Were you hungry at school too?
12:01Not exactly. Brendan wouldn't give me lunch money. And she wouldn't sign me up for free school lunch.
12:10Sometimes not even that.
12:17Please don't be mad.
12:25I'm not mad.
12:27You are. The vein here is throbbing.
12:31You notice that much?
12:33I always had to watch their faces.
12:35After a while, you know what they're about to do.
12:42From now on, you don't have to watch anyone's face.
12:49This is your mom, Claire.
12:52Why didn't she come?
12:54She's at home. I haven't told her yet.
12:56Why?
12:58Because we've been here too many times.
13:01Every time I told her, I think we found her, it wasn't you.
13:06She can't take one more heartbreak.
13:09Oh, did she look for me for seven years too?
13:13Last year, she fell on a pedestrian overpass in Manhattan, putting up missing child flyers.
13:18She had a compression fracture in her lower spine and was bedridden for three months.
13:24She's better now, but she can't keep pushing herself like she used to.
13:28They've been looking for me for seven years.
13:31One drives like nothing else matters.
13:34The other broke her back, hanging flyers.
13:37If I really am their daughter, I hit the jackpot.
13:41If I'm not, then I stole someone else's mom and dad.
13:45Dinner's here.
13:54Take it slow.
13:57I couldn't even put the feeling into words.
14:00Like I was dreaming, and I could wake up any second.
14:05Slow down. Don't choke.
14:16Go take a warm bath.
14:18The nurses left you clean pajamas and hot water.
14:21I'll wait right outside the door.
14:22Wait for what?
14:24For you to come out.
14:35You look exactly like Claire did at your age.
14:38I'm sleepy, mister.
14:42Then let's get you to bed. Come on.
14:48I'm turning off the lights.
14:49Leave one on.
14:53Aren't you going home?
14:55No.
14:56No.
14:57Why?
14:57I'm staying with you.
14:58Sir, the DNA test results aren't back yet.
15:02I know.
15:02What if it doesn't match?
15:04Then I'm still staying.
15:08You're eight years old.
15:11You were thrown out in a blizzard and slept beside a trash can.
15:15Whether you're my daughter or not, you're staying here tonight.
15:18We'll deal with tomorrow.
15:19Okay.
15:20Good night.
15:21Good night.
15:22This warmth wasn't from the heat or the blanket.
15:25It was from someone staying with me.
15:27Gemma!
15:28My baby!
15:30Gemma!
15:30My baby!
15:31What are you doing here?
15:32I told Patrick not to tell you yet.
15:34Ethan, are you out of your mind?
15:36You think you may have found my daughter and you were gonna hide that from me?
15:41How many times do you think I can lose her?
15:45How many times do you think I can lose her?
15:46Who's going on?
15:47That's a good summer.
15:47I as in the refrigerator.
15:47I knew I should come to have some cornerstone.
15:48I just kind of meet you, Kate.
15:48It will get through that tomorrow
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