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00:00:28Satsang with Mooji
00:00:58Satsang with Mooji
00:01:24Satsang with Mooji
00:01:28Satsang with Mooji
00:01:31they said there was a call that i've mistreated my boy it has to be his father he's angry that
00:01:37i won't take him back and he's just doing this to hurt no i know how overwhelming this must feel
00:01:45by law we have to follow up on every report even the ones made in bad faith
00:01:51our focus is on your child's safety and giving you all of the support that you need
00:01:56but first i need to know that your son is okay
00:02:02no no fellas she's scared she's not combative okay i just need a little bit more time
00:02:14how do i know i can trust you because i will never walk away from a family in need
00:02:21and right now
00:02:25i'm the best ally you've got
00:02:54hey elijah
00:02:56my name is faye it's my job to come and talk to kids when they've been hurt
00:03:01just to make sure everything is okay
00:03:04we can talk whenever you're ready okay there's no rush
00:03:09we'll just take it one little step at a time
00:03:11are you playing a game
00:03:13is it cool yeah can i sit and watch
00:03:26wow that's a pretty cool game
00:03:47hey jenet
00:03:52hey you're just getting back now yeah that last visit ate up half of my afternoon
00:03:58i heard things went well with kaylee rayburn this morning
00:04:01it was a bit touch and go but we sorted it out
00:04:05i've got a follow-up on monday
00:04:08wait are you just having lunch now
00:04:10well it's after three
00:04:12i'm gonna have to finish this on the road
00:04:16you know what no let me ask angelo to take your last stop
00:04:19okay it's friday go surprise paul open up a bottle of wine bath together
00:04:25that's very tempting but i promised the father
00:04:29go home faye it's an order can't afford to let one of my best burn out
00:04:50heading out early faye
00:04:53finally happened sam
00:04:54you gave me the boot
00:04:55there she is that's her
00:04:58oh don't tell me they've stuck you on the graveyard shift again
00:05:01i guess some of us just don't know when to quit
00:05:04you sure
00:05:08it's her
00:05:11you have yourself a fine weekend faye
00:05:13you too
00:05:15this is where we can still call this off
00:05:17wait a little longer plan a little better
00:05:22i've already waited too long harlow
00:05:25this has to end tonight
00:05:26d
00:05:33yeah
00:05:34you
00:05:36yeah
00:05:38from
00:05:55where
00:05:56man
00:06:05you think i'm crazy for doing this you can be honest so what they did to you tess
00:06:15doing nothing is the crazy move
00:06:20we wait until dark until they're asleep
00:06:26you're sick to the plan
00:06:46hmm smells good in here oh honey
00:06:50i'm not working on my famous leftover stew all day it's been going while i was at the job site
00:06:59secret ingredient confidence
00:07:07i wasn't expecting to see you till after six yeah janet kicked me out oh let me guess you're messing
00:07:15up her overtime budget again i just want to make sure i didn't bring any work home with me
00:07:21been a long week speaking of work there is something i'd like to run by you okay
00:07:29but you have to close your eyes and follow me what did you do
00:07:36keep them closed okay last step there you go i got you i got you all right
00:07:44okay keep walking keep walking getting close
00:07:49okay and then we're gonna turn turn turn turn we're almost there i promise okay don't bump me
00:08:05that's it's called lemon dawn daydream you know i feel like you could see how we feel about it before
00:08:10we commit i thought we decided to go on something a little bit more neutral like dope or stripes
00:08:18depending on what we decide to do with the space
00:08:23it's supposed to be calming like sunlight on a summer day
00:08:29it's giving a definite nursery vibe is that so bad oh oh you know how i think about this
00:08:40the things i see every single day starting a family you are not your mother and you are not your
00:08:49clients okay well can we just pause on the pastels just for now please and you know what i was
00:08:58thinking is that i could run us a bubble bath later i like the way yeah do you think yeah
00:09:05yeah okay
00:09:20oh did you hear that
00:09:22you
00:10:02Don't make me do anything I regret.
00:10:05What do you want?
00:10:07I'm not here to hurt you.
00:10:09As long as you do exactly as I say.
00:10:13Hey, honey, is that you?
00:10:17Don't make a sound.
00:10:21Faye, Faye, hey, just stay calm.
00:10:29We don't have any money in the house.
00:10:31I don't want your money.
00:10:33Just please don't hurt my wife.
00:10:35Let's just talk and stay calm, okay?
00:10:41You need to focus on me.
00:10:42You need to focus on me.
00:10:44What?
00:10:45You need to focus on me.
00:10:46What do you want?
00:10:47I want that you people stole from me.
00:10:49I want my little girl back.
00:10:51I don't know what you're talking about.
00:10:53Please really hurt, please.
00:10:55Here's what's going to happen next.
00:10:57You and I are going to go on a little drive.
00:11:00Harlow doesn't hear from me.
00:11:02He lights Paul up until the battery dies out.
00:11:07I don't know.
00:11:09I don't know what this is about.
00:11:11We can just talk about it.
00:11:12I can help you.
00:11:13You can talk to me.
00:11:15I'm a social worker.
00:11:16I know exactly what you are, Faye.
00:11:19That's why I'm here.
00:11:22Let's go.
00:11:24Oh, Faye.
00:11:26Faye.
00:11:26Faye.
00:11:27Faye.
00:11:28Faye.
00:11:28Faye.
00:11:55Faye.
00:11:56You said that you didn't want to hurt us.
00:11:58That you were going to let us go.
00:12:01But you're using your real names.
00:12:04It's because once this is all over,
00:12:07once I have her back,
00:12:09we're going someplace they'll never find us.
00:12:12You said that someone
00:12:15took your little girl.
00:12:20It was almost three years ago.
00:12:23Three years?
00:12:25That's just a little before my time.
00:12:28If there's been some kind of mistake,
00:12:31you have to know that there are better ways
00:12:34to deal with this than committing a felony.
00:12:36You think I haven't tried?
00:12:38I did everything they told me to.
00:12:41Jumped through every hoop.
00:12:44Why did you choose me and Paul?
00:12:49Because my caseworker disappeared.
00:12:52But you were her friend.
00:13:07Your caseworker was Margaret Whitaker?
00:13:10She was my mentor back when I first started.
00:13:13But she's retired now.
00:13:15Well, your mentor
00:13:17ruined my life.
00:13:21Now I want her back.
00:13:25Oh, that's Sam.
00:13:27He's our security guard.
00:13:28He patrols the perimeter every night.
00:13:31Doc.
00:13:31Doc.
00:13:36What do we do?
00:13:39We're going to stay out of his way.
00:13:41And if things go south,
00:13:43just tell him you're working overtime.
00:13:56Go.
00:13:58Go.
00:14:04Go.
00:14:05Go.
00:14:18Go.
00:14:19Go.
00:14:19Go.
00:14:20Go.
00:14:21Go.
00:14:23Go.
00:14:24Go.
00:14:41Okay I'm in. Now what? Test Donnelly. Two M's, two L's. Caseworker. Margaret Whitaker.
00:14:59I was just a kid. Looks like you came to our attention when a nurse filed a report plaguing
00:15:07possible abuse. It wasn't true. The child's name was Amelia. She was 18 months old. It
00:15:22was the 4th of July. We went to watch the fireworks at a park near our house. I didn't see
00:15:31the
00:15:31ember that fell on her. Not until she started crying. I rushed her to the ER. The nurse
00:15:41on duty. She hated me. On sight. Next thing I knew, Margaret Whitaker shows up. She tells
00:15:52me they're taking Amelia into protective custody. They wouldn't even let me say goodbye.
00:16:03Burns on infants are considered sentinel injuries. They are extreme red flags. So if they had
00:16:09even the slightest suspicion, they would have no choice but to act. I was only 19. I don't
00:16:15understand. If they had made a mistake, why didn't you fight it? You would have had a detention
00:16:20hearing within 72 hours. I tried. I tried. I didn't hear about it until it was too late.
00:16:29I kept calling, begging for information, but everything had to go through Margaret.
00:16:33I had no family, no support. Something inside me just broke. I convinced myself she was better
00:16:46off without me. I spiraled. I started drinking pills. It was Harlow who helped me back.
00:17:11She was having trouble with her M's. She couldn't say mama. She called me nana.
00:17:20Was Harlow the father? Her father passed away before she was born.
00:17:33Okay. Okay. I can see bits and pieces of your case file here. The rest of it is restricted
00:17:45access. Is that normal? Only if it involves something extremely confidential, like a protective
00:17:54seal from family court, maybe a closed adoption. It doesn't say where she went? No. But Margaret
00:18:01Whitaker knows. Margaret doesn't have access to any of this information. She's retired.
00:18:06But you still keep in touch. Do you still keep in touch? No, just not for the last year,
00:18:18not since her husband passed away. But you know where she lives. I am not going to hand you
00:18:23another hostage. We can figure this out together. I can help you. I am not your enemy.
00:18:30Please just let me help you. It's Sam. He's going to wonder what I'm doing here after 11 o'clock
00:18:37at night. Get rid of him or I will. No, Tess. He's just a sweet old man.
00:18:50Hey? Thought I recognized your car. What brings you here this time of night? Just getting some notes
00:18:58together for next week, trying to get ahead of things. Are you alone? I could have sworn I had
00:19:07someone else in here. Sam, wait! I didn't have a choice. Tess, he's really hurt. We need to get him
00:19:20to a hospital. I told you to get rid
00:19:22of him. Take me to Margaret Whitaker. We'll call an ambulance on the way.
00:19:45Wait. What is it? What's wrong? I just want to know my wife's okay. Everything's fine. Shut up!
00:20:07Do you really think to let either one of you anywhere near this kid after this? You'll be lucky to
00:20:11get a visit
00:20:11before she graduates college. You don't know all the facts and what she's been through, all right?
00:20:16You both have to know you're going to jail after this. Not if they never find us.
00:20:21All that matters is that Tess finds a little girl.
00:20:40Who else lives here? Is Margaret live alone? As far as I know.
00:20:53Can I at least just talk to Paul just to know that he's okay? You can talk when this is
00:20:58over.
00:21:00What's the plan, Tess? How do we keep this from getting any more away from us?
00:21:06Stop trying to workshop me. I find out where she is. That's how this ends.
00:21:13I know. Why tonight?
00:21:18I was starting to think that I was past the worst of it. Maybe even moving on.
00:21:29Then a few weeks ago, I saw her. In the city. She was older, but it was her. I lost
00:21:40her in the crowd, but it was her.
00:21:42She was holding someone else's hand. But it was Amelia.
00:21:54I hear you. I can understand how hard that must have been. Everything you've gone through.
00:22:03But what you're doing tonight, it can only end badly.
00:22:07It already ended badly. Now I just want her back.
00:22:15Let's go.
00:22:17What do I say?
00:22:19Just get her to open the door and I will take care of the rest.
00:22:33Try again.
00:22:41Hey, it's been so long. What are you doing here? It's so late.
00:22:46I'm so sorry, Margaret. I didn't have a choice.
00:22:49Get back.
00:22:49I don't have a choice.
00:22:51Wait, what is this?
00:22:52What is this?
00:22:55She's not alone. They have Paul. He's hurt.
00:22:57Who are you? What do you want? Tell her you remember me.
00:23:00I don't know what you're talking about.
00:23:01Say it.
00:23:04Say you remember me.
00:23:08Yes, I remember you.
00:23:11What's my name?
00:23:13Tess. Your name is Tess.
00:23:17That's better. Now we're getting somewhere.
00:23:21Go.
00:23:24Sit.
00:23:29Now tell her how we met.
00:23:30I-I don't-
00:23:31No more lying.
00:23:33Tell her.
00:23:35It was just over three years ago.
00:23:37Fourth of July.
00:23:39A report came in.
00:23:40The spectred abuse that I was sent to investigate.
00:23:42You told me you were there to help me.
00:23:45You said you were on my side.
00:23:47My duty was to the welfare of that little girl.
00:23:50According to the nurse's notes.
00:23:53Her injury had all the indications of a cigarette burn.
00:23:57No. No.
00:23:59That's not true.
00:24:01It was an ember from the fireworks.
00:24:03I told them that.
00:24:04I-I didn't see it in time because it was burning under her blanket.
00:24:08She also noticed the smell of alcohol in your breath.
00:24:10That you appeared intoxicated.
00:24:12There was a bottle of champagne at-at the show.
00:24:13I had one sip.
00:24:15I wasn't drunk.
00:24:16I was frantic and scared.
00:24:18Heather was a dedicated caregiver.
00:24:20I trusted her instincts completely.
00:24:22Last I heard she returned to Manila to be with her family.
00:24:25That nurse saw what she wanted to see.
00:24:27I never got a chance to explain.
00:24:29We did everything we could for you and your daughter.
00:24:34You failed to appear at the detention hearing.
00:24:36You-you made no attempts to reach out.
00:24:38That is not true.
00:24:39I called every day.
00:24:41I showed up at the doors.
00:24:42They wouldn't let me see you.
00:24:44Tess, you were marked as no contact.
00:24:47Legally speaking, you abandoned your child.
00:24:51The evil lying bitch.
00:24:53Tell me where she is.
00:24:55Tess, if you hurt her now, it does not matter what happens next.
00:24:58You will never see your daughter again.
00:25:00Are you-
00:25:01Is that really what you want?
00:25:02You all think I'm a monster.
00:25:04No.
00:25:05No, that is not true, okay?
00:25:07Just let us help you.
00:25:09The way-the way you helped me the first time?
00:25:12Our duty was to protect the child.
00:25:17Who was protecting me?
00:25:23You called the cops?
00:25:27Get up!
00:25:37Get up!
00:25:40You need to make them go away.
00:25:42Please, you're hurting me.
00:25:44Tess, it was me.
00:25:46Okay, I hit the panic button back at the office and I pulled up Margaret's employee file.
00:25:54I never even got to say goodbye to her.
00:25:57Okay, this is over.
00:25:58Okay, let us walk out there with you.
00:26:00I will talk to them.
00:26:02Okay?
00:26:04Margaret, are you okay?
00:26:05Margaret?
00:26:06Margaret, what's wrong?
00:26:08Wait, what was happening to her?
00:26:10The last time I saw her she was having heart problems.
00:26:13Okay, Tess, you need to give yourself up.
00:26:16Okay, I want to help you.
00:26:17We never actually meant to hurt anyone.
00:26:21It-it-it isn't even actually...
00:26:23It's not-it's not sure.
00:26:26Wait, Tess.
00:26:27Tess, wait!
00:26:46Uh.
00:27:03911, what's your emergency?
00:27:05Someone broke into my house.
00:27:06Abducted my wife.
00:27:08Send the police.
00:27:09Please.
00:27:24Faye?
00:27:27I are awake.
00:27:30Thank God.
00:27:31What are you doing here?
00:27:32Shouldn't you be with Paul?
00:27:34He's still with the cops.
00:27:36Oh.
00:27:36But he'll be here soon.
00:27:41I never should have brought her to you.
00:27:44I was just trying to buy time.
00:27:46You did your best in an impossible situation.
00:27:49You should be home.
00:27:51Recovering.
00:27:52Me?
00:27:54I thought that you were having a heart attack.
00:27:56Hmm.
00:27:57Just a blood pressure spike.
00:28:00They tell me I haven't been taking very good care of myself.
00:28:05Do you know if they've found her yet?
00:28:08Has she been arrested?
00:28:14Looks like she got away.
00:28:16Her boyfriend Harlow is in custody though.
00:28:19Paul almost broke his jaw.
00:28:26I know that look.
00:28:29You had that same look after I took you on your first home visit.
00:28:34Wondering what you could have done different.
00:28:36I just wish I could have done more for you.
00:28:40Paul.
00:28:41Sam.
00:28:44For her.
00:28:46Tess Dunley was a troubled young woman who endangered her child.
00:28:51A child is placed in a safe, loving home.
00:28:53Hasn't that always been our goal?
00:28:57Maybe she just reminded me too much of my own mom.
00:29:01What I remember.
00:29:04Unstable.
00:29:05Unfit.
00:29:07Flawed.
00:29:09But fierce.
00:29:12All that fear mixed up with love.
00:29:15I'm sorry Faye.
00:29:17I think I'm still raveled from last night.
00:29:23I've missed you.
00:29:25I'm sorry we haven't been in touch.
00:29:29Me too.
00:29:30Hmm.
00:29:34Someone call a ride?
00:29:36Mom.
00:29:37Mom.
00:29:39Oh.
00:29:43Oh, you're cute.
00:29:45It'll heal.
00:29:49Margaret.
00:29:50Good to see you.
00:29:52You sure you're okay?
00:29:53Sadly.
00:29:54I've been through worse.
00:29:56I'll give you a call later.
00:29:58Okay?
00:29:59Go.
00:30:00I'm fine.
00:30:01Let's get you home.
00:30:22I know.
00:30:23I know I was never supposed to contact you.
00:30:26Tess Stonley came to my house last night.
00:30:29She wasn't alone.
00:30:31She was with another caseworker.
00:30:33Filling her full of questions.
00:30:36You need to make sure nothing was missed.
00:30:39Because I can barely walk.
00:30:43If you want to try to stop this, you need to do it on your own.
00:31:18Hey.
00:31:19How's my handyman?
00:31:21Well, it's a temporary fix.
00:31:24New lock's on the way.
00:31:31Feeling better?
00:31:32I don't know.
00:31:33I'm not sure what to call this feeling, but...
00:31:37You know, we don't have to be here.
00:31:40We can go check into a hotel.
00:31:42Go stay with my parents.
00:31:43No, that's okay.
00:31:45I just want to get back to where we were yesterday.
00:31:48Happy.
00:31:49In the moment.
00:31:53Maybe tomorrow we head to the lake.
00:31:55Spend the day.
00:31:57Yeah. Sounds good.
00:31:58Mm-hmm.
00:32:04You know, she never got to say goodbye.
00:32:08Mm-hmm.
00:32:12She didn't have that look.
00:32:15That...
00:32:16That look that parents get when they...
00:32:20They just... they know that they've done something unforgivable.
00:32:24That shame that they can't hide.
00:32:28All I saw...
00:32:31Was grief.
00:32:33Are you saying you believe her?
00:32:35I mean, she put a knife to your throat.
00:32:38No, I-I don't know what I believe.
00:32:40I just...
00:32:41I just know that something's not right.
00:32:44I think I need to go back to the office.
00:32:47Now?
00:32:48It's Saturday.
00:32:49I just... I need more information.
00:32:52I'll come with you. Let me pack my tools.
00:32:56Hey! No!
00:32:58You need to stay here and rest.
00:33:00Okay? I'll be fine.
00:33:03Do you really think I'm gonna leave you alone right now?
00:33:09Fine.
00:33:10But I'm driving.
00:33:11All right.
00:33:12Let's do this.
00:33:27All right.
00:34:32So what happens if you do find out she was telling the truth?
00:34:36I really wish I knew.
00:34:41Paul, hey, what on earth are you doing here?
00:34:44I just took the police on one last sweep.
00:34:46Oh, what the two of you went through.
00:34:50We still don't know how long Sam will be gone.
00:34:53I'm just so glad you're okay.
00:34:54Well, Paul got the worst of it.
00:34:56Then Margaret.
00:34:58Don't tell me you have her case open.
00:35:01Faye, legally, morally, you can't be here.
00:35:04Not until we can at least get you a few weeks of counseling.
00:35:07You were just in a hostage situation.
00:35:09I know the protocol, but I just had a few questions about last night.
00:35:14You don't actually believe this woman's story.
00:35:17Margaret Whitaker hired me.
00:35:19She trained half of this office.
00:35:21Do you have access to any of this?
00:35:23No, sealed is sealed.
00:35:25You need a court order.
00:35:26Okay, well, what about hard copies down in the archives?
00:35:28Log off, Faye.
00:35:30That's not a request.
00:35:34Yeah, okay.
00:35:35Come on, Faye.
00:35:36Let's go.
00:36:02I found it.
00:36:04I got it.
00:36:05Honey, can you help me for a sec?
00:36:06Yep, yep.
00:36:08I got it.
00:36:09I got it.
00:36:10Okay.
00:36:13Removals, August 2022, Daniels, Davis, Diaz, Donnelly.
00:36:19Yes.
00:36:19Okay, we're looking for anything with this file number.
00:36:30Everything's redacted.
00:36:33Did you hear that?
00:36:45Can't spell someone.
00:36:47Let's go.
00:37:03I gotta get out of here.
00:37:05Take me out.
00:37:11Where's the box?
00:37:16He's got it.
00:37:51I gotta get out of here.
00:37:59Let's go back inside.
00:38:24Let's go back inside.
00:39:21Let's go back inside.
00:39:25Let's go back inside.
00:39:29I don't like this, Faye.
00:39:30We need to tell somebody.
00:39:32Let the police know what happened.
00:39:33We can't do that.
00:39:34If Janet finds out that I took these, I can't...
00:39:36How do we know that Tess is not involved?
00:39:39She's still out there.
00:39:40Maybe she found another Harlow.
00:39:42Maybe she's out there right now.
00:39:43Okay, well, whoever he was, he was after her file.
00:39:50You really think there's something in it that can happen?
00:39:55Maybe.
00:39:57But maybe not. Maybe it's a waste of time.
00:39:59I mean, I don't know. Most of it's scrubbed out.
00:40:08Looks like we've got some reading to do.
00:40:26Nothing in this one.
00:40:36I'm sorry. I think I'm fading.
00:40:41Okay. I'm just going to try and get through a few more.
00:40:47Just stop. Nudge me if you need anything.
00:40:50Okay.
00:41:12Faye, I know I'm the last person you want to see right now,
00:41:15but I just need you to hear me out.
00:41:18To please hear me out.
00:41:24Oh, what are you even doing here?
00:41:34What in the hell?
00:41:50Do you hear that?
00:41:51There's someone in the house.
00:41:59In the kitchen.
00:42:02Lock the door.
00:42:03Call 911.
00:42:05I'm coming with you.
00:42:06You'll be right back.
00:42:35You've got two seconds to get out of my kitchen.
00:42:39I'm not here to hurt anyone.
00:42:42You're in my house.
00:42:44I'm not here to hurt you.
00:42:46Or your wife.
00:42:51What'd you just say?
00:42:53I'm saying you can just let me go.
00:43:04I'm sorry.
00:43:07Paul!
00:43:10Where's the rest?
00:43:12Where?
00:43:13Upstairs.
00:43:18Paul!
00:43:19Stay with me.
00:43:20Okay.
00:43:21Okay.
00:43:22I'm staying with you.
00:43:23I'm staying with you.
00:43:23Stay with me.
00:43:38You need to let this go.
00:43:40You need to leave this alone.
00:43:42Okay, yeah.
00:43:43I promise I will.
00:43:44I will.
00:43:52Stay with me.
00:43:54But you won't leave this alone.
00:43:57Will you?
00:44:02Unless I stop you.
00:44:17Des.
00:44:18What are you doing here?
00:44:21I-I didn't have anywhere else to go.
00:44:27Is-is he gonna be okay?
00:44:29I-I don't know.
00:44:42Who-who was that?
00:44:44I don't know.
00:44:47When I first saw him, I-I thought that he was with you.
00:44:54I'm all alone.
00:44:59You have to stay out of sight.
00:45:01Do you have somewhere you can hide?
00:45:05Yeah.
00:45:06I-I-I have my car out front.
00:45:08There's a trail entrance about eight blocks north from here.
00:45:11Wait in the parking lot until I get back.
00:45:12Okay?
00:45:15Go.
00:45:20Stay with me, baby.
00:45:22Stay with me, baby.
00:45:34Stay with me.
00:45:55Sorry it took so long.
00:45:58You didn't take me in?
00:45:59You must be starving.
00:46:01Let's get you something to eat.
00:46:20Here.
00:46:22Eat.
00:46:43How is he...
00:46:50They're keeping him in intensive care.
00:46:53The knife just missed his small intestine.
00:46:57He's out of surgery now and he's stable.
00:47:00His mom and dad are with him.
00:47:02I can't be gone too long.
00:47:04I need to get back to him.
00:47:07What about you?
00:47:10You look fine.
00:47:11You don't look fine.
00:47:14Why were you at the house last night?
00:47:19After the cops showed up.
00:47:22I ran.
00:47:24I have no money.
00:47:27I can't go home.
00:47:29Harlow's gone.
00:47:31We were supposed to leave the country together.
00:47:35Start over.
00:47:36Or...
00:47:36We even have a little place lined up.
00:47:44Instead I...
00:47:46Came back to the only person who's shown me the slightest decency.
00:47:51In all this.
00:47:56I thought...
00:47:57Maybe I could...
00:47:59Find a way to...
00:48:00Convince you Margaret's a liar.
00:48:03And that you'd help me find my little girl.
00:48:21This is what he tried to steal.
00:48:24These are hard copies linked to your case.
00:48:28What I could get my hands on.
00:48:30Why would you put yourself at risk like this for me?
00:48:35Because I believe...
00:48:37In what the system stands for.
00:48:41And if it's gone wrong then I want to try and make it right.
00:48:56But it's all blacked out.
00:48:58Most of it.
00:49:02But there still might be some things that they missed.
00:49:09Take this out.
00:49:11I'll go through these.
00:49:25You're calling has been forwarded to an automatic voice message system.
00:49:29Margaret, you need to answer my calls.
00:49:32It all went wrong.
00:49:34We need to talk.
00:49:44Jacob?
00:49:47Jacob?
00:49:50How long have you been out here?
00:49:52I didn't hear you come to bed last night.
00:49:54Not long.
00:49:56What are you...
00:49:58Burning?
00:50:01Just some old clothes.
00:50:03Why?
00:50:06They don't quite fit me anymore.
00:50:11You're coming inside.
00:50:14Millie's asking for her pancakes.
00:50:18You're absolutely right.
00:50:20I almost forgot.
00:50:23Please let her know I'll be right there.
00:50:28Clara.
00:50:30I've been thinking.
00:50:32Maybe it's time we finally did it.
00:50:35That tour of the Maldives we've always talked about.
00:50:39No work, no phones.
00:50:41Not just for a few weeks.
00:50:43Enough time to truly disappear.
00:50:47That sounds...
00:50:48So spontaneous.
00:50:52Millie's just started school.
00:50:55Tell her to think about what she might want to bring.
00:51:15I'm seeing intake interviews, risk assessments.
00:51:19This one has half a monthly call log.
00:51:23All blacked out.
00:51:25It's like someone wanted the appearance of a paper trail,
00:51:28but made sure it...
00:51:30led nowhere.
00:51:33What is it?
00:51:35This is a photocopy, but it's been hand redacted.
00:51:38I mean, I can barely make out some of the words.
00:51:41Subject has provided video evidence.
00:51:44I don't get it. What does that mean?
00:51:48The night of the fireworks.
00:51:50The night that Amelia was hurt,
00:51:51somebody was recording on their cell phone.
00:51:53What? Who?
00:51:54It doesn't say, but most likely a neighbor,
00:51:56or maybe just someone random in the crowd.
00:51:58I didn't follow up on it.
00:52:00Margaret covered it up.
00:52:02We don't know that for sure.
00:52:04We have to go back to the house.
00:52:05No, you can't just charge out there.
00:52:08You'll go to jail.
00:52:09Is that what you want?
00:52:10Now, after we have actually some leverage?
00:52:13What leverage?
00:52:15It's her word against mine.
00:52:18I'm just some poor screw-up.
00:52:20She's St. Margaret.
00:52:20Okay, just let me talk to her first, okay?
00:52:24And just figure out what's going on.
00:52:28Fine, but I'm coming with you.
00:52:31I'm done hiding.
00:52:49I'm freezing.
00:52:50Let's go for coffee.
00:52:51No, no, I'm freezing to your day.
00:52:59Oh my God!
00:52:59Call 9-1-1.
00:53:00Oh, my God, baby, you're gonna be okay.
00:53:06I'm sorry.
00:53:41How much longer are we gonna wait here?
00:53:45Until I know that we're doing the right thing.
00:53:49You know, I read somewhere that before a child turns two,
00:53:54their brains are still developing,
00:53:57still building that picture of her mother's face.
00:54:02If they're separated for too long,
00:54:04that picture starts to fade.
00:54:08Until it's barely there at all.
00:54:13Like, she's a stranger.
00:54:18If there's one thing I've learned from the work that I do,
00:54:25it's that some things kids just don't forget.
00:54:32How long do you think you'll need with her?
00:54:37I don't know.
00:54:39Why?
00:54:40Because I'll need time to search the house.
00:54:44I figured you'd be back.
00:54:45I don't know.
00:54:45I don't know.
00:54:45I don't know.
00:54:46I don't know.
00:54:50I don't know.
00:55:02need time to join me only.
00:55:08Oh.
00:55:10I figured you'd be back.
00:55:12Find something I missed.
00:55:17You were always too good for this job, Faye.
00:55:20You should have gotten a detective.
00:55:30This is your signature, isn't it?
00:55:34You signed off on this.
00:55:44What happened to that video, Margaret?
00:55:47It's a terrible thing, isn't it?
00:55:49The power to change a life with a pen stroke.
00:55:55What did you do?
00:55:59I was desperate.
00:56:05George was dying.
00:56:06His cancer spread.
00:56:09There was nothing more they could do.
00:56:12We were spending so much time at the hospital, it was starting to feel like a second home.
00:56:17That's where I met Jacob Ashford.
00:56:22His wife was undergoing fertility treatments in the same way.
00:56:26They've been trying to have a baby for a very long time.
00:56:31One day, he opened up to me.
00:56:33They told me how Clara couldn't conceive.
00:56:37Despite all their fortune, it was slowly destroying them.
00:56:46I told Jacob about my work.
00:56:50About George.
00:56:55Soon enough, Jacob made me an offer.
00:56:59He'd connect George with a specialist he knew.
00:57:02In home support, no expense spared.
00:57:06In return,
00:57:09I'd help him find a child in need of a better life.
00:57:13The night I got that call.
00:57:15The night I met Tess Donnelly and read those words.
00:57:19Cigarette burn.
00:57:21I made up my mind right then and there.
00:57:24Fast-tracked the investigation.
00:57:27Jacob would have his family.
00:57:32And I met George.
00:57:35At the end, he barely bought us any time at all.
00:57:38So, why all this secrecy?
00:57:42Why couldn't the Ashford's just adopt legally?
00:57:45Because they'd already lost years waiting through red tape and dead ends.
00:57:49Even an attempted surrogacy that ended in heartbreak.
00:57:56Because Jacob Ashford isn't a man used to waiting in line.
00:58:01It has to be him.
00:58:04He has to be the one who attacked us.
00:58:07You know he almost killed Paul.
00:58:14Did you tell him about us?
00:58:16Please forgive me, Faye.
00:58:18I didn't know he was capable of this.
00:58:20I thought at first I could still keep this hidden.
00:58:23Keep living this lie.
00:58:26Jacob and Clara Ashford?
00:58:28That's them? That's Amelia's parents?
00:58:30You let me think I failed her.
00:58:32You told me I could trust you.
00:58:34I told myself that night I was elevating a life.
00:58:36After a career of compromises and half measures.
00:58:40A chance to truly make a change.
00:58:43By the time I knew how wrong I was.
00:58:45By the time I saw proof.
00:58:47It was too late.
00:58:49The adoption was underway.
00:58:52I'm so sorry for what I did.
00:58:54Then fix it.
00:58:58But you can't, can you?
00:59:01That proof is long gone now.
00:59:05No, it's not gone.
00:59:09Maybe a part of me always knew I'd need it.
00:59:12When the guilt got too great.
00:59:16I'll make a statement.
00:59:19I'll do what I should have done long ago.
00:59:27First thing tomorrow we're taking this to the juvenile dependency court.
00:59:31And if they stall, we're gonna go public.
00:59:36I'm not gonna lie to you, Tess, we still have a long way to go.
00:59:39But this is hope.
00:59:48It's the hospital.
00:59:50We're rushing Paul back into surgery.
00:59:52We need to go.
00:59:53You need to come with us.
00:59:55We have to write your statement.
00:59:57Let's go.
01:00:07I just, uh, have to get a few things before I go away for good.
01:00:11No, no, Margaret. We don't have time.
01:00:13Go to your husband. I'll be right behind you.
01:00:16Okay, but I'll see you there.
01:00:20Come on, let's go.
01:00:25You actually think she's gonna show up?
01:00:26She'll be there.
01:00:28Better.
01:00:47You actually think she's gonna show up?
01:01:01And then, let's go.
01:01:01I never know what she's going for.
01:01:01I'm, I never know.
01:01:02I know what the truth is.
01:01:02If I get it, I will.
01:01:03And now I'm gonna show up.
01:01:03It's very good.
01:01:04It's, very nice.
01:01:06I'm gonna show up.
01:01:06I'm gonna show up next week.
01:01:06There's a meeting.
01:01:06So, I'm gonna show up.
01:01:07You're gonna show up.
01:01:10You're gonna show up next week.
01:01:15A few minutes.
01:01:28You made a promise to me Margaret, and to Clara.
01:01:35What did you do?
01:01:36I gave him a way to correct a terrible wrong.
01:01:39You're too late.
01:01:48What did you give them?
01:01:50I gave that poor woman absolution, Jacob.
01:01:54After all this time, she never hurt her daughter.
01:01:58We need to do what's right.
01:02:00And what's right is Clara and I losing our little girl?
01:02:06If you let this happen, they'll put you in prison.
01:02:09That entire department you dedicated your life to burns in a public bonfire.
01:02:16No.
01:02:17It all comes down on me.
01:02:18I'll make sure of it.
01:02:20Oh, Clara.
01:02:22She doesn't deserve any of this.
01:02:24She'll break into pieces.
01:02:27She's done nothing but adore that child.
01:02:30She doesn't know.
01:02:32You never told her the truth.
01:02:34I told her what you told me.
01:02:37That we were saving a life.
01:02:40You need to give her back.
01:02:42That's not an option!
01:02:51What's wrong with you?
01:03:10What did you give them?
01:03:14It's a flash drive.
01:03:18I mentioned Millie has her first riding lesson in spring.
01:03:24Clara's already bought her the cutest little helmet.
01:03:29Robin's ink.
01:03:30Robin's ink blue.
01:03:31Favorite color.
01:03:33Please.
01:03:34Please.
01:03:36Please.
01:03:37Please.
01:03:38Please.
01:03:38I won't lose them, Margaret.
01:03:42You lost your George.
01:03:43I won't lose your George.
01:03:44I won't lose your George.
01:04:07I won't lose your George.
01:04:32Oh my god, oh my god, call 9-1-1, oh my god, maybe you're going to be okay, it's
01:04:38so big,
01:04:39it's so big, it's so big, it's so big, it's so big, it's so big, it's gonna be, oh good.
01:04:49Look, there's something that we need to talk about, before we can go forward with any of
01:04:54this, we need to arrange for a way for you to turn yourself in, it's the only way, I know
01:05:02a good defense attorney, he can help you get ahead of this, hopefully arrange a plea deal.
01:05:08In the meantime I go to jail, you have a lot to answer for, but if we find a sympathetic
01:05:14judge, with Margaret's help, the only other option is that you are running for the rest
01:05:21of your life, is that really what you want, for yourself, for Amelia?
01:05:30I haven't thanked you, not enough.
01:05:34I'm just doing my job.
01:05:37This is really happening, isn't it?
01:05:40I'm gonna see your suit.
01:05:42What's really happening?
01:05:48There's no sign of Margaret, no?
01:05:52Uh, no, nothing.
01:05:58Save my guys!
01:06:18Tess, Tess, wake up!
01:06:28Where is it?
01:06:31Jacob.
01:06:33Jacob Ashford.
01:06:34Where is it?
01:06:39No!
01:06:40No!
01:06:41No!
01:06:44Is this it?
01:06:46Are there copies?
01:06:46Please?
01:06:49I asked you to leave this alone.
01:07:08galera!film,
01:07:11I ¿eh? I had to say
01:07:20no, no, no, no, no…. I have to worry,
01:07:21Take a bash.
01:07:28Tess!
01:07:30Is everything okay here?
01:07:31She needs help. Call an ambulance.
01:07:33I can't be here when they come.
01:07:35No, no, no. Tess, just let me help you.
01:07:37Tess, no! Tess, wait!
01:08:14Tess, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no.
01:08:21I need to talk to Margaret Whitaker.
01:08:26What?
01:08:30Okay, I'm so sorry.
01:08:33Margaret was found dead this morning.
01:08:35What?
01:08:36A neighbor discovered her.
01:08:38I told him I should be the one to tell you.
01:08:41I was just with her. She was fine.
01:08:46How?
01:08:47He said her heart gave out.
01:08:50I'm so sorry. I know how much she meant to you.
01:08:52To all of us.
01:08:55Jacob Ashford.
01:08:56He ran us off the road.
01:08:58Jacob Ashford? Wait, hold on.
01:08:59Somebody ran you off the road?
01:09:00I need to get out of here.
01:09:02Whoa, whoa, whoa, no, no, no, no, no, no, no.
01:09:03What are you doing?
01:09:04You're hurt. You need to rest.
01:09:05What does this have to do with Tess Donnelly?
01:09:08Did you know there was an incident in the archives last night?
01:09:10Did she have something to do with this?
01:09:12Excuse me?
01:09:13Mrs. Walden, we're still waiting on your blood test results.
01:09:15I'm looking for another patient here.
01:09:17His name is Paul Walden.
01:09:19He's my husband.
01:09:20He's still in recovery.
01:09:23But we would recommend waiting for your test results.
01:09:26Wait, please.
01:09:26I gotta go, Jen.
01:09:50I'm so sorry, sweetheart.
01:09:57I hope you can forgive me for leaving you again.
01:10:00But I think I know where she's going.
01:10:03If I'm not too late.
01:10:07Margaret had this saying when she was training me.
01:10:11This job's not about being sure.
01:10:14It's about showing up.
01:10:19I'll see you soon.
01:10:22Once I've seen this through.
01:10:44Clara, are you almost ready?
01:10:45We're going to be late.
01:10:47Coming!
01:10:48Coming!
01:11:11I'm going to be late.
01:12:01Clara!
01:12:02I thought it was a charter flight.
01:12:04Aren't they supposed to wait for us?
01:12:24What about the passports?
01:12:27Check the china hutch.
01:12:28Don't forget to lock the door.
01:12:36Jacob, have you seen the car?
01:12:39What happened to the front bumper?
01:12:55What happened to the front bumper?
01:13:25What happened to the front bumper?
01:13:42Hi.
01:13:44Her name is Bella.
01:13:49And what's your name?
01:13:52Millie.
01:13:56It is so nice to meet you, Millie.
01:14:00My name is Tess.
01:14:04Where's Mommy?
01:14:13Would you like it if I took you to her?
01:14:19Yeah.
01:14:22Come on.
01:14:24Let's go.
01:14:25Okay.
01:14:26Come on.
01:14:35You sure we didn't miss anything?
01:14:37Factor gummies?
01:14:38Yeah, of course.
01:14:41Jacob, can't you just talk to me?
01:14:45Tell me why we're in such a hurry?
01:14:49You trust me, don't you?
01:14:51Yeah.
01:14:53Of course I do.
01:14:55Go get Millie.
01:14:57I'll finish packing the truck.
01:15:03I'll be right back.
01:15:28My name is Faye Walden.
01:15:29I'm a social worker.
01:15:31I need to report a possible child abduction.
01:15:36Honey?
01:15:37You ready to go?
01:15:41Millie?
01:15:43Millie?
01:16:05Are we going?
01:16:08I'm not sure.
01:16:11Where's Mommy?
01:16:13Mommy?
01:16:17She'll be here soon.
01:16:36She'll be here soon.
01:16:37I'm so sorry, but I have to go now.
01:16:41Okay?
01:16:41But it was so nice meeting you.
01:16:47Okay.
01:16:55Who are you?
01:16:59What are you doing in my home?
01:17:09I asked what you were doing here.
01:17:16Come here, honey.
01:17:18Come here.
01:17:23Call in the police.
01:17:26Jacob, I need you in here.
01:17:29I need you in here.
01:17:29Millie.
01:17:31Are you okay?
01:17:32Yeah.
01:17:34Her name was Amelia.
01:17:37Excuse me?
01:17:41Her name is Amelia.
01:17:43I don't know what you're talking about, but you're upsetting my daughter.
01:17:46I need you in here.
01:17:48I need you in here.
01:17:55Take her away from me.
01:17:58Please, I'm her mother.
01:18:03What did you say?
01:18:05They stole her from me.
01:18:09Three years ago, they took her from me and lied about why.
01:18:14I have proof.
01:18:16Please.
01:18:21I just want her back.
01:18:27Take Millie to the truck.
01:18:41You shouldn't have come here.
01:18:55Okay.
01:18:57Here you go, honey.
01:18:59Just hold on a second, honey.
01:19:00Mommy needs to make a call.
01:19:09Clara Ashford?
01:19:11Who are you?
01:19:13What do you want?
01:19:14My name is Faye.
01:19:15I need to talk to you.
01:19:18Where are they?
01:19:19Where's Tess?
01:19:20You're inside.
01:19:21Okay.
01:19:22Stay with her.
01:19:31I let you live.
01:19:33I walked away.
01:19:36You can just let me go now.
01:19:37You can, you can, you can, just let me go.
01:19:40Just, just let me walk away now.
01:19:41You can, you can just let me walk away.
01:19:42That's all you have to do.
01:19:44Yeah.
01:19:44Instead, you came to my home.
01:19:46Ah!
01:19:48You could have taken her.
01:19:49Why didn't you?
01:19:50I've hurt too many people to get here, but, but not her.
01:19:55You came to my home.
01:19:57I have every right to protect my family.
01:19:59Please, no, please.
01:20:00Don't let her see.
01:20:07Faye.
01:20:09Faye.
01:20:12Jacob?
01:20:15Is any of it true?
01:20:18I did this for us, Clara.
01:20:21She wants to take Millie.
01:20:24I just need the truth.
01:20:27For her.
01:20:30For our daughter.
01:20:34Please, Jacob.
01:20:37You have to tell me the truth.
01:20:40Tess, are you okay?
01:20:42Please go make sure she's okay.
01:20:44Okay.
01:20:56Hi.
01:20:57How are you?
01:20:58Good.
01:20:59My name is Faye.
01:21:01It's my job to talk to kids just like you.
01:21:05Is it okay if I sit here?
01:21:10Oh.
01:21:17I know that today must have seemed pretty scary, but don't worry.
01:21:23You're safe, okay?
01:21:26Everything's gonna be okay, and we're just gonna take it one little step at a time.
01:21:29Right?
01:21:44Yeah.
01:21:47You're safe, okay.
01:21:48Wait is it okay?
01:21:48All right.
01:21:50Are you okay?
01:21:50You're okay.
01:21:52I know what else?
01:21:53You're okay.
01:21:54I know what else?
01:21:58I'm all right.
01:21:58No yeah, cover theản.
01:22:09I don't know.
01:22:29I don't know.
01:22:35Hey.
01:22:38We're gonna be fine.
01:22:40We've got this.
01:22:42I think after everything, the interviews, the testimony, the psych evals, this would be the easy part.
01:22:51Instead, I'm terrified.
01:22:55You're here.
01:22:57You've met every condition.
01:22:59You've kept every promise.
01:23:01You've earned this.
01:23:05I wasn't sure Clara would go through with this.
01:23:08She didn't have to.
01:23:09She could have fought it.
01:23:10Filed for full custody.
01:23:13She wants what's best for Amelia.
01:23:16That means finding a way to cooperate.
01:23:19She must ask about her father.
01:23:22She'll have a choice to see him.
01:23:24If she wants to.
01:23:26When she's older.
01:23:28From behind glass.
01:23:30Yes.
01:23:35Thank you, Faye.
01:23:37You and your family.
01:23:40Yes.
01:23:44Okay.
01:23:45Go.
01:23:46Go.
01:23:47You can do it.
01:24:00Hi.
01:24:02Hi.
01:24:08Thank you for doing this.
01:24:10Of course.
01:24:12Honey.
01:24:14Do you remember Tess?
01:24:23Hi.
01:24:24Hi.
01:24:26I got this for you.
01:24:29Hi.
01:24:40Nanan.
01:25:03Hi.
01:25:06How'd it go?
01:25:07She was really nervous, but I think she's going to be okay.
01:25:11You know, these first visits, they can be hard.
01:25:13I'm sure you wish she could have volunteered.
01:25:15Yeah, well, as per Janet's very strict orders, that's the end of fieldwork for me.
01:25:21At least for a few months.
01:25:25What do you think?
01:25:28It's perfect.
01:25:31Like sunlight on a summer day.
01:26:08It's perfect.