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(gentle music)

(gentle music)

(sprinklers gushing)

(birds chirping)

(kids shouting and playing)

(music deepens) (ominous music)

(kids screaming and laughing)

- [Jaclyn] Daddy!

- How's my girl? (groans)

- I'm all wet.

- That's funny, so am I, give me a hug.

- Dad! (soft music)

- Hey pal.

Ah, you kids are getting too heavy for this.

- Look what we got.

- Oh, grape, my favorite stain.

- Look, there's mommy!

- [Davey] Mommy!

Mommy!

Mommy!

- Hey. - Mommy!

We were playing in Sarah's sprinkler.

- We got popsicles. - Yeah?

- I'm going back.

- Me too.

- Hey there.

Thought you had the day off.

- Yeah, I did, Becky called in sick, I took her shift.

Did you just get home?

- Can't you tell?

- You look good in grape. (soft music)

- Mom? - In the kitchen.

- Hi. - Hi.

- Hi, thanks for watching the kids.

- Well, they didn't take much watching here.

I brought in the laundry.

- Thanks.

- I would've put Jaclyn's sheets back on her bed,

but I know I'm not allowed.

- Ann, you're not not allowed,

it's just that Jaclyn didn't like those blue sheets

that you wanted to put on.

You know that she only likes her Sweet Valentine ones.

- Well, I didn't wanna get in trouble again.

- Thanks, I'll take care of them.

- Here, this is yours.

- What is it?

- Payday, I endorsed it to you.

- Faster out the better, huh?

- It was your idea to sell us the house.

You can stay as long as you like, you know that.

Even after we're paid up.

- Really?

- You are welcome here, Ann.

- I'm meeting some friends at the El Dorado,

I'll be home late.

- Have a good time.

- Hey, er, remember, don't leave the front door open

when you get in tonight.

- Have I ever done that before?

- Yes, you have.

- I am not going out to get drunk, David.

I'm not an alcoholic.

- I didn't say you were!

- [Ann] Goodnight.

(David sighs)

(dog barking) (ominous music)

- It's my turn for the wish book.

I'm in bed!

(gentle music)

- Here you go.

- I'm going to pick out what I'm going to get everyone.

You have to leave, I'm picking out yours too.

- Ah, give me a kiss goodnight first.

Oh, I love you baby.

- [Jaclyn] I love you too, mommy.

- Have good dreams tonight, okay?

- Okay. - Okay.

I love you.

(soft music)

- Jaclyn?

- Don't come in!

- Can I open the door?

- No.

Daddy, how long 'til Christmas?

- Christmas?

About three and a half months, why?

- Nevermind, okay, you can open it, but just a peek.

- Can I have a kiss?

- No, you can't come in.

- Okay, goodnight.

I love you.

- I love you too, daddy.

Close the door.

- Okay.

(door closes)

(insects chirping)

(ominous music)

(dog barking)

(glass smashes)

(intruder breathing heavily)

(birds chirping)

(alarm beeping)

(Cindi groaning)

- [Davey] Daddy, it's morning.

(David sighs)

It's morning, daddy.

- Hey knucklehead.

Let's get something to eat, you hungry?

- [Davey] Uh-huh.

- Oh great.

- What's great?

- Your grandmother went out and left the door wide open.

- [Davey] Why's that great?

- Well, that's not great.

It's not great at all, it's not even good.

Here you go.

Good morning.

- Hey.

- Guess what was left wide open this morning?

- Oh, I know.

- And her car's gone too.

- You know, this isn't fair.

She's supposed to babysit and I've got my ceramics class.

- Look, you don't have to miss another class,

we'll get a babysitter.

- I'm gonna go wake up Jaclyn.

Jaclyn.

Jaclyn? (bright music on TV)

Davey, have you seen Jaclyn?

- Uh-uh.

- [David] She's not in her room?

- No.

- [David] Maybe mom took her out to breakfast.

Did you check for a note?

- Um-mm.

Jaclyn!

- Let me check the basement.

- Okay.

(phone dialing)

- Jaclyn!

Jackie?

(Cindi sighs)

- She's not at Sarah's.

Where else could she be?

(eerie music)

Her bedspread's gone.

Where would she have gone with her bedspread?

- I'll check the neighbors.

- Is Jaclyn gone?

- Davey, you come with me.

- Jaclyn!

- Jaclyn!

- Jaclyn?

Jaclyn!

- Have you seen Jaclyn?

I'm gonna try the Dach's, maybe she's playing with the dogs.

Jaclyn!

- Ann, did you take Jaclyn somewhere?

- No, I'm just getting home, why?

- [David] From where?

- Um, I slept over at a friend's.

- Well, that's great, that's just great.

You're bombed, the door's wide open and I can't find Jaclyn.

- Jaclyn!

Jaclyn!

(kids laughing)

Jaclyn!

(somber music)

Jaclyn?

- Jaclyn?

Jaclyn!

- I'll look in back.

(dramatic music)

Oh my God, David.

David!

- Seems like a domestic situation, custody thing.

There's the smudge there.

- It looks like a footprint.

- My ex-husband tried this once before.

Something just like this, upstairs at my mother's.

His name is Peter Kinney.

- He's the girl's natural father.

- So you're the, uh, stepfather?

- No, I'm her father, I adopted them when we got married.

Peter doesn't have any custody at all.

At least with Peter we know she's safe.

- This glass was here like this?

- No, I put it there.

- Mrs. Dowaliby?

- Yes.

- We've located your ex-husband, he's in prison.

- Oh, thank God.

Where's Jaclyn?

- He doesn't have her, he's in prison in Florida.

He's been there since January.

(tense music)

- Oh my God.

David, where is she?

(birds chirping)

(car horn honks)

(distant radio chatter)

- Here, this is pretty recent.

- Get a run of posters made.

- Hey, we'll take a couple hundred of them,

help them get them around in the neighborhood.

- Hey, great, thanks Gene.

- We are going to find her, Mrs. Dowaliby.

We're putting every man I've got on this.

- Chief, the FBI is here.

- If this is kidnapping, and interstate,

then it's gonna be their jurisdiction,

and they're probably gonna wanna set up some equipment.

You know, a phone tab in case there's a ransom demand,

that sort of thing.

- We don't have any money.

Look, I mean, what would they want?

Jaclyn is just a regular little girl.

Who would do something like this?

- That's what we're gonna find out.

Now, is there anybody, at all, that you can think of

that could possibly have done this?

- Rob Kinney, my ex-husband's younger brother.

- He's crazy, absolutely nuts.

- Ann!

He's, uh, mentally ill.

He lives with his parents in Harvey.

Sometimes I saw him look at Jaclyn like...

(Cindi sniffles)

- Robbie wouldn't hurt Jaclyn.

He wouldn't hurt anyone.

- We're hoping she isn't hurt, Mrs. Kinney.

So, you were at this Louie M's restaurant all night?

- I was there from about, um, 9:00 to 5:30 in the morning.

- When was the last time you saw her?

- Around a month ago, she stayed here.

- Cindi sometimes brings her over.

I'm still her grandmother, you know.

All her cousins all moved away.

Jaclyn's the only one I've got left.

- And you haven't seen her since?

- It's okay, mom.

God'll take care of her.

- She's really a Kinney, you know, not a Dowaliby.

No matter what the courts say.

- So this is last night we're talking about.

You say Rob Kinney was here the whole time?

- Yeah, from about 9:00 to, I don't know, 5:00, 5:30.

Want some more coffee?

- No thanks, did he take any kind of break?

Go out anywhere?

- No, he was here all night.

Some pie, or something?

- No thanks.

Look, if you remember anything else, give me a call, okay?

(clock ticking)

(phone ringing)

- David, try not to give anything away.

If they suspect we're here, they might hang up.

- Hello?

- [Man On Phone] May I speak to David Dowaliby, please?

- This is David.

- [Hugh] David, this is Hugh Gordon from Channel 8 News.

I can't tell you how sorry

we are about your situation over there, and I was

wondering if we could come over and interview you.

- It's not a good time right now.

- [Hugh] Can I call back?

- Yeah, you can call back, thanks for calling.

(phone cuts off)

- The problem with the criminal justice system

is it's all lawyers.

The judges, prosecutors, the defense.

Lawyers control everything, and I differ with that.

To me, it's the victim of crime that matters.

- State's Attorney, Daley,

said he was especially proud of his achievements

in passing tough new laws to protect the victims

of domestic violence and child abuse.

- You look good.

- [Reporter] Elsewhere in the south suburbs,

a missing girl, Paul Hogan reports.

- In Clarkwell, police are still searching

for seven-year-old Jaclyn Dowaliby,

apparently abducted out of her bed late last night.

They're saying it's possible she could've been kidnapped

through this broken basement window.

Investigators, nonetheless,

are puzzled that no one living in the house next door

reported hearing anything.

- There are a lot of unanswered questions right now.

- With little evidence at the scene and few leads so far,

tonight, police are at a loss to account

for Jaclyn's disappearance,

and to speculate where she might be.

This is Paul Hogan, Channel 12 News.

- Who's on this?

- Clarkwell is Jackson's district, isn't it?

- Maybe we ought to handle this from here.

I'll call the state troopers, Al Peck,

make sure they're on this.

- Good, let's do it.

Keep me posted, okay?

I'll talk to you guys in the morning.

- Goodnight, Richard. - Goodnight.

- What's wrong with Jackson?

Clarkwell is his territory, he can handle it.

- There's a kid involved, we can't have police chiefs

with unanswered questions.

- You mean it might not look good for the department?

- I mean people out there are scared.

- [Jim] Daley's gonna run for mayor.

- This is his job, Jim, and he's good at it.

We gotta get this right.

Yeah, give me Al Peck.

- I want Jaclyn to come back.

- So do we, honey. (soft music)

She's gonna come back.

And you can help her by praying for her while you sleep.

- I'm scared, what if someone comes and takes me?

- They won't, don't worry.

- What if you're asleep again?

- Those policemen are here and they're gonna be up all night

so no one can come in.

I want you to say a prayer for your sister

and get some rest, okay?

- I love you.

- Love you too.

- All right, pal.

Goodnight, bucko, I love you.

See you in the morning.

I think, tomorrow, we should talk to the press.

They can help us, they can get her picture everywhere.

I'll call that guy, Gordon, back.

The other stations, the newspapers.

- I don't know if I could face that.

- We'll get Rose to say something,

she's good at that kind of thing.

- You know, we've...

We've never not said goodnight to her before.

How could this have happened, David?

How could we not have woken up?

(people chattering) (soft music)

(cameras clicking)

- [Reporter] Captain Peck, Captain!

(all talking over each other)

- Good morning.

I'm Captain Al Peck with the Illinois State Police.

I'm heading up a taskforce of the the FBI

and the local police.

Finding Jaclyn Dowaliby is our number one priority.

Now, this is David Dowaliby's sister, Rose Medema.

She has a statement she'd like to make.

- David and Cindi, and the whole family,

wanted me to tell you that we are just praying

for Jaclyn's safe return, and we wanna thank everyone

who's out there looking for her,

and hope you'll all continue until Jaclyn is found.

And to whoever's got her,

please, we beg you, bring her back.

- Captain Peck.

- Ms. Medema, is it true

you think it's a relative, someone she knows?

- Um, yes, we think that it could be a relative.

We just think that it's

odd for someone to come in and take a child at random.

I'm sorry. (sobs)

- Captain Peck, do you have any suspects?

- Yes, we have several.

We are confident that the perpetrator of this crime

will be brought to justice.

- All right. - Good.

- Nothing, what do you mean we've got nothing?

- I mean we ain't got nothing.

We got no suspects, we got no evidence, nothing, zero.

(people muttering)

- All right.

What is this, two days of searching and not a single lead?

Folks, we have a child abductor out there,

and 30 of us in here.

And I got the state's attorney

wondering what's going on,

so I'm gonna ask you one more time.

What have we got?

No trace of this little girl.

Well then, do we have any ideas?

- Captain, um, a number of us have noticed

that David seems kind of calm,

unusually calm given the circumstances.

And this is his original distress call.

- [David] There's been a break-in at my house.

I live in Clarkwell.

- [Operator] What's your address, sir?

- [David] 11317 Oak Drive,

there's been a break-in and my daughter's missing.

- See, first the break-in, then the missing child.

This seems kind of odd to us.

- No, it's the logical order of things.

If they're convinced it's the ex-husband,

then they don't think the daughter's in danger.

Have they cooperated in questioning?

- Yes, they've been very cooperative.

- Is that it?

- Um, no, actually, I've been thinking about that window.

- What about it?

- When I first got to the scene,

the glass in the workroom had already been moved,

but there were several large pieces on the ground outside.

Now, when a window is broken, most of the glass

usually falls with the direction of the force.

- So what are you saying?

- Maybe it was broken from the inside.

- Does that fit with the rest of the evidence?

- Well, there isn't really any.

I mean, there's the screen, but--

- What about the window seal?

I mean, was there dust or glass particles?

You did check, didn't you?

- Yeah, there was dust but we didn't, uh--

- How was it disturbed, in what direction?

Let me see your lift.

- It wasn't disturbed, sir.

And we were treating it as a domestic situation,

you know, the ex-husband, so--

- The ex-husband was locked up in Florida.

You didn't make a lift.

- No, sir.

- What about photos, you got photos?

- No, sir, not of the seal,

but I remember the dust wasn't disturbed.

- It's routine in matters like this,

for parents to take a polygraph test.

Would you guys be willing to come down

to the station for that?

- Sure.

- It won't take too long.

- Uh, can we bring Davey with us?

- If you don't mind, we'd like to keep him here.

Ask him a few questions, get his prints for reference.

- Sure.

(ominous music)

- Did you help, in any way,

plan the disappearance of Jaclyn?

- [David] No.

- Do you know who caused Jaclyn's disappearance?

- No.

- If you knew your mother was involved

in Jaclyn's disappearance, would you tell me about it?

- Yes.

- Did you, yourself, cause the disappearance of Jaclyn?

- No.

- [Polygrapher] Did you, yourself,

cause the disappearance of Jaclyn?

- No.

- Do you know where Jaclyn is now?

Mrs. Dowaliby, are you all right?

- She's out there somewhere.

I'm sorry, I should be helping trying to find her right now.

- Captain, here are the polygraphs.

Cindi was too upset to talk,

and David shows no indication at all of deception.

- What about priors?

- Nothing at all on Cindi,

and just two minor possessions

of pot when David was a teenager.

- Here's my report, do you want my opinion?

No one came in that window.

- Where are they now?

- We're about to take them home.

- Sir, Daley's office is holding for you on line four.

- Keep them here.

See if they'll give us prints,

and blood and urine for drug tests.

Question them separately,

everything, from the beginning.

You tell the lab I want that window analyzed piece by piece,

and get a full questionnaire

out to a one mile radius of the house.

This is Peck.

- Okay, David, if you'll step right this way,

we're gonna get some prints.

- All right, now, Cindi, if you'll come this way with us.

- I thought that we could go home now.

- There's some things we'd like to ask you,

it won't take too long.

- David, if you'll--

- Can't we stay together?

- We'd prefer to speak to you separately.

- What for?

We've told you everything.

- It's all right, Cin, if it'll help us find Jaclyn.

- What is this? (tense music)

You think we had something to do with this, don't you?

- We'd just like to ask you a few questions.

Now, if you'll come this way, please.

- Look, all I want is to help find her, okay?

We didn't do anything to her, you gotta believe that.

- We didn't say you did,

we just wanna go through some things.

Now, go on, the last time you saw her.

- I went to kiss her goodnight

and she wouldn't let me in.

(soft music)

- All right, then what?

- We went to bed, and then...

- Take your time.

- So, you went to bed, and then?

You went to bed and what happened?

- Nothing happened.

We went to bed and we made love.

Do I have to give you the details of that too?

- And none of the neighbors mentioned seeing

or hearing anything unusual?

- After the-- (chair dragging)

- I'm sorry, after the what?

- You mean after Jaclyn disappeared?

- Anytime.

- No, nobody heard or saw anything.

- But as day three of the search continues,

there's still no sign of little Jaclyn Dowaliby.

Police have not yet apprehended any suspects in the case,

but speaking yesterday,

Jaclyn's aunt said the girl

could have been taken by a relative.

Exclusive Channel 8 sources have confirmed

that the police are indeed

investigating the Dowaliby family,

including the girl's own parents.

This is Hugh Gordon--

- I meant a Kinney relative.

(door opening and closing)

- Daddy, daddy!

- Hey pal.

- The police gave me a badge!

- Oh yeah, where is it?

- I'll go get it.

- [Cindi] What did they ask you?

- The same questions over and over again.

- David, they've been talking to the reporters.

That guy, Hugh Gordon.

- David, when I said a family member, I didn't mean you.

How could they possibly think that?

- It's all right, Rose, it's not your fault.

I guess we should've kept our mouths shut.

Thought that the press was there to help us.

I thought the police were there to help us.

- Maybe someone will still see her picture.

- Yeah, maybe someone will.

Jaclyn's out there somewhere, and everyone's just

sitting around watching TV.

The whole damn world's just watching TV.

- David, what should we be doing?

I mean, what can we do?

- I don't know, go out looking, make phone calls?

Don't just sit here watching TV.

- David, what--

- I don't know what!

Do something, just do something!

(solemn music)

I'm sorry, honey.

I'm sorry.

I'll go put up some of these.

(door slams shut)

- Where's dad?

- Come here.

(car engine starts)

- Excuse me, would you be

able to put some of these up by your pump?

- Is this the little girl in Clarkwell?

- Yeah.

- If you ask me, stepfather did it.

Sure, I'll make sure they get put up.

- I just wanted to tell him what kind of a father I am.

- You're a great father, David.

You're probably the best father I know, I mean that.

- God, I miss her, Gene.

All I want is to have her back.

And to hear something like that.

And the cops, I mean, it's crazy.

Everyone thinks we have something to do with this.

- Not anyone who knows you.

- Yeah, well, a lot of good that does.

I'm sorry, Gene.

I totally snapped at Cindi before.

I'm losing it here, Geno.

I just wanna know that she's safe.

- We're gonna find her, David.

We're gonna find her.

Hey, listen, now I know you don't go in

for this kind of thing, but there's this guy I know of.

A psychic.

- A psychic?

- Yeah, I heard even that the cops use him.

Maybe we can just see what he says.

(glass smashes)

- Can I touch the glass?

- They said they were through.

Can you stay for this?

- I'll be upstairs. (ominous music)

- There were two of them.

A black youth with medium skin tones,

and a thin, white male with dingy, light brown hair

that needed to be washed.

(glass shatters)

He has light eyes, they're blue or they're green and...

Bad teeth, and he's spacey, like he's on,

like he's on drugs or something.

He has very nervous habits.

And a tattoo on his right arm.

It's blue, and isn't very well done.

- [David] Why did he take her?

- Something to do with a child that he had

that was taken from him somehow.

- It's Rob.

They say that she's a Kinney, not a Dowaliby.

He has the worst teeth that you've ever seen,

he has dirty, stringy hair, he's spacey.

David, it's Rob.

- Can you help us find her?

- I see...

I see tall fields. (dramatic music)

I see tall fields,

high like, like dry straw.

Behind this there are green trees.

And two bodies of water...

Cross over.

- Is she safe?

(solemn music)

- Mommy.

I can't sleep.

- Come here, honey.

- Look, David, I have to tell you,

but I don't think Cindi is ready to hear yet.

I fear that Jaclyn is dead.

(dramatic music)

She's been strangled.

- Stop, I don't wanna hear this.

Just help us find her.

- This is where she is.

(car approaching)

(door creaks) (birds chirping)

- Hey, what's going on, come on.

You're gonna make me late for my shift.

- It's Rob Kinney.

The psychic described him exactly,

and he's never seen Rob before.

- He has an alibi.

- It's a lie!

Look, the psychic saw that it was him.

- Mrs. Dowaliby, if we depended on that kind of seeing, I--

- The police have used him before and you know that.

- All right, I'll tell you what, we'll look into it, okay?

- What do you make of it?

- Rob's alibi holds up, the owner and two waitresses

say he was there all night.

- So, essentially, they give us the ex-husband,

find out he's in jail, then home in on the crazy kid brother

with an alibi.

- Yes, sir.

- And other than that, they want us to believe

that a total stranger climbs in through that tiny window,

leaves undisturbed dust on the seal,

walks all through the house and nobody hears a thing.

What's up with blood and urine, any drugs?

- Both negative.

- Retest, specifically for pot and coke.

And the window?

- Lab's still working on it.

- Tell them to work faster.

What about questioning?

- There's some inconsistencies with David.

On the scene he said he kissed Jaclyn goodnight.

And then later on he said she wouldn't let him,

and when I asked if any neighbors had seen

or heard anything, he responded, after the accident?

- He called it an accident?

What about Cindi?

- Cindi's not in good shape, sir.

- Bring them in again, separately.

And I have a press conference tomorrow, folks.

People out there are scared.

Give me something to tell them.

(all muttering)

- [David] We've already done one of these, you know?

- [Polygrapher] Uh-huh.

- For the FBI and I passed.

- For calibration, please answer

the following questions deceptively.

Is your name David Dowaliby?

- No.

- Do you live in Clarkwell?

- No.

- Did you harm your daughter last Friday night

or Saturday morning?

- You want me to say yes to that?

- I want you to answer deceptively.

- I won't say yes to that.

- Did you harm your daughter last Friday night

or Saturday morning?

- I said I won't answer that, not for calibration--

- Just answer the question deceptively.

Did you harm your daughter last Friday night

or Saturday morning?

- Ask me something else.

- Cindi, what would you say if I told you

we think David knows something

that he's not telling us?

- What do you mean knows something?

- Look, accidents happen.

We just think maybe David knows something about that.

(dog barking)

A while ago, I had a case something like this.

The couple had been married for like 11 years--

- No, I would know if David knew something.

- Yeah, but how well do you really know him, Cindi?

I mean, really know him.

- Your qualified opinion, what the hell does that mean?

Was he lying or not?

- He wasn't fully cooperative.

Here's the report, it's my qualified opinion he's lying.

- Sir, the drug retests are in.

No pot, no coke, nothing at all.

- But he does admit to occasional usage?

- Recreational, but he says he hasn't used in weeks.

And he did pass the first polygraph, sir.

- Well, he was probably high on something.

- I said incident, not accident.

- [Detective] You said accident, was there an accident?

- Like what?

What, you mean hitting her and she falls down

and smashes her head?

- Any kind of accident.

- No, there wasn't an accident.

- You said there was.

- Look, if I said there was an accident--

- What kind of accident was it?

There was an accident, wasn't there?

(ominous music)

- What do you want me to say, yes?

All right, yes, there was an accident.

Someone broke into my house

in the middle of the night and took my daughter.

I didn't hear anything and I didn't wake up,

and I have to live with that for the rest of my life.

Do you have a daughter?

Do you have daughters?

Answer me!

Do you?

- Yes, yes I do, but they're all safe at home.

And where's Jaclyn? (tense music)

- God does forgive some.

And if David, or you, did something and it was an accident.

- [Pat Grisham] Janice.

- What's the matter?

- Cindi, they found Jaclyn.

(dog barking)

- Where is she?

- David says you already know that.

- She's dead.

(dramatic music)

- No.

Oh my God, no.

- Cindi. - No!

(Cindi sobbing)

(soft tense music)

- [David] What, what is it, have you found her?

- Cindi thinks you took Jaclyn, David.

- No.

- Your whole family does.

Now, what have you done with her?

- No, you guys are just playing head games with me.

You've been doing it all day.

- All day we've been talking to your family.

They say you took Jaclyn too,

now what have you done with her, where is she?

- I didn't... (sighs heavily)

You think you've broken me, don't you?

You think I'm gonna confess but I'm not

because I didn't do anything!

- David, they've found Jaclyn.

- Is she alive?

- No, she's not.

- Was she in a field?

- Now, why would you ask that?

- If you guys are lying to me.

You're trying to get me to confess.

I guess you think I should cry now, huh?

- Just tell us what happened, David.

- If you're gonna arrest me, arrest me.

If not, take me home.

No.

(solemn music)

Cindi.

(Cindi crying)

- What do you want? - I just wanna ask--

- Get out!

Get out, get out of my house, all of you!

- Cindi, I swear, I didn't do this.

- I want her back, David,

I just want my little girl.

(both crying)

- Yeah, take it away.

(mourning dove calling)

- [Reporter 1] Test one, two, test one, two.

- [Reporter 2] It has been four days of search--

- [Reporter 3] Today, the body of little Jaclyn--

- A spokesman for State's Attorney Richard Daley

said the crime will receive top priority, blah, blah, blah.

- [Woman] They're bringing the body!

- Come on, the body!

- Get a shot. - Can get a shot.

- Come on. - Go get it, go, go go.

(cameras clicking) - Get the body bag.

- Captain Peck, Captain Peck, can we get a--

(talking over each other)

- [Peck] Let's don't turn this into a feeding frenzy here.

- [Woman] Who fond the body?

- So, what have we got?

- So far, not much.

- Better make it look like we do.

Give me a bag.

Maybe we can scare them into confessing.

- [Woman] The condition of the body.

- [Peck] We'll have more about that after the autopsy

but the body's fairly well decomposed.

- [Man] Do we have any additional suspects

other than the ones you already have?

- [Captain] Our list of suspects is the same,

we're continuing to follow all those leads.

- Chief Grisham, what have you found?

- All I can tell you is it's significant evidence.

- She's not coming back ever?

- No. (soft music)

From heaven, you don't come back.

- Why not?

- Because God just wants to keep her there.

- Why?

- Well, he just does, because he loves her like we do.

- Why can't we have her?

- I don't know why, Davey.

I don't know why.

- When I pray, I'm going to ask him.

- [Cindi] You do that, honey.

(solemn music)

- We have to arrange for a funeral.

I'm gonna talk to the priest.

- You need to call a lawyer.

We'll arrange the funeral.

- I don't think I know any lawyers.

- I've already talked to one.

His name is Andy Linton,

he's a friend of a friend.

He'd like to meet you tomorrow.

- Okay.

- So that's everything?

- Yeah, yeah, that's about it.

- All right.

David, you're probably gonna be arrested.

Of course, I'll do everything I can to prevent that,

but the police are under tremendous pressure

to solve this crime.

They need someone to pin it on.

- I wanna be at Jaclyn's funeral.

- We'll try to make sure of that.

- What about me?

- It doesn't sound like they'll arrest you

but you're gonna need separate council.

- Which I can handle.

- The police will pull out all the stops now.

I can almost guarantee you they'll pitch you two

against each other and try to get a confession.

- We didn't do this.

- I know that, but you've probably talked too much already,

and under no circumstances are you to tell them

anything more without me there.

- What about the press?

The phones have been ringing off the hook.

- Nothing to the media, if the police don't kill you,

they will, believe me,

I've had experience.

If you haven't heard already,

and I'm sure you will,

there were charges against me a while back, taxes.

The media made a real thing about it.

I was set up so I know how you two feel.

(dog barking)

- $30,000 to $40,000.

- [Rose] It's what it takes now, mom.

- We can raise it.

- They need six right away.

- This doesn't feel real.

I mean, we're sitting

here talking about lawyers and money when--

- Because we have to, Cindi.

Maybe we should look around a bit.

- I like him, I think he's good, Cin.

- Maybe we should find out

what those charges were against him.

- My friends say it was nothing.

(phone ringing)

Hello?

Yeah, hold on.

David, it's Andy.

- Hello?

- I just got the coroners report

and I wanted to call you right away.

They say the body had been there for a few days,

so I'm gonna spare you the details,

but they have determined the cause of death.

(dramatic music)

It was, erm, it was strangulation.

- I appreciate the phone call.

- Sure, bye.

- He was just checking up on us, seeing how we're doing.

(people murmuring)

(all shouting for the Captain)

- Richard Daley has made this case a top priority

and, yes, we are close to a breakthrough, thank you.

- Is it true the family's hired an attorney?

- Uh, the Dowaliby family is no longer cooperating

with this investigation.

In fact, they're pleading the Fifth Amendment now.

That's all.

- Captain, off the record,

Captain, does the evidence point to the parents?

- Off the record?

- Yes. - Sure.

- Yes it does, now, goodbye.

(all muttering)

(phone ringing)

- [Reporter] Bring me the phone right now.

- [Paul] Al.

- Yes, Hogan.

- They've really taken the Fifth?

- Well, maybe not officially,

but they're not talking to anyone.

- Are you gonna arrest them?

- You should know better, Hogan, I can't tell you that.

- You bargaining with them for a confession?

- No comment.

- What's the evidence you have?

- Confidentially?

What if I told you that basement window

was broken from the inside?

Confession or not, they're guilty,

and we're gonna convict them. (tense music)

(solemn music)

- [Cindi] My dear Jaclyn.

I knew when you grew up you wanted to be a cheerleader.

You wanted to be a mother and be married.

You were a good-hearted, sweet, loving precious angel.

You were friends with everybody and I loved you for that.

Little Davey loved to play with you and you taught him well.

He'll always know you in his heart.

And we'll tell him more about you

when he's old enough to understand.

Davey looked up to you Jaclyn, and he always will.

I wish you could come to us and tell us you're okay,

and safe and loved.

We were so sad when we couldn't find you,

and even sadder when you left us for God.

We will be with you again, Jaclyn, in heaven,

and we are no longer afraid to die.

I miss my little girl and I want her back.

If you can somehow give yourself back to me in any way,

I will be at total peace in my heart.

I love you and miss you so very much,

and I'm so sorry that this happened to you.

- Excuse me, Gene O'Connor?

I'd like to talk to you a moment, I'm Al P--

- [Gene] Yeah, I know who you are.

- Look, uh, I want you to know everything we know.

I think there was an accident,

and people shouldn't go to jail

for the rest of their lives over an accident.

- No way, there's no way he threw her in a field

like a piece of garbage.

- She wasn't thrown like a piece of garbage.

She was tucked in, couple of feet from a parking lot

where she could easily be found.

And I think their worst fear came to pass,

she wasn't found right away.

Listen, if you care about these people,

tell them to come and tell me the truth.

I'll do everything I can to help them.

We have conclusive evidence they were involved.

(tense music)

- We had a tip there was a diary.

- Evidence, how could they have any evidence at all?

We're innocent.

- That's what I wanted to hear, Dave.

- I mean, if they had any evidence,

why would they be doing this?

- Hey, don't worry, you're innocent.

Everything's gonna be fine.

- There's absolutely nothing, sir.

No direct hair matches, no fiber matches, nothing.

And the lab's still working on the window.

- All right, folks, clear your minds.

Are we looking in the right direction?

Are we missing something?

Do we have the right suspects here?

(phone rings)

We've got to go back to the beginning

and look at everything.

The drunk grandmother, the first husband, his family,

canvas everyone who's--

- Captain, Chief Grisham for you.

Those questionnaires, we got an eyewitness.

- Let me make sure I got this.

From 75 yards away, in an unlit parking lot

on a night with no moon,

this guy sees it's Dowaliby in the car?

- He saw his nose.

- I believe the phrase was nose structure.

- Okay.

- He picked out David's photo, and the type of car.

- And from that you want us to arrest both of them?

- Look, this case has got Daley's personal interest,

it's gotta be a winner.

You've got a nose witness and a few inconsistent statements

from Cindi and David.

- And we're pretty sure the window was broken

from the inside.

There was an undisturbed layer of dust

at what they claim was the point of entry.

- It's still circumstantial.

- Damn it, Gerry, what is this?

- Give me something that proves they did it.

- We're tearing our guts out on this case.

We know who's responsible.

- Al, you don't have to convince me,

but I have to convince a jury.

- Then what do you want?

Just tell us what you need.

- More evidence.

(mourning dove calling)

(alarm buzzing)

- Cin?

Cindi?

You all right?

- I know why I've been feeling so weird lately.

(soft music)

I asked Jaclyn to come back to me somehow.

And I think she has.

I'm pregnant.

Aren't you happy?

- Yes, yeah, I'm happy.

Oh my God.

Everything's gonna be all right, Cindi.

Everything's gonna be okay.

God, I love you.

- I love you too.

- The public focus groups all put crime

in the top three priorities.

Now, this is a breakdown of high visibility cases

I think we can use in the campaign.

They should all be easy winners.

There's also a lot of public interest in Dowaliby.

Any chance of movement?

- Harbin says it's status quo.

- Well, everyone seems to know they did it.

People are afraid they're gonna go free

just because they did it well.

People wanna see them go to trial.

- Well, let me talk to Harbin, see what he comes up with.

Thanks Debbie.

What about the evidence, Gerry?

- Look, we got the eyewitness,

we got the broken window,

and that's it.

- Still thin, purely circumstantial.

- Are we sure it's the parents?

- Peck and Grisham are.

- What about you?

- Well it certainly seems that way,

there's no evidence pointing anywhere else.

- But there's still not enough to go on?

- Nah, they come in three weeks ago,

they haven't turned up a shred since.

- You know, the headline Accused Parents Acquitted

might not look too good.

- This isn't about headlines, Jim,

this is about a community living in fear.

- I'd advise against any proceedings right now, strongly.

- Any chance of a confession?

- Well, they haven't buckled so far.

- And we've got nothing to make them buckle.

- All right, that's all we got, then we go ahead.

- Richard, the investigation's still on, why?

- Try as hard as we can to get a confession.

If we can't, we let a judge worry about it.

(pen scribbling)

(mourning dove calling)

(engine starts)

(radio flicking channels)

(police sirens wailing)

(dramatic music)

- They got him.

- [Dispatcher] Magic.

(radio chatter)

- [Officer] We have him, sir.

- All right, we're on, go.

(phone ringing)

- Hello?

- Hi Ron, it's Cindi.

Dave's gonna be a little late, he just woke up.

We wanted to let you know.

- Uh, all right, thanks.

- (sighs) What's done is done.

David, if this was an accident, tell us.

It changes the complexion of this whole case.

- I got nothing to say to you.

- David, did you know that I carry this picture

right over my heart?

- Can I have that?

- No, no, no.

But you can have these.

This is what you did. (dramatic music)

- Oh God! - Take a look.

- We have an eyewitness, David.

And if we charge you with simply concealing a homicide,

you're looking at, what, three years, tops.

- I got nothing to say to you.

(phone ringing)

- Hello? - Cindi, it's Ron.

- Hi.

- I just called to see if everything's all right.

- I'm doing okay, is David all right?

- Didn't you just call me a little bit ago?

- No. (tense music)

Ron, what's the matter?

- [Ron] Cindi, call your lawyer, right now.

(phone disconnects)

(man talking distantly)

- [Ann] What's the matter?

- Uh, yeah, hi, this is Cindi Dowaliby,

get me Terry please, quickly.

- Cindi Dowaliby, I have a warrant for your arrest.

- Where's David?

What have you done with him?

Terry, help!

- Get away from my house, you got her now, don't you?

- Where's Davey?

(knocking on door)

- I want my phone call, you said that I get a call.

This isn't real, I don't believe it.

- Oh, believe it, it's real.

Here, take a look.

See, that's how Jaclyn ended up.

Here, take a look!

- Shut up!

- That real enough for you?

- I want my lawyer, I have nothing to say to you.

- You want your call, huh?

Here, here's your call.

It's for you.

(tense music)

- Hello?

- Cindi, they took Davey, they took Davey!

I don't know where they went with him.

Cindi, I couldn't stop them.

- Where is my son, where is my son?

Why are you doing this to us?

We have trusted you, we have helped you,

why are you doing this?

- Talk to me!

- Stop!

(prisoners murmuring)

- They don't beat me.

- What happened to Jaclyn if mom got mad at her?

- Spank her.

- What happened if dad got mad?

- I don't know.

- Can you tell me what happened when Jaclyn died?

- God wanted her.

The man broke in and took her to heaven.

- Anyone tell you not to talk about

what happened that night?

- No, I wanna go home.

- Jump down here.

Okay, now Davey, I want you to bend over

and touch your toes.

Davey, did anyone put anything up inside you here?

- [Davey] No.

- The parents have been arrested for the murder

of his sister.

They use drugs, and the grandmother drinks a lot.

David has a bright red rose tattoo on his right arm,

and Jaclyn once colored a cow picture with purple tongue.

These could both be demonic symbols.

We believe that the parents are involved

with some kind of devil worshiping cult,

and engaged in ritualistic child abuse.

(door buzzes) (prisoners murmuring)

- [Intercom] Nurse needed in ICU, we need a nurse in ICU.

(tense music)

- No, I don't get it.

- Never, you ever see your daddy put those clothes on?

- No.

No, I'm leaving!

- What's wrong?

(somber music)

- Now, Captain, before it was known, in fact,

that Jaclyn was dead, when you asked David Dowaliby

if any neighbors had seen or heard anything,

did he reply, quote, "After the death"?

- Yes, sir.

- And when Jaclyn's body was found, did he ask, quote,

"Was it in a field?"

- Yes, sir.

- And Captain, did an eyewitness identify,

through photographs, David Dowaliby

and his 1980 Chevy Malibu as being where the body was found

at 2:00 a.m. on the night Jaclyn was murdered?

- Yes, sir, he did.

(door buzzes)

- Cindi.

- What's going on?

- We found Davey.

- Where?

- Palmersfield Hospital.

He's all right.

(Cindi sighs)

- He's scared and homesick, but he's fine, it's strategy.

They're holding him hostage to get you to confess.

- We gotta get Cindi out of here.

I can take this but she can't, she's pregnant,

she needs to be home.

- Listen, the grand jury has handed down your indictments,

this is gonna go to trial for both of you.

- Can we get her out on bond?

- [Terry] We're working on that, but listen--

- She needs to be home for Davey.

- David, it is not that simple.

- The examiner at the hospital is alleging

that Davey's been the victim

of both physical and sexual abuse.

- What?

- They're sending him to a home.

(tense music)

- What do you mean a home?

- The ward of the state.

- An orphanage?

- That's not what they call them anymore.

- At a press conference today

State's Attorney Richard Daley

made his candidacy for mayor official

and called the fight against crime a top priority.

- Something is wrong here.

And this growing crime rate must be stopped, right now.

- Meanwhile, in the Dowaliby case,

officials are investigating allegations

that four-year-old Davey Dowaliby has been both physically

and sexually abused by his parents.

The boy has been taken into the custody of the state.

Today, Dowaliby defense attorney, Andy Linton,

gave a rare comment.

- It's an outrage, they took a little boy away,

and then they lock up his mother and father,

while the real killer goes unpunished.

It's unbelievable!

- Isn't Linton the guy they were gonna suspend last year?

- Year off with a spanking for tax evasion.

- How is he in the courtroom?

- Well, I guess we're gonna find out, aren't we?

- Whatever he sets bail at, you'll need 10% to get out.

What can you guys come up with?

- Here she comes.

- [Terry] You can't touch her.

- What?

I haven't seen her in a week.

- I thought I told you.

- No, you didn't.

I love you Cin.

We're gonna get out of here.

(emotional music)

- I love you too.

- [Court Official] All rise.

Be seated, Honorable Judge Needham presiding.

- 400, 500, that's almost $50,000.

We need $60,000 to get them both out.

- Have we pooled everyone?

- Everyone I can think of.

We can get Cindi out, but not David.

- Ann, it's Gene. - In the kitchen.

- They're from Ron, the pink slips for the company trucks.

We can take them to the bank.

Let's get them out.

(all gasping and laughing)

- Dowaliby, let's go.

Come on, move.

- Cindi, you're getting out.

Andy's in with David right now.

- I wanna see Davey.

- We'll do everything we can to make that happen,

but for right now, let's just get you out of here.

Guard. (hopeful music)

(cameras clicking) (reporters shouting)

Mrs. Dowaliby would like you all to know

that she and her husband are innocent.

They're grieving over their loss and wish to go home,

so, please, give us some room.

(all continue shouting)

- David, David! - David!

- Let's get you home.

- Mommy, daddy!

- Oh! (groans)

Oh my God, I've missed you, I love you.

- Are you out of jail? - Uh-huh.

- Can I come home now?

- Are they taking good care of you, are you all right?

- Uh-huh.

- And what have you been eating?

- Yogurt.

- Yogurt?

Wow!

Have you been saying your prayers, and ones for Jaclyn too?

- Uh-huh, are you taking me home now?

- We can't right now, pal,

but, you know, we want you to come home

but the judge won't let us.

- Why not?

- Davey, there's some people saying

that we're not very nice to you, that we hurt you.

- You don't hurt me, I wanna be home for Christmas.

- Oh, hey, we're gonna try, pal.

We're gonna get you out of here as soon as we can.

- And then everything will be all right.

- Hey, I promise you, we're gonna get you out of here.

- Come here.

- Look, I gotta be straight with you.

You are not gonna get Davey back.

They are not gonna give him to you until this is settled.

- This is crazy, you said it could be months, years.

- I'm just telling you.

- Don't tell us what we can't do, Andy, tell us what we can.

I mean, who will they give him to, mom, Mary, Rose?

Will they give him to anyone?

- We're working on it.

(gentle somber music)

(mourning dove calling)

- Merry Christmas, Jaclyn.

(toy humming)

- If I was the pilot, I'd fly up to Jaclyn.

Can you fly to heaven?

- In your dreams you can, but not really.

- Davey, have you had a good day?

- Best Christmas I've ever had.

- I'm glad to hear that.

- Except Jaclyn isn't here.

- It's time.

(solemn music)

- Davey, mommy and I gotta go now.

- No!

- Mrs. Brown has already let us stay here longer

than we're supposed to, I mean, everybody else has left.

You wanna give me a kiss?

- Don't leave me here!

- Oh, Davey.

- Davey, honey-- - No, I wanna come home!

- Davey. - I wanna come home, no!

No, don't leave me here, I wanna come home!

I wanna come home, don't leave me here!

- I, I think you better go.

- Stop it Davey, listen.

- No, I wanna come home, don't leave me here!

I wanna come home, don't leave me here!

Don't leave me here, I wanna come home!

Don't leave me here!

- Davey, we love you!

- I wanna come home, no, I wanna come home!

Don't leave me here, no!

(solemn music) (Davey screaming)

(rain pouring) (thunder rumbling)

I wanna come home, don't leave me here!

(banging on door)

Mommy, daddy!

- Oh my God, David.

I'm gonna get him.

- You can't.

- Yes I can, he is our son.

- He's theirs now, Cindi.

- Oh, so we lose our daughter and now we lose our son.

No, I'm gonna go get him.

- How, how?

You tell me, Cindi.

You tell me how to get him!

I'm doing everything I can here, Cindi.

I'm trying to keep this family together!

What do you want me to do, huh?

What do you want me to do?

- Stop it, look at us!

Look at what this is doing to us!

- Oh God, I'm sorry, honey.

(somber music)

(thunder rumbling)

(somber music)

(dramatic music)

(bright jingle)