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Matthew, please.

Please.

Come on, baby.

Come on.

I'm

sorry,

honey. Did the doorbell wake him? No, he's been crying like this ever since I

got off work an hour ago.

My second one had colic. Oh, I thought I'd never make it, but somehow you do.

But today's your lucky day.

You've won a free makeover.

Oh, is this from that questionnaire I filled out at the mall? That's right,

if now's a bad time... Oh, no, no, no.

Oh, jeez, I've never won anything before.

A makeover, huh?

Oh, well, come on in.

age they can be so demanding, can't they?

But honey, it's worse, isn't it?

Of course it is. Now, with a little bit of water, I can mix these two shapes and

come up with something real nice.

Just a bit in a cup, okay?

Oh, yeah.

What does your husband do?

appointment today, so...

Ready?

This is Matthew?

Yes. That was taken three months ago.

I can't believe you just let her in.

She said I had won a contest.

And you fell for that? Denise, Mrs. Bradford. I had filled out some card.

did I know that she wasn't who she said she was?

You didn't ask her to prove it? This is not productive.

We have to move quickly. I need to ask some questions.

Mrs. Bradford.

Could you find a more current photo of your grandson?

Also the hospital papers, so we'll have the footprint, the blood type.

I'd have to dig for it. Then dig.

Please.

Denise,

can you think of anyone who would want to hurt you by taking Matthew, his

father, an old boyfriend maybe?

A jealous girlfriend of a guy you see.

Matty's father was long gone before he was even born.

And I don't have that many friends, let alone enemies.

How could I have let her in?

Denise, I know this is hard, but you have to concentrate.

Have you ever seen this woman before?

No. Think now.

When you were shopping or at work.

Or coming home from work, was anyone ever following you?

I don't know.

A face you might remember from two places.

It might not even be this woman. It might be someone who was following you

her. I know I should have known better, but Maddie was just being so fuzzy, and

she just seemed so nice.

This is a soy -based formula.

Does Matthew have a lactose intolerance?

Yes. He gets sick if he has milk.

He has a really bad allergic reaction.

Vomiting and diarrhea.

Oh, my God.

Oh, my God. She doesn't know she's going to give him milk.

Could the illness be life -threatening?

If she keeps giving him... Bill, he'll be hydrated in a couple of days.

All right. It's all right.

She's got a 90 -minute jump on us. For the next day and a half, nothing else

matters.

If you had plans, you don't have them anymore.

We're all doing double shifts.

The odds of finding a kidnapped victim drop like a rock after 30 hours. On top

of that, Dr. Huizenga says that Matthew could die of dehydration in the same

amount of time. So speed is critical.

Some of you will man at 800 hotline number. That's a national hookup. Sid, I

want you to head up the search team.

Sid. Boss, Sid's in Rhode Island with her family.

Ah.

Okay, uh, the suspect's female.

In her 40s, red hair, matronly. So keep your eyes open. She doesn't look like

some maniac who's going to stick out in a crowd.

Look, this is a case for second sight. So don't shrug off your hunches. And

let's talk it out between us. This is a team effort.

Any questions?

Go.

Boss, Mrs. Scali.

Oh, hi, honey.

Listen, Mr. Hearst can't drive Tommy and David to the bus station tomorrow for

the school trip to Washington.

He wants to know if you could do it. I don't think I'm even going to make it

home tonight.

How come?

We got a kidnapping.

A baby, six months old.

Where was the mother?

Right there with him. She just took her eyes off him for a second.

God.

How could she let him out of her sight?

The baby was abducted from the living room. A mother should have the right to

feel safe in her own home.

We have to go. We're chasing the clock on this.

Yeah.

Call me when you can.

Kiss the kids for me.

Hey, Mom.

Do you think it's walking distance from the Smithsonian Institution to the

Lincoln Memorial?

What's the matter?

Hotline, East Bridge PD.

The child was in a stroller, left unattended.

Where was this?

Can you tell me exactly where in Cochran Park?

Send an officer right away.

Have we heard anything from the bus station?

Not yet.

Matthew Bradford was abducted around 10 o 'clock this morning from his home in

the Oak Hill area.

The suspect is a female Caucasian, red hair, and approximately 38 years old. If

you have any information as to the child or suspect's whereabouts, contact the

East Bridge Police Department at 1 -800 -1555 -LOST.

We have been going all day. I am stuck.

Hi, can I help you? Yeah, first of all, have you seen this woman or this child

at all today?

No, sir, not that I remember.

Will that be for here or to go?

Let's go.

We don't have time to stop.

The boss has said repeatedly that you can't take seven in a moving patrol car.

This is an emergency situation.

Size is going to know. You say that now.

And then we're eating while we're driving, we get into a high -speed

-da -bing, secret sauce all down the front of our uniforms. Then they'll

All right, lead in the parked patrol car.

This is to go.

I'll have a chicken sandwich, onion rings, a piece of apple pie, a little

cream, not too much, and a fudge bar and a large diet cola.

I'll put it on this tab.

Yo, Jeff, you're up.

I'm going to get a tofu burger with extra sprouts.

You know, I used to see those parents, you know, have their kids on a leash

they're a pool or something. I think, come on, you're going to give the kid a

complex. But nowadays, geez, with my own kids, I... Hey, where are you going?

I think I saw her going to the restroom when she had long blonde hair.

Police officer.

Leave behind.

Take it easy. We'll get it all straightened out.

Right now.

What's up?

Uh, boss, this is, uh, Mr. Dockett. He's the manager.

Boss?

You mean the commish?

Wow.

C1.

Must be something pretty big going down.

What are we talking here, guys? A 10 -19?

A 4 -11?

No, wait a minute. Wait a minute.

It's got to be a 10 -17.

What do you guys got?

Mike and I tracked a suspect here. Now, Mr. Dockett says she checked in

yesterday alone.

Then he saw her with a baby earlier today.

She registered in room 12 under the name Deborah Smith.

Deborah Smith.

Some alias, huh, boss?

Mr.

Dockett. Could you open this door for us, please?

I've waited my whole life for this moment.

She's ditched.

She may have left in a hurry, but she didn't leave much behind.

Excuse me.

Dr. Beck negotiated eight calls here.

Call the last one of us first.

ISL bus schedule.

Boss, boss, over here.

What do you got?

She was here.

I thought you two were here all day.

Yes, sir. Then how did she get by you? Sir, I swear, we checked every infant we

saw.

Maybe she smuggled them out in a bag. I remember that, though. I saw her within

the last hour. Which bus is left here in the last hour?

A 130 to Toronto, a 140 to Milwaukee, and a 2 o 'clock to Baltimore.

All right, Papa Doctor, this is Jarrett. Take off after the 140. Now, go!

Hastings, Tanzini, you chase down the 2 o 'clock. My gut says the border.

Call ahead. See if the state troopers can help us intercept this bus. Let's

How could anyone get so rude after they steal a kid? I don't get it. Do you?

Stan, if I were ever to kill anyone, it would be because they harmed my

children.

Don't they see the light?

Come on!

What are you doing? Looking for real?

Then ours must be the one.

Oh, we'll be here forever. No, we won't.

Walk up ahead.

What's going on?

East Bridge Police.

Did you drop a woman and a baby off between here and Eastbridge?

Yeah, back in Lillicrest.

Last thought, a scheduled stop.

No, but the lady wanted off and I was happy to oblige. Her kid cried all the

from Eastbridge.

Seemed like he was sick.

for Toronto and she got off here.

I just hope to God she didn't abandon the baby because he's sick.

All right, we've coordinated with Willowcrest PD. They've got their

We'll work in a spiral pattern.

Gordy, Cooper, you start on the south side of town, then circle back to here.

Rose, Hartley, you do the same thing, starting on the north side of town.

Stan and I will work from here.

All right, keep your eyes open. Be alert.

Any leads, call them in.

Let's go.

Excuse me, ma 'am. Have you seen either of these two people?

We've seen either of these two people.

Hey, you guys.

Have you seen this lady around?

Oh, yeah. Yeah.

I know her.

Can you tell me where she lives?

Is she going to get in trouble?

You will if you don't tell her.

Okay, follow me.

D1, this is X -Ray 7.

Boss, I think we found her.

Which one is it?

That house. She lives right there.

Okay. You boys stay here.

Gordy, Cooper, take the back. You guys come with me.

Remember, the baby's more important than anything.

Would you like to ask you a few questions?

Damn it.

What's this?

Any sign of Matthew? He's not here. All that's here is a mountain of blank

videotapes and machines for pirating movies.

All right! Yeah!

You're busted, you ripoff! Yeah, I paid ten bucks for Home Alone 2 and the

tracking was all screwed up!

Hey!

You think this is funny? Huh?

We're sorry! We're sorry! Our baby might be dead because you wasted police time!

She's a video pirate. Isn't that a crime?

You deliberately misled a police investigation.

Boss, boss, easy.

Get out of here.

All right.

We'll let the Willowcrest guys take care of her.

Let's continue the search.

Have you seen my crayons anywhere?

I haven't seen you use those in years. I think I left them in here somewhere.

David, can I talk to you?

Here they are.

It's about you going away to Washington.

Sure, Mom.

That's why I need the crayons.

You know Mr.

Simonson down the street?

Well, he's a nephew who got killed in Vietnam, and he wants me to go to the

and make a rubbing of the name.

It's nice of you to do that for him.

I'm going to make them for myself, too.

Never knew anyone who died in a war.

David, what if your father and I took you to Washington this summer?

You mean so I could show you all the things I see?

Well, wouldn't it be nice if we could see all those things for the first time

together?

But I would have already seen them.

Yeah.

Well, maybe you shouldn't go tomorrow.

But you guys already said I could.

David, there are parts of that city that are very, very dangerous. Mom, this is

a school trip.

There's going to be parents and teachers watching us. I know, but even when

people are watching, things can happen.

I worked hard for this.

If you don't let me go, you're breaking a promise.

I just don't want you to get hurt.

David.

Hi. Could you do us a favor?

Could you put one of these in your window and another one on your counter?

Sure. Thank you.

Something in the picture ring a bell?

There was a woman in here with a kid.

Real rushed.

That's how I remember.

Should have been in the last couple of hours.

I get a lot of folks in here. Couldn't say for sure.

Is that a 24 -hour loop?

Tell me when.

There.

Now I remember.

Nothing could shut that kid up. Screamed the whole time he was here.

Oh, my God.

She's buying milk.

We have solid evidence that the woman was in a convenience store in

about three hours ago.

She had Matthew.

Did he look okay?

I'm not going to lie to you, Denise.

She's been giving him milk.

You're not doing enough.

You should have every confidence I'm out looking for our boy. Mother, please.

They're doing all they can.

Well, then why isn't he back home by now? He will be.

Every officer on this force has put everything aside to find your grandson.

Everything. Their own lives, their own families. We will find him and bring him

back.

We'll leave an officer with you.

I'll be in my office all night.

If you hear anything.

Or if you just need someone to talk to.

I know you're doing all you can.

Thanks, Denise.

Good night, Mrs. Bradford.

Boss, I apologize. I got way out of line. It's just that woman was acting,

know, like we were the ones who kidnapped the kid.

And... I'm sorry.

I'm glad you saved the city from a lawsuit.

If you hadn't spoken up, I think I might have clocked it myself.

Come on, we've got a long night ahead.

Hotline, Eastbridge PD.

Hotline. Can you tell me the exact location?

Not when there's all this good hot food.

Oh, it smells incredible.

See this woman, Clark? She must get a lot of practice being married to the

I'm sorry, sir.

A double sip made me delirious.

Make sure you get some of that meatball.

Espresito.

Hey.

Thanks.

Hey,

come here. Let me put some sauce on that. Susan made it. It's delicious.

And nothing came of it?

No further leads?

Okay.

No, thanks, Bill.

Thanks for checking it out.

We've had 300 calls today.

Not one has led us to Matthew.

Why don't you change your clothes? Jeff Hartley put them in the locker room.

Rachel, thanks.

You picked up everyone's spirits.

Well, maybe you can pick up mine.

What's wrong?

I told David he couldn't go tomorrow.

I thought he looked upset. Why'd you tell him that?

He's just... He's too young to be going off by himself.

He's with the school.

Lou DiNuzio's one of the parents that's going.

When I was David's age, my class went to Gettysburg.

Well, when you were his age, people weren't stealing children from their own

homes. The whole world was a safer place.

Back in 1966, our parents were saying the world was a safer place back in

What are you going to do?

Keep him with us.

Forever?

Rachel, we can't make David a prisoner of our fear.

I mean, I hope he's the kind of kid who will grow up.

It'd make things better, so he won't have to tell his children the world was

safer place when he was a kid back in 1993.

Boss, we got something you should look at.

Honey, the whole time he's gone, I'm gonna be pulling what's left of my hair

out.

But we gotta let him go.

Okay, the FBI told us they checked out 12 infant kidnappings over the past

years. All within this 200 -mile radius.

There have been three in the last six months, including Matthew.

Yeah. Nine out of 12 came from single -parent, low -income homes.

Like Denise Bradford. Mm -hmm.

All right, Gordy, check the report.

See if the other victims had anything else in common with Denise Bradford. A

pediatrician, an OB, a medical clinic. Right.

Sir, an all -night pharmacist from Willowcrest.

Just ID'd the lady from the sketch.

Well, it rains, it pours. Look, SPD dispatched a car, but they got there too

late. She'd already gone.

She did fill a prescription for Fenerol, a vomiting suppressant. It was made up

by Dr.

Benjamin Jacobs.

Let's pay the doctor a house call.

I don't know anything about this.

It clearly was issued without my consent.

Well, who else would have access to your prescription pad?

My nurse, but she's been on vacation.

And there's Mary Potter, our nurse's aide.

But she's been out sick this week. What about someone from the pharmacy?

Tell me about Mary Potter.

Mary's worked in her office a little over a year.

When she came to us, she was a little lost.

Lost? Her husband and child died in a car accident. She moved here to get

And I think the work has helped her a little.

A woman loses her child, falls into a chronic depression, kidnaps a baby to

replace the one she lost. Wouldn't be the first time it happened.

It couldn't be Mary.

She's a sweet woman.

She volunteers all her time at the free clinic, working with lower -income

families. Where can I find her?

You know, babies can't be on fenerol.

Ongoing doses can cause neurological damage.

Let me see your light.

Looks like no one's here.

Hey, Stanley.

Mary Potter's baby died a year ago. What's she doing with all this baby

Let's go.

Don't we need a warrant? No.

It's a matter of public safety.

We have justifiable cause from visual observation to go inside.

Ready?

She's the one.

There were wigs in there, in the nursery.

Ah, now we need a warrant. But you said... If it's not in plain sight, we

warrant.

Looks like she's been feeding him Fenerol like it was water.

He must be really sick.

Hey, boss, come over here.

Look at this drawer.

There's Jacob's prescription pad.

Maybe there's something in there we can use.

Oh, that's plain sight to me. No.

If we open that drawer, then nail him with information, we find we blow any

chance of a conviction.

We need to get a warrant.

It'll take an hour just to wake a judge.

What the hell am I thinking about?

Finding the kid is more important than making the case?

Here's the phone number.

Hello, you have reached the offices of Jason Stevens, attorney at law,

specializing in areas of adoption and family law.

This is a nursery?

This is a holding pen for babies on the black market?

David? Wake up. Come on, you're going to be late.

It's Teacher's Conference Day.

We don't have any school today.

No, I meant you're going to be late for your trip.

Mrs. DeMarco's going to take you to the bus station in half an hour.

Really? You mean I can go?

Yeah.

David.

I want to apologize.

I know you probably can't understand right now.

Sometimes it's exciting for a mom to see her little boy growing up.

And sometimes it's kind of sad.

The way that I dealt with it by trying to keep you from growing up, that was

wrong.

That doesn't mean that I'm not going to worry about you, so you be careful,

okay? Yeah, Mom.

Thanks.

You want me to bring you back something from Washington?

Surprise me.

Okay, Ricky, nobody's reported any sign of Mary Potter.

So stay out of sight, and if she shows up at her house, I want you waiting for

her.

Jason Stevens should be getting to his office soon.

I'd like the honor of bringing him in.

Well, if we bring him in now, chances are he'll deny everything and get

a lawyer. By that time, Matthew will be dead.

So, our only choice is to get Stephen to hand this Matthew himself.

You mean sting him?

Boss, we don't have enough time. We'd have to get there today.

How are we going to do that?

Package for you, boss.

Oh, right.

Thanks, Calvin.

Hey, Stan.

How's about making a delivery across town?

H -I -J -K...

here already.

Well, I'm here now.

Okay.

I'll sign for it.

Gotta have Mr.

Stevens' signature.

But the other guy always lets me sign.

Do I look like the other guy?

Okay, give it to me.

You sure this was a first -time appointment?

Yeah, it's that introductory on the calendar.

Mr. and Mrs. Harrison.

Good job, Stan.

Go wash your hands.

Commissioner, I don't want to be rude, but we have a meeting with Jason Stevens

in less than an hour that we've been waiting months for.

What's it about?

Mr. Harrison, did anyone ever suggest that you could get special services for

Mr. Stevens?

What do you mean?

Did you go to Stevens because you knew he could get you a baby faster than by

legal means?

No, of course not.

Jason Stevens is a wonderful man.

He makes dreams come true.

My suspicion is he creates nightmares.

A baby boy was recently taken from his mother. We have reason to believe that

Jason Stevens will deal him on the black market.

If what you're saying is true, Commissioner Scali, how can we help?

I'm sorry I couldn't have seen you sooner.

So, Mr. and Mrs. Harrison, you're ready to start a family.

Yeah.

When Christine and I got married, I promised to the world.

So far, I've pretty much come through.

We have a house, a couple of nice cars.

And because of this little infertility problem, the only thing that's missing

a baby.

Well, this meeting's the first step.

I'm going to explain how adoption works. I'll walk you through the ads, the

agencies.

And with luck, within a year, you'll have a baby.

A year.

Look, Mr. Stevens, I don't know any other way to say this, so I hope I'm

it right.

The main reason we came to you is because friends told us that there might

way that you might be able to expedite things.

Absolutely. Once we contact the birth mother, I'll handle the county filings,

agency filings. No, no.

You're talking about paperwork. I'm talking about the paper in my wallet.

Let's say on top of your fee, if I gave you an extra 5 ,000 pieces of paper,

let's just say.

That would place you on a waiting list.

Okay, I see.

What about 10 ,000?

The middle of the list.

Then 20 ought to put us solid in the top spot?

It ought to.

How much more would it cost to have a child by this afternoon?

That's a highly irregular request.

Why the hurry?

A cardiologist has told me that my mother's on a deathbed.

And to be able to present her with a grandson before she passes away would be

worth $50 ,000 to me.

$50 ,000?

A boy.

Sure, that's free of charge.

Deal. Not here.

When I hand you your dream, then you can pay for it.

Cash wrapped in newspaper?

I have a child in mind.

It'll take me some time to get the birth certificate ready.

Meet me at Westside Park.

Four o 'clock?

Remember, you're here because you're the only one who can positively identify

Matthew. So when you see the baby, say, he's so beautiful. Then I'll know we

have him.

I almost completely lost it in that lawyer's office.

Just hang in there, Denise, a little while longer. You're doing great.

Here he comes now.

Oh, my God.

That's the woman who stole Matthew.

Okay, okay. She's going to know you. So you stay here and I'll bring the baby

over.

Nice day in the park?

Beautiful.

Christine's so excited she can barely stand it.

Can I have him?

Oh, right.

Pleasure doing business with you, Mr. Harrison.

Remember, there's no warranty with that.

No. All right, at this point, don't look for the lady we're looking for.

What?

What do we do now? You stay here.

Apologize profusely.

Thank you.

Police!

Excuse us, Lance.

I'm sorry.

I'm sorry.

Nothing.

It's like she was beamed up or something.

Hey, what's going on?

Why, Mary Potter, I'd know those dark roots anywhere.

Where's Matthew Bradford?

You know that child is sick.

If you don't help us now and the boy dies, it won't only be kidnapping, it'll

murder.

He's been sick since we got him.

And when he got worse, we brought Michael here.

Matthew. Yes.

Matthew.

Please try and understand.

We couldn't have kids.

So when we went to Stevens, we knew that he could expedite things.

But we never knew this.

He may have been wrong, but we weren't.

As a father, I understand the need to have children.

But you didn't know about Stevens because you didn't want to know. No, no,

thought he had contacts with poor kids in Kentucky or wherever, that everyone

would benefit from the deal.

We never thought we were going to put people through this.

We didn't know the baby was kidnapped.

Court will have to decide that.

Officer Kelly will take you down for questioning.

You have a beautiful son.

I hope you put Stevens and Potter away forever for what they did to those

people.

For what they did to me.

We connected Mary Potter to at least nine other counts over the past three

years.

She's gone from one medical clinic to another looking for families who didn't

have the means to raise a fuss.

What about Stevens?

We found him through an illegal search.

That evidence is inadmissible.

What does that mean?

He walks.

For whatever it's worth, the investigation will probably discredit

He might even be disbarred from the implications.

That's not enough.

We got what counts.

Is he going to be okay?

Well, he's one sick little boy, but he's a fighter.

You give him a few days and he'll be fine.

It's a little strange that we work as a team to be successful, but most

of the awards and commendations are presented to individual officers.

This is one time that I want to say to you as a team, as one unit,

how undeniably proud I am of the Eastbridge Police Department.

You did walk from the Smithsonian to the Lincoln Memorial?

I'm glad you're having a good time.

Your father's here.

He seems to have taken a trip himself.

To dreamland.

Listen, David.

Bring your father back something special.

And you be careful, okay?

I love you.