1 00:01:09,202 --> 00:01:10,538 Okay. 2 00:01:21,883 --> 00:01:23,417 Well, hello, sunshine. 3 00:01:23,551 --> 00:01:24,886 Hi. 4 00:01:25,853 --> 00:01:27,822 You gonna tell me why you're in such a good mood? 5 00:01:27,956 --> 00:01:29,456 -Or do I have to ask? -Oh, my goodness. 6 00:01:29,591 --> 00:01:30,892 Thank you so much for noticing. 7 00:01:31,358 --> 00:01:33,595 No big deal. Just, any moment, Robert from HR 8 00:01:33,728 --> 00:01:36,631 is going to walk through these doors and hand me my very own badge. 9 00:01:36,764 --> 00:01:38,265 You're excited about your ID badge? 10 00:01:38,398 --> 00:01:40,267 Training wheels are coming off, buddy. 11 00:01:40,400 --> 00:01:41,335 Mmm. I'm not so sure. 12 00:01:41,468 --> 00:01:43,571 Mmm. I'm pretty sure about that. 13 00:01:43,705 --> 00:01:45,974 -First the LAPD mug-- -Actually, that's mine. 14 00:01:46,106 --> 00:01:47,575 And now, my very own badge. 15 00:01:47,709 --> 00:01:50,545 Uh, your vote of confidence is not lost on me. 16 00:01:50,678 --> 00:01:52,446 But nobody panic, I don't plan on rooting around 17 00:01:52,580 --> 00:01:53,748 in the evidence locker too much. 18 00:01:53,881 --> 00:01:55,248 Well, that's good, because your ID badge 19 00:01:55,382 --> 00:01:57,085 does not provide access to said evidence locker. 20 00:01:57,250 --> 00:01:59,152 -Sure about that? -Mm-hmm. 21 00:01:59,286 --> 00:02:01,388 Let me get back to you. Bob. Bob's here. 22 00:02:01,889 --> 00:02:03,123 -Can I call you Bob? -No. 23 00:02:03,625 --> 00:02:04,659 Sign here, please. 24 00:02:04,792 --> 00:02:07,061 Coming right at me with the fine print. 25 00:02:07,194 --> 00:02:10,330 That's "Use of service, limitation of liability, dispute resolution--" 26 00:02:10,464 --> 00:02:12,000 You need to sign for the badge. 27 00:02:12,132 --> 00:02:14,368 You know what, Robert? 28 00:02:14,502 --> 00:02:16,070 I will make you a deal, okay? 29 00:02:16,203 --> 00:02:20,608 I won't sign that, but what I will do is take my badge. 30 00:02:20,742 --> 00:02:22,309 -Yep. There she goes. -You-- 31 00:02:22,844 --> 00:02:24,311 -She can't-- -She did. 32 00:02:38,793 --> 00:02:40,160 You okay? 33 00:02:41,796 --> 00:02:43,230 Yeah, I'm I'm fine. 34 00:02:44,364 --> 00:02:46,333 You ever have one of those days 35 00:02:46,466 --> 00:02:48,235 where you just feel like you're losing your mind? 36 00:02:48,368 --> 00:02:50,004 Are there other kinds of days? 37 00:02:53,007 --> 00:02:54,075 What's going on? 38 00:02:55,475 --> 00:02:58,713 It's my girls. Their father was supposed to drop them off last night, 39 00:02:58,846 --> 00:03:00,280 but he never showed up. 40 00:03:00,414 --> 00:03:01,849 I call, I text. 41 00:03:02,315 --> 00:03:04,484 I thought maybe they would be at his house, but 42 00:03:05,318 --> 00:03:07,421 I just wanna know they're okay. But 43 00:03:08,589 --> 00:03:09,957 But you have a bad feeling? 44 00:03:11,693 --> 00:03:14,394 I thought I'd come in here and try to get it together 45 00:03:14,529 --> 00:03:16,396 before I talk to the detectives. 46 00:03:16,864 --> 00:03:18,465 And my dad's on his way. 47 00:03:21,401 --> 00:03:23,403 I'm probably just overreacting, right? 48 00:03:25,707 --> 00:03:27,008 I think 49 00:03:28,341 --> 00:03:31,278 that wherever your girls are, we're gonna find 'em. 50 00:03:35,783 --> 00:03:37,885 Mia, when's the last time you saw your daughters? 51 00:03:38,019 --> 00:03:39,754 Yesterday, when Wendell picked them up. 52 00:03:39,887 --> 00:03:41,254 He's my ex-husband. 53 00:03:41,388 --> 00:03:43,191 You should've never agreed to shared custody 54 00:03:43,323 --> 00:03:44,859 before the divorce was finalized. 55 00:03:44,992 --> 00:03:46,094 Dad, he's their father. 56 00:03:46,226 --> 00:03:47,595 He has a right to see them. 57 00:03:48,162 --> 00:03:49,597 You guys went camping at Mount Baldy? 58 00:03:49,731 --> 00:03:52,299 Yes, last summer. Wendell took us. 59 00:03:52,432 --> 00:03:54,234 That was right before we split. 60 00:03:54,367 --> 00:03:55,937 Was there a reason for the split? 61 00:03:56,070 --> 00:03:58,573 Wendell started reading about everything going on with the planet. 62 00:03:58,706 --> 00:04:02,242 The temperatures rising, icebergs melting. Deforestation. 63 00:04:02,375 --> 00:04:06,581 Loss of biodiversity, industrial waste, ocean acidification. 64 00:04:06,714 --> 00:04:08,281 You sound just like him. 65 00:04:08,415 --> 00:04:12,053 Yeah. What Mia is too nice to say is that Wendell became a radical. 66 00:04:12,186 --> 00:04:13,286 A radical? 67 00:04:13,420 --> 00:04:16,256 Yeah. He became obsessed with environmentalism. 68 00:04:16,389 --> 00:04:18,226 Look, I'm all for electric cars and composting, 69 00:04:18,358 --> 00:04:20,595 but you know, he just took it too far. 70 00:04:20,728 --> 00:04:23,363 He wanted Mia and the girls to live completely off-grid. 71 00:04:23,497 --> 00:04:26,868 Told Ellie and Paige that everything was poisoned. Water, food 72 00:04:27,001 --> 00:04:29,504 I mean, these are kids we're talking about here. 73 00:04:29,637 --> 00:04:31,304 He's not a monster. 74 00:04:31,438 --> 00:04:34,809 The man decided to grow a garden rather than take care of his own family. 75 00:04:36,210 --> 00:04:38,478 Wendell and I had a small online business, 76 00:04:38,613 --> 00:04:41,149 but you kinda need to be on the grid for that. 77 00:04:41,816 --> 00:04:44,152 Thankfully, my father was able to help. 78 00:04:44,317 --> 00:04:45,686 She moved in with us. 79 00:04:45,820 --> 00:04:48,156 Did Wendell ever talk about taking the girls out of the city? 80 00:04:48,288 --> 00:04:51,058 All the time. He bought a cabin out in Upland. 81 00:04:51,192 --> 00:04:53,795 Said he wanted to become one with nature, live off the land-- 82 00:04:53,928 --> 00:04:57,198 Could we stop talking now and start looking for my granddaughters? 83 00:04:57,330 --> 00:04:59,834 Mr. Ashford, we cannot put out an Amber Alert 84 00:04:59,967 --> 00:05:02,270 until the girls have been missing for at least 24 hours. 85 00:05:02,804 --> 00:05:05,940 What we can do is issue a BOLO for Wendell's car 86 00:05:06,073 --> 00:05:07,474 and we can visit the home. 87 00:05:07,608 --> 00:05:09,911 Mia, do you think there's any chance he might harm them? 88 00:05:11,045 --> 00:05:13,681 I honestly don't know. 89 00:05:19,220 --> 00:05:22,089 State Department says Wendell Dunn applied for two minor passports 90 00:05:22,223 --> 00:05:24,225 last month for Ellie and Paige. 91 00:05:24,357 --> 00:05:26,594 If the guy got his dream house in the country do we really believe he'd leave it behind? 92 00:05:26,727 --> 00:05:28,796 He might've if he thought he was about to lose custody. 93 00:05:28,930 --> 00:05:31,299 According to this report from Child Protective Services, 94 00:05:31,431 --> 00:05:34,502 Wendell was found to be unstable and could be a danger to his daughters. 95 00:05:34,635 --> 00:05:37,772 All right. Call TSA, and check flight manifests and border crossings. 96 00:05:37,905 --> 00:05:40,473 Maybe he wanted to take these girls out of more than just the city. 97 00:05:40,608 --> 00:05:42,610 -I'll go check his house. -Don't forget Morgan. 98 00:05:42,743 --> 00:05:43,978 Oh, how could I? 99 00:05:45,680 --> 00:05:49,349 -Can I be totally honest? -Please. 100 00:05:49,482 --> 00:05:51,319 I've only worked here for a couple weeks, 101 00:05:52,153 --> 00:05:54,555 but I've studied the people in this building closely. 102 00:05:54,689 --> 00:05:56,389 I know that pit in your stomach's not going anywhere 103 00:05:56,524 --> 00:05:57,592 until your girls are back, 104 00:05:57,725 --> 00:06:00,460 but I promise you, you're in good hands. 105 00:06:07,802 --> 00:06:10,338 -Make sure she eats something. -Of course. 106 00:06:11,371 --> 00:06:13,473 Gillory. Field trip. 107 00:06:13,608 --> 00:06:15,209 We're going to Wendell Dunn's house. 108 00:06:26,386 --> 00:06:29,456 Well, look at this. Solar panels, rain barrels, compost bin. 109 00:06:29,590 --> 00:06:31,826 This Wendell guy really is an eco warrior, huh? 110 00:06:32,360 --> 00:06:34,362 Oh, no. Do you see this? 111 00:06:39,367 --> 00:06:41,736 Ellie was holding this in one of the pictures I saw. 112 00:06:41,869 --> 00:06:44,372 And it was a professional photo, which means it's probably her favorite. 113 00:06:44,505 --> 00:06:46,807 So she wouldn't have left it behind unless she didn't have a choice. 114 00:06:46,941 --> 00:06:48,709 No. She wouldn't. 115 00:06:51,979 --> 00:06:52,980 Hello? 116 00:06:54,048 --> 00:06:55,349 Mr. Dunn? 117 00:06:57,618 --> 00:06:59,854 Detective Karadec, LAPD. 118 00:07:31,052 --> 00:07:32,820 Guy cans his own jam. 119 00:07:32,954 --> 00:07:34,322 Who knows what he's capable of? 120 00:07:34,454 --> 00:07:35,488 All clear. 121 00:07:36,057 --> 00:07:37,658 Mr. Dunn must've left in a hurry, huh? 122 00:07:37,792 --> 00:07:40,962 Maybe. My kids don't love clearing their plates under any circumstances. 123 00:07:41,095 --> 00:07:42,129 Mm-hmm. 124 00:07:45,866 --> 00:07:47,501 A greenhouse. 125 00:07:49,770 --> 00:07:52,673 Well, he's got peppers and zucchini. 126 00:07:52,807 --> 00:07:55,475 Malabar spinach, cucamelon, perilla. 127 00:07:55,609 --> 00:07:57,244 I get it. You know your vegetables. 128 00:07:57,378 --> 00:08:00,147 Most of those are fruits, thank you very much. 129 00:08:00,281 --> 00:08:01,415 -Ah. -Elliot went through 130 00:08:01,549 --> 00:08:03,651 a bit of a permaculture phase last summer. 131 00:08:03,784 --> 00:08:05,686 I'll leave the gardening to you guys. Not really my thing. 132 00:08:05,820 --> 00:08:07,054 Come on, Morgan, the clock's ticking. 133 00:08:07,188 --> 00:08:09,690 Wendell planted cucumbers and tomatoes next to each other? 134 00:08:09,824 --> 00:08:11,491 Are you critiquing our suspect's garden now? 135 00:08:11,625 --> 00:08:13,461 Cucumbers and tomatoes are not companion plants. 136 00:08:13,594 --> 00:08:15,696 Wendell would never plant them side by side. 137 00:08:15,830 --> 00:08:17,198 They compete for the same nutrients, 138 00:08:17,331 --> 00:08:19,200 they have completely different watering needs. 139 00:08:19,333 --> 00:08:21,535 Which might explain why they're not thriving. 140 00:08:22,169 --> 00:08:24,338 Okay. Are you saying that you think 141 00:08:24,472 --> 00:08:27,675 Wendell made a mistake in the way that he arranged this garden? 142 00:08:28,909 --> 00:08:32,480 No, he wouldn't do that. You saw how he lives. 143 00:08:37,518 --> 00:08:39,220 These haven't even rooted yet. 144 00:08:40,354 --> 00:08:41,889 What're you saying, Morgan? 145 00:08:42,456 --> 00:08:44,358 I think this space was empty 146 00:08:44,492 --> 00:08:47,028 until Wendell moved all these plants in here within the last few days. 147 00:08:47,161 --> 00:08:48,696 You just said that he would never do that. 148 00:08:48,829 --> 00:08:51,565 Yeah, he wouldn't. Unless he had a reason. Something to hide. 149 00:08:53,167 --> 00:08:54,335 Or someone. 150 00:09:28,636 --> 00:09:30,204 Wendell didn't have anything to hide. 151 00:09:30,337 --> 00:09:31,472 Someone else did. 152 00:09:32,239 --> 00:09:33,374 Him. 153 00:09:39,013 --> 00:09:41,550 Come on. Sniff. Sniff. 154 00:09:42,316 --> 00:09:43,684 Good boy. Good. 155 00:09:49,390 --> 00:09:51,392 Looks like cause of death was a blow to the back of the head. 156 00:09:51,526 --> 00:09:53,327 -And that's our murder weapon? -Indeed. 157 00:09:53,461 --> 00:09:56,263 Medical examiner thinks Wendell died sometime in the last 12 hours. 158 00:09:56,997 --> 00:09:59,934 Have them rush autopsy and tool mark analysis just to make sure. 159 00:10:00,067 --> 00:10:01,635 If whoever killed Wendell kidnapped those girls, 160 00:10:01,769 --> 00:10:03,104 they could be halfway across the country. 161 00:10:03,237 --> 00:10:04,905 -No sign of the girls anywhere? -No. 162 00:10:05,039 --> 00:10:06,974 We didn't see disturbed soil anywhere else on the property, 163 00:10:07,108 --> 00:10:08,476 so I think the girls were taken alive. 164 00:10:08,609 --> 00:10:10,611 And now our primary suspect is dead. 165 00:10:10,744 --> 00:10:11,779 Mm-hmm. 166 00:10:12,246 --> 00:10:13,781 If the girls saw their father murdered, 167 00:10:13,914 --> 00:10:16,518 it's possible that the killer's holding them to keep them quiet. 168 00:10:16,984 --> 00:10:19,920 Or the killer came for the girls and the dad got in the way. 169 00:10:20,054 --> 00:10:21,956 - Hey. - Anything door-to-door? 170 00:10:22,089 --> 00:10:24,191 No. The neighbors are too far to have heard or seen anything. 171 00:10:24,325 --> 00:10:26,861 So, I went to the café where Wendell sells veggies. 172 00:10:26,994 --> 00:10:29,396 The owner saw him in an argument with a woman yesterday. 173 00:10:29,531 --> 00:10:31,165 -You got a name? -Only a description. 174 00:10:31,298 --> 00:10:33,434 She's 30s, long red hair, glasses. 175 00:10:33,934 --> 00:10:35,504 Maybe Wendell got a new girlfriend. 176 00:10:35,636 --> 00:10:38,072 I don't know about that. The guy's still wearing his wedding ring. 177 00:10:38,205 --> 00:10:39,807 Like that ever stopped anybody. 178 00:10:39,940 --> 00:10:41,576 Check this out. 179 00:10:41,709 --> 00:10:43,911 Morgan found this photo hidden in Wendell's survivalist handbook. 180 00:10:44,044 --> 00:10:45,279 Maybe it's his parents? 181 00:10:45,412 --> 00:10:46,947 -Find out. -Okay. 182 00:10:47,081 --> 00:10:49,717 I'll see if Mia's family knows a woman who fits the description. 183 00:10:49,850 --> 00:10:50,918 Hold on. 184 00:10:52,453 --> 00:10:55,456 You put out an Amber Alert for the girls 30 minutes ago. 185 00:10:56,023 --> 00:10:57,158 I did. 186 00:10:57,791 --> 00:10:59,660 You know all Amber Alerts go through me. 187 00:11:00,394 --> 00:11:02,496 -Why'd you break protocol? -Every second counts. 188 00:11:04,031 --> 00:11:06,300 -She's rubbing off on you. -Who? 189 00:11:07,234 --> 00:11:08,503 Who do you think? 190 00:11:12,706 --> 00:11:13,741 You all right? 191 00:11:15,577 --> 00:11:18,712 "Don't wait for the crisis to arrive. Assume it's already here. 192 00:11:18,846 --> 00:11:22,283 'Cause what we do by choice today may be a necessity tomorrow." 193 00:11:22,416 --> 00:11:25,386 That man just wanted his girls to be prepared for anything. 194 00:11:26,020 --> 00:11:27,522 There's nothing in this book that can teach you 195 00:11:27,656 --> 00:11:29,089 how to survive losing your father. 196 00:11:29,223 --> 00:11:31,626 Yeah. There's nothing that can prepare you for that. 197 00:11:32,359 --> 00:11:34,529 You guys see those fresh tire tracks out there? 198 00:11:34,663 --> 00:11:36,897 We're trying to determine the type of vehicle. 199 00:11:37,031 --> 00:11:38,667 Good. 200 00:11:38,799 --> 00:11:41,068 Because if Ellie and Paige were taken by a stranger and not a family member, 201 00:11:41,202 --> 00:11:43,938 their odds of being found alive just dropped 42%. 202 00:11:52,479 --> 00:11:54,348 Looking at the over-under 203 00:11:54,481 --> 00:11:57,218 Jon Ashford. Owns Ashford Luxury Estates. 204 00:11:57,351 --> 00:11:59,320 It's a global portfolio of luxury hotels. 205 00:11:59,453 --> 00:12:01,222 Are we sure this isn't one of 'em? 206 00:12:01,355 --> 00:12:03,190 No wonder Mia wanted to move back home. 207 00:12:03,324 --> 00:12:06,126 Well, her father's a very wealthy man. Which means we can't rule out a ransom. 208 00:12:06,260 --> 00:12:09,063 And he hated Wendell, so we can't rule him out as a suspect. 209 00:12:09,196 --> 00:12:10,231 Right. 210 00:12:14,735 --> 00:12:15,936 That's too many balconies. 211 00:12:19,240 --> 00:12:20,808 I can't believe that he's dead. 212 00:12:21,408 --> 00:12:22,876 Do you think he was murdered? 213 00:12:23,010 --> 00:12:25,012 We know so. Sir, we found him this morning. 214 00:12:25,145 --> 00:12:26,280 My condolences. 215 00:12:26,413 --> 00:12:28,882 Wait, if the girls aren't with him, where are they? 216 00:12:29,016 --> 00:12:32,319 -What does this mean? -We hope to have more leads soon. 217 00:12:32,453 --> 00:12:34,021 The day he died, Wendell was seen arguing 218 00:12:34,154 --> 00:12:36,725 with a woman with long red hair, glasses, in her 30s. 219 00:12:37,191 --> 00:12:38,627 Any idea who that might've been? 220 00:12:38,759 --> 00:12:40,194 I'm sorry, no. 221 00:12:40,995 --> 00:12:42,196 Can you excuse me for a moment? 222 00:12:42,329 --> 00:12:44,164 I'm gonna use your restroom, if that's okay. 223 00:12:56,678 --> 00:12:57,911 You're good. 224 00:12:58,045 --> 00:12:59,681 Thank you. 225 00:12:59,813 --> 00:13:02,783 Mr. and Mrs. Ashford like to collect expensive things, don't they? 226 00:13:02,916 --> 00:13:03,984 They do. 227 00:13:05,019 --> 00:13:06,420 You know what I think? 228 00:13:08,255 --> 00:13:10,324 I think we should teach them how to share. 229 00:13:17,398 --> 00:13:18,999 -Just a sip. -Just a sip. 230 00:13:22,269 --> 00:13:26,140 If you think of anything or hear from anyone, call me. Day or night. 231 00:13:26,807 --> 00:13:29,176 -We will. -I'll be in touch when we know more. 232 00:13:29,310 --> 00:13:30,444 Thank you. 233 00:13:31,011 --> 00:13:32,980 It's pretty sad about Wendell, right? 234 00:13:33,113 --> 00:13:34,616 Yeah. He was a sweet man. 235 00:13:34,749 --> 00:13:37,418 Was he? Just not a good father? 236 00:13:37,552 --> 00:13:39,486 Oh, no. He adored those girls. 237 00:13:39,621 --> 00:13:40,722 Really? 238 00:13:41,589 --> 00:13:43,857 Did you know him well? Did you spend a lot of time with him? 239 00:13:43,991 --> 00:13:45,159 Yeah. 240 00:13:46,827 --> 00:13:50,331 Last weekend he swung by to get homework Paige forgot in her room. 241 00:13:50,799 --> 00:13:53,668 I went upstairs to get it, and when I came back down, 242 00:13:54,502 --> 00:13:57,505 I saw him coming out of Mr. Ashford's office. 243 00:13:57,639 --> 00:13:59,808 -What do you think he was doing in there? -I don't know. 244 00:14:01,141 --> 00:14:02,644 Let's go. 245 00:14:02,777 --> 00:14:04,646 - The disappearance of the Ashford sisters -Thank you. 246 00:14:04,779 --> 00:14:07,047 has left the community in a state of shock. 247 00:14:07,181 --> 00:14:09,551 Well, that was fast. Normally it takes these anchors longer to catch on. 248 00:14:09,684 --> 00:14:12,252 I called in a favor. Hopefully it pays off. 249 00:14:12,386 --> 00:14:13,854 Oz. How we doing? 250 00:14:14,589 --> 00:14:16,524 Over a hundred calls and no credible leads. 251 00:14:17,324 --> 00:14:19,193 So these girls have been missing for 15 hours, 252 00:14:19,326 --> 00:14:21,862 and all we have is a description of a red-haired woman 253 00:14:21,995 --> 00:14:23,698 who had a fight with our victim the day he died? 254 00:14:23,832 --> 00:14:25,099 And she had glasses. 255 00:14:26,133 --> 00:14:27,234 Spectacles. 256 00:14:28,869 --> 00:14:30,538 Where is it? It was right here. 257 00:14:31,171 --> 00:14:33,708 Did someone take my report from Child Protective Services? 258 00:14:36,310 --> 00:14:37,411 Special K. 259 00:14:37,545 --> 00:14:39,346 -Can we not call me that? -I don't love it either. 260 00:14:39,480 --> 00:14:42,349 Did you read the CPS report from Wendell's custody dispute? 261 00:14:42,483 --> 00:14:44,418 None of it's true. It says he was raising the girls 262 00:14:44,552 --> 00:14:47,221 with dietary deficiencies, feeding them junk. 263 00:14:47,354 --> 00:14:48,989 You saw that garden. 264 00:14:49,123 --> 00:14:51,726 Ever heard of a parent who wants to hog all the veggies for themselves? 265 00:14:51,860 --> 00:14:53,227 It doesn't make any sense. 266 00:14:53,360 --> 00:14:55,830 Skip ahead to "insufficient educational environment." 267 00:14:55,963 --> 00:14:58,132 What was insufficient about it? Not enough iPads? 268 00:14:58,265 --> 00:15:00,869 If Wendell Dunn was a bad parent, what does that make me? 269 00:15:01,001 --> 00:15:02,102 Tell me I'm wrong. 270 00:15:03,137 --> 00:15:04,238 You're not wrong. 271 00:15:05,707 --> 00:15:08,242 Wendell never mistreated those girls. They loved him. 272 00:15:08,375 --> 00:15:10,911 The maid loved him. I mean, I think I love him. 273 00:15:11,044 --> 00:15:12,747 The only person who seems to have hated him 274 00:15:12,881 --> 00:15:14,682 was the social worker who wrote those lies. 275 00:15:15,249 --> 00:15:16,785 Sarah Keller. 276 00:15:18,553 --> 00:15:20,220 -Nice glasses. -Huh. 277 00:15:21,756 --> 00:15:24,124 The girls have been missing for over 16 hours 278 00:15:24,258 --> 00:15:26,093 -No suspects or further details -Ellie and Paige 279 00:15:26,226 --> 00:15:28,897 is doing everything in their power to find these girls. 280 00:15:29,430 --> 00:15:31,064 Thanks for talking to us today, Sarah. 281 00:15:31,566 --> 00:15:32,933 Did you hear about Wendell Dunn? 282 00:15:33,066 --> 00:15:34,869 Yeah, it was all over the news. 283 00:15:35,002 --> 00:15:36,738 Do you know what happened to him? 284 00:15:36,871 --> 00:15:39,373 Well, that's why we're here. You wrote a pretty severe CPS report on him. 285 00:15:39,507 --> 00:15:40,441 Very severe. 286 00:15:40,575 --> 00:15:42,644 -I'm sorry, who is she? -Morgan. 287 00:15:44,978 --> 00:15:48,382 My job at CPS is to assess risk and anticipate incidents 288 00:15:48,516 --> 00:15:50,618 in order to keep all kids out of harm's way. 289 00:15:50,752 --> 00:15:52,921 I see. That must be a big responsibility. 290 00:15:53,053 --> 00:15:55,122 Mmm. Very big. 291 00:15:56,356 --> 00:15:57,391 Yeah, it is. 292 00:15:58,225 --> 00:16:00,260 Uh-oh. Oh, boy. 293 00:16:00,795 --> 00:16:03,832 I sure have gotten a few of these in my day. 294 00:16:04,431 --> 00:16:06,668 Makes it hard not to hate the mailman, doesn't it? 295 00:16:07,267 --> 00:16:10,137 I also can't help but notice you and I buy the same dish soap. 296 00:16:10,270 --> 00:16:12,406 Only $2.95 with tax. 297 00:16:12,540 --> 00:16:16,443 And that tells me that you're short on cash, just like me. 298 00:16:16,578 --> 00:16:20,815 And yet, you were just able to take a trip to Kauai. 299 00:16:22,282 --> 00:16:23,885 What makes you think that? 300 00:16:24,017 --> 00:16:27,789 Well, the lei still has fresh green berries from the mokihana plant, 301 00:16:27,922 --> 00:16:29,122 native to the island. 302 00:16:29,256 --> 00:16:30,825 See, I've only ever been able to travel there in my mind, 303 00:16:30,959 --> 00:16:33,427 'cause like I just said, I'm typically pretty broke, you know? 304 00:16:33,561 --> 00:16:35,329 Quick question, and please feel free 305 00:16:35,462 --> 00:16:38,398 to not answer this one without an attorney present, um, 306 00:16:38,533 --> 00:16:44,338 how comfy are those super soft slippers at a luxury five-star resort? 307 00:16:44,906 --> 00:16:49,844 Geez, I just I wonder what the "A" could possibly stand for? 308 00:16:50,578 --> 00:16:53,146 Why did you write all those mean things about that super sweet dead guy? 309 00:16:53,280 --> 00:16:55,917 Did that rich old man give you a stay at one of his hotels 310 00:16:56,049 --> 00:16:58,820 in exchange for you making his son-in-law look like a crazy person, 311 00:16:58,953 --> 00:17:00,822 when really he's just a very loving father 312 00:17:00,955 --> 00:17:04,692 who wanted what was best for his girls and the entire planet? 313 00:17:04,826 --> 00:17:05,860 Do I need a lawyer? 314 00:17:05,994 --> 00:17:08,228 I mean, yeah. 315 00:17:09,029 --> 00:17:11,265 We know you and Wendell had an argument yesterday. 316 00:17:12,867 --> 00:17:14,836 Mr. Ashford knows a lot of people. 317 00:17:14,969 --> 00:17:16,838 If I hadn't done what he said, I could've lost my job. 318 00:17:16,971 --> 00:17:20,240 And if Wendell had reported you, you would've lost it too, right? 319 00:17:21,943 --> 00:17:23,410 Oh, you think that I killed him? 320 00:17:23,545 --> 00:17:24,712 Tell us why we shouldn't. 321 00:17:26,079 --> 00:17:27,447 Wendell asked to meet me. 322 00:17:27,582 --> 00:17:30,618 He said he was gonna go public about what Mr. Ashford did. 323 00:17:30,752 --> 00:17:33,220 I said I would write a new report, but he refused. 324 00:17:33,755 --> 00:17:37,324 He said that his father-in-law bought out a lot of people 325 00:17:37,457 --> 00:17:38,693 and that it was time to stop. 326 00:17:38,826 --> 00:17:40,528 Wait, I'm sorry. So, Mr. Ashford bribed others? 327 00:17:40,662 --> 00:17:42,630 Wendell said he had evidence to bring him down. 328 00:17:42,764 --> 00:17:45,299 Stop him from destroying the planet with any more hotels. 329 00:17:45,432 --> 00:17:51,839 I tried to change his mind, but I couldn't. So, I I left. 330 00:17:52,874 --> 00:17:55,543 Uh-huh? Keep using your words. 331 00:17:57,912 --> 00:18:01,281 I told Mr. Ashford what Wendell was planning to do. 332 00:18:04,084 --> 00:18:07,120 And what exactly did you think Mr. Ashford would do? 333 00:18:11,859 --> 00:18:14,127 You should be out looking for Paige and Ellie, 334 00:18:14,261 --> 00:18:15,462 not whatever this is. 335 00:18:15,597 --> 00:18:17,732 He wasn't even here last night. Tell him, Curtis. 336 00:18:17,865 --> 00:18:20,133 We had to drive to one of his properties in San Diego. 337 00:18:20,267 --> 00:18:21,736 We weren't back until 10:00. 338 00:18:21,869 --> 00:18:23,270 -How was traffic? -Bad. 339 00:18:23,838 --> 00:18:25,372 Traffic's always bad. 340 00:18:27,642 --> 00:18:29,510 Do you have one of those tickets from the toll? 341 00:18:29,644 --> 00:18:31,111 No. Fast pass. 342 00:18:31,244 --> 00:18:33,313 Yeah, write down your make and model. We'll check the cameras. 343 00:18:34,682 --> 00:18:36,149 Or you could just skip to the truth, Curtis. 344 00:18:36,283 --> 00:18:37,919 Did Mr. Ashford pressure you to lie? 345 00:18:40,220 --> 00:18:41,756 Curtis. 346 00:18:44,058 --> 00:18:47,160 He did. I don't know where Mr. Ashford was last night, 347 00:18:47,729 --> 00:18:49,129 but I didn't drive him anywhere. 348 00:18:54,102 --> 00:18:55,870 Jon would never hurt the girls. 349 00:18:56,370 --> 00:18:57,437 Mia, tell him. 350 00:18:59,607 --> 00:19:00,808 Well, we'll keep you informed. 351 00:19:00,942 --> 00:19:01,976 Where is she? 352 00:19:02,777 --> 00:19:03,878 Excuse me. 353 00:19:11,953 --> 00:19:13,554 What are you doing in Jon's office? 354 00:19:13,688 --> 00:19:14,889 We still gotta find the girls. 355 00:19:15,023 --> 00:19:17,324 The maid told me that she saw Wendell coming out here. 356 00:19:17,457 --> 00:19:20,227 Look, pink streaks. 357 00:19:24,599 --> 00:19:26,466 Just like the photo of the couple by the pool. 358 00:19:28,936 --> 00:19:31,539 I don't think Mr. Ashford would hurt those girls, 359 00:19:31,673 --> 00:19:33,975 but we still need to get him to tell us where they are. 360 00:19:36,443 --> 00:19:39,714 If you have any actual evidence, now would be the time, Detective. 361 00:19:39,847 --> 00:19:41,883 Oh, don't worry. I'm on your schedule, Counsel. 362 00:19:43,250 --> 00:19:44,919 Mr. Ashford, is this one of your hotels? 363 00:19:45,053 --> 00:19:46,888 Could be. I have quite a few. 364 00:19:47,021 --> 00:19:50,925 Wendell actually printed that up from the computer in your home office. 365 00:19:51,059 --> 00:19:53,460 By the way, you should consider replacing your inkjets there. 366 00:19:53,594 --> 00:19:55,362 You see these streaks? It's like a signature. 367 00:19:55,495 --> 00:19:57,999 If he needs to tag us in, do you have a signal or something? 368 00:19:58,132 --> 00:19:59,499 Karadec can handle this guy. 369 00:19:59,634 --> 00:20:03,705 -It's not uncommon -Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Of course. 370 00:20:03,838 --> 00:20:06,074 -How's this even relevant? -You know, none of us could understand 371 00:20:06,206 --> 00:20:10,343 why Wendell had this photo on him until we zoomed in on the woman here. 372 00:20:10,477 --> 00:20:13,014 We noticed one of your hotel bags. 373 00:20:15,116 --> 00:20:16,851 Well done. 374 00:20:16,984 --> 00:20:19,187 You've proven that my client's hotels provide guests with wonderful swag. 375 00:20:19,352 --> 00:20:20,855 We made some calls, actually. 376 00:20:20,988 --> 00:20:22,724 And it turns out that gentlemen in the photo 377 00:20:22,857 --> 00:20:26,661 was actually a judge on the San Mateo County Superior Court. 378 00:20:26,794 --> 00:20:28,663 And a few years ago, he allowed you to build 379 00:20:28,796 --> 00:20:31,199 one of your lovely hotels in a protected area, 380 00:20:31,331 --> 00:20:35,036 despite complaints from environmental groups that your hotel would 381 00:20:36,003 --> 00:20:40,041 "have devastating impacts on the sensitive coastal environment." 382 00:20:40,174 --> 00:20:41,408 Are you sleeping okay? 383 00:20:41,542 --> 00:20:43,443 Yeah. I'm just a little tired. 384 00:20:43,578 --> 00:20:45,079 A few months prior, believe it or not, 385 00:20:45,213 --> 00:20:47,982 the same judge was in the Maldives with his wife 386 00:20:48,549 --> 00:20:50,283 at one of your lovely resorts. 387 00:20:50,417 --> 00:20:54,088 Now, I've never really understood the difference between a hotel or a resort. 388 00:20:54,222 --> 00:20:56,389 And quite honestly, I don't really care. 389 00:20:56,524 --> 00:20:58,025 But what I do know 390 00:20:58,159 --> 00:21:02,462 is that the judge invited his entire family to celebrate his 60th. 391 00:21:02,597 --> 00:21:05,633 It's pricey. But I think he gave you the real gift, didn't he? 392 00:21:05,767 --> 00:21:07,602 I mean, the freedom to do whatever you wanted 393 00:21:07,735 --> 00:21:09,504 so long as nobody found out. 394 00:21:10,270 --> 00:21:12,774 But Wendell did. And Wendell had evidence. 395 00:21:12,907 --> 00:21:14,441 And Wendell was going public. 396 00:21:14,575 --> 00:21:17,111 - Even if your allegations were true - Mmm. 397 00:21:17,245 --> 00:21:19,247 Mr. Dunn's unavailable to testify. 398 00:21:19,781 --> 00:21:21,082 Sarah is. 399 00:21:22,583 --> 00:21:24,484 You remember Sarah, Jon? Sarah Keller? 400 00:21:24,619 --> 00:21:27,487 The social worker that you pressured? The one who called to warn you? 401 00:21:27,622 --> 00:21:31,324 And right after, you texted this number, 402 00:21:31,458 --> 00:21:34,095 "Must speak. Urgent." 403 00:21:34,595 --> 00:21:37,665 Now, that text was sent to a prepaid phone purchased at a gas station. 404 00:21:37,799 --> 00:21:39,700 Who did you text? 405 00:21:42,804 --> 00:21:45,438 -My client has no further comment. -I bet. 406 00:21:46,073 --> 00:21:49,677 I think your client pays guys with prepaid phones 407 00:21:50,310 --> 00:21:52,980 to make problems go away. 408 00:21:53,446 --> 00:21:56,951 And your son-in-law, Wendell, boy, oh, boy, he was a problem, wasn't he, Jon? 409 00:21:57,084 --> 00:21:59,987 I would never tell anyone to hurt the girls' father. 410 00:22:00,121 --> 00:22:01,388 Well, that's a relief. 411 00:22:02,056 --> 00:22:04,457 Anyway, if Ellie and Paige witnessed the murder of their father, 412 00:22:04,592 --> 00:22:05,960 they can identify who did it. 413 00:22:06,093 --> 00:22:08,296 So, I guess I only have one question for you. 414 00:22:09,263 --> 00:22:11,632 How long do you think your prepaid phone guy 415 00:22:11,766 --> 00:22:14,302 is willing to risk leaving your granddaughters alive? 416 00:22:18,739 --> 00:22:22,577 Please, Mr. Ashford, tell me how to find him. 417 00:22:27,782 --> 00:22:29,050 His name is Eddie Malone. 418 00:22:31,853 --> 00:22:33,554 We have eyes on the suspect. 419 00:22:34,222 --> 00:22:36,023 He's going for his pocket, he could have a weapon. 420 00:22:36,791 --> 00:22:38,860 It's keys. He was just going for his keys in his pocket. 421 00:22:38,993 --> 00:22:40,161 We're good. We're good. 422 00:22:43,631 --> 00:22:44,899 Let's move. 423 00:22:49,971 --> 00:22:51,672 LAPD! 424 00:22:53,608 --> 00:22:56,777 Turn around. Eddie Malone, you're under arrest. Reasonable suspicion. 425 00:22:59,847 --> 00:23:01,315 You have the right to remain silent. 426 00:23:01,448 --> 00:23:02,583 Anything you say 427 00:23:23,070 --> 00:23:26,073 So, Eddie admits that Mr. Ashford paid him to keep Wendell quiet. 428 00:23:26,207 --> 00:23:27,875 But he insists that when he got to Wendell's house, 429 00:23:28,009 --> 00:23:29,577 he saw Mia arguing with him and left. 430 00:23:29,710 --> 00:23:31,946 Mia never mentioned she saw Wendell the day he died. 431 00:23:32,079 --> 00:23:33,614 No, but if she knew Wendell was going public 432 00:23:33,748 --> 00:23:36,017 with information that would ruin her father, she had motive. 433 00:23:36,717 --> 00:23:38,719 What? Motive to what? 434 00:23:38,853 --> 00:23:40,621 Kill her ex-husband? 435 00:23:42,223 --> 00:23:44,125 Please tell me you're not taking this man's word 436 00:23:44,258 --> 00:23:46,961 over a mother of two who's desperate to find her girls. 437 00:23:47,094 --> 00:23:48,596 We need to consider all options. 438 00:23:48,729 --> 00:23:50,598 That's how we get Paige and Ellie home. 439 00:23:50,731 --> 00:23:54,268 Okay. But, this is a guy you call when you need "things cleaned up," right? 440 00:23:54,402 --> 00:23:55,536 We can't trust him. 441 00:23:55,670 --> 00:23:57,505 You're right. And I can see him killing Wendell. 442 00:23:57,638 --> 00:24:00,007 But planting rows of potatoes over his body? 443 00:24:00,141 --> 00:24:02,209 They were tomatoes. Any why not? I can picture it. 444 00:24:04,045 --> 00:24:07,048 The fresh tire track at Wendell's house turned out to be a match for Mia's car. 445 00:24:08,683 --> 00:24:10,952 -Since when? -We got a text from Oz about an hour ago. 446 00:24:11,085 --> 00:24:12,753 But Mia wasn't a suspect at the time, so 447 00:24:14,388 --> 00:24:15,589 What? And she is now? 448 00:24:15,723 --> 00:24:18,458 Come on, you guys, what Use your imaginations. 449 00:24:18,592 --> 00:24:22,563 She could've swung by to grab some rutabagas or the girls' homework. 450 00:24:22,697 --> 00:24:26,334 Or, you know, they're trying to iron out the details of a nasty divorce. 451 00:24:29,337 --> 00:24:31,072 -No -Get this. 452 00:24:31,205 --> 00:24:34,308 Mia Ashford withdrew a hundred grand just before the bank's close today. 453 00:24:34,442 --> 00:24:36,944 I had a unit swing by her parents' house, but they don't know where she is. 454 00:24:37,078 --> 00:24:40,314 Okay, why don't we just call the woman and ask her to explain herself? 455 00:24:40,448 --> 00:24:43,551 -She's in your phone? -Well, yeah. She was upset. We talked. 456 00:24:43,684 --> 00:24:44,752 Exchanged numbers. 457 00:24:44,885 --> 00:24:46,754 This is Mia. Please leave a message. 458 00:24:47,221 --> 00:24:50,658 Okay. Listen to me. Are you seriously saying 459 00:24:50,791 --> 00:24:54,462 that you think Mia killed her ex-husband and kidnapped her own kids? 460 00:24:54,595 --> 00:24:56,496 I'm saying we can't rule it out. 461 00:24:57,031 --> 00:24:59,066 -Parental abductions happen. -Yeah, they sure do. 462 00:24:59,200 --> 00:25:02,003 And if the girls are with their mother, at least we know they're not in danger. 463 00:25:02,136 --> 00:25:03,771 That's great. That's great. 464 00:25:03,904 --> 00:25:05,606 So, the one thing that we do agree on 465 00:25:05,740 --> 00:25:08,642 is that the woman is not planning on murdering her own two children. 466 00:25:08,776 --> 00:25:09,810 That's so great. 467 00:25:09,944 --> 00:25:11,679 It feels so great to be on the same page. 468 00:25:11,812 --> 00:25:14,548 She might be keeping the girls quiet if they witnessed Mia kill their father. 469 00:25:14,682 --> 00:25:16,417 -Oh, my God. -Look, look, it's late. 470 00:25:16,550 --> 00:25:18,152 There's nothing more we can do tonight. 471 00:25:18,285 --> 00:25:21,489 I want you all to go home and get some rest but leave your phones on. 472 00:25:21,622 --> 00:25:24,158 Should another lead come up, we're right back here. 473 00:25:24,291 --> 00:25:26,293 In the meantime, our friend Eddie spends the night. 474 00:25:26,427 --> 00:25:30,064 And, Daphne, move Mia's photo over to the suspects side of the case board. 475 00:25:30,197 --> 00:25:32,199 -Oh, my God. -We need to find her. 476 00:25:32,333 --> 00:25:34,602 Until she gives us answers, we consider her a suspect. 477 00:25:34,735 --> 00:25:36,505 You cannot be serious. 478 00:25:36,637 --> 00:25:38,372 This is so stupid. 479 00:25:38,507 --> 00:25:40,741 Morgan, no one is saying you're wrong, but you have to understand that the-- 480 00:25:40,875 --> 00:25:42,743 I understand this woman! 481 00:25:43,210 --> 00:25:44,745 She's terrified. 482 00:25:45,212 --> 00:25:46,747 She doesn't know where her kids are. 483 00:25:48,315 --> 00:25:50,384 And I promised her that she could trust us. 484 00:26:01,095 --> 00:26:03,030 -You all right? -Yeah, I'm fine. 485 00:26:04,598 --> 00:26:06,901 The lab is still testing the van for evidence. Maybe they'll find-- 486 00:26:07,034 --> 00:26:09,036 You and I both know they're not gonna find anything. 487 00:26:09,170 --> 00:26:11,739 That's what Eddie does, he cleans up, remember? 488 00:26:11,872 --> 00:26:14,708 Do I need to explain to you how enzyme-based cleaners 489 00:26:14,842 --> 00:26:16,110 break down the proteins in blood? 490 00:26:16,243 --> 00:26:17,945 You heard Soto, right, Morgan? 491 00:26:18,079 --> 00:26:20,648 She said we all need to go get some rest, especially you. 492 00:26:22,316 --> 00:26:25,086 Yeah, gosh. Everyone's got such great advice. 493 00:26:25,219 --> 00:26:28,089 Let me tell you something, I didn't rest for the 27 hours 494 00:26:28,222 --> 00:26:30,391 leading up to finding out that two little girls were kidnapped. 495 00:26:30,525 --> 00:26:32,093 Wait, what? Are you serious-- 496 00:26:32,226 --> 00:26:33,994 So, I'm not sure what you think is gonna happen 497 00:26:34,128 --> 00:26:35,996 when I lay my head down on my pillow tonight, 498 00:26:36,130 --> 00:26:37,798 knowing that Ellie and Paige are still out there. 499 00:26:37,932 --> 00:26:41,635 You think I'm gonna just drift right off to sweet slumberland? 500 00:26:41,769 --> 00:26:43,104 Maybe recharge my batteries? 501 00:26:43,237 --> 00:26:45,739 I can guarantee you, there'll be no resting. 502 00:26:46,740 --> 00:26:48,742 You told Mia she could trust us. 503 00:26:49,578 --> 00:26:52,279 But, maybe, just maybe, we can't trust her. 504 00:26:53,047 --> 00:26:55,249 Either way, you and I are on the same team here, Morgan. 505 00:27:00,522 --> 00:27:03,858 It has now been over 24 hours since the Ashford sisters were last seen. 506 00:27:03,991 --> 00:27:05,926 -Hey, Mama. -Hi. 507 00:27:06,060 --> 00:27:07,795 -Thanks for staying late. -Yeah. 508 00:27:07,928 --> 00:27:09,263 How's everybody here? 509 00:27:09,396 --> 00:27:10,397 We're doing great. 510 00:27:10,532 --> 00:27:12,333 We got some leftover pizza for ya. 511 00:27:12,466 --> 00:27:14,468 I'm gonna put this little lady down before I head out. 512 00:27:14,603 --> 00:27:15,636 Good night. 513 00:27:17,838 --> 00:27:19,373 Whoa. Whoa. Whoa. No, don't throw that away. 514 00:27:19,508 --> 00:27:21,108 You save that for the compost. 515 00:27:21,242 --> 00:27:22,577 What compost? 516 00:27:22,710 --> 00:27:25,379 The compost we're getting tomorrow. We're getting a compost. 517 00:27:25,946 --> 00:27:27,448 What am I supposed to do with this until then? 518 00:27:27,582 --> 00:27:28,617 Just, like, hang on to it? 519 00:27:29,150 --> 00:27:30,951 Yeah, hang on to it. Come here first. 520 00:27:37,158 --> 00:27:38,627 -Mom? -Yeah. 521 00:27:39,160 --> 00:27:40,294 You okay? 522 00:27:41,662 --> 00:27:43,197 Yes. I'm better now. 523 00:27:51,172 --> 00:27:52,873 -I've seen enough. -I love you. 524 00:27:53,007 --> 00:27:54,041 Love you too. 525 00:27:56,243 --> 00:27:57,646 Have you been on that thing all day? 526 00:27:57,778 --> 00:28:00,447 I'm watching an eight-part docuseries on CRISPR technology. 527 00:28:00,582 --> 00:28:01,882 Well, that's a lot of parts. 528 00:28:02,016 --> 00:28:03,884 Why don't you do four tonight and four tomorrow? 529 00:28:04,018 --> 00:28:05,419 But I am already on part seven. 530 00:28:05,554 --> 00:28:07,656 All right. Move it away from your face a little bit. 531 00:28:07,821 --> 00:28:10,357 And when you're done, I want an essay on both the science and the ethics. 532 00:28:10,491 --> 00:28:11,526 -Okay. -Okay? 533 00:28:14,828 --> 00:28:16,030 -Love you, buddy. -Night. 534 00:28:16,797 --> 00:28:18,232 You know how to clear a room. 535 00:28:18,365 --> 00:28:19,568 Everything okay? 536 00:28:21,235 --> 00:28:23,370 There's just things that we care about that we shouldn't 537 00:28:23,505 --> 00:28:25,507 and things that we don't care about that we should. 538 00:28:25,640 --> 00:28:27,241 And we really oughta figure out which is which, 539 00:28:27,374 --> 00:28:29,644 because I would love to have a world for my kids to grow up in. 540 00:28:30,377 --> 00:28:32,379 Uh-huh. Cold or microwaved? 541 00:28:32,514 --> 00:28:33,582 I don't know. 542 00:28:33,714 --> 00:28:34,848 I'm sorry. No more questions. 543 00:28:34,982 --> 00:28:36,283 I'm sure you have enough in your head already. 544 00:28:36,417 --> 00:28:37,418 I'm so-- I'm sorry. 545 00:28:37,552 --> 00:28:39,053 It's not you. You're great. I just 546 00:28:39,521 --> 00:28:41,822 My brain just wouldn't work today and I really needed it to. 547 00:28:41,956 --> 00:28:45,893 Hey, you with half a brain beats the rest of us on our best day. 548 00:28:46,460 --> 00:28:48,697 Those little girls deserve to have it be my best day. 549 00:28:48,829 --> 00:28:52,366 The girls were last seen yesterday afternoon around 3:00 p.m., 550 00:28:52,499 --> 00:28:54,401 where neighbors reported seeing the girls 551 00:28:54,536 --> 00:28:56,437 There was nothing in the spotlight. 552 00:28:56,571 --> 00:28:58,205 Someone moved that Buddha. Why? 553 00:28:59,073 --> 00:29:02,009 They moved the Buddha 'cause they wanted to open the cabinets. 554 00:29:02,142 --> 00:29:03,410 But nothing looked like it was missing. 555 00:29:05,145 --> 00:29:07,582 Nothing was missing, so something was switched. 556 00:29:07,716 --> 00:29:09,116 Do you see? 557 00:29:09,850 --> 00:29:11,051 Something was switched. 558 00:29:12,621 --> 00:29:13,722 Pizza to go, then. 559 00:29:21,128 --> 00:29:22,830 -We're closed. -Don't look like it. 560 00:29:22,963 --> 00:29:24,633 How did you know I'd be here? 561 00:29:24,765 --> 00:29:28,603 Well, Google tells me that this guy is an expert in Chinese antiques, 562 00:29:28,737 --> 00:29:30,371 and your mom loves China. 563 00:29:30,505 --> 00:29:33,140 Honestly, I think your family is hogging all the books on the subject. 564 00:29:33,274 --> 00:29:36,611 So tell me, am I correct that the Ming in your parents' house is a fake? 565 00:29:37,311 --> 00:29:39,847 Because it had a little boy playing Colin-Maillard on it. 566 00:29:39,980 --> 00:29:42,149 And that wouldn't exactly be historically accurate, would it? 567 00:29:42,283 --> 00:29:43,917 -Well-- -No, it's not because Colin-Maillard 568 00:29:44,051 --> 00:29:45,286 became a hit in the 16th century. 569 00:29:45,419 --> 00:29:47,589 So little boys wouldn't be playing it in the Ming. 570 00:29:47,722 --> 00:29:49,557 You know what? It doesn't matter. 571 00:29:49,691 --> 00:29:51,892 That's not the point. The point is the Ming at your parents' house is not real 572 00:29:52,026 --> 00:29:54,629 because you put a fake in there to replace the real one, 573 00:29:55,229 --> 00:29:57,599 which is right here. 574 00:30:01,101 --> 00:30:02,469 Right? 575 00:30:02,936 --> 00:30:05,306 So tell me, Mia, why do you need so much cash? 576 00:30:07,074 --> 00:30:08,342 None of your business. 577 00:30:10,578 --> 00:30:12,681 Could you give us the room, please? 578 00:30:16,450 --> 00:30:18,753 The police should be out there finding you daughters, 579 00:30:18,886 --> 00:30:20,689 not running all over town looking for you. 580 00:30:20,854 --> 00:30:21,790 I can't speak to the police! 581 00:30:21,922 --> 00:30:23,490 Well, great! I'm not the police. 582 00:30:26,628 --> 00:30:28,530 A man called me saying that he had Paige and Ellie, 583 00:30:28,663 --> 00:30:30,799 and if I don't give him 200 grand by tonight 584 00:30:30,931 --> 00:30:32,366 that they'll end up like Wendell. 585 00:30:32,499 --> 00:30:35,102 I could only withdraw half from the bank, so 586 00:30:35,235 --> 00:30:37,706 Mia, we have to call the police. This is not-- 587 00:30:37,838 --> 00:30:40,742 No, no, no. If I call the police, he'll kill them. That's what he said. 588 00:30:40,874 --> 00:30:41,909 Please. 589 00:30:43,243 --> 00:30:45,012 That's why I couldn't go to my parents for the money. 590 00:30:45,145 --> 00:30:47,549 Because I knew they would start making calls. 591 00:30:49,450 --> 00:30:51,786 Why didn't you tell me you saw Wendell before he died? 592 00:30:52,620 --> 00:30:54,388 I couldn't tell anyone. 593 00:30:54,522 --> 00:30:56,524 Not without sending my father to jail. 594 00:30:56,658 --> 00:31:00,361 I only went to Wendell's to beg him not to report my father, 595 00:31:00,494 --> 00:31:02,530 but he wouldn't listen, so I went home. 596 00:31:02,664 --> 00:31:04,298 Look, my father is a flawed man, 597 00:31:04,431 --> 00:31:06,634 but he's always been there for me and the girls. 598 00:31:06,768 --> 00:31:07,802 I'm sorry. 599 00:31:10,104 --> 00:31:11,238 When is the meet? 600 00:31:12,039 --> 00:31:13,273 Tonight at midnight. 601 00:31:13,407 --> 00:31:15,610 He's texted a location. 602 00:31:16,511 --> 00:31:20,548 Please believe me. I have no idea who kidnapped my daughters. 603 00:31:22,149 --> 00:31:23,183 I'm going with you. 604 00:31:23,718 --> 00:31:24,885 Are you sure that's a good idea? 605 00:31:25,018 --> 00:31:26,521 No, I have no idea. 606 00:31:26,654 --> 00:31:29,089 What I do know is that I'm not gonna let you do this alone. 607 00:31:37,197 --> 00:31:38,332 I know you're scared. 608 00:31:39,032 --> 00:31:40,334 We got this. 609 00:31:42,771 --> 00:31:45,205 Mia, step out of the car, please. Keep your hands where I can see them. 610 00:31:45,339 --> 00:31:46,940 -Please. My girls. -Thank you. 611 00:31:47,074 --> 00:31:48,643 Wait, wait, wait. Hang on, hang on. Let me explain. 612 00:31:48,777 --> 00:31:50,678 We're gonna go down to the station, handle this the right way. 613 00:31:50,812 --> 00:31:52,212 Stop. You need to trust each other. 614 00:31:52,346 --> 00:31:54,415 -You called the cops? -No, I didn't. I called him. 615 00:31:54,549 --> 00:31:55,683 -Why? -Because 616 00:31:55,817 --> 00:31:58,085 if these were my kids, I would want him here. 617 00:32:01,955 --> 00:32:03,323 -She needs to take that. -No, she doesn't. 618 00:32:03,457 --> 00:32:05,025 Karadec, this is a ransom. 619 00:32:05,159 --> 00:32:07,127 If I don't pay this guy, my girls will die. Please. 620 00:32:08,395 --> 00:32:09,363 Speakerphone. 621 00:32:12,734 --> 00:32:14,602 - Hello? - -I hope you're alone. 622 00:32:14,736 --> 00:32:16,303 -I am. -And you brought the money? 623 00:32:16,437 --> 00:32:18,138 Yes. Now where are my daughters? 624 00:32:18,272 --> 00:32:19,674 I'll text you the location. 625 00:32:19,808 --> 00:32:21,975 -Be there in five minutes or they die. -Okay. 626 00:32:25,513 --> 00:32:27,181 -I have to go. -No, you don't. 627 00:32:27,314 --> 00:32:29,316 As long as you don't give the man what he wants, your girls are safe. 628 00:32:29,450 --> 00:32:31,619 -He said five minutes! -It's too soon. I need backup. 629 00:32:31,753 --> 00:32:34,021 Karadec, they'd never make it here in time. 630 00:32:34,154 --> 00:32:35,690 Please. 631 00:32:39,894 --> 00:32:41,061 Morgan, give her your phone. 632 00:32:41,563 --> 00:32:42,597 What is he doing? 633 00:32:46,066 --> 00:32:47,434 Answer it. 634 00:32:47,968 --> 00:32:50,170 Okay. Keep that in your pocket so I can hear everything. 635 00:32:50,304 --> 00:32:52,072 -If anything happens, I'll step in. -Okay. 636 00:32:52,206 --> 00:32:53,140 Let's go. 637 00:32:53,273 --> 00:32:55,075 Morgan, stay here. 638 00:33:05,285 --> 00:33:06,320 Yes. 639 00:33:07,054 --> 00:33:08,088 Keep walking. 640 00:33:09,056 --> 00:33:10,090 Okay. 641 00:33:11,458 --> 00:33:12,660 Go to the auditorium. 642 00:33:19,934 --> 00:33:21,903 -Where are you? -See the door on your right? 643 00:33:22,035 --> 00:33:23,070 Yes. 644 00:33:23,571 --> 00:33:24,606 Go inside. 645 00:33:41,856 --> 00:33:43,056 Now what? 646 00:33:43,190 --> 00:33:44,792 Hook the bag. 647 00:33:52,466 --> 00:33:54,167 Let me talk to my girls first. 648 00:33:54,301 --> 00:33:56,871 Do exactly as I tell you, and everything will be all right. 649 00:34:12,486 --> 00:34:13,521 Where are they? 650 00:34:15,222 --> 00:34:16,423 Are they with you? 651 00:34:18,893 --> 00:34:20,028 Paige! 652 00:34:20,595 --> 00:34:22,897 Ellie, where are you? 653 00:34:25,198 --> 00:34:26,601 Stop! LAPD! 654 00:34:36,878 --> 00:34:38,245 Stop! LAPD! 655 00:34:46,320 --> 00:34:47,822 Damn it. 656 00:34:48,756 --> 00:34:50,490 -What's going on? -He's gone! 657 00:34:51,059 --> 00:34:52,259 -They're gone! -What? 658 00:34:53,360 --> 00:34:54,996 I put a car tracker in the money bag. 659 00:34:55,128 --> 00:34:56,129 Come on. 660 00:34:58,933 --> 00:34:59,968 Turn right here! 661 00:35:02,570 --> 00:35:05,138 -Oh, no. -Wait, wait, wait, wait, wait. 662 00:35:05,272 --> 00:35:08,108 Ellie. Paige. My girls! Open the trunk! 663 00:35:08,241 --> 00:35:10,912 Oh, my God! Oh, my God! 664 00:35:11,045 --> 00:35:12,145 Wait! Wait! 665 00:35:13,113 --> 00:35:15,482 Oh, my God! 666 00:35:16,918 --> 00:35:18,218 Oh, my God! 667 00:35:19,186 --> 00:35:20,755 Open it! 668 00:35:22,456 --> 00:35:23,825 It's okay! It's okay. 669 00:35:24,659 --> 00:35:25,693 They're not in there. 670 00:35:29,631 --> 00:35:30,865 It's okay. 671 00:35:40,875 --> 00:35:43,011 -It's not her fault. -No? 672 00:35:43,811 --> 00:35:45,345 -It was my call. -Uh-huh. 673 00:35:56,591 --> 00:35:58,626 Who are you, you short son of a bitch? 674 00:36:08,069 --> 00:36:09,137 Come on. 675 00:36:09,269 --> 00:36:10,303 Think. 676 00:36:16,176 --> 00:36:20,347 made a $500 bet on both teams that were trailing by 21 677 00:36:21,415 --> 00:36:23,885 - Boston's favored by four points -Oh, my God. 678 00:36:30,490 --> 00:36:31,693 I know who took the girls. 679 00:36:36,030 --> 00:36:37,799 When I first saw him parked outside, I was like, 680 00:36:37,932 --> 00:36:40,400 "Why would he park under that tree? It doesn't make any sense." 681 00:36:40,535 --> 00:36:43,037 The birds and the leaves. Cleanup of the car would be a nightmare. 682 00:36:43,171 --> 00:36:46,074 And then I realized he's parked there because he can see 683 00:36:46,206 --> 00:36:48,576 inside Mia's bedroom window from the mirror. 684 00:36:48,710 --> 00:36:50,545 Curtis is in love with Mia. 685 00:36:50,678 --> 00:36:52,245 Now when he couldn't win big at gambling, 686 00:36:52,379 --> 00:36:54,448 he figured, why not give the ransom game a try? 687 00:36:54,582 --> 00:36:55,683 Because he was gonna need money 688 00:36:55,817 --> 00:36:57,518 if he wanted to sweep an Ashford off her feet. 689 00:36:57,652 --> 00:37:00,588 So he planned to kidnap the girls to get the money to win her hand. 690 00:37:00,722 --> 00:37:03,290 And was the knight in shining armor for Mia during the most traumatic day 691 00:37:03,423 --> 00:37:05,526 of her life to win her heart. But how? 692 00:37:06,060 --> 00:37:07,929 We were so focused on Jon's fake alibi, 693 00:37:08,062 --> 00:37:10,430 but it was really Curtis who was hiding behind it. 694 00:37:10,565 --> 00:37:12,700 He must've showed up to Wendell's in the middle of dinner, 695 00:37:12,834 --> 00:37:14,602 got into a fight in the greenhouse, where he killed him, 696 00:37:14,736 --> 00:37:17,772 buried the body, then came back inside to take the girls. 697 00:37:19,173 --> 00:37:20,708 Wendell didn't deserve Mia. 698 00:37:22,242 --> 00:37:24,712 The horrible farm that he forced her to live on, 699 00:37:24,846 --> 00:37:28,783 and then the custody dispute, and now her father's in prison? I 700 00:37:30,718 --> 00:37:32,319 I couldn't let him hurt my family. 701 00:37:32,452 --> 00:37:33,821 So you loved Mia? 702 00:37:34,522 --> 00:37:36,958 That's why you killed Wendell. And that's why you kidnapped Mia's girls. 703 00:37:37,091 --> 00:37:38,626 No. I was gonna bring the girls back. 704 00:37:38,760 --> 00:37:40,561 And play the hero? Was that your big plan? 705 00:37:40,695 --> 00:37:41,963 You wanted to stage a dramatic rescue? 706 00:37:42,096 --> 00:37:44,632 -Tell me where they are! -I don't know where they are! 707 00:37:44,766 --> 00:37:47,400 All right. Curtis, listen to me. 708 00:37:47,535 --> 00:37:49,604 It's not too late for you to do the right thing. 709 00:37:49,737 --> 00:37:52,974 Just tell me where you took Ellie and Paige. 710 00:37:53,541 --> 00:37:56,343 If they're really family to you, then let's bring them home safe. 711 00:37:58,311 --> 00:38:00,413 He took them to the San Gabriel Mountains. 712 00:38:00,548 --> 00:38:03,151 He said they ran off this morning, and he couldn't find them. 713 00:38:03,283 --> 00:38:04,652 San Gabriels are huge. 714 00:38:05,418 --> 00:38:06,788 970 square miles 715 00:38:06,921 --> 00:38:09,590 with a range and elevation spanning 8,500 feet, 716 00:38:09,724 --> 00:38:11,225 and they've been out there for hours. 717 00:38:11,358 --> 00:38:15,428 Call Search and Rescue. I want aerial support and EMS on site. 718 00:38:15,563 --> 00:38:16,597 Got it. 719 00:38:19,634 --> 00:38:21,068 - Paige! - Ellie! 720 00:38:21,803 --> 00:38:23,838 -Ellie! -Paige! 721 00:38:24,304 --> 00:38:27,275 -Rule number one: when lost, go north. -How would the girls know that? 722 00:38:27,407 --> 00:38:28,643 The book says you have three options. 723 00:38:28,776 --> 00:38:30,545 Moss, sun or migratory birds. 724 00:38:30,678 --> 00:38:32,980 - Moss? - Paige! Can you hear us? 725 00:38:33,114 --> 00:38:34,182 - Paige! - Ellie! 726 00:38:35,917 --> 00:38:37,819 - Ellie! - Paige! 727 00:38:37,952 --> 00:38:38,886 Ellie! 728 00:38:40,655 --> 00:38:42,790 - Ellie! - We're here to help! 729 00:38:42,924 --> 00:38:45,425 -Paige! -Call out if you can hear us! 730 00:38:45,893 --> 00:38:46,994 Walnut shells. 731 00:38:51,165 --> 00:38:54,101 Rule number two: feed off forest resources. 732 00:38:55,570 --> 00:38:56,671 Ellie! 733 00:38:57,638 --> 00:38:58,739 Paige! 734 00:39:01,943 --> 00:39:04,745 - Paige! - -Girls, can you hear us? 735 00:39:04,879 --> 00:39:06,180 Rule number three: 736 00:39:06,314 --> 00:39:08,549 indicate your presence with a recognizable sign. 737 00:39:08,683 --> 00:39:10,383 Over here! This way! 738 00:39:10,518 --> 00:39:13,688 Ellie! 739 00:39:14,288 --> 00:39:16,190 And take shelter while you wait for help. 740 00:40:22,089 --> 00:40:23,124 Well 741 00:40:23,858 --> 00:40:24,959 Well 742 00:40:25,860 --> 00:40:27,061 Today was a good day. 743 00:40:28,329 --> 00:40:30,131 -It was a good day, wasn't it? -Mmm. 744 00:40:30,264 --> 00:40:32,633 I owe you something, Morgan. A thank-you. 745 00:40:33,267 --> 00:40:34,368 For trusting me. 746 00:40:34,936 --> 00:40:36,469 Did I do that? 747 00:40:36,604 --> 00:40:38,406 When you texted me to come help you guys with the kidnapper. 748 00:40:38,539 --> 00:40:40,942 Yeah. I mean, you gave me enough time to get there. 749 00:40:41,075 --> 00:40:42,777 Didn't give me enough time to call for backup though, 750 00:40:42,910 --> 00:40:45,012 which, once I realized the career-ending debacle you threw me into-- 751 00:40:45,146 --> 00:40:47,882 Were you thanking me? Is that how this whole rant started, or 752 00:40:48,015 --> 00:40:48,950 Yeah. 753 00:40:49,083 --> 00:40:50,751 Well, I would like to thank you 754 00:40:50,885 --> 00:40:53,486 for not going full Rambo: First Blood Part II 755 00:40:53,621 --> 00:40:56,123 - like I know you wanted to. - Mmm. 756 00:40:56,624 --> 00:40:57,625 Yeah. 757 00:40:58,559 --> 00:41:00,561 You think this will ever happen again? Hmm? 758 00:41:00,695 --> 00:41:02,964 -Us trusting each other. -I don't. I don't. 759 00:41:03,097 --> 00:41:04,497 It was good while it lasted though. 760 00:41:05,733 --> 00:41:06,767 It was fine. 761 00:41:09,971 --> 00:41:11,005 Gillory. 762 00:41:12,606 --> 00:41:13,541 Come here. 763 00:41:13,674 --> 00:41:14,976 Are we hugging? 764 00:41:15,109 --> 00:41:17,144 -Absolutely not. -Okay. Well, take it easy. 765 00:41:17,278 --> 00:41:19,447 You don't have to say it like that. 766 00:41:19,580 --> 00:41:20,848 My badge? 767 00:41:22,283 --> 00:41:23,284 What 768 00:41:23,884 --> 00:41:24,986 Oh, I must have lost it. 769 00:41:25,119 --> 00:41:27,188 You lost it. And I found it in the woods. 770 00:41:30,490 --> 00:41:32,159 Get some rest, Detective. 771 00:41:32,293 --> 00:41:33,828 You too, Consultant.