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Guards! Guards! Code yellow! We need a lockdown!

She couldn't have gone far!

Find her! Stop now!

Don't get around Dexter!

Get up and film it for me!

Sid! Rise and shine. Breakfast is ready, I think.

Hey. You sure?

You don't need my help?

No, no. I'm fine. Listen, it's not going to be up to your mother's standards, but

I'll figure it out.

Okay.

Hey.

Hi, Chef Boyardad.

What's going on there? You need a fire extinguisher or what? No, I know how to

cook. It's the stove. It's broken.

It's the stove that's broken. Right. Blame the stove. That makes sense. What

are you even doing here, okay? The, uh, spare key is supposed to be for

emergencies only.

Well, I heard you were cooking, and that's an emergency.

She texted me. Good job, sweetheart.

I know.

I'm sorry.

You're sweet for trying, but a girl has standards.

Yeah. What is all this?

This, uh, these are eggs.

Edible eggs. This is, uh, unburnt bacon.

And these...

are pancakes, with all the ficthin' from her favorite place, the Pancake Palace.

We got a system, okay? You bring breakfast on Monday and Friday. Why do

you have to mess up the routine?

I'll tell you why.

I'm dad one.

Dad one spoils daughter.

Daughter loves dad one more than dad two. See?

Okay, dad. And dad two. Cut it out. I love you guys equally.

Okay?

Yo, what's up, Kimmy? I have to teach him how to cook.

No, no. We'll just keep doing takeouts. Safer for everybody.

Yeah, we'll be there in a minute. Hey, Goober Eats, put the fork down. We got a

case. A patient from Beacon Hill Psychiatric Center just went missing.

Fork down, he says.

Sorry. Fork up. Thank you.

Bye. I love the fork, Eddie. I'll talk to you later.

Okay,

okay. Get in there.

What are you doing? Why are you here?

I was headed to a job, and your building was on the way, so I thought you'd

appreciate a coffee.

I do.

It's just, uh... Did I fudge your order again?

Don't tell me it's a half-calf, triple-shot soy, no-foam, extra-hot

caramel macchiato with a sprinkle of cinnamon, right?

Yes. It's perfect.

You're perfect, Jackson. It's just, I'm a little uncomfortable with you hanging

around the office, especially when you're in uniform.

Would you prefer that I take it off? You know how much I like taking off my

clothes.

This is also why I think we should hold off on you meeting my mom.

You know, the whole exotic dancer thing might be TMI.

My mom is a tough critic.

Starting to sound like you are too.

Law enforcement found her on the street. She was erratic, threatening to harm

herself. She had a phone, but no wallet or ID, so they brought her in as a Jane

Doe.

We're going to need that phone. And how long ago was this?

Two days.

My staff gave her a psych evaluation, decided to place her on a 302 hold.

So that means she was scheduled to leave in 24 hours?

In her case, not likely.

We were considering extending the hold.

She was erratic.

I wouldn't say she was dangerous, but definitely headed in that direction.

Well, what set her off?

Could be anything.

She was a closed book, but clearly unhappy to be here.

Maybe she didn't like being locked up.

Well, we actually give our patients a lot of freedom.

They're on lockdown now because of the situation, but usually they have the run

of the floor.

One second. Except at night when they're secured in their rooms.

So wait, she's secured in her room at night.

How'd she escape?

I have no idea.

Can't even get off the floor without a key card.

We're going to need to interview your entire staff.

Sounds like she needed help escaping.

Looks to me like she helped herself.

You, uh, do you know what she was wearing?

Um, well, we gave her an extra set of clothes when she came in.

Sweats and a green sweater, I believe. Green sweater, huh?

She didn't need a key card.

This is how she got out.

Here are all of Jane Doe's things, but her phone is missing.

How's that possible?

We give all our patients supervised call time. It's possible the nurse forgot to

take it back.

It's possible Jane grabbed it on her way out. I'll go check with the staff.

A lot of possibilities.

About anything?

Dear Violet, strange writing to someone I've never met even though you were part

of my life in ways I'm only beginning to understand.

I have so many questions, questions about where I come from, who I look

like, who you are.

I want you to know I would never judge you for the choices you made.

I hope that one day our paths will cross and we'll get to know each other. Until

then, if there's any part of you that hopes the same, I'll leave my number

below.

With love, your daughter.

What?

I don't know where it's from.

Sidney Grant.

She reached out to her birth mother.

Sid's on her way.

Should we issue an alert?

No, no. I don't want to get any news on her phone. Me and Jay will talk to her

first, then we'll put it out.

That's snacks.

Would you rob a kindergarten class?

No. Sugar. Sid needs sugar when she's upset, so I got sugar.

It's not gonna help.

What do you want me to do, huh?

What do you want me to do? You think there's a playbook for what you're

supposed to do when your daughter secretly reaches out to her birth

mother, who then goes AWOL?

My bigger question is, how does she find her in the first place?

Okay, I actually have some insight on this, but I need you both to center

yourselves. Center myself?

Do a yoga class together? What do you mean?

Okay, I helped Sid find Violet.

Kimmy, really? I have a friend in an adoption search group, okay? She cross

-referenced what was known about where and when Sidney was abandoned with

information within their database. Look, I thought it was a long shot, but sure

enough, they found Violet.

And you didn't want to tell us?

That's my kid. I tried to get her to tell both of you.

But you have taken helicopter parenting to new heights.

So no, she didn't want to tell you.

And no, it is not my place to breach her trust.

Look, I'm sorry.

None of us could have predicted this would happen.

It would happen.

Hey, Sid.

Come in.

Why is there candy all over the desk?

Thought you might like some candy. I don't know.

Why now? I mean, you never mentioned her before.

I just needed to know.

Our job is to protect you.

You should have talked to us first.

Yeah, I was trying to keep you guys from freaking out, like you are now.

I was freaking out. I'm not freaking out. I was freaking out. You brought me

candy, and I've never seen Mike's tie so tight.

All I did was write Violet a letter.

Why do you guys have my letter?

Sid, your birth mom ran away from a psych facility.

That's where we found the letter.

Listen to me, Sid. We are going to find her, okay? I promise you, but you gotta

tell us everything you know.

All I know is her name and that she lives at a place called Serenity Way

House. I know the place. It's a mental health halfway house, Queen Village.

Did you try to arrange to meet up with her? Did she reach back out to you? No.

I gave her my number just in case she wanted to talk, but she never reached

out.

Is this my fault? No, sit. Come on. No.

No, it's not, Sid.

We are going to do everything to make sure that Violet is safe. I promise.

Hey, I dug up an old booking photo of Violet Casso.

She was arrested for trespassing.

It's not a great photo.

She's a little dirty and clearly in distress.

Well, it's better than nothing without the alert.

I desperately want Violet to be okay.

Violet lives with psychotic depression.

Imagine they can't get out of bed vibe of depression, then pile on

hallucinations or delusions and you start to get the picture.

How's she able to function day to day?

It's about managing the highs and lows.

But Violet was trying to rebuild her life.

Okay, can we have a look at her room?

She does like her books.

Got her a job at Independence Library.

She even ran a book club every Tuesday.

You have any idea where she might have gone?

She have a diary or a journal?

Just a bunch of notebooks for her recipes.

She cooked for her housemates all the time.

A few days ago, she started to isolate herself.

And she just left.

Okay, I mean, if she was so sick, why did you guys let her leave?

Because this is a halfway house, not a prison.

Right. Fair enough.

Is there anything else you can tell us?

After I saw the alert, I searched the room.

I found her antidepressant and antipsychotic meds.

Counted the pills.

She hasn't taken them for days.

That puts her at serious risk.

Hey, Manny.

I'm strapped for cash.

Think you could swap me for some diapers?

Store policy.

You can't do that.

Promise? I'm good for it. I can be back tonight. I'm just... I'm a little short.

We're all a little short.

Sorry.

How come the diaper's back?

Damn, druggy trying to... You know, okay, okay, okay.

A woman matching the description of Violet was seen robbing a bodega near

Center City.

I can't believe that I'm hoping my daughter's birth mother just robbed a

bodega.

It's like hoping Santa Claus whacked an elf.

You think Sid's letter was the thing that pushed her over the edge?

I do, but for the love of God, don't tell Sid that. Hell no.

Okay. Especially after Nick.

fallout would be brutal something's going on with her i don't know what it

is i mean sid she seemed fine i mean considering she seemed okay and now

something else is happening with her and i don't know what it is why don't i try

talking to her yeah what what yeah i'm neutral ground what's wrong with that

you have any idea at all what it's like trying to get information out of a

teenage girl you got to approach that situation like you're diffusing a bomb

whoa what are you trying to say that it takes fatherly finesse that's what i'm

trying to say what i don't have finesse i got finesse yeah

You've been an honorary father for like five minutes. You gotta start somewhere.

Don't start there. Do yourself a favor. Go to the bodega. Stop.

Funny, huh? It's funny to me.

Look at this mess.

She started the fire to distract me while she stole the money and the gun.

Okay, what was she wearing?

Green sweater and a rosary.

Kind of ironic when you're waving a gun around to people.

You saw where she ran after she took off? With a gun in my face?

Nah, I wasn't really focused on that.

Alright, we're gonna have to see your security footage.

Oh, look at that.

PD giving a crap about busting a druggie for once.

Hey, that druggie is a woman with mental health issues who needs help. Okay,

don't be a jerk.

A person off their meds with a gun.

That's not a great combination.

But look right there. She could have shot homeboy and she didn't.

Yeah, which means she's probably a danger to herself and not others.

Alright, looks like she's going north.

We gotta canvass that whole area.

We gotta move fast. Let's go.

Violet has a cell phone, but it's turned off, so we can't trace her location.

But based on the incident at the bodega, I did a deeper dive into her criminal

record. She has multiple arrests for petty theft, drug possession, and

squatting. Everything in her life points to a lack of stability. She started

college, dropped out a dozen jobs.

None of them lasted more than a few months. Until the library.

She's been working there for almost a year.

Something was going right for her.

Until it wasn't.

But none of this tells us where she might have gone after she robbed the

bodega. She robbed a bodega?

It... It's not that simple, Sid, okay?

Violet is a flawed woman, and she needs help.

I didn't even think about her state of mind when I reached out. Listen, listen

to me. Listen to me. We can't always anticipate the impact that we have on

others, especially when they're struggling.

I'm such an idiot. I'm such a freaking idiot.

No, you're not an idiot.

I spent my whole life trying not to trigger my mom's bipolar episodes.

I kept thinking it was my fault, but it's not.

And it's not hers either.

It's her disease.

Don't second guess your good intentions.

I doubt your mom robbed a store.

Yeah, I'll go talk to her.

I got nothing.

No one's seen her. I keep striking out, too.

You'd think at least one person would have spotted her.

Except we are conditioned to ignore the folks that don't belong.

I think we're asking the wrong people.

Hey, buddy.

You uh, you seen this lady around anywhere?

Scratch my back, I'll scratch yours.

Scratch his back, would you?

Scratch it, scratch it, scratch it.

Yeah, I seen her.

She ran into my cart, knocked over all my stuff.

Alright, when was that?

About an hour ago.

Came running down like a bat out of hell looking for shade.

Okay, who's Shay?

Oh, y'all are really looking, huh?

Well, I'm really looking for some food, if you know what I mean.

Right. Okay, uh, tell us who Shay is, where we can find her, and my man will

go buy you a cheesesteak.

All right, thanks.

Yo,

you want to get your hands off my stuff before we move the finger?

You Shay?

I mind your damn business.

We're cops.

Are you Shay now?

What do you want?

We were told this woman, Violet Casso, came looking for you earlier.

We need to know where she is.

I never seen her. Bye now.

You Catholic, Shay?

I dabble. You dabble? You dabble that off of Violet's wrist?

The last time I told the cops some stuff, I ended up in prison and my kids

ended up in foster care. I understand. My kid comes from foster care.

Violet's her mother, and I don't want to be the guy that loses his daughter's

mother.

We just need to find her, okay?

Me and Violet, you know, we look out for each other.

She used to bring me books.

Just the romance ones, not the boring history crap she was into.

And you just saw her an hour ago?

Yeah. She just showed up, and I hadn't seen her in a while, so I was surprised.

You know where she was going?

Nah, she, uh, she gave me some cash.

Said she was gonna see some dude named, uh, Henry, something like that. She

asked me to take care of her rosary. I don't know why.

Got it. Um, Henry, you don't know Henry, who he is?

Nah, she never brought him up before.

Violet's my girl.

If this'll help save her, it's all yours.

I appreciate that, Jay. Thank you.

Thanks.

Let me know what's up, you know?

So that's where my tablet is.

I was planning on putting it back.

What, after you've worn yourself down from obsessing?

Well, it's better than sitting and imagining the worst.

You know you could talk to me, right?

Nikki wouldn't want you stressing like this.

Yeah, but we need to find Violet. Look, we're doing everything that we can.

Come on.

I'm gonna take you home.

Mike.

You've got to stop treating me like a little kid. Staring at your birth mom on

a tablet screen, it's not gonna make you feel better.

I know I can't control her actions, but it was my letter that set her off.

Mine.

And now I am losing a part of me.

Again. Which is why we don't want you getting hurt more than you already are.

Look, I'm just doing what I know Nikki would want me to do.

Even if you don't agree.

I don't.

And the more you keep treating me like a fragile child, the more I'm going to

believe it's my fault.

Okay, so we know that Violet is going to go see a guy named Henry, but does Shay

give you any other descriptions? You know, like a last name?

Do we even know if Henry lives in Philly? Nope. All we got is Henry, so

you gotta use your magic. Okay, as much as I appreciate your confidence in my

black girl magic, I have dug deep into that hat. There are no rabbits, Mike.

There's gotta be something.

Look, I search old bank records to see if there are any transactions with

someone named Henry. Nothing.

I've called her old landlords to see if there are any Henrys in the building.

Less than nothing. I'm sorry.

Yeah. I know that you're feeling a certain way about me helping Sid, but

how are you holding up?

You should have said something to us, Kimmy.

Sid didn't go to you and Jay because she was afraid that you would treat her like

a child.

But Sid is so much stronger than you are giving her credit for.

All I'm trying to do is keep her safe.

But this stepdad thing, it's like a foreign language. Then give yourself

some grace.

We all had a hand in raising Cid to be a strong, capable woman who can handle

adversity. I appreciate that.

But as long as Violet is missing, we are failing Cid.

We want to protect her, we gotta find Violet.

I'm gonna apologize to him, okay? I don't need a lecture.

I wasn't going to lecture you. Really?

You have nothing to say.

I didn't say I have nothing to say. I was going to say something, but I wasn't

going to give you a lecture.

Well, say it.

Maybe you don't want to hear it.

What?

Um, okay.

Look, Mike is a new dad, right?

Mm-hmm.

But I know for a fact his favorite part about being a new dad is...

baking you happy.

Stop. Dad.

That's his, I mean, come on with the burnt bacon. Dad, it's so bad.

Really? It's so bad.

Okay. All right. I'm going to have to go deep then.

You want me to go deep? I'll go deep. Oh, my God. Do you remember?

Okay. Do you remember when you taught me how to twerk? Oh, my gosh. Dad, stop. Do

you remember?

People are watching. Stop. Because it's in the pelvis. Dad, stop. It's in the

hips, right? It's a shake. I see it. It's here.

Yes. Okay.

All right. You're smiling. Let's go. Come on.

Yeah, last name Casso, first name Violet.

Anything you got, you call me. It's urgent.

I found him, Henry.

All right, give me the breakdown.

Okay, so Violet has multiple misdemeanor arrests, and so I figured if she and

Henry were tight, that maybe they got arrested around the same time and place.

So I searched old booking records before and after Violet was processed, and

right there, Henry Young booked minutes after Violet for the same charges.

Nice work. All right, I'm gonna text Jay.

You gotta pull out all the stops, legal or otherwise.

Find Henry Young. I got you.

Violet, please.

You can't do this to yourself.

I don't deserve to be here, Henry.

That's not true.

You've been carrying this grief and guilt for years.

You need to let it go.

I can't.

It's suffocating.

Now she found me, Henry.

How can I face the child I abandoned?

What if there's some good in all this?

It was the biggest mistake of my life.

You left her so she'd have a chance at a better life.

You had hope then.

And even now, it's not over.

Okay, Vi, if you're so determined, there's one thing you have to do first.

Guys, you need to come over here.

So that's Henry, and it took me a minute to find a photo because, look at this,

Henry died 20 years ago.

He overdosed.

What? Okay, okay, okay.

Violet told Shay that she wanted to go be with Henry. If Henry is dead, it

makes it pretty obvious what she is going to do, no? Yeah, but it's unclear

if Henry is a friend or a lover. Jay, Jay.

You see what I'm seeing, right?

I do now, yeah.

That's Sydney's father.

Died right after she was born.

All right, we need all hands on deck. I'll go inform the troops on the ground.

Please get this off the screen. Okay.

When you died...

I fell apart.

I couldn't be a mother.

I couldn't be anything.

This thing you're asking me to do... I just can't.

Don't leave without saying goodbye.

You both deserve that much.

Hello? Sydney?

Mom?

Violet? I'm on it.

Hello?

I'm really glad you called.

It's really nice to hear your voice.

I like hearing yours too.

I imagined all the ways your voice would be.

And now that it's you, it's perfect.

Yeah, yours too.

I didn't mean to mess up your life by reaching out. I just thought that maybe

we could connect.

All I care about is if you're safe.

Are you?

Safe?

Violet.

I need you to know I'm not sorry I had you.

Sorry I gave you up.

I hope in your own time you can forgive me.

I do.

And, um... I don't know. I just thought that maybe we could connect.

Like, we could see each other in person. I can come to you.

My beautiful baby girl.

It's time for me to go.

No, no, Violet.

I just called to wish you well. And to tell you that you deserve the life that

I couldn't give you.

Violet. I really have to go.

I'm so proud of you.

Hey, hey, hey, you did good, okay?

Yeah. Yeah. Are you sure? I promise, I promise. Okay.

Yeah.

Hey, I got a trace of pilots in Center City. I'm pulling up details right now.

Hey, I'll be right back. Yeah?

So Cell Tower has triangulated the call to a one-block radius in Center City.

That's a densely populated section of downtown.

There's dozens of buildings, places to search. She's still going to be a needle

in a haystack. Okay, then instead of focusing on where she could be, let's

locate where she would be, all right? So there's office buildings, apartment

buildings, a church, several restaurants.

Hold on, hold on, hold on. You said church. Yeah.

She had a rosary. Maybe the church meant something to her.

What's the name of that church?

Let's see.

St. Mary's Sanctuary Church.

Oh, my God. That's the church where she left me as a baby.

And according to his autopsy record, that's the same place that Henry OD'd.

All right, I'm grabbing Jason.

We got to get to St. Mary's right now.

Wait. I want to go with you.

No, no. If something goes wrong... You know what? You're right.

You're strong.

You can handle this. And if Violet sees you, maybe she will realize that she has

something to live for. Come on.

Thank you, yeah

Violet

Hey, it's okay. Hey, it's okay. It's okay.

Easy, easy.

We just got Sydney in the car. She'd love to meet you.

That's all.

I just want to help you, okay?

Look, I'm gonna put my gun away, but I need you to do me a favor.

You gotta put yours down, too, okay? Same time.

Yeah? Look.

Good now step away step away The

hell

she go yeah, they come up

Hold up, hold up.

Stairs.

Violet? My name is Jason.

I'm Sydney's dad.

Just relax, okay? This is Mike.

Sydney's honorary dad. We just want to talk to you. Can I come closer, please?

No.

Don't come closer. We know you've been living with some struggles.

Yeah, but you have the chance to make a positive choice.

And it can lead to a positive future. I don't.

I don't have a choice.

You do, Violet. You do have a choice. That's what I'm saying. There's people

that care.

People that want to see you safe and happy, okay? You don't have to do this

alone. Hey, hey, Violet, look at me.

Think about Coleman.

Serenity Way House wouldn't be the same without you. And Shay, she cares about

you. We all do.

You don't even know me.

I feel like I know you, Violet.

I do.

You gave us Sid, okay? And that's the best thing that's ever happened to me in

my whole life.

Yeah.

Hey, Violet.

Violet, look, this is yours. I know it means something to you. Can I bring it

to you, please?

Stay back.

Stay back.

Violet?

Sidney?

Please don't do this.

I know it may not seem like it, but the world is a better place with you in it.

My world is a better place with you in it.

I'm just so tired of the pain.

I left my own baby.

I can't do this anymore.

Yes, you can.

I barely know you, but I know how strong you are with everything you've been

through.

And I'm not mad at you for giving me up. I have an amazing life and a beautiful

family.

And it's all because you were brave enough to do the hardest thing a mother

could ever do.

I need you here, Violet.

I need you to meet your grandchild.

I'm having a baby.

A baby?

Your life matters.

At least to me it does.

Nice and slow.

Put your hand.

We got you, we got you, we got you.

I've never seen you so covered up. Why are you in a very, very tight

turtleneck? Well, you made it very clear that you don't like it when I wear my

uniform around the office, so... Well, thanks for coming. That's actually what

I wanted to talk about.

You know how sometimes I overthink and then panic and then overthink some more?

Yeah, it's kind of your thing.

Well, today forced me to kind of re-evaluate.

My mom has bipolar disorder, which is a real reason I didn't want to introduce

you. I kept worrying about how she'd react, but it's time I take my own

advice. I can't be responsible for my mom's happiness.

I am letting go of that burden.

Burden gone.

So, we're all going out for dinner next week.

I mean, if you still want to.

Are you sure?

100%. Come here.

Alright,

good news.

Violet voluntarily checked herself back into the psych facility for treatment.

And the doctor said if all goes well, in a few days, she could have visitors.

Okay.

Thanks, Mike.

Yeah.

Uh, okay, I'll start. Um, on the roof, you, uh... Yeah, you said something,

and, um, Dad 1 and Dad 2 would like to know if it, uh, if it was true.

Yeah, uh... Surprise!

Yeah.

Yeah, it's true.

Okay, before you say anything, I do plan on keeping the baby.

I mean, that's why I needed to reach out to Violet.

I need to know where I came from and who my child may be.

I've never seen you guys so speechless.

You're mad.

No, no, we're just, we're, you know, just processing. Not mad at all. Not

mad. I'm just, um, I'm overcome with, um...

Um, something. Yeah, yeah.

You two are so, so weird.

Anyway, um, the father.

Obviously there's a father.

Um, we should know his name and his address.

Not that we're going to do an extensive background check or anything like that.

To be supportive is all. Okay, what I think dad one means is that there is no

rush. When you're ready to talk, we are ready to listen.

Now is good.

If it works for you. Shut up.

And this is why I am so thankful for dad number two. To balance out dad number

one.

Guys, I don't know.

I'm just gonna take it one step at a time.

And yes, the baby does have a father and I will reach out to him and... I don't

know. I'm just gonna figure it out.

I love you and I got you. I'm proud of you.

Everything. I got you. No matter what. Okay?

Always.

Drink?

But I think we're going to need to pick a bottle.

That'll do.

Yeah, I'm going to just keep the bottle, if that's okay.

So, cheers to a hell of a day, huh?

Yeah, I guess we're gonna be grandparents.

Oh, hmm. Well, I mean I meant violent but yeah that too and you know what

I Couldn't ask for a better partner in crime

I'm touched Crisis averted. Yeah. Well for me if you you

You got Lamaze classes coming up. You got you got a baby proof this whole

house. She's gonna have to squeeze your hand when the

Yeah, okay.

Where's the we in this? Yeah, I don't hear Dad 1 anywhere in there. That's not

in the specifications of Dad 1 duties. Well, it sounds like Dad 1 doesn't have

any duties.

Here's something, though. I think you will be Peepaw.

Yes. And I will be G-Dog. Don't start.

I'm too young for this. No, no. You know, it actually fits your aesthetic.

Does it? Yeah. You kind of have an old man face.

It's not past your bedtime, G-Dog.