All language subtitles for Dadys Deadly Secret 2024

[soft music]

- Here we go.
Overhand this time.

- Ready.
- Ready?

- Yes!
- It's a great catch, Abbie!

Now try throwing one
back at me.

Just back up a bit, okay?

- Okay.
- Alright.

Right in the mitt.

Okay.
- I didn't even get it to you.

- No biggie.
So the trick is,

you gotta put your whole arm
into it, okay?

Couple more throws and then
we gotta go inside.

Okay. Right.
- Ready?

- Yep.

You're on fire, you got it!

- Ready?
- Yeah.

[phone rings]

- Brad, hey.
We're able to get it done?

So Abigail and Caroline
are beneficiaries,

like I asked?

You're the best.

Hey, uh... what about
the other thing?

Okay, well... keep on it, Brad.

I need to find her.
It's important.

[Abigail laughs]

[Caroline]: Okay, well, a snake.

[imitates hissing]
[laughing]

- I'm gonna try a bird, ready?
Oh yeah.

- That's much better
than my rodent.

[laughing]

Okay, let's see what is
in this bag

for your mom's house.

We got a bunny rabbit and...

And what is this?

- I wanted to practice
at Mommy's.

- Okay, Babe Ruth.

Just remember... outside, okay?

- Pinky promise!

- Pinky promise?
I'm so honored.

[laughing]
- Hey, you're still awake?

- Oh no.
- Come on.

I was at least ten
before I started

burning the midnight oil.

Time for you to go to bed,
kiddo.

You...
- I'm sorry.

- Hey, you want bear time?

I heard you guys out there.

Sounded like you were
having fun.

I'm glad. I love you, kiddo.

- Love you too.

- Sweet dreams.

You are so good with her,
Caroline.

I know it can't be easy
being "daddy's new wife".

- Or "daddy's second wife"
as you introduced me.

- I'm never living that joke
down, am I?

- Ever since I was
a little girl,

I wanted to be a mom.

And I see Abbie
and she's so amazing,

and it's just hard thinking

that maybe we won't have
a family like that one day.

- Hey. Dr. Chen is the best
fertility specialist

in the state, sweetie.
It's gonna work out.

- Right, but what happens
if it doesn't?

- It will.

We're gonna have a baby.

[chuckles]
Maybe two.

Heck, why don't we just
have a whole baker's dozen

to make up the family?
- Richard!

[laughs]

- Hey, speaking of family.

Brad called when you were out
with Abigail.

He, uh... He can't find Darla.

He thought he had a lead
somewhere in Ohio.

He checked out all the rehabs,
the shelters,

but she's a ghost.

I'm not saying we're rolling out
the welcome mat

to let her back into our lives,
it's just...

She's my sister, Caroline.

I need to know that she's safe.

I can't help
but feel responsible.

- You gave her so many chances.

You tried so many times to get
her the help that she needed.

- She just... She kept coming
by the house, asking for money.

Eventually I had to refuse.

One night she came by
the house,

she stood in the driveway,
screaming for me to come out.

She must have been there
for like two hours.

I've never seen Abigail
so frightened.

She couldn't understand
Darla's anger.

How she was so...
overcome with rage.

That's when I had to file
for the restraining order.

I... I know she was
in a real bad place, but...

Sometimes, I feel like
I put her there.

- I think that you're just
picking at old wounds, Richard.

I think you should
let them heal.

You did everything you could
to help your sister.

I promise.

- Exactly 20 years ago
this week,

Julianne Thomas was found
murdered during a trip

through the Nevada desert with
her boyfriend, Karl Swanson.

Swanson, the chief suspect in
the case, has never been found,

despite repeated appeals
from the Thomas family.

[phone rings]
- It's Beth. I should take this.

- Again? It's almost 9:30,
sweetheart.

I think I need to meet
this woman.

Talk to her about boundaries.

None of your other patients

expect you to be at their
beck and call.

- Well, none of them are
as scared as she is.

Please.
- Get outta here.

[laughing]
- Half an hour.

- Okay.
- Okay.

Beth, I promise, you have
nothing to worry about.

Our time together is sacred,

and anything you say is kept
in the strictest of confidence.

Okay?

Good.

I'll see you Tuesday.

Get some rest.

[sighs]

[ominous music]

[crackling]

[eerie music]

[birds chirping]

- Hey!
- Hey, Doug.

- How are you, how's school?
- It's good.

- Good. Okay, go on in.

Richard.
- Doug.

You think you can work
your magic on my mailbox?

I kinda backed into it

when I was pulling out
of the driveway this morning.

- Ah, geez, Richard. Uh, yeah,
sure, I can do that.

You want me to swing by
tomorrow?

- Alright, sounds good.
We're about to sign off

on a new eco-friendly
parking lot downtown.

And we could use a foreman.
- Me? Seriously?

I... I don't want you to feel
obligated, Richard.

- I am obligated. Okay?

After everything you've done
for Ellie? For Abbie?

- Ah... my father always said
a man has to build a good home

for his family. I'm just trying
to be a good dad.

[chuckles]
Stepdad.

- Right.
Well, what do you say?

I've seen what you can do, Doug.

This is right
in your wheelhouse.

- You've got yourself a deal.

- Beautiful.
- Alright.

[chuckling]

[sobbing]

[door closing]

[sniffles]

- Mommy, mommy!
- I'm in here, sweetheart.

Hi, how's my number one girl?

- I won the 100 free and the
100 back at my swim meet!

- Abbie, that's two in a row!
Good job.

- Yeah. She's basically
a fish these days.

[Abbie laughs]
Hey, why don't you take your bag

into your room and uh, let
your mom and I talk for a sec.

My check arrived?
- Right on schedule.

- Brad's just been busy with
some other stuff these days,

so I was worried he might
not remember.

You okay?
Your eyes, they're just...

- Oh. Yeah, no,
that's allergies.

- Right.

Okay, well, I'll talk to you
later, okay?

- Yeah.
- See you, kiddo.

[indistinct chatter]

- Ah. Hi.
- Hey.

- How was Ellie this morning?
- Seemed a little distant.

She said she was fine.
Said it was allergies.

Doug's good at keeping
an eye on her.

He'd let me know if there was
something to worry about.

- She's still taking
her medication?

- Yeah.

[engine starting]

- Well, I wish these results
gave me some indication,

but I'm afraid I still
can't paint a clear picture

of your situation.

- Well, Richard already
has a child.

Abigail. So these problems
we're having...

they're because of me, right?

- Well, that's not how
we look at it, Caroline.

We're still early
in our journey.

So our primary focus
has to be making conception

as likely as possible.

- Where do we go from here?
- I suggest more tests.

The greater our sample size,

the more treatment options
we can explore.

- Great.

[birds chirping]

[honking]
Hey!

[laughing]

- I know we've never been
properly introduced,

but I've seen you around a lot.
I'm Marianne.

- Caroline.
I'm Abbie's stepmom.

- She's a great girl.

- Yeah. Wish I could say
the same for that one

with the blue backpack.

Well, it was nice to finally put
a face to the name, Marianne.

- Bye.

[sighing]

[Beth]: IED? What is that?

- It stands for intermittent
explosive disorder.

You have bursts of rage
you can't understand.

You lose control of your
emotions and you fear yourself.

It's why you've locked
yourself in.

Now what I'd like to know is

where do you think this
anger come from?

- Uh, my parents could be
pretty rough on us.

Sometimes, they would
get angry and hit me.

- It's learned behavior.
It's not uncommon.

We imitate what we see
our parents do.

- I guess your parents were
pretty good listeners, huh?

[chuckles]
- I... can't just be here

to listen, Beth.
I started my practice

because I wanted
to see my patients

make practical steps towards
improving their lives.

So far, I've come to your house
for all of our sessions.

But next week, I'd like you
to come to my home office.

That doesn't sound
too scary, does it?

- No. No, you have to come
here, Caroline.

I'm not ready!
- Beth, please, just trust me.

I know what I'm talking about--
- Yeah, and I know

what I'm talking about
and I can't come to your house!

- Breathe, Beth. Just like
we practised.

That's good, Beth.

You said that
you reached out to me

because I specialize
in grief counseling.

But you still haven't told me
what it is you're grieving.

- Everyone in my life
let me down.

Then I came to town
with a friend of mine.

We were supposed to work
on this... project together.

It got stressful.

We had one stupid fight
and she just took off.

Just like that.
- This is good,

this is a breakthrough.

- Really?
[chuckling]

So that means I don't have
to come to your house,

I've made a breakthrough.

- It doesn't quite work
like that.

This is the first I'm hearing
about this friend.

How did you two meet?

Why do you think
the relationship fell apart?

- I've just...
I've had enough for today.

- Alright. Well, in that case,

I will be in touch about
next week's appointment.

Oh, I brought you
some reading material.

You might find it useful.
I'll just...

- Don't! I'll take them.

- Alright, Beth.

I'll see you next week.

[clattering]

[ominous music]

[thump]

[sighs]

[ominous music]

Hello? Abbie, is that you?

[yelps]

[phone rings]

Hey, sweetie.
I just finished work.

[Richard]: Hey, Caroline,
Ellie just called.

Abigail didn't come home
from school, is she there?

- Okay, um, maybe
she got confused. Hang on.

Abbie?

She's not here.

- Okay, I'm at Ellie
and Doug's.

- I'll be right there.

Don't worry, Richard,
I'm sure everything's fine.

- Okay, thank you.
- She's not at Molly's.

- Jake hasn't seen her either.

There were no delays
with the bus.

She didn't go home with anyone.

- I drove the whole route
home twice.

Miss Himbry said she saw
her leave class

at the end of the day
and then nothing.

I'm calling the police.
- Take a breath, Richard.

It's only been an hour
and a half.

- An hour and a half too long!
- Yeah.

- Scanned every inch
of the fairground.

She's not there either.

- Why would she be
at the fairground?

That's for the older kids.
- You didn't tell them?

Come on, El.

After everything Abbie's
been going through?

- What do you mean? What's been
going on with Abigail?

- Abbie scratched me.
It was a few days ago.

- The other day,
I noticed your wrist.

You're saying Abigail did that?

- Yes. We had an argument.
It was silly.

And then she scratched me.
- She hid in the shed out back.

Wouldn't come out for...
about an hour.

- Why would she do that?

- She's been hanging out with
these girls at school.

They're three years older
than her.

And she wanted to go
to the fairground with them.

She just started taking
the bus by herself.

I told her I wasn't
having it,

and that she needed to hang
out with kids her own age.

- And she scratched you?
Over that?

- It was so out of character,

I just didn't think
it was a big deal.

- Ellie, I can see why
you'd think that, but Abigail's

way too even-tempered
for an outburst like that.

- Caroline, I think I know
my kid.

Please, spare me the psychology
lectures right now.

- Hey.
- I'm sorry.

- It's okay.
- I'm out of line.

- Ellie, you should have
told me about this.

- Wait a minute... I saw
Abigail getting on the bus

with these girls.
A few days ago.

One of them was picking on
another little girl.

You're saying that these
are Abigail's friends?

- Yeah. She met them on the bus.
- Come on, Ellie.

I have a right to know about
this. We're both her parents.

I kept telling you to look out
for warning signs.

You know about Darla's history!
- It was one slip!

I'm not about to accuse her
of turning into your sister

because of one bad moment.

- Hey. It's not her fault,
Richard.

I missed it too.

Last week when I saw those kids
on the bus,

I should have said something.

She just didn't want you
to worry.

- Yeah. Well, look where
that's got us.

- We don't need to think
like that yet.

- We've called all
of her friends' parents.

Checked every inch
of these houses,

every street from here
to the school.

We're running out of places
of where she might be.

It's not normal for her just
to not come home.

Caroline, we have no choice,
we need to call the police.

- Yeah, maybe you're right.

- You say this is the shed
she hid in the last time

she assaulted you?
- It wasn't an assault.

She's a nine-year-old,
not a criminal.

- I have to ask;
is it at all possible

that Abigail may have run away?

If she's been hanging out
with these older kids,

misbehaving, lashing out.

She may have gotten
some pretty bad ideas.

- No. She's a good kid.
- Good kids get bad ideas.

In cases like this,
the most likely scenario

is that the child has run away.

- My daughter had no reason
to run away.

No reason at all.
- Here's what we're gonna do.

First, Ellie, you're gonna come
down to the station,

speak with a liaison officer.

They can offer you any emotional
support you may need.

In the meantime, I'm gonna
start a preliminary report.

- Doug and I can go back
to the school.

See if there's anything
we missed.

Anyone we can talk to.
- I'll circle the block,

see if I can turn up anything.

- That's good.
Can you show me the shed?

- Yeah.

- We're gonna find her, right?
- Of course.

- She's my whole world,
Caroline.

After Richard and I split, I...

I kind of slipped into
a dark place.

- I know.
[pants]

- Abigail saved me.
More than the counselors,

more than the medication.
I don't wanna think

about what my life
would look like

if she hadn't come into it.

- You don't need to think
about that yet.

Everything's going to be fine.

Abigail's coming back, okay?
- Okay.

You know, it's true
what they say.

Your whole world changes
when you become a mother.

- So... You didn't think
anything of it

when Abbie started playing
with girls three years

older than her?
- We have a lot of kids

that are friends
outside of class.

Maybe they're cousins,

maybe their parents
are friends. It's common.

- Did you notice any change
in Abigail?

- Abbie was always
a great student,

but she became... distracted.

It was like she wanted to play
with these new girls

more than anything else.

I asked some
of the other teachers

what the girls were like,
and...

- And?

- And some of them
are troublemakers.

- Weren't you gonna tell us?

- Of course I was, at the next
parent-teacher conference.

But honestly, I thought
you already knew.

They seemed really close.

Abigail drew pictures
of them all the time.

- Pictures? What pictures?

- Abigail?

Abigail?

- Caroline! I didn't see Abbie
after school today.

Is she sick?

- She didn't get on the bus
this morning either?

- No. Why,
was she supposed to?

- Marianne... Abigail didn't
come home from school today.

Those girls that she was with
the other day,

do you know them?
- Yeah, a little.

They're not exactly the kind
of people I thought Abigail

would hang out with.
A few weeks ago,

on the bus home from school,

they were talking about
their little group.

They gave themselves a name.

I thought it was just
a kid thing, you know?

Something to sound cool.
- A name?

Do you remember what it was?

- Look. Every drawing
is Abbie with the girls.

- I don't... I don't rec...

- Oh no.
- What?

- I know this place.
It's in the forest,

right behind the school here.
The old convent.

We don't let the kids
play there.

- I'm gonna call Caroline.

- They called themselves
the Runaway Girls.

[phone rings]

- Excuse me.
- Yeah.

- Richard.

The crossing guard said the
girls gave themselves the name

two weeks ago. That lines up
with Abigail's drawing.

- Yeah. Let's go.

[ominous music]

- Let's split up.

- You sure?
- Yeah.

Call me if you find anything.

- Okay. Be careful.
I love you.

- Me too.

- Abbie?

- Hello? Is anybody there?

- Abbie?

[suspenseful music]

[indistinct chatter]

- Are you the Runaway Girls?

Abbie!

Abbie, wait!
[Richard]: Caroline!

[Caroline]: Abbie!

Abbie!

- Caroline!

[Caroline]: Abbie!

[Richard]: Abbie!

- Abigail?

- Abbie?

Oh.

Please tell me they know
where my daughter is.

- They haven't seen her
since school.

And they confirmed that
she didn't get on the bus.

[sighs]
I know these little girls.

I know their parents.

Booked most of them into
custody at one time or another.

- What does that mean?

- These girls come
from broken homes.

They told me that they planned
to run away.

That's where the name came from.

- Why would they want
to run away?

Why would they do that
to their parents?

- It's six. They've been gone
for three hours

and we haven't gotten
a single call.

Their parents probably don't
even know they're missing.

- Where are you going
with this?

- This group? This was an escape
plan from their home lives.

These are the girls Abigail
was spending time with.

I'm not gonna mince my words.

Is there something going on
in your homes

that you're not being honest
with me about?

- Ellie and I divorced
before Abigail was born.

But we made sure her home life
was as stable as possible.

Ellie is a very good mother.

And frankly,
I'm a good father too.

So this is one line
of questioning

you can discount, you hear me?

- Okay. We're gonna get
the ball rolling right away.

Issue a press release,
start organizing a search party.

- Thank you.

[ominous music]

[computer chimes]

- Oh.

[indistinct chatter]

- Marianne! Thank you
so much for coming.

We've got some fliers here,
and there's water

and flashlights just over there.

- I was thinking instead
of staying,

I would go to the hiking trail,
it's right by where I live,

and I could put up fliers.
- Yeah, yeah. Take them all.

Can't have too many.

So you live along
the hiking trail?

You must be near Allworthy Farm.

- My cabin is right next to it.

I'm so sorry.

Caroline, I...

I can't imagine
what you're going through.

Actually, I... I can.

My child disappeared.

Almost ten years ago.
- Oh...

- It's not something
I like to talk about.

A lot of people are gonna
tell you that they know

what you're going through,

and maybe they do on some level,
but me,

I really know what
you're going through.

- You know, I don't know
if I told you what I do,

but I'm a psychologist and I
specialize in grief counseling.

And I'm also just pro bono for
anyone who just needs to talk.

- Thanks.

- Bye. Thank you.

I'm just gonna get some fliers.

[sighs]

How's Ellie?

- The doctors gave her
some medication.

She's at home resting.

Best place for her right now.

I'm sorry, I just... thought
I'd be handling this better.

- You have nothing
to be sorry about.

You're an amazing stepdad,
Richard and I both know it.

You love Abbie like
she was your own.

[chuckling]
- Yeah.

- Beth?

- No, you listen to me!
Don't ever say that to me.

You have to take this
right now!

Take it right now!
- Beth?

Beth, what's going on?
- Caroline!

- What are you doing here?

[mumbling, sobbing]

Beth!

[panting]

Wait, Beth!
Beth, calm down. Stop!

- You weren't supposed
to see me.

I need to talk to you.
But not here.

- What is going on?

Who were you fighting with?

I'm sorry I haven't been
in touch, my stepdaughter--

- Abigail. I know.

That's why I need
to talk to you.

- What do you mean?
- Not like this.

This isn't how you were
supposed to find out.

- Find out what? What do you
know about my stepdaughter?

- Darla?

- What?
[gasps]

- Stay back!

Stay back, I'm warning you.

[groans]

- Darla, what are you
doing here?

- I know who you really are!

- Okay, Beth, calm down--
- No!

- Her name's not Beth. Caroline,
this is my sister, Darla.

Darla, look at me. Darla,
do you know where Abigail is?

[crying]
- Don't follow me!

- Are you okay?
- Yes.

- I gotta go.

- Are you okay?

- That's Darla.
That's Darla.

- My sister getting therapy
from my wife.

I mean, this is insane, right?

- I didn't know who she was,
Richard.

She covered her tracks,
she had ID, billing address,

everything in a different name.

There was no sign of her
in our house,

how could I have known
who she was?

- We're gonna get
ahead of this.

Your sister couldn't have
gone too far.

- Are you kidding me?
It's been two hours.

She could have fled
the state by now.

She did this.
She took Abigail to punish me

for everything that I did.

- What do you mean,
"everything you did"?

- It's not gonna help anyone
if we start fighting

with each other. Please, let's
not jump to any conclusions.

- She didn't want you to know.
The therapy sessions.

That's why they had
to be at her house.

I know where she lives.
- Take me there.

[door closing]

Darla Jones,
this is the police!

Show yourself!

[suspenseful music]

- I guess I just wish
I had the chance to tell her

that I really did love her.

You know, everything I did...

all of it...

was because I wanted her
to get better.

- She knew, Richard.
She knew you loved her.

[sniffling]

- I still don't understand.

- Found 'em inside. There's no
sign of Abigail in the house.

But there are a lot
of smoking guns.

If she was buying gifts,

seems like she was planning on
reuniting with Abigail

sometime soon,
giving them to her.

- She was angry,
there's no doubting that.

But she wasn't calculating.

She was more of a danger
to herself than anyone else.

She wouldn't have done
something like this.

- You said she was
an agoraphobe?

Not likely she had a partner.

- She was arguing with someone
at the station.

- Who was she arguing with?
- I didn't see.

- I'll get our guys
to take a look

at the security footage.

- Officer, do you think
that my sister

is actually involved in
my daughter's disappearance?

- We can't rule anything out.

- I... Excuse me for a sec.

- I didn't want to bring this up
in front of your husband,

but during your statement,
you mentioned

that when Darla saw Richard,

she screamed something like,
"I know who you really are"?

- Well, he took out
a restraining order on her.

I can see why she'd be angry.

- And during the time that
you spent with Darla,

did she ever give you
her side of the story?

- Whatever happened between
her and Richard,

I'm sure he had his reasons.
Why are you asking me this?

You think she was murdered,
don't you?

- My gut feeling is that
foul play was involved.

- So a woman's dead,
and Abbie is still missing,

and you're asking me if I trust
my husband?

Richard's a good man.
He had nothing to do with this.

Find Abbie and bring her home.

[birds chirping]

- Hey.

So... I'm headed to the station.
- Did you get any sleep?

- Nothing makes sense anymore.

- I can't bring Darla back.
But we will find Abigail.

I promise.

- I...
[sighing]

I don't think I can get
through this without you.

- You don't have to.

- I'm gonna...

I'll be back after my meeting
with Parker.

[phone chiming]

[phone chimes]

[phone rings]

- Dr. Chen, hello.

- Caroline, I've been trying
to get in touch with Richard.

Can we talk for a second?

- Uh, I'm sorry, Dr. Chen,

I don't know if you
got my message.

Um... Richard's daughter...

- I thought you'd want
to hear as soon as possible

so that we can arrange
an appointment.

Is Richard available?

- No, he's not,
but I can take a message.

For him.
Is everything okay?

- I suppose you are authorized
to hear this as his wife.

And it does affect you.

Your test results came back
this morning.

And I think I understand

why you've been having
trouble conceiving.

Caroline, what you said
last week...

The problem isn't with you.
It's with your husband.

Richard's sample came back
with a low sperm count.

Very low.

- Um, I don't... I mean,

I don't know what you're saying,
Dr. Chen. What are you saying?

- I'm saying Richard
can't father children.

He's infertile.

- No. That's not possible,
Doctor,

I'm telling you,
there's been a mistake.

- There's been no mistake,
Caroline, I promise.

We had a large enough sample
size to make a determination.

- Look, there has been
a mistake.

- Caroline--
- Richard cannot be infertile,

Doctor, he has a daughter
with his ex-wife.

And his daughter is missing,

which is why I don't have
time for this right now.

I accept your apology
in advance,

but I have to go look
for my husband's daughter.

- Well, miracles certainly
can happen,

I'm not denying that.

But these results are clear,

and with Richard's history...

- What do you mean,
what history, Doctor?

Doctor.
- His history with opioids.

- Richard doesn't have
a history with opioids.

- In 2005, Richard went into
rehab for drug addiction.

Caroline? You still there?

- He went to rehab?

- Opioid use can lead to
long-term effects on fertility.

If Richard wasn't forthcoming
with you about this,

I'm sorry that you had
to hear it from me.

But there's been no mistake.

We took multiple samples
from Richard,

and they all came back
with the same result.

And with a count like this,

as your doctor,
I can tell you that...

it'd basically be impossible

for him to father,
or to have fathered a child.

At any point.

- Are you saying that Abigail
isn't my husband's daughter?

- No, that's what I'm saying.
She keeps asking

the same question
over and over again.

Yeah, just... hurry, okay?

- Richard, I just spoke to...

What's going on?

- I tried registering
Abigail's disappearance

to send it out on the wire.

- I've told her a million times,
it's a mistake.

- It is a mistake.
I just called the SSA myself.

Abigail's social security number

belongs to a woman
who died 15 years ago.

A missing child that didn't even
exist in the first place.

Wow, this is a first for me.

What's her real name?

Did you know where she's been
the entire time

you've been pulling this?
- I haven't pulled anything.

- Parker, you've seen
her photos.

You spoke to her teachers.
She's exactly who we say she is.

- Who "you say" she is.
What's her real name?

I'm searching
for a missing little girl

and I don't even know
who she belongs to.

No more tricks.

- This is not a trick,

this is my daughter's life
we're talking about.

Her name is Abigail and
she's exactly who I say she is!

- I need a minute to speak
to my husband.

- There's nothing you can't
say in front of me.

- Please.
I need to talk to him alone.

- You have two minutes.
Not a second more.

When I come back,
you better be ready.

Because I have questions
and I demand answers.

- This is insane.

Right? I mean,
are you listening to them?

They keep trying to tell me
that Abigail doesn't exist.

- Richard.
- What?

- I got a call from
Dr. Chen's office.

He had your test results.

We can't have children.

It's your count.
It's too low.

He says...
you can't have children.

- No, that's wrong, okay?
That's gotta be a mistake too.

- It's not a mistake.

- Caroline, I have a daughter!
I mean, I have...

I have a daughter!

[mutters]

What's happening here?
This doesn't even feel real.

- This is real.

There's another thing.

He told me about the facility
you went to when you were 22.

Why didn't you tell me
about that?

- I was a dumb kid.
I was outta control.

But I recognized it.

It was three months,
and I got clean.

But I put that part
of my life behind me.

No...

I didn't tell you, because
that's not who I am anymore.

- Darla, she knew, didn't she?

[sighs]

- Darla and I had...
a tough childhood.

She was always a rebel.

She couldn't understand
her feelings, you know?

The anger.

One day, she started
to take some stuff.

It eased the pain.

For the first time in forever,
she felt... free.

And she wanted me to know
what that felt like.

But I managed to get out.
She never could.

And I was her big brother.
Everything,

everything that ever
went wrong in her life,

I could have stopped it.

- That's not true, Richard.
You tried.

- Not hard enough.

But Caroline,
that boy that I was...

is not the man I am today.

Okay? That was another life.
I promise you.

- Why can't they find
any record of Abigail?

- I don't know,
but you have to believe me

when I tell you I don't know.

Okay? She's my little girl.

There has to be a mistake. Okay?
There... there just has to be.

- You and Ellie split

right after she got pregnant,
didn't you?

- What does that have
to do with anything?

You don't think that...

- We have to talk to her,
Richard.

There's no record of Abigail.

Whoever this little girl is
that we've been raising,

she's not Abigail Jones.

We're all on our own.

But I'm gonna get us
out of this.

- What are you talking about?

- Parker wants answers,
well, so do I.

Let's go get 'em.

- Your two minutes are...

...up.

This is Parker.
I need a unit out front. Now!

[engine starting]
- Parker has had something

against you from the start.
If we want answers,

we gotta talk to Ellie.
- Wait a second...

You don't believe
any of this, do you?

[sighs]
Caroline.

Are you saying you don't believe
that Abigail is my daughter?

- I don't know what I believe,

but I know that
I want to believe you.

[water running]

- Ellie.
- Doug!

- What's going on?

- We just spoke to Parker.

She was trying to register
Abbie's case online.

Ran into some issues with
her social security number.

- I'm sorry, Richard.
- Ellie, wait!

- Ellie!

Ellie, stop!

Ellie! Stop!

[panting]

Ellie!

What's going on?
[whimpering]

What's going on
with our daughter?!

- She's not your daughter,
Richard!

And she's not
my daughter either.

- It's time to tell
the truth, El.

I'm sorry, Richard.

We never meant for it
to go this far.

- Ellie...

- Richard, what I'm about to
tell you won't be easy to hear.

- What we're about to tell you.

You're not in this alone, Ellie.

- It's true.
Abigail isn't your daughter.

And she's not
my daughter either.

When we were together,
it was... so perfect.

You were the greatest husband.

But then you got
busy with work.

And we couldn't get pregnant
and we didn't know why.

We kept waiting on a family.

And when that never came,
that's when you gave up on us.

You filed for divorce.

I would have done anything
to get you back.

So I told you I was pregnant.

And when that didn't work,

I was gonna tell you the truth,
that I made it up.

I was in a dark place, but...
things spun out of control.

- I don't...
I don't understand. How?

How did it end up like this?

- I moved into an apartment
building on the East side.

That's when I met Doug.

He'd just moved in across
the hall.

He'd just gotten out
of a relationship, like me.

And he came to town
with his baby daughter.

I couldn't get a job.

Doug was new in the city,
he was struggling.

So we thought that if I carried
on with the pretend pregnancy,

and we used Doug's baby...

- Ugh, no... No.

- I had nothing. I was
paying off my student loans,

I couldn't afford to eat.

We pretended Abigail was mine.

Ours.

We used the child support
payments to pay our bills.

We knew you could afford it.

- Money, Ellie?

You made me believe
that Abigail was my daughter.

My daughter...
For nine years!

Ellie... To get money?!

- Of course not.

I still wanted you in my life.

I thought this was the only way.

We wanted to tell you.

But it just kept
growing and growing.

- I can't... I can't breathe.

- Doug, do you know
where Abigail is?

- I don't know.

Abigail might not be
your daughter,

but she's still missing.

- You didn't have to do this,
Ellie. You know.

I would have given you
anything you wanted.

Anything!

- Not the one thing
I wanted most.

- And what was that?
- To have you back.

- I can't...

[soft music]

- Innocent men don't
run away, Richard.

I should have you arrested
for that little stunt

you pulled back there.
- Go inside, Parker.

Doug and Ellie have something
they need to tell you.

I told you my husband's
a good man.

Now go hear it from them.

- So this was all
an elaborate ruse?

For nine years?

To convince Richard that
he was Abigail's father?

- Yeah.

- I want you both to know
that you will face charges

once Abigail is found.

And from here on out, I need you
to be completely honest with me.

Doug, do you have any idea

who would want
to take your daughter?

- My ex. She's the reason
I took Abigail.

She's... unstable.
Very unstable.

What if she tracked us down?

What if she took Abigail?

Oh, God. I gotta
pull myself together.

I just know she's out there.

I know she has my little girl.

[birds chirping]

- I think what happened to Darla

has something to do
with Abigail's disappearance.

They were fighting
inside the station.

They might know something.

- I've told you already,
we're gathering footage

from nearby businesses.
These things take time.

We're doing everything we can.
- What about Darla's house?

I've been there enough times,
let me go back

and see if I can find anything.

- None of us can go back there

until there's been
a full forensic sweep.

It's a waiting game.

- Darla had pictures of me.
She knew something.

There has to be a connection.
Even I could be in danger.

- And I'm here to make sure
that doesn't happen.

But I can't keep this
under control

if you're not going
to work with me.

[scoffs]

[door closing]

- I don't think I can ever
forgive you for what you did.

[inhales]

But the way you were
with Abigail...

You really did love her
like a mother, didn't you?

- None of this
would have happened

if I'd just told Richard
the truth.

But Douggie kept talking me
out of it.

And I was desperate. I...

I wasn't thinking straight.

I've had that a while.

Abigail did that...
- No!

- ...when we had our fight.

- Abigail gave you the welt
on your wrist.

Ellie...

Promise me that you will not
hurt yourself again.

You can't go to that dark place.

[sobbing]

Come here.

[crying]

[insects chirping]

[soft music]

[Darla]: I know you don't have
any reason to trust me, Richar.

And I'm sorry I lied
to your wife.

I'm sorry I pretended
to be Beth.

But I had to get to Caroline.

You need to know the truth
before something bad happens.

Come and see me.

Love always, Darla.

[suspenseful music]

[woman]: Julianne Thomas
was found murdered during a trp

through the Nevada desert with
her boyfriend, Karl Swanson.

[knocking on door]

- Caroline.
What are you doing here?

- Marianne, hi. I...
I just came to check on you.

It's been so long since
I've been near the farms, so...

Can I come in?

- Sure, yeah.

So, any update on Abbie?

- The police are still pursuing
every lead they turn over.

- I'm... I'm keeping her
in my prayers.

- Actually, we do have a lead.

My husband's sister.

Her name was Darla.

She was living in town
under an assumed name.

I was actually
giving therapy to her.

She had a lot of problems.

We're worried that
she may be behind things.

- Well, at least
you're closer to the truth.

If that is the case.

- I just wanna thank you,
Marianne. For everything.

We're so lucky to have someone
like you looking out for us all.

[creaking]

- Oh, sorry. Those are my pipes.

They've been acting up
since the weather changed.

- Maybe I can help.
- No, no, it's fine.

I called someone.
- I'm actually pretty handy.

Maybe I should just take a look.
- It's really not necessary.

- It's not a problem.

[gasping]

[breathing heavily]

[gasps]

- I'm sorry, Caroline.

It's the only way.

[grunts]

[clattering]

[eerie music]

- Listen to me.
Don't ever say that to me!

You have to take this
right now. Take it right now!

- Beth!

[eerie music]

[gasps]

[breathing shakily]

[door handle rattling]

[banging]

[crying]

[banging on door]

[breathing heavily]

[door handle rattling]

[banging on door]

- We can't open that door
right now, sweetie.

- Is someone inside?
- Shh...

Don't worry about it.
Everything's fine, okay?

I promise. Now come on.
Time for breakfast, okay?

[banging on door]
It's okay.

- Caroline?

Caroline!

[line ringing]

- You've reached Caroline Jone.
Please leave a message.

[beeps]

[knocking on door]

- Hey. Is Caroline here?
- No. Why?

- She wasn't at home
this morning.

I don't know where she is.

- Did she say
where she was going?

- No. She was in the house
last night

when I fell asleep,
but she isn't there now.

I mean, she wouldn't leave
without telling me.

Something's wrong.
Doug, I can feel it.

- Okay. Okay, uh...

Here's what we're gonna do.
We're gonna call Parker,

let her know what happened,

maybe she can get
into Caroline's phone.

Look, I know we have
a lot of work to do

to make things right,
but let us help you, Richard.

- Just find Caroline.
- Okay.

- Yeah.

[breathing heavily]

[banging on door]

- Abbie?!

Abbie, sweetie, can you hear me?

- Caroline?!
- Abbie!

- What are you doing in there?

- It's a long story.

I just need you
to help me get out.

- Did Marianne from school
put you in there?

- It's not important right now.
I just need you to help me.

Can you try the handle?

[door rattling]

- It's not working!

What if I pull on the handle
and you push?

- What do you mean, Abbie?

- I mean, if I pull the handle
and you lean against the door

at the same time,
maybe it'll open.

- Abbie, you're
a little genius, yes.

Um... Okay, Abbie, put your hand
on the door handle.

And now, when I count to three,

you just pull
as hard as you can.

Remember baseball practice?

Just put your whole arm
into it, okay?

I need you to do that
for me right now, sweetie.

- Okay.
- Okay, and I'm gonna

push the door really hard.

Okay, are you ready?

You got this.

Okay...

One.

[together]: Two. Three.

[gasping]

- I'm so glad you're okay.

- Are you okay?
- I am now.

You were so brave.

- Okay. Maybe we should
go home now.

- Yeah, let's go.
- Okay.

[tense music]

- Abbie...

Would you go play in your room
for a little while?

- What about Caroline?

- It's okay, sweetie.

Caroline and I
are just gonna talk.

- Yeah, Abbie.
Just a little talk.

- Why don't you keep going with
that book you're reading, huh?

- Okay.

[grunts]

- You're making this
too complicated.

I'm just trying to keep
my daughter safe!

[birds chirping]

- What have you been giving me?

- Horse tranquilizers.
They're not gonna hurt you,

they're just gonna keep you
numb for a little while.

I'm sorry, Caroline.
I did what I had to do.

- You don't have to do
any of this, Marianne.

Let me help you.
- I don't need any help.

Not anymore.

It's getting dark.

I'm taking Abigail.
She's coming with me.

I'm taking her somewhere new.
Somewhere different.

And you'll be safe
if you don't follow us.

- You know I can't do
that, Marianne.

She's my husband's daughter.
- No, she's not!

[suspenseful music]

- I can't get a trace
on Caroline's phone.

She must have turned it off.
- She wouldn't do that,

not with everything
that's going on.

- Okay, so someone
turned it off.

- She told you.
Okay, she told you

she was worried
she was in danger.

- I'm gonna get her back,
Richard.

Abigail too.

I'm transferring
whatever I could retrieve

from the other accounts.

I'm gonna run it into forensics

when I get back to the station.

Texts, email, last logins,
anything...

[sighing]

- It was supposed to be
so much easier, Caroline.

I really didn't want this.

- Just don't hurt Abigail.

- Hurt Abigail?
- Yeah.

- I'm not here to hurt her.
I'm here to save her.

I wish you could see it
from how I see it.

I'm a good person.

Darla wanted me to stop,
but I couldn't.

I couldn't let her
go back there.

- Marianne, please,
just talk to me.

Let me try to understand why.

- She's my daughter. Abigail.

I gave birth to her
nine years ago.

Before he took her from me.

- Doug?

- He was so sweet when we met.

And then, everything changed.

He told them I was abusive.

That I was unstable.

I would never hurt my daughter.

I was scared of becoming
a parent, sure,

but it was the good kind
of scared, you know?

I had nothing but love to give.

The day she disappeared
with him, I knew...

I knew I had to get her back.

No matter what it took,
I was gonna do it.

Because that's what family is.

So a year ago, Darla got clean.

Then she wanted to reach out
to Abbie.

But because of
the restraining order,

she knew that if she reached out
to Richard or Ellie...

- She'd be arrested.
- Yeah.

So, she thought she would try
to get in touch with Doug.

Only when she went online
to look for his information,

she found a lot more
than she expected.

- What do you mean?

- Our marriage certificate.

Photos of our wedding.

I'm guessing Doug never told you
that he'd been married before?

- No. He didn't.

- Darla wanted to know more
about this past life.

It took her six months,
but she was determined.

She finally found me online.

My profile was a picture
of Abbie when she was a baby.

Then I told her everything,
how he'd taken her.

And she knew it was a lie.

- So she knew about the scam.

- Yeah, we worked together.

She would tell Richard the truth
and he would forgive her.

And then, I would get
my daughter back.

And Richard...

Well, Darla needed a cover
to get closer to him.

- So she became Beth.
And started seeing me.

- Yeah.

She had second thoughts
after a while.

She said she couldn't
go through with the plan.

- So that day,
at the station...

- Doug would know who I was.

I planned this
very carefully, Caroline.

- But then you saw Beth,
and you started arguing with her

in the hallway.
- She said that Abigail

was with a loving family now.

And that she couldn't
hurt Richard.

She even thought
that if we told the truth,

that we could work
something out.

That is not
what I signed up for.

- That's why she bought
the gifts for Abigail.

She thought Richard would
let her back into his life.

- I told her it was insane.

She just kept insisting
there had to be another way.

- That's what she said
in the letter.

- What?

- The day at the station,
when you saw Beth,

she was trying
to give you an envelope.

I have it in my bag.

- I don't need to read anything.
- Marianne, it's important.

It could help you.

This could be another way.

- I don't wanna hear it,
Caroline!

I have my daughter back now.

And I'm never gonna be separatd
from her, not ever again.

- Help!

Help! Is anyone here?

Can I please call my daddy?

- Darla was a good person.

And she didn't have to die.

- Die?! What do you mean?
- You don't know?

[creaking]

- Did you hear that?

[grunting]

[grunting]

[phone ringing]

- Hello?

Yeah, this is he.

- Daddy?
- Abbie? Abbie... Hey.

- Keep her on the phone.
I'm tracing it.

- Hey, baby girl.

- No, no, no... Abbie!

Caroline, she's gone!
Abbie's gone!

Caroline...

[screams]

[grunting]

- You're not taking her,
Marianne!

She's coming home
to her family!

- I am her family!

And I am gonna save her!

[grunting]

- We got her.

She's at a cabin
on Dorset Drive.

We got a rental property
directly opposite.

Leased six months ago
to a Marianne Cunningham.

- That's her. That's my ex.

- No, it's okay.
Daddy's coming to get you.

Okay? You just stay
where you are.

[crying]

[line ringing]

- We're gonna
get her back, okay?

I'll send a unit.
- A unit?!

Are you crazy?
I'm going to get her.

I'm coming with you.
- Out of the question.

It's not safe!

- Officer Parker,
I am coming with you.

- Stand down, Richard!

Can I get a unit
to pick up the family, please?

No! They're running!

[car starting]

Richard! Are you crazy?

Gimme back my keys now!

[grunting]

- Abbie? Abbie?

Hey!

[crying]

[breathing heavily]

- Don't make me hurt you,
Caroline. Please.

- That's up to you, Marianne.

- He is the reason they took
her in the first place.

Because they believed him!
He's a liar!

- You still have a chance,
Marianne.

You just drop the knife.

- Are you okay?

- I'm sorry I didn't
come home, Daddy.

I was with Marianne from school.

But she promised me that I could
go home whenever I wanted,

and then she told Caroline
that she was taking me away.

- Wait... Caroline?

Where's Caroline?

- She's at Marianne's.

- Marianne?
You saw Marianne, sweetie?

What did she look like?

- She's the crossing guard.
From school.

With the curly hair.
- It's her.

It's really her.

She tried to take
Abigail from me.

- Doug, she's got Caroline.

She's got her.
- Right.

- Abbie, you stay
right here, okay?

You stay with Mommy.

[crying]
[Ellie]: it's okay.

- Caroline...
- Richard, I'm okay.

- This is all your fault.
- You're not taking her, Doug.

She's never gonna be
with you, not ever again.

- You're going to jail!

You tried to hurt my daughter.

- I have been looking for her

since the day
you took her from me.

Darla couldn't stop me,
and you're not gonna stop me.

No matter how many
lies you tell.

- You're insane!

You tried to kidnap Abigail.

- Anything was better than
her staying with you!

You're a monster!

- What are you talking
about, Marianne?

- She's out of her mind,
Caroline.

Clearly, you can see that.

- That's what you wanted
the police to think

every time you hit me.
And I called them.

You told them I was crazy,
that it was all in my head.

- You're lying!

- You thought you could
keep me quiet with your fists.

You thought you could
take Abbie from me,

but you can't!

[screaming]

[breathing heavily]

- Are you okay,
did she hurt you?

- I'm okay. I'm okay.

- Parker...
Parker's here, I think.

- Careful.
- It's okay.

- Please, Caroline...

I didn't kidnap Abigail.

She came with me.

Every day, after school.

Abby would tell me.
About Doug.

How she was scared of him.

Please, keep her safe.

- We're turning over
the whole house.

If she's responsible
for what happened to Darla,

we're gonna know real soon.

- Where is Marianne now?
- She's in custody.

- Lock her up.
Throw away the key.

- Speaking of keys...

Richard, I believe you have
something that belongs to me?

- Right. Uh...

I'm so sorry I took them.

- I'll chalk it up to
a momentary lapse in judgment.

- So I'm not under arrest?

- I think Abigail needs you

a little bit more
than jail does.

- When can we see her?

- The medical team will be
done with her soon.

We'll have her home in no time.

- Thank you, Officer Parker.

For everything you've done.

[sighing]

[Ellie]: Thank you.

- Thank you.

Something bothering you?

[sighing]

- You're not gonna like it.

- Well, I don't know,
I feel kinda tough

after this week.
[chuckling]

- Marianne. Those things
that she said at the house.

About Doug...

I believe her.

Statistically, women don't lie
about these types of things.

- Well, statistically,
women don't usually kidnap

their daughters, either.

[sighing]

Come on, Caroline. It's over.

Marianne was
a very disturbed woman.

Speaking of which, I think
I'm gonna check on her again.

- Hey, can I go?
- Yeah. Okay.

- Thanks.

So, sweetie...

You're gonna have
a lot of questions

about what happened
the past few days.

I'm here for you,
whatever you need. Okay?

- Is Marianne gonna be okay?

- You liked Marianne?

- She took care of me.

Like you do.

[sniffling]

Why are you crying, Caroline?

- I'm sorry, sweetie,
I'm just...

I'm just so happy to see you.

Back here where you belong.

- I don't like it when you cry.
- Oh.

- Mommy cried when I hurt her
on her hand.

- How did that make you feel?
- Bad.

Doug says just because he hits
Mommy doesn't mean I should.

- Doug says what?

- He says he gets angry
and doesn't mean to hit Mommy,

but he does.

- You get some rest.

Okay, sweetie?

- I love you, Caroline.

- I love you too, Abbie.

[tense music]

[indistinct chatter]

[suspenseful music]

[breathing heavily]

- I mean, it's a parking lot.

And this is a good
stepping stone.

This is a good way
to approach it

and I think
it's great for you.

Hey, sweetie.

Abbie go down okay?

- Yeah, she's fast asleep.
- Great.

- Uh, Ellie...
Can I talk to you for a sec?

- Is everything alright?
- Yeah, everything's fine.

Just some girl talk.

- You gotta meet the team.

- What's going on?
- Shh!

- What's going on?

- I need you to tell me
the truth about Doug.

- What are you talking about?

- You know what
I'm talking about.

Marianne was telling
the truth, wasn't she?

Doug hits you.

That mark on your neck.

You didn't do that to yourself.
Doug did that to you.

And Abigail,
that's why she hurt you.

- He said if I told anyone,
he'd kill me.

And after what we did
to Richard,

he knew I couldn't afford
to report it.

- It's why Abigail joined
the Runaway Girls.

She was having problems
at home,

just like the rest of them.

- It's not all the time,
Caroline.

- That's Julianne Thomas.

She was murdered
twenty years ago in Nevada.

And that's her boyfriend,
the guy who did it.

He hasn't been seen since.

- This... this is Doug.

- Ellie, Doug was
Julianne's boyfriend.

Doug was Karl Swanson.
He killed her, I'm sure of it.

That's him in the photo.
- What?

- That's what Darla found out.

She tried to tell Marianne, but
she didn't get to her on time.

- Doug... Doug killed her?

- We have to go to the police.

Yes. We have to stop Doug
before he hurts anyone else.

[breathing shakily]
- Yeah.

[eerie music]

[gasps]
- No.

- You're not gonna call
anyone, Caroline.

This is my life.
This is my family.

You don't get to take
that from me.

- Run, Ellie, now!

- Ah! No! Ah!

Caroline, please.
You're making this harder.

You're getting involved in
something you don't understand.

- I know about Julianne, Doug.

- Ha!
- Or do I call you Karl?

It was you, wasn't it?

Julianne Thomas.
Your girlfriend.

You killed her.
Twenty years ago.

- As soon as they started
talking about her

on the news, I knew someone
would figure it out.

And they did.

That day in the police station.

- Stay back! I'm warning you!

I know who you really are!

- "I know who you really are."

She wasn't talking
about Richard.

She was talking about you.

- I followed her home.

I wanted to know what
she'd done with Abbie.

She wouldn't tell me.

So... I did what I had to.

- Doug, we trusted you.

- It's not what you think,
Caroline.

I'm... I'm not a murderer.

I just get...
real angry sometimes.

All I wanted was for Julianne
to stop screaming.

I tried to shake her,
I tried to wake her up.

But... she was gone.

So I ran.

I changed my name,
changed towns.

And then, I met Marianne.

- And you hit her too.

- She wouldn't let up on me.

Yeah. She made me feel
like a failure.

- No, Doug. You hit her.

You hit her
because you chose to.

- Okay.
That's... that's not true!

- You hurt people because
you can't control yourself.

It's what you think
you have to do.

But you know, I knew someone

who couldn't control herself,
but she tried.

Her name was Darla.

And you killed her!
- Stop talking to me like that!

- Two people are dead
because of you!

- Three people.

- You'll never
get away with it.

No, they'll find you.

- No. No, no, they won't!

See, I've already
done this before, Caroline.

I started over,
and I'm gonna start over again

with Ellie and Abbie.

And you'll be
out of the picture.

Gone! Alright?

Just like Julianne!

[grunting]

[grunting]

[breathing heavily]

- Ellie...

Ellie, hey, hey. Hey!

[soft music]

- I never thought about it
that way.

But yeah!

I should've taken that moniker.

- Ta-dah!
- Yum!

- Looks amazing.

- So I was just saying,

my community service
has been reduced.

90 hours.

Thanks to a letter
from a certain someone.

- Well, you've suffered
enough, Ellie.

You know what you did
was wrong,

but testifying against Doug,
that couldn't have been easy.

- Well...

You two vouching for me
made it a lot easier.

Oh! Look at these two!

- Hi!
- Hey.

- Got some lipstick
on your face.

- Oh! That was my orange!
[laughing]

- Polly seems to be doing great.

- You know, it's really
wonderful, what you two did.

Adopting.

Giving a child the chance
to have two parents like you.

- We should get the girls
to bed soon.

Abbie's going to see
Marianne tomorrow, at ten.

- Oh.
- She goes before

the parole board in six months.

We want her to know that Abbie's
still thinking about her.

We're gonna try and see about
visitation when she gets out.

- That's nice.

- Can me and Polly go play
hide and seek?

- Okay, sweetie. As long
as it's inside the house.

Don't break anything.

Promise?
- Pinky promise!

- Wow, a pinky promise!

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