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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.

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.

Okay, well, a snake.

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

That's much better than my rodent.

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.

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.

Maybe two.

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

to make up the family? - Richard!

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.

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.

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.

- 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.

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.

- 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.

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.

- 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.

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.

Hey!

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.

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?

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?

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.

Hello? Abbie, is that you?

Hey, sweetie. I just finished work.

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.

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.

- 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.

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?

Are you the Runaway Girls?

Abbie!

Abbie, wait! Caroline!

Abbie!

Abbie!

Caroline!

Abbie!

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.

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.

Oh.

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.

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.

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?

Beth!

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?

Stay back!

Stay back, I'm warning you.

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?

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.

Darla Jones, this is the police!

Show yourself!

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.

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.

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...

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.

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!

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?

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!

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?

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.

- 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!

Ellie!

What's going on?

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...

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.

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.

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

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.

Come here.

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.

Julianne Thomas was found murdered during a trp

through the Nevada desert with her boyfriend, Karl Swanson.

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.

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.

I'm sorry, Caroline.

It's the only way.

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

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

Beth!

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?

It's okay.

Caroline?

Caroline!

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

- 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.

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?

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.

Two. Three.

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.

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.

You're making this too complicated.

I'm just trying to keep my daughter safe!

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!

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...

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?

Did you hear that?

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...

You're not taking her, Marianne!

She's coming home to her family!

I am her family!

And I am gonna save her!

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.

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!

Richard! Are you crazy?

Gimme back my keys now!

Abbie? Abbie?

Hey!

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.

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!

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.

Thank you.

Thank you.

Something bothering you?

You're not gonna like it.

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

after this week.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Yeah.

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!

Ellie...

Ellie, hey, hey. Hey!

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!

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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