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Trial By Blood
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00:11It's okay, my baby. I won't let anyone hurt you.
00:35I'd like to see you try and lay a hand on my daughter.
00:41Mom, Dad, how do I look?
00:45Stunning. You could wear the simplest thing and still outshine everyone.
00:52Emily, you look incredible. Did you like the birthday gift I got you?
00:58Of course, Aunt Sharon. I love everything you give me.
01:01Such a sweet little angel. Beautiful, polite. Not like this one. Dumb as a brick.
01:11What? Do you need a personal invitation? Say hello to Emily.
01:20God, she's embarrassing.
01:22Jesus, Sharon. That's your daughter. You treat her like she's your enemy's child.
01:26Oh, please. She's lucky I haven't cut her off already.
01:31Enough. Their birthday party is coming up and you expect her to show up at the party like this?
01:36Emily, sweetheart, take on upstairs. Clean her up. Take care of her.
01:45So, I hear you're handing the company over to Emily. Is that true?
01:56Emily is my blood. The second that ink dries, I'm taking her back.
02:01You really think the girl you've been abusing for 18 years is mine?
02:07I can't wait to watch your world collapse when you finally learn the truth.
02:20I... I don't want to ruin your carpet.
02:23It's just a carpet, not some museum piece.
02:26If it gets dirty, we clean it.
02:30Your room is incredible.
02:33And that dress, it's beautiful.
02:36Just like you.
02:38If you wore something elegant, you'd outshine everyone.
02:44Your mom gave me this one.
02:46But I want you to have it.
02:48No, really, I can't.
02:49It belongs to you.
02:50If my mom catches me wearing your clothes, she'll lose it.
02:54Anna, relax.
02:56I've got your back.
02:57And your birthday's almost here, too.
03:00Think of it as an early gift.
03:02Thank you, Emily.
03:09Oh my god!
03:10You look amazing!
03:13She looks beautiful.
03:15Just missing the right shoes.
03:17These are for you.
03:19My birthday present.
03:20Put them on.
03:21Oh, Aunt Melanie.
03:23Thank you so much.
03:25No one's ever been this kind to me.
03:27Just you and Emily.
03:36Well, well.
03:37Now you're stealing Emily's clothes, too?
03:40Aunt Sharon, stop it.
03:42I gave it to her.
03:43You gave it away?
03:45Didn't want it anymore?
03:46Oh, that's okay.
03:47Come on, Emily.
03:49I'll take you shopping.
03:50Ten new dresses.
03:52That's not the point.
03:53I have more dresses than I can count.
03:56And Anna doesn't even have one decent outfit.
03:58She hasn't worn anything new in years.
04:01Dressing trash up in designer clothes?
04:04That's just insulting the fabric.
04:06Don't talk about her like that.
04:09It's cruel.
04:10Cruel?
04:11Please.
04:12With skin that thick.
04:15She barely notices.
04:16Take it off.
04:17The dress, the shoes, all of it.
04:19Those shoes were my gift to honor.
04:22Do you really want her walking into her 18th birthday party with nothing fit to wear?
04:26Why not?
04:28Girls like her don't get fairy tales.
04:33Sharon!
04:34That's your child.
04:35How can you even say something like that?
04:38Oh, please.
04:38She's not made of glass.
04:40What are you staring at?
04:42I told you to take it off.
04:44Still standing there?
04:46Fine.
04:47I'll do it myself.
04:52Oh, my God.
04:53Anna, you're bleeding.
04:54Don't touch her, Emily.
04:56She's disgusting.
04:58Look at her.
04:59She's shaking in fear.
05:01Come on, sweetheart.
05:02Let's go buy you something else.
05:10Anna.
05:12Your mother hasn't been the same since your father died.
05:16I'm so sorry, my love.
05:18Mrs. Astor.
05:21I wish...
05:23I wish you were my mom.
05:31Mom, I'm sorry.
05:34Please, please, please don't lock me in again.
05:36Mom, should we do something?
05:39That sounded really bad.
05:41Why is she always so cruel to Anna?
05:43It isn't our place, sweetheart.
05:45Honey, Sharon's gone too far.
05:49Shouldn't we step in?
05:51She warned us not to interfere before.
05:53Don't worry.
05:54She's still her daughter.
05:56She wouldn't actually kill her.
06:03Aunt Sharon.
06:05There's my girl.
06:09Jesus, Sharon.
06:10What the hell happened to Anna's leg?
06:13She ruined Emily's dress.
06:15So she was disciplined.
06:17Blacks don't make a spectacle.
06:19Kids heal.
06:20She'll live.
06:22Sharon, today is Anna's birthday too.
06:24Whatever your excuse, don't touch her again.
06:27Easy.
06:27If she acts up, we'll just lock her in the basement.
06:30Exactly.
06:32Today belongs to Emily.
06:34She's your daughter, Sharon.
06:36Not Emily's servant.
06:37Melanie, I'm just your secretary.
06:39Remember?
06:41So naturally, Anna doesn't belong on Emily's level.
06:44Emily, this is for me.
06:46Your gift.
06:49Emily, what happened to your hand?
06:52Why is it bandaged?
06:53How did you let her get hurt?
06:55It's a scratch, Sharon.
06:56She'll be fine in a day or two.
06:58Kids heal.
06:59You've said that yourself.
07:00How can you say that so casually?
07:03That hand is worth millions.
07:05Don't you understand what's at stake?
07:07Enough.
07:09You did this.
07:10Emily was bleeding because she was cleaning up after you.
07:14Why wasn't a maid doing it?
07:16What kind of parent lets their child pick up broken glass?
07:20Emily's responsible.
07:21She looks after her own space, and it's a small cut.
07:25Anna's hand is wrapped in gauze.
07:26That's different.
07:28Anna's built to take it.
07:30Don't ever compare them.
07:31She's inheriting millions.
07:34Anna's made for scrubbing floors.
07:36If her hands get ruined, who cares?
07:39So let me be clear.
07:41Your daughter is bleeding, and you don't even flinch.
07:44But my child gets a scratch, and you lose your mind?
07:48Sometimes you make it seem like Emily is your daughter.
07:53Oh, Melanie, we've been best friends forever.
07:57I've always treated your daughter like my own, and honestly, let's knock to a door.
08:03Yeah, let's be real.
08:04Anna could never hold a candle to Emily.
08:06Emily, sweetheart, you have exactly one responsibility in life.
08:11Enjoy it.
08:14All that dull, dirty work, carrying things, cleaning, that's Anna's role.
08:20That's what she's here for.
08:22You've turned your own daughter into a servant.
08:24Let's see how long that smug smile lasts once the truth comes out.
08:28Oh, Melanie, did you bring the paperwork for the shares?
08:32I did.
08:33And there you go again, ruining my daughter's surprise.
08:37Wait, seriously?
08:38Mom, I'm only 18.
08:40You're already giving me company shares?
08:41Of course she is, Emily.
08:43Darling, you're intelligent.
08:45You're stunning.
08:46You were born to lead.
08:49I'm so proud of you.
08:51Well, she is my pride and joy.
08:55No one compares.
08:56And I mean, no one compares to my daughter.
09:00Keep gloating, Melanie.
09:02Once Emily gets those shares, I'll drop the real surprise.
09:11Hello, yes.
09:12The results are in?
09:13I'll have my brother come collect them.
09:17Aunt Sharon, what results?
09:20Just something special I've been preparing.
09:23A surprise you will never forget.
09:26Another one?
09:27Trust me, sweetheart.
09:28Soon enough, everything will make sense.
09:31How intriguing.
09:33Then I suppose I'll be looking forward to it as well.
09:36Enjoy the moment, Melanie.
09:38Your public collapse has been my fantasy for years.
09:42All right, everyone's here.
09:44What's that inside?
09:49Who's that next to Emily?
09:52Why is she dressed like that?
09:56Is she Emily's maid?
09:59Truth is, I've been grinding your precious princess into the dirt for 18 years.
10:06Feels good watching you finally choke on it.
10:13Thank you all for being here to celebrate my daughter, Emily, on her 18th birthday.
10:19And tonight, we're also acknowledging another milestone.
10:22My best friend's daughter is turning 18 as well.
10:25Wait, she's not the help?
10:27Who sends their kid out dressed like that?
10:29Most of you know Emily's story.
10:31Accepted into Harvard Business School at 15.
10:34Graduated at 17.
10:36Already making her mark inside the Astor Group.
10:42So today, I'm making it official.
10:45Today, I transfer all of my shares of the Astor Group to Emily.
10:51Happy birthday, sweetheart.
10:53You are now the majority shareholder of the Astor Group.
10:56This is my gift to you.
11:03Hey, look at me.
11:04You're my daughter.
11:06And I don't back losing bets.
11:08Remember that ski trip when you were eight?
11:10Standing at the top, legs shaking, terrified to move.
11:13Now look at you.
11:14Advanced level, certified.
11:16Tearing through competitions like fear never existed.
11:20That's my girl.
11:21Brains and beauty.
11:23Clearly she takes after me.
11:26Mom, I won't let you down.
11:28I'll give this everything I have.
11:31I'll give this everything I have.
11:31Well said, Emily.
11:33Why are you so thrilled?
11:35She's not even your daughter.
11:36When Joshua comes back with the results, you'll understand exactly why I'm so thrilled.
11:42Sharon, today is Anna's birthday too.
11:44Aren't you going to give her your gift?
11:46Of course I am.
11:48I've prepared something very special for her.
11:56Auntie...
11:57Don't call me that anymore.
11:59My baby.
12:01I'm your mother.
12:06My baby.
12:08I'm your mother.
12:13Oh my god, Sharon.
12:16What the hell do you think you're doing?
12:17A few days ago, I took Anna to the hospital to have her checked.
12:22The doctor recognized me.
12:24Turns out years ago, he was jealous of your money.
12:29Your life.
12:30He did something unforgivable.
12:32He switched our babies.
12:35After years of choking on guilt, he finally told me the truth.
12:41Sharon, jokes have limits.
12:44This isn't some trashy reality show.
12:46I'm not joking.
12:48Every word I said is true.
12:51Nice story.
12:52We raised Emily.
12:54There is no universe where she's yours.
12:57You can't just walk in here and claim Emily based on some stranger's confession.
13:01And even if you care about Emily, did you ever stop to think what this does to Anna?
13:05Her?
13:06I fed her.
13:07I clothed her.
13:09I paid for 18 years of schooling.
13:11That's already more than she ever earned.
13:13Now I'm done with her.
13:15I want my daughter back.
13:17Look at her, Sharon Shaw.
13:19You stomped the life out of that girl.
13:22And now you want applause for being a good mother?
13:25So you're absolutely certain you're standing here in front of everyone claiming Emily is yours?
13:32I knew there would be questions.
13:34That's why I did a DNA test.
13:38Joshua will be back with the results any second now.
13:42You actually went through with a DNA test?
13:45Of course I did.
13:47Science doesn't lie.
13:48But honestly, I didn't need it.
13:53No.
13:55No, no, no.
13:56This can't be right.
13:57What the hell is this?
13:59I've always known Emily was mine.
14:02From the moment she could walk.
14:04Talk.
14:05She gravitated toward me.
14:07Blood always knows blood.
14:10Oh my god.
14:11No.
14:13No, this isn't happening.
14:14I know it's hard to swallow, Melanie.
14:17But the truth doesn't care about your feelings.
14:22So, do you like my surprise, sweetheart?
14:27Do you like my surprise, sweetheart?
14:29Mom.
14:30No, that's not your mother.
14:33She borrowed the title.
14:34I own it.
14:35I'm your real mother.
14:37Jesus Christ, Sharon.
14:38The results aren't even here yet.
14:40You don't get to just snatch a child like this.
14:42They'll be here any second.
14:45I lost 18 years with my daughter.
14:49I am not losing another breath.
14:52Tell me, Sharon.
14:53Look me in the eye.
14:55Are you really that sure Emily is yours?
14:58Sure.
14:58I'm the one who switched them.
15:00I don't need some lab report to tell me what I already know.
15:04You keep acting like Emily doesn't belong to me.
15:08Why?
15:09Because Anna wasn't good enough for you?
15:12Hear that?
15:14Even your real parents don't want you.
15:17You were born disposable.
15:19Enough.
15:20I never look down on Anna.
15:22Never.
15:22This circus helps no one.
15:24The DNA results aren't even here yet.
15:26And all you're doing is tearing two children apart.
15:28I understand.
15:30Letting go hurts.
15:32You look at Anna and don't see the daughter you imagined.
15:36But Emily?
15:37She's mine.
15:39I'm just taking back what is mine.
15:42Don't listen to her, Melody.
15:43We raised Emily.
15:45Every scraped knee.
15:47Every sleepless night.
15:48That doesn't vanish because of a lie and a piece of paper.
15:52We all saw it.
15:54Your heart.
15:55Your time.
15:56Everything.
15:59Everything Emily is, that's because of you.
16:02You don't just hand her over to someone like that.
16:05Joshua!
16:06You're back.
16:07Where is it?
16:08Give me the report.
16:09Sharon Shaw.
16:10What if it doesn't say what you think it does?
16:13Emily is mine.
16:14If you don't believe me, let science shut you up.
16:17Joshua?
16:18Show them the report.
16:25Emily, you are my real daughter.
16:29You have always been mine.
16:33This can't be right.
16:36What the hell is this?
16:42Emily's not Sharon's daughter?
16:44Then the switch never happened.
16:46Our whole plan, gone!
16:49Look at it.
16:51Read it again.
16:53You can deny it all you want.
16:54Emily is mine.
16:56So do the right thing.
16:57Give me back my daughter.
17:00Are you out of your damn mind?
17:02That's not how this works.
17:03That's not how families work.
17:05Why not?
17:06I know you've grown attached, but biology doesn't care about feelings.
17:11I lost 18 years.
17:14Years!
17:15I can never get back.
17:17And all I want is to make it right.
17:20Mrs. Astor, my brother-in-law died working for you.
17:24You swore you'd protect my sister and her child.
17:28Now she's standing here asking for her daughter back.
17:31What's so unforgivable about that?
17:33Melanie, you're a mother.
17:37You know how deep a mother's love cuts.
17:41How it refuses to let go.
17:44Exactly.
17:45That's why I will never hand my daughter over to someone like you.
17:49Because this test is a lie.
17:52It's fake.
17:55Fake?
17:56What are you even saying right now?
17:58That's exactly what I'm saying.
18:00You really thought you could rip her out of our lives with a forged piece of paper?
18:04Yes, yes.
18:05That report has to be fake.
18:07Sharon, you didn't honestly think you could fool us with a cheap lie.
18:11Did you?
18:12How the hell did that bitch figure it out?
18:14Doesn't matter.
18:14Fake or not, it has to be real now.
18:17That's ridiculous.
18:18How dare you accuse us of fabricating a DNA report?
18:21This is insane.
18:22What proof do you have that it's fake?
18:24Don't you dare accuse my brother of fraud.
18:27He wouldn't risk prison over something like this.
18:30Exactly.
18:31Everyone suddenly wants Emily now.
18:33But Anna?
18:34Anna is the child my sister raised for 18 years.
18:37You think we'd just throw her away unless we were certain she wasn't ours?
18:42Raised her?
18:43That's what you call raising a child?
18:45I've seen you strike her.
18:47Your discipline is a nightmare.
18:48And that's not even mentioning the nights you locked her away, starved her, and treated her like she wasn't even
18:53human.
18:54I was strict because I cared.
18:57Discipline is love.
18:59Everything I did was for her own good.
19:01That's enough.
19:02If that test is real, a second one will prove it.
19:05Yours was done in private, behind closed doors.
19:07So let's do another one, right here.
19:09Right now, in front of everyone.
19:11What do you say, Sharon Shaw?
19:13Are you brave enough?
19:15Fine.
19:16Run it once.
19:16Run it a hundred times.
19:18It won't change a thing.
19:20Emily is still mine.
19:22Perfect.
19:23Then let's go to the hospital.
19:24Right now.
19:26No!
19:28I object.
19:28I don't agree with this.
19:30What's wrong, Joshua?
19:31Because right now, you look guilty as hell.
19:34No.
19:35I'm thinking about the girls.
19:36Another test?
19:37It might be too much for them.
19:39You know, emotionally.
19:41That's surprisingly considerate.
19:43I didn't realize you still had a beating heart in there.
19:46Look, Melanie.
19:47If you want to drag Anna through this circus again, fine.
19:50But think about Emily.
19:52She's been put through enough already.
19:55Look, even if the truth is complicated, the girls don't have to go anywhere.
20:00They can stay with you.
20:01Same house.
20:02Same life.
20:03Nothing has to change.
20:05And we're just supposed to pretend none of this ever happened?
20:07How exactly do you imagine that working, Joshua?
20:10Well, I understand now.
20:13You're embarrassed.
20:15Terrified that Anna might actually be your daughter.
20:18Why wouldn't we be?
20:19I don't care whose blood Emily carries.
20:22She's the one we raised.
20:24The one we invested our lives in.
20:26She's brilliant.
20:27Driven.
20:28Going somewhere.
20:29And Anna?
20:30Look at her.
20:31Look at what you turned her into.
20:34Maybe I wasn't perfect.
20:36Maybe I made mistakes.
20:39But all I want is to hear my real daughter call me.
20:44Mom.
20:46Is that really too much to ask?
20:48Oh, spare us the performance.
20:50If this was really about reuniting with your daughter, you'd have done it quietly.
20:53Privately.
20:54So why today?
20:55Why on Emily's birthday?
20:57You stormed in waving that DNA test like a trophy.
20:59Looks to me like she just wants a piece of Emily's success.
21:05That's why Anna was so easy to throw away.
21:08Honestly, who celebrates a baby switch like they've won the lottery?
21:10That's twisted.
21:11So tell me, Sharon.
21:12Is being Emily's mother your endgame?
21:15Is that all this has ever been about?
21:19What?
21:20Have you completely lost your mind?
21:22Maybe.
21:23Maybe they're not wrong.
21:24If the babies really were switched at birth, maybe they should be returned to where they belong.
21:28You've got to be kidding me.
21:30You're seriously going to hand our daughter to a manipulative psychopath because of one shady DNA report?
21:37Of course not.
21:38Melanie, oh, I knew you'd see reason.
21:40Don't worry, I'll raise Emily properly.
21:44No.
21:45I am her father.
21:47I won't discard my child because of a lab printout.
21:50Mr. Astor, your wife has already agreed.
21:53And DNA doesn't lie.
21:54So, whether you like it or not, this is happening.
21:58And Mrs. Astor, you've already transferred your shares to Emily.
22:02You're not planning to undo that now, are you?
22:05No, the paperwork is complete.
22:06Emily is now the largest shareholder of Astor Group.
22:09She's my successor.
22:10That's wonderful.
22:11I knew it.
22:13This was never about the children.
22:15This was always about the company.
22:17And what exactly are you going to do about it?
22:20Emily runs Astor Group now.
22:22And lucky for us, she's family.
22:25Mr. Astor, sorry, Andrew.
22:27Got a problem with that?
22:29Don't get too comfortable.
22:30My name is still on Emily's birth certificate.
22:33As long as I don't consent, no one is taking her anywhere.
22:38Oh, Andrew, why are you being so dramatic?
22:40The DNA report clearly proves Emily is my daughter.
22:43We can sue.
22:46Right now, we're merely extending you a courtesy.
22:49Don't go too far.
22:50Andrew, look at your wife.
22:53So calm.
22:54She built Astor Group from the ground up.
22:56And now, it all belongs to me.
22:59So why are you upset?
23:01Right, Mrs. Astor?
23:03That's not quite right, Joshua.
23:05She's no longer the mighty Mrs. Astor.
23:08What did you just say?
23:10Hey, Sharon.
23:11Oops, did I say that out loud?
23:14My mistake, darling.
23:15Astor Group, your life's work.
23:17Your legacy, it's mine now.
23:21So tell me, Sharon, is being Emily's mother your endgame?
23:25Is that all this has ever been about?
23:27I honestly don't know what you're implying.
23:29Melanie, I don't trust her for a second.
23:32None of this smells right.
23:34Hey, watch your mouth.
23:36This has nothing to do with you.
23:38Oh, now you're trying to silence us, too?
23:41Real convincing.
23:43Melanie, I know I failed Anna.
23:45I know I didn't give her the life she deserved.
23:48But none of that changes the truth.
23:50She is your biological daughter.
23:53If you could accept her, maybe, or just maybe, her life could finally improve.
23:59Oh, spare me.
24:00Is that what this is supposed to be about now?
24:02Saving Anna?
24:03Or is this just a convenient way to steal our daughter and sneak your hands into Melanie's
24:08company?
24:09Careful.
24:09That's a serious accusation.
24:11Borderline felony talk.
24:13Nobody planned this.
24:15Nobody wanted a baby switch.
24:17Melanie, we were best friends.
24:19My husband died driving for you.
24:23Anna and I worked for you for 18 years without complaint.
24:27How could you even think I'd betray you like this?
24:29After my brother-in-law died, I stepped up.
24:33I drove for your family day in, day out for years.
24:38Doesn't that earn any trust at all?
24:39I swear to you, Melanie, even if she's my biological daughter, I'll never let her forget
24:45what you've done for her.
24:47She'll never forget?
24:48Please.
24:49The first thing I do is push you right out of that company.
24:53Melanie, you're finished.
24:55So all of this, this spectacle, is really just about switching the girls back?
25:01This isn't easy for me, either.
25:04What choice do we have?
25:06I lost my husband.
25:08I lost 18 years with Emily.
25:11I can't lose another second.
25:13You're my best friend, Melanie.
25:15All I'm asking for is the rest of my life with my real daughter.
25:20Please, don't take that from me.
25:23All right, then let's switch them back.
25:25What?
25:26Have you completely lost your mind?
25:31Astor Group?
25:32Your life's work?
25:33Your legacy?
25:34It's mine now.
25:36You're tossing these girls' lives around like poker chips.
25:39Tell me, are they your daughters or just your next investment?
25:43Don't get sentimental.
25:44We're simply reclaiming what was always ours.
25:47Melanie, you raised my daughter for 18 years.
25:50It's only fair I returned the favor.
25:53Look at her.
25:54Look at how well I trained her.
25:56So obedient.
25:57She knows exactly where she belongs.
26:00Come here.
26:01Come here.
26:04What are you waiting for?
26:06Say it.
26:07Call her mom.
26:09Say it.
26:09Call her mom.
26:10Stop it.
26:12Even if Anna isn't your biological daughter,
26:14you've been her mother for 18 years.
26:16Don't you feel any guilt humiliating her like this?
26:20Melanie Astor, that broken little thing is yours now.
26:24A shattered puppet.
26:26And you'll spend the rest of your life wishing you never had her.
26:30Melanie, if you care that much, why don't you just take her?
26:33You people are monsters, Melanie.
26:36Are you really going to stand there and let them rip apart our family and our company?
26:40You're smarter than this.
26:41Don't let them play you.
26:43Whatever happens, do not hand Emily over to them.
26:45Everyone, enough.
26:47Calm down.
26:47Sharon and Joshua aren't lying.
26:49Emily and Anna were switched at birth.
26:52I know.
26:53Because I saw it happen.
26:55What?
26:56You saw it with your own eyes?
26:59You saw it?
27:01Or were you delirious with pain?
27:03Hallucinating like a mad woman.
27:04I was delirious, but I wasn't blind.
27:07I watched you and Joshua switch my baby with your own hands, knowingly swapping newborns
27:13as a felony.
27:13So tell me, Sharon Shaw, if I turn you both in right now, what do you think happens to
27:18this little scheme of yours?
27:20You're bluffing.
27:21Why would I ever switch my daughter with yours?
27:24That's insane.
27:25No, what's insane is your hatred for me.
27:28You hated that I became CEO while you stayed my secretary, watching me win.
27:33So you struck where it hurt most.
27:35You tortured the child you thought was mine.
27:37Every bruise, every humiliation, every time you made her beg.
27:41And you made sure I saw it.
27:43Tell me I'm wrong.
27:44You...
27:45You saw all that?
27:47How do you even know what you saw was real?
27:50Melanie, are you out of your damn mind?
27:53You knew for years, and you just stood there while that bitch torturing our daughter for
27:5718 years?
27:59I thought what she was a devote mother.
28:02Turns out she's a full-blown sociopath.
28:04You saw us switch the babies and did nothing?
28:07Let it happen.
28:09Maybe you wanted Anna gone.
28:10Maybe you were ashamed of her.
28:12Maybe this was all you're doing.
28:13Listen to yourself.
28:15The truth just slipped right out.
28:17No, I wanted to see how far you'd go.
28:20I wanted to see what kind of monster you really were.
28:23So what?
28:24This was some kind of twisted experiment?
28:27You let her abuse our daughter for 18 years just to prove a point?
28:31Melanie?
28:32Or are you my mom?
28:34Anna, just breathe, okay?
28:37It's not what you think.
28:39Just stop.
28:40Why did I have to suffer?
28:42Just for your stupid grudge?
28:47You've broken my heart, Emily.
28:50Why?
28:51Why does everyone choose?
28:53Emily?
28:54Why did she get everything?
28:57Every year?
28:58Chanel?
28:59Grand parties?
29:00Cake's taller than me?
29:01And I got locked in room.
29:03Starved until I passed out.
29:05We were born on the same day, so tell me, what crime did I commit to deserve this?
29:11You.
29:12What makes you think you're even allowed to compare yourself to my daughter?
29:15I prayed for the day you and your precious mother would rot in hell together.
29:20You really surpassed yourself, Sharon.
29:22Don't play innocent now.
29:24Emily is disciplined.
29:26Composed.
29:27Obedient.
29:28If it weren't for the company, do you really think I'd have left her with you all these
29:32years?
29:33Enough.
29:34Anna and I are not your dolls to rearrange.
29:37Did any of you, for even one second, think about how we feel?
29:42Everything I did was for you, Emily.
29:45You've got everything.
29:47Power, success, status, me.
29:50You should be thanking me.
29:51I don't have a real mother.
29:54Not if she's messed up like you.
29:56You didn't do this for me.
29:58You did it for yourself.
30:00Emily, we did this for your future.
30:03We placed you in the Astor family so you'd have the best education.
30:07The best life.
30:09And this is the thanks we get?
30:11Ungrateful.
30:12And since we're talking about revenge, the most vicious person in this room is Melanie.
30:17He's right.
30:19Melanie's actions are worse than Sharon's.
30:21What kind of mother watches her own child get tortured for years and does nothing?
30:28Melanie, Anna is broken.
30:31Emily despises you.
30:34Are you satisfied now?
30:36If none of you wanted me, why did you give birth to me?
30:42Why did I have to suffer?
30:44Just for your stupid grudge.
30:47Anna, I...
30:50I called you mom for years.
30:53But you're not my mother.
30:54So what about me?
30:57What about every humiliation?
30:59Every abuse?
31:01Every night I cried myself to the sleeve.
31:04Unbelievable.
31:06I never imagined you could be this cold, Melanie.
31:09You stood by while your own daughter was tortured for 18 years.
31:14Honestly, Anna, I almost pity you now.
31:17You've been hating the wrong woman this whole time.
31:20I'm...
31:20No.
31:21I hate you.
31:23You broke me for your sick, twisted revenge.
31:27Oh, don't be dramatic.
31:29Be grateful.
31:30I could have also beaten you to death, but I didn't.
31:33Look how obedient you turned out.
31:36Why?
31:37Was I punished just because I wasn't born to you?
31:42You had to destroy me to prove something?
31:46Exactly.
31:47Because you are Melanie's daughter.
31:49Every time I saw your face, I felt disgusted.
31:52You hated me that much?
31:54Enough to steal my child and torment her?
31:57Yes.
31:58Because you had everything.
32:00And I lived in your shadow.
32:02So I made your daughter suffer.
32:04And then I'd look at my Emily.
32:07Smart.
32:09Strong.
32:10Beautiful.
32:11While your daughter flinched at every sound.
32:14Mom, is what she's saying true?
32:18Melanie, you watched our own daughter get crushed for 18 years and you said nothing.
32:23What kind of mother does that make you?
32:25If you hated Sharon so much, why didn't you go after her?
32:29Why did you just stand there and let me be destroyed?
32:36If none of you wanted me, why did you give birth to me?
32:40I hated Sharon for breaking me into nothing.
32:43I hate you more.
32:45I used to pray you were my mom and you were and you wanted me suffer anyway.
32:52Why?
32:53Why did you do this to me?
33:00Don't come any closer.
33:02Anna.
33:08So this is what it's come to, Melanie.
33:11Stop pretending already.
33:13Having a daughter like this is a stain on your life.
33:16If she dies, you should be relieved.
33:19You will regret this, Sharon.
33:21Regret?
33:22What should I regret?
33:24Not killing her sooner?
33:25She dared to hurt Emily today.
33:27This is the punishment she deserves.
33:29Keeping her alive is nothing but a waste of resources.
33:33Anna, don't close your eyes.
33:35Don't you dare fall asleep.
33:36I'm calling 911 right now.
33:39Why?
33:40Why?
33:41Anna?
33:42Anna?
33:43Anna!
33:45Hurry up!
33:46Call 911 now!
33:47Hello?
33:48Hello?
33:49Yes?
33:49911?
33:50Stop!
33:51That little bitch pointed a knife at Emily.
33:54This is the punishment she deserves.
33:56You stabbed Anna, Sharon.
33:58And now you're blocking me from calling for help.
34:01Do you actually want her dead?
34:02Don't be dramatic.
34:04That girl is thick-skinned.
34:07She won't die so easily.
34:08Besides, today she threatened Emily.
34:11Tomorrow she might actually stab her.
34:13I simply delivered justice.
34:15A lesson she'll never forget.
34:17So, in your world, teaching a lesson means punching a knife into someone?
34:23Enough!
34:23Stop fighting!
34:25Anna is bleeding out!
34:26We're taking her to the hospital now!
34:35Doctor, please.
34:37How is Anna?
34:38She's lost a dangerous amount of blood.
34:41Her body shows years of abuse.
34:43Old injuries that were never treated.
34:46We don't know if she'll ever wake up.
34:48Well, I guess that settles it.
34:50No more competition for Emily now.
34:52You turned a child into this.
34:54A half-dead body on a hospital bed and all you can think about is the company?
34:59Are you even human?
35:01Humanity.
35:02Oh, that's rich coming from you, huh?
35:04Why wouldn't it come from me?
35:05I didn't stab my own daughter.
35:07What did you just say?
35:09The girl you stabbed tonight?
35:10The one you tried to kill?
35:12She isn't my daughter, Sharon Shaw.
35:14She's yours.
35:17The girl you stabbed tonight?
35:19The one you tried to kill?
35:20She isn't my daughter, Sharon Shaw.
35:22She's yours.
35:24Oh, my God.
35:26Have you completely lost your mind?
35:28Sharon, when you switched the babies, you were in such a rush, you didn't even bother to really look at
35:35them.
35:35At how different they were.
35:37What do you mean?
35:38Oh, please.
35:39All newborns look identical.
35:41No one can tell them apart.
35:42Then why do you suddenly look so nervous, Joshua?
35:45I'm not nervous.
35:46When Emily was born, I noticed a red birthmark on her wrist.
35:51Before I could even mention it, you had already rushed to swap the babies and had stolen her from me.
35:57A birthmark?
35:58No.
36:00That's...
36:00No, that's impossible.
36:02This can't be right.
36:02A birthmark proves nothing.
36:04Melanie, let's be honest.
36:07Your daughter's practically a vegetable now.
36:09You're desperate.
36:10Spinning fantasies.
36:12Emily is my sister's child.
36:15DNA tests don't lie.
36:17Oh, I agree.
36:18A birthmark alone doesn't prove much.
36:20Which is why, while Anna was in surgery, I had the hospital run another DNA test.
36:26The results should be in any second now.
36:28Mrs. Astor, these are the DNA results you requested.
36:34What is this?
36:36Is this even real?
36:37What the hell is happening?
36:38Emily is your daughter?
36:40Then Anna is mine.
36:44What is this?
36:45Is this even real?
36:47What the hell is happening?
36:49Emily is your daughter.
36:51Then Anna is mine.
36:55Wait.
36:56Melanie, what on earth is going on here?
36:59Mom.
37:00Emily.
37:01Sweetheart, don't worry.
37:02Mom's got this.
37:03I'll fix everything.
37:05No.
37:05No, this is fake.
37:07I'm intelligent.
37:08And I'm beautiful.
37:10There is absolutely no universe where I gave birth to that gutter rat.
37:15You rigged this.
37:16Admit it.
37:16You're just trying to claw your company back, aren't you?
37:19You're still lying to yourself, even now.
37:21Let me guess.
37:22The fake DNA test you arranged must have cost a fortune, huh?
37:26I don't know what you're talking about.
37:28Sharon, you have to believe me.
37:30Enough.
37:31Stop lying, both of you.
37:32If you wanted control of the Astor Group, you needed Emily tied to yourself somehow.
37:36Wow.
37:37So you forged the DNA results, didn't you?
37:41True.
37:42You better not be lying to me.
37:46I clearly remember switching the babies that night.
37:50Oh, spare us the drama.
37:52Do you honestly think I'd watch my child be stolen and do nothing?
37:56I'm a mother, Sharon.
37:58Not an idiot.
38:00You switched them back so Anna really is mine.
38:06Oh, what have I done?
38:12Anna, baby, open your eyes.
38:14I'll handle everything else.
38:16I promise you'll spend the rest of your life safe and at peace.
38:21Anna.
38:23Oh, Anna, my baby girl.
38:25I'm sorry.
38:26I didn't know it was you.
38:29Please come back to me.
38:31Let me fix this.
38:32Let me make it right.
38:34Are you the patient's legal guardian?
38:36We found her body covered in injuries.
38:39Some recent.
38:40Others long healed over.
38:42Multiple infections.
38:47This is your fault.
38:49You planned this.
38:50If it weren't for you, I would have never laid a hand on my own daughter.
38:55You lost your mind.
38:57Did I put bruises on her?
38:59Did I lock her in rooms?
39:01Starve her?
39:02No.
39:02You did that.
39:03Her condition is your work.
39:05Shut up.
39:06If you hadn't switched them back, Anna wouldn't be lying in a coma right now.
39:10Wake up, Sharon.
39:11For once in your life, take responsibility.
39:13Even if Anna were my daughter, so what?
39:15She's a child.
39:17She's innocent.
39:18Why drag her into your twisted revenge games?
39:21Because I wanted to hurt you.
39:23Tormenting your daughter was to see you suffer.
39:27That made me happy.
39:28You're sick.
39:29And you...
39:29Stop.
39:31Get a grip.
39:32Why the hell did you lie to me?
39:34You stood there and watched me stab my own daughter.
39:38Your own niece.
39:40I did it for you.
39:41She may never wake up, but the company still matters.
39:45We can't bring Anna back.
39:47But the business.
39:48We can rebuild from this.
39:50Melanie, you ruined my daughter.
39:53So now you owe me.
39:55Hand over the Aster Group as compensation.
40:00Hand over the Aster Group as compensation.
40:03Sharon, you've completely lost your damn mind.
40:06You stabbed your own daughter.
40:07You put her in that bed.
40:09Why on earth should we compensate you?
40:11Melanie, you knew the children hadn't been switched at birth.
40:14And you kept that truth buried for 18 years.
40:17We have every reason to believe you did it out of spite.
40:20You don't get to wash your hands of Anna's condition.
40:23Exactly.
40:24Every time I punished Anna, you were right there, watching.
40:28You didn't stop me.
40:29You wanted this.
40:30You wanted her dead.
40:32Oh, spare us.
40:33Every time we tried to stop you, you snapped at us.
40:36And every time we intervened, you tormented her worse.
40:40Hand over the Aster Group.
40:42Now, or I'll expose you.
40:44I'll tell the world how you destroyed my daughter's life.
40:47You'll be remembered as a monster.
40:50Expose me?
40:52After all the sick, twisted things you've done, you still think I'd let you walk away?
40:57Sharon Shaw.
40:58Joshua Shaw.
40:59You are both under arrest on charges including infant abduction, child abuse, and attempted murder.
41:06Melanie, you called the police on us?
41:09Of course.
41:10Crimes have consequences.
41:15You can't do this.
41:16Let go of me.
41:17Sharon, if you'd known this day was coming, you might have thought twice before becoming this person.
41:21Sharon Shaw, you destroyed your daughter with your own hands.
41:24Now spend the rest of your life behind bars trying to make up for it.
41:33It's been a year.
41:35The monsters are gone.
41:37You're safe now.
41:39Please wake up.
41:48Emily.
41:50Happy birthday.
41:52Mom!
41:53Mom!
41:53Anna has woken up!
41:56Oh.
41:59Anna, thank God.
42:01You're awake.
42:03How do you feel?
42:04Aunt Melanie, thanks for caring for me this entire year.
42:08I heard every single thing you said.
42:10I'm so sorry for misunderstanding you.
42:12Oh, honey.
42:14I'm the one who failed to protect you.
42:16I should be asking for forgiveness.
42:18You and Emily, born on the same day.
42:21In my heart, you've always been daughters.
42:24Can Emily really be my sister?
42:27Anna, I have always considered you my sister.
42:31Then, can I call you mom?
42:35Of course, sweetheart.
42:36If that's what you want.
42:40We are family now.
42:42And nothing and no one will ever hurt you again.
43:04Sharon's in labor.
43:05Where the hell are you?
43:06I'm on my way.
43:07I had to take Mrs. Astor to the hospital first.
43:09Unbelievable.
43:10What a loyal driver.
43:11You care more about them than your own family.
43:24Sharon?
43:30Deep breath.
43:33Three, two, one.
43:36Push.
43:38Push.
43:41Oh, my God.
43:45Congratulations.
43:46It's a baby girl.
43:48Oh, my baby girl.
43:51Hey.
43:53My sweet girl.
43:57Oh, Sharon.
43:59I don't think your husband knows you're here.
44:01He left to get you after dropping us off.
44:03You should call him and tell him the good news.
44:08Ma'am, I'm afraid I have some terrible news.
44:12Your husband was in a serious car accident.
44:15He didn't survive.
44:16I'm so sorry.
44:17Oh, my God.
44:19How could this happen to me?
44:22Your husband died while working for us.
44:25I can't bring him back, but I will make this right.
44:28You're my best friend.
44:30I promise.
44:32You and your baby will have a wonderful life.
44:35Babe, let's buy the house next door and give it to Sharon.
44:38We'll be neighbors.
44:39We'll raise our girls together.
44:40Like sisters.
44:41Thank you, Melanie.
44:44Melanie.
44:53Wait, wait.
44:54Are you sure about this, Sharon?
44:56What if Melanie finds out?
44:58She won't.
45:00She's out cold.
45:02That smug bitch.
45:04She's not smarter, not prettier.
45:07Just lucky.
45:08Born with a silver spoon so far up her ass and she calls it talent.
45:14CEO?
45:16Please.
45:17And then she makes me her secretary like it's a charity.
45:21My husband only had to play chauffeur and finish her.
45:24But that idiot drove her to the hospital first and died before the job was done.
45:30So I'll do it slowly.
45:32She'll raise my daughter like royalty.
45:35I'll raise hers in hell.
45:37She'll pay for everything.
45:50So hopefully...
45:50Did I ask wolves?
45:51I'll have two dominoes, baby.
45:51My husband Ahola.
45:52What did I ask?
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