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00:06¡Suscríbete al canal!
00:30...and you still reach for Tyler's meat.
00:33Anyone hears about this, they'll think we don't feed you.
00:37Absolutely not.
00:39She steals food off the table today, she'll steal from other people tomorrow.
00:42We took her in, Ray.
00:44We've done more than enough for her.
00:47If we don't straighten her out now, that's on us.
00:50Yeah.
00:55Out.
00:57Stand by the back door and think about what you did.
01:01Maybe the cold will knock some sense into you.
01:03When you stop wanting what isn't yours, you can come back in.
01:14We're doing this for your own good.
01:16Fresh air's good for you.
01:18Stay out there a while.
01:22If Brenda wakes up in a good mood,
01:25she might let me in before sunrise to sweep.
01:29If she's not, I might not eat till noon.
01:38One, two, three.
01:40If I count to a hundred, I won't feel so cold.
01:44That's how I fool myself.
01:52Jayma, hope, wait a more.
01:55Her mom and dad have been looking for her for seven years.
01:58No one ever kept looking for me like that.
02:01What if I really am her?
02:04The birthmark matches.
02:06The age matches.
02:07I even look like her.
02:10Brendan said they brought me home.
02:12She didn't give birth to me.
02:15I was saving this 50 cents for an eraser when school starts.
02:19Not anymore.
02:20An eraser helps me write.
02:22A phone call could get me a new dad.
02:25Worth it.
02:33What am I supposed to say?
02:35Hi, I'm your daughter?
02:36No, that's too sudden.
02:38Hi, I saw your missing child flyer?
02:40That doesn't sound right either.
02:43I'm not just some stranger.
02:46Hello?
02:46Who is this?
02:48Hi, I...
02:49I saw your missing child flyer.
02:51The little girl.
02:53Gemma Hope Whitfield?
02:54You saw her?
02:55Where is she?
02:56Where are you?
02:56I was going to tell him I was her.
02:58But then I heard him crying.
03:00And I got scared.
03:01What if I'm wrong?
03:03What if the DNA test says no?
03:05Then I'm just some lying eight-year-old.
03:09I... I'm...
03:10Hello? Hello? Please don't hang up.
03:11Have you seen my daughter?
03:12Is she alive?
03:13Please, tell me!
03:15I...
03:15Are you an adult or a kid?
03:17You're a kid?
03:18Mm-hmm.
03:19How old are you?
03:21Eight.
03:22Where did you see the flyer?
03:25Is there an adult with you?
03:27Are you alone?
03:29No.
03:30I found it in the trash.
03:32A trash can?
03:33Yeah.
03:34They threw me out.
03:36I found it by a trash can.
03:38They threw you out?
03:39In this snow?
03:41Tell me what town you're in and what road I'll come get you.
03:45No.
03:46I wasn't trying to tell you where I saw your daughter.
03:49I was trying to say I might be her.
03:53What did you say?
03:54The missing child flyer said she has a maple leaf birthmark on her right arm.
03:59I do too.
04:00Exactly the same.
04:02I was born in January 2016 too.
04:06Brenda said they brought me home.
04:08She didn't give birth to me.
04:10I don't know for sure, but I think...
04:13Where are you?
04:15Pine Creek.
04:17At the payphone outside the gas station convenience store.
04:20Stay right there.
04:21Don't go anywhere.
04:22Are you cold?
04:23Do you have a coat?
04:26Is there anywhere you can get out of the snow?
04:30He was crying.
04:32A grown-up was crying just because I might be his daughter.
04:39If I really am Gemma, then I have a dad.
04:42A dad who'd cry for me has to be better than one who'd hit me.
04:46Forget it.
04:47I've spent my whole life just trying to survive.
04:50One more night won't matter.
04:56Over here!
04:57Left side!
05:03This way!
05:04Left!
05:05The payphone's over there!
05:06Mr. Whitmore, watch it!
05:08The ground's slick!
05:09Move!
05:14Is it her?
05:15He looked like he was in his 30s.
05:17Thin face, hollow cheeks, deep-set eyes.
05:21His eyes were red, and there were tears on his lower lashes.
05:25Sir?
05:30Are you cold?
05:33The coat was still warm.
05:35It was heavy, and it smelled good.
05:38Not like Ray, with the smoke and booze.
05:41Just clean.
05:42I need to see your right arm, okay?
05:51Gemma.
05:53It's Dad.
05:54I'm here to take you home.
05:56Gemma.
05:56No one had ever said my name like that.
06:00And Dad was never a word I got to use.
06:03She's so thin.
06:04So dirty.
06:05The lines around his eyes were deep.
06:07There were dark circles under them, and his lips were cracked.
06:12He looked even older than Ray.
06:14He'd spent seven years looking for one person.
06:17And I had almost lied to him.
06:20I wasn't even sure I was Gemma.
06:23I just wanted a home where nobody hit me.
06:27Sir?
06:28I'm not sure I'm really hurt.
06:30What if you've got it wrong?
06:32No.
06:33No.
06:34No mistake.
06:35I knew the second I saw you.
06:38You're Gemma.
06:39You're my Gemma.
06:44Every breath smelled clean.
06:46Warm.
06:47No one had ever held me like this.
06:50Not even a blanket had ever wrapped me this tight.
06:54It's okay now.
06:56Dad's here.
06:57No one will ever hurt you again.
07:00Call Mrs. Whitmore.
07:01We found her.
07:03Yes.
07:04We found her.
07:05She's alive.
07:07Mr. Whitmore, let's get her in the car.
07:08She's freezing.
07:10Gemma, are you hungry?
07:15Take us to Hudson Valley Children's Medical Center.
07:18Have some food sent over, too.
07:19What is she like?
07:22He's holding it back, keeping himself from getting mad in front of me.
07:26I knew it wasn't for me.
07:27It was for the people who hurt me.
07:29Ray never held back.
07:31He took all his anger out on me.
07:34I'll eat anything.
07:36Just be gentle, putting me in the car.
07:39I hurt my knee.
07:41The snow was still falling, but I wasn't cold anymore.
07:45We found her.
07:46Yeah, take us to Hudson Valley Children's Medical Center.
07:49A regular room?
07:51Are you out of your mind?
07:53Get a private pediatric suite ready.
07:55Full trauma workup.
07:56Treat the external injuries first, then run an expedited DNA test.
07:59I don't care what it takes.
08:00I want preliminary results in three hours.
08:05Don't be scared.
08:11What if he's a bad person?
08:13They said on TV some people trick kids.
08:16But bad people don't cry like that.
08:19Probably not.
08:20Sir...
08:21Call me dad.
08:26Sir is okay for now.
08:28Go ahead.
08:29How'd you get here so fast?
08:31I was about two hours away when you called.
08:35So...
08:35I was doing over a hundred.
08:37That fast?
08:38And you didn't crash?
08:43Not on the interstate.
08:45On back roads.
08:46And I was already driving when you called.
08:48Why were you already driving?
08:50For seven years, I've searched every day.
08:52City to city, town to town.
08:54Countless leads.
08:55Fakes, scams, wrong kids.
08:58I chased everyone myself.
08:59When you called, I was nearby, following another one.
09:02That lead was fake too?
09:04Every last one.
09:06Until you.
09:08What if I'm lying?
09:09What if the DNA test doesn't match?
09:12What if I really am Ray's daughter?
09:14He drove her a hundred to get here.
09:17And what if I'm not his?
09:19Don't be scared.
09:20No matter what the test says.
09:23You're staying with me tonight.
09:26Come with me.
09:27It's still snowing.
09:28And that place you told me about?
09:30That's not a home.
09:39Mr. Whitmore, this way.
09:41Megan, get warm water ready.
09:42She's been hyperthermic too long.
09:44No hot water yet.
09:45Imaging is ready.
09:46We can take her in any time.
09:49I'll carry her myself.
09:56Don't go to sleep yet.
09:58The doctor needs to examine you.
10:00Gemma.
10:01Let me take a look, okay?
10:03Okay.
10:14Keep going.
10:18Mr. Ethan Whitmore.
10:20Gemma, tell dad.
10:22No, tell me.
10:23Who did this to you?
10:23My mom and dad.
10:25They're not your mom and dad.
10:26Then, the two people who threw me away.
10:30Okay.
10:30I know now.
10:34I want everything on those two.
10:36Tonight.
10:46She's severely malnourished.
10:47Her height and weight are both well below the normal range for her age.
10:50She'll need long-term nutritional support and regular monitoring of her growth.
10:55Also, there are signs of healed old bone fractures on her back, at least two sites.
11:00They never got proper treatment.
11:03Just healed up on their own.
11:05That's enough for tonight.
11:06Give her something light and easy to digest.
11:08Let her take a warm bath and make sure she gets some rest.
11:11We can deal with the rest of the tests and everything else tomorrow.
11:14How long till the DNA test results are back?
11:16The paternity test's been fast-tracked.
11:18About three hours.
11:19Okay.
11:25You hungry?
11:29Send up plain oatmeal.
11:31Nothing added.
11:32Her stomach's still weak.
11:34And soft scrambled eggs.
11:35Warm, not hot.
11:38When you were with the Carters, did you go to school?
11:41Yeah.
11:42Second grade.
11:44How were your grades?
11:45Pretty good.
11:47What's pretty good?
11:48Top five.
11:49In your class?
11:50In the whole grade.
11:52Hmm.
11:53What was the school like?
11:55Not great.
11:56Just two old buildings, and the playground was all dirt.
12:00When it rained, my pants got muddy.
12:02But my teacher was nice.
12:04Sometimes she'd sneak me a pack of crackers.
12:08Were you hungry at school too?
12:11Not exactly.
12:13Brendan wouldn't give me lunch money.
12:15And she wouldn't sign me up for free school lunch.
12:19Sometimes not even that.
12:26Please don't be mad.
12:34I'm not mad.
12:36You are.
12:37The vein here is throbbing.
12:41You notice that much?
12:42I always had to watch their faces.
12:45After a while, you know what they're about to do.
12:51From now on, you don't have to watch anyone's face.
12:58This is your mom, Claire.
13:01Why didn't she come?
13:03She's at home.
13:04I haven't told her yet.
13:06Why?
13:07Because we've been here too many times.
13:10Every time I told her, I think we found her, it wasn't you.
13:16She can't take one more heartbreak.
13:18Oh.
13:19Did she look for me for seven years too?
13:21Last year, she fell on a pedestrian overpass in Manhattan, putting up missing child flyers.
13:28She had a compression fracture in her lower spine and was bedridden for three months.
13:33She's better now, but she can't keep pushing herself like she used to.
13:37They've been looking for me for seven years.
13:40One drives like nothing else matters.
13:43The other broke her back, hanging flyers.
13:46If I really am their daughter, I hit the jackpot.
13:50If I'm not, then I stole someone else's mom and dad.
13:54Dinner's here.
14:03Take it slow.
14:06I couldn't even put the feeling into words.
14:09Like I was dreaming, and I could wake up any second.
14:15Slow down.
14:16Don't choke.
14:26Go take a warm bath.
14:27The nurse has left you clean pajamas and hot water.
14:30I'll wait right outside the door.
14:32Wait for what?
14:33For you to come out.
14:44You look exactly like Claire did at your age.
14:47I'm sleepy, mister.
14:51Let's get you to bed.
14:53Come on.
14:57I'm turning off the lights.
14:58Leave one on.
15:03Aren't you going home?
15:05No.
15:06No.
15:06I'm staying with you.
15:08Sir, the DNA test results aren't back yet.
15:11I know.
15:12What if it doesn't match?
15:13Then I'm still staying.
15:18You're eight years old.
15:21You were thrown out in a blizzard and slept beside a trash can.
15:24Whether you're my daughter or not, you're staying here tonight.
15:27We'll deal with tomorrow.
15:28Okay.
15:29Good night.
15:30Good night.
15:31This warmth wasn't from the heat or the blanket.
15:34It was from someone staying with me.
15:36Gemma!
15:37My baby!
15:39Gemma!
15:40My baby!
15:40What are you doing here?
15:41I told Patrick not to tell you yet.
15:43Ethan, are you out of your mind?
15:45You think you may have found my daughter and you were going to hide that from me?
15:50How many times do you think I can lose her?
15:59Gemma, it's you, my Gemma.
16:01The DNA test isn't back yet.
16:03I don't need a DNA test to know my own child.
16:06I carried her for nine months.
16:08You think I wouldn't know my own daughter?
16:09She is my daughter!
16:13Gemma, Mom's here.
16:15I was too late.
16:17My baby, where were you?
16:18I've been looking for you for seven years.
16:21Even in my dreams, I was looking for you.
16:24It was too much all at once.
16:26In seven years with the Carters, no one had ever held me.
16:29But tonight, two people already had.
16:32Ma'am?
16:35Call me Mom.
16:36The DNA test still has...
16:38Ethan, say DNA test one more time.
16:41Look at her face.
16:43Her eyes.
16:44Her nose.
16:45She's exactly the same as when she was little.
16:48Claire, let go for a second.
16:49She's hurt.
16:50Don't make it worse.
16:57Who did this?
16:58I've handled the immediate danger.
16:59I already have people looking into it.
17:01Just calm down.
17:02How am I supposed to calm down?
17:05My daughter was missing for seven years, and someone did this to her.
17:09How am I supposed to stay calm?
17:13Gemma, does it hurt anywhere besides your face?
17:17Not that much anymore.
17:20And it still hurts a little.
17:22Where, honey?
17:23Tell me.
17:23I scraped my knee.
17:25The nurse already cleaned it and wrapped it.
17:31Rachel, it's Claire.
17:33I need you to look into something right now.
17:35Yes, now.
17:36How will he quiz me down?
17:37What do you mean it's three in the morning?
17:39I don't care.
17:40Secure the hospital records first.
17:42Then call the Pine Creek Sheriff's Office and Child Protective Services
17:45and send everything to the District Attorney's Office.
17:48Child abuse.
17:49Ray Carter from Pine Creek and his wife, Brendan Carter.
17:53I don't care what it takes.
17:54File the emergency protective order first.
17:57I want the full legal plan before sunrise.
18:01Those two will pay for every injury they put on her.
18:04However many years that is, they don't get one day less.
18:08Ma'am?
18:09Call me mom.
18:12Ma'am?
18:15All right.
18:16Until the DNA test comes back, you can call me whatever you want.
18:20Are you still hungry?
18:22Thirsty?
18:22Want some warm milk?
18:25You keep talking about the DNA test.
18:28When do the results come back?
18:30The doctor said three hours total.
18:32One more hour.
18:33In one hour, I'll know.
18:36If it really is me, I'll have a mom and dad.
18:39Rich ones, too.
18:41If it's not, I go back by the trash can.
18:46Either way, I still came out ahead.
18:49One more night of heat, a bowl of hot oatmeal, and a hot shower.
18:53What are you thinking about?
18:56Nothing.
18:58You were frowning.
18:59I wasn't.
19:00Right here.
19:01It tightened for a second.
19:03You're worried.
19:05She was even better at reading people than I was.
19:08She's worried the DNA test won't match.
19:12Listen to me.
19:14That test will match.
19:16I know it.
19:18But even if by some miracle it doesn't, you are not going back to the Carters.
19:23Do you understand?
19:25There was something heavy in her tears.
19:28Not pity.
19:29Anger and tenderness tangled together.
19:32Because no one had ever told me being hit, starved, and thrown out of the house wasn't discipline.
19:38It was a crime.
19:40I always thought it was because I wasn't good enough.
19:44Not good enough.
19:45Not obedient enough.
19:47Not useful enough.
19:49And because I ate meat that wasn't meant for me.
19:52An eight-year-old was thrown out in a blizzard and left to sleep by a trash can.
19:57Covered in injuries.
19:58This isn't about biology anymore.
20:00It's child abuse.
20:03It's a crime.
20:14Come in.
20:19Mr. and Sis is Claire Whitmore.
20:20The results of the rapid DNA test are in.
20:23Just tell us the result.
20:24The probability of parentage is 99.999%.
20:27Congratulations.
20:28Gemma is your daughter.
20:30I knew it.
20:32I knew it the second I saw you.
20:37Gemma, my Gemma.
20:38Call me mom.
20:40Okay.
20:41Okay, what?
20:43Okay, mom.
20:50Patrick, it's her.
20:51The DNA test confirmed it.
20:53She's my daughter.
20:54Tell everyone my daughter's been found.
21:03So this is what mom and dad smell like.
21:06Home.
21:07We're going home.
21:08We'll never be apart again.
21:09I bet right.
21:11Two quarters, a payphone call, and a missing child flyer I pulled out of the trash got me
21:17my home back.
21:18It was worth it.
21:21Hmm.
21:22Right, it's confirmed.
21:23Don't release a public statement yet.
21:25Handle Pine Creek first.
21:26Yes.
21:26Go today.
21:27Okay.
21:31Morning.
21:33Morning.
21:34Hungry?
21:35Mm-hmm.
21:38You like it?
21:39Mm-hmm.
21:40From now on every day.
21:42One in the morning, one at night.
21:43Mm-hmm.
21:48Slowly.
21:51Not hot.
21:53No fever.
21:55Thank God.
21:57Mr. Ethan Whitmore.
21:58We've confirmed what happened in Pine Creek.
21:59Ray Carter, 44, unemployed, long history of alcohol abuse.
22:03Brenda Carter, 42, does temp work at the town farmer's market.
22:07They have a biological son, Tyler Carter, 12.
22:09In March 2017, they paid $5,000 cash to an illegal middleman for a baby girl, about one
22:15year old.
22:16Your daughter.
22:17What about the middleman?
22:18We found him.
22:19Larry Sloan.
22:20He used to work the mall area, targeting kids who were alone.
22:23He was arrested in 2019 in another child trafficking case.
22:27He's still in state prison.
22:28Ray and Brendan?
22:29The Pine Creek Sheriff's Office picked them up at 6 this morning.
22:33What charges are they pursuing right now?
22:34Child trafficking and receiving a kidnapped child.
22:37Legal team is also moving to add multiple felony child abuse charges.
22:42That still isn't enough for child abuse.
22:44Mr. Whitmore, sentencing is set by law.
22:46I don't want to hear the minimum.
22:50Did they photograph and document every injury?
22:52The hospital's pediatric forensic team finished the injury documentation and evidential photos
22:57last night.
22:58Good.
22:59Pursue every charge we can to the end.
23:02I want them to serve every day they deserve.
23:04Not one less.
23:08How'd it go?
23:10How'd it go?
23:10It's handled.
23:11I hired a lawyer too.
23:13I know.
23:14Have Rachel work with my legal team.
23:15No point duplicating the work.
23:17Jima, did you hear what we just said?
23:18You know, you were never really theirs.
23:21You're our daughter.
23:23You were stolen from us.
23:24From us.
23:25I know.
23:26Do you hate them?
23:29I just don't want to see them again.
23:31Okay.
23:31You won't.
23:35It was the first time she'd ever wiped my mouth.
23:38I was already eight.
23:40She'd missed the first seven years.
23:42Maria, call the private pediatric team in Manhattan and set up Gemma's follow-up care
23:47starting tomorrow.
23:48Helen, send me the nutritionist meal plan and get Gemma a few new outfits.
23:53All soft, organic cotton.
23:56Gemma, is there anyone in Pine Creek you'll miss?
23:59Any friends?
24:01Mrs. Miller next door.
24:03She was nice to me.
24:04She'd secretly give me bread and money.
24:07I'll have someone thank her.
24:09Anyone else?
24:10No.
24:11What about kids at school?
24:13No.
24:13Not even one?
24:14I had classmates.
24:16Just no friends.
24:17Why?
24:18My clothes were always torn and I smelled bad.
24:22They didn't want to play with me.
24:34Not anymore.
24:35From now on, you can wear whatever you want and be friends with whoever you want.
24:41Mm-hmm.
24:43This feels like suddenly holding a huge birthday cake.
24:46I'm scared to move, because if I do, it might break.
25:07How many floors are in this building?
25:10Thirty-two.
25:11We live in the penthouse.
25:12You mean this whole top floor is yours?
25:16Ours.
25:18Huh?
25:21Welcome home, Miss Whitwick-Hare.
25:26Why are they all standing here?
25:29Don't be scared.
25:31They're the house staff.
25:32They help cook and take care of the place.
25:46Is this really my home?
25:50It is.
25:51This home is yours.
25:53If you want to roll around on the carpet, you can.
25:56Really?
25:57Really.
25:58Really.
25:59Really.
26:00Really.
26:04Really.
26:05Is it soft?
26:08Yeah.
26:09It is.
26:10Up you go.
26:11Let's go see your room.
26:13I get my own room?
26:14Of course.
26:16We kept your nursery exactly the way it was before you went missing.
26:20But you're a big girl now, so we had a new room made just for you.
26:25When did you do all this?
26:26Weren't you at the hospital all night?
26:28Made a call from the car.
26:29Had it set up.
26:44Do you like it?
26:53I just had the bunny brought in.
26:55If you don't like pink, we can change everything.
26:57Don't change it.
26:58I like it.
27:03From now on, if you want something, tell me.
27:06Anything.
27:07Anything.
27:08It's yours.
27:10This is my home now.
27:12No one's ever throwing me out again.
27:21All this is for me?
27:22Mm-hmm.
27:23The nutritionist put it together.
27:25You're too thin.
27:26We need to build you back up slowly.
27:38Miss Whitfield, have some soup first.
27:40It'll warm you up.
27:46Can I eat by myself?
27:48I mean, can you not watch me the whole time?
27:51Okay.
27:52We won't look.
28:07What?
28:09Who does she think she is making that demand?
28:18Eat slowly, okay?
28:20Mom's just gonna check on something.
28:22Brenda's making a scene at the sheriff's office.
28:25She says she paid for Gemma, raised her for seven years, got attached, and now she wants
28:29to see her.
28:30Not a chance.
28:32Absolutely not.
28:35She has the nerve to say she cares?
28:38She beat that child until she broke her bones!
28:41I've already told our lawyer.
28:42No contact.
28:44No visitation.
28:45This isn't just about visitation.
28:47I want more charges.
28:48Submit every photo of Gemma's injuries and make her serve ten more years.
28:52The team is already on it.
28:54But she has a lawyer, too.
28:55What kind of lawyer defends someone like that?
28:58A course-appointed public defender.
28:59The court assigned him.
29:01He doesn't get to choose his clients.
29:07Gemma, just eat.
29:08Don't-
29:08She wants to see me.
29:10That's not happening.
29:11She's not seeing you.
29:12I know.
29:14But why does she still want to see me?
29:16Probably so you'd speak for them.
29:18Say they treated you well.
29:20It could help her get a plea deal or a lighter sentence.
29:24Yeah.
29:25She's dreaming.
29:31Gemma, listen to me.
29:33Whatever she says or does, you don't have to respond.
29:35We'll handle it.
29:36You just eat well and grow up.
29:38And as for you going back-
29:40I know, Mom.
29:41I'm not scared of her.
29:43I was scared at her house because I couldn't get away.
29:46Now I have you.
29:47I'm not scared anymore.
29:49Then she can stay locked up.
29:50I'm going to eat my salmon.
29:52Dad missed a bone.
29:54It almost got stuck in my throat.
29:56What?
29:56I checked every tiny bone three times with threesers.
30:00Kidding.
30:09There were no strings attached.
30:12No, do this first if you want to eat.
30:16And no, be good or you'll get hit.
30:19They just ask what I want, then give it to me.
30:23Like I'm enough just for being here.
30:25It feels so strange.
30:27I lie awake at night thinking,
30:30What if one day they don't want me anymore?
30:35What if I do one thing wrong and get thrown out again?
30:39The DNA test proved it.
30:42I'm their real daughter.
30:44You can't return your own daughter, can you?
30:54I'm a little thirsty.
31:02My whole body locked up.
31:04My hands shook like I'd touched a live wire.
31:06If you broke something, you got thrown out.
31:09You didn't get fed.
31:10I'm sorry.
31:12I'm sorry.
31:12I didn't mean to.
31:14I'll clean it up.
31:15I'll pay for it.
31:18Miss Whitmore, it's okay.
31:20It's okay.
31:21Did you step on any glass?
31:24I'll pay for it.
31:25I'll clean it up.
31:26I'll pay for it.
31:27Don't pick it up.
31:27You'll cut your hands.
31:29Miss Whitmore, don't touch it.
31:33What happened?
31:39Gemma, look at me.
31:41Gemma, look at Dad.
31:44Let me see your hand.
31:47It's okay.
31:48It's just a glass.
31:49We have a hundred more.
31:50One doesn't matter.
31:51Ten don't matter.
31:52Yet you're not going to hit me?
31:54No.
31:55No one will ever hit you.
31:57Gemma, listen to me.
31:58In this house, you don't get hit for breaking something.
32:01Doing badly on a test or making a mistake,
32:04no one gets to hit you.
32:05Ever.
32:06Because you're my daughter.
32:07My job is to protect you, not hurt you.
32:09Okay.
32:18Come on.
32:19Let's get that cleaned up.
32:37Does it hurt?
32:39Just a little.
32:41Hang in there.
32:46Your mom bought that.
32:48She changed everything she could to things you might like.
32:52It looks pretty.
32:54Dad.
32:55Yeah?
32:56I might still break things sometimes.
32:59Then let them break.
33:01What if it's something really expensive?
33:03How expensive?
33:05Like that vase on the cabinet?
33:07That one's worth over a million dollars.
33:10But if you broke it, I'd make sure you weren't hurt first.
33:13Then blame the vase for being there.
33:15What did the vase do?
33:16It dared to trip my daughter.
33:18It deserves to break.
33:19Then I won't break it for now.
33:21It's too expensive.
33:22That'd be a waste.
33:23Go watch TV.
33:24If you want some water, have Helen get it for you.
33:27I can get it myself.
33:28Use a plastic cup.
33:30Okay.
33:40This feels really nice.
33:43So being alive can actually feel nice.
33:51Giamma, do you want to switch schools?
33:55To where?
33:56The best private elementary school in Manhattan.
33:58We'll pick the one you like best.
33:59There's no rush.
34:00You can stay home and rest first, then start when you're feeling better.
34:02I want to go to school.
34:04I always got good grades, and I learned faster than the other kids.
34:06My old school just wasn't very good.
34:08I already knew a lot of what they taught.
34:10I want a better school.
34:11Okay.
34:12I'll have someone contact them tomorrow.
34:14But...
34:15What is it?
34:16I don't really know how to make friends.
34:18At my old school, nobody talked to me, and I'm not very good at talking to people first.
34:22What if I go to a new school, and nobody wants to play with me again?
34:25Then don't play with them.
34:27Is that really what you're teaching her?
34:29I mean, she doesn't have to force it.
34:32Not with friends.
34:33Just be yourself.
34:34The people who like you will come to you.
34:36And the ones who don't, they're not worth changing yourself for.
34:39He didn't say it very well, but he's right.
34:42Giamma, there are going to be lots of kids your age at your new school.
34:45They won't push you away for old clothes or anything like that.
34:49You won't have to wear worn-out clothes anymore, and you don't have to worry about that now.
34:54Just be yourself.
34:56It's not the clothes.
34:57I'm scared I don't know how to smile.
34:59In the seven years I lived with the Carters, I hardly ever did.
35:02Over there, smiling was dangerous.
35:04But I'm only eight.
35:05I shouldn't be thinking about stuff like that.
35:07Giamma, what did they call you before?
35:10Daisy Carter.
35:12They just made it up.
35:13Daisy.
35:15Your real name is Jema Hope Whitmore.
35:17Your dad chose it when you were born.
35:19Jema means a precious jewel.
35:21And hope?
35:22Because with you, tomorrow always felt worth believing in.
35:26Jema Hope.
35:28Honestly, it sounds a thousand times better than Daisy Carter.
35:32Jema's enough.
35:33Your mother and I have always called you Jema.
35:37Jema, I like it.
35:39It sounds like a real name.
35:41One that's mine.
35:43Okay?
35:44I'm Jema Hope Whitmore.
35:48My tummy's full, and so is my heart.
35:53Jema, what grade are you in now?
35:55Second grade, but I can skip straight to third.
35:58Are you sure?
35:58I've read third grade textbooks on my own.
36:00The town library had them, and I read almost all of them.
36:03Then let's test her.
36:04Please prepare a third grade placement test.
36:06Okay.
36:16These scores are more than enough for her to start the second half of third grade.
36:20For language arts, I'll arrange one-on-one tutoring to help her catch up.
36:27In the mirror, I still looked a little pale.
36:30Two braids hung over my shoulders, but my eyes were bright.
36:34So much better than the girl I saw in that broken mirror by the trash can.
36:38I look pretty.
36:40At school, if someone picks on you, hit back.
36:45No, tell the teacher first.
36:47Hit back first, then tell the teacher.
36:51Don't listen to your dad.
36:53If anything happens, tell the teacher first, or call mom.
36:57I'll take care of it.
36:59What do you want for lunch?
37:00I can have Helen make something and bring it over.
37:02The school has a cafeteria.
37:03The cafeteria food might not be very good.
37:06Mom, I want to eat in the cafeteria.
37:08I want to have lunch with the other kids.
37:11Okay.
37:12Eat at school.
37:13Okay, I'm going now.
37:15Wait.
37:18Mom, my backpack really can't fit anything else.
37:21Okay, let's go.
37:26Gemma, I'll pick you up after school.
37:28If you're upset, call home.
37:30My number's saved on your smartwatch.
37:32Got it.
37:33Oh, yeah?
37:34Dad, you're even fussier than mom.
37:36Go on, get inside.
37:43I know he'll be there.
37:46And he'll come get me after school, too.
37:49It's the first time in my life I've trusted a promise like that.
37:53Classmates, today we have a new student.
37:55I learned that in the Carter House.
37:56I can tell who's kind, who's just curious, and who's sizing me up.
38:00Anytime I'm somewhere new, I look for who might hit me first.
38:03But these 16 faces weren't mean, just curious.
38:07Hi, everyone.
38:08I'm Gemma Hope Wiltmore.
38:10You can call me Gemma.
38:11Wow, that's such a pretty name.
38:14She's so fair, and her braids are so mean.
38:17Okay, Gemma, take your seat.
38:20Your third row by the window.
38:25Hey, I'm Chloe.
38:27Where'd you go to school before?
38:30Near Pine Creek.
38:31That's so far.
38:32Why'd you transfer here?
38:34We moved.
38:35Oh, so where do you live now?
38:37Chloe Quinn.
38:38Here.
38:39Class has already started.
38:40Oh.
38:43Want to go to the snack shop after class?
38:46I'll treat you to flaming hot cheapos.
38:48Sure.
38:59This one's for you.
39:10Spicy, salty, and really good.
39:13The kind you know is junk food, but you still can't stop eating.
39:17Good, right?
39:19Mm-hmm.
39:23My mom doesn't let me eat these.
39:25She says they're full of artificial coloring, but I can't help it.
39:29What about you?
39:31My mom doesn't know.
39:33And it's a Flamin' Hot Cheetos pact.
39:35Secret between us.
39:37Okay, Flamin' Hot Cheetos pact.
39:39I didn't have to watch anyone's mood or try to please them.
39:42We just had to finish a bag of snacks together.
39:49Gemma?
39:50Was your old school big?
39:53Not really.
39:55So is our school big?
39:56Really big.
39:58Even the playground has a rubber surface.
40:01What's your favorite color?
40:04Pink.
40:05Me too!
40:08I like purple.
40:13Purple's pretty too.
40:15I didn't know what to do with that kind of warmth.
40:21They weren't going to hit me or yell at me.
40:24They just wanted to talk to me.
40:34How was it?
40:36It was good.
40:38Did anyone give you a hard time?
40:40No.
40:41Did you make any friends?
40:43I made one.
40:45Her name's Chloe.
40:46Chloe?
40:47What's she like?
40:50She's kind of chubby, eats a lot, and talks really loud.
40:55She sounds nice.
41:00Dad?
41:01Yeah?
41:01Someone asked what school I used to go to today.
41:04I just said it was far away.
41:06They didn't ask anything else.
41:07Hmm.
41:08If anyone asks about your family, you don't have to answer.
41:11Nobody gets to make you explain what you've been through.
41:17Dad.
41:18Hmm?
41:20Are people in Manhattan all rich?
41:22No.
41:24Some are very rich, and some are just getting by.
41:28Then are we the rich kind?
41:32You could say that.
41:33How rich are we?
41:35Why are you asking that all of a sudden?
41:38Just curious.
41:39Chloe said her dad owns an ice cream shop, and she thinks her family is already really rich.
41:44So I want to know if we have more than they do or less.
41:48Hmm.
41:49A little more.
41:51How much more?
41:53Gemma, you're eight.
41:55You don't need to worry about that yet.
41:57Okay.
42:00You're back.
42:01How was your first day?
42:03Pretty good.
42:03I made a friend, and I had Flamin' Hot Cheetos.
42:07Flamin' Hot Cheetos?
42:08Yeah.
42:09Chloe shared them with me.
42:16A Flamin' Hot Cheetos Pact.
42:19What Pact?
42:20That stuff is loaded with artificial colors and additives.
42:24Mom, it really is good.
42:27Whop, whop, whop, whop, whop, whop, whop.
42:29Only once in a while.
42:31No more than twice a week.
42:33Deal.
42:37Is there anything you're still not used to?
42:39And your classmates, have they...
42:40Mom, you're asking more questions than the placement test did.
42:47Okay, no more questions.
42:49You hungry?
42:50Yeah.
42:53Helen made your favorite braised beef short ribs.
43:07Mom, aren't you eating?
43:09Watching you eat fills me up.
43:11Nothing.
43:12Sit down and eat.
43:14A month went by, and my life settled into a rhythm.
43:18Every day felt safe.
43:20Safe in a way I could count on.
43:22I didn't have to be scared all the time anymore.
43:25Who put these here?
43:26No idea.
43:28Your dad spent two hours online last night
43:30figuring out what books eight-year-old girls like.
43:41Thanks, Dad.
43:55Get in.
44:04Dad, what is it?
44:05Gemma, did any strangers talk to you after school today?
44:09No.
44:09You sure?
44:11Yeah.
44:11Chloe and I walked to the gate together.
44:13Her mom picked her up, and I came straight here.
44:15Hmm.
44:16What happened?
44:17Brenda's brother is here.
44:19My security team spotted him near the school.
44:22What does he want?
44:23Not sure yet.
44:25Brenda may have sent him after you, or he was just there to cause trouble.
44:28Starting today, you'll have protection to and from school.
44:31I'll assign a security team.
44:32They'll keep their distance so your classmates won't notice.
44:35You don't need to worry about it.
44:37Okay.
44:38Brenda Carter.
44:39Her name felt like a bug crawling out of the trash.
44:42I thought she was in prison, but somehow she was reaching for me again.
44:46Dad?
44:47Yeah?
44:48How long did Brenda get?
44:50Child trafficking, plus multiple felony child abuse charges.
44:54She got five years and six months.
44:57And she's still causing trouble from inside, sending her brother after you.
45:01Trying to get less time on appeal.
45:04She actually claimed she'd done her duty by you.
45:07She's asking for a reduced sentence.
45:11Taking care of me?
45:12She hit me?
45:14Starved me?
45:16Blew me out in the cold?
45:18That's taking care of me?
45:19It's not happening.
45:21My legal team won't let her cut even one day off her sentence.
45:25What about her brother?
45:26We reported him to the police.
45:27He got a formal warning.
45:29If he comes near the school again, they'll detain him.
45:31Dad?
45:31Yeah?
45:32I'm not scared of her.
45:34Really.
45:35I was scared before because I couldn't get away, and no one helped me.
45:43It's different now.
45:51Yeah.
45:53I'm here.
45:54No one gets to touch you.
45:59Yes, we've already called the police.
46:00But that's not enough.
46:02I want an emergency protective order.
46:04Yes, emergency.
46:05I don't care what the court needs.
46:06If that man comes within 500 yards of my daughter again, I'll make sure he goes to prison with his
46:12sister.
46:17I don't care.
46:17You're back.
46:18Hungry?
46:18Don't worry.
46:22Mom's not worried.
46:23Mom's just angry.
46:24I know.
46:25The vein right here is throbbing.
46:27You got that from me, too?
46:29Genetics.
46:32Okay, go wash your hands.
46:34Helen made Honey Glazed Goes Chicken.
46:41Mom.
46:42Hmm?
46:43Can I learn something later?
46:45Like what?
46:46How to fight.
46:48Not because I want to hurt anybody.
46:51Just in case.
46:52If someone comes after me, I don't want to just wait for help.
46:56I want to protect myself, too.
46:58Taekwondo, boxing, or judo?
47:00Any of them.
47:00I'll find you a coach.
47:02Weekend classes.
47:03It won't affect school.
47:05I could protect myself, too.
47:07That felt safer than a soft pillow and hot short ribs.
47:12Summer came.
47:13I grew almost an inch, and my face finally filled out.
47:18My face wasn't all yellow anymore.
47:21I finally looked healthy.
47:23Mom measures me every week and marks it on my door flying.
47:27Every little bit, she snaps a picture for the family group chat.
47:30Dad says she takes it more seriously than company quarterly reports.
47:34I've had eight taekwondo classes.
47:37I can do front kicks and roundhouse kicks now.
47:40Coach says I'm explosive.
47:42I was weak before, but I'm getting stronger fast.
47:45School's getting better, too.
47:47I got an A on the midterm.
47:49You've only been here three months.
47:51How'd you get an A?
47:52Reading.
47:54What book works that well?
47:55I'm buying it, too.
47:57Did you eat so many Flamin' Hot Cheetos you left your brain in the bag?
48:03I've noticed I smile more than I did a month ago.
48:07It's still small, but it's enough.
48:15Gemma, look here.
48:20What are you doing?
48:21It's your first midterms at your new school.
48:23Of course we need a picture.
48:25Mom, this is so extra.
48:27It is not.
48:28It's your first big test here.
48:29We have to get a picture.
48:31Really?
48:32He said top three calls for a celebration.
48:35That was my shadow.
48:38Clean, whole, and held.
48:41It was the same girl who'd curled up by the trash can three months ago.
48:47But it didn't feel like her anymore.
48:51Mom.
48:52Yeah?
48:54Thank you.
48:56For what?
48:58For looking for me for seven years.
49:02Mom, I don't blame you.
49:04Either of you.
49:08You don't have to thank us.
49:10Your dad and I are the ones who owe you.
49:14I don't blame you.
49:16We didn't protect you.
49:18It wasn't your fault.
49:27Manhattan is alive in June.
49:31People sell ice cream, walk their dogs, ride bikes.
49:38Everywhere I look, life feels warm and real.
49:42That winter three months ago.
49:46That blizzard.
49:48It already feels so far away.
50:03Can you handle spicy food?
50:06Yep.
50:07How spicy?
50:10As spicy as the flaming hot Cheetos Chloe gave me.
50:21All right.
50:22Family barbecue platter, half plain, half spicy.
50:25You help her with the meat.
50:26I'll handle the salad.
50:30Why are you only eating vegetables?
50:32Your mom's got me cutting back.
50:33That's so sad.
50:35You're eight.
50:36You don't need to feel sorry for your dad.
50:45This is so good.
50:46Slow down.
50:47Don't choke.
50:51Dad, have one.
50:55Thanks.
51:05I ate too much.
51:07A second ago, at wing number eight, you were asking for one more.
51:11That was eight wing meat.
51:13This is 12 wing meat.
51:14Totally different.
51:19Have some fruit.
51:20You're not eating that much tomorrow.
51:23We'll see tomorrow.
51:35I really am their daughter.
51:38I didn't lie to anyone.
51:40I just found my way home beside a trash can.
51:43Two quarters, one pay phone call, and I got a home.
51:47What if I'd spent that 50 cents on an eraser?
51:51What if I never found that missing child flyer?
51:55What if I'd been a little more scared and never made that call?
51:59I'd probably still be with the Carter family.
52:03Claire's humming on my left.
52:05She's off key, but I didn't tell her.
52:09The streetlights turn everything warm and yellow.
52:12The wind is hot.
52:14June hot.
52:17There aren't any stars.
52:20The city lights are too bright.
52:22But that's okay.
52:24I don't need stars anymore.
52:28I have streetlights.
52:31A road home.
52:32And people waiting for me.
52:36That's enough.
52:38That's enough.
52:39That's enough.