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00:06I didn't mean to reach for it. I was just so hungry my hand moved on its own.
00:12Tyler's still growing. He needs the protein. He's a boy and he has to use his brain.
00:18All you do is sweep around here. Plain food is good enough for you.
00:21Too much greasy food sweep around here makes people lazy.
00:25You're not one of us, so you don't know any manners. Nobody was done eating and you still reach for
00:30Tyler's meat.
00:33Anyone hears about this, they'll think we don't feed you.
00:37Absolutely not. She steals food off the table today, she'll steal from other people tomorrow.
00:42We took her in, Ray. We've done more than enough for her. If we don't straighten her out now, that's
00:49on us.
00:50Yeah.
00:54Out.
00:57Stand by the back door and think about what you did.
01:00Maybe 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. Fresh air is good for you. Stay out there a while.
01:22If Brenda wakes up in a good mood, she might let me in before sunrise to sweep.
01:29If she's not, I might not eat till noon.
01:38One, two, three. If I count to a hundred, I won't feel so cold. That's how I fool myself.
01:52Jayma, hope, wait a more. Her 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. The age matches. I even look like her.
02:10Brendan said they brought me home.
02:12She didn't give birth to me.
02:14I was saving this 50 cents for an eraser when school starts.
02:18Not anymore. An eraser helps me write.
02:22A phone call could get me a new dad. Worth it.
02:33What am I supposed to say?
02:35Hi, I'm your daughter? No, that's too sudden.
02:38Hi, I saw your missing child flyer?
02:41That doesn't sound right either. I'm not just some stranger.
02:45Hello? Who is this?
02:48Hi, I saw your missing child flyer? The little girl. Gemma Hope Whitfield?
02:54You saw her? Where is she? Where are you?
02:56I was going to tell him I was her. But then I heard him crying. And I got scared.
03:01What if I'm wrong? What if the DNA test says no? Then I'm just some lying eight-year-old.
03:09I... I'm... Hello? Hello? Please don't hang up. Have you seen my daughter? Is she alive? Please tell me!
03:14I... Are you an adult or a kid? You're a kid?
03:18Mm-hmm. How old are you? Eight.
03:22Where did you see the flyer? Is there an adult with you? Are you alone?
03:28No. I found it in the trash.
03:32A trash can?
03:33Yeah. They threw me out. I found it by a trash can.
03:38They threw you out? In this snow? Tell me what town you're in and what road I'll come get you.
03:45No. I wasn't trying to tell you where I saw your daughter. I was trying to say... I might be
03:52her.
03:53What did you say?
03:53The missing child flyer said she has a maple leaf birthmark on her right arm. I do too. Exactly the
04:01same. I was born in January 2016 too. Brenda said they brought me home. She didn't give birth to me.
04:10I don't know for sure but I think...
04:13Where are you?
04:15Pine Creek. At the payphone outside the gas station convenience store.
04:20Stay right there. Don't go anywhere. Are you cold? Do you have a coat? Is there anywhere you can get
04:27out of the snow?
04:30He was crying. A grown up was crying just because I might be his daughter.
04:39If I really am Gemma, then I have a dad. A dad who'd cry for me has to be better
04:44than one who'd hit me. Forget it. I've spent my whole life just trying to survive. One more night won't
04:51matter.
04:56Over here! Left side!
05:03This way! Left! The payphone's over there! Mr. Whitmore, watch it! The ground's slick! Move!
05:14Is it her?
05:15He looked like he was in his 30s. Thin face, hollow cheeks, deep set eyes.
05:20His eyes were red and there were tears on his lower lashes.
05:25Sir?
05:30Are you cold?
05:33The coat was still warm. It was heavy and it smelled good. Not like Ray with the smoke and booze.
05:41Just clean.
05:42I need to see your right arm, okay?
05:52Gemma. It's Dad. I'm here to take you home.
05:56Gemma. No one had ever said my name like that. And Dad was never a word I got to use.
06:02She's so thin. So dirty.
06:05The lines around his eyes were deep. There were dark circles under them and his lips were cracked.
06:11He looked even older than Ray. He'd spent seven years looking for one person.
06:17And I had almost lied to him.
06:19I wasn't even sure I was Gemma.
06:22I just wanted a home where nobody hit me.
06:27Sir? I'm not sure I'm really hurt.
06:30What if you've got it wrong?
06:32No. No mistake.
06:35I knew the second I saw you.
06:38You're Gemma. You're my Gemma.
06:44Every breath smelled clean. Warm. No 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. No one will ever hurt you again.
07:00Call Mrs. Whitmore. We found her.
07:04Yes. We found her. She's alive.
07:07Mr. Whitmore, let's get her in the car. She'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.
07:23Keeping 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.
07:42But I wasn't cold anymore.
07:45We found her.
07:47Yeah, take us to Hudson Valley Children's Medical Center.
07:49A regular room.
07:52Are 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.
08:34So?
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.
08:53Town to town.
08:53Countless leads.
08:55Fakes.
08:56Scams.
08:57Wrong kids.
08:58I chased everyone myself.
08:59When you called, I was nearby.
09:01Following 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.
09:16And 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, let me take a look, okay?
10:03Okay.
10:11Okay.
10:14Keep going.
10:18Mr. Ethan Whitmore.
10:20Gemma, tell dad.
10:22No, tell me. Who did this to you?
10:23My mom and dad.
10:25They're not your mom and dad.
10:26Then...
10:27The two people who threw me away?
10:30Okay. I 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.
10:58At 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 has been fast-tracked.
11:18About three hours.
11:20Okay.
11:25You hungry?
11:30Send 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.
11:58And 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.
12:37You are.
12:38The 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?
13:22Last 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.
13:34She's better now, but she can't keep pushing herself like she used to.
13:37They've been looking for me for seven years.
13:41One 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.
14:10Like I was dreaming.
14:11And I could wake up any second.
14:15Slow down. Don't choke.
14:26go take a warm bath the nurses left you clean pajamas and hot water
14:30I'll wait right outside the door wait for what for you to come out
14:44you look exactly like Claire did at your age I'm sleepy mister
14:52let's get you to bed come on
14:57I'm turning off the lights leave one on
15:03aren't you going home no why I'm staying with you sir the DNA test results aren't back yet
15:11I know what if it doesn't match then I'm still staying
15:18you're eight years old you 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 we'll deal with tomorrow okay
15:29good night good night this warmth wasn't from the heat or the blanket it was from someone
15:35staying with me
15:36my baby
15:39my baby
15:40what are you doing here I told Patrick not to tell you yet
15:43Ethan are you out of your mind you think you may have found my daughter and you were gonna
15:48hide that from me how many times do you think I can lose her
15:59Gemma it's you my Gemma the DNA test isn't back yet I don't need a DNA test to know my
16:05own child
16:06I carried her for nine months you think I wouldn't know my own daughter she is my daughter
16:14Gemma mom's here I was too late my baby where were you I've been looking for you for seven years
16:21even in my dreams I was looking for you it was too much all at once in seven years with
16:27the
16:27Carters no one had ever held me but 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
16:42her 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 I already have people looking into it just calm down
17:02how am I supposed to calm down my 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 tell me
17:23I scraped my knee
17:25the nurse already cleaned it and wrapped it
17:32Rachel it's Claire
17:33I need you to look into something right now
17:35yes now
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
17:51and his wife
17:52Brendan 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
18:06they don't get one day less
18:09ma'am
18:09call me mom
18:12ma'am
18:15all right
18:16until the DNA test comes back
18:18you 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
18:35I'll know
18:36if it really is me
18:38I'll have a mom and dad
18:39rich ones too
18:41if it's not
18:44I go back by the trash can
18:46either way
18:47I still came out ahead
18:48one more night of heat
18:50a bowl of hot oatmeal
18:52and a hot shower
18:53what are you thinking about?
18:57nothing
18:57you 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
19:13listen to me
19:14that test will match
19:16I know it
19:18but even if by some miracle it doesn't
19:21you are not going back to the carters
19:24do you understand?
19:26there was something heavy in her tears
19:28not pity
19:30anger and tenderness tangled together
19:32because no one had ever told me
19:34being hit, starved, and thrown out of the house
19:37wasn'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
19:54and left to sleep by a trash can
19:56covered in injuries
19:58this isn't about biology anymore
20:00it's child abuse
20:02it's a crime
20:14come in
20:19Mr. and Mrs. 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
20:29Gemma is your daughter
20:30I knew it
20:32I knew it the second I saw you
20:37Gemma, my Gemma
20:39call me mom
20:40okay
20:41okay
20:42okay what
20:43okay mom
20:50Patrick, it's her
20:51the DNA test confirmed it
20:53she's my daughter
20:53tell everyone
20:54my daughter's been found
21:03so this is what mom and dad smell like
21:06no
21:07we're going home
21:08we'll never be apart again
21:09I bet right
21:10two quarters
21:12a payphone call
21:13and a missing child flyer
21:15I pulled out of the trash
21:17got me my home back
21:18it was worth it
21:21hmm
21:22right
21:23it's confirmed
21:23don't release a public statement yet
21:25handle Pine Creek first
21:26yes
21:27go today
21:32morning
21:33morning
21:33hungry
21:38you like it
21:40from now on every day
21:41one in the morning
21:43one at night
21:49slowly
21:52not hot
21:53no fever
21:54thank god
21:57Mr. Ethan Whitmore
21:58we've confirmed what happened in Pine Creek
22:00Ray Carter, 44
22:01unemployed
22:02long history of alcohol abuse
22:04Brenda Carter, 42
22:05does temp work at the town farmer's market
22:07they have a biological son
22:08Tyler Carter, 12
22:09in March 2017
22:10they paid $5,000 cash
22:13to an illegal middleman
22:14for a baby girl
22:15about one year old
22:16your daughter
22:17what about the middleman?
22:18we found him
22:20Larry Sloan
22:21he used to work the mall area
22:22targeting kids who were alone
22:23he was arrested in 2019
22:25in another child trafficking case
22:27he's still in state prison
22:28Ray and Brendan?
22:30the Pine Creek Sheriff's Office
22:31picked them up at 6 this morning
22:32what charges are they pursuing right now?
22:35child trafficking
22:35and receiving a kidnapped child
22:37legal team is also moving to add
22:39multiple felony child abuse charges
22:42that still isn't enough for child abuse
22:44Mr. Whitmore
22:45sentencing is set by law
22:46I don't want to hear the minimum
22:50did they photograph and document every injury?
22:53the hospital's pediatric forensic team
22:55finished the injury documentation
22:56and evidential photos last night
22:58good
23:00pursue 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?
23:10it'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
23:17Gima
23:17did you hear what we just said?
23:19you know
23:19you were never really theirs
23:21you're our daughter
23:23you were stolen from us
23:25from us
23:25I know
23:26do you
23:28hate 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
23:46and set up Gemma's follow-up care starting tomorrow
23:48Helen send me the nutritionist meal plan
23:51and 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
24:02she was nice to me
24:04she'd secretly give me bread and money
24:07I'll have someone thank her
24:09anyone else?
24:11no
24:11what about kids at school?
24:13no
24:13not even one?
24:15I had classmates
24:16just no friends
24:17why?
24:19my clothes were always torn
24:20and I smelled bad
24:22they didn't want to play with me
24:34not anymore
24:36from now on you can wear whatever you want
24:38and be friends with whoever you want
24:41mm-hmm
24:42this feels like suddenly holding a huge birthday cake
24:46I'm scared to move
24:48because if I do
24:49it 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?
25:17ours
25:19huh?
25:22welcome home
25:23Ms. Whitmercare
25:26why are they all standing here?
25:30don't be scared
25:31they're the house staff
25:32they help cook
25:34and take care of the place
25:47is this really my home?
25:50it is
25:51this home is yours
25:53if you want to roll around on the carpet
25:55you can
25:56really?
25:57really
26:06is it soft?
26:08yeah
26:09it is
26:10up you go
26:11let's go see your room
26:13I get my own room?
26:15of course
26:16we kept your nursery
26:18exactly the way it was
26:19before you went missing
26:20but you're a big girl now
26:22so we had a new room
26:23made 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
26:45do you like it?
26:54I just had the bunny brought in
26:55if you don't like pink
26:56we can change everything
26:57don't change it
26:58I like it
27:04from now on
27:05if you want something
27:06tell me
27:07anything
27:07it's yours
27:10this is my home now
27:12no one's ever
27:13throwing me out again
27:21all this is for me?
27:23mhm
27:23the nutritionist
27:24put it together
27:25you're too thin
27:26we need to build you
27:27back up slowly
27:38miss whitfield
27:39have some soup first
27:40it'll warm you up
27:47can I eat by myself
27:48I mean
27:49can you not watch me
27:50the whole time?
27:51okay
27:52we won't look
28:08what?
28:09who does she think
28:10she is
28:11making that demand
28:19eat slowly okay?
28:20mom's just gonna check on something
28:23Brenda's making a scene
28:24at the sheriff's office
28:25she says she paid for Gemma
28:27raised her for seven years
28:28got attached
28:29and now she wants to see her
28:30not a chance
28:32absolutely not
28:36she has the nerve
28:37to say she cares
28:38she beat that child
28:40until she broke her bones
28:41I've already told our lawyer
28:43no contact
28:44no visitation
28:45this isn't just about visitation
28:47I want more charges
28:48submit every photo
28:49of Gemma's injuries
28:50and make her serve
28:51ten more years
28:52the team is already on it
28:54but she has a lawyer too
28:55what kind of lawyer
28:57defends someone like that?
28:58a course appointed
28:59public defender
29:00the court assigned him
29:01he doesn't get to
29:02choose his clients
29:08Gemma
29:08just eat
29:09don't
29:09she wants to see me
29:10that's not happening
29:11she's not seeing you
29:12I know
29:15but why does she still
29:16want to see me?
29:17probably so you'd speak
29:18for them
29:18say they treated you well
29:21it could help her
29:22get a plea deal
29:23or a lighter sentence
29:24yeah
29:25she's dreaming
29:31Gemma
29:32listen to me
29:33whatever she says
29:34or does
29:35you don't have to respond
29:36we'll handle it
29:36you just eat well
29:37and grow up
29:39and as for you
29:40going back
29:40I know mom
29:41I'm not scared of her
29:43I was scared at her house
29:45because I couldn't get away
29:46now I have you
29:48I'm not scared anymore
29:49then she can stay locked up
29:51I'm going to eat my salmon
29:52dad missed a bone
29:54it almost got stuck
29:55in my throat
29:56what?
29:57I checked every tiny bone
29:59three times with threesers
30:00kidding
30:16miss Whitfield
30:17don't touch that
30:18I'll get it
30:18it's too heavy
30:22I've got it
30:26mom will help you
30:29there were no strings attached
30:31no do this first
30:33if you want to eat
30:34and no be good
30:36or you'll get hit
30:38they just ask what I want
30:40then give it to me
30:42like I'm enough
30:43just for being here
30:44it feels so strange
30:46I lie awake at night
30:47thinking
30:49what if one day
30:50they don't want me anymore
30:54what if I do one thing wrong
30:56and get thrown out again
30:58the DNA test proved it
31:00I'm their real daughter
31:03you can't return your own daughter
31:06can you?
31:13I'm a little thirsty
31:21my whole body locked up
31:22my hands shook like I'd touched a live wire
31:25if you broke something
31:26you got thrown out
31:27you didn't get fed
31:29I'm sorry
31:30I'm sorry
31:31I didn't mean to
31:32I'll clean it up
31:33I'll pay for it
31:36miss Whitmore
31:37it's okay
31:38it's okay
31:40did you step on any glass?
31:42I'll pay for it
31:44I'll clean it up
31:45I'll pay for it
31:46don't pick it up
31:46you'll cut your hands
31:47miss Whitford
31:48don't touch it
31:52what happened?
31:58Gemma look at me
31:59Gemma look at dad
32:03let me see your hand
32:06it's okay
32:06it's just a glass
32:07we have a hundred more
32:08one doesn't matter
32:09ten don't matter
32:11you're not gonna hit me?
32:13no
32:14no one will ever hit you
32:16Gemma listen to me
32:17in this house
32:18you don't get hit
32:18for breaking something
32:20doing badly on a test
32:21or making a mistake
32:22no one gets to hit you
32:24ever
32:24because you're my daughter
32:26my job is to protect you
32:27not hurt you
32:28okay
32:37come on
32:38let's get that cleaned up
32:56does it hurt?
32:57just a little
33:00hang in there
33:05your mom bought that
33:07she changed everything she could
33:09to things you might like
33:11it looks pretty
33:12dad
33:13yeah?
33:15I might still break things
33:17sometimes
33:18then let them break
33:20what if it's something
33:21really expensive?
33:22how expensive?
33:24like that vase
33:25on the cabinet?
33:26that one's worth
33:27over a million dollars
33:28but if you broke it
33:30I'd make sure you
33:30weren't hurt first
33:31then blame the vase
33:32for being there
33:33what did the vase do?
33:35it dared to trip my daughter
33:36it deserves to break
33:38then I won't break it
33:39for now
33:39it's too expensive
33:41that'd be a waste
33:42go watch tv
33:43if you want some water
33:44have Helen get it for you
33:45I can get it myself
33:47use a plastic cup
33:48okay
33:59this feels really nice
34:01so being alive
34:03can actually feel nice
34:09Giema, do you want to switch schools?
34:14to where?
34:15best private elementary school
34:16in Manhattan
34:17we'll pick the one you like best
34:18there's no rush
34:19you can stay home and rest first
34:20then start when you're feeling better
34:21I want to go to school
34:22I always got good grades
34:24and I learned faster
34:24than the other kids
34:25my old school just wasn't very good
34:27I already knew a lot
34:28of what they taught
34:29I want a better school
34:30okay
34:31I'll have someone
34:31contact them tomorrow
34:33but
34:34what is it?
34:35I don't really know
34:36how to make friends
34:37at my old school
34:38nobody talked to me
34:39and I'm not very good
34:40at talking to people first
34:41what if I go to a new school
34:42and nobody wants to play
34:43with me again?
34:45then don't play with them
34:46is that really what
34:47you're teaching her?
34:48I mean
34:49she doesn't have to force it
34:50not with friends
34:51just be yourself
34:52the people who like you
34:54will come to you
34:54and the ones who don't
34:56they're not worth
34:57changing yourself for
34:58he didn't say it very well
34:59but he's right
35:00Jema
35:01there are going to be
35:02lots of kids your age
35:03at your new school
35:04they won't push you away
35:05for old clothes
35:06or anything like that
35:08you won't have to wear
35:09worn out clothes anymore
35:10and you don't have to worry
35:11about that now
35:13just be yourself
35:14it's not the clothes
35:16I'm scared I don't know
35:17how to smile
35:18in the seven years
35:19I lived with the Carters
35:20I hardly ever did
35:21over there
35:22smiling was dangerous
35:23but I'm only eight
35:24I shouldn't be thinking
35:25about stuff like that
35:26Jema
35:27what did they call you
35:28before?
35:29Daisy Carter
35:30they just made it up
35:32Daisy
35:34your real name
35:35is Jema Hope Whitmore
35:36your dad chose it
35:37when you were born
35:38Jema means a precious jewel
35:40and hope
35:41because with you
35:42tomorrow always felt
35:43worth believing in
35:44Jema Hope
35:46honestly
35:47it sounds a thousand
35:49times better than
35:49Daisy Carter
35:51Jema's enough
35:52your mother and I
35:53have always called you
35:54Jema
35:56Jema
35:56I like it
35:57it sounds like
35:58a real name
35:59one that's mine
36:02okay
36:03I'm Jema Hope Whitmore
36:07my tummy's full
36:08and so is my heart
36:11Jema
36:12what grade are you in now?
36:14second grade
36:14but I can skip
36:15straight to third
36:16are you sure?
36:17I've read third grade
36:18textbooks on my own
36:19the town library
36:20had them
36:21and I read almost
36:21all of them
36:22then let's test her
36:23please prepare a
36:24third grade placement test
36:25okay
36:35these scores are
36:36more than enough
36:37for her to start
36:38the second half
36:38of third grade
36:39for language arts
36:40I'll arrange
36:41one-on-one tutoring
36:42to help her catch up
36:46in the mirror
36:47I still looked
36:48a little pale
36:49two braids
36:50hung over my shoulders
36:51but my eyes
36:52were bright
36:53so much better
36:54than the girl
36:54I saw in that
36:55broken mirror
36:56by the trash can
36:57I look pretty
36:58at school
37:00if someone picks on you
37:02hit back
37:03no
37:04tell the teacher first
37:06hit back first
37:07then tell the teacher
37:10don't listen to your dad
37:11if anything happens
37:13tell the teacher first
37:14or call mom
37:16I'll take care of it
37:17what do you want
37:18for lunch
37:19I can have Helen
37:19make something
37:20and bring it over
37:20the school has a cafeteria
37:22the cafeteria food
37:23might not be very good
37:25mom
37:25I want to eat
37:26in the cafeteria
37:27I want to have lunch
37:29with the other kids
37:29okay
37:30eat at school
37:32okay
37:32I'm going now
37:33wait
37:36mom
37:37my backpack
37:38really can't fit
37:38anything else
37:39okay
37:40let's go
37:45Gemma
37:45I'll pick you up
37:46after school
37:47if you're upset
37:48call home
37:49my number's saved
37:50on your smartwatch
37:51got it
37:52oh yeah
37:53dad
37:53you're even fussier
37:54than mom
37:55go on
37:56get inside
38:02I know he'll be there
38:05and he'll come get me
38:07after school too
38:07it's the first time
38:09in my life
38:09I've trusted a promise
38:11like that
38:11classmates
38:12today we have
38:13a new student
38:13I learned that
38:14in the Carter house
38:15I can tell who's kind
38:16who's just curious
38:17and who's sizing me up
38:19anytime I'm somewhere new
38:20I look for who might
38:21hit me first
38:22but these 16 faces
38:23weren't mean
38:24just curious
38:25hi everyone
38:27I'm Gemma Hope Wiltmore
38:28you can call me Gemma
38:30wow
38:30that's such a pretty name
38:33she's so fair
38:35and her braids
38:35are so mean
38:36okay
38:37Gemma
38:38take your seat
38:38your third row
38:39by the window
38:44hey
38:45I'm Chloe
38:46where'd you go
38:47to school before
38:48near Pine Creek
38:50that's so far
38:51why'd you transfer here
38:53we moved
38:54oh
38:55so where do you live now
38:56Chloe Quinn
38:57here
38:57class has already started
38:59oh
39:02want to go to the snack shop
39:04after class
39:04I'll treat you to
39:05flaming hot cheapos
39:06sure
39:18this one's for you
39:19this one's for you
39:29spicy salty and really good
39:31the kind you know is junk food
39:33but you still can't stop eating
39:36good right
39:37good right
39:42my mom doesn't let me eat these
39:43she says they're full of artificial coloring
39:46but I can't help it
39:48what about you
39:50my mom doesn't know
39:52then it's a flaming hot cheetos
39:54and it's a flaming hot cheetos pact
39:54secret between us
39:56okay flaming hot cheetos pact
39:57I didn't have to watch anyone's mood
40:00or try to please them
40:01we just had to finish a bag of snacks together
40:08jenna was your old school big
40:12not really
40:13so is our school big
40:15really big
40:16even the playground has a rubber surface
40:19yeah and we even have an indoor pool
40:22can you swim
40:24no
40:27that's okay
40:27we'll teach you
40:29run with us in gym
40:33what's your favorite color
40:36pink
40:36pink
40:37me too
40:40I like purple
40:45purple's pretty too
40:47I didn't know what to do with that kind of warmth
40:53they weren't going to hit me or yell at me
40:56they just wanted to talk to me
41:06how was it
41:08it was good
41:10did anyone give you a hard time
41:12no
41:13did you make any friends
41:15I made one
41:16her name's Chloe
41:18Chloe
41:19what's she like
41:22she's kind of chubby
41:23eats a lot
41:24and talks really loud
41:27she sounds nice
41:32dad
41:32yeah
41:33someone asked what school I used to go to today
41:36I just said it was far away
41:38they didn't ask anything else
41:40if anyone asks about your family
41:42you don't have to answer
41:43nobody gets to make you explain what you've been through
41:49dad
41:52are people in Manhattan all rich
41:54no
41:56some are very rich
41:58and some are just getting by
42:00then are we the rich kind
42:04you could say that
42:05how rich are we
42:07why are you asking that all of a sudden
42:09just curious
42:10Chloe said her dad owns an ice cream shop
42:13and she thinks her family is already really rich
42:16so I want to know if we have more than they do or less
42:20hmm
42:21a little more
42:22how much more
42:25Gemma
42:26you're eight
42:27you don't need to worry about that yet
42:29okay
42:32you're back
42:33how was your first day
42:34pretty good
42:35I made a friend
42:36and I had Flamin' Hot Cheetos
42:39Flamin' Hot Cheetos?
42:40yeah
42:41Chloe shared them with me
42:48a Flamin' Hot Cheetos packed
42:50what packed?
42:52that stuff is loaded with artificial colors and additives
42:56mom
42:56it really is good
43:01only once in a while
43:03no more than twice a week
43:05deal
43:09is there anything you're still not used to?
43:11and your classmates have they
43:12mom
43:13you're asking more questions than the placement test did
43:19okay no more questions
43:20you hungry?
43:22yeah
43:25Helen made your favorite braised beef short ribs
43:39mom
43:39aren't you eating?
43:41watching you eat fills me up
43:48you're crying over one little short rib?
43:51I'm not crying
43:52I just got dust in my eye
43:54what are you two talking about?
43:56why should you?
43:56nothing, sit down and eat
43:59a month went by
44:00and my life settled into a rhythm
44:03every day felt safe
44:04safe in a way I could count on
44:06I didn't have to be scared all the time anymore
44:09who put these here?
44:11no idea
44:13your dad spent two hours online last night
44:15figuring out what books eight-year-old girls like
44:26thanks dad
44:40get in
44:48dad what is it?
44:50Gemma
44:51did any strangers talk to you after school today?
44:53no
44:54you sure?
44:56yeah
44:56Chloe and I walked to the gate together
44:58her mom picked her up
44:59and I came straight here
45:00hmm
45:00what happened?
45:02Brenda's brother is here
45:03my security team spotted him near the school
45:07what does he want?
45:09not sure yet
45:09Brenda may have sent him after you
45:11or he was just there to cause trouble
45:13starting today you'll have protection to and from school
45:15I'll assign a security team
45:17they'll keep their distance so your classmates won't notice
45:20you don't need to worry about it
45:21okay
45:22Brenda Carter
45:23her name felt like a bug crawling out of the trash
45:26I thought she was in prison
45:28but somehow she was reaching for me again
45:31dad
45:32yeah?
45:33how long did Brenda get?
45:35child trafficking
45:36plus multiple felony child abuse charges
45:39she got five years and six months
45:42and she's still causing trouble from inside
45:44sending her brother after you
45:46trying to get less time on appeal
45:49she actually claimed
45:51she'd done her duty by you
45:52she's asking for a reduced sentence
45:56taking care of me?
45:57she hit me?
45:59starved me?
46:01threw me out in the cold?
46:03that's taking care of me?
46:04it's not happening
46:05my legal team won't let her cut even one day off her sentence
46:10what about her brother?
46:11we reported him to the police
46:12he got a formal warning
46:13if he comes near the school again they'll detain him
46:16dad?
46:17yeah?
46:17i'm not scared of her
46:19really
46:20i was scared before because i couldn't get away
46:23and no one helped me
46:28it's different now
46:36yeah
46:38i'm here
46:39no one gets to touch you
46:43yes we've already called the police
46:45but that's not enough
46:47i want an emergency protective order
46:48yes emergency
46:49i don't care what the court needs
46:51if that man comes within 500 yards of my daughter again
46:55i'll make sure he goes to prison with his sister
47:02you're back
47:03hungry?
47:03don't worry
47:06mom's not worried
47:08mom's just angry
47:09i know
47:10the vein right here is throbbing
47:12you got that from me too?
47:14genetics
47:17okay go wash your hands
47:19helen made honey glazed ghost chicken
47:26mom
47:26hmm?
47:28can i learn something later?
47:30like what?
47:31how to fight
47:33not because i want to hurt anybody
47:35just in case
47:37if someone comes after me
47:39i don't want to just wait for help
47:40i want to protect myself too
47:43taekwondo, boxing, or judo?
47:45any of them
47:45i'll find you a coach
47:47weekend classes
47:48it won't affect school
47:50i could protect myself too
47:52that felt safer than a soft pillow
47:54and hot short ribs
47:57summer came
47:58i grew almost an inch
48:00and my face finally filled out
48:03my face wasn't all yellow anymore
48:06i finally looked healthy
48:08mom measures me every week
48:10and marks it on my door fly
48:12every little bit
48:13she snaps a picture for the family group chat
48:15dad says she takes it more seriously
48:17than company quarterly reports
48:19i've had eight taekwondo classes
48:21i can do front kicks and roundhouse kicks now
48:25coach says i'm explosive
48:26i was weak before
48:28but i'm getting stronger fast
48:30school's getting better too
48:31i got an a on the midterm
48:34you've only been here three months
48:36how'd you get an a?
48:38reading
48:39what book works that well?
48:40i'm buying it too
48:41did you eat so many flaming hot cheetos
48:43you left your brain in the bag?
48:48i've noticed i smile more than i did a month ago
48:52it's still small
48:53but it's enough
49:00jemma look here
49:05what are you doing?
49:06it's your first midterms at your new school
49:08of course we need a picture
49:10mom this is so extra
49:12it is not
49:12it's your first big test here
49:14we have to get a picture
49:19mom if you cry again i'm not posing
49:22i'm not crying
49:23the sun's just too bright
49:25come on
49:26we're getting barbecue tonight
49:27dad already made a reservation
49:29really?
49:30really
49:30he said top three calls for a celebration
49:33that was my shadow
49:36clean
49:37whole
49:38and held
49:40it was the same girl
49:41who'd curled up by the trash can
49:43three months ago
49:46but it didn't feel like her anymore
49:50mom
49:51yeah?
49:53thank you
49:55for what?
49:57for looking for me for seven years
50:01mom i don't blame you
50:03either of you
50:07you don't have to thank us
50:09your dad and i are the ones who owe you
50:15we didn't protect you
50:17it wasn't your fault
50:27manhattanton is alive in june
50:29people sell ice cream
50:31walk their dogs
50:33ride bikes
50:37everywhere i look
50:38life feels warm and real
50:40that winter three months ago
50:44that blizzard
50:47it already feels so far away
51:02can you handle spicy food?
51:05yep
51:06how spicy?
51:09as spicy as the flaming hot cheetos
51:12chloe gave me
51:20all right
51:21family barbecue platter
51:22half plain
51:23half spicy
51:24you help her with the meat
51:25i'll handle the salad
51:29why are you only eating vegetables?
51:31your mom's got me cutting back
51:32that's so sad
51:34you're eight
51:34you don't need to feel sorry for your dad
51:44this is so good
51:45slow down
51:46don't choke
51:51dad have one
51:55thanks
52:01ah
52:04i ate too much
52:05a second ago
52:07at wing number eight
52:08you were asking for one more
52:10that was eight wing me
52:11this is twelve wing me
52:13totally different
52:18have some fruit
52:19you're not eating that much tomorrow
52:21we'll see you tomorrow
52:34three months ago
52:36when i found that missing child flyer
52:38i thought maybe i could be their daughter
52:41back then i thought i was pretending
52:44if i played along
52:46maybe i'd get food
52:47and a place where nobody hit me
52:49but the dna test said i wasn't pretending
52:52i really am their daughter
52:55i didn't lie to anyone
52:56i just found my way home beside a trash can
53:00two quarters
53:01one pay phone call
53:03and i got a home
53:04what if i'd spent that 50 cents on an eraser
53:08what if i never found that missing child flyer
53:12what if i'd been a little more scared
53:14and never made that call
53:16i'd probably still be with the carter family
53:20claire's humming on my left
53:22she's off key
53:23but i didn't tell her
53:25the street lights turn everything warm and yellow
53:28the wind is hot
53:31june hot
53:35there aren't any stars
53:36the city lights are too bright
53:40but that's okay
53:41i don't need stars anymore
53:45i have street lights
53:47a road home
53:49and people waiting for me
53:51that's enough
53:54you
53:56you
53:56you
54:01you