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