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05:02تجربة
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05:05هذه الخيجية
05:05الانه ينتج
05:06الموت مفهواثة
05:07تجربة
05:08بحقيeling
05:09يبدو كيفينه
05:16اعلى تشعر
05:17بالدون
05:17وامل
05:18وامل
05:20على الدين
05:24بجوال
05:25السير
05:29هل تقلق؟
05:32المنزل كان قليلاً
05:35وليس جداً وليس جداً
05:37وليس جداً
05:38وليس جداً
05:39ومع بيكة
05:39وليس جداً
05:42أجل
05:42أريد أن تقلق؟
05:50أجلًا
05:51جماً
05:52أجلًا
05:53أجلًا
05:54أتمنى أن تجلقك
05:55فيه
05:55جماً
05:56إلا أربطاً
05:57لا أحد أيضاً
05:59ولأنهم سابقاً
06:01وهذا ما لم يأكلني
06:01ورزق
06:02كثيرة
06:03لدرج
06:05يعني
06:06أجلًا
06:06وعلى إثارتهم
06:07أجلًا
06:08أشعرًا
06:08وليس فعله
06:13أجلًا
06:15لا أصبح أن أجلní
06:21مجموة.
06:22أريد فقط مكان أحبت مجموة.
06:27سير، لن تقلق أنني مجموة.
06:30ما إذا فقط تقلقها فالك؟
06:32لا، لا تقلق.
06:35أفعلني بمجموة.
06:37لا تقلق.
06:38إنك مجموة.
06:39كل جدد مجموة.
06:43كانت أهلاً.
06:45كان مكراً جداً وكنت باكاً لا شخص كذلك
06:50كبير حتى قامت ب tale
06:52فهي بكاً
06:55فتحه هنا
06:56لا شخص بي سنعين
06:59صنع جسري
07:00وتجزعها
07:01ونجزعها
07:03تجزعها
07:05جسري
07:10جمع هل تزمان
07:14ترجمة نانسي قنقر
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 injuries first,
07:57then run an expedited DNA test. I don't care what it takes. I want preliminary results in three hours.
08:05Don't be scared.
08:10What if he's a bad person? They said on TV some people trick kids. But bad people don't cry like
08:18that. Probably not.
08:20Sir...
08:21Call me dad.
08:25Sir is okay for now. Go ahead.
08:28How'd you get here so fast?
08:31I was about two hours away when you called.
08:34So...
08:34I was doing over a hundred.
08:37That fast? And you didn't crash?
08:43Not on the interstate. On back roads. And I was already driving when you called.
08:48Why were you already driving?
08:49For seven years, I've searched every day. City to city, town to town. Countless leads. Fakes, scams, wrong kids. I
08:58chased everyone myself. When you called, I was nearby, following another one.
09:02That lead was fake too?
09:03Every last one. Until you.
09:08What if I'm lying? What if the DNA test doesn't match? What if I really am Ray's daughter? He drove
09:14her a hundred to get here. And what if I'm not his?
09:19Don't be scared. No matter what the test says, you're staying with me tonight.
09:25Come with me. It's still snowing. And that place you told me about? That's not a home.
09:39Mr. Whitmore, this way.
09:40Megan, get warm water ready. She's been hyperthermic too long. No hot water yet.
09:45Imaging 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.
10:00Gemma, let me take a look, okay?
10:02Okay.
10:14Keep going.
10:18Mr. Ethan Whitmore.
10:19Gemma, tell dad.
10:21No, tell me. Who did this to you?
10:23My mom and dad.
10:24They're not your mom and dad.
10:26Then, the two people who threw me away?
10:29Okay. I know now.
10:34I want everything on those two. Tonight.
10:45She'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.
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.
11:04That'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.
11:10We 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. About three hours.
11:19Okay.
11:24You 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.
11:43How were your grades?
11:45Pretty good.
11:46What's pretty good?
11:47Top five.
11:49In your class?
11:50In the whole grade.
11:52Hmm.
11:52What was the school like?
11:54Not great. Just two old buildings. And the playground was all dirt. When it rained, my pants got muddy. But
12:02my teacher was nice. Sometimes she'd sneak me a pack of crackers.
12:07Were you hungry at school too?
12:10Not exactly. Brendan wouldn't give me lunch money. And she wouldn't sign me up for free school lunch. Sometimes not
12:20even that.
12:26Please don't be mad.
12:34I'm not mad.
12:36You are. The vein here is throbbing.
12:40You notice that much?
12:42I always had to watch their faces. After a while, you know what they're about to do.
12:51From now on, you don't have to watch anyone's face.
12:57This is your mom, Claire.
13:01Why didn't she come?
13:02She's at home. I haven't told her yet.
13:05Why?
13:07Because we've been here too many times.
13:10Every time I told her, I think we found her, it wasn't you.
13:15She can't take one more heartbreak.
13:17Oh. 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.
13:27She 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.
13:42The other broke her back, hanging flyers.
13:46If I really am their daughter, I hit the jackpot.
13:49If 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.
14:14Slow down. Don't choke.
14:25Go take a warm bath.
14:27The nurses left you clean pajamas and hot water.
14:30I'll wait right outside the door.
14:31Wait for what?
14:32For you to come out.
14:44You look exactly like Claire did at your age.
14:47I'm sleepy, mister.
14:51Then let's get you to bed. Come on.
14:56I'm turning off the lights.
14:58Leave one on.
15:02Aren't you going home?
15:04No.
15:05Why?
15:06I'm staying with you.
15:07Sir, the DNA test results aren't back yet.
15:10I know.
15:11What if it doesn't match?
15:13Then I'm still staying.
15:17You'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.
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, my baby!
15:39Gemma, my 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?
15:58Gemma, 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.
16:05I carried her for nine months.
16:07You think I wouldn't know my own daughter?
16:09She is my daughter!
16:13Gemma, Mom's here.
16:15I was too late.
16:16My baby, where were you?
16:18I've been looking for you for seven years.
16:21Even in my dreams, I was looking for you.
16:23It was too much all at once.
16:25In seven years with the Carters, no one had ever held me.
16:28But tonight, two people already had.
16:32Ma'am?
16:34Call 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.
16:47Claire, let go for a second.
16:49She's hurt.
16:50Don't make it worse.
16:56Who did this?
16:57I've handled the immediate danger.
16:59I already have people looking into it.
17:00Just calm down.
17:02How am I supposed to calm down?
17:04My daughter was missing for seven years,
17:07and someone did this to her.
17:09How am I supposed to stay calm?
17:12Gemma, does it hurt?
17:14Anywhere besides your face?
17:17Not that much anymore.
17:20And it still hurts a little.
17:21Where, honey?
17:22Tell me.
17:23I scraped my knee.
17:25The nurse already cleaned it and wrapped it.
17:31Rachel, it's Claire.
17:32I need you to look into something right now.
17:34Yes, now.
17:36How will he quiz me down?
17:37What do you mean it's three in the morning?
17:38I don't care.
17:40Secure the hospital records first.
17:42Then call the Pine Creek Sheriff's Office
17:43and Child Protective Services
17:44and send everything to the District Attorney's Office.
17:47Child abuse.
17:48Ray Carter from Pine Creek
17:50and his wife, Brendan Carter.
17:52I don't care what it takes.
17:54File the emergency protective order first.
17:56I 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,
18:05they 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,
18:17you can call me whatever you want.
18:20Are you still hungry?
18:21Thirsty?
18:22Want some warm milk?
18:25You keep talking about the DNA test.
18:27When 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,
18:37I'll have a mom and dad.
18:39Rich ones, too.
18:41If it's not,
18:43I go back by the trash can.
18:45Either way, I still came out ahead.
18:48One more night of heat,
18:50a bowl of hot oatmeal,
18:51and a hot shower.
18:53What are you thinking about?
18:56Nothing.
18:57You were frowning.
18:59I wasn't.
19:00Right here.
19:01It tightened for a second.
19:02You're worried.
19:04She was even better at reading people than I was.
19:07She's worried the DNA test won't match.
19:12Listen to me.
19:14That test will match.
19:15I know it.
19:17But even if by some miracle it doesn't,
19:21you are not going back to the Carters.
19:23Do you understand?
19:25There was something heavy in her tears.
19:27Not pity.
19:29Anger and tenderness tangled together.
19:32Because no one had ever told me.
19:34Being 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.
19:43Not good enough.
19:45Not obedient enough.
19:47Not useful enough.
19:48And because I ate meat that wasn't meant for me.
19:51An eight-year-old was thrown out in a blizzard
19:53and 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.
20:18Mr. and Sis' Claire Whitmore,
20:20the results of the rapid DNA test are in.
20:22Just tell us the result.
20:23The probability of parentage is 99.999%.
20:26Congratulations.
20:28Gemma is your daughter.
20:29I knew it.
20:31I knew it the second I saw you.
20:36Gemma, my Gemma.
20:38Call me mom.
20:39Okay.
20:41Okay, what?
20:42Okay, mom.
20:45Oh, mom.
20:49Patrick, it's her.
20:51The DNA test confirmed it.
20:52She's my daughter.
20:53Tell everyone my daughter's been found.
21:02So this is what mom and dad smell like.
21:05Home.
21:06We're going home.
21:07We'll never be apart again.
21:09I bet right.
21:10Two quarters,
21:11a payphone call,
21:12and a missing child flyer I pulled out of the trash got me my home back.
21:17It was worth it.
21:20Hmm.
21:21Right, it's confirmed.
21:23Don't release a public statement yet.
21:24Handle Pine Creek first.
21:25Yes, go today.
21:31Morning.
21:32Morning.
21:33Hungry?
21:34Mm-hmm.
21:37You like it?
21:39Mm-hmm.
21:40From now on every day.
21:41One in the morning, one at night.
21:43Mm-hmm.
21:48Slowly.
21:51Not hot.
21:53No fever.
21:54Thank God.
21:56Mr. Ethan Whitmore.
21:57We'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.
22:06They have a biological son, Tyler Carter, 12.
22:08In March 2017, they paid $5,000 cash to an illegal middleman for a baby girl.
22:14About one year old.
22:15Your daughter.
22:16What about the middleman?
22:17We 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.
22:26He'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.
22:43Mr. 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 last night.
22:57Good.
22:59Pursue every charge we can to the end.
23:01I want them to serve every day they deserve.
23:03Not one less.
23:07How'd it go?
23:09It's handled.
23:11I hired a lawyer too.
23:12I know.
23:13Have Rachel work with my legal team.
23:15No point duplicating the work.
23:16Jima, did you hear what we just said?
23:18You know, you were never really theirs.
23:20You're our daughter.
23:22You 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.
23:30Okay.
23:31You won't.
23:34You won't.
23:36The first time she'd ever wiped my mouth.
23:38I was already eight.
23:39She'd missed the first seven years.
23:42Maria, call the private pediatric team in Manhattan and set up Gemma's follow-up care starting tomorrow.
23:48Helen, send me the nutritionist meal plan and get Gemma a few new outfits.
23:52All soft, organic cotton.
23:55Gemma, is there anyone in Pine Creek you'll miss?
23:58Any friends?
24:00Mrs. Miller next door.
24:02She was nice to me.
24:04She'd secretly give me bread and money.
24:06I'll have someone thank her.
24:08Anyone else?
24:10No.
24:11What about kids at school?
24:12No.
24:13Not even one?
24:14I had classmates.
24:15Just no friends.
24:17Why?
24:17My clothes were always torn, and I smelled bad.
24:21They didn't want to play with me.
24:33Not anymore.
24:35From now on, you can wear whatever you want and be friends with whoever you want.
24:41Mm-hmm.
24:42This feels like suddenly holding a huge birthday cake.
24:45I'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.
25:16Ours.
25:18Huh?
25:21Welcome home, Miss Whitworthair.
25:25Why are they all standing here?
25:29Don't be scared.
25:30They're the house staff.
25:32They help cook and take care of the place.
25:46Is this really my home?
25:49It is.
25:50This home is yours.
25:52If you want to roll around on the carpet, you can.
25:55Really?
25:56Really.
25:57Really.
26:05Is it soft?
26:07Yeah.
26:08It is.
26:09Up you go.
26:10Let's go see your room.
26:12I get my own room?
26:14Of course.
26:15We kept your nursery exactly the way it was before you went missing.
26:19But you're a big girl now, so we had a new room made just for you.
26:24When did you do all this?
26:26Weren't you at the hospital all night?
26:27Made a call from the car.
26:28Had it set up.
26:44Do you like it?
26:53I just had the bunny brought in.
26:54If you don't like pink, we can change everything.
26:56Don't change it.
26:57I like it.
27:03From now on, if you want something, tell me.
27:06Anything.
27:07It's yours.
27:09This is my home now.
27:11No one's ever throwing me out again.
27:20All this is for me?
27:22Mm-hmm.
27:22The nutritionist put it together.
27:24You're too thin.
27:25We need to build you back up slowly.
27:37Miss Whitfield, have some soup first.
27:39It'll warm you up.
27:46Can I eat by myself?
27:47I mean, can you not watch me the whole time?
27:50Okay.
27:51We won't look.
28:04We won't look.
28:07What?
28:08Who does she think she is making that demand?
28:18eat slowly, okay?
28:19Mom's just going to check on something.
28:22Brenda's making a scene at the sheriff's office.
28:24Brenda's making a scene at the sheriff's office.
28:24She says she paid for Gemma, raised her for seven years, got attached, and now she wants to see her.
28:29Not a chance.
28:31Absolutely not.
28:35She has the nerve to say she cares?
28:37She beat that child until she broke her bones!
28:40I've already told our lawyer.
28:42No contact.
28:43No visitation.
28:44This isn't just about visitation.
28:46I want more charges.
28:47Submit every photo of Gemma's injuries and make her serve ten more years.
28:51The team is already on it.
28:53But 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.
29:00He doesn't get to choose his clients.
29:06Gemma, just eat.
29:08Don't-
29:08She wants to see me.
29:09That's not happening.
29:10She's not seeing you.
29:11I know.
29:14But why does she still want to see me?
29:16Probably so you'd speak for them.
29:17Say they treated you well.
29:20It could help her get a plea deal or a lighter sentence.
29:23Yeah, she's dreaming.
29:30Gemma, listen to me.
29:32Whatever she says or does, you don't have to respond.
29:35We'll handle it.
29:35You just eat well and grow up.
29:38And as for you going back-
29:39I know, Mom.
29:40I'm not scared of her.
29:42I was scared at her house because I couldn't get away.
29:45Now I have you.
29:47I'm not scared anymore.
29:49Then she can stay locked up.
29:50I'm going to eat my salmon.
29:51Dad missed a bone.
29:53It almost got stuck in my throat.
29:55What?
29:56I checked every tiny bone three times with threesers.
29:59Kidding.
30:15Miss Whitfield, don't touch that.
30:17I'll get it.
30:17It's too heavy.
30:21I've got it.
30:25Mom will help you.
30:28There were no strings attached.
30:30No, do this first if you want to eat.
30:33And no, be good or you'll get hit.
30:36They just ask what I want, then give it to me.
30:40Like I'm enough just for being here.
30:43It feels so strange.
30:45I lie awake at night thinking,
30:48What if one day they don't want me anymore?
30:53What if I do one thing wrong and get thrown out again?
30:57The DNA test proved it.
30:59I'm their real daughter.
31:02You can't return your own daughter, can you?
31:11I'm a little thirsty.
31:20My whole body locked up.
31:21My hands shook like I'd touched a live wire.
31:24If you broke something, you got thrown out.
31:26You didn't get fed.
31:28I'm sorry.
31:29I'm sorry.
31:30I didn't mean to.
31:31I'll clean it up.
31:32I'll pay for it.
31:35Miss Whitmore, it's okay.
31:37It's okay.
31:39Did you step on any glass?
31:41I'll pay for it.
31:43I'll clean it up.
31:44I'll pay for it.
31:44Don't pick it up.
31:45You'll cut your hands.
31:47Miss Whitford, don't touch it.
31:51What happened?
31:57Gemma, look at me.
31:58Gemma, look at dad.
32:02Let me see your hand.
32:04It's okay.
32:05It's just a glass.
32:06We have a hundred more.
32:07One doesn't matter.
32:08Ten don't matter.
32:10Yet you're not going to hit me?
32:11No.
32:13No 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.
32:21No one gets to hit you.
32:23Ever.
32:23Because you're my daughter.
32:25My job is to protect you, not hurt you.
32:27Okay.
32:36Come on.
32:37Let's get that cleaned up.
32:48Come on.
32:55Does it hurt?
32:56Just a little.
32:58Hang in there.
33:04Your mom bought that.
33:06She changed everything she could to things you might like.
33:10It looks pretty.
33:11Dad.
33:13Yeah?
33:14I might still break things sometimes.
33:17Then let them break.
33:19What if it's something really expensive?
33:21How expensive?
33:23Like that vase on the cabinet?
33:25That one's worth over a million dollars.
33:27But if you broke it, I'd make sure you weren't hurt first.
33:30Then blame the vase for being there.
33:32What did the vase do?
33:34It dared to trip my daughter.
33:35It deserves to break.
33:37Then I won't break it for now.
33:39It's too expensive.
33:40That'd be a waste.
33:41Go watch TV.
33:42If you want some water, have Helen get it for you.
33:44I can get it myself.
33:46Use a plastic cup.
33:48Okay.
33:58This feels really nice.
34:01So being alive can actually feel nice.
34:08Giamma, do you want to switch schools?
34:13To where?
34:13Best private elementary school in Manhattan.
34:15We'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.
34:20I want to go to school.
34:21I always got good grades, and I learned faster than the other kids.
34:24My 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.
34:29I'll have someone contact them tomorrow.
34:32But...
34:32What 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?
34:43Then don't play with them.
34:45Is that really what you're teaching her?
34:47I mean, she doesn't have to force it.
34:49Not with friends.
34:50Just be yourself.
34:52The people who like you will come to you.
34:53And the ones who don't, they're not worth changing yourself for.
34:56He didn't say it very well, but he's right.
34:59Jema, 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.
35:06You won't have to wear worn-out clothes anymore, and you don't have to worry about that now.
35:11Just be yourself.
35:13It's not the clothes.
35:14I'm scared I don't know how to smile.
35:16In 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.
35:25Jema.
35:25Uh, what did they call you before?
35:28Daisy Carter.
35:29They just made it up.
35:31Daisy.
35:32Your real name is Jema Hope Whitmore.
35:35Your dad chose it when you were born.
35:37Jema means a precious jewel.
35:39And hope?
35:40Because with you, tomorrow always felt worth believing in.
35:43Jema Hope.
35:46Honestly, it sounds a thousand times better than Daisy Carter.
35:49Jema's enough.
35:51Your mother and I have always called you Jema.
35:54Jema.
35:55I like it.
35:56It sounds like a real name.
35:58One that's mine.
36:00Okay?
36:01I'm Jema Hope Whitmore.
36:06My tummy's full, and so is my heart.
36:10Jema, what grade are you in now?
36:12Second grade, but I can skip straight to third.
36:15Are you sure?
36:16I'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.
36:22Please prepare a third grade placement test.
36:24It's okay.
36:34These scores are more than enough for her to start the second half of third grade.
36:38For language arts, I'll arrange one-on-one tutoring to help her catch up.
37:10In the mirror, I still looked a little pale.
37:12Tell the teacher first, or call mom.
37:15I'll take care of it.
37:16What do you want for lunch?
37:17I can have Helen make something and bring it over.
37:19The school has a cafeteria.
37:21The cafeteria food might not be very good.
37:24Mom, I want to eat in the cafeteria.
37:26I want to have lunch with the other kids.
37:28Okay.
37:29Eat at school.
37:31Okay, I'm going now.
37:32Wait!
37:35Mom, my backpack really can't fit anything else.
37:39Okay.
37:39Let's go.
37:43Jemma, I'll pick you up after school.
37:46If you're upset, call home.
37:48My number's saved on your smartwatch.
37:50Got it.
37:51Oh, yeah?
37:52Dad, you're even fussier than mom.
37:54Go on.
37:55Get inside.
38:01I know he'll be there.
38:04And he'll come get me after school, too.
38:06It's the first time in my life I've trusted a promise like that.
38:10Classmates, today we have a new student.
38:12I learned that in the Carter House.
38:14I can tell who's kind, who's just curious, and who's sizing me up.
38:18Anytime I'm somewhere new, I look for who might hit me first.
38:20But these 16 faces weren't mean, just curious.
38:25Hi, everyone.
38:26I'm Jemma Hope Wiltmore.
38:27You can call me Jemma.
38:28Wow, that's such a pretty name.
38:32She's so fair, and her braids are so mean.
38:35Okay.
38:36Jemma, take your seat.
38:37Your third row by the window.
38:43Hey, I'm Chloe.
38:45Where'd you go to school before?
38:47Near Pine Creek.
38:48That's so far.
38:50Why'd you transfer here?
38:52We moved.
38:53Oh, so where do you live now?
38:55Chloe Quinn.
38:56Here.
38:56Class has already started.
39:01Want to go to the snack shop after class?
39:03I'll treat you to flaming hot cheapos.
39:05Sure.
39:16This one's for you.
39:18Oh.
39:27Spicy, salty, and really good.
39:30The kind you know is junk food, but you still can't stop eating.
39:34Good, right?
39:36Mm-hmm.
39:40My mom doesn't let me eat these.
39:42She says they're full of artificial coloring, but I can't help it.
39:46What about you?
39:49My mom doesn't know.
39:51And it's a flaming hot Cheetos pact.
39:53Secret between us.
39:54Okay, flaming hot Cheetos pact.
39:56I didn't have to watch anyone's mood or try to please them.
39:59We just had to finish a bag of snacks together.
40:07Jemma, was your old school big?
40:11Not really.
40:12So is our school big?
40:14Really big.
40:15Even the playground has a rubber surface.
40:18Yeah, and we even have an indoor pool.
40:21Can you swim?
40:23No.
40:25That's okay.
40:26We'll teach you.
40:28Run with us in gym.
40:31What's your favorite color?
40:34Pink.
40:35Me too!
40:38I like purple.
40:44Purple's pretty, too.
40:46I didn't know what to do with that kind of warmth.
40:51They weren't going to hit me or yell at me.
40:54They just wanted to talk to me.
41:04How was it?
41:06It was good.
41:08Did anyone give you a hard time?
41:11No.
41:12Did you make any friends?
41:14I made one.
41:15Her name's Chloe.
41:17Chloe?
41:18What's she like?
41:20She's kind of chubby, eats a lot, and talks really loud.
41:25She sounds nice.
41:30Dad?
41:31Yeah?
41:32Someone asked what school I used to go to today.
41:34I just said it was far away.
41:36they didn't ask anything else.
41:38If anyone asks about your family, you don't have to answer.
41:41Nobody gets to make you explain what you've been through.
41:47Dad?
41:48Hmm?
41:50Are people in Manhattan all rich?
41:53No.
41:54Some are very rich,
41:56and some are just getting by.
41:59Then are we the rich kind?
42:02You could say that.
42:04How rich are we?
42:06Why are you asking that all of a sudden?
42:08Just curious.
42:09Chloe said her dad owns an ice cream shop,
42:12and she thinks her family is already really rich.
42:14So I want to know if we have more than they do or less.
42:19Hmm.
42:20A little more.
42:21How much more?
42:24Gemma, you're eight.
42:25You don't need to worry about that yet.
42:27Okay.
42:30You're back.
42:31How was your first day?
42:33Pretty good.
42:33I made a friend and I had Flamin' Hot Cheetos.
42:37Flamin' Hot Cheetos?
42:39Yeah.
42:40Chloe shared them with me.
42:47A Flamin' Hot Cheetos Pact.
42:49What Pact?
42:51That stuff is loaded with artificial colors and additives.
42:54Mom, it really is good.
42:59Only once in a while.
43:01No more than twice a week.
43:03Deal.
43:07Is there anything you're still not used to?
43:09And your classmates, have they...
43:11Mom, you're asking more questions than the placement test did.
43:17Okay, no more questions.
43:19You hungry?
43:20Yeah.
43:24Helen made your favorite braised beef short ribs.
43:37Mom, aren't you eating?
43:40Watching you eat fills me up.
43:46You're crying over one little short rib?
43:50I'm not crying.
43:51I just got dust in my eye.
43:53What are you two talking about?
43:54Why...
43:54Nothing.
43:55Sit down and eat.
43:57A month went by and my life settled into a rhythm.
44:01Every day felt safe.
44:03Safe in a way I could count on.
44:05I didn't have to be scared all the time anymore.
44:08Who put these here?
44:09No idea.
44:11Your dad spent two hours online last night
44:14figuring out what books eight-year-old girls like.
44:24Thanks, Dad.
44:38Get in.
44:47Dad, what is it?
44:48Gemma, did any strangers talk to you after school today?
44:52No.
44:53You sure?
44:54Yeah.
44:55Chloe and I walked to the gate together.
44:56Her mom picked her up and I came straight here.
44:58Hmm.
44:59What happened?
45:00Brenda's brother is here.
45:02My security team spotted him near the school.
45:05What does he want?
45:07Not sure yet.
45:08Brenda may have sent him after you or he was just there to cause trouble.
45:12Starting today, you'll have protection to and from school.
45:14I'll assign a security team.
45:16They'll keep their distance so your classmates won't notice.
45:18You don't need to worry about it.
45:19Okay.
45:21Brenda Carter.
45:22Her name felt like a bug crawling out of the trash.
45:25I thought she was in prison, but somehow she was reaching for me again.
45:29Dad?
45:30Yeah?
45:31How long did Brenda get?
45:33Child trafficking plus multiple felony child abuse charges.
45:37She got five years and six months.
45:40And she's still causing trouble from inside, sending her brother after you.
45:44Trying to get less time on appeal.
45:47She actually claimed she'd done her duty by you.
45:50She's asking for a reduced sentence.
45:54Taking care of me?
45:56She hit me?
45:57Starved me?
45:59Blew me out in the cold?
46:01That's taking care of me?
46:02It's not happening.
46:04My legal team won't let her cut even one day off her sentence.
46:08What about her brother?
46:09We reported him to the police.
46:11He got a formal warning.
46:12If he comes near the school again, they'll detain him.
46:14Dad?
46:15Yeah?
46:15I'm not scared of her.
46:17Really.
46:18I was scared before because I couldn't get away and no one helped me.
46:26It's different now.
46:35Yeah.
46:36I'm here.
46:37No one gets to touch you.
46:42Yes, we've already called the police.
46:43But that's not enough.
46:45I want an emergency protective order.
46:47Yes, emergency.
46:48I don't care what the court needs.
46:50If that man comes within 500 yards of my daughter again,
46:53I'll make sure he goes to prison with his sister.
47:00You're back. Hungry?
47:02Don't worry.
47:05Mom's not worried.
47:06Mom's just angry.
47:07I know.
47:08The vein right here is throbbing.
47:11You got that from me too?
47:12Genetics.
47:16Okay, go wash your hands.
47:17Helen made Honey Glaze Goes Chicken.
47:24Mom.
47:25Hmm?
47:26Can I learn something later?
47:28Like what?
47:29How to fight.
47:31Not because I want to hurt anybody.
47:34Just in case.
47:36If someone comes after me, I don't want to just wait for help.
47:39I want to protect myself too.
47:41Taekwondo, boxing, or judo?
47:42Any of them.
47:44I'll find you a coach.
47:45Weekend classes.
47:46It won't affect school.
47:48I could protect myself too.
47:50That felt safer than a soft pillow and hot short ribs.
47:55Summer came.
47:56I grew almost an inch and my face finally filled out.
48:01My face wasn't all yellow anymore.
48:04I finally looked healthy.
48:06Mom measures me every week and marks it on my door flying.
48:10Every little bit.
48:11She snaps a picture for the family group chat.
48:13Dad says she takes it more seriously than company quarterly reports.
48:17I've had eight taekwondo classes.
48:20I can do front kicks and roundhouse kicks now.
48:23Coach says I'm explosive.
48:25I was weak before, but I'm getting stronger fast.
48:28School's getting better too.
48:30I got an A on the midterm.
48:32You've only been here three months.
48:34How'd you get an A?
48:36Reading.
48:37What book works that well?
48:38I'm buying it too.
48:40Did you eat so many Flamin' Hot Cheetos you left your brain in the bag?
48:46I've noticed I smile more than I did a month ago.
48:50It's still small, but it's enough.
48:58Gemma, look here.
49:03What are you doing?
49:04It's your first midterms at your new school.
49:07Of course we need a picture.
49:08Mom, this is so extra.
49:10It is not.
49:11It's your first big test here.
49:12We have to get a picture.
49:17Mom, if you cry again, I'm not posing.
49:20I'm not crying.
49:22The sun's just too bright.
49:23Come on.
49:24We're getting barbecue tonight.
49:26Dad already made a reservation.
49:27Really?
49:28Really.
49:29He said top three calls for a celebration.
49:32That was my shadow.
49:35Clean, whole, and held.
49:38It was the same girl who'd curled up by the trash can three months ago.
49:44But it didn't feel like her anymore.
49:48Mom.
49:49Yeah?
49:51Thank you.
49:53For what?
49:55For looking for me for seven years.
49:59Mom, I don't blame you.
50:01Either of you.
50:05You don't have to thank us.
50:07Your dad and I are the ones who owe you.
50:13We didn't protect you.
50:15It wasn't your fault.
50:24Manhattan is alive in June.
50:27People sell ice cream
50:29Walk their dogs
50:31Ride bikes
50:35Everywhere I look
50:36Life feels warm and real
50:39That winter three months ago
50:42That blizzard
50:45It already feels so far away
51:00Can you handle spicy food?
51:03Yep
51:04How spicy?
51:07As spicy as the flaming hot Cheetos Chloe gave me
51:18All right
51:19Family barbecue platter
51:20Half plain, half spicy
51:22You help her with the meat
51:23I'll handle the salad
51:27Why are you only eating vegetables?
51:29Your mom's got me cutting back
51:30That's so sad
51:32You're eight
51:32You don't need to feel sorry for your dad
51:42This is so good
51:43Slow down, don't choke
51:49Dad, have one
51:52Thanks
52:01I ate too much
52:03A second ago
52:05At wing number eight
52:06You were asking for one more
52:08That was eight wing me
52:09This is twelve wing me
52:11Totally different
52:16Have some fruit
52:17You're not eating that much tomorrow
52:19We'll see tomorrow
52:32Three months ago
52:34When I found that missing child flyer
52:36I thought maybe I could be their daughter
52:39Back then, I thought I was pretending
52:42If I played along
52:43Maybe I'd get food
52:45In a place where nobody hit me
52:47But the DNA test said I wasn't pretending
52:50I really am their daughter
52:53I didn't lie to anyone
52:54I just found my way home beside a trash can
52:58Two quarters
52:59One pay phone call
53:01And I got a home
53:02What if I'd spent that fifty cents on an eraser?
53:06What if I never found that missing child flyer?
53:10What if I'd been a little more scared
53:12And never made that call
53:14I'd probably still be with the Carter family
53:18Claire's humming on my left
53:20She's off key
53:21But I didn't tell her
53:23The street lights turn everything warm and yellow
53:26The wind is hot
53:29June hot
53:33There aren't any stars
53:34The city lights are too bright
53:37But that's okay
53:39I don't need stars anymore
53:43I have street lights
53:45A road home
53:47And people waiting for me
53:51That's enough
53:52It's seven locks
53:53Elways
53:53A road home
53:54And people waiting for me
53:55To stay
53:55Have a