Cleveland Abduction

Row, row, row your boat

Gently down the stream

Merrily, merrily,

merrily merrily

Life is but a dream

Row, row, row your boat

Gently down a stream

And if you see

a crocodile

Go ahead and...

Scream!

I have to go to work,

huggy bear.

No!

No?

But if I don't get a job,

then we won't

get our own place.

Then we can sing,

"Merrily, merrily,

merrily, merrily,"

all day long every day,

and play...Train Man.

No, Train Man now!

Choo-choo-choo-choo!

- Choo-choo-choo!

- Here we go. Go.

I'm gonna be

the rotten egg.

Ah, you won!

Mom!

Mom, I've got to go,

come on.

Come here, baby boy.

Come to Grandma.

Mom, if he's playing

in the yard,

can you--can you please

watch over him?

And put him down

for a nap.

He'll be a grumpy monster

otherwise, all day.

Enough already.

I took care of you,

and you didn't

get eaten by tigers,

did you?

You really want to get

into that right now?

If you want a job,

you better get moving.

Joey, guess what.

When I get back today,

I'm gonna have a job.

And guess who's

gonna bring you

the biggest present ever?

Me.

Yeah.

- Here you go.

- Okay.

I hope you don't mind, but...

I've never worked

at a laundromat before.

I think you'd

do good here.

Oh, yes, that's awesome.

Just one more blank

to fill in,

the year you graduated

high school.

Yeah...well, I wanted

to finish high school,

but I didn't have nobody

to watch my kid.

But I swear to you,

if you hire me,

you won't be sorry.

Oh, honey...

I wish I could.

Sorry.

Okay.

Where's my mom?

She's supposed

to be watching him.

What are you playing with?

Come here, baby.

What, no.

Let go of my mommy.

You little bastard!

Ms. Knight,

may I speak with you?

Yeah.

The injuries your son suffered

are consistent with abuse.

No, no, no, no.

I told the doctor,

he fell off

the slide today.

Michelle, until we know

that you can provide

a safer environment,

I'm going to have

to recommend--

Please, don't take my son.

Please.

Michelle...

You don't understand.

He's...

He's so sensitive.

He's...

He needs me.

Like, he'll be crushed.

Please.

Please don't take

my baby.

You can't just take

someone's baby from them.

It's not right.

Hey, Michelle,

you see Joey today?

Yeah, he's so amazing.

When's he gonna be home?

Well, they said,

now that I'm out

of my mom's house

and I'm living

with my cousin,

the social worker

said, like, two weeks.

- Whoa, two weeks?

- Mm-hmm.

My hearing's on Tuesday,

and I've been putting

millions of applications.

And guess what?

I already got three of them

that called me back.

- Wow.

- I know.

Oh, it's my dad, listen to

how much of a goofball he is.

Hey!

Ready to go?

'Cause I'm heading down 45th,

fixing to pick you up.

I'm on the porch.

I'll see you in a second, mija.

Wow, a dad that's

still around, huh?

What a concept.

We're not, like,

that perfect family.

All right.

I'll see ya.

Good luck at

your court hearing.

Okay, bye.

Hello?

- It's me.

- Hey, you almost here?

- I'm not gonna make it.

- What?

I'm sorry, I just

lost track of the time.

You lost track of the time?

If I don't get to court on time,

they're gonna report me.

It's only 11:
00.

You have till 2:
00.

You know what

I'll just get myself there.

But honey--

Right back

in the corner.

- Excuse me.

- Hi.

Do you know where

2950 Bridge Avenue is?

I have no idea.

- Okay.

- Sorry.

I know where it is.

You know it?

I know you.

Emily's dad.

Yeah, I live

right near to her mom.

You know where

this address is?

Yeah, it's a 45-minute

walk from here, at least.

45 minutes?

Oh, man.

I only have 30 minutes

to get there.

My kid,

he's in foster care,

and I've got meetings

with the social workers, and...

If I don't

get there soon,

I'm gonna lose him

for longer.

I can give you a ride.

I can have you there,

like, in ten minutes.

Really?

And after

your appointment,

I can take you and Emily

to the mall.

And I've got really cold

A/C in my truck.

And in fact, it's so cold,

that's my initials: A.C.

Ariel Castro.

Oh.

Okay.

All right.

Ugh, it looks

like you live in here.

I'm a bachelor.

I just had a great idea.

Does your little boy

like puppies?

Yeah, he loves

all types of animals.

'Cause my dog

just had puppies,

and there's a few

left in the litter.

Think of his little face

a when he sees

cute little puppy.

It won't take

a half a minute,

and I'll still

get you there early,

I swear.

Oh, no, no, no,

I can't be late

for this appointment.

I'm sorry.

Hey, no worries.

I will get you

to your social workers

with time to spare.

Okay, all right.

Sorry, it wouldn't

open from the inside.

I have to fix it.

Oh.

Oh, is that her?

She's so cool.

- It's Maxine.

Is she friendly?

Yeah.

She's a beauty, huh?

Yeah.

Hi.

Hi, pretty.

Why isn't she upstairs

with her babies?

Even mamas need a break

every once in a while.

You've got to

see the puppies.

Little, little babies.

Okay, can we be

really quick?

Yeah.

Hi.

Hey, the bachelor's life.

I don't really get a chance

to clean up much.

Well, if you're...

The puppies are up here.

Don't want to bring

them down,

'cause they'll go

running around loose,

and then they'll

get out of the house.

- Okay.

- This way.

There's Emily.

Oh, that's a cute picture.

Through here.

In the pink room.

They're probably

snoozing right now,

but that's when

they're the cutest,

when they're all

snuggled up together.

Where are they?

No, please don't hurt me!

Listen, listen.

Don't move.

Why are you doing this?

I have to--I have to go

pick up my son!

Please...

I have to go!

I have to go!

I have to go!

I won't tell you again.

You don't move.

Why are you doing this to me?

You don't understand!

Shut up.

Why?

Aah!

I wasn't planning

to kill you,

but if you don't shut up,

it could change.

Please...

No.

You're only going to be here

for a little while.

So I just want us

to be friends.

My b*tch wife...

she took my kids away.

I just someone

to be here for me.

I need you.

What's this?

How old are you?

I'm 21.

Jeez.

I thought you were 15.

Hey...

What a cute kid.

No, please, that's my only one.

No.

Shut up.

Please.

You--oh!

Shut up.

You stop making noise.

You stop making noise.

Just so you know,

in case you think

that these ropes

and these locks,

that it's not enough...

Huh?

If I shot you right now,

I would be missing out

on a whole lot of fun.

But don't think

that I won't do it.

You see?

It's loaded,

you see?

Okay.

Help me!

Shh, stay.

Stay.

Help me.

Help me.

Help me.

Help me.

In here!

In here, help me!

Please.

Hola, Ariel.

Afternoon, Mario.

Mam, Is this the First time

she hasn't come home?

No, but she wouldn't

miss her appointment

at Social Services

unless there was

something wrong.

Any chance this is

all just too much for her

and she just simply

took off?

Just give us a call if you

hear from her, all right?

Have a good day, ma'am.

Hey, hey.

I got you my favorite.

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