Finders Keepers Page #3

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please?

Ms. Simon?

It's Ken Stevens.

Ms. Simon?

It's Ken.

I wanted to come by and clear

the air a little bit, Ms. Simon.

I thought, uh...

I thought we could talk about

the house's history.

Claire?

Is that you, honey?

Okay, yeah.

You know what?

What do you want me to say?

You want me to say I made

a mistake? Fine, I did.

I made a mistake. You know,

I didn't call you to argue.

We gotta figure out what we're

gonna do about our daughter.

The therapy isn't working and

I don't know what else to do.

When she came over, she had this

spooky-looking doll with her.

Yeah, and she won't

go anywhere without it.

She happened to mention that

Kathy brought her a new one?

What do you mean?

She brought her a new doll.

I found it underneath her bed

torn apart.

I'm talking violently.

- Wow.

- I know it's just a doll,

but I can't help but think

it might better if it were gone.

I'll be right back.

Lily?

Lily?

Where's Lily?

Oh, God, honey, you scared me.

Where is she?!

Claire!

Where is she?

Come on, honey.

Claire, it is too late.

Put it... Claire!

- Claire!

- Where's Lily?

- Stop it!

- How could you do that to her?

She was my friend!

My only friend!

Stop it!

She did not belong to you!

She belonged to someone else.

- Ow.

- What? What?

Oh, my God.

Oh, my God. Claire, honey,

where is this from?

Who did this to you?

I don't know!

Claire!

No!

- Good morning.

- Hi.

Are they real?

You come on in,

I'll tell you all about them.

See you in a bit.

How many of you have

ever heard the expression

"giving someone

the evil eye?"

One of the best known and

perhaps the most frightening

Latin American superstitions

is called Mal de Ojo.

Ophelia?

The belief is that the evil

spirit can direct bad luck

or even injury at someone with

nothing more than a simple look.

Children, particularly the ones

that are not baptized,

are believed to be more

susceptible to this curse.

Next.

Oftentimes in Central America,

you'll see children wearing

something red

or even having a simple red

thread tied around the wrist

to ward off Mal de Ojo.

Lights, please.

Okay, well, finish the readings

on superstition for next time.

Alyson, hi.

I'm sorry to hear things

aren't going well with the move.

- Oh, yeah.

- Did you bring it?

I did.

And it's from Guatemala?

- Tecal.

- Hmm. It's a worry doll.

Some people believe that when

a child has trouble sleeping,

it's because a large amount

of stress has built up,

but a worry doll

worries in the child's place

so the child sleeps better.

Does it work?

Sometimes, but the question is

does it work because

the doll has magical powers,

or because the child

believes it does?

Okay, assuming

that it does work,

and this doll can transfer

the child's worries to itself,

could it work

the other way around?

I mean, could the doll transfer

something to the child?

Look, Alyson, if your

daughter's having issues,

I'm really not the right person.

Okay, just look at something.

This happened the other night.

I picked it up.

I was trying to get rid of it,

and now Claire has a bruise in

the exact same place on her arm.

- It's not a voodoo doll.

- I know it's not.

But I took this doll that night

and put it in a Dumpster,

and the very next morning,

it was back.

This doll.

Yeah.

Can you help me?

Yeah.

If you don't mind leaving it,

I can take a closer look at it

for you.

You can keep it

as long as you like.

I want this doll as far away

from my daughter as possible.

Okay.

Thanks.

I want you to realize

that as a professional who

works regularly with children,

I have a responsibility

to report...

suspicious behavior...

to the authorities.

What... What do you mean,

um, suspicious behavior?

Tell me about her arm.

Wait a minute. Are you...

Is that what this is about?

Are you...

Are you accusing me

of abusing my daughter?

I'm giving you a chance

to explain it.

What? Are you...

Of course not!

Absolutely not!

Come sit down for a second.

It's very important

that you help me understand

how this happened.

Understand what?

She's a kid. Kids play hard.

Why don't you ask her?

I did. She told me

that you grabbed her.

- You lost your temper.

- I don't believe it.

That's crazy.

I mean, that's crazy.

Why would she tell you that?

Do you lose your temper?

No, I don't lose my temper!

You're raising your voice

right now.

Yeah, because you're making

ridiculous accusations!

You're saying

I'm abusing my daughter.

It's difficult

to be a single mom,

and I can't imagine how much

stress you must be under.

Don't you dare make this

about that.

We'll give this one more chance,

all right?

But if I see as much as

one bruise...

or one scrape,

I'll call protective services,

am I clear?

Yeah.

Jon, I feel like

I'm losing her,

and I don't know

what else to do.

That's it.

I'll see you in a couple hours.

No, I can't ask you to do that.

You're not doing this alone

anymore, Alyson.

I'll see you by 10:00.

Okay, thank you.

- Hey.

- Oh!

You scared me.

Where's Lily?

Why don't I take you to the

store and buy you a new doll?

I don't want a new doll.

I want Lily!

Claire!

Why do you always hurt me,

Mommy? Why?

Oh, my God.

Okay, let's see what we got.

Ophelia?

Would you like me to start

with the abdomen?

Sounds good.

Want me to check it out?

No, no, I'll go.

Call maintenance and stay here.

Hmm. Strange.

Hello?

Is there someone there?

We need to get out of here.

Ophelia?

Ophelia?

There's Daddy's little princess.

I know what you want.

Daddy's world-famous...

flapjacks.

- Morning.

- Morning.

Breakfast is almost ready.

Can you get the juice?

Yeah, sure.

The campus

has been on lockdown,

as officers question anybody...

- Here you go, sweetie.

- who might have information

helpful to this case.

The classroom

where the student was found

belonged to Latin American

studies professor

Elena Carranza.

Oh, my God.

What?

What, you knew her?

She's the one I gave it to.

The professor was not

at her apartment.

Efforts to reach her by phone

have failed.

Her colleagues and students

are among those being

questioned this hour...

I gotta go.

- Bill, back to you.

- Thanks, Valerie.

More from this breaking story

later in our broadcast.

Did your mother

do that to you?

Hurt your arm?

Yes.

How, Claire?

How did she hurt you?

I was in the kitchen,

and I spilled my milk,

and she just...

she just finished cleaning up,

and...

and she got mad.

Claire, I'm going to go

and get a special report

so I can write this down.

I'm in the middle of something.

I know, but someone left this

in the front door.

It's the Simon girl's doll,

isn't it?

- Who left it?

- Don't know.

I went to put the mail out,

and it was just sitting there.

Just keep it up front

for me, okay?

Sure.

And there's another thing.

It's about Zachary Orcutt.

That's a lot of blood.

Yeah, looks like our victim

was killed up here,

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