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this man have over you?

Okay, okay, Marcy.

That's enough.

You've had enough, Glen?

Can we talk about this?

We will sit down...

I don't think we

can talk about this.

I... I don't think so.

Put the phone down.

Hello, this is Marcy Dargon.

I'm calling for Detective Timms.

- It's an emergency.

- Marcy, wait.

What are you doing?

Wait.

Well, please tell him this is Marcy...

- Stop!

- It's an emergency.

It's an emergency!

Stop getting him

into trouble!

- Give me those!

- These are not yours.

- They're mine!

- These are not yours!

- Give them back!

- No!

He is hurting you!

He is still hurting you!

- No!

- He's hurting you right...

You are hurting me!

You!

You did this to me!

Go upstairs.

Go!

Thank you for all your help.

What's wrong with you?

I am done.

You can't just

give up on her.

With you.

I am done with you.

Oh, you're done with me?

I am so sick of dragging

you around on my...

Is that what you think?

Yes.

Do you have any idea what this

has been like for me, huh?

What you have

been like for me?

What you have been

all these years?

Where you have been?

Where have you been

all these years and years?

Here.

In our actual life,

in what actually

happened to us,

in what actually

is still happening to us.

And it is not my fault

that you cannot do that,

and it is not my responsibility

to make you.

I want to move on,

for Christ's sake.

I want us all to move on.

No.

You want us to be different.

You want to fast-forward

to the easy part.

Well, there isn't one,

not like this.

And I cannot drag Leanne

back into reality

if I have to do

the same for you.

And I choose her.

The only loophole

in our system is free will,

and we can't account for that.

A restraining order

has since been put in place

forbidding Mr. McKay

to make further contact

with the girl.

His lawyer released

this statement.

"I deeply regret any conflict

I may have caused.

"I only want what

is best for Leanne

"and apologize for any actions

"that could have been

interpreted to the contrary.

I wish her only good things

at this difficult time. "

Hello?

Hello?

Who is it?

It's Mr. Henry.

Mr. Henry?

The tutor,

for your daughter.

I left you a message

last week.

I confirmed with

your husband yesterday.

Can I see some ID?

- ID?

- Yeah.

Sure.

Illinois?

Yeah, that's where I'm from.

No, thank you.

Excuse me?

Excuse me?

Years ago when

she became separated

from a group

of neighborhood kids

while playing in an

inflatable castle.

911, what is your emergency?

Yes, my daughter is gone.

She's missing, she's 41/2.

Oh, my God, oh, my God.

She was... she was

in the bouncy castle

with the other kids.

Ma'am, ma'am, I'm gonna

need you to calm down.

What is your location?

We're at Welling Park.

There's a barbecue.

I took off her shoes

and I put her in the castle

for a minute.

I was here the whole time.

I've been here.

She can't go anywhere

without her shoes.

She doesn't know how

to run without shoes.

And how long

has she been missing?

Oh, my God, I don't know!

How could I not know?

Ma'am, how long ago did

you discover she was gone?

15 minutes, we've been looking

for her for 15 minutes.

Can you tell me

what she's wearing?

She's wearing a yellow t-shirt

and a denim jumper,

yellow socks.

She's not wearing any shoes.

I'm holding her shoes.

Benjamin McKay was a product

of the foster care system...

Bouncing between over 30

residences and group homes

before the age of...

Hello?

Oh, hi, Dr. Andrews.

How are you?

I was gonna call you,

and you beat me to it.

Yeah, so... one of the things

that I was gonna call you about

is that Leanne has come down

with a little touch of the flu,

we think.

So can I call you when

she's feeling a little better?

Thank you.

Okay.

Bye.

Leanne?

Leanne, it's time for lunch.

I made you a sandwich,

toasted like you like it.

I'm gonna slide it

under the door now.

Am I still in trouble?

You're not in trouble.

Then can I come downstairs?

Do you miss me?

I'm thirsty.

Water's in a half an hour.

Check the schedule.

What do I have to do?

Just look at me.

I don't get it.

The bond that we created

when you were an infant

has been erased.

Children bond to their mothers

in the earliest months of life,

when they can't speak,

when they can only look

in each other's eyes

and trust that the mother

will care for them

and provide the things

that they want or need,

without their even asking.

I'm 22.

I'm not an infant.

And that's why it's called

"attachment therapy"

instead of just "attachment. "

Just attachment happens

when you're a baby,

but attachment therapy

happens when you're older

but you're incapable

of attaching to someone.

I was attached to someone.

This isn't something

I'm asking you to do.

So...

you should lie down here

with your head in my lap.

Okay.

Now you look at me.

For how long?

We'll see.

What color are my eyes?

Blue.

- Yours too.

- Mm-hmm.

They were green

when I was born.

They changed.

When I was born,

did my eyes change?

I don't know.

Well, are there pictures?

Now, you know there aren't.

I want you to tell me

the story

about when you found me.

You mean

when you found me?

Please.

Well, it was spring.

And it was the middle

of the beginning of the end.

Of the world.

Of the world.

And... I was driving,

and something told me to stop,

something in here.

So I did.

And there you were.

What did I look like?

Whew, all lit up,

the brightest...

You were the brightest thing

I ever saw.

But you were stranded,

and strangers.

Am I still the brightest

thing you ever saw?

You're brighter than the sun

at the center of the earth.

Is there really a sun

at the center of the earth?

Well, there's a you,

isn't there?

Okay, keep going.

Well, you could feel

I was looking at you.

- In here?

- Mm-hmm.

So I picked you up,

and you said...

"Save me. "

So I did.

I saved you from everybody

you left behind,

from ever being anything

but mine.

I wish I could

remember things.

What color were my eyes

when I was born?

Shh.

You're not supposed to talk.

They were gray.

When am I allowed

to be alone again?

It's on the schedule.

Now fall.

Where's Glen?

Did you make a schedule

for him too?

No, we made a choice.

And at some point,

we'll make a decision.

Why choose to be apart

after so long?

It's important to make choices,

even hard ones.

Now fall.

I don't want to.

Leanne, fall.

I choose not to.

You have to.

On the count of three...

- No.

- One, two...

Aah!

Now you don't get cake.

I know you're scared.

But it doesn't matter.

I didn't catch you.

That doesn't matter either.

If you do this now,

you can eat alone tonight.

Glen?

Marcy, open the door.

I didn't think you were home.

It's dark in there.

You should turn a light on.

I thought maybe you were out.

No, here.

I just came by for some things,

some clothes.

Open up the door, Marcy.

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