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room where she listens to stories.

Stories told by the most vulnerable

members of our society, our children.

They come to trust her.

And they feel safe.

The difference between a youth at risk

and a young person with their

whole life ahead of them

is care and concern.

I know this because I nearly

fell through the cracks.

I was living on the street.

I spent my fourteenth birthday

sleeping in an abandoned van.

If I hadn't been placed with

the right foster family,

I'd have stayed there.

And that's a scary thought.

Because the kids I know from those days

disappeared or died.

If I showed you pictures

related to my work

most of you would cry.

The awful truth is that there are no

happy endings in my line of work.

There are only stories that just stop.

On a good day,

I capture the scum of the earth.

On a good day,

I help a damaged young person

take a step forward

on a very long journey through

the kind of nightmare that

would ruin this lovely dinner.

Listen,

you don't want me in your life.

You never want me to

come into the picture.

Not with your child.

So please, write big cheques

and maybe none of you will

ever have to see me again.

It's been such an honour

to be here. Thank you.

The speech is over.

We broke all our records,

thanks to you. It is time to celebrate.

- All right. One glass.

- Okay.

Cheers. Thank you so much.

- Cheers. Thank you.

- Cheers.

- Congratulations.

- Thank you.

So, I... I got to ask you,

how can you stand to be in the same room

as some of these people?

Criminals are easy.

The tough part is the technology.

Really? How... how so?

Well, right now we're working with

this locked network that has the best

encryption we've ever seen.

So, the bad guys are winning then?

Is that what you're saying?

Well, my guys are really good.

You know, my guys are really good and...

and one of them thinks that...

Well...

I'm sorry.

I'm sorry that just got...

got past security.

No, I'm sorry. Once you get me going...

No, it's... No Mika and I are just...

we're working on a big project.

The day after begins before

the day before ends. It's just.

Oh, I can't even read that.

Is it getting late?

That's why they make women's watches

so small, so you can't see how late it is.

Oh, that's great.

- Now just pour me into a taxi.

- A taxi?

No, why don't I give you a ride.

Thank you.

Thanks.

I better call my boyfriend.

- Why?

- 'Cause I don't feel very well.

No, you look fine.

I don't want him to worry.

Well, let him worry.

You're not a helpless child.

Hey.

Come here.

You know, one professional to another,

I wish I'd met someone like

you when I was a little girl.

Are you joking?

Didn't you get the message?

What message?

There's a snowstorm out here.

I'm sending everybody home.

Anyway, I want these here tomorrow

when the landscaper's here.

Hey, I was driving all day man.

- You can place them where they need to go...

- didn't plan on spending the night.

Listen, there's a place

just down the highway.

The Richard Lake Motel. Just stay there.

Bring the receipts, I'll look after it.

Hi, Daddy.

No cry.

Are you... are you okay?

You okay? Yeah?

Oh, I've missed you so much.

- Hey, are you okay?

- I'm okay.

- Yeah?

- How's Mum?

We miss you so much

I wanted to see you so much.

He understood. Just this once.

He wanted me to be happy.

- As happy as I could be, so...

- Who?

Who, Cass?

Who?

I thought... I've thought about

you every second of the day.

- I'm so sorry. I should never have

left you. - There's nothing...

I shouldn't have left you.

No, you shouldn't have.

But it happened so fast.

They would have got me anyway.

They were following us.

Who?

Who, Cass, who are they?

Come on. You gotta come home

to Mum. Let's go.

- Was it just a trick?

- Come on. What?

The day you lost me.

Was it just a trick?

Or maybe gimmick's a better word.

Something we didn't need.

We were so good. We didn't need

anything like to get attention.

What, Cass? What are you talking about?

One black and one white.

So distracting.

Was it just a gimmick? A trick?

Cass, I... I don't know what

you're talking about, okay?

A trick you don't need sounds so funny.

Yes, gimmick's a better word.

Irrelevant.

We were so good we didn't need gimmicks.

A promise was made.

Was that promise kept?

They arranged this so

that I would be happy.

They'll do anything to keep me happy.

Anything. I'm so precious to them.

I have to go.

I... I have to go.

What? No.

- You can't do it. Please, Dad,

- No!

- No! No. I don't...

- you can't tell anybody.

- No I'm gonna tell...

- Promise me, Daddy.

- I'm telling the police. You're coming with me.

- You have to pretend it's all a dream.

- You'll never see me again.

- You're coming to see your mother. I...

- No! Daddy, no!

- I've got you in my hands.

...you're not going anywhere.

You understand me?

No.

No.

- No.

- Cass...

Daddy.

- Daddy.

- Cass.

Okay, boys, show's over.

Go on, now.

He'll be conscious in ten minutes.

All right, Cassandra.

Alright, now.

It's time to go home. Yeah.

Cassandra, let's go home.

All right. All right. All right.

Come on, sweetie.

That's it.

That's it.

Detective, I really hope you don't

think I was avoiding your phone calls.

It's just that I have spoken already

to two other colleagues of yours.

Yeah, I understand that.

As I told them,

I have no idea how this woman would

find her way into our charity ball.

You have to understand that this

is a very well-publicized event.

Tell me, what was your your contact

with the woman after

she came to your table?

I hardly spoke with her.

There was only one empty

chair in the whole room

and she took that empty seat.

You see, Detective Dunlop was

supposed to come with a guest.

Yeah. We...

She decided that she...

she wanted to go alone.

- So you...?

- Yeah.

Could this mystery woman have somehow

known that you weren't coming?

I'm sorry, you're the detective.

Can you tell me anything

more about this woman?

Any details, anything at all?

Did you see them leave together?

I saw the back of them.

But I was speaking with

someone else at that moment.

I think I heard the woman

offer Detective Dunlop a ride.

Didn't that strike you as suspicious?

Suspicious?

A stranger offers a

police officer a ride?

She needed one.

She was alone, after all.

Hello?

Is anyone there?

Hello?

Oh, yeah, I know. I know.

You've been really understanding.

I appreciate that.

I mean that. Do you have

any idea where she's gone?

- No.

- Or where she's working now?

Linda used to make sure that these are

up all the time... it's not up right now.

- She stopped working here last year.

- I understand that.

I'm going to put it up

right now, okay? Thank you.

- What's so funny?

- No, it's not a trick, it's a gimmick.

A gimmick we don't need.

That day you lost me.

Was it just a trick?

Or maybe gimmick's a better word.

One black, one white.

I made him promise he'll never

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