Woman Thou Art Loosed: On the 7th Day Page #2

- David.

- Hmm.

Get up. Come on.

Listen. Listen.

Daddy.

I thought you'd locked the door.

I had a bad dream.

The boogeyman was in my closet.

You know I wouldn't let

anything happen to you, right, darling?

Right?

- Nothing.

- Come here.

It's all right, puddin' pop.

Come on. You can lay here with us.

What?

She can lay here with us.

She'll be all right in her bed.

Go to sleep. Go to sleep.

No, Mr. Williams,

that is incorrect, but nice try.

Listen, people, the question is,

does the human condition change

if humans themselves change?

So what's he lecturing on today?

One of my favorites. Karma.

Fearing one's demise

serves a greater divine purpose,

namely as a motivating factor

to keep our own behavior in check...

Right.

If man believes

that there is a karmic reckoning,

be it God or the cold,

harsh principles of cause and effect.

If he believes this,

then it forces him to question the choices

he makes in life and is that

not in and of itself of value?

Ladies and gentlemen.

Now you can also

look at it from the other side

because you can argue two points...

Oh, shoot. You know, listen, I'm sorry.

I gotta grab that. We'll talk after.

Thank you. Thank you.

- Hey, mama.

- Hey. Can you hear me?

Yep, Yep-

So, listen, I just wanna

go over the to-do list with you,

'cause I have

the landscapers coming out

and I wanted to run by you

about an alarm system,

with what we heard

on the news about those kids missing.

Oh, come on, girl. It's nothing.

We don't need another monthly bill,

that's for sure.

Oh, David, come on. I'll pay for it.

Come in.

I gotta go. Students are restless.

And Beth just walked in.

Okay, I can tell you can't talk.

- Bye. See you later.

- I love you.

Hey.

John Whittaker wants to talk to you

and not your damn teaching assistant.

Is he still upset over his grade or the

fact that you won't go out with him?

You know I'm not

seeing anyone these days.

Huh?

Yeah.

By the way, you're wearing that suit.

Shame on you, babe

Some no good woman

Took my baby

My baby

Wasn't it a shame

Shame on you

You're playin' somebody

Hey, girl, can I help you?

- Hey.

- Mmm!

What's up with that, mama?

Hello, sweet thing.

- Get a load of that thing.

- Yeah.

I'd like me some of those.

You got one of them for me?

I got something for you though.

So what? I have secrets.

Who doesn't? Huh?

I pay $600 a month

to keep my secrets to myself.

To protect what I have,

to protect my family.

You cannot blame me for that.

So what does God do?

He punishes me for that?

And does he punish

my innocent daughter?

Oh! My little fairy.

I thought you said

we were making cookies.

I know, I said it.

Listen, give me two minutes.

Come on, sweet pea,

I know you wanna make some cookies.

Come on down!

Mikayla.

Mikayla.

Mikayla!

Mikayla? You wanna make cookies or what?

Mikayla?

Okay, that's enough.

Mikayla?

Mikayla?

Mikayla!

Mikayla!

Mikayla!

Mikayla!

Honey, we're gonna find her.

We will find her.

You know how Mikayla is?

You know how she wanders off sometimes?

Yeah, I do. She wanders.

She must have just...

She must have.

Detective Barrick.

This is my wife, Kari.

Mrs. Ames, we have our

investigators just combing the entire area.

What we have found

is a fresh male boot print in your yard.

We're going to send out

an Amber Alert on your daughter.

- No.

- I'm so sorry.

With the evidence that we have,

there's a possibility

that your daughter was abducted by the MK.

Oh, my God.

Oh, my God.

The Merrero Killer?

Their first grabs were on the West Bank.

It might be someone else.

She could have been kidnapped.

Just kidnapped and maybe...

Who's to say the phone's not gonna ring

and they're not gonna ask for ransom money?

Please, Mrs. Ames. Stay calm.

I don't give a damn about your budget.

Mayor, the FBI should have been involved

if there's a serial killer

running around down here.

We're doing

everything we can, David.

It is because of me and my friends

that you even got elected.

Expect a call from me

every hour, on the hour.

Professor Ames?

I want you and your wife

to come down to the station now.

- Why?

- I wanna polygraph you.

If you're insinuating we had anything to

do with this, you're wasting...

You're not suspects.

It's formality.

We just want our daughter back.

Do you currently reside

at 100 Chevelry Avenue?

Yes.

Is your daughter's name Mikayla Ames?

Yes.

Are you a real estate agent by trade?

Yes.

Is your name Kari Ames?

Yes.

Kari, can I do anything for you?

David, who are these people?

Just my colleagues.

Let's just get through this.

Go on upstairs.

Hey, how you holding up?

- It's a nightmare.

- Have you eaten?

No, I've not.

We have take-out.

You should eat something.

I need you to take a look at this flyer

before we make copies.

It's just a mild sedative.

Come on, Les...

Oh, come on, David. Give it to her.

It'll calm her down. Go ahead.

It's a nightmare.

Go ahead.

Kari, Les just gave me

these sleeping pills.

It'll help...

Help you sleep a little bit.

I don't wanna sleep!

And I won't take no damn sleeping pills.

Mikayla!

All right, the sheriff

says let's call it.

That's it for the night.

We'll come back tomorrow.

This is a woman's story

so I need you to...

I wish these reporters

would leave us alone.

Every little girl that MK abducted

was found dead on the sixth day.

Why wouldn't the police tell us that?

Don't answer that.

Don't answer it, David.

It's Detective Barrick. I got it.

Please...

Please don't tell me my child is...

As far as we know, your

daughter's still alive.

Do you mind if my tech starts

work on your phone?

Oh, no. Here. Come on.

- Why didn't you tell us?

- Tell you what?

That Mikayla has five days left.

Well, I didn't want you to

worry any more than necessary.

Oh, you didn't want me to worry.

What are you doing here?

Why are you here?

Why aren't you out there looking for her?

Detective? I'm sorry.

We haven't slept much around here.

You know what? Don't make apologies

for me, David. Don't do that.

May I speak with you privately?

You know what?

Whatever you have to say,

you can say in front of my husband.

I just wanted to be respectful.

Well, get to the point. How about that?

Mrs. Ames, do you know anyone who

may have a grudge against you?

Do you think someone we know

might've taken Mikayla?

Someone from Baton Rouge.

Kari, what's she talking about?

What's going on?

Kari?

Okay, we'll do it your way.

"Mikayla Carter."

"Two years, women's correctional

institute for narcotics possession."

Who's Mikayla Carter?

"Eight months, women's

correctional institute for prostitution."

"Nine weeks, East Baton Rouge

Parish prison for battery."

"Five weeks, East Baton Rouge

Parish prison for petty theft."

I mean, you can just jump

right in if you want.

I'm not that person anymore.

Mikayla Carter? That's you?

That's you?

Mrs. Ames,

if you know anyone that has it out for you,

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