The Stranger in My Home (2025) Movie Script
1
Can you pinpoint
the exact moment
you lost your innocence?
For me, it was
a series of them,
like dominos falling.
Unstoppable.
Shattering my life,
piece by piece.
My mom literally hates me.
I mean, she loves me,
but like a stalker loves
her victim, you know?
I... My coach is out
of town this week
and guess who's filling in?
There it is!
Five, six,
seven, eight, go!
Sharp!
Move, sharper!
Yes! Beautiful, Katie!
You guys bring that kind of
heat to Regionals next month,
we are gonna crush!
Veronica, show me
your thigh stand.
Yeah, watch the wobble.
It's cause
Maddie's grip is off.
Her grip is fine.
You wanna put your heel
in the pocket.
Katie, will you show her?
Come on.
Now look, see how she's got her
weight on the balls of her feet?
You're not even
a real coach.
Sorry, what was that?
I said, "Okay,
sounds good, Coach."
Ah.
I need a minute, guys.
Maddie, get ready
for your double basket.
Okay.
Hey, honey,
is everything okay?
Steve had the fucking nerve
to call and tell me
that the publisher's
looking to trim fat.
Basically telling me that I
could be on the chopping block.
Oh, I'm sorry, Jeff.
That sucks.
Hey!
He knows that
I've been in a slump
and he thinks
that this is gonna help.
I have to go.
I guess she didn't place
her heel in the pocket.
Maddie, Maddie! Honey!
Okay. Okay.
Try not to move your arm.
I think it's broken.
You're gonna be okay.
Come on, I'm gonna
take you to the hospital.
Come on.
Help me get her up.
Help me.
Gentle, gentle.
Come on. It's okay.
You're gonna be okay.
You're gonna be okay.
Come on.
That's it for today,
everybody.
I know, I know,
you're working.
I... It was a disaster, Jeff.
You said Maddie's
gonna be okay.
Her arm is broken.
She's gonna miss Regionals.
I feel awful.
Well, you can't
blame yourself.
It was my call
that distracted you.
Besides, parents know how
dangerous cheerleading can be.
Simone trusted me to fill in
for her for one day
and look what happens.
Ali, it's not
your fault.
Yeah.
Kids get hurt in sports
all the time, babe.
I know.
Don't forget, dinner
party's set for next Friday.
I'm heading
to the store.
Bye.
Give it back!
Let's see what Mommy's
little angel has been up to.
Oh, he's hot.
Who's Jordan?
Does Mommy know you're
texting a grown-ass man?
You did it on purpose,
didn't you?
Maddie's in the hospital,
Veronica.
Wouldn't have happened
on Coach Simone's watch.
That's for sure.
Just give me my phone.
Hang on. I'm texting.
"Hey, Jordan.
"I'm bored AF.
"Send me a pic of your...
-"eggplant emoji!"
-No. Stop.
Sent.
I think I'll hold on to this
for the rest of the day.
Hey, Craig.
You're not leaving,
are you?
Jordan's hard at work.
I'll be back
before you know it.
I bet I will know it.
Ali Mitchell?
Yes.
I'm Tom Truby, um...
This is awkward.
I'm here about Katie.
Is everything okay?
Did something happen
at school?
No. Nothing
like that. Um...
Katie was born
at St. Julian's Hospital
between March 27th
and 29th, 15 years ago,
is that right?
I'm sorry,
what is this about?
No,
I'm the one who's sorry.
I have two daughters,
my oldest goes to Wolk High,
and if somebody showed up
at my doorstep
asking questions about her
I'd probably freak out.
But, um...
Well, my wife died.
-Oh.
-Um.
Would it be okay
if I come in?
Uh, we really
need to talk.
Sure.
Jeff?
Thanks.
Beautiful daughter.
Hello?
Oh, hi. Tom Truby.
Jeff Mitchell.
Of course. I know
who you are.
Oh, if this
is about my work,
I'd prefer all inquiries
to go through my agency.
No, no, that's not
why I'm here. Um.
Why are you here?
I wanted to tell you
in person.
My wife, Bella,
had ovarian cancer.
It was a genetic mutation
of the BRCA gene and, um,
we didn't know it
until it was too late.
I am very sorry to hear
about your wife,
but what does this
have to do with Katie?
Um, after Bella died,
I had my three kids tested
for the genetic mutation
and they all tested
negative, but...
My 15-year-old Liv
wasn't a match at all.
She wasn't a match
for my DNA,
or my wife's.
Um...
I think you
have my baby.
No.
There must have been
a mix-up at the hospital.
No.
We have your baby?
There were nine children
born at St. Julian's
between the 27th
and the 29th,
six of them are boys
and the only other girl
was of a different ethnicity.
You'll need to do
a DNA test
and if I'm right
you'll probably wanna
have Katie tested
for the BRCA mutation
as soon as possible.
The bracelets.
Katie had a little bracelet
at the hospital
that matched the one
that they put on me.
Yeah, Liv was a preemie,
she was taken straight
to the intensive care.
St. Julian's doesn't put
the bracelets on
until after the baby
is considered stable.
Katie was premature, too.
She was.
You need to leave.
Uh, okay.
Let me, uh, leave you
my, my number.
Just go.
It's not true.
I would know, Jeff.
I... I would know
if she wasn't mine.
Yeah.
Do you think he'll try
to get custody?
That is never gonna happen.
No court is gonna take
a 15-year-old
from the loving family
she grew up in.
Yeah.
No matter what
the DNA test says.
-She's ours.
-Yeah.
-Exactly.
-Exactly.
Why would we get
this stupid test done?
Because of the cancer
threat, Ali.
-Hi.
-Hi.
What?
I spoke to Maddie's mom,
she's out of the hospital.
Yeah, she texted Georgia.
The doctor had to, like,
shove her bone back into place.
Yeah.
It's a total nightmare...
What're you doing, Mom?
Stop!
Hello!
Sorry.
Easy with
the lead foot, Ali.
Haven't you done enough
damage for one day?
I'm just kidding.
I'm totally kidding.
Veronica told me
everything that happened.
It so wasn't your fault.
I was looking
for you, Katie.
You left your phone
in class.
Hey, how's Jeff's
writing going?
I know he's
been having trouble.
You did?
Oh, yeah. We text.
We need our hometown hero
to come up with
another scary
masterpiece, right?
-Yeah.
-Yeah. Hey, we should have coffee soon.
-Sure.
-Okay, bye.
Great practice
today, Coach.
Maybe I shouldn't
have stopped.
Yeah.
Hey.
Okay,
it's test time.
Why are we doing this?
Because we saw
the ancestry commercial
and thought
it would be fun.
Besides, who knows
what'll happen.
Maybe your dad will get
a story out of it,
get over his writer's block.
Shots fired.
Okay, we already did ours.
Come on, it's easy.
You know, fun fact,
most people think
that they test
for saliva, but the swab
-actually collects cheek cells.
-Mmm.
Ugh. Gross, Dad.
What?
I thought it was pretty
cool information.
-Excuse me.
-Okay.
All right, I'm gonna go
overnight this.
Okay.
We should get the results
in three days.
Okay.
Okay.
It's gonna be hard to finish
your homework
without your books, honey!
What?
You're not my parents?
No, no. Of course
we're your parents.
We'll always be your parents.
Always, honey.
It's just biologically,
yes, you came
from someone else.
Oh, my God.
A man
came to the house
and he's
your biological father.
We got DNA samples
from him to confirm it.
It doesn't
change anything.
No, but I did
not have to know this!
Why would you even tell me?
Baby, we didn't want to.
Okay, but we... we had to.
There's more to it.
You might be at risk
for a disease, genetically.
Not now,
but in the future.
So you need to know.
What, like cancer?
Yeah.
No. Get out of here!
No, get out
of my room!
No, get off me!
I said, get out!
Come here, come here,
come here.
Mommy!
So if I have
the bad gene
I've got over
a 50 percent chance
of getting the cancer
that killed my birth mother?
There is a blood test
to check.
It'll take a few weeks
to get the results.
And they recommend
counseling for...
Just give me the test.
Okay, sure, honey,
but you do need to talk
to someone about this.
A professional, I mean.
We don't think you should talk
to your friends about this
just yet, right?
Yeah, no.
Just until
we know more.
We'll keep things between us.
Yeah, fine. Whatever.
-Hey.
-Hey. Nicely done.
I'm guessing this isn't
the first time
you've snuck out.
Yeah.
You okay?
What's going on?
Katie, what is it?
It's so bad.
It's so messed up.
Hey. Whatever it is,
I can help you through it.
No, I'm not supposed
to tell anyone.
I know how to keep
a secret.
Well?
I mean, I think
she's got your eyes.
-Really?
-Yeah, I think she kinda looks like you.
No, I'm scared to look.
Wow, Liv.
Oh, that poor little girl.
She lost her mom so young.
I feel like we're all
being punished because of me.
What? Why?
Honey, I gave up one baby
and now this?
Hey, how many times
are we gonna do this?
You can't blame yourself
for a broken condom
and a clueless boyfriend.
You were Katie's age, right?
Do you honestly think Katie
could raise a kid right now?
-No.
-No, not even close.
I don't know,
abandoning a baby
isn't just something you,
like, get over.
Adoption isn't abandonment.
Don't go down this
rabbit hole, okay?
-Yeah.
-Yeah.
Oh, my God,
look at this one.
She's cute.
Yeah, she is.
Five,
six, seven, eight.
Hey, Katie,
are you okay?
Uh, yeah.
Yeah, I'm fine.
These girls,
they look up to you.
So now, more than ever,
I really need you to focus, okay?
Yeah. Yeah,
I got this, Coach.
Okay, let's
see it again.
All right, ready?
Five, six, seven, eight.
You know, at this point
Katie's gonna be at Princeton
before this backyard
is done, Jeff.
I'm sorry, I just...
I had to use the bathroom.
I'm sorry, I didn't mean...
Well, can I get you
a water or something?
I'm good.
Okay.
Okay.
It's been over a week.
Can we talk?
Uh...
Please? I won't be as
awkward as I was last time,
I promise.
Hmm.
Thank you.
My God.
She looks just like
Bella here.
Listen, Tom, we really
appreciate you providing
the DNA samples
but we are...
We are still processing this.
It's a lot.
And we really need
some space.
That's why I'm here now,
while Katie's in school.
But you're still... here.
Ali, Katie came
to our house.
What?
I saw her outside
just looking at our house.
-When?
-Yesterday.
She must have snuck
away during school.
Hey, hey.
Ooh.
I'm... I'm okay.
I, um...
I feel like every choice
that I'm making
right now is wrong.
Well, clearly you're
doing a lot right
because Katie seems amazing.
Yeah, she is.
And you know who else
is amazing?
-Liv.
-Hmm.
You'll see
when you meet her.
I do want to meet her.
This whole thing just
really scares me.
I think you two
are gonna be friends.
Who knows, maybe you'll
even come around on me.
Well, let's not get
carried away.
Tom asked us
not to talk about Bella
in front of the kids.
They're still having
a hard time
with their mom
being gone.
Okay?
Understood.
Honey?
Dying from cancer is the last thing
I want to talk about right now.
Katie!
Um...
Maybe we need a signal.
You know, in case we need
anything from each other?
Like a help signal?
Yeah, like, um, this.
-What?
-Ali.
-Okay.
-It's gonna be fine.
-Okay.
-Okay.
Are you okay?
-Hi.
-What's up, Jeff?
-Hey.
-Hey.
-Come here.
-Oh, hi.
Tom. It's good to see you.
-Yeah.
-Please, come in.
Come on in.
Katie...
I'm Tom.
Hi.
It is so nice to meet you.
Hi, Liv.
I'm, uh... I'm Jeff.
We're just...
We're so excited to meet you.
Hi.
Hi, Liv, I'm Ali.
-Hi.
-Hi.
Welcome.
This is Katie.
Hey.
This is pretty
weird, huh?
Very weird.
I'm Callum.
Hey.
This is Amy.
Oh, hi, Amy.
-I like your bunny.
-Thanks.
Please everyone,
make yourselves at home.
We've got a bunch
of stuff to eat...
-Yes.
-...and drink.
Yeah. I hope
everyone's hungry.
So what do you do, Ali?
Um,
I'm a stay-at-home mom.
I volunteer at Katie's
school a lot.
What about you?
Do you play any sports?
No, not really.
What do you
like to do?
She's an avid reader.
Oh, well, Jeff's a writer.
Yeah, I actually
read your first book.
Well, you're kidding me.
Did you really?
Yikes.
Yikes?
It's wonderful, I just meant
it's, you know, explicit.
I wasn't sure it was
appropriate for a teenager.
Well, too late now.
Yeah.
I really liked it.
Well, thank you, Liv.
I really appreciate that.
And do you do any
extracurriculars
other than
cheerleading, Katie?
I'm on the swim team, too.
I'm good at swimming.
Just like Mommy.
That's so cool, Amy.
Uh, yeah, talent must
run in the blood.
I play basketball.
Really?
That's cool.
I... I love basketball.
You should come see
a game sometime.
-Thank you, Liv.
-Yeah.
So, do you work
here at home?
Yeah. Yeah, I used
to rent an office space,
but I kinda prefer it here.
I can write in my PJs,
you know?
Yeah.
I was just wondering
if there are any books
you'd recommend I read.
Really?
You just made my day.
Yeah, of course.
I can even send you home
with a few if you like.
Really? That'd be
awesome. Thanks.
Yeah.
Hey, can you hand me
that wrench, please?
Yeah.
Is it this one?
-Yeah. Thanks.
-Mmm-hmm.
You know, I can tell Liv
thinks I'm spoiled.
She's probably
gagging over the fact
we have all this.
But Callum's chill.
I think I'm gonna go to one
of his basketball games.
Where do they go? Wolk?
Yeah.
That's where I went.
I played on their
basketball team, too,
way back when.
Jordan, you're not
that much older than me.
What?
Katie, just be careful
with that family.
I just... I don't wanna
see you get hurt.
I'm tougher than I look.
I believe that.
Are you guys
seeing this?
Is there
anyone's husband
Natasha isn't
trying to snatch?
-Excuse me.
-Okay.
See ya later.
That looks great,
thank you.
I cannot believe how
well you are handling this.
I would be
a freaking disaster, Ali.
What do you mean?
The whole baby swap thing.
Jeff told you?
Okay, so this guy,
Katie's real dad...
Birth dad.
Yeah. Is he hot?
I don't...
Oh, my God, he so is!
There is no way you'd
hand your little angel
over to some stranger unless
he charmed your pants off.
I did not
hand Katie over,
they're at a high school
basketball game.
Okay, calm down,
mama bear.
I'm just teasing you.
Excuse me.
Hi. I'm Natasha.
Hey, you came.
Yeah.
-See ya.
-Good luck.
Hey, Katie.
Saw Callum Truby
wave to you.
How do you know him?
She's his sister.
Wait, seriously?
No, no, she's just joking.
We're cousins.
No way.
We follow each other.
Come here.
That boy's got rizz,
no cap.
Maybe you could tell him
we're friends.
Are we?
We used to be close.
Maybe we can be again.
Sure.
You want to come
shopping today?
Hey, uh, you know,
I'm just getting back on track
with work here, so...
Okay.
Plus, we're all supposed to
meet Katie's therapist later,
I can't really blow
the whole day.
She's coming here, right?
-Right.
-Have fun.
Yeah.
Hey, so Callum
asked about you.
You serious?
What'd you tell him?
That you're cool.
But just be nice
to him, okay?
He's... he's been
through a lot.
Like what?
Just be cool
with him, okay?
What exactly do you
think I'd do?
Uh, I don't know, you put
Maddie in the hospital
just so she wouldn't
show you up at Regionals.
As if!
Maddie was our weakest link.
I warned that bitch
to stay away from Ryan,
but she wouldn't listen.
She's lucky it wasn't worse.
Hey,
good-lookin'.
Tom.
-Nice to see you.
-What're you up to?
Um, just shopping
for a gift.
Oh. Who for?
Peter. My nephew.
How old's Peter?
Twenty.
Twenty. That's a tricky
age to shop for.
Well, they've all been
tricky for me,
I struggle every year.
You want some company?
Yeah.
All right.
How's your day?
So what kind of style
is Peter into?
Is he a sports guy?
Uh, I don't
really know.
Sure.
Uh, these sweaters
are cool.
A little breezy.
Shirts?
Eh.
Is he a stripes guy?
Not for us.
Yeah.
-Just this, please.
-You bet.
Khakis?
Um, you know, I don't think
I'm gonna buy anything today.
Oh, no, why?
Um, are you hungry?
Starving.
What should
we drink to?
-Uh, to Peter.
-To Peter.
Today is his birthday.
I didn't buy him a gift
because I don't actually
know where he lives.
I don't even know
if that's his name now.
What do you mean?
Peter's what I called him
when he was born.
He isn't my nephew.
He's my son.
I'd just turned 16 and I...
I gave him up for adoption.
I've never told
Katie about this,
so let's keep this
between us, Tom, please.
Of course.
Every year I go shopping
for a gift
on Peter's birthday.
It just... helps me
deal with the guilt.
Mmm. Why would
you feel guilty?
Because I gave him up.
Ali, I'm sorry.
That's a lot.
You gave him
to a loving family
that could care for him,
that's the best thing
you could have done.
I'm sure Jeff would
tell you the same thing.
Yeah.
Jeff usually
comes with me
on these, um,
shopping trips, you know?
It's kind of our tradition,
but he's working today, so...
I'm sorry you had to settle
for the B-team today.
This has been
a really nice surprise.
-Mmm.
-Thanks.
Can I tell you
something embarrassing?
The more embarrassing,
the better.
Oh, okay, before you
brought the kids over,
I was so worried
about things going badly
that I actually suggested
a secret help sign
to Jeff and Katie.
What was it?
That's not embarrassing.
I think it's sweet.
Enough about me,
what about you, Tom?
Okay, ask me anything.
Have you dated anyone since,
you know, you lost Bella?
No.
Not at all?
I've been busy
with the kids and...
Well, to be brutally honest,
my relationship with
Bella was... complicated.
How do you mean?
She cheated on me.
Oh, I'm sorry.
And I didn't handle it well.
I was on the verge
of leaving her
before she got sick,
and I had to take care
of her and, uh...
But now the memory
of how that felt,
the betrayal,
it's given me cold feet.
Trust issues.
I think I know
what you mean.
Oh, no. Jeff?
I've never caught him
or anything, but...
Lately, I just
get the sense...
Well, if he has,
he is an absolute fool.
Thanks.
Thank you for coming
to the house, Dr. Lopez.
No problem.
So, the last few weeks
have been intense,
and we get the results
of the BRCA test next week.
Katie, how have you been
dealing with all of this?
I don't know.
I'm... just trying
to stay busy.
Have you spent any more time
with your siblings?
No, I'm starting to think
Tom's keeping them away
from me on purpose.
Why do you think
he would do that?
In case I have the bad gene?
I mean... I mean,
they already lost their mom.
What would be the point
of getting to know
their new sister
if I'm just gonna,
you know, die?
No, baby, Tom
would never do that.
How do you know
what Tom would do?
I'm just saying
I don't think it's that.
He's a single dad.
It's probably really hard
for him, that's all.
It's not you.
Katie, would you give me
a minute alone
with your parents?
Yeah.
Okay.
Thank you.
Jeff, do you have an issue
with Katie's birth father?
I wouldn't call it an issue.
What would you call it?
Oh, I don't know.
He's spending time
with my daughter,
I'm her dad, it's weird.
Why wouldn't it be?
So, do you see Tom
as a threat?
What? No,
the guy's a mess.
That's harsh,
his wife just died.
Why are you always
defending him?
Why are you telling Natasha
Bridge about our personal lives?
I thought we agreed to keep
all of this between us.
What? I...
I don't know.
She asked me to donate
a signed book for the
school auction, all right?
And we were talking
and I must have told her
I've been blocked and it
just came out. I don't know.
Why, if it bothered
you so much,
why are you waiting
so long to bring it up?
-If it bothered me?
-Yeah.
Time out.
This isn't couple's therapy.
Let's remember
why we're here.
Who we're here for.
We all need to be on the same
team for Katie's sake.
She's good at hiding it,
but right now she's frightened
about those test
results next week.
Okay?
Give me a hug.
You have so much fun
with Maddie tonight, okay?
You deserve it.
Thanks. I gotta go.
Maddie was our weakest link.
I warned that bitch
to stay away from Ryan,
but she wouldn't listen.
She's lucky it wasn't worse.
Holy shit.
That chick is delulu.
Yeah. And I sent it
to Veronica.
-No, you didn't.
-Yeah.
Yeah, and I told her
if she didn't leave us alone,
I'll send it to Coach Simone.
Did she trip?
She tried to act like
it was no big deal,
but I could tell
she was scared.
Hey, perfect timing.
Hey, Tom.
Sorry to bug you again.
Are you kidding me?
Today's my lucky day.
Can I talk to you about
something in private?
-Ow.
-What?
That still stings.
Oh, my God,
did you get burned?
Yeah. Kitchen mishap.
Bella used to do
all the cooking.
I'm still... learning.
I'm sorry.
Um...
I think I know what it
is you wanted to talk about.
Tom, I'm sorry, I... I think
that you might have...
Oh, my God!
Oh, my God, Liv!
No! Liv!
No, no, no,
it's okay. It's okay.
No, it is not okay, Tom!
I'm gonna go talk to her.
No, no, no.
I'll do it, okay?
Don't worry.
I'll take care of it.
Oh, my God.
You'll cover for me?
Of course.
Have fun.
Thanks, Maddie.
Wish me luck.
Don't do anything
I wouldn't do.
-Bye.
-Bye.
Let's go.
-Let's get out of here.
-Yeah.
There she goes.
Mommy's little angel.
Mommy's little slut.
Ali, I'm so sorry.
I almost forgot
Peter's birthday.
And... I'm an idiot.
I've been distracted with work
and neglecting you and...
I don't even care
if I never sell a book again.
I just... I love you,
you know that?
And I'm so sorry.
I love you.
Do you ever think
about running away?
Starting over?
I used to.
When I was your age.
Don't do that.
I hate it when
you act like I'm a kid.
Jordan, come on.
We're supposed
to be celebrating.
Okay.
Well, I have
a surprise for you.
I have something
to tell you.
Surprise first.
Close your eyes.
Okay, you can open.
Happy birthday.
Hi.
Thanks for coming.
Well, you wouldn't
stop DMing me,
so it was either this
or block you.
Can I get you
something to drink?
Okay, I'm not really sure
where to begin...
Oh, how about the fact
that I have to see my dad's
tongue down your throat?
-Right.
-That was so nasty.
There is nothing going on
between me and your dad.
I know what that
must have looked like,
but I am not interested
in him in that way
and I've made
that very clear...
Okay, great.
Can I go now?
No.
I saw you
shopping yesterday.
So?
So I thought you might need
someone to talk to.
You can't pretend
it isn't happening, Liv.
Have you been to a doctor?
What?
Honey, I saw you buying
the pregnancy book.
Oh, my God.
I just want you to know
I'm here for you.
I can't believe
I'm related to you.
Look, I know that
you are not looking
for a new mom.
Why would I need
a new mom?
I'm just saying
I can be your friend.
You don't even like me.
Yes, I do.
Liv, of course
I do. I...
Hey.
Hey, did you pick up Katie
this morning?
No, you were supposed
to pick her up.
Yeah, I'm at Maddie's now,
Katie's not here.
What do you mean?
Maddie's mom thought I picked
her up a few hours ago.
Heather saw her leave?
No, Maddie did.
Well, what about
Find my Phone?
I don't know,
it must be turned off.
This is kind
of weird, right?
Okay, stay there.
I'm coming over.
Hey, it's Katie.
You can leave me a message
or send me a text.
Katie, call me, please.
You're not in trouble,
I just need to know
where you are
and I need to know now, okay?
I love you.
-Tom?
-Ali, I'm glad you picked up.
Have you heard from Katie?
No, should I have?
She left Maddie's house
this morning
without telling us.
We don't know where she is.
That's terrible.
I'm sorry, I can't
talk right now.
I don't know where she is.
I swear.
I mean, she left
in kind of a hurry
and I thought you were
waiting for her.
Is there anyone that
she might have gone to meet?
Maybe a boy?
Are you sure, Maddie?
This is really important.
I'm sure.
If you have any ideas
where she might be.
Okay, well, I'll let you know
if I hear anything.
Maybe check her socials.
She posts all the time.
Her last post is
from a week ago.
Oh. I mean
her other account.
Katie has another account?
Yeah, but she has to accept
you as a follower to see it.
Can I use your account?
"NaughtyCheerBabe09"?
Jesus Christ, this is like
a magnet for perverts.
What else do you think
she's hiding?
It's Liv.
Liv, it's Ali.
I know I'm the last person
you wanna talk to right now,
but please, please
call me back.
It's an emergency.
I saw Liv at the bookstore
buying a pregnancy book.
Whoa, is she pregnant?
Well, I thought she must be,
but... I can't believe
I'm about to say this.
Honey, what if
Katie's pregnant
and Liv's been trying
to help her?
No, that's impossible.
Katie's never even had
a boyfriend.
Are we sure about that?
Are we sure about anything?
I'm gonna
go look for her.
Okay, where?
I don't know,
the park, the school,
I just can't be here.
Okay, I'll come with you.
Maybe you stay here
in case she comes back.
Yeah, okay.
Try Liv again.
I don't know.
Try... try anyone.
Sorry, it's just me.
It's okay.
She's not back?
No.
Can I come in?
Yeah.
Amy, uh, wanted me
to give this to you.
Oh, that's so sweet,
but I can't take
her stuffed animal.
Well, she overheard how
upset you are about Katie
and she wants you
to borrow him.
-Ah.
-Amy says he's good luck.
Well, tell Amy
I will take very good care
of Mr. Bunny
and I will get him back
to her as soon as I can.
I'm worried
she ran away, Ali.
Me, too.
She's been so stressed
about this cancer test.
And everything else.
The, um, what's the mean
girl's name, Vicky?
Veronica?
She told you about her?
Katie's really
scared of her.
Scared why?
I don't know.
She clammed up.
Oh, God.
I... Oh!
So are we gonna just pretend
like yesterday didn't happen?
Tom, I'm sorry.
I got carried away,
we both got carried away.
But that's not true,
is it?
Tom, I'm married.
Jeff doesn't
make you happy.
Of course he does.
We... This has been so surreal
and very stressful and...
And it's me you turned to.
Tom, um,
you are
in a vulnerable place.
Jeff and I are in
a vulnerable place.
Obviously we will all be
in each other's lives
so I really hope
we can get beyond this.
I... I hope we can
still be friends.
Friends?
Friends.
I understand.
I'm sorry if I misread
your intentions.
I'm sorry, too.
This has been crazy.
Okay.
You'll tell me as soon as
you hear from Katie, right?
Yes, of course.
Right away.
Okay.
Thanks.
-Hi.
-Anything new?
No.
I'm calling the police.
Well, it seems like
Katie planned this.
Someone picked her up,
we just need
to figure out who.
We can get her texts
from her provider
but even with your
permission, it takes time.
This is her computer?
-Yes.
-Mmm-hmm.
With everything you
told me about
what Katie's
been going through
there's a big chance she's
just blowing off steam.
Odds are she'll be home
before bedtime.
We see this
all the time.
Okay.
No.
Let me out!
What?
Maddie has
something to say.
I lied.
I'm so sorry.
I really thought she was
gonna be back by now.
Maddie, where is she?
She snuck out last night
to see Jordan.
She never came back.
She hasn't answered
any of my texts.
Who the hell is Jordan?
Let's not get crazy,
Mr. and Mrs. Mitchell.
Jordan? Craig?
Open the door.
-Is she here?
-What?
Katie,
where is she?
I don't know,
she's not here!
Katie!
-Jordan Burr?
-Yeah.
Detective Davis,
Greenwood PD.
May I come in?
I guess.
Katie?
She's not here.
Why would
she be here?
You can't just barge
in here
because I'm the hired help!
We know you were with
Katie last night
and now she's missing.
-Missing?
-What did you do to her? She's only 15.
Hey, man, I didn't
do anything wrong.
You ever hear
of statutory rape?
You're not helping,
Mr. Mitchell.
Let's keep it
respectful.
We all have
the same goal here.
Right, Jordan?
Please.
I don't have anything
to hide.
Okay. So let's talk.
Maybe you wanna get
dressed first.
Yeah. Put on
a goddamn shirt.
Ugh.
What's the nature of
your relationship with Katie?
We're friends.
That's all?
Nothing romantic?
No. No,
just friends.
Then why the secret meeting?
It wasn't a secret meeting.
Her parents
didn't know about it.
What would you call it?
I know how this looks,
but it's not like that.
Why did you pick Katie
up last night, Jordan?
We had something
to celebrate.
My birthday.
Yesterday was your birthday?
Did you turn 20?
Peter?
Is that what you called me?
-I'm sorry.
-It's okay.
It's really okay.
I would never hurt Katie.
I've known that you were
my birth mom
for a couple of years.
You didn't have
the records sealed.
I thought maybe you would
wanna find me someday.
I wanted you to.
I became friends
with Katie online.
She mentioned that
you were considering
a backyard renovation
and I told my dad about it.
Last night
she made it clear
that she had
feelings for me,
so I finally
had to tell her.
I told her that you,
you are my birth mom.
You, you lied to me
about everything!
My whole life is a lie!
God! What did I do
to deserve any of this?
Huh?
She freaked out.
Took her stuff,
ran away from me.
You just let her go?
I tried to stop her.
She was so mad at me.
I waited for her,
but she never came back.
I figured that
she just went home.
I'm sorry.
I'll be in the car.
I'm sorry I didn't
tell you sooner.
No, I'm just so glad
to finally know you.
I am.
And you seem like
you've been someone
that Katie could
really talk to. Thank you.
Can you think of anything else
that's been bothering her?
Just the normal
high school drama,
like with that nightmare
girl, Veronica.
What about Veronica?
Just that she hurt some girl
in cheerleading
practice really bad.
-What, on purpose?
-Mmm-hmm.
-Are you sure?
-Positive.
Katie's a smart kid.
She's got receipts.
She sent me proof.
Detective?
Why are you doing
this to me?
The last time
I saw Katie,
it was at school
on Friday, I guess.
Did you have anything to do
with Maddie's accident?
Oh, my God,
are you serious?
Seriously, Ali?
I know how emotional
you can get,
but you come to my house
unannounced,
start throwing around
crazy accusations?
I didn't
do anything.
You were the one
who was supposed to be
watching us, Mrs. Mitchell.
Exactly.
Okay.
Maddie was our weakest link.
I warned that bitch
to stay away from Ryan,
but she wouldn't listen.
She's lucky it wasn't worse.
Okay, look. I'm sure
that's just talk.
You didn't mean anything
by that, did you, Veronica?
I think your words speak
for themselves, Veronica.
We need to know everything.
It's time for me
to call my lawyer.
It's time for
you to stop talking.
Ali's right.
Shut the fuck up.
Let's get
back to Katie.
Is it true you haven't seen
her since school Friday?
I saw her last night.
Where?
Mount Raven Park.
We followed her.
We?
Brit was with me.
Why were you following her?
I knew she was going
to hook up
with some older guy.
Look, I just wanted to get
some pictures of them together.
Why is that?
To humiliate her?
So she wouldn't tell on me.
Katie's not as innocent
as you think.
She practically
did a striptease
for that guy, Jordan.
Oh, my God,
this is so cringe.
I'm gagging.
Such a basic bitch.
And then
what happened?
Katie!
Come back!
Then they got into some
kind of drama and she ran away.
Got your little slut
dance on video.
We didn't do
anything to her.
We just scared her a little.
I swear to God.
All right, thanks, Detective.
Please let us know.
I wish we could have
met Bella, you know?
The woman who gave us Katie
and... she raised our baby.
I bet she was
an amazing mother.
You're an amazing mother.
No.
Yes, you are.
No, no, look at the date
of this post.
That's... that's
from last week.
What... what
the hell is this?
If this house is
registered in Bella's name,
do you think we can
look up the address?
Of course.
Liv.
Who is it?
You must be
Ali and Jeff.
I'm Bella, Liv's mom.
You're...
Pregnant,
that's right, not Liv.
That was a pretty rude
assumption to make
about my daughter,
don't you think?
You're alive?
Tom told us you were dead.
What?
Oh, of course
you didn't know.
He told us not
to talk about you
in front of the kids.
We're never allowed
to talk about Mom
in front of Dad.
He kinda goes ballistic.
Hi. I'm Rory.
Bella's husband.
Jeff.
Did Dad do
something wrong again?
Let's go up
to your room, Amy.
I did
have cancer,
but nothing to do
with BRCA
or any inherited mutation.
So the cancer screening
we had done for Katie...
Was bullshit.
Tom's been manipulating us
the whole time.
My wife died.
It was a genetic mutation
of the BRCA gene.
But we did our
own DNA testing.
No, I did give birth
to Katie
and you gave birth
to Liv.
That much is true.
When I was in treatment,
Callum and Liv donated blood.
And that's when we found out
Liv wasn't a genetic match.
But it didn't matter.
Liv's my daughter.
And Katie is ours.
Exactly.
And I didn't feel like
tracking you guys down.
Tom and I
fought about it.
At that point, we fought
about everything.
He totally fell apart
after the divorce.
He had a nervous breakdown.
When was this?
Two years ago.
I got custody and...
Well, the kids don't
visit him often.
Especially since he stopped
taking his meds.
He's not always well
enough to see the kids.
Tom is keeping them away
from me on purpose.
So, Tom feels like
he lost everything.
And he's become fixated
on the daughter
he still might have
a chance with.
-He's got Katie.
-Yeah.
Hey.
Katie, I'm so
glad you called.
What is it?
What happened?
I can't trust anyone.
You can trust me.
And guess who's filling in.
Hey, good-looking.
Are they allowed
to just come on to our
property like this?
I think they might
be useful.
Come in.
We're already
conducting a search
of Tom Truby's apartment,
and we have his phone records.
He got a call
from Katie's cell
just before midnight
on Friday.
She must have called him
after she ran away
from Jordan.
You said
he stopped by here?
Yes, briefly.
Did you two talk about
anything other than Katie?
-Yes, we did.
-What was it?
The day that we know
Tom took Katie,
he also kissed me.
Um, what?
When did you see him?
I went to Callum's school
to meet Tom
because I still thought
that Liv was pregnant.
I wanted to talk to him
about it, and...
And he just kissed you
out of the blue?
Just like that?
Honey, I put
a stop to it,
I promise you, I did.
I'll be downstairs if you
need me, Detective.
Okay.
So, is that what you
and Tom talked about, Ali?
-The kiss?
-Yeah.
He... he seemed to hope that
it meant something more,
like there was some
kind of future for us.
Okay, we might be able to use
that to our advantage.
And how long
have you known Katie?
We've been best friends
since we were little.
I can't believe it.
I know
this is hard.
We're quickly approaching
the 48-hour mark,
a grim milestone in the
suspected kidnapping case
that seems like
it could be torn
straight from the pages of
one of her father's own books.
Authorities stress
the importance
of finding missing persons
within the first 72 hours.
Excuse me.
Unfortunately, the clock
is ticking down
on Katie and her family.
Hey!
The clock is not ticking
down on my daughter!
Why would
you say that?
Is that better
for your story?
Ali, I know you're hurting.
Please, tell us
how you feel.
Damn, Ali.
Kind of a badass.
That is definitely
going viral.
Wow.
How many times have
I embarrassed myself
in front of you now?
Honestly,
I've lost count.
But can I get you
something to eat, or...
That's sweet.
I don't really have much
of an appetite right now,
but thanks for being
here, Liv. It means a lot.
Yeah, no problem.
This is, um,
Jeff's office.
What's Mr. Bunny
doing in here?
Tom dropped him off.
He said Amy thought we could
use some good luck.
When?
The last time
I saw him. Why?
He... he just would always
leave notes for Amy in here.
What?
-This.
-Oh, my God!
"Give me a sign
and I'll wait for you at dusk
"at Julian's
where it all began.
"Come alone or you'll never
see our daughter again."
Okay, wait.
What does that mean,
"where it all began"?
Julian's.
St. Julian's, the hospital
where the swap happened.
That's where this all began.
Okay, we gotta tell
the police.
No, no, no, no, no, Liv.
It says come alone.
I can't show up
with the police.
I can't put Katie's
life at risk.
You don't think he'd
actually hurt Katie, right?
I don't know, honey.
Do you?
How can I help?
Don't tell anyone
what we found.
Katie, sweetie,
if you can hear me...
We love you.
And Tom,
we know that
you love Katie, too.
I know that you would
do everything
you possibly could
to take care of her.
We both want
what's best for Katie.
We both want
the same thing.
What's happened
has happened,
you can't change the past.
We need to, uh, we need
to focus on the future.
That's all that matters.
Thank you,
Mr. and Mrs. Mitchell.
We will now take
a few questions.
Here we go.
Let's just get
you all comfortable.
It's time for some dinner.
Katie, you need to get
your strength up here.
Have some.
Drink it down.
Here we go.
Here we go.
Yeah.
Come on, now.
Down the hatch.
Here we go.
One more big spoonful.
Here you go.
One more.
Mmm-hmm.
Good.
Get some rest.
Jordan, BF.
I could use a hug.
Not now, Ali.
You want to try,
try her birthday.
March. Yeah, spell it,
March, yeah, March 28th.
I'm gonna slip
out the side,
and you'll look after Jeff?
-Yeah. Yeah.
-Okay.
I got your back,
don't worry.
Thank you.
-Please be careful.
-I will.
-Okay.
-Okay.
Tom!
Where's Katie?
Is she here?
Give me your keys.
Uh, yeah. Here.
Phone.
Yeah.
Where's Katie, Tom?
Tom!
Why are you looking
at me like that?
You think I would hurt
our daughter?
Of course not.
No, I... I just miss her.
You know me, I worry.
-You'll see her soon.
-Okay.
Watch it!
Tom, nobody knows
I'm here.
You're hurting me.
Sorry, sweetheart.
You look very nice, Ali.
Thanks.
I'm sorry I wasn't
a gentleman before.
I'll take it
slow this time.
No one's following us,
I swear.
I believe you.
You're probably
pretty pissed at me.
Because of Bella?
Oh.
I think I understand why
you told me she was dead.
You were trying
to protect me.
Correct.
Yeah. Bella's
a class A bitch.
But you got that, right?
Yeah. Yes. Obviously.
I got excited about
my future with you and Katie.
But you led me on
and then you said
you didn't want me.
I wanted this to be easy.
I wanted this to be nice.
I wanted you to...
I wanted you to come with us.
I just... I didn't know how
to handle my feelings.
Hmm.
We all deserve
second chances.
I always dreamed
of living up here.
Did you rent a place?
Uh, I found a little spot
that takes cash.
It's a little dated, but...
We gotta start somewhere.
We can't all be
best-selling novelists.
No.
You gonna miss Jeff's money?
I didn't say that.
Of course you didn't.
This is it.
Home sweet home.
Katie?
-Katie?
-She's resting.
Katie? Baby?
You locked her in?
You left me
no choice.
You think
I wanted this?
No, of course not.
Katie?
Oh, my God.
Katie! Katie!
Katie! Katie!
Honey? Katie?
-Katie?
-Mom.
It's okay.
I'm here, I'm here,
I'm here.
We're gonna get you
better, my love.
Let me see you.
What did you give her?
Just a sedative.
Tom. I need you
to help me get her upstairs.
She can't stay down here,
she's dehydrated.
I need to get her
some water, please.
Help me.
Okay.
Okay, baby.
Katie?
Katie, baby?
Hey, come here.
Come here, sweetheart.
I'm right here.
Let's drink some water.
Mom...
Shh. It's okay, baby.
It's okay.
Come on, have some water.
There you go.
That's it.
That's what you need,
sweetheart.
Come on,
a little more.
Just a little more,
look at me.
Just a little more.
Okay. That's good.
That's good, honey.
Isn't this perfect?
It's finally just me
and my two girls.
Hey, what do we want
to do first?
Family movie night?
Uh, Tom?
She's got the chills.
There's a tea kettle
in the kitchen,
would you make us
some hot tea? Hmm?
-Good idea.
-Yeah.
The closest neighbor
is a half mile away.
And you should know
that I have a gun.
You've
reached Ali, leave a message.
She's not answering.
I'll check her location.
What's Ali doing
at St. Julian's?
Liv?
You told me she was
going for a drive
to clear her head.
That's not true,
is it?
She's trying to save Katie.
We just have
to give her a chance.
Tell me everything.
Baby, everything's
gonna be okay.
I'm so scared.
I know, sweetheart.
It's gonna be okay.
But Mom, he's insane.
I'm gonna get us out of here,
I promise you.
Do you understand me?
Katie...
Baby, look at me.
Look at me.
You do not have
that mutated gene.
-He made it up.
-What?
Your birth mother's
not dead, sweetheart.
-What?
-There's no cancer, okay?
Oh, my God.
Shh. I know.
Here we go. Yeah.
Come on, baby.
It'll make you feel better.
Don't drink that.
Feeling better?
I think she's gonna
need a minute.
Tom, she's been
through a lot.
Well, drink the tea
before it gets cold.
I don't want tea.
I don't want
anything from you.
Hey!
That's not how you talk
to your father, Katie.
Right, Ali?
Right.
Oh. What kind of tea is it?
I don't remember.
You just made it.
You can't remember
what it is?
Just drink
the fucking tea, Ali.
Ah! Ah!
I trusted you,
but you're just like Bella!
You're a liar, a cheat,
you want to take
my child, too!
Well, guess what?
I won't let you!
I'd rather see
you dead!
I'm sorry,
I didn't mean that.
Hey, Tom!
Ah!
-Mom, let's go!
-He has my keys.
We're getting
out of here.
Come on.
Stay the fuck down,
she's my daughter!
Come on, baby.
Come on, come on!
Run! Run! Come on!
Hold me.
Come on, come on,
come on.
I know, I know,
I got you.
Let's just get
in the car.
Come on!
Get in!
Mom!
Mom!
Let go of me! Mom!
Ah!
Get down!
Dad,
no! Dad!
Ah! Ugh!
Stop!
Please, Dad, just stop!
Liv, you... you won't do it.
You can't.
I will.
You taught me how.
I'm your dad, not him!
He's talked to me more
in the past two weeks
than you have in years.
I won't let you hurt him.
Honey.
How did
you find us?
The car's GPS.
Liv told me everything.
Can you pinpoint
the exact moment
you lost your innocence?
For me, it was
a series of them.
Like...
dominos falling.
Unstoppable.
Shattering my life,
piece by piece.
I wasn't the only one whose
life was torn apart,
but... we managed to put
things back together
the same way
they were broken.
One piece...
at a time.
At first, I couldn't
stop thinking
about everything I'd lost.
But eventually,
I was able to focus
on what I had gained.
I had been living a life
meant for someone else
and she had been living
one meant for me.
But the more Liv and I
got to know each other,
we realized each
of us were exactly
where we were
supposed to be.
We're both stronger than
we ever could have imagined.
I don't know
where Liv gets it,
but I get it from my mom.
She and my dad will be here
soon for parents weekend
and Mom will probably
have all kinds of
invasive questions
and worries
about how I'm doing
here at college.
It might get annoying,
but I can't wait to see her.
Can you pinpoint
the exact moment
you lost your innocence?
For me, it was
a series of them,
like dominos falling.
Unstoppable.
Shattering my life,
piece by piece.
My mom literally hates me.
I mean, she loves me,
but like a stalker loves
her victim, you know?
I... My coach is out
of town this week
and guess who's filling in?
There it is!
Five, six,
seven, eight, go!
Sharp!
Move, sharper!
Yes! Beautiful, Katie!
You guys bring that kind of
heat to Regionals next month,
we are gonna crush!
Veronica, show me
your thigh stand.
Yeah, watch the wobble.
It's cause
Maddie's grip is off.
Her grip is fine.
You wanna put your heel
in the pocket.
Katie, will you show her?
Come on.
Now look, see how she's got her
weight on the balls of her feet?
You're not even
a real coach.
Sorry, what was that?
I said, "Okay,
sounds good, Coach."
Ah.
I need a minute, guys.
Maddie, get ready
for your double basket.
Okay.
Hey, honey,
is everything okay?
Steve had the fucking nerve
to call and tell me
that the publisher's
looking to trim fat.
Basically telling me that I
could be on the chopping block.
Oh, I'm sorry, Jeff.
That sucks.
Hey!
He knows that
I've been in a slump
and he thinks
that this is gonna help.
I have to go.
I guess she didn't place
her heel in the pocket.
Maddie, Maddie! Honey!
Okay. Okay.
Try not to move your arm.
I think it's broken.
You're gonna be okay.
Come on, I'm gonna
take you to the hospital.
Come on.
Help me get her up.
Help me.
Gentle, gentle.
Come on. It's okay.
You're gonna be okay.
You're gonna be okay.
Come on.
That's it for today,
everybody.
I know, I know,
you're working.
I... It was a disaster, Jeff.
You said Maddie's
gonna be okay.
Her arm is broken.
She's gonna miss Regionals.
I feel awful.
Well, you can't
blame yourself.
It was my call
that distracted you.
Besides, parents know how
dangerous cheerleading can be.
Simone trusted me to fill in
for her for one day
and look what happens.
Ali, it's not
your fault.
Yeah.
Kids get hurt in sports
all the time, babe.
I know.
Don't forget, dinner
party's set for next Friday.
I'm heading
to the store.
Bye.
Give it back!
Let's see what Mommy's
little angel has been up to.
Oh, he's hot.
Who's Jordan?
Does Mommy know you're
texting a grown-ass man?
You did it on purpose,
didn't you?
Maddie's in the hospital,
Veronica.
Wouldn't have happened
on Coach Simone's watch.
That's for sure.
Just give me my phone.
Hang on. I'm texting.
"Hey, Jordan.
"I'm bored AF.
"Send me a pic of your...
-"eggplant emoji!"
-No. Stop.
Sent.
I think I'll hold on to this
for the rest of the day.
Hey, Craig.
You're not leaving,
are you?
Jordan's hard at work.
I'll be back
before you know it.
I bet I will know it.
Ali Mitchell?
Yes.
I'm Tom Truby, um...
This is awkward.
I'm here about Katie.
Is everything okay?
Did something happen
at school?
No. Nothing
like that. Um...
Katie was born
at St. Julian's Hospital
between March 27th
and 29th, 15 years ago,
is that right?
I'm sorry,
what is this about?
No,
I'm the one who's sorry.
I have two daughters,
my oldest goes to Wolk High,
and if somebody showed up
at my doorstep
asking questions about her
I'd probably freak out.
But, um...
Well, my wife died.
-Oh.
-Um.
Would it be okay
if I come in?
Uh, we really
need to talk.
Sure.
Jeff?
Thanks.
Beautiful daughter.
Hello?
Oh, hi. Tom Truby.
Jeff Mitchell.
Of course. I know
who you are.
Oh, if this
is about my work,
I'd prefer all inquiries
to go through my agency.
No, no, that's not
why I'm here. Um.
Why are you here?
I wanted to tell you
in person.
My wife, Bella,
had ovarian cancer.
It was a genetic mutation
of the BRCA gene and, um,
we didn't know it
until it was too late.
I am very sorry to hear
about your wife,
but what does this
have to do with Katie?
Um, after Bella died,
I had my three kids tested
for the genetic mutation
and they all tested
negative, but...
My 15-year-old Liv
wasn't a match at all.
She wasn't a match
for my DNA,
or my wife's.
Um...
I think you
have my baby.
No.
There must have been
a mix-up at the hospital.
No.
We have your baby?
There were nine children
born at St. Julian's
between the 27th
and the 29th,
six of them are boys
and the only other girl
was of a different ethnicity.
You'll need to do
a DNA test
and if I'm right
you'll probably wanna
have Katie tested
for the BRCA mutation
as soon as possible.
The bracelets.
Katie had a little bracelet
at the hospital
that matched the one
that they put on me.
Yeah, Liv was a preemie,
she was taken straight
to the intensive care.
St. Julian's doesn't put
the bracelets on
until after the baby
is considered stable.
Katie was premature, too.
She was.
You need to leave.
Uh, okay.
Let me, uh, leave you
my, my number.
Just go.
It's not true.
I would know, Jeff.
I... I would know
if she wasn't mine.
Yeah.
Do you think he'll try
to get custody?
That is never gonna happen.
No court is gonna take
a 15-year-old
from the loving family
she grew up in.
Yeah.
No matter what
the DNA test says.
-She's ours.
-Yeah.
-Exactly.
-Exactly.
Why would we get
this stupid test done?
Because of the cancer
threat, Ali.
-Hi.
-Hi.
What?
I spoke to Maddie's mom,
she's out of the hospital.
Yeah, she texted Georgia.
The doctor had to, like,
shove her bone back into place.
Yeah.
It's a total nightmare...
What're you doing, Mom?
Stop!
Hello!
Sorry.
Easy with
the lead foot, Ali.
Haven't you done enough
damage for one day?
I'm just kidding.
I'm totally kidding.
Veronica told me
everything that happened.
It so wasn't your fault.
I was looking
for you, Katie.
You left your phone
in class.
Hey, how's Jeff's
writing going?
I know he's
been having trouble.
You did?
Oh, yeah. We text.
We need our hometown hero
to come up with
another scary
masterpiece, right?
-Yeah.
-Yeah. Hey, we should have coffee soon.
-Sure.
-Okay, bye.
Great practice
today, Coach.
Maybe I shouldn't
have stopped.
Yeah.
Hey.
Okay,
it's test time.
Why are we doing this?
Because we saw
the ancestry commercial
and thought
it would be fun.
Besides, who knows
what'll happen.
Maybe your dad will get
a story out of it,
get over his writer's block.
Shots fired.
Okay, we already did ours.
Come on, it's easy.
You know, fun fact,
most people think
that they test
for saliva, but the swab
-actually collects cheek cells.
-Mmm.
Ugh. Gross, Dad.
What?
I thought it was pretty
cool information.
-Excuse me.
-Okay.
All right, I'm gonna go
overnight this.
Okay.
We should get the results
in three days.
Okay.
Okay.
It's gonna be hard to finish
your homework
without your books, honey!
What?
You're not my parents?
No, no. Of course
we're your parents.
We'll always be your parents.
Always, honey.
It's just biologically,
yes, you came
from someone else.
Oh, my God.
A man
came to the house
and he's
your biological father.
We got DNA samples
from him to confirm it.
It doesn't
change anything.
No, but I did
not have to know this!
Why would you even tell me?
Baby, we didn't want to.
Okay, but we... we had to.
There's more to it.
You might be at risk
for a disease, genetically.
Not now,
but in the future.
So you need to know.
What, like cancer?
Yeah.
No. Get out of here!
No, get out
of my room!
No, get off me!
I said, get out!
Come here, come here,
come here.
Mommy!
So if I have
the bad gene
I've got over
a 50 percent chance
of getting the cancer
that killed my birth mother?
There is a blood test
to check.
It'll take a few weeks
to get the results.
And they recommend
counseling for...
Just give me the test.
Okay, sure, honey,
but you do need to talk
to someone about this.
A professional, I mean.
We don't think you should talk
to your friends about this
just yet, right?
Yeah, no.
Just until
we know more.
We'll keep things between us.
Yeah, fine. Whatever.
-Hey.
-Hey. Nicely done.
I'm guessing this isn't
the first time
you've snuck out.
Yeah.
You okay?
What's going on?
Katie, what is it?
It's so bad.
It's so messed up.
Hey. Whatever it is,
I can help you through it.
No, I'm not supposed
to tell anyone.
I know how to keep
a secret.
Well?
I mean, I think
she's got your eyes.
-Really?
-Yeah, I think she kinda looks like you.
No, I'm scared to look.
Wow, Liv.
Oh, that poor little girl.
She lost her mom so young.
I feel like we're all
being punished because of me.
What? Why?
Honey, I gave up one baby
and now this?
Hey, how many times
are we gonna do this?
You can't blame yourself
for a broken condom
and a clueless boyfriend.
You were Katie's age, right?
Do you honestly think Katie
could raise a kid right now?
-No.
-No, not even close.
I don't know,
abandoning a baby
isn't just something you,
like, get over.
Adoption isn't abandonment.
Don't go down this
rabbit hole, okay?
-Yeah.
-Yeah.
Oh, my God,
look at this one.
She's cute.
Yeah, she is.
Five,
six, seven, eight.
Hey, Katie,
are you okay?
Uh, yeah.
Yeah, I'm fine.
These girls,
they look up to you.
So now, more than ever,
I really need you to focus, okay?
Yeah. Yeah,
I got this, Coach.
Okay, let's
see it again.
All right, ready?
Five, six, seven, eight.
You know, at this point
Katie's gonna be at Princeton
before this backyard
is done, Jeff.
I'm sorry, I just...
I had to use the bathroom.
I'm sorry, I didn't mean...
Well, can I get you
a water or something?
I'm good.
Okay.
Okay.
It's been over a week.
Can we talk?
Uh...
Please? I won't be as
awkward as I was last time,
I promise.
Hmm.
Thank you.
My God.
She looks just like
Bella here.
Listen, Tom, we really
appreciate you providing
the DNA samples
but we are...
We are still processing this.
It's a lot.
And we really need
some space.
That's why I'm here now,
while Katie's in school.
But you're still... here.
Ali, Katie came
to our house.
What?
I saw her outside
just looking at our house.
-When?
-Yesterday.
She must have snuck
away during school.
Hey, hey.
Ooh.
I'm... I'm okay.
I, um...
I feel like every choice
that I'm making
right now is wrong.
Well, clearly you're
doing a lot right
because Katie seems amazing.
Yeah, she is.
And you know who else
is amazing?
-Liv.
-Hmm.
You'll see
when you meet her.
I do want to meet her.
This whole thing just
really scares me.
I think you two
are gonna be friends.
Who knows, maybe you'll
even come around on me.
Well, let's not get
carried away.
Tom asked us
not to talk about Bella
in front of the kids.
They're still having
a hard time
with their mom
being gone.
Okay?
Understood.
Honey?
Dying from cancer is the last thing
I want to talk about right now.
Katie!
Um...
Maybe we need a signal.
You know, in case we need
anything from each other?
Like a help signal?
Yeah, like, um, this.
-What?
-Ali.
-Okay.
-It's gonna be fine.
-Okay.
-Okay.
Are you okay?
-Hi.
-What's up, Jeff?
-Hey.
-Hey.
-Come here.
-Oh, hi.
Tom. It's good to see you.
-Yeah.
-Please, come in.
Come on in.
Katie...
I'm Tom.
Hi.
It is so nice to meet you.
Hi, Liv.
I'm, uh... I'm Jeff.
We're just...
We're so excited to meet you.
Hi.
Hi, Liv, I'm Ali.
-Hi.
-Hi.
Welcome.
This is Katie.
Hey.
This is pretty
weird, huh?
Very weird.
I'm Callum.
Hey.
This is Amy.
Oh, hi, Amy.
-I like your bunny.
-Thanks.
Please everyone,
make yourselves at home.
We've got a bunch
of stuff to eat...
-Yes.
-...and drink.
Yeah. I hope
everyone's hungry.
So what do you do, Ali?
Um,
I'm a stay-at-home mom.
I volunteer at Katie's
school a lot.
What about you?
Do you play any sports?
No, not really.
What do you
like to do?
She's an avid reader.
Oh, well, Jeff's a writer.
Yeah, I actually
read your first book.
Well, you're kidding me.
Did you really?
Yikes.
Yikes?
It's wonderful, I just meant
it's, you know, explicit.
I wasn't sure it was
appropriate for a teenager.
Well, too late now.
Yeah.
I really liked it.
Well, thank you, Liv.
I really appreciate that.
And do you do any
extracurriculars
other than
cheerleading, Katie?
I'm on the swim team, too.
I'm good at swimming.
Just like Mommy.
That's so cool, Amy.
Uh, yeah, talent must
run in the blood.
I play basketball.
Really?
That's cool.
I... I love basketball.
You should come see
a game sometime.
-Thank you, Liv.
-Yeah.
So, do you work
here at home?
Yeah. Yeah, I used
to rent an office space,
but I kinda prefer it here.
I can write in my PJs,
you know?
Yeah.
I was just wondering
if there are any books
you'd recommend I read.
Really?
You just made my day.
Yeah, of course.
I can even send you home
with a few if you like.
Really? That'd be
awesome. Thanks.
Yeah.
Hey, can you hand me
that wrench, please?
Yeah.
Is it this one?
-Yeah. Thanks.
-Mmm-hmm.
You know, I can tell Liv
thinks I'm spoiled.
She's probably
gagging over the fact
we have all this.
But Callum's chill.
I think I'm gonna go to one
of his basketball games.
Where do they go? Wolk?
Yeah.
That's where I went.
I played on their
basketball team, too,
way back when.
Jordan, you're not
that much older than me.
What?
Katie, just be careful
with that family.
I just... I don't wanna
see you get hurt.
I'm tougher than I look.
I believe that.
Are you guys
seeing this?
Is there
anyone's husband
Natasha isn't
trying to snatch?
-Excuse me.
-Okay.
See ya later.
That looks great,
thank you.
I cannot believe how
well you are handling this.
I would be
a freaking disaster, Ali.
What do you mean?
The whole baby swap thing.
Jeff told you?
Okay, so this guy,
Katie's real dad...
Birth dad.
Yeah. Is he hot?
I don't...
Oh, my God, he so is!
There is no way you'd
hand your little angel
over to some stranger unless
he charmed your pants off.
I did not
hand Katie over,
they're at a high school
basketball game.
Okay, calm down,
mama bear.
I'm just teasing you.
Excuse me.
Hi. I'm Natasha.
Hey, you came.
Yeah.
-See ya.
-Good luck.
Hey, Katie.
Saw Callum Truby
wave to you.
How do you know him?
She's his sister.
Wait, seriously?
No, no, she's just joking.
We're cousins.
No way.
We follow each other.
Come here.
That boy's got rizz,
no cap.
Maybe you could tell him
we're friends.
Are we?
We used to be close.
Maybe we can be again.
Sure.
You want to come
shopping today?
Hey, uh, you know,
I'm just getting back on track
with work here, so...
Okay.
Plus, we're all supposed to
meet Katie's therapist later,
I can't really blow
the whole day.
She's coming here, right?
-Right.
-Have fun.
Yeah.
Hey, so Callum
asked about you.
You serious?
What'd you tell him?
That you're cool.
But just be nice
to him, okay?
He's... he's been
through a lot.
Like what?
Just be cool
with him, okay?
What exactly do you
think I'd do?
Uh, I don't know, you put
Maddie in the hospital
just so she wouldn't
show you up at Regionals.
As if!
Maddie was our weakest link.
I warned that bitch
to stay away from Ryan,
but she wouldn't listen.
She's lucky it wasn't worse.
Hey,
good-lookin'.
Tom.
-Nice to see you.
-What're you up to?
Um, just shopping
for a gift.
Oh. Who for?
Peter. My nephew.
How old's Peter?
Twenty.
Twenty. That's a tricky
age to shop for.
Well, they've all been
tricky for me,
I struggle every year.
You want some company?
Yeah.
All right.
How's your day?
So what kind of style
is Peter into?
Is he a sports guy?
Uh, I don't
really know.
Sure.
Uh, these sweaters
are cool.
A little breezy.
Shirts?
Eh.
Is he a stripes guy?
Not for us.
Yeah.
-Just this, please.
-You bet.
Khakis?
Um, you know, I don't think
I'm gonna buy anything today.
Oh, no, why?
Um, are you hungry?
Starving.
What should
we drink to?
-Uh, to Peter.
-To Peter.
Today is his birthday.
I didn't buy him a gift
because I don't actually
know where he lives.
I don't even know
if that's his name now.
What do you mean?
Peter's what I called him
when he was born.
He isn't my nephew.
He's my son.
I'd just turned 16 and I...
I gave him up for adoption.
I've never told
Katie about this,
so let's keep this
between us, Tom, please.
Of course.
Every year I go shopping
for a gift
on Peter's birthday.
It just... helps me
deal with the guilt.
Mmm. Why would
you feel guilty?
Because I gave him up.
Ali, I'm sorry.
That's a lot.
You gave him
to a loving family
that could care for him,
that's the best thing
you could have done.
I'm sure Jeff would
tell you the same thing.
Yeah.
Jeff usually
comes with me
on these, um,
shopping trips, you know?
It's kind of our tradition,
but he's working today, so...
I'm sorry you had to settle
for the B-team today.
This has been
a really nice surprise.
-Mmm.
-Thanks.
Can I tell you
something embarrassing?
The more embarrassing,
the better.
Oh, okay, before you
brought the kids over,
I was so worried
about things going badly
that I actually suggested
a secret help sign
to Jeff and Katie.
What was it?
That's not embarrassing.
I think it's sweet.
Enough about me,
what about you, Tom?
Okay, ask me anything.
Have you dated anyone since,
you know, you lost Bella?
No.
Not at all?
I've been busy
with the kids and...
Well, to be brutally honest,
my relationship with
Bella was... complicated.
How do you mean?
She cheated on me.
Oh, I'm sorry.
And I didn't handle it well.
I was on the verge
of leaving her
before she got sick,
and I had to take care
of her and, uh...
But now the memory
of how that felt,
the betrayal,
it's given me cold feet.
Trust issues.
I think I know
what you mean.
Oh, no. Jeff?
I've never caught him
or anything, but...
Lately, I just
get the sense...
Well, if he has,
he is an absolute fool.
Thanks.
Thank you for coming
to the house, Dr. Lopez.
No problem.
So, the last few weeks
have been intense,
and we get the results
of the BRCA test next week.
Katie, how have you been
dealing with all of this?
I don't know.
I'm... just trying
to stay busy.
Have you spent any more time
with your siblings?
No, I'm starting to think
Tom's keeping them away
from me on purpose.
Why do you think
he would do that?
In case I have the bad gene?
I mean... I mean,
they already lost their mom.
What would be the point
of getting to know
their new sister
if I'm just gonna,
you know, die?
No, baby, Tom
would never do that.
How do you know
what Tom would do?
I'm just saying
I don't think it's that.
He's a single dad.
It's probably really hard
for him, that's all.
It's not you.
Katie, would you give me
a minute alone
with your parents?
Yeah.
Okay.
Thank you.
Jeff, do you have an issue
with Katie's birth father?
I wouldn't call it an issue.
What would you call it?
Oh, I don't know.
He's spending time
with my daughter,
I'm her dad, it's weird.
Why wouldn't it be?
So, do you see Tom
as a threat?
What? No,
the guy's a mess.
That's harsh,
his wife just died.
Why are you always
defending him?
Why are you telling Natasha
Bridge about our personal lives?
I thought we agreed to keep
all of this between us.
What? I...
I don't know.
She asked me to donate
a signed book for the
school auction, all right?
And we were talking
and I must have told her
I've been blocked and it
just came out. I don't know.
Why, if it bothered
you so much,
why are you waiting
so long to bring it up?
-If it bothered me?
-Yeah.
Time out.
This isn't couple's therapy.
Let's remember
why we're here.
Who we're here for.
We all need to be on the same
team for Katie's sake.
She's good at hiding it,
but right now she's frightened
about those test
results next week.
Okay?
Give me a hug.
You have so much fun
with Maddie tonight, okay?
You deserve it.
Thanks. I gotta go.
Maddie was our weakest link.
I warned that bitch
to stay away from Ryan,
but she wouldn't listen.
She's lucky it wasn't worse.
Holy shit.
That chick is delulu.
Yeah. And I sent it
to Veronica.
-No, you didn't.
-Yeah.
Yeah, and I told her
if she didn't leave us alone,
I'll send it to Coach Simone.
Did she trip?
She tried to act like
it was no big deal,
but I could tell
she was scared.
Hey, perfect timing.
Hey, Tom.
Sorry to bug you again.
Are you kidding me?
Today's my lucky day.
Can I talk to you about
something in private?
-Ow.
-What?
That still stings.
Oh, my God,
did you get burned?
Yeah. Kitchen mishap.
Bella used to do
all the cooking.
I'm still... learning.
I'm sorry.
Um...
I think I know what it
is you wanted to talk about.
Tom, I'm sorry, I... I think
that you might have...
Oh, my God!
Oh, my God, Liv!
No! Liv!
No, no, no,
it's okay. It's okay.
No, it is not okay, Tom!
I'm gonna go talk to her.
No, no, no.
I'll do it, okay?
Don't worry.
I'll take care of it.
Oh, my God.
You'll cover for me?
Of course.
Have fun.
Thanks, Maddie.
Wish me luck.
Don't do anything
I wouldn't do.
-Bye.
-Bye.
Let's go.
-Let's get out of here.
-Yeah.
There she goes.
Mommy's little angel.
Mommy's little slut.
Ali, I'm so sorry.
I almost forgot
Peter's birthday.
And... I'm an idiot.
I've been distracted with work
and neglecting you and...
I don't even care
if I never sell a book again.
I just... I love you,
you know that?
And I'm so sorry.
I love you.
Do you ever think
about running away?
Starting over?
I used to.
When I was your age.
Don't do that.
I hate it when
you act like I'm a kid.
Jordan, come on.
We're supposed
to be celebrating.
Okay.
Well, I have
a surprise for you.
I have something
to tell you.
Surprise first.
Close your eyes.
Okay, you can open.
Happy birthday.
Hi.
Thanks for coming.
Well, you wouldn't
stop DMing me,
so it was either this
or block you.
Can I get you
something to drink?
Okay, I'm not really sure
where to begin...
Oh, how about the fact
that I have to see my dad's
tongue down your throat?
-Right.
-That was so nasty.
There is nothing going on
between me and your dad.
I know what that
must have looked like,
but I am not interested
in him in that way
and I've made
that very clear...
Okay, great.
Can I go now?
No.
I saw you
shopping yesterday.
So?
So I thought you might need
someone to talk to.
You can't pretend
it isn't happening, Liv.
Have you been to a doctor?
What?
Honey, I saw you buying
the pregnancy book.
Oh, my God.
I just want you to know
I'm here for you.
I can't believe
I'm related to you.
Look, I know that
you are not looking
for a new mom.
Why would I need
a new mom?
I'm just saying
I can be your friend.
You don't even like me.
Yes, I do.
Liv, of course
I do. I...
Hey.
Hey, did you pick up Katie
this morning?
No, you were supposed
to pick her up.
Yeah, I'm at Maddie's now,
Katie's not here.
What do you mean?
Maddie's mom thought I picked
her up a few hours ago.
Heather saw her leave?
No, Maddie did.
Well, what about
Find my Phone?
I don't know,
it must be turned off.
This is kind
of weird, right?
Okay, stay there.
I'm coming over.
Hey, it's Katie.
You can leave me a message
or send me a text.
Katie, call me, please.
You're not in trouble,
I just need to know
where you are
and I need to know now, okay?
I love you.
-Tom?
-Ali, I'm glad you picked up.
Have you heard from Katie?
No, should I have?
She left Maddie's house
this morning
without telling us.
We don't know where she is.
That's terrible.
I'm sorry, I can't
talk right now.
I don't know where she is.
I swear.
I mean, she left
in kind of a hurry
and I thought you were
waiting for her.
Is there anyone that
she might have gone to meet?
Maybe a boy?
Are you sure, Maddie?
This is really important.
I'm sure.
If you have any ideas
where she might be.
Okay, well, I'll let you know
if I hear anything.
Maybe check her socials.
She posts all the time.
Her last post is
from a week ago.
Oh. I mean
her other account.
Katie has another account?
Yeah, but she has to accept
you as a follower to see it.
Can I use your account?
"NaughtyCheerBabe09"?
Jesus Christ, this is like
a magnet for perverts.
What else do you think
she's hiding?
It's Liv.
Liv, it's Ali.
I know I'm the last person
you wanna talk to right now,
but please, please
call me back.
It's an emergency.
I saw Liv at the bookstore
buying a pregnancy book.
Whoa, is she pregnant?
Well, I thought she must be,
but... I can't believe
I'm about to say this.
Honey, what if
Katie's pregnant
and Liv's been trying
to help her?
No, that's impossible.
Katie's never even had
a boyfriend.
Are we sure about that?
Are we sure about anything?
I'm gonna
go look for her.
Okay, where?
I don't know,
the park, the school,
I just can't be here.
Okay, I'll come with you.
Maybe you stay here
in case she comes back.
Yeah, okay.
Try Liv again.
I don't know.
Try... try anyone.
Sorry, it's just me.
It's okay.
She's not back?
No.
Can I come in?
Yeah.
Amy, uh, wanted me
to give this to you.
Oh, that's so sweet,
but I can't take
her stuffed animal.
Well, she overheard how
upset you are about Katie
and she wants you
to borrow him.
-Ah.
-Amy says he's good luck.
Well, tell Amy
I will take very good care
of Mr. Bunny
and I will get him back
to her as soon as I can.
I'm worried
she ran away, Ali.
Me, too.
She's been so stressed
about this cancer test.
And everything else.
The, um, what's the mean
girl's name, Vicky?
Veronica?
She told you about her?
Katie's really
scared of her.
Scared why?
I don't know.
She clammed up.
Oh, God.
I... Oh!
So are we gonna just pretend
like yesterday didn't happen?
Tom, I'm sorry.
I got carried away,
we both got carried away.
But that's not true,
is it?
Tom, I'm married.
Jeff doesn't
make you happy.
Of course he does.
We... This has been so surreal
and very stressful and...
And it's me you turned to.
Tom, um,
you are
in a vulnerable place.
Jeff and I are in
a vulnerable place.
Obviously we will all be
in each other's lives
so I really hope
we can get beyond this.
I... I hope we can
still be friends.
Friends?
Friends.
I understand.
I'm sorry if I misread
your intentions.
I'm sorry, too.
This has been crazy.
Okay.
You'll tell me as soon as
you hear from Katie, right?
Yes, of course.
Right away.
Okay.
Thanks.
-Hi.
-Anything new?
No.
I'm calling the police.
Well, it seems like
Katie planned this.
Someone picked her up,
we just need
to figure out who.
We can get her texts
from her provider
but even with your
permission, it takes time.
This is her computer?
-Yes.
-Mmm-hmm.
With everything you
told me about
what Katie's
been going through
there's a big chance she's
just blowing off steam.
Odds are she'll be home
before bedtime.
We see this
all the time.
Okay.
No.
Let me out!
What?
Maddie has
something to say.
I lied.
I'm so sorry.
I really thought she was
gonna be back by now.
Maddie, where is she?
She snuck out last night
to see Jordan.
She never came back.
She hasn't answered
any of my texts.
Who the hell is Jordan?
Let's not get crazy,
Mr. and Mrs. Mitchell.
Jordan? Craig?
Open the door.
-Is she here?
-What?
Katie,
where is she?
I don't know,
she's not here!
Katie!
-Jordan Burr?
-Yeah.
Detective Davis,
Greenwood PD.
May I come in?
I guess.
Katie?
She's not here.
Why would
she be here?
You can't just barge
in here
because I'm the hired help!
We know you were with
Katie last night
and now she's missing.
-Missing?
-What did you do to her? She's only 15.
Hey, man, I didn't
do anything wrong.
You ever hear
of statutory rape?
You're not helping,
Mr. Mitchell.
Let's keep it
respectful.
We all have
the same goal here.
Right, Jordan?
Please.
I don't have anything
to hide.
Okay. So let's talk.
Maybe you wanna get
dressed first.
Yeah. Put on
a goddamn shirt.
Ugh.
What's the nature of
your relationship with Katie?
We're friends.
That's all?
Nothing romantic?
No. No,
just friends.
Then why the secret meeting?
It wasn't a secret meeting.
Her parents
didn't know about it.
What would you call it?
I know how this looks,
but it's not like that.
Why did you pick Katie
up last night, Jordan?
We had something
to celebrate.
My birthday.
Yesterday was your birthday?
Did you turn 20?
Peter?
Is that what you called me?
-I'm sorry.
-It's okay.
It's really okay.
I would never hurt Katie.
I've known that you were
my birth mom
for a couple of years.
You didn't have
the records sealed.
I thought maybe you would
wanna find me someday.
I wanted you to.
I became friends
with Katie online.
She mentioned that
you were considering
a backyard renovation
and I told my dad about it.
Last night
she made it clear
that she had
feelings for me,
so I finally
had to tell her.
I told her that you,
you are my birth mom.
You, you lied to me
about everything!
My whole life is a lie!
God! What did I do
to deserve any of this?
Huh?
She freaked out.
Took her stuff,
ran away from me.
You just let her go?
I tried to stop her.
She was so mad at me.
I waited for her,
but she never came back.
I figured that
she just went home.
I'm sorry.
I'll be in the car.
I'm sorry I didn't
tell you sooner.
No, I'm just so glad
to finally know you.
I am.
And you seem like
you've been someone
that Katie could
really talk to. Thank you.
Can you think of anything else
that's been bothering her?
Just the normal
high school drama,
like with that nightmare
girl, Veronica.
What about Veronica?
Just that she hurt some girl
in cheerleading
practice really bad.
-What, on purpose?
-Mmm-hmm.
-Are you sure?
-Positive.
Katie's a smart kid.
She's got receipts.
She sent me proof.
Detective?
Why are you doing
this to me?
The last time
I saw Katie,
it was at school
on Friday, I guess.
Did you have anything to do
with Maddie's accident?
Oh, my God,
are you serious?
Seriously, Ali?
I know how emotional
you can get,
but you come to my house
unannounced,
start throwing around
crazy accusations?
I didn't
do anything.
You were the one
who was supposed to be
watching us, Mrs. Mitchell.
Exactly.
Okay.
Maddie was our weakest link.
I warned that bitch
to stay away from Ryan,
but she wouldn't listen.
She's lucky it wasn't worse.
Okay, look. I'm sure
that's just talk.
You didn't mean anything
by that, did you, Veronica?
I think your words speak
for themselves, Veronica.
We need to know everything.
It's time for me
to call my lawyer.
It's time for
you to stop talking.
Ali's right.
Shut the fuck up.
Let's get
back to Katie.
Is it true you haven't seen
her since school Friday?
I saw her last night.
Where?
Mount Raven Park.
We followed her.
We?
Brit was with me.
Why were you following her?
I knew she was going
to hook up
with some older guy.
Look, I just wanted to get
some pictures of them together.
Why is that?
To humiliate her?
So she wouldn't tell on me.
Katie's not as innocent
as you think.
She practically
did a striptease
for that guy, Jordan.
Oh, my God,
this is so cringe.
I'm gagging.
Such a basic bitch.
And then
what happened?
Katie!
Come back!
Then they got into some
kind of drama and she ran away.
Got your little slut
dance on video.
We didn't do
anything to her.
We just scared her a little.
I swear to God.
All right, thanks, Detective.
Please let us know.
I wish we could have
met Bella, you know?
The woman who gave us Katie
and... she raised our baby.
I bet she was
an amazing mother.
You're an amazing mother.
No.
Yes, you are.
No, no, look at the date
of this post.
That's... that's
from last week.
What... what
the hell is this?
If this house is
registered in Bella's name,
do you think we can
look up the address?
Of course.
Liv.
Who is it?
You must be
Ali and Jeff.
I'm Bella, Liv's mom.
You're...
Pregnant,
that's right, not Liv.
That was a pretty rude
assumption to make
about my daughter,
don't you think?
You're alive?
Tom told us you were dead.
What?
Oh, of course
you didn't know.
He told us not
to talk about you
in front of the kids.
We're never allowed
to talk about Mom
in front of Dad.
He kinda goes ballistic.
Hi. I'm Rory.
Bella's husband.
Jeff.
Did Dad do
something wrong again?
Let's go up
to your room, Amy.
I did
have cancer,
but nothing to do
with BRCA
or any inherited mutation.
So the cancer screening
we had done for Katie...
Was bullshit.
Tom's been manipulating us
the whole time.
My wife died.
It was a genetic mutation
of the BRCA gene.
But we did our
own DNA testing.
No, I did give birth
to Katie
and you gave birth
to Liv.
That much is true.
When I was in treatment,
Callum and Liv donated blood.
And that's when we found out
Liv wasn't a genetic match.
But it didn't matter.
Liv's my daughter.
And Katie is ours.
Exactly.
And I didn't feel like
tracking you guys down.
Tom and I
fought about it.
At that point, we fought
about everything.
He totally fell apart
after the divorce.
He had a nervous breakdown.
When was this?
Two years ago.
I got custody and...
Well, the kids don't
visit him often.
Especially since he stopped
taking his meds.
He's not always well
enough to see the kids.
Tom is keeping them away
from me on purpose.
So, Tom feels like
he lost everything.
And he's become fixated
on the daughter
he still might have
a chance with.
-He's got Katie.
-Yeah.
Hey.
Katie, I'm so
glad you called.
What is it?
What happened?
I can't trust anyone.
You can trust me.
And guess who's filling in.
Hey, good-looking.
Are they allowed
to just come on to our
property like this?
I think they might
be useful.
Come in.
We're already
conducting a search
of Tom Truby's apartment,
and we have his phone records.
He got a call
from Katie's cell
just before midnight
on Friday.
She must have called him
after she ran away
from Jordan.
You said
he stopped by here?
Yes, briefly.
Did you two talk about
anything other than Katie?
-Yes, we did.
-What was it?
The day that we know
Tom took Katie,
he also kissed me.
Um, what?
When did you see him?
I went to Callum's school
to meet Tom
because I still thought
that Liv was pregnant.
I wanted to talk to him
about it, and...
And he just kissed you
out of the blue?
Just like that?
Honey, I put
a stop to it,
I promise you, I did.
I'll be downstairs if you
need me, Detective.
Okay.
So, is that what you
and Tom talked about, Ali?
-The kiss?
-Yeah.
He... he seemed to hope that
it meant something more,
like there was some
kind of future for us.
Okay, we might be able to use
that to our advantage.
And how long
have you known Katie?
We've been best friends
since we were little.
I can't believe it.
I know
this is hard.
We're quickly approaching
the 48-hour mark,
a grim milestone in the
suspected kidnapping case
that seems like
it could be torn
straight from the pages of
one of her father's own books.
Authorities stress
the importance
of finding missing persons
within the first 72 hours.
Excuse me.
Unfortunately, the clock
is ticking down
on Katie and her family.
Hey!
The clock is not ticking
down on my daughter!
Why would
you say that?
Is that better
for your story?
Ali, I know you're hurting.
Please, tell us
how you feel.
Damn, Ali.
Kind of a badass.
That is definitely
going viral.
Wow.
How many times have
I embarrassed myself
in front of you now?
Honestly,
I've lost count.
But can I get you
something to eat, or...
That's sweet.
I don't really have much
of an appetite right now,
but thanks for being
here, Liv. It means a lot.
Yeah, no problem.
This is, um,
Jeff's office.
What's Mr. Bunny
doing in here?
Tom dropped him off.
He said Amy thought we could
use some good luck.
When?
The last time
I saw him. Why?
He... he just would always
leave notes for Amy in here.
What?
-This.
-Oh, my God!
"Give me a sign
and I'll wait for you at dusk
"at Julian's
where it all began.
"Come alone or you'll never
see our daughter again."
Okay, wait.
What does that mean,
"where it all began"?
Julian's.
St. Julian's, the hospital
where the swap happened.
That's where this all began.
Okay, we gotta tell
the police.
No, no, no, no, no, Liv.
It says come alone.
I can't show up
with the police.
I can't put Katie's
life at risk.
You don't think he'd
actually hurt Katie, right?
I don't know, honey.
Do you?
How can I help?
Don't tell anyone
what we found.
Katie, sweetie,
if you can hear me...
We love you.
And Tom,
we know that
you love Katie, too.
I know that you would
do everything
you possibly could
to take care of her.
We both want
what's best for Katie.
We both want
the same thing.
What's happened
has happened,
you can't change the past.
We need to, uh, we need
to focus on the future.
That's all that matters.
Thank you,
Mr. and Mrs. Mitchell.
We will now take
a few questions.
Here we go.
Let's just get
you all comfortable.
It's time for some dinner.
Katie, you need to get
your strength up here.
Have some.
Drink it down.
Here we go.
Here we go.
Yeah.
Come on, now.
Down the hatch.
Here we go.
One more big spoonful.
Here you go.
One more.
Mmm-hmm.
Good.
Get some rest.
Jordan, BF.
I could use a hug.
Not now, Ali.
You want to try,
try her birthday.
March. Yeah, spell it,
March, yeah, March 28th.
I'm gonna slip
out the side,
and you'll look after Jeff?
-Yeah. Yeah.
-Okay.
I got your back,
don't worry.
Thank you.
-Please be careful.
-I will.
-Okay.
-Okay.
Tom!
Where's Katie?
Is she here?
Give me your keys.
Uh, yeah. Here.
Phone.
Yeah.
Where's Katie, Tom?
Tom!
Why are you looking
at me like that?
You think I would hurt
our daughter?
Of course not.
No, I... I just miss her.
You know me, I worry.
-You'll see her soon.
-Okay.
Watch it!
Tom, nobody knows
I'm here.
You're hurting me.
Sorry, sweetheart.
You look very nice, Ali.
Thanks.
I'm sorry I wasn't
a gentleman before.
I'll take it
slow this time.
No one's following us,
I swear.
I believe you.
You're probably
pretty pissed at me.
Because of Bella?
Oh.
I think I understand why
you told me she was dead.
You were trying
to protect me.
Correct.
Yeah. Bella's
a class A bitch.
But you got that, right?
Yeah. Yes. Obviously.
I got excited about
my future with you and Katie.
But you led me on
and then you said
you didn't want me.
I wanted this to be easy.
I wanted this to be nice.
I wanted you to...
I wanted you to come with us.
I just... I didn't know how
to handle my feelings.
Hmm.
We all deserve
second chances.
I always dreamed
of living up here.
Did you rent a place?
Uh, I found a little spot
that takes cash.
It's a little dated, but...
We gotta start somewhere.
We can't all be
best-selling novelists.
No.
You gonna miss Jeff's money?
I didn't say that.
Of course you didn't.
This is it.
Home sweet home.
Katie?
-Katie?
-She's resting.
Katie? Baby?
You locked her in?
You left me
no choice.
You think
I wanted this?
No, of course not.
Katie?
Oh, my God.
Katie! Katie!
Katie! Katie!
Honey? Katie?
-Katie?
-Mom.
It's okay.
I'm here, I'm here,
I'm here.
We're gonna get you
better, my love.
Let me see you.
What did you give her?
Just a sedative.
Tom. I need you
to help me get her upstairs.
She can't stay down here,
she's dehydrated.
I need to get her
some water, please.
Help me.
Okay.
Okay, baby.
Katie?
Katie, baby?
Hey, come here.
Come here, sweetheart.
I'm right here.
Let's drink some water.
Mom...
Shh. It's okay, baby.
It's okay.
Come on, have some water.
There you go.
That's it.
That's what you need,
sweetheart.
Come on,
a little more.
Just a little more,
look at me.
Just a little more.
Okay. That's good.
That's good, honey.
Isn't this perfect?
It's finally just me
and my two girls.
Hey, what do we want
to do first?
Family movie night?
Uh, Tom?
She's got the chills.
There's a tea kettle
in the kitchen,
would you make us
some hot tea? Hmm?
-Good idea.
-Yeah.
The closest neighbor
is a half mile away.
And you should know
that I have a gun.
You've
reached Ali, leave a message.
She's not answering.
I'll check her location.
What's Ali doing
at St. Julian's?
Liv?
You told me she was
going for a drive
to clear her head.
That's not true,
is it?
She's trying to save Katie.
We just have
to give her a chance.
Tell me everything.
Baby, everything's
gonna be okay.
I'm so scared.
I know, sweetheart.
It's gonna be okay.
But Mom, he's insane.
I'm gonna get us out of here,
I promise you.
Do you understand me?
Katie...
Baby, look at me.
Look at me.
You do not have
that mutated gene.
-He made it up.
-What?
Your birth mother's
not dead, sweetheart.
-What?
-There's no cancer, okay?
Oh, my God.
Shh. I know.
Here we go. Yeah.
Come on, baby.
It'll make you feel better.
Don't drink that.
Feeling better?
I think she's gonna
need a minute.
Tom, she's been
through a lot.
Well, drink the tea
before it gets cold.
I don't want tea.
I don't want
anything from you.
Hey!
That's not how you talk
to your father, Katie.
Right, Ali?
Right.
Oh. What kind of tea is it?
I don't remember.
You just made it.
You can't remember
what it is?
Just drink
the fucking tea, Ali.
Ah! Ah!
I trusted you,
but you're just like Bella!
You're a liar, a cheat,
you want to take
my child, too!
Well, guess what?
I won't let you!
I'd rather see
you dead!
I'm sorry,
I didn't mean that.
Hey, Tom!
Ah!
-Mom, let's go!
-He has my keys.
We're getting
out of here.
Come on.
Stay the fuck down,
she's my daughter!
Come on, baby.
Come on, come on!
Run! Run! Come on!
Hold me.
Come on, come on,
come on.
I know, I know,
I got you.
Let's just get
in the car.
Come on!
Get in!
Mom!
Mom!
Let go of me! Mom!
Ah!
Get down!
Dad,
no! Dad!
Ah! Ugh!
Stop!
Please, Dad, just stop!
Liv, you... you won't do it.
You can't.
I will.
You taught me how.
I'm your dad, not him!
He's talked to me more
in the past two weeks
than you have in years.
I won't let you hurt him.
Honey.
How did
you find us?
The car's GPS.
Liv told me everything.
Can you pinpoint
the exact moment
you lost your innocence?
For me, it was
a series of them.
Like...
dominos falling.
Unstoppable.
Shattering my life,
piece by piece.
I wasn't the only one whose
life was torn apart,
but... we managed to put
things back together
the same way
they were broken.
One piece...
at a time.
At first, I couldn't
stop thinking
about everything I'd lost.
But eventually,
I was able to focus
on what I had gained.
I had been living a life
meant for someone else
and she had been living
one meant for me.
But the more Liv and I
got to know each other,
we realized each
of us were exactly
where we were
supposed to be.
We're both stronger than
we ever could have imagined.
I don't know
where Liv gets it,
but I get it from my mom.
She and my dad will be here
soon for parents weekend
and Mom will probably
have all kinds of
invasive questions
and worries
about how I'm doing
here at college.
It might get annoying,
but I can't wait to see her.