AARON ALLIE CLERK DON DRIVER FATHER HAROLD JANE LINDSAY MAN MICHAEL MISS_JOYNER MOTHER REGGIE RUBY SARA SHELLY SHERIFF WAITER WOMAN RUBY Mom! SARA Ruby? RUBY Mom! Mom! Mom! Mom. SARA Ruby. Ruby. Hello? Earth to Ruby. Do you read? You're gonna listen to music for the entire trip? RUBY What do you want? SARA I want to talk to you, Rubes. Come on. We said we'd take this trip so we could spend some time together before you go off to school. RUBY What do you want to talk about? SARA Well... First year of college. Kind of a big deal, huh? Are you excited? You nervous? RUBY Yes, Mom. I'm excited. No, I'm not nervous. It's actually not that big of a deal. SARA Well, it's a big deal to me. I still can't believe you're actually leaving. You want music? Oh, okay, I got you. RUBY Mom, I hate these guys. SARA What are you talking about? You used to have their posters plastered all over your walls. RUBY I did not. And if you tell anybody that I'm going to deny it. SARA Okay. Well, are you hungry? RUBY A little, I guess. I can't eat these. Do you know what they put in these things? SARA But they're your favorite. RUBY I mean, maybe when I was, like, six. SARA Okay. Okay. Yeah, you know, there is a convenience store coming up according to the gps. So we'll just stop and get you something to eat there. Probably a good idea to stop anyway. It doesn't seem like there's much around here for miles. Ruby! You ready? Let's hit the road, girlie. RUBY Okay. One second. I'm coming. AARON You guys ready? SARA Yeah. AARON Have anything smaller? SARA No, I don't. I'm sorry. RUBY Jeez, what did you do? Rob a bank? SARA Shhh. I just want to be prepared in case anything happens. RUBY Seriously, you worry too much. AARON All right. SARA You grab it? AARON Thank you. RUBY Thank you. AARON Have a good one you guys. SARA Thank you. RUBY They had, like, no food in there, Mom. SARA Okay. They had chips. SARA/RUBY -You love chips. -And Pop Tarts? RUBY I don't even eat Pop Tarts. SARA Well, we'll try to find you something better later, okay? RUBY When we stop for the night can we go to, like, a vegetarian place this time? SARA I keep telling you, Rubes, all these places are vegetarian. You just order your burger with all the works, and then you tell them to hold the burger. REGGIE Excuse me, ma'am. Didn't mean to give you a scare. SARA Can I help you? REGGIE Me? No. I'm fine. It's just I noticed it looks like you might be leaking a little oil here. I'd be happy to take a look at that for you. SARA That's very nice of you, really, but I'm sure it's fine. I just had it serviced at the dealership last week. REGGIE Dealership, huh. Just because I'm some backwater country yokel. What would I know that the dealership couldn't tell you. SARA I didn't mean it that way. REGGIE Sorry, lady. I tried to help. Good luck to you. RUBY Kind of get the feeling you didn't like you very much. SARA You think? RUBY So weird. SARA I know that guy back there was probably harmless, but he did remind me. I want you to take this. RUBY Pepper spray? SARA Just for my own peace of mind. RUBY Mom, I keep telling you. SARA Oh, yeah? Yeah, I know I worry too much. Oh, you brought Mr. Binkles. RUBY You weren't supposed to see that. SARA I still remember when your dad gave him to you for your birthday. We could not pry him out of your hands for six months after that. Not even to give you a bath. RUBY Some habits die hard, I guess. SARA He'd be so proud to see you now. Your dad. RUBY I know. You know that big party that we had for my graduation? How come nobody from dad's side of the family came? I mean, do they hate us or something? SARA No. No, of course not. Your dad, he was just kind of estranged from his family. We talked about that. Even I never got the chance to meet them. That's why this trip is so important to me. Just, I want to make sure the same thing doesn't happen to us. RUBY It's a little dramatic, Mom. SARA No. I'm serious, I just, I want to be sure that you-- RUBY What is that? SARA I don't know, honey. This is a fun adventure, right? Well, let's go investigate. RUBY You serious? SARA Come on, big girl things. Let's do it. RUBY I can't believe this is happening. Where are we? SARA Oh, jeez. RUBY Is it smoking? SARA Yep. SARA Okay, let's see. RUBY Can you fix it? SARA I don't even know what's wrong with it, Rubes. Much less how to fix it. RUBY Told you we should've got the electric. SARA Well, I guess I should have listened. RUBY Oh, Mom. Here somebody comes. SARA You okay? RUBY I'm fine, Mom. Okay? Let go of me. RUBY So, what do we do now? SARA Now we call for a tow truck, and then... And then? Ruby, check your phone. Are you getting any reception? RUBY Looks like... Nope. SARA Oh, hey. ALLIE Hey, there. You folks doing okay? SARA Well, could be better. ALLIE A little bit of car trouble? SARA You could say that. You don't happen to know anything about engines? ALLIE No. Sorry. And anything I do will only make it worse. Believe me. I'm Allie, by the way. SARA Hi. I'm Sara. SARA This is my daughter, Ruby. RUBY Hi. SARA We were just trying to call for a tow, but-- ALLIE Yeah, good luck with that out here. You won't get much service till you reach town. SARA Is that very far? ALLIE Oh, no. ALLIE Shadyvale is only about five miles down the road. If you want a lift, I could drop you at Shelly's Diner just outside of town. You can call for a tow from there. SARA I don't know. We're on our way to take Ruby here to college. We've got all of our things packed up in the car. We should probably not leave it here without anyone to watch it. RUBY I could go. SARA What? RUBY I'll ride with her to the diner. I'll call a tow truck, and I'll. Just wait for you there. SARA No, Ruby. That's not-- Listen, thank you so much for stopping, but we're okay. We'll figure something out. Really. ALLIE All right. Suit yourselves. You two take care now. RUBY Figure something out? Like what? SARA Like something that doesn't involve you getting into a stranger's car, Ruby. RUBY You kidding me? Have you seen a more harmless looking woman in your entire life? Mom. I'm 18. If you can't trust me with this, how are you ever going to trust me halfway across the country by myself at college? Besides, you have given me everything I need to protect myself. Come on. SARA Okay. All right. Just please promise me you'll be safe. RUBY I will, I will, I will. SARA Okay. And don't you budge till I get there. RUBY I won't. SARA You little sneak. RUBY Mom! Let's go! Over here! SARA Look at that one go. MICHAEL She reminds me more and more of you every single day. SARA Now come on. If she takes after anybody, it's her dad. MICHAEL Yeah, that's what scares me sometimes. SARA Why would you say something like that? MICHAEL Nevermind. I'm sorry. Just forget about it. SARA Come on. Hello little fella. Where do you go? Yes. Hey. ALLIE Hello. SARA you are not going to believe it SARA but I actually got the car running myself. ALLIE Good for you, I suppose. SARA So where's Ruby? ALLIE I'm sorry? SARA My daughter. Where is she? ALLIE How would I know? SARA It's me. You don't remember? You gave my daughter a ride. We were supposed to meet here. ALLIE I think you've made a mistake. SARA It's not a mistake. Where's my daughter? ALLIE I already told you, I have no idea. Now, if you'll excuse me, I'd ALLIE/SARA -like to finish my-- -Why are you doing this? SARA Why are you lying? ALLIE Let go of me! SARA Has anyone here seen my daughter? Her name is Ruby. Please. Anyone? Did anyone see a young girl come in here with this woman? I know she was with my daughter. JANE I didn't. I'm sorry, but someone must have. I'm sure she'll turn up. ALLIE Thank God. Sheriff, I need your help. This woman is harassing me. SARA What? That's not true. She's the one you should be questioning. SHERIFF Take it easy. Take it easy. Now, what exactly is all the fuss? SARA My daughter, she got in this woman's car, and now she's gone. ALLIE That's crazy. I've never even seen this woman. SHERIFF Hold on now. Hold on one minute. All right. Start at the beginning. Tell me what happened. SARA My car broke down on the highway. This woman, she stopped. She offered to give my daughter a ride, and then she did something with her. SHERIFF Okay. When did this happen? SARA It was only, it couldn't have been more than 30 minutes ago. ALLIE See, that settles it. I've been sitting here having breakfast for the last hour, at least. SHERIFF Is that when she came in, Shelly? SHELLY Couldn't say for sure, Sheriff, but sounds about right to me. SARA No, that can't be. He's wrong. You're not listening to me. SHERIFF I am listening if you just let me do my job. Okay. Now your daughter. What she look like? SARA She's 18, and she's about my height. She has long, dark hair. SHERIFF Okay. All right. Does that sound familiar to anybody here? Oh, come on now, speak up. What about you, Don? That description ring any bells? DON Jim. I haven't seen anybody. I just been sitting here trying to read my paper. SHERIFF Uh-huh. I see. Miss Joyner. Harold. How are you two doing this morning? MISS JOYNER Very well, Sheriff. Thank you. SHERIFF Either one of you happened to see this young lady come in here today? HAROLD Sorry to say it, Sheriff, but, I really don't think so. MISS JOYNER I mean, we're in here every morning, you know? SHERIFF I certainly do, Miss Joyner. MISS JOYNER I'm sure we would notice if someone new came in. SHERIFF All right. Anybody else? Come on now. Speak up. JANE I didn't her either, Sheriff, but I really don't think she's lying. ALLIE You're saying that I am? JANE No, I'm just trying to help. SARA Look at her eyes. They're bloodshot. SARA/RUBY -I want you to take this. -Pepper spray? SHERIFF What's that got to do with anything? SARA I gave my daughter a can of pepper spray. She must have used it on her. ALLIE Sheriff. This is ridiculous. So my allergies are acting up. Really? Is that a crime? SHERIFF/DON -No, I wouldn't say it is. -Sheriff. DON Are we done here? I need to get back to work. SHERIFF Oh. That's fine, Don. You go on. SARA Wait. What if he knows something? SHERIFF I believe we just covered that. Oh, look, nobody here has seen your daughter. Maybe you and your daughter were supposed to meet somewhere else. You had a motor in, you know, on the other side of town. SARA No, no, this was the place. Shelly's Diner, I'm sure of it. SHERIFF Could it be maybe that you're confusing this woman with another person? SARA Sheriff. It was her. I'm sure of it. She had a red car. SHERIFF Is that what you drive? ALLIE My car is red, yes. SHERIFF You mind me having a look at it? ALLIE This is ridiculous. SHERIFF Go a long way to clearing all this up. ALLIE Fine. I've got nothing to hide. There. What'd I tell you? SARA She has to be here. SHERIFF Ma'am, step back from the vehicle. SARA Ma'am. SHERIFF Ma'am. ALLIE Are you satisfied? RUBY Do you know what they put in these things? SARA They're your favorite. Officer. Look. This proves that my daughter was here. SHERIFF Ma'am, you can find those at any gas station up and down this highway. SARA Her favorite? SHERIFF But they're her favorite. SARA I mean, they were when she was little. SHERIFF All right. SHERIFF/SARA -You're free to go. -What? SHERIFF I have nothing to hold her on. SARA Nothing to hold her on? She took my daughter. SHERIFF I see no evidence of that. But what I'd like you to do is come back to the station with me and file a report. I'm sure you two just got your wires crossed. Sorry for the trouble, ma'am. SARA You can't just let her go. ALLIE If your daughter is missing, I really do hope you find her. SHERIFF How would you describe your relationship? SARA What? Sorry? SHERIFF With your daughter. SARA Good. It's very good. SHERIFF So she'd have no reason to let's say, run off maybe? SARA No, of course not. SHERIFF Hmm. I see, the girl's father is deceased. SARA Michael? Yes. SHERIFF I'm sorry. Would you mind me asking how it happened? SARA What does that have to do with any of this? SHERIFF Probably nothing. That's why I'd like to know. SARA It was a hiking accident. He fell and hit his head. That was six years ago. SHERIFF And you never remarried or? SARA Ruby and I have been on our own since then. SHERIFF Must be difficult. I can see something like that putting a lot of strain on a mother and a daughter. SARA What are you saying? SHERIFF No, I'm not saying anything. What I'm asking is, has there been any trouble between the two of you lately? SHERIFF/SARA -Like a fight maybe? -No, nothing like that. SARA I'm taking my daughter to college. We planned this trip months ago so we could spend some time together. SHERIFF And she hadn't been in touch since the last time you saw her? SARA No, I keep telling you, I can't get any signal out-- Oh my God. Oh, my God, she just texted. SHERIFF There you go. SARA She says, SARA/SHERIFF -she says she's okay. -May I? SHERIFF Oh. You know, like I said, nine times out of ten, these things turn out to be a big misunderstanding. And it looks like you haven't been entirely honest with me, though, Miss Foster. SARA What are you talking about? SHERIFF What I'm seeing here, looks like the two of you did have a bit of a disagreement after all. SARA No, that's-- That isn't, that isn't my daughter. This isn't Ruby. SHERIFF But you just said. SARA No, this is from Ruby's phone. But this isn't her. Someone else is sending these messages. It must be that woman, Allie. She took my daughter, and now she's pretending to be her. SHERIFF Why would someone do that? SARA I don't know why, but all I know is that it's a-- SHERIFF I'll be right back. This better be good. This is crazy. SARA Okay. Oh my God, there it is. Now what? Ruby! Are you here? I just need one moment of your time. Tell me, have you seen my daughter? Excuse me. Miss, I'm so sorry. Have you seen my daughter? Now what? Ruby! Are you here? Ruby! Are you here? JANE Hey. Remember me? My name is Jane. I was at the diner when you came in. SARA Right. JANE Sara, we have to talk. You and your daughter are not safe here. SARA How did you find me? JANE I've been following you ever since you left the police station. You should eat something. SARA Not hungry. JANE If you don't, you'll wear yourself out-- SARA Do you know where my daughter is? JANE No, I'm sorry, I don't. SARA Then what is this? Why are you following me? JANE Everything you said back at the diner. It was all true. SARA Thought you said you believed me-- JANE I just need to know if everything happened the way you said it did, or if you were making any of it up-- SARA Stop. Please. I don't even care if you believe me or not. Just stop. We went through all this already. JANE Sara, I am sorry. I just needed to know for sure. JANE But I do believe you. SARA Why? JANE Because I know what it's like to lose someone. WAITER Here's that water for you. Let me know if you need anything else. SARA Okay. Thanks. JANE No, don't drink that. SARA Why? What's wrong? JANE It's already opened. Look. SARA So? JANE So it isn't safe. SARA Would you tell me what's going on here, please? JANE I wish I could, but I don't really know myself. All I can tell you is that there is something strange going on in Shadyvale. Your daughter is not the first one who's gone missing, and no one is talking about it. But they know more than they let on. You cannot trust anyone here. Not a guy walking down the street. Not your waiter. And especially not police. SARA Why are you telling me all this? JANE Because I lost someone too. My brother. I couldn't do anything about it then when it happened. But I can now. I want to help you, Sara. SARA Help me how? JANE I want to help you find your daughter. Because whoever took her, I think they are the same people who took my brother from me. And even if I can't bring him back, I could still bring them to justice. SARA But what can we do? Can't go back to the police even if I wanted to. They don't believe me. And I have no idea where to find that woman. Allie. If that even is a real name. JANE You said your car broke down. Was there anything that happened before that? Anything you can think of that was out of the ordinary? SARA Yes, there was a truck. JANE What truck? RUBY They had like, no food in there, Mom. SARA Okay. They had chips. You love chips. When we stopped for snacks there was this guy creeping around the car. He drove a black pickup. It had some kind of company logo on the side. It looked like a, like a wolf, maybe. JANE Wolf and Sons Landscaping. They do everyone's yards around here. You see those trucks all over town. SARA What do they want with me? JANE We have to get out of here. SARA I'm parked down that street. He must have seen my car. JANE He's probably just waiting for you to try and drive off. Come on. I've got an idea. You're all clear, Sara. The cab I called for you to be waiting at the corner. SARA Okay. I think I see it. JANE I put it in my name so they won't be able to trace you. SARA Okay, I have my earphone in so no one can hear you. DRIVER Jane? SARA Yeah. That's me. JANE I gave him my address. I'll take your car and meet you back there as soon as I can. Uh-oh. I might be in trouble here. SARA What's going on? What is it? JANE Just get to my house, Sara. And remember, do not trust-- SARA Hello? Anyone there? DRIVER Service is always spotty out here. SARA Yeah, so I hear. DRIVER New in town? SARA Sorry? DRIVER I don't think I've seen you around before. SARA No, I'm just passing through. DRIVER Better be careful. Lots of people come through Shadyvale. Never end up going back home again. Must be that small town charm. They just fall in love with the place. And they never want to go back home again. SARA Wait. This isn't-- Hello? Is anyone there? Ruby? MICHAEL Reminds me more and more of you every single day. SARA Come on. If she takes after anyone, it's her dad. MICHAEL That's what scares me sometimes. SARA Why would you say something like that? MICHAEL Nevermind. I'm sorry. Just forget about it. SARA Michael, no, don't do that. MICHAEL There are things about my past, Sara. Things it's better for you not to know. For you and for Ruby. SARA Michael, you can't keep us safe by keeping us in the dark. Ruby. Ruby, are you in there? Ruby, honey, if you're in here, just say something. Oh, God. Hey! Wait! Hey! Wait! Come back! Wait! I'm sorry, I'm sorry. Did you see the truck that just went by? It was black. It was a black pickup. It had a logo on the side, and it looked kind of like a wolf. MAN You mean like that one? WOMAN She said the truck was black, Steve. MAN Hey, I don't know. I'm just trying to help. WOMAN Hey, miss, are you sure you're okay? You want us to call the police or something? SARA No, no, no, that's fine. I'm fine. Really. Thank you. You've been a huge help. Jane? JANE Sara? I made it to the house. Why aren't you here? SARA The driver took me to the wrong address. I had to improvise. JANE Maybe just as well. The sheriff's on me. It's probably just a matter of time before he looks up my address. So, where are you? SARA Outside someone's house. 834 Crescent. There's a truck parked here. It looks just like the one I saw before. Jane? Jane, I think I'm losing you. DON Hey! What are you doing? Hey. Hey, hey! Hold up, hold up. Don't go that far. That next step is going to be a doozy. Hey. So I ask you again. What are you doing here? SARA I was DON You was trespassing DON is what you're doing. SARA Please. I'm just trying to find my daughter. DON Hey, you're the lady from the diner. Look, lady, I feel real sorry about what happened to your girl. I really do, but what makes you think I know where your girl is? SARA The truck that's parked out front. DON What about my truck? SARA There was a man driving a black pickup truck with that same logo on the side. I know he had something to do with my daughter's disappearance. DON And this guy. What does he look like? SARA I don't know, he, he had long hair and it was tied back. DON That's, that's Reggie. Hey, the next time you see him, tell him he's fired, and I'm going to get my truck back. SARA He works for you? DON Well, he did, until he stopped showing up a couple of days ago. You know what? The last time I saw him, he was saying something. Something kind of weird. SARA What was it? What was it? DON Just that he had something big coming up. A big, a big, a big payday he said. And what did you say your name was again? SARA What does that have to do with it? DON Hey. Who did you bring with you? SARA No one. I swear. DON All right. Stay right here. Don't you go nowhere. SARA Oh my God! Jane! JANE I'm okay. I'm okay. SARA What happened? JANE I'm not really sure. I found the address you gave me. And I saw the truck, and when I came back here, I heard someone. I thought it was you, but they must have come up behind me and hit me with something. SARA Did you see who it was? JANE No, Sara. JANE I'm sorry. SARA Don't be sorry. SARA I shouldn't have got you mixed up in all this in the first place. Come on. It's not safe. JANE Oh no. SARA What is it? Are you okay? Oh, no no, no, no, this can't be happening. JANE Sara, we have to get out of here. No! Come on. SARA Do we need to take you to the hospital? JANE No, no. You take me there, and they'll find you. SARA Jane, we have to go back to the police. We don't have any other choice now. JANE After what happened back there? SARA I don't know what happened back there. JANE We both know that a man was murdered. JANE We both saw him. SARA That's what I'm saying. SARA This is too serious. Now we have to-- JANE Have to what, Sara? Give up on looking for Ruby? On looking for the people who took my brother? Now you've seen what they're capable of. SARA I am not giving up. All I care about is finding my daughter. But now that someone has died, the police will have to take me seriously. You know, this is proof that whatever is happening is real. JANE Once they find that body, Sara, the first thing they'll do is throw both of us in jail. And by the time it gets cleared up and the cops realize that we did not kill that man, it will be too late to find your daughter. It was too late for me when I lost my brother. He was a little older than your daughter is now. He was so young. Just starting out on his own. He was always so willful. Even as a boy, he didn't want his sister worrying over him. I loved him so much, Sara. Couldn't help it. At first, I thought that was why he started pushing me away. He just needed space. I told myself he just needed a life of his own. But I should have known that there was something else going on when I stopped hearing from him. There was something that he couldn't tell me. Something he was scared to tell me. By the time I went looking for him, he was just gone. JANE They took him for me. And after that, it was like the life that we had together never even happened. It doesn't matter how much you worry. You're never prepared for when your worst fears JANE come true. SARA Jane. Sorry. JANE We can find Ruby and we can bring her back. And at least it'll make some of this worth it. At least I will finally know what really happened to him. SARA Okay. We'll do this together. JANE Okay. SARA But first, let's get you cleaned up. CLERK I'm not gonna be able to make it tonight, man. All right? I get off late. Hey, hang on a second. SARA Hi. I'd like a room. CLERK Anyone checking in with you? SARA No, no, it is just me. CLERK It's 75 a night. I just need to see your ID and a credit card. SARA Sure. You know what? I actually don't have any of that. CLERK I need a card on file for incidentals. I can't give you a room without it. SARA Listen, I only need the room for an hour. If you just give it to me, maybe I could pay up front. 200, 300? CLERK Make it 400. You got a deal. SARA This might sting a little. SARA Sorry. JANE No, no. It's okay. SARA Don't worry. I'm almost done. The cut doesn't look so bad after all. JANE You're pretty good at this. SARA Had plenty of practice. Ruby was wild as a kid. She loved the outdoors and all of the scrapes and bruises that came with it. I know she resented me sometimes for being overprotective. But after we lost her dad Michael, I promised myself that I would never let anything happen to her. Packed all these things for Ruby to bring to college in case there was ever an emergency. But I was not prepared for something like this. JANE You're a good mother, Sara. SARA God us stranded in the middle of nowhere. And let my daughter get in the car with a complete stranger. Doesn't sound like a great mother to me. JANE Hey, none of that was your fault. SARA Now, I have no idea where she is, who she's with, or if she's just... JANE Ruby is safe, Sara. She's okay. I just know it. And we're going to find her. And we're going to find the people that did this to you. To both of us. And we're going to make them pay for it. SARA I just don't know how. JANE Whoever attacked me, they must have killed that guy for a reason, right? He must know something. SARA He said he knew the man in the black pickup. His name is Reggie. He said he had some kind of payday coming up. JANE Maybe it had something to do with your daughter's kidnaping. SARA That's crazy. We don't have any money. And how could anyone in this town even know that we were going to be here? What do they want from us? JANE I don't know, but we need to find Reggie to figure this out. And we're not going to be able to do that from in here. So we need to SARA Whoa, whoa, hey hey, hey. You need to take a minute. I brought some of Ruby's clothes in. Why don't you rinse off, get changed, and I'll go find some ice for that head. JANE Thanks. ALLIE Hey there. You folks doing okay? SARA Jane. Jane! Jane, are you okay? Jane? JANE Yeah. Almost done. SARA You okay? JANE I'm fine. What's wrong? Sara? Sara, what's going on? What is that? SARA It's a picture of the place where my husband died. JANE But where did it come from? Sara. SARA Ruby! Where are you? Where are you? Ruby? Ruby, sweetie. Answer me! Michael? Michael! Michael. FATHER Whoa, whoa, careful. You don't want to tip over the edge now, do you? Seriously, are you okay? SARA I'm not sure. I mean, yes, I'm fine. Thank you. I just got a little dizzy there for a moment. LINDSAY Dad, Mr. Binkle says it's time to go. FATHER Be down soon, sweetie. FATHER Take it easy. MOTHER Your dad will be right back. SARA Hey, there. What are you doing with Mr. Binkles? How do you know his name? LINDSAY It says it right here. See? SARA Where did you find him? LINDSAY Well... SARA It's okay. You can tell me. Where did Mr. Binkles come from? LINDSAY That girl dropped him at the restaurant. SARA What girl? LINDSAY Was her name Ruby? I don't know her name. But she was really nice. And I wanted to give Mr. Binkles back to her, but... SARA But what? What happened? LINDSAY I think her mom was mad. She was yelling, and they got into the car and drove away really fast. SARA But I'm her mom. SARA I'm her mom! MOTHER What are you doing? MOTHER Why are you talking to my daughter? SARA I'm sorry. I just need to know where she got this stuffed animal. MOTHER That is none of your business. SARA Please. SARA It belongs to my daughter. MOTHER I don't think so. My husband just bought it for her. FATHER Actually, honey, I thought you were the one who got it for her when we stopped earlier. MOTHER Lindsay, sweetie, where did you get this? LINDSAY That girl dropped him at the restaurant. MOTHER What restaurant? FATHER She means the little diner. FATHER We stopped outside just outside of town. FATHER What was the name? SARA Shelly's Diner. SARA I know it. JANE Sara. Where are you going? SARA Back to the diner. JANE You mean Shelly's? JANE Why? SARA I know Ruby was there. JANE Wait a minute, Sara. I think I know another way to find this Allie woman. SARA What do you mean, how? JANE It's a long shot, but it's worth a try. SARA Just be careful. JANE Yeah. You too. SHELLY Not this again. SARA I need to talk to you. SHELLY I don't have anything to say to you, lady. I told the sheriff everything I know the first time you came in here. SARA You mean when you lied? SHELLY Normally I would take offense to that, but I know you're going through some things, so you're a little emotional right now. SARA I know that woman didn't come in here when you said she did. Why did you lie to the police? SHELLY You know, speaking of the police. I'm about to give them a call if you don't hurry up and leave. SARA My daughter was here, SARA For the last time, SHELLY wasn't she? SHELLY I have no idea what you're talking about. Now, if you'll excuse me or don't, for all I care. I have a business to run. SARA I'm telling you, Rubes. All these places are vegetarian. You just order your burger with all the works. Tell them to hold the burger. SHELLY Hey, get out from back there. JANE Sara, I found Allie. She wants to talk to you. I'm texting you the address now. SARA I'm on my way. ALLIE I'm here for my daughter. SARA Hello, Sara. ALLIE Of course. Why don't you come inside and we can talk about that? Why don't you have a seat? SARA I don't think so. ALLIE Be much easier, Sara. If you and I can just be civil with one another. SARA Where's Ruby? ALLIE That's what I hope we can figure out. You and me. Together. SARA There's nothing to figure out. You took her. I want her back. ALLIE You're still convinced that we've met before? ALLIE That Ruby got into my car? SARA That's what happened. ALLIE Even though I can prove I was somewhere else at the time. SARA You had help, people lying to protect you. ALLIE Why would anyone do that? SARA Because SARA Because there's something going on in this town, and all these people are in on it. ALLIE What people, Sara? Was one of them Don Wolf? SARA Who? ALLIE He owns a landscaping company here in town. Is he one of the people that you're talking about? Is that why you killed him, Sara? SARA No, that's, that's not what happened. ALLIE Did you have to do it because he found out about Ruby? DON What makes you think I know where your girl is? ALLIE About what you really did to her? SARA I didn't do anything to Ruby, and you know it. ALLIE Sara. We've been over this. I've never met you before. And I never gave your daughter a ride. SARA Why do you keep lying? It's just me and you here. There's no one else for you to fool. ALLIE Excuse me. Just play along. They're watching. SARA What? ALLIE Forgive me. I'm just so clumsy. SARA Who's watching? What are you talking about? ALLIE Sara. Please, just calm down. SARA No. I've had enough of this. What do you want from me? ALLIE Sara. You just listen to me. SARA What is this? SHERIFF It's all right, Sara. SARA What are you doing here? SHERIFF We just want to know what happened, Sara. Want to know what happened to Don and to Ruby. Just tell us where she is. Help us find her. SARA I tried telling you it was her. It was... It was... SHERIFF We can put an end to all this right now, Sara. It's okay, Sara. Just tell us the truth. It was you all along, wasn't it? SARA No, no, that isn't what happened. SHERIFF Just take us to Ruby. Nobody else has to get hurt. Sara, wait! SARA Come on. Jane, pick up, pick up! HAROLD Hello? Miss, are you all right? MISS JOYNER Go ahead and help her. HAROLD Okay. MISS JOYNER Harold. HAROLD Okay. MISS JOYNER What are you doing in the middle of the road, dear? SARA I had car trouble. HAROLD I remember you. It's the woman from the diner. MISS JOYNER I know who she is, Harold. But how did you get all the way out here? SARA I'm not sure. I mean, yes, I'm fine. Thank you. I just got a little dizzy there for a moment. HAROLD Why don't you come with us? We'll give you a ride. SARA To where? MISS JOYNER You don't need to worry about that right now, dear. Everything will be okay. HAROLD Everything's going to be okay. We'll take good care of you. MISS JOYNER Harold! What are you doing? SARA Get out of my way! HAROLD How are we supposed to get home? SARA Come on. Come on, pick up, pick up. JANE Sara? SARA Jane, thank god. JANE Are you okay? SARA You were right. SARA I don't know why, but they're trying to take Ruby from me. I'm starting to think everyone in this whole town might be in on it. JANE Sara, I think I know what's going on. SARA What do you mean? JANE I found where Allie's been hiding. SARA I've already been to her house. JANE No, not her house. This place. This is something else. JANE/SARA -Can you meet me? -I'm on the road now. JANE Be careful. The police are probably looking for your car. SARA Not a problem. Believe me. JANE Okay, I'll give you directions. Sara, should be close now. SARA Jane? Jane, can you hear me? SARA Wait! Stop! JANE Jane? SARA Jane? I can't hear you. Jane? Hello? My car. How is this possible? Okay. Okay. You're not crazy. You're not crazy. This all has to mean something. Jane? ALLIE Just play along. They're watching. SARA Ruby? Ruby, is that you? Sweetie? RUBY Mom, I'm over here! Mom, let's go! Over here! Mom, hurry up! SARA Ruby. JANE Still alive, Sara? SARA Jane? JANE -Jane? -I have to hand it to you, JANE you really don't go down without a fight. SARA I thought you were-- JANE What, Sara? Dead? SARA I don't understand. JANE It's okay if you're a little confused. Reminds me of your husband. Right before he died. SARA How do you know about Michael? JANE I know because he was my brother, Sara. SARA No. Michael, you can't keep us safe by keeping us in the dark. MICHAEL You know about my family. SARA I know what you've told me. Which isn't much. MICHAEL Let's just say some of my family members aren't exactly stable. SARA That's nothing for you to be ashamed of. I mean, come on, you met my mother. No, that can't be. JANE That's right, Sara. I'm Michael's sister. MICHAEL Yeah, it's not like that. Two of us were adopted, and things weren't exactly easy at home, you know? We relied on each other a lot growing up. Sometimes it felt like we were the only family either one of us had. SARA But if that's true, then why are you doing this? JANE Because you took him from me, Sara. I didn't have anyone else, neither did Michael. MICHAEL But as we got older, she, she could never accept that I needed to have a life of my own. Anyone else I cared about, she saw as a threat to her. I don't know if it was jealousy or I just-- It doesn't matter now. She, she didn't give me a choice. I loved her. I tried to help her, but finally I realized I couldn't trust her. I had to keep her out of my life. JANE Our own parents didn't even want us. All we had was each other. And you turned him against me. You made him think I was crazy. You made him cut me out of his life. SARA That was Michael's decision. He made that decision before he even met me-- JANE That's a lie! Just like the lies you told that drove Michael away. SARA Michael, whoever your family is, that isn't you. MICHAEL I know, I just feel like I've spent half my life trying to get away from all of it, trying to put it behind me. I just worry sometimes about it catching back up to me. Or you, or Ruby. Anyway. You guys are my family now. I know, as long as Ruby has you, she will always be safe. JANE I didn't do anything about it back then but, I've been waiting, Sara. I've been waiting ever since. And now I am finally going to take my family back. SARA You mean JANE That's right. JANE Ruby. SARA But how did you know? How could you know that we were even going to be here in this town? JANE I had to watch Ruby grow up on a computer, learning about her life through social media. Like some kind of stranger. But it was exactly what I needed to finally get close to her. It took a while. Months, in fact. But slowly, I earned her trust. And the two of us started talking. She had so many questions for me. So much she wanted to know all about her father and her family. I convinced her to keep our chats a little secret. She told me about her life, about getting into college. And finally she told me about the little trip that you two were taking. So we decided to meet. I had everything planned out so perfectly. RUBY Get away from me! RUBY No! Stop! Stop following me! JANE Why are you-- JANE Why? RUBY Stop it! Don't touch me! JANE Ruby. She still didn't understand. She doesn't know how much she really needs me. It's all right. Most families fight from time to time. I know Ruby will see it my way in the end. SARA You've had her this whole time. Why do this? Why put me through everything that you've done? JANE Because I couldn't just take her, Sara. Could I? First, I had to convince everyone that you were unfit to be her mother so that you would be the one they blamed when Ruby disappeared. I needed you to tell a story that didn't make any sense. So I hired Reggie. REGGIE Excuse me, ma'am. Didn't mean to give you a scare. JANE Sabotage your car, and then Allie to come down the highway at just the right moment. ALLIE Hey there. Folks doing okay? JANE I used the both of them to keep you on your toes. To convince you that someone else was after us. I want you to just get rid of the body. We cannot have any evidence of this, okay? You understand? Go, just go. SARA Oh my God, Jane. JANE But Allie got cold feet.She seemed to think maybe I was going a little too far. And she tried to warn you, didn't she? So I thought it best if the two of us parted ways. Oh, and as for poor Reggie, well, you took care of him just fine for me, didn't you? SARA But you couldn't have convinced everyone else to go along with this plan, to lie for you. JANE Do you still think that's what's been happening in this town? Think about it, Sara. No one ever lied to you. SHERIFF Is that when she came in, Shelly? SHELLY I couldn't say for sure, sheriff, but it sounds about right to me. DON I haven't seen anybody, I just been sitting there trying to read my paper. SHERIFF Uh-huh. HAROLD Everything's gonna be okay. We'll take good care of you. JANE No one here was ever conspiring against you. That cab driver took you to the abandoned building because that's the address I gave him. The sheriff suspected you because of what I told him. All I had to do was make them see what I wanted them to see. Leading you around town. Making you look guilty as sin. Like a woman who was covering her tracks. Who was running from the police. Who was trying to get rid of the evidence. Like a guilty mother who had something to hide. SARA But it's not true. No one will ever believe that I could do something like that to Ruby. JANE No, you don't think so? What about the messages that came from your daughter's phone? SARA No, that's-- That isn't my daughter. SARA This isn't Ruby. They'll figure it out. SARA They'll know it was you, Jane. JANE By the time this is over, Sara, Jane will not even exist. Made sure there was not a trace of her left for anyone to find. When they find your dead body, Sara. A mother who killed herself. She realized the horrible thing that she had done. SARA No. JANE Ruby and I JANE will be far away starting our new lives together. And I will finally be able to give her the family that she always deserved. SARA That's not what Michael wanted. JANE Michael. SARA He was scared of you, Jane. JANE No. That's a lie. It was your fault. You took him from me. I tried to make him understand. I never meant for him to die. SARA What do you mean you never meant for him to die? JANE Listen to me. SARA You were there that day. MICHAEL Jane? My God. JANE I found you, Michael. MICHAEL Jane, what is this? JANE I had to see, Michael. I had to see her for myself. MICHAEL What are you talking about? JANE Your daughter. She's beautiful, Michael. She looks just like you. MICHAEL Jane. Listen to me. You can't be here. You know I have a restraining order. JANE I know you didn't mean it, Michael. I know it's not what you really want. You couldn't do that to me. We're family. MICHAEL We have been through this. I'm sorry. You know I can't trust you. Jane. I have a family now. JANE She's my family, too. SARA It was you! JANE You are not taking her away from me again. Not like you did with him. You don't deserve to have her. Why should she be with you? SARA Because. I'm her mother. Ruby. Oh my God. It's okay. SARA It's okay. It's okay. RUBY I'm so sorry. I'm so sorry. SARA Are you okay? RUBY I'm okay. RUBY I'm okay. I'm so sorry. I'm sorry. Mom, she was so crazy. It was like she wanted to start a whole new life or something. I could never forget about you. SARA Ruby, I am so sorry. I know sometimes I held onto you too tight, but it was only because I'm-- RUBY Mom, Mom. It's okay. SHERIFF Miss Foster. SARA Sheriff. SHERIFF I just wanted to say again. I'm sorry for all the trouble we put you through. You know, it's really not such a bad little town. Once you get to know it. Can I give you all a lift somewhere? SARA No. RUBY No. SHERIFF Okay. RUBY Okay, I think that's it. SARA When the car's empty that means it's time for me to go. Maybe there's some other kid around here who needs help unpacking. RUBY Mom, it's going to be all right. SARA No more rides with strangers, okay? RUBY I'll be all right. SARA You promise? RUBY I promise. Thanks to you. SARA I love you. RUBY I love you, too. SARA Okay, now go. Go! RUBY Okay. SARA Thank you, thank you. I am just as excited to be leading the team as well. All right. We'll talk after the weekend. Thank you.