ALL AMY BABS CALEB DANNY DELONDRA DISPATCHER EVERYONE JOEL KARLA KEN MELODY MRS_TUBBS OFFICER_LEIKER POLICE_RADIO_CHATTER ROB TODD AMY Help! Help! MRS TUBBS Oh, welcome, welcome. Let me know if you need anything. DELONDRA Oh my God. Why is this so heavy? It's just a couch. ROB It's heavy because it's real furniture, babe. It's not that online, do-it-yourself garbage. DELONDRA Thank you for helping. I know this has been such a pain. ROB Oh, come on, you know I got you, but I do think we should take a break. DELONDRA No, not until I finish unpacking the kitchen. ROB No, no, no, no. I think you need a break. And I know exactly how to recharge your batteries. Come on. ROB Mmm. DELONDRA Oh. ROB What? Oh, no. Later. We're busy. Very busy. DELONDRA Uh, it might be work. ROB Oh, babe. Really? DELONDRA I'm sorry. ROB But I... DELONDRA I'm sorry, I'm sorry. Hi, Mrs. Linenberger. Yeah, my classes are going great. Just moved in to my new apartment. How is it? DELONDRA It's... ROB Pocket-sized. DELONDRA Very efficient. It's the perfect study space for a med student. How's everything with the twins? I cannot wait to start work on Monday. I promise, I'm gonna be there bright and-- Oh. Oh, you're getting transferred. That soon. That's great news. No. No, no, no, no. I'll be fine. I just wish I could say bye to the girls before you move. Yeah, yeah, no. Another time. Thanks. Okay, bye. ROB Everything okay? I can loan you some money till you find something else. Babe, I just got that promotion down at the bank. I do all the credit checks on the new employees we hire. DELONDRA Is that as thrilling as it sounds? ROB I mean...nah. Not at all. This is why I hang around you. All the thrill I need. Don't worry, babe, you'll definitely find another family to work for, even better than the twins. MRS TUBBS Hi, I'm just busy in the kitchen. MRS TUBBS Come on in. DELONDRA Mm-hm. MRS TUBBS Baking up a storm here. DELONDRA This looks tasty. MRS TUBBS Say what it really looks like: a disaster. MRS TUBBS Would you hand me that bowl, please? DELONDRA Yeah. MRS TUBBS Thank you. DELONDRA Oh, here's my first rent check. MRS TUBBS Oh, and I didn't even have to ask for it. I knew you'd be a good tenant. Did you get moved in okay? DELONDRA Yeah, it was great. How are you doing? You look like you need some help. MRS TUBBS Ugh, I just need to have my head examined for taking on too much all at once yet again. I have to get these cakes over to the church by 1:00. I never should have volunteered to be on the Birthday Committee. You know, every time I do something nice like this, it just turns around and bites me in the butt. DELONDRA Oh! Do you know anyone at the church who needs a babysitter or a part-time nanny? I need a job, and fast. MRS TUBBS I thought you were busy with the Linenberger twins. DELONDRA I was, but Mrs. Linenberger got a job transfer and they moved this weekend. It was perfect because I could only work part-time, and most families need a full-time nanny. I just--I can't do that with school. MRS TUBBS Well, I might have a temp job for you today looking after this little rascal. DELONDRA What little rascal? MRS TUBBS The same little rascal that keeps eating all my frosting. Danny? Danny! It's never a good thing when he's this quiet. Means he's up to no good. Did he get outside? Danny? Danny. Danny? Danny. Danny, you know I don't like these hide-and-seek games you always play, now show yourself. DELONDRA Is Danny your grandson? MRS TUBBS I wish I were so lucky. No, his parents are friends of mine from church. Danny, I am not joking. Now where are you? DANNY Gotcha! Hoo-hoo. Scared you good this time. MRS TUBBS Mm-hm. Danny, you know you're not supposed to sneak off like that. What would your mother say? DANNY She would say scaring people isn't a game. I'm sorry, Mrs. Tubbs. MRS TUBBS Oh, you know I can't stay mad at you, you little stinkbug. DELONDRA Wow, those are cool shoes. Do they light up when you walk? DANNY I'm not supposed to talk to strangers. MRS TUBBS Oh, this isn't a stranger. This is Delondra. She's gonna look after you while I finish baking. DELONDRA Is that okay with you, Danny? DANNY Depends. Do you like snakes? DELONDRA I don't like snakes. I love them. DANNY Me too. Catch this. MRS TUBBS Ah! Oh! DELONDRA Think fast. Oh, there's a park down the street I've been dying to check out. Do you wanna go? If that's okay with you. MRS TUBBS Oh, please. Let him run off some of that energy. The boy is like a nuclear reactor. He never runs out. DANNY Tag, bet you can't catch me. DELONDRA Oh, I bet I can. DANNY Hey, why do you like kids so much? Don't you have friends your own age? DELONDRA Yes, but sometimes I think kids are more fun to be around than adults. DANNY I don't want to grow up. DELONDRA Why not? DANNY Because adults worry too much, and they always frown, like my dad. DELONDRA Why does your dad frown so much? DANNY Hi. MELODY Hey. Come on, Danny. Come here. DELONDRA Hey. No. Let go of him! MELODY Don't come any closer. DANNY What, Mom? We were just playing! MELODY Are you okay? Did she hurt you? DANNY No! DELONDRA You're his mother. MELODY Yes, I'm his mother. MRS TUBBS Melody, no! It's okay. This is the babysitter. DANNY Yeah, Mom, don't get mad. She's nice and she likes snakes too. MELODY You should have called and asked my permission. You know how I feel about strangers watching Danny. MRS TUBBS Oh, she's not a stranger. This is my new tenant. She moved into the attic apartment after Lonnie took off for Alaska. MELODY You must think I'm a terror. DELONDRA No, no, I think you're a good mother. I probably would have reacted the same way. I'm Delondra Caprez. MELODY Melody. Melody Chessman. DELONDRA You have a great son. I've watched a lot of kids, and I can tell the ones who have good parents. MRS TUBBS Come on, let's make this truce official over some tea or coffee. MELODY Come on, kiddo. MELODY I'm so sorry I lashed out at you at the park earlier. DELONDRA Stop, it's forgiven and forgotten. MELODY Well, there is a reason that I reacted so angrily. MRS TUBBS It's okay, you can tell Delondra. She's good people. DELONDRA What happened? MELODY Seven years ago, Danny was kidnapped. He was only a couple of months old, and he was gone for a week before the police found him. DELONDRA Kidnapped? How? MELODY The babysitter took him to the park, and she was attacked. Some terrible monster just yanked him out of his baby carriage. I'm still surprised that we got him back. They found him at the fire station. I guess the kidnappers decided that a baby was just too much trouble, and they decided to give him up. MRS TUBBS Danny still doesn't know what happened to him as a baby. MELODY And it's going to stay that way. I want him to grow up feeling as normal as possible and feeling safe. They never found who took him that day. So when I saw you with him at the park, someone I don't know... DELONDRA You thought I could have been the one who kidnapped him. MELODY It's ridiculous, I know. But I still will check on him at least twice every night while he's sleeping just to make sure he's still there. MRS TUBBS You can trust Delondra. She'll keep him safe. She's a professional. MELODY A professional? At what? DELONDRA I'm a nanny. I've been doing it on and off for the past couple of years while I finish med school. MELODY Mm, that's very impressive. MRS TUBBS And Delondra is currently available, so what do you say? DELONDRA Are you looking for a nanny? MELODY Well, my husband and I have talked about it. He's been really sick, and I'm busy at work. If it wasn't for Mrs. Tubbs, we would be lost. MRS TUBBS That boy is wearing me out. You're not gonna find a nanny better than Delondra. And Danny obviously adores her. MELODY I don't know, it's a big commitment. I really need to talk to my husband. MRS TUBBS Oh, I'll handle Joel. But if it's not Delondra, it's gotta be someone. You need help taking care of Danny while you're at work, and I just can't keep up with him anymore. DELONDRA Wait, so was today a job interview? MRS TUBBS Mm. In a way. MELODY Well, when can you start? DELONDRA Right now. I--I just--I can only do part-time while I'm in school. I'm studying pediatrics. MRS TUBBS Could she be any more perfect? DELONDRA But don't rush making your decision. And I can talk to your husband too. I just-I do need to find a job rather quickly. MELODY No, you don't. You have one if you want it. DELONDRA For real? MELODY For real. MELODY Hi! JOEL Oh, there he is. Oh, geez! I missed you. MELODY Delondra, this is my husband, Joel. DELONDRA Hi. JOEL Hey, Delondra. Welcome to the family. I hope this little guy hasn't been too much trouble for ya. DELONDRA Only the good kind. Danny. This is wonderful. Do you mind if I share this with my friends? DANNY No. Let's do it. DELONDRA One, two, three. Now everyone will see what a good artist you are. I will not wear your real diamonds. MELODY They're knockoffs. Seriously. Please take them. You're like the younger sister I never had. DELONDRA I always wanted a big sister. Looks like we both got our wish. DANNY Bye, Mom. Bye, Dad. JOEL Bye, buddy. DELONDRA Bye. See you. DANNY Bye, Mrs. Tubbs. MRS TUBBS Bye, honey. I knew she was the right choice. MELODY I never thought that I would be comfortable with anyone who wasn't one of us watching him. But she's special. JOEL Yeah, it's been really nice not having to worry about him all the time. We can focus on work, our home, our life. My health is already improving. MELODY Yeah, it's like we can finally exhale. You know how long it's been since I've been able to do that? JOEL About seven years. MELODY I'm sorry I doubted you. How can I thank you? MRS TUBBS As long as y'all are happy, that's all the thanks I need. DELONDRA What do you want to do first? DANNY This. Gonna have fun with this. DELONDRA Careful, okay? DANNY I will. This is amazing. I love the stuff that's over here. It's a beautiful day. Hey, uh, will we still be friends when I'm older and I don't need a nanny anymore? DELONDRA Yeah, you got me for life, buddy. MRS TUBBS Pinky swear? DELONDRA Pinky swear. I'll never stop being there for you and keeping you safe, okay? That's a promise. DANNY And now can we play hide-and-seek again? DELONDRA Again? DANNY Yes, again. And I wanna hide first and you count down from 15. DELONDRA Okay. Okay, I'm gonna start counting. 15, 14, 13, 12, 11, 10, nine, eight, seven, six, five, four, three, two, one. Ready or not, here I come. Where are you? Okay, you're too good at this. You win the hiding prize. Come on out. Danny? Danny? Danny? Danny? DANNY Oh, look, I made a new friend. DELONDRA I've been calling after you. Why haven't you answered? Come on, get off the swing. DANNY But I'm still playing. DELONDRA Danny. Right now. Thanks so much for keeping him safe until I got here. I'm Delondra. I'm so sorry, but we can't stay and play. We gotta go home. DANNY Let go of me, you're hurting me. As I lay down to sleep, I pray the Lord my soul to keep. If I die before I wake, I pray the Lord my soul to take. DELONDRA Night, Danny. Sweet dreams. Danny? Do you need some water, buddy? Danny, did you do this? What are you doing here? Did you follow me? You're gonna have to kill me before you hurt that little boy. KARLA The little boy? MELODY Delondra, we're back. DELONDRA Wait, wait, wait, she might hurt you. JOEL Who? DELONDRA Her! She must have gotten away. MELODY Who? DELONDRA A woman from the park earlier. I think she followed Danny and I home. MELODY God, Danny. JOEL Danny's fine. He's sound asleep. JOEL So you noticed any recognizable tattoos, birthmarks, moles, or anything like that? DELONDRA Um, she had a strong smell. Like she hadn't showered recently. OFFICER LEIKER Hm. And you said the first time you saw her was today at the park? She's probably a vagrant. She followed you home hoping to find some quick cash. It explains why she broke in to the home office. POLICE RADIO CHATTER ……………………………………. MELODY So you're saying she could come back at any point? OFFICER LEIKER Not likely. The homeless, they're not career criminals and they scare easily. JOEL Well, do you have enough information to catch her? OFFICER LEIKER We'll try. As you know, a lot of break-ins have been happening lately. We'll keep our eyes open, but you guys should do the same. JOEL Well, thank you. OFFICER LEIKER Yeah. JOEL We appreciate it. OFFICER LEIKER Yeah. DELONDRA Melody, let me help you with that. You're shaking. MELODY Of course I'm shaking. You were almost beaten up, and Danny... JOEL Hey. Everything's gonna be okay. MELODY No, it won't. She'll come back. JOEL The police are gonna handle it. MELODY What, like they did the first time Danny was kidnapped? If Delondra hadn't been here, then that maniac could have made off with our son again. JOEL Look, Melody, we have no idea if she's the one who took Danny seven years ago. MELODY Yes, she is. Who else would it be? MRS TUBBS How's Danny? DELONDRA He's fine, he slept right through it. MRS TUBBS Oh, thank God. JOEL She thinks it was the kidnapper. MRS TUBBS That's impossible. MELODY Why? They never caught who took him before. I can't go through this again. JOEL And you're not. Listen, why don't we just go to bed. JOEL In the morning MELODY You are not suggesting that we spend another night here. I will not stay here another day and wait for that lady to come back and take our son. JOEL We can't keep moving, okay? This constant relocating is not healthy for us. It's not healthy for our son. MELODY No, I can't sleep here. I won't. MRS TUBBS Pack up a few things. You're staying with me tonight. And then tomorrow, when you all have cooler heads, we'll figure out next steps. JOEL Yeah. MELODY Okay. DELONDRA I'll help you pack Danny's things. JOEL Oh, no, we got it. You relax. You've been through enough tonight. MRS TUBBS Can I make you something warm to drink? Cocoa always makes me feel better in times of stress. DELONDRA You're so good to the Chessmans. MRS TUBBS Of course I am. Why wouldn't I be? MELODY I can't remember whether you have a queen or a king-size bed in the guest room. Which linens should I bring? MRS TUBBS Oh, don't worry about that. I have plenty of linens at home. You know what? Maybe this was just a one-off incident, MRS TUBBS terrible but MELODY No. It was the original kidnapper. I know it in my heart. I just don't understand how she would find us. We intentionally move every two years just so something like this won't happen. And we don't post anything on social media, so how in the world would she find us? MRS TUBBS Delondra, is something wrong? DELONDRA I posted a photo of Danny. MELODY What photo? DELONDRA A photo I posted on social media. DELONDRA Danny and I. MELODY Are you kidding me? MRS TUBBS What photo are we talking about? MELODY Who gave you permission to post photos of my son? He's not some toy for you to use. This is your fault. You're why she found us. DELONDRA I didn't think that-- MELODY Yeah, you didn't think, just like I didn't think when I hired some stupid med student to take care of my little boy. MRS TUBBS Melody, that isn't necessary. MELODY You knew how scared I was to trust you and how afraid I was that something like this was gonna happen. I thought you were my friend. DELONDRA I am your friend. I'm sorry. Look, it's deleted. And I will never post anything about Danny again. MELODY That's right, because you're never gonna see my son again. MELODY You're fired. MRS TUBBS Melody! You don't mean that. MELODY Because of her, a kidnapper broke into my home and stole the happiness and security that I've spent the last seven years trying to regain. DELONDRA I'll go. I'm sorry. I'm sorry I let you down. I'm sorry. DELONDRA I blurred the lines. But they didn't feel like another nanny job. Melody, Joel, Danny. Really felt like family. I blew it. ROB I'll get it. DELONDRA No, it's okay, I got it. MELODY Hi, I just wanted to stop by and say-- Oh, I'm sorry, I can come back. ROB Oh, no, it's all good. I actually was just about to leave. I'll see you tonight for dinner, babe. So sorry about what happened, but I know the police are gonna find her. Our city's got a good force. MELODY Thank you. MELODY Wow. You've made this place really cozy. I remember when this attic was just a storage space. DELONDRA Oh, I didn't realize you've known Mrs. Tubbs for that long. MELODY Yes, there was a time whenever she was the only person that I could count on. And then you came into our lives. DELONDRA Melody, I cannot tell you enough how sorry I am about that photo. MELODY Well, then let me tell you. I was out of line yesterday. DELONDRA No, you weren't. MELODY Will you let me finish my apology? I just get so scared that someone's gonna come and take Danny again, that I just can't think. And sometimes I say the worst things to the people that I care about the most. It's not much, but I wanted to make it up to you. DELONDRA No, you didn't have to do this. DELONDRA That's too much. MELODY Oh, it's nothing. It's just some of your favorite cosmetics and a few other guilty pleasures. MELODY Still friends? DELONDRA Of course. MELODY And most importantly, will you still be Danny's nanny? DELONDRA Yes. MELODY Great. DELONDRA Have the police made any headway yet? MELODY Shh, not in front of Danny. None of us are safe as long as that woman is still out there, and I am not waiting around for the cops to get their act together. DELONDRA Are you leaving? MELODY Mrs. Tubbs offered us the use of her cabin. It's five hours up in the mountains. It's the only way for me to keep Danny safe. And you too. DELONDRA You want me to come with you? MELODY Well, you are still our nanny. And you don't go back to school until the fall, right? DELONDRA Yeah. I mean, I would feel safer being away until the cops catch that woman. MELODY And we would feel safer having you with us. Danny doesn't need any more disruptions. You're one of his new constants. DELONDRA Okay, you got a deal. But I gotta be honest, I am not that great at the whole camping, outdoors thing. MELODY Well, neither am I, and neither is Mrs. Tubbs, which is why her cabin is equipped with TV, internet, and a hot tub. DELONDRA Ooh, are we staying at a cabin or a spa? MELODY Well, after all we've been through, we all deserve a little bit of luxury, but most of all peace of mind. ROB Wait, what do you mean you don't know the address to where you'll be staying? How am I supposed to know where to send my love letters to, babe? DELONDRA Please! You never sent me a love letter the whole time we've been together. ROB What? DELONDRA I'm lucky if I get a text back. All I get is "Sup" and "K." ROB I mean... It's just because I prefer to express my feelings to you in person. No, but seriously, babe, you sure you're gonna be okay alone in the woods? DELONDRA I'm not gonna be alone, I'm gonna be with the Chessmans. Besides, Danny will keep me busy enough. Are you sure you're gonna be okay here alone? ROB I actually fly out for that finance conference up in San Francisco tomorrow. I was kinda hoping you might come with me, turn into a little mini vacay. DELONDRA I wish, but the Chessmans need me. I mean, it's taken a lot for them to trust me with Danny. I don't want to let them down. ROB Tell me something. Do all nannies take their jobs as seriously as you do? DELONDRA Only the good ones. I would invite you in, but we're leaving super early tomorrow. ROB Nah, it's all good. I understand. But, hey, I guess I just better go ahead and give you this now then. DELONDRA What? ROB Open it. For any close encounters with wildlife you might have up there. DELONDRA Stop. ROB Baby, what's that? DELONDRA Rob! The last thing I need is a bear encounter. ROB If Goldilocks can hold her own up there in the woods, so can you. DELONDRA Thanks. ROB All right, come on. Give me my good night kiss. All right, be safe. DELONDRA I will. ROB Good night. DELONDRA Good night. KARLA I don't wanna hurt you. Where is he? Where is the little boy? Will you tell me? DELONDRA Please don't hurt me. KARLA I just wanna talk. DELONDRA About Danny? KARLA Danny? D-Danny? KARLA Hey! No! Hey, let me out! No, please. Let me out! DISPATCHER 9-1-1, what's your emergency? DELONDRA There's a woman. She's in my apartment. OFFICER LEIKER You sure you're all right and you don't have to go the hospital to get checked out? DELONDRA No, she didn't hurt me. Scared the heck out of me, but I'll recover. OFFICER LEIKER We're gonna keep her booked overnight. Then we're gonna transfer her to a facility across state where she can't hurt you or anyone in this community again. DELONDRA Who is she? OFFICER LEIKER Who knows? She didn't have any ID. Logistics is gonna run a fingerprint scan, see if she's been booked for anything before. DELONDRA Like kidnapping? MRS TUBBS Delondra. MELODY No, let her ask. It's just nice to hear that someone else is just as suspicious of this woman as I am. DELONDRA She kept asking where the little boy was. POLICE RADIO CHATTER ………………………………….. OFFICER LEIKER Sorry, we're short-staffed. Got to cover a bust at the mall. We'll continue this conversation later. Whoever this woman is, we will find out. She can't hurt you again. MELODY I know we're staying in a cabin, but I thought it might be fun to camp a little. Here, there you go. Oh, I'm so clumsy. DELONDRA Don't worry. Nothing broke. Melody, you're trembling. MELODY I can't stop thinking about that horrible woman and what might have happened if she had-- JOEL Honey, nobody got hurt, okay? More importantly, Danny didn't get hurt. OFFICER LEIKER Morning, Mrs. Chessman. Mr. Chessman. JOEL Morning, Officer. Didn't expect to see you so soon. OFFICER LEIKER Yeah, I was in the area. Just want to give you a little update. Going on a trip? JOEL Yeah, just a little vacation. You know, with everything that's happened, the family can use a change in scenery. OFFICER LEIKER Hm. I love camping. Know a few good spots. Uh, where ya headed? MELODY Uh, why are you here? Is this about that woman? OFFICER LEIKER I got some good news depending on how you look at it. Fingerprint check confirmed that the woman who's disturbing you is Karla Wichael. And turns out you're not the first family she's threatened like this. DELONDRA So, this isn't a random thing? OFFICER LEIKER I can't disclose too much, but she's been arrested in several states over the past few years, in Indiana, Ohio, Texas, all under some misguided belief that someone took her child and she wants him back, which explains her obsession with seeing Danny at the park and why she followed him back here. DELONDRA Wait, so could this be the person who originally kidnapped Danny? DANNY Mrs. Tubbs says cupcakes are just like muffins but only fancier. MELODY Did you have cupcakes for breakfast? DANNY Wow, are you a real cop? OFFICER LEIKER You must be Danny. DANNY Are you here to arrest us? MRS TUBBS Oh. OFFICER LEIKER Of course not. I'm here to help. That's what police officers do. JOEL Officer, maybe we could talk more privately, away from little ears. OFFICER LEIKER Of course. Have a good trip, kiddo. DELONDRA Yeah, come on, let's get you loaded in the car, get ready for our big trip? DANNY But I want to play with the cop and pretend I'm a robber. MELODY Danny, mind your nanny and get in the car with her right now. DELONDRA Come on. MRS TUBBS Melody, this tension is gonna give you a nervous breakdown. You have to learn to calm down. MELODY I wish you were going with us. It's your cabin after all. MRS TUBBS Oh, I've got too much to do here. And my church would be lost without me. Besides, I should stay here and keep an eye on things, just in case. MELODY Just in case what? God, I don't know how much more of this I can take. MRS TUBBS A summer away from this nonsense will do your heart good. And it's just for a summer, right? MELODY For now. MRS TUBBS You can't keep running and you can't keep being so scared all the time. It's not good for Danny. MELODY I know. DANNY Delondra, I asked you a question. DELONDRA Sorry, buddy. What is it? DANNY Will you play games on my tablet with me? DELONDRA You're gonna share your tablet with me? What a privilege. DANNY No, it's because I love you. DELONDRA I love you, too, sweet guy. MELODY You guys ready? DELONDRA Yeah. MELODY Well? JOEL Oh, he just, uh, he just wanted information on the other detectives working on Danny's case, you know, that way he can update them on this Karla woman. DANNY Mommy, don't be sad. MELODY Oh, how can I be sad when I'm with you? I love you, big guy. Don't ever forget that, okay? DANNY Okay. JOEL Hey... Road trips are supposed to be fun. Let's have some fun, okay? DELONDRA Okay. DANNY Okay. JOEL Melody? MELODY Okay. DANNY Louder, Mommy. MELODY Okay. JOEL I still can't hear you. EVERYONE Okay! MRS TUBBS Do you care for some coffee, Detective? OFFICER LEIKER Oh, no. Just gonna get going. Have a nice day. DANNY Wow, this is just like Robin Hood! Hey, Dad, can we catch our own food? JOEL Oh, yeah. Yeah, I'm sure they have chicken fingers in the wild you can catch. DANNY Yes! JOEL This was the right decision. You can relax. It's okay to exhale. MELODY Okay. DELONDRA Hey, I can get the bags. You guys go inside and get settled. JOEL Are you sure? It's a lot. Go on. DELONDRA Hello? Is someone there? Can I help you? BABS No, but can I help you? DELONDRA Oh my God. You scared me. BABS Weren't you talking to me? DELONDRA No, I was... I don't know who I was talking to. BABS Well, now you're talking to Babs Bennett, and this is my father. KEN Welcome to the mountain. BABS We own the cottage down by the old mill. You should come by sometime. Bring your boy. DELONDRA Oh, no, I'm just a nanny. I'm here helping the family while they're on vacation. Summer vacation. BABS How fun. Well, I won't keep you from getting settled in. Come by anytime... DELONDRA Delondra. BABS Nice to meet you, Delondra. DANNY Delondra! Delondra! You won't believe what they have in the house. Deer heads! Do you think they can talk to us? DELONDRA I don't know, let's find out. DELONDRA Ooh, it's all so musty. When's the last time Mrs. Tubbs was here? MELODY Uh, I think it's been about two years. She's not even rented it to anybody either. DELONDRA Oh, I met a nice family. They live down by the old watermill. I was thinking I could take Danny there for lunch tomorrow. MELODY I don't think it's a good idea for us to be socializing with anyone while we're up here. DELONDRA I mean, we're gonna be here all summer. It's not like we can avoid them. MELODY Well, we came here to find privacy, not have it invaded. Are we not enough to keep you company? DELONDRA Oh my God, look at the wildflowers. h, I think I'm gonna go pick a bouquet. MELODY Yeah, pick two or three. This place could use some flowers to brighten it up. DELONDRA Why don't you come with me? It's so beautiful outside. MELODY No. Danny's taking a nap, and this is a new place, so I don't want him to be afraid if he can't find me when he wakes up. DELONDRA Okay. JOEL Everything okay? MELODY I'm not so sure that bringing Delondra here was the best idea. I'm just scared. JOEL Stop. We learned long ago never to make decisions based in fear again. All right, this summer is gonna give us time to figure out what to do. MELODY When will it end, Joel? JOEL What? MELODY This feeling that everything we have will be taken away. Ah! Ow. CALEB I won't hurt you. My name is Caleb Jantz. I just want to talk with you. Are we clear? I promise. I don't want to hurt you. DELONDRA I don't have any money. CALEB I don't want your money. DELONDRA What do you want? CALEB Are you related to that couple in the cabin? Sister? Cousin? CALEB Answer me. DELONDRA I'm the nanny to their little boy. CALEB He's not their little boy. DELONDRA What are you talking about? Of course he's-- CALEB That little boy was kidnapped seven years ago. DELONDRA How did you know he was kidnapped? CALEB Wait, you mean... they actually told you they kidnapped him? DELONDRA They? They didn't kidnap him, they're his parents. Aren't they? CALEB They're only pretending to be. I suspect that couple you're working for aren't that little boy's parents, but are the people who kidnapped him seven years ago. And you're the only one who can help me get him back to the family he really belongs with. JOEL Oh, Danny wore me out. Besides, he says Delondra is the only one cool enough to play fortress with him the right way. Where is she? MELODY She's still out picking flowers, but she has been gone for quite a while. JOEL All right, I'll go track her down. MELODY No, you rest. I will go. And while she is playing with Danny, you and I can sneak off and play with each other. DELONDRA Who do you think you are making accusations about people you don't even know? CALEB I know they're not who they're pretending to be. DELONDRA And why should I believe you? You assault me in the woods and you expect me to take you at your word? CALEB I'm sorry I grabbed you. I didn't know how else to make sure you would listen to me. If you don't believe me, I won't bother you anymore. DELONDRA No, you must have the Chessmans mistaken with another family. CALEB Another family with a little boy who's coincidentally also kidnapped seven years ago? DELONDRA What does that have to do with you? CALEB My nephew was kidnapped seven years ago when he was an infant. Our family has been a wreck ever since Aspen was taken away from us. DELONDRA Aspen? CALEB Yeah. That's my nephew's name. DELONDRA Well, see? Then it can't be the Chessmans. Their son's name is Danny. CALEB Because they changed his name. He was an infant when he was taken, so he wouldn't know the difference. DELONDRA No, you don't understand how much they love him, the lengths that they go to to make sure that he's never kidnapped or in danger again. CALEB You mean the lengths they'll go to make sure they're not caught? You suspect I could be right. Just a little. I see it in your eyes. DELONDRA Why should I believe you? CALEB Because I have proof. Back at my Jeep. It's parked down the hill. I promise, I won't hurt you. DELONDRA Yeah. You can say that again. CALEB I can see why they hired you to be the nanny. Follow me. DELONDRA How do I know I can trust you? CALEB Because if you love that little boy the way I think you do, you owe it to him to set things right. MELODY Delondra? Are you out there? Delondra! CALEB Go ahead, take a look. DELONDRA No. If you want me to see something, show me. I'm not putting my knife down. That's the woman who was stalking me back home. How do you know her? CALEB Karla is my sister. This is the last photo we have of my nephew before he was kidnapped. DELONDRA Is she up here with you, too? CALEB No, no, she's still in jail. They won't believe a word she said. She's had these kinds of encounters with families she thought took her son before. She had a nervous breakdown after he was kidnapped. When she doesn't take her medicine like-- DELONDRA So, she's accused other families of kidnapping her son before? CALEB Yes. DELONDRA So she has to be mistaken about the Chessmans. Look, I'm really sorry about your family's misfortune, but that doesn't mean you can come up here and just-- CALEB I'm not finished. I told you. I have proof. When the police pretty much gave up trying to find my nephew, I hired a sketch artist to draw what he might look like today. You know... I'm telling the truth. Don't you? You know that little boy you're taking care of is my nephew. DELONDRA If your sister really is his real mother, then why didn't she just tell me instead of acting like a crazy person? She broke into my home. CALEB Because she's not on her medicine. When Aspen disappeared, her mind cracked right open. Getting him back has become an obsession. We all tried to convince her it was a lost cause, but when she called me from jail and begged me to find out if what she suspected was true... DELONDRA Why are you coming to me? I'm just a nanny. I'm not a police officer. CALEB The police won't help us anymore. My sister has wrongly accused so many people over the years, they won't take my word or hers seriously anymore. We need proof that little boy... DELONDRA What kind of proof do you need? CALEB Dna evidence. DELONDRA Please. CALEB It's the only way to know if that little boy really is my nephew, Aspen. Once I have that proof, then the police will have to take my claim seriously. DELONDRA What am I supposed to do? Take a sample of his blood? CALEB No, just some of his hair. DELONDRA You've really thought this through. CALEB I promise I won't make you do anything else. I'll even pay you. Just a few strands of hair for the lab to compare with his baby hair and see if it's a match. DELONDRA There has to be somebody else who can do this. CALEB If the Dna isn't a match, then I'll know it's not him. But if there's a chance... DELONDRA I'll make a compromise. I'll call the police and I'll leave an anonymous tip, and then Child Protective Services will be legally required to investigate. CALEB That--that could take weeks. If the Chessmans suspect anyone is on to them, they will flee and I may never have another chance to find him again. Please, give me some of his hair. DELONDRA I'm sorry, it's just too much to ask. CALEB You're the only one who can do this. You owe it to that little boy to give him back to his proper family. DELONDRA There has to be another way. MELODY Delondra? Am I interrupting something? DELONDRA No. Yes, but, um... CALEB I was, uh, just asking her for directions to the best place to fish. Haven't had any luck out here. DELONDRA Yeah, I told him he was wasting his time because I've never been here before. CALEB Uh, perhaps you know a good spot. MELODY I don't fish. None of us do. Found your basket. DELONDRA Oh, great. I was scared I lost it. Good luck with your fishing. CALEB I'll, uh, be out here all night if you change your mind and want to join me. Nice meeting you. MELODY You sure you're okay? DELONDRA Yeah. Yeah, of course, everything's fine. I hope these stems aren't too broken. Can't make a bouquet without any flowers. MELODY So, uh, what was going on back there? I'm on to you. DELONDRA Oh, it's... It's not like that. MELODY Don't worry, I'm not gonna tell. He was cute, I don't blame you for flirting. I'm not gonna tell Rob. That is what you were doing, right? DELONDRA Guilty. MELODY Oh, to be young and single again. DELONDRA Look, it can't be a coincidence. And you should've seen the drawing, Rob. I'm still not sure I believe any of this myself, but the drawing that the artist made looks just like Danny. Hello? Melody? Joel? ROB Delondra, if all of this is true, I don't want you staying there. DELONDRA I don't know if any of it's true, which is why I need your help. Can you see what you can find out? I can't get on my computer here. ROB I can leave San Francisco tonight and come and get you first thing in the morning. DELONDRA No, no. All of this could be nothing. I know it sounds unbelievable. ROB But it could also be very possible. Babe, I got a bad feeling about all of this. DELONDRA I can't go to the police with just feelings. Only proof. So, see what you can find out and call me back, okay? ROB How am I supposed to know you'll be safe? DELONDRA Well, you gave me a good luck charm in case of wildlife emergencies, remember? ROB Delondra, I love you. Babe, please be safe. DELONDRA I will. I love you, too. DANNY Boo! DELONDRA Danny. You're a little three-foot-tall bogeyman, you know that? Uh, where's your mom and dad? DANNY I don't know. Let's play a game. DELONDRA Um, yeah. First, let me brush your hair. It's a mess. Come on. CALEB Delondra? Is that you? Who's there? DELONDRA Caleb? Caleb? I did what you asked. Oh, Rob. Did you find out anything? ROB I couldn't find anything online, so I did a credit check through my work database on Joel and Melody Chessman, but it turns out I don't even think that's their real name. Get this, babe, they changed their name three times over the past seven years. DELONDRA You're kidding. What are their real names? ROB George and Carol Probasco. And they do have a little boy named Danny. Well, at least they did. Records show he died in some type of household accident seven years ago. DELONDRA So it's true. Danny isn't theirs. They really are the kidnappers. ROB Get out of there now. DELONDRA No, not without him. ROB What do you mean? You think these maniacs are just gonna let you walk up and take the little boy? DELONDRA No. I have to get him away from them tonight. This could be his last chance to be with his true family. If I disappear, then they'll know that I'm on to them and they'll run away again and they'll take him with them, and who knows when anyone will have a chance to save that little boy? ROB Call the police. That's what they're there for. DELONDRA I'll call the police as soon as I get Danny away from Melody and Joel. The only way that I know he'll be safe is if he's with me. ROB You are just the nanny. That little boy is not your responsibility. DELONDRA Yes, he is. I made a promise. ROB People break promises all the time. DELONDRA Not me. Not to him. I'll call you as soon as I have Danny, okay? ROB Del-- DELONDRA Is someone there? Caleb? Is someone there? Caleb? DELONDRA Oh! BABS Oh, Delondra. What are you doing out here so late? I thought I was the only night owl in the woods. You look scared to death. DELONDRA Um, you said you live right down the road, right? By the old watermill? BABS Yeah, yeah, you can come visit me and my dad anytime. DELONDRA Can I come there tonight? BABS Tonight? But it's already so late. DELONDRA Yeah, I might need your help with something. I just can't tell you what it is yet. Can I trust you? BABS Of course you can. Is there anything I can do to help you now? DELONDRA No. Thank you, though. JOEL Have fun with your new boyfriend? DELONDRA I see you've been talking to your wife. JOEL Well, is there any truth to it? I hear he's been making quite the impression on you. DELONDRA I just wanted to go for a walk before bed. Got darker faster than I thought it would. DELONDRA Night. JOEL You know, Melody said your new friend's been making up stories about us. DELONDRA He didn't say anything about you. JOEL You wouldn't lie to me now, would you? DELONDRA Of course not, Mr. Chessman. Just as I know you would never lie to me. We can trust each other. JOEL Of course. Yeah. Uh, get some sleep. Yeah, I know Danny wants to wake up early and make pancakes, so... DELONDRA See you in the morning. MELODY Does she know? JOEL I mean, if she did, why would she come back to the cabin? MELODY True. But I don't want to take any chances. I think I may take a hike tomorrow with just Delondra. JOEL Melody, she doesn't know. Otherwise, she'd have the police here by now. MELODY Okay, so we want to make sure it stays that way. Don't worry, you won't have to be involved. I'll take care of all the messy little details just like I always do. DELONDRA Danny. Wake up. Shh, we're gonna play a secret game. Okay? Just you and me. All you have to do is be quiet, not make a sound, and then you win all the ice cream you want. DANNY What game is this? DELONDRA It's called the Monster Game. We have to be as quiet as we can so we don't wake the monsters up and they catch us. Can you do that? Okay. Okay. Put your jacket on. Hop on my back. Remember, don't make a sound, okay? Okay. All right, on the count of three, we're gonna run really fast, but we have to be quiet, okay? One, two, three, come on. Come on, buddy. Come on. KEN Yes? What can I do for ya? DELONDRA I'm really sorry to bother you, but, um, can you let us in, please? We need your help. BABS Delondra, it's the middle of the night. What is going on? DELONDRA I'll explain everything. Please, can you just let us in? DANNY Did I win the game? Can I have my ice cream now? DELONDRA I promise first thing in the morning you can have an ice cream cone for breakfast. Can you take Danny back to a bedroom? I need to talk to you two privately. DANNY I don't want to go to their room. I want to go back home, to my bed. DELONDRA Please, just listen, okay? Be a good boy? Just take him somewhere comfortable and quiet? BABS Hey, did you know I have a room filled with teddy bears? Want to see? DANNY Sure. Suits me. KEN You're scaring us. What's going on? Follow me. DELONDRA I know this sounds like something out of one of those true-crime shows, kidnappings and fake names. KEN What are their real names again? DELONDRA George and Carol Probasco. My boyfriend, he works at a financial services company and he found that out when he did a credit check on them. DELONDRA They really did have a son named Danny, but he died seven years ago. And then Caleb Jantz showed me a photo of his nephew, or at least what his nephew would look like today, and the boy looked exactly like Danny. I mean, it was eerie. I was gonna meet with him tonight and that's when I ran into you. I don't want to believe the worst about the Chessmans or the Probascos, whoever they are, but everything that I've learned brings me to the same conclusion: the boy I've been nannying for the past few months isn't being raised by his parents, but by the people who kidnapped him. It's like they're using him as a replacement for their dead son. KEN Certainly seems that way. DELONDRA I didn't think you would believe me. BABS I believe in maniacs and that this world gets more twisted every day. DELONDRA I mean, to look at them, you would never think that they would do something like this. They're so nice. KEN Delondra, could you give me and Babs a minute to discuss this? DELONDRA Shh. Everything's gonna be okay. You'll be home soon, okay? Your real home. Oh, I must've fallen asleep. DANNY Daddy! MELODY We'll handle this quietly, Delondra, don't make a scene. And if you keep making accusations about us kidnapping our own son and using fake names, then we're gonna be forced to press charges. You don't want that, do you? Get up and put on your shoes. KEN You should go, Delondra. MELODY Yes, let's go, so you can get your things and you can go back to where you belong. I've already told Mrs. Tubbs to be expecting you. DANNY Did we win the game, Delondra? Did we get away from the monsters? DELONDRA No, Danny, we didn't. MELODY Look, I can understand you wanting to find out who took Danny, but to accuse me and Joel? I thought of you like my sister, Delondra, and I thought that you saw me the same way. DELONDRA Then why did you change your names? Rob did a credit check-- MELODY Which is illegal. Your boyfriend obviously has us confused with someone else, and I will make sure that he never works in the financial sector again. DELONDRA No, don't bring Rob into this, okay? He only checked because I asked him to. MELODY But why? Why would you think that we could do something so vicious as to kidnap our own son? DELONDRA Caleb showed me photos... MELODY Who's Caleb? DELONDRA The man I was with. The man you saw me in the woods with the other day. He had a nephew that was kidnapped seven years ago-- MELODY No, no, Delondra, stop it! DELONDRA Maybe I got...carried away. I believed the wrong person. MELODY You obviously did. Just take your stuff and get out of here. Joel will take you back. DELONDRA Um... where's my phone? MELODY I don't know. What, are you accusing me of taking that too? You know, you really are messed up in the head, Delondra. DANNY No! I want Delondra to stay! JOEL Danny! Danny, come here! DANNY Please! JOEL I told you to wait in your room until Delondra leaves. MELODY Come on, Danny, let's go outside and see if we can find some bunnies. DANNY No, I want Delondra to stay. DELONDRA Look, Danny, I wish I could, okay, but I made a mistake. Now I have to go. DANNY What kind of mistake? Was it because of that game last night? Did I not do a good job playing? MELODY Danny, let go of… DANNY No! MELODY Help me. DANNY No, no, leave me alone! JOEL Calm down! DANNY Leave me alone! JOEL Danny, quiet! DANNY Leave me alone! Let me stay! JOEL Danny, quiet! DANNY Let me go! Leave me alone! JOEL Just calm down. It's gonna be okay, Danny, just calm down. JOEL Why did you have to be so curious? Why did you have to know? MELODY Grab her, Joel. Oh, this is gonna be nice and quick. Just a few swallows and you'll never have to think about your worries again. You brought this on yourself! DELONDRA No, no! JOEL Enough! MELODY Joel? Come on, now. You know we have to do this. Oh, don't you go get weak on me now. Man up! JOEL Killing her is not gonna change the fact that... It is over, Melody. MELODY Oh, no, don't do this to me. JOEL We knew it was over the minute his mother found where we live. MELODY But she can't prove anything. You saw her, she's out of her mind! Violent. They think that she's crazy. JOEL But they'll investigate. Especially if Delondra goes missing, they're gonna search for her, they're gonna find something. MELODY No, no, they won't, because we'll just run away, and we'll start over like we always do. JOEL We can't keep running, Melody. I mean, it was easy when Danny was little, but he's older now, he--he's smarter, he's gonna figure it out. His teacher, his teacher's gonna find out, one of his friends at school. MELODY This is why we home-school him, so that we can control who he's around at all times. JOEL It's a lost cause, Melody. MELODY Joel, don't give up on our family. JOEL Aren't you tired? How many more people do we need to kill before we feel safe? I can't do it anymore. I'm too exhausted. MELODY There's nothing wrong with... protecting our family, and--and making sure that our son is safe. JOEL He's not our son. MELODY Yes, he is! JOEL Our son is dead! Face it. That little boy does not belong to us. It's over, Melody. I'm done. MELODY No, no. Are you saying that you want us to turn ourselves in? Oh no, this is all my fault. I'm so sorry, I shouldn't have put you through so much. Joel, stop crying and look at me. I need you to tell me if this is what you really want, because once we go to the police, that's it, that's it. JOEL It's better than waking up terrified every day that we're gonna get caught. It's no way to live. And that is no way to raise a child. MELODY Where did she go? Don't worry. I won't make you do anything that you don't want to do ever again. I love you. DELONDRA Hey, don't worry, okay? We're gonna be fine, just hold onto me, okay? MELODY Danny? Danny? No! DELONDRA Watch your head, okay? DANNY Delondra, where are we going? DELONDRA Um...I just have to remember which way to Caleb's Jeep. Think, Delondra. Um... Okay, let's go this way. Come on. Come on. DANNY Are you okay? Delondra, your face. DELONDRA I'm fine. Come on, let's keep going. Okay, watch your head. Okay. Got it? Come on, come on! DANNY Mommy? DELONDRA Come on, come on! MELODY Danny, Danny! DANNY Mom! MELODY Danny, come on, baby! DELONDRA Just stay down. Come on, come on! DANNY Delondra, it's a manual, just like Mrs. Tubbs' truck. DELONDRA Yes! Danny... Danny, are you okay? DANNY My parents did bad things, didn't they? I overheard you talking. DELONDRA Yeah. [1730] 01:13:57:14 I'm sorry. DANNY It's okay. DELONDRA It is? DANNY At least I know that you're still good because you always kept that promise of keeping me safe. ROB Let me see your lip. You want some more aspirin? DELONDRA No, I think I'm pain-relieved out. I just hope Danny's okay. ROB I think he's still back there with the social worker, but I'm just concerned about you right now. DELONDRA I'm fine. I'm terrible, I don't-- I don't know what I am, I just-- I hope I did the right thing. ROB Are you kidding me? You helped that little boy escape from those terrible people. Of course you did the right thing. DELONDRA Terrible people that he thought were his parents. How is he ever gonna recover from this? TODD Excuse me... Delondra Caprez? I'm Todd Wichael, Aspen's father. DELONDRA Aspen? Oh, you mean Danny. TODD And this is my wife, Karla. DELONDRA Yeah, we met. KARLA I'm so sorry about my behavior. I wasn't on my medicine. DELONDRA No, don't apologize. I can't imagine what losing a child like that would do to somebody. I don't think I could handle it. KARLA Our nightmare is over because of you. I can't begin to thank you enough for bringing our son back to us. DELONDRA No, I'm nothing. I think anybody would've done the same thing. TODD No, not anybody would've just-- Oh my God. OFFICER LEIKER This is Todd and Karla Wichael. They're the couple I was telling you about. DANNY I'm not supposed to talk to strangers. TODD No, buddy, we're not strangers. We're your parents. We're your real parents. KARLA I'm your mommy! And this is your daddy! We've come to take you home. DANNY What's going on, Delondra? DELONDRA I know this is confusing, but you weren't raised by your real parents. Um, so now you're gonna go home, to your real home. DANNY I don't wanna go home with them, I don't know those people. But I know you, Delondra. Take me home. DELONDRA I'm sorry, I can't. You have to go be with your family. DANNY I'll be good, I won't take up much room, I'll do everything you ask, just please, Delondra. DELONDRA Is there any way that he could stay with me, like, an adjustment period or something? He's just a kid. OFFICER LEIKER Trust me, it's better this way. MRS TUBBS Oh, Delondra! You poor thing. Oh, does that hurt? Oh, I hope it doesn't leave a scar. You know, I've got some vitamin E oil, it'll fix you right up. Detective, would you like a cup of coffee? OFFICER LEIKER I'll be stationed outside for the next few hours, till my relief gets here. MRS TUBBS You're gonna stay outside all night? What on earth for? OFFICER LEIKER Although Joel Chessman's body was recovered at your cabin, Melody Chessman's still at large. MRS TUBBS You think she could come here? OFFICER LEIKER It's not likely, but we'll keep your house under 24-hour surveillance until we locate her. MRS TUBBS Thank you. If there's not enough blankets in the guest room, just let me know and I'll pull more from the closet. DELONDRA Oh, Mrs. Tubbs, Rob and I can stay in my apartment tonight. I mean, the attic is just up there. MRS TUBBS Absolutely not. That attic apartment it not as secure as the main house, what with all the deadbolts on the doors and locks on the windows. Besides, you're better off here where both me and that nice detective can keep an eye on you just in case. I still can't believe it. You know people for years, and then something like this happens. ROB It's pretty crazy. Mrs. Tubbs, I was actually hoping I could stay with Delondra too, so I was wondering, could I maybe crash on the couch tonight? MRS TUBBS Or you could just sleep with Delondra. I know I may be a church lady, but I don't always have the morals of one. What's the use of sinning if you can't be forgiven? ROB Amen. DELONDRA I'm still too upset to eat. MRS TUBBS I hope little Danny can eat tonight. I can't imagine how scared he must be, staying with people who are complete strangers to him. DELONDRA I mean, they're not really strangers. They are his real parents. But, yeah, he must be really scared. It happened so fast. I barely even got to say goodbye to him. MRS TUBBS Well, at least you got to see him off. What about me? You'd expect that they would at least let him spend a few days with me so he could adjust to the fact that his entire life has just been turned upside-down. I mean, he may never recover. Melody and Joel are the only family he ever knew. All that love, all that kindness. It doesn't matter. No, they just took him away. He's been kidnapped all over again. All because of you. DELONDRA Are you saying that Danny was better off with the people who kidnapped him? ROB Whoa, Mrs. Tubbs, no disrespect, but clearly Melody and Joel are the ones in the wrong here, not--not Delondra. MRS TUBBS I'm sorry, please forgive me. I--I think I'm just-- just very upset over the whole thing. ROB Hey, this is, um, this is some delicious cocoa. MRS TUBBS Thank you. It was Danny's favorite. ROB Mm. MRS TUBBS I would serve it to him when he would stay overnight with me sometimes. Am I ever gonna see that boy again? DELONDRA Of course we will. We just need to give his family time to adjust. Okay, I know it's gonna take time, but I know we'll see him again one day. MRS TUBBS We don't even know where he is! They just put him on a plane to God knows where. DELONDRA He's with his family. MRS TUBBS His family was here! Because of you, Joel is dead. And Melody? She's just lost in the woods somewhere to fend for herself like an animal. You just left her there! Who does that? I expected so much more from you. DELONDRA I'm getting really tired of you insinuating that I'm the one who did something wrong here. MRS TUBBS Because you did do something wrong! Danny was just fine before you came into our lives! I was a fool to recommend you. I don't know how my judgment could be so off. DELONDRA You know what, I think Rob and I are gonna stay at my apartment tonight. Rob, let's go. Rob? Rob! Oh my God. Oh my God, Rob! He's barely breathing! Mrs. Tubbs, call an ambulance! Why are you doing this? MRS TUBBS Because you took my grandson from me. DELONDRA Officer Leiker! Officer Leiker, help! MELODY You've been a very bad nanny. There's no one coming to help you because there's no one who's left that can. MRS TUBBS I told you my house was very secure. All the doors are locked and all the windows are barred shut. So just be a good girl and drink your cocoa, otherwise this is going to hurt a lot more than it needs to. Are you okay, my dear? MELODY No. She made me kill George. And then she tried to kill me. DELONDRA You knew? You knew that Melody was the one who kidnapped Danny? MRS TUBBS Oh, you gullible little twit. My daughter didn't kidnap anyone. I did. I needed to get my daughter a new baby to raise. After my grandson died, Carol was suicidal. The only thing that was going to fix it was to find a new child to take the place of the one you lost. MELODY We could love him better than his biological family could anyway. So it was meant to be. DELONDRA Why did you bring me into this? MRS TUBBS Because, after seven years, this family needed a break. I was getting older. George's health was failing. We couldn't keep up with the constant demands of a rambunctious little boy. And Carol was cracking under the constant fear that someone would find out and take Danny away. MELODY I was fine. MRS TUBBS No, you weren't. You were getting edgy and scared and catatonic. We needed help! We needed a nanny. MELODY But we chose wrong. You were my friend, my ally. And what did you go and do? You took away everything that was precious to me. What's good for you, what's good for me, is doubly good for you. Fair is fair. Delondra! You are gonna wish you just drank my mama's cocoa. I'm gonna make sure this hurts really bad. I'm gonna make this hurt real bad. MRS TUBBS Delondra? Show yourself! Carol! Oh, honey, honey, are you okay? Are you okay? Oh! Delondra! No, no, Delondra, let us out! Delondra, come on! DELONDRA Game over. MRS TUBBS Delondra? Delondra! DELONDRA Rob! MRS TUBBS Open this door! DELONDRA Rob! Rob! Rob, wake up. Rob, wake up! Please wake up, Rob, Rob! Hi. ROB Delondra. DELONDRA It's me. No, you're gonna be okay, okay? I'm gonna call for help. KARLA Delondra! You came! DELONDRA Of course I did. I wouldn't miss this for the world. Hey. Oh, the cake says "Danny." What happened to "Aspen"? KARLA You know, after everything our son's been through and adjusting to his new life with us, the last thing we could do is take away the only name he's ever known. DELONDRA So, everything's good? He's happy? KARLA Ask him yourself. Hey, Danny! DANNY Delondra! I can't believe it! DELONDRA Here, this is for you. DANNY You didn't have to get me a present. You already got me one. DELONDRA You do? DANNY You brought me back to my real parents, and that's the best thing I could ever ask for. DELONDRA Well, I hope that you get everything you wished for. DANNY I already did. You're here, just like you promised. Remember, pinkie swear? DELONDRA Pinkie swear. You wanna do this cake? DANNY Yes. TODD All right, everybody, cake's ready! KARLA Come on over, cake time! TODD Gather around! DELONDRA All right, on the count of three. Ready? ALL One, two, three!