AMBULANCE_MAN_1 AMBULANCE_MAN_2 BILL CASHIER DAWN GERALD GRACE HIGHWAY_PATROL_OFFICER JAMIE JUDY LAUREN MAN_1 MARK POLICE_OFFICER SANDRA SARAH TEACHER SARAH Hi, Mister Florez? GERALD Yes? SARAH Hi, I’m Sarah Harris, your in-home nurse from Doctor’s Care. GERALD Oh. Come, come on in. SARAH Thank you. How are you ? GERALD Good. GERALD Can I… Can I get you something to drink? SARAH Oh, no, I’m ok, thank you though. GERALD Anywhere you want me to sit? SARAH Hmm, yeah, actually. Here’s good. GERALD Ok. SARAH We’ll start by having you roll up your sleeve for me. GERALD Yeah. Sure. SARAH I noticed that your medical files are pretty outdated. GERALD Yeah, yeah I move around a lot. SARAH Is there somewhere I can get them forwarded from? GERALD You don’t have to go to all that trouble. I mean, I can just tell you what you wanna know. SARAH Ok, sure. Hmm, you wanna start by telling me when you were diagnosed with lupus? GERALD Pfff…Three years ago. SARAH Take a look. SARAH What about the seizures? When was the last time you had one? GERALD Ahh… nine days ago. SARAH There you go. Put your arm here. SARAH Thank you. SARAH Is that too thigh ? GERALD No, it’s great. SARAH Comfortable ? GERALD Yeah, no, great. GERALD SARAH Almost done. SARAH Blood pressure’s a little high. GERALD Hmm ? SARAH Yeah, I’d like to take a look at your prescriptions. GERALD Ahh, you know what, why don’t I just, I just write, write them all down in a list. SARAH Ok, sure. GERALD Ok. GERALD Okay, that’s about it. Basically. SARAH Thanks. SARAH Why do you take Ritrixan for? SARAH Yeah, sometimes that can cause high blood pressure. GERALD It does ? SARAH Hmm, hmm. Usually it’s better to just start IV therapy. But hmmm, I’ll ask the doctor, I’m sure he can find us a better option. GERALD Are you sure I can’t get you something to drink? SARAH Oh, I’m ok, thank you, I’ve got to get back to my daughter. GERALD Oh, you got a daughter ? SARAH Hmm ! GERALD How old is she? SARAH Euh, she’s almost seven. GERALD That’s a fun age. SARAH Yeah. GERALD Do you have any pictures? SARAH I do actually. SARAH That’s her. GERALD Ah ! She’s gorgeous. SARAH Yeah. You have any kids? GERALD No… I, I guess I just haven’t found the right girl. SARAH Oh, come on ! There’s still time. I/E. BILL’S CAR / GERALD’S HOUSE - LATE DAY SARAH Have a nice one. Take care. GERALD Thank you. You too. SARAH See you soon. SARAH So you knocked him on the head ? LAUREN No I pushed him to stop ! SARAH I agree that Ben calling you stupid is not ok, but that’s not an excuse for you to push him. LAUREN But I see him push kids all the time. SARAH Then let him get in trouble for it. But keep your hands to yourself, okay ? SARAH If you have a problem you can just go see the teacher and let them handle it. LAUREN Ok. SARAH Hi. CASHIER Hi. SARAH Lauren ? SARAH Here you go bug. CASHIER Got everything? SARAH Euh, yes. CASHIER Eight fifty, please. CASHIER Eight fifty. CASHIER Thanks. SARAH Thank you. SARAH Lauren ? SARAH Lauren? SARAH Sorry. SARAH Lauren? SARAH Lauren ? SARAH Lauren ? SARAH Lauren ? SARAH Lauren ! LAUREN Look, mom, can I get… SARAH I told you to stay with me! LAUREN I was just looking around. SARAH Yeah, I don’t care ok, you really scared me! LAUREN I didn’t mean to. SARAH I know you didn’t mean to. I’m sorry for yelling. You just really freak me out, ok. SARAH DAWN Ahhh, hey, look who it is ! Ah, taller and prettier then ever. You want some chocolate? LAUREN Yes please. DAWN Alright, here you go, better you then me. Ah ah ! SARAH Hi ! DAWN Hey ! SARAH Hmm, I’m out of ambu bags and morphine. Could you set me up? DAWN Yeah, for sure, it’ll just take a second. They hmm, moved all the acute supplies downstairs. They figured out I needed the exercise. SARAH DAWN Alright, hang on. SARAH Thank you Dawn. SARAH How would you save some of that for after dinner? LAUREN Or how about I eat it all now and I give you a bite? SANDRA Hey. I was just about to call you. SARAH Yeah, what’s going on ? SANDRA Mark Brady wants you to go and see him. Apparently he’s experiencing some discomfort. SARAH Sure. SANDRA Thank you. You’re a lifesaver. SARAH I’m sorry mom. I know, I know. Hmm...five o’clock would be amazing. Okay, bye. SARAH Lauren?! SARAH Guess what ? Grandma’s gonna take you after school today. LAUREN Cool ! SARAH Here you go. Buckle up ! SARAH Take a deep breath in. Exhale. SARAH Where did you say you were feeling discomfort? MARK I’m not. Ok, I mean I was. SARAH And it just stopped? MARK I know, it’s amazing. As soon as I saw you « poh ! » it just went away. SARAH Right. You wouldn’t by any chance have gotten me here under false pretenses would you? MARK That would be unethical. SARAH You can button up your shirt now. MARK Seriously, I was in a lot of pain. But knowing you’ll come by, almost makes it worth it. SARAH Wow, I am glad I can be of help. MARK So. Got any new cocktails for me? SARAH Nope, not today. MARK What about this TFX? SARAH Easy. That stuff will kill you. MARK Before my lungs do? SARAH All the more reason to get a new pair, right ? MARK Ok, once I do, how about I take you over dinner? SARAH I am not allowed to date my patients. MARK But I won’t be one after the transplant. SARAH How about this: you work on getting better and we’ll see. MARK Okay it’s a date. SARAH You just don’t give up, do you? MARK Nope. MARK Seriously. You do make it better. SARAH Hmm, I have a new patient to see, so I should probably get going. MARK Should I be jealous? SARAH I will let you know. MARK Ah ! JUDY Hi, hi, hi. SARAH Hi. Is Lauren still up? JUDY Oh, she wanted to wait for you but I thought it was better she get her sleep. SARAH Yeah, yeah. JUDY So, what was the emergency? SARAH Oh, no emergency. Just a new patient and another one that needed a bit of company I guess. JUDY Haven’t you got enough on your plate without having to make social calls? SARAH It’s not that easy, mom. I mean, this guy needs a transplant and if he doesn’t get it, he probably won’t make it. And he doesn’t have family. JUDY Darling, you have a huge heart, but you have to think about your family. And about yourself. Have you had your insulin? SARAH This is the only medicine I need. Thank you very much. JUDY You know you’re not suppose to drink. SARAH Ahh, come on, mom. A glass of wine isn’t gonna kill me. JUDY Hmm, hmm. SARAH What you and Lauren do tonight? JUDY Well… it’s more « what didn’t we do ?». SARAH Thank you for watching her so last minute, I really appreciate it. JUDY Don’t be silly. Time spend with my granddaughter’s always the highlight of my day. SARAH I know, but I’m just saying I don’t know what I will do without you. So, thank you. JUDY Why don’t you move in with me ? SARAH Oh my gosh, mom, we talked about this a million times. JUDY I’ve got the room and I can help keep an eye on Lauren. SARAH Yeah, I know, but all my patients are in the city. So what you want me to do, you want me to commute every morning ? JUDY You could get new patients. SARAH It doesn’t work like that mom. JUDY Ok. SARAH You’re leaving? JUDY Yes, I promised a lady from my church that I’d drive her to an appointment in the morning. And, I’m helping out at the shelter in the afternoon. JUDY Oh, unless you want me to stay then I can take Lauren to school in the morning ? SARAH No, it’s totally fine, I have tomorrow covered. Thank you though. JUDY Ok. Now, you think about what I said. Ok ? SARAH Ok. JUDY Give me a kiss. JUDY You really don’t have to do it all on your own. SARAH Thank you. JUDY Good night my baby. SARAH G’night. Bye. SARAH Ok. I will pick you up after school. LAUREN I can just walk home. SARAH Lauren, we’ve been over this. LAUREN It’s not that far. SARAH I know it’s not that far. But I don’t want you leaving the school grounds, okay? LAUREN Fine. SARAH Smash ! SARAH Love you monkey! Have a good day at school. DAWN Hi. SARAH Hi Dawn. SANDRA Come in ! SARAH You want to see me? SANDRA Hi, yeah. These have been approved. SARAH Oh, great. Thank you. SARAH Hmm, my new patient. Florez. SARAH His medical records seems pretty nonexistent. You have any idea why? SANDRA No clue. I’ll look into it, but you know, it will probably take a couple weeks before we hear anything. SARAH Totally fine. In the meantime, I’ll probably start on IV therapys. SANDRA Ok. SARAH Ok, thank you. SANDRA You’re welcome. SARAH You got it ? LAUREN Why couldn’t grandma just take me home after school? SARAH Because, she has other things she has to do. LAUREN But it’s so boring when I go to work with you. SARAH I’m sorry it’s so boring. You know, why you just wait on the front yard until I’m done. Ok ? LAUREN Ok. SARAH Just don’t leave the front yard, ok, Lauren. SARAH Lauren, don’t go too far. GERALD Hi. SARAH Hi Mr. Florez. GERALD Oh no, call me Gerald. SARAH Oh ! I’m here with the IV we’ve talked about. GERALD Is that your daughter? SARAH Oh, yeah, I hope that’s okay. She’s just gonna stay out in front. GERALD No, no, she doesn’t have to do that. GERALD Hey, do you wanna watch TV? LAUREN Yes please. SARAH Thank you it’s sweet of you. GERALD Yeah, no problem. GERALD I’m sorry that I don’t have more channels then that. LAUREN It’s okay, I like this cartoon. GERALD Oh ! Ok, good. SARAH Let me know if you feel any discomfort and I’ll just slow it down. GERALD Sure, ok. GERALD Hahaha ! SARAH Euh, you mind if I use your restroom ? GERALD No, go ahead. SARAH Ok. LAUREN Won’t you come home Bill Bailey ? Won’t you come home ? I’m home for all night long. I’ll just cook… LAUREN And honey I’ll pay the rent. I know that I’ve done you wrong. GERALD Very good ! Wow ! SARAH What’s going on? GERALD I think you got a future Broadway star on your hands, Sarah. LAUREN I was just showing him what we’re doing in the assembly. SARAH Lauren why don’t you go play in front until I’m done, ok ? LAUREN But it’s almost finish ! SARAH Now please. SARAH SARAH Come on bug. SARAH You’re getting good at that. SARAH Come on ! There you go. LAUREN Chloe Anderson has a crush on Campbell and Virginia likes Evan. But he really likes Chloe. But she doesn’t know that. SARAH That sounds incredibly complicated. What about you? Do you like anybody? LAUREN Maybe Campbell… SARAH ‘re you ready ? Let’s go ! SARAH That’s it girl. Alright. Here you go. There’s your backpack and… LAUREN Thank you. SARAH And this is in case Campbell’s checking you out today. LAUREN Is Grandma picking me up? SARAH No. I’m actually gonna be done at work in time so I’ll go get you myself. And will get some ice cream. LAUREN Yes please! SARAH Okay. Bye. SARAH Ok, take a deep breath in. Breath out slowly. Sounds good to me. MARK That’s it? Wham bam and you’re out of here? I feel so used. SARAH Well, next time I promise we’ll cuddle. But right now I got to pick up my daughter. SARAH Are you ok? MARK I’m fine. SARAH You sure? SARAH Okay Mark. I want you to band over and cough as hard as you can. We have to try to loosen the mucus. SARAH Ok, keep on coughing. AMBULANCE MAN 1 Down. AMBULANCE MAN 2 Yeah. SARAH I’ll come see you, ok ? AMBULANCE MAN 1 1, 2, 3, up. AMBULANCE MAN 1 Let’s go. AMBULANCE MAN 2 Alright. SARAH Oh my God! SARAH Oh! SARAH Come on… SARAH Excuse me, hi, have you seen Lauren? TEACHER I thought she’d already gone home. SARAH What ? No, I just got here. TEACHER I haven’t seen her in quite a while. SARAH Ok, thank you. SARAH Lauren?! Laure ? JUDY Hi Sarah. SARAH Mom, hi, did you pick up Lauren from school? JUDY No. Oh ! Was I supposed to? SARAH No, I was, but she, she wasn’t there. JUDY But where do you think she is? SARAH I don’t know, I don’t know. Look, I gotta call you back. 911 OPERATOR 911 what’s your emergency? SARAH Hi. Hmm, I, I can’t find my daughter. SARAH Hello? BILL I have your daughter. BILL And if you want to see her again SARAH No, no, no, no, no… BILL You’ll gonna do exactly what I say. SARAH Please, where is she? Where’s my baby? BILL Listen, listen, BILL listen to me, ok!! Do not contact the police. If you do, your daughter is gone. BILL Do you understand? BILL Tell me that you understand! SARAH Yes. Yes, I understand. I will, I will do whatever you want, ok, I will do anything. Just please, please do not hurt her. BILL What I want is for you to listen to me, ok. BILL Now, this is what you’re gonna do... POLICE OFFICER Miss Harris? Police. POLICE OFFICER Miss Harris ? POLICE OFFICER Sarah Harris ? SARAH Hi. POLICE OFFICER I’m Officer Michaels. You reported your daughter missing? SARAH Yes, hmm, you know, I was actually just about to call you guys back. I… made a mistake. POLICE OFFICER How’s that? SARAH My, my mom picks her up from school for me a few times a week to just help me out, you know and then I just forgot that she had pick her up so… POLICE OFFICER So your daughter’s with your mother? SARAH Hmm, hmm. SARAH Sorry. POLICE OFFICER You can answer that. SARAH It’s okay. POLICE OFFICER Ok well, we’re always happy to hear it was a mistake. POLICE OFFICER You have a good day. SARAH Thank you, you too. BILL JAMIE Bill, where’s Grace? BILL Hey sweetheart. JAMIE Where were you? BILL I was, I was just out getting some groceries. JAMIE Did you get the cookies that Grace likes? BILL It’s time to take your pills sweetheart. JAMIE I thought if the weather was nice this weekend, we could all go to the park. SARAH Yeah mom. JUDY Sarah where’s Lauren? Do you have her? JUDY Sarah? SARAH Yeah, yeah, hmm… I’ve got her. JUDY Oh, thank God. JUDY I was worried sick. What happened? SARAH Nothing, nothing. She was, she was just at the office and I was late so… JUDY That is exactly the sort of reason why you need to think about moving in with me. SARAH Mom, mom I really, I can’t do this right now, ok! JUDY Sarah ? Is everything alright? JUDY Do you need me to come? SARAH No, no. Everything’s fine. Ok. I’m, I’m gonna call you later, alright. DAWN Hey ! What are you doing back here did you forgot something? SARAH Hmm, yeah, hmmm, I forgot a few things. DAWN Oh yeah ? SARAH Hmm, I was gonna leave a list for you but… DAWN Let me see. SARAH Here you are. DAWN Ahhh… you’re gonna make me go downstairs again, aren’t you? SARAH Sorry. DAWN Alright, just hang out a second. You know what ? Try that. SARAH Yeah ? DAWN It’s amazing ! SANDRA What are you doing? SARAH Hmm, Dawn just gave me one of these. You know, to try so.... Just looking for a water bottle back here. SANDRA Well I don’t think there’s any water back here. SARAH Yeah, I know. SANDRA I heard you had some trouble today. SARAH What? SANDRA You had to call an ambulance for one of your patients. SARAH Oh, right. Yeah, hmm, Mark, for Mark Brady. SANDRA You want to give me an update? SARAH I don’t, I don’t have one at the moment. I’m actually just heading out right now to, to go see him in the hospital. So, I will, I will let you know. SANDRA Ok, make sure you do. GERALD Oh ! Hi. SARAH Hi. GERALD Did we have an appointment? SARAH Oh, no. I was actually just hoping I can talk to you about some of the options for the Ritrixan. GERALD Oh, sure, ok. SARAH Can I come in ? GERALD Oh yeah, come on in. GERALD How did everything go with Lauren and her singing in front of the whole assembly? That must have been… SARAH Yeah. I actually couldn’t make it. GERALD Oh, you missed it ! Ahhh… let’s go… SARAH Ah ! GERALD Ouuuu…. SARAH I’m so sorry. GERALD Ah ! Ouu ! Why ? SARAH I’m so sorry. GERALD Ah… SARAH I’m so sorry. GERALD Ohhhhh…. SARAH I’m so sorry. I don’t have any choice. SARAH Hello? BILL Did you do it ? SARAH Yes. I did everything you ask me to. So, so, give me my daughter back. BILL Put him on the phone. SARAH You said that if I did this… BILL Just do it!! GERALD Ah… Who is this? Why you’re doing this to me? SARAH There. Ok, you heard him. I, I, I did what you wanted me to. Now you give me Lauren back. BILL I will. As soon as you do one more thing for me. SARAH What? What you need me to do? GRACE Daddy? GRACE What are you doing, daddy? SARAH What is it, just tell me... BILL Just wait by your phone. SARAH Who is this and why is he doing this to me ? GERALD I... I don’t know. SARAH There’s gotta be a reason. What did you do? GERALD I… Nothing. SARAH Tell me what you did. GERALD I swear to you, Sarah. I have no idea what’s going on here ! GERALD What did he say to you? What did he say ? SARAH That if I want to see my daughter again I had to do this to you and wait for his call. GERALD Oh my God… SARAH Please. If you have any idea what’s going on, if you have any idea at all, you’ve got to tell me. GERALD I… I don’t, I don’t, I don’t. GERALD Sarah, you need to call the police. SARAH I can’t. GERALD I’ll tell them that it’s not your fault. That you had no choice. I’ll tell them… SARAH I… I can’t!! He said that if I do, I’ll never gonna see Lauren again. And I cannot take that risk. GERALD Oh my God. SARAH So unless you can help me find her, I’ve got to listen to him. BILL Ok. Up we go. BILL Take a sip. LAUREN I want my mom. BILL Drink it! LAUREN Mommy! BILL If you want to see you mom, all you gotta do, is take a sip. Okay? BILL Come on, you can take a bigger sip. There you go. That’s a good girl. LAUREN When can I see her? BILL You can see her real soon, ok. BILL Real soon. Put your head down. Here you go. SARAH I told her we get ice cream after school. SARAH But, I wasn’t there. I told her so many times. I told her not to leave that schoolyard. GERALD It’s not your fault. SARAH Yes it is! If I’d just been there like I was supposed to... GERALD There’s a lot of bad people in this world Sarah. People who can’t control themselves. You can’t protect her from all of them. SARAH I’m really sorry that I have to do this to you. GERALD You don’t have to Sarah. We can call the police and let them find your daughter. SARAH I can’t, I told you. He said if I call the police, he would kill her! It’s like what happened to that couple in Maryland. They called the police, and an hour later their, their kid was dead. GERALD What makes you think he isn’t gonna kill her either way? SARAH I can’t risk that. GERALD Sarah, he took your little girl! And instead of looking for help, he has you doing nothing. What if he, he never calls back? What if this is just his way of stalling you until he gets her out of the state? GERALD You weren’t there for her after school. Be there for her right now. GERALD Help!! Help !! Please, help ! GERALD Oh ! Oh ! Oh ! Oh !! SARAH Can I help you? MAN 1 I’m just looking for the guy who lives here. Gerald Juarez. SARAH You mean Florez? Yeah, I’m his in-home nurse. But he… he doesn’t seem to be here right now. MAN 1 Did you have an appointment with him? SARAH Yeah, I did. But I guess he just forgot about it. MAN 1 Alright well, have a good day. SARAH Yeah, you too. SARAH No, no, no, no. SARAH Why is there a cop here to see you? Huh ? GERALD A cop, really? SARAH Stop lying to me. GERALD I swear to you, Sarah, I have no idea. SARAH You know I don’t have time for this. You need to tell me exactly what’s going on here. GERALD You gotta believe me, I don’t know anything about this. SARAH Fine. I dont’ need your help. SARAH I can just figure this out on my own. GERALD You’re not gonna find anything. I’m, I’m just as confused about this as you are Sarah. I’m confused about this too. GERALD You can look all you want, you’re not gonna find anything. JAMIE You remember that weekend we drove to visit your brother. We were sure we’d remembered everything. And as soon as we got on the highway Grace asked for Bunny. I knew right away we’d forgotten him. Poor Grace. She cried and cried until you turned around and went back for him. JAMIE Do you think she cried for Bunny? BILL Let’s go to bed sweetheart. JAMIE No! No ! BILL Jamie ! JAMIE No ! BILL Jamie don’t do this. JAMIE No ! Don’t take him. BILL Jamie, don’t ! JAMIE Please… BILL JAMIE Don’t you see? It’s all I have. This room, this bed, these toys. That’s it. JAMIE I can’t do this anymore. I just want it to stop. BILL It will stop sweetheart. SARAH Who is she? SARAH You said you don’t have a kid so why do you have a picture of a little girl under your pillow? Who is she? GERALD Nobody. SARAH I cannot help you if you don’t tell me exactly what’s going on here. GERALD You won’t help me if you do. SARAH Dam! SARAH Where’s your cellphone charger? GERALD I don’t have a phone. SARAH Do not lie to me! GERALD I’m telling you the truth, I don’t have a phone. SARAH Ok, hmm… Where, where, where your keys? GERALD What? SARAH Just tell me where your keys are! GERALD They’re by the front door. GERALD Wait, where you’re going? SARAH Just… don’t say anything. SARAH Ah ! Thank God ! JUDY Sarah? SARAH Mom. What are you doing here? JUDY I had a feeling when we hang up earlier that something was wrong. SARAH Everything’s fine, ok. JUDY Where’s Lauren? SARAH Oh, she’s at a friend’s house. JUDY This late? SARAH Yeah, I got called in to work so I.... JUDY Why didn’t you tell me? I could have watched her. SARAH I don’t know mom, it was just easier that way, ok. JUDY Well let me go pick her up. SARAH No. You can’t. I...said she could spend the night. JUDY On a school night? SARAH Mom, it’s fine. Please, just, I really have to go… JUDY Have you eaten anything at all today? You are shaking. SARAH I’m fine. JUDY No, you listen to me, I'm here now. I’m gonna stay the night. You could sleep in the morning, I will go and pick up Lauren and take her to school. SARAH Mother, please. I am okay. PLEASE, I’m okay. JUDY Yeah, I know you’re okay but why is there a problem me trying to help you ? SARAH I can do this on my own, ok. Just, go home. BILL LAUREN GERALD Grr !!! Grr !! GERALD SARAH Take some short breaths. SARAH Drink this. GERALD GERALD Thank you. Thank you. Ahh… SARAH That girl in the photo. Did you do something to her? SARAH What did you do? JUDY Sarah ? GERALD Help!! GERALD She’s holding me hostage!! Please call the police!! JUDY Sarah ? Sarah ? SARAH Ah ! Get off of me ! SARAH Ah ! Ah ! JUDY Get off her ! Get off her ! JUDY Go ! GERALD Ahhh…Ahh… SARAH Ah ! Ah ! Ok, ok… JUDY What is going on? GERALD SARAH Someone, someone abducted Lauren. JUDY Oh my God! SARAH He called and said if I ever want to see her again... I had to do this. JUDY We have to call the police. SARAH No, no, you cannot call the police. He said that if I did that... that he would kill her. JUDY Why ? Why you? Why Lauren? SARAH I don’t know! I don’t know alright. I don’t know ok. GERALD JUDY It’s ok baby, ok. Shh, shh, shh. It’s alright, it’s alright, it’s gonna be alright. Oh my god. JUDY Do you even know this man? SARAH Yeah, he’s one of my new patients. JUDY He’s a patient. SARAH Oh… SARAH Gerald Juarez. JUDY What is it? SARAH He says his name was Gerald Florez. SARAH But his medication here says Gerald Juarez. SARAH And earlier today there was a detective looking for Gerald Juarez. But you said that it wasn’t you... SARAH Why did you change your name if you don’t have anything to hide ? GERALD I… didn’t do it. SARAH Do what? GERALD What they accused me of. I didn’t do it. SARAH What did they accuse you of doing? SARAH Got damn you ! I don’t need you. SARAH Oh my Gosh. JUDY What is it? SARAH He killed her. GERALD I didn’t do it ! SARAH He abducted and killed this girl. Grace Pearson. JUDY And why isn’t he in jail? GERALD Cause the judge said I was not guilty. SARAH On appeal. It says here there was some problem with the DNA evidence and conviction had to be overturned. GERALD The police tried to pin it on me but I didn’t do it! SARAH So this, this is why they took Lauren. This… this is your fault. GERALD I’m not guilty... I’m not guilty. SARAH It has to be someone connected to her. Right ? I mean, it has to be. It’s the only thing that make any sense here, right ? JUDY Yeah. GERALD SARAH Who…who, who could be doing this? SARAH I know you know who did this. GERALD SARAH Tell me who did this! JUDY Tell us who !!! GERALD Thirty-two Haddon. In Pembroke. SARAH What did you say? GERALD It’s where Grace lived. Her father... JUDY What are you doing? SARAH I’m gonna go… JUDY I should come with you. SARAH No. I need somebody to stay here with him, ok, ok. GERALD Well, no... Ahh… SARAH Please, whatever he do, this thing don’t come off. Just keep it tight. He cannot be trusted. JUDY Ok, I’ll be fine. SARAH Ok, I have my cellphone, if you need. JUDY Be careful Sarah ! GRACE What are you doing, Daddy? BILL I’m just making things right, sweetheart. SARAH Hello? BILL Did you call the police? SARAH No...no I didn’t. BILL Cause you know what happens if you do, right? SARAH I, I swear to you, I didn’t call them. BILL Is he there with you right now? SARAH Yes. BILL Put him on the phone. SARAH I...I can’t. He, he had a seizure. SARAH So, he, he’s unconscious. BILL Don’t lie to me!! I/E. BILL’S CAR / RURAL HIGHWAY – NIGHT BILL No… No ! HIGHWAY PATROL OFFICER Evening sir. In a bit of a rush, huh? BILL Not really, no. HIGHWAY PATROL OFFICER Well the way you pulled out back there says otherwise. Can I see your license and registration, please? BILL Yeah, yeah, sure. BILL Yeah, there you go. HIGHWAY PATROL OFFICER Is your wife Jamie Pearson? BILL That’s right. HIGHWAY PATROL OFFICER Your daughter was in my son’s class. Saint George Elementary. HIGHWAY PATROL OFFICER I heard they let him go. BILL Yeah. HIGHWAY PATROL OFFICER I’m really sorry. BILL Thanks. HIGHWAY PATROL OFFICER Have a good evening. BILL You too officer. GERALD JUDY It’s just until you catch your breath. GERALD Thank you, thank you. GERALD Can I, can I have some water please? GERALD Please ? GERALD Thank you. GERALD Thank you so much. GERALD I see where she gets it from. Her drive to help people. I can see it now. JUDY No, no, no, save your breath. You’re not gonna talk me into letting you go. GERALD If this guy does have your granddaughter, you think he’s just gonna hand her over to Sarah? GERALD It’s not just Lauren’s life is taken here, Sarah’s too you know. JUDY Why do you care? GERALD I just don’t want anybody else to get hurt because of what I did. I… JUDY I, I thought you were innocent? GERALD No, I meant of because of what I was accused of doing. JUDY No, no, no, no, no. You’re just trying to trick me. GERALD No, I’m not. I’m not. No, I’m not try... You have to call the police and get them out searching for her while there’s still time. Look, it’s what Sarah would have done in the first place if she been thinking straight. You know that I’m right. You know I’m right. Come on ! JUDY She suffocated? GERALD Who? JUDY That little girl, Grace. It says here in this article, that she suffocated in the trunk of your car. GERALD No, I already told you about this, the judge overturned the conviction. I’m not guilty. I’m not guilty. JUDY Oh, no but not guilty and innocent are two different things. JUDY Gerald, listen to me, I know that you’re not a bad person. No, I know you’re sorry for what you did. GERALD I didn’t do it. JUDY I think you should confess... Just ask God for forgiveness. We can’t save Grace, but you might be able to save your own soul. GERALD I don’t believe in any of that stuff. JUDY There’s no one else here. Just you and me and God. Nobody else needs to know. JUDY You’ll feel better if you confess, I promise. JUDY And, if you’re honest with me, then, I’ll believe that you really do want to help us and I, I, I… I will call the police... GERALD She was at the park. I just, I just wanted to be with her... I just wanted to be with her... JUDY Go on. GERALD I heard on the radio that there was an amber alert so... I…I was afraid about roadblock so I, so I put her in the trunk. I put her in the trunk ! And then, I needed her to be quiet so then I, I taped her mouth. JUDY Yeah. GERALD It was a hot day... I did everything I could… I tried to save her, I try to save her… I did everything I could… GERALD She was so beautiful. She was so beautiful. I never wanted to hurt her... I never wanted to hurt her... I loved her. I’m so sorry. I’m so sorry. I’m so sorry. GERALD Are you gonna call the police? JUDY No. GERALD Wait, wait, wait, wait… JUDY How’s that ? Huh ? How does it feel, huh? How does it feel not being able to breathe? JUDY Knowing that you’re gonna die? Because this is what you did to that little girl! JUDY I want you to suffer just the way she did. JUDY Some day I’ll pray at God you… I’ll pray the God you will. GERALD I/E. SARAH’S CAR / BILL AND JAMIE’S HOUSE – NIGHT SARAH JAMIE What are you doing? SARAH I’m looking for my daughter. JAMIE You lost your daughter, too? SARAH Yeah. JAMIE Come inside. SARAH Do you hmm, do you know where she is? JAMIE We’d planned on spending the day, all of us, at the park. JAMIE Bill... he couldn’t make it, so just Grace and I went. The river was still warm for swimming. JAMIE The undertow could be strong but Grace, she knew to stay close to shore. I’d left our lunch in the car and went for it. And when I came back … Grace... JAMIE It was just a minute. That’s all. One minute. A minute I’ve prayed to God every day I could get back. SARAH Your husband. Where is he? SARAH Ok, Mrs. Pearson, listen to me. Someone has taken my daughter. Ok, someone who was hurt by Gerald Juarez. JAMIE No! SARAH I, I know, ok I know how much you must hate him for what he did. But you have to understand my daughter, she didn’t do anything. JAMIE Do you hear that? SARAH Hear what? JAMIE She’s crying. SARAH Who? Who’s crying? Lauren? JAMIE Mommy’s coming Gracie. Mommy’s here. BILL Who are you? JAMIE Do you hear that? She’s crying. BILL It’s okay, sweetheart. She’s okay. JAMIE Why won’t she stop crying? BILL Listen, listen. She stop crying, ok. JAMIE Bunny? BILL Yeah. She’s got her bunny now, ok. She’s all cosy. JAMIE Ok. BILL So let’s euh… let’s get you some rest. BILL Sometimes when the medication wears off she retreats to a different time. SARAH To when your daughter was here? BILL Who are you? SARAH My daughter is missing. And hmm, Gerald Juarez has something to do with it. BILL Oh God ! They should have never let that guy go. SARAH They did, right. BILL And you think he took her? SARAH No. It was someone who wants to make him pay for what he did to your girl actually. BILL So how was it you think I could help you ? SARAH Give her back to me. BILL You think I had something to do with this? SARAH I will do anything you need me to, just give her back to me. BILL I understand the pain of losing a child. Why would I ever put somebody else through that? SARAH To make him pay. BILL Yeah, I’d like to see him to pay, yes. Of course. I’m sorry, I don’t know anything about your daughter. SARAH Then why did whoever take her involve Gerald Juarez? BILL Maybe, maybe it was, it was one of the others. SARAH One of the others? BILL The judge deemed it all inadmissable, but Grace wasn’t, wasn’t the only one. She was just the only one that never came home... SARAH How many more were there? BILL A lot. SARAH I’m so sorry... I had no idea. BILL No, no, no, it’s ok. I’m sorry what you’re going through. So, what did the police say? SARAH I... I haven’t called them. BILL You what ? BILL But you have to. This is your daughter we’re talking about. BILL Call them. SARAH I have to go. I/E. SARAH’S CAR / CROSSROADS - NIGHT SARAH Ah ! I/E. SARAH’S CAR / CROSSROADS - NIGHT SARAH Hello? BILL Kill him. SARAH What? BILL You heard me, ok. I want you to kill him. SARAH No, I...I can’t. BILL If you want to see your daughter again, you can and you will. SARAH Please. SARAH Please, don’t make me do this. BILL Listen to me! If he isn’t dead when I call back, then your kid will be! Dead ! SARAH Hello ? JAMIE Where have you been? BILL I was, I was just down in the cellar. I thought I heard a… a raccoon or something down there. How come you’re not sleeping? JAMIE I’m not tired. JAMIE BILL What’s the matter? JAMIE These make me drowsy. BILL Jamie… JAMIE I just want things to go back to the way they were... I want my Gracie. BILL You know the doctors said that if you don’t take these, you might never come back. And I’m not gonna lose you too, Jamie. JAMIE That woman. Where is she? BILL She’s gone. JAMIE Did you know that she lost her little girl, too ? BILL No, no, no, it all… it all worked out. She’s… she’s fine. She, she got her back. JAMIE Why are Grace’s cookies out? BILL Oh, sorry, I just, have put them out and I forgot. BILL There you go. Ok, let’s go to bed. JUDY Are you alright? SARAH It wasn’t him. It wasn’t Grace’s father. JUDY Then who...? SARAH Apparently, there others. SARAH Grace is just the only one that he killed. JUDY It’s unbelievable. What do we do now ? SARAH He says if I don’t kill him he’s gonna kill her. GERALD Hmm ! JUDY Then that’s what you need to do. SARAH No, mom. JUDY That’s what you need to do. SARAH No, I, I cannot. I, I can’t do that. JUDY Tell her! Tell her that you killed Grace! GERALD I don’t want to die. JUDY He admitted everything to me. He told me exactly how he did it. GERALD I’m sorry, I’m sorry… JUDY He doesn’t deserve to live. SARAH That maybe true. But I am not… I am not gonna be the one to do it. JUDY You have to do it. SARAH No. JUDY You have to do it for Lauren. Sarah, you’re a nurse. You know how to do it...quietly. GERALD GERALD No, no, no, no, no. You know this is not right. This is not right. JUDY Is what’s in there gonna do it? SARAH Enough of it will. GERALD Sarah. You gotta believe me. I don’t want to be like this. I do not want to be like this. I tried to stop so many times... So many times. I’m sorry. SARAH I don’t have a choice. GERALD Once you do this... once you take somebody’s life, you can’t give it back. JUDY Shut up! GERALD If you do this you’ll be no better than me! You’ll be no better… JUDY You gonna do this now to save Lauren. Alright my baby ? SARAH I can’t. SARAH I’m sorry, I can’t do it. SARAH GERALD Ahhhh !! JUDY It’s okay, sweetheart. JUDY You don’t have it in you. But I do. JUDY You have your whole life ahead of you with Lauren. God forgive me... GERALD No, no, no, no, no ! No ! SARAH No, wait, stop! JUDY This needs to be done. SARAH No, he’s right. If, if we do this, we won’t be no better than him. JUDY Would you have better suggestions ? SARAH I don’t know. JUDY We’ve got to do it ! SARAH No ! SARAH Mom ! GERALD I can help you. I can help you. I can help you. I can help. JUDY Dont’ do… GERALD I can help you. I can help you. I can help you. SARAH How? GERALD If you untie me, I’ll take you to all the people’s houses that I hurt. It’s got to be one of them. JUDY Don’t listen to him, you cannot trust him. SARAH Why would you help me? GERALD Because, when I said I was sorry, I meant it. I never want to hurt Grace. I never want to hurt any of them. I know I can’t take back what I did, but if I can help you... GERALD Maybe I can, I can save my own soul. JUDY He would say anything right now. Just to save his own skin. SARAH I don’t know what else to do. JUDY No ! Don’t ! This is not a good idea. SARAH Mom, if I’m not willing to kill him, then what’s the point in keeping him tied up here ? GERALD JUDY Oh ! GERALD GERALD Let’s go. JUDY I really think I should come with you. SARAH Mother, no you’re away too involved already. JUDY I don’t care. I don’t want you to be alone with him. SARAH Mom, mom, who knows what I’m getting myself into, ok ? If anything happens to me... JUDY Please, don’t talk that way. SARAH Mother, if anything happens to me, I, I need you to be here for Lauren. JUDY Of course. SARAH Ok ? SARAH If you don’t hear from me in the hour, call the police and tell them everything. JUDY I will. I will. I/E. SARAH’S CAR / ROAD - EARLY MORNING GERALD I was gonna stay inside my house. I was never gonna leave, ever again. That way I wouldn’t never... I’m so sorry. I just didn’t want anyone to get hurt because of me. SARAH It’s him. What, what do I do? GERALD Answer it. SARAH Hello. BILL Is it done? GERALD Give me that ! GERALD Listen, someone is about to die, just not who you intended. GERALD I’m gonna kill her. GERALD Do you understand?! I’m gonna kill her and her blood is gonna be on your hands. BILL No, no, no ! Wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, don’t hurt her! Dont’ hurt her. BILL I, I made her do it. GERALD Why? BILL Because you took somebody from me. BILL And I wanted you to pay for that. Now leave her alone, you don’t have nothing to do with this, alright ? GERALD It is Grace’s dad. SARAH What ? No, it, it can’t be. I spoke to him, he tried to get me to call the police. It’s not Grace’s father. GERALD No, it’s him. He’s the only one I “took somebody from.” It has to be. SARAH Oh my God. I was just there. I was right there. JAMIE Ah ! Grace ! Ah ! BILL Jamie? BILL Jamie? BILL Oh no, bunny ! BILL Jamie ? Jamie ? BILL Jamie? BILL Jamie? BILL Oh no ! SARAH Where is she? SARAH Where is she!!? BILL My wife she...she, she must be with my wife. SARAH No, no, no… Ok, ok, where can she have taken her? BILL I don’t know. SARAH Why did you do this? Why did you take my girl? BILL Because I wasn’t there. Because I wasn’t there to help her and then they, and then they let him go! BILL I was drunk. So they went to the park by themselves... If I was there I could have, I could have watched her. And she’d still be alive... So I promised my wife that I make sure that monster pay for what he did ! SARAH You did nothing. I did. BILL I watched him every day since they let him go. Waiting. Trying to find a way. And then that’s where I saw you. SARAH You are a coward. Ok, you did nothing for her and now my girl’s gone. BILL I’m sorry. I’m sorry. SARAH Where, where could she have taken her?! BILL I don’t know. SARAH Well, think!! BILL Jamie did everything with Grace. I mean, she could be anywhere. She could be, she could be at the ballet, at the school, out at the park. I mean she could be anywhere. SARAH The park. SARAH The park where he took her. Where is it ? BILL I don’t know. I, I, I, I wasn’t there. SARAH GERALD But I was. I/E. JAMIE’S CAR / RURAL HIGHWAY - EARLY MORNING JAMIE We’re almost there, Grace. It’s gonna be a beautiful day. SARAH What are you doing ? BILL Not with him. SARAH We don’t have time for this, get in the car. BILL Sorry, I can’t do it. SARAH Listen to me, you weren’t there that day for your daughter, be here for mine. I/E. JAMIE’S CAR / RAPIDS PARK - EARLY MORNING JAMIE Grace, Grace. You’re awake. Look. We made it. JAMIE And look. Look who I brought. I/E. SARAH’S CAR / RURAL HIGHWAY - EARLY MORNING JAMIE You can sit. JAMIE I hope you like the sandwiches I made. And look, I brought your favorite cookies. LAUREN Where’s my mom? JAMIE Sweetie, it’s me. LAUREN No you’re not. JAMIE You’re still half asleep, silly. LAUREN You’re not her. You’re not my mom. JAMIE Grace, stop saying that! JAMIE Why don’t we go to the river. You love to swim. JAMIE The undertow can be strong though, so you have to hold my hand. JAMIE Come on, come on. SARAH Where is it ? GERALD Just… keep going in this direction. I’ll, I’ll recognize it when I see it. JAMIE Grace, what’s wrong, what is it? You’ve never been afraid of the water. LAUREN I’m not Grace. I’m Lauren. LAUREN Let go of me! JAMIE Grace stop this. You’re gonna ruined our day. I/E. SARAH’S CAR / RAPIDS PARK - EARLY MORNING GERALD It’s right here, right here. Here we are, here we are, right here ! SARAH Lauren?! Lauren!! LAUREN Mommy!! SARAH Oh Lauren ! SARAH Lauren ! SARAH Lauren ! LAUREN Mommy!! SARAH Lauren! SARAH Give her back to me ! LAUREN Mommy ! BILL Jamie ! JAMIE Don’t come any closer, I will keep going. I will. SARAH No. LAUREN Mommy… LAUREN Mommy… SARAH Give me my daughter back. JAMIE No, I won’t let her go. Not again! BILL It’s ok, sweetheart. You can just, you can just let her go now, ok ? JAMIE No ! BILL Jamie please. JAMIE No… SARAH Jamie… JAMIE No ! LAUREN Mommy… JAMIE No, you weren’t there. You weren’t. It was me. I was there. He’s given me another chance. And I promised this time I wouldn’t let her go. SARAH Jamie, your daughter is dead! SARAH Ok, that’s not Grace, look at her! Look at her. That’s, that’s my daughter. Ok, that’s Lauren. JAMIE No…I, I packed a lunch. We were going for a swim and LAUREN Mommy! Mommy…. LAUREN Let go, let go of me. LAUREN Ahh !!! JAMIE Ahhh ! SARAH NO !! JAMIE Help ! LAUREN Mommy ! JAMIE Ahhh ! LAUREN Mommy ! GERALD Oh, oh ! No LAUREN Mommy ! Mommy ! GERALD Ah, ah, ah ! SARAH Lauren, Lauren… GERALD Ah, ah… SARAH Lauren, I got you ! GERALD Ah, ah…. JAMIE Bill ! BILL No !! SARAH Ok, ok. BILL Jamie ?! SARAH Ah ! JAMIE Bill ! Ah ! BILL Jamie ! SARAH It’s ok, it’s ok. SARAH JUDY So… this is the last present. MARK Is it for me? JUDY No. It’s for… Lauren. SARAH Oh ! He’s so cute. JUDY I thought it would be great in her new bedroom. LAUREN Thank you, Grandma. This is the best Christmas ever! SARAH Oh ! JUDY The turkey should be ready soon. Have you eaten today ? SARAH Mother, I’m fine. MARK I think you should listen to your mother. SARAH Do not get started with me too. JUDY Hey, you want to help me check on the turkey? LAUREN Yeah. JUDY Let’s go ! okay SARAH Thank you for the earrings. I feel bad about this silly sweater. MARK You and Lauren is the only present I need. MARK Look, mistletoe. SARAH It’s close enough.