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00:00:00You're the owner, Chief Thorpe.
00:00:27I'm really sorry for what you're going through.
00:00:31Any idea how it started?
00:00:35Why don't you ask her?
00:00:39Your child?
00:00:41Lost her child.
00:00:43I think she might have started it accidentally.
00:00:45There's no accident.
00:00:47That girl hates us.
00:00:50She's a little girl.
00:00:53That's what she looks like.
00:00:56I don't know what she is.
00:01:18Morning. Good morning.
00:01:20Hey, put a sweater on.
00:01:22I'll be warm running.
00:01:23Well, are you running now?
00:01:25Fine.
00:01:26Oh, and keep practice short, because the air quality is just below orange,
00:01:30and I don't want you ingesting all those toxins.
00:01:32Mm-hmm.
00:01:33Yes, Mom.
00:01:34I'll be the healthiest girl on the team, probably in the school.
00:01:38Maybe I'll never die.
00:01:40Well, if that happened, I wouldn't hate it.
00:01:43What are you doing today?
00:01:45Uh, I have an open house at noon.
00:01:48The Palmer House over on Sherman.
00:01:52What do you have going on?
00:01:53I'm working with Oliver in the den.
00:01:55We've got to get our drawings in front of the city council pretty quick.
00:01:58Three other architectural firms have already submitted bids.
00:02:03Hi, guys.
00:02:05Hey.
00:02:06Hey, you ready?
00:02:07Yeah.
00:02:08Oh, honey.
00:02:09And just for my calendar, what time is your track meet on Saturday?
00:02:12Okay, Mom, you don't need to come to every meet.
00:02:14I...
00:02:15It's at 2 p.m., Miss Long.
00:02:17Thank you, Derek.
00:02:19I'm sorry.
00:02:20Am I embarrassing you in front of your friends at your track meets?
00:02:24No, not at all.
00:02:25I think it's wonderful the way you insist on witnessing every moment of my life.
00:02:29Good.
00:02:30Because I love it.
00:02:31Bye.
00:02:32Bye.
00:02:33Bye.
00:02:34It's scary how well she's turning out.
00:02:38Where's that confidence gone from?
00:02:41I thought everybody under 18 was being destroyed by the internet.
00:02:44Oh, my God.
00:02:49What?
00:02:51It's the adoption agency.
00:02:58Hello?
00:03:00Yes, this is Jessica Long.
00:03:04Yes, we are more than ready to...
00:03:08Yes.
00:03:17No, I just, um...
00:03:20Uh...
00:03:21Sorry.
00:03:22We...
00:03:23This is the fourth adoption we've had fall through in three years, so I'm...
00:03:28No, I don't...
00:03:30I don't think it's your fault.
00:03:31My...
00:03:32Oh.
00:03:35I...
00:03:37It may not be what you had in mind, but there's another possibility.
00:03:42Everyone wants a baby, and they're thin on the ground these days.
00:03:48Would you be open to an eight-year-old girl with special needs?
00:03:52I mean, I know we've only talked about babies, but...
00:03:56An older girl needs love, too.
00:04:02Would we be able to meet her first?
00:04:03Of course.
00:04:04How about tomorrow?
00:04:05Talk it over.
00:04:06Anne, something to bear in mind.
00:04:09You're both in your forties.
00:04:10Most birth mothers prefer to place their babies with younger parents, and it's only gonna get worse.
00:04:15The door you're waiting for may not open.
00:04:20Uh, give us a few minutes. We'll call back.
00:04:27All right.
00:04:28All right.
00:04:36Okay.
00:04:37All right.
00:04:40Okay.
00:04:43We're not gonna get a baby.
00:04:47We're not gonna get a baby.
00:04:49And I think that maybe this girl could be what we've been waiting for.
00:04:55But it's two leaps, you know?
00:04:56It's just an older child and one with special needs.
00:04:58I know.
00:04:59I know.
00:05:00I just...
00:05:03It's a risk any time you adopt, and I just...
00:05:07You can't...
00:05:08You can't solve every unknown before you commit.
00:05:12You just can't.
00:05:13Okay.
00:05:14Okay.
00:05:19Okay.
00:05:20Yeah.
00:05:21I love you.
00:05:22I love you.
00:05:23Okay.
00:05:25Okay.
00:05:28Okay.
00:05:29Hey, Oliver.
00:05:30Okay.
00:05:31Am I the kind of person that needs to figure out every angle before I commit to anything?
00:05:37Oh, yeah.
00:05:38Big time.
00:05:39Really?
00:05:41Are you kidding?
00:05:42You're Mr. Spock.
00:05:44It's like, Oliver, the odds of us selling this project are 23.6 to 1.
00:05:51Look, some people run hot, some people not.
00:05:53That's why I do all the pitches.
00:05:54You analyze while I jump up and down.
00:05:58Okay.
00:05:59So what's this all about?
00:06:00Well, you know, we've been trying to adopt a baby.
00:06:02Today, the agency suggested an eight-year-old child with special needs.
00:06:08What does Jess think?
00:06:10You know, Jess, she's been dreaming about a child in her arms.
00:06:12Yeah.
00:06:13Well...
00:06:14Now maybe the dream comes true.
00:06:15Well, what do you think?
00:06:16Well, I'm right there with her wanting another child.
00:06:18Ah.
00:06:19But she's ready to dive into the deep end while you're checking the pool for issues.
00:06:22You make me sound incredibly boring.
00:06:23No, no, no, no.
00:06:24It's just that you look at things from another angle.
00:06:27It's like if Jess's first thought is a little girl in her arms.
00:06:31What's your first thought?
00:06:33Then we need to start making the house accessible for her.
00:06:37See, and that's why you guys make the perfect partners for this adventure.
00:06:42Thank you so much for doing this.
00:06:45Of course.
00:06:46Oh, yes.
00:06:47Oh, Lanny!
00:06:48No!
00:06:49No, I know.
00:06:50Come on.
00:06:51If you don't want me to sneak them, don't make them look so tempting.
00:06:55How do you do it, Jess?
00:06:58Well, everything from scratch.
00:07:00No processed ingredients.
00:07:02Never trust anything from a package.
00:07:06Okay.
00:07:07How does Carl feel about adopting this girl?
00:07:08Uh, he's open to it, but...
00:07:10I mean, you know Carl.
00:07:12He's gonna write a dissertation in his head first.
00:07:17Jess, why is this so important to you?
00:07:19You've done such a great job with Rhiannon, but in a few years she's gonna be going off to college.
00:07:24And here you are signing up for re-enlistment.
00:07:26What about freedom?
00:07:27Travel, exploring new things.
00:07:29So what?
00:07:30I should just take a cruise?
00:07:32Learn French?
00:07:33I mean, nothing is more important to me than being a mother to a child who needs me.
00:07:39And protecting them in a world that can be so dangerous in so many ways, but they need to figure it out.
00:07:46I mean, I can't think of anything that's more important than that.
00:07:50Okay then.
00:07:51I'm here for you.
00:07:52Even if it's not what I would do.
00:07:55I mean, look at this place.
00:07:57The Palmers raised three kids here, and yet they're selling it because they can't stand how empty it is.
00:08:05Jess, I love how you make up things in your head.
00:08:08You're selling this place so they can move to Carolina Beach.
00:08:11Okay, no.
00:08:12That is what they tell everybody, but I know the real agenda.
00:08:16Mm.
00:08:20No.
00:08:21No.
00:08:22Spoken like a mom.
00:08:37Hey, that's mine.
00:08:41Did you get this from Miss Alishine's purse?
00:08:47I thought you wanted a baby.
00:08:48Does the idea bother you?
00:08:50How would it bother me?
00:08:51No.
00:08:52She'd take up a lot of our attention.
00:08:54Okay, great.
00:08:55I need less attention than you're giving me.
00:08:58Okay, but it doesn't bother me.
00:09:01Seriously.
00:09:03You know, I've always wanted brothers and sisters, and I kind of like the idea of having a sister I can get to know before I go away to college.
00:09:10Oh, college.
00:09:11Well, don't expect all your fantasies to come true, because only children envy kids with siblings, and kids with siblings think they're in hell.
00:09:19Oh, God.
00:09:21Okay, Carl.
00:09:22The grass is always greener.
00:09:23Well, sure, but we don't need to go all the way to hell to make that point.
00:09:27Please feel free to look forward to having a sister.
00:09:30I think it's a good idea.
00:09:32I mean, I thought you guys were going to have me changing diapers, so...
00:09:35Well, here we are complicating everything, and teen reactions are so simple.
00:09:40How will this affect me?
00:09:42Hmm.
00:09:43I'm not complaining.
00:09:44Mm-hmm.
00:09:49Is it that stressful?
00:09:50I just, I can't take another no.
00:09:52I can't.
00:09:55Carl?
00:09:56Oh, hi.
00:09:57Jessica.
00:09:58Hi, Maya.
00:09:59Hi, nice to see you again.
00:10:00Oh, so good to see you again.
00:10:01I'm sure you want to hear more about Gabby before you meet her.
00:10:04Oh, Gabby.
00:10:06Gabrielle Sadler.
00:10:09Born in a small village in Portugal to an American mother, Jeanette Sadler.
00:10:16When Gabby was less than a year old, her mother decided to marry a local man who didn't want children.
00:10:22The marriage was conditional on that.
00:10:25Gabby's mother chose that man over her.
00:10:28She was in an orphanage till she was five, when Gabby's grandmother discovered her existence and sent for her.
00:10:36The timing was good as her village was still picking up from an earthquake, and the orphanage was in bad shape.
00:10:43Lord, she's had not so bad luck.
00:10:47I mean, at least she was with family, you know, a grandmother who wanted her.
00:10:51Well, soon after Gabby arrived, the grandmother started having dementia symptoms.
00:11:00She's in a memory care unit, and Gabby's been in foster homes ever since.
00:11:06Okay.
00:11:07What's that?
00:11:19It's a drawing I made for my new mother and father.
00:11:25So nice, Gabby.
00:11:26But this family already has a daughter, so there would be four people.
00:11:32How old is she?
00:11:34Fifteen.
00:11:39Two years of fostering, and she just keeps getting passed from one to another.
00:11:44I hope if this works out, it'll be her forever home.
00:11:49Yeah.
00:11:53Hi, Gabby.
00:11:55Hi.
00:11:57We have been looking forward to meeting you.
00:12:01Do you know who we are?
00:12:03Are you the maybe people?
00:12:05The maybe people?
00:12:06Whenever I ask if you might be my new mother and father, they say maybe.
00:12:10No.
00:12:15Would you like that, Gabby?
00:12:17I want a real family, not like the fosters.
00:12:24Would you love me?
00:12:26No.
00:12:31What is that?
00:12:40Um...
00:12:49Would you like to be a part...
00:12:52Would you like to be part of our family?
00:12:55Okay.
00:12:56Because I would really love that.
00:13:04We can start making the arrangements.
00:13:07Please do.
00:13:12Okay.
00:13:13Well, we had to sign a ton of paperwork, but here she is, a very special person.
00:13:19Hi, Gabby.
00:13:21I'm your new sister, Rhiannon.
00:13:22If you want, you can call me, right?
00:13:24Hello?
00:13:26Did you eat?
00:13:27Uh, yeah, I had the leftover salmon.
00:13:28Okay.
00:13:29Do you want to see your room?
00:13:30Oh, I'm so glad you're here.
00:13:32You get to take some of the heat.
00:13:34What heat?
00:13:36Well, the thing is, when you're my age, you don't need your mom checking in on you all the time.
00:13:41I know she's got you to occupy her, so this is a dawn of freedom for me.
00:13:46What are you telling her, Rhiannon?
00:13:48Um...
00:13:50The same thing I'm always telling you.
00:13:52See, that's what I was afraid of.
00:13:55Okay, let's go.
00:14:01Here you go.
00:14:05It's nice.
00:14:08Um...
00:14:09Hello, Princess Gabby.
00:14:23Welcome, your royal subjects.
00:14:29Hi, Mr. Lion.
00:14:30Mr. Lion.
00:14:37Uh, I'm tired.
00:14:38Can I go to bed now?
00:14:40Yeah.
00:14:41Oh, of course.
00:14:42Of course, of course, of course.
00:14:44Oh, here are your things.
00:14:47Okay.
00:14:51Okay, we'll...
00:14:54Give you some time.
00:14:55Okay.
00:15:01Good night.
00:15:02Good night, honey.
00:15:03Good night.
00:15:06Is anything wrong?
00:15:08No.
00:15:10I don't know.
00:15:13I just...
00:15:18I knew we weren't getting a baby, and I'm okay with that I am.
00:15:22I just...
00:15:24I don't know.
00:15:25It feels so different than I thought it would.
00:15:29I don't know.
00:15:30Well, I mean, Jessie, you've had that room ready for a baby for three years now.
00:15:34I know.
00:15:36She's an eight-year-old girl with her own personality.
00:15:39I know.
00:15:41That's all it is, right?
00:15:43Yeah. I mean, what else could it be?
00:15:45I'm sure it's me.
00:15:47I think I've had a long day and could use some rest.
00:15:50All right, let's go to bed.
00:15:53Hey.
00:16:07Come on in.
00:16:15Are you famous?
00:16:17No, not yet.
00:16:19Will they want me to do that?
00:16:22Running?
00:16:23Sports?
00:16:25No, you can do whatever you want.
00:16:27Here, take a seat.
00:16:33Are there any games you like?
00:16:36Um...
00:16:37Grandma and I used to play a card game.
00:16:39Yeah?
00:16:40It's only three cards.
00:16:42It's not hard.
00:16:44But it got hard for her.
00:16:47What about games you played with other kids?
00:16:50Other kids don't play with me.
00:16:55Here.
00:17:00Okay.
00:17:01So this is llamas in the lake.
00:17:05And the llamas all try to swim to that island, see?
00:17:08Want to try?
00:17:10Yeah.
00:17:15I'll be going to school in a few days.
00:17:18And you'll make friends then.
00:17:20No, I won't.
00:17:29Oh, wow.
00:17:31Oh, my gosh.
00:17:32You didn't have to do that.
00:17:33I saw how tired you looked last night.
00:17:35Oh, sweetie.
00:17:40Coffee, coffee, coffee.
00:17:41Oh, good morning.
00:17:50What?
00:17:52What's that?
00:17:53Oh, my bracelet?
00:17:54Yeah.
00:17:56This...
00:17:58is a medical alert bracelet.
00:18:02It's 14 karat gold.
00:18:06What does it say?
00:18:07It says latex allergy.
00:18:10Those are odd words.
00:18:11Hmm?
00:18:13An allergy is when something makes you sick.
00:18:17And the thing that makes me sick is latex.
00:18:20Latex is a specific kind of rubber.
00:18:23It's very romantic, Abby.
00:18:25It is, actually.
00:18:27Dad got it from home when they got a gauge.
00:18:28He said it was so he'd never lose her.
00:18:31Never mind, sweetie.
00:18:33The more important thing is, what would you like for breakfast?
00:18:35Uh, do you have caviar?
00:18:38My mother used to give me that.
00:18:42Oh, uh, oh, you're a foster mother.
00:18:44She used to give you caviar?
00:18:46She's not my mother.
00:18:48My real mother is a famous singer.
00:18:50She'll come back for me someday, and I'll be a singer, too.
00:18:55Well, that's nice.
00:18:57Um, we are out of caviar at the moment, but we do have cereal,
00:19:02and then after breakfast, I can help you get ready and wash up.
00:19:07I don't need help getting washed.
00:19:09There's a stool by the sink.
00:19:11Yes, but I think that we should do more than a sink wash today.
00:19:17I know that you are very capable, but you just need help getting-
00:19:22I don't need help!
00:19:23I don't need help!
00:19:42Gabby?
00:19:43Yeah?
00:19:51I'm ready.
00:19:52Yes.
00:19:54I-I wish that you wouldn't have gotten dressed.
00:19:57I came upstairs to help you take a bath.
00:19:59Oh, I washed.
00:20:00I don't need a bath.
00:20:01Okay, honey, we-we talked about this in the kitchen.
00:20:04Okay, we have rules in this house,
00:20:08and we don't just ignore each other,
00:20:11and at some point, you're gonna have to take a bath.
00:20:13I said no!
00:20:20Okay, fine.
00:20:25No baths today.
00:20:34Are you sure you want to do this?
00:20:35Because it could be really boring.
00:20:37I want to be with you.
00:20:39All right, you can stay until the open house starts then.
00:20:41But couldn't we do something else together?
00:20:44Well, I'd love to, but I have to work.
00:20:47We could go to the movies.
00:20:49I'm sorry, Gabby.
00:20:50Work comes first, okay?
00:20:52Hi!
00:20:54Elaine and Richard.
00:20:55This is Gabby.
00:20:57Well, hello, young lady.
00:20:58Hi.
00:20:59And where do you come from?
00:21:00Monaco.
00:21:02It's a city and a country.
00:21:04Gabby is going to help me make my famous open house cookies today.
00:21:08Yes, we heard they were hit at the last showing.
00:21:11Oh, thank you.
00:21:12It's actually the aroma that's more important than the cookies,
00:21:15which is why I'm going to bake them in your oven.
00:21:18Setting the mood.
00:21:19Exactly.
00:21:21Well, we'll leave you to it then.
00:21:23Nice to meet you, Gabby.
00:21:24Yeah.
00:21:25We're gonna have fun.
00:21:27Bye.
00:21:28Okay.
00:21:29Do dry ingredients first.
00:21:34So, honey, why did you say Monaco to Mr. Palmer?
00:21:41He asked where I came from.
00:21:43But you're not from Monaco.
00:21:46So, why would you tell a fib like that?
00:21:49Yeah.
00:21:50And this morning you said your mother was a famous singer?
00:21:58Those are nice dreams.
00:21:59Hmm?
00:22:01I mean, Monaco's a very fancy place.
00:22:04There's a prince and a princess.
00:22:05Maybe you heard about that in a movie?
00:22:08Okay, but this is the thing.
00:22:14No matter how nice dreams are,
00:22:17we can't just say things to people that aren't true.
00:22:22How do you know?
00:22:24How do I know what?
00:22:27What's true?
00:22:34Anna.
00:22:38Elaine left her phone here.
00:22:41Oh.
00:22:42Isn't it silly that I had to come back?
00:22:45Years ago I wouldn't even care,
00:22:46but now I feel like they have to amputate that thing from my hand.
00:22:52Little Gabby's quite the eccentric, isn't she?
00:22:54Yeah.
00:22:56Monaco.
00:22:57Carl mentioned Portugal to me.
00:22:59Oh.
00:23:00He knows that I worked out of Lisbon for a couple of years.
00:23:03He wondered if I knew anything about her village.
00:23:05I wouldn't have heard of her place except for the earthquake a few years ago.
00:23:09Hmm.
00:23:10Terrible.
00:23:11Hospitals were full.
00:23:13A lot of people never found, you know?
00:23:15It's a lot for a little girl to take on.
00:23:18Hmm.
00:23:19It's not in any of the usual places.
00:23:21Could one of you call my number?
00:23:22I don't...
00:23:28Kitchen!
00:23:29Yes!
00:23:43I'm helping.
00:23:46It helped.
00:23:47It felt more like sabotage.
00:23:48What?
00:23:49You mean like deliberate?
00:23:50Well, I refused to take her to a movie.
00:23:53And then I told her that I didn't believe her.
00:23:55And it seemed like this was payback.
00:23:58And then we had a fight this morning.
00:24:00Ooh.
00:24:01I offered to help her take a bath,
00:24:02and she insisted on just washing up at the sink.
00:24:05And for a minute I thought she was gonna attack me.
00:24:07I mean...
00:24:10Maybe she was abused.
00:24:12And that's why she won't take her clothes off in front of anyone?
00:24:14That's a terrible thought.
00:24:16Either way, she's obviously not comfortable with it.
00:24:18I know.
00:24:19And we just met you both.
00:24:21If it were me, I'd give her time.
00:24:24Yeah.
00:24:26Yeah.
00:24:28I just...
00:24:29I thought that I would understand her better.
00:24:33We were both born overseas.
00:24:35You know, she came from Portugal.
00:24:37I came from Germany.
00:24:38And we both had to adjust as little kids.
00:24:42But I just...
00:24:44I don't get her.
00:24:46There's a probationary period, isn't there?
00:24:48Yes, but Carl and I agree on this.
00:24:50You can't bring a child into your home and then dump her where you got her.
00:24:54You know, like she's the wrong size shoe or something.
00:24:57At least she'll be starting school in a couple of days.
00:24:59It'll be out of your hair.
00:25:00Thank God.
00:25:01I did do a check on the second grade teacher.
00:25:04Typical Jess.
00:25:05Oh, I know.
00:25:06I have to.
00:25:07And she's got a great reputation.
00:25:09She's a few years from retirement.
00:25:11And she's supposed to be just really good with the kids.
00:25:14So...
00:25:16But good.
00:25:18You do you.
00:25:19Oh.
00:25:20And whatever happens, remember.
00:25:21We'll always have Chardonnay.
00:25:22We need it.
00:25:23Yeah.
00:25:24I do.
00:25:34I know you're awake.
00:25:36It wasn't a secret.
00:25:39Are we in way over our heads?
00:25:41I don't know.
00:25:43Should we maybe get some help?
00:25:46Like take her to some kind of counselor?
00:25:48I don't know.
00:25:51I mean, it's early.
00:25:53She's still adjusting.
00:25:55I mean, they could offer advice at least.
00:25:58We don't have to take it.
00:26:00I know.
00:26:01I'm just...
00:26:02I'm worried that sending her to a therapist right now,
00:26:07that she'll see that is a way of saying something's wrong with her.
00:26:13We were so lucky with Rhiannon.
00:26:15Oh, come on.
00:26:18I mean, she had her moments.
00:26:20Yeah.
00:26:21Yeah, she did.
00:26:22You remember the time she...
00:26:25she got on the wrong bus just to see what would happen?
00:26:28Oh, my God.
00:26:29He's like five years ahead.
00:26:30Oh.
00:26:31At least.
00:26:34Okay, then let's...
00:26:35let's rise to this occasion.
00:26:38You know?
00:26:39Yeah.
00:26:40Maybe a few years from now, when Gabby's in college,
00:26:43we'll look back on today and find it funny.
00:26:48No, we won't.
00:26:50Probably not.
00:26:52Oh, you're cute when you're wrong.
00:26:56Oh.
00:26:57What?
00:26:58Rhiannon yelled at me.
00:27:12Yeah, because she was shocked.
00:27:13You know, she wasn't expecting to find you there.
00:27:14When someone's surprised like that, it's upsetting.
00:27:15Yeah.
00:27:16So it's okay she yelled at me?
00:27:17No.
00:27:18No.
00:27:19No.
00:27:20No.
00:27:21No.
00:27:22No.
00:27:23No.
00:27:24No, but she has a right to her privacy.
00:27:26Okay?
00:27:27Like, that room is hers.
00:27:28Just like this one is yours.
00:27:29Hers is better than mine.
00:27:30It's different.
00:27:31I saw her runner pictures.
00:27:32Oh, no.
00:27:33No, she wasn't expecting to find you there.
00:27:34No, she wasn't expecting to find you there.
00:27:36When someone's surprised like that, it's upsetting.
00:27:37Yeah.
00:27:38So it's okay she yelled at me?
00:27:39No, no.
00:27:40No, but she has a right to her privacy.
00:27:43Okay?
00:27:44Like, that room is hers.
00:27:46Just like this one is yours.
00:27:48Hers is better than mine.
00:27:50It's different.
00:27:51I saw her runner pictures.
00:27:56You looked proud of her.
00:27:58Yeah, we are.
00:28:00I can't run.
00:28:01Not like her.
00:28:03Well, you know, you'll, um...
00:28:07You'll find your own things.
00:28:09You know?
00:28:10Special things that mean something to you.
00:28:12Yeah.
00:28:13We don't love Rhiannon because she runs.
00:28:15We love Rhiannon because she's Rhiannon.
00:28:20Hey.
00:28:22Do you like your room?
00:28:24Because you have these toys and you don't play with them.
00:28:35Of course I like them.
00:28:40So Gabby's schooling has been pretty patchy.
00:28:44At best.
00:28:45Um...
00:28:46She's moved around a lot.
00:28:48Right, Gabby?
00:28:49Yes.
00:28:50And some of her fosters homeschooled when they bothered.
00:28:56Well, don't you worry, Gabby.
00:28:59We'll make sure you are caught up to the rest of the second grade in no time.
00:29:02Right.
00:29:03Okay.
00:29:04One time.
00:29:05One time.
00:29:10Today, we are going to add a one-digit number to a two-digit number.
00:29:15Let's say Jan has 12 Pokemon stickers and she gets two more.
00:29:20You're funny looking.
00:29:21You're a bitch.
00:29:22Hey.
00:29:23Hey there.
00:29:24Just in time.
00:29:25How was practice?
00:29:26Still working in my farm.
00:29:27Uh-huh.
00:29:28That sounds great.
00:29:29Right?
00:29:30I'm starving.
00:29:31She's just watching like spy, Mom.
00:29:32She's creepy.
00:29:33Okay.
00:29:34Listen, I know you were upset that she was in your room, but think about this.
00:29:47You have a place here.
00:29:49Okay?
00:29:50She's new.
00:29:51She's just watching like a spy, Mom.
00:29:54She's creepy.
00:29:55OK.
00:29:56Listen, I know you were upset that she was in your room.
00:29:59But think about this.
00:30:01You have a place here, OK?
00:30:03She's new.
00:30:05And then she sees these photos of you doing things
00:30:08she'll never be able to do.
00:30:09And so I think to her, it must look like you have the world.
00:30:12Maybe she was just lonely and just a little bit jealous.
00:30:18Yeah, I guess it's possible.
00:30:22Yes.
00:30:23All right.
00:30:24Take these over, and you two can get started.
00:30:27Here you go.
00:30:29Yeah.
00:30:34How's school going?
00:30:36Hey, Reed, what's that bird?
00:30:38Boreal!
00:30:39You know all the birds by name because your grandma's a bird watcher.
00:30:42She and Granddad live out in the country.
00:30:44We'll take you to visit her.
00:30:46You will?
00:30:47Yeah, they're great.
00:30:48I have a picture of Gran and Granddad framed on my dresser.
00:30:51I'll show it to you?
00:30:52One second.
00:30:54Will they be my grandparents too?
00:30:55Yes.
00:30:56And when we visit, we'll show you where the bear looked at Gran through the window.
00:30:59A bear?
00:31:00A bear who stole the bird feeder.
00:31:02Oh, you're going to hear all the stories, Gabby.
00:31:05Will they like me?
00:31:06Mom!
00:31:07Mom!
00:31:08Even my trophies.
00:31:09She even took my trophies.
00:31:10I'm scared.
00:31:11Oh, no.
00:31:12I'm scared.
00:31:13I'm scared.
00:31:14I'm scared.
00:31:15I'm scared.
00:31:16How would you get this out of here?
00:31:17Yeah.
00:31:18Um, I know it's a long time.
00:31:19But if you're out of here, you would be really good.
00:31:20You know what?
00:31:21That's a long time.
00:31:22You get the same.
00:31:23Way to take a long time.
00:31:24You win.
00:31:25I'm in.
00:31:26I'm so mad.
00:31:57Why is she here?
00:31:59Why is she here?
00:32:09Here's what you're going to do.
00:32:11You're going to return everything you took to Rhiannon.
00:32:15Apologize to her.
00:32:16No, I shouldn't have to.
00:32:18She has enough things.
00:32:19Okay, being part of a forever family doesn't mean things are just handed to you, okay?
00:32:29It's about participating.
00:32:32It's about being respectful to one another.
00:32:35And you can start by taking off that sweater and giving it back to her.
00:32:40That's Rhiannon's sweater.
00:32:42Are you sure?
00:32:43Yeah, it's cropped.
00:32:44I like this sweater.
00:32:45Why can't I have it?
00:32:46Because it doesn't belong to you.
00:32:48Okay.
00:32:49I'll knit you another sweater.
00:32:51Whatever color you want.
00:32:52I like this.
00:32:53Now it for Rhiannon.
00:32:54Okay, this is ridiculous.
00:32:55Take off that sweater.
00:32:58Okay, you know what?
00:32:59You need to go and you need to stay in your room and think about what you did.
00:33:03Go.
00:33:04Go.
00:33:04Or I will pick you up and I'll carry you there.
00:33:26Boy, that felt like a draw.
00:33:27Oh, my God.
00:33:34You going to be all right?
00:34:04Yeah.
00:34:04Yeah.
00:34:05It's just a sprain.
00:34:08Okay.
00:34:09I feel...
00:34:10I feel like the thing I told you at the hospital, you think I'm paranoid.
00:34:14I just don't think that toy was left there deliberately.
00:34:20I mean, kids leave things around all the time.
00:34:22So do a lot of adults.
00:34:24Yeah.
00:34:24You know how we were wondering if we can handle this girl?
00:34:28What if she's thinking the same thing about us?
00:34:30Deciding if she doesn't like us.
00:34:33If she doesn't like me.
00:34:35Because I go up and down those stairs all the time with that laundry basket.
00:34:40She is a troubled kid.
00:34:42She's not a master criminal.
00:34:46So what are you doing today?
00:34:47Well, I'm supposed to do notes on the houses that I've listed, but I don't know how I'm going to do that.
00:34:54I can help.
00:34:58I...
00:34:58Thank you, Gabby, but you have to go to school today.
00:35:03Do I have to?
00:35:04Yes.
00:35:05The eternal question.
00:35:07All right, maybe I can help when I get back tonight, okay?
00:35:11Have a good day.
00:35:12You too.
00:35:17Okay.
00:35:18Get ready for school.
00:35:19I'll be right back.
00:35:20Hey, Lanny.
00:35:30Barely snorted, and I'm already having a bad day.
00:35:34I say wine bar tonight.
00:35:36Believe me, but did I tell you I sprained my wrist?
00:35:39So you can lift the glass with your other hand.
00:35:42Right.
00:35:47I don't know.
00:35:48I...
00:35:49What?
00:35:52Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa.
00:35:55Okay, this is weird, but I think Gabby was using my computer.
00:36:01Why would an eight-year-old girl be looking up adoption regulations?
00:36:06The dog is sad.
00:36:08When Joanie and Sam come home, Buddy plays with them.
00:36:13Question one.
00:36:14Why is Buddy sad?
00:36:16Write your answers.
00:36:19Gabby, you're not writing.
00:36:22May I go to the bathroom, Mrs. Butterfield?
00:36:26Yes, you may.
00:36:38Others play.
00:36:57There she is.
00:36:59Bye.
00:37:00Bye.
00:37:05Bye.
00:37:06Bye.
00:37:07Let's go.
00:37:37What? How can she be missing? She's supposed to be in class.
00:37:40I know, I know. She asked to use the bathroom. Nobody's seen her since. They're searching the school for her.
00:37:44Let's go. Sorry.
00:37:47We've been over every room once, and so now we're going back and checking every inch, every cupboard, every...
00:37:54Um...
00:37:55Gabby.
00:38:09Gabby.
00:38:10I'm so worried about you.
00:38:16I'm sorry.
00:38:17Oh.
00:38:19Did you take these things from the teacher's lounge?
00:38:24Mrs. Long? Mr. Long?
00:38:26I think we need to talk.
00:38:28Yeah.
00:38:29Are you okay?
00:38:33I'll be back. Let's go.
00:38:38The teacher said she's extremely bright and must have had some advanced homeschooling.
00:38:43Oh.
00:38:44So they're keeping her out for a little while while they test her and figure out where to recreate her.
00:38:49This is me. You might have a child genius.
00:38:51I don't know what we have. I mean, being a child genius wouldn't explain her having her period.
00:38:59If she has it.
00:39:00She confronted her about that?
00:39:01Yeah.
00:39:02She admitted taking the tampons from Brianna's room and claimed that she didn't know what they were.
00:39:08I'll buy it.
00:39:10Do you hear girls are getting their period younger these days?
00:39:12Okay, yes, fine, sure. But then why lie about it?
00:39:15And, you know, she just, she doesn't seem like an eight-year-old.
00:39:23She doesn't play with little girl toys.
00:39:25I thought maybe the braces weren't an indication that she was older, but apparently kids as young as seven can have them.
00:39:31But, you know, adults can too, so who knows?
00:39:34Jess, why would she lie about being a child? Where's the reward?
00:39:37Well, Carla and I are supporting her, so she doesn't have to work for a living.
00:39:40She could probably squeeze a college education out of us and, you know, who knows what else?
00:39:44How old do you think she is?
00:39:46I don't know.
00:39:47But you said work for a living.
00:39:48I know. I just...
00:39:51I have wondered if she's an adult. I know that sounds incredible.
00:40:02What does Carl think?
00:40:04Carl thinks that she was curious about the tampons and that she's extremely bright for her age.
00:40:12That part he likes.
00:40:13So I'm pretty much on my own in this.
00:40:16And I don't even know what to make of her looking up adoption regulations on my laptop.
00:40:21Maybe she's worried.
00:40:22Wants to see how easy it would be for you to reverse the adoption.
00:40:25Yeah.
00:40:26Or she's wondering what would happen to her if something happened to us.
00:40:30What would happen to you?
00:40:33I don't know.
00:40:33Hey, Derek.
00:40:41Hey.
00:40:42Reed's not ready yet.
00:40:45So where are you two going this afternoon?
00:40:47Well, I'm trying to get Reed to go to the science center with me, but she always says the weather's too nice to be indoors.
00:40:52Well, your eyes aren't good today either.
00:40:54Another beautiful Saturday.
00:40:56Feel free to hang out.
00:40:57I'm going back to work.
00:41:29Hi.
00:41:35You must be Derek.
00:41:37I'm Gabby, the new sister.
00:41:40Hello.
00:41:41Want a soda?
00:41:43Uh, I'm okay, thanks.
00:41:46Okay.
00:41:46So, are you going anywhere interesting today?
00:41:52I'm, uh, not sure.
00:41:54You should go to the science center.
00:41:57Really?
00:41:57Yeah.
00:41:58They have an exhibit on the space shuttle.
00:42:01Are you interested in science?
00:42:03I love it.
00:42:04I love learning things.
00:42:06Uh-huh.
00:42:12Oh, no.
00:42:13I, I lost my earring.
00:42:16You won't find it?
00:42:17Oh, I found it.
00:42:29I'd hate to lose one of these things.
00:42:32See how nice there?
00:42:33Hey, Rhi.
00:42:40We should, we should get going.
00:42:44When I get home, I want those earrings back in my box.
00:42:55Bye.
00:42:56I know how it sounds, but I'm not jealous.
00:43:00I'm really not.
00:43:00She's a liar and a thief.
00:43:02And my parents are all just, give her a chance.
00:43:05She needs to learn what a family is like.
00:43:08Well, why do we have to teach her?
00:43:12Hey, I'm not saying much.
00:43:15Isn't there something wrong about this whole thing?
00:43:18What do you think?
00:43:19Well, now that you mention it, yeah, he misunderstood.
00:43:25He's not stupid, Dad.
00:43:26I'm not saying that.
00:43:27I'm, I'm just saying, when you're a boy of 15,
00:43:33you can sort of dwell on the subject of sex
00:43:36a little more than a girl of 15 might realize.
00:43:38You think he's seeing something that's not there?
00:43:40I think an eight-year-old girl
00:43:41is not out to steal anybody's boyfriend.
00:43:43Who says that she's eight?
00:43:47We both saw our birth certificate.
00:43:49Not just the American version, the original Portuguese one.
00:43:52Okay, okay, so she's a little girl
00:43:55who is educated beyond her years
00:43:58is stealing tampons
00:44:00and has somehow convinced a 15-year-old boy
00:44:03that she's flirting with him.
00:44:09I'm, we need to talk to her.
00:44:13No, I'm eight years old.
00:44:15I'm eight.
00:44:15Why do you want me to lie to you?
00:44:17Okay, Gabby, honey, listen.
00:44:19However old you are, we're not gonna punish you.
00:44:22I'm eight.
00:44:23I'm eight!
00:44:24Okay, Gabby, calm down.
00:44:25It's Rhiannon, isn't it?
00:44:26Talking about me behind my back.
00:44:28She doesn't want me here
00:44:29and she doesn't want to share anything.
00:44:30I mean, you all go on about family,
00:44:32but you don't mean it.
00:44:33Okay, Gabby, honey, just calm down.
00:44:35Nobody's...
00:44:36You know what I wanted?
00:44:37I wish I'd never come here!
00:44:38Okay.
00:44:42Okay.
00:44:44Well, so much for the talking-to-her method.
00:44:48Maybe we need somebody who's better at talking.
00:44:50Well...
00:44:51I know you're not sold on the idea,
00:44:53but I think it's time we're child therapists.
00:44:56Do you really think a child therapist
00:44:57is what we need here?
00:45:04You're just gonna tell them everything I say.
00:45:07No.
00:45:08I'm not.
00:45:09This is between me and you.
00:45:12But I will talk to your parents later
00:45:13about what I think.
00:45:16Let's talk about your time in America.
00:45:18How did you like living with your grandma?
00:45:21She was okay.
00:45:23Mm-hmm.
00:45:24Until she got confused.
00:45:26And before that, in Portugal?
00:45:30Can you tell me about the earthquake?
00:45:33It was dark.
00:45:35And then the earth started to shake.
00:45:36Well, that must have been pretty scary.
00:45:39Yeah.
00:45:40It was.
00:45:41I yelled and woke the dorm.
00:45:44And helped the little kids get out.
00:45:46Well, you were pretty little yourself, weren't you?
00:45:48That was three years ago.
00:45:52You were what?
00:45:53Around five?
00:45:56Yeah.
00:45:58So you got out.
00:45:59No.
00:46:00I was inside.
00:46:01The ceiling came down on me.
00:46:04I couldn't move.
00:46:06I thought it would be okay.
00:46:08I thought someone would come.
00:46:09Well, they must have tried.
00:46:10No.
00:46:11No one tried.
00:46:13No one looked.
00:46:14They left me all by myself.
00:46:16In the dark.
00:46:17How long were you trapped?
00:46:20Three days.
00:46:21But they found you.
00:46:22They found me by accident.
00:46:24Can you tell me about your new family?
00:46:27Do you like them?
00:46:29I don't like them for bringing me here.
00:46:30Is there anything you've done that you feel bad about?
00:46:38No.
00:46:39I do what I need to.
00:46:42Well, she's had more than her share of drama.
00:46:46I think she's at a crossroads.
00:46:49You've heard of Le'Veon Rose?
00:46:52Seeing life through rose-colored glasses?
00:46:54Yes.
00:46:55For Gabby, it's Le'Veon Noir.
00:46:57She sees the world as dark and dangerous.
00:46:59So what does that mean for us?
00:47:03Well, clearly she's very bright for age,
00:47:06but when someone's in a dark place,
00:47:09they may see enemies where there are none,
00:47:11and then they may take action to protect themselves.
00:47:14So what can we do?
00:47:16You can show her that she can rely on you.
00:47:20That the world isn't dark and dangerous.
00:47:22But the world is dark and dangerous.
00:47:24And yet children need to feel safe.
00:47:27Yeah.
00:47:28We'll try.
00:47:30It'll take time.
00:47:31What if we don't have time?
00:47:34Dr. Lee,
00:47:35we have another daughter at home,
00:47:39and
00:47:39Gabby,
00:47:42at times,
00:47:44seems jealous,
00:47:46even hostile towards her.
00:47:48Hostile might be going too far.
00:47:50Carl,
00:47:50this is important,
00:47:52and we can't be blind to it.
00:47:55Gabby just came into our lives a few weeks ago,
00:47:59and she is saying that she is eight years old.
00:48:03Her documents say that she's eight,
00:48:05but I have to say,
00:48:05given the way she behaves,
00:48:07I think that she may be lying.
00:48:12I think she may be lying about that and other things.
00:48:18I would have to assess her further.
00:48:20But if she were,
00:48:23in fact,
00:48:24pretending to be something she's not,
00:48:27like manipulating you or
00:48:28taking advantage of your emotional weak spots,
00:48:32it changes things.
00:48:34We'd be talking less about trauma
00:48:36and more about psychopathy.
00:48:39Psychopathy?
00:48:40Does that mean that she's dangerous?
00:48:46Potentially.
00:48:47Drop them.
00:49:11What are you doing?
00:49:12I was only going to cut a flower.
00:49:14Oh, yeah?
00:49:14What, are you a gardener now?
00:49:15You wouldn't let me keep the posters.
00:49:16I wanted something pretty for my room.
00:49:19Drop it!
00:49:26Come on.
00:49:27No.
00:49:28No!
00:49:29No!
00:49:29Go!
00:49:30Go!
00:49:30Go!
00:49:30Go!
00:49:30Go!
00:49:30Go!
00:49:30Go!
00:49:30Go!
00:49:30Go!
00:49:30Go!
00:49:30Go!
00:49:31Go!
00:49:31Go!
00:49:31Go!
00:49:31Go!
00:49:35I just don't get it.
00:49:36Why do I have to stay with Lani?
00:49:39And why is Gabby locked in her room?
00:49:43She didn't really try to hurt me, did she?
00:49:46We just think it's better for you to spend a few days away when we settle some things.
00:49:51What things, though?
00:49:52What is going on?
00:49:54Listen, we don't feel that it's safe to have Gabby living here.
00:49:59Great.
00:50:00We can't just drop a child off on a doorstep.
00:50:04So we have to make arrangements, we have to get a hold of the adoption agency, and I don't know how long that's going to take.
00:50:10And keeping you safe is the most important thing in our lives.
00:50:12Yes.
00:50:14So you're going to Lani's.
00:50:15You understand?
00:50:18Mr. I understand.
00:50:19Okay, she's here.
00:50:20Let's go.
00:50:27Hey.
00:50:29Thank you for doing this.
00:50:30I really appreciate it.
00:50:32You'll love it.
00:50:34My condo is next to a bakery.
00:50:36Chocolate pastries from heaven.
00:50:39Yep.
00:50:40Okay.
00:50:41Love you.
00:50:41Bye.
00:50:41Bye.
00:50:42Bye.
00:50:42Bye.
00:50:43Bye.
00:50:44Bye.
00:50:44Bye.
00:50:45Bye.
00:50:46Bye.
00:50:46Bye.
00:50:47Bye.
00:50:47Bye.
00:50:48Bye.
00:50:48Bye.
00:50:49Bye.
00:50:49I know this feels like a terrible failure, but you know we can't have Gabby stay here.
00:50:56She was going to be a part of our family.
00:50:58I know.
00:50:59I know, sweetheart.
00:51:02You know how much I wanted this.
00:51:03It is killing me to think that it's just a dream.
00:51:16Hello?
00:51:16Uh, yes?
00:51:17It's child welfare.
00:51:18Yeah, this is Jessica.
00:51:30Gabby, I don't want you to worry about anything you say.
00:51:31You're not going to get in trouble for talking with us, and I don't want you to worry about
00:51:45anyone else.
00:51:46What is she telling them?
00:51:47I mean, she could say anything.
00:51:48I mean, she could say anything, and they will have to take her seriously.
00:51:53I mean, she could say anything, and they will have to take her seriously.
00:51:57Well, even the truth looks bad.
00:51:58I know.
00:51:59I know.
00:52:00I know.
00:52:01I know.
00:52:02I know.
00:52:03I know.
00:52:08Bree?
00:52:09Everything okay?
00:52:10Yeah, all good here.
00:52:12Um, I'm just really confused about what's going on there.
00:52:17What do you mean?
00:52:18What do you mean?
00:52:19Nothing's going on here.
00:52:20Well, I'm on the family page.
00:52:24I'm online, and I thought the adoption agency said we weren't allowed to post pictures of
00:52:30Gabby to social media.
00:52:31We're not.
00:52:32Well, it's up there, and there's this text with it, and it doesn't sound like either
00:52:40of you guys.
00:52:41Our darling little girl.
00:52:42She's been through an ordeal, but that ends now because we've welcomed this lost angel
00:52:48into our arms.
00:52:49Oh, my God.
00:52:50And then more about how she's so sad, and how amazing we are.
00:52:56This makes it look as if we were trying to pass ourselves off as saints.
00:52:59Bree, thanks, honey.
00:53:01Uh...
00:53:02Oh, my God.
00:53:03We're gonna try and get to the bottom of this.
00:53:05You stay safe.
00:53:06Yeah, this is...
00:53:07It's fine, honey.
00:53:08We've got this.
00:53:09We love you, okay?
00:53:10Love you guys.
00:53:11I love you.
00:53:12I love you, honey.
00:53:14I don't know how many more levels of bad we can reach today.
00:53:17What do you think this looks like?
00:53:19Abusers that are using their adopted child as publicity.
00:53:23I mean...
00:53:24Delete it.
00:53:25Hopefully nobody's seen it yet.
00:53:26It's got 89 smiley faces and 12 comments.
00:53:33She did this.
00:53:35She did this.
00:53:36What?
00:53:37I don't know how she did it, but she did it.
00:53:40But why?
00:53:42To hurt us, Carl.
00:53:45I mean, it's the same reason that she left that toy on the stairs where I walk up and down every single day.
00:53:52The same reason that she went after Rhiannon.
00:53:54Just how?
00:53:56Your laptop is logged off when you're not using it. How could you...
00:53:59I don't know. I don't know how.
00:54:01I also don't know how David Blaine catches a bullet in his teeth, but he does it.
00:54:12We finished. For the time being. But we'll be back.
00:54:16Why? We've explained.
00:54:18Yes, Mr. Long. Your explanations have been accounted for. Gabby backed you up.
00:54:22Okay, so why isn't this all over with then?
00:54:27When a child has bruises, we take it very seriously.
00:54:30And they're not always forthcoming about how these things happen.
00:54:36We'll be checking in again.
00:55:09This is exactly what she wants. This is blackmail.
00:55:16She can testify to those people and destroy our lives anytime we do something she doesn't like.
00:55:23And then, like, we're done.
00:55:26Our reputations are gone.
00:55:28And I don't just mean your project, because who wants to buy a house from a child abuser?
00:55:33Who wants to be friends with a child abuser?
00:55:36What do we do?
00:55:39I don't know. Do we move?
00:55:41Do we change our names?
00:55:42I mean, would that even work? Because the internet just follows you everywhere.
00:55:47If they thought we were harming Gabby, would they want to remove Rihanna from our custody, too?
00:55:52Oh, my God.
00:55:53You're right. It's not just my work. We could literally lose everything that matters.
00:55:56Okay, okay, wait, wait, wait, wait.
00:56:00We can't be the first people that she has taken advantage of.
00:56:04We need to drill down into her past.
00:56:07Justine, do you know how this sounds?
00:56:10Gabby backed her story to child welfare.
00:56:12Yes.
00:56:14Yes.
00:56:15Because she is a manipulator.
00:56:20Oh, my God.
00:56:21Somebody put that story online.
00:56:24Somebody who was in her house and had access to the adoption folder.
00:56:28What do you think? You think Oliver did it?
00:56:31Do you think Rihanna did it before she left the house?
00:56:34Hey, I get it.
00:56:37It's possible.
00:56:39Then let's please defend ourselves.
00:56:47She doesn't get many visitors.
00:56:49I'm sure she'd like to hear about her granddaughter.
00:56:52But the truth is, she may not remember she has one.
00:56:56Okay.
00:56:57She prefers to be called June.
00:57:05June?
00:57:08Oh, gosh.
00:57:09You're a knitter.
00:57:10I am, too.
00:57:12Oh.
00:57:13Can I sit with you?
00:57:14Huh?
00:57:15Yes.
00:57:16Yes.
00:57:24Fighting.
00:57:25We were always fighting.
00:57:26Mm.
00:57:29What were we just talking about?
00:57:32Your daughter?
00:57:33Jeanette?
00:57:35Who went to Portugal?
00:57:36Well, she can't go to Portugal.
00:57:38She's only seven.
00:57:44So, you and your daughter, you fought a lot.
00:57:50Is that why she didn't tell you that she had a baby?
00:57:56Your granddaughter, Gabby.
00:57:57Gabby.
00:58:00The little girl.
00:58:03The little girl who'll always be little.
00:58:06Yes.
00:58:07Yes, Gabby.
00:58:09Yeah.
00:58:11Don't you just love purple?
00:58:14Oh, I do.
00:58:15I do.
00:58:17So, Gabby?
00:58:21She didn't look anything like her.
00:58:23I said she looked just like her mother.
00:58:34I can't believe we're sitting outside of our own house, so we won't be over hers.
00:58:38Okay, this is what I got from the adoption agency.
00:58:41It's an acres house.
00:58:42Gabby's foster family.
00:58:44Okay, what are you telling me?
00:58:46So, the foster dad blamed Gabby, but the insurance blamed the foster dad.
00:58:50Seems he's a drinker, and they think he fell asleep with a lit cigarette.
00:58:53The fire started in his bedroom.
00:58:55Okay, if that were true, why would he blame Gabby?
00:58:58Well, they think it was because he was afraid that he wouldn't get the insurance payout
00:59:03if the fire was due to his own negligence.
00:59:05And no matter what, she comes out smelling like a rose, right?
00:59:09We can't be sure that she was behind it.
00:59:12There's no real evidence.
00:59:13How many benefits of the doubt are you gonna give this girl?
00:59:16We don't even know who she is.
00:59:18What does that even mean?
00:59:20I...
00:59:22The grandmother said she doesn't look anything like the mother.
00:59:26Okay.
00:59:27So, what proof do we have that this is Gabby?
00:59:30A birth certificate.
00:59:31Yes.
00:59:32Yes, a birth certificate with an unbelievable age.
00:59:37Aside from that, what else is there?
00:59:39There's not really anything else.
00:59:49There was a disaster in her town, right?
00:59:53People went missing.
00:59:54They were never found.
00:59:56The authorities, they were confused.
01:00:01They were overwhelmed.
01:00:03The grandmother sends for her.
01:00:07How do we know that it's really Gabby that shows up in the United States?
01:00:14I mean, all the grandma has to go on is, you know, whatever paperwork was sent to her from Portugal at that time.
01:00:19So, who's to say the girl who shows up on the doorstep isn't some much older girl running a scam?
01:00:28Because that's a pretty nice life, right?
01:00:31A soft landing in the United States with some generous, sweet old lady.
01:00:36It's a theory.
01:00:37Yeah.
01:00:39It's a theory that would explain pretty much everything.
01:00:43I mean, this girl's been a psychopathic liar from the beginning.
01:00:48And she can do whatever she wants without fear of consequences because she has a piece of paper that says she's eight years old.
01:00:56I don't know.
01:00:58Basing all of this off of what a senile woman happens to say?
01:01:03Come on.
01:01:04Fine.
01:01:05Okay.
01:01:06What if I'm right?
01:01:07Then where's Gabby?
01:01:09The real Gabby?
01:01:10I mean, is she alive somewhere in Portugal or not alive?
01:01:22We can confront her.
01:01:24I'll back you up in that.
01:01:26Good.
01:01:28I think we should do it today.
01:01:31Because I really want my life back.
01:01:34Good.
01:01:35Good.
01:01:36Good.
01:01:37Good.
01:01:38Good.
01:01:39Good.
01:01:40Good.
01:01:41Hi.
01:01:42Hey.
01:01:43Where's Gabby?
01:01:44She's in her room.
01:01:45When she got hungry, I ordered us some pizza.
01:01:47But if you wanted something healthier, you could ask someone else to babysit.
01:01:53I haven't eaten all day.
01:01:55I have a monster headache.
01:01:57Yeah.
01:02:01I just want a few minutes before the fireworks start with Gabby again.
01:02:08Would you please get me some ibuprofen?
01:02:11Ibuprofen.
01:02:12I think I left the bomb in the den.
01:02:17We're neck and neck with stress these days, huh?
01:02:19I know, honey.
01:02:20I know.
01:02:21What was your food?
01:02:22What was your food?
01:02:23Abbas.
01:02:24Are you all right?
01:02:28You seem a little chumpy.
01:02:31Oh, no.
01:02:32We're okay.
01:02:33Are you okay?
01:02:34Um, no, we're okay.
01:02:40Are you okay?
01:02:43Oh!
01:02:49Why wouldn't I be okay?
01:02:51You've been acting a little funny.
01:02:54That's good.
01:02:55That is good.
01:02:57Yeah, that's a good manipulation technique.
01:02:59You blame the other person for their reactions to the things that you are doing.
01:03:05I'm not doing that.
01:03:07What are you doing?
01:03:07Well, he wasn't completely oblivious after all.
01:03:15Who are you?
01:03:16Really?
01:03:17What?
01:03:18How did you get Gabby's birth certificate?
01:03:21Oh, come on, we know.
01:03:22So you can just cut it out with the I'm a little girl routine.
01:03:26You need to be honest with us.
01:03:27I'm going back to my room.
01:03:28No, no, no.
01:03:29No, no.
01:03:29We are going to settle this right now.
01:03:42Okay, okay, okay.
01:03:44All right.
01:03:45All right.
01:03:46This is Carl Long at 17 Highview Drive.
01:04:07My wife just went into anaphylactic shock.
01:04:09I administer her epinephrine.
01:04:11Yes, yes, thank you.
01:04:12How long before they get here?
01:04:15Okay.
01:04:16Look, they're only a few minutes away.
01:04:17Whoa, whoa, whoa.
01:04:18What the hell is going on?
01:04:19Just went into anaphylactic shock.
01:04:20An amulet is on the way.
01:04:21The dishwashing gloves, I think they're latex.
01:04:28I think they're latex.
01:04:29What?
01:04:30How does that happen?
01:04:34No, no, no, no, no.
01:04:35We're going to your room.
01:04:36Oliver, you stay here and keep a watch on Gabby.
01:04:40I'm going to the ER with Jess.
01:04:41But this is crazy.
01:04:42Yeah, I told Jess her suspicions were crazy, and look where we are.
01:04:44The important thing is always to get the epinephrine injected intramuscularly as soon as possible.
01:04:58And you manage that.
01:04:59Well...
01:04:59We'd just like to keep you under observation for a little while longer.
01:05:02Of course.
01:05:08Okay.
01:05:09So, we have got to figure something out.
01:05:12Yeah, first thing we've got to do is get her out of our house.
01:05:15Oh, my God.
01:05:16We'll call the adoption agency, and I'll have them pick her up.
01:05:20Or I contrived her to them.
01:05:21But she's gone.
01:05:22Okay?
01:05:22Good night.
01:05:23Hi.
01:05:26How do you feel about involving the police?
01:05:28I'm not thrilled with the idea.
01:05:31Yeah, me either.
01:05:32I mean, what evidence have we got?
01:05:35Oops, someone made a mistake with the gloves?
01:05:37I...
01:05:38No.
01:05:41Those gloves were placed there delivered.
01:05:42I know, but there's no way to prove it wasn't accidental.
01:05:46No, you're right.
01:05:46She's always got plausible deniability on her side, doesn't she?
01:05:50I mean, I'm sorry.
01:05:51I've been so hard to convince.
01:05:53I should have taken your worries more seriously.
01:05:55It's okay.
01:05:55Just, we're in it together now.
01:05:57Yeah.
01:05:59I'm gonna go home.
01:06:01All right, I'll meet you there.
01:06:03We'll have her stuff packed in the car.
01:06:05See you soon.
01:06:05So I made it very clear that, uh, Gabby tried to harm or even kill you.
01:06:10I heard that part.
01:06:11What was her reaction?
01:06:12Uh, shocked, but professional.
01:06:14I guess she's been seen a lot.
01:06:16Well...
01:06:16She said they don't have the facilities to deal with violent criminal behavior, so...
01:06:19I'm gonna, um, drive Gabby to a psychiatric hospital where she'll meet us.
01:06:24Okay.
01:06:24We'll evaluate her, and then I guess the, uh, social workers will take her from there.
01:06:28Yeah.
01:06:28Gabby will be back in the system.
01:06:30It's in a worse place.
01:06:31Oh, my God.
01:06:32Oh!
01:06:32Hey!
01:06:32Okay, don't be upset.
01:06:35I took a taxi.
01:06:36Are you okay?
01:06:37Yes.
01:06:37What happened?
01:06:37Lanny told me you're in the hospital, and...
01:06:39I said nothing Lanny refuses to share.
01:06:40Okay, she was upset.
01:06:41I kept at her.
01:06:42Listen, I had an allergic reaction, but I am fine.
01:06:45How can you have a reaction?
01:06:47You never go in your latex.
01:06:50Oh, my God.
01:06:51Does this have to do with Gabby?
01:06:53I'm gonna drive you back to Lanny's.
01:06:54No, wait.
01:06:55Is that still necessary?
01:06:56I mean...
01:06:58Your mother and I have a lot to talk to you about.
01:07:00Yeah.
01:07:01Let's go.
01:07:02Uh, she's in her room, and I haven't heard a peep.
01:07:06Okay, you two pack her bag.
01:07:07I'll make sure that she takes a bath and is ready to go.
01:07:11Is that necessary?
01:07:13Well, I don't want anyone saying that we neglected her,
01:07:15and I'm not sure she's doing a good job of washing herself.
01:07:18Bree, I want you to stay in your room, honey.
01:07:23Okay.
01:07:32Gabby?
01:07:33Yeah?
01:07:43I need you to come with me, Gabby.
01:07:46Where?
01:07:46We're going to see Mrs. Savage from the adoption agency,
01:07:50and you're going to be spending the night,
01:07:52so you need to take a bath and get some things together.
01:07:57Why?
01:07:58Where am I going?
01:08:00Back to my last foster family?
01:08:02You're going to a place where people can help you.
01:08:04Is this like that therapist I had to talk to?
01:08:08No.
01:08:09I know the kind of place you mean.
01:08:11Will they lock people up?
01:08:12I won't go!
01:08:14Let's go pack our things.
01:08:15Thanks.
01:08:15Thanks.
01:08:15I know you don't want to take a bath,
01:08:33but I'm just going to help you get in and out of the tub.
01:08:47I'll leave you with the soap.
01:08:48I'm not going to look at you.
01:08:52But I know you're not a little girl.
01:08:55Okay?
01:08:56So let's not pretend.
01:08:57I'm 15.
01:09:02Are you?
01:09:05I mean, you tell so many lies,
01:09:06it's hard to keep track, right?
01:09:09Are you 15?
01:09:10Are you 18?
01:09:12Are you 20?
01:09:13I only lied about my age.
01:09:14No.
01:09:16No.
01:09:17What about your famous mother of a singer
01:09:20and your life in Monaco?
01:09:22So I talked big, okay?
01:09:25I knew you knew that was crap, okay?
01:09:26I embarrassed myself
01:09:27because I wanted you to like me.
01:09:33You're good.
01:09:35Such a good manipulator.
01:09:38You don't want to go away,
01:09:41so now you're giving me a half confession.
01:09:45It's not going to work this time.
01:09:49You will be sorry.
01:09:50You will take a bath.
01:10:01I'm going to go get the towels.
01:10:03You will take a bath.
01:10:27Oh, come on.
01:10:29Have you seen Gabby? She really doesn't want to take a bath.
01:10:37Maybe it's not worth pushing it, Jess. Let's just move on.
01:10:41Oh, my God.
01:10:43She went off the bat.
01:10:46Gabby? Gabby? Gabby?
01:10:48Gabby?
01:10:49Come on, sweetie. It's okay.
01:10:54Gabby? Gabby?
01:10:57We want to help you, Gabby.
01:10:59We want to help you.
01:11:29I know it's upsetting, but we find most runaways around here in 24 hours.
01:11:34We'll make sure the photo is widely distributed.
01:11:36Okay. Thank you so much.
01:11:43How you doing?
01:11:49You know.
01:11:50I know Gabby's just a kid, but I don't like the way she said we'd be sorry.
01:11:53She's not a kid, and I am really grateful that the police are involved.
01:11:59Oh, oh, what's the matter?
01:12:19Did you hear that?
01:12:20I don't hear anything.
01:12:23It was kind of a thumping.
01:12:24Oh, God.
01:12:27We have mice.
01:12:28I can't deal with them tonight.
01:12:30Oh, Carl, honey, please.
01:12:36It's been such a crappy week, and I just...
01:12:39I feel better when you're next to me.
01:12:42Please.
01:12:44Come on.
01:12:45I'm just going to look around a little.
01:12:49Okay.
01:12:50I mean, it'll be morning before you know it.
01:12:54I'm just going to look around a little bit.
01:13:24Um, honey, I think I found a culprit.
01:13:32I can't hear it if you talk.
01:13:36What culprit?
01:13:41There it is.
01:13:45That's not what I heard.
01:13:54Oh, my God.
01:14:18Oh, my God.
01:14:20Are you okay?
01:14:21You're going to go get a knife.
01:14:22We have to cut this off of her.
01:14:23Are you okay?
01:14:25Are you...
01:14:25Oh, God.
01:14:27Help!
01:14:30You're going to win.
01:14:31You're going to win.
01:14:32You're going to win.
01:14:33Stop it.
01:14:34Stop it.
01:14:35Stop it.
01:14:36Stop it.
01:14:39Stop it.
01:14:41She's going to kill me.
01:14:43No, don't.
01:14:44Don't cut her loose.
01:14:45Please don't.
01:14:47Did you put her in here?
01:14:48I had to.
01:14:50Because you don't see anything.
01:14:52It's not your fault.
01:14:53I don't blame you.
01:14:54It's just you believe it.
01:14:55Now she's crying.
01:14:57You can say she's not so fair.
01:14:59You were suffocating her.
01:15:01I wasn't suffocating her.
01:15:02I just needed her to stop saying things about me that aren't true.
01:15:07You mean like you're tying her up?
01:15:09She tried to poison me, Carl.
01:15:12Does that not matter?
01:15:13That she tried to murder me.
01:15:16You're defending her?
01:15:19Did she just...
01:15:21Where did she get the gloves?
01:15:23Did she drive into town and go shopping?
01:15:27She is very resourceful.
01:15:28I think she had someone from school get those gloves for her.
01:15:30She hasn't been to school in two weeks.
01:15:33They're still working out what grade she should be.
01:15:35Please don't do this.
01:15:36Just if I check the grocery receipts,
01:15:39would gloves be on your last one?
01:15:53I need you to listen to me.
01:15:56Oh my God.
01:15:57I need you to...
01:15:58Take me seriously.
01:16:01Oh my God, Jess.
01:16:03Please don't untie her.
01:16:06Please don't.
01:16:09She's gonna kill me.
01:16:12Mom?
01:16:21She's gonna kill me.
01:16:23She's gonna kill me.
01:16:28I can't believe you're so naive.
01:16:41I'm the one to protect the family.
01:16:44I am the one who...
01:16:47I'm the one to protect the house.
01:16:49I make sure there's no presence put in the house.
01:16:51I'm the one who makes sure that the teachers are okay.
01:16:53I am the one who checks the air advisory every single day.
01:16:57What do you do?
01:16:59You don't even know.
01:17:01Please don't.
01:17:03Please don't.
01:17:04Don't choose the girl who may be.
01:17:06Don't do this, girl.
01:17:13You don't think of me.
01:17:14Please don't make me go.
01:17:22Please.
01:17:26Okay?
01:17:28Don't touch me.
01:17:30Don't touch me.
01:17:31I don't know.
01:18:01I don't know.
01:18:31She saw her as an enemy, hiding in plain sight.
01:18:34Your wife really thought that she was defending herself and her family.
01:18:39I know you've only just seen her, but can she be helped?
01:18:43These conditions can be challenging.
01:18:46Behavioral therapy may work, but it depends on how willing she is to accept treatment.
01:18:50Right now, she's not willing at all.
01:18:52She doesn't trust you or me.
01:18:54That's the problem, isn't it?
01:18:55Unless she's willing to bring herself to trust our good faith, she'll actively work against getting better.
01:19:00You don't make me feel better, doctor.
01:19:03I don't want to mislead you, but you should know that we have treated people with similar conditions,
01:19:08and they've found their way home again.
01:19:10Is she all right?
01:19:22Your mother has an illness.
01:19:36It can, uh...
01:19:40It's something that can make people see enemies who aren't really there.
01:19:49No one would choose to be sick this way.
01:19:52It's a bad thing that happens to them.
01:19:54Will she get better?
01:19:57The doctors are going to keep her to try to...
01:20:00find the right treatment for her.
01:20:03It may take a while.
01:20:05How long?
01:20:07They don't know.
01:20:13Gabby,
01:20:14why did you lie about your age?
01:20:20At the orphanage,
01:20:21they always told me.
01:20:24The little kids get taken home.
01:20:26Nobody wants the older ones.
01:20:28So, when Grandma sent for me,
01:20:30I asked the kid I knew to change my birth certificate.
01:20:35His brother used to make IDs for getting into clubs in the city.
01:20:40Grandma didn't know any better.
01:20:42All she heard was that
01:20:44my mother had a child in an orphanage somewhere.
01:20:48She didn't know how old I was
01:20:50or where I was,
01:20:51I think she wrote to every orphanage in the country.
01:20:57I thought,
01:20:58this
01:20:59is my chance.
01:21:02She'll love me if I'm young.
01:21:05She'll keep me.
01:21:09And what about taking Rihanna's things?
01:21:11Dad,
01:21:12I'm not mad about that now.
01:21:14I know.
01:21:15I'm just...
01:21:16I'm just trying to understand.
01:21:17You just love her so much.
01:21:21I...
01:21:21I thought if I would just like her
01:21:23and have the things she had
01:21:25and...
01:21:25like the things she liked.
01:21:28You know, really,
01:21:28sisters, you know,
01:21:30you might...
01:21:31might...
01:21:32might love me.
01:21:34I don't care of me.
01:21:47You want to leave?
01:21:49I won't blame you.
01:21:50I mean, we were so sure of ourselves, weren't we?
01:21:54And instead of helping,
01:21:54we were just...
01:21:56one more thing you had to go through.
01:22:02Are you willing to give us another chance?
01:22:04I know it's asking a lot,
01:22:06and the agency might not want to allow it.
01:22:08I'll take that as he has.
01:22:17We'll fight like hell and keep you, okay?
01:22:34Detective stories.
01:22:35Won't you look at me?
01:22:43What's the point?
01:22:46I tried to hurt a little girl.
01:22:49I mean, I don't know what I would have done
01:22:51if you hadn't...
01:22:53What I did was unforgivable,
01:22:58and I can't undo that.
01:23:01It was the illness, Jess.
01:23:03It wasn't you.
01:23:04No, it had to be me,
01:23:06because nobody else made me do it.
01:23:13Rihanna misses you.
01:23:15She came second in the 800 meter.
01:23:17Yeah.
01:23:18Gabby and I were cheering her on.
01:23:22Look, I won't say that Gabby's been all smooth sailing.
01:23:26We've had our arguments.
01:23:28I don't think she's ever going to be an easy kid.
01:23:31And the agency's monitoring her every move.
01:23:33Well, I mean...
01:23:33But she's really settling in, Jess.
01:23:36She's learning to knit.
01:23:42What?
01:23:43From watching videos online.
01:23:46She made some awful potholders,
01:23:48but then she made this.
01:23:51Thought it was a scarf, but she said it's a shawl.
01:23:52You said nothing you did was forgivable, but for a kid who never had a mother, she might have a different point of view.
01:24:06Look, I know I can't even understand how tough this is for you, but don't give up on us.
01:24:13We keep working.
01:24:14Okay?
01:24:14We all want you home.
01:24:17I want to come home.
01:24:19I really do.
01:24:20I know.
01:24:24So Gabby's really...
01:24:27She's an amazing kid, Jess.
01:24:28And she's one of the family for so long.
01:24:33You should see how well she's doing.
01:24:35And I think...
01:24:38I think she'll finally feel safe.
01:24:55Gabby?
01:24:56Have you seen my gold hair clip?
01:24:58Sorry, where did you leave it?
01:25:00I don't know.
01:25:01I can't find my cherry lipstick either.
01:25:03I just keep losing things.
01:25:17Hello.
01:25:17Look, it's a very beautiful drawing.
01:25:19I've got a normal color pencil.
01:25:21I've got a wrong pencil.
01:25:23I've got a wrong pencil.
01:25:24I've got a wrong pencil.
01:25:26I've got a wrong pencil.
01:25:28And I'll see you.
01:25:29I'll see you in the next video.
01:25:30And I'll see you in the next video.
01:25:58Let's go.
01:26:28Let's go.
01:26:58Let's go.