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In the criminal
justice system,

sexually based offenses are
considered especially heinous.

In New York City,

the dedicated detectives who
investigate these vicious felonies

are members of an elite squad
known as the Special Victims Unit.

These are their stories.

Daddy! Daddy!

Hey! What's the matter,
baby? Did you fall?

No, the boy!

What boy?

On the bike!

What did he
do to you, huh?

He grabbed me and pulled my
hair so that I would go with him.

Oh, God.

Hey.

He hurt your daughter?

Yeah, he tried to kidnap her.

You got a cell phone?
Yeah.

All right, call the cops.

It's okay, baby.

Patricia Branson,
six years old.

Dad's reading The Times, perv tries
to snatch her in a park full of people.

Anybody see anything?

Only description we got is a
white guy wearing a baseball cap.

Bystander chased him, but
perp got away on his own bike.

What was he gonna do,
tie her to his handlebars?

Girl's father.

Mr. Branson?
Yes?

I'm Detective Benson,
this is Detective Stabler.

Special Victims Unit.

Bastard tried to pull my daughter
over the fence by her hair.

Ripped it right
out of her head. I...

I just took my eyes
off Patty for a second...

Well, now, the important
thing is that she's safe,

but we do need
to talk to her.

I want to stay with her.
Well, if it's okay, sir,

victims Patty's age are usually
more comfortable talking one-on-one.

And I need to get
some information from you.

Okay? Come on.

Hey.
Give us a minute?

Patty?

My name is Olivia.

Hi, I'm a police officer.

How are you feeling?

My head hurts.

Because the man
pulled your hair?

He wanted me
to go with him.

Where did he
want you to go?

To play with Dinky.

Who's Dinky?

His puppy.

He let me pet him
the other time.

So you've seen
this man before?

When he showed me
his puppy.

I talked to every kid, nanny
and parent at that playground.

Nobody's ever seen the guy.
Checked with the local precinct,

no similar complaints.

Bike rules out
a snatch attempt,

so we're talking perv. Perv
who's done his homework.

I think he knows
Patty's movements.

He's tried that doggy-lure
trick on her once before.

Okay, so he tries to lift her
over the fence and take her where?

Dozen places within a hundred
yards of that playground

where he could have
taken Patty to play doctor.

How is she?

Aside from that
scalp injury, okay.

No signs of
sexual assault.

Patty's his fantasy girl.
He's not gonna give up.

Family lives on
the West Side.

We're gonna get a better
description out of Patty,

canvass the neighborhood.

How's it going?

Olivia's just
getting her warmed up.

Mr. And Mrs. Branson? This
is my boss, Captain Cragen.

Patty's seen
this man twice now.

She's scared to death
he's gonna come back.

We're doing everything
we can to find him.

Have either one of you
noticed anyone following you?

We never thought
to look until today.

Any time besides when Patty's at
school that she's away from you?

I'm home and we
don't have a nanny.

Patty's always
with one of us.

Olivia's
about to start.

Can I have
the brown, please?

Absolutely.
What's that for?

Her hair.

You know, Patty,
I wanted to ask you

about the man in the park.

What color was his shirt?

Blue.

Yeah?

What color was his hat?

It was red.

Like Jimmy's. My cousin.

He's a big boy.

Yeah?

Is the person that hurt you
a man or is he a big boy?

A big boy.

Patty, will you tell me
about the big boy's dog?

Not a dog.

I told you,
Dinky's a puppy.

Well, where were you
when you saw Dinky?

I was riding the horse.

That doesn't make any sense.
That's when he let me pet him.

Patty's never
been on a horse.

Did the big boy
say anything to you?

He said he wanted
to see my bracelet.

Yeah? May I see it?

Thanks.
Who gave that to you?

The doctor.
It says I have diabetes.

May I have
the green, please?

Sure.

Patty, when you were riding
the horse, was that in the park?

Not a real horse, silly.

Well, what kind
of horse?

You know, the kind where
you put the money in.

Oh, God.
I don't want to talk anymore.

The ride in front
of the supermarket.

Down the block
from our apartment.

There was a teenager.

He showed her his dog.

Did you get
a good look at him?

I think so.

But I can't describe him.

It's like he's
following her everywhere!

We'll put detectives in
front of your building

until we're sure
Patty is safe.

May I have some
apple juice, please?

Sure, let me go
get you some.

She knows to ask
when her sugar is low.

I have a juice box
in here.

You can take it to her.

Let's retrace Patty's steps
for the last week.

I'll have Munch and Fin
hit the supermarket.

Anybody ever
use that thing?

Kids ride
that horse all day long.

How about her?

Sorry. Be glad
to ask my employees.

Could you ask them
if they've seen

anybody strange hanging
around outside of here?

Does that include
two guys in a blue van?

What'd they look like?

Both white.

Middle-aged guy behind the
wheel, teenager riding shotgun.

Some mutt in his lap.

When was this?

Last week. Parked right by the front
door, blocking all my deliveries.

You ask him to move?
Yeah.

The driver told me
to call the cops.

I did. I told them Arizona plates
and the number, nobody showed up.

You still got
the license plate number?

On my desk in the store.

We got a pair
of pedophiles.

With their very own
perv-mobile.

Molester doesn't usually share his
children till he's done with them.

Older guy could be paying the
kid to snatch his prey for him,

or the kid could be
dependent upon him.

Like an old kidnap
victim all grown up.

SVU Mobile unit,
I have your plate.

Ready to copy, Central.

Registered to a '96
Ford Econoline van.

No warrants, but subject of
an Intel report from the 22.

Filed by who?

School safety at PS 45.

That's Patty Branson's School.

I would have wrote him a
summons if I had the authority.

What did he do?

He parked in
the teacher zone.

Ignored me when I told him
to move the vehicle.

So you filed an Intel report.

Yeah, 'cause he sat there

watching the kiddies
till after dismissal.

It didn't feel right.
Anybody else in the van?

No, not that I saw.

Give us a call if he
shows up again, okay?

Hey, you got it.

Patty's school,
her neighborhood, the park.

He's got her routine
down cold.

A perv drives all the way
from Arizona to snatch a kid?

Maybe he got made, maybe he had
to get the hell out of Dodge.

We should call
the Arizona police.

Even still, there's thousands
of little girls out there.

This guy wants Patty.
Why her?

He's obsessed?

He's here.

Blue van,
right on the corner.

Arizona plates.

Circle around,
call for back-up.

Plate matches
the van at the supermarket.

Any movement?

Not since we called you.

How many inside?

Driver's all
we can make out.

He's a white guy reading the
newspaper, we can't see his face.

Heads up, back of the van.

The big boy.
Tried to snatch Patty.

Complete with
red baseball cap.

We got 15 minutes
until school lets out.

He's gonna mix with the
mommies waiting on their kids.

We gonna take him
in the act?

No, there's too many kids
and parents around.

I don't want to spook them
or risk anybody getting hurt.

Here's what we're gonna do.

You gotta move this.

What?
This is Board of Ed parking.

You gotta move.

Get lost, all right?

I got one of those, too.

Where's your ID card?
Hey, you know what?

Gold shield doesn't mean
I answer to you, okay?

You answer to me.

It's an IAB caper, Captain.

What's today's color?

Purple.
Wrong.

Turn off the engine
and step out of the vehicle.

Hey! Police!
We gotta talk to you!

You okay?
Fine.

Get out of the car!
Let me see your hands!

Let me see your hands!

Hands! Don't shoot, don't shoot.

I'm coming out.
I'm coming out!

I need an ambulance.

I have ID. Back pocket!

It's a private
investigator's license.

Where'd you get this?

From the state of New York.

You're under arrest
for attempted kidnapping

and reckless endangerment.

You have the right to remain
silent. If you give up that right

anything you say
can and will be

used against you
in a court of law.

Three thousand dollars'
worth of damage to the car?

What can I tell you? I zigged
when I should have zagged.

What do we got
on this perp?

He's a PI named Peter Carson,
licensed in New York and Arizona.

Guy's got a reputation for rescuing
kids from all over the country

and then reuniting them
with their custodial parent.

With no thought for the
psychological damage he inflicts.

A baby bounty hunter. 50
grand a pop plus expenses.

It's a lucrative gig.

What about Baseball Cap?

Well, PI ticket's legit.

His name is Kenneth Pratt,
23, also lives in Tucson.

So someone hired them
to snatch Patty.

Well, that makes sense,
but nobody's talking.

Mr. And Mrs. Branson?

Is this really necessary?

I could do it.
I might recognize him.

You daughter is the only one who saw
the man who attacked her in the park.

We can't charge him or his
partner without Patty's ID.

Okay.

Can't my mom come in?
You know what, sweetie?

She's right outside, and we're gonna
call her in here as soon as we're done.

Okay?

You remember what to do?

What if he gets mad at me?

Can I pick you up?

I wanna show you something.
You see that window? It's magic.

Because anyone
who's standing in here,

they can't see through,
can they?

Okay.

Let's go, gentlemen.
Stay on the line.

Number 1,
move down to the end.

Face the mirror, numbers up.

What's the matter, Patty?

I'm scared.

Why are you scared?

Boy with the 4.

Honey, why are you
scared of Number 4?

Pulled my hair
at the park.

She saw me in the park.
So what?

So you're looking at attempted
kidnapping and assault

unless you tell us
who hired you.

I can't talk about
an ongoing investigation.

I think he's lying.
About what?

About what they were
really doing in the park.

Freelancing?

Freelancing?

You know, trying to pick up a
little girl for your own pleasure?

You calling me a pervert?

Come on, Pete,
don't go sensitive on us.

No, I got a job to do.

And it's no
different than yours.

It's a lot different. We don't
go around abducting children.

No, what I do is
perfectly legitimate.

Why the stunt driving
when we show up?

Because you people think
I'm doing something illegal.

I don't kidnap kids.

That's right, you rescue
them from custody cases.

Only this time you
went after the wrong kid.

No. No, I didn't.

You sure about that?

Absolutely.
You better think again!

I don't have to.
The information is solid!

Well, then let me
give you the 411.

Patty Branson's parents
have never been divorced.

I know.

This is not
a custody case.

I never said it was.

Captain?

What's this,
the heavy artillery?

Or are you guys getting
big-footed by the boss?

New York State is ready
to pull your PI ticket.

That happens and Arizona
finds out, you're washed up.

Hope you got
another skill, Kenny.

You're bluffing.

You willing to
take that risk?

Pete's the brains. I get close
to the kids because I look young.

What's the job?

To return that girl
to her real mother.

So Patty Branson was already kidnapped? Yeah.

Matt and Sarah Branson
aren't really her parents?

That's right.
That's crap.

No, that's the truth. My client's
daughter disappeared four years ago.

These clients of yours,
did they ever call the cops?

Sure. Of course,
you people didn't do squat.

Oh, I assume that
an expert like yourself

would ask for
some kind of proof?

I have the police reports.

Pictures of my client's daughter and Patty,

same hair,
same facial features.

Both kids diabetic.
They're the same girl.

And you couldn't
have made a mistake?

No!

Now, this is what we know.

Unless you tell us who hired
you to kidnap Patty Branson,

the only thing you're
gonna do is time.

Michelle Osborne?
Yes?

Police.

You must be here
about my daughter.

This is the last picture
of Anna before I lost her.

She was two.

And this is what she
would look like now.

Who did this?

Peter Carson, my PI,
has a forensic artist

who specializes in
age-progression photography.

You know it's Anna,
don't you?

That little girl in
the park is my baby.

Well, actually, Mrs. Osborne, we checked.

NYPD has no record of Anna
as missing or abducted.

The New Jersey
State Police do.

And how did this
abduction happen?

Anna and my husband, Steve, were on
their way to visit Steve's parents

in Moorestown.

She was taken from a
rest area on the turnpike.

Can we talk to Steve?

He was killed
in a car accident.

How did you
find Patty Branson?

I saw her at the playground
about three weeks ago.

I used to take Anna there, and
so I go sometimes to see the kids.

You know, every day, I have
prayed that I'd find Anna.

Everywhere I go,
I look for her.

I'd see a little girl
with Anna's smile,

or Anna's hair and
I'd hold my breath.

It would never be her.

Until the second I saw that
little girl on the swing.

My heart stopped.

I knew I had found my baby.

With all due respect, Mrs.
Osborne, a feeling is not enough.

A mother knows her baby.

A mother always knows.

What did you do
when you saw Patty?

I called the police.

You people thought
I was crazy.

So you hired Peter Carson.

He was the only one
who believed me.

And you don't.

Let me show you something.

I always knew Anna
would come back to me.

She's a big girl now,
but I'm ready for her.

Mrs. Osborne,

I know you think you have proof
that Patty is your daughter...

I know that it's hard for you to
believe, but you've seen the pictures.

And Anna is a diabetic, just
like the little girl at the park.

A coincidence doesn't give you the
right to hire someone to take her.

Mrs. Osborne, we're going to
have to place you under arrest.

For what?

Conspiracy to
commit kidnapping.

Go ahead.

You'll see I'm right.

How do your clients plead?

Not guilty.

Not guilty.

Not guilty.

Ms. Novak?

The People request
high bail, Your Honor.

The defendants conspired to stalk
and kidnap a six-year-old girl.

She's my daughter!

That's not a matter
for this court, Mrs. Osborne.

Ms. Emmett, no more outbursts
from your client.

Yes, Judge.

The People also request
an order of protection.

Granted.

Should you make bail, you are not
to come within 100 feet of the minor

Patricia Branson,
her parents,

their home
or the girl's school.

If you violate this order,
you'll be arrested and charged.

Are we clear?

Five hundred thousand
dollars, each defendant.

Ten minute recess.

I'm worried.

Did you get
anything off Michelle?

Her outburst tells me that she
doesn't think taking Patty was wrong.

So she is crazy.

No. Michelle's having
a single, fixed delusion.

She knows kidnapping is against
the law, but she's so convinced that

Patty is her daughter that, in
her mind, taking her isn't a crime.

It doesn't mean that
she's not mentally ill.

Then if she pled insanity?

She'd lose.

Something else
is bugging you.

It's what you told me about
how Michelle keeps Anna's room.

That it's ready
for a six-year-old?

Most missing children's rooms
become shrines, frozen in time

from the moment
the child vanished.

Michelle updating
Anna's room tells me

that she's confident
that Anna's coming home.

You mean, even if she has to
steal another Anna to make it so.

What do we know
about Michelle's past?

She's clean. There's nothing
suspicious, even her credit's perfect.

And the girls?

Well, I've got two
birth certificates here.

Patty Branson was born
August, 1998 at Mount Sinai

and Anna Osborne, arrived two weeks
earlier 100 miles away in Hartford.

So they weren't
switched at birth.

State Troopers should have
entered Anna's information

into the Missing
Children's Center database.

What, it's not there?

If it is, I can't find it.

Well, there's gotta be someplace
else you can look, right?

FBI computer.

I'll enter her name
into our search engine.

Benson.

Where?

Thanks.
Olivia.

You were right.

Michelle just violated
the protection order.

Did you find Anna?

Yes, but she wasn't kidnapped.

She's dead.

Call came via 911.

Woman ringing some resident's
buzzer repeatedly,

yelling something
about she had proof.

Wouldn't tell us for what.

You're making a mistake.

No, Michelle.
The judge warned you

and you wouldn't listen...

Get out of here!
Get away from us!

Come on, come here. Calm down.
Why can't you leave us alone?

She's my daughter!

I gave birth to her!

Honey,
the police are here...

She's not gonna
bother you anymore,

because Michelle
is going to jail.

She is wrong.

Michelle,
this has gotta stop now.

Okay, we know everything.
Anna was on the police report

from your husband's accident.

She died in the car with him.

No, they never
found her remains.

Michelle, they were hit
by a gasoline tanker.

Now, there was nothing left.

I'm sorry.

But you know what I'm
telling you is the truth.

I know my daughter is alive!

Olivia! Look what I found.

Guy doesn't give up.

Where'd you find him?

Around the corner.

That's not too smart, Pete.
Your bail's history.

Piece of paper in my pocket.

Read it and weep.

What is it?

It's a lab report.

They tested the hair
from Patty Branson for DNA.

But what does it say?

Patty is Michelle Osborne's
daughter.

Patty's our child.

I have the scar
from the C-section.

There's home video
of her delivery.

Why are we having to prove
that our child is ours?

We just need both of
you to take a DNA test.

We'll do anything you want, but,
please, you have to believe us.

Sorry to interrupt.
Detectives?

It's urgent.

What's so urgent?

I just found out that Patty Branson
and Anna Osborne are not the same child.

How do you know?

I ran another test on a lock of
Anna's hair that Michelle gave me.

Patty and Anna don't
have identical DNA,

but their mitochondrial DNA
is the same.

And mitochondrial DNA is
only passed from the mother.

Yes. That makes Patty and Anna sisters.

How is that possible?

I checked Anna Osborne's
birth records.

Anna was conceived through
in vitro fertilization.

So was Patty Branson.

So you think some fertility
doctor made a mistake

and put the Osbornes' embryo
into Sarah Branson.

It's the only way to
explain any of this.

And I need
that doctor's name.

Dr. Stanley Norton.

He was my doctor, too.

Both women
had the same doctor,

both girls born
within weeks of each other.

Somehow Sarah got
Michelle's embryos.

Oh, my God.

How could this
have happened?

Dr. Warner says
it could be as simple as

somebody mislabeling
a petri dish.

I'm so sorry
for what I did.

Ms. Novak, is it possible to have
the order of protection removed?

We don't want
Mrs. Osborne to suffer

any more than
she already has.

You can petition a judge,
if that's what you want.

I'd like you to reconsider
the attempted kidnap charge.

Your client was ordered to
stay away from Patty Branson

and she ignored that order.

She broke the law.
I have to take her to trial.

Casey, you gotta
plead her out.

Why would I do that?

Because what happened
was a mistake.

Michelle is
uncontrollably driven

to kidnap someone
else's little girl.

Her little girl,
biologically.

But not legally. I can't
let Michelle off the hook

just because you feel guilty
you didn't believe her.

Well, then give her a break,
because she's also a victim.

What that fertility doctor
did to those two women

is genetic rape.

And don't tell me that that
doesn't bother you on some level.

Talk to the doctor.

Confirm what Michelle and the
Bransons say, and I'll consider a deal.

Sarah and Michelle both sent me
pictures of their little girls

when they were born.

Horrible what happened to
Michelle's daughter and husband.

So you remember them?

I remember all of
my success stories.

I wouldn't
exactly call them that.

Two previously childless couples
gave birth to beautiful kids.

What would you call them?

Sisters.

Excuse me?
You heard me.

The medical examiner
tested their DNA.

Anna Osborne and Patty Branson
both have the same mother,

Michelle Osborne.

That could never
have happened here.

It did, and we need
you to tell us how.

I don't know how.
We have safeguards in place.

Well, apparently someone
screwed up and made a mistake.

The only explanation I can
think of is that Michelle Osborne

must have donated
her unused embryos.

And how would she do that?

Michelle would have
filled out a form,

signed it,
counter-signed by a witness...

Well, if we can see that form,
we can clear this up quickly.

I'll have the file clerk
make a copy for you.

I don't believe this.

This is my signature, but I never
consented to donating my embryos.

Then why did you sign it?

Because I consented to ICSI.

What's that?

Intra-Cytoplasmic
Sperm Injection,

where they injected
Steve's sperm into my eggs.

See? It's on the same form.

I checked the ICSI box
but not the donation box.

Michelle,
this was seven years ago.

You sure about this?

Of course I'm sure.

Dr. Norton asked us
and Steve and I said that

we didn't want someone else
having our child.

What happened to
your extra embryos?

Dr. Norton said
there weren't any.

I had six eggs, four of them
fertilized. He put them all back into me.

He obviously lied about that.

And he's lying
about this form.

Both "X's" look
the same to me.

It's a legal document.
Forgery's a crime.

You don't know that
doctor forged anything.

Maybe it's
buyer's remorse.

Michelle did consent to donate her
embryos and now she's sorry she did.

That doctor pulled
that story out of his ass.

Come on, Elliot, he was making
it up as he was telling it to us!

So you think he's lying.

Michelle Osborne hired private
detectives to kidnap a child.

Why do you believe her?

Because Michelle Osborne has
never lied to us about anything.

Patty is her
biological daughter.

So let Michelle and the Bransons
sue Norton for malpractice.

But if he intentionally put
one woman's eggs into another

without consent, we can't
just let him get away with it.

There's no law against
that in New York State.

And we can't charge him
with larceny,

because stolen property has to
have value and body parts don't.

In vitro fertilization costs tens
of thousands of dollars a pop.

If Norton misrepresented
what he did

and put that "X"
on this form,

then we have him
on fraud and forgery.

If he did it once before, you can bet that
he's done the same thing to other women.

Now all we have to do is prove it. Right.

This consent form is a copy. You get us
a warrant for the original and we will.

Well, we verified Michelle Osborne's
signature on the form is authentic,

but the "X's" are
a different story.

Take a look.

Now, the one on the left is from the ICSI
box on the form, the other is for donation.

Both have traces of
formamide in the ink,

which pen manufacturers use to
keep ballpoints from drying up.

But they don't
look the same.

Yeah. See the striations?

See, ballpoint pen ink
is extremely viscous.

It sits on top of the paper.

But look at
the "X" on the right.

No striations.

And the ink's been
absorbed into the paper.

So the "X" was written
with a different pen.

Well, not just a different pen. A gel writer.

Those things are
all over the place.

Except this manufacturer has only
been making them for five years.

Michelle signed that form seven years
ago, even before she got pregnant.

Which means our Dr. Baby
Maker's a big, fat liar.

I did nothing wrong!

Say nothing else, Stanley.

My client made
an error in judgment.

That's an understatement.

Michelle Osborne gave my
client verbal permission

to donate her embryos
seven years ago.

Dr. Norton marked
the "X" on the form

because he thought it would
help her remember.

Oh, she remembers, all right. She
remembers that she never consented.

And you believe her.

After she tried to have
a little girl kidnapped.

Because of what
Dr. Norton did to her.

So we're
dropping those charges.

It's still Michelle's word
against my client's.

And his own employees.

We have signed,
sworn statements

saying that you
routinely implant

one woman's genetic
material into another.

All I have ever done is help
infertile couples have children.

All you've ever done is
pad your bank account.

And you can be sure we'll find out
how many other women he's victimized.

How? You can't subpoena my
client's privileged patient records.

Unless there's evidence of an
ongoing criminal conspiracy.

That forged "X" on the consent
form is all the ammunition I need

to go before a judge.

We scored a clean sweep.
Yeah?

What'd we get?
Warrants and subpoenas

for the records of all of Dr.
Norton's in vitro patients,

plus all surgical and
cryopreservation logs.

Cryo-what?

Where eggs, sperm, and
embryos are frozen and stored.

Any of this make an impression on Dr. Norton?

Nope. That guy still thinks he
did a favor for the Bransons.

Sarah's medical records have a notation
that none of her eggs fertilized.

So Norton just slipped her one
of Michelle Osborne's embryos

to keep up his batting average. What a guy.

Okay, so we get him on
a couple of counts of fraud,

he loses his license
and he does some time.

22 Precinct just called.
They're mobilized.

For what?
Patty.

I don't know how it happened.
I counted the children

before we left the building.
Patty was in line!

When did you notice
she was missing?

When I counted again on
the bus, Patty wasn't there.

Did you see anyone following
your class into the museum?

No, I... I don't know.

I was too busy
keeping an eye on the kids.

Hey. Checked the whole building. Nothing.

What about this woman?

Oh, God.

She was at the door
when the class was leaving.

Anything?

Bed's made,
drawers and closets are full.

Doesn't look like
Michelle packed in a hurry.

Suitcases in here are
covered with cobwebs.

Haven't been
touched in a while.

She knew that this is
the first place we'd look.

She grabbed Patty, took off
and left everything behind.

Not easy for a mother to turn
off a natural bond with her child.

It does look like they had
a place at the beach.

I found a picture
like this upstairs

from before
they had the baby.

Michelle picked up her car from the
garage down the street this morning.

Attendant say
where they were going?

Yeah. Queens.

Why Queens?

Says she goes there
every weekend.

To her beach house.

Belle Harbor.

You can't take her,
she's my daughter.

No, she's not.

She belongs to me! Put
your hands behind your back.

I never gave Dr. Norton
permission to take my eggs!

Michelle Osborne, you are
under arrest for kidnapping.

He stole my motherhood!
Please don't do this!

You have the right to remain
silent... Where's Patty?

It doesn't matter who gave birth
to her. You know she's mine.

Michelle, she's six years old
and I'm taking her home.

Now where is she?

Patty?
In here.

Olivia.

Are you okay, Patty?

I don't want to stay here.

You don't
have to, sweetie.

I came to take you back
to your mommy and your daddy.

They still want me?

Of course they do, honey.

Why would you think
they don't?

Because Michelle said
she's my real mommy.

It's not true,
is it, Olivia?

Is it?

Come here, sweetie.

Let's get you back
to your mommy and daddy, okay?

Patty? Patty!
Mommy!

Baby!

I missed you, Patty!

You can't let Michelle Osborne
come near us again.

Michelle is being
arraigned right now.

A.D.A. Novak is going to make
sure that she's held without bail.

That's not
going to stop her.

The judge is going
to keep her in jail.

Until she gets out and comes
back, and comes back again!

Nothing is gonna stop this
woman. She's never gonna give up!

You can't kidnap
your own daughter.

The law says
she isn't yours.

Well, the law is wrong.

Well, we should just forget about
the law and focus on what's right.

What's right is for your client to
accept that she has no claim to Patty.

I can't do that.
I'm Patty's mother.

You're a victim, Michelle. We'll
take that into consideration.

How much consideration?

We're still willing
to make an offer.

Michelle will have to serve three
to five years and get counseling...

No, thank you.

If you go to trial
and get convicted,

you're looking at
15 years in prison.

I'll be acquitted, and then
I'll sue for custody of Patty.

You kidding me?

This isn't your idea, is it?

The jury has plenty of
evidence to convict Michelle.

So if they
find her not guilty,

it's because they've decided
Patty is her child.

That's not binding on any
other court and you know it.

We can use it to argue
the next logical step,

which is to award
Michelle custody of Patty

and get a judge
to hear the case.

Lt'll never work.

I have to try.

You can't.

Why did you
bring her here?

'Cause she wanted to come.

I know you lost
your daughter.

But can't you see
what you're doing to Patty?

She's my flesh and blood.

But she came
from inside me.

She kicked in my belly.

She nursed from my breast.

She has my genes.

And my husband's genes.

Because of a mistake!

It wasn't a mistake.

My daughter died.

And now God is giving me
a second chance.

Please.

Please.

A mother wouldn't
do this to any child.

A mother would
fight for her child.

I'm sorry.

But I'm not gonna give up until
that jury looks me in the eye

and tells me that I am guilty
of stealing my own child.

No one here
will try and tell you

that Michelle Osborne
is violent or evil.

She was driven to
kidnap Patty Branson

because she believes
Patty is her little girl.

And, biologically,
Patty is her daughter.

But you must remember,
the law says

the birth mother is
the child's mother.

So Patty is not and can never
legally be Michelle's daughter.

Now, Michelle kidnapped Patty
from the mother who gave her life

and from the parents who've
raised her since birth.

So no matter how much you may be
moved by Michelle Osborne's pain,

you cannot ignore the fact,

she broke the law.

The moment that Michelle Osborne
laid eyes on Patty Branson

at a playground in Riverside
Park, she felt drawn to her.

A powerful, uncontrollable,
biological attachment to her.

She knew Patty
was her child.

And DNA proved
she was right.

That maternal instinct
brought out the truth,

that Michelle and Patty's
birth parents are all victims

of an unscrupulous
fertility doctor

who stole an embryo
from Michelle

and implanted it in Sarah
Branson without anyone's consent.

Now, to find Michelle Osborne
guilty of kidnapping,

the People must prove that she
had intent to commit a crime.

So as you hear evidence,
you must consider,

did Michelle Osborne
intend to break the law?

Or was she driven by
a more powerful law?

The law of nature.

The love of a mother
for her child.

Pass it, Dickie!
Pass it!

Dad, I was wide open!

Why didn't you give
the shot to your sister?

Elizabeth can't shoot
as good as I do.

Yeah, but you didn't
have the shot. She did.

If you would have passed,
I would have scored, dope-o.

Here. Who's that lady staring at us, Dad?

Afternoon.

Hey. Your wife said
I could find you here.

Dickie, Elizabeth, this is
Ms. Novak. We work together.

You guys look like
a couple of pros out there.

Yeah, so go practice.
And you don't hog the ball.

Let me guess, you just happened to
find yourself in the ass end of Queens?

Michelle Osborne trial prep.
I need a reality check.

Okay, for what?

There's no way to win it.

You got her cold
on the evidence.

Well, defense has
already won the jury.

Once they hear about
what happened to Michelle,

no one is going to
care about evidence.

Are you worried about losing this
case, or are you having second thoughts?

I don't think the law can do
anyone justice in this case.

You just
figuring that out now?

Michelle gets convicted,
she goes to prison.

If Michelle gets acquitted,
she'll never let go of Patty

and there'll be no end to this.
Either way, somebody loses.

Right. What's the question?

If you found out you had another
kid out there, would you want it?

Damn right I would.

So you know why
she's so obsessed.

It's not an obsession,
it's a love.

It's a connection that transcends
everything and anything, it's...

I would die
for my children,

and there's nothing in the world
that would ever change that.

Ever.

So Michelle and Sarah will
never stop fighting over Patty.

"And King Solomon said,
'Bring me a sword.

"'Divide
the living child in two.

"'Give half to the one
and half to the other. "'

Except I can't
split the baby.

Solomon didn't have to.

Patty, do you see the person
who took you from the museum?

Yes.

She's over there.

Let the record show
that she's indicated

the defendant,
Michelle Osborne.

So why did you go
with her, Patty?

She said she had to
take me to my mommy.

Where did she take you?

To her house.
Mommy wasn't there.

Did you ask her
where Mommy was?

Yes.

Michelle said
she's my real mommy.

My egg mommy.

Did she tell you
what that means?

She said I came
out of Mommy's tummy,

but the egg that I came from
was from her tummy.

What did you do while you were
at Michelle's house, Patty?

Watched TV.

Played with toys.

Do you think Michelle is nice?

She's okay.

You know what Michelle said about
being your egg mommy is true, right?

Your Honor?

Could you please answer
the question, Patty?

No! It's not true!

Yes, it is, Patty.

Michelle's not my mommy!

You came from her egg.
That is true.

I want to go now...

No. You can't
until we're finished.

I don't want to
go with Michelle!

Your Honor,
she's just a little girl...

Is this line of
questioning necessary?

Patty, do you understand?

I don't want to
go with Michelle!

You don't have to, Patty.
Not yet.

I want my mommy and daddy!

No, you have to stay here.

Please! Don't take me away!

Please!

Stop it! Just stop it.

Sit down now,
Mrs. Osborne.

Patty,

I'm sorry.

I won't ever
bother you again.

Mommy! Mommy!

I've changed my mind.
I just want this to stop.

I'll plead guilty,
if that's what it takes.

Just leave Patty alone.

Michelle pled to
custodial interference.

Suspended sentence.

Said she's
moving out of state.

It's too painful to be
near Patty and not see her.

She did the motherly thing,
loving her by letting her go.

Damage is already done.

Patty's relationship with her
parents will never be the same

now that everybody
knows the truth.

The law has to catch up
with technology.

Yeah, but both mothers
love that one child.

How you gonna make a law
to deal with that?

When Patty's 18,
she can make her own choice

whether or not she wants
to contact Michelle.

Like in an open adoption.

I finished the audit
on Dr. Norton's clinic.

And what's wrong?

Michelle didn't
have four embryos.

She had 16.

Ten of which were implanted
in other women.

How many live births?

Besides Patty, Michelle has two
daughters and a son out there somewhere.