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What do you think you're doing?

Oh, please, no!

You're all the same.

-Come here, Mary! -Please don't do this!

-No! (Crying) -Don't... move.

Please don't kill me!

-Agh! -Stop your crying.

(Crying) Please!

(Thud) No!

Please don't do this! No!

-Hi, Carlesha. -Hey, How you doing, girl?

I am exhausted.

Well, I could take your next patient.

-Room five. -I got you.

How are you today, Mrs. Levenson?

My name is Carlesha. I'm your nurse.

What can I do to make you feel comfortable?

Tell me what the point of all this is.

What do you mean?

Why am I getting this surgery?

I don't have anyone.

It doesn't matter what happens to me.

So, you went to the doctor

when you were feeling sick, right?

Doctor told you that you needed this surgery.

Right? And you're here today.

And you did everything right to prepare for this surgery?

So, a part of you knows that there's a point to all this.

You're here because you want to keep going.

You're a sweet girl.

-How'd you do with her? -I hope I helped.

-You tried, girl. -See ya.

(Text message chiming)

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(Sighing)

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(Laughing) Okay, okay, just give me

one second, babies, okay?

I'm gonna go get a drink.

I'm telling you, these things aren't safe.

Mom, it's okay, just let them have fun.

And your father's taking forever on the grill.

-I heard that. -I wanted you to...

This is why I divorced you.

Ha-ha...

Isn't this nice that we can all be friends now though? Ha-ha...

Isn't this nice that we can all be friends now though?

-Hi, baby. -Grandma!

Ah! I missed you!

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You have you any idea how much I miss

seeing your face every day?

How's work?

It's good, it's good, I'm trying.

I just hope I'm helping people.

What do you mean?

I see people on the worst day of their life, you know.

I just want to make it easier for them.

My baby.

You don't give yourself enough credit.

What do you mean?

Since you were a tiny girl,

you always knew how to reach people.

You always tried. You give people hope.

And what did I always tell you?

Hope can move mountains.

You always know what to say to make me feel better.

I tell you the truth.

(Text message chiming)

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-(Sighing) -What is it?

Oh, nothing, it's just work stuff.

Yeah.

-Have a good week. -Thank you.

Call me soon? I'd love to catch up.

Yeah, yeah, I'll try.

-Bye, Dad. -Bye, sweetheart.

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(Sirens)

Oh...

Don't you dare, don't you dare.

Not now.

(Sirens continue)

(Sirens fading away)

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(Whispering) Bitch.

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(News) It was a 3-vehicle collision...

(Phone keypad beeping)

(Phone ringing)

(Phone) Please leave a message after the tone.

(Beep)

Hello, my angel.

I just wanted to make sure you got home okay.

I wanted to say good night.

Wondered if you wanted to have dinner with me this week.

Okay. Bye.

I love you.

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(Sighing)

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(Sighing)

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You shouldn't be out here alone.

Somebody can get the wrong idea.

(Uncomfortable laugh)

Ah, have a good night, sir.

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I said, have a good night, sir.

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Where do you think you're going?

(Screaming) Let me go! Let me go!

Hey!

-(Effort grunting) -Ugh!

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-Stop! Get off! Help! -(Grunting)

No, no, no, no!

Stop!

No! Ah! (Struggling cries)

No! Ugh! Ah!

-(Crying) Get off! -(Effort grunting)

Get off! (Screaming)

Agh! (Groaning)

-Get off! -Stop!

(Screaming) Help! Help!

Stop! (Screaming) Help! Help!

Stop!

(Bang!)

Stop!

-(Grunting) -Ah! (Struggling cries)

-You're mine now. -(Screaming)

Hey! Let her go! Stop!

-(Faintly) Stop! -(Car starting)

-No! Let her go! -(Screeching tires)

Help me! Help, please!

No, no, no, no! No!

Help me! Anybody help!

(Screaming)

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(Phone ringing)

(Dispatcher) 9-1-1. What's your emergency?

I... I just witnessed a kidnapping!

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Help me!

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(Whimpering cries)

(Screeching tires)

(Car honking & screeching tires)

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(Car honking)

Woo...hoo!

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(Phone ringing)

Darby.

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Another one?

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Please stop the car!

Just let me out, please!

(Engine roaring)

Who are you?

Where are you taking me? (Crying)

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Are you gonna kill me?

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I'm gonna finish what I started.

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Woo! (Exhaling sharply)

-You got me good. -Who are you?

Where are you taking me?

Please, please, sir, okay,

I just want to go home, please!

Oh, I'm taking you home.

Where are you taking me?!

I'm taking you somewhere far away.

We're gonna drive.

Drive until I've had my fun with you.

Drive until I'm finished with you.

-No... -(Hysterical laughing)

No, no, no, no, please!

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(Camera shutter clicking)

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5'10? 6'0? I think?

A Black male, big guy.

Like, could have been in his 20s.

I couldn't tell. He was wearing a black hoodie.

Do you remember anything else?

I thought I heard a gunshot.

I ducked.

What about the car? Did you see, ah, what-

the model or the license plate?

The car was black, but...

but I don't remember much else after that.

I was focused on the girl.

(Sirens in the distance)

If I hadn't stopped running, I could have saved her.

No, look, man, your call got us here fast.

Will you keep me posted?

Yeah.

She was so small.

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Okay, so we, I mean, we gotta get that.

Yeah, yeah, obviously.

How many is that this year?

What? Black women?

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I don't know, I don't keep count.

We gotta get this one right.

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(Quivering breaths)

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Hey, do you want to turn the radio on?

Maybe listen to some, some music or something?

No.

I like silence.

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Sir, sir, please.

Okay, I need you to listen to me.

Look, you don't want to do this.

We can make all of this go away if you just turn around,

right now. And it could be our little secret,

and if it's our secret, nobody will have to know.

Nobody will get in trouble.

I'm not scared of trouble.

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Sir, please. Okay?

People will be looking for me.

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Stop talking.

You're all the same.

All of you.

But it doesn't matter, because you're mine now.

(Laughs)

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Are you gonna let me go?

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(Zipper)

No, no, no, no, no, no, wait, wait, please, please.

-Please don't do this! -Don't scream.

This is what I want.

No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no!

-No, no! -(Hitting impact)

No!

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I need to see Detective Darby.

We got a call about my daughter!

-One moment. -What do you know?

Where's Carlesha?

I'll get Detective Darby, I promise.

Where is my daughter?

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(Sniffling)

You're so small.

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What were you doing out on the streets all alone?

(Shouting) I'm speaking to you!

Why were you alone?

I was just walking home.

So late?

I was coming from a family function.

Didn't your family ever teach you

not to walk the streets at night?

Only vile women do that.

Please, sir, just let me go.

Think about your family, okay.

You don't have to do this.

You want to know about my family?

I gave my wife a baby.

That's all she ever wanted.

Then when she had the baby, she just started crying...

all the time.

I hate when women cry.

All that crying...

I had to hurt her.

Then she took my baby away from me.

Then I really had to hurt her.

My family told me to pray the anger away.

My daddy is a preacher.

He never helps.

The anger just grew bigger.

More red, more hot.

Everywhere.

The only way to get the red out is if I do this.

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What is "this"?

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Punish bad women.

This is my last chance.

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(Crying)

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It's my last chance.

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I am deeply sorry.

She was just with us at a party for my godson.

What else do you know?

A witness saw her forced into a car.

(Sighing)

Can you tell me, did anything seem strange

when you saw her last?

Was she nervous or distracted at all?

No, my baby was fine all day.

Okay, this is delicate territory,

but I just- I need to ask you this.

Does Carlesha have any enemies?

Anybody who may have wanted to hurt her?

Absolutely not.

Carlesha went to work and home.

-She is a sweet girl. -Where does she work?

Penn Presbyterian Hospital.

She's a nursing assistant.

She got a message yesterday that seemed to upset her.

From who?

I don't know, she didn't say.

I can just tell that she was upset.

She's my baby.

You didn't think to tell any of this until now?

I didn't think anything of it until now.

We have her phone, so we'll have

any pertinent information very quickly.

What's being done to find Carlesha?

Ah, the FBI is helping us retrieve the

CCTV footage of the abduction.

We're sending her picture to various police departments.

We're doing everything we can to find her.

You have a wall of girls in your lobby

who look just like Carlesha.

Are they home?

I am putting all of my resources into this case.

(Sighing)

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I see you have a daughter, Detective?

I do.

So, I don't have to ask you to imagine the pain...

(Voice breaking) if she never came home.

I will bring your daughter home.

Yeah?

Okay.

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My daughter is not gonna end up on there!

You hear me?

Her name is Carlesha Freeland-Gaither!

Come on, come on. We need to go, come on.

You hear me?!

Carlesha Gaither!

Come on.

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(Rattling & creaking continues)

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(Knocking) Detective?

We got the CCTV footage.

-Yeah. -Okay, well...

Maybe you should go get your glasses 'cause...

he could easily be someone she knows.

Look at the way they interact, the body language.

It looks like a couple fighting.

Hey, don't jump to conclusions this early.

We're not doing that on this one.

I'm not jumping to conclusions, it's just...

Holy! Ah...

Okay, wait, okay, back it up, back it up a bit.

Just- hey, whoa. You see that?

-Yeah. -That's intentional.

That is intentional. She did that on purpose.

This is not a fight. This is an abduction!

Hey, can we zoom in on the car?

Maybe we can get some details on it.

Ah, it's nothing.

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Okay, look, look...

We're looking for a black sedan with a broken window.

Now, this is a violent, brazen perp.

Every minute he has Carlesha, she's in danger.

So, let's get the video out immediately,

and push the canvass.

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If you don't mind, I have to use the bathroom.

I, I don't want to mess up your car.

Please... sir.

The last one was too young.

Too young to touch.

16.

How old are you, again?

I'm 22. Remember?

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Bit old.

But you're tiny though.

I like that.

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Please, please, can we, can we just stop for a moment?

I really have to go,

I don't want to make a mess in your car.

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Please!

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(Phone ringing)

Carlesha?

(Sighing)

No.

We don't know anything yet.

Goodbye.

Neighbors?

They saw on TV, the word is out.

(Stammering) I don't think I can answer these calls.

We have no choice.

But what if she never comes back home?

We have to believe it.

God is gonna help us.

Why would God do this to us?

(Footsteps)

Look at this!

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10,000 views? Already?

You know how people like Carlesha get found?

When the people who love them get loud.

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Don't try any funny stuff. You hear me?

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Go then!

Would you mind just turning around?

It's just kind of hard with you standing right here.

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Don't play with me.

No, I won't. I won't.

Promise.

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-Agh! -Ah!

(Crying) I'm sorry!

-Agh!-I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry!

You think you can trick me, bitch?

-No, no, I don't! -Is that it?

-No! I'm sorry! I'm sorry! -Keep playing with me.

-Please! I'm sorry! I'm sorry! -Keep playing with me!

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(Screaming) Help! Help!

Please help me! (Crying)

Get in! Hurry up!

No, no, no, no! I'm not getting in there!

This is a coffin!

Help! Help me!

Get off of me!

(Effort grunting & screaming)

-(Screaming) Help! -(Door slams shut)

Help! Help me!

(Thudding)

(Muffled screams) Help! Somebody help!

Help!

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Agh!

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No one is coming to save you.

Not God, not nobody.

(Whimpering)

This is my time now.

Remember I told you I had another girl like you?

A feisty one.

You want to know what happened to her?

(Whimpering) Nm-mm.

She didn't know when to stop either. (Whimpering) Nm-mm.

She didn't know when to stop either.

She fought, kicked, and screamed up until the end.

(Screaming)

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I will not hesitate to kill you...

if you try any of that funny shit again.

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(Screaming)

There's no escape.

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Help us, help us find our missing child, Carlesha.

She's missing, study it.

Please help us find Carlesha.

Carlesha, she's missing.

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Help us find our missing child, Carlesha.

I don't know why no one cares when we go missing.

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-I hope you find her. -Thank you.

Thank you.

Help us find Carlesha!

Carlesha Gaither.

Help us find our missing child!

-Look at this! -Carlesha!

-Carlesha Gaither! -Look!

Keep watching.

Look at the view count.

It's already at 100,000 views?

Oh, it's working.

Help us find our missing child, Carlesha!

Carlesha Gaither, please!

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Ah, Montgomery?

Look, I know you're swamped, but I need to know everyone

Carlesha Gaither was in touch with in the last two weeks.

We need the phone records ASAP.

-I'll do the best I can. -No, I'm serious.

The videos numbers are crazy. If we don't solve this-

Well, it's...

usually their boyfriends that take 'em.

We have zero evidence to support that.

-Alright... -I'm the superior.

Get me the records, immediately.

White savior complex.

Hey! I took an oath.

I care about the reputation of this department.

You should too.

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Remember, how you were telling me

about your parents earlier?

Yeah?

Well, I have problems with my family, too.

Yeah, I've always felt like

my parents never understood me.

It was really hard. Like probably the

hardest thing I've ever been through.

(Sighing) But, um...

Maybe that's another thing we have in common.

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And that's why I knew you were the one.

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Hey, are you hungry?

I mean, you must be.

I haven't seen you eat anything, and,

and you've been driving for so long.

Well, if you are hungry, you can stop and get

some money at an ATM.

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My, my treat.

It's in your purse?

Yeah.

I can't let you out of my sight again.

Yeah, of course.

I understand.

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(Knocking)

Carlesha's phone records.

Every text message she sent or received

over the last two weeks.

There's one from yesterday evening there

that you should see.

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"You're gonna regret not answering me."

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-3-7-6-5. -3-7-6-5.

3-7-6-5.

(Muttering the PIN)

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Does anybody recognize him?

-No. -How about the car?

Do you know anyone who drives a black sedan?

No, I don't know anybody who drives a car like that.

Would Carlesha have had anyone waiting to pick her up?

Her house is two blocks from the bus station.

She wouldn't have needed a ride.

Does the name Michael Hawes sound familiar?

Carlesha met him at a friend's birthday,

but she wanted nothing to do with him.

Did she talk about him much?

Only briefly.

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Could this be Michael?

I honestly can't tell.

Okay...

We know Michael Hawes...

sent a concerning text to Carlesha yesterday afternoon.

Most likely, that was the text that bothered her

that you mentioned, Ana.

Everything else on the phone was benign.

So, you just tell me everything you know

about this Michael.

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I don't know anything.

Is this the best lead you have?

Yes.

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(Sighing)

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(Sirens approaching continues)

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(Gasping) Oh, oh, God, please.

(Sirens & honking)

Come on.

(Sirens fading away)

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(Bank machine beeping)

(Frustrated sighing)

(Bank machine beeping)

(Whispering) Please, please, open.

(Gasping) Shit!

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Please.

(Bank machine beeping)

3-7-6-5.

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(Car door handle rattling)

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Shit, shit!

-What are you doing? -Nothing, nothing.

-I said, "What are you doing?" -Nothing, nothing.

I, I swear, nothing, I was...

Oh, you think I'm stupid, huh?

No, I wasn't try-

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What are you...?

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No, no, no, no, no!

No, no, no, no, please, please, please,

don't burn me, please!

You need a lesson on what happens

when you try to escape.

I wasn't trying to escape. I swear, I promise.

You were gone for a long time, I was worried,

I was worried about you. Please!

(Trickling)

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You scared?

(Laughing)

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Clean yourself off.

You're wet.

(Laughing)

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We go in stealth.

We pick him up.

Carlesha has been missing for half a day,

and this guy is our best lead.

Let's do this right.

Now let's bring Carlesha home!

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What did I do?!

(Sirens)

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Michael Hawes, you're wanted for questioning in the #

Michael Hawes, you're wanted for questioning in the

disappearance of Carlesha Freeland-Gaither.

Get off me, man!

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(Sighing)

I just needed some air.

You're very beautiful.

Thank you.

I'm sorry I scared you earlier.

It's okay.

(Sighing)

Tell me about the, the little girl on your keychain.

I just want to know more about you.

She's my daughter.

She looks just like you.

I haven't seen her in a few years.

Why is that?

Her mother stole her from me.

After I had to hurt her.

She stopped letting me see her.

She thought I would hurt our daughter.

I would never have to do that...

because I would raise my daughter right.

And she wouldn't be a vile woman like her mother.

(Scoffing)

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My family's complicated, too.

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Hey... Don't you dare cry.

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Your daughter will grow up idolizing you.

Especially if we get back to her soon.

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You hungry?

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(Car alarm beeps)

(Doorbell ringing & beeping)

At 7:15 PM, you texted Carlesha Gaither:

"You're gonna regret not answering me."

What did you mean by that text, Michael?

I didn't mean anything by it.

This is a missing woman. You gotta answer.

I was in my feelings.

I, I...

I like her a lot, and I want her to like me back.

Where were you at 9:45 November 2nd?

I was at work, at the grocery store.

I promise! I can prove it!

My boss was there!

I clocked in, clocked out.

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No, no, oh, my God.

No, no, no, please!

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Thank you.

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Do you want some?

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You know, you're the first one who's ever

offered to share anything with me.

Well, I like you.

I don't want you to be hungry.

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She looks like a sweet girl.

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She is.

I'm sure she would love to hear from you.

No, this...

This isn't the right time.

I need to finish what I started.

Well, you don't need to tell her what's going on,

you know, you could just...

just let her know you're okay.

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(Phone ringing)

-Hello? -Keisha, it's Detective Darby.

Oh, God...

Michael Hawes was just questioned by me,

and he has a solid alibi.

We know he wasn't anywhere near Philly

when Carlesha was taken. I'm sorry, but um...

it wasn't him.

You promised me that you would find my daughter.

And you haven't yet.

So, now you're gonna make me a promise you can keep.

Tomorrow, you are going to hold a press conference.

My family and I are going to speak,

and we are going to say Carlesha's name

over and over. Do you understand?

-I do. -Then we have a deal.

(Phone ringing)

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(Phone ringing)

Pick up.

(Quivering breath)

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(Impact on the ground)

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(Sighing)

(Phone ringing continues)

(Phone beeping)

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(Indistinct speaking)

(Rustling continues)

(Indistinct whispering)

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Hey, I know you wanted to see me, but can it wait?

I'm dying for a smoke.

This just came in. A bank surveillance footage

of the last time Carlesha used her ATM card.

-When was it? -Yesterday, 8 AM.

Okay, large, dark hoodie.

Same from the abduction video.

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-Where'd he go? -Why is he hiding?

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Oh, there were two attempts to withdraw funds.

First attempt was the wrong PIN.

Second attempt was successful.

Oh, he's back again.

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Okay, the PIN worked that time.

And what about the car? Any cameras catch it?

We get a make or model?

-Carlesha? -No, it's just the ATM.

There was no cameras in the parking lot.

Well, if there's no sign of her, that's not good.

-No. -She could be dead.

We have to assume that she's not.

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We're one step behind this guy!

We've got to figure out a way to get to her

before she runs out of time.

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Well, you know, you tried calling.

That's good, that's, that's a good thing.

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It was all for nothing.

She didn't pick up.

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Her mother did me like all the women

I've ever known have done me.

Well, she'll call back, I know it.

-I'm sure that she'll- -(Screaming) Shut up!

You don't know when to just stop!

I'm sorry.

I'm, I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry.

Stop talking!

(Crying)

I want silence.

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You should have minded your business.

You made me do that.

That was a mistake.

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I thought you were different...

that you cared about me.

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You're just like the rest of them.

No, I do care about you!

(Screaming) You're lying!

You're all the same!

Look, you're a good person, okay?

I've seen it, I've seen it.

You don't have to do this, just...

I, I care about you.

You think I'm smart?

You think I'm special?

Well, I'm gonna need you to do

something nice for me now.

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Beg for it.

(Crying) No, no, no, no.

Ask me for it.

(Sobbing)

(Screaming) Get off!

(Screaming)

(Rustling & screaming)

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Do you know how hard it is to be

the smartest person you know?

To sit at the dinner table at the age of five,

and realize that all religions are man-made?

Who has God revealed himself to beyond a doubt?

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I was so smart.

And they treated me like I was crazy.

They never listened.

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You're a smart one.

I could tell.

But that's not a good thing for a woman.

Smart women don't listen like they need to.

I am listening to you.

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Do you believe in God?

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I don't know anymore.

(Sniffling)

We know the kidnapper used her ATM card at a

bank machine in Maryland, 80 miles away.

-80 miles away?! -Oh Lord, that poor girl.

Wait, where is she now?

We don't know exactly.

But look, this is our best clue.

We cannot give up hope now.

We've got to get this information out to the public.

You're damn right we do.

And it's what Carlesha would want.

Ready?

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I noticed you don't have much gas left.

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I'll take care of it.

As a...

thank you for what you just gave me.

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Thank you for joining us today.

We're reaching out to the public for any assistance

that you can give us.

We have an active abduction investigation for 22-year-old

Carlesha Gaither from Philadelphia.

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Don't move.

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Can I, can I use the restroom, please?

To clean myself up?

She was abducted 43 hours ago,

and we know that she's traveling in a black sedan

with a broken window. Carl?

Ah...

My name is Carl.

I'm Carlesha's father.

I have not slept a wink since my daughter has been missing,

and I will not rest until she is home in my arms.

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To the man who abducted her...

(Camera shutters clicking)

You don't get to take our child.

(Camera shutters clicking)

You don't get to take anyone's child.

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Let her go.

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Please, please,

we need your help to get her back home.

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Please look for her.

And if you see or know anything,

please tell the police.

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Carlesha, don't ever give up.

(Crying) Please don't give up!

We're never gonna give up looking for you, you hear me?

We're never gonna give up hope!

(Rustling paper)

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-I don't think I can do this. -You can, you can.

You can do it. Do it for her.

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(Sniffling)

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(Camera shutters clicking)

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(Radio)

I'm Carlesha's mother.

And when I look at her, I see...

there's one thing I did right in my life.

(Camera shutters clicking)

She does not deserve whatever is happening to her.

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She is a good person.

And she's always been a good person.

Carlesha...

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I pray that you are watching this...

that you can hear my voice...

that you can feel what I'm feeling,

and feel the love of your family.

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Carlesha, you have always been a fighter.

Fight your way back home to our arms.

Look at the faces of the people you pass by.

You've seen her. Her picture is everywhere.

Learn it, study it.

You could be walking right next to her.

Seated next to her, anything.

So, please, anything.

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Thank you very much, ladies and gentlemen,

if you have any information, please call the tip line.

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Thank you.

(Sighing)

I'm taking us for dinner.

Oh.

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This is gonna end soon.

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I need to do what I gotta do.

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I need to finish with you.

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You need to enjoy your last meal.

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(Phone ringing)

Look, I gotta get this.

(Phone ringing)

Detective Darby.

Darby, yeah, we found some zip ties and

a receipt to a Minimart in Maryland.

Could have something to do with your girl.

It looked intentional?

I'd say so.

She is leaving us a trail.

I'll text you the address of the Minimart.

Yeah, thank you.

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(Sighing) Okay...

Order whatever you want.

Make it worth it.

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First time?

How can you tell?

Your face.

Right.

I make all my women pregnant.

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Well, um. I'll be back in a few moments to...

take your order. Okay?

Thank you.

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I know what you're thinking.

If you try any of that funny shit in here,

I will kill the waitress...

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Then you.

And you'll only have yourself to blame.

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Well, let's see it.

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You don't have to do this.

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I do.

I don't have a choice.

You always have a choice.

My grandmother taught me that-

I think you should have some chicken.

Please, please listen.

(Sighing)

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You have so much to live for.

Think about your daughter, think about...

your life together, think about everything you could-

I need to do this.

And I need to do it to you.

Why?

Why do you have to do this?

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You really want to know?

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He's alone the whole time.

Nobody else comes in with him? You don't-

he doesn't speak to anybody?

Do you have footage of the parking lot?

Let's see that.

Okay, okay, okay, pause, stop.

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(Phone ringing)

...the police academy, and you know, I had-

-(Phone vibrating) -Yeah?

It's Darby. We got it!

Make and plates.

We gotta get this into the system right away.

And we need to issue a BOLO.

You ready?

Yes, it's a black sedan. Plates: M-1-1...

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I was always a weirdo.

Kids at school never liked me.

I, I wasn't popular either. I understand-

In high school, I just wanted friends.

In tenth grade, before prom, all the pretty girls

convinced me to run for Prom King.

Really, they thought I could win.

I did a whole campaign and everything.

The prettiest one said that she would kiss me at prom.

So, I got my hair cut.

Got Mama to hem me one of my daddy's suits.

So I was looking sharp. (Laughing)

I thought I looked so slick.

I felt handsome.

I felt wanted...

for the first time in my life.

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Then I get to the prom, and guess what?

They make a big speech...

in front of everyone...

that they were just kidding.

(Laughs)

That I would never have been prom king,

that I was too stupid to ever think that.

(Laughing)

So, I get home, upset.

Told my parents.

You know what my daddy told me to do?

Pray.

(Laughing)

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Like that was gonna do anything.

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Every woman...

has humiliated me.

Over...

and over again.

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Look...

our pasts do not define us.

You are not the bad things that have happened to you.

You can be different.

How can you be different?

You try.

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You know what else?

Men are afraid women will laugh at them.

Women are afraid men will kill them.

There's a difference.

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(Laughing)

(Laughing)

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(Wheezing laugh)

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No...

No sign of Carlesha.

(Sighing) Okay.

Now, I, I think she dropped the stuff out of the window

with the zip ties just like she dropped

the phone and the glasses.

I think she's trying to help us find her.

She's a smart girl.

We gotta move, man.

We are running out of time.

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You all done here?

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Ah, waitress?

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Have a nice day.

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Please, please, please don't kill me.

(Crying) Please.

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-You're so beautiful. -Wait, please, please.

Before you kill me, can you just...

Can I just make one call, please?

-To who? -To my grandma.

And my mom. I just want to thank my grandma,

and tell her how much I love her.

And tell my mom that it's okay.

Please, please, so I can rest when I'm gone.

So they can know everything that they meant to me.

So my mom can stop blaming herself.

(Sobbing)

You are different from the other women.

This has to end differently.

Please, please, just don't kill me, please.

-Just let me live! -I'm not going to kill you.

I'm gonna keep you.

I need to cover you up.

I'm gonna take you somewhere far away.

And you'll be my wife.

Forever....

Forever, forever, forever, forever.

Forever. (Laughs) It's okay.

It's okay!

(Laughing) It's okay.

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Play my daughter's footage.

(News) A murder overnight has shocked...

Play my daughter's video.

...the body was discovered just after 1 AM...

Watching the news isn't doing you any good.

...abandoned building on the west side.

Police believe the killer....

Carlesha's already old news.

(Turning the TV off)

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Carl...

Do you know it's been over 48 hours since Carlesha's

disappearance, and absolutely no sightings of her?

Do you know what that means?

I'm not gonna allow myself to think the worst, Keisha.

We have not seen her in any footage.

The police just keep dancing around it like it's just no-

-Until we know she's- -You've seen the wall.

The girls on that wall look just like Carlesha!

And they go missing every day,

and they are not found!

If I can't talk to you about it, then who?

(Door slams)

-(Sighing) -You can talk to me.

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What if she's gone?

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(Sniffling) I love her so much.

(Sniffling) I miss her so much.

She loves you too.

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(Phone ringing)

Hello?

No!

-What? -They have a suspect!

(Group chatter)

Alright, quiet down, everybody.

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We now have a suspect in the

kidnapping of Carlesha Gaither.

We were able to ID his car from CCTV footage.

Yes, the plates were stolen, but we could

see the dealership tags on the car.

This is our suspect...

Delvin Barnes, 37.

He has an extensive criminal history,

including heinous crimes against women.

According to detectives in Virginia,

Barnes served time already for false imprisonment and

torture of his ex-wife and family.

Now...

here's where Carlesha was taken.

10 hours later, Barnes is here.

The PNC Bank...

In Aberdeen, Maryland.

Then he goes to a Minimart

just a few miles away from the bank.

Now, here...

is where the receipt, the zip ties,

and the chip bag were found at the residence

in Havre De Grace.

Now we know that Barnes was living in Virginia,

and I think he's making his way back there.

We're, we're following up with the dealership.

We are so close...

We are so close.

Let's just, let's end this thing once and for all.

Why was this man was allowed to walk the streets?

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Because...

other police departments did not prioritize

catching a predator who hurts girls...

who look like Carlesha.

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That...

is not us.

That's not us.

Let's do it, let's go.

We gotta get rid of the car. We gotta get rid of it.

They'll recognize the car.

They'll recognize you.

They haven't caught me yet.

They won't.

We just need to find a new car...

and make sure no one can find you.

And then I'll keep you.

And then you'll make me happy.

Forever.

And you'll be mine.

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What do we got?

This is the dealership the black sedan's from.

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We'll see if they have anything.

You know this guy?

Yeah, I remember him. He had bad credit so,

we installed a GPS tracking device on his vehicle,

in case we had to repo it.

So, you can just switch it on,

pinpoint his exact location?

Ah, do you have a warrant?

Look, a young woman's life is at stake here.

You are our best chance at finding the guy that took her.

Follow me.

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Just give it a second.

(Typing)

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The car's in Jessup, Maryland.

I'll coordinate, and direct you and

the local PD right to him.

Put out an APB.

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No one's gonna find you.

No one.

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We get that car...

and we're gone.

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He's on the move again.

(Computer beeping)

What just happened?

Signal interruption, just give it some time.

We don't have time for this. You gotta make it work.

(Computer beeping)

(Barnes) Come on, come on...

We could get a new car there!

Give me a break.

-Ah, there we go. -There you go.

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There he is. You've got him.

(Screeching tires)

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That's what we need. Here, that's what we need.

-I can get a new car here. -No, no, no, please!

Just listen, okay! This is crazy!

Just look at the girl on the keychain.

Think about her for a second,

and then let's just stop all this.

No, no, no, this is right.

This is right, I'll do it. I'll do it for you.

I'll do it for you.

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It's over for you!

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You can't hide from me!

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I will find you, I will kill you.

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But you're all the same.

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(Gagging)

Delvin Barnes, hands in the air or I'll shoot!

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-Do it now or I'll shoot! -It's over.

Barnes, let her go.

Hands up.

Turn around and walk towards me!

-Do it! -(Gasping)

It's over.

Turn around, put your hands in the air

and walk towards me!

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My, my name is Carlesha Gaither,

and he's trying to kill me!

(Gasping) Please help!

Carlesha, Carlesha, it's okay.

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It's alright, you're safe.

You're safe now, you're safe now. It's alright, you're safe.

You're safe now, you're safe now.

You're alright, you're okay.

You're alright.

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(Barnes laughing) It's over.

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I didn't believe you when you said

you'd bring my daughter home...

but you did.

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Thank you so much.

Thank you for trusting me to help get her home.

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(Sighing)

Well, excuse me.

Now that I have my baby back...

I don't ever want to be without her.

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(Sirens in the distance)

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You can stay as long as you want.

I'm not gonna leave your side.

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(Cars honking in the distance)

Delvin Barnes took a plea deal that requires him

to admit to two crimes.

He kidnapped a teenage girl in Virginia just

a few weeks before he kidnapped you.

She's in recovery.

Wait, she's alive?

Yes, thank God.

So, so he didn't kill her?

No.

He told me he did.

No, Mary survived. She escaped.

Because of the plea, there won't be a trial,

but we will need you at the sentencing hearing to

help ensure he never hurts anyone ever again.

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I encourage you to prepare a victim impact

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I, I don't think I can do this.

-I can't face him again. -It won't be easy.

What did I tell you the night you went missing?

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That I know how to reach people?

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(Sighing)

We can't tell you what the right thing to do is,

but the one thing you've always been is brave.

(Sighing)

Yeah, I don't know if I can be brave anymore.

Oh, baby...

you're always going to be brave.

But you don't have to do anything

for anybody but you.

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(Whispering) Okay.

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Good morning, Carlesha.

Good morning, Detective.

I wanted to tell you that another

victim of Barnes is here.

And she'd like to meet you.

That's Mary.

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He told me he killed you.

He almost did.

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I could kill him.

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Delvin Barnes has changed his plea on kidnapping,

false imprisonment, and sexual assault

from innocent to guilty.

But before we move to sentence,

does the victim wish to make a statement?

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Your Honor, I do.

(Footsteps)

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The day I met Delvin Barnes...

I thought I was going to die.

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But, hope kept me going throughout

my entire 72-hour ordeal.

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Hope is what kept my family...

looking for me.

Hope is, is what prevented me from giving up.

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And, hope is what I saw when Delvin talked about

wanting to see his daughter again.

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Getting to hear about his daughter

showed me that even in...

the darkest of moments on Earth...

there can still be a spark of humanity.

And I hope that one day...

Delvin Barnes' daughter can look at him...

and see anything other than evil.

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You did not break me.

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And don't pity me.

Pity your daughter, because one day she will have to

come to terms with the man her father is.

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Ah...

everything that has happened to me,

has not robbed me of the greatest thing

a person can have...

Hope.

I hope for a bright future.

I hope to put all of this behind me.

And...

And I hope that today...

justice is served.

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(Whispering) Thanks.

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