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[eerie music]

♪

♪

[Maggie] What's the matter?

Oh, come on, it'll be fine.

Our new house.

♪

♪

Wanna go see your room?

♪

What do you mean? Why not?

[Ava] I just like our last home better.

♪

[cell phone rings]

[Maggie] It's the movers.

Go inside, okay, babe?

♪

Hello?

[mover] Hey, is this Maggie Richards?

[Maggie] This is she.

What? We were expecting the truck this afternoon.

[Maggie sighs]

That is completely unacceptable.

I refer a lot of business to you guys.

Yeah, well, I'm disappointed too.

♪

Hey.

♪

So the movers can't deliver

the rest of our things until tomorrow.

So how 'bout we camp out in here tonight?

Yeah? Okay.

Why don't you go play a game or watch a movie on your tablet

and I'll go unload some boxes?

Okay, go.

♪

[child] ♪ Mary had a little lamb ♪

♪ Little lamb, little lamb ♪

Ava?

What, are you already decorating your room?

[child] ♪ Whose fleece was white as snow ♪

♪ And everywhere that Mary went ♪

♪ Mary went, Mary went ♪

Ava?

[child] ♪ Everywhere that Mary went

the lamb was sure to go ♪

-Ava? -♪ It followed her

to school one day ♪

♪ School one day, school one day ♪

-Ava? -♪ Her to school one day ♪

♪ Which was against the rules ♪

♪ It made the children laugh and play ♪

♪ Laugh and play, laugh and play ♪

♪ It made the children laugh and play

to see a lamb at school ♪

♪ So the teacher turned him out ♪

♪ Turned him out ♪

[Ava screams]

Ava?

[dark music]

[Sylvia] Woo!

[Sylvia laughs]

♪

-Higher! -Higher? Okay!

Woo!

[Sylvia laughs]

-Higher! -Higher?

Any higher and you'll fly off into the clouds.

-I'm gonna jump! -Oh, no, please don't.

You'll get hurt. Please don't do that.

[Ava] It's grass, a grass landing.

-No. -One!

-No. -Two!

[Maggie] She's right, Ava.

[Sylvia] Oh!

That's enough for now.

[Sylvia] Oh, boy.

Hi, I'm Sylvia.

I live across the street.

-Maggie. -Hi.

Well, I was passing by when she--

-I needed a push. -She needed a push.

So I hope it's okay that I came in.

[Maggie] Of course. We're neighbors.

-Yes. -Thanks for the push.

[Sylvia] You're welcome.

Aw.

Thanks.

[Maggie] She always aims to be on the go.

[Sylvia] They usually are at that age.

-Yeah. -So,

are you getting settled?

[Maggie] Slowly, yeah.

[Sylvia] Well, you couldn't have chosen a nicer neighborhood.

I've lived here for years.

The faces seem to change.

The warm atmosphere doesn't.

I am sure that you two are gonna be happy here

-for a lot of years. -Oh, I don't know

how long we're gonna be here.

Maybe just a few months.

-Oh. -I flip houses.

[Sylvia] Well, now that we've met, you're leaving.

[Maggie] Yeah, well, I used to just do it on the side,

but now...

My husband and I just separated.

Oh, I'm sorry to hear that.

[Maggie] Yeah.

It is what it is.

But anyway, I can't believe

how long this place sat on the market.

[Sylvia] I know, well, from what I understood,

it was family entanglements.

So if you're flipping it, do you have big plans?

I mean, major renovations?

-Mom! -Well--

Oh!

I gotta go make sure she hasn't

gotten herself into any trouble.

[Sylvia] Go, go.

It's very nice meeting you.

[Maggie] You too, I'll see you around.

[Sylvia] Okay.

Hm.

♪

Is someone ready for lunch?

Oh, now what's wrong?

I was only gone a minute.

Were you afraid I had left

and I wasn't coming back?

You don't have to worry about that.

You know that'll never happen

'cause what would you do without me, huh?

[soft music]

♪

[Maggie] The princess was trapped against the castle walls

and then a dragon swooped down to kill the princess,

but the prince rose up and slayed the dragon.

[Ava] Really?

[Maggie] Was what he told everyone,

but really it was the princess who took the prince's sword

and killed the dragon, saving the kingdom.

[Ava] I like that.

But why would the princess

let the prince take credit

for something she did?

[Maggie] Mm, that's the way things were back then.

But eventually the princess grew tired of it,

so she broke off from his kingdom

and started one of her own.

Are you talking about you and Dad?

♪

Your dad and I...

No matter what happens between him and me,

all you need to know is that we both love you

and we will always try to do what's best for you.

Don't you still love him?

I'll always have love for your dad.

♪

What do you say we get some shut-eye?

Lots to do tomorrow.

Yeah? Okay.

♪

[tape peeling]

♪

[dark music]

♪

♪

Hello?

♪

Okay, time to get you to bed.

Night-night, baby.

Love you.

[creaking]

♪

♪

[door opens]

[Maggie gasps]

I'm sorry. I'm--I'm really sorry.

[Maggie] What are you doing in here?

I thought this house was empty.

-I heard it would be empty. -And when it wasn't,

what, you tried to scare me

closing all the windows, locking the doors?

What? No, no, I--I just came in.

I'll leave, okay, I'm leaving.

♪

Okay?

[lock rattles]

[Maggie] Get the hell out of here.

[man] This--this door was unlocked.

-I'm calling the police. -What? No, no, no.

You don't need to do that, I just needed a place to crash.

-Okay, okay, okay. -I swear to God,

-I wasn't gonna hurt you. -Out the front door.

[man] Let's just talk for a second, okay?

I wasn't gonna hurt you.

Why don't we like have a drink or something?

What are you doing with that?

-Hey! -Keep walking.

♪

You don't want to just talk for a minute, have that drink?

No, I think you need to go.

No conversation?

Okay.

Okay.

♪

Let me know if you ever want to talk.

[Maggie] Get out!

♪

-Ah. -Hi.

Well, hello there.

-How are you? -Um...

Is everything okay?

Have you seen anyone sneaking around our place?

No, no, I haven't seen anyone today.

[Maggie] Yesterday or before we moved in?

I'm sorry, my husband is taking his afternoon nap.

-Sorry. -Oh, that's all right.

So, uh, what is it?

Windows seem to open and close on their own.

Doors lock and unlock.

At first I thought it was this squatter, but...

Oh, my God, there was a squatter.

[Maggie] Other flippers I know have experienced

these kinds of things and they usually

blame it on the property's history,

but I always thought that was crazy voodoo talk.

[Sylvia chuckles]

You said you've been here for many years, right?

Just for my own peace of mind,

is there any history on that house

that I should know about?

There's nothing in the disclosures

that would be a red flag, like someone dying in the home.

Oh...

No, no.

Not the last owners.

No one died in there.

As far as I know.

What about the other owners before them?

Oh...

-Let's walk. -Sure.

[Sylvia] Veronica and Henry Thomas.

Bought the house, fixed it up in the '70s.

♪

It was their dream home.

And soon after, their baby daughter was born.

How they doted on that precious girl.

She was the light of their life.

[Maggie] So, what happened?

[Sylvia] Somebody took her.

-I'm sorry? -Yes, snatched.

Ripped from their lives

right out here on the street.

♪

Oh, I'm so sorry, I forget that this is--

this is very upsetting.

[Maggie] It is.

What happened to her parents?

[Sylvia] Oh, they were destroyed, absolutely destroyed.

♪

Then, one day, they were gone too.

They just moved away in the middle of the night.

The home was just not the same without little Cindy.

She loved that little rose garden out back.

But soon they all withered away,

gone just like her.

[Maggie] You told me this was a good neighborhood.

[Sylvia] It is, I mean, after that day,

the people in the neighborhood started locking their doors,

but time passes and they moved on with their lives

as if it never happened.

♪

So...

Are you hungry?

You know, I just made some deviled eggs.

[Maggie] No, thanks.

I need to go.

-Excuse me. -Well, another time then?

I think you'll like trying my pasta salad.

[Maggie] Hey, is Ross in there?

[secretary] Mm-hm.

[Ross] Hey! Yes, yes,

I'll get those escrow documents to you later today.

Maggie, my favorite flipper, how's the new home?

[Maggie] You sold me a house that a girl was abducted from.

[Ross] What?

[Maggie] You didn't know about this?

[Ross] Uh...no.

It happened over 40 years ago.

[Maggie] Shouldn't it have been in the disclosures?

-You would think. -Yeah.

And that's not all, the mother of the kidnapped girl

moved back east and killed her husband.

She's doing time in a Pennsylvania prison

for second degree murder.

Wow.

Let me pull the county assessor's report

and try to figure out what happened.

Please understand I didn't know a thing about this.

I don't want to lose you as a client.

Okay, thanks.

How's Ava adjusting?

We're making friends with the neighbors...

and the ghosts.

[soft music]

♪

[secretary] Take care.

♪

♪

[doorbell]

[cell phone rings]

-Hey, Ross. -I'm at your place.

Oh, I won't be home for another hour.

Ah, no worries, I'm just dropping off

the county assessor's report for the last two sales

on your property.

Neither of them list the kidnapping incident,

so, we'll have to do a deep dive

to see why they weren't compelled to mention it.

Could be because the incident took place out on the street.

I just thought I'd drop it off so that you knew

I wasn't trying to pull one over on ya.

Okay, thanks.

I'll take a look as soon as I get home.

[Ross] Okay, bye.

[stick tapping]

[dark music]

♪

[Ross chuckles]

♪

Hey, Gino.

It's been a while.

Hope you're doing well.

Ah, that's good to see.

You alone? Where's Maria?

Is she still the one taking care of you?

Out shopping?

Well, is something wrong?

♪

Something in here?

♪

No? Uh...

-This? -Uh-huh.

[Ross] Ah.

Okay, uh, top drawer?

♪

No?

Middle?

-No. -No?

Bottom.

[Gene] Yeah, yeah.

♪

[Sylvia] What are you doing in this house?

[Ross] Gene let me in.

Who are you? Where's Maria?

♪

I'm his sister and I'm taking care of him now.

And more importantly, who are you?

[Ross] I'm Ross Townes, I'm sort of

the unofficial neighborhood real estate agent.

Ah.

[Ross] Did you say you were his sister?

Yes, yes.

[Ross] Gene, you never mentioned her before.

[Gene whimpers]

[frantic banging]

[Sylvia] Oh...I'm sorry,

but your visit is agitating my brother.

[shushes]

You know, I've been working on your brother for years

to try and sell this place.

But I'm sure you wouldn't want to sell either

since it's your family home.

Did he tell you that?

Our family is from Colorado.

He bought this place himself some 50 years ago.

Oh, that's right.

Maybe I should talk to your other brother then.

Oh, he wouldn't be interested.

Why not?

-He's busy. -Really?

I thought he was dead.

Died about four years ago.

Gene told me.

[Sylvia] What are you doing?

[Ross] Calling the police, you're not his sister.

♪

[Gene laughs]

Please, please, let me explain.

Gene, will you stop please?

-Let me explain. -I have all

the explanation that I need.

You're a parasite

taking advantage of this poor man.

Now I'm gonna put an end to this.

Are you okay?

Did she hurt you in any way?

Okay, everything's gonna be okay.

Just sit tight, sit tight,

they'll be here any second, okay?

[sinister music]

She hasn't hurt you?

Okay, okay, just sit tight.

[grunting]

♪

♪

Hm.

♪

[muffled giggling]

♪

[whimpering]

♪

I had no choice.

♪

He was gonna ruin everything

and you know it's your fault

because you let him in.

♪

Oh!

You're just like my husband.

Out to make my life miserable.

♪

[grunting]

♪

Henry didn't like the idea of me coming back home.

He tried to stop me too.

I thought you were different.

I thought you understood how important this was.

Well, no wonder you were grumpy.

You haven't eaten your breakfast.

Here, eat up.

Don't you feel lucky that Maria had

that pesky immigration problem.

Come on, bite, bite, bite,

so I could step in and take care of you.

What's the matter, is it cold?

Let me see, yes, too cold.

I think I'll heat it up for you.

Can't eat your oatmeal the way it is

because you didn't eat it when you were supposed to.

[buttons beep]

♪

[groans]

When will she learn that she just needs

to give me back my home.

♪

Got your oatmeal.

I need you to eat. Eat this!

[Gene groans]

Oh, is it too hot now?

Whoa.

Well, you know what, that's too bad

because I can't have you grumpy.

I need to be home.

It's the only place that Cindy knows.

Otherwise what kind of a mother would I be?

Look at the mess you've made.

♪

Hey, do you want a roof over your head tonight?

Come with me, I know a place.

♪

♪

[man] Hello?

Whoa.

♪

[engine starts]

♪

[gleeful laughter]

♪

What are you doing here, Zeke?

-Hey. -Our agreement is that

you would always call first.

[Zeke] Yeah, listen, I...

I just found some things in storage

that you and Ava might want.

Dolphin.

Ava's been wondering what happened to this.

-Thanks. -Yeah, of course.

Hey, listen.

While I'm here, do you mind if we talk?

Ten minutes?

Cup of coffee?

Ten minutes.

Okay.

This place isn't half bad.

[Maggie] Yeah.

[sirens]

[Zeke] But is it safe?

[Maggie] I don't need you checking up on me.

Look, Maggie, I'm a mess without you and Ava.

You should have thought about that before stealing from us.

I didn't steal it, I invested it.

It was gonna be repaid with interest.

-But you lost it. -Look, I admit

-it was a bad investment, okay? -It was my money

and money for our daughter's college.

Barely cleared the deposit

-on this place. -Hey, I knew

-how much you need it. -What, you think

-that makes it okay? -No, but you also

never gave me a chance to tell you why.

That money was for us, it was for this family.

If that investment paid off like it was supposed to,

I could have left my job,

no more traveling for three weeks out of the month.

I could have been here, I could have been

a better father to Ava and a better husband to you.

You can leave your job at any time.

Well, after ten years, and do what, start over?

[Maggie] What do you think we're doing now?

Right.

Tell Ava that I'll call her later

and that I love her.

[door opens]

[door closes]

[wind chimes]

[doorbell]

[Sylvia] Hey! I brought you my deviled eggs.

[Maggie] Sylvia, you are too much.

Hey, I just made a fresh pot of coffee.

-You want some? -Oh, I would love some,

thank you.

You really have done a lot.

-Getting there. -It's amazing.

I love this house.

Oh, look at that.

What happened there?

Are you just doing work or?

[Maggie] Oh, it was just a busted fan.

I think the wires need to be reattached.

[Sylvia] Oh, you should be careful of that.

Huh.

[dark music]

So, any more strange occurrences?

[Maggie] Luckily, things seem to have calmed down.

[Sylvia] Oh, well, you know,

yesterday I saw a strange car

parked in front of your house,

an older model, a silver sedan.

You know, I don't mean to be a snoop,

but after our conversation I thought I should tell you

-when I see something-- -I appreciate that,

but that car belongs to my husband.

[Sylvia] Oh, well, I hope--

I hope that went okay.

I mean, I assume that those conversations can be awkward.

That is one way to put it.

[Sylvia] So is there any hope for you two

or think you might be moving back in with him?

Move in with him?

No, he travels so much for work

that he lives in a hotel when he's in town.

If we ever did get back together,

and that is a major "if,"

he'd move in here.

Oh, well,

that does sound like hope.

[cell phone rings]

-I gotta take this. -May I use your bathroom?

[Maggie] Yeah, right ahead.

This is Maggie.

♪

Yeah, if I could pick up those tile samples today

that would be great.

♪

♪

Well, I really appreciate it.

Great.

Thanks so much, bye-bye.

Sylvia?

[door opens, toilet flushes]

Oh, sorry, I thought you disappeared for a minute.

[Sylvia] No, I'm here.

Do you happen to have any cream or sugar?

-I do. -Oh, good.

Coffee's great though.

♪

Ah.

♪

[music darkens]

♪

[grunting]

♪

-Help! -I'm coming!

[Maggie] Help!

[Sylvia] Oh, oh, Maggie!

Are you all right?

What happened?

-I fell. -Oh, honey,

I'm gonna call an ambulance.

[radio chatter]

-I got 'em. -Oh, you found my keys.

[Sylvia] Right on the counter just where you said.

You're going to be okay.

-Just stay strong. -Thanks. I'll call Ava's school

and make sure you're clear to pick her up.

[Sylvia] Okay, and we'll meet you at the hospital.

-You go get better. -Thank you, Sylvia.

[soft music]

♪

I'd like to copy these keys please.

[attendant] Sure.

♪

-Surprise. -Where's my mom?

[Sylvia] Well, um, the first thing you should know

-is that she is okay. -Something happened to her?

[Sylvia] You know, in her line of work,

there are accidents and she sort of fell

and, um, the doctors are making sure she's okay.

And she asked me to pick you up.

Is that okay?

[Ava] Okay.

[Sylvia] Please do not worry.

She's okay.

♪

Come on.

♪

[Maggie] I don't know how I'm gonna handle

sleeping while sitting up.

[Sylvia] Well, that is why

they give you the good drugs.

How long is your arm gonna be in that sling?

[Maggie] A few days and then a couple weeks

before I can do any heavy work around the house.

[Sylvia] Oh.

[Maggie] Thank you for doing all this.

[Sylvia] Of course.

Now do you want me to call your husband?

[Maggie] No.

He's away and I want to put off hearing,

"I told you so."

[Sylvia chuckles]

Maybe this house really is cursed.

Well, that might be the drugs talking.

[Maggie] I wish it were.

You know, I thought if I just kept my head down

and ignored it, it would all stop.

And it had.

God, I really screwed up now.

Maybe I should just sell and move on.

♪

Well...

You have time to think about that later.

-Mm-hm. -Now it's time for rest.

♪

Are you counting?

Five on the one, then move on to the rest.

[Ava] I'm counting, I'm...

[Ava coughs]

[Sylvia] What's the matter, baby?

You okay?

[coughing continues]

[Veronica] Mommy's gonna make you all better, okay?

[Cindy coughing]

♪

Okay, I want you to take a warm bath

and then I'm gonna make you some soup

and then we can watch cartoons, okay?

[Cindy] Okay.

♪

I'll go get that soup started.

♪

[Cindy] Thanks, Mom, you're the best.

♪

[Ava] Tuck me in!

♪

[Sylvia laughs]

[Sylvia] Okay, let's tuck you in.

There you go.

Goodnight, baby.

[Ava] Thanks, Mommy.

[Sylvia] I'm sorry?

I said thanks, Sylvia.

♪

Goodnight, baby.

♪

[birdsong]

[Maggie] Ava!

Ava!

♪

Ava, are you here?

Ava?

♪

-Oh! -Have you--have you seen Ava?

[Sylvia] I just, uh, dropped her off at school.

[Maggie] Oh, my God.

Sylvia, you can't just take her like that.

-You scared me. -Oh, no, no, no.

I left you a note. Here it is, see?

-I--I didn't see it. -Oh.

Well, we both just wanted you to stay asleep.

[Maggie] Thank you, I really appreciate it.

-Do you need my help today? -I don't know.

I just gotta figure out what I'm gonna do with this place.

And with my life.

You know, the small things.

[Sylvia] Let me make you breakfast.

[Maggie] Really, you've done enough.

[Sylvia] No, you have a busted wing.

-I'm--I'm making you breakfast. -But your husband?

[Sylvia] Oh, he will sleep the morning away as always

and I'll make it back in time to make him lunch.

[Maggie laughs]

[Zeke] Maggie.

What the hell?

[Maggie] I just had a little accident.

[Zeke] A little accident?

You went to the ER.

[Maggie] I'm glad you're concerned.

-How did you even... -I stepped off the plane

and I get a call from the insurance company.

It just happened yesterday.

I was gonna call you today, I promise.

What have I told you about doing too many things on your own?

Is Ava okay?

It was a one woman show.

Okay.

All right, so, how are you getting along?

We're fine, Sylvia is here to help out.

Sylvia. Who's Sylvia?

[Sylvia] That's me.

-Nice to meet you. -Hi.

[Maggie] Sylvia lives just across the street.

She's been an enormous help.

I'm making breakfast, do you want something?

No, thank you, I'm good, I've already eaten.

Listen, I have another red-eye tonight,

but now with this, I--I could cancel,

take a couple days off work.

[Maggie] You can't afford to do that.

I can make it work.

[soft music]

[Sylvia] Ah, the eggs.

Excuse me.

♪

[Zeke] So what's her deal?

[Maggie] She spends her entire life taking care of her husband.

[Zeke] And so, what now, she's taking care of you?

[Maggie] I think she just likes to get out of her house.

I appreciate what you're trying to do here.

[Zeke] I'm still trying to take care of this family.

♪

[Maggie] We're not yours to take care of anymore.

♪

Okay.

Uh...

Well, can I still pick up Ava from school

and spend the afternoon with her?

Yeah, I'm sure she'd like that.

♪

[electrician] Well, see, this is your problem right here,

it's labeled wrong.

You turned off the dishwasher,

not the ceiling fan in the back room.

Consider yourself lucky.

[Maggie] I do.

Hey, since I have you here, can you finish this install?

-Sure thing. -Thanks.

[dark music]

♪

♪

Cindy.

[soft music]

♪

Hi, baby.

Oh, let me see.

You look beautiful, wow.

-Dad helped pick it out. -Oh.

He's always wanting his little princess, huh?

You can change if you want to.

[Ava] I think I'll keep it on, for him.

[Maggie] Go play.

-Thank you. -I couldn't resist.

♪

Ah, Cindy.

♪

Ha.

♪

-Hey, Sylvia! -Hey.

[Ava] Come push me.

Don't you look pretty.

[Ava] I'm gonna fly to the clouds today.

[Cindy] I wanna fly to the clouds today.

[Ava] ...clouds today.

[Sylvia] Okay.

[Sylvia laughs]

Way up into the clouds.

Whew.

-All set? -Yep.

[Maggie] Great.

-This for me? -Yeah.

[Maggie] Thanks.

One less thing on my to-do list.

[electrician] Any time.

And, uh, next time I would, uh,

leave this kind of work to the professionals.

-Have a good day. -Oh, you--you too.

♪

Can you believe that guy?

He never would have said that if I was a man.

[Zeke] I think he would have said it to anyone

who tried to do electrical work

and dislocated their shoulder.

[Maggie] Ha-ha.

[Ava] Higher!

Wee!

♪

[Cindy giggling]

[Sylvia laughs]

[Sylvia] Woo!

High enough, sweetie?

[Sylvia laughs]

-I've been thinking. -Uh-oh.

[Zeke] And I'm happy you have Sylvia,

but she's not family.

♪

-No. -Helen loves her so much.

♪

[Cindy] Push me, Mommy, push me!

[Sylvia laughs]

[Sylvia] Hold on tight.

-No. -She would love to spend

some time with her granddaughter.

-Zeke, no. -Please?

[Sylvia laughs]

[Ava] Wee!

[Sylvia] Way high!

Up into the clouds.

[music intensifies]

♪

[Ava screams]

♪

[Zeke] Ava!

[Ava moaning in pain]

♪

Ava! Ava, oh, my God!

[Maggie] What happened?

-Baby! -Sylvia, what happened?

-What happened? -Baby, are you okay?

-Hey, baby? -Are you all right, honey?

Where is it?

Is it your head?

Get her inside.

Is it your head, honey?

♪

-Maggie! -I'm coming, I'm getting ice.

Cindy?

Cindy?

-Okay, I'm here, I'm here. -Watch her head, watch her head.

Where are you?

Where--

[Maggie] I got you, you're okay.

I'm sorry.

♪

-I'm sorry. -It's--it's okay.

-It was an old swing. -She should have

never been on it.

If I--if I had thought

that that was...

I never wanna see her hurt.

[Maggie] I know, really, it's okay.

We've got it.

Thanks, Sylvia.

It's okay, I know, I know.

♪

[door opens, closes]

Did you see that?

-See what? -She just stood there.

[Maggie] Well, she's not a mom.

She's probably just not used to dealing

-with something like that. -And what would happen

if you weren't here and it was just her and Ava

in a real emergency?

Is she just gonna stand there in shock?

[Maggie] I... [sighs]

Well, I know someone who wouldn't.

♪

-Zeke. -I'm calling her.

♪

Oh...

Who is this?

♪

♪

-Helen. -Maggie.

You're looking good.

Nice to see you too.

-Come on in. -Hold on a sec.

Since we're in a bit of an awkward situation

with you and my granddaughter no longer living with my son,

perhaps we could discuss some ground rules.

[Maggie] Okay, sure.

[Helen] I'm here for Ava.

From the looks of things

and from what my son has told me,

it appears you need an extra set of hands

to help with her.

So, if she needs to eat, I'll feed her.

If she needs to go to bed, I'll tuck her in.

However, if you need your prescriptions picked up,

-don't even-- -I'll take care of that.

[Helen] Good.

Glad that was so easy.

[Maggie] About what I expected.

Now, could you show me to my room please?

I'd like to get settled before Ava comes home from school.

[Maggie] Oh, okay.

[cell phone rings]

-Hello? -Hey, good morning.

-Is this Maggie Richards? -It is.

[Detective Gray] This is Detective Gray with the police department.

We need to talk to you.

[tense music]

♪

♪

[Sylvia] Don't go anywhere.

♪

[doorbell]

♪

[Helen] Yes?

[Sylvia] Oh, hi.

Uh, is, uh, Maggie here?

[Helen] No, she's not, she's out.

Who are you?

[Sylvia] I'm Sylvia, the neighbor.

I've been helping out.

[Helen] Oh, yes.

[Sylvia] And who are you?

[Helen] I'm Zeke's mother, Helen.

[Sylvia] Well, it is a pleasure to meet you.

And, you know, if you need anything at all,

please ask me.

Ava can be quite the little handful.

[Helen laughs]

[Helen] That's true, but, you know,

I'm pretty sure I can handle her myself.

I raised an active boy.

You know, I'm sure they're really grateful

for all the help you've given so far,

but I'm here now.

Thanks.

I just want you to know s--

♪

-Do you know Ross Townes? -I do,

he's my real estate agent.

[Detective Gray] When was the last time you and him spoke?

[Maggie] In his office a few days ago

and then we talked briefly on the phone the next day.

Why?

[Detective Gray] He's dead, Mrs. Richards.

[Maggie] What?

I...I don't understand.

[Detective Gray] We found his body in the trunk of his car.

A vagrant was driving it.

Ever seen him before?

No.

[Detective Gray] What did you and Ross talk about

the last time you spoke?

He was dropping off some paperwork.

He called to tell me he was gonna leave it on my porch.

And this was what time?

Late morning, maybe 10:30.

I got home about an hour later

and the paperwork was there and he was gone.

Why would he kill him?

We don't know yet.

We're working on it.

♪

[Cindy giggling]

♪

Cindy!

[Cindy giggling]

♪

[door unlocks, opens]

♪

[Helen snoring]

♪

♪

Please, Cindy, where are you?

Why are you not here, Cindy?

♪

It's because of that woman snoring in the guest room,

isn't it?

♪

Yeah, yeah, she frightened you away.

♪

Don't you worry, baby.

Mommy's gonna get rid of that old woman right now.

♪

♪

[snoring escalates]

[Sylvia exclaims]

♪

Ooh.

♪

Oh.

♪

♪

[door opens]

♪

[door closes]

♪

♪

[dark music]

♪

[door opens, closes]

♪

[Sylvia] Hi!

[Helen] Hi.

[Sylvia] I am so sorry to bother you.

[Helen] Sylvia, what can I do for you?

[Sylvia] Well, you know, I can't find

my extra pair of reading glasses

and I--I'm pretty sure I left them here the last time.

[Helen] You know, I haven't seen them, but if I find them

I'll bring them to your house, okay?

[Sylvia] I would just love to come in and look for them myself.

[Helen] No, actually I don't really want you to do that.

-Well, it'll only take a minute. -No, like I said,

if I find them I'll bring them right over.

-I think I left them upstairs. -What are you doing?

Who the hell do you think you are?

I did not give you permission to come in!

Get out of this house.

Can you hear me?

Hello?

♪

Okay, I'm calling the police,

I'm gonna have you arrested for trespassing.

[Sylvia moaning in pain]

♪

What's the matter?

[Sylvia] Oh, I slipped on Ava's soccer ball.

I think I broke my hip.

[Sylvia whimpers]

Hold on, I'm coming.

I don't freakin' believe this.

♪

Okay, I don't know what kind of games you're playing here,

lady, but I've had it with you.

Do you hear me?

[grunting, screaming]

[thumping down stairs]

♪

[Helen whimpering]

♪

[Helen] Help.

Why are you doing this?

♪

[Sylvia] Oh, dammit.

[Helen] Oh!

Help, help!

Somebody, please help me.

♪

Please, somebody, she's trying to kill me!

-Shut up! -Help me!

[radio DJ] The lucky winners of this past weekend super lottery drawing.

[Sylvia] Shut up!

[Helen screams]

[bones cracking]

♪

♪

Helen?

♪

Oh, my God.

[radio chatter]

[Zeke] Maggie.

Maggie.

-What happened? -They're saying she tripped

on the soccer ball, she fell down the stairs.

She broke her neck.

-You weren't there? -No, I was out.

She was alone in the house.

Ava was at school.

-Where's Ava at now? -I asked Sylvia to take her

for some ice cream to keep her away from this.

-Does she know? -No.

I thought you and I could tell her together later.

We won't talk about the soccer ball.

[Zeke] God, no. Of course not, of course not.

[soft music]

♪

Wait, wait, wait, I...

Wait, wait.

I'm her son.

♪

[radio playing]

♪

What is it?

♪

Nothing.

♪

Do you, uh, ever see or hear anything

or anyone in your house?

I don't think so.

[Sylvia] Never heard the name Cindy?

Um...

I do think I had a dream the other night

where there was a Cindy.

Or maybe it was Sandy.

Was it a dream?

Are you sure?

Did you see a girl in the house?

That's silly.

Don't say that.

Why?

Because it's--it's rude.

You don't answer a person's question

by calling it silly.

There are no dumb questions.

I'm sorry.

♪

It's okay.

♪

Finish your shake.

♪

[Sylvia sighs]

♪

[Maggie] Hi, baby.

I'll meet you inside in a second, okay?

[Ava] Okay.

[Maggie sighs]

-Sylvia... -How is everything?

-And how is Zeke? -Ugh, about what you'd expect.

Totally devastated, but I'm more worried

about how to break it to Ava.

[Sylvia] I know, it's awful, just awful.

[Maggie] We'll obviously be gone for a few days for her funeral.

I just don't know how we're gonna live

in this house anymore.

[Sylvia] Listen, you just tell me

if there's anything I can do for your family, okay?

-Thank you. -I mean that.

[Maggie] Thank you.

-We'll talk soon, okay? -Oh, I hope so.

-Be safe. -Okay, thank you.

[dark music]

♪

♪

Here we are.

This is going well.

Yes, breathe in, breathe, breathe.

Woop.

[Maggie] Ava.

Wait for us, honey.

♪

Put your seatbelt on.

Ah.

♪

I'll be right back.

Don't move a muscle.

♪

♪

Cindy?

♪

Cindy?

♪

Are you here?

I'm home.

And--and they're gone, Cindy.

Cindy?

Please come out.

Mommy hasn't seen you in so long.

I--I want a big hug.

Oh!

Are you playing hide and seek?

Okay.

I'm coming to get you.

[Sylvia laughs]

♪

Come out, come out

wherever you...are.

♪

I got you.

[Sylvia laughs]

♪

Cindy!

♪

Cindy.

Why are you doing this to me?

♪

Oh.

♪

Because it's still their home,

isn't it?

Yeah.

♪

Soon enough.

Soon enough they'll be gone.

I promise.

♪

-You got that one? -Yeah.

-Hey, neighbor. -Hey.

I thought I wasn't supposed to see you till tomorrow.

[Maggie] Weren't supposed to.

-Can you grab that for me? -Yeah.

-Thanks. -Is everything okay?

-How was the service? -Oh, the service was fine.

-Hm. -But as soon as we got back

from the funeral, Zeke starts ordering me

to sell the house all of a sudden,

saying that Ava's not gonna live another night in it.

-Well, maybe he has a point. -Maybe,

but there's no way I can sell now.

[Sylvia] What do you mean?

[Maggie] I spoke to an agent this morning

and he said that because of what happened to Helen,

the house is "toxic,"

so there's no way I can sell it

for anything close to what I paid for it.

I can't take that kind of loss,

so it looks like we're stuck here for a while.

[Sylvia] Well, I'm really sorry to hear that.

I mean, I'm glad for me.

I get to keep my wonderful neighbor.

♪

[Sylvia muttering]

Gotta think.

Think, think, think, think, think.

Oh.

♪

[server] Thank you.

♪

-Hi. -Hi!

[Sylvia] Uh, I would like a vanilla latte.

And, um, is there anyone who can help me

get on the Wi-Fi?

♪

♪

[doorbell]

♪

Sylvia, is that you?

♪

-Hello, beautiful! -Who are you?

[Marv] It's me, Marv, you know me.

[Maggie] Get your hands off of me!

[Maggie screaming]

[Marv] You like it rough, huh?

[Maggie] Let me go!

[Marv] Yeah, you said you wanted a fight,

I just didn't think you'd pack quite the punch.

[struggling]

Come and get it, baby.

[kissing]

Come and get it, baby.

[Maggie] Get your hands off of me!

[struggling]

[Sylvia grunts]

♪

[Sylvia] You okay?

-Yeah. -Yeah, call the police.

♪

[radio chatter]

[soft music]

♪

[radio chatter]

[detective] So I need to ask if you want to press charges.

[Maggie] Uh, yeah, why wouldn't I?

[detective] Well, he says you invited him here.

-Excuse me? -He says you two connected

on an adult website that caters to people's

-more quirky sexual urges. -Wha--what?

[detective] He says it's all part of a game that you requested.

[Maggie] Well, he's lying.

♪

[detective] He showed me the post.

[Maggie] What post?

[detective] Didn't have your name.

Had the handle "FlipMeUpFlipMeDown."

You flip houses, right?

♪

[whimpering]

♪

I swear I didn't join any website for--

[detective] Along with your address, there was a description

of the fantasy you wanted and a secret password

that you were supposed to say to each other.

-A password. -"Come and get it."

♪

[whimpering]

♪

[Maggie] Listen, I don't know anything about a password.

-Look, it's all on the website-- -I'm sorry, are you trying

to shame me into not pressing charges?

-No, ma'am, I'm just-- -Or maybe you're just

trying to avoid doing your paperwork, I don't know,

but regardless I am not saying that I had

anything to do with that guy.

♪

Press charges.

♪

[dramatic music]

♪

[detective] So since you didn't go on that website,

someone else did pretending they were you.

Somebody must be trying to set you up.

Who do you know that would do that?

[Sylvia] Oh, I have to go and check on Gene.

I'll be right back.

[Maggie] I can't think of anyone who would do that.

[detective] Are you positive?

♪

[Sylvia] God, why do you treat me like this?

Haven't I done everything I can for you?

And why are you trying to keep me away from my daughter?

She is so close.

What is wrong with you?

[banging]

Oh, you've gotta stop being grumpy.

You have got to stop this.

But I'm gonna have to make sure

that you are fed properly.

[Gene shouting]

♪

[radio chatter]

Huh.

Well, I guess I just can't leave you sitting there.

[dramatic music]

♪

You just wait in here and I'll be back

to take care of you later.

[dark music]

♪

[helicopter flying]

I can't even imagine what would have happened

if you hadn't been here.

[Sylvia] Hm, well, women in arms.

-Yeah. -But with that crazy man

breaking in, I can't believe you're staying tonight.

I mean, after all the things that have happened,

I would be moving out and taking the first offer

-that comes my way. -The thought has crossed

-my mind. -Hm!

But I was thinking about what that detective said.

Someone is doing this on purpose.

Someone is trying to get me to leave.

But I'm not gonna do that.

I'm staying.

I'm gonna find out who it is.

[Sylvia] Good, good for you.

♪

We should get you to bed.

It's been a rough night.

I'll clean up.

I insist on staying the night.

I want to keep my eye on the two of you.

[Maggie] So sweet.

♪

[child giggling]

[soft music]

♪

Cindy.

[giggling continues]

I hear you.

♪

[giggling continues]

♪

Cindy, where are you?

♪

Please, not another game of hide and seek, honey.

I've been waiting so long to see you.

Come out, honey.

[Cindy] I can't.

[Sylvia] Why not?

[Cindy] This isn't my home.

This isn't my furniture.

Where's my swing?

Where are the roses?

Oh, honey, this-- this is your home.

And do you remember the picture you made?

Look, baby, it's still here.

See that?

And we can fix the swing

and re-plant the roses.

♪

C-Cindy?

Cindy, where are you?

Cindy?

[Cindy] Right behind you.

[Sylvia] Oh!

Cindy!

You're here.

Oh, you're really here.

You--oh.

-Mommy? -What?

[Cindy] Can you read me a story?

[Sylvia] Of course I can.

Here, you hop into bed.

♪

We are going to have

our whole lives to spend together.

I'm so happy you're here.

♪

Everything's gonna be just the way it was.

♪

You want me to read or do you want to start?

-Can you? -Okay.

Oh, this is a good one.

♪

Sylvia?

♪

Sylvia, are you still here?

♪

♪

Oh.

[gasps]

Cindy?

-Oh. -Whoa.

-Whoa, sorry. -Where is she?

-Where--where is Cindy? -Who?

[Sylvia] The--there.

[Maggie] Are you okay?

You were sleeping so soundly in there

I thought I was gonna have to throw some water on you

to wake you up.

♪

Well, I've got a real busy day,

I've gotta get this little one to school.

[Sylvia] I--I need my morning coffee.

Get this noodle started.

[laughter]

[Maggie] Right.

♪

-Mom, gotta get my stuff. -Okay.

♪

Cindy Thomas.

♪

[Sylvia's voice flashback] Where is she? Where's Cindy?

I've lived here for years.

The home is just not the same without little Cindy.

She was such a beautiful girl.

She loved that little rose garden out back,

but soon they all withered away.

♪

-Mom, let's go. -Yeah, coming.

♪

[Sylvia] This is going to help.

This is going to make you feel at home,

my baby.

♪

These.

♪

♪

[phone ringing]

[operator] Metro Police, how may I direct your call?

Hi, I'm trying to reach a detective who used to work

in the mid-city district, Jack Arnold.

[operator] Commissioner Arnold?

He oversees the Western Bureau now.

-Can I transfer you? -Yes, thanks.

♪

Ah.

♪

[oven dings]

Okay.

Wow, how time flies.

Oh, ooh.

Beautiful.

[gasps]

[phone rings]

Hey.

Can you pick up Ava from school?

Yeah, of course, it'd be my pleasure.

Let me know if there's anything else I can do.

Thanks.

Hey, is everything all right?

[Maggie sighs]

It's...

[secretary] Maggie Richards?

[Maggie] Sorry, I gotta go.

-This way. -Thanks.

[dark music]

-Hi. -Hi, can I help you?

[Sylvia] I've come to pull Ava Richards from class.

Uh, my name is Sylvia Holmes

and I'm sure I'm on the approved list.

[Ava] Did my mom have another accident?

Is that why you're getting me out of school early?

[Sylvia] No, no, she asked me to pick you up early

because she thought you deserved a fun day today.

-Really? -Mm-hm.

[Ava] Cool.

[Sylvia laughs]

♪

-What are those for? -Well, I thought

you'd like to have a little photo shoot

in a beautiful garden this afternoon.

♪

[Jack] Maggie Richards, Deputy Commissioner Arnold.

[Maggie] I appreciate you taking the time to see me

on such short notice.

[Jack] Well, you had the correct password:

Cindy Thomas.

One of my first cases after I got my gold shield.

Still haunts me though that we never found that little girl.

So, are you one of these amateur cold case investigators?

No, my daughter and I live in the Thomas's old house

and my neighbor Sylvia Holmes was around

when the little girl went missing.

But, frankly, something is just off about her.

I mean, she seems to know things about this case.

I--I'm just curious, was Sylvia ever a suspect?

I don't remember a Sylvia Holmes.

I remember a Gene Holmes

that lived across the street.

That's her husband, he still lives there.

Well, that's interesting.

The Gene Holmes I know,

he wasn't married at the time.

-Did he have a girlfriend? -No, no, no.

He was a loner.

Trust me, we talked to him a lot,

had an airtight alibi as far as the kidnapping went.

What about Cindy's parents?

Do you think they might have had any connection with Sylvia?

Henry and Veronica Thomas were always suspects in my mind.

But we could never prove anything.

About a year later, I re-opened the case

after Veronica killed him.

She claimed it was in self-defense,

but nobody believed her.

I still wasn't able to make the connection

between her and the missing child though.

And as for Sylvia Holmes,

nah, that's a-- that's a new name to me.

Maybe if I could just talk to Veronica,

you know, if she's still in prison.

-Hm, I wonder. -What?

Let me make a couple of calls

and then I'll get back to you later today.

[Maggie] Yeah, okay.

-Thank you, Commissioner. -Sure.

♪

[Sylvia] Now, you go clean up for the photos.

I've laid out a beautiful dress for you to wear.

♪

I think Sylvia knows what happened to the missing girl.

Wait, what?

That's crazy.

What makes you think that?

It's a long story.

Just trust me on this, okay?

All right, I'm pulling up to the school now.

We'll be over there shortly.

[Maggie] No, no, don't come to the house.

I'm gonna grab a change of clothes

and anything else I can think of

and we'll come stay with you at the hotel

-if that's okay. -Yeah, of course.

-I want us to be together. -Me too.

♪

[Sylvia] Sweet dear,

don't you just look precious?

♪

So, how do you like your room?

[Ava] Everything's moved around.

[Sylvia] Yeah!

Yeah, it's just the way it used to be.

Except for this awful paint color.

But we can fix that later.

[Sylvia sighs]

Oh, wait.

I wanna see if you remember.

Do you remember their names?

[Cindy] Dolly?

Yes, that's Dolly.

And...

[Cindy] Hannah?

[Sylvia] Yes.

♪

[Ava] I wanna go outside.

-Uh... -I don't wanna play with dolls.

-I wanna play soccer. -Cindy, you don't like soccer.

[Ava] Cindy? Who's Cindy?

Yeah.

Well, maybe you are a little too old for dolls.

So, are you hungry?

Because I've made us a wonderful picnic.

-I made pie. -Really?

-Uh-huh. -What kind?

-Cherry. -I love cherry.

[Sylvia] I know.

[Ava] I like apple.

♪

[Sylvia] Oh, no, Cindy, you like cherry pie.

♪

[cell phone ringing]

♪

-Maggie. -Commissioner Arnold.

Got some news for you.

Veronica Thomas was paroled over a year ago.

-Excuse me? -Early release,

good behavior.

♪

-Where is she now? -Parole officer said

that she, uh, she did her time

at a halfway house back east,

then left and hasn't been heard from

since about the beginning of the year.

Do you have a current picture of her?

Way ahead of you.

I'll text it to you.

♪

[Sylvia] Here's my cherry pie that you've always loved so much.

♪

[Ava] This is good for cherry pie.

[Sylvia] Oh, how it warms my heart

to hear you say that.

♪

[dramatic music]

Oh, my God.

That's her, that's Sylvia.

[Jack] I can assure you that's Veronica Thomas.

Her name's definitely not Sylvia.

♪

-Maggie, hello? -Ava?

-What's going on, Maggie? -She's got my daughter.

♪

I need all available units.

Possible hostage situation.

[soft music]

[Maggie] What are you doing? What is this?

[Sylvia] We're celebrating.

She came back.

After all this time, she came back.

[Maggie] Your name's not Sylvia, is it?

It's Veronica.

Oh.

I haven't heard that name in quite a while.

But because you're here, Cindy,

I think it's only fitting that I go by my God-given name.

That's not Cindy.

[Veronica] Of course it is.

Look at her.

It's my Cindy.

[Ava] Cindy? Who's Cindy? I'm Ava.

[Veronica] Oh, why would you say that?

Come on, you're Cindy.

[Ava] I'm not!

[Maggie] It's okay, it's okay.

Veronica, you don't have to do this.

Do what?

I--I am trying to have a nice peaceful picnic

with my daughter.

And--and look, now you have upset her

and you've upset me too.

[Maggie] Please, I just want her safe.

[Veronica] Oh, you mean she's not safe with me?

I am her mother.

It is my job to keep her safe.

But you don't think I can do that?

You don't think I know how to do that?

-I didn't say-- -I know how to take care

of my daughter.

My little princess.

Ow! Ow!

[Maggie] Ava, get in the house!

[Veronica] No, no!

-Oh, you've ruined everything. -Veronica, stop.

-You've taken her away from me. -No, I didn't.

You're the one who took Cindy away, admit it.

-What? -You--you made up the story

-about her being kidnapped. -That's--that's not true.

What did you do? You did something to her.

-No! -Did you kill her?

No, I tried to save her.

Oh, no, you--you've gotta get off of there.

Don't go in there.

You cannot be in there.

Get out of my roses.

Get off of them now.

You can't be on there.

Please, you don't understand.

You can't be there.

[Veronica's voice flashback] I've lived here for years.

Where is she?

Where's Cindy?

Please get out of my roses!

[Veronica's voice flashback] She loved that little rose garden out back,

but soon they all withered away.

Gone, just like her.

Oh no.

Oh no, please.

Don't do that.

Please, no, this-- this is our special place!

[Zeke] Sylvia!

♪

What are you doing?

[Maggie grunts]

-Oh no! -No, no, no, no.

[Veronica] No, no, no.

♪

[Zeke] No, Sylvia, stop!

[Veronica] Oh no!

[Zeke] Maggie, what the hell is going on?

[Veronica] Oh, no, please, Maggie, please.

Don't hurt my baby.

[Maggie grunting]

Your daughter is down there, isn't she?

[Veronica] Oh!

I was a good mother.

I was only trying to help her.

[Young Veronica] I want you to take a warm bath.

[soft music]

I'll go get that soup started.

♪

Oh.

I never should have let her have the pills

and the cough medicine.

Hopefully she'll be feeling better by tomorrow.

♪

[Maggie] What happened, Veronica?

Tell us everything.

♪

Wha--ah...

That's too much, honey.

♪

No, Cindy!

[Veronica] The medicine made her sleepy.

She slipped under the water.

It was an accident.

But I couldn't tell her daddy

because I know what her daddy would have said.

He would have said it was my fault

and he would have said I killed her.

[Maggie panting]

♪

[Maggie] Oh, my God.

♪

[young Veronica weeping]

♪

♪

[Veronica] Oh no.

[Veronica whimpering]

[Maggie grunting]

♪

Oh!

No.

Oh, no, no, no, no, no.

Oh, please.

Oh, please don't.

♪

[Maggie] You did make up the story about the kidnapping.

[Veronica] I didn't know what else to do.

They would have turned against me.

Henry and the whole family.

He would have hurt me, he would have hurt me.

Was he gonna find out?

Was he going to hurt you?

Is that why you killed him?

♪

[Veronica] The only person who loved me was Cindy.

♪

Oh, Cindy.

Oh, Cindy.

I just...

[Zeke] Come here, come here.

Just stay here.

I always-- I always tried to do

the right thing for you.

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I just...I wanted to be with you again

so that I could make sure

nothing happened to you ever again.

I am so sorry.

I am so sorry, baby.

[Veronica weeping]

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[Cindy] It's okay, Mommy.

I forgive you.

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[Veronica] You do?

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[Cindy] I love you.

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[Veronica] Oh...

I love you too.

I love you so much.

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[distant sirens]

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[Zeke] Ava, Ava.

[sirens]

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Take care of your little girl, Maggie.

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[Zeke] All right.

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-Let's get out of here, yeah? -Yeah.

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[dark music]

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She came home.

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I always knew she'd come home.

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Ah, don't worry, baby girl.

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Mommy's coming home too.

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