All language subtitles for Stolenn.by.Their.Father.2022.720p.WEB.h264-KOMPOST

PORTER: Have
a nice day.

LIZBETH: Thank you. Keep
moving. Keep moving.

LIZBETH: Okay,
upstairs.

LIZBETH: Remember
girls, only English.

LIZBETH: Go! Go! Go!

LIZBETH: That
way, that way!

LIZBETH: Down the
stairs, down the stairs.

LIZBETH: Quickly...

PORTER:
Hey Miss?

LIZBETH: Go
this way.

PORTER:
Hey Miss?

LIZBETH: Girls, inside!
Go, go, go!

Come on...

LIZBETH: Oh, here we
go girls...

LIZBETH: Oh yeah.
Come here...

LIZBETH: Alrighty.
I am gonna pick you guys

up after work okay?

And we're gonna have a
really nice afternoon.

Huggies.

[kisses] I love you.
Bye!

MEREDITH & MARIANTHI:
Bye!

TEACHER: Hi.

JULIA: Sample of
the new flyer.

LIZBETH:
Oh great.

JULIA: Got
a minute?

Go to my office and review it.

LIZBETH: This
looks great.

JULIA:
Doesn't it?

Did a really nice job...

LIZBETH: [whispering]
Be out in a sec.

LIZBETH: Hey
there. I'm Lizbeth.

Can I help you?

Joan, can you bring
us an ice pack?

Why don't we go sit down?

Right through here.

Yeah...

LIZBETH: We have a nurse
here at the shelter.

Would you like to see her?

SOPHIE: No,
no, I'm fine.

LIZBETH: You can file a police
report against whoever did this.

SOPHIE: I don't want to
make him any angrier.

LIZBETH:
Who's he?

SOPHIE: Ben...
My husband.

LIZBETH: Would you
like us to help you?

We have room if you
want to come stay.

SOPHIE: You know what, I
don't really know why I came.

I think I should go.

LIZBETH:
No. Keep it.

We're always here.

You didn't do anything to
deserve what happened to you.

JULIA: Hopefully
she'll come back.

LIZBETH: Yeah
I hope so.

I didn't even get her name.

JULIA: Neither did I the
first time you came in.

GREG: There you go, just
the way you like it.

TEACHER: Oh thanks,
you remembered.

GREG: Sure I did. How
is everything?

TEACHER: Oh great.
The girls are so lovely.

GREG: Cool, cool. Girls!

I'll see you on Sunday.

Okay. Be good!

LIZBETH: What are
you doing here Greg?

GREG: What does
it look like?

LIZBETH: This isn't
your time to see them.

GREG: Okay, so it's
uh, five o'clock,

that means in nineteen
hours, no more court order.

Now when I want
to see my kids...

I will.

LIZBETH: There's
still a schedule -

GREG: Don't tell me
what to do Lizbeth.

They're my blood.

Never forget that.

MEREDITH: Mommy!

LIZBETH:
Hey you two.

You ready to go home?

Come on, lets go...

Wave good-bye to your daddy.

GREG: Bye-bye.

MEREDITH & MARIANTHI:
Bye!

ANN: You can dress them
in these tiny outfits,

and this one, even has a dog.

LIZBETH: What do
you girls say?

MEREDITH & MARIANTHI:
Thank you!

ANN: You are so
very welcome.

MARIANTHI: Come on
we can go share.

LIZBETH: You, know, you don't
have to bring them something

every time you come.

ANN: I know, but I like
being the fun aunt,

even if we're not
officially sisters.

Cheers.

Speaking of fun...

Michael has hired a new
paralegal and he's really nice.

We could keep it under
wraps, a dinner maybe,

with me and Michael
at our place?

LIZBETH: And
then what?

Are you going to let us date
in secret at your place too?

Because Greg will find out.

And I can't afford to have
my tires slashed again.

ANN: I just wish I could find
someone who would protect you.

LIZBETH: Well, that's what
I thought Greg was gonna

do and look where we are.

ANN: Greg could
have fooled anyone.

LIZBETH: I know,
I know. He still does.

And he was just docked
for child support and his

supervised visits are over, so
I do not want to poke the bear.

ANN: Well if he doesn't play by
the rules Michael will take it

to the judge and he
won't get any visitation.

LIZBETH: See, I don't
need another man.

I have you and your
husband to look out for me.

ANN: Cheers.

LIZBETH: Okay you
two, it is late.

MEREDITH: At daddy's he
doesn't put us to bed,

so we can stay up
as long as we want.

LIZBETH: Well, that
sounds like fun,

but if you stay go to bed late
every night then you won't

have any energy to play,
and I know you want

to have fun with your new dolls.

LIZBETH: I love
you my brave girls.

MEREDITH: I
love you mommy.

MARIANTHI: I
love you too.

LIZBETH:
Goodnight.

Ok...

[car engine in distance]

[car speeds off]

LIZBETH: Mer' honey put
that in your pocket.

FONTINA: There are my
beautiful girls!

Ah, what's this?

You let them bring
toys to church?

LIZBETH: Mer' honey can
you put it in your pocket.

FONTINA: I think you need
godmother Fontina to teach

you some manners hm?

So one day a nice Greek boy
like your father will marry you.

LIZBETH: Fontina.

GREG: Gotcha!
[girls giggle]

GREG: Look at this face huh?
Like a Greek princess.

So what do you say?

Shall we live in
a palace one day?

Alright.

Well only a few hours
until it's daddy time.

MEREDITH & MARIANTHI:
Nai Bampa.

GREG:
Okay.

LIZBETH: Come
on. Let's go.

LIZBETH: Lets
just-- okay.

[knocking]

GREG: Are
they ready?

LIZBETH: Yeah.
Of course.

Girls! Get
your bags.

Why is Fontina's
son driving you?

GREG: Why is that
your business?

Marianthi, Meredith, let's go!

MEREDITH: Mommy will you pick
us up from daycare tomorrow?

LIZBETH: Not tomorrow but the
day after tomorrow. Okay?

But you can always call me.

GREG: Ahh... They
won't be calling.

They're with me!

LIZBETH: Have fun!

MARIANTHI: Bye!

MEREDITH: Bye.

LIZBETH: Love you!

JULIA: Hey. Greg
have the girls?

Unsupervised?

LIZBETH: Yeah.

They lifted the
visitation restriction.

I just wish I could have
them all the time, you know.

You should have seen
his performance

at church the other day.

Like he was the best
father in the world.

JULIA: I get you want to keep
the girls connected to their

heritage but it's not yours,
you don't have to keep going.

Look, why don't you come
over to my place for dinner.

We can talk about
anything but Greg.

LIZBETH: Thanks Julia.

But I just-I need to
get home just in

case he lets the girls call.

JULIA: Alright.

But I'm around if
you need anything.

You got this.

[beeping]

[melancholy piano music]

-This is Greg Diakos,
leave me a message.

LIZBETH: Hey Janet, I know
I'm here early but ah,

can I just go grab the girls?

JANET: They're
not here.

LIZBETH: What?

JANET: They weren't
dropped off again today.

I assumed they were home sick.

LIZBETH: No,
they're not.

[dramatic music]

POLICE OFFICER: Is there any
chance he took the kids out?

Lost track of time?

LIZBETH: No. No.

We have a very strict custody
agreement because

Greg could be violent.

Look up his record.

You'll see all the restraining
orders against him.

POLICE OFFICER: Have you tried
contacting any of his friends?

Family?

LIZBETH: His family's in
Greece and his friends

wouldn't tell me anything.

POLICE OFFICER:
Okay.

Do you mind if I
make a quick call?

LIZBETH:
Please. Yeah.

POLICE OFFICER: I may
know someone who can help.

POLICE OFFICER: It's a
small community up here.

POLICE OFFICER:
Hey, it's Peter.

I'm trying to locate
a Greg Diakos.

You know him?

Okay, okay thanks.

It's not yet confirmed but
the word is, is that uh,

he left town.

With your girls.

LIZBETH: Wha -Where?
Where did he go?

POLICE OFFICER: I-I don't
know, but I'll go by his house.

If he's not there I'll make
sure that the report goes

through the appropriate unit.

LIZBETH: What
unit is that?

POLICE OFFICER: Crimes
against children.

Don't-don't worry okay.

They're gonna get to
the bottom of this.

LIZBETH: Okay.

CHERYL: Lizbeth!
Lizbeth!

CHERYL: Hey. Hey!

Get those elbows off the table!

I dunno how many times
I have to tell you?!

LIAM: Ma'am?

If you don't stop hurting us,
we can't live with you anymore.

CHERYL: Is that so?

Well, there he is.

Why don't you make
yourself useful Kova,

and teach your step
kids some manners.

Even your own daughter
doesn't have any.

[car trunk slams]

CHERYL: Wave bye-bye
to your brother.

It's the last time you'll
see'm cause I found us a

new daddy who's gonna
take good care of us.

LIZBETH: Okay,
thank you.

Detective Spring?
I'm Lizbeth Meredith.

My children were
kidnapped by their father,

Gregory Diakos and I was
told the report would

go to your department.

DETECTIVE SPRING: There's
not that much we can do

without proof that he's
actually left town.

LIZBETH: Then track his license
plate, or call the airports-

DETECTIVE SPRING:
Ms. Meredith, We don't have

those types of resources.

My instincts are telling me
he'll be back in a day or two.

LIZBETH: Do you know
how many times I've called

the police because of him
detective?

Five.

And those weren't even
for the times he beat

me so badly he almost killed me.

They were to file restraining
orders against him and

he is still looking for
ways to punish me.

So my instincts are
telling me that no,

he won't be back
in a day or two.

Please, will you help me?

DETECTIVE SPRING:
I'm sorry.

I can't get a warrant for
his arrest without proof

of where he is.

LIZBETH: Ah, so that's
just-that's it?

You won't even
report them missing?

DETECTIVE SPRING: Not
without a warrant.

But I'll make some calls.

I'll keep you posted.

[phone ringing]

LIZBETH: Look,
I-I don't-

DETECTIVE SPRING:
Detective Spring.

Oh, yes thank you for calling.

Yeah... I do I have
it right here.

FONTINA: Just leave these
in the back of the church.

LIZBETH: Where
is he Fontina?

FONTINA: Lizbeth.

LIZBETH: Your son drove
Greg to pick up my girls.

Where did he take them?

FONTINA: What are
you talking about?

LIZBETH: He's
taken my children!

My God, my God Fontina
you are a mother -

FONTINA: And
he's their father.

It doesn't feel so good to be
without your children, does it?

LIZBETH: Can't you see
what kind of man he is?

FONTINA: What I see is
those girls need family.

A proper family.

Like the one they
have in Greece.

LIZBETH: No.

ANN: Why would
he take them?

He didn't even show up for
visitation half the time.

LIZBETH: You know why,
it's to punish me.

It's what he does.

Everything he does is to
punish me for leaving him.

MICHAEL: Lizbeth you
can't just go to Greece

and take your daughters back.

LIZBETH: Why not? Michael,
he kidnapped my kids!

And without proof that
detective won't get a warrant,

won't even put my girls
in the missing database.

MICHAEL: I understand your
frustration but the laws are

different over there,
and they're more

likely to protect the man.

You gotta follow
protocol on this.

ANN: He's
right Lizbeth.

MICHAEL: There is also the
fact that Greece just

entered into the
Hague Convention.

Which means that they must
respect the custody agreements

of the countries from where
the children were taken.

LIZBETH: Okay.

MICHAEL: But only if
you don't break the law.

LIZBETH: Okay,
I get-I get it.

I- I can't just sit around and
wait for protocol on this.

Someone has the proof I need.

I need to find it.

LIZBETH: I'm-I'm
hoping you can help me.

My ex-husband took my daughters
and flew out of Anchorage,

and I'm wondering if maybe he
booked their travel through you?

Maybe you have travel
documents or an itinerary-

LYNN: I'm sorry but we can't
disclose any client information.

LIZBETH: No I-I
understand that,

but he kidnapped my girls and I
need to prove that he left the

country so there's anything
you can do to help me-

LYNN: I'm so sorry, I
had no idea that

Greg would do
anything like this.

LIZBETH: I'm s
-do you know him?

LYNN: We dated
for a while. Not now.

But he asked me to book him
one-way tickets to Athens

for him and his-
for your daughters.

I didn't think anything of it
at the time but then I read

your story in the paper
and so I called the police.

LIZBETH: I'm sor-The
police know about this?

LYNN: Yes.

I left a message for the
Detective on the case,

and I told her that Greg
had flown to Greece.

She-wait...

this
is the itinerary.

LIZBETH: Thank
you for this.

[suspenseful music]

LIZBETH: Here. In case the
call from the travel agency

wasn't proof enough.

Why would you ignore this?

DETECTIVE SPRING: Your ex
-husband was concerned

about your mental state.

LIZBETH: You
spoke to him?

DETECTIVE SPRING:
He came to see me.

And I was sure his
concerns were legitimate.

LIZBETH: Yeah. He is a
masterful liar.

Look, you're not the first
person he's fooled and

you won't be the last. But we
need to get that arrest warrant

and we need to make sure that
my girls are entered into the

FBI's NCIC database and
it needs to happen now.

DETECTIVE
SPRING: Okay.

LIZBETH: Yes, well I am
trying to work with my local

authorities but I need help
finding my girls which is why

I'm calling the
state department...

No I don't have a lawyer,
do you know where

I could find one who
understands Greek law?

The phone book... that's
very helpful thank you.

Oh my god...

LIZBETH: Okay...
Come on...

LIZBETH: Julia?
Hey, it's Lizbeth.

Do you know if Bev
Cutler is still on the

board of directors of the AWAIC?

Do you think she could
connect me to her father?

Yeah, yeah I know he's
President Clinton's lawyer.

LLOYD CUTLER:
Ms. Meredith? Lloyd Cutler.

My daughter Bev is a great
admirer of what you've done

with the AWAIC, and-and so am I.

LIZBETH:
Thank you.

LLOYD CUTLER:
Please, have a seat.

I've been reviewing your
case and to be frank,

getting your daughters
back won't be easy.

Greece is its own
country and consequently,

we have limited power there.

LIZBETH: What about
the Hague convention?

LLOYD CUTLER: Well,
they may have signed it

but it's up to them to honor it.

And if they don't then
you'll be fighting

in their judicial system.

What you need is a Greek
lawyer living in Greece.

I'll get in touch with
a colleague of mine

in Thessaloniki.

He's an old hand at dealing
with cases like yours.

LIZBETH: Does that mean
he's been successful?

LLOYD CUTLER: I think you
should prepare yourself

for the battle ahead.

I've had more than my fair
share of conversations with

mothers and fathers,
who have spent years

trying to get their
children back.

Despite the Hague.

LIZBETH: Well, I'm ready,
I'll do whatever it takes.

[music]

LIZBETH: [sighs]
Great...

[phone ringing]

LIZBETH: Hello?

HECTOR: Ms. Meredith
this is Hector Papadakis

in Thessaloniki.

I was asked to take your case by

President Clinton's
lawyer, Mr. Cutler.

LIZBETH: Yes, hi, thank
you so much for calling.

Do you have any news?

HECTOR: I do.

The courts in Greece have
ruled to recognize and enforce

your American Custody Order.

LIZBETH: That's
amazing news.

Ah, wow um, okay I-I can
be there in a few of days.

HECTOR: No. It is not
necessary to come until

we find your girls.

I will call again
when I know more.

Adio.

LIZBETH: Wha-how will you
find them though-hello?

ANN: You sure
about this?

LIZBETH: I'm
their mother Ann.

I should be there lighting a
fire under whoever can help me

find them. I know what it feels
like to be unwanted and it

would kill me if they thought
even for a second

that I wasn't doing everything
I could to help them.

ANN: Here.

I don't want you
sleeping on the streets.

LIZBETH: Ann -

ANN: No. I don't
wanna hear it.

You have probably maxed
out everything you

have just to get there.

And I want to help.

Because I love those
girls too. Kay?

LIZBETH:
Thank you.

ANN: Kay. Let's get
you on that flight.

[knocking]

LIZBETH: Um, I'm
Lizbeth Meredith.

I'm your client from Alaska.

HECTOR: Ms.
Meredith.

I wasn't expecting you.

LIZBETH: Yes I know,
but I needed to come.

HECTOR: Please.

LIZBETH: Oh,
thank you.

HECTOR: I understand
your desire to be here,

but your presence
won't help the process.

LIZBETH: Mr. Pappadakis my
daughters were taken months

ago, and other than
recognizing my

already legal custody
nothing has been done.

TALLY: Lizbeth?
Hi, I'm Tally.

Hello, nice to meet you.

I work with Hector.

Would you like some water?

LIZBETH: Thank
you. Yes.

TALLY: Great so Hector has been
speaking to the embassy about

securing passports for your
daughters isn't that right?

HECTOR: That's
correct.

LIZBETH:
Great. Great.

Cuz as soon as I find
them we'll be on

the first flight back home.

HECTOR: Ms. Meredith there is
a process and if you just take

your children back to Alaska
you will be prosecuted and

your embassy would have no
choice but to work with

the Greek authorities.

LIZBETH: I'm sor-how-how can
I be prosecuted if the Hague

Convention is being followed?

HECTOR: It's
complicated.

LIZBETH: How is
it complicated?

My daughters were
kidnapped by my ex-husband

who is a very dangerous man.

There's nothing
complicated about that.

TALLY: Why don't we get
you something to eat.

LIZBETH: Yeah
thank you.

That would be-that
would be great,

I still have a lot I need to do.

I need to contact the
consulate and do you-

do you know of any
good budget hotels?

TALLY: Yes.
Of course.

Just let me grab my purse.

TALLY:
Let's go.

LIZBETH: Okay
-Thank you.

TALLY: That's it, uh, it's
just one bedroom

but the sofa pulls out.

LIZBETH: This is
incredibly kind of you.

TALLY: It's not Athens
but fair priced hotels

are hard to find in
Thessaloniki.

But maybe we could
keep this between us?

LIZBETH: Oh
yes, of course.

I don't need another reason for
Hector to be annoyed with me.

TALLY: He's not annoyed
with you. It's the process.

He has to stay focused.

And sometimes that's hard
when emotions get involved.

Trust Hector.

He knows the system,

he's really passionate
about what he does.

He will do everything he can.

LIZBETH: Okay.

But there's got to be
something that I can do?

I-I know what they're
going through.

The same thing happened to
me when I was there age.

My mother took me
from my father.

So look um, do you think
Hector could help me get

my story out to the local news?

TALLY: No, I don't think
he would like that.

LIZBETH: Why?

TALLY: Last year a foreign
woman like yourself came

to Greece to bring
her children home.

She picketed outside
their school,

she received a lot
of media attention.

She ended up with more
enemies then friends,

and never got her children back.

LIZBETH: Hi. I have
an appointment.

Yes, okay, thank you.

PENELOPE:
Ms. Meredith.

It's a pleasure and please,
let me tell you how

sorry I am about your children.

LIZBETH:
Thank you.

I just hope the consulate
can help find them.

PENELOPE: Of course, of
course. Follow me.

LIZBETH: Okay...

LIZBETH: What exactly are
you doing to locate them?

PENELOPE: There are
avenues to explore,

the ministry of
education, hospitals...

LIZBETH: Have
you had any luck?

PENELOPE: Your case
just landed on my desk

after your call yesterday.

LIZBETH: Um, okay
well, this might help.

Um, just some most recent
pictures of Meredith and

Marianthi and some
information on Greg

and his family here in Greece.

PENELOPE: Has he been
in contact with you?

LIZBETH: No.

No I haven't heard from him or
my girls since he took them.

[door knocking]

LIZBETH: It's a good thing I
flew out here because up until

now the consulate has
done absolutely nothing.

So I think we need
to do what we can.

Like hire a private
investigator.

HECTOR: We
did that.

He saw your girls just
once and took the money.

LIZBETH: He saw them?
Where?

HECTOR: When Greg
visited his family.

But after that the investigator
failed to find where they

lived, even though that's
what the crook was paid to do.

LIZBETH: Okay.

Okay so we know that Greg
is in communication

with his family right?

So so we go after them.
We tap their phones...

HECTOR: Tapping
phones is illegal.

LIZBETH: Kidnapping is
illegal. Why is this so hard?

Or or does Greg just
have immunity

here because he's a man?

HECTOR: I won't take offense
to that because you're right.

But that doesn't mean
I'll break the law.

And I won't hire any
more investigators.

I'll handle your
case as I know how.

You just have to be
patient with our system.

LIZBETH: I have
been Hector.

I have been patient.

But I haven't seen my
daughters in months.

I haven't touched their
hair or heard them laugh.

I don-... I don't
have anymore patience.

[music]

TALLY: Okay. Great.

I'm gonna tell her, thank you.

That was the woman
from the consulate.

The ministry has a Meredith
and Marianthi Diakos

enrolled at a school not
far away from here.

She's going to meet
you there tomorrow.

LIZBETH: Tomorrow?

Tomorrow I'm going to
see my girls, tomorrow?

TALLY: Yes.

LIZBETH: Oh
-oh my god!

I have-I have to
get them something.

I have to pick up a toy or
a gift or a treat or...?

TALLY: I think they'll just
be happy to see their mother.

[music]

[music]

LIZBETH: Hi! School's just
down that way right?

PENELOPE: Yes, but I'm sorry,
I tried to reach you...

LIZBETH: Why?
What do you mean?

PENELOPE: I just learned
that your daughters have

not been at school for two days.

LIZBETH: What?
Where are they?

PENELOPE: I don't know, but
I believe your ex-husband was

informed of our contact
with the school.

LIZBETH: You
contacted the school?

PENELOPE: Yes.

LIZBETH: Why?! Why!

PENELOPE: We wanted to make
sure the girls were here...

Lizbeth, please!

Lizbeth it was a bad decision,
I'm sorry but here's the

principal, he will tell
you they're not here...

LIZBETH: Where are Meredith
and Marianthi Diakos?

I'm their mother.

You must have some
record of where they are.

Where they live.

PENELOPE: [GREEK]

PRINCIPAL: [GREEK]

PENELOPE:
I'm sorry.

He has no information
to give you.

Their father never provided any.

LIZBETH: You have no
idea what you've done.

PENELOPE: I assure you, we
will find your daughters again.

LIZBETH: Yes, but now
he knows I'm here.

And he's had two days to run
knowing that I'm looking for

them. And we have no idea
where he'll take them,

or what he might do.

[music]

LIZBETH: I know and I
will keep calling until

you have some news...

Fine, fine, I will
call again tomorrow.

TALLY: Still nothing?

LIZBETH: No.

TALLY: Here. I know they
made a mistake.

But the consulate will locate
them again. Until then you are

welcome to stay here for
as long as you need to.

LIZBETH: That is
so kind of you.

But it took them months
to find them this time.

And I don't have the
money to hire my own PI.

I spent everything I
had just to get here.

I don't want to leave but
I can't afford to stay.

So until I can figure out
how to pay for all of this,

I have to go.

TALLY: Then go.

And the next time you're here,

it will be to take your
girls back home.

[phone ringing]

LIZBETH: Hello?

GREG: I heard you
were in Greece.

LIZBETH: Greg, Greg. I'm
their mother. They need me.

GREG: No they don't.

I told them you don't want them.

They don't ask
about you anymore.

LIZBETH: Let me talk to them
-- please put them on the-

put them on the phone-

GREG: You won't
get them back.

And if you try
again, I'll kill you.

LIZBETH: Greg!

[crying]

[sobbing]

LIZBETH: Hello.

LIZBETH: Here you go. I've
called for the nurse.

They're on their way.

SOPHIE: I thought he
was going to kill me.

And all I could think
was, was if I die,

I won't be here for my son.

To protect him and fight
for him if I need to.

LIZBETH: Well you're here.
So now you can.

[music]

JULIA: Thank you.

LIZBETH: How
are we doing?

JULIA: Everyone's
been very generous,

so... let's hope
we get there.

LIZBETH: Okay.

MICHAEL: Lizbeth?

LIZBETH: Yeah?

MICHAEL: Hi uh, can I
speak to you for a minute?

LIZBETH: Sure. Is
everything okay?

MICHAEL: Greg has
asked the Greek courts

to award him legal custody.

LIZBETH: No they can't do
that. I -I have legal custody.

MICHAEL: I know.

But possession is nine /tenths
of the law and even though

he kidnapped them the girls
are now there, with him.

So there's a possibility
the Greek courts

might not recognize your
custody and award it to Greg.

I'm sorry.

[phone ringing]

LIZBETH: Tally?
Hi, it's Lizbeth.

I know it's early there but
I can't wait any longer.

I need to find my girls now.

So I need a private
investigator...

I know, I'll be sure
to get the money.

LIZBETH: Ah, I just settled
Sophie into her room.

JULIA: And her son?

LIZBETH: Yeah.
He's with a friend.

She's bringing him by.

JULIA: Good.

Then you can go back to Greece
knowing that they're safe.

LIZBETH: We did it?

JULIA: We did it.

You have all the money
you need to go and find

your girls and twelve weeks
of paid time off to do it.

LIZBETH: What?

JULIA: Everyone donated
their vacation time.

No one felt that they could
take time off with their

families knowing
that you couldn't.

LIZBETH: What?

Oh my God...
I can't believe you.

JULIA: What? Hug her before she
hits me again. Come on now.

TALLY: So. This is where
he insisted you meet him.

LIZBETH: That's him?

TALLY: Yeah.. Lizbeth. I
have to tell you.

After today I
cannot be involved.

Because if Hector finds
out that I found you a PI,

he will be furious with me.

LIZBETH: Yeah. I
understand. Don't worry.

Hector doesn't
even know I'm here.

Yeah, okay.

MANOLIS: Sit.

LIZBETH: No thank you.

MANOLIS: Do you
have the money?

LIZBETH: Yeah. I do. Do
you have a plan?

MANOLIS:
Of course.

LIZBETH: What is it?

MANOLIS: You don't
need to question me.

This is my job.

LIZBETH: I'm paying you a
lot of money to do that job,

so I'd like to know
what the plan is.

MANOLIS: You American
women are aggressive, huh?

LIZBETH: Okay, so?

MANOLIS: I know people in
his hometown. His friends.

LIZBETH: No.

Not his friends they'll
just protect him.

You need to get to his family.

MANOLIS: I'll go to
Tyrnavos and we'll see.

While I'm gone you stay.

Don't go anywhere.

LIZBETH: No. No
I'm going with you.

I'm not staying here.

MANOLIS: You're crazy.
They will see you.

LIZBETH: I'm not going to just
sit here and do nothing. I won-

TALLY: Lizbeth I think
you have to stay here.

It will be safer.

LIZBETH: The last time someone
else went to look for my girls

they screwed it
up so no. No.

I'm going with him or
he doesn't get paid.

MANOLIS:
Tomorrow. We go.

LIZBETH: Good.
Tomorrow then.

[suspenseful music]

MANOLIS: That
one. His sister's house.

LIZBETH: What are you
going to say to her?

MANOLIS: That she needs to
tell me where her brother

is so he can pay me his debt.

LIZBETH: You think
that'll work?

MANOLIS: Most
people listen to me.

[knocking]

[chattering in greek]

MANOLIS: She said
Greg is not here.

He left Greece.

But she doesn't know where.

LIZBETH: She's lying.

MANOLIS: Maybe.

LIZBETH: Greg's brother
will know where he is.

When we were married
he used to talk to him

on the phone every week.

I'm sure he still does.

Do what you have to.

TONY: Hey Lizzie?

Hey Lizzie!

LIZBETH: No thank you.

CHERYL: Why do you think
we left your real daddy?

He doesn't want you.

Hasn't come looking
for you has he?

Don't forget how lucky you
are to have a daddy like Tony.

Learn to show some gratitude.

MANOLIS: I did it. I tapped the
phones and found them in Pereas.

Tomorrow I take you
to see your girls.

We'll serve him with a court
order so in twenty-four

hours he must give
you your daughters.

LIZBETH: Twenty-four...
twenty-four hours,

what's what's to stop him from

leaving with them again?

MANOLIS: Don't worry, I have
friends in the village who will

watch and make sure he stays.

But I'll need money to pay them.

LIZBETH: I already gave you
twelve thousand dollars.

MANOLIS: To find your
girls, and I did.

LIZBETH: You found them
because I told you what to do.

MANOLIS: So you would tap
his brother's phone hm?

Like some American spy?

Their price is five thousand.

LIZBETH: I-I-I don't have it.
Two thousand. It's all I have.

MANOLIS: Why did
he take them?

LIZBETH: To punish me for
leaving him. He was abusing me

- and I couldn't have them
living like that anymore.

MANOLIS: Bring me
a thousand,

and I'll make sure
they watch him.

LIZBETH: Thank
you-thank you.

[tense music]

[tense music]

MANOLIS: School is finished
in fifteen minutes...

Don't worry. He
won't follow you.

GREG: You stupid bitch. They
don't want you! They hate you!

MANOLIS: Hey hey!

LIZBETH: Meredith
and Marianthi Diakos?

TEACHER:
Who are you?

LIZBETH: I'm
their mother.

TEACHER: Oh uh,
please, wait here.

LIZBETH: Okay.

TEACHER: Marianthi,
Meredith. Look.

It's your mother.

Give her a hug.

LIZBETH: Hello
my brave girls.

I've been looking for
you for a long time.

I've missed you so much.

MARIANTHI: Go away!
Leave me alone!

I don't want to go with you!

TEACHER:
Marianthi stop it.

Your mother loves you,
she came to find you.

MARIANTHI: No she doesn't.
She doesn't want us!!

I hate her!

LIZBETH: Okay.
It's okay. It's okay.

Hey, hey, hey.

I know what your
father's told you.

But I would never have left
you, not in a million years.

Because I love you.

I love you both so much.

TEACHER: Please, you
have to take them.

They come to school only
for a few days a month

and they are never
bathed or cared for.

They are just confused.

We are all confused.

They told us that you were dead.

LIZBETH: Their father has just
been served with a court order

giving him twenty-four
hours to return them to me.

Until then there's
nothing that I can do.

Girls, hey. I'll
see you tomorrow.

It's going to be okay.

I promise you okay.

GREG: Where
are they?

Guess they didn't
want to come with you?

LIZBETH: You can tell
them what you want Greg.

But as you can see
I'm very much alive.

And tomorrow my girls
and I are going home.

LIZBETH: They didn't
want to go with me.

They didn't even want
me to touch them.

MANOLIS:
Don't worry.

Tomorrow when you are able
to take them you will have

help from the police
and the consulate.

LIZBETH: And what if
he disappears again?

MANOLIS: He knows I have
friends watching him.

He won't go anywhere.

GREG: Hey you
two. How are you?

LIZBETH: [CRYING] Oh
god, just go, just go.

GREG: Welcome
ladies.

Your friend here
arrived before you so,

we've been getting
to know one another.

Come on, join us?

Have something to eat?

Drink?

PENELOPE: We're here to return
the girls to their mother.

GREG: Well, I was just
telling the police chief

how they don't want
to go with her.

Because why would they want to
leave this beautiful country?

Their family.

For America?

BAILIFF: Just
bring us the girls.

GREG: And you are?

LIZBETH: He's the
court bailiff.

He's here to make sure that
you follow the court order.

POLICE CHIEF:
Bring them.

GREG: Okay. You can see
them. Marianthi! Meredith!

LIZBETH: Hi.

GREG: See?

I told you she was going to
try and take you to America.

BAILIFF: Girls, you must
go with your mother now.

MARIANTHI: We
don't want to go.

We're happy here.

We have toys,
friends and family.

GREG: What did
I tell you?

They don't want
to go. Do you?

POLICE CHIEF: So why do
you want to take them hm?

They're happy.

BAILIFF: I told you
sir, it doesn't matter -

LIZBETH: It's okay,
it's okay. Marianthi.

That little doll
I know you love,

that was a gift
from our friend Ann.

Do you remember her?

She used to come
over all the time,

she'd always bring
you both a toy.

Meredith you have
one of those too.

You even made a house for it.

It's back at home.

Where your friends are.

So why don't we
go now, back home,

where everything's
waiting for you.

Yeah?

Come on.

POLICE CHIEF: Go with
your mother.

LIZBETH: It's okay.
Come on baby.

It's going to be
okay. Let's go.

Come on it's okay.
It's okay...

Come on get in the car.

BAILIFF: You can still
charge him with kidnapping.

GREG: She
wouldn't dare.

LIZBETH: Do it.

GREG: This ain't
over Lizbeth!

They are my children,
in my country!

You know what I told you would
happen if you take them back!

PENELOPE: Here's where
you can spend the night.

LIZBETH: No. Thank
you Penelope.

But we need to leave tonight.

PENELOPE: There are no
flights until the morning.

LIZBETH: Okay, well we'll
take a bus or a train.

PENELOPE: Ms. Meredith
you have no need to worry.

You've had Mr.
Diakos arrested.

LIZBETH: But how long
can they hold him?

Cuz he told me that if I
came back, he would kill me.

PENELOPE: Then the consulate
is the safest place to be.

And I assure you, we
will have you on a

flight first thing
in the morning.

LIZBETH: Okay.

LIZBETH: Sh-sh-
it's okay...

I love you my brave girls.

LIZBETH: I knew
you'd like that one.

Marianthi You want to
pick out a shirt?

Okay, okay what else
do we have here? Ah.

After you get dressed,
brush teeth and

then I can tie up your hair
however you like. Yeah?

MARIANTHI: No.

LIZBETH: Marianthi, you have
to brush your teeth okay?

LIZBETH: I know it's
been a long time,

but when we were back home
we would wake up,

we brush teeth, brush hair.

And then we'd go
eat breakfast. Yeah?

Come, come on let me
show you what we've got.

Over here, see?

Marianthi they have cereal.

It's your favorite... Okay
how about this?

We eat breakfast and
then we brush teeth.

Sound good?

Okay. Come on.
Sit down...

[knocking]

PENELOPE: You must
leave quickly.

LIZBETH: What
happened?

PENELOPE: Greg has
already been released.

[tense music]

LIZBETH: We don't wanna
miss our flight, lets go...

IMMIGRATION OFFICER:
Madam.

LIZBETH: Hello.

IMMIGRATION OFFICER:
[GREEK]

IMMIGRATION OFFICER 2:
Come forward. Just you.

Are you Lizbeth Meredith?

LIZBETH: Yes.

IMMIGRATION OFFICER 2: You're
under arrest for kidnapping.

LIZBETH: No you don't,
you don't understand.

It was-I-

IMMIGRATION OFFICER 2:
Bring the kids.

LIZBETH: You have
got this wrong.

This is not the...
it's okay girls.

I'm not the one that did this!

He did this!

LIZBETH: Please, please
you have to listen to me.

My ex-husband, he's the one
who kidnapped them.

Just check the FBI's
NCIC data base. Please.

IMMIGRATION OFFICER:
Be quiet.

We have people checking
on your claims.

LIZBETH: If you would
just call the consulate.

[PHONE RINGING]

IMMIGRATION OFFICER:
Thank you.

LIZBETH: What is,
what did they say?

IMMIGRATION OFFICER:
You are being released.

PENELOPE: I'm
sorry Lizbeth.

I got you out as
fast as I could.

Your girls are with the police.

LIZBETH: Okay.

GREG: What did
I tell you?

LIZBETH: There's a warrant
out for your arrest Greg.

Because you kidnapped them.

GREG: How
dare you!

This is where they belong!

With me, their father!

LIZBETH: You don't care about
them. You don't even bathe

them. You're just doing
this to punish me.

And those precious girls
are paying the price.

IMMIGRATION OFFICER:
Hey, hey, hey!

LIZBETH: Go ahead.

Hit me again. Show them
all who you really are.

IMMIGRATION OFFICER
2: Enough!

A decision has been made.

She's being released.

GREG: But she's
taking my children!

IMMIGRATION OFFICER 2: We've
confirmed that your charges

against her for
kidnapping are false.

Come, I take you
to your daughters.

But you cannot
leave the country.

LIZBETH: What?

No, no, no I have legal
custody I can take them home -

IMMIGRATION OFFICER 2:
We've heard from the

district attorney.

Mr. Diakos has appealed
for custody arrangements.

So there must be a hearing
before you can leave.

PENELOPE: How
can he appeal?

There's a warrant
for his arrest.

IMMIGRATION OFFICER 2: Greece
hasn't recognized those charges.

So the court now will decide
what is best for the children.

Until then, they
on stay with you.

GREG: I told you
this wasn't over.

LIZBETH: Hey.

Come here I just want to
talk to you for a sec okay?

I'm so sorry about
what just happened.

I know, I know how
scary that was.

But I am your mom and
I won't leave you.

So I have to
fight. Okay?

Take your shoes off.

[phone ringing]

ANN: Hello?

LIZBETH:
Ann it's me.

ANN: Lizbeth?

Oh my gosh I've been waiting
to hear from you.

Do you have the girls?

LIZBETH: I do.

And I almost got out
today but he stopped me.

ANN: What?

LIZBETH: And now I have to go
to court and plead my case.

And I don't even know if
I have a lawyer anymore.

ANN: I'm so
sorry Lizbeth.

I wish Michael could help.

LIZBETH: No, no that's not,
that's not why I called.

I just wanted to hear
a friendly voice.

ANN: I'm coming
out there.

And don't try and talk me
out of it because you

need someone on your side.

LIZBETH: I'm uh, I will
not argue with you.

Thank you.
Thank you.

I love you.

LIZBETH: Hector,
hi, it's Lizbeth.

I really need your help.

Can you please give me a call
back at the number I left.

Thank you.

MEREDITH: You're
stupid! Stupid girl!

LIZBETH: Oh no no no.
What did she do?

MEREDITH: This.

LIZBETH: That was just
an accident though.

And we all have accidents.

It doesn't make us stupid.

And it certainly doesn't mean
that we can hurt somebody.

Yeah, here you go...

It is a beautiful day.

What do you guys think
about getting out of here?

We can go to the
beach, or the park, or-

MEREDITH: Yes please.

LIZBETH: Yes.
Marianthi?

Okay, let's do it.

Come on, come on.

LIZBETH: Go
check it out.

See how fast those
slides are, yeah?

MEREDITH: Come on!

MARIANTHI & MEREDITH:
Three, two, one... Gooo!

LIZBETH: Woo-hoo!

MEREDITH:
Push me mommy.

LIZBETH:
Yeah? Okay.

How high you want to go?

MEREDITH: Super high.

LIZBETH: Super high, the
highest you've ever been?

MARIANTHI: Push me?

LIZBETH: Yeah
sure. Here we go.

[laughing]

MEREDITH: Higher!

[giggling]

HECTOR:
[GREEK]

LIZBETH:
Hello. Hector?

I wanted to introduce
you to my daughters,

Meredith and Marianthi.

Girls, this is the man
who's going to help us.

HECTOR: Did you know...?

TALLY: Hi girls.
Hi. I'm Tally.

I'm a friend of your mother's.

Would you like some candy?

We have a bowl here
for special clients.

Come, we'll pick flavors.

HECTOR: Should I ask
how you found them?

LIZBETH: No.

HECTOR: Alright.

Now I guess we have work
to do to get you all home.

HECTOR: [GREEK]

HECTOR: I've learnt the
proceedings will be

heard by Judge Georgiou.

I've never been in his court
but we have a strong case.

But still, the judge wants
to question your daughters.

LIZBETH: What?

No, no, no. no.

I don't want them to have
to go through that, I-

HECTOR: I know,
and I'm sorry.

But it has to be so.

CHERYL: Okay.
You ready?

You know what to say.

CHERYL: Good
morning, Judge.

JUDGE: Ah, you must be
Lizbeth Meredith.

Why don't you sit and your
mother can wait outside.

JUDGE: So tell me.

If there's one person in the
whole world you'd call your

daddy, who would that person be?

TALLY: [SINGING]
One, two!

MEREDITH: [LAUGHING]
I got it!

LIZBETH: Oh my god,
oh you're here.

You're here, .
Oh., ,,

Girls, girls come see Ann.

Come here, come here, come here!

ANN: Look at you two. Do
you remember me?

Well in case you
have forgotten...

These are for you.

MARIANTHI:
Thank you.

MEREDITH:
Thank you

ANN: You're so
very welcome...

So how are they?

LIZBETH:
Better. But-

ANN: No.

Don't worry.

You're going to have their
whole lives to undo

the damage that was done here.

Because there is no way that
Greg is going to win this case.

Okay?

LIZBETH: Yeah.

ANN: You found them!

LIZBETH: I found
them. I found them.

ANN: You found them.

LIZBETH: Yes, I did.

LIZBETH: Okay, can I
just have a second?

Okay girls.

Alright so just remember,
when you talk to the judge,

just tell them the truth.

Okay?

That's all he wants to hear.

Alright go ahead.

HECTOR: Clever of
him to hire a woman.

But don't worry, it
won't change anything.

[GAVEL]

HECTOR: Be
prepared.

Our courts operate differently.

JUDGE GEORGIOU: This hearing
is about child kidnapping.

The father abducted the
children from Alaska and then

the mother attempted
to do the same here.

HECTOR: Your honor,
this is not the same.

She already had custody!

TINA: She is not in
America your honor!

We have our own laws!

[GAVEL]

JUDGE GEORGIOU:
Gregory Diakos.

Sir do you have a job?

GREG: Of course. I work at
the Hotel Kastoria.

JUDGE GEORGIOU:
Really?

And how is that possible when
it's been closed for five years?

[chuckling]

GREG: Uh, I meant
to say Hotel Argos.

JUDGE: Mm. And did you
kidnap your daughters

and bring them to Greece?

GREG: No. Never!

Their mother said I
could take them.

And now I'm being falsely

accused by a woman who
does not even have

a relationship with
her own mother.

But here in Greece my
daughters have family.

HECTOR: Mr. Diakos, why have
your daughters only been in

school for sixty days
in almost two years?

GREG: We are busy.

HECTOR: Working
at Hotel Kastoria?

[laughter]

JUDGE GEORGIOU:
Ms. Meredith.

Ma'am is it true social workers
have been called to your home

in Alaska for abusing
your children.

ANN: How does
he know that?

LIZBETH: Greg would call
them every time I refused to

reconcile with him.
And every time,

they found his
claims to be false.

JUDGE GEORGIOU: Why
did you not want to

reconcile with your husband?

LIZBETH: Because in the four
years I was married to Greg

he gambled, did drugs,
rarely held down a job.

There were days he
wouldn't even come home.

And when he did, he would beat
me, in front of his daughters.

There are police records -

TINA: Your honor those records
have no merit in our country.

JUDGE GEORGIOU:
Please, continue.

LIZBETH: My whole life has
been about protecting my girls,

providing a safe and stable
home for them.

A home where they have friends,

where they go to
school every day.

Where I never denied their
father the right to see them.

But I never gave him
permission to take them.

And ever since the day
that Greg kidnapped them,

I have been trying
to get them back.

Even after he threatened
to kill me for my efforts.

Because, because
I love my girls.

I love my girls
with my whole being.

So please, please
don't ask them to

choose where they want to live.

Just let them come
home, back to the life

they knew before they
were taken from me.

JUDGE GEORGIOU: Thank you
for your candor Ms. Meredith.

But in order for me
to make a ruling,

I must speak to your girls.

But I will do so gently.

LIZBETH:
Thank you.

LIZBETH: That judge has
been talking to them

for over an hour.

ANN: You don't know he's been
with them the whole time.

HECTOR:
She's right.

He's likely taking his
time to make a ruling.

LIZBETH: Is that
a good thing?

HECTOR: Everyone
agrees he seemed very

sympathetic to your testimony.

ANN: And he laughed
in Greg's face.

LIZBETH: What do you
really think Ann?

ANN: I think everyone knows
that you're telling the truth.

HECTOR: The
judge is back.

LIZBETH: Okay.

JUDGE GEORGIOU: It is clear
that the children were taken

illegally from their mother's
custody and brought to Greece.

But the children have now been
in Greece for almost two years.

And uprooting them again
would be a mistake.

As such, I am awarding custody
to their father Gregory Diakos.

[chatter]

JUDGE GEORGIOU:
Lizbeth Meredith,

once you have been served you
will have three days to return

the girls to their father.

[gavel]

LIZBETH: [CRYING]

LIZBETH: How
did this happen?

Everyone could see he was lying!

HECTOR: Which makes me think
Greg's lawyer made a deal with

the judge, and the
decision was already made.

It would explain how he knew
details of your marriage.

LIZBETH: She can
get away with that?!

HECTOR: It
happens.

LIZBETH: So that judge put
my girls through all of that

questioning when he
already knew the answer?

HECTOR: I'm
sorry Lizbeth.

I really thought
we had this one.

LIZBETH: No.
No, no, no.

No that can't be it.
That's not it.

They're not going to honor
the Hague convention

or the warrant against him?

Just none of it?

HECTOR: No. But we
can keep fighting.

File an appeal.

You have 3 days until
his custody begins,

but I can't in good conscience
give you much hope.

LIZBETH: I have to
go get the girls.

My god.

MARIANTHI: I don't want
to stay here anymore.

LIZBETH: I know, but if we
try to leave the same thing

will happen again
at the airport.

MARIANTHI: But he
doesn't feed us.

He leaves us alone, and when I
tried to have a friend and gave

her some of our
chocolate, he choked me.

LIZBETH: Baby. None of
that was your fault.

MEREDITH: I'm sorry.

LIZBETH: Oh what, baby what
-what are you sorry for?

MEREDITH: I-I told that man
that I only want to visit you.

That I want to stay here.

That's what daddy
tells me to say.

But I don't want to stay.

So it's all my fault.

LIZBETH: No.

No, no, no, no, come here, come
here baby it is not your fault.

Okay.

None of this is your fault.
And I will never stop trying

to get us all home together.

I promise you.

CHERYL: What
is it, Lizbeth?

YOUNG LIZBETH:
Are we moving?

CHERYL: Oh Lizzy
me and Tony are.

Sorry but there's no room
for you in the mobile.

YOUNG LIZBETH: So where
am I supposed to go?

CHERYL: I dunno
stay with a friend?

Go live with your
sister in Seattle maybe?

You'll figure it out.

[glass smashing]

CHERYL: Damnit!

YOUNG LIZBETH:
[CRYING]

LIZBETH: Okay,
go ahead.

MARIANTHI: Where
are we going?

LIZBETH: We're gonna
meet Ann and Tally.

Okay, okay.
Come on.

In you go.

LIZBETH: I can't do it.

Even if I stay here he'll
never play by the rules -

he'll just disappear with
them again.

And I can't give
them back to him

knowing he's going to hurt them.

I have to get them back
home, back to Alaska

where my custody
will be recognized.

TALLY: There's an airport
from the island of Kos.

The last time I was there they
had no computerized passport

system. From there you
could fly anywhere.

ANN: And how would
she get to the island?

TALLY: By ferry.

I could have a friend meet you
when it docks, as your husband,

so it doesn't look suspicious.

LIZBETH: I mean, that
could work.

As long as Greg
doesn't catch me.

LIZBETH: We're
going home.

MARIANTHI: But I
thought we couldn't.

LIZBETH: They
said we can't.

But sometimes you have to
do what you know is right.

And as your mother I know that
we need to get home to Alaska.

But it's not going to be easy
so I need you both to tell me

right now, do you really
want to come with me?

MEREDITH: I do.

MARIANTHI: Me too.

LIZBETH:
Good. Okay.

Then I'm going to
tell you the plan.

[dramatic music]

LIZBETH: Girls?
Girls, it's time.

LIZBETH: Go
to that car.

LIZBETH: Come
on lets move...

LIZBETH:
Come on!

TALLY:
Lizbeth!

GREG: Lizbeth
Meredith.

[boat horn]

LIZBETH: Keep moving.
Keep moving...

LIZBETH: Okay.
Up the stairs.

LIZBETH: Remember
girls, only English.

LIZBETH: Go go go!

That way, that way!

LIZBETH: Down the stairs.
Down the stairs. Quickly.

PORTER: Hey Miss?
Hey Miss?

LIZBETH:
Go quickly, this way...

PORTER:
Hey Miss!

LIZBETH:
Girls, inside!

Go, go, go!

LIZBETH: Come,
come, come. Okay.

[knocking]

LIZBETH: It's okay...

[knocking]

Yes? May I help you?

PORTER: Excuse
me Miss.

One of your girls dropped this
on the deck? Is it yours?

LIZBETH: Yes.
Thank you.

That was very kind of you.

PORTER: You're
welcome.

Have a nice day.

TAXI DRIVER: I'm the
last taxi for the night.

Do you need a ride?

LIZBETH: Uh,
no, thank you.

TAXI DRIVER:
Okay thanks.

LIZBETH: Okay um, I
don't think he's coming.

Okay.
Come on.

Let's go, let's
go. This way.

LIZBETH: I'd like
a room please.

CONCIERGE:
Passports...

Alaska?

LIZBETH: Yeah.

CONCIERGE: Room
number nine.

LIZBETH: Thank you.

CONCIERGE: Good
night Alaska.

GREG: Hi uh, I'm
looking for a woman.

[footsteps]

[dramatic music]

AIRLINE EMPLOYEE:
Morning...

LIZBETH: Hi.

[dramatic music]

AIRLINE EMPLOYEE: Thank you.
Customs is over there.

LIZBETH: Thank you.

Here we go...

LIZBETH: Here
we go, come on.

CUSTOM'S OFFICIAL:
Kalimera.

LIZBETH:
Good morning.

[tense music]

[tense music]

CUSTOM'S OFFICIAL:
Have a good flight.

LIZBETH:
Thank you.

[light music]

KOVA:
Lizbeth?

YOUNG LIZBETH:
Hi Daddy.

KOVA: I looked
for you. For so long.

YOUNG LIZBETH:
I know.

LIZBETH: Home sweet home.
Oh my goodness.

MARIANTHI:
Mer' look!

MEREDITH: I want
to see the toys!

LIZBETH: What?

MARIANTHI: Mommy?

LIZBETH: Yeah
what is it?

MARIANTHI: I
missed you.

LIZBETH: I missed
you too!

Come here... Come here.
Ohh my goddness.

My brave girls.

ANN: So how's
therapy?

LIZBETH: It's hard. But I
know that the more they talk

about it the more
they'll heal so.

ANN: Don't worry.

Don't worry they'll
get through it.

They have you.

LIZBETH: Oh Ann,
they're the strong ones.

I'm just the lucky one who
gets to be here for all of it.

MARIANTHI: Mommy can
you come push me?

LIZBETH: Yeah.
Of course.

Alright you ready?
You too!

Come here.
Here we go.

Higher?

MARIANTHI: Higher!

LIZBETH: Higher.

MEREDITH: Yeah!

MARIANTHI: Mer!

MEREDITH:
Yeah. Higher!