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I see you, Alice.

What you're talking about is kidnapping.

She's my little girl.

She can't be.

You were chosen. Sweetheart, do you understand?

It's me. I'm your mum.

I want you gone tonight.

And you can go and spread your little lies around.

We'll see who believes you.

That's what they always say, "See who believes you."

Nick, don't!

Please! This is nothing.

But what she's alleged, it doesn't look good for you.

It was you who got into the safe.

He was telling the truth. I think you should leave.

She came to say goodbye. That's my daughter.

Alice, no!

She doesn't need you any more.

It's just us now.

Ah! Come on!

Come on.

You understand that you're being released on bail,

pending further investigation?

You must present yourself for questioning as and when required.

You do not go near Sian Gregson.

We'll have our eye on you, Mr Haynes.

Do you think we should go back? Go back?

Why?

For Mum. She might be... Who?

For Jessica.

Can't spend your life worrying about people who don't care about you.

I feel sick.

That's it. Get it all out.

You all done? Yeah, sorry.

No, don't be sorry.

You guessed where we're going yet?

Somewhere really special. Just you and me.

Alice? Alice!

Pick up, please. Please.

'It's Alice, leave a message.'

Alice, it's Mummy.

Where are you, baby? I'm not angry with you.

Please, just call me back. You're not safe with her.

You bring back my daughter, or I swear to God, I will f...

Hey, don't worry, don't worry. I'm not staying...

She's gone. Alice, Sian's taken her.

She's taken our daughter. What?

'Alice, it's Mummy.

'Where are you, baby? I'm not angry with you.

'Please, just call me back. You're not safe...'

Have some of that. Make you feel better.

I need to pee.

Well, you can go in the bush down the road. No.

Ooh, la-dee-dah.

That's bathroom in the back.

All right, well, be quick, we're on a schedule.

'You tried to tell me.'

I should have listened.

It's not your fault, love. Now she's taken Alice from us.

We have to go to the police.

What? Look, they're not gonna believe a word I say.

You've got that in common.

Your phone. Give me your phone.

When we got Alice her phone, we said she could only have it

so long as we always knew where she was.

'Alice, it's Mummy.

'Where are you, baby? I'm not angry with you.

'Please, just call me back. You're not safe with her.'

There you are. What are you doing?

Nothing.

I told you... we can't bring our phones.

I know, I... Look.

Do you wanna go back there?

Because we can turn around now, if that's what you want.

Alice.

I know you don't want to hurt anyone,

and it's because you're a caring person,

and you don't understand that some people are just out for themselves.

They're gonna come after us.

We've been driving for miles.

Where is she? We're close.

Your getting away is the best thing

that could have ever happened to them.

Look... I didn't wanna tell you this, but...

when I first came to the house, Jessica confided in me.

I think she trusted me,

so she admitted to some things that she hadn't said before.

What?

Sticking plaster.

That's what you said you were.

'I mean, what do you get the woman who's got everything?

'A baby.

'And Nick, I mean, I think it's just a sickness with some men.'

They think they can take whatever they want

and then get rid of it when they're done.

But you never have to feel that way again, Alice.

Promise. It's gonna be OK.

OK, it's up ahead. OK.

Your phone. You should wait here.

If she's with Sian, you could get arrested just for being near her.

Fuck that.

It's ringing.

I'll call the police.

Yeah.

Nearly there.

And you believe Alice is with Miss Gregson?

No, we don't believe it, we know it.

Yes, they've become close.

When a teenager runs away,

particularly if there's been tension...

No.

Sorry, are you deaf?

Mr Haynes, you're under caution. Nick.

Has it occurred to you that Alice has tried to remove herself

from a situation where she felt unsafe?

The first concern for all of us is the welfare of your child.

Yes, and we agree, but I'm telling you,

she locked me in a cupboard, and then she took our daughter.

Mr Haynes. Could you show my colleague Alice's room?

After you, sir.

This isn't gonna help find her.

Mrs Haynes, if there's something

you don't feel safe saying in front of your husband...

Just believe us.

She's in danger.

It's just the same as it was.

What is this place? It's home.

Yours and mine.

Come on. I'll show you.

We'll escalate this to a missing young person's case,

send Alice's photo out.

And that's it?

If she does make contact with either one of you, notify us immediately.

We'll see ourselves out.

Bloody use... useless.

This is all our fault. Have we lost her?

No, no, no, we'll find her.

No, I mean, she could be anywhere by now.

Come here.

What is it?

Who gives their aunt as a reference?

She'll know we're coming.

Are we the only ones here?

Why isn't anyone else here? Because it's off-season.

You should see the place in the summer, though. It's heaving.

There's a disco at the club house every night.

It's so crap, but it's kind of great.

You have to watch out for the boys, though.

And... beside the sea. And it's beautiful.

Sian, we can't stay here.

All right. It's not the Amalfi Coast.

I mean, we didn't all grow up with money, you know.

I think... I think I wanna go back.

We've talked about this. They don't want you back.

But, you know, if we explain,

they can't stop us from seeing each other.

Sian, I think I wanna go home. Alice, this is home.

I want you to start calling me Mum. OK?

See that?

That's where you were born.

And now you've come back.

Here we are.

Home.

Right.

Sian.

Sian.

Mum.

What is it, baby?

I was... born here?

I'll make us a tea, shall I?

Ah, well, guess we're gonna have to use our imagination.

That's something else you got from me.

Come on. Let's chat.

I know you need to understand.

'Preferring locations with access to water.

'Cemeteries, gardens and parks have allowed it to spread

'into urban areas, including central London.

'The tawny owl is mainly...'

'..a low-land bird...'

Hello?

Is there anybody there?

She's here. I've just seen her. Oi!

We need to talk to you. Please open the door.

It's about your niece. We think she has our daughter.

Hello? Hello?

Please, we just want to speak to...

I can't help you.

Where are they? No! Leave me out of it.

No, no, I just wanna see if they're here.

No! Please. Just... Alice! Alice!

Alice!

There's nobody here.

Look, we don't wanna get her into trouble.

We just want our little girl back.

If you know anything, please.

No-one will help us.

Sian may have done a few things in her life, but...

..the only person she ever hurt was herself.

Seems like a lifetime ago now.

I used to come here with Auntie Fay in the summer.

Mum was always...

Well, she was always busy.

I started going with some lads.

I was young.

I liked the attention, and they seemed to like me.

Then I got pregnant.

My mum found out.

She said she was ashamed of me.

Can you believe that? SHE was ashamed of ME.

I could never be ashamed of you, Alice.

I always wanted you.

Even now, after all this time, I can still... feel you here.

That never goes away.

That's Sian.

And her baby.

The whole time I was pregnant...

..my mum wouldn't look at me.

So it was Auntie Fay that took me to the hospital,

but I knew what they were gonna do.

I knew they were gonna take you away from me.

So I came here.

So you'd be safe.

And I did it all by myself.

I brought you into this world all by myself.

And it didn't hurt.

It was beautiful.

You were crying.

And then you weren't.

Why aren't you crying?

Alice? Why aren't you crying?

There was a couple who wanted to take the child.

Good people. In the church.

Should have had a good upbringing.

And there'd have been other chances.

But Sian wouldn't listen.

The baby died the morning she was born.

The 7th of September... 2007.

That's... That's Alice's birthday.

She hired this crook to find the birthday of adopted babies

with the same name.

What are you telling us?

I mean, are you saying that... that she thinks Alice is her baby?

Please.

She can't help it.

I mean, if she did, she'd have to face it.

Where is this?

They tried to make me believe that you were dead.

But I knew you weren't. You see, that's what they do.

They try and make you believe, like you're the one who's crazy.

Who did? Everybody.

They all wanted me to be like my mum.

But I'd never be like her. I'd never let go of my baby.

You believe that, don't you, Alice?

I know.

Can we go outside?

Why? You said you'd show me the sea.

OK.

She won't hurt her, not if she thinks Alice is her baby.

The woman is insane, Jess. Yeah, but she's not violent.

You heard what her aunt said. I saw her smash her own head in.

Who knows what she might do if Alice doesn't play along with her?

It's beautiful, isn't it?

It's like the ends of the Earth.

Do you remember it?

I brought you here.

I wanted it to be the first thing you saw

when you came into the world, but...

..you wouldn't open your eyes, you were so...

..sleepy.

It's OK. You're here now.

This view's the reason I fell in love with paint and that.

I'd come here and close my eyes,

and then I'd see pictures in my head.

And then I'd make them real.

I've always been able to do that.

It's what I did all those years you were away from me.

Come here...

..listen to the water...

..and look out at all that blue going on forever and ever.

And then...

And I'll see you there...

..waiting for me.

It's the only thing that stopped me from...

Alice?

Alice?

Alice!

Alice, where are you?

Alice? Alice! Can you hear me?

Alice?

Alice... ..this isn't funny.

Stop hiding from me, Alice.

Alice!

Alice!

Alice!

What are you doing?

Do you know how scared I was?

I... I was just playing. Playing?

Come on. No.

I'm sorry. Let's just go back to the pier.

I promise I won't run away.

I was... I was just, like, pretending.

Pretending? So, when they first took you away from me,

were you pretending then? Do you think this is all a big joke?

I don't know what you want. I want you back in the caravan.

And if you keep trying to play tricks on me,

it's all gonna go wrong again.

No.

Have you any idea how that felt? Thinking I'd lost you again.

I would never run off on you.

What kind of mother would do that? Well?

I'm sorry. Everyone's sorry.

Sian... I told you...

I think you're confused. I told you to call me "mum".

I don't think I'm your baby.

Look, if you just let me go, I will be so quiet, I won't even...

Do you like music?

What? Well, there's... there's a tape here somewhere.

I need to find it. Just have to... I need to find it.

OK, I'll help you look.

No, no, you stay there.

I'll find it. It's got to be here somewhere.

No, not in there. Never in there.

There was a song playing when you were born.

It's about a bird. You liked it.

It calmed you down. This is it.

Oh, I'm sorry.

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

I'm sorry. I didn't mean to scare you.

It's OK.

It's OK.

It's all right. It's OK. I'm sorry. I'm sorry.

We should call the police, let them know where we are.

Oh, God, there's no connection.

It's just us. Er...

Right, I'll go this way. You go that way.

OK, be careful. Jess.

Alice!

They fly away, but then they come back again.

You must think your mum is a right mess.

I don't think that.

I'll make us some food. I hope you don't mind roughing it.

There's a chippy here. It's open in the summer.

Best chippy in England, therefore, the world.

We'll go there when it opens. I used to go there all the time.

Auntie Fay thought that was the reason I was getting fat.

Can you believe that?

Alice!

Alice!

Give me the keys.

Please give me the keys.

You hurt me. Just let me go!

Alice!

Mum! I'm here!

Alice?

Alice?

Alice!

Alice, where are you?

Mum and Dad, I'm here.

Alice.

Alice. Nick?

Oh, God. Oh, God.

Mum!

The police are on their way. Where's Alice?

Is she in there? Alice!

Jess!

My God, Sian, what have you done?

Mum!

I'm OK. Just go and get Alice. Go, go!

Alice!

Mum!

I'm here! Alice.

Alice.

What have you done?

Oh, no. No, darling, I would never hurt you.

Come back from the edge. Alice!

There you go, I've got you. I've got you. It's OK.

Alice!

Sian, she's not yours.

What would you know? Kind of mother are you?

You're right.

I would never know that kind of pain,

but I would know my own daughter anywhere, and so would you.

I wish I could bring her back for you, but I can't.

See, this is what they try and do.

They try and make you believe that you're the crazy one.

Alice. Alice.

Come. Come to me.

No!

You're not gonna take her away from me.

You're not gonna take her away! She's dead! She's dead!

No, she's not! You're a lia...

I'm not a liar!

Mum. Mum.

Mum, I remember.

Huh? I remember. Yeah.

Do you remember? Mum...

I'm sorry. It's all right.

I'm so sorry. I'm here now.

I'm here now, and it's gonna be all right.

Do you forgive me? I'm so sorry.

Do you forgive me?

I just wanted you to stop crying.

I just wanted you to be happy. But... I held you too close.

You were crying. And then you weren't, and I'm so sorry.

It's OK, I forgive you.

I just held her too close. I know, it's OK.

But that's OK, isn't it?

That's OK because that's what birds do.

If you love them enough, then you never forget.

They fly away, and then they come back.

I just wanna be with my baby.

Had all this stuff inside me and I didn't know how to get it out.

We can feel that something's wrong, we just...

We don't know what it is. We just know that we don't... fit.

Without a body, she can't officially be declared as dead.

But we've notified next of kin. Thank you.

Back to London?

We're considering our options.

I think it's for the best. A fresh start.

She was useless, wasn't she?

Wasn't she? Stop. I'll go up.

Alice. Everything OK? Mm-hm.

That's beautiful.

No, I mean it.

You're an artist.

Hm.

She wasn't all bad... Sian.

She must have been so lonely. I know, sweetheart. I know.

But you don't ever have to feel that way.

I'll get it, Mum.

Alice, who is it?