Stranger in My Home, The (2025)

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Can you pinpoint

the exact moment

you lost your innocence?

For me, it was

a series of them,

like dominos falling.

Unstoppable.

Shattering my life,

piece by piece.

My mom literally hates me.

I mean, she loves me,

but like a stalker loves

her victim, you know?

I... My coach is out

of town this week

and guess who's filling in?

There it is!

Five, six,

seven, eight, go!

Sharp!

Move, sharper!

Yes! Beautiful, Katie!

You guys bring that kind of

heat to Regionals next month,

we are gonna crush!

Veronica, show me

your thigh stand.

Yeah, watch the wobble.

It's cause

Maddie's grip is off.

Her grip is fine.

You wanna put your heel

in the pocket.

Katie, will you show her?

Come on.

Now look, see how she's got her

weight on the ba*ls of her feet?

You're not even

a real coach.

Sorry, what was that?

I said, "Okay,

sounds good, Coach."

Ah.

I need a minute, guys.

Maddie, get ready

for your double basket.

Okay.

Hey, honey,

is everything okay?

Steve had the f*cking nerve

to call and tell me

that the publisher's

looking to trim fat.

Basically telling me that I

could be on the chopping block.

Oh, I'm sorry, Jeff.

That sucks.

Hey!

He knows that

I've been in a slump

and he thinks

that this is gonna help.

I have to go.

I guess she didn't place

her heel in the pocket.

Maddie, Maddie! Honey!

Okay. Okay.

Try not to move your arm.

I think it's broken.

You're gonna be okay.

Come on, I'm gonna

take you to the hospital.

Come on.

Help me get her up.

Help me.

Gentle, gentle.

Come on. It's okay.

You're gonna be okay.

You're gonna be okay.

Come on.

That's it for today,

everybody.

I know, I know,

you're working.

I... It was a disaster, Jeff.

You said Maddie's

gonna be okay.

Her arm is broken.

She's gonna miss Regionals.

I feel awful.

Well, you can't

blame yourself.

It was my call

that distracted you.

Besides, parents know how

dangerous cheerleading can be.

Simone trusted me to fill in

for her for one day

and look what happens.

Ali, it's not

your fault.

Yeah.

Kids get hurt in sports

all the time, babe.

I know.

Don't forget, dinner

party's set for next Friday.

I'm heading

to the store.

Bye.

Give it back!

Let's see what Mommy's

little angel has been up to.

Oh, he's hot.

Who's Jordan?

Does Mommy know you're

texting a grown-a*s man?

You did it on purpose,

didn't you?

Maddie's in the hospital,

Veronica.

Wouldn't have happened

on Coach Simone's watch.

That's for sure.

Just give me my phone.

Hang on. I'm texting.

"Hey, Jordan.

"I'm bored AF.

"Send me a pic of your...

-"eggplant emoji!"

-No. Stop.

Sent.

I think I'll hold on to this

for the rest of the day.

Hey, Craig.

You're not leaving,

are you?

Jordan's hard at work.

I'll be back

before you know it.

I bet I will know it.

Ali Mitchell?

Yes.

I'm Tom Truby, um...

This is awkward.

I'm here about Katie.

Is everything okay?

Did something happen

at school?

No. Nothing

like that. Um...

Katie was born

at St. Julian's Hospital

between March 27th

and 29th, 15 years ago,

is that right?

I'm sorry,

what is this about?

No,

I'm the one who's sorry.

I have two daughters,

my oldest goes to Wolk High,

and if somebody showed up

at my doorstep

asking questions about her

I'd probably freak out.

But, um...

Well, my wife died.

-Oh.

-Um.

Would it be okay

if I come in?

Uh, we really

need to talk.

Sure.

Jeff?

Thanks.

Beautiful daughter.

Hello?

Oh, hi. Tom Truby.

Jeff Mitchell.

Of course. I know

who you are.

Oh, if this

is about my work,

I'd prefer all inquiries

to go through my agency.

No, no, that's not

why I'm here. Um.

Why are you here?

I wanted to tell you

in person.

My wife, Bella,

had ovarian cancer.

It was a genetic mutation

of the BRCA gene and, um,

we didn't know it

until it was too late.

I am very sorry to hear

about your wife,

but what does this

have to do with Katie?

Um, after Bella died,

I had my three kids tested

for the genetic mutation

and they all tested

negative, but...

My 15-year-old Liv

wasn't a match at all.

She wasn't a match

for my DNA,

or my wife's.

Um...

I think you

have my baby.

No.

There must have been

a mix-up at the hospital.

No.

We have your baby?

There were nine children

born at St. Julian's

between the 27th

and the 29th,

six of them are boys

and the only other girl

was of a different ethnicity.

You'll need to do

a DNA test

and if I'm right

you'll probably wanna

have Katie tested

for the BRCA mutation

as soon as possible.

The bracelets.

Katie had a little bracelet

at the hospital

that matched the one

that they put on me.

Yeah, Liv was a preemie,

she was taken straight

to the intensive care.

St. Julian's doesn't put

the bracelets on

until after the baby

is considered stable.

Katie was premature, too.

She was.

You need to leave.

Uh, okay.

Let me, uh, leave you

my, my number.

Just go.

It's not true.

I would know, Jeff.

I... I would know

if she wasn't mine.

Yeah.

Do you think he'll try

to get custody?

That is never gonna happen.

No court is gonna take

a 15-year-old

from the loving family

she grew up in.

Yeah.

No matter what

the DNA test says.

-She's ours.

-Yeah.

-Exactly.

-Exactly.

Why would we get

this stupid test done?

Because of the cancer

threat, Ali.

-Hi.

-Hi.

What?

I spoke to Maddie's mom,

she's out of the hospital.

Yeah, she texted Georgia.

The doctor had to, like,

shove her bone back into place.

Yeah.

It's a total nightmare...

What're you doing, Mom?

Stop!

Hello!

Sorry.

Easy with

the lead foot, Ali.

Haven't you done enough

damage for one day?

I'm just kidding.

I'm totally kidding.

Veronica told me

everything that happened.

It so wasn't your fault.

I was looking

for you, Katie.

You left your phone

in class.

Hey, how's Jeff's

writing going?

I know he's

been having trouble.

You did?

Oh, yeah. We text.

We need our hometown hero

to come up with

another scary

masterpiece, right?

-Yeah.

-Yeah. Hey, we should have coffee soon.

-Sure.

-Okay, bye.

Great practice

today, Coach.

Maybe I shouldn't

have stopped.

Yeah.

Hey.

Okay,

it's test time.

Why are we doing this?

Because we saw

the ancestry commercial

and thought

it would be fun.

Besides, who knows

what'll happen.

Maybe your dad will get

a story out of it,

get over his writer's block.

Shots fired.

Okay, we already did ours.

Come on, it's easy.

You know, fun fact,

most people think

that they test

for saliva, but the swab

-actually collects cheek cells.

-Mmm.

Ugh. Gross, Dad.

What?

I thought it was pretty

cool information.

-Excuse me.

-Okay.

All right, I'm gonna go

overnight this.

Okay.

We should get the results

in three days.

Okay.

Okay.

It's gonna be hard to finish

your homework

without your books, honey!

What?

You're not my parents?

No, no. Of course

we're your parents.

We'll always be your parents.

Always, honey.

It's just biologically,

yes, you came

from someone else.

Oh, my God.

A man

came to the house

and he's

your biological father.

We got DNA samples

from him to confirm it.

It doesn't

change anything.

No, but I did

not have to know this!

Why would you even tell me?

Baby, we didn't want to.

Okay, but we... we had to.

There's more to it.

You might be at risk

for a disease, genetically.

Not now,

but in the future.

So you need to know.

What, like cancer?

Yeah.

No. Get out of here!

No, get out

of my room!

No, get off me!

I said, get out!

Come here, come here,

come here.

Mommy!

So if I have

the bad gene

I've got over

a 50 percent chance

of getting the cancer

that k*lled my birth mother?

There is a blood test

to check.

It'll take a few weeks

to get the results.

And they recommend

counseling for...

Just give me the test.

Okay, sure, honey,

but you do need to talk

to someone about this.

A professional, I mean.

We don't think you should talk

to your friends about this

just yet, right?

Yeah, no.

Just until

we know more.

We'll keep things between us.

Yeah, fine. Whatever.

-Hey.

-Hey. Nicely done.

I'm guessing this isn't

the first time

you've snuck out.

Yeah.

You okay?

What's going on?

Katie, what is it?

It's so bad.

It's so messed up.

Hey. Whatever it is,

I can help you through it.

No, I'm not supposed

to tell anyone.

I know how to keep

a secret.

Well?

I mean, I think

she's got your eyes.

-Really?

-Yeah, I think she kinda looks like you.

No, I'm scared to look.

Wow, Liv.

Oh, that poor little girl.

She lost her mom so young.

I feel like we're all

being punished because of me.

What? Why?

Honey, I gave up one baby

and now this?

Hey, how many times

are we gonna do this?

You can't blame yourself

for a broken condom

and a clueless boyfriend.

You were Katie's age, right?

Do you honestly think Katie

could raise a kid right now?

-No.

-No, not even close.

I don't know,

abandoning a baby

isn't just something you,

like, get over.

Adoption isn't abandonment.

Don't go down this

rabbit hole, okay?

-Yeah.

-Yeah.

Oh, my God,

look at this one.

She's cute.

Yeah, she is.

Five,

six, seven, eight.

Hey, Katie,

are you okay?

Uh, yeah.

Yeah, I'm fine.

These girls,

they look up to you.

So now, more than ever,

I really need you to focus, okay?

Yeah. Yeah,

I got this, Coach.

Okay, let's

see it again.

All right, ready?

Five, six, seven, eight.

You know, at this point

Katie's gonna be at Princeton

before this backyard

is done, Jeff.

I'm sorry, I just...

I had to use the bathroom.

I'm sorry, I didn't mean...

Well, can I get you

a water or something?

I'm good.

Okay.

Okay.

It's been over a week.

Can we talk?

Uh...

Please? I won't be as

awkward as I was last time,

I promise.

Hmm.

Thank you.

My God.

She looks just like

Bella here.

Listen, Tom, we really

appreciate you providing

the DNA samples

but we are...

We are still processing this.

It's a lot.

And we really need

some space.

That's why I'm here now,

while Katie's in school.

But you're still... here.

Ali, Katie came

to our house.

What?

I saw her outside

just looking at our house.

-When?

-Yesterday.

She must have snuck

away during school.

Hey, hey.

Ooh.

I'm... I'm okay.

I, um...

I feel like every choice

that I'm making

right now is wrong.

Well, clearly you're

doing a lot right

because Katie seems amazing.

Yeah, she is.

And you know who else

is amazing?

-Liv.

-Hmm.

You'll see

when you meet her.

I do want to meet her.

This whole thing just

really scares me.

I think you two

are gonna be friends.

Who knows, maybe you'll

even come around on me.

Well, let's not get

carried away.

Tom asked us

not to talk about Bella

in front of the kids.

They're still having

a hard time

with their mom

being gone.

Okay?

Understood.

Honey?

Dying from cancer is the last thing

I want to talk about right now.

Katie!

Um...

Maybe we need a signal.

You know, in case we need

anything from each other?

Like a help signal?

Yeah, like, um, this.

-What?

-Ali.

-Okay.

-It's gonna be fine.

-Okay.

-Okay.

Are you okay?

-Hi.

-What's up, Jeff?

-Hey.

-Hey.

-Come here.

-Oh, hi.

Tom. It's good to see you.

-Yeah.

-Please, come in.

Come on in.

Katie...

I'm Tom.

Hi.

It is so nice to meet you.

Hi, Liv.

I'm, uh... I'm Jeff.

We're just...

We're so excited to meet you.

Hi.

Hi, Liv, I'm Ali.

-Hi.

-Hi.

Welcome.

This is Katie.

Hey.

This is pretty

weird, huh?

Very weird.

I'm Callum.

Hey.

This is Amy.

Oh, hi, Amy.

-I like your bunny.

-Thanks.

Please everyone,

make yourselves at home.

We've got a bunch

of stuff to eat...

-Yes.

-...and drink.

Yeah. I hope

everyone's hungry.

So what do you do, Ali?

Um,

I'm a stay-at-home mom.

I volunteer at Katie's

school a lot.

What about you?

Do you play any sports?

No, not really.

What do you

like to do?

She's an avid reader.

Oh, well, Jeff's a writer.

Yeah, I actually

read your first book.

Well, you're kidding me.

Did you really?

Yikes.

Yikes?

It's wonderful, I just meant

it's, you know, explicit.

I wasn't sure it was

appropriate for a teenager.

Well, too late now.

Yeah.

I really liked it.

Well, thank you, Liv.

I really appreciate that.

And do you do any

extracurriculars

other than

cheerleading, Katie?

I'm on the swim team, too.

I'm good at swimming.

Just like Mommy.

That's so cool, Amy.

Uh, yeah, talent must

run in the blood.

I play basketball.

Really?

That's cool.

I... I love basketball.

You should come see

a game sometime.

-Thank you, Liv.

-Yeah.

So, do you work

here at home?

Yeah. Yeah, I used

to rent an office space,

but I kinda prefer it here.

I can write in my PJs,

you know?

Yeah.

I was just wondering

if there are any books

you'd recommend I read.

Really?

You just made my day.

Yeah, of course.

I can even send you home

with a few if you like.

Really? That'd be

awesome. Thanks.

Yeah.

Hey, can you hand me

that wrench, please?

Yeah.

Is it this one?

-Yeah. Thanks.

-Mmm-hmm.

You know, I can tell Liv

thinks I'm spoiled.

She's probably

gagging over the fact

we have all this.

But Callum's chill.

I think I'm gonna go to one

of his basketball games.

Where do they go? Wolk?

Yeah.

That's where I went.

I played on their

basketball team, too,

way back when.

Jordan, you're not

that much older than me.

What?

Katie, just be careful

with that family.

I just... I don't wanna

see you get hurt.

I'm tougher than I look.

I believe that.

Are you guys

seeing this?

Is there

anyone's husband

Natasha isn't

trying to snatch?

-Excuse me.

-Okay.

See ya later.

That looks great,

thank you.

I cannot believe how

well you are handling this.

I would be

a freaking disaster, Ali.

What do you mean?

The whole baby swap thing.

Jeff told you?

Okay, so this guy,

Katie's real dad...

Birth dad.

Yeah. Is he hot?

I don't...

Oh, my God, he so is!

There is no way you'd

hand your little angel

over to some stranger unless

he charmed your pants off.

I did not

hand Katie over,

they're at a high school

basketball game.

Okay, calm down,

mama bear.

I'm just teasing you.

Excuse me.

Hi. I'm Natasha.

Hey, you came.

Yeah.

-See ya.

-Good luck.

Hey, Katie.

Saw Callum Truby

wave to you.

How do you know him?

She's his sister.

Wait, seriously?

No, no, she's just joking.

We're cousins.

No way.

We follow each other.

Come here.

That boy's got rizz,

no cap.

Maybe you could tell him

we're friends.

Are we?

We used to be close.

Maybe we can be again.

Sure.

You want to come

shopping today?

Hey, uh, you know,

I'm just getting back on track

with work here, so...

Okay.

Plus, we're all supposed to

meet Katie's therapist later,

I can't really blow

the whole day.

She's coming here, right?

-Right.

-Have fun.

Yeah.

Hey, so Callum

asked about you.

You serious?

What'd you tell him?

That you're cool.

But just be nice

to him, okay?

He's... he's been

through a lot.

Like what?

Just be cool

with him, okay?

What exactly do you

think I'd do?

Uh, I don't know, you put

Maddie in the hospital

just so she wouldn't

show you up at Regionals.

As if!

Maddie was our weakest link.

I warned that b*tch

to stay away from Ryan,

but she wouldn't listen.

She's lucky it wasn't worse.

Hey,

good-lookin'.

Tom.

-Nice to see you.

-What're you up to?

Um, just shopping

for a gift.

Oh. Who for?

Peter. My nephew.

How old's Peter?

Twenty.

Twenty. That's a tricky

age to shop for.

Well, they've all been

tricky for me,

I struggle every year.

You want some company?

Yeah.

All right.

How's your day?

So what kind of style

is Peter into?

Is he a sports guy?

Uh, I don't

really know.

Sure.

Uh, these sweaters

are cool.

A little breezy.

Shirts?

Eh.

Is he a stripes guy?

Not for us.

Yeah.

-Just this, please.

-You bet.

Khakis?

Um, you know, I don't think

I'm gonna buy anything today.

Oh, no, why?

Um, are you hungry?

Starving.

What should

we drink to?

-Uh, to Peter.

-To Peter.

Today is his birthday.

I didn't buy him a gift

because I don't actually

know where he lives.

I don't even know

if that's his name now.

What do you mean?

Peter's what I called him

when he was born.

He isn't my nephew.

He's my son.

I'd just turned 16 and I...

I gave him up for adoption.

I've never told

Katie about this,

so let's keep this

between us, Tom, please.

Of course.

Every year I go shopping

for a gift

on Peter's birthday.

It just... helps me

deal with the guilt.

Mmm. Why would

you feel guilty?

Because I gave him up.

Ali, I'm sorry.

That's a lot.

You gave him

to a loving family

that could care for him,

that's the best thing

you could have done.

I'm sure Jeff would

tell you the same thing.

Yeah.

Jeff usually

comes with me

on these, um,

shopping trips, you know?

It's kind of our tradition,

but he's working today, so...

I'm sorry you had to settle

for the B-team today.

This has been

a really nice surprise.

-Mmm.

-Thanks.

Can I tell you

something embarrassing?

The more embarrassing,

the better.

Oh, okay, before you

brought the kids over,

I was so worried

about things going badly

that I actually suggested

a secret help sign

to Jeff and Katie.

What was it?

That's not embarrassing.

I think it's sweet.

Enough about me,

what about you, Tom?

Okay, ask me anything.

Have you dated anyone since,

you know, you lost Bella?

No.

Not at all?

I've been busy

with the kids and...

Well, to be brutally honest,

my relationship with

Bella was... complicated.

How do you mean?

She cheated on me.

Oh, I'm sorry.

And I didn't handle it well.

I was on the verge

of leaving her

before she got sick,

and I had to take care

of her and, uh...

But now the memory

of how that felt,

the betrayal,

it's given me cold feet.

Trust issues.

I think I know

what you mean.

Oh, no. Jeff?

I've never caught him

or anything, but...

Lately, I just

get the sense...

Well, if he has,

he is an absolute fool.

Thanks.

Thank you for coming

to the house, Dr. Lopez.

No problem.

So, the last few weeks

have been intense,

and we get the results

of the BRCA test next week.

Katie, how have you been

dealing with all of this?

I don't know.

I'm... just trying

to stay busy.

Have you spent any more time

with your siblings?

No, I'm starting to think

Tom's keeping them away

from me on purpose.

Why do you think

he would do that?

In case I have the bad gene?

I mean... I mean,

they already lost their mom.

What would be the point

of getting to know

their new sister

if I'm just gonna,

you know, die?

No, baby, Tom

would never do that.

How do you know

what Tom would do?

I'm just saying

I don't think it's that.

He's a single dad.

It's probably really hard

for him, that's all.

It's not you.

Katie, would you give me

a minute alone

with your parents?

Yeah.

Okay.

Thank you.

Jeff, do you have an issue

with Katie's birth father?

I wouldn't call it an issue.

What would you call it?

Oh, I don't know.

He's spending time

with my daughter,

I'm her dad, it's weird.

Why wouldn't it be?

So, do you see Tom

as a threat?

What? No,

the guy's a mess.

That's harsh,

his wife just died.

Why are you always

defending him?

Why are you telling Natasha

Bridge about our personal lives?

I thought we agreed to keep

all of this between us.

What? I...

I don't know.

She asked me to donate

a signed book for the

school auction, all right?

And we were talking

and I must have told her

I've been blocked and it

just came out. I don't know.

Why, if it bothered

you so much,

why are you waiting

so long to bring it up?

-If it bothered me?

-Yeah.

Time out.

This isn't couple's therapy.

Let's remember

why we're here.

Who we're here for.

We all need to be on the same

team for Katie's sake.

She's good at hiding it,

but right now she's frightened

about those test

results next week.

Okay?

Give me a hug.

You have so much fun

with Maddie tonight, okay?

You deserve it.

Thanks. I gotta go.

Maddie was our weakest link.

I warned that b*tch

to stay away from Ryan,

but she wouldn't listen.

She's lucky it wasn't worse.

Holy sh*t.

That chick is delulu.

Yeah. And I sent it

to Veronica.

-No, you didn't.

-Yeah.

Yeah, and I told her

if she didn't leave us alone,

I'll send it to Coach Simone.

Did she trip?

She tried to act like

it was no big deal,

but I could tell

she was scared.

Hey, perfect timing.

Hey, Tom.

Sorry to bug you again.

Are you kidding me?

Today's my lucky day.

Can I talk to you about

something in private?

-Ow.

-What?

That still stings.

Oh, my God,

did you get burned?

Yeah. Kitchen mishap.

Bella used to do

all the cooking.

I'm still... learning.

I'm sorry.

Um...

I think I know what it

is you wanted to talk about.

Tom, I'm sorry, I... I think

that you might have...

Oh, my God!

Oh, my God, Liv!

No! Liv!

No, no, no,

it's okay. It's okay.

No, it is not okay, Tom!

I'm gonna go talk to her.

No, no, no.

I'll do it, okay?

Don't worry.

I'll take care of it.

Oh, my God.

You'll cover for me?

Of course.

Have fun.

Thanks, Maddie.

Wish me luck.

Don't do anything

I wouldn't do.

-Bye.

-Bye.

Let's go.

-Let's get out of here.

-Yeah.

There she goes.

Mommy's little angel.

Mommy's little sl*t.

Ali, I'm so sorry.

I almost forgot

Peter's birthday.

And... I'm an idiot.

I've been distracted with work

and neglecting you and...

I don't even care

if I never sell a book again.

I just... I love you,

you know that?

And I'm so sorry.

I love you.

Do you ever think

about running away?

Starting over?

I used to.

When I was your age.

Don't do that.

I hate it when

you act like I'm a kid.

Jordan, come on.

We're supposed

to be celebrating.

Okay.

Well, I have

a surprise for you.

I have something

to tell you.

Surprise first.

Close your eyes.

Okay, you can open.

Happy birthday.

Hi.

Thanks for coming.

Well, you wouldn't

stop DMing me,

so it was either this

or block you.

Can I get you

something to drink?

Okay, I'm not really sure

where to begin...

Oh, how about the fact

that I have to see my dad's

tongue down your throat?

-Right.

-That was so nasty.

There is nothing going on

between me and your dad.

I know what that

must have looked like,

but I am not interested

in him in that way

and I've made

that very clear...

Okay, great.

Can I go now?

No.

I saw you

shopping yesterday.

So?

So I thought you might need

someone to talk to.

You can't pretend

it isn't happening, Liv.

Have you been to a doctor?

What?

Honey, I saw you buying

the pregnancy book.

Oh, my God.

I just want you to know

I'm here for you.

I can't believe

I'm related to you.

Look, I know that

you are not looking

for a new mom.

Why would I need

a new mom?

I'm just saying

I can be your friend.

You don't even like me.

Yes, I do.

Liv, of course

I do. I...

Hey.

Hey, did you pick up Katie

this morning?

No, you were supposed

to pick her up.

Yeah, I'm at Maddie's now,

Katie's not here.

What do you mean?

Maddie's mom thought I picked

her up a few hours ago.

Heather saw her leave?

No, Maddie did.

Well, what about

Find my Phone?

I don't know,

it must be turned off.

This is kind

of weird, right?

Okay, stay there.

I'm coming over.

Hey, it's Katie.

You can leave me a message

or send me a text.

Katie, call me, please.

You're not in trouble,

I just need to know

where you are

and I need to know now, okay?

I love you.

-Tom?

-Ali, I'm glad you picked up.

Have you heard from Katie?

No, should I have?

She left Maddie's house

this morning

without telling us.

We don't know where she is.

That's terrible.

I'm sorry, I can't

talk right now.

I don't know where she is.

I swear.

I mean, she left

in kind of a hurry

and I thought you were

waiting for her.

Is there anyone that

she might have gone to meet?

Maybe a boy?

Are you sure, Maddie?

This is really important.

I'm sure.

If you have any ideas

where she might be.

Okay, well, I'll let you know

if I hear anything.

Maybe check her socials.

She posts all the time.

Her last post is

from a week ago.

Oh. I mean

her other account.

Katie has another account?

Yeah, but she has to accept

you as a follower to see it.

Can I use your account?

"NaughtyCheerBabe09"?

Jesus Christ, this is like

a magnet for perverts.

What else do you think

she's hiding?

It's Liv.

Liv, it's Ali.

I know I'm the last person

you wanna talk to right now,

but please, please

call me back.

It's an emergency.

I saw Liv at the bookstore

buying a pregnancy book.

Whoa, is she pregnant?

Well, I thought she must be,

but... I can't believe

I'm about to say this.

Honey, what if

Katie's pregnant

and Liv's been trying

to help her?

No, that's impossible.

Katie's never even had

a boyfriend.

Are we sure about that?

Are we sure about anything?

I'm gonna

go look for her.

Okay, where?

I don't know,

the park, the school,

I just can't be here.

Okay, I'll come with you.

Maybe you stay here

in case she comes back.

Yeah, okay.

Try Liv again.

I don't know.

Try... try anyone.

Sorry, it's just me.

It's okay.

She's not back?

No.

Can I come in?

Yeah.

Amy, uh, wanted me

to give this to you.

Oh, that's so sweet,

but I can't take

her stuffed animal.

Well, she overheard how

upset you are about Katie

and she wants you

to borrow him.

-Ah.

-Amy says he's good luck.

Well, tell Amy

I will take very good care

of Mr. Bunny

and I will get him back

to her as soon as I can.

I'm worried

she ran away, Ali.

Me, too.

She's been so stressed

about this cancer test.

And everything else.

The, um, what's the mean

girl's name, Vicky?

Veronica?

She told you about her?

Katie's really

scared of her.

Scared why?

I don't know.

She clammed up.

Oh, God.

I... Oh!

So are we gonna just pretend

like yesterday didn't happen?

Tom, I'm sorry.

I got carried away,

we both got carried away.

But that's not true,

is it?

Tom, I'm married.

Jeff doesn't

make you happy.

Of course he does.

We... This has been so surreal

and very stressful and...

And it's me you turned to.

Tom, um,

you are

in a vulnerable place.

Jeff and I are in

a vulnerable place.

Obviously we will all be

in each other's lives

so I really hope

we can get beyond this.

I... I hope we can

still be friends.

Friends?

Friends.

I understand.

I'm sorry if I misread

your intentions.

I'm sorry, too.

This has been crazy.

Okay.

You'll tell me as soon as

you hear from Katie, right?

Yes, of course.

Right away.

Okay.

Thanks.

-Hi.

-Anything new?

No.

I'm calling the police.

Well, it seems like

Katie planned this.

Someone picked her up,

we just need

to figure out who.

We can get her texts

from her provider

but even with your

permission, it takes time.

This is her computer?

-Yes.

-Mmm-hmm.

With everything you

told me about

what Katie's

been going through

there's a big chance she's

just blowing off steam.

Odds are she'll be home

before bedtime.

We see this

all the time.

Okay.

No.

Let me out!

What?

Maddie has

something to say.

I lied.

I'm so sorry.

I really thought she was

gonna be back by now.

Maddie, where is she?

She snuck out last night

to see Jordan.

She never came back.

She hasn't answered

any of my texts.

Who the hell is Jordan?

Let's not get crazy,

Mr. and Mrs. Mitchell.

Jordan? Craig?

Open the door.

-Is she here?

-What?

Katie,

where is she?

I don't know,

she's not here!

Katie!

-Jordan Burr?

-Yeah.

Detective Davis,

Greenwood PD.

May I come in?

I guess.

Katie?

She's not here.

Why would

she be here?

You can't just barge

in here

because I'm the hired help!

We know you were with

Katie last night

and now she's missing.

-Missing?

-What did you do to her? She's only 15.

Hey, man, I didn't

do anything wrong.

You ever hear

of statutory r*pe?

You're not helping,

Mr. Mitchell.

Let's keep it

respectful.

We all have

the same goal here.

Right, Jordan?

Please.

I don't have anything

to hide.

Okay. So let's talk.

Maybe you wanna get

dressed first.

Yeah. Put on

a g*dd*mn shirt.

Ugh.

What's the nature of

your relationship with Katie?

We're friends.

That's all?

Nothing romantic?

No. No,

just friends.

Then why the secret meeting?

It wasn't a secret meeting.

Her parents

didn't know about it.

What would you call it?

I know how this looks,

but it's not like that.

Why did you pick Katie

up last night, Jordan?

We had something

to celebrate.

My birthday.

Yesterday was your birthday?

Did you turn 20?

Peter?

Is that what you called me?

-I'm sorry.

-It's okay.

It's really okay.

I would never hurt Katie.

I've known that you were

my birth mom

for a couple of years.

You didn't have

the records sealed.

I thought maybe you would

wanna find me someday.

I wanted you to.

I became friends

with Katie online.

She mentioned that

you were considering

a backyard renovation

and I told my dad about it.

Last night

she made it clear

that she had

feelings for me,

so I finally

had to tell her.

I told her that you,

you are my birth mom.

You, you lied to me

about everything!

My whole life is a lie!

God! What did I do

to deserve any of this?

Huh?

She freaked out.

Took her stuff,

ran away from me.

You just let her go?

I tried to stop her.

She was so mad at me.

I waited for her,

but she never came back.

I figured that

she just went home.

I'm sorry.

I'll be in the car.

I'm sorry I didn't

tell you sooner.

No, I'm just so glad

to finally know you.

I am.

And you seem like

you've been someone

that Katie could

really talk to. Thank you.

Can you think of anything else

that's been bothering her?

Just the normal

high school drama,

like with that nightmare

girl, Veronica.

What about Veronica?

Just that she hurt some girl

in cheerleading

practice really bad.

-What, on purpose?

-Mmm-hmm.

-Are you sure?

-Positive.

Katie's a smart kid.

She's got receipts.

She sent me proof.

Detective?

Why are you doing

this to me?

The last time

I saw Katie,

it was at school

on Friday, I guess.

Did you have anything to do

with Maddie's accident?

Oh, my God,

are you serious?

Seriously, Ali?

I know how emotional

you can get,

but you come to my house

unannounced,

start throwing around

crazy accusations?

I didn't

do anything.

You were the one

who was supposed to be

watching us, Mrs. Mitchell.

Exactly.

Okay.

Maddie was our weakest link.

I warned that b*tch

to stay away from Ryan,

but she wouldn't listen.

She's lucky it wasn't worse.

Okay, look. I'm sure

that's just talk.

You didn't mean anything

by that, did you, Veronica?

I think your words speak

for themselves, Veronica.

We need to know everything.

It's time for me

to call my lawyer.

It's time for

you to stop talking.

Ali's right.

Shut the f*ck up.

Let's get

back to Katie.

Is it true you haven't seen

her since school Friday?

I saw her last night.

Where?

Mount Raven Park.

We followed her.

We?

Brit was with me.

Why were you following her?

I knew she was going

to hook up

with some older guy.

Look, I just wanted to get

some pictures of them together.

Why is that?

To humiliate her?

So she wouldn't tell on me.

Katie's not as innocent

as you think.

She practically

did a striptease

for that guy, Jordan.

Oh, my God,

this is so cringe.

I'm gagging.

Such a basic b*tch.

And then

what happened?

Katie!

Come back!

Then they got into some

kind of drama and she ran away.

Got your little sl*t

dance on video.

We didn't do

anything to her.

We just scared her a little.

I swear to God.

All right, thanks, Detective.

Please let us know.

I wish we could have

met Bella, you know?

The woman who gave us Katie

and... she raised our baby.

I bet she was

an amazing mother.

You're an amazing mother.

No.

Yes, you are.

No, no, look at the date

of this post.

That's... that's

from last week.

What... what

the hell is this?

If this house is

registered in Bella's name,

do you think we can

look up the address?

Of course.

Liv.

Who is it?

You must be

Ali and Jeff.

I'm Bella, Liv's mom.

You're...

Pregnant,

that's right, not Liv.

That was a pretty rude

assumption to make

about my daughter,

don't you think?

You're alive?

Tom told us you were dead.

What?

Oh, of course

you didn't know.

He told us not

to talk about you

in front of the kids.

We're never allowed

to talk about Mom

in front of Dad.

He kinda goes ballistic.

Hi. I'm Rory.

Bella's husband.

Jeff.

Did Dad do

something wrong again?

Let's go up

to your room, Amy.

I did

have cancer,

but nothing to do

with BRCA

or any inherited mutation.

So the cancer screening

we had done for Katie...

Was bullshit.

Tom's been manipulating us

the whole time.

My wife died.

It was a genetic mutation

of the BRCA gene.

But we did our

own DNA testing.

No, I did give birth

to Katie

and you gave birth

to Liv.

That much is true.

When I was in treatment,

Callum and Liv donated blood.

And that's when we found out

Liv wasn't a genetic match.

But it didn't matter.

Liv's my daughter.

And Katie is ours.

Exactly.

And I didn't feel like

tracking you guys down.

Tom and I

fought about it.

At that point, we fought

about everything.

He totally fell apart

after the divorce.

He had a nervous breakdown.

When was this?

Two years ago.

I got custody and...

Well, the kids don't

visit him often.

Especially since he stopped

taking his meds.

He's not always well

enough to see the kids.

Tom is keeping them away

from me on purpose.

So, Tom feels like

he lost everything.

And he's become fixated

on the daughter

he still might have

a chance with.

-He's got Katie.

-Yeah.

Hey.

Katie, I'm so

glad you called.

What is it?

What happened?

I can't trust anyone.

You can trust me.

And guess who's filling in.

Hey, good-looking.

Are they allowed

to just come on to our

property like this?

I think they might

be useful.

Come in.

We're already

conducting a search

of Tom Truby's apartment,

and we have his phone records.

He got a call

from Katie's cell

just before midnight

on Friday.

She must have called him

after she ran away

from Jordan.

You said

he stopped by here?

Yes, briefly.

Did you two talk about

anything other than Katie?

-Yes, we did.

-What was it?

The day that we know

Tom took Katie,

he also kissed me.

Um, what?

When did you see him?

I went to Callum's school

to meet Tom

because I still thought

that Liv was pregnant.

I wanted to talk to him

about it, and...

And he just kissed you

out of the blue?

Just like that?

Honey, I put

a stop to it,

I promise you, I did.

I'll be downstairs if you

need me, Detective.

Okay.

So, is that what you

and Tom talked about, Ali?

-The kiss?

-Yeah.

He... he seemed to hope that

it meant something more,

like there was some

kind of future for us.

Okay, we might be able to use

that to our advantage.

And how long

have you known Katie?

We've been best friends

since we were little.

I can't believe it.

I know

this is hard.

We're quickly approaching

the 48-hour mark,

a grim milestone in the

suspected kidnapping case

that seems like

it could be torn

straight from the pages of

one of her father's own books.

Authorities stress

the importance

of finding missing persons

within the first 72 hours.

Excuse me.

Unfortunately, the clock

is ticking down

on Katie and her family.

Hey!

The clock is not ticking

down on my daughter!

Why would

you say that?

Is that better

for your story?

Ali, I know you're hurting.

Please, tell us

how you feel.

Damn, Ali.

Kind of a badass.

That is definitely

going viral.

Wow.

How many times have

I embarrassed myself

in front of you now?

Honestly,

I've lost count.

But can I get you

something to eat, or...

That's sweet.

I don't really have much

of an appetite right now,

but thanks for being

here, Liv. It means a lot.

Yeah, no problem.

This is, um,

Jeff's office.

What's Mr. Bunny

doing in here?

Tom dropped him off.

He said Amy thought we could

use some good luck.

When?

The last time

I saw him. Why?

He... he just would always

leave notes for Amy in here.

What?

-This.

-Oh, my God!

"Give me a sign

and I'll wait for you at dusk

"at Julian's

where it all began.

"Come alone or you'll never

see our daughter again."

Okay, wait.

What does that mean,

"where it all began"?

Julian's.

St. Julian's, the hospital

where the swap happened.

That's where this all began.

Okay, we gotta tell

the police.

No, no, no, no, no, Liv.

It says come alone.

I can't show up

with the police.

I can't put Katie's

life at risk.

You don't think he'd

actually hurt Katie, right?

I don't know, honey.

Do you?

How can I help?

Don't tell anyone

what we found.

Katie, sweetie,

if you can hear me...

We love you.

And Tom,

we know that

you love Katie, too.

I know that you would

do everything

you possibly could

to take care of her.

We both want

what's best for Katie.

We both want

the same thing.

What's happened

has happened,

you can't change the past.

We need to, uh, we need

to focus on the future.

That's all that matters.

Thank you,

Mr. and Mrs. Mitchell.

We will now take

a few questions.

Here we go.

Let's just get

you all comfortable.

It's time for some dinner.

Katie, you need to get

your strength up here.

Have some.

Drink it down.

Here we go.

Here we go.

Yeah.

Come on, now.

Down the hatch.

Here we go.

One more big spoonful.

Here you go.

One more.

Mmm-hmm.

Good.

Get some rest.

Jordan, BF.

I could use a hug.

Not now, Ali.

You want to try,

try her birthday.

March. Yeah, spell it,

March, yeah, March 28th.

I'm gonna slip

out the side,

and you'll look after Jeff?

-Yeah. Yeah.

-Okay.

I got your back,

don't worry.

Thank you.

-Please be careful.

-I will.

-Okay.

-Okay.

Tom!

Where's Katie?

Is she here?

Give me your keys.

Uh, yeah. Here.

Phone.

Yeah.

Where's Katie, Tom?

Tom!

Why are you looking

at me like that?

You think I would hurt

our daughter?

Of course not.

No, I... I just miss her.

You know me, I worry.

-You'll see her soon.

-Okay.

Watch it!

Tom, nobody knows

I'm here.

You're hurting me.

Sorry, sweetheart.

You look very nice, Ali.

Thanks.

I'm sorry I wasn't

a gentleman before.

I'll take it

slow this time.

No one's following us,

I swear.

I believe you.

You're probably

pretty pissed at me.

Because of Bella?

Oh.

I think I understand why

you told me she was dead.

You were trying

to protect me.

Correct.

Yeah. Bella's

a class A b*tch.

But you got that, right?

Yeah. Yes. Obviously.

I got excited about

my future with you and Katie.

But you led me on

and then you said

you didn't want me.

I wanted this to be easy.

I wanted this to be nice.

I wanted you to...

I wanted you to come with us.

I just... I didn't know how

to handle my feelings.

Hmm.

We all deserve

second chances.

I always dreamed

of living up here.

Did you rent a place?

Uh, I found a little spot

that takes cash.

It's a little dated, but...

We gotta start somewhere.

We can't all be

best-selling novelists.

No.

You gonna miss Jeff's money?

I didn't say that.

Of course you didn't.

This is it.

Home sweet home.

Katie?

-Katie?

-She's resting.

Katie? Baby?

You locked her in?

You left me

no choice.

You think

I wanted this?

No, of course not.

Katie?

Oh, my God.

Katie! Katie!

Katie! Katie!

Honey? Katie?

-Katie?

-Mom.

It's okay.

I'm here, I'm here,

I'm here.

We're gonna get you

better, my love.

Let me see you.

What did you give her?

Just a sedative.

Tom. I need you

to help me get her upstairs.

She can't stay down here,

she's dehydrated.

I need to get her

some water, please.

Help me.

Okay.

Okay, baby.

Katie?

Katie, baby?

Hey, come here.

Come here, sweetheart.

I'm right here.

Let's drink some water.

Mom...

Shh. It's okay, baby.

It's okay.

Come on, have some water.

There you go.

That's it.

That's what you need,

sweetheart.

Come on,

a little more.

Just a little more,

look at me.

Just a little more.

Okay. That's good.

That's good, honey.

Isn't this perfect?

It's finally just me

and my two girls.

Hey, what do we want

to do first?

Family movie night?

Uh, Tom?

She's got the chills.

There's a tea kettle

in the kitchen,

would you make us

some hot tea? Hmm?

-Good idea.

-Yeah.

The closest neighbor

is a half mile away.

And you should know

that I have a g*n.

You've

reached Ali, leave a message.

She's not answering.

I'll check her location.

What's Ali doing

at St. Julian's?

Liv?

You told me she was

going for a drive

to clear her head.

That's not true,

is it?

She's trying to save Katie.

We just have

to give her a chance.

Tell me everything.

Baby, everything's

gonna be okay.

I'm so scared.

I know, sweetheart.

It's gonna be okay.

But Mom, he's insane.

I'm gonna get us out of here,

I promise you.

Do you understand me?

Katie...

Baby, look at me.

Look at me.

You do not have

that mutated gene.

-He made it up.

-What?

Your birth mother's

not dead, sweetheart.

-What?

-There's no cancer, okay?

Oh, my God.

Shh. I know.

Here we go. Yeah.

Come on, baby.

It'll make you feel better.

Don't drink that.

Feeling better?

I think she's gonna

need a minute.

Tom, she's been

through a lot.

Well, drink the tea

before it gets cold.

I don't want tea.

I don't want

anything from you.

Hey!

That's not how you talk

to your father, Katie.

Right, Ali?

Right.

Oh. What kind of tea is it?

I don't remember.

You just made it.

You can't remember

what it is?

Just drink

the f*cking tea, Ali.

Ah! Ah!

I trusted you,

but you're just like Bella!

You're a liar, a cheat,

you want to take

my child, too!

Well, guess what?

I won't let you!

I'd rather see

you dead!

I'm sorry,

I didn't mean that.

Hey, Tom!

Ah!

-Mom, let's go!

-He has my keys.

We're getting

out of here.

Come on.

Stay the f*ck down,

she's my daughter!

Come on, baby.

Come on, come on!

Run! Run! Come on!

Hold me.

Come on, come on,

come on.

I know, I know,

I got you.

Let's just get

in the car.

Come on!

Get in!

Mom!

Mom!

Let go of me! Mom!

Ah!

Get down!

Dad,

no! Dad!

Ah! Ugh!

Stop!

Please, Dad, just stop!

Liv, you... you won't do it.

You can't.

I will.

You taught me how.

I'm your dad, not him!

He's talked to me more

in the past two weeks

than you have in years.

I won't let you hurt him.

Honey.

How did

you find us?

The car's GPS.

Liv told me everything.

Can you pinpoint

the exact moment

you lost your innocence?

For me, it was

a series of them.

Like...

dominos falling.

Unstoppable.

Shattering my life,

piece by piece.

I wasn't the only one whose

life was torn apart,

but... we managed to put

things back together

the same way

they were broken.

One piece...

at a time.

At first, I couldn't

stop thinking

about everything I'd lost.

But eventually,

I was able to focus

on what I had gained.

I had been living a life

meant for someone else

and she had been living

one meant for me.

But the more Liv and I

got to know each other,

we realized each

of us were exactly

where we were

supposed to be.

We're both stronger than

we ever could have imagined.

I don't know

where Liv gets it,

but I get it from my mom.

She and my dad will be here

soon for parents weekend

and Mom will probably

have all kinds of

invasive questions

and worries

about how I'm doing

here at college.

It might get annoying,

but I can't wait to see her.