Girl in the Cellar (2025)

[bunniefuu]

Excuse me? This was supposed to be

temporary.

This was supposed to heal your soul.

What? No.

No, take me home.

Please. I won't tell anyone what

happened here. Trust me. You have to die

order for me to continue to live.

No, no, no.

You said that I only had to stay here

until after prom. Believe me, that's

you said.

I can't come back here anymore.

It's too dangerous.

So this is goodbye for us, Lorraine.

Mom, please.

Your soul is with God.

Mom! Mom! Don't do this!

Ashes to ashes.

Dust to dust.

Thank you.

It wasn't her.

It wasn't her.

Hey! No worries, Dee.

Rubber fingers.

Happens to all of us.

Doesn't seem like your mom thinks the

same.

She just wants everything to be perfect.

Well, me.

She wants me to be perfect.

Sounds exhausting.

You got perfect.

I got messy.

That's what I missed.

Diana dropped the baton on the Passover.

Don't worry. I'm sure she'll do better

next time.

As long as they're having fun.

Lori has her sights set on making the

national team. That's why we work so

Can't believe Lori's not captain

anymore.

Don't know what coach is thinking.

Oh, no.

You didn't know? Oh, I have such a big

mouth.

I'm sure she was going to tell me. We

tell each other everything.

Maybe she didn't want to worry you or

couldn't find the right time. She's such

busy girl. And with finals this week and

the prom committee... I'm sure that's

it. Of course.

Are you

following me?

Going to the prom with me or what, Miss

West?

It's Queen and King, baby.

Are you crazy? My mom's watching.

You still haven't told her?

I will not.

You know, you're not exactly what she

considers prom date material, trailer

boy. Break the rules once in your life.

Come to the dark side, Aunt Hillary.

See you at the bonfire tomorrow?

Maybe.

Well, I only turn 18 once.

I made your favorite protein shake.

Thanks,

Mom. You're the best.

That has trouble written all over it.

What did he want?

Austin?

He's a stupid boy.

He likes teasing all the girls.

I saw the way you were flirting with him

down on that track. Don't try to deny

it. I was not flirting with him.

I didn't even look at him.

Oh, really? Is that the game you want to

play with your mother?

And besides, I wasn't checking him out.

He was checking me out.

Well, you need to report him to Miss

Maria.

Look, running track is the way you're

going to get that scholarship.

We don't want to throw everything away

because some boy tried to distract you.

Of course not.

Just think.

In less than a year, we'll be college

girls.

Miss Maria thinks that if my times are

good enough, I could get a full ride at

UCLA.

Well, there's no doubt that your times

will be good enough, but I don't want to

leave our beautiful home to run away to

California.

Well, maybe you could stay and... Wait,

hold on.

Are you saying you want to leave your

mother behind? No, no, no. I didn't mean

that. You are going to state.

You're going to stay close so you can

live at home.

That's the plan.

Tell us the plan.

She just discussed the other possible

choices.

It's a school thing.

That's all.

All of our hard work.

We're not going to let anyone get in the

way of that.

I'm proud of us, honey.

I forgot to mention, prom committee's

meeting again tomorrow night. We're so

behind with decorations.

Oh, I'll be busy volunteering at the

church.

Well, they're offered to pick me up.

No, I'll take you. I just have to let

Pastor John know.

Maybe.

And hear me out.

You don't have to drive me everywhere. I

mean, I could get my license.

No, that's okay. I'm not going anywhere.

I'll drive you like always.

I'm not a little girl anymore, you know.

What? I thought you enjoyed doing things

together.

And we do.

I'm just... What?

Tired of me?

All right.

We need to talk.

I thought I've given you enough time to

say something, but it doesn't seem as if

you're going to.

So do you have something you'd like to

confess?

Um... What do you mean, confess?

What?

You thought I'd never find out.

Come on, honey.

Okay, I'm sorry. I didn't tell you

earlier. I just, I didn't think you'd

well. Honey, come on.

No secrets between us.

Best friends don't lie to each other.

Friendship before anything else.

Always.

I want to hear everything.

Of course you've been acting strange

these last few weeks.

This is a big change.

Okay. So, um, turns out he wasn't

teasing me. I mean, he kind of was, but,

not in a bad way. And he actually asked

me for him.

Wait, he asked you? Wait, what are we

talking about?

Austin, I... Wait, isn't that what you

were asking me about?

I was talking about the captain

position.

Diana's mom told me.

So you do lie to me after all. I just...

Who are you?

Mama, he asked me.

Okay, it doesn't mean I say I'd go. I

said no, I promise. You lied to me so

easily about the captain thing, and now

this?

How can I believe anything that comes

out of your mouth anymore? It was a

mistake, and it won't happen again.

You're staying home tomorrow.

They can do without you for one night.

You're grounding me?

You grounded yourself, not me.

And you know how much I hate traditional

discipline.

And now you're turning me into those

parents that I hate. I hope you're

That's for sure. You're right.

when we fight.

Me too, Mama.

You know how strict my mom and dad were.

They were so strict I used to lie to

them all the time to avoid punishment.

But you?

What's your excuse?

You didn't have the opportunity to do as

many things when you were my age,

right?

So now you want me to do all the things

you couldn't.

I don't think you understand how special

you are.

Your father and I tried for so many

years to have a baby.

When I finally gained enough hope, I

ended up pregnant with you.

You were nothing short of a miracle.

I know.

I'm your miracle baby.

That's right.

I even started going back to church.

And after your father died, I thanked

God he gave me you to be my best friend.

Mom. You know I'm thankful for

everything that you do and that we are

friends.

It's just sometimes I don't know if it's

my life that I'm living or if it's

yours. It's ours.

It's our life, honey.

Don't think you're off the hook.

You did lie to me.

Mama?

Yes, honey?

I'm sorry.

I made you turn into the parent that you

hate.

Thank you, sweetheart.

Just don't lie to me again.

It hurts too much.

I've been thinking.

I know how hard you've worked, and

things have been very stressful, and

just experiencing a little bit of

growing pains right now. That's all I

understand. Yeah, that's it.

I mean, I'm not your little girl

anymore, but that doesn't mean you can't

do stuff together.

Also, I'm okay with you going to prom

with that boy, Austin.

Really? Yes, but there will be some

conditions.

Yes. Of course.

I will be there at the chaperone. I

already told Miss Maria.

That worked.

And home by 10 .30.

Ugh.

Mama, it's prom.

11 .30, final offer.

Thank you. Thank you.

Thank you.

Okay, I have another surprise for you.

Okay.

Come on.

God, Mom, it's a dress I always wanted.

What?

How? I wanted it to be a surprise. I've

had it here since the day you picked it

out. Oh, my God.

I don't even know what to say.

Thank you.

What are you doing here?

I'm saving you from the dragon.

You gotta go.

She sees you. No, I don't care.

I'll tell her how much I love you, and

she'll have to accept it.

You know how much I want to go, but I

just... Yeah, but it's my 18th birthday

party.

You gotta come.

I'll go, but just for a little.

Really?

Yeah. You can't cage this free bird.

Guess what?

My mom said you can take me to the prom.

Why did you leave me that, baby?

So, you coming?

So now it's quitting time.

You want to take a walk?

Get it on. What?

Party's just getting started.

Condoms.

Wow. How romantic.

I've got condoms.

What happened to getting a room?

Huh?

When should we be with that baby?

Okay, okay.

We'll wait until prom night.

Prom.

Hand me your phone.

You'll need to earn it back. Same as my

trust.

I have given my life so you can dream

anything for yourself.

And this is what it comes down to? I

wasn't thinking. Do you know what it

like to have your best friend stab you

in the back?

Mom, don't say that. That's exactly what

you just did to me.

Hotel is booked for prom night.

Prom night?

Hey, Mom.

I'm sorry about last night.

After you're done eating your breakfast,

I need you to help me with something.

You know I have practice in a couple of

hours.

You were already in enough hot water

with me. Now is not the time to give me

grief.

Fine. Make sure you put on something

warm that you don't mind getting dirty.

Where the hell are we going?

Sorry.

I didn't mean for it to come out that

way.

So can I ask, what are we doing here?

There's dozens of boxes sitting down in

the old cellar. You're going to help me

sort through them to see if there's

anything worth keeping.

You've got to be kidding me.

So this place, do you ever think about

rebuilding?

You know what happened here.

The fire.

I don't even want to think about this

place.

Besides, the property isn't worth much

anyway.

Well, you never know.

Maybe one day you can do something with

it when I'm gone.

Mom, I don't like it when you say things

like that.

You suck with me.

Forever.

That's my girl.

My father built it as a fallout shelter,

but we mostly use it as a cellar.

I think you never showed it to me

before.

Nothing left to show.

You spend a lot of time down here.

What is it, like your secret hideaway?

I would not call it that.

Ugh. What is that?

It's a gravity compost toilet.

Come on, let's get to these boxes.

Okay.

How do I know what you want to keep?

For starters, just enter these boxes

onto that bench over there so we can see

what's what.

I've already cleared the area so you

have room to move around.

That's what you were up to this morning.

Yep.

What? Where are you going?

I'm going to let you get to work.

You're going to leave me down here?

That's not fair.

Not fair?

Do you want to know what's not fair?

You sneaking out the house last night so

you could run around with that boy.

I left you some water, sandwiches, and

snacks in the bag.

What?

What's with all this food?

I had to take some time to figure out

what I have to do.

What are you talking about? Last night

was a wake -up call.

Okay, Mom, you're scaring me. Your

little boyfriend, Austin.

Austin's not my boyfriend. More lies.

I'm not lying.

He convinced you to sneak out the house

to do... I don't want to think about

what you were doing last night.

Mom, I'm not having sex with Austin or

anyone else. Is that the reason why you

went to run off to California without

me? Was that his idea?

Nothing to say, huh?

I'm not going to California with Austin.

Stop lying to me. I'm not lying.

I don't even know who you are anymore.

You're grounded until after prom.

What? You're going to keep me down here

for two days?

Mom! Mom, don't do this!

I didn't want to have to do this, but

you gave me no other choice.

You can't leave me trapped down here.

It's only for two days. You have plenty

of food and water.

No, Mom!

Don't do this!

I really wanted to trust you, Lori.

I'm sorry, but you did this to yourself.

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Michelin. Motion for life.

i need to keep emily safe keep emily

safe what are you doing i'm doing what i

have to convicted felon mason walker has

escaped

that's my dad you told me he was dead i

did it to protect you you can't

take me from you we're gonna get through

this we're gonna get through this

before your father finds us what now

only on lifetime

I believe a fourth bigger than all of

us. God, let's push out your faith.

Cops think I m*rder*d someone.

I want this k*ller found today.

Bring her back here. I won't let you

down, sir.

Something isn't right with this

investigation.

Do your job and find her.

How can you make the right decision?

I believe God wants me to help you.

Don't run.

Don't chase me.

Terry Blackstock's If I Run.

Watch now.

Only on Lifetime.

because you're crazy.

Oh, my.

Look at the mouth we have on her.

It only proves to me that I'm doing the

right thing.

If you don't let me out of here, I will.

You'll do what?

Call child services and tell them that I

kept you from losing your virginity to

some boy with no ambition who only wants

to have a fun time with my daughter to

who I devoted my entire life to?

I worked hard.

I did.

You keep...

Saying it's our life, but it's mine.

All you do is thrust all of your hopes

and your dreams onto me.

Don't make this about me.

You promised you wouldn't lie.

You told me I would have no reason to

have to discipline you.

And now for the first time, I understand

why my parents were so hard on me.

My mother was never my best friend.

She made rules and I was expected to

follow them.

And I guess that's how it's supposed to

be.

I just thought they were being mean.

But they were keeping me from harming

myself.

I never wanted to be them.

But now here we are, aren't we?

I hope you're proud of yourself.

I'm sorry, Mama.

Wait, you don't have to be like them, I

promise.

How many of you come down here and then

we can talk like friends?

I can't trust you anymore.

Our friendship, if we ever had one, is

broken.

This will help you reflect on how you

want our relationship to be moving

forward. I'll do whatever you want. I

won't break up with Austin. I'll do

whatever you say.

You see, your word has no value to me

anymore.

But no need to worry.

I'm not going to keep you here like my

mother kept me.

This is only until after prom.

But two days, no.

Trust me, this hurts me more than it

hurts you.

But I cannot have you ruin our life.

There's a stranger on my property and

he's been stalking us.

He's gone now.

Rebecca, we were just discussing the

school prom.

Oh, I don't know if you heard, but

Lori's a bit under the weather, so she

be able to make it. Oh, that's horrible.

I feel so bad for her. But of course, I

will be there as a chaperone still.

Talking about being a chaperone, my

concern is who's keeping an eye on the

after they leave the prom. As I was

saying earlier, I make sure that should

boy give in to temptation, he wear a

condom.

You what?

Well, if they're going to do it, better

to be safe, you know?

I'm sorry, I do...

Any of us believe in abstinence?

I'm with you, Rebecca, but let's be

honest. Kids are kids, and no matter

say, they're bound to go out and do it.

Well, I don't want my Lori to end up

like Monica's Emma, pregnant at 17.

Well, it's not ideal, but Emma's a good

kid. She just made a mistake.

And now she's paying for it, raising

that child of hers on her own.

Well, it's not a sin to be a single mom.

I mean, look how great you did with

Lori.

I'm sorry.

Are we comparing a woman who was married

and lost her husband in a tragic car

accident who has raised her child to be

an amazing person to a loose girl who

got pregnant on prom night? Is that what

we're doing here? I'm sorry. I know.

Thank you.

Is that anything from Lori? Is she

coming?

I've been calling, but it's going

straight to voicemail.

Her mom's going to find some time.

Apparently she's been sick.

A stomach flu.

So? She won't make it tonight.

I'm going to try again.

Voicemail.

Lori, Dana told me.

I hope you're feeling better.

I'll come by to check on you later.

Call me to get this, though.

Never mind.

I think I see you.

Lori.

Oh.

Oh, hi.

I'm sorry. I thought you were someone

else.

Hi. I'm Miss West.

Lori's mom.

It's a pleasure to meet you.

I heard Lori's not feeling well.

Miss West is Lori coming?

Well, she finally ate a little dinner.

So she's getting better, thank God.

But she still had a bad temperature when

I left. So sorry, guys. She's not going

to make it tonight.

Lori?

Boy.

Boy?

Uh,

uh, Laurie's gone.

What? What do you mean gone?

I went to check on her, okay? She wasn't

there. I looked everywhere.

Well, in what world could she be? Well,

of course she's there. She was just

laying in bed.

No, she wasn't. Okay, the bed was made

and she was gone.

You broke into my house?

Yes, sorry. Okay, I just wanted to make

sure. Fine, fine. It's fine. Thank you.

I will just go look for her. I'm sure

she's in the neighborhood somewhere.

Yeah, well, I called the police.

You what?

Every minute counts, all right? I don't

want to scare you, Miss West, but she

could have been abducted.

When was the last time you saw Lori?

Last night.

Did you two argue?

Were you in a fight?

No.

I went to work this morning.

I work in landscaping part -time.

I went to the hotel to check into the

room, and then I went home to get ready,

and then straight to prom.

Ask anyone.

Was that room intended for Lori to spend

the night with you two?

We were planning it was supposed to be

Lori's first time, and

we wanted it to be special.

So you two were really close?

Yeah.

Am I in trouble?

You do understand that Lori was in her

room when her mother left, and just

an hour later, you broke into their

home, found the room wiped clean, and...

There's no sign of Laurie since.

I didn't do anything wrong.

I got nothing to hide.

Okay. Well, I think that's it for now.

You, uh, give me a call if Laurie makes

contact, all right?

Okay.

Miss West?

I don't trust Austin.

I know he's been influencing my

daughter.

First love can be impressionable.

Can you tell me about the last time you

saw your daughter? Was she acting

strange? She was sick.

Running a fever.

So of course she wasn't acting exactly

like herself.

But she was definitely home before I

left the house.

Are you taking in that boy for

questioning?

At this point, we're looking into anyone

who was close to Lori.

In these cases, the first 24 hours are

crucial. That's why we have to search

your house, just in case Lori left any

clues behind as to where she could have

gone. My daughter would have never run

away on her own, Detective.

She is a perfect, innocent girl.

She's never done anything wrong in her

life.

Ms. West, the department doesn't

normally send out a detective for a

persons report.

But since you reported a stalker in the

neighborhood last night, we're taking

this very seriously.

Now, in the court of law...

Everyone is innocent until proven

guilty.

But in my line of work, no one's

innocent until proven differently.

Even perfect girl.

I need to keep Emily safe. Keep Emily

safe. What are you doing? Doing what I

have to.

Conspected felon Mason Walker has

escaped.

My dad.

You told me he was dead. I did it to

protect you. You can't take me from

We're going to get through this.

We're going to get through this.

Before your father finds us.

Watch now.

Only on Lifetime.

Please, forgive me.

The situation has gotten a bit more

complicated than we anticipated.

The police think you're missing.

The police?

They think you ran away or were

abducted.

What? No.

No, take me home.

Please, I won't tell anyone what

happened here. Trust me.

Trust you?

So when were you going to tell me you

and Austin were planning on running off

California?

If you want to get out of this hole, you

have to be honest with me.

I'm really sorry, Mom. I really, really

am.

I know now that I should have just told

you I didn't want to go to college here.

Please, please tell me that you forgive

me.

Until I figure out a way out of this,

you'll have to stay put.

What?

No.

No, no, no, no.

You said that I only had to stay here

until after prom.

I'll come by tomorrow with more food and

water.

I'll pick up some of those protein

shakes you like.

Mom, please.

Have you lost your mind?

Are you really going to keep me here in

this hellhole?

There are boxes with some books.

I spent a lot of time there when I was

your age.

Mom, please.

Take me home.

And I will.

As soon as I can.

Thank you for coming in on such short

notice.

I just want to find my Lori.

Which is why I want you to speak at the

press conference today. It makes a

difference hearing directly from the

mother.

Of course. I'll do anything it takes.

By the way, I'm happy to say that Austin

has been cleared in the investigation

as a suspect.

That's a relief.

And it's for that reason that we believe

that Lori West is missing.

So if anyone has any leads, we encourage

you to call the tip line on the screen.

Lori?

Sweetheart, if you're watching this,

please come home.

I love you.

And if anyone has my daughter, please, I

beg of you, please.

Oh, God, please don't hurt her.

Please don't hurt my baby.

Please.

Please.

He really hates me.

He lied about California.

What else did he lie about?

He's the one that found Lori missing.

You suspect Austin?

Oh, I don't know. I can't see it. I've

known the kid all his life.

He's not had it easy. Lots of family

issues. He was emancipated at 16.

He also did our new sighting.

Well, I don't like how he looks at me.

Like he's seen a ghost or something.

You're Lori's mother, so I'm sure he

sees something of her in you.

So imagine how hard it must be for him

to see your face under these

circumstances.

Oh, Austin.

What are you doing here?

I don't know who else to talk to who can

relate, you know?

Are there any new leads?

Has anyone contacted you for ransom?

These people have no respect.

You really shouldn't be here, Austin.

I really believe we should be doing more

to find Laurie.

Hey, the cops don't seem to care enough.

Energy's winding down.

I think we should be using the media

more, actually.

At this point, Lori has been missing for

10 days. The police might not want to

use their resources, but we are a great

community.

So that's why we're asking for

everyone's help.

You say the police aren't using

resources.

Are they giving up?

My daughter is missing.

Someone must have seen something.

I just want answers.

Anything you want to say to our live

audience right now?

If you know Lori, please help us.

If you've never met Lori but feel like

you can do something, please help us.

There's been some speculation.

We know you're a single mother, but is

her father still in the picture, or...

Her father, my beloved husband, died

before she was even born.

She's all the family that I have left.

She's everything to me.

You're Lori's boyfriend.

Any comment on those who think you may

have anything to do with her

disappearance? The police questioned me

and... Austin was cleared by the police.

We need to focus our energy on finding

my daughter.

We plan on doing a search tomorrow.

At first light, please volunteer.

Thank you.

You're so brave for speaking your truth

like that.

I commit to you that I will be reporting

on this story as long as you keep

searching.

There's a whole other level.

We'll bring you back to a place of love.

I need you to tell me the truth.

Nobody in this world sees family.

God, that woman knows how to make an

entry.

We don't do easy in this house. We do

excellent.

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Mama, help me.

Please, I'm so hungry.

for 10 days.

The police might not want to use their

resources, but we are a great community.

So we are asking everyone to help us.

You say the police aren't using

Are they giving up?

My daughter is missing.

Someone must have seen something.

I just want answers.

Anything you want to say? What is wrong

with you?

unfortunately we've already gone over

budget we have no lead so

this is it

It's ready.

Lori, are you all right?

Mama, is that you?

Who else would you be expecting?

What? You haven't talked to me in days.

I've been busy.

Mama, I need to come home.

Please, I'm begging you.

I know.

That's why I'm coming to get you.

You've been down there long enough.

It's time.

But I need you to do something for me

first.

I'll do anything.

I need you to write a letter saying that

you ran away.

You're safe, but you're ready to come

home. Why can't I just come home now?

Because you've been gone for so long, we

have to really make it look like you

ran away, or I can go to jail for what

happened. Do you understand?

Yes, Mama.

Okay. Now I'm going to lower down a

bucket with a pen and some paper.

But before I do, I need you to go into

that corner and sit. Do it now.

Now sit your hands under your behind.

And when I open this door, if you make a

move before I tell you to, I promise I

will shut this door so fast and you will

never hear from me again. Do you

understand me?

Okay, now go over to the bucket and grab

the pen and paper.

All right, now hurry up and write the

letter.

What is taking you so long? I didn't ask

you to write your memoir.

All right, good job.

Hi, Mama. I'm really sorry for going off

to California without telling you. It

was wrong of me to do that to you. I

hope you haven't worried too much. I

promise that I've been safe, but I've

decided that I'm ready to come home.

Hi, Rebecca.

Hi. I should have called, but I have

such good news I had to come tell you in

person. Well, what is it?

A group of us women have been writing

the mayor on your behalf, telling him

story. And he wants you to be his guest

of honor at the mayor's social awareness

dinner.

Why me?

People love you. You're internet famous.

The dinner is a big event. It'll be all

over the news.

Well, my daughter is still missing, and

people should be focusing on her, not

me. You'll be doing this for Lori and

all the other missing children out

Well, since you put it that way, I guess

I don't have a choice.

Thank God you're here, Mom. I couldn't

take another day of this.

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What do you think you're doing?

Well, your garden can use the attention

and I can use the distraction, to be

honest.

We don't have to talk to each other if

you don't want.

Well, the yard could use some work.

What?

You have the same smile.

Storm's coming in.

I was just going to clean out the

gutters.

Well, I don't think you should be on a

ladder in this type of weather. It could

be dangerous.

I guess you're right.

Of course I am.

I can't believe it's been five months

and...

Well, it's getting dark out.

Why don't we head inside and have some

tea?

Are you sure?

I just wouldn't want to impose.

I'm sure.

Come on.

Looks like your water pipe's about to

get up.

Yeah, it's been like that for a while

now.

You want me to take a look?

Yeah, sure.

Oh, yeah, you just... You need some new

PVC pipes and some connectors.

Yeah, I could fix it with my eyes

closed.

Oh, that's very sweet of you.

Isn't this, like, fake food?

It's for camping.

You got a whole box of it down there.

We were planning a camping trip a few

years ago, and it never happened.

Completely forgot this was down there.

Well, this stuff lasts forever, so it'll

be good whenever.

You know what I mean.

Mother almost never comes down here

anymore.

I'm hungry.

I've got to do something.

I've got to find a way out of this

cellar. I've been thinking.

Sky's falling.

Yeah. You were great today.

You really didn't have to help out.

It was the right thing to do.

I like keeping my mind busy, I guess.

It's been kind of hard to... Uh -oh.

Um, let me see if I have some candles.

Would you light the fire?

Seems it's not slowing down.

Yeah.

I'm usually even more scared of thunder,

but I don't know.

Maybe I just feel safer because you're

here.

I guess.

I don't know, but I can't help but feel

like protecting you.

Thanks for letting me wait it out here.

What's the Christian thing to do?

What?

Nothing.

You just... Nothing like I thought you

were.

If you feel... I don't know.

I just want to talk to you.

Is that okay?

I can't talk. I'm at the church.

I miss church, Mama.

I know. I know.

And the sermon was so good today, too.

And you will be so proud of me. I sang

lead solo for the choir.

I don't think I did as good as you,

though.

You have such a beautiful singing voice,

Mom.

You really think so?

People always said we should be a

singing duo.

Like the McCrary sisters.

I'm ready to come home now.

Please. Okay, I've learned my lesson.

I've learned many lessons, actually, and

will never, ever act out again. Please,

you've got to believe me. Everyone

thinks you were taken or worse.

I don't think anyone will believe you

just did a little solo trip to

at this point.

But let's be honest. Your choices are

what got you here.

But thanks to you, my life has so much

purpose now.

And you did that for me.

Do you know how many families... of lost

children like you, I've been able to

help with the fundraising money?

I'm not missing.

You keep me here.

You were always such a good girl.

And I still am. I'm so pleased to be

home.

But your parents, did you lock you down

here? It was psychological abuse.

And I used to believe that.

But now looking back, I understand they

were just trying to find a way to save

me from myself.

Are you okay?

Pastor John.

Yes, I was just watching a video.

I didn't mean to startle you.

Do you have a minute?

Actually, I am kind of late. I'm

supposed to be somewhere. So can we chat

little later?

Sure.

Good morning.

Good morning.

I put some coffee on.

I'm going to be late for work.

Oh, I'm sorry. I should have woken you.

Oh, it's no problem.

On my way back, I'm going to stop at a

hardware store and pick up a one -inch

connector and a small piece of PVC duct

pipe for the upstairs bathroom.

Austin, I've told you a hundred times

you've done enough.

I know, but I'm just doing it for me.

Being around you is like therapy.

Well, I never really thought of myself

as a therapist.

All these people writing you, sharing

their feelings, asking for advice.

Guess I'm not the only one.

You never know what life has in store

for you.

You have a gift, Rebecca.

Thank you, Austin.

But we can't let our God -given talents

get to our head.

Yeah, I wish I had a talent.

You go with your hands.

That's a talent.

Never thought of it that way.

Do you like lasagna?

Yeah, who doesn't?

Good, because that's what I'm making for

dinner.

Oh, you don't have to.

I insist.

Okay, then.

Hi. I was just passing through the

neighborhood and thought I'd say hi.

It's been a while.

I know.

What is time anyway, huh?

Well, thank you for stopping by, but

now's not a good time.

You have that little faith in me?

I mean, I heard the statements that you

made to the press, but I didn't think

you actually believed that of me.

I show up at your door after quite some

time, and it doesn't cross your mind I

might have some news about your

daughter's case?

Well, you would have called if there was

good news.

And if there are bad news?

I'm sorry.

It's not bad news.

My apologies.

This case is messing with my head.

You know, I've been in missing persons

for 13 years, and Lori's is the first

case that I've handled where it feels

like someone just vanished into thin

I came here to say that I am not giving

up on Lori. I don't care what county

says.

I'm missing something. It's a little

detail that's going to unlock the entire

case. That is, I just don't know yet.

Well, may the Lord guide you in finding

it, whatever it may be.

But I've been praying for this

detective.

Thank you.

Yeah.

I started keeping you here so you would

do your homework.

And then so you wouldn't run away.

So they locked you here for good.

I was in a cage to get better treatment.

No sunshine for three months.

Why the hell are they doing this to me?

Am I that bad of a person?

So messed up.

How does she survive?

How am I surviving?

What smells so good?

Burnt lasagna.

That looks good to me.

Now I know you can't be for real.

Before you're done, I'll just whip up

something else.

Don't go anywhere for me.

How's it going?

I think it's going to work.

Just need another couple of minutes.

It's better be important to get me in on

my day off.

Hey, um, Rebecca, has Lori locked away

somewhere? I saw a video on her

Looked like her. Wait, what?

Whose computer?

Rebecca's. You saw a video of Lori on

Rebecca's computer.

Is that what you're saying? Yes, I just

saw it. Could you tell where Lori was?

No, not really. It was dark. Some place

confined.

And how did you just happen to be

looking at her computer?

I was doing some work around the house.

Are you sleeping with Miss West?

I saw you coming out of her house bright

and early this morning.

Look, I was really hurting, and she

helped me through a bad time.

I know how bad it looks.

I'm not proud of it.

Okay, but you gotta understand. No, you

have to understand how incriminating

this makes you and Rebecca look.

What? No, if I had anything to do with

Lori's disappearance, would I be here

right now talking to you?

Sit.

So far, all you're telling me is that

you saw some video of Lori on Rebecca's

computer. It could just be some old

video.

It wasn't a video. It was like some kind

of security cam footage.

Okay, look, I need you to get, like, one

of those permits, okay? I've seen them

in documentaries.

You can get into the computer, right?

No. Even if I wanted to get a warrant, I

couldn't get one now, not under these

circumstances. Okay, but she's got

Laurie locked away somewhere. Austin, I

you to calm down, please.

Look, it's not that I don't believe your

story. It's that I have to do things by

the book, and you're not even 100 %

certain that the girl you saw in the

was Laurie. It looked like her. Okay,

well, let's say that's true. If...

had something to do with Laurie's

disappearance. We can't spook her by

her in for questioning out of the blue.

Okay, so what? You're not going to do

anything about it? No, I didn't say

did I?

First thing I need you to do is

not let Rebecca know that you're on to

her.

Then I need to get back into that house

and find some evidence to support your

claim Meanwhile, I'm gonna look into

miss West and see if I can dig anything

for this to work She cannot suspect you

often It's gonna be hard to pretend. Can

you do it?

Yeah All right then

Get it together, Becca.

It's your turn now.

Where have you been?

I ran out of food two days ago.

This was supposed to be temporary.

This was supposed to heal your soul.

What?

What are you talking about? I need to

eat.

You have to die in order for me to

continue to live.

No, no, no.

I'm your daughter. What are you doing?

You love me. I know that deep down.

You love me.

I can't continue to come back here.

It's too dangerous.

So this is goodbye for us, Lorraine.

What?

Your soul is with God.

ashes to ashes dust to dust

Oh,

you don't have to knock.

I know, but I'm just not used to this.

Yeah, me too.

Oh, I gotta finish the job.

Well, the bathroom toilet thing's fine

now.

Oh, no, it's the kitchen sink.

I remember I was gonna tighten some

joints on it, and I forgot.

Last thing you wanted was a pipe to

burst in the middle of the night.

Oh, yeah, I definitely don't want that.

Okay, well, I'll let you get to it, and

I'll be in the living room. Oh, and I

was thinking tonight, maybe we order in.

Shiny?

Works for me.

All right, we need to start from

scratch.

Let's go back into Rebecca's file and

see if we missed anything.

I'll print out all the old statements.

Check if there's anything we haven't

pulled on Rebecca already. I want to

at everything.

Unpaid parking tickets, court

appearances, what her friends think of

get me her high school report card.

You got it, boss.

No one except for Rebecca saw Lori

missing after that Sunday mass.

Wait, not so fast.

Austin saw her in her bedroom the night

before prom. That was the night that

Rebecca put in the 911 call.

We're missing something.

Hey.

We were just talking about you.

You said you wanted concrete proof?

I found a box of these at Rebecca's

house.

Must be where she's feeding Lori.

Unusual, but it doesn't really prove

anything.

Well, when I saw them, I asked her what

they were for, and she said it was for a

cabin trip she planned over a year ago.

Sounds plausible.

She lied.

I also found the receipt for them. It

was dated for eight weeks ago, and the

receipt is for 30 boxes.

I only saw one of them.

Wait the rest.

Credit card number's on here, time

stamped.

It's starting to sound like solid

evidence, even if it is circumstantial.

doesn't matter if it's circumstantial.

Can we find Laurie and then she can

testify to what happened?

Find her alive.

We might have a new lead.

What?

Austin, I just have to ask you again.

When was the last time you saw Laurie

before she went missing?

I already told you.

The night before prom.

In her bedroom.

Well, actually, I didn't see her.

You know, Rebecca, she came to the

window before I could see Lori.

So you didn't see her at all?

I guess I just assumed that I did.

That means our whole timeline's wrong.

Lori could have been missing a lot

longer. Maybe Rebecca has been lying.

This is exactly what we needed.

Let's bring her in.

Let it shine.

Let it shine.

This little light of mine.

I'm gonna let it shine.

This little light of mine.

I'm gonna let it shine. Let it shine.

Let it shine. Let it shine.

Rebecca West, you're under arrest as a

suspect in the disappearance of Lori

West.

Wait, where are you taking her?

Rebecca!

You have the right to remain silent.

Anything you say can and will be used

against you in the court of law.

You have the right to an attorney. If

you can't afford one, one will be

for you.

Find anything from the phone warrant?

We know she downloaded a nanny cam

application the day her daughter went

missing, but she's deleted all video

data. The IT forensics team is working

restoring the cloud as we speak. We need

the location of where that cam feed is

coming from.

You think she's going to talk?

She has to.

She may be our only hope of finding Lori

alive.

And time is not on our side.

If you cooperate, I could tell the DA to

be lenient, Rebecca.

She ran away.

Decided she wanted a better life than

the one that I gave her.

Where's Lori?

Everyone leaves me one way or another.

I have no parents anymore.

My husband is with God.

And now Lori has abandoned me, too.

Don't you see?

I am the victim here.

Not her.

She kept talking about people leaving

her. Why is she bringing up her parents

and dead husband?

Husband?

Find me her marriage license.

m*rder carries longer sentences, even

the death penalty.

But if Lori is found alive and you

didn't force her to go, you just kept

locked somewhere this whole time, then

this could just be false imprisonment.

That's no longer than a four -year

sentence.

But a mother who k*lled her own

daughter?

No judge would be so understanding.

I made her from scratch.

I molded her to give her everything I

never had.

I couldn't do anything as a child.

Everything was met with harsh

punishment.

And she, she was going to have it all

for both of us.

But then she ruined that plan.

When a sculptor notices a crack in his

block of stone, they

discard it.

They just start the piece over from

scratch again.

No one asked to see the imperfect block

of marble.

They want to see the David.

Not the broken, imperfect pieces.

How can you say these things?

This is your daughter.

Not just some stone you can discard.

Oh, my parents thought they could

discard me in that cellar.

But oh, did I show them.

I rained fire of retribution down upon

them.

How are you holding up?

Besides not sleeping for 24 hours, I

just need to find something.

Oh, we just got Rebecca's marriage

license.

What?

West isn't her birth name.

Rebecca was married to Calvin West 19

years ago and hasn't used her maiden

since. That's why we couldn't find much

in the record.

Who was she before she got married?

Johnson?

Rebecca was 18 when county police got a

call about the Johnson family farm in

flames. The fire k*lled the sleeping

parents, but one kid was found in the

underground cellar.

Rebecca Johnson.

She must have got out, started the fire,

and hid back in the cellar so no one

would suspect her.

And I think she's got Lori locked up in

that underground cellar on that property

right now. And time's ticking, so we've

got to move. Get on the phone.

Can you hear me?

You're going to be okay.

You're safe.

I'll get you out of here.

Rebecca Johnson is facing life in prison

without parole for the false

imprisonment of her own daughter.

Rebecca is also facing charges for the

unsolved arson of the Johnson family

farm, and in turn...

the manslaughter of her own parents lori

west is about to give a statement to

the public

even

though you might see me standing here

today i never fully came back from that

cellar then my mom held me c*ptive in

against my will

The cellar that she would have buried me

alive in had her plan worked.

If it wasn't for the jobs of the great

detectives and the supportive community

that raised me.

And I stood in that courtroom and I

looked my mother in the eyes and I could

that she was the victim first.

But there's no justification for the

victim to become the aggressor ever.

My mom deserves to go to jail for the

rest of her life.

But I will not carry that sentence.

And I will trust that the judge and the

jury will.