Stolen Girl (2025)

[bunniefuu]

Hey, sweetie. Come here right

now.

- So fancy for breakfast.

- Amina, breakfast!

Grandpa!

- Hey. Morning, dad.

- ...the rain...

Let me be

your whiskey. k*ll the pain.

Thank you.

- Oh, be careful.

- Yeah, yeah.

Oh, you reunited with your best

friend.

Oh... If she sets her mind in

something... Reminds me someone

I know.

I don't know who that is.

Adorable.

Mina, do you want orange juice?

Daddy!

- I thought he was coming

tomorrow. - What date is it?

Jesus, it's the 23rd.

sh*t!

So, I conveniently

forgot, sue me.

You can't stop her seeing

her father.

- You're taking his side now?

- It's not about sides.

Your daughter deserves

to know her daddy.

You know you loved each other

once.

Yeah, I wasn't the one

who ruined it.

He was working late

hours, doing God knows what with

who.

I know.

Come here right now.

There's daddy. Okay, all right.

Daddy!

Hello, puppy.

10:00 am, as promised.

- I'll bring her back at 6:00.

- Okay. Bye, baby.

Are you okay?

You seem a little distracted.

Uhm... Yeah, yeah, I'm fine.

Just work stuff.

I'm good.

Okay.

Watch your hands, Amina.

Hey, what you got there?

What's this?

Should we have a story?

You want a story? Yeah.

Riky and Raky's adventure

began at the zoo.

Dinosaurs live in the

zoo!

- In our story, they do.

- Yes!

- Do you like your new

costume? - Yes, Mama!

Yes!

Now, what are we missing?

Drugs! For papa, of

course.

- That's not what we pay.

- But it is what your father's medication costs.

That may be. But I've never paid

that before. I have all the

records here.

Today's

special discount,...

...customers can get 20% off,

please take your coupon to the

checkout.

- Can I just see the manager?

- - I am the manager, Ma'am.

What happened to Frank?

He retired last week.

Moved to Boca with his family.

- Just give

me a minute. - Yeah.

Oh! Okay, I think I see what's

going on.

You are right.

We just update some details.

I'm so sorry about that, Ma'am.

- You can go and pay at the

cashier up front. - Thank you.

Mina?

Amina?

Mina?

Amina?!

MINA!

Has anyone seen my daughter?

She's dressed as a dinosaur...

Ma'am, I need you to step

outside the store...

Have you seen

her? Is she here? f*ck!

Mina! Have you seen a little

girl? She's only four! Please,

God, please, help me!

Oh, my God!

Please!

Did you find them?

Where are they?

-Give them a chance.

-What's going on?

We're doing everything we can to

find Amina.

I know Karim took her.

I know he did. He was acting

real f*cking weird yesterday.

And then Mina told me he was

talking about me to someone on

the phone.

- He's threatened it before.

- He has.

If that's the case, we're

struggling to understand...

...why Karim didn't just keep

Amina on one of his visits.

How am I supposed to know that?

Can you think of anything you

may have done?

- Something I may have done? -

g*dd*mn' it. This ain't her

fault.

I didn't mean

that.

She didn't do anything to cause

this. What the f*ck is wrong

with you?

I think he's gonna take her

home.

Home?

- Syria.

- Syria.

He used to talk about it all the

time.

Getting a job

at a hospital near his family.

We got divorced,

he tried to do it then,

I had to get a restraining

order, to stop him taking her

out of the country.

You need to check all the

airports.

What? What is it?

There isn't a federal law that

prevents a parent taking their

child...

It's kidnapping. He's kidnapped

her.

...their own child

internationally.

If that's the

case, I'm sorry, there's nothing

we can do.

You've gotta be kidding? He can

just... He can just take her?

So I just... I just...

I lose my daughter?

We're following

all the procedures,...

...we have roadblocks in

places...

What other possibilities? What?

You mean like a child-snatcher?

Yes, could you tell me which

Ohio airport I'd need for a

flight to Syria?

- Hold, please.

- - Ah-ah.

You can't

hide from me. I see you.

- Ah!

- There she is!

Flights to

Syria depart from Port Columbus

via Amsterdam

and rage from $750 to $1000.

Okay, thank you.

We went to Karim's house.

I'm afraid it was cleared out.

There were

just a few things left.

Did you check Port Columbus

airport?

We found his car in long-term

storage.

We're checking

flight lists, but we now suspect

he has left the country.

Karim Saleh Taleb.

She doesn't have

any contacts for his family.

- Radiology. - Sorry, I don't

understand.

He said his father lived

in Riyadh,

in Saudi Arabia, but there's no

record of him being there.

Look, she never went there

and they never came here!

Sorry, I

don't have anyone by that name.

- Okay.

- I don't know.

You're the lawyer, don't you

have an investigator or

something?

I don't like your attitude

either, pal!

Oh, God...

When Karim took Amina overseas,

it wasn't a crime, if you can

believe that.

I've been without my baby girl

for...

...over two years.

And every day I don't get to see

her...

it hurts like a b*llet.

Thanks to your incredible

generosity,...

...I'm gonna get to go to

Washington.

And I'm gonna knock on every

door and talk to every suit.

And do everything I can

to find my baby.

I won't rest until I bring her

home, where she belongs.

My mum left me when I was

little, I am not walking away

from my own.

- I'm afraid to leave you. -

No, stop right there.

You stick to your g*ns.

Just like I taught you. Yeah.

- I love you.

- I love you.

Take it.

State your intent.

Petition for a Senate

resolution.

And the support of your

governor, then bring it back.

You can't block the door, Ma'am.

Excuse me, I can stand here,

it's my First Amendment right!

An appointment will be sent to

you within the next six months.

Six months? I think I'll wait.

Ma'am...

Do you speak English? I can't

read the signature on my x-ray.

The majority of kidnappings in

this country are committed by

parents.

I think it says Karim Taleb.

Last year, over 25 thousand

children

were abducted by parents

and nothing is being done!

There's no

position here by that name.

Okay. Thanks anyway.

Mara Danning

has returned to Washington to

action a hunger strike...

...with the parent's protest

group she formed...

...in the wake of the

disappearance of her daughter,

four years ago.

Mind if I sit?

- Can I help you with something?

- No.

But I might be able to

help you.

Look, cowboy,

I just want to be alone, okay?

I'm in the child

recovery business.

You did this?

Is it legal?

As legal as abduction.

I'm broke, so...

I know.

Keep that.

I have a proposition

for you.

Come work for me.

You help me find other

people's kids.

I'll help you find yours.

You know, it pays pretty good

too.

Call me.

Mara, this is Carl. Heads up

linguistics, pretty much

anything I can't do.

He's my second-in-command.

- I'm your only-in-command...

- Right.

- Nice to meet you.

- Glad you called.

It's not a yes.

Okay.

It's for you.

Hey. This is a good thing.

I have contacts all

over the Middle East. We'll find

her. In time.

I haven't seen my

daughter in four years, 86 days,

four hours...

- How long has it been since you've eaten?

- - Nine days.

Here.

I can't.

We're your best

option, Mara.

You alright?

Here.

I don't understand why you want me.

I trained as a seamstress.

Well, if I can be

completely honest...

...we need a woman in our team.

You rouse less

suspicion in this line of work.

And you're tough.

That should get you

started.

Enough to help with your dad's

treatments.

Are you ready for your first

case? Come with me.

This... This is Maya.

That's her son, JD.

Barely sees the father until one day he decides: "You know what?

I want my kid back".

He beats her senseless

and then takes the kid back to

Mexico.

I need more intel.

She's holding back.

Figure she's scared.

Well, of course she's scared.

Look at you. You're like a

g*dd*mn sack of rocks.

No one knows what this feels

like more than you, Mara.

He said you could get him back.

Is it true?

Please. I just want him with me.

I can't sleep. I can't

breathe.

We will try to get him back.

First, could you just tell me

a little bit about your son?

He is gentle, you know.

He can spend hours drawing

and...

...he really likes animals.

- What part do I play? - Your

job is to keep the child calm.

At least until we can

hand him back to the client.

You give us plausibility,

keep everything looking normal.

- So I'm playing mother.

- Exactly.

Let me run you through the plan,

step by step.

Finding and recovering

the target is hard enough.

Then you get him across

the border with fake paperwork.

- How do we do that? - This is

only Mexico to Arizona. It's

easy.

A lot of stray dogs in

Mexico.

Hey...

Okay, we're on. Let's

go.

Keep a lookout.

sh*t...

We're in.

Oh, oh. Hey, wait.

- sh*t!

- What?

Class must have cancelled. Move

it.

Damn! We missed our

window.

Means we're going to

have to improvise.

- Hey, get ready.

- We can't do it here, can we?

Hey.

Wanna play with her?

What is that?

Oh! No, no!

Take him! Take him!

Take him! Take him!

You do it! Go, Go!

Come on, go! Go!

Come with me, it's okay! Come

on!

Hey. What the f*ck you

looking at? Get out of here.

I'm not going to hurt you, okay?

I'm taking you home to see your

mom. Mama. Would you like that?

Good boy. Hold my hand.

sh*t!

Oh, sorry!

Mara! Mara. Hey.

This way. This way!

Here! Come on. Move,

move, move, come on!

Come on! Go, go, go!

Hey, we just...

All right. Good boy.

All right, she's here.

Keep him here. Once we're paid,

we'll bring her in.

Are you f*cking serious?

Business first.

Two more minutes, I promise,

alright?

- Thank you for your

time. - Of course.

- May I go? -

He is waiting for you.

Thank you.

Oh, my God. Oh! Oh, my God!

Oh, my God!

Oh! Oh!

Can I have what she's

having, please?

Hey.

How you doing'?

Your cut.

- Thank you.

- Wow. That's...

That's more than I make in six

months.

Oh, that's just a fraction

of what I need for Amina.

We did something good here.

You know that, right?

So how come I feel like a

mercenary?

We have to be paid

for the risks we take.

She was desperate.

But she found the

money. And that's good, right?

I could never afford that.

You won't have to.

Right. "Quid pro quo".

It's the jobs they'll pay for

it.

Eventually.

How long's eventually?

Sometimes it's cut and dry.

You know, you find the kid, you

find a way in. It's pretty

straightforward.

But not mine, right? Not Amina.

Well, your ex is pretty good at

covering his tracks, but you

know that.

I mean, you've been

looking for him a lot longer

than I have.

You don't have kids of your own,

right?

- No.

- So...

Why do you do it?

Well, I've just gotten out of

the Marines. Panama City Beach.

Was pretty down and out. Didn't

have a lot of transferable

skills.

And I was hanging at

the vet centre, you know,

looking for work.

Then one day, this guy

comes in...

...and he's talking about this

Washington mom who wanted her

kid snatched back.

You know, it was

really good money.

Turns out...

I was pretty good at it.

You know, gave me purpose.

So then I don't know,

formed the unit, hired Carl.

Rest is history.

You ever had a job go bad?

Let's not dwell on that. Okay?

Today was a good day.

To your future.

Scotland?

The kid's grandmother

gave evidence that the

stepfather is violent.

Yeah, he has convictions,...

...but he won't be in Edinburgh

when we snatch back, he'll be

traveling for work.

Okay.

- May I help you?

- Yeah. Hi.

Could you tell me who I need to

speak to get a list of all the

hospitals in Lebanon?

We have a new case. Top

priority.

Albania!

Thought it was getting pretty

rough out there. It's in chaos.

Yeah, well, chaos is good cover.

- Where's the rest of the intel?

- That's all I have.

It's got to be this

one.

There.

Mara, grab her. Come

on.

Aria?

- Come with me,

sweetheart. - Come on.

Come on. Come on.

Let's go. Let's go.

Let's go.

- Stay close.

- Let's go.

This way. This way!

Hey, hey, get the f*ck

back!

Get off her! Hey! Get

out!

- Hey! Get the f*ck

out! - Go, go, go!

Against the wall.

Come on, Let's go.

- Let's go.

- Come on.

- Come on, come on.

- Come on.

- Come on, come on.

- Come on.

Hey, we got to get to

the car.

Go, go, go.

Hey, back. Back.

Stay back!

- Go, go!

- Stay back!

- Don't f*cking touch me.

- Hey!

Hey! Mara!

Come on, run! We got to go. Go!

- Go, go, go, go!

- Go, go!

f*ck!

Where's the transport?

- Mitch?

- He pulled the plane.

Who?

Lewis.

This is CIA?

Why the f*ck didn't you tell us?

CIA? What? Who's Lewis?

- Hey. It was on a

need to know basis. -

Need to...

- Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey.

- I'm your partner! I'm in need

to know!

Stop it. What does this mean?

It means the CIA got us to do a

dirty job and now that it's gone

wrong, they're leaving us in it.

Is that true? They're not going

to help us?

I'll figure it out.

- I thought we worked

for parents.

- We do.

It's still a father getting back

his daughter, who pays us

doesn't matter.

Doesn't matter?

What... what we do, who we do it

for is all the f*cking matters.

Get us the f*ck out of here.

I hope you

know what you're doing.

I'm helping people

get their kids back.

And is this the best way

to get Amina back?

Because you're just putting so much trust in this thing.

I just worry that...

...you've lost track of where

you're trying to get to.

Listen, I'll decide who or what

I trust.

I have to go. Love you.

Then 500 feet

and the venue is on the left.

At least I think, it's a little

unclear.

- Yeah, Carl's out taking

photos. - Okay.

Main entrance is on the

main road.

But there's another way on the

corner that takes us to the

kitchen.

- What? - You're kind of a

natural at this.

What if we're giving her to the

wrong parent?

What if the mother is no good?

Where's this going?

I almost got rid of her.

Amina.

And now I can't bear to

live without her.

I met Karim in the hospital, I

had all these problems with my

hands and feet.

He did all my scans.

We started

seeing each other after that.

He was kind and funny and

took care of me.

Made me feel safe. I never

intended to get pregnant.

I freaked out.

I left Karim a message,

and I drove myself to the

clinic.

Right when I was about to sign

the papers, Karim came rushing

in,...

...just... full of passion.

That's what he was like

about the things that he loves.

He said: "We can do this. It's

going to be okay".

And it was. For a while.

Then he started acting really

weird, staying out late.

Wanted me to quit my job. I

started drinking too much, I

guess.

I mean, it's not really your

fault. You didn't really know

the guy.

How do you know what I should be

punishing myself for?

Okay.

Here's what I do know.

Parents, they need you on these

jobs.

What about you?

Do you need me?

Robeson.

What have you got?

- What about Romania?

- I'm working on it.

Petra's father really wants his

daughter back.

She's the most important thing

in the world to him.

I don't object

to your private cases,

but not at the expense

of what the CIA needs from you.

Okay, well, I think

I'm helping these parents, too.

And I'm sure that they are very

grateful.

But you're a military man,

so I know that you understand...

...the plight of housewives and

grandparents is not quite as

vital...

...as keeping this country and

its assets safe.

Stop deprioritizing my cases,

Mitchell, or you won't have any.

All right, I'll move

Romania to the top of the list.

- How're things going

with Danning? - Good.

- She's still looking for her kid.

- - Of course.

Just remember to keep

the trail cold for as long as

possible.

Why would you say that?

Karim Taleb is a dangerous man.

She's better off without

him in her life.

How dangerous, Lewis?

That's classified. You do your

job and I'll do mine.

- Hi. Do you speak English?

- Yes, ma'am.

Thank you. Ehm...

I have a patient at your

hospital, but I can't read his

chart.

I can only read the name of the

radiologist.

Can I speak to him, please?

His name's Karim Taleb.

- One minute,

please. - Mm-mm.

He is not working today.

Would you like to leave him a message?

- Taleb?

- Yes.

T-A-L-E-B.

He does?

That's him?

That's him!

- What? Amina?

- My God.

Come on.

- Mm...

- Mitchell.

- Mitchell.

- Mm-mm?

I found him. Karim is in

Lebanon.

How did you?

I tracked him down to a hospital

just outside Beirut.

He's been working there for a

whole year.

- Are you sure?

- Oh, Jesus Christ, Mitch.

Do you know how many calls I've

made to hospitals in Syria and

surrounding countries?

Hundreds. And suddenly, just

like that, there he f*cking is.

He didn't even change his name.

Oh, so that's what this is.

You come over. Use me.

No. This is the best lead

I've ever had.

- I just want to get out there.

- What am I always telling you?

- You have to stop and think!

- Don't f*cking yell at me.

This is finally something real

for me.

Okay. I'm sorry. I didn't...

You're right.

It's a good lead. But you won't

go out there on your own.

So when the time is

right, we'll do it like all the

others. Planned. Rehearsed.

And when will be the right time,

Mitch? Because you keep saying

that.

The f*cking time is now.

We need to get out there.

Is the Beirut job still on the

table?

No. The Beirut job is too risky.

So you take it, and then the

client will pay for you to pull

strings to get us out there.

Please.

So, as far as we can tell, exit

points are here.

And the rear trade entrance.

That'll be our best bet to avoid

our private security.

Right. Well, we only have one

invite, so it will have to be

me.

You get trapped, you have to

fight your way out alone.

- Yeah. I've done it before.

- No.

- I don't like it.

- What?

You're kidding, right? It's the

perfect setup and the biggest

score we've ever gotten.

You know Lebanon is still

unstable, right?

Beirut is militarized, and these

people have money for private

guards.

I'm the one that has to get us

out if all goes to sh*t. Nah,

this is a no go for me.

No. I may never have

another chance to get out there.

- We'll find another way. - It's

been eight years. Eight f*cking

years!

How much more time

do you think I can wait?

Jesus Christ.

- What the f*ck was that?

- I told you.

I don't like it. It feels

dangerous.

More dangerous than taking kids

from rich-as-f*ck statesmen?

Maybe she's better off if she

lets this whole Lebanon lead go.

Are you serious?

She's done all those jobs with

us because you made her a

promise...

...that one of them would be her

own kid.

Imagine that, Mitch, having a

mother who loved you that much.

I sure as sh*t wouldn't have

ended up here.

Come on, man.

Help us figure out the snatch.

Then we'll go out there, do it

as well as we usually do it,...

...and then afterwards we'll

help her get her daughter back.

Okay?

Come on, man, f*ck' do this.

Okay.

- We're good.

- What?

You better know this house

inside and out. Every room,

every exit.

And this one's by the book.

My rules. Okay?

Yeah.

Yeah.

Thank you.

Okay.

It's for you.

I've waited

as long as I could for Amina.

When your mom left, remember?

I didn't know...

...whether either of us would be

okay.

You were so tiny.

Remember?

I took you to the park.

You climbed a jungle gym and you

fell off.

I bashed my teeth.

And that woman,

she came...

...rushing over.

She said: "Where is your

mother?" And you said...

"My mom's gone. But my dad's

here and we're just fine."

That's when I knew

you would always be okay.

- You have to be strong for me.

- No.

Dad, please, no.

You tell her I love her so much.

Hey, dad, dad...

I need to rest now.

Yeah.

You okay?

Hi! Mama!

- Who are you and what did you

do with Soraya? - Hey!

You're so tall.

Get over here. Your mom's here?

Yeah.

Oh!

It's so good to see

you.

- Oh, long time.

- Too long, Dasia.

- This is Mara.

- Hi. - Hi.

Soraya, go and get the tea.

Please.

Nothing changed around

here.

No, it's like a zoo in here sometimes.

I hope you don't mind.

- But you'll be sleeping in the

living room. - Oh, no.

I didn't want you

to have to share with the men.

That's very thoughtful. Thank

you.

Come on.

Robeson told me that your ex-husband is living here.

You are okay to talk about it?

Yeah, of course.

- For you.

- Oh, thank you. Thank you.

Please.

- She's wonderful.

- They grow so fast.

Do you know where your ex works?

At a hospital just outside the

city, I think. But I don't know

where he lives.

I'll take you there tomorrow.

See if we can find out.

Hey.

I think I might finally

be under the same little patch

of stars that she is.

I know you feel close to her.

I really need you focused

on this job first. Okay?

I know.

He was on a temporary contract.

He's not here anymore.

Hey. It's a process.

He's in the city.

We're going to find him.

- Can you move in it?

- Think so.

Yeah.

Okay. No heroics

tonight.

Grab the kid

and you get out of there.

Be careful, Mara.

Thank you.

As-salam alaykom.

Wa Alykom As-slam.

- Are you from the embassy? -

Oh, God, no. f*ck politics. I'm

in finance.

Oh, excellent.

Please do tell me if you need an

introduction to any of my other

guests.

That is so kind of you.

In the meantime, could you point

me the direction of the ladies

room?

- It's down the hall.

- Thank you. Oh!

Shukran jaziilan.

Come on. There's a good

girl.

Okay, let's go. Come on.

It's gonna be okay.

What are you doing with my

daughter?

- I'm not going to hurt her. -

You're taking her away from me?

Don't.

Salma, come.

Salma.

- Oh...

- Oh my God.

Is that her?

- You okay?

- Drive!

I see 'em, hang on.

I got you, baby.

Get down!

Keep your heads down!

One way. Watch out!

sh*t.

What happened in there?

Mara, are you going to

tell us?

That's a good girl.

Alright...

That's a good girl.

Okay, it's okay.

He's here.

Of course.

Thank you so much.

It was an accident, Mara.

You're not going to let me look

for Amina anymore, are you?

Okay, I'm going out.

See if I can find us a way home.

- I'll come.

- No.

It's not safe. Stay here at the

hotel. At least until I can find

out if we're in the clear.

Who is it?

- Dasia.

- It's Dasia.

- Dasia!

- Okay, okay, okay. Hey.

- Hey.

- Hey.

- You shouldn't be here.

- I have a lead.

On what?

On Amina.

- No. No. Wait for

Robeson. - We have to go.

No. You know, a lead only lasts

so long. I'll go by myself.

- No. You heard what he said.

- A couple of hours, tops.

Then at least we'll have some

intel.

sh*t.

You should wait here.

- In and out. Okay?

- Yeah. Okay.

What are you doing out

here?

This is my territory.

The more pertinent

question is:...

...what the hell are you doing

out here and not in Romania,

like I ordered you to?

And at the center of all this is

Denning,...

...who's compromised us with a

snatch back caught up in a

bloodbath.

A woman who shouldn't be

anywhere near here...

...but is at risk of destroying

everything that I've worked for

the last eight years.

And a woman who's the only one

who could've gotten us in and

out.

- Is that right?

- That's right.

And you're telling me that you

had to take a job in Beirut?

She goes to school

with her youngest granddaughter.

Where? Have you met her?

Amina.

Have you met

Amina?

Once.

She is... Rather a rebel, I

think.

Once. She thinks that Amina is

rather a rebel.

Is she? That's good.

What time do the schools

finish?

- At 3:00 p.m... - Okay, could

she give me an address?

Robeson,

let me make it absolutely clear

to you,

as you don't seem to have got

the message.

It is imperative to my interests

and therefore to yours,...

...that she does not find Karim

Taleb.

So when you asked me to stop

looking into Karim, I did.

But if you expect me to keep

that mother from her

daughter,...

...you better tell me what the

f*ck's really going on right

now.

How much do you know

about your husband's life here?

What do you know

about your husband's life here?

I mean, nothing. Why?

Why do you

ask?

- It's late. I

should go. - Why? Wait.

She should leave.

Wait. Give her the

address. Please?

- I can't. -

Please, please. As a mother.

As a mother, I tell

you to go see your daughter.

See that she is well, but then

you should leave.

As a mother she tells you:

go see your daughter,

see that she is fine.

But then you should leave.

The enemy of my

enemy is my friend.

Good luck.

Listen. I cannot come to the

school. I cannot bring trouble

to my family. Do you understand?

Of course. Of course.

You've done more to help me in a

few days than anyone in my own

country did for years.

Go.

- You had me lie to

her. - No.

It's not lying if you didn't

have all the facts.

- Oh!

- f*ck you.

I tipped you off to her,...

...so you could give her an

opportunity to get involved in

something, right?

- Distract her. - Something that

would give her life purpose.

- And then you let her lead you

right here. - You used me.

You need to convince her that

the leads she has are false...

...and you need to get her

out of the country immediately.

And if I don't?

Then I can't guarantee that she

or her family will be safe.

- From you.

- From anybody.

Her desperation is making the

situation unstable. And that's

when people get hurt.

Do you really want that

on your conscience?

I need you to serve your country

right now, not her. I know you

understand that.

And never put your hands

on me like that again.

It's it.

It looks pretty secure.

Heavy gates, guards, CCTV.

No back entrance.

School got out 10 minutes ago.

So she lives?

- Hey.

- What?

Is that her?

Hey, hey, hey! They'll see you.

Shut the door.

We have no plan. Anything you do

now, we just tip them off and

ruin everything.

Hide your face.

No! Hey! Hey! f*ck.

Amina! Amina!

What the f*ck have you done?

Take her.

Just take her to the car.

Amina!

Be careful! Be careful!

- Try to keep her calm. Try to

keep her calm. - Go, go, go, go!

Come on!

- Hey, Mara, Come on!

- It's okay. It's okay.

Nobody's going to hurt you,

okay?

- Amina...

- f*ck. Come on.

- What does that mean? Carl!

- I don't know. I don't know!

Amina!

What are you doing, Carl?

- Carl, go!

- Okay.

Come on, Come on, come

on. Damn it, come on!

f*ck! Here we go, here we

go.

No, no!

- No, no, no. She cannot be

here. - No, no, no, no, let us

in, let us in, let us in.

Just until we figure this mess

out.

It's all right. Does she speak

English? I don't know if she

speaks English.

Amina?

Tell her I love her.

And tell her she should

never have been brought to this

country.

And I didn't know

and I couldn't find her.

And I just... I just want to

take her back to America,...

...to be her mom, to be your

mom.

She is your mother.

She is your mother, Amina.

I don't have a mother.

My mother is dead.

What?

She said: "I don't have a

mother. My mother is dead".

What's going on?

- What the f*ck!

- It's not how it looks.

- Really? - We had to grab her.

We had no other choice.

We can't stay here.

- Amina. Amina, you have to come

with me. - No!

Take this.

You should have known better.

It was the wrong way.

So, ehm... Carl just told me

you speak good English.

You're stubborn, huh?

I guess you got something from

me after all.

Maybe he's wrong.

Maybe you don't speak.

I'm top of my class in English.

You were always super smart,

Mina.

Amina.

Amina, sorry.

Ehm... I have carried this

every day since you left.

Also...

This is me and you.

You're four, it's your

birthday.

You're much older now.

Do you have any hobbies?

You still like swimming?

- We have a pool.

- Wow. Huh? You do?

I race on the team.

I'm... How do you say?

- Oh, Captain?

- Captain.

Wow.

You know, I was the one

who taught you how to swim.

At home, at the lake,

with your grandpa.

I have my "jaddy" here.

Your "jaddy", that's what you

call?

Where is he?

Oh... He died.

He'd been sick for a long

time,...

...but he wanted me to tell you

that he loved you...

...very, very much.

You should have

waited.

I'm done waiting, dummy. I saw

an opportunity and I took it.

- You're reckless.

- I'm her mother.

I saw her, you know?

After all this time.

I'd imagined it for so

long.

My heart, Mitchell.

I couldn't wait

Mitchell, it's me. I imagined

her running into my harms.

But now she's looking at me

like I'm a f*cking monster.

How do we get out of this

country?

We have to take Amina back to

Karim.

- Is that a joke?

- I can't get her out.

We're all in danger if we don't

return her.

Why? What's happened?

You have to trust me.

- Oh, what? Trust you?

- Yes.

After I finally do the thing

that no one was prepared to help

me with,...

...you're telling me to take her

back?

What the f*ck is going on?

If you try to get past me,

I will k*ll you.

If you play one finger on her,

I will f*ck you up.

- Stop! Stop!

- Tell me what's going...

Tell me!

Karim has ties to Muslim

Brotherhood.

There, now you know.

What?

Apparently, he got caught up

to his family's connections.

They blackmailed him

into laundering money for them.

And that's when the CIA

discovered him.

Oh, the CIA knew?

Mara, we're hired contractors.

My contact, Louis, told me Karim

cut a deal with the CIA as an

informant.

He works for them.

In return, he gets to keep

Amina.

He's been relocating

them out here.

Sorry. I just found

this out.

All those dead ends.

He blocked my search in

Washington, and hired you to

keep me from her.

Yes.

Okay. Muslim Brotherhood.

I thought he was having affairs.

If we don't get you out

and return her...

...I honestly don't know what he

might do.

Oh! Oh!

- Please, stop...

- OH!

You kept me working for you.

You slept with me.

I'm sorry, okay?

So what are you going to do now,

Mitch?

Because I am not giving her

back. And we both know it.

So either help me or let me go.

When this is over, I never want

to hear from you again.

You're ready?

Here. Keep your faces covered.

Where are we?

We need to stop for papers

so we can get across the border.

Thanks for being so quick. I owe

you. I'll call you when I get to

Damascus.

Is he your husband?

No.

Would he be with us in America?

No, we just... We just work

together, that's all.

Hey, do you want a swing?

Come on.

It's okay. You on?

- Mm-mm.

- All right, I got you.

Okay. Are you ready? One, two,

three.

I have something similar.

Passport.

There are Americans here.

They want to see your papers.

sh*t.

f*ck.

What is happening?

- We can find another route. -

It will be like this everywhere.

Going somewhere?

Go, go. "Yalla"!

Are you American?

Are you traveling

with anyone?

Wait. Damn, what are you doing?

What's best for us, Mitch.

It's okay, come on, sweetie.

Mara...

Say whatever you need to say to

keep us safe. I'm not losing her

again.

- Hey!

- Go, Amina.

Don't move!

Put the g*n down!

Put the g*n down!

Go! Go when you have the chance!

Go!

Where are we going now?

I'm going to find us somewhere

to cross. It will be okay.

I'm hungry.

Here.

I only eat vegetables.

I don't have anything else.

- I want to go home now.

- I told you.

We are going home.

Not to America.

I like it here.

I like my friends and my house.

Listen.

You're going to make

so many new friends in America.

"Jaddy" won't be there.

- Well, no...

- Who will be?

Me, Mina.

Amina.

Amina.

You and me.

I don't want to be with you.

Okay, well, you don't mean that.

I want to stay with baba. Why

would you take me away from him?

Hey! Sit down.

Sorry. I didn't mean

to hurt you. Are you okay?

It's just...

You don't know

how hard it's been.

And...

...how long it has taken me to

find you.

But I was never lost.

What?

I was just at home.

I never asked you

to come and find me.

- Where are you going? -

It's okay, I'm just...

Wait there.

Where is she?

She's safe.

- Who's she with?

- A friend.

- I need to see her. Now.

- Yeah, it hurts, doesn't it?

Eight years of hurt.

- How could you do it?

- I'm sorry.

I'm sorry.

I'm sorry for what I've done to

you, everything.

I swear, Mara. I was... I was

cornered.

If I stayed, I would

have put both of you in danger.

And now she's been protected

by a very powerful organization.

Yeah. Who helped you to kidnap

her. Do you understand how crazy

that sounds?

The people I work for threatened

me and the family if I didn't

relocate,...

...I couldn't face it without

her.

And honestly, I wanted to give

her a better life.

As long as I kept quiet and

played by the rules, they gave

us that.

You stole her from me.

My little girl.

Our little girl.

Don't you f*cking come near me.

Sorry. Okay?

Did you know I was looking for

you?

They kept telling me you were

getting on with your life.

And you believed that?

It was easier that way.

You took my most...

...precious thing I've ever had.

You obliterated my

life.

And you spent this whole time

telling her that I was dead.

I don't... I don't get

how you can hate me that much.

- I don't. I don't hate you.

I thought...

- Shut up!

I don't give a f*ck of what you

think, Karim.

I swear to God, if you say

another f*cking word, I will

k*ll you.

You have no idea.

But she's not the little girl

that I lost anymore.

She doesn't know me.

So I guess...

...I kind of am dead, aren't I?

Thanks to you.

Promise me she'll be safe with

you.

Promise me!

I promise.

She's safe.

She's happy.

She has a good life here.

You're seeing it for

yourself.

Was it ever real? You

and me?

Yes. I loved you, Mara.

I did.

All right, so you're going

to tell Amina the truth.

You're going to tell her

that it was your fault...

...if she hasn't had a mother to

be there for her this whole

time.

You're going to tell her

everything that I did to try to

find her.

You're going to beg for

her forgiveness...

...and then you're going to help

us rebuild our lives together,

okay?

I will.

This is not for you.

This is for her.

I understand what my daughter

needs.

I always have.

Amina, it's okay, I promise.

Hey.

Remember:...

...I've always loved you.

- Amina!

- Baba!