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She Wants My Daughter (2025)

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She Wants My Daughter (2025)

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- [Donna] Thank you for calling

the Mutual Bank of Lincolnville.

This is Donna speaking. How

may I assist you this evening?

- Hi Donna. This is Kara Evans.

I am the controller for

the Dunton Foundation.

I need to change the account

a transfer is going to,

I accidentally put

in the wrong number.

- [Donna] Certainly, Ms.

Evans, I'll just need

to verify some information.

Can you please provide

the last four digits

of the account number and

your authorization code?

- Sure the last four

digits are 7291,

and the authorization

code is 285690.

- [Donna] I'm sorry, Ms. Evans,

but I'm unable to

process this transfer.

It appears that a fraud

alert has been triggered

on the account, and a

hold has been placed.

- A fraud alert. How

is that possible?

- [Donna] It looks

like multiple accounts

were changed recently

and our system flagged

as possible phishing?

- No, this transfer

is legitimate.

It was approved, and it

has to go through tonight.

- [Donna] I apologize,

but for security reasons

only the executive director

of the foundation can

authorize lifting this hold.

- Okay, uh, well, she's actually

in the office as we speak.

Give me one moment and I

will transfer you over.

This is Claire Tiller,

Executive Director

of the Dunton Foundation.

- [Donna] Good evening, Ms.

Tiller. For quality assurance

and security purposes,

this call is being recorded.

I'll need to verify your

identity before proceeding.

I just sent a secure access code

to your registered

mobile device.

Can you please read

that code to me?

- Um. Sure. Give

me just one moment.

Uh... Um... My,

my mobile device,

I'm having some

technical difficulties.

I actually, I don't have

it with me right now.

- [Donna] I'm sorry,

but without that code,

I can't verify your identity

or authorize any

changes to the account.

Is there anything else I

can assist you with today?

- No, that's

everything. Thank you.

- [Donna] You're welcome.

Thank you for c--

- Please. Okay. I can

get Claire's credentials.

I just need a little bit

more time. All right?

No, no! Stop!

(dramatic music)

- Sorry, honey. Do

you want blueberries

or strawberries on

your french toast?

- Come on, mom.

You know I think

blueberries are gross.

- I don't know why you

don't like blueberries.

They're delicious and

full of antioxidants.

- Well, actually, I read

in school the other day

that taste is genetic.

I bet my birth parents

don't like them either.

I'm sorry.

I don't know why I said that.

- Honey, it's normal

to be curious.

I know you've been talking

to Marcus about these things.

- It's just, well,

Marcus was saying

how meeting his birth

parents helped him better

understand who he is.

And I wanna understand

myself better too.

- Jenna, you know, you can talk

to me about this stuff too.

I mean, I know I'm not

adopted, but I'm here for you.

- I know, mom. It's

just, I don't know.

Sometimes it feels weird

talking to you about it.

Like I might hurt your

feelings or something.

- Honey, you could never hurt

my feelings by being honest.

I love all parts of you,

even the parts from

your birth parents.

- Really? You're not

jealous or anything?

- Jealous?

I'm the one who gets to

be your mom every day.

It's the greatest gift

I could ever ask for.

- Cringe.

- It's nice to talk to Marcus

about these things, isn't it?

- I'm really happy

you two are together.

When are you getting

married already?

- Eat your breakfast.

- Morning, ladies.

- Good morning.

- Hi, Claire Bear.

Look what finally

came in the mail.

- Oh my God.

- Who's it from, honey?

- Oh,

um, it's from this website

called findmyparents.com.

- findmyparents.com.

- It's really cool.

It's a website

that takes your DNA

and tests it against

every database

and looks for genetic matches.

- Well, I knew you two

were talking about

Jenna's birth parents,

but I didn't realize

you had taken

this next step without me.

- Can I open it? - Hey,

why don't you wait, kiddo?

Let your mom and

I clean up first.

All right?

Claire Bear, I'm so sorry.

Did I overstep?

- Marcus, there

is something dark

about Jenna's birth mother.

Okay? Just... something I've

never told anyone before.

The adoption agency said that

there were rumors of violence...

...drugs.

There is a reason why

I did not want Jenna

to look into this.

- Jeez, I'm so

sorry. Claire Bear.

I had no idea.

But what should we do?

I... I could...

I could always

make something up.

Just... we could just

say the letter's wrong.

(Jenna screams)

Jenna. What's wrong?

- It's a match.

- It's a match?

- It's a match.

- That's great.

Jenna, what exactly does it say?

- It's my birth mother.

Her name is Sarah Hayes,

and she says it's

okay to contact her.

This is amazing.

- Wow. Anything about your dad?

- No, just Sarah. But maybe

she can tell me more about him.

Mom, can we contact her? There's

a phone number right here.

- Can I see the letter?

- Marcus, thank you so, so

much for your help with this.

After Mom said the

agency lost my records,

I thought I'd never

know where I came from.

- Totally, kiddo. But

hey, this is a huge step.

When I met my birth parents,

I didn't rush into it.

My adoptive parents were

there every step of the way.

Claire Bear, what do you think?

- Mom?

- Well, I'm happy

that there's a match,

but we are gonna need

to research Sarah

before we contact her.

- What? Mom, I'm sure

everything's fine.

I want to meet her.

- And you will, but we just

wanna make sure everything

is safe first.

- Safe from what?

She's my mother.

No, I meant my birth mother.

Mom, look, I'm sorry we

didn't tell you, but,

but please don't

punish me for this.

- Jenna, I just need

more time for this.

- Just stop

- Okay?

- Mom.

- She didn't eat her breakfast.

- She didn't want

the blueberries?

(dramatic music)

- Melissa.

- Claire.

- I can't tell you how

much I look forward

to our quarterly meetings

and funding organizations

like yours is my favorite

part of this job.

And the impact you're making

on young womens' lives

through STEM mentorship.

It's truly inspiring.

- Thank you, Claire.

We're grateful for the

foundation's support.

- So last time we were together,

you were telling

me about robots.

What other exciting

projects do you

have the kids working on?

- Well, Claire, that's

actually why I'm here.

I'm a bit confused.

When we met last quarter,

you were enthusiastic

just like you are now.

And I was wanting to

talk to you face-to-face

because I was wondering

if something's changed.

- Something's changed?

- It's just that

we've encountered

a bit of a financial

discrepancy. For

the past six months

we haven't received the pledged

funds from the foundation.

And I wanted to know if

you've changed your mind.

- That can't be right.

I personally approve all

the outgoing payments.

Yours is on the top of the list.

Our commitment to your program

hasn't changed one bit.

- I'm relieved to

hear that, Claire.

I didn't wanna assume and I

wanted to come directly to you

because if we don't

receive the funds,

we're gonna have to shut

down the program this month.

- No, no, no, no. Nothing

is getting shut down.

And I assure you that I'm

gonna get to the bottom

of this immediately.

I'll call our

controller right now.

- You've reached Kara Evans

controller at the

Dunton Foundation.

I'm not available right now,

so please leave a message

and I'll get back to

you as soon as possible.

(phone ringing)

- Hi, Claire.

- Elana.

I can't get a hold

of Kara, is she in?

- No, she didn't come in today.

And she's actually not

answering her cell phone either.

- Okay, well then I need you

to look into something urgently.

The STEM Women's Mentorship

Program hasn't received payments

for six months.

Can you look into this and

figure out what's going on?

- Oh, right away!

- We're gonna make

this right, Melissa.

I am so, so sorry.

(sirens wailing)

Alright, Elana, walk me

through what you found.

- Okay, I looked at

the bank statements.

I'm not a financial expert,

but something seems off.

- Go on.

- So this is the

wire information

that Melissa sent us.

This is the actual

wire that went out.

So if you look, you see these

are actually different names.

STEM WMP LLC. STEM WMP ORG.

This is happening with at least

12 different organizations.

- 12?

- 12 that I found.

So I don't even know how

many of these are going

to dummy accounts, but-

- Okay.

This is really bad.

Have you gotten a hold of Kara?

- No. She's not

answering her cell.

- You've done excellent

work here, Elana. Thank you.

And Elana, I need your

absolute discretion on this.

Not a word to anyone.

Okay? Understand?

- Of course.

- Thank you.

(dramatic music)

- Claire, I trust your judgment.

What do you think

about this? Huh?

Is it too navy?

Navy on navy?

Think the pattern's good though.

How's Jenna doing?

- I don't know. She's been

in her room since dinner.

I think she's still upset with

me about her birth mother.

- Well, give her some time.

It's a lot for her to

process too, Claire.

Claire? Honey.

Honey, you need to take a break.

There's nothing

you could do about

what's going on

at work right now.

- No, I'm doing

something else now.

- Oh, I like that.

That's good. That's good.

- I am looking into

Jenna's birth mother.

- Oh, jeez. Claire,

please, come on.

Let's go to bed.

- I can't find anything

about a Sarah Hayes.

I mean, there has

to be something.

I don't even remember

her name being Sarah.

I could have sworn

it was Brittany.

- Brittany.

- Yeah.

- Well, we don't know

anything for certain.

Maybe we should

take a step back.

- Yeah, that's the problem.

We don't know anything.

I mean, this woman

could be dangerous.

She had Jenna taken

away from her.

- Claire, that was 16 years

ago. People can change.

- Or they just get better at

hiding of who they really are.

- I know you're scared.

Think about Jenna.

She's curious about her roots.

You shut this down before

giving Sarah a chance

it could do more harm than

meeting her ever could.

- I know. I just, I

can't bear the thought

of Jenna getting hurt.

- Then we proceed carefully.

We can meet in a public place.

We'll watch. We listen.

And if anything seems off,

we'll be there to protect Jenna.

- Okay? I just need a

few more days to dig.

- All right, honey.

Few more days.

(upbeat music)

Cookies? Did I forget a

birthday or something?

- Not this time. I thought

we could use a little

sweetness to start the day.

I wanna clear the

air after last night.

Start fresh.

- Okay. Well,

don't mind if I do.

Love you, Claire Bear.

Haha. Ooh, hot!

Oh, hey there, kiddo.

- Morning, Marcus.

- Hey, cookie alert.

- Okay.

- Good morning, mom.

- Good morning, honey.

- So, have you thought about it?

Can I contact my

birth mom today?

- Jenna? I don't think we're

quite ready for that yet.

- What? Why not?

You said you'd think about it.

- And I have,

but I just think we need

a little bit more time

to process things.

You know, this is a big step

and we need to be careful.

- Careful of what?

You don't even know her.

- That's why we

need to be cautious.

- Mom, I understand

you're worried,

but don't you think you're

being a little paranoid?

- It's not that simple, Jenna.

- Then explain it to me,

because right now it feels like

you're just making excuses.

- I'm not making excuses.

There's some things that

you don't understand.

- What things?

Is there something

you're not telling me?

Do you know something about her?

- No. Nothing specific.

- We just need to be careful

before taking the next step.

- You're never gonna let

me meet her, are you?

- That's not true. I just need-

- More time.

Got it.

I have to go. I'm

late for school.

- But wait, wait, Jenna,

look, I made cookies.

- Your favorite. - I'm

not eating cookies at

7:30 in the morning.

- Jenna.

I am just trying to do

what's best for you.

- What's best for me,

or what's best for you?

Because right now it feels

like you're just scared

of losing me to my real mom.

- No, I'm sorry. I'm sorry, mom.

I didn't mean it like that.

- It's okay, Jenna. It's okay.

You go to school and we

will talk about this later.

I love you.

- I love you too, mom.

(dramatic music)

- Bad situation you

have on your hands here.

Last thing you need is

for rumors to get out.

I'll handle this with

absolute discretion.

- So what do you

got for me, Lenny?

- It's not good, Claire.

I've poured over these

financial records

with a fine tooth comb.

Over the last five months,

a million dollars

has been siphoned

from the foundation's accounts.

- A million dollars.

Okay, this is catastrophic.

This could destroy

the foundation.

- There's more. All the account

changes, fund transfers.

They were made using

Kara's login credentials.

She did it so consistently

over the past five months,

the bank finally flagged it

as fraud. Stopped her

from doing it again.

That's why you got that text

message a couple nights ago.

- No, this can't

be happening. No.

Kara and I have worked

together for years.

She's like family.

- I understand your

faith in people, Claire.

Believe me, I do.

But in my line of work,

you see good people make

bad decisions all the time.

Who knows what Kara

was really into.

And now she's vanished

without a trace?

- So what do we do now?

- I don't feel the need

to involve law

enforcement just yet,

but we do need to tighten

security protocols immediately.

The accounts have

already been frozen.

New controls are being

put in place as we speak,

but we need to limit access

to the people we

know we can trust,

which at the moment is just you

and myself until

this is all resolved.

- Okay? Whatever

you think is best.

- I've got my best

people on this, Claire,

I'm gonna find Kara and

get to the bottom of this

unless you need anything else.

- Actually there...

No, I shouldn't... I

shouldn't bring this up.

You have your hands full

with what's going on here.

- I can walk and chew gum at

the same time. Lay it on me.

- It's about Jenna.

You know she's adopted.

Marcus had her run

a DNA test, and...

- There's a match.

You want me to run a background

check on the birth parents?

- Just the birth mother. I

can't find anything on her.

And I need to know that it's

safe for Jenna to meet her.

- Easy breeze.

I'll look into it.

- Am I being paranoid?

- Come on, Claire.

It's nothing paranoid about

wanting to protect

your daughter.

This website, did it

give you a address,

any way to contact you?

- No. It's just

what's on this letter.

It's one-sided.

We have to be the ones

to reach out first.

- Good. Good. Last thing you

need is an unknown someone

popping up on your doorstep.

I'll get right on this.

Get back to you

with a full report.

(somber music)

(doorbell ringing)

(person knocking)

- Can I help you?

- Hi. I'm here to see Jenna.

Is Jenna here?

- No, she's at

school. Who are you?

- I am Sarah. Her mother.

- Excuse me?

- Her biological mother.

I'm Sarah Hayes.

- You're her biological mother.

Yeah. I'm sorry.

How did you get our address?

- Jenna gave it to me.

You've been in contact

with my daughter?

- I'm sorry. I thought you knew.

She told me you knew.

- Of course she did.

- She said to come by.

- I don't believe this. Sarah.

This isn't a really

good time right now.

I wasn't expecting you,

and I just...

I don't know a lot about you.

I just... I am gonna

need a little more time

to do some research before

we take this next step.

- I completely understand.

What do you need to know?

I'm an open book.

Can I show you something?

This is my five

year sobriety chip.

I can't change my past,

but I swear to you, I would

never do anything to hurt Jenna.

I'm clean now. I

have been for years.

It hasn't been easy.

But this, this chip

proves that I've changed

most of all to myself.

All I want is to be a

small part of her life,

if you'll allow it.

- Well, I really appreciate

you sharing this with me,

but I am gonna need

some more time.

- Mom?

You're here?

(dramatic music)

- Hey Claire. What's going on?

Are we hosting a dinner

party or something?

- Guess who showed up?

- Who?

Who's in there with Jenna?

- Sarah.

- As in the Sarah?

I thought you wanted to wait.

- Jenna took matters

into her own hands.

She contacted her

behind my back.

- Claire, I know you're upset.

- Upset? I'm terrified.

How could she do this?

- This obviously

meant a lot to Jenna,

Claire, let's try

and understand this.

- She went behind

my back, Marcus,

I've got Lenny looking into her.

- Lenny? The high end

security consultant?

Really? With everything

that's going on,

you're gonna have a

foundation resource

work on a personal

matter off the books?

- Lenny and I go way back.

He's more than a consultant.

We put new controls in

place. Everything is frozen.

The only people who have access

to the foundation's

accounts are me and him.

- Probably not the case.

Maybe Lenny's

stealing the money.

I'm just saying he's

a hell of a smart guy.

- He wouldn't!

- Just keep an eye out.

That's all I'm saying.

- Did Sarah just go upstairs?

Jenna?

Hey. Where's Sarah?

- She's in the bathroom.

Mom. Isn't this so exciting?

- Jenna, we have to talk

about you contacting Sarah

without my permission.

- What? I didn't contact her.

- Honey, going behind my back

is one thing, but lying...

- I'm not lying, mom. I

really didn't contact her.

- Honey, I know you're

excited about this,

but going forward, you

have to listen to me.

- Okay.

- Sarah.

What are you doing in here?

- Sorry, I got distracted.

I was just looking

at pictures of Jenna.

- It's okay. Dinner's ready.

- That's a really

beautiful necklace.

- Thank you.

(dramatic music)

- Claire, the chicken is

absolutely incredible.

- Yeah, mom, it was amazing.

It is the best meal

I've had in a long time.

- Well, I have to be honest,

I just reheated a precooked

chicken from Benjamin's.

- Well, did a good

job plating it.

Presentation's half

the battle. Am I right?

- So how did, how

did you two meet?

You seem so perfect together.

- Not again, with

the meet cute story.

- Well, it's quite the story.

Okay, well, it was

about half a year ago

at a little coffee

shop downtown.

It was the...

- The Bean Counter.

- The Bean Counter,

that's right.

I walk in late for a meeting,

totally frazzled as usual.

I get my coffee.

I'm on my way out the door,

and somehow bing bang boom

the coffee just goes

flying in the air

and lands, of course,

on the most beautiful

woman in the whole cafe.

Spills all over her, ruins

her laptop, her clothes,

and half the coffee shop's

inventory in under a minute.

- The poor barista didn't

know whether to help us

or call the police.

- You guys should have

been banned for life.

- Well, pretty sure

they wanted to.

But lucky for me,

Claire Bear took pity on me

and allowed me to buy her

a cup of coffee, you know?

Yeah. One that stayed

in the cup this time.

- And the rest, as

they say, is history.

- That's so adorable.

So I guess that story

explains the huge age gap

between you two.

- I wouldn't say it's that big.

- Oh, really? He looks

like he's my age.

But I guess age is

just a number right?

- How about some wine?

I think this calls for

a celebration, Sarah?

- Would you like a splash?

- Oh, yeah. Yeah.

- Actually, you know what? I

would love a glass actually.

- Wait, I thought

that you were a-

- I'm just kidding.

I'm five years sober.

You know what they say?

You're not really sober

until you can make a joke

about it, Claire Bear.

- All right, well,

we'll nix the wine.

- Oh, no, no, no. Don't

change anything on my account.

In all seriousness, a part

of recovery is learning to be

around others who drink

or else I would never

leave the house.

- Was it hard getting sober?

- Yeah. Yeah, it was.

But I found a good

support system.

That's crucial in life.

Having people who

care about you,

just like you have

your mom and Marcus.

You're very lucky.

- How're you holding up?

- I don't know.

Something about this feels off.

I mean, I don't even

think they look alike.

- Claire, what are you saying?

- I mean, what if she's

not who she says she is?

What if she's somehow

connected to this whole thing

that's going on with Kara?

- Claire, this isn't

some mystery novel.

- I'm serious. Marcus.

Don't you think it's

a little strange

that she just showed

up out of nowhere?

- Well, life works

in mysterious ways.

Remember how we met?

Whoa. Total disaster.

Now look at us.

- Oh, that's different.

There's Jenna to think of.

- And Jenna seems thrilled.

Isn't that what matters most?

- No. What matters most is

Jenna's safety and wellbeing.

- Can I... can I share

something with you?

When I was meeting my birth

parents, I was terrified,

not just for myself, but for

my adoptive parents as well.

I mean, I was afraid

that they'd feel replaced

or I'd hurt them somehow.

- So how did you handle it?

- Well, I talked to them. I

told them how I really felt.

And you know what?

They said they were scared too.

- Really?

- Really.

But they also said

that their love

for me was stronger

than that fear.

And that no matter what

happened with my birth parents,

I'd always be their son.

Look, I love you. I love Jenna.

And the last thing I

want to see is either

of you get hurt from this,

but your concerns are valid.

And I want you to know

that I'm taking them

completely seriously.

So tell me, what

can I do to help?

- I just wanna protect her.

- I know, but part of protecting

her is letting her grow.

Explore who she is. That's

your daughter out there.

You did that.

You raised her to

be open-hearted

and curious about her roots.

And I know you're strong

enough to do that, Claire,

because I've seen that

strength in you every day

since I've gotten to know you.

- How do you always know

the perfect things to say?

- It's a gift.

And it helps that I

have experience with this

whole adoption thing.

You know, it really seems like

Sarah turned her life around.

If I wasn't adopted

from that group home,

who knows where I'd be?

- Thank goodness for that.

- Mm.

- What are you thinking?

- I'm thinking maybe

I should go join them

and I'll try to get to

know Sarah a little better.

And then when I hear

back from Lenny,

I'll try to let it go.

- That's my Claire Bear.

Do you want me to come with you?

- No, I think this is something

that I need to do on my own.

- I wanted to ask

you, so I love music

and I was just curious

if you're like obsessed.

- Yeah.

- With music too.

I mean, I don't

play or anything.

And I definitely don't sing.

- You don't play?

- No. Do you?

- Me neither.

- Okay.

(both laughing)

But I don't know.

My favorite band is

called Sunset Rodeo.

Have you heard of them?

- No way.

- Yeah.

- Me too.

I might even be able

to get us tickets.

I still have some

of my connections.

- No way.

- Um, yes!

- What are you

ladies talking about?

- Sunset Rodeo.

- What's a Sunset Rodeo.

- Mom. Seriously?

I played their music

for months now.

- Oh, right! That country band!

- Whoa. They're a bit more

than just country actually.

Have you seen them live?

- Yeah. Yeah, A few times.

I even followed them around

the country for a bit

before they were really big.

- OMG. That is so cool.

Mom, isn't that so cool?

- It is!

You know, I used to be

quite the concertgoer

back in my day...

- Wait, my dad isn't one

of the guys in the band.

- Oh.

- Is he?

- Oh gosh. No, no.

I didn't go on the road

until after you were born.

- Right.

So who is my dad?

- His name was Harvey.

We loved each other a lot,

but we just weren't

good for each other.

- Can I meet him?

- I'm sorry, Jenna. He

passed away a few years ago.

- Oh.

- I'm so sorry, honey.

I know this is so hard to hear.

- Where is he buried?

- Back in our hometown.

- Maybe... Maybe we

could visit someday?

- Yeah, I think he'd like that.

- So, where is home Sarah?

Originally? Just some small

podunk town called Redfield,

but I've been back

here for a bit.

- Oh. How long have

you been back for?

- Like, six months.

- Oh, six months.

- Yeah. Yeah.

But I think my days on

the road are behind me.

- What's your house

like? Is it nice?

- Oh, well, actually I'm kind of

in between places right now.

I'm staying at

this sort of group

home type of place.

- So you don't... you

don't have your own place?

Well, I've just been working

odd jobs since I got clean

and you know, my record.

So I just haven't

been able to save up

for my own apartment yet.

- Oh my God. You

should stay here.

- Oh. Oh.

I couldn't impose like that.

- You're not imposing.

We have a guest bedroom.

You should be with family,

right, Mom?

- Would you like to stay

here tonight, Sarah?

- If you're sure it's okay.

- Sure. It's no problem.

- Yay!

- Well, why don't you

show me the house.

I wanna see your room.

- Come on.

(dramatic music)

- Oh, you came prepared to stay.

- Yeah, I don't leave

anything at the group home.

Things have a way

of disappearing.

Well, please make

yourself at home.

- Thank you for this.

I know my being

here is unexpected.

It means more than you know.

- Well, Jenna wants to know you.

And her happiness

is my priority.

- I meant what I said.

I would... I would never

do anything to hurt Jenna.

You can trust me.

- Well, I'll let

you get settled.

There are extra towels in the

linen closet by the bathroom

if you need any.

(phone vibrates)

Excuse me. I need to take this.

Lenny. What's up?

- We got a problem.

You alone?

- Yes. Go ahead.

- The bank just called.

Someone tried hacking

into the accounts again.

They posed as you, tried

to change the two-factor

authentication.

Nearly got access to everything.

- My God. Was it Kara again?

- I can't confirm that just yet,

but it does fit the pattern.

Good news is the

security measures

we put in place caught it.

- Well, that's something.

- All the foundation's

accounts are completely frozen

until we sort this out.

No transfers, no

payments of any kind.

We're also monitoring your

personal accounts. Claire,

is there anyone new

in your life recently?

Someone who might be

fishing for information?

- Well, actually Sarah's here.

- Sarah?

- Jenna's birth mother.

She showed up today.

Jenna contacted her

without telling me.

She's staying with us.

- In your house?

Claire, I am not a

believer in coincidences,

but this is one hell

of a coincidence.

We have a security breach

and this woman just

suddenly appears?

Are you sure she's even

who she's claiming to be?

- No. I... I didn't

even think of that.

I just let her into our home.

She's with Jenna now.

- Don't panic.

Don't even act like

anything is wrong.

I already expedited

the background check.

In the meantime, I need you

to try to keep your routine

as normal as possible.

But you watch her, Claire.

If anything feels off

and I mean anything.

You call me anytime

day and night.

I'll be by there first

thing in the morning.

I wanna speak to this

Sarah person myself.

- Lenny, if she's not really

who she says she is...

- We'll get to the bottom of

this. I can promise you that.

- Okay. Thank you.

(dramatic music)

(suspenseful music)

Marcus. Marcus, wake up.

- What? What?

- It's Sarah.

- Oh?

- She's outside.

- What?

Okay?

- Someone's here.

She's getting into

a strange car.

She's leaving.

Where could she possibly

be going at this hour?

- I don't know, Claire.

Maybe she's a night owl.

Going to the gym or something.

It could be anything.

We can ask in the

morning. Come to bed.

Come on.

- I am gonna go check on Jenna.

- [Marcus] All right.

(suspenseful music)

- What are you

working on, honey?

- Um, math homework.

I didn't have time yesterday.

- You didn't do your homework?

- No. It was a big day.

I didn't have a chance,

but I'm doing it now.

It's almost done.

- I know you're excited

about Sarah being here,

but your schoolwork

cannot suffer.

- It won't, mom.

- Actually about Sarah.

- Mom. Mom, please, okay?

You looked into her already.

What more do you want?

- It's not that.

I think Sarah might have

felt a little overwhelmed

and she decided to maybe-

- Morning, guys.

So there's this new

bakery in town I wanted

to check out called Rudy's.

And they're supposed to

have incredible cookies.

- Okay?

- Oh my goodness.

These look amazing.

- You are not having cookies

at 7:30 in the morning.

- Fine.

- So how'd you sleep last night?

- Oh, like a baby.

It is a wonder what a room with

some peace and quiet can do.

- Sarah, do you wanna hit

the mall after school today?

- Actually, I was hoping

that Claire might

let you skip school

so we could spend

the day together.

- Absolutely not. Come on.

What are you thinking?

You gotta go to school.

Mom, please.

- No, I'm not entertaining the

idea of you cutting classes.

Midterms are coming up.

- Sarah will be here after

school, right, Sarah?

- Yeah. Yeah, of course.

Whenever you wanna do.

- Speaking of which...

- I know. I know.

See you after school?

- Yeah. Yeah.

- Bye honey. Have a good day.

- I can't let her skip school.

- Yeah, yeah, of course.

I... it was my mistake.

I can see that

Jenna's a good kid.

I just thought she

deserved a little break.

- A break from what?

- Well, I meant, I

just... I just wanted us

to have some carefree

fun together.

Yesterday was intense.

- Well, she's in

competitive honors classes

and college applications will

be here before you know it,

she needs to stay focused.

- College. Yeah, right.

- Did you go to college, Sarah?

- No. No.

I didn't have the opportunity.

College is expensive.

- I'm sure you've been saving up

for her college fund for years.

- I have. Education

is important.

- Must be nice to have

that kind of security.

You know, you don't... you

don't have to baby her.

She's a teenager. She's

allowed to have a little fun.

- I've been figuring out

what's best for Jenna

for the last 16 years.

Your crash course in

parenting doesn't trump that.

So where'd you go last night?

- What?

- I saw you get in

a car and drive off.

Are you spying on me?

- Where'd you go?

- That's none of your business.

But if you must know,

I couldn't sleep,

so I went out for a bit.

- You were gone all night.

- I went out for a bit

and I got some cookies

and I got a cup of coffee.

You saw the proof.

- You are a guest in my home,

Sarah, a guest who is trying

to reconnect with my daughter.

I think I have the right to

know where you wander off

to in the middle of the night.

- A guest.

Is that all I am to you?

I am Jenna's mother.

- You're her biological

mother. I'm her mom.

There's a difference.

- I have a right

to be in her life.

She's my daughter too.

- You gave up that right

when you signed the

adoption papers.

What you have right

now is a privilege.

And it's one that I can revoke.

- Morning, Claire.

- Oh, Lenny, you could not

have come at a better time.

Follow me.

Sarah, could you

come here please?

I'd like you to meet somebody.

Sarah, this is Lenny.

He's a colleague of mine.

Lenny, this is Sarah,

Jenna's biological mother.

- Nice to meet you, Sarah.

- Nice to meet you too.

So you work with Claire

at her charity place?

- I help the foundation with

things from time to time.

Reuniting with Jenna

after all these years,

it must be something, huh?

- Yeah, it is.

- We're dealing with

a sensitive situation

at the foundation.

- Oh, well, I can

leave you two alone.

- Actually, Sarah.

I was hoping I could

ask you a few questions.

- Questions for me?

What would I know?

- I'm not singling you out,

but due to current

circumstances at the foundation,

we're being cautious

with anyone new in Claire's

life. Just a precaution.

If you have nothing to hide.

You have nothing to worry about.

- I'm not doing this.

- Sarah, please. If you're

gonna be a part of Jenna's life,

I need to know that you

have nothing to hide,

particularly after your

late night excursion.

Please, Sarah, listen.

You say you want my trust.

This is how you

can earn it. Okay?

I'll give you two some privacy.

- Why don't you

take a seat for me.

I'm just gonna give it

to you straight, Sarah.

We have some serious concerns

about recent events

at the foundation.

I'm not gonna bore

you with the details.

If you know, you know,

and if you don't...

- Know what? I have no idea

what you're talking about.

- Well, like I said, either

you know or you don't.

But your sudden appearance

coincides with a number

of troubling events.

- I didn't just show

up. Jenna called me.

- Let's talk about your history.

You claim five years sobriety,

but you were using for what?

A decade after giving up Jenna?

- I didn't abandon her.

I gave her a better life.

I mean, what...

What does my sobriety have to

do with Claire's foundation?

- I'm just trying to understand

how a former junkie conveniently

reappears in the life

of a child adopted by a woman

who controls substantial

charitable funds.

- You think that

I'm here for money?

I didn't even know who

Claire was until yesterday.

I have nothing to hide.

- Well then, where'd you

go last night, Sarah?

- That's none of your business.

- It became my business

when you walked through

the door of that house.

Now answer my question.

- You think that

you're intimidating me?

Let me tell you something.

I have dealt with people

a lot tougher than you,

and they have not liked

how it turned out for them.

- Is that a threat, Sarah?

- It's a reality check.

You don't know me and you

don't know what I'm capable of.

I can see that Claire's trying

to keep me from my daughter.

So here's what's going

to happen, Lenny.

I'm going to leave now.

And when you're gone,

I'm going to come back

and there is nothing that you

or Claire can do to stop me.

- What happened in here?

- I may have pushed too

hard, Claire. I'm sorry.

- How bad was it?

- Her reaction was intense.

Unhinged even. It's

deeply concerning.

- Oh God.

Do you think she's involved

with what's going on

in the foundation?

- It's a strong possibility.

That's Sarah's cup.

You mind if I take that?

- Yeah.

- DNA.

I'm gonna make sure she

is who she claims to be.

Push to get that

background check expedited.

- Okay, so what do we do now?

- We watch and we wait.

Until we have proof,

we have to be careful

how we play this.

People like Sarah,

they tend to show you

who they really are when

they're backed into a corner.

She showed me plenty.

- Gotta tell you, Claire Bear,

these green beans are fantastic.

I love what you did

with the almonds,

slivered and all that.

Mm. Really outdid yourself.

- Thank you.

- What about you, Jenna?

Aren't these great?

Hm? Great green beans.

GGB!

- They're fine.

- Okay.

How was school today

Jenna, anything cool-

- Are we really gonna do this?

- Do what honey?

- Pretend that you didn't

cross a line today,

that you didn't have Lenny

brutally interrogate Sarah.

- That's not what happened.

We were just trying-

- Trying to what?

Protect me by driving

away my birth mother?

- Now kiddo, your

mother's just looking out

for your best interests.

- Oh, really? So having a

security guard grill Sarah

about her past was

in my best interest?

- Honey, Lenny is not a security

guard. He's a professional.

And there are

legitimate concerns.

- The only concern

I see is how quickly

you wanted to get rid of her.

- Honey. That's not true.

I welcomed her into our home.

- Only to interrogate

her and drive her out.

You never wanted her

here in the first place.

- Of course I did. But we

need to do this the safe way.

I want you to be happy, Jenna.

- How can I be happy when

you've taken away my chance

to know my real mom?

- Okay, kiddo, that's enough.

Apologize to your mother.

- I don't think so, green

bean. I'm done here.

- Jenna, please.

Let's talk about this.

- There is nothing

to talk about.

- Well, where are you going?

- Over to Marcy's house.

At least her family

doesn't drive away

people she cares about.

- Honey, please don't

leave like this.

- Don't worry, mom.

I'm sure you can have

Lenny track me down

if you're that concerned.

- She's just upset.

She'll come around.

She just needs time.

- What if she doesn't? What

if she never forgives me?

- Hey, look at me.

You haven't lost her.

She's angry and

upset. She loves you.

It's gonna work out.

- I hope so.

(phone vibrates)

Oh, it's Lenny.

I'm gonna take this.

- Yeah.

- Okay.

Lenny, hi.

- I got the DNA

and background in.

- And?

- It's confirmed.

Sarah's Jenna's

biological mother.

Background check is clean too.

She stayed outta trouble

for the last five years

it looks like since

she stopped using.

- So she's good. I have

nothing to worry about.

- Well, it presents two

distinct possibilities.

Either this is all

cause for relief

or she's been honest

about these two things

specifically while lying

about everything else,

because there is an update

with the foundation.

And you're gonna wanna

sit down for this.

- I'm listening.

- They found Kara.

- Great. Did she

explain what's going on?

- She's dead, Claire.

- What?

Oh my God. Kara's dead?

- I'm sorry. I know

you two were close.

This is a police

investigation now.

I'll try to shake

out what I can.

- I... I can't believe

this. What do I do now?

- You need to remain calm.

I'll liaise with the police

and keep you updated.

- Okay? Thank you, Lenny.

Keep me posted.

- Remember, if you

need anything, call me.

- Okay.

- Claire, are you okay?

- Marcus? It's Kara, she's dead.

- Whoa, what?

- Yeah.

- Okay wow. Do we

know anything else?

Is she behind everything

that was happening?

- I don't know. It's a

police investigation now.

- Jeez.

- Jenna.

We need to get Jenna home now.

- Okay, Claire?

I... I... I'm still not

understanding what's happening.

- I can't... I can't have

her out of the house.

Not now.

- Hi, this is Jenna.

Please leave a message.

- Jenna, it's mom. Call

me back immediately.

It's urgent, please.

- All right, Claire, honey,

let's just breathe. All right?

She's just angry and upset

and she's probably just

ignoring your calls.

- No, you don't

understand Marcus.

With Kara dead

it's... it's not just

about the foundation anymore.

Kara could have been pressured

by someone. By Sarah.

Who knows? We don't know.

- I hear you.

- We don't know. We

don't know if Sarah-

- Hey, hey.

- Could be capable of-

- I hear you. I hear you.

But let's just...

let's think about it.

Marcy. Right?

She's with Marcy.

Jenna's safe at Marcy's.

- You're right.

I'm calling Marcy.

- Hello?

- Marcy.

It's... it's...

it's Jenna's mom.

I need to speak to her

immediately, please.

- Um. She's not here.

- Marcy,

I know that you two

cover for each other,

but this is very important

that I speak to her right now.

- [Marcy] Mrs. Tiller,

I'm not covering for her.

Jenna's not here, and I

haven't talked to her tonight.

- Marcy, when's the last

time you talked to Jenna?

- [Marcy] At school today. Is

everything okay, Mrs. Tiller?

- Yeah, everything's fine.

If you... if you see

her or if you talk

to her, have her call

me immediately please.

- Sure. No problem.

- She's not there?

- No, she's not there.

She's not there.

Marcy hasn't seen her.

- Hey, hey, hey, hey.

Look at me, look at me.

We're not gonna go there.

We're not gonna go there.

Let's call some

friends. Let's find her.

- No, I'm calling Lenny.

We need... we need help.

- All right.

- We can't just sit here

and do nothing, Lenny.

Jenna is out there somewhere.

- I understand your

concern, Claire,

but we need to handle

this rationally.

At this point, not

enough time has passed

to file a police report.

Jenna ran out after an argument.

It's not like she was out

and didn't return home

at her usual time.

- But with everything

that's going on...

- I know but we need to consider

all the possibilities here.

This could just be a case

of a teenager acting out.

They're known to do that,

Claire, especially yours.

- He's right. Claire Bear.

Remember last year when Jenna

snuck out to that concert?

- This is different, Marcus.

We should be out

there looking for her.

- No. The best thing you

could do right now is stay put

in case she comes home.

- You're right.

- I know the timing

is concerning,

but we have no evidence that

Jenna's disappearance is linked

to anything else going on.

Right now, all signs

point to a teenage girl

who is upset and needs space.

I promise.

The moment the appropriate

amount of time goes by,

we will file a report

and the police will conduct

a full-scale search.

Until then, we

need to remain calm

and take this minute-by-minute.

- I hope you're right.

(doorbell ringing)

Jenna Marie Tiller,

where have you been?

- Mom I can explain.

- Oh, I'm listening.

And this better

be more impressive

than your college

essay is gonna be.

- Hey, everyone. What a

great night, right Jenna?

- What are you doing here?

- Jenna said

everything was fine.

- You did what?

- Yeah, I did. So what?

I called Sarah and I

told her we were cool

and guess what?

Okay? Sunset Rodeo was

playing at Pizza King Stadium.

And Sarah totally hooked us up.

We had great seats

and we even got to meet

the band backstage.

There were like 20,000

people there. It was epic.

- Are you insane?

I told you we were looking

into Sarah and you sneak out

and go to Rodeo Clown?

She could be dangerous.

- Dangerous how?

- She took me to a concert

and brought me back home.

That's it.

- She's a teenager.

She's allowed to

have a little fun.

- Well, you know what, Sarah?

A lot of really horrible

things have happened

since you've shown up.

There's a woman who's

dead. Dead, Sarah.

And if you're involved

with this, I promise you,

I will get to the bottom of it.

- You... you've

completely lost your mind.

- You need to get out of our

lives and get out of this house

before I file a

restraining order.

- No. No, mom,

you can't do that.

- I absolutely can, and I will.

And you are grounded for

the rest of your life.

Get to your room now.

Get up to your room.

Sarah. You need to get out now.

- You can't keep me from

her. She is my daughter too.

- Watch me.

- You handled yourself

well there, Claire.

- So what can we do

now, legally? I mean.

- Frankly, we're still short

on evidence linking Sarah

to anything suspicious.

- But with Kara, the foundation,

there has to be something.

- I didn't want to get

you excited earlier,

but the reason I wasn't

worried about Sarah tonight is

because I've uncovered some

information about Kara.

- What kind of information?

- There's a name that keeps

popping up in my investigation.

A man's name. Ezra Daly.

- Ezra Daly? Who is that?

- See, that's the thing.

I can't find anything

concrete on him.

I'm almost certain

that's an alias

one of my guys uncovered

some surveillance footage

from the gas station

across the street from

where they found Kara's body.

There's someone there with her

who's at least a foot

taller than Sarah.

- So Sarah's not involved.

- I wouldn't say that just yet.

There's a possibility she

could be working for this

Ezra Daly, as I'm starting to

suspect Kara might have been

that footage uncovered a lead.

One of my guys tracked his car

to a house on the West Side.

I'm gonna pay Ezra

a visit tomorrow

and see what he has

to say about all this.

- You're gonna pay him a visit?

- Don't you think

we should leave this

to the professionals, Lenny?

- All do respect Marcus,

you're looking at one.

But for now, let's

all get some rest.

Nobody's solving anything

if we're exhausted.

What's important is you're

all under one roof tonight.

Sarah, Ezra Daily, anybody else,

we're gonna get to the

bottom of this soon enough.

- Hey, let's get some sleep.

You know, I don't think

you've slept in days.

- How can I sleep?

Jenna snuck out to a

concert with a woman

who may be involved

with a m*rder.

- And she's home now.

Safe in her room.

- Yeah, but for how long?

You heard what Sarah said.

She's not just gonna

disappear, Marcus.

- Hey, look at me.

Look, whatever's going on

with Ezra, Sarah, whoever,

we're gonna face it together

like we always have.

- I know I just... I just

keep thinking about Kara

and I mean, what if we're next?

What if Jenna's next?

It's not gonna

happen, Claire, I'm

not gonna let that happen.

- You don't know that.

We don't know anything.

Sarah shows up here out

of the blue after 15 years

and everything

suddenly goes wild?

The foundation is

being pilfered. People

are dying, Marcus.

- Claire. Claire.

I know, but guess what?

You got Lenny.

- That's true.

- Lenny is good at what he does,

and I'm sure tomorrow

he's gonna have

answers on this Ezra guy.

- Yeah, that's

true. You're right.

- It's time for Ezra to pay

if he's behind it. Who knows?

- What's that?

- It's probably just Jenna.

- Or Sarah came back.

- Jenna?

- What?

- Goodnight.

- Okay.

- See, it's just Jenna.

Claire, let's get some sleep.

Okay?

- Yeah.

- Whatever tomorrow brings,

we're gonna face it

together like we always do.

- Okay?

- I'm right here, okay?

- Okay. I love you.

- I love you too.

Get some sleep.

(somber music)

(somber music continues)

(somber music continues)

(Lenny knocking)

- Ezra Daly. I'm not a cop.

I don't need a warrant.

Ezra, I just want to talk

to you about all this

crime you're mixed up in.

Why don't you come

out and talk to me?

Ezra, buy this house with

the foundation's money?

Come on out so we can talk.

(suspenseful music)

(TV chattering)

(suspenseful music continues)

(g*n clicks)

- It was you.

I knew you were trouble the

moment I laid eyes on you.

This is Lenny Smith from

Professional Security.

Leave a message.

- Lenny, it's Claire.

I don't know if you've

been getting my calls,

but I still haven't gotten

that update from you

and you didn't show

up for our 11 o'clock.

So I'm about ready to

step into a meeting.

But if you call, I'll pick up.

And if for some reason I

don't, just call Elana,

she knows to put

you right through.

So yeah, just call me

whenever you can. Thanks.

Oh.

Lenny. Hi.

Are there any updates?

What's going on?

- I'm sorry, ma'am.

Are you trying to

reach Lenny Smith?

This is Detective Russo.

Who am I speaking with?

- This is Claire Tiller.

- I work with Lenny.

He's a consultant at

the Dunton Foundation.

Is everything okay?

- I'm afraid no, it's not okay.

When was the last time

you spoke with Lenny?

Last night around 11:00 PM. Why?

What's going on?

- I'm sorry to inform you,

but Lenny was found dead

this morning at a house in

the western part of town.

We're conducting

an investigation.

- Dead? What?

What happened?

- We're still piecing

that together.

Look, I knew Lenny.

A lot of us did.

He was a good guy.

We're all pretty

broken up about this.

- No, no, no. I

can't believe this.

- Ms. Tiller, what was

Lenny working on for you?

- He was working on a security

breach in our foundation.

There was an employee, Kara

Evans, she went missing

with foundation money.

And there was also this

guy named Ezra Daly.

He thought that maybe

that he was involved.

- Ezra Daly?

That must be the unidentified

body we found with Lenny.

I'll definitely have

to look into that.

Do you know... was Lenny

investigating anyone else?

- Yeah.

Sarah Hayes.

My daughter's birth mother who

recently came into our lives.

Yeah, he was looking at...

looking into her too.

- I know this is

difficult, Ms. Tiller,

but we're doing

everything we can

to figure out what

happened here.

I'd like to stop by later

to get a formal

statement from you,

if that's all right.

- Of course,

detective. Thank you.

- Thank you.

- Okay.

- Hi, you reached Marcus.

Sorry I missed your

call, but leave a message

and I'll get back

to you faster than

you could say voicemail.

- Marcus, I'm headed

home right now.

I need you to call me

back right away. Okay?

This is an emergency.

Marcus, I'm in a taxi

heading out of the city.

Just call me as soon

as you get this.

Marcus, I don't know why you're

not picking up your phone,

but call me back.

- Hi, this is Jenna.

Please leave a message.

- Jenna, it's mom.

Please come home right after

school. Whatever you do,

don't talk to Sarah. For once,

please just listen to me.

Marcus.

- Claire, I'm so sorry.

I was in a meeting.

What's going on?

- It's Sarah. She's

behind everything.

I'll explain when

we're together. Just

leave work now okay?

- [Marcus] Alright. Alright.

I'm on my way. I'm

leaving right now.

(dramatic music)

(dramatic music continues)

- What? What?

(Claire screaming)

- Claire? Hey, Claire, Claire.

What's... what's going on?

- Sarah kidnapped Jenna.

Sarah's bag... they...

Kara's foundation ID.

Internal records,

bank documents.

She was working with

Kara the whole time.

And then when the

bank transfer failed,

she k*lled her to cover it up.

- That, uh... Claire,

that doesn't make sense.

- It makes perfect sense.

She got close to us.

She moved into

our house with us.

Oh my God. Lenny.

Lenny must have figured it out

and then she k*lled

him to cover it up.

- What? Wait, hold

on. Lenny's dead?

- They found his body this

morning and now she has Jenna.

She's gonna k*ll Jenna!

- Okay, Claire, we're

gonna get through this.

We're gonna get through this.

- What do I do? What do I do?

- All right, Claire.

I know it's hard, but

maybe we should give Sarah

what she's asking

for, for Jenna's sake.

- What?

- It's her biological daughter.

She's not gonna hurt her if we

cooperate with the transfer,

Claire.

- I never told you

about any transfer.

- Oh, um.

Guess you're right.

(Claire screams)

(Marcus laughs)

- Hi there, Claire Bear.

It looks like we're

taking our relationship

to the next level, huh?

Oh, Sarah's phone sure

came in handy, huh?

Aw, Claire Bear.

Did you really think

that Sarah was the

villain in this story?

You idiot. I orchestrated

the whole thing.

No, I had someone

pretend to be Jenna

call Sarah, luring her here.

She was the perfect

scapegoat after all.

And you played

right into my hand

seeing exactly what I wanted

you to see, didn't you?

Well, I don't think she'll

be needing this where she is.

I hear cell service

isn't so great

when you're buried six feet

below the ground. (laughs)

Claire, this is adorable. Your

efforts, they're all in vain.

You know that? But

I'm a nice guy.

I'll tell you what.

I'll remove your gag

if you promise not to scream.

Are you gonna be a good

girl, Claire? Yeah?

Okay.

Here you go.

- Why? Why Marcus, why

are you doing this?

- You know...

God, it is absolutely

mind blowing

that you still do not

recognize me, Claire.

What? The silly little mustache

just throws you off?

I guess it's like

Superman, right?

Put on a pair of glasses.

No one can recognize you?

God, how could people

be so stupid, Claire!

How are you so stupid?

- What are you talking about?

- Three years ago?

The Dunton Foundation

Innovation Grant?

Ugh! I came to your

office with a dream

revolutionary water

filtration system

for developing nations?

- What?

- Bing, bing, bing,

bing, ring any bells yet?

- That was a

billion dollar idea!

All I needed was a little push.

And you sat in

that boardroom smiling at

me like you actually cared.

And I believed it, Claire.

Then the next day I got a call

from your assistant saying

that my work didn't align

with the foundation's

mission statement.

You know what happened next?

My funding dried up.

Years of work,

Claire, worthless.

I lost everything.

My wife? Walks

out, takes my kids.

And then the judge...

The judge... oh, that judge...

says that I'm too unstable

to see them.

My own children, Claire.

Gone because of you.

But, you know, silver linings.

Rock bottom has a funny way

of clarifying things.

So I said: hey, why make

clean drinking water

for people in need when

I could take everything

from you instead?

So I planned, I waited,

I studied you until the right

moment to accidentally, whoa,

bump into you.

And then grow to

become the perfect,

supportive, significant other.

Isn't that right, Claire Bear?

Claire Bear, GGB.

And it worked 'cause

you ate it up!

And you know, the

foundation money.

That was just a bonus.

No. What I really wanted

was for you to feel what I felt

watching everything

you love slip away

while someone smiled at you

and told you it's for the best.

How's that for alignment

with your mission

statement, Claire Bear?

- How could you do this? Marcus?

Look, you love me. You loved...

- Oh

- shut up! Shut up!

I lied! Clearly!

What, you really...

you really think

that I cared about some

single washed up mom

and her adopted brat?

Ugh, you know something?

Kara? Your good friend Kara?

She thought I loved her too.

- Oh my God.

- Mhm. She did a lot of legwork

for me out of that love.

And then what'd she do?

She went and got herself locked

out of all them accounts.

So, I don't know.

I guess you could say that

her usefulness outlived her,

Claire.

- You k*lled Kara?

- Yeah. Yeah.

I k*lled Kara. Get

with the picture, duh.

Claire, come on.

Keep up.

- You're a monster.

Marcus, please.

Oh, come on. Come

on. Come on, come on.

Please call me by my

real name for once.

Don't you remember

it yet? Come on.

You can say, say

it, Claire. Say it.

- You're Ezra Daly?

- Jerry Bauer!

Jerry Bauer, Claire!

Ezra was just another

idiot that I had running

around doing my dirty work.

Who - guess what -

I k*lled!

- No.

- Yes.

- You're sick. You're sick.

- Okay. You know what?

I'll give you that one.

That I will give you.

Guilty of that.

You know Sarah though, that

that was a two-for-one.

That was fun.

I got to watch her drive

you absolutely insane,

all while perfect

opportunity to frame her

for both the money

and the murders.

Bam baby.

- Don't tell me that you

k*lled... you k*lled Lenny too.

Please don't tell

me you k*lled Lenny.

- Claire, I really told

you not to involve him.

I didn't want to k*ll

Lenny. He was a cool dude.

But what choice did

you leave me, huh?

Oh, poor Lenny.

Jenna, you're an honor

roll student, right?

What's that spell? Gasoline.

Smart kid. Huh?

Barbecue. Anybody?

Oh. You know, this is just

great storytelling, Claire.

I get to live it up in

the Cayman Islands and

all the while Sarah gets to

take the blame as a dead person.

I can't wait to

read in the news.

"Extra, extra.

Read all about it.

Destitute mother steals money,

but can't handle the fact

that adoptive mom won't

let her have a relationship

with their daughter."

That's true. Right?

So she kills them both

before vanishing in the wind.

I want you to remember

Claire Bear. You...

You did this to yourself

and you did this to

your precious Jenna.

- No, Marcus.

- What a lovely souvenir.

Well, guess it's time to

play the grieving boyfriend

for the next few months

and then it's off to the Cayman

Islands to collect my prize.

Guess all there's left to

do is to light the match.

- Well, I've got news for you,

I don't think you'll

be making that flight.

Run Jenna!

- Ooh Claire! That

was a good one! Okay.

You know what? You're

gonna regret doing that.

- Oh God. No!

Hey, Jenna! I ran track!

Jenna! Oh, Jenna!

Jenna! Jenna!

Jenna!

Oh, you remember when I told

you I was adopted, Jenna?

Well, guess what? That

was a lie too, Jenna!

My parents are

nice enough people,

but they're so boring! (laughs)

Boring, boring, boring.

Jenna? Are you in your

room? You should be,

'cause you're grounded to

the end of the year, Jenna.

Oh, where could she be? Hm?

Oh, under the bed is too

obvious even for you.

Ah.

Got me there, Jenna.

Oh. (laughs)

Gonna get you. GGB!

Don't think I forgot about

your attitude, Jenna.

(gasp)

Little pig. Little pig.

Little pig. Let me in.

Or I'll huff! And I'll puff!

Oh, you think a a locked

door's gonna save you?

Huh?

Oh, I got the tool for this.

- Hey!

- I thought I buried-

(uplifting music)

- Jenna. Jenna, come out.

It's safe.

It's okay. It's okay.

It's safe now. It's okay.

You're okay. You're okay.

- Mom. Mom, we have to help Mom.

- Let's go.

- Did you remember to

pack your sunscreen?

You know how easily you burn.

- Yes. Mom.

Despite it being 40 degrees out,

SPF 50, just like you said.

- Oh. What about your

allergy medication?

Did you pack the-

- Mom? Relax, I've

got everything.

I mean, we went over the

list like five times already.

- I know, I know. It's just...

I'm gonna miss you so much.

- I'm gonna miss you too, mom.

(doorbell ringing)

- I'm gonna get that.

Okay? You finish up.

- Okay.

- Hi.

- Claire!

It's so good to see you.

- You too.

- Jenna ready?

- Almost.

She's just doing some

last minute packing.

Can I get you a water or

a seltzer or something?

- No, thank you. We are

already behind schedule.

- Oh Jenna, you

better get moving.

- I'm coming. I'm coming.

- How are things

at the foundation?

I heard you were able to

recover most of the funds.

- Yes thankfully, it

was a lot of work,

but I think we're

now back on track.

In fact, we just

approved a grant

for a women's shelter downtown.

- That's wonderful, Claire.

- So you're headed to

your hometown first?

- Yeah we'll spend

a few days there.

We'll visit her father's grave.

I'll introduce Jenna

to her grandparents.

- Ah, that is so great, Sarah.

I am... I'm so glad that

Jenna will get to know

that part of her history.

And then you're going to

Chicago to see Rodeo Clown?

- Sunset Rodeo.

- Gosh, I'll get it eventually.

- You know, it's not too late

if you wanna join, there's

always room for one more.

- Oh yeah. Thank you.

But I think my days in

the circus are over.

You two go have your adventure.

You know, Sarah,

I just wanna apologize for

everything that happened.

- No, Claire.

- I mean, the way I

treated you and just the-

- Stop.

Stop, you don't

need to apologize.

I understand why

you were suspicious.

I didn't... I didn't

exactly make it easy on you.

That night I disappeared,

I went to a late

night AA meeting.

- Why didn't you tell me?

- Honestly, I was...

I was afraid you would

hold it against me.

But I know better now.

And I know that you were

just trying to protect Jenna,

and that's why you letting

us have this time together,

it... it means so much to me.

- Thank you.

- No, thank you.

- I wanna give you a hug.

- Okay. I'm ready.

- All right.

Let's get this show on the road!

- Sounds good.

- Okay.

- Have fun. Be safe.

- I know.

And remember.

- You're just a phone call away.

- Never change, Mom.

- We're gonna be okay.

(dramatic music)

Seven hours driving

on the highway

Far away, far away, far away

Every moment I was

spending on regret

Was such a waste, such

a waste, such a waste

I'm going all the way up

Up

I'm going all the way up

Up

Letting go of my heart

Ah

Everything that holds

me down (peaceful music)