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- Hi.
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why you're in such a good mood,
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- Oh, my goodness.
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Uh, no big deal.
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these doors
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about your ID badge?
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are coming off, buddy.
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- Actually, that's mine.
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is not lost on me.
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in the evidence locker too much.
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because your ID badge
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to said evidence locker.
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20. - Sure about that?
- Mm-hmm.
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21. I'll get back to you.
Bob! Bob's here.
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- No. Sign here, please.
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23. Coming right at me
with the fine print.
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liability, dispute resolution.
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for the badge.
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is take my badge.
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- Hold on.
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- She did.
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33. Yeah, I'm— I'm fine.
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like you're losing your mind?
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of days?
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37. What's going on?
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38. It's my girls.
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39. Their father was supposed to
drop them off last night,
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41. I call, I text.
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would be at his house, but...
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they're okay, but...
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45. I thought I'd come in here
and try to get it together
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47. My dad's on his way.
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48. I'm probably just
overreacting, right?
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49. I think...
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50. that wherever your girls are,
we're gonna find them.
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51. Mia, when's the last time
you saw your daughters?
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52. Yesterday,
when Wendell picked them up.
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53. He's my ex-husband.
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54. You should have never agreed
to share custody
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55. before the divorce
was finalized.
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56. Dad, he's their father.
He has a right to see them.
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57. You guys went camping
at Mount Baldy?
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58. Yes, last summer.
Wendell took us.
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59. That was right before we split.
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60. Was there a reason
for the split?
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61. Wendell started reading
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62. about everything
going on with the planet,
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63. the temperatures rising,
icebergs melting, deforestation.
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64. Also biodiversity, industrial
waste, ocean acidification.
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66. Yeah, what Mia
is too nice to say
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67. is that Wendell
became a radical.
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68. - A radical?
- Yeah, h-he became obsessed
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70. Look, I'm all for electric cars
and composting,
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he took it too far.
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to live completely off grid.
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73. Told Ellie and Paige that
everything was poison—
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75. I mean, these are kids
we're talking about here.
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- The man decided
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take care of his own family.
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78. Wendell and I
had a small online business,
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79. but you kind of need to be
on the grid for that.
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80. Thankfully, my father
was able to help.
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81. - She moved in with us.
- Did Wendell ever talk about
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out of the city?
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83. All the time.
He bought a cabin out in Upland.
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84. Said he wanted to become one
with nature, live off the land.
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85. Can we stop talking now
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86. and start looking for
my granddaughters?
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87. Mr. Ashford, we cannot
put out an Amber Alert
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missing for at least 24 hours.
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89. What we can do is issue a BOLO
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90. for Wendell's car,
and we can visit the home.
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91. Mia, do you think there's
any chance he might harm them?
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92. I honestly don't know.
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93. State Department says
Wendell Dunn applied
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last month for Ellie and Paige.
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95. If the guy got his
dream house in the country,
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he'd just leave it behind?
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97. He might have if he thought
he was about to lose custody.
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98. According to this report
from Child Protective Services,
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to his daughters.
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101. Alright, call TSA
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102. and check flight manifests
and border crossings.
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103. Maybe he wanted
to take these girls
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107. Oh, how could I?
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- Please.
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for a couple weeks,
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in this building closely.
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111. I know that pit in your
stomach's not going anywhere
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you're in good hands.
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114. Make sure she eats something.
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115. Of course.
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116. Guillory.
Field trip.
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117. We're going to
Wendell Dunn's house.
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118. Look at this— solar panels,
rain barrels, compost bin.
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119. This Wendell guy really is
an eco warrior, huh?
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120. Oh, no.
Do you see this?
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in one of the pictures I saw.
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her favorite.
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have left it behind
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126. No. She wouldn't.
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127. Hello?
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129. Detective Karadec, LAPD.
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130. Guy cans his own jam.
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131. Who knows what he's capable of?
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132. All clear. Mr. Dunn
must have left in a hurry.
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133. Maybe. My kids don't love
clearing their plates
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- Mm-hmm.
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135. A greenhouse.
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and zucchini,
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cucamelon, perilla.
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You know your vegetables.
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permaculture phase last summer.
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the gardening to you guys.
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144. Come on, Morgan.
The clock's ticking.
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145. Wendell planted cucumbers
and tomatoes next to each other?
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our suspect's garden now?
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147. Cucumbers and tomatoes
are not companion plants.
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plant them side by side.
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for the same nutrients.
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different watering needs.
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151. Which might explain
why they're not thriving.
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you think Wendell made a mistake
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that he arranged this garden?
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154. No, he wouldn't do that.
You saw how he lives.
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until Wendell
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within the last few days.
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that he would never do that.
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160. Yeah, he wouldn't,
unless he had a reason.
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161. Something to hide.
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163. Wendell didn't have anything
to hide.
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166. Might be on the other side.
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167. Here. Sniff. Sniff.
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168. Good boy.
Good.
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169. Looks like cause of death was
a blow to the back of the head.
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170. - And that's our murder weapon?
- Indeed.
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171. Medical examiner
thinks Wendell died
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174. and tool-mark analysis
just to make sure.
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175. If whoever killed Wendell
kidnapped those girls,
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across the country by now.
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any disturbed soil
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were taken alive.
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181. Now our primary suspect
is dead.
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183. If the girls saw
their father murdered,
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holding them to keep them quiet.
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185. Or the killer
came for the girls
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186. and the dad got in the way.
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187. - Hey.
- Anything door to door?
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188. Uh, no, the neighbors
are too far
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190. So I went to the café
where Wendell sells veggies.
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191. The owner saw him in an argument
with a woman yesterday.
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192. - You got a name?
- Only a description.
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193. She's 30s,
long red hair, glasses.
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194. Maybe Wendell
got a new girlfriend.
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195. I don't know about that.
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his wedding ring.
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197. Like that ever stopped anybody.
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198. Check this out.
Morgan found this photo
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survivalist handbook.
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- Okay.
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202. I'll see if Mia's family
knows a woman
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204. Hold on.
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205. You put out an Amber Alert
for the girls 30 minutes ago.
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206. I did.
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207. You know all Amber Alerts
go through me.
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208. Why'd you break protocol?
- Every second counts.
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209. She's rubbing off on you.
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212. You alright?
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for the crisis to arrive.
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by choice today
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to be prepared for anything.
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that can teach you
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losing your father.
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220. Yeah, there's nothing
that can prepare you for that.
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221. You guys see those
fresh tire tracks out there?
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222. Mm-hmm. We're trying to
determine the type of vehicle.
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223. Good, because if Ellie and
Paige were taken by a stranger
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their odds of being found alive
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226. Now, looking at
the over-under...
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Ashford Luxury Estates.
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of luxury hotels.
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this isn't one of them?
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230. No wonder Mia wanted
to move back home.
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231. Yeah, her father's
a very wealthy man,
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232. which means we can't
rule out a ransom.
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233. And he hated Wendell, so we
can't rule him out as a suspect.
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234. Right.
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237. - Do you think he was murdered?
- Uh, we know so, sir.
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My condolences.
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239. Wait. If— If the girls aren't
with him, where are they?
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240. What does this mean?
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241. We hope to have
more leads soon.
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Wendell was seen arguing
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red hair, glasses, in her 30s.
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244. Any idea
who that might have been?
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245. I'm sorry, no.
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for a moment?
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247. I'm gonna use your restroom,
if that's okay.
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248. You're good.
- Thank you.
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249. Mr. and Mrs. Ashford like
to collect expensive things,
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- They do.
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251. You know what I think?
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how to share.
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253. - Just a sip.
- Just a sip.
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or hear from anyone,
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256. We will.
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257. I'll be in touch
when we know more.
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258. Thank you.
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about Wendell, right?
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260. Yeah, he was a sweet man.
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Just not a good father?
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262. Oh, no.
He adored those girls.
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Did you know him well?
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with him?
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265. Yeah. Uh...
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in her room.
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268. I went upstairs to get it,
and when I came back down,
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of Mr. Ashford's office.
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he was doing in there?
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271. I don't know.
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272. Let's go.
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273. - The disappearance...
- Thank you.
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275. has left the community
in a state of shock.
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276. Well, that was fast.
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277. Normally it takes these anchors
longer to catch on.
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278. I called in a favor.
Hopefully it pays off.
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279. Oz, how we doing?
- Hmm?
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280. Over 100 calls
and no credible leads.
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281. So these girls
have been missing for 15 hours
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282. and all we have is a description
of a red-haired woman
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with our victim the day he died.
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284. And she had glasses.
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285. Spectacles.
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286. Where is it? It was right here.
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287. Did someone take my report
from Child Protective Services?
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288. - Special K.
- Uh, can we not call me that
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- Yeah, I don't love it either.
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290. Did you read the CPS report
from Wendell's custody dispute?
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291. None of it's true.
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with dietary deficiencies,
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294. You saw that garden.
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all the veggies for themselves?
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297. It doesn't make any sense.
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educational environment."
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not enough iPads?
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300. If Wendell Dunn was a bad
parent, what does that make me?
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301. Tell me I'm wrong.
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302. You're not wrong.
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303. Wendell never mistreated
those girls.
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304. They loved him.
The maid loved him.
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305. I mean, I-I think I love him.
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who seems to have hated him
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who wrote those lies.
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308. Sarah Keller.
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309. Nice glasses.
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310. The girls have been missing
for over 16 hours.
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311. are described
as close siblings.
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312. doing everything in
their power to find these girls.
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313. Thanks for talking to us
today, Sarah.
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314. Did you hear about Wendell Dunn?
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315. - Yeah, it was all over the news.
- Mm.
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316. Do you know
what happened to him?
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317. Well, that's why we're here.
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318. You wrote a pretty severe
CPS report on him.
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319. Very severe.
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320. I'm sorry.
Who is she?
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322. My job at CPS is to assess risk
and anticipate incidents
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323. in order to keep all kids
out of harm's way.
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324. I see. That must be
a big responsibility.
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325. Mm.
Very big.
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326. Yeah, it is.
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327. Uh-oh. Oh, boy.
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328. I sure have gotten
a few of these in my day.
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329. Makes it hard not to hate
the mailman, doesn't it?
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330. I also can't help but notice you
and I buy the same dish soap.
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331. Only $2.95 with tax.
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332. And that tells me that you're
short on cash, just like me.
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333. And yet you were just able
to take a trip to Kauai.
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334. What makes you think that?
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335. Well, the— the lei still has
fresh green berries
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native to the island.
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337. See, I've only ever been able
to travel there in my mind,
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I'm typically pretty broke.
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Quick question.
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to not answer this one
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341. without an attorney present.
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342. Um, how comfy are
those super-soft slippers
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344. Geez, I just— I wonder
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could possibly stand for.
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346. Why'd you write
all those mean things
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348. Did that rich old man give you
a stay in one of his hotels
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making his son-in-law
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351. when really he's just
a very loving father
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his girls and the entire planet?
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353. Do I need a lawyer?
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355. We know you and Wendell
had an argument yesterday.
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356. Mr. Ashford knows
a lot of people.
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357. If I hadn't done what he said,
I could have lost my job.
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had reported you,
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too, right?
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360. Oh, you think
that I killed him?
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361. Tell us why we shouldn't.
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362. Wendell asked to meet me.
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363. He said he was gonna go public
about what Mr. Ashford did.
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364. I said I would write
a new report, but he refused.
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365. He said that his father-in-law
bought out a lot of people
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366. and that it was time to stop.
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367. Wait. I'm sorry.
So Mr. Ashford bribed others?
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368. Wendell said he had
evidence to bring him down,
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the planet with any more hotels.
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370. I tried to change his mind,
but I couldn't, so I...
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371. I left.
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372. Uh-huh.
Keep using your words.
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373. I told Mr. Ashford
what Wendell was planning to do.
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374. And what exactly did you think
Mr. Ashford would do?
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375. You should be out looking
for Paige and Ellie,
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377. He wasn't even here last night.
Tell him, Curtis.
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378. We had to drive to one
of his properties in San Diego.
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379. We weren't back until 10:00.
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380. - How was traffic?
- Bad.
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381. Traffic's always bad.
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382. You get one of those tickets
from the toll?
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383. No. Fast pass.
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384. Yeah, write down
your make and model.
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385. We'll check the cameras.
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386. Or you could just skip
to the truth, Curtis.
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387. Did Mr. Ashford
pressure you to lie?
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388. Curtis.
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389. He did. I don't know where
Mr. Ashford was last night.
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390. But I didn't drive him anywhere.
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391. Jon would never hurt the girls.
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392. Mia, tell him.
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393. Well, we'll keep you informed.
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395. Excuse me.
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in Jon's office?
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397. We still got to find the girls.
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398. The maid told me she saw
Wendell coming out of here.
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399. Look.
Pink streaks.
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400. Just like the photo
of the couple by the pool.
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401. I don't think Mr. Ashford
would hurt those girls,
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402. but we still need to get him
to tell us where they are.
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403. If you have
any actual evidence,
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Detective.
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405. Oh, don't worry.
I'm on your schedule, Counsel.
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is this one of your hotels?
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407. Could be.
I have quite a few.
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408. Wendell actually
printed that up
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in your home office.
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410. Oh, by the way, you should
really consider replacing
your ink-jets there.
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411. You see these streaks?
It's like a signature.
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a signal or something?
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414. Karadec can handle this guy.
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415. Yeah, yeah.
Of course.
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416. How's this even relevant?
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417. You know, none of us
could understand
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had this photo on him,
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on the woman here.
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of your hotel bags.
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421. Well done. You've proven
that my client's hotels
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422. provide guests
with wonderful swag.
Copy !req
423. We made some calls, actually.
Copy !req
424. And it turns out
the gentleman in the photo
Copy !req
425. is actually a judge on the
San Mateo County Superior Court.
Copy !req
426. And a few years ago,
he allowed you
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427. to build one of your lovely
hotels in a protected area,
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428. despite complaints
from environmental groups
Copy !req
429. that your hotel would...
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430. "have devastating impacts on the
sensitive coastal environment."
Copy !req
431. Are you sleeping okay?
Copy !req
432. Yeah.
I'm just a little tired.
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433. A few months prior,
believe it or not,
Copy !req
434. the same judge was
in the Maldives with his wife
Copy !req
435. at one of your lovely resorts.
Copy !req
436. Now, I've never really
understood the difference
Copy !req
437. between a hotel or a resort.
Copy !req
438. And quite honestly,
I don't really care.
Copy !req
439. But what I do know
is that the judge
Copy !req
440. invited his entire family
to celebrate his 60th.
Copy !req
441. That's pricey, but I
think he gave you the
real gift, didn't he?
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442. I mean, the freedom
to do whatever you wanted
Copy !req
443. so long as nobody found out.
Copy !req
444. But Wendell did.
Copy !req
445. And Wendell had evidence,
and Wendell was going public.
Copy !req
446. Even if your allegations
were true,
Copy !req
447. Mr. Dunn's unavailable
to testify.
Copy !req
448. Sarah is.
Copy !req
449. You remember Sarah, Jon?
Copy !req
450. Sarah Keller, the social worker
that you pressured,
Copy !req
451. the one who called to warn you.
Copy !req
452. And right after,
you texted this number—
Copy !req
453. "Must speak. Urgent."
Copy !req
454. Now, that text was sent
to a prepaid phone
Copy !req
455. purchased at a gas station.
Copy !req
456. Who did you text?
Copy !req
457. My client has
no further comments.
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458. I bet.
Copy !req
459. I think your client pays guys
with prepaid phones
Copy !req
460. to make problems go away.
Copy !req
461. And your son-in-law, Wendell,
boy, oh, boy,
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462. he was a problem,
wasn't he, Jon?
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463. I would never tell anyone
to hurt the girls' father.
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464. Well, that's a relief.
Copy !req
465. Anyway, if Ellie and Paige
Copy !req
466. witnessed the murder
of their father,
Copy !req
467. they can certainly identify
who did it.
Copy !req
468. So I guess I only have
one question for you.
Copy !req
469. How long do you think
your prepaid phone guy
Copy !req
470. is willing to risk leaving
your granddaughters alive?
Copy !req
471. Please, Mr. Ashford,
tell me how to find him.
Copy !req
472. His name is Eddie Malone.
Copy !req
473. We have eyes on the suspect.
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474. Guys, he's going for
his pocket.
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475. He could have a weapon.
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476. It's keys, you guys.
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477. He was just going for
his keys in his pocket.
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478. We're good, we're good.
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479. Let's move.
Copy !req
480. LAPD!
Copy !req
481. Turn around. Eddie Malone,
you're under arrest,
Copy !req
482. reasonable suspicion.
Copy !req
483. So Eddie admits
that Mr. Ashford
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484. paid him to keep Wendell quiet.
Copy !req
485. But he insists that
when he got to Wendell's house,
Copy !req
486. he saw Mia arguing with him
and left.
Copy !req
487. Mia never mentioned
she saw Wendell the day he died.
Copy !req
488. No, but if she knew Wendell was
going public with information
Copy !req
489. that would ruin her father,
she had motive.
Copy !req
490. What? Motive to what?
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491. Kill her ex-husband?
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492. Please tell me you're not
taking this man's word
Copy !req
493. over a mother of two who's
desperate to find her girls.
Copy !req
494. We need to consider
all options.
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495. That's how we
get Paige and Ellie home.
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496. Okay, but this
is a guy you call
Copy !req
497. when you need things
cleaned up, right?
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498. We can't trust him.
- You're right.
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499. And I can see him
killing Wendell.
Copy !req
500. But planting rows of potatoes
over his body?
Copy !req
501. They were tomatoes.
And why not? I can picture it.
Copy !req
502. Well, the fresh tire track
at Wendell's house
Copy !req
503. turned out to be a match
for Mia's car.
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504. Since when?
Copy !req
505. We got a text from Oz
about an hour ago.
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506. But Mia wasn't a suspect
at the time, so...
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507. What?
And she is now?
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508. Come on. You guys,
use your imaginations.
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509. She could have swung by
to grab some rutabagas
Copy !req
510. or— or the girls' homework.
Copy !req
511. Or, you know, they're trying
to iron out the details
Copy !req
512. of a nasty divorce.
Copy !req
513. No.
- Get this.
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514. Mia Ashford withdrew 100 grand
Copy !req
515. just before the banks
closed today.
Copy !req
516. I had a unit swing by
her parents' house,
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517. but they don't know
where she is.
Copy !req
518. Okay, why don't we
just call the woman
Copy !req
519. and ask her to explain herself?
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520. - She's in your phone?
- Well, yeah.
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521. She was upset.
We talked, exchanged numbers.
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522. This is Mia.
Please leave a message.
Copy !req
523. Okay, listen to me.
Copy !req
524. Are you seriously saying
that you think Mia
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525. killed her ex-husband
and kidnapped her own kids?
Copy !req
526. I'm saying
we can't rule it out.
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527. Parental abductions happen.
- Yeah, they sure do.
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528. And if the girls
are with their mother,
Copy !req
529. at least we know
they're not in danger.
Copy !req
530. Oh, th-that's great,
that's great.
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531. So the one thing
that we do agree on
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532. is that the woman's
not planning on
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533. murdering her own two children.
Copy !req
534. That's so great.
Copy !req
535. It feels so great
to be on the same page.
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536. She might be keeping
the girls quiet
Copy !req
537. if they witnessed
Mia kill their father.
Copy !req
538. - Oh, my God.
- Look, look. It's late.
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539. There's nothing more
we can do tonight.
Copy !req
540. I want you all to go home
and get some rest.
Copy !req
541. But leave your phones on.
Copy !req
542. Should another lead come up,
we're right back here.
Copy !req
543. In the meantime, our friend
Eddie spends the night.
Copy !req
544. And, Daphne, move Mia's photo
Copy !req
545. over to the suspect side
of the case board.
Copy !req
546. - Oh, my God.
- We need to find her.
Copy !req
547. Until she gives us answers,
we consider her a suspect.
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548. You cannot be serious.
This is so stupid.
Copy !req
549. Morgan, no one is saying
that you're wrong.
Copy !req
550. But you have to understand—
- I understand this woman!
Copy !req
551. She's terrified.
Copy !req
552. She doesn't know
where her kids are.
Copy !req
553. And I promised her
that she could trust us.
Copy !req
554. - You alright?
- Yeah, I'm fine.
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555. You know, the lab is still
testing the van for evidence.
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556. Maybe they'll find—
- You and I both know
Copy !req
557. they're not gonna find anything.
Copy !req
558. That's what Eddie does.
He cleans up, remember?
Copy !req
559. Do I need to explain to you
Copy !req
560. how enzyme-based cleaners break
down the proteins in blood?
Copy !req
561. You heard Soto, right, Morgan?
Copy !req
562. She said we all need to go
get some rest, especially you.
Copy !req
563. Yeah.
Copy !req
564. Gosh, everyone's
got such great advice.
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565. Let me tell you something.
I didn't rest for the 27 hours
Copy !req
566. leading up to finding out that
two little girls were kidnapped.
Copy !req
567. Wait, what?
Are you serious?
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568. So I'm not sure what
you think is gonna happen
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569. when I lay my head down
on my pillow tonight
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570. knowing that Ellie and Paige
are still out there.
Copy !req
571. You think I'm just gonna
just drift right off
Copy !req
572. to sweet slumberland, you know,
maybe recharge my batteries?
Copy !req
573. I can guarantee you
there will be no resting.
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574. You told Mia
she could trust us.
Copy !req
575. But maybe, just maybe,
we can't trust her.
Copy !req
576. Either way, you and I are
on the same team here, Morgan.
Copy !req
577. It has now been over 24 hours
Copy !req
578. since the Ashford sisters
were last seen.
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579. - Hey, Mama.
- Hi.
Copy !req
580. Thanks for staying late.
- Yeah.
Copy !req
581. - How's everybody here?
- We're doing great.
Copy !req
582. We got some leftover pizza
for you.
Copy !req
583. I'm gonna put this little lady
down before I head out.
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584. Good night.
Copy !req
585. Whoa, whoa, whoa.
No, don't throw that away.
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586. You save that for the compost.
- What compost?
Copy !req
587. The compost
we're getting tomorrow.
Copy !req
588. We're getting a compost.
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589. What am I supposed to do
with this until then?
Copy !req
590. Just, like, hang on to it?
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591. Yeah, hang on to it.
Come here first.
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592. - Mom?
- Yeah?
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593. You okay?
Copy !req
594. Yes. Better now.
Copy !req
595. genetic material
with even greater specificity.
Copy !req
596. I've seen enough.
Copy !req
597. - I love you.
- Love you, too.
Copy !req
598. You been on that thing all day?
Copy !req
599. I'm watching an eight-part
docuseries on CRISPR technology.
Copy !req
600. Well, that's a lot of parts.
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601. Why don't you do four tonight
and four tomorrow?
Copy !req
602. But I am already
on part seven.
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603. Alright, well, move it away
from your face a little bit.
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604. And when you're done,
I want an essay
Copy !req
605. on both the science
and the ethics.
Copy !req
606. - Okay.
- Okay?
Copy !req
607. - Love you, buddy.
- Bye.
Copy !req
608. You know how to clear a room.
Copy !req
609. Everything okay?
Copy !req
610. There are just things that
we care about that we shouldn't
Copy !req
611. and things that we don't
care about that we should,
Copy !req
612. and we really ought to
figure out which is which,
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613. because I would love to have a
world for my kids to grow up in.
Copy !req
614. Uh-huh.
Cold or microwaved?
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615. I don't know.
Copy !req
616. I'm sorry.
No more questions.
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617. I'm sure you have enough
in your head already.
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618. I'm so— I'm sorry.
It's not you. You're great.
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619. I just— My brain just
wouldn't work today,
Copy !req
620. and I really needed it to.
Copy !req
621. Hey, you with half a brain
Copy !req
622. beats the rest of us
on our best day.
Copy !req
623. Those little girls deserve
to have it be my best day.
Copy !req
624. The girls were last seen
yesterday afternoon
Copy !req
625. around 3:00 p.m.,
Copy !req
626. where neighbors reported
seeing the girls...
Copy !req
627. There was nothing
in the spotlight.
Copy !req
628. Someone moved that Buddha.
Why?
Copy !req
629. They moved the Buddha
Copy !req
630. 'cause they wanted
to open the cabinets.
Copy !req
631. But nothing looked
like it was missing.
Copy !req
632. Nothing was missing,
so something was switched.
Copy !req
633. Do you see?
Copy !req
634. Something was switched.
Copy !req
635. Pizza to go, then.
Copy !req
636. - We're closed.
- Doesn't look like it.
Copy !req
637. How did you know I'd be here?
Copy !req
638. Well, Google tells me
that this guy
Copy !req
639. is an expert
in Chinese antiques.
Copy !req
640. And your mom loves China.
Copy !req
641. Honestly, I think your family's
Copy !req
642. hogging all the books
on the subject.
Copy !req
643. So tell me, am I correct
Copy !req
644. that the Ming at your parents'
house is a fake?
Copy !req
645. Because it had a little boy
playing colin-maillard on it,
Copy !req
646. and that wouldn't exactly be
historically accurate, would it?
Copy !req
647. - Well—
- No, it's not,
Copy !req
648. because colin-maillard became
a hit in the 16th century,
Copy !req
649. so little boys wouldn't
be playing it in the Ming.
Copy !req
650. You know what?
It doesn't matter.
That's not the point.
Copy !req
651. The point is, the Ming at
your parents' house is not real
Copy !req
652. because you put a fake in there
to replace the real one,
Copy !req
653. which is... right here.
Copy !req
654. Right?
Copy !req
655. So tell me, Mia,
why do you need so much cash?
Copy !req
656. None of your business.
Copy !req
657. Could you give us the room, please?
Copy !req
658. The police should be out there
finding your daughters,
Copy !req
659. not running all over town
looking for you.
Copy !req
660. - I can't speak to the police.
- Well, great.
Copy !req
661. I'm not the police.
Copy !req
662. A man called me saying
that he had Paige and Ellie
Copy !req
663. and if I don't give him
200 grand by tonight
Copy !req
664. that they'll end up
like Wendell.
Copy !req
665. I could only withdraw half
from the bank, so...
Copy !req
666. Mia, we have to
call the police. This is—
Copy !req
667. No, no, no, if I call
the police, he'll kill them.
Copy !req
668. That's what he said.
Please.
Copy !req
669. That's why I couldn't go
to my parents for the money.
Copy !req
670. Because I knew they
would start making calls.
Copy !req
671. Why didn't you tell me
you saw Wendell before he died?
Copy !req
672. I couldn't tell anyone,
Copy !req
673. not without sending
my father to jail.
Copy !req
674. I only went to Wendell's to beg
him not to report my father.
Copy !req
675. But he wouldn't listen,
so I went home.
Copy !req
676. Look, my father is a flawed man,
Copy !req
677. but he's always been there
for me and the girls.
Copy !req
678. I'm sorry.
Copy !req
679. When's the meet?
Copy !req
680. Tonight at midnight.
Copy !req
681. They texted a location.
Copy !req
682. Please believe me.
Copy !req
683. I have no idea
who kidnapped my daughters.
Copy !req
684. I'm going with you.
Copy !req
685. Are you sure
that's a good idea?
Copy !req
686. No, I have no idea.
Copy !req
687. What I do know is that I'm not
gonna let you do this alone.
Copy !req
688. I know you're scared.
We got this.
Copy !req
689. Mia step out of the car, please.
Copy !req
690. Keep your hands
where I can see them.
Copy !req
691. - Please, my girls.
- Thank you.
Copy !req
692. Wait, wait, wait. Hang on,
hang on. Let me explain.
Copy !req
693. We're gonna go down
to the station.
Copy !req
694. We're gonna handle this
the right way.
Copy !req
695. Stop.
You need to trust each other.
Copy !req
696. - You called the cops?
- No, I didn't. I called him.
Copy !req
697. - Why?
- Because if these were my kids,
Copy !req
698. I would want him here.
Copy !req
699. She needs to take that.
- No, she doesn't.
Copy !req
700. Karadec, this is a ransom.
Copy !req
701. If I don't pay this guy,
my girls will die.
Copy !req
702. Please.
Copy !req
703. Speakerphone.
Copy !req
704. - Hello?
- I hope you're alone.
Copy !req
705. - I am.
- And you brought the money?
Copy !req
706. Yes. Now where are
my daughters?
Copy !req
707. I'll text you the location.
Copy !req
708. Be there in five minutes
or they die.
Copy !req
709. Okay.
Copy !req
710. I have to go.
- No, you don't.
Copy !req
711. As long as you don't
give the man what he wants,
Copy !req
712. your girls are safe.
- He said five minutes.
Copy !req
713. It's too soon.
I need backup.
Copy !req
714. Karadec, they'd never
make it here in time.
Copy !req
715. Please.
Copy !req
716. Morgan, give her your phone.
Copy !req
717. What is he doing?
Copy !req
718. Answer it.
Copy !req
719. Okay, keep that in your pocket
so I can hear everything.
Copy !req
720. If anything happens,
I'll step in.
Copy !req
721. - Okay.
- Let's go.
Copy !req
722. Morgan, stay here.
Copy !req
723. Yes?
Copy !req
724. Keep walking.
Copy !req
725. Okay.
Copy !req
726. Go into the auditorium.
Copy !req
727. Where are you?
Copy !req
728. See the door on your right?
Copy !req
729. Yes.
Copy !req
730. Go inside.
Copy !req
731. - Now what?
- Hook the bag.
Copy !req
732. L-Let me talk
to my girls first.
Copy !req
733. Do exactly as I tell you and
everything will be alright.
Copy !req
734. Where are they?
Copy !req
735. Are they with you?
Copy !req
736. Paige! Ellie!
Where are you?
Copy !req
737. Stop! LAPD!
Copy !req
738. Stop! LAPD!
Copy !req
739. Damn it!
Copy !req
740. - What's going on?
- He's gone. They're gone.
Copy !req
741. What?
Copy !req
742. I put a car tracker
in the money bag.
Copy !req
743. Come on.
Copy !req
744. Turn right here.
Copy !req
745. Wait, wait, wait, wait, wait!
Copy !req
746. Ellie? Paige?
Copy !req
747. My girls.
Open the trunk.
Copy !req
748. Open it!
Open it!
Copy !req
749. Wait, wait!
Copy !req
750. Open it!
Copy !req
751. It's okay, it's okay.
Copy !req
752. They're not in there.
Copy !req
753. Okay.
Copy !req
754. It's not her fault.
Copy !req
755. - Oh?
- It was my call.
Copy !req
756. Uh-huh.
Copy !req
757. Who are you,
you short son of a bitch?
Copy !req
758. Come on. Think.
Copy !req
759. a $500 bet on both teams
that were trailing by 21.
Copy !req
760. - Boston's favored by 4 points.
- Oh, my God.
Copy !req
761. Given how unpredictable
the quarterback's performance
Copy !req
762. has been this season...
Copy !req
763. I know who took the girls.
Copy !req
764. When I first saw him
parked outside, I was like,
Copy !req
765. why would he park
under that tree?
Copy !req
766. That doesn't make any sense.
Copy !req
767. The birds and the leaves,
Copy !req
768. the cleanup of the car
would be a nightmare.
Copy !req
769. And then I realized,
oh, he's parked there
Copy !req
770. because he can see inside Mia's
bedroom window from the mirror.
Copy !req
771. Curtis is in love with Mia.
Copy !req
772. Now, when he couldn't win big
at gambling,
Copy !req
773. he figured, why not give
the ransom game a try?
Copy !req
774. Because he was gonna need money
Copy !req
775. if he wanted to sweep
an Ashford off her feet.
Copy !req
776. So he planned
to kidnap the girls
Copy !req
777. to get the money
to win her hand
Copy !req
778. and was the knight
in shining armor for Mia
Copy !req
779. during the most traumatic day
of her life to win her heart.
Copy !req
780. But how?
Copy !req
781. We were so focused
on Jon's fake alibi,
Copy !req
782. but it was really Curtis
who was hiding behind it.
Copy !req
783. He must have shown up
to Wendell's
Copy !req
784. in the middle of dinner,
got into a fight with him
Copy !req
785. in the greenhouse,
where he killed him,
Copy !req
786. buried the body, then came
back inside to take the girls.
Copy !req
787. Wendell didn't deserve Mia.
Copy !req
788. The horrible farm
that he forced her to live on.
Copy !req
789. And then the custody dispute.
Copy !req
790. And now her father's in prison.
Copy !req
791. I...
Copy !req
792. I couldn't let him
hurt my family.
Copy !req
793. So you loved Mia.
That's why you killed Wendell.
Copy !req
794. And that's why
you kidnapped Mia's girls.
Copy !req
795. No, I was gonna
bring the girls back.
Copy !req
796. And play the hero?
Was that your big plan?
Copy !req
797. You wanted to stage
a dramatic rescue?
Copy !req
798. Tell me where they are!
- I don't know where they are!
Copy !req
799. Alright.
Curtis, listen to me.
Copy !req
800. It's not too late
for you to do the right thing.
Copy !req
801. Just tell me where you
took Ellie and Paige.
Copy !req
802. If they're really family to you,
then let's bring them home safe.
Copy !req
803. He took them to
the San Gabriel Mountains.
Copy !req
804. He said they ran off
this morning
Copy !req
805. and he couldn't find them.
Copy !req
806. San Gabriels are huge.
Copy !req
807. 970 square miles
Copy !req
808. with a range in elevation
spanning 8,500 feet.
Copy !req
809. They've been out there
for hours.
Copy !req
810. Call search and rescue.
Copy !req
811. I want aerial support
and EMS on site.
Copy !req
812. Got it.
Copy !req
813. - Paige!
- Ellie!
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814. Ellie!
Paige!
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815. "Rule number one—
when lost, go north."
Copy !req
816. How would the girls know that?
Copy !req
817. The book says
you have three options—
Copy !req
818. moss, sun, or migratory birds.
Copy !req
819. - Moss?
- Paige! Can you hear us?
Copy !req
820. Ellie!
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821. - Paige!
- Paige!
Copy !req
822. Ellie!
Copy !req
823. - Call out if you can hear us.
- Ellie!
Copy !req
824. Walnut shells.
Copy !req
825. We're here to help you!
Copy !req
826. Rule number two—
feed off forest resources.
Copy !req
827. Ellie!
Copy !req
828. Paige!
Copy !req
829. - Paige!
- Girls, can you hear us?
Copy !req
830. Rule number three—
Copy !req
831. indicate your presence
with a recognizable sign.
Copy !req
832. Over here!
This way!
Copy !req
833. Ellie!
Copy !req
834. And take shelter
while you wait for help.
Copy !req
835. Well?
Copy !req
836. Well... today was a good day.
Copy !req
837. - It was a good day, wasn't it?
- Mm.
Copy !req
838. I owe you something, Morgan.
Copy !req
839. A thank-you.
For trusting me.
Copy !req
840. - Did I do that?
- Um, when you texted me
Copy !req
841. to come help you guys
with the kidnapper, yeah.
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842. I mean, you gave me
enough time to get there.
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843. You didn't give me enough time
to call for backup, though,
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844. which, once I realized
the career-ending debacle
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845. you threw me into,
was a little—
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846. Were you thanking me?
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847. Is that how
this whole rant started?
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848. Yeah.
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849. Well, I would like to thank you
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850. for not going full
"First Blood Part II"
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851. like I know you wanted to.
- Mm.
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852. Do you think this
will ever happen again, hmm?
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853. Us trusting each other?
- I don't. I don't.
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854. It was good while it lasted, though.
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855. It was fine.
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856. Guillory.
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857. Come here.
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858. - Are we hugging?
- Absolutely not.
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859. Okay, well, take it easy.
Don't have to say it like that.
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860. My badge?
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861. Wh—
Oh, I must have lost it.
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862. You lost it.
And I found it in the woods.
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863. Get some rest, Detective.
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864. You too, consultant.
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