Stockholm, Pennsylvania (2015) - full transcript
Seventeen years after she was abducted by a stranger named Benjamin McKay, twenty-three year old Leanne Dargon, who has been in his captivity all this time, is discovered, and eventually reunited with her biological parents, Marcy and Glen Dargon, while Ben is now in prison charged with her kidnap. Ben was able to hide her locked in his basement all this time, telling her that he saved her from world destruction, which she would have no reason not to believe. Leanne has no true recollection of her time before Ben, who renamed her Leia, and thus is the only family she has ever known. Over those seventeen years, Marcy and Glen dealt with the abduction in different ways, Marcy whose primary focus was and still is Leanne, to the point of never having returned to work. Marcy, Glen and Leia enter into their reunion with this history. So while Marcy and Glen have a memory of their six year old daughter who they want back in a young adult form, Leia only sees in front of her two strangers. Their parent/offspring relationship is thus formal and strained at best. But it takes a turn when Marcy discovers just how much of an attachment Leia still has to Ben, who Marcy only sees as the man who destroyed their family. Marcy goes to extreme measures to get back the "Leanne" she so desperately wants, at the possible expense of everything else in her life.
Mr. and Mrs. Dargon.
- Detective.
- Detective.
Are you okay?
Do you remember
Mr. And Mrs. Dargon?
Glen and Marcy.
Are we doing first names?
We talked on the phone
from the hospital, right?
Yes, we called
as soon as we heard.
We tried to come
and see you, but...
but they wouldn't let us
until the test came back.
So, here you are.
Okay.
Hi.
Hi.
Well, charges have
been pressed,
and McKay will be held
without bail.
So far, her hospital records
are clean,
although she did refuse
to take a full examination.
That's private.
Of course.
As discussed,
she's to meet with
a court-appointed psychologist
once a week, more if needed.
Dr. Andrews... here's her card.
This should calm down.
We petitioned
for a protective order
on your behalf,
and that should be settled
by tomorrow.
Thank you.
I only wish we could
have met sooner.
Thank you.
Take care of yourself.
Can I hug you?
Um... sure.
You're real...
you're really here.
Welcome home.
Is it okay
if we stop hugging?
Yes, of course.
You're so big.
Would you like
something to drink?
I have lemonade.
And tea.
Water.
Coming right up.
Please, make yourself
comfortable.
Here, let me...
I'll take...
No.
Okay.
Is this you?
Yes.
And him?
Yes.
And this.
This is me, then.
Yes.
There you go.
You look so young.
I was.
I rode horses.
Ponies.
You had just started.
You were barely four.
But you kept asking,
and your friend Caroline
had had some lessons,
so of course you couldn't
let it go.
Do you remember Caroline?
No.
Your birthdays
were ten days apart,
so we always had
joint parties.
We had costume parties,
it being so close
to Halloween.
You were always a princess
for your birthday
and something else
for Halloween.
Isn't my birthday
March 15th?
No, it's October 21st.
I celebrate it on March 15th.
You see...
Um...
Yeah, here's another one.
So you're about to, um,
blow out the candles,
and here are the pumpkins
and leaves on the ground.
Oh.
We made a cheese plate,
if you're hungry.
And there's a pie in the oven.
Do you still like pie?
Sure.
Please, sit,
and make yourself
comfortable,
and let us know if...
if we can get you anything.
Leanne.
Leanne is here.
Actually, my name is Leia.
- Huh?
- What?
My name is Leia.
You changed your name?
No.
We... we named you Leanne.
We've always
called you that.
I don't remember that.
I only know that
my name is Leia
and that I was named
after a princess.
Like from the movie?
What movie?
You don't know?
Know what?
Your name.
It's Leia.
Leia.
Yes?
No, I was just saying it.
Your name.
So tell us about yourself.
I'm tired.
Oh, would you like
to lay down?
Yes.
Oh, you can go right
up to your room.
We didn't have time
to change anything,
but we kept it
like this for you.
I hope it's okay.
Maybe it's nice, even.
For now.
Okay.
All right, I'm gonna
let you get settled in.
- Okay.
- Okay.
Okay.
I'd like to propose a toast.
To Leanne.
To Leia.
We're so happy
to have you home.
It's a miracle.
Thank you.
I'm sorry, are we being rude?
Are you saying Grace?
I'm doing a "Dear Universe. "
It's a kind of prayer.
"Dear Universe, thank you
"for the food I'm
going to be eating,
"the thoughts I'm
going to be thinking.
Thank you for this moment
we are making. "
And then you make wishes.
Wishes?
Yes.
"I wish for you
to keep me honest,
help me to know who I am,"
and anything else you want.
"Sincerely, Leia. "
And you can add a P.S.
if you feel necessary.
What church is that?
No church.
Church is for people who
can't believe in themselves.
The Universe is for when
you believe in everything.
Thank you.
You must be hungry.
Been quite a few days.
The police, the hospital...
Hospital food can't be that good.
And all the beeping.
Who can eat with
all that beeping?
I remember when I was
at the hospital
after I had had you.
And they brought me some food,
and I couldn't even recognize it.
It was like astronaut food,
I swear.
The only thing that I would eat
was the Jell-O...
I remember that.
Because the rest
of it was just so...
No, I remember that,
because I had a pack
of Rollo's in my pocket
that you went
absolutely nuts for.
- That's right, that's right.
- I mean, she went bananas.
Well, I was starving.
I'd never seen anybody...
I was starving, because...
Go through a half a pack
of Rollo's before like that.
Because after you give birth,
they should have a turkey dinner
waiting for you.
Hello?
Hi.
Yeah, she's right here.
It's Jill.
Hello?
Great.
Thank you.
Uh-huh.
I know.
I know, I was thinking
the same thing.
She would be so happy.
Would you like to talk to her?
Hold on.
Um, Leia, this is your Aunt Jill
on the phone.
Why don't you say hello?
So... so say hello.
Hello?
Okay.
Congratulations for you too.
Okay.
I think she's done talking.
Oh, okay.
I should go.
Hello... already?
Okay.
Jill?
Yeah, she's tired.
I'll see you tonight.
- I'll see you tonight.
- Of course.
Okay, so would you describe
your first week at home
as a positive experience?
Sure.
I notice you say that a lot.
"Sure. "
We just met.
Yes, but over
the last half hour,
"Would you like to sit?"
"Can I get you some tea?"
"Have you been sleeping
on a regular schedule?"
"Do you find yourself adapting
to your new surroundings?"
All these are things
you answered "sure" to.
Maybe you should ask
different questions.
Maybe you're right.
How would you describe
your first week at home?
As a positive experience.
Do I make you uncomfortable?
No.
Do I make you uncomfortable?
Of course not.
Okay.
"Sure" is a noncommittal
statement,
even in the affirmative.
If I say,
"Do you want some tea?"
and you say, "Sure,"
it tells me that you want tea
only because I asked it,
not because you want it.
I want you to feel free
to express definites,
concrete feelings.
This is a safe environment.
Okay.
I don't really want this tea.
Everything you say here
is confidential.
You keep writing things
in that folder.
I keep notes.
But you are looking
for things, right?
Against Ben.
Are you concerned about Ben?
Are you looking for things?
My only true concern
is how you are doing,
how you are feeling,
that you feel supported.
Okay.
If there's anything I can do
to make that clearer to you,
do not hesitate to tell me.
I am here for you.
Can you stop calling it "home?"
Like, my "transition back home?"
All right.
Does it not feel like home?
Would a place you don't remember
feel like home to you?
How does it feel?
Like a place I don't remember,
like a neighbor's house.
Did you spend much time
at neighbor's houses
when you were with Mr. McKay?
No.
I spent time at home.
Want some dessert?
You don't have to look at that.
It's just...
it's just there.
Can I have this?
No.
Or not right now, okay?
Congratulations, God bless.
I've been following on the
news and everything
from the very beginning.
- So inspiring.
- Thank you.
You are so inspiring.
You must be so happy
to be home.
You holding up okay?
Fine, thanks.
Oh, I bet you are.
Just excuse me.
You are in our prayers.
I hope that monster gets
everything he deserves.
Don't you worry.
Thank you, thank you.
- Thank you.
- Thank you.
I'm sorry about that.
People have
a lot of questions,
and sometimes it gets
the better of them.
Questions about what?
Well...
about you and
how you're doing,
what you went through...
how you survived.
Survived what?
The unknown, I guess.
I could ask everyone else
the same question.
You're ruining it!
You're ruining everything!
Hey, don't say that.
Ruiner!
Leia, that's not very nice.
You are not very nice.
Yeah?
Who else do you know
that's nicer, huh?
No one.
That's right.
You're hurting him!
Let's take him
to the hospital.
He has to go
to the hospital.
Leia, we both know
he can't go to a hospital.
And why?
- But he has to...
- Leia.
Hospitals are bad.
Yes.
And why?
You can't just say
something is bad
without knowing why.
They have no confidence
in the nature of things
and no respect
for the mystery of life.
Yeah.
And part of the mystery of life
is death.
And part of the nature of things
is accepting that.
I don't want him to die.
Well, look who's lost
confidence in me, huh?
Are you ready for a story?
Which one should I read?
How about
The Frog Prince?
You can follow...
He's fixed.
You fixed him.
That's what I told you
I was doing.
I thought you were
hurting him,
like a doctor.
No, I was fixing him,
like a Ben.
Look at you.
You're a mess.
I'm not a mess.
You get so worked up.
Sorry.
No, you don't
have to apologize.
We can't help
what we feel.
But we can help
what we think, right?
So why would you think
I would hurt Teddy?
I don't know.
You don't know what you think?
I thought you were mad at me.
Why would I be mad at you?
For looking out the window.
I was concerned when you were
looking out the window, yeah.
I didn't want you
to see something scary.
But I fixed it, right?
So, we don't have to worry
about that anymore.
I know.
But you yelled.
Even if I was mad,
I take care of you.
Always.
Okay.
Okay.
How long does it take trees
to grow?
Maybe 30, 40 years.
This has looked like this
for 40 years?
More than that, actually,
because we moved here
almost 25 years ago,
and the trees were big then too.
Why does Glen get to leave?
Well, he goes to work.
We could leave too.
What do you think?
You could try it on.
Sure.
Oh, that looks so pretty.
Do you like it?
Do you want to try it
without the other
shirts underneath?
I always wear these.
Would to try it?
Now...
How is that one?
That's... that's not as tight
as the other one, right?
Good.
Do you want me to adjust it?
It's adjustable back here.
- No.
- No?
Okay, great.
Great.
Well, I think that
should work better
under the clothes.
I can do it.
Okay.
Okay.
Don't... don't forget...
don't forget to come out
and show me.
If... if you want to.
It was... it was really nice.
I think she liked the
clothes that we found.
She looked great in them,
really beautiful.
I hope she liked them.
Good.
See?
It's good.
Yeah, it's good.
She's...
She's sweet.
Dear Universe,
thank you for the thoughts
I'm going to be thinking.
Thank you for the dreams
I'm going to be dreaming.
Thank you for this moment
we are making.
I wish for you
to keep me honest
and to keep an eye on Ben.
Sincerely, Leia.
Leia?
Good morning.
Leia?
Leia!
Leia.
- Yes.
- Oh, my God.
I... I... I...
I didn't see you out there.
- Don't do that.
- Sorry.
- Don't do that.
- Sorry.
You know what we're
gonna do today?
We're gonna get you
an ID card
so that...
so that you have
an ID card.
Okay.
Salem, Pennsylvania.
Department
of Motor Vehicles.
What does "Louise" mean?
It's your middle name.
It's work.
Okay.
Whatever it is,
I think we should just
try to be more...
than we were.
We already are.
We already are
more than we were.
Leia?
You okay in there?
Oh, oh, okay,
okay, I'll get it.
- Sorry.
- No, no, no, no, no.
It's alright.
Here.
Careful.
I'll get it,
I'll get it, I'll get it.
There we go.
It's all fine, it's all fine.
I like the bread warm.
That's okay.
How do we... let's see.
I like it toasty, sorry.
That's all right.
It'll... it'll go off
in just a second.
This happens all the time.
There we go.
Okay.
There we go.
- Sorry.
- No, that's fine.
So... for next time,
there's a toaster.
You know.
So you could toast
the bread first,
and then make the sandwich.
Oh, yeah.
Here, let's start again.
Okay, here we go.
And...
Here you go.
Mm-hmm.
Now turn it on.
There we go.
- Oh, right.
- Mm-hmm.
Mr. McKay didn't
have a kitchen?
We had a kitchen, obviously.
Just, I never went
in there.
It was in a different
part of the house.
Ben always cooked for me.
Mr. McKay.
So you never left
the basement at all?
You weren't allowed
in other parts of the house?
We didn't call it a basement.
It was where we lived.
I'm sorry.
That's okay.
It's an honest mistake.
What is?
Calling it a basement.
No, I meant,
about everything.
I'm...
I'm sorry about everything.
It's okay.
You're trying.
Thank you for doing this
with me.
It's supposed
to be therapeutic,
meditative.
You used to love beads.
Your Aunt Jill
had a bead shop
before she moved
to Santa Fe,
and you loved
to go in there
and sink your hands deep
into the bins of glass beads.
I wanted to get you some,
but I was always afraid
you'd eat them
when I wasn't looking.
What are you making?
A string of beads.
So I have room
for about six more,
but I have ten beads left.
Which...
which ones do you think
I should leave out?
Any of them.
Well, help me out.
Which ones do you think?
I know things.
Oh, I know.
I wasn't nothing to him.
He raised me.
Okay.
Also, "ones" isn't a word.
What is that?
What?
That.
Oh, that, wow.
Maybe you better open it.
Okay.
What is it?
Look through it.
Look at the light.
Whoa.
Yeah.
That's the window
I promised you.
Click that button down
on the side.
And those are the natural
wonders of the world,
before they went away.
Where did they go?
You know.
I told you.
Everything's ruined out there.
Nothing good out there anymore.
You couldn't save it?
Well, you have
to pick your battles.
You can only save so much.
I picked you.
Those trees are so big.
They're called redwoods.
An up-and-down river?
Oh, that's Niagara Falls.
Inside-out mountains?
That's...
that's the Grand Canyon.
It's so pretty.
I love it.
I love my window.
Well, we have
a lot to look at.
We have
underwater oceans,
and night sky and space,
the deserts of Africa,
cities of Europe.
It's like magic.
Can we look at space?
When you look at space,
you have to lie on your back
and look up at the stars.
Leia?
This is Ursa Major,
the Great Bear...
Leia.
You seem distracted.
Sorry.
What are you
thinking about?
Did you ever see
Niagara Falls?
Um, once,
when I was very small.
Was it very far away?
It's an eight,
or nine-hour drive.
What about
the Grand Canyon?
Was that far?
It's in Arizona.
Yes.
It is in Arizona.
Yes.
This is a very special
birthday for us,
for all of us.
And we wanted to give you
something really special.
We're very proud of you, Leia.
Okay.
Now...
Open your eyes.
What...
It won't hurt you.
It's okay, it's okay.
No, no, no, no, no,
it's okay.
It's okay, it's okay.
Feel her,
feel how soft she is.
- I don't want it.
- She's harmless.
Here, touch her, touch her.
I don't want it.
- Leia.
- I don't want it.
- Marcy.
- Leia.
We're sorry.
I'll go bring back the dog.
No, don't do that.
Don't act like you're
righting some wrong of mine.
I will take the
dog back myself.
It was my idea.
This doesn't make sense.
It makes perfect sense.
People have been
doing trust falls
for generations.
But I don't understand
why we're practicing
something that isn't
going to happen in real life.
So, this isn't a practice
for a real fall.
This is the actual fall.
It's a metaphor,
for... things that happen
in real life.
Now, turn back around.
Come on, here we go.
Now... fall.
So it's natural
that you hesitate,
because you've never
trusted anybody before.
I haven't?
No.
I'm here.
I'm gonna catch you.
Now fall.
Okay, um...
Maybe... would it help
if I went first?
If I let myself fall backwards
and you caught me?
Let's try that.
Okay.
I'm gonna fall backwards,
and you're gonna catch me.
One, two, three.
How is she?
She's fine.
I drew her a bath.
It'll get better.
It is getting better.
You're always looking
ahead of everything.
"She'll be fine. "
"We'll get through it. "
"Let's wait till morning. "
"Let's see what the police say. "
"Let's have another baby. "
What about now?
What about what's happening
right now?
I need you with me in this.
I am.
Well, it doesn't feel like it.
If you can't see
that I'm in this with you,
that I...
I want us to move on, yes.
But I've also spent
the last 20 years
holding your hand
through the search initiatives
and the anniversary vigils
and you never going
back to work.
That's not fair.
Nothing's fair.
You have to move on,
especially now,
now that it's over.
- It's not over.
- Because of you.
You stopped.
Everything stopped.
Why is it that
when you talk about it,
it's always like something
that only happened to me,
like you're some noble outsider,
some... some saint,
who sacrificed his life for me.
I have sacrificed my life.
No.
It was taken.
Our life was taken,
and you are not giving
me anything, or her.
Why won't you read
one of these books?
Why won't you show
an even minor interest
in how hard this is?
It doesn't have to be
that hard.
How would you even begin
to know how hard it is
if you won't let yourself
be a part of it?
In case you haven't noticed,
we need your help,
whether you think we do
or not.
I didn't know
anyone was in here.
No one said
if I could get out.
Let me get you a towel.
We want to talk to you
about your future.
My future?
We know that you're smart
and that you know things.
And we think that
maybe the best way
to assess what you already know
and structure
your future learning
might be a tutor.
What's a tutor?
A teacher.
A teacher who comes
to the house
and works with you
to make sure you have
everything you need.
Leia.
- Leia.
- Go away.
Leia.
- Go away!
- Hey.
Hey, that's not fair.
Where have you been?
I'm sorry.
That's what's not fair.
- Where have you been?
- I'm sorry!
Three days!
You left me for three days!
Two and a half days.
Why would you do that?
Why?
I'm sorry.
- I called your name.
- I know.
You get everything!
- All right, all right.
- I hate you!
Get it all out.
All right, all right,
hey, hey, hey.
Care!
Why don't you care
that I hate you?
Because you don't hate me.
Yes, I do!
You want me to die
like an animal!
Aah!
Stop it!
Stop it now!
Now, look at me!
Look!
Leia.
Now we are even, yes?
But I didn't mean
to hurt you.
I didn't mean
to stay away so long.
You did mean to hit me.
You aimed.
You got me, on purpose.
Okay.
Okay?
And I didn't mean
to hurt you.
I don't believe you.
If you don't believe me,
then... then what?
Then what have you got?
Nothing.
That's the point.
I don't have anything.
Don't... don't say that.
Look, everything I do
is for you.
If you don't have anything,
then what am I?
I'm...
I'm a failure?
Come on.
Shh.
Come on, shh.
What's gonna happen
to me, Ben?
What's gonna happen
to me after this?
There...
There is no "after this. "
Anyway, think about it.
We've got three weeks
till the first session.
Leia?
Okay.
Brennan, Pennsylvania.
Packerton County Jail.
Leia.
You came.
I miss you.
You look different.
You look good.
I like your hair.
Looks nice like that.
Did you know...
Did you know that you were
changing things about me?
Like my name...
and birthday?
I didn't know those things
about you to begin with,
so I didn't think
I was changing anything.
I was giving you things.
You can't change
what you don't know.
I don't know
how to do anything.
You got here, didn't you?
You could follow directions.
You caught the bus.
I don't know
how to do anything.
You'll be fine.
Do you regret it?
Never regret the things you do.
Regret the things you don't.
It takes as much effort
running in place
as running a mile.
I'd rather see the mile.
Even if you die in here?
Even if I die in here.
I can't decide
what the worst thing
that's ever happened to me is...
Being with you my whole life
or being without you
for the rest of it.
Hey.
No girls in their 20s at all?
What about teenagers?
Any teenagers?
Yes, I will hold.
No, I know.
Yes, you will...
you will call me
if you hear anything.
Okay.
Oh, my God, where were you?
Are you okay?
Where were you?
Leia, where were you?
I went for a walk.
A walk?
For seven hours?
Yes.
Where did you walk?
I don't know, a park.
What park?
Grayson Park?
Yes.
With the fountain?
Yes.
There is no fountain
in Grayson Park.
Then the park
with the fountain.
There is no park
with a fountain.
You can trust me.
And you can tell me
where you were.
I did.
I don't think you did.
What is this?
Stop it!
Hey, Leia.
We were worried
about you.
Are you okay?
Nothing is okay.
Look at this.
- They're pictures of him.
- No.
These are pictures
of him, Glen.
Stop, they're mine.
I found them under her bed.
"Today is my fake
real birthday.
I wanted to tell you
I'm sorry... "
- Come on.
- "For blowing out the candles.
"Even though
without me telling you,
"you wouldn't even know,
"but I feel so bad about it,
I have to tell you,
"so I can apologize.
"I'm sorry,
and I'm sorry
for telling you. "
What kind of a hold does
this man have over you?
Okay, okay, Marcy.
That's enough.
You've had enough, Glen?
Can we talk about this?
We will sit down...
I don't think we
can talk about this.
I... I don't think so.
Put the phone down.
Hello, this is Marcy Dargon.
I'm calling for Detective Timms.
- It's an emergency.
- Marcy, wait.
What are you doing?
Wait.
Well, please tell him this is Marcy...
- Stop!
- It's an emergency.
It's an emergency!
Stop getting him
into trouble!
- Give me those!
- These are not yours.
- They're mine!
- These are not yours!
- Give them back!
- No!
He is hurting you!
He is still hurting you!
- No!
- He's hurting you right...
You are hurting me!
You!
You did this to me!
Go upstairs.
Go!
Thank you for all your help.
What's wrong with you?
I am done.
You can't just
give up on her.
With you.
I am done with you.
Oh, you're done with me?
I am so sick of dragging
you around on my...
Is that what you think?
Yes.
Do you have any idea what this
has been like for me, huh?
What you have
been like for me?
What you have been
all these years?
Where you have been?
Where have you been
all these years and years?
Here.
In our actual life,
in what actually
happened to us,
in what actually
is still happening to us.
And it is not my fault
that you cannot do that,
and it is not my responsibility
to make you.
I want to move on,
for Christ's sake.
I want us all to move on.
No.
You want us to be different.
You want to fast-forward
to the easy part.
Well, there isn't one,
not like this.
And I cannot drag Leanne
back into reality
if I have to do
the same for you.
And I choose her.
The only loophole
in our system is free will,
and we can't account for that.
A restraining order
has since been put in place
forbidding Mr. McKay
to make further contact
with the girl.
His lawyer released
this statement.
"I deeply regret any conflict
I may have caused.
"I only want what
is best for Leanne
"and apologize for any actions
"that could have been
interpreted to the contrary.
I wish her only good things
at this difficult time. "
Hello?
Hello?
Who is it?
It's Mr. Henry.
Mr. Henry?
The tutor,
for your daughter.
I left you a message
last week.
I confirmed with
your husband yesterday.
Can I see some ID?
- ID?
- Yeah.
Sure.
Illinois?
Yeah, that's where I'm from.
No, thank you.
Excuse me?
Excuse me?
Years ago when
she became separated
from a group
of neighborhood kids
while playing in an
inflatable castle.
911, what is your emergency?
Yes, my daughter is gone.
She's missing, she's 41/2.
Oh, my God, oh, my God.
She was... she was
in the bouncy castle
with the other kids.
Ma'am, ma'am, I'm gonna
need you to calm down.
What is your location?
We're at Welling Park.
There's a barbecue.
I took off her shoes
and I put her in the castle
for a minute.
I was here the whole time.
I've been here.
She can't go anywhere
without her shoes.
She doesn't know how
to run without shoes.
And how long
has she been missing?
Oh, my God, I don't know!
How could I not know?
Ma'am, how long ago did
you discover she was gone?
15 minutes, we've been looking
for her for 15 minutes.
Can you tell me
what she's wearing?
She's wearing a yellow t-shirt
and a denim jumper,
yellow socks.
She's not wearing any shoes.
I'm holding her shoes.
Benjamin McKay was a product
of the foster care system...
Bouncing between over 30
residences and group homes
before the age of...
Hello?
Oh, hi, Dr. Andrews.
How are you?
I was gonna call you,
and you beat me to it.
Yeah, so... one of the things
that I was gonna call you about
is that Leanne has come down
with a little touch of the flu,
we think.
So can I call you when
she's feeling a little better?
Thank you.
Okay.
Bye.
Leanne?
Leanne, it's time for lunch.
I made you a sandwich,
toasted like you like it.
I'm gonna slide it
under the door now.
Am I still in trouble?
You're not in trouble.
Then can I come downstairs?
Do you miss me?
I'm thirsty.
Water's in a half an hour.
Check the schedule.
What do I have to do?
Just look at me.
I don't get it.
The bond that we created
when you were an infant
has been erased.
Children bond to their mothers
in the earliest months of life,
when they can't speak,
when they can only look
in each other's eyes
and trust that the mother
will care for them
and provide the things
that they want or need,
without their even asking.
I'm 22.
23.
I'm not an infant.
And that's why it's called
"attachment therapy"
instead of just "attachment. "
Just attachment happens
when you're a baby,
but attachment therapy
happens when you're older
but you're incapable
of attaching to someone.
I was attached to someone.
This isn't something
I'm asking you to do.
So...
you should lie down here
with your head in my lap.
Okay.
Now you look at me.
For how long?
We'll see.
What color are my eyes?
Blue.
- Yours too.
- Mm-hmm.
They were green
when I was born.
They changed.
When I was born,
did my eyes change?
I don't know.
Well, are there pictures?
Now, you know there aren't.
I want you to tell me
the story
about when you found me.
You mean
when you found me?
Please.
Well, it was spring.
And it was the middle
of the beginning of the end.
Of the world.
Of the world.
And... I was driving,
and something told me to stop,
something in here.
So I did.
And there you were.
What did I look like?
Whew, all lit up,
the brightest...
You were the brightest thing
I ever saw.
But you were stranded,
and strangers.
Am I still the brightest
thing you ever saw?
You're brighter than the sun
at the center of the earth.
Is there really a sun
at the center of the earth?
Well, there's a you,
isn't there?
Okay, keep going.
Well, you could feel
I was looking at you.
- In here?
- Mm-hmm.
So I picked you up,
and you said...
"Save me. "
So I did.
I saved you from everybody
you left behind,
from ever being anything
but mine.
I wish I could
remember things.
What color were my eyes
when I was born?
Shh.
You're not supposed to talk.
They were gray.
When am I allowed
to be alone again?
It's on the schedule.
Now fall.
Where's Glen?
Did you make a schedule
for him too?
No, we made a choice.
And at some point,
we'll make a decision.
Why choose to be apart
after so long?
It's important to make choices,
even hard ones.
Now fall.
I don't want to.
Leanne, fall.
I choose not to.
You have to.
On the count of three...
- No.
- One, two...
Aah!
Now you don't get cake.
I know you're scared.
But it doesn't matter.
I didn't catch you.
That doesn't matter either.
If you do this now,
you can eat alone tonight.
Glen?
Marcy, open the door.
I didn't think you were home.
It's dark in there.
You should turn a light on.
I thought maybe you were out.
No, here.
I just came by for some things,
some clothes.
Open up the door, Marcy.
Can I at least see her,
say hi?
You can't have it both ways.
She'll call you
when she's ready.
I'm sorry.
I'm just... sorry.
I'll go get your things.
At some point I'm coming
back in the house.
That's my life in there too,
my house.
I'd rather not do this
with a lawyer, Marcy.
And I wish you'd cared
half as much about us
as you care about
your things, but...
That's not fair.
Nothing's fair.
Sooner or later, Marce.
Fine.
Later.
If you need anything,
I'm not far.
Over on Highland?
- Yes.
- Hmm.
Lucky her.
After all this time.
Thank you.
No, no.
Good.
I'm done.
Mrs. Dargon?
Dr. Andrews.
I'm...
I'm sorry.
Oh, not at all.
Is everything okay?
Did you need something?
May I come in?
Of course, please.
So how is Leia?
She's... she's good.
Oh, good.
She hasn't been to my office
in a while now.
Well, she has that cold still.
It's bronchitis, I guess, now.
She'll be fine.
A lot of bed rest.
Her flu?
What?
Her flu turned into bronchitis?
Yes, it did.
Sorry.
You okay?
Yeah, yeah.
I'm good, I'm good.
- Thank you.
- Here you go.
What happened to your face?
I fell.
It's minor.
It's not a big deal at all, really.
Glen called my office.
He's worried about
you and Leia.
Could we not call her that?
I named her Leanne.
That is her name.
Sure.
Glen expressed concern
for both you and Leanne.
He and I are taking
some time apart,
as I'm sure he told you.
That must be very difficult
at a time like this.
Is this your first separation?
I went to my sister's once,
years ago.
12, 14 years ago.
It was after they found
that body in Maryland.
How is Leanne finding
the separation?
Fine.
Are they seeing much
of each other?
Not at the moment.
He's...
He's not...
I don't really want
to talk about Glen.
Okay.
What about other family?
Your sister,
are you still close?
She got married.
She had two kids,
11 and... 8,
which made it hard to... travel.
I imagine that's not easy,
other people's children.
You have kids, Dr. Andrews?
No.
I never know
how to answer that.
I'm sure you're doing
just fine.
You do this a lot,
counsel victims of kidnapping?
Not specifically.
Me neither.
But I'm sure
you're doing just fine.
Well, I don't want to take up
any more of your time.
If I could just
see Leanne now,
I'll be on my way.
Oh, yes, right.
Not for long,
just to touch base.
I'd love to hear
about your vacation.
I'm sure it was
great for her.
One Mississippi,
two Mississippi,
three Mississippi,
four Mississippi,
five Mississippi,
six Mississippi...
58 Mississippi,
59 Mississippi...
60.
So she's... she's sleeping.
I... I... I tried to wake her,
but she's just too feverish
to come down.
Of course, her bronchitis.
Yes, it'll have to be
another time.
Thursday, her regular time.
Yes, right, Thursday.
Great.
Bermuda.
Bermuda.
Barracuda's a fish.
Okay.
What was your favorite part?
We went on a boat.
Good.
I've never been on a boat.
I know.
What if she asks
why I like it?
You just tell her
you like the water.
But what if I don't
like the water?
Do you?
I don't know.
I don't want to
answer these questions.
I don't want you to
answer them either.
How was the plane ride?
It was scary.
Good.
I don't get it.
Why would people do
something scary on purpose?
It's not actually scary.
It's just, some people
think that it's scary.
Do you?
Not really.
Then why do I?
Because you've never
been on a plane before.
But the boat wasn't scary.
No.
- Why not?
- I don't know.
I'm sorry.
Why don't you have a tan?
I wore a sun screen.
One word, "sunscreen. "
I wore a sunscreen.
Not "a," just "sunscreen. "
"I wore sunscreen. "
It's... it's a lotion.
I wore sunscreen.
That's good.
I... I...
I think that's good for today.
I think we should...
we'll practice more
tomorrow, yeah?
Okay.
What happens
if I get them wrong?
I'm just trying to do my best
to protect you.
From what?
Why do you ask
so many questions
and you still don't know
what a barracuda is?
I know what it is now.
It's a fish.
Let's move on.
What's next?
Beads.
I think that we're gonna
try something new.
Applied accountability.
What's applied accountability?
I fall, you fall.
I succeed, you succeed.
So, how are you feeling about
the changes in the house?
Which changes?
Glen being gone.
Okay, I guess.
Are there other changes?
Has your relationship
with Marcy changed at all
since he's been gone?
Can we talk about
something else?
What about your vacation?
Good.
It was good.
Good.
I used a sunscreen.
It's a lotion.
What about your relationship
with Mr. McKay?
We're not allowed
to have a relationship.
And do you still want one?
That doesn't have to be
a yes-or-no question.
It's natural to feel conflicted
about Mr. McKay.
Ben.
Ben.
You always say that.
What?
That it's natural
to feel conflicted
about my feelings.
And it is.
But how can you have feelings
about something
when you don't know
anything about it?
Is that how you feel about him?
That's how I feel
about everything.
Okay, all right.
I'll let you get settled in.
Water's in a half an hour.
Is this how people love?
They become a room
for you to live in,
and then they lock?
How many rooms do you get
in your life?
Am I lucky or unlucky?
I'm really asking.
We're both lucky.
I... I have something for you.
I have to go and get it.
Where is it?
It's downstairs.
We are downstairs.
It's in the basement.
Is it alive?
No.
Okay.
I'm gonna trust you.
Okay, good.
17 years, the singular window
in the basement
was sealed and covered,
making it impossible
to see in or out.
Neighbors said they never
noticed anything unusual
about Benjamin McKay
or his basement.
He kept to himself mostly.
We'd always say hello
if we happened into each other,
but, you know, I mean,
never mentioned family,
never had anyone over.
I mean, he was always alone.
At least we thought
he was alone.
No one knows how much time McKay
himself spent in the basement,
though there was just one bed
fashioned out of a camping cot
wrapped in blankets.
The bedding is being tested
for DNA,
and thus far the results
of those tests
have not been released.
What will happen
at this museum of captivity
at 111 Langston Road
is yet to be determined,
as the relics of a life underground
wait to be claimed.
Truly horrifying.
For 21 News, I'm Juan Fernandez.
This is a stationary bicycle.
You ride it in place,
like... like this.
See?
And... it stays up by itself,
so you don't have to wear
a helmet or anything,
and you can change the speeds
with these dials.
I...
I found it downstairs.
Here, get on.
Now you just... you pedal.
You push down with your feet.
Yes, like that.
Next week is a solitary block,
and I thought it would be nice
for you to have something to do.
Dear Marcy,
thank you for caring about me,
for trying.
The idea that you can fight
for something you want
is new to me.
I thought before
that you only fought
against things you didn't.
But now I know there are
different ways of doing it.
It's not that I don't
not love you specifically.
I maybe don't love anyone,
maybe.
Or maybe that doesn't matter.
I'd say I wish
I could be different,
but I don't.
I don't know
what that would be.
I'm sorry I don't remember you
from before,
but I'll remember you now.
I didn't leave
because you were bad.
The whole point of taking
everything away from me
in the first place
was that I would
get to be someone.
I mean, I am someone,
when I'm alone.
But when I'm with other people,
I am what they think I am.
I don't know how to be that.
And I think I don't want to be
something to share anymore.
I thought you couldn't
choose your family
and that you were trying
to make me choose you.
But then I saw
that Ben chose me.
He picked me out,
and he made me his.
And there is no one
choosing that.
There is no un-growing up.
It's time for me
to grow up for good...
and have something that's mine.
And mine only.
Sincerely, Leia.
- Detective.
- Detective.
Are you okay?
Do you remember
Mr. And Mrs. Dargon?
Glen and Marcy.
Are we doing first names?
We talked on the phone
from the hospital, right?
Yes, we called
as soon as we heard.
We tried to come
and see you, but...
but they wouldn't let us
until the test came back.
So, here you are.
Okay.
Hi.
Hi.
Well, charges have
been pressed,
and McKay will be held
without bail.
So far, her hospital records
are clean,
although she did refuse
to take a full examination.
That's private.
Of course.
As discussed,
she's to meet with
a court-appointed psychologist
once a week, more if needed.
Dr. Andrews... here's her card.
This should calm down.
We petitioned
for a protective order
on your behalf,
and that should be settled
by tomorrow.
Thank you.
I only wish we could
have met sooner.
Thank you.
Take care of yourself.
Can I hug you?
Um... sure.
You're real...
you're really here.
Welcome home.
Is it okay
if we stop hugging?
Yes, of course.
You're so big.
Would you like
something to drink?
I have lemonade.
And tea.
Water.
Coming right up.
Please, make yourself
comfortable.
Here, let me...
I'll take...
No.
Okay.
Is this you?
Yes.
And him?
Yes.
And this.
This is me, then.
Yes.
There you go.
You look so young.
I was.
I rode horses.
Ponies.
You had just started.
You were barely four.
But you kept asking,
and your friend Caroline
had had some lessons,
so of course you couldn't
let it go.
Do you remember Caroline?
No.
Your birthdays
were ten days apart,
so we always had
joint parties.
We had costume parties,
it being so close
to Halloween.
You were always a princess
for your birthday
and something else
for Halloween.
Isn't my birthday
March 15th?
No, it's October 21st.
I celebrate it on March 15th.
You see...
Um...
Yeah, here's another one.
So you're about to, um,
blow out the candles,
and here are the pumpkins
and leaves on the ground.
Oh.
We made a cheese plate,
if you're hungry.
And there's a pie in the oven.
Do you still like pie?
Sure.
Please, sit,
and make yourself
comfortable,
and let us know if...
if we can get you anything.
Leanne.
Leanne is here.
Actually, my name is Leia.
- Huh?
- What?
My name is Leia.
You changed your name?
No.
We... we named you Leanne.
We've always
called you that.
I don't remember that.
I only know that
my name is Leia
and that I was named
after a princess.
Like from the movie?
What movie?
You don't know?
Know what?
Your name.
It's Leia.
Leia.
Yes?
No, I was just saying it.
Your name.
So tell us about yourself.
I'm tired.
Oh, would you like
to lay down?
Yes.
Oh, you can go right
up to your room.
We didn't have time
to change anything,
but we kept it
like this for you.
I hope it's okay.
Maybe it's nice, even.
For now.
Okay.
All right, I'm gonna
let you get settled in.
- Okay.
- Okay.
Okay.
I'd like to propose a toast.
To Leanne.
To Leia.
We're so happy
to have you home.
It's a miracle.
Thank you.
I'm sorry, are we being rude?
Are you saying Grace?
I'm doing a "Dear Universe. "
It's a kind of prayer.
"Dear Universe, thank you
"for the food I'm
going to be eating,
"the thoughts I'm
going to be thinking.
Thank you for this moment
we are making. "
And then you make wishes.
Wishes?
Yes.
"I wish for you
to keep me honest,
help me to know who I am,"
and anything else you want.
"Sincerely, Leia. "
And you can add a P.S.
if you feel necessary.
What church is that?
No church.
Church is for people who
can't believe in themselves.
The Universe is for when
you believe in everything.
Thank you.
You must be hungry.
Been quite a few days.
The police, the hospital...
Hospital food can't be that good.
And all the beeping.
Who can eat with
all that beeping?
I remember when I was
at the hospital
after I had had you.
And they brought me some food,
and I couldn't even recognize it.
It was like astronaut food,
I swear.
The only thing that I would eat
was the Jell-O...
I remember that.
Because the rest
of it was just so...
No, I remember that,
because I had a pack
of Rollo's in my pocket
that you went
absolutely nuts for.
- That's right, that's right.
- I mean, she went bananas.
Well, I was starving.
I'd never seen anybody...
I was starving, because...
Go through a half a pack
of Rollo's before like that.
Because after you give birth,
they should have a turkey dinner
waiting for you.
Hello?
Hi.
Yeah, she's right here.
It's Jill.
Hello?
Great.
Thank you.
Uh-huh.
I know.
I know, I was thinking
the same thing.
She would be so happy.
Would you like to talk to her?
Hold on.
Um, Leia, this is your Aunt Jill
on the phone.
Why don't you say hello?
So... so say hello.
Hello?
Okay.
Congratulations for you too.
Okay.
I think she's done talking.
Oh, okay.
I should go.
Hello... already?
Okay.
Jill?
Yeah, she's tired.
I'll see you tonight.
- I'll see you tonight.
- Of course.
Okay, so would you describe
your first week at home
as a positive experience?
Sure.
I notice you say that a lot.
"Sure. "
We just met.
Yes, but over
the last half hour,
"Would you like to sit?"
"Can I get you some tea?"
"Have you been sleeping
on a regular schedule?"
"Do you find yourself adapting
to your new surroundings?"
All these are things
you answered "sure" to.
Maybe you should ask
different questions.
Maybe you're right.
How would you describe
your first week at home?
As a positive experience.
Do I make you uncomfortable?
No.
Do I make you uncomfortable?
Of course not.
Okay.
"Sure" is a noncommittal
statement,
even in the affirmative.
If I say,
"Do you want some tea?"
and you say, "Sure,"
it tells me that you want tea
only because I asked it,
not because you want it.
I want you to feel free
to express definites,
concrete feelings.
This is a safe environment.
Okay.
I don't really want this tea.
Everything you say here
is confidential.
You keep writing things
in that folder.
I keep notes.
But you are looking
for things, right?
Against Ben.
Are you concerned about Ben?
Are you looking for things?
My only true concern
is how you are doing,
how you are feeling,
that you feel supported.
Okay.
If there's anything I can do
to make that clearer to you,
do not hesitate to tell me.
I am here for you.
Can you stop calling it "home?"
Like, my "transition back home?"
All right.
Does it not feel like home?
Would a place you don't remember
feel like home to you?
How does it feel?
Like a place I don't remember,
like a neighbor's house.
Did you spend much time
at neighbor's houses
when you were with Mr. McKay?
No.
I spent time at home.
Want some dessert?
You don't have to look at that.
It's just...
it's just there.
Can I have this?
No.
Or not right now, okay?
Congratulations, God bless.
I've been following on the
news and everything
from the very beginning.
- So inspiring.
- Thank you.
You are so inspiring.
You must be so happy
to be home.
You holding up okay?
Fine, thanks.
Oh, I bet you are.
Just excuse me.
You are in our prayers.
I hope that monster gets
everything he deserves.
Don't you worry.
Thank you, thank you.
- Thank you.
- Thank you.
I'm sorry about that.
People have
a lot of questions,
and sometimes it gets
the better of them.
Questions about what?
Well...
about you and
how you're doing,
what you went through...
how you survived.
Survived what?
The unknown, I guess.
I could ask everyone else
the same question.
You're ruining it!
You're ruining everything!
Hey, don't say that.
Ruiner!
Leia, that's not very nice.
You are not very nice.
Yeah?
Who else do you know
that's nicer, huh?
No one.
That's right.
You're hurting him!
Let's take him
to the hospital.
He has to go
to the hospital.
Leia, we both know
he can't go to a hospital.
And why?
- But he has to...
- Leia.
Hospitals are bad.
Yes.
And why?
You can't just say
something is bad
without knowing why.
They have no confidence
in the nature of things
and no respect
for the mystery of life.
Yeah.
And part of the mystery of life
is death.
And part of the nature of things
is accepting that.
I don't want him to die.
Well, look who's lost
confidence in me, huh?
Are you ready for a story?
Which one should I read?
How about
The Frog Prince?
You can follow...
He's fixed.
You fixed him.
That's what I told you
I was doing.
I thought you were
hurting him,
like a doctor.
No, I was fixing him,
like a Ben.
Look at you.
You're a mess.
I'm not a mess.
You get so worked up.
Sorry.
No, you don't
have to apologize.
We can't help
what we feel.
But we can help
what we think, right?
So why would you think
I would hurt Teddy?
I don't know.
You don't know what you think?
I thought you were mad at me.
Why would I be mad at you?
For looking out the window.
I was concerned when you were
looking out the window, yeah.
I didn't want you
to see something scary.
But I fixed it, right?
So, we don't have to worry
about that anymore.
I know.
But you yelled.
Even if I was mad,
I take care of you.
Always.
Okay.
Okay.
How long does it take trees
to grow?
Maybe 30, 40 years.
This has looked like this
for 40 years?
More than that, actually,
because we moved here
almost 25 years ago,
and the trees were big then too.
Why does Glen get to leave?
Well, he goes to work.
We could leave too.
What do you think?
You could try it on.
Sure.
Oh, that looks so pretty.
Do you like it?
Do you want to try it
without the other
shirts underneath?
I always wear these.
Would to try it?
Now...
How is that one?
That's... that's not as tight
as the other one, right?
Good.
Do you want me to adjust it?
It's adjustable back here.
- No.
- No?
Okay, great.
Great.
Well, I think that
should work better
under the clothes.
I can do it.
Okay.
Okay.
Don't... don't forget...
don't forget to come out
and show me.
If... if you want to.
It was... it was really nice.
I think she liked the
clothes that we found.
She looked great in them,
really beautiful.
I hope she liked them.
Good.
See?
It's good.
Yeah, it's good.
She's...
She's sweet.
Dear Universe,
thank you for the thoughts
I'm going to be thinking.
Thank you for the dreams
I'm going to be dreaming.
Thank you for this moment
we are making.
I wish for you
to keep me honest
and to keep an eye on Ben.
Sincerely, Leia.
Leia?
Good morning.
Leia?
Leia!
Leia.
- Yes.
- Oh, my God.
I... I... I...
I didn't see you out there.
- Don't do that.
- Sorry.
- Don't do that.
- Sorry.
You know what we're
gonna do today?
We're gonna get you
an ID card
so that...
so that you have
an ID card.
Okay.
Salem, Pennsylvania.
Department
of Motor Vehicles.
What does "Louise" mean?
It's your middle name.
It's work.
Okay.
Whatever it is,
I think we should just
try to be more...
than we were.
We already are.
We already are
more than we were.
Leia?
You okay in there?
Oh, oh, okay,
okay, I'll get it.
- Sorry.
- No, no, no, no, no.
It's alright.
Here.
Careful.
I'll get it,
I'll get it, I'll get it.
There we go.
It's all fine, it's all fine.
I like the bread warm.
That's okay.
How do we... let's see.
I like it toasty, sorry.
That's all right.
It'll... it'll go off
in just a second.
This happens all the time.
There we go.
Okay.
There we go.
- Sorry.
- No, that's fine.
So... for next time,
there's a toaster.
You know.
So you could toast
the bread first,
and then make the sandwich.
Oh, yeah.
Here, let's start again.
Okay, here we go.
And...
Here you go.
Mm-hmm.
Now turn it on.
There we go.
- Oh, right.
- Mm-hmm.
Mr. McKay didn't
have a kitchen?
We had a kitchen, obviously.
Just, I never went
in there.
It was in a different
part of the house.
Ben always cooked for me.
Mr. McKay.
So you never left
the basement at all?
You weren't allowed
in other parts of the house?
We didn't call it a basement.
It was where we lived.
I'm sorry.
That's okay.
It's an honest mistake.
What is?
Calling it a basement.
No, I meant,
about everything.
I'm...
I'm sorry about everything.
It's okay.
You're trying.
Thank you for doing this
with me.
It's supposed
to be therapeutic,
meditative.
You used to love beads.
Your Aunt Jill
had a bead shop
before she moved
to Santa Fe,
and you loved
to go in there
and sink your hands deep
into the bins of glass beads.
I wanted to get you some,
but I was always afraid
you'd eat them
when I wasn't looking.
What are you making?
A string of beads.
So I have room
for about six more,
but I have ten beads left.
Which...
which ones do you think
I should leave out?
Any of them.
Well, help me out.
Which ones do you think?
I know things.
Oh, I know.
I wasn't nothing to him.
He raised me.
Okay.
Also, "ones" isn't a word.
What is that?
What?
That.
Oh, that, wow.
Maybe you better open it.
Okay.
What is it?
Look through it.
Look at the light.
Whoa.
Yeah.
That's the window
I promised you.
Click that button down
on the side.
And those are the natural
wonders of the world,
before they went away.
Where did they go?
You know.
I told you.
Everything's ruined out there.
Nothing good out there anymore.
You couldn't save it?
Well, you have
to pick your battles.
You can only save so much.
I picked you.
Those trees are so big.
They're called redwoods.
An up-and-down river?
Oh, that's Niagara Falls.
Inside-out mountains?
That's...
that's the Grand Canyon.
It's so pretty.
I love it.
I love my window.
Well, we have
a lot to look at.
We have
underwater oceans,
and night sky and space,
the deserts of Africa,
cities of Europe.
It's like magic.
Can we look at space?
When you look at space,
you have to lie on your back
and look up at the stars.
Leia?
This is Ursa Major,
the Great Bear...
Leia.
You seem distracted.
Sorry.
What are you
thinking about?
Did you ever see
Niagara Falls?
Um, once,
when I was very small.
Was it very far away?
It's an eight,
or nine-hour drive.
What about
the Grand Canyon?
Was that far?
It's in Arizona.
Yes.
It is in Arizona.
Yes.
This is a very special
birthday for us,
for all of us.
And we wanted to give you
something really special.
We're very proud of you, Leia.
Okay.
Now...
Open your eyes.
What...
It won't hurt you.
It's okay, it's okay.
No, no, no, no, no,
it's okay.
It's okay, it's okay.
Feel her,
feel how soft she is.
- I don't want it.
- She's harmless.
Here, touch her, touch her.
I don't want it.
- Leia.
- I don't want it.
- Marcy.
- Leia.
We're sorry.
I'll go bring back the dog.
No, don't do that.
Don't act like you're
righting some wrong of mine.
I will take the
dog back myself.
It was my idea.
This doesn't make sense.
It makes perfect sense.
People have been
doing trust falls
for generations.
But I don't understand
why we're practicing
something that isn't
going to happen in real life.
So, this isn't a practice
for a real fall.
This is the actual fall.
It's a metaphor,
for... things that happen
in real life.
Now, turn back around.
Come on, here we go.
Now... fall.
So it's natural
that you hesitate,
because you've never
trusted anybody before.
I haven't?
No.
I'm here.
I'm gonna catch you.
Now fall.
Okay, um...
Maybe... would it help
if I went first?
If I let myself fall backwards
and you caught me?
Let's try that.
Okay.
I'm gonna fall backwards,
and you're gonna catch me.
One, two, three.
How is she?
She's fine.
I drew her a bath.
It'll get better.
It is getting better.
You're always looking
ahead of everything.
"She'll be fine. "
"We'll get through it. "
"Let's wait till morning. "
"Let's see what the police say. "
"Let's have another baby. "
What about now?
What about what's happening
right now?
I need you with me in this.
I am.
Well, it doesn't feel like it.
If you can't see
that I'm in this with you,
that I...
I want us to move on, yes.
But I've also spent
the last 20 years
holding your hand
through the search initiatives
and the anniversary vigils
and you never going
back to work.
That's not fair.
Nothing's fair.
You have to move on,
especially now,
now that it's over.
- It's not over.
- Because of you.
You stopped.
Everything stopped.
Why is it that
when you talk about it,
it's always like something
that only happened to me,
like you're some noble outsider,
some... some saint,
who sacrificed his life for me.
I have sacrificed my life.
No.
It was taken.
Our life was taken,
and you are not giving
me anything, or her.
Why won't you read
one of these books?
Why won't you show
an even minor interest
in how hard this is?
It doesn't have to be
that hard.
How would you even begin
to know how hard it is
if you won't let yourself
be a part of it?
In case you haven't noticed,
we need your help,
whether you think we do
or not.
I didn't know
anyone was in here.
No one said
if I could get out.
Let me get you a towel.
We want to talk to you
about your future.
My future?
We know that you're smart
and that you know things.
And we think that
maybe the best way
to assess what you already know
and structure
your future learning
might be a tutor.
What's a tutor?
A teacher.
A teacher who comes
to the house
and works with you
to make sure you have
everything you need.
Leia.
- Leia.
- Go away.
Leia.
- Go away!
- Hey.
Hey, that's not fair.
Where have you been?
I'm sorry.
That's what's not fair.
- Where have you been?
- I'm sorry!
Three days!
You left me for three days!
Two and a half days.
Why would you do that?
Why?
I'm sorry.
- I called your name.
- I know.
You get everything!
- All right, all right.
- I hate you!
Get it all out.
All right, all right,
hey, hey, hey.
Care!
Why don't you care
that I hate you?
Because you don't hate me.
Yes, I do!
You want me to die
like an animal!
Aah!
Stop it!
Stop it now!
Now, look at me!
Look!
Leia.
Now we are even, yes?
But I didn't mean
to hurt you.
I didn't mean
to stay away so long.
You did mean to hit me.
You aimed.
You got me, on purpose.
Okay.
Okay?
And I didn't mean
to hurt you.
I don't believe you.
If you don't believe me,
then... then what?
Then what have you got?
Nothing.
That's the point.
I don't have anything.
Don't... don't say that.
Look, everything I do
is for you.
If you don't have anything,
then what am I?
I'm...
I'm a failure?
Come on.
Shh.
Come on, shh.
What's gonna happen
to me, Ben?
What's gonna happen
to me after this?
There...
There is no "after this. "
Anyway, think about it.
We've got three weeks
till the first session.
Leia?
Okay.
Brennan, Pennsylvania.
Packerton County Jail.
Leia.
You came.
I miss you.
You look different.
You look good.
I like your hair.
Looks nice like that.
Did you know...
Did you know that you were
changing things about me?
Like my name...
and birthday?
I didn't know those things
about you to begin with,
so I didn't think
I was changing anything.
I was giving you things.
You can't change
what you don't know.
I don't know
how to do anything.
You got here, didn't you?
You could follow directions.
You caught the bus.
I don't know
how to do anything.
You'll be fine.
Do you regret it?
Never regret the things you do.
Regret the things you don't.
It takes as much effort
running in place
as running a mile.
I'd rather see the mile.
Even if you die in here?
Even if I die in here.
I can't decide
what the worst thing
that's ever happened to me is...
Being with you my whole life
or being without you
for the rest of it.
Hey.
No girls in their 20s at all?
What about teenagers?
Any teenagers?
Yes, I will hold.
No, I know.
Yes, you will...
you will call me
if you hear anything.
Okay.
Oh, my God, where were you?
Are you okay?
Where were you?
Leia, where were you?
I went for a walk.
A walk?
For seven hours?
Yes.
Where did you walk?
I don't know, a park.
What park?
Grayson Park?
Yes.
With the fountain?
Yes.
There is no fountain
in Grayson Park.
Then the park
with the fountain.
There is no park
with a fountain.
You can trust me.
And you can tell me
where you were.
I did.
I don't think you did.
What is this?
Stop it!
Hey, Leia.
We were worried
about you.
Are you okay?
Nothing is okay.
Look at this.
- They're pictures of him.
- No.
These are pictures
of him, Glen.
Stop, they're mine.
I found them under her bed.
"Today is my fake
real birthday.
I wanted to tell you
I'm sorry... "
- Come on.
- "For blowing out the candles.
"Even though
without me telling you,
"you wouldn't even know,
"but I feel so bad about it,
I have to tell you,
"so I can apologize.
"I'm sorry,
and I'm sorry
for telling you. "
What kind of a hold does
this man have over you?
Okay, okay, Marcy.
That's enough.
You've had enough, Glen?
Can we talk about this?
We will sit down...
I don't think we
can talk about this.
I... I don't think so.
Put the phone down.
Hello, this is Marcy Dargon.
I'm calling for Detective Timms.
- It's an emergency.
- Marcy, wait.
What are you doing?
Wait.
Well, please tell him this is Marcy...
- Stop!
- It's an emergency.
It's an emergency!
Stop getting him
into trouble!
- Give me those!
- These are not yours.
- They're mine!
- These are not yours!
- Give them back!
- No!
He is hurting you!
He is still hurting you!
- No!
- He's hurting you right...
You are hurting me!
You!
You did this to me!
Go upstairs.
Go!
Thank you for all your help.
What's wrong with you?
I am done.
You can't just
give up on her.
With you.
I am done with you.
Oh, you're done with me?
I am so sick of dragging
you around on my...
Is that what you think?
Yes.
Do you have any idea what this
has been like for me, huh?
What you have
been like for me?
What you have been
all these years?
Where you have been?
Where have you been
all these years and years?
Here.
In our actual life,
in what actually
happened to us,
in what actually
is still happening to us.
And it is not my fault
that you cannot do that,
and it is not my responsibility
to make you.
I want to move on,
for Christ's sake.
I want us all to move on.
No.
You want us to be different.
You want to fast-forward
to the easy part.
Well, there isn't one,
not like this.
And I cannot drag Leanne
back into reality
if I have to do
the same for you.
And I choose her.
The only loophole
in our system is free will,
and we can't account for that.
A restraining order
has since been put in place
forbidding Mr. McKay
to make further contact
with the girl.
His lawyer released
this statement.
"I deeply regret any conflict
I may have caused.
"I only want what
is best for Leanne
"and apologize for any actions
"that could have been
interpreted to the contrary.
I wish her only good things
at this difficult time. "
Hello?
Hello?
Who is it?
It's Mr. Henry.
Mr. Henry?
The tutor,
for your daughter.
I left you a message
last week.
I confirmed with
your husband yesterday.
Can I see some ID?
- ID?
- Yeah.
Sure.
Illinois?
Yeah, that's where I'm from.
No, thank you.
Excuse me?
Excuse me?
Years ago when
she became separated
from a group
of neighborhood kids
while playing in an
inflatable castle.
911, what is your emergency?
Yes, my daughter is gone.
She's missing, she's 41/2.
Oh, my God, oh, my God.
She was... she was
in the bouncy castle
with the other kids.
Ma'am, ma'am, I'm gonna
need you to calm down.
What is your location?
We're at Welling Park.
There's a barbecue.
I took off her shoes
and I put her in the castle
for a minute.
I was here the whole time.
I've been here.
She can't go anywhere
without her shoes.
She doesn't know how
to run without shoes.
And how long
has she been missing?
Oh, my God, I don't know!
How could I not know?
Ma'am, how long ago did
you discover she was gone?
15 minutes, we've been looking
for her for 15 minutes.
Can you tell me
what she's wearing?
She's wearing a yellow t-shirt
and a denim jumper,
yellow socks.
She's not wearing any shoes.
I'm holding her shoes.
Benjamin McKay was a product
of the foster care system...
Bouncing between over 30
residences and group homes
before the age of...
Hello?
Oh, hi, Dr. Andrews.
How are you?
I was gonna call you,
and you beat me to it.
Yeah, so... one of the things
that I was gonna call you about
is that Leanne has come down
with a little touch of the flu,
we think.
So can I call you when
she's feeling a little better?
Thank you.
Okay.
Bye.
Leanne?
Leanne, it's time for lunch.
I made you a sandwich,
toasted like you like it.
I'm gonna slide it
under the door now.
Am I still in trouble?
You're not in trouble.
Then can I come downstairs?
Do you miss me?
I'm thirsty.
Water's in a half an hour.
Check the schedule.
What do I have to do?
Just look at me.
I don't get it.
The bond that we created
when you were an infant
has been erased.
Children bond to their mothers
in the earliest months of life,
when they can't speak,
when they can only look
in each other's eyes
and trust that the mother
will care for them
and provide the things
that they want or need,
without their even asking.
I'm 22.
23.
I'm not an infant.
And that's why it's called
"attachment therapy"
instead of just "attachment. "
Just attachment happens
when you're a baby,
but attachment therapy
happens when you're older
but you're incapable
of attaching to someone.
I was attached to someone.
This isn't something
I'm asking you to do.
So...
you should lie down here
with your head in my lap.
Okay.
Now you look at me.
For how long?
We'll see.
What color are my eyes?
Blue.
- Yours too.
- Mm-hmm.
They were green
when I was born.
They changed.
When I was born,
did my eyes change?
I don't know.
Well, are there pictures?
Now, you know there aren't.
I want you to tell me
the story
about when you found me.
You mean
when you found me?
Please.
Well, it was spring.
And it was the middle
of the beginning of the end.
Of the world.
Of the world.
And... I was driving,
and something told me to stop,
something in here.
So I did.
And there you were.
What did I look like?
Whew, all lit up,
the brightest...
You were the brightest thing
I ever saw.
But you were stranded,
and strangers.
Am I still the brightest
thing you ever saw?
You're brighter than the sun
at the center of the earth.
Is there really a sun
at the center of the earth?
Well, there's a you,
isn't there?
Okay, keep going.
Well, you could feel
I was looking at you.
- In here?
- Mm-hmm.
So I picked you up,
and you said...
"Save me. "
So I did.
I saved you from everybody
you left behind,
from ever being anything
but mine.
I wish I could
remember things.
What color were my eyes
when I was born?
Shh.
You're not supposed to talk.
They were gray.
When am I allowed
to be alone again?
It's on the schedule.
Now fall.
Where's Glen?
Did you make a schedule
for him too?
No, we made a choice.
And at some point,
we'll make a decision.
Why choose to be apart
after so long?
It's important to make choices,
even hard ones.
Now fall.
I don't want to.
Leanne, fall.
I choose not to.
You have to.
On the count of three...
- No.
- One, two...
Aah!
Now you don't get cake.
I know you're scared.
But it doesn't matter.
I didn't catch you.
That doesn't matter either.
If you do this now,
you can eat alone tonight.
Glen?
Marcy, open the door.
I didn't think you were home.
It's dark in there.
You should turn a light on.
I thought maybe you were out.
No, here.
I just came by for some things,
some clothes.
Open up the door, Marcy.
Can I at least see her,
say hi?
You can't have it both ways.
She'll call you
when she's ready.
I'm sorry.
I'm just... sorry.
I'll go get your things.
At some point I'm coming
back in the house.
That's my life in there too,
my house.
I'd rather not do this
with a lawyer, Marcy.
And I wish you'd cared
half as much about us
as you care about
your things, but...
That's not fair.
Nothing's fair.
Sooner or later, Marce.
Fine.
Later.
If you need anything,
I'm not far.
Over on Highland?
- Yes.
- Hmm.
Lucky her.
After all this time.
Thank you.
No, no.
Good.
I'm done.
Mrs. Dargon?
Dr. Andrews.
I'm...
I'm sorry.
Oh, not at all.
Is everything okay?
Did you need something?
May I come in?
Of course, please.
So how is Leia?
She's... she's good.
Oh, good.
She hasn't been to my office
in a while now.
Well, she has that cold still.
It's bronchitis, I guess, now.
She'll be fine.
A lot of bed rest.
Her flu?
What?
Her flu turned into bronchitis?
Yes, it did.
Sorry.
You okay?
Yeah, yeah.
I'm good, I'm good.
- Thank you.
- Here you go.
What happened to your face?
I fell.
It's minor.
It's not a big deal at all, really.
Glen called my office.
He's worried about
you and Leia.
Could we not call her that?
I named her Leanne.
That is her name.
Sure.
Glen expressed concern
for both you and Leanne.
He and I are taking
some time apart,
as I'm sure he told you.
That must be very difficult
at a time like this.
Is this your first separation?
I went to my sister's once,
years ago.
12, 14 years ago.
It was after they found
that body in Maryland.
How is Leanne finding
the separation?
Fine.
Are they seeing much
of each other?
Not at the moment.
He's...
He's not...
I don't really want
to talk about Glen.
Okay.
What about other family?
Your sister,
are you still close?
She got married.
She had two kids,
11 and... 8,
which made it hard to... travel.
I imagine that's not easy,
other people's children.
You have kids, Dr. Andrews?
No.
I never know
how to answer that.
I'm sure you're doing
just fine.
You do this a lot,
counsel victims of kidnapping?
Not specifically.
Me neither.
But I'm sure
you're doing just fine.
Well, I don't want to take up
any more of your time.
If I could just
see Leanne now,
I'll be on my way.
Oh, yes, right.
Not for long,
just to touch base.
I'd love to hear
about your vacation.
I'm sure it was
great for her.
One Mississippi,
two Mississippi,
three Mississippi,
four Mississippi,
five Mississippi,
six Mississippi...
58 Mississippi,
59 Mississippi...
60.
So she's... she's sleeping.
I... I... I tried to wake her,
but she's just too feverish
to come down.
Of course, her bronchitis.
Yes, it'll have to be
another time.
Thursday, her regular time.
Yes, right, Thursday.
Great.
Bermuda.
Bermuda.
Barracuda's a fish.
Okay.
What was your favorite part?
We went on a boat.
Good.
I've never been on a boat.
I know.
What if she asks
why I like it?
You just tell her
you like the water.
But what if I don't
like the water?
Do you?
I don't know.
I don't want to
answer these questions.
I don't want you to
answer them either.
How was the plane ride?
It was scary.
Good.
I don't get it.
Why would people do
something scary on purpose?
It's not actually scary.
It's just, some people
think that it's scary.
Do you?
Not really.
Then why do I?
Because you've never
been on a plane before.
But the boat wasn't scary.
No.
- Why not?
- I don't know.
I'm sorry.
Why don't you have a tan?
I wore a sun screen.
One word, "sunscreen. "
I wore a sunscreen.
Not "a," just "sunscreen. "
"I wore sunscreen. "
It's... it's a lotion.
I wore sunscreen.
That's good.
I... I...
I think that's good for today.
I think we should...
we'll practice more
tomorrow, yeah?
Okay.
What happens
if I get them wrong?
I'm just trying to do my best
to protect you.
From what?
Why do you ask
so many questions
and you still don't know
what a barracuda is?
I know what it is now.
It's a fish.
Let's move on.
What's next?
Beads.
I think that we're gonna
try something new.
Applied accountability.
What's applied accountability?
I fall, you fall.
I succeed, you succeed.
So, how are you feeling about
the changes in the house?
Which changes?
Glen being gone.
Okay, I guess.
Are there other changes?
Has your relationship
with Marcy changed at all
since he's been gone?
Can we talk about
something else?
What about your vacation?
Good.
It was good.
Good.
I used a sunscreen.
It's a lotion.
What about your relationship
with Mr. McKay?
We're not allowed
to have a relationship.
And do you still want one?
That doesn't have to be
a yes-or-no question.
It's natural to feel conflicted
about Mr. McKay.
Ben.
Ben.
You always say that.
What?
That it's natural
to feel conflicted
about my feelings.
And it is.
But how can you have feelings
about something
when you don't know
anything about it?
Is that how you feel about him?
That's how I feel
about everything.
Okay, all right.
I'll let you get settled in.
Water's in a half an hour.
Is this how people love?
They become a room
for you to live in,
and then they lock?
How many rooms do you get
in your life?
Am I lucky or unlucky?
I'm really asking.
We're both lucky.
I... I have something for you.
I have to go and get it.
Where is it?
It's downstairs.
We are downstairs.
It's in the basement.
Is it alive?
No.
Okay.
I'm gonna trust you.
Okay, good.
17 years, the singular window
in the basement
was sealed and covered,
making it impossible
to see in or out.
Neighbors said they never
noticed anything unusual
about Benjamin McKay
or his basement.
He kept to himself mostly.
We'd always say hello
if we happened into each other,
but, you know, I mean,
never mentioned family,
never had anyone over.
I mean, he was always alone.
At least we thought
he was alone.
No one knows how much time McKay
himself spent in the basement,
though there was just one bed
fashioned out of a camping cot
wrapped in blankets.
The bedding is being tested
for DNA,
and thus far the results
of those tests
have not been released.
What will happen
at this museum of captivity
at 111 Langston Road
is yet to be determined,
as the relics of a life underground
wait to be claimed.
Truly horrifying.
For 21 News, I'm Juan Fernandez.
This is a stationary bicycle.
You ride it in place,
like... like this.
See?
And... it stays up by itself,
so you don't have to wear
a helmet or anything,
and you can change the speeds
with these dials.
I...
I found it downstairs.
Here, get on.
Now you just... you pedal.
You push down with your feet.
Yes, like that.
Next week is a solitary block,
and I thought it would be nice
for you to have something to do.
Dear Marcy,
thank you for caring about me,
for trying.
The idea that you can fight
for something you want
is new to me.
I thought before
that you only fought
against things you didn't.
But now I know there are
different ways of doing it.
It's not that I don't
not love you specifically.
I maybe don't love anyone,
maybe.
Or maybe that doesn't matter.
I'd say I wish
I could be different,
but I don't.
I don't know
what that would be.
I'm sorry I don't remember you
from before,
but I'll remember you now.
I didn't leave
because you were bad.
The whole point of taking
everything away from me
in the first place
was that I would
get to be someone.
I mean, I am someone,
when I'm alone.
But when I'm with other people,
I am what they think I am.
I don't know how to be that.
And I think I don't want to be
something to share anymore.
I thought you couldn't
choose your family
and that you were trying
to make me choose you.
But then I saw
that Ben chose me.
He picked me out,
and he made me his.
And there is no one
choosing that.
There is no un-growing up.
It's time for me
to grow up for good...
and have something that's mine.
And mine only.
Sincerely, Leia.