Missing: Dead or Alive? (2023–…): Season 1, Episode 2 - Episode #1.2 - full transcript

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[metal scraping loudly]

[Anthony] Hey!

- [grunting]
- [scraping continues]

That's good.

[Anthony] When Detective Rains
fucking arrested me,

I was wondering why
all these cops was nervous, and they…

I could feel
their fucking…

They were fucking nervous

because they were playing
with motherfucking fire.

We'll all burn,
fuck it, if they think we pussy.

[grave music playing]



I motherfucking went to war
for these people,

and for them to
treat me like that is…

The audacity!

[laughs dryly]

[grave music continues]

Lorraine was…

"Is." What are you
talking about, "Was?"

Is still…

one of the
most heartfelt…

genuinely kind…

fearless people I've ever met.

My mama's best
quality was her…

ability to love,

or the heart
that she had…



has inside her spirit.

Was I mad at my mom
for how the fuck she handled things?

I was mad at
her, sure, like…

But would I ever hurt my mom?

Not on purpose.

[reporter] Tonight,
Richland deputies are telling us

they need your help finding
61-year-old Lorraine Garcia.

She was last seen over two months ago.
Police believe she may be in danger.

[dramatic music playing]

All right, let's take a second.
We have a 61-year-old woman,

Lorraine Garcia,
that's been missing for three months.

Her son listed
her house for sale.

He has thrown all of her belongings
out into the yard.

Bleach throughout the house.

We've got the storage unit

that has the axe and the shovel in it
and also evidence of bleach.

Then we've got the air mattress
that's also got blood on it.

And then we have this voice.
Can you play that again?

[Lorraine on recording]
I have a different address now.

[woman] Gotcha.
What's your fist and last name?

[Lorraine] Lorraine Garcia.

[woman] We have
your driver's license on file.

Can you confirm that number
and the expiration date?

[Lorraine] My driver's
license became missing

right before I, uh,
came to a different address.

[woman] Unfortunately, I'm not able
to get you verified regarding your account.

[Lorraine]
Okay.

[Heidi] This recording
is five weeks old,

but this is the most encouraged
I've felt so far.

'Cause I haven't seen
anything positive that led me to believe

she might be alive until this.

[woman on recording]
By email…

Does she give them an address?

- [Heidi] Nothing. It's so vague.
- [recording continues in background]

- [Heidi] Let's contact the bank.
- [Nina] Mmm-hmm.

See if we can get a phone number that
that phone call came from.

[line ringing]

[on phone] All South Federal Credit
Union. This is Nora. How can I help you?

[Vicki] Hey, Nora.
This is Investigator Rains.

So, we came across
the voicemail that you had sent.

Is there any way to know
what number they called from?

[Nora] What's her last name?

Garcia. Lorraine Garcia.

[Nora] Okay.

Let me get that for you.

If she is deceased,
we need to know.

[Vicki] I know there's a lot of
crazy stuff in this case.

So that voicemail actually gave us
some hope she's still with us.

Hopefully we can find her
and she will be alive.

But if she is not,
I will certainly let you know.

[Nora] Okay.
Give me just a minute.

- [Vicki] All right, bye-bye.
- [whispers] What are we supposed to do?

Okay, hopefully,
they can come up with something.

That would be so wonderful.

[expectant music playing]

[Vicki] Can the dog sniff through
or do you want us to take 'em out?

- [handler] Prefer to spread 'em out, yeah.
- Out? Okay.

[dark music playing]

[Vicki] This has so
much blood on it.

So, we're actually
in the evidence room right now.

We're going to let the cadaver dogs
sniff the mom's air mattress,

and see if that blood is human.

- [Vicki] And all of his garden tools.
- [Nina whispers] Are you watching this?

- [handler] Good girl.
- [Nina whispers] Sniff, sits.

- [Nina] Sniff, sits.
- [handler] Good girl.

All right.

[Nina] So, two different times,
sniff-sniff those areas and then sat down.

[handler] Yes! Good job!

[Vicki] Okay, let's do this test

so we can positively identify this
as human blood.

[Nina] Look at that!
He said it wasn't on the counter.

[tense music playing]

[officer] So as long as that
second line comes, then it's positive.

[Vicki] Okay.

And there it comes.

- [officer] There you go!
- [Vicki] So that's human blood.

- [groans] That's good and bad.
- [officer laughs] Yeah.

I hate to think something happened to her,
but it's good because we have evidence.

[officer] Right.

[Vicki] We'll need the DNA lab to confirm
if that's Lorraine's blood or not.

[grave music playing]

[Heidi] We've got the phone number and
address for where that call was made from.

[phone beeping]

[line ringing]

[ringing continues]

Think it's just
gonna keep ringing.

[ringing continues]

We've got, like, a substantial amount
of blood on the air mattress

that she supposedly
was sleeping on.

[laughs] And then
we have her voice on the voicemail.

So it's like those
just don't add up at all.

It may be a few weeks
before we even know whose blood that is.

And then we don't know
what her voice sounds like,

so we have no idea
if that's her on the phone or not.

I think the only way to figure it out
is to go to the address on the phone call.

See if I can locate her
and I'll keep you updated.

[Heidi] Okay.

[tense music playing]

[Vicki] When I
came to the Missing Person Unit,

I didn't realize how personal
it would become.

You spend every waking moment
getting to know someone who isn't there.

They become like a friend
you're trying to save.

And it's all on you.

It's not over until
you find the person…

or you find their body.

We're here.

[train horn blaring]

Oh, I think that's her!
I think that's her!

Oh, my gosh, I think that's her.

[indistinct chatter]

Are you Lorraine?

- [Lorraine] Yes.
- [exclaims] I'm so glad I found you.

Nobody knows that I found you.
Don't worry. We're not telling nobody.

I can't believe it's really you!

All of us have been really,
really worried about you.

[Lorraine] Let me
rest my leg again.

[Vicki] We have
a whole team of investigators

that were trying to find you.

[Lorraine] I've been
trying to start over,

just so I can have peace of mind
in my mind and my heart.

[Vicki] Yeah.

- [Lorraine] And I don't want to go back.
- Right.

We just want to
make sure you're okay,

you're where you wanna be,
and you're happy.

- [Lorraine] I am right now.
- Yes.

But I have to start
taking care of me.

My son, he did things to me
he's never done.

I don't deserve that.

No, you don't deserve that at all.
You don't deserve to get treated that way.

[Lorraine crying] I don't know
what happened to him.

[woman] Come
on, let's go in here.

[phone chimes]

- [Heidi on phone] Hello?
- [Vicki] You are not gonna believe this.

- What?
- We found her.

You… You found Lorraine?

[laughing] Yes, we
actually found her!

I could not believe it.

Like, I could see her in the distance,
and I couldn't really tell it was her.

But I said her name
and she answered me.

I did not think we were gonna
find her alive, but that's awesome.

Nina, she's there.

[Nina] Are you kidding?

[laughs] She's not dead!

- [officer] No!
- [Heidi] Right!

- Okay. I'm kind of stunned.
- I am too.

- I thought for sure she's dead.
- [Nina] Like, I...

I honestly thought you guys
were messing with me.

I can't describe the emotional feelings
of actually seeing her and she was alive.

It was very emotional
for her as well.

But she's adamant
that she isn't going back.

[Lorraine] Before he went off to the war,
he was laid-back and fun,

and he just enjoyed life.

But when he came
back from the military,

he was trying to take pills,
and drink, and smoke some weed,

and do everything he could to forget about
all of what he'd seen in the Infantry.

He talked to me one time,

and I held him.

And I held him,
and I held him, and I held him.

That was the first time and that
was the last time he talked about it.

Right before I left, I
was getting scared.

People I didn't know
coming in through the garage door,

coming through the living room.

Somebody had been eating food
in the closet.

All kinds of paraphernalia here and there,
and I didn't feel safe.

It was like my dwelling was being shared
with strangers,

and it was quite frightening.

I decided maybe
I should just go away from him.

Maybe that's what
he's trying to tell me, "Go away."

So I got on a bus
and went as far as I could go.

And that was the beginning…
of the rest of my life.

[contemplative music playing]

[Vicki] When I found her,
I couldn't believe it.

She was actually
walking down the street.

- [Heidi] Was she surprised to see you?
- She was very surprised to see me.

She thought nobody cared
and no one was looking for her.

She definitely does not want
anyone to know where she's at, though.

It is very, very sad when
a mother's hiding from her son.

She said, "I wasn't gonna be safe
if I stayed there."

"I don't know what would have
ended up happening to me."

But she does love Tony,
so she doesn't want to press charges.

[Heidi] She still has
all these other issues going on,

and that's really
hard 'cause it's…

- It's not clean. It's not a clean ending.
- Right.

But, Vicki,
your part of the puzzle is done.

You found
her. She's alive.

You did a great job

and I'm really happy
that you're part of our unit.

- [expectant music playing]
- [line ringing]

- [Lamanda] Hello?
- Hi, Lamanda.

It's Investigator Rains.

I was just calling to share
some information with you.

Mmm-hmm.

[Vicki]
Um, we found Lorraine.

Oh, my God. I
was hoping that's what it was.

Yeah.

- I am so excited!
- Yes.

- Okay, all right. Is she okay?
- We found her and she's alive.

I know you reported her missing.

By law I cannot tell you
where we located her at.

- Okay.
- But she was okay.

She's a very gentle
soul, and it's just…

It's a shame
that she has to live that way,

or that this has
happened to her.

I can't wait to tell the kids.

Okay, thank you so much.

- Bye-bye.
- Bye-bye.

[exclaims] Oh, my God.

She's scared.

And that makes me, like…

[voice breaking] That
makes me really sad.

[sniffles]

Because I know how that feels.

But she's okay, she's alive,
so I feel really good about that.

[sniffles]

[emotional music playing]

- [phone chimes]
- [line ringing]

- [Heidi on phone] Hey, J.P.
- [J.P.] Heidi, we have a new case.

Ten-year-old Amirah Watson.

She's believed to be with her mother.
Her dad just got custody of her.

The mother was
due to return the child,

and she has not returned
the child as of yet.

Okay.

[J.P.] I
went out to the mother's house.

The electrical meter
is running extremely slow.

Everything has been shut down.

The mail is
stacking up in the box.

Something is definitely up.

[dramatic music playing]

[Heidi] When was the last time
you saw your child?

[man] The last time
I saw my child was the 31st.

The last people I've seen her with
was her mother, Tynesha,

and this Aunt Jackie
that's always in the middle of stuff.

[Nina] How long was Mom
supposed to have her?

[Mansoor] Till 6:00 p.m.

- [Heidi] Which is Sunday?
- [Mansoor] Yes.

[Nina] Okay.

[Mansoor] Hour and a half we waited
and then we called the police department.

[Heidi] Tell us about Amirah.

[Mansoor] Amirah is, uh…
She's a fun child.

But she's very sensitive.

She's very emotional.

[Heidi] And what
about her mother?

[Mansoor] Me and
my daughter's mom,

we had an on-and-off relationship
for two years over a decade ago.

We kinda fell out.

Okay.

It wasn't a messy split or nothing.
She went her way. I went mine.

But she was
pregnant with Amirah.

I gave her child
support at every month.

She had medical insurance,

dental insurance,
never late on any payment.

It wasn't set up
through the courts.

We went to court three different times
because she wouldn't allow me visitations.

Was this the first time
that you had custody?

- And then she would not return the child?
- Yes.

- Her very first weekend visit.
- Okay.

[Mansoor] Less than two weeks
after changing the custody,

she kidnapped my child.

[dramatic music playing]

[Amirah on video] ♪ I see your
true colors Shining through ♪

♪ I see your true colors
And that's why I love you ♪

♪ So don't be afraid
to let them show ♪

♪ Your true colors
True ♪

[Mansoor on video] Yay!
We're going straight to the top, baby!

[kids on video] We're
going straight to the top, yo!

[Mansoor] If it
looks like I'm not in a good mood,

Amirah will sit
down on the couch.

She's gonna keep messing with me
till she gets a laugh out of me.

She's really a fun-loving child.

[suspenseful music playing]

I'm concerned because her mom,
she has family helping her.

She has some
friends helping her.

She can go off the grid
because she has help.

There's nothing
worse than…

not knowing if you're ever
gonna see your child again.

- [officer on video] So, who lives here?
- [Mansoor] My daughter's mom lives here.

[officer] Your daughter's mom.

[J.P.] This is the officer's body cam
footage just after Amirah went missing.

The dad went looking for her
at her mother's address.

- And someone called the police.
- Right.

[officer on video]
You might have...

[Mansoor] The last
time I saw my daughter was with her mom.

The lady that pulled up in the car there?
That's the aunt. That's...

[officer] Okay.
One second.

So that must be
this Aunt Jackie.

[Mansoor] This lady right
here was one of the last people

to see my child on Friday.

Shouldn't she be a suspect?

[officer] A
suspect in…

Just 'cause she saw your daughter
doesn't indicate she's a suspect.

Excuse me, ma'am.
Y'all have ID, so I can just do a report?

We wanna make sure…
We wanna make sure…

- I mean, it's a ten-year-old, you know?
- Yeah.

I'm Jackie, last name McKie.

[officer] Where's the last
place you saw the mother and the child?

[Jackie] Tynesha
has not been in sight

since Monday.

Well, since Sunday.

[officer] So, nobody has
seen the mother or the child since then?

[Jackie] No.

[Molly] You'd think
the aunt would be concerned

if she didn't know where they
were, you know?

[J.P.] Anything she says is
gonna be on behalf of the mother, right?

Right.

[J.P.] Dad is saying she was with her,
with the child,

and then she's at Mama's house.

Possibly she's gonna know
where Mom and the child is at,

- and she's just not telling.
- [Molly] Right.

- [indistinct chatter on video]
- [suspenseful music continues]

- [phone dialing]
- [line ringing]

[ringing continues]

- [Jackie] Hello?
- Hey! Is this Ms. McKie?

- [Jackie] McKie. Its pronounced "Mackie."
- Hey, Ms. McKie. I'm sorry about that.

I'm calling, I have
a missing persons report on a relative.

Um, your niece,
Ms. Amirah Watson.

[Jackie] Yes, ma'am.

Do you know where
I can locate her?

[Jackie] I know that she's safe.

I don't know where, and I told her,
"Don't tell me."

And to be honest with you, I
don't blame her,

because the courts failed her.

[Molly] We're parents, like, we get…
She's gonna do what she feels is right.

But the biggest thing is
we just have to go about it the right way.

She has to go about it the right way
because at this point she can be charged.

And if it goes past 72 hours,
it turns into a felony.

[dark music playing]

Can you have her call us
or meet us at headquarters?

It's very important
that we get in contact with her now.

[Molly] From right now,
she needs to have the child there at 6:30.

Otherwise, we
will issue a warrant for her.

- Okay?
- [Jackie] Okay.

[Molly] I really appreciate it, Ms. McKie,
and I'm sorry you're in the middle.

[Jackie] Thank you.

All right, you're welcome.
Thanks. Bye-bye.

I'mma head up to headquarters
to see if she's gonna meet us there,

or see if she's
gonna even show up.

It's just a waiting
game from here.

[dark music continues]

[J.P.] When
I was a kid,

I was blessed enough
to grow up in a strong family

that knew right from wrong.

But not all kids have that.

For some kids, home
is not a safe place.

I've been a cop for 40 years,

and that time has taught me
that most cases don't turn out bad.

But there are cases where I have seen
just how far a mother or father would go

to get revenge
on their partners.

When you have a parent
that would rather risk going to jail

than return
their child home…

then it's no longer
just a family matter.

That child is in danger.

- [phone chimes]
- [line ringing]

- [Molly on phone] Hey, J.P.
- She didn't show up.

[engine starting]

[Molly] I'm getting
worried for this girl now.

Let's get a warrant for the mom.

[reporter on TV] We
have some breaking news coming in.

Richland deputies need help
to find a missing ten-year-old girl,

Amirah Watson.

They say her mother
never returned her to her father.

Amirah, Daddy loves you.

Everyone back here, we miss you.
We're praying for you.

We pray that you're safe.

And we cannot wait
to see you and hold you again.

[Heidi] Sometimes I
think people learn things

from what they don't want
to happen in their life.

Growing up, I don't think my mom would
kill me for saying this stuff,

but she wasn't really
necessarily the best in relationships.

My mom would say, "Okay, girls,
go throw your stuff in the truck."

"It's just gonna be
the three of us again."

But what I really
wanted was stability.

[Heidi] Oh, Eliza!

This is the first time I ever saw you.
That was the day.

[Eliza] Oh, my gosh.

- [Heidi] And...
- I'm so small in this.

It's…

It's crazy. [laughs]

Yup.

[Heidi] I
fostered and adopted children

because I know the
damage that can be done

when they're caught in the crossfire
between parents.

- [Heidi] That's your bio mom.
- That is?

[Heidi] She loved you.

- She just couldn't take care of you.
- But you came, so that's all that matters.

[sweet music playing]

[J.P.] The judge
gave custody to Dad.

But I guess Mama
didn't like that.

The Mama has took this child
and refused to bring 'em back.

So now it's outstanding
warrant for her,

and we're going to see
what we can see in the house.

If nothing is at Tynesha's,

then we also have a
warrant for this Aunt Jackie's house,

so we'll head there
straight afterwards.

- [siren whoops]
- [tense music playing]

[J.P.] Sheriff's
Department!

- [officer] Sheriff's Department!
- [J.P.] If you're in here, show yourself!

- [officer] Come out now if you're inside!
- [J.P.] If you're in here, show yourself!

[Nina] I don't think so.
Are y'all good upstairs?

[tense music continues]

- [indistinct radio chatter]
- [Nina] All right, guys.

[radio chatter continues]

[J.P.] It looks like they left in a rush.
It seemed like there was nothing to find.

But since nothing is at Tynesha's house,
let's just go to the next location.

Aunt Jackie's house.

[Nina] Jacqueline's
blood relatives, correct?

[J.P.] I think Jacqueline's like
a great-aunt or something like that.

Because he said "family."

[tense music continues]

[banging on door]

[J.P.] Sheriff's
Department.

We have a search warrant
for the apartment.

- Who resides here?
- [man] I do.

[J.P.] How close are
you and Ms. McKie?

[man] We're in a relationship.
We're engaged.

She lives down in Lake Carolina.

[Molly] Is she there now?

[man] I'm pretty
sure she is, yeah.

[J.P.] From the information
that I'm gathering,

Ms. McKie may
be in over her head.

[tense music continues]

[J.P.] Hi, I'm Investigator Smith
from Richland County.

- Do you have any weapons in the house?
- [Jackie] No.

The reason why we're here
is because of Ms. Brooks and Ms. Watson.

[Jackie] Okay.

We now have an arrest warrant for Tynesha,
and, of course, we're looking for Amirah.

I promise you. I
have not seen her.

Jacqueline, I…

Are you aware that if we talk
to anybody pertaining to this case

and we find out that
they are not truthful

or they're hiding information,

are you aware that they can get charged
just as long with her?

- I got you.
- You are aware of that?

I am aware of that, sir.

[J.P.] At this point,

there is no need for this situation
to get worse than what it is.

[Nina] What is a good
number for Tynesha?

[Jackie] When I spoke to her this morning,
it was a blocked number.

[Nina] Is she saying
the child's okay at least?

- [Jackie] Yeah.
- [Nina] Have you talked to the child?

[Jackie] I haven't,
that's the thing.

I can say I know it because I know Tynesha
and I know what's in my heart,

but if you say,

"Do you know that by talking to her?"
I can't say that.

- [indistinct radio chatter]
- [Nina] I understand you know her.

You just don't want her
to get into a desperate situation

and something
happen to that child.

That's my concern.

And I know you're thinking,
"She loves her so much."

So do a lot of parents
where something bad happens.

[J.P.] I truly do not understand
somebody jeopardizing

the well-being of a child.

Everybody that's in her circle
realizes what's going on,

and nobody has picked up a phone
and says, "I hate to do this."

"But this is
where they're at."

And the person that is getting hurt
every second that passes

is this child.

[Jackie] I understand about the law,
but the law is what got her running.

The dad for ten years
has been abusing the court system

'cause of the money he has.

She has documentation
to show when the child,

when she was with the father
for the Christmas holiday,

that he abused her.

Text messages. "Please help me.
He's putting his hands on me."

When it was time to take that child
back to her father, Amirah freaked out.

- She was in here screaming.
- [Nina] Okay.

If I was in her shoes,
and the law had failed me,

I can't tell you that I
wouldn't have done the same thing.

Because in my mind,
you guys are not on my side.

So, I got to protect my child
because the law is not on her side.

[J.P. smacks lips]

[sighs]

[Heidi] So, have we
actually gone to the court?

I mean, I
know we've got paperwork from Dad,

but have we gone to the court and seen
what's in these family court files?

[Molly] So, um, the latest one
is a few pages long.

So, this is the order highlighting
all the allegations that were made.

- It says he choked her.
- [Nina] Wow.

[Molly] Broke her arm.

I mean, it's going on and on.

Twenty-two allegations.

But the court finds
that there's no evidence

to support the claims
that Dad is abusing the child.

Nothing.

[J.P.] Did the
judge say in his order

what was the grounds to determine
that Dad would have custody of the child?

[Molly] "The court
finds the child is in distress."

"And it's highly probable
she's being manipulated by the defendant."

"And/or negatively influenced
by the defendant about the plaintiff."

"And that the defendant's
conduct towards the child

- is not in the child's best interest."
- Okay.

[Heidi] It looks like
all the allegations of abuse

were dismissed in family court.

But the allegations are so serious that
we should call the family court judge.

We really need to
be sure about Dad.

"If you want to return a child
back to a monster, Mansoor,

then the blood will
be on your hands."

[Mansoor] People were saying
all these things about me on social media.

Fabricating stories
with no kind of proof whatsoever.

I just didn't get
custody of her overnight.

This was years, and years, and years
of going back and forth to court,

being accused of things.

And my daughter right now
is caught in the middle of this crazy web.

This woman just accused me
of all sorts of things.

It was never enough
for the courts to do anything.

[officer] Hold on one second.
This might be the judge.

[Molly] Okay.

Hey, judge.

[judge] This is a valid order.

Mom should not have anything to do
with this child right now

because of what that mom
has been doing to this child.

[officer] Yes, sir.

[judge] Mom has had the
child with forensic interviews,

alleging all these
things about Dad.

- And everything comes back negative.
- Right.

[judge] The
longer that Mom has this child,

the worse it's
going to be…

Right.

[judge] …for that child
as far as the relationship with Dad.

[Liz] Dad is working with us, obviously.
He just wants his child.

[judge] Well, I just
want this little girl found.

[Liz] Yes, sir.

[judge] You
know, um…

Please call me
and let me know what happens.

Yes, sir. I'll keep you in the
loop. Thank you.

[line dropping]

[J.P.] Well,
that's it, then.

It's on and on false allegations
trying to make him look bad.

Judge says, "Oh, no."

"I'm gonna give
custody now to the dad

because the dad
seems to be stable."

And then the first
visit after that order,

Mom don't bring the child back.

I'm concerned about Mom having the child
and being so desperate.

Like, she has a lot to lose.

[Nina] Mom now knows that
the child is gonna have to go back to Dad

and her rights are most likely
gonna be terminated after this mess.

- Not to mention the felony charge.
- Yeah.

[Nina] She was desperate to start with,
and the longer it goes,

she's even more desperate.

[tense music playing]

[J.P.] There are those
cases that stick with you

that you see somebody
commit some type of crime so heinous,

and you're reminded
that anybody is capable of doing anything.

I was working the evening shift.

Cell phone and pager went off
at the same time.

The sergeant that was on the phone,
their voice was shaking talking to me.

I get to the scene, I pull up.

Everybody is looking like
they're in total shock.

And my initial words
were, "Oh, my God."

Boyfriend was mad at girlfriend.

His first thought
was he was gonna kill her,

but he said, "No, I'm not gonna kill her,
because after I kill her,

she won't feel anything."

So he decided,

"I'mma kill the kids."

He goes and kills the baby first,
then the 13-year-old.

So, of course we locked up
this mother's boyfriend,

but this story
gets actually worse.

She had an older daughter

who just so happened to be
with another family member.

Probably about a year later,

it appears that the traumatic event
that the mom had went through

losing the first
children spilled over,

and we end up locking up that mother
for the murder of her oldest child.

She killed her own daughter.

So, do I think parents can snap
and get to that point to take out a child?

Yes.

- [Jackie on phone] Hello?
- Hey, Ms. Jackie.

This is Investigator Nations.

I was just calling to see
have you had any contact with her lately?

[Jackie] I spoke to her a few days
ago. I haven't spoken to her recently.

I think the last time I spoke to her
was Wednesday.

And, yes, they
both are doing fine.

Did she give you
any indication as to where they are?

[Jackie] Of course not.

Remember, I told you that I told her
not to tell me. They have nothing…

- [phone beeps]
- [Molly] I don't know.

I just think she knows
where she's hiding.

- [Jackie continues indistinctly]
- [phone beeps]

[J.P.] Ms.
Jackie. Ms. Jackie.

I hear what you're saying,
but let me simply say this.

At the end of the day,

this child is missing,
and this child needs help.

Now, I hear
everybody talking about

the law didn't do this,
the law didn't do that.

This girl is running
with a child that needs help.

So don't tell me about
nobody is helping nobody.

This woman is doing more damage
to this child than anybody else.

If anybody wanna help this child
or help Tynesha,

hire an attorney
and tell her to come to us.

We don't even need to know the evidence,
give the evidence to the attorney.

But this lame story of,

"You wouldn't help either,
you would run too…"

Then we will
put you in jail, too.

Enough is enough.

This child is suffering.

This is not even
about Tynesha anymore.

So please don't come at us
with this holier-than-thou story of,

"She's running
because she's scared."

She's running
because she knows she's wrong.

You don't run
because you're right.

You run because you are wrong.

So when y'all
finish y'all prayer,

when y'all finish
y'all gathering,

when y'all finish
y'all "Come To Jesus" meeting,

this child is still
being endangered.

Mentally and physically.

We can help you, but we can't help you
when you're on the run.

I'm done with it,
but I do make this promise to you.

Whoever I find that helped this girl,
I'm gonna lock them up.

[pastor] We are aware of the struggles
of the Watson family.

[congregation murmuring]

[pastor] And so we just
want to keep them in our prayers.

[congregation clapping]

The mother of my child
decided to run off with our child.

What I'm asking of you is to
pray for my child and her mother.

- [congregation] Amen.
- [Mansoor] The last thing I want

is for my daughter
to have to see her mother restrained

and arrested in front of her.

I don't want her to have to witness
something like that.

[congregation] Amen.

[Mansoor] So, please pray
for my daughter and her mom.

She's on the run.

- They don't have to live like that.
- [congregation] Amen.

You know, just
please pray for her.

[congregation] Amen.

[grave music playing]

[Heidi] Okay, guys, we got a breakthrough.
Tia's got a lead.

She might be in a shelter
15 or 20 minutes away.

- [Nina] Yay, Tia!
- [laughing] Thank you.

[hopeful music playing]

[phone line ringing]

[ringing continues]

- [woman] Good morning.
- Hey!

Um, I was calling
about Tynesha Brooks.

- [woman] Yes, ma'am.
- I just want to give you guys a heads-up.

Her daughter Amirah, um,
she doesn't have legal custody of her.

I just wanted to confirm
that it was the right Tynesha.

Her daughter's
name is Amirah, right?

Yeah.

- She's here now?
- [Nina whispers] Don't say anything.

- Don't say anything.
- [Tia] Okay. Yeah, don't say anything.

Let us know if she leaves.

[Tia] And could you give me
a call back if she leaves?

- [Nina whispers] She's there now?
- [Tia] Yes, ma'am.

[Molly] I need to call Dad.

- He's gonna be so excited.
- [Heidi] Yeah.

[phone line ringing]

Hey, good morning.
This is Deputy Nations.

How, um…

So, we have located
Mom and daughter.

Um, and we're wondering if you're
available to come to get her yourself.

[Mansoor] I'm definitely
available to come get my daughter.

[Molly] Right.

- [Mansoor] All right, we're en route.
- All right.

All right, thank
you. Bye-bye.

[tranquil music playing]

[Mansoor] There's just a lot of
things going through my head.

How's her mind state, you know?
Will she be happy?

Will she be upset?

I have so many plans
in preparation for her return.

Everything's gonna be all right.

Kids are very smart,

so at ten years old, she probably
knows exactly what's going on right now.

We don't want to take
this child from her mom.

But at the end of the day,
we have to do what's best for the child.

[Molly exclaiming] I'm starting
to get anxious, y'all.

Okay, let's go get her.

[Mansoor] All I want
is my daughter back home.

- I want her in school.
- Right.

This is… This is
very important.

I'm just trying to do the best I can
as a father. That's it.

- When I get her, it's gonna be all good.
- [Nina] Right.

[phone ringing]

- [Mansoor] She has maybe a day or two.
- [Nina] This is Molly. Hey.

[Molly on phone] Nina,
this is not them.

This was a different lady
here with a different child.

- [Liz] With two kids.
- [Molly] Two kids.

And the lady says,
"Oh, I didn't know."

"I thought that maybe
she had a different last name."

So we're at square one.
I don't even know what to think right now.

- Why would she say that?
- [Nina] I don't know.

Wasn't them.

[Nina sighs]

[Molly] I'm
like, "You're freaking kidding me."

[Nina sighs] So the
names didn't match up?

Nothing!
The... No! The...

This lady says, "Neither one
of my daughters' names is Amirah."

I'm so sorry.

I am so sorry.

[somber music playing]

[Mansoor] She just
wants to sink my whole ship.

She's been at it.

She wants to take the whole ship down
and she don't care who's on it.

[Heidi softly] Yeah.

All right. All right.
Get up, son. Yeah.

[Heidi] Hey, let's go ahead
and notify the federal agencies.

This case needs to go national.

[reporter] Richland
County Sheriff's Department's

are asking for your help
to find a missing South Carolina girl.

Ten-year-old Amirah
Watson disappeared

after a weekend visitation
with her mother, Tynesha Brooks.

There is now a warrant
for Brooks' arrest.

Joining us to talk about this case
is Investigator Molly Nations

from the Richland County
Sheriff's Department.

Amirah was supposed
to be returned to her father,

who is the primary custodian.

Law enforcement has not
been able to make contact with her

or her mother, Tynesha, since.

At this time they
could be anywhere.

[Mansoor] Amirah, if you're out
there watching, I want you to know

we're never gonna
stop looking for you.

We're praying that
you're found safe.

I just want you to
know I love you.

I'll always love you
and I'll always be here for you.

[dark music playing]

[J.P.] When
I was a kid, we played cops.

But, now, I'm not playing.

This is real.

And while we resolve
the majority of our cases

in a short time span,

sometimes you get that one case
where you have to turn up the heat.

[gun firing]

[firing continues]

[J.P.] And when you have
every law enforcement agency in the country

looking for your missing person,

it's only a matter of time
before the game is over.

[dramatic music playing]