name?
Alicia.
-Same last name? -Yup.
Age?
She just turned 16 two months ago.
So, 16?
Yes.
Height? Weight?
Five-foot-two, 110 pounds.
Hair? Eye color?
Uh, short locs with light streaks in the back.
Two cream, one sugar.
Thank you.
What was she wearing
At the time of her disappearance?
Uh, here.
My youngest found this on the inter--
Just describe her outfit, please.
Blue hoodie.
Short cut-offs, chucks-- converse.
Did you want the photo?
This is the last one that was taken of her.
-Yes. -No.
Here, I'll send it to myself.
any birthmarks? Tattoos?
Distinctive characteristics?
Yeah, a mole on the upper-part of her right-hand arm.
All right.
Now what?
Uh, we'll enter this into the system
And our officers out on patrol will keep an eye out for her.
That's it?
Nine times out of ten,
Girls run off to be with their boyfriends
Because they had a fight with their mother
-And they want to teach her-- -we didn't fight!
...And we find them right away.
I wouldn't worry too much.
And what about the one time?
The "one time out of ten"?
We're not there yet.
Most runaways are found within 72 hours.
And the ones that aren't?
♪ I don't know where I'm going
♪ somewhere other than here
Okay...
♪ ooh...
Cadie? You have practice!
Too late! Too slow.
Okay, rehearsal in 30 minutes. Do you need a ride?
No. I'm meeting with cherinda and lala.
Okay.
-Bye, bish. -Whatever, bish.
Hey!
What? We said "bish," not--
Uh-uh! Hey!
-Love you. -I love you, too.
Okay.
What! You got it, you got it.
-See you, little sis. -Oh, my.
You promised to give me more privacy
When we moved.
And look at all this privacy.
You have an entire bedroom to yourself,
And you're still not happy.
Licia, what's wrong?
Nothing.
And you could go outside and make some new friends.
But I liked my old friends.
Yeah, but everyone makes new friends in high school.
But I did!
And now I have to start all over.
Tate sucks.
Yeah, but it's better than mccallum.
Do you know why we moved here?
For opportunities for you.
I mean, are you gonna spend the rest of your vacation
Pouting?
Come here, baby girl.
Mm!
Everything sucks.
Yeah, but it gets better.
I promise.
But you always say that.
I know, because it's always right.
I love you.
I love you too, mom.
You can let mrs. Yu know that she can come in Friday at 10:00.
We'll get her cleaning done first,
And then we'll do her husband afterwards.
Everyone'll be done by noon--
If you could just call her and let her know?
Thank you.
Ugh! This thing is getting on my last nerves.
Okay.
oh!
Mwah!
You play too much.
-You worry too much. Mm. -Oh...
Okay.
Help me. Please?
what? You tired?
Uh, yes.
Yes, um...
There's a new girl that started today,
And, um, I'm gonna have to get used to that drive.
-Aw. -Yeah.
Mm. Here.
-Okay. -Password.
What's your feeling?
Um... 06, 28, 08.
Babe.
It has to be something I can remember.
The girls good?
Yeah, um, you know, cadie's great...
Licia is licia-ing.
are they asleep?
They should be. It's late.
Good!
there.
You...
What? You know what a new house means, right?
What a new house means?
Mm, like our first house.
Oh?
Every room?
Oh, yeah.
♪ I can keep on dreamin'...
Hey!
Mom bought that for you?
Should I change?
I'll go change.
That ass!
Stop it!
Alicia? I want to introduce you to someone in a second.
Mom...
If anyone bothers you, you know what happens?
They'll catch hands?
These hands! For real.
Okay.
Okay. Come, come, come.
Uh...
-Tamara... -Hi.
...This is alicia. Alicia, this is tamara.
-Um, tamara goes to tate... -Hi.
...And I met her mom at the mailbox,
So I thought that you two...
S'up?
Hey.
Sorry. She's so... Extra.
Mine too.
Where were you supposed to go to school?
At mccallum.
Ohh, mccallum is whack as hell.
hey. Can I invite some friends over?
Your daddy's ribs are fire.
Sure!
Sweet.
looks like someone's made a few friends.
Oh, my goodness... Thank god.
Who's the young man?
I met his mom at orientation. I think his name is ty.
Ah...
Oh!
-Right? -Oh!
She looks happy.
Yeah.
That's wonderful.
♪ we still got the funk
Oh!
All right! Now here we go.
Whoo!
All right, you know what time it is up in here!
Come here, mama.
Here we go. You ready?
Uh-oh! Uh-oh!
Everybody in! Oh, here we go!
Come on over here.
Get over here.
One, two, three, four...
Come on! You can learn this!
Easy!
That's it.
Come in.
Take it out.
All right. Come on now.
We're back, we're back.
Come on, let's go.
Oh, yeah.
It's all right, y'all-- just keep it going.
All right? 'cause we got this.
yeah. Just...
Officers!
How y'all doin' tonight?
Been better.
Sorry to hear that,
But there's a plate of ribs and my wife's potato salad
With your names on it.
I'll pass.
Vegetarian.
So, what can we do for you tonight?
We got not one,
Not two,
But three noise complaints in the past hour.
Oh. My bad.
We'll absolutely turn the music down.
-Not a problem. -Mm-hmm.
Did you clear this little get-together
With your homeowner's association?
-Come again? -Curtis.
With a gathering this big,
And a bunch of cars parked on the street,
You need to clear it with the homeowner's association
In advance.
That's good to know.
Appreciate you.
Shut it down.
Right.
Last chance on that barbecue--
Grandfather's secret recipe.
It's not a secret if you know it.
Y'all have a good night.
ain't that some bull--
It is. Okay.
all right.
Sorry to have to cut this short.
why can't I go?
You're the one who said I need to go out more,
I need to make new friends.
Alicia, but you are a sophomore,
And tailgating is for grown folks.
But that's what they do at tate after football games.
Yeah, but there could be drinking and drugs.
Seriously? Mom, do I do any of those things?
And now is not a good time to start.
you could trust me.
I do trust you.
It's other people that I don't trust.
But tamara gets to go.
And tamara is fast, and you're not tamara.
Fine.
I'll just...
Die miserable, a loser, and alone.
Really?
Okay, how about this?
How about...
You have some friends over Friday night.
You have a sleepover,
And you have pizza and ice cream,
And you can binge-watch whatever.
I mean, I know it's not a tailgate,
But I think it'll be fun.
Fine.
I won't hurt you. I don't fight--
Oh, my--
-Oh, my god. -Hey, ladies.
Hi!
Well, I just wanted to check in on you guys
And see if you needed anything before I turned it in.
Mm, we're okay. And my mom says hi.
Well, tell her I said hi.
I will.
Okay. Well... You ladies have fun.
-'night, mom. -Goodnight, babe.
-Bye! -Bye.
-Is it cute? -It's super-cute.
Do you-- do you have a mirror?
What's going on right now?
Uh, girl, we're not missing the first tailgate of the year.
So, we're sneaking out?
Yeah. What do you have cute to wear?
Uh, I can't.
My mom...
We sneak out. We sneak back in.
Your mom will never know.
That's how "sneaking out" works.
Ty's gonna be there,
And he told jj, who told me,
That he thinks you're super-cute.
Did he really say that?
Yeah, he really said that.
Should we get an outfit on?
-Yeah. -Okay, come on.
Pick something out.
Okay, um... Okay.
Okay, um...
Licia!
Shh!
Seriously?
If mom and dad find out--
"if mom and dad find out."
They won't!
They will, if I tell them.
You are being such a brat right now.
Me? You know how mom is!
And so do you, so shut up.
What's the password?
Like I know?
Three tries...
When you set it off, imma laugh.
You're gonna be grounded till the day you die.
Bet!
what was it?
My birthday.
Let's go.
♪ show me what you got...
♪ we can't turn back now
♪ this is what we asked for
♪ we can go out now
Come here. I wanna show you something.
Licia's gonna get that "d"!
Oh...
Sorry. I thought we were cool.
We are.
I just... I have to go home.
I screwed up.
You want a ride?
No, I'm okay.
♪ ...Show me what you got...
♪ ...Show me what you got
♪ this is our time now
♪ ain't no time to play games
come on, come on.
Damn it. Low battery.
I screwed up.
excuse me?
Hi! Hi there.
I'm sorry to scare you, but are you lost?
Yeah. I just moved here, and my phone's dead,
And I get turned around at night.
Well, get in. I'll give you a ride home.
No, I-I sh-- I shouldn't.
I know, you're not supposed to ride with strangers.
My name's lori. Good to meet you.
And it's late, I know.
I-I just don't want some shady guy
Throwing you into his van.
Okay.
Thanks for the ride.
now, where are we going?
With a nine-month-old, you know I got snacks for days.
Thank you, costco.
turn right.
Thank you so much.
Not a problem. You're on my way home anyway.
So how long have you lived here?
-Just a few weeks. -Oh.
Then, of course, you got lost.
Well, I could've called my mom,
But I'm not supposed to be out, so...
been there.
What's your mom do?
She's a dental hygienist at skadden dentistry.
Brothers?
Sisters?
A sister.
Cadence. She's three years younger.
And what's your dad do?
He's a night-shift manager.
He got this really big promotion,
So we moved.
Oh, new school, new friends.
Boyfriend?
I don't know.
Maybe.
I-I think I might've just pissed him off, though.
Ah, it's hard to be a kid these days.
turn right.
oh...
You all right?
Yeah, just, um...
Dizzy all of the sudden.
just relax. Everything's fine.
Everything's fine...
turn right.
Hey, you missed your tu--
I gotta go.
I said relax!
I gotta go...
Okay.
All right.
Ladies... Breakfast!
coming.
Where's licia?
Upstairs.
Oh.
You ladies have a fight last night?
No.
Okay. Well, I will go get her.
Okay.
licia!
Cadie, wake up.
mom?
What's going on?
Where's your sister?
Hey, it's alicia. You know what to do.
She's still not answering.
You want me to call her again?
Yes.
Hey, it's alicia. You know what to do.
Hey, licia. It's t.
Call your mom back as soon as you get this, okay?
She's worried. Bye.
Maybe her battery died.
You said that you saw her leave with ty?
And that was the last time you saw her?
Yes.
And you didn't see her again for the rest of the night,
-None of you? -No.
Let me read those messages again.
Okay, let's go.
-Where are we going? -To ty's.
You too.
we'll find her.
People don't just go missing.
It doesn't, like, happen here, ever.
She probably just got lost or fell asleep, or--
Shut up, t!
You should've given her a ride.
What did he say?
He said he saw her walking down maricopa
At midnight last night.
He could've given her a ride.
Or she could've just called me,
Or you could've told me that she snuck out, cadie.
I know.
Sorry, mom.
Okay, where was that parking lot?
alicia!
Alicia!
Mom?
mom!
Mom? Mom!
mom! Mom!
Where are you, mom?
Mom!
Oh!
Mom?
Help me! Please, please! Somebody, help me!
Please! Please!
Oh, my god.
Please...
No, please!
No!
Somebody! Mom!
Ahh!
Please, help!
Can I help you?
Multiple noise complaints?
Grandpa's not-so-secret recipe?
That's us.
What can I do for you?
We need to file a missing persons report.
Our daughter, she didn't make it home
Last night from a party.
Okay.
I need you to fill this out.
Please. This is an emergency.
How old is she?
16.
Last night was only a few hours ago.
You try calling her? Call her friends? Boyfriend?
-Yeah. -We've called everyone.
No one's seen her.
It's barely 10:00 a.M.
I'm sure you haven't called everyone.
Didn't you folks just move here?
Officer, she's a minor.
Yeah, but not a "minor" minor.
Look.
If your daughter were, say, five,
And ran off in the middle of the night,
I'd be worried,
But I've been doing this
For nearly as long as she's been alive,
And this happens all the time.
Parents panic, they file a report,
And in a few hours,
He or she is found at a friend's house
Or the movies or some such, which means
The precious resources of the police department
Have been wasted on what we call a "mistaken report".
It's a drain on our budget.
So you won't help us?
99% of cases resolve themselves within 24 hours.
If you haven't found her by then,
We'll issue an apb
And get the whole department on it.
Until then, I can't help you.
Look.
I'm sure if you two put your heads together,
There are half a dozen places you haven't looked,
And that's where she'll probably be.
-Thank you, officer. -Yeah, thank you.
come on.
Let's be civilized.
Have a seat.
No.
This... Can go rough,
Or this can go smooth.
Your choice.
Come on.
Just want to talk to you.
Good girl.
where am I?
You are in the house.
Whose house?
My house.
I'm ron, by the way.
It's good to meet you.
I think there's been some kind of mistake.
I'm not supposed to be here.
I-I really, really need to go home.
you have a little sister, right?
Cadence, was it?
How did you know that?
You told lori. Lori told me.
A regular little chatterbox, aren't ya?
See, now, if I let you go...
I might have to go grab cadence.
Do you want me to do that?
No.
Good.
I just think
That there's been some kind of mistake.
No. No mistake.
You went out looking for trouble.
No! No, I didn't. I didn't. I didn't.
Dressed like that? Yeah, you did.
no, I--
Shh, shh, shh, shh...
Right now, you need to just sit and listen.
Can you do that?
Yes.
Good.
I...
Am a businessman.
That's it. That's what I do.
This is not a prison, it's a business,
And you...
Are a valued employee-- an investment.
I have five other girls
Who are also valued employees.
They come and go as they like.
They make money, they have privileges.
You are no different than any of them.
But...
But you...
But you locked me in here.
Because you and I have not established trust.
You do what you're told, keep your mouth shut,
Earn your keep,
We won't have a problem.
If you can't do those things... Well, it's very simple.
What do I have to do?
Well, you want to act grown.
What we do here...
...Is grown-folks stuff.
I just can't believe this is happening.
I just can't believe it.
Where is she?
We'll find her.
and the cops...
The cops, they won't help us.
They never help us.
I mean, a little black girl goes missing
And they assume that it's drugs or that she ran away.
ohh...
Mom, what are we gonna do?
We're gonna look.
We're gonna keep calm.
We're gonna find her.
God is good.
Father... Father in heaven--
Please look over our family.
Please, lord.
watch out for us.
okay.
What about this one?
Oh, yeah, that'd be good.
-Right? -Yeah.
Excuse me?
Our daughter's missing.
Have you seen her?
You can keep that.
She's missing, and...
So if you see her,
You know, because the cameras that you have right here.
She might have walked in this area.
Come on.
stop.
Please...
lori!
She cries too much.
How am I supposed to get her lashes on?
hi.
Fix your face,
Or I'll have ron fix it for you.
Destiny? Come here!
Bring something for the new girl.
Get it together, newby.
You know that gun ron carries?
He'll use it...
Especially if I tell him to.
Now quit all that crying...
With your stupid ass.
Give her something.
Hey...
Hi.
It's okay.
I'm gonna help you, okay?
What is it?
It's gonna take your pain away, okay?
Just breathe in when I tell you to.
There you go. Good girl.
There you go.
Good girl. Good girl.
One more. One more.
Good.
there we go.
Look...
Beautiful princess.
all right, we're gonna log in, all right?
Here we go.
"call... Me...
'princess.'
18.
Thick thighs..."
"...Tight booty,
Sexy...
Sweet,
Barely...
Legal.
Will you be...
My... Daddy?"
Licia?
it's me, d.
Anything?
No one's seen her.
Okay. Okay, okay.
All right, it's been 24 hours,
So we can go back to the police station,
Have them start looking for her, and then maybe
We do another check of the old neighborhood.
All right.
Okay.
name?
Alicia.
-Same last name? -Yup.
Age?
She just turned 16 two months ago.
So, 16?
Yes.
height? Weight?
five-foot-two, 110 pounds.
If anyone has her...
Please don't hurt her.
She's everything to us.
Please, let her go.
You have that power.
Let her come home.
um...
...To our baby girl--
...We love you so much...
...And-- and we are out here
Every day, every hour,
Looking for you.
And I want to make this promise right now, before god--
We are gonna bring you home.
We're going to bring you home.
the client pays me downstairs,
I send them upstairs,
And all you have to do
Is whatever they tell you.
Smile.
Be friendly.
Sorry, what was that?
exactly.
Grown-folks business.
And then when they're done,
They come back down and they report to me,
And that report better be good,
Or you and I are gonna have a problem.
Sit tight. First one'll be easy.
you princess?
Hey, sweetie.
Why don't we get a little closer?
Hey?
Want to have a good time... You and me?
Have you slept?
No, I will sleep when she's back.
-Damn it. -Here, here, here.
-Hey. -Yeah?
I got to go in for a few hours tonight, okay?
My boss wants me to check on a few things.
It shouldn't take long.
Unbelievable.
If lose my job, we're in some kinda way,
And it'd be a hell of a thing for licia to come back to.
Okay, curtis.
Are you sure you two didn't fight, and she--
No, no, me and licia
Were just fine the last time I saw her.
If you were "just fine," why did she sneak out?
I don't know! I mean, that's...
What teenagers do.
Is that what they do?
It's what you did.
I hope to god she's mad at us, d.
Why would you want her to be mad at us?
Because if she isn't,
Then somebody...
Then somebody's got her.
No, no, no, no. No, we're not...
Mm-mm. We're not doing that.
We're gonna find her. We're gonna find her.
Okay.
Uh, this is dana.
Hi, dana. My name is nancy.
I'm the spokeswoman
For a support group of parents of missing children,
And I have one of your daughter's flyers here.
Have you found her yet?
No.
If you ever need someone to talk to,
We meet every Thursday--
That won't be necessary. We...
We're gonna find her.
Of course.
I'll text you my number just in--
thanks.
-Mom? -Yeah?
How long have you been up?
I don't think you should be driving.
Cadie, hush.
Your sister is out there somewhere.
She could be cold. She could be hungry.
How could I not look for her? I would look for you.
And I can sleep when she's home.
Okay. Just slow down.
Wait, is that--
Is that her?
mom, I think that's her hoodie!
stay in the car.
Lock the doors.
Alicia!
Mom, wait!
Hey, stay in the car!
Alicia!
Alicia! Alicia!
What do you want from me? Leave me alone!
I'm sorry.
What do you want from me?
Okay.
I'm sorry, mom. I thought...
-It's okay. -I thought that was her.
It's okay. Let's get back in the car.
Mom?
help, please!
Mom!
Help! Someone call 911!
Help! Please!
Help!
Hey, princess.
Don't-- don't call me that.
What do you want me to call you?
Alicia.
-Please? -Ron hates it
When we use our real names,
But I won't tell him, if you don't.
How'd you do?
I shouldn't be here.
My mom, my dad...
My sister, my grandma--
They're probably freaking out right now.
Alicia, stop. Look at me.
Look at me. Look at me. Stop. Stop!
I'm gonna tell you something someone told me
When I first got here, okay?
Ron thinks we're stupid, but we're not.
We have to be smart-- smarter than him--
So don't think about your family.
Keep your head down. Shut up. Play the game.
-And eventually-- -eventually?
He'll do what men always do-- get cocky and slip up.
That's when we get the hell out of here.
Get it?
I think so.
Don't think. You gotta know.
Because if you do something real stupid,
Like jump before it's time to jump--
That gun's not for show.
No.
He'll kill me? He'll kill me?
He'll disappear you... Which is worse, okay?
You gonna be smart?
Okay, good.
Give him everything...
But if you're extra friendly
And someone tips you a little more,
Skim it-- you're gonna need it
For when you bust outta here.
Now shower, get dressed...
Try not to look too miserable.
We get burgers on sundays.
And here.
Lori has plenty.
It'll take the edge off, if it gets too bad.
Destiny? Destiny?
Did he disappear someone you knew?
The girl who told me to be smart.
She got me through some bad stuff.
What was her name?
Ron called her echo. I think her real name was amy.
destiny, I'm scared.
Destiny!
Hey.
Perfect timing.
Any word?
No.
How long did you let me sleep for?
Since yesterday,
When I brought you home from the hospital.
You collapsed, remember?
I'm fine.
Hey, hey, hey!
You haven't been sleeping or eating.
I thought we agreed that today would be a rest day.
What?
Alicia is still out there!
We have to go!
-Dana-- -what?
-Come here. Hey! -Stop! Just stop!
-Come here. -Curtis, we have to go!
Look, okay, okay, okay, fine. We'll go.
We'll go...
...But first,
Have something to eat and take a shower, okay?
We'll find her...
But not if you run yourself into the ground.
Okay?
-Okay. -Okay.
I love you.
It's been two weeks.
Why are you saying it like that?
We still have places left that we haven't looked. We--
We'll continue our search here.
We just need to prepare you...
For?
A negative outcome.
What happens...
When...
dana?
What happens when they find a body?
the coroner takes it to the morgue.
I have a number.
I know how this sounds,
But it makes sense for you to call
And check in every now and then,
Just in case.
so what do we do now?
the same thing you've been doing.
I know how hard this is for you and your family.
We'll call you if we hear anything.
You know what?
I know you all have given up on her,
But that's my daughter out there,
And I'm not giving up on her!
She's out there, so, all we have to do is find her!
I'm sorry. S--
hello.
Wake up, princess.
Let's have some fun, baby.
Come on.
Get out of here! Get out of here!
Get out!
Crazy bitch!
You know what I hate?
Refunds.
I love getting them, I just hate giving them,
'cause that's my money out of my pocket,
Back to someone else.
Isn't that a bitch?
I-I can explain.
How many times did you hit him?
A few?
Just a few?
Maybe several.
it's okay.
It's okay. Come on. I understand.
You know, sometimes, these guys--
Okay, all right. No, no, no.
Shh, shh, shh, shh, shh. Come here, come here.
Come on up. Come here, come here.
Oh, okay...
Okay. Okay.
that was strike one...
Okay?
Mama, what are you doing here?
I'm here for cadie.
And god blessed you with two daughters.
I know.
Then why are you neglecting the one
Who's right in front of you?
Go take a shower.
You can pick cadie up from rehearsal for a change.
hmm?
Okay, baby?
Mm.
Yeah.
Cadence?
cadence?
Excuse me?
Have you seen my daughter, cadence?
Cadie?
cadie!
Cadence!
Cadence?
-Mom? -Cadence!
let's go.
Mom, what are you doing?
Oh, my god, in front of my friends?
You were supposed to be out here a half an hour ago!
I have a solo!
I was rehearsing it, which you would've known,
If you even bothered to talk to me!
-Don't do this again. -No!
You don't do this again, mom.
I am not the problem.
What did you just--
Who do you think you're talking to?
You quit your job! You sleep all day!
You drive around all night!
That's not friggin' normal!
I lost her, too.
Cadence? Cadence!
Hey.
Can I please just ride home with lala?
Yeah.
This is nancy.
Hello?
Hi.
This is dana.
Um, you called me a few months ago
When my daughter went missing.
Yeah, I just, um...
I just-- I need someone to talk to.
It's too quiet in my house.
When she was there,
There was always...
Singing and dancing,
But now...
All I do is cry.
I'm... I'm either crying or driving.
I just can't say goodbye...
Because...
There's no body, you know?
There's just...
Empty space.
And my husband and I...
We barely even talk.
So that's why I'm here.
It's been 98 days without her.
98 days.
How many times do you call the morgue a week?
Usually two.
That's what I used to do.
Then, I just started going by...
Bringing them lunch.
I got to know everyone by name.
This morning...
I got a lead.
What is it?
"upostpage".
It's a website.
It's worth checking, if you have the time.
Sometimes, girls who've fallen off the radar,
They turn up in the "adult" section.
Okay.
Sweets for the sweet.
Afternoon, ladies.
Hey.
Hello, handsome.
I gotta call gary. I'll be right back.
Come here.
You need to eat more.
You're getting too skinny.
I don't care.
don't do that.
We're getting out of here soon.
Once ron and lori start trusting your ass,
They'll think about adding a new girl.
It'll be the perfect time,
Unless you slip up and go off again.
How much money you got saved up?
A few hundred.
Okay.
Well, I have a thousand. I can float us both no problem.
I can't with this anymore.
It's my fault.
Maybe I deserve this.
No one deserves this.
People are allowed to make mistakes.
What if my dad finds out what I've been doing?
- Mm-mm. Mm-mm, mm-mm. - oh, my god.
They'll hate me.
Stop. You think too much.
This is for you...
...So I can text you when it's time.
Babies.
I found her.
Curtis, I found her!
I found her.
She's alive.
She's alive. She's alive.
What? What's wrong?
First off,
We don't even know when those were taken.
It could've been a week or a month ago.
They could've moved her to a different location.
There's a number on the ad!
Call and find out!
I'd advise against that.
We don't want to put her in any danger.
What? You don't want to help us?
Why won't you help us? This is huge!
How is this even legal?
These pictures, I mean-- this-this can't even be legal.
I mean, she's clearly a child.
-If alicia ran away from home-- -wait, wait!
You think she ran away from home to go do this?
To go be "princess"?
That's not our daughter.
She's being forced!
That's the only explanation that makes any damn sense!
I'd agree,
Which means someone took the time
To snatch her off the street,
Take these photos,
And use them to try to, like...
You mean pimp her out?
jesus.
which means,
If we intervene without taking the proper precautions...
They might try to hurt her.
exactly.
we're gonna pass this up the chain.
I think there's a high probability
That there's a trafficking ring in the area.
You mean to tell me,
I moved my family from a bad neighborhood
Into a nicer neighborhood,
But with a sex-trafficking ring in my backyard?
Curtis.
we need resources.
There could be a drug ring connected to it.
There could be girls coming in from out of state,
Which means we have to pass it along to the feds.
Yeah, but she doesn't look good.
She looks sick.
I know you're worried.
If she was my daughter, I would be worried, too.
Yeah, but she's not your daughter.
She's mine,
And at the end of the day, I am responsible for her.
Look... We'll be in touch.
Unbelievable.
Un-friggin'-believable.
Let's go.
Come on.
Ma'am, I have been on hold for over an hour.
No, this is about
Pictures of my teenage daughter on your website!
No-no-no. Don't, don't--
Don't put me on hol--
damn it.
Come on, come on, pick up.
This is officer pfeiffer. Please leave a message.
I don't understand.
Dana...
Why is it taking so long for them to do their job?
It has been weeks, and there has been nothing.
What do you want to do?
I don't know.
There is a number,
But they said don't call, because I might make it worse.
I have half the mind to buy her back myself.
This is dana.
Hello?
hi... Hi, mom.
Licia!
Licia...
Hi, baby girl.
Where are you? Where are you?
I'm gonna come get you right now.
I can't. I'm sorry.
No, no, no, no, no, baby girl, you can.
You can.
Just tell me where you are. I'm gonna come right now.
Princess!
Where are you at?
ahh.
I heard you been bad.
huh?
You a bad girl?
no--
Licia?
Licia!
no! No...
No! No, no!
no!
babe, we agreed
To step back and let the cops do their job.
Yeah, but for how long?
And when have the cops ever done their job for us?
We're just regular folks, d.
Yeah, I know, but you didn't-- you didn't
Hear what I heard-- she's hurting,
And she's afraid, and she's-she's scared.
I heard a man beating on her!
We can do this. We can do this.
All we have to do is we call and we order her...
"services",
Just like the ad says.
That's all we gotta do.
What if we blow it? What if we make things worse?
I mean, what if
Alicia gets hurt, I mean, if alicia gets hurt--
I can't wait anymore. I can't.
I-I...
I just know--
Let me-- let me think about it.
I gotta get to work.
Okay, well, you do that.
And while you're out there working,
You think about our little girl...
"working".
Don't.
And then you tell me, how do we just sit here
And wait for the cops?
Please.
I need you with me on this.
Just-- just give me some time, all right?
Alicia!
What are you doing?
I've been calling and calling.
Ron's picking lily up from some dude's house.
Let's go!
I can't.
Yeah, you can. Come on.
I can't.
you go.
I'm sorry.
Seriously?
Alicia, I don't know when we'll get another chance.
He's gonna hurt my sister!
He's gonna hurt cadence. Please.
damn it, licia.
-Just go. -No, come on.
-Just go! You go. You go. -No, come on. No, come on.
I love you.
We made a plan. We're gonna do it, okay?
Just go. Just go, please.
I'm just checking in.
My wife said she called you a few times.
I've been meaning to call her back.
It's just that things have been really busy around here.
With our case?
Operations like this can take months,
-Years even. -Years?
No, no, no! No, no!
m-my baby can't wait--
Curtis, please. I underst--
Curtis, please.
She needs help now.
I wish that I had better news for you.
This isn't gonna resolve itself anytime soon.
You know I appreciate you.
I respect you.
A part of me is just...
It was my idea to move here.
I wasn't even home the night she was taken.
So you tell me what y-- what you think I should do.
Just wait, and let you do your thing?
I was picked up when I was 14...
...On my way to school.
I was held for nine months and three weeks.
I'm... So sorry to hear that.
I had no idea.
Most people don't know this.
Officer lustig doesn't even know.
As someone who was trafficked...
What do I think you should do?
Whatever it takes.
Hey.
Cadie, cadie, cadie, cadie.
Come here, come here, come here. Come and talk to me.
How are things?
Fine.
"fine"?
That's it?
I have another performance coming up next month.
Oh, go, you.
Grandma said she'd take me.
Well, you know...
Your dad and I, we want to come.
We wouldn't miss it for anything.
It's okay.
I know you've been busy with trying to get licia home, so--
No, no, don't. Sit. Sit right here.
I am so proud of you.
You have handled this better than anyone
In the family.
Is licia coming home soon?
Yeah.
Soon.
Come here. Give me a hug.
You know what we need?
we need...
Ice cream.
all the ice cream.
-All the ice cream! -Right now.
- Oh, yeah. - all of it.
Hi, dad.
Hey, baby girl.
Uh, you know what? I'll bring it up in a second.
Okay.
Mm.
Okay.
you're right.
And I'm with you.
You are?
Let's go get her.
Oh, my god.
please, please, no!
get in there!
I'm sorry!
-Sorry? -I'm sorry!
we are well past "sorry".
I've told you girls time and time again--
...Do not test me!
-Up! -I'm sorry!
now!
get your ass upstairs!
ahh! Help me!
What happened?
I made it...
Over the state line,
But I guess I needed a fix.
I guess ron had some people lookin' for me,
Because he caught up with me,
Just like he said he would.
But licia...
What?
It was so good...
...To get out...
To not be here.
You have no idea.
It's like you lose yourself here,
But when you're out,
You get yourself back.
I know, it sounds stupid,
But...
He said he'd kill me
If I ran again,
But next time, I will be
Smarter...
Faster,
And so will you.
you don't belong here.
You don't belong here.
I'm so sorry.
I'm so sorry, destiny.
Okay, are you ready?
No.
Like...
What do I say?
Okay, okay, I-I will call.
-Huh? -Yeah.
All right, put it on speaker. Put it on speaker.
Okay.
Yeah.
This is ron.
Isn't this a damn beautiful day?
Hello?
Um, h-hi.
My husband and I saw an ad of yours
On the upostpage
For a girl named "princess"?
Oh... One of my best girls.
She's 18, clean, and up for anything.
so...
You two lookin' to spice things up?
Hello?
Yeah, um...
It's my husband and I's anniversary,
And we're looking to try something... Different.
I'm-- I'm sorry.
We haven't done this before.
Is this a, uh...
"you watch him and the girl" situation?
Or maybe he watches the two ladies?
Or...
All three of you get into the mix together?
I don't know. I, um...
We're hoping to bring her to the house, if possible.
House calls are extra.
Yeah, that's fine.
Alrighty then!
Let's call it an even five for the first hour
And... Ah, an extra bill for every 30 after that.
Um, 5,000?
Boy, you are new.
Uh, no.
500. Now, you're gonna want to write this down.
Yeah, go ahead.
okay. Okay.
Okay, okay.
What time is it?
Um, 7:43.
Okay.
Babe, I don't know if we thought this through fully.
I mean, uh...
Damn it!
What?
5-o.
oh, god.
What are they doing? What are they doing?
Come on, come on, come on, come on.
Wait, wait, wait.
Oh, they're going, they're going, they're going.
Okay.
Oh. All right, here comes the bus.
okay. Okay. Okay.
Come on, baby girl. Come on, baby girl.
I don't see her.
She's not there.
no, no, no.
that's her.
-No, that's not her! -No, no, no, that is her.
Oh, my god.
That must be "the associate".
yeah, I guess so.
Hi.
Careful.
Okay.
Baby girl?
-Mama? -Honey.
Why are you here?
Shh, shh, shh, shh, shh.
Just come with me. Come with me.
Come, come, come, come, come.
Listen, your father is here, okay? He's here.
So let's just go. Come on, come on.
No, no, no!
You're not listening to me, mom. He knows everything!
They know where we live. They know about cadence.
They know where dad works. I don't have my things, mom.
-It's okay. It's okay. -He kills people, mom.
-Let's go. -No...
Hey! Princess!
Get in the car, get in the car. Alicia, get in!
get in! Get in!
What do you think you're doing with her?
come on, go, go, go! Get in, get in, get in!
alicia's been cleared to go home.
She didn't really answer a lot of our questions,
So we'll have her back in a few weeks
Just when she's in a better head space.
These are some resources for you.
I know you found the support group helpful.
Counseling is recommended--
Not just for alicia, but for the family as well.
Well, we will read through all of the information.
But she's smart, she's strong,
She's got a family
That'll be with her every step of the way.
We're gonna take it slow, one day at a time,
And we're gonna get through this.
Yeah.
Welcome back, bish.
Hi.
Welcome home.
It's good to have you back.
Can I go upstairs?
I-I'm tired.
Don't you want to eat something?
- We made breakfast. - it's okay.
You should go ahead and get some rest.
Oh, baby girl.
oh, honey.
don't do that.
it's okay.
What's wrong with her?
Why don't we have some breakfast?
Um, I just want to thank you all
For being so supportive
And so kind.
I couldn't have done it without you.
This is my last meeting...
And, um, I want you to know
That I'm praying for your daughters.
And anything you need--
I'm always a shoulder to cry on and a friend to call.
Thanks.
Oh!
Thank you.
Thank you, thank you.
It's okay, sweetie.
No, it's not okay!
Mom?
-Yeah? -Can I do anything?
You can, um, you can, um...
You can bring up some clean towels.
Okay.
Yeah, sweetie?
Is she mad at me?
No! No, no, no.
She's not mad at you.
It's okay. She's just-- she's been through a lot,
And it's a lot of trauma, you know?
A-and it might take some time
Before she gets back to herself, okay?
But she is not mad at you.
Okay?
Okay, you can get those towels for me?
-Okay. -Okay?
Hey, sweetie.
no!
no! No!
Okay...
Please, destiny.
Damn it!
We're gonna have a good time.
please, please, please...
please.
mm. This is so good.
I talked to your teachers,
And they said that you can jump back in
Whenever you're ready,
And if you're still behind,
That you have all summer to catch up.
I'm not going.
Hey, hey...
Of course, you're going back.
A normal routine is how we put all this behind us.
"us"?
You know what I mean.
I'm not going!
alicia!
Just...
Come in.
Hi.
Alicia, what happened?
Those...
Pictures of me are still out there...
...For everyone to see.
Hey...
I-I'm working on that.
Yeah. Good job so far.
Licia, I'm really trying.
Your father and your sister are trying.
Everyone is trying.
Look.
I want to apologize to you.
I've wanted to
Since the day that everything happened.
You don't have to.
You weren't there.
I think I've been...
Too strict with you girls.
If I had just said yes,
Then you could've gone to that party
And I could've picked you up,
And maybe that would've been the end of it.
You know, um...
Mama grace...
...She used to let us run wild,
You know, just no curfew,
We could just do whatever we wanted...
...Until something happened.
To you?
Yeah.
That is the reason why I am the way that I am...
Because I didn't want that to happen to you...
But it ended up happening anyway,
And that's really hard to live with.
So I want you to know,
When it comes to school,
You go back whenever you're ready.
Okay?
I'll try, but...
But what?
Honey?
I'm not normal anymore, mom.
No, no, no, no, no, no.
I'm not normal anymore.
Hey, hey, hey.
You know what?
I am gonna get those pictures taken down,
And that website, and all those men behind it,
They're gonna see me act real ugly.
I love you, mom.
I love you, too.
I love you, mom.
Okay, if those photos are not down in 24 hours,
The next time you hear from me will be from my lawyer!
That's what it is, mom!
Boom!
Boom.
Please, please, please, pick up.
Damn it!
Where are you going now?
Nowhere.
Are you sure? 'cause it looks like you're--
Cadie, just stop!
Stop what?
Just back off.
It's fine. It's fine.
Okay.
It's just...
what? It's just what?
I miss you, is all.
Okay, uh...
Well, I'm here.
I'm here.
Alicia?
alicia!
Stay in the house!
Alicia! Alicia!
Alicia!
alicia!
Hey! My daughter!
Alicia!
alicia!
Where are you running?
I thought you'd be back. The girls'll be happy to see ya.
welcome home.
How'd it happen?
She just ran away from me.
-She ran-- -she ran away!
Were-- were you fighting?
No.
I can't ever leave this house.
I mean, I'm at work, and all I gotta think about is,
"is my family gonna fall apart on me?"
You know what? Maybe you should be here
More often with us while this is going on.
Well, somebody has to pay for the house
And keep the lights on around here!
But nobody even wanted this house! You!
You are the only one that wanted this house.
You moved us
Away from where we were happy and comfortable,
And you never even asked us!
And guess what, curtis?
-How is that working out? -You want to go back there?
I mean, go on then!
-I mean-- -do I "want to go back"?
No, why don't you go on back there?
Why don't you go back to work?
Dana--
Damn it, dana--
hello?
Hi, nancy. It's, um, dana.
I need a favor.
Is this it?
How did you--?
I put a tracker in her backpack
And sewed some into her hoodies
And even put one in her shoe,
In case they tried to take her again.
Are you sure you don't want to call the police?
No.
Not yet.
Can I help you?
Yeah, my daughter's in there. Alicia?
"princess". Send her out.
Hold on.
Ah...
You must be mama bear.
How cute.
What can I do for you?
How much do you want for her?
More than you've got.
She's my daughter! How much do you want for her?
Look. I'm just a businessman.
Even if I was inclined
To part with my excellent investment,
I don't think that investment
Has any interest
In going home with you.
I don't believe you.
Ask her yourself.
She's inside.
♪ I got the power
♪ whoa!
♪ leave them sour, whoa
♪ I'm a big dawg
♪ I like a lot of
♪ imma throw this cash
♪ light work
♪ damn, I'm forever workin'
♪ yo, keep on calling
♪ she forever lurkin'
♪ now she tryna
Alicia?
Go away!
Alicia!
- Alicia! - no, no! Go away!
Alicia!
Go away!
Alicia...
Baby, just open the door.
Let me take you home.
No!
Go away, please! Just leave!
Alicia...
Alicia, open the door!
No! Just go away, please!
Just leave! Please just go!
Go away!
Please, alicia!
Time to go, mama bear.
Time to go.
But you have a nice night.
police! Don't move! Put your hands up!
The cops are here! Girls, run!
How many in the house?
-No, no, no, no, no. -Right there, let's go.
It's okay, it's okay.
ron, where are you?
we got her.
-Princess, don't say anything! -First floor's clear.
you have the right to remain silent!
oh, my god. Oh, my god.
ron!
where is she now?
She's at fresh start.
It's an addiction and trauma treatment center.
Is she okay?
Not yet...
But she will be.
She probably should've gone there
The first day we got her back.
How long will she be there?
As long as it takes for her to get well.
You know, it could be a few months.
What about dad?
Well, um...
Your dad and I...
...We just need a little bit of space right now.
I have rehearsal.
Well, do you need a ride?
I'm good.
Okay.
Bye.
What, mama?
Proud of you.
Standing up for yourself.
Your girls.
I'm just...
It doesn't feel like enough.
I feel like I could do more.
Then do it.
I'll be right here...
Anything you need.
Love you, baby girl.
I love you, too, mommy.
I don't know.
I guess we just thought
That we could love her back to normal.
Everyone thinks that.
There's still a piece of her missing...
...And I don't know if we'll ever get it back.
That's what they did to my baby girl.
People need to know
That this can happen to anybody.
Agreed.
How would you feel about telling that to people?
How do you mean?
Well, there's a fundraiser
For trafficked young women coming up--
Maybe you could speak, tell your story.
sorry.
-I need to grab that. -It's okay.
Hello? This is nancy.
okay.
I'll be right there.
What?
That was the morgue.
They found a body, and it might...
...Might be my daughter.
I'll go with you. I'll go with you.
Go ahead.
Is it her?
no.
That's not amy.
Oh, my gosh.
On the way here, I almost wished it would be.
It's the not knowing-- that's what eats at you.
How long has she been gone for?
Four years.
Whoo!
you tell me what I should do--
How do I make this right?
In my support group,
We talk a lot about guilt...
...How we shouldn't absolve ourselves of it,
How we should feel it...
Accept it,
Learn, and do better.
You should come sometime.
talk about my feelings
In front of a bunch of strangers?
I don't know about all that.
I mean...
I think it would help...
Us...
And the family.
Then I can make that happen.
That's a good start.
So what have you been doing
To keep yourself busy these days?
I actually...
Start talking at high schools next month.
What? For real?
-Yeah. -About?
Licia...
And what happened to her.
A lot of people don't know that this happens,
Even in safe neighborhoods.
We sure didn't.
Yeah.
Oh, and...
I got the website to take those photos down.
Oh, look at you go!
May I?
Yeah.
oh, my goodness.
Look at you go, rock star.
Uh, miss alicia keys!
Quit!
So when do you get out?
Oh... It'll be a minute.
I mean, they said I could be out in six weeks,
But I don't know, I think I-- I'll need a few more months.
Mom, you're gonna have to sign off on that.
Of course. Of course. Do you.
You take as much time as you need.
thank you, mom.
Thank you all for being here today.
I would like to share my story,
My family's story,
And make sure that no family
Has to go through what we went through.
This is about awareness--
About a problem that I didn't even know existed
Until it happened
To us,
To my daughter, who's here today.
Six months ago, when she was just 16 years old,
She was kidnapped.
She was sexually trafficked on upostpage.Com for months.
What she had to experience on a daily basis,
It is still unimaginable to me,
And it would be unimaginable
To mostly everybody in this room,
But still,
It's when my daughter was recovered
And brought back home to us,
That's when I realized the full extent
Of the trauma that she had suffered,
The impact that her suffering would have
On my entire family.
Child sex trafficking is happening here.
Prevention and awareness
Increases empathy in our communities,
And helps children, like my daughter,
And families like ours,
In their greatest moment of need.
Real change has to happen
In order to protect our children,
In order to make sure
That no child is sold on upostpage.Com,
Or anywhere else, ever again.
Together, we can do this.
Thank you.
Any questions?
♪ can't you see...
♪ oh, oh, oh...
♪ oh, oh, oh, oh
♪ we can't heal in silence
♪ will you stand beside us?