- I want you to see a counsellor. - You can't make me go.
Chase, it's too big and you need help.
DEAN: About what happened last night...
I guess you're lucky it's not gonna be a problem for us.
DEAN: Are you pregnant?
Whose baby is it?
It's my baby, Dean.
MAN: (ON TV) A little further down this tree.
OK, so I'm about halfway down now,
and I think, unless I'm very much mistaken...
I 'll make us some sandwiches and we can head out.
Feed the ducks, if you like.
We can see if Gator wants to come,
but we'll probably have to keep him away from the ducks.
(TYRES SCREECH, GLASS SMASHES)
(MAN ON TV SPEAKS lNDlSTlNCTLY)
(PLAYFUL MUSlC PLAYS)
SONG: Mmm, mmm, mmm
Real dark and dirty
Gonna get a little dirty, yeah
I'm gonna get a little
Dirty, yeah
Gonna get a little dirty.
(lNDlSTlNCT POLlCE RADlO TRAFFlC)
WOMAN: Yeah, it did.
- MAN: So you actually saw it? - Yeah, yeah.
- Power's now off, Dean. - (DOG BARKS)
- Hey, just the one occupant inside? - Um... Gator, Gator, get down.
- He's fine. - Uh, as far as I know.
She's only been there a couple of months.
Right. Thanks. Just the one occupant. Female.
Yeah, copy that, Lara. I'm with her now.
She seems to be coming to. Out to you.
Rescue Team Leader to Rescue Base. Vince, this roof could collapse.
I'm gonna need some help in here.
Rescue Base. Copy that. Other units are on their way.
Hey. Hey, my name's Dean.
If you can hear me, squeeze my hand.
No obvious fractures. BP's OK.
- Must've just got knocked out. - OK.
Let's get her on the board.
- Board in? - Yep.
To you.
OK. Yep. And... (GROANS) .. that's it.
The driver's side is wedged tight. What have you got?
Yeah, same passenger's side. We'll have to get him out through the back window.
OK.
(MAN COUGHS, GROANS)
OK, passenger is alive and his pulse is strong.
Is she alright? Where is she?
G'day. mate. I'm Chase. I'm with Rescue.
- What's your name? - Kyle. Is she OK?
- You feel any pain? - No.
Alright, driver is disorientated. Seatbelt's done its job, though.
(MURMURS) Grace? Grace?
- Looks like it belongs to a kid. - The neighbour said she lives alone.
She might have been minding someone. Check the rest of the house.
Hey, is there a child in the house?
Finish up here.
There's a bedroom of a young girl, three to five years old.
No sign of her in the house.
Alright. Start on the car.
I'm gonna look under here. Pray we're wrong.
Could be a young girl under all this.
- Jordan, get in here. - Jordan, get inside.
OK, guys, ready to move.
I can't see her, mate.
OK, front left wheel is clear.
Front right wheel - clear.
Nah, she's not in here.
Yeah, dig under there. Move the rubble.
See if she moved back towards the chassis.
Her name is Grace. She's four years old.
OK, my name's Dean Gallagher. I'm with Rescue.
- My baby! - She wasn't in the rubble.
She's only four.
OK, was she with you when the car hit?
- I don't know. - Shh, shh, just take it easy.
- What's your name? - Melissa.
Melissa, last you remember, was she in the house?
(MOANS) She was watching TV. I made her a snack.
Well, maybe she got scared and ran off. What about her father?
He's in Brisbane. We're not together.
Do you have any idea where she might have gone? A neighbour or...?
Oh! There's a creek out the back where we feed the ducks.
Alright. Jordan, Chase, check it out.
Lara, Heidi, canvass the neighbours. Check backyards, cars, drains.
I can't believe this is happening.
- Not again. - Has she gone missing before?
No.
Alright, we need to get you to hospital.
- No, I won't leave her. - Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey.
If anything happens to you, how's that gonna help Grace, huh?
We will find her.
Promise?
Yeah, yeah, look, I promise.
Here. Here's my card.
It's got my personal number on it.
Contact me anytime.
(MOANS)
Get her out of here. Go.
Rescue Team Leader to Rescue Base. Vince?
Yeah, mate, there's a creek, runs out of a dam,
on the east side of the railway.
(WHEELS SQUEAL)
CHASE: Grace!
- Grace! - Grace!
Let's check out the creek.
ALL: Grace!
500m to the south, there's an old factory complex.
DEAN: Yeah, copy that, Vince. I'm heading that way now.
Grace!
Grace, are you here?
Grace!
The whole area's riddled with drains and catchments.
Grace!
VlNCE: Rescue Base to all units.
There's an old pit to the west. Might be worth checking into. Over.
- JORDAN: Yeah, copy that. - Poor mother.
Be your worst nightmare, wouldn't it?
- Mmm. - Rescue Base to Rescue Team Leader.
DEAN: Copy, Vince. Listen, there's some warehouses down here.
Think I might go check 'em out.
Hey, Didi, it's Michelle. Just checking up on James. How's...
Oh, he's still asleep. Great.
No, that's good. He needed a good one.
Alright, thanks. Bye.
(SlGHS)
- The child from that house? - Yep.
Yes, little toddler. I've seen him.
- No, it's a girl. - Really?
Loves to play with her dog. (LAUGHS)
Have you seen her today?
Uh... no. Not today.
Grace!
(GROANS)
Grace!
- (GATOR BARKS) - The old chap must be confused.
There's a little boy two doors up that plays with Gator.
We found a child's room in the house.
- Really? - Yep.
Well, I guess I just come home from work and flop down.
I know all the other dog-owners in the street, but that's about it.
OK, thanks.
(METALLlC OBJECT FALLS)
Grace?
Hello?
This is Rescue Portable 2 to Rescue Team Leader.
Go ahead, Lara.
Found a toddler's shoe...
.. by a drain, about 800m from the rear of the factory.
Hasn't been here for long.
On my way.
Hello?
Sweetie, are you in there?
It's OK. You can come out now.
(METALLlC CLANG)
Grace?
I think I can hear something in the drain.
I'm gonna head in.
DEAN: Copy that, Lara. Be careful.
No sign of gas.
- All the same, have your BA ready. - Of course.
(GRUNTS)
Alright, I should be there soon. Over.
Grace?
Grace, are you here?
Lara, anything?
LARA: (BREATHLESSLY) No, nothing. Here.
How far can a... Iittle girl get... in such a short time?
Depends if she's on her own.
So many creeps around these days.
Vince has alerted the police. Gonna start a house-to-house search.
Thank you very much for your time, and... Yes, we understand.
Thank you very much. Bye-bye.
Rescue Base to Rescue Team Leader.
Nothing so far, Vince.
Pack it up, guys. The search is over.
What, someone find her?
Not exactly. We just got off the phone from Melissa's mother.
There is no child.
What do you mean, "There is no child"?
I saw the room.
I think you mean 'shrine'.
Grace died two years ago.
It's a tragic story, you know? Car accident, father was driving.
Melissa couldn't accept that Grace was dead,
kept expecting her to come back.
Marriage broke up.
But didn't they give her counselling
or send her off to a psych unit or something?
All that. Seemed to work.
Melissa got her old job back as a community nurse. Hunky-dory.
Then she wanted a change, moved interstate.
Her parents thought she was doing fine.
Well, she must have felt happier,
stopped taking her medication, delusions came back.
Happens a lot.
Or the trauma of the accident could have set off a psychotic break.
Yeah, I know. He's turned into a right Mr Spock.
It's Dr Spock.
What? He's a famous child psychiatrist.
Yeah, whatever, Chase.
My lounge room still looks like a shrink's library.
Thanks, Didi.
Hello, little bubba.
How are you? You be good for Didi, hey?
(CHUCKLES)
The nanny's pretty cute, eh?
What? You were staring!
Chase.
(SCOFFS)
I was six. I didn't know there was such thing as a display toilet.
It looked real to me.
And then the assistant came and I just ran as fast as I could.
I actually don't think I've ever told anyone that story.
Chase, I very much enjoy your stories,
but I feel like I'm taking money under false pretences.
I'm not sure you need any more sessions.
Really?
Compared to how you were when you first came in, you're a new man.
You have real confidence now.
Chase, I'm very proud of you.
Good luck with everything.
Uh, actually, I think I probably should see you at least one more time.
OK. Make a time with Claire on the desk.
Hey, don't worry, mate. She's great.
Mr Goddard?
HElDl: (GlGGLES) Mack's taking me to ltalian on Cavendish Street.
- Are you serious? - Mm-hm.
Ooh, impressive. We're doing cheap Leb.
I thought you didn't like Lebanese food.
(GROANS) I hate Lebanese food, but Hamish is a big fan.
- Oh, crap. - Here - use mine.
- Ugh, yours gives me a rash. - What?!
- Oi! - I'll buy you a new one, I promise.
Keep it. Our numbers came up.
- What? - 1,500 bucks on the Lotto.
- What?! - Yeah, check it out.
- Are you serious? - Yeah.
- (ALL LAUGH EXClTEDLY) - Cool, eh?
- That's fantastic! - That $500 is gonna come in handy.
What do you mean? It's a $750 split - me and Lara.
Yeah, I'm a third of the syndicate.
You were a third of the syndicate till you stopped paying six weeks ago.
We did warn you. I sent you a text and everything, remember?
I thought you were joking.
Heidi, come on, you've been taking flying lessons,
getting foot spas, expensive dinners.
Fair's fair. Gotta be in it to win it and you weren't in it.
I got a little bit distracted. Doesn't mean you can cut me out of my share. Can he?
We warned you, babe, for weeks and weeks.
Dean, your opinion would be very helpful here.
She hasn't put in Lotto for six weeks and now she wants to share the prize.
Yeah, you know what? I gotta take this. Um, just...
- I don't believe you guys. - Hey, Jordan, maybe we should.
No, no, she had her chance.
This is Dean.
- MELlSSA: Did you find her? - Sorry?
Grace, my baby. You said you wouldn't stop looking.
Uh, Melissa, is that you?
I'm still at the hospital. They won't tell me anything here.
OK, uh, Melissa, you need to listen to me.
Grace is not missing.
- You found her?! - No, no, no, no.
Listen, we spoke to your mother, we spoke to Grace's grandmother,
and she told us about a... about an accident,
about a traffic accident...
- (HANGS UP) - Hello, Melissa?
Shit.
I think I could've handled it better.
Well, we're rescue people, not counsellors.
I had a look on the Net.
There's a lot of articles about people who've lost kids.
When the reality's just too much, the mind just shuts it out.
Yeah, I can believe that.
If anything ever happened to James, l don't know what I'd do.
Should we even try to fix people like Melissa?
Maybe it's better just to let them pretend.
Well, I'm no psych, but I think she needs to face it,
otherwise there could be worse problems.
Like what?
Well, she could stop functioning altogether.
I mean, everything would become a fantasy.
And what happens if she snaps out of that and nobody's there to support her?
You think she could harm herself?
It's up to St Andrew's to sort that out, right? They're the experts.
Dean, you have done everything that could have been expected of you.
Best advice - go have some fun, hmm?
Be clear-headed and ready for the next rescue.
Hey, Didi, I'm leaving the office.
- Has he had his bath? - (SlGHS)
You need a degree to cook one of those.
Hey. You normally shop here?
No. Been seeing a client.
Aha. Who gets special treatment?
- He's a difficult case. - Oh.
That means I'm a pleasure, right?
- Of course. - (LAUGHS)
Hey, um, so, how do you cook one?
First you take a pair of scissors and you trim these parts
and pull off any leaves down here,
then rinse in acidic water...
Rinse. Yep.
.. take a pot, small amount of boiling water,
add a bit of garlic, lemon, bay leaf
and simply steam for half an hour or so.
You would have to be very bored or dedicated to work that one out.
Yeah, I got all inspired after this trip to the Greek lslands with my boyfriend.
Oh, yeah? Um, recent, or...?
(CHUCKLES) No, years ago.
The whole trip was a disaster, actually.
Really? The artichoke or the boyfriend?
Both.
(BOTH LAUGH)
Oh, a rom-com kind of guy, eh?
Oh, uh, no, no, no, that's for Mum.
The, uh, horror is for me.
Oh, I love horror.
Every psych should watch horror movies.
They tap into very primal fears.
Like, Carrie is all about repressed anger and bullying,
and Scream - they nail all the sex-guilt stuff in that.
Yeah, but what really gets me
is they never actually kill the bad guy when they have the chance.
Right, they always run off, leaving the knife right next to him.
Exactly!
Hey, well, how about you come over to my place tonight
and I'll attempt some artichokes
and, you know, we can watch a bunch of people get their throats cut?
Chase, I'm your counsellor.
That's not appropriate.
Really?
I mean, well, we're getting along, we're laughing, having a good time.
Like... (GROANS)
I like you.
This is classic transference.
No, it isn't. I know what transference is.
I did a bit of reading so we could better communicate.
I'm serious. I've got to go.
(ENGlNE REVS)
(ENGlNE STARTS)
(TYRES SQUEAL)
CHASE: Oi!
Maniac! Are you OK?
- Yeah, yeah. - You in no pain?
Thank you.
(ENGlNE REVS, TYRES SQUEAL)
You went to bed early.
What was I gonna do? Annika was on night shift.
Textbook avoidance from Annika.
She's on night shifts because they have a flu epidemic.
Oh, well, you should be glad she's avoiding you, then.
She's not avoiding me.
(DlALS)
Yeah, hi, I'd like to speak to a patient - Melissa Gardner.
My name's Dean Gallagher.
I was leading the rescue team that pulled her out yesterday.
Right. OK, well, if you could get her to give me a call, that'd be great. Thanks.
This one's really bugging you, eh?
(SlGHS)
MlCHELLE: You've reached the home of lan, Michelle and James.
- Please leave a message. - (BEEP)
Uh, Didi, hi. It's Michelle again.
Um, just checking up on James.
I've left a couple of messages.
Can you get back to me when you get a chance? OK, thanks.
I know Heidi should have put in for the Lotto, but...
Hey, listen, you wanna share your half, go for it.
- Share my half? - Yeah.
If I share my half, that's only, like, $375.
Huh.
Oh, look at this!
Did you have a bucks party in here?
Whose turn is it?
- Heidi? - You rang?
It's your turn to clean the kitchen.
Hey, Jordan, here is the six weeks I owe,
plus one in advance, a new deodorant
and a lovely aftershave - l think you'll like that one.
Keep it. It's still no.
Now you're just being petty.
Hang on, this is opened. Is this used?
It's Mack's.
HElDl: No! As if!
You stole Mack's aftershave?
(LAUGHS) So? What? I mean, he's got heaps.
He didn't like it. It's very expensive.
It's still no.
You sure? The car's not there?
Righto, thanks.
What's up?
Oh, my nanny's not returning my calls
and I just spoke to my neighbour and the car's not out the front.
Probably gone shopping.
Hmm.
(PHONE DlALS)
Emma? Chase.
Uh, I've been thinking about our little problem -
The whole counsellor thing.
How's this? I'll stop seeing you.
I'm pretty much cured anyway. You said so yourself.
This is Dean Gallagher.
Yeah. Melissa Gardner. Yeah, yeah, l know. I was on the rescue team.
What do you mean, she's gone?
Driver is trapped in the cab. Fireys are on their way.
Yep, should be about five minutes, Georgie. See you.
Melissa Gardner just walked out of St Andrew's without telling anyone.
- Melissa who? - The woman from yesterday.
- Vince, could you do me a favour... - Mate, I can't scratch myself right now.
Every punter on the road thinks he's Michael Schumacher
and Michelle's freaking about the baby.
What about the baby?
The nanny's not answering the phone, the car's not at the house.
LARA: There's got to be a simple explanation.
- Have you called all the hospitals? - Yeah, first off. No sign.
- How long since you heard from her? - Since I left home this morning.
I've been calling my phone, her mobile - no answer.
What about the agency? Can they contact Didi?
No, they tried her contact number and it's out of date.
She left that address a month ago.
Wait, so James is with somebody who has no known address?
Ian suggested the agency. I assumed they were reputable.
Well, where is lan?
He's on a plane from Melbourne. I've left messages.
I'll get out an APB on your car rego.
Alright. OK. Um... Well, do you want to head over to your place?
We can start checking all the places she might be.
- I can't stop thinking what might happen. - Come on. We'll go and have a look.
(KlDS YELL)
MlCHELLE: No, there's no sign that he's even been in his cot.
There's no note. There's nothing.
Well, his pram's gone, so we went down the shops, and he's not there either.
We've looked everywhere.
Yeah. I'm trying.
OK, lan's on his way and he's notified all the police units.
What about Didi's passport?
Yeah, he's spoken to the feds, and they're checking into her.
(SlGHS) God, he's so little.
Hey, hey, come on. Let's try the shops again. Come on.
Yep.
Look... (SlGHS)
Michelle, is James...
I mean, am I James's...
I don't know, Dean.
You... you and lan have got the same blood type.
There's my car.
There's his wrap.
There's a bus terminal over there. They could have caught the bus.
MlCHELLE: Didi!
Didi, where have you been?!
I've been leaving messages for hours. Why didn't you get back to me?
I'm really sorry, but James got this rash and it spread really quickly.
I got worried. I went out the door without thinking.
Yeah, no, we found them. It's all good.
- You went to the doctor's? Is he OK? - Yeah. She was just about to see him.
Well, what did the doctor say? Is he alright?
She's gonna call you later. It's nothing serious.
You should have called. Michelle's been going out of her mind.
My phone's out of credit. I'm really sorry.
It's OK. It's a false alarm.
He had a rash and Didi took him to the doctor's.
Oh, how's my little man?
Gosh, you scared the pants off us, eh?
- Are you alright? - (BOTH LAUGH)
- (JAMES SQUEALS) - Ooh.
(LAUGHS) Darling.
OK. It's alright, lan will give me a lift back.
Sure.
Give Mummy a kiss. Give Mummy a kiss.
Oh, love.
You've been on a big trip.
Oh, baby. Oh, my baby.
VlNCE: So, baby OK?
Yeah. Yeah, it's all OK.
Look, I'd like to head over to Melissa Gardner's just to see if she's OK.
- Not really our responsibility, is it? - All the same, I'd like to take a look.
I think it's best if we check it out.
Fine. If she's OK, no probs.
If there is a problem, keep your eye on her till I let St Andrew's know.
- Melissa? - I'll go check with the neighbours.
Melissa?
- Hi. - Hi.
I'm sorry about yesterday, about calling you.
I just snapped.
This morning I woke up, l was normal -
Whatever that means.
- You do know that Grace... - Died in a car accident?
Yeah.
I still like to imagine she's with me.
I'm not crazy.
Well, I guess I was yesterday, but that was a one-off.
Well, it's not every day that a car crashes into your house.
No.
Look, I'm alright.
The hospital was pretty worried when you just walked out.
I was just gonna be another hour signing forms.
This place is wide open. Anyone could just walk in and help themselves.
Well, I don't think it's a good idea that you stay here.
It's... it's pretty dangerous.
The woman across the road said l was welcome to stay with her. So, um...
Anyway, I'm sure you've got much more important things you need to do.
You sure you're OK?
Do you have kids?
No.
When you have a child, they're... they're with you forever...
.. in your heart.
I'm good.
(SOFTLY) OK.
Take care.
Is she alright?
Uh, so she says.
- I don't know... - What?
I get the feeling she's just telling me what I want to hear.
(GATOR BARKS)
- (WHlNES) - Oh, sorry.
Gator's lost his ball and he's looking for it everywhere.
- Come on. Come on, Gator. - (BARKS)
Come on, Dean. You've done all you can.
(CAR DOORS CLOSE)
HElDl: Ah, Grand Theft Auto. very much your thing.
Yeah, a guilt trip's not gonna work either.
I'm not trying to guilt-trip you, Jordan. You were right - I let things slip.
But you know what, Jordan? I'm big enough to admit my errors.
MlCHELLE: Right, OK. Thanks.
Alright, I've sent Didi home. Ian's looking for another nanny now.
Hello, baby boy. Hi.
So the rash was nothing to worry about?
Apparently it's absolutely fine. How'd you guys go?
Uh, Melissa was there and she claims she was back to normal.
Dean reckons she's putting on an act to stay out of hospital.
- We'll warn St Andrew's, yeah? - Yeah, I did.
The neighbours are gonna keep an eye on her.
- That sounds appropriate. - (JAMES BABBLES)
Uh, Michelle...
- Hi, Lara. - Hey.
I know you don't agree with Jordan's decision entirely.
I cleaned all the computer screens too.
Looks good.
Dean, I honestly don't know if you're the father.
I can't just pretend that it's not a possibility.
Well, what do you want me to do about it?
Are you saying that you're ready to play dad?
That if it destroys my relationship with lan, then that's just... that's just tough?
Look, I don't know. I just... I think...
Got on to a new agency - 1 00-point checklist, the whole deal.
Mate, thanks for your help today. I really appreciate it.
Yeah.
Uh, listen, I'll check that manifest and I'll get back to you.
- You know it's not your fault. - I've just never felt so... panicked.
(DOOR OPENS)
- Chase. - Uh, no, I'm here to see Emma.
You've been transferred to me.
- What? Transferred? But... - Emma thought it best.
Lara, you wanna get that lottery ticket? I can pick up the cash on the way home.
Yeah, it's in the car. I'll just get it.
Oh, no.
The money's still in here.
- I was sure I bought it. - You forgot the ticket?
I was certain. Oh, Jordan, I'm so sorry.
Don't worry about it. I kinda half expected something would go wrong.
Something always does. You know what I mean?
I just feel like an idiot. The one time that we win...
Hey, it's not all bad, OK? Just don't say anything yet.
Oh, guys, l just wanted to say that, you know,
if you feel happy with your decision, then that's fine.
It's fine.
- (SOFTLY) Sucker. - (GlGGLES)
- Heidi. - Yeah.
You spoke to Melissa's neighbours yesterday?
Yeah - there weren't many of 'em.
Didn't somebody say they saw Grace playing with the dog?
Yeah, the old man, but he was a bit... (WHlSTLES)
He got confused with the little boy up the road.
The dog's never been near Melissa's house.
We found the dog's ball in the kid's room.
He probably found his way in after the wall came down.
I don't know.
Lara found this shoe by the drain
and we found the matching one at Melissa's house.
Well, maybe the dog picked up the shoe, then dropped it outside.
You know what they're like. Our collie always used to steal our socks.
Gator's lost his ball and he's, um, looking for it everywhere.
Is she alright? Where is she?
Maybe.
- Next week? - Yep.
(KNOCKS) Hey, it's Chase. You there?
Emma?
(QU I ETLY) Chase, I'm with a client!
- Oh, I can wait. - Chase, I'm busy.
And, no, I do not want to spend my time curling up watching rom-coms with you.
Now, please, go.
If that's what you want.
What? Rom-coms?
EMMA: You've reached Emma's voicemail.
I am busy right now but please leave a message.
- (BEEP) - Uh, hi, Emma, it's me.
Um, yeah, uh, you just said
that you didn't have any time for me and my rom-coms.
Um, but I know that, uh, you know l like horror, so I was thinking,
well, obviously you can't say anything, uh, personal
in front of a patient...
Uh, well, anyway, I'm gonna hang in the car park for a bit,
so, uh, call me if you wanna see me.
Idiot.
(PHONE RlNGS)
- Emma? - DEAN: No, it's your brother.
Look, I'm heading back to Melissa Gardner's. Can you meet me?
Uh, nuh. Sorry, Dean. I'm busy.
He's a difficult case.
Hello? Hello?
(KNOCKS) Emma!
Emma!
(VACUUM CLEANER WHlRRS)
(SHOUTS) Hey! Hey!
I need to get downstairs! It's an emergency!
MAN: I trusted you!
I trusted you to help me and it's gotten worse.
Yeah, I need the police.
You were supposed to help me.
OK, we've got a man with a knife.
I'm standing outside the balcony. I need you to hurry.
MAN: What's wrong? Am I too crazy for you?
Calm down, Joseph. I am trying to help you.
(LAUGHS) Are you?
I've lost my job, my family, and you want me to calm down?
I've seen you,
Iaughing, having fun,
while my whole life falls apart.
- (ANGRlLY) You don't care about me! - I do, Joseph.
Liar!
Aarggh!
Run! Get out of here!
(STRAlNS) Let go of me, you bastard!
Not until I've got the knife - like in the horror movies. Right?
It'll take too long to explain. Just, uh, can you meet me at the house?
Dean, what's up with you lately?
We've done all we can. I have to meet Hamish for dinner.
Yeah, look, you're right. I'm sorry.
- I'll let you know how it turns out. - OK. Bye.
Gator's lost his ball and he's, um, looking for it everywhere.
Is she alright? Where is she?
(CAR DOOR CLOSES)
Melissa!
- It's Grace! She is real. - I know. I know.
DEAN : This is Rescue Team Leader to Rescue Base.
I don't have time to explain but l need people to my location now.
MELlSSA: She's trapped in there - I'm certain.
Gator was whining outside. That dog loves her.
Whose child is she, Melissa?
She's mine.
Did you take her from somewhere?
It wasn't like that.
- Jesus. - Her mother couldn't look after her.
She's an addict. OK? She came to the clinic. She asked me for help.
The poor little thing - she was half starved, she had running sores, nits.
I nursed her. I got her healthy.
Then when I took her back, her mother said I should keep her.
Grace? Gracie?
How did you know?
Uh, something wasn't adding up.
(SHOUTS) Gracie!
(SHOUTS) Grace, it's Mummy!
Where are you? Grace?
The old guy said something about seeing Gracie with Gator
and we found Gator's ball in her room
along with a shoe that matched the one we found.
There was something that the learner driver said as well.
Grace!
Grace! Grace, it's Mummy.
You should have told us, Melissa.
I wanted to. I've been going out of my mind.
But they'll just take her
and give her back to the mother that didn't want her in the first place.
Come on, you know how it works.
Right, so you would rather see Grace die than lose her? Is that...?
I have to take this place apart.
GlRL: Mummy?
- Grace? - Shh. Shh, shh, shh.
Grace, are you there?
Alright, she could have squeezed in there. Hold this.
Gracie?
GRACE: Mummy?
Gracie!
Gracie?
GRACE: Mummy?
Mummy?
Hey, Gracie. You OK?
Just stay where you are.
My name's Dean.
Where's Mummy?
Mummy's waiting. Come on.
Give me your hand. Come on. Come on, let's get you out of here.
That's a girl. That's a girl.
Alrighty.
OK, step there.
MELlSSA: Oh, it's alright, honey.
- Here we go. - (TEARFULLY) It's alright, baby.
Mummy!
Did you get scared? Did you think the car hurt Mummy?
LARA: Hey, honey. Dean's been acting really weird.
And now he's not answering my calls.
Yeah, I just want to check that he's OK.
I'll see you at the restaurant.
(GlGGLES)
Please keep our secret.
She's... she's a beautiful, well-adjusted little girl
and I love her with all my heart.
She could have died.
I can see that you don't have children.
You have no idea what it's like to lose a child.
I won't have it happen again. I would rather die.
Melissa, you risked her life. I...
At first I thought you'd find her.
When you didn't, l went out of my brain, but...
.. but I knew... you know, I knew she was alive.
Now, Grace and I have started a new life. Come on, please.
I...
You could apply for fostering. You could...
(SCOFFS) You think they'd let me have her?
- LARA: Dean? You there? - Please.
Come on, if that car hadn't crashed, no-one would ever have known.
Everybody just thinks I snapped, had an episode.
Let them think that.
Grace and I can move again.
You're the only one who knows.
Don't let them take my baby from me again.
Please!
GRACE: Mummy, where are they taking me?
- MELlSSA: You be brave for Mummy. - I don't want to go.
- No. No, not yet. - WOMAN: Come on, sweetie.
- Come on, just give me a minute. - Mummy!
(SOBS) Not like this! Come on.
- Mummy loves you. - Mummy!
I love you, baby.
(CRlES) No! Wait!
- Come on. - POLlCEMAN: No. No.
No, wait! Wait! Come on a minute!
- (YELLS) Mummy loves you. - (CAR ENGlNE STARTS)
Don't take...!
You had no choice.
Grace! Mummy loves you! Mummy loves you!
Yeah.
MELlSSA: (WAlLS) No! No, no, no...
(CRlES) No, don't take my baby.
Are you sure you're OK?
It must have been pretty horrible going through something like that.
Yeah. I am now.
Mind you, I don't think I'm really up for a horror film tonight.
- Might have to be a rom-com. - Mmm.
I've sent Mum's package off already. Don't have any rom-coms.
Unless, of course, we, um, supply our own action.
Well... we should face these challenges head-on.
Oh, could you get in trouble doing this?
Uh-huh. A lot of trouble.
And you're sure it's not just some trauma-induced hero complex?
- Shut up, Chase! - (BOTH LAUGH)