Sarah. Sarah,
you have to come.
you know the part
where everyone sits around
and names all the things
that they're grateful
for in the last year?
well, who's gonna do that?
you're like the champ
at that.
I don't know, Bailey.
I don't think I'm
gonna be up for it.
maybe--maybe the list
is getting shorter.
come on, don't say that.
there are a lot of things.
there's Charlie's new baby.
there's your doing great
in school.
that's not what I meant.
I know what you meant.
you meant us.
and...look, we'll get
through this.
this is just us
figuring stuff out.
right?
why don't you come today?
it'll be so weird
with you not here.
I mean what does that mean
that you're not here?
well, it's gonna be
weird for me, too,
Bailey, but I can't.
well, so then--
you know what, bay?
I think I'm just gonna
go back to sleep.
I mean, I've hardly slept
at all, ok?
bye.
Happy Thanksgiving.
blam...blam!
blam!
blam...blam...blam.
blam...blam...
blam, blam...
Owen, come on.
we gotta go.
blam! Blam!
let's go,
Mr. Terminator man.
I'm not Terminator.
I'm thunder trooper!
ok,
thunder trooper Owen,
we're on
a top priority baby run.
and our mission is
we've gotta get some
extra small pampers
for thunder trooper
Diana.
can I get it, Charlie?
20 bucks for
a piece of plastic?
I'll make you one
out of wood way
better than this.
let's go.
can I go on
the merry-go-round?
we got loads of more
stores to go to.
please, Charlie, please?
ok, one ride
while I call home,
all right?
and one means one.
no, I didn't get her
the pacifier. I couldn't
find the kind she likes.
uh...the duck head.
sure I can tell what kind
she likes, the kind
she doesn't spit out.
and what's this formula type?
I can't even read your writing.
oh, sure. You
try writing while
you're nursing
and making coffee
at the same time.
and when are people
getting here, anyway?
because I cannot--cannot
do anything about fixing
a big Turkey dinner.
it's all set up.
Julia's coming early,
Kirsten, too.
all you gotta do is turn
on the oven at--
Charlie, I don't know
how to do all this.
it's easy. It's stuffed
and everything.
oven on, insert bird.
daph, look, Daphne...
all right, don't worry,
I'll be back soon.
ok. Bye.
There she is.
hi, sweetheart!
Owen!
Did you see a kid?
Owen!
where are you?
Owen!
♪ Everybody wants to live ♪
♪ like they wanna live ♪
♪ and everybody
wants to love ♪
♪ like they wanna love ♪
♪ and everybody
wants to be ♪
♪ closer to free... ♪
♪ closer to free ♪
Owen!
Owen, what's the big idea?
you scared the heck--
what do you think
you're doing?
I'm sorry. I'm looking
for my little brother.
come with me, honey.
stay away from people
you don't know.
boy: I didn't do anything.
he grabbed me.
Owen!
Hmm, I thought you said
you hated Thanksgiving
at your house.
yeah. Yeah, I do.
we don't even have it
at the house.
my folks take us to the club
so they can tell, like,
a million golf stories
a minute with their friends.
so...duh? We'll
go to my house.
it'll be great.
you already know
everybody.
I don't know. Maybe I
should be with my family.
it's Turkey day and all.
besides, it's, like,
holiday meal
with the family.
that's a big--big deal.
it's like a big step.
so what are you
telling me?
it's like a big
commitment or something?
like my brothers are
gonna ask you what
your intentions are?
if you want to know
whether Griffin's
gonna be there,
you should just ask me,
hmm?
well, is he?
no.
no Griffin.
he feels as weird
about being there
as you do.
weirder even.
now do you want
to come?
Owen!
Miss?
miss, excuse me.
you remember I
was here before?
kind of.
yeah. Good.
uh, I had my little
brother with me.
your brother?
about this tall,
got brown hair.
I remember.
you do remember.
have you seen him since?
I don't think so.
you don't think or he
hasn't been back here?
I...
tell me, damn it!
I haven't seen him. No.
pa: Attention shoppers,
a reminder that the mall
is closed at 1 P.M.
for the holiday.
thank you.
attention shoppers--
where do I draw
the line, Kirsten?
I mean,
your being fair to me.
at what precise point
do I draw the line and say,
"ok, that's enough."
you spend enough time
over there.
are you talking about me
helping out with the baby?
because that was--
they needed me.
when don't
these people need you?
this is about
Thanksgiving, ok?
some other time we'll
talk about does Charlie
lean on me too much.
no. We are definitely
going to talk about
whether or not Charlie
leans on you too much.
but not today, ok?
because today
is Thanksgiving.
you know...
pilgrims...
turkeys...
yeah, I'm familiar
with the concept.
good.
so we've got
a choice.
we can bail on
the salingers.
I can call them
right now.
and we can go to
Dr. patel's instead.
Dr. patel,
who all he does
is talk to you
about some article
he's writing
for the--
journal of dermatology.
uh-huh. While I'm
in the backyard
watching Mrs. patel
sleeping in her
folding chair.
till it's time
to make a run
for curry takeout--
which is fine.
I love curry.
but not on Thanksgiving.
ok.
5 years old, huh?
the fearless 5s.
that's when a lot of them
just start wandering off.
not Owen. He's never
wandered off.
and I went back
to the toy store
where we were.
did you try over
at foodworld?
in other words, that's
where a lot of them go:
you know,
the ice cream stand,
pizza parlor--
I've been to foodworld.
yeah. Yes.
all right, well,
take it slow, Mr. salinger.
I don't want
to take it slow.
well, what was he wearing?
in other words, his clothes.
it'll help us spot him.
um...
I don't know.
he's, uh...
he's...
he's a little kid.
he's wearing...
sneakers, I think.
and he was wearing this.
uh, jeans? Overalls?
what color
was his shirt?
in other words,
you gotta give me
something.
in other words,
I don't know what Owen
was wearing! Ok?
ok.
call the wife.
she'll know.
Claudia. N-no.
no, no, no. It's great
that you called.
it's just--actually,
I'm the only one here.
um, are you gonna have
a happy Thanksgiving?
it's kind of hard
being away
on the holidays, huh?
well, this place
is a complete morgue.
I'm practically
the only one here.
I just--
I miss everybody.
uh, no, no, no.
I'm going over
to Mr. kroop's house
for the big bird.
yeah, I guess I just look
so pathetic being here
all by myself
he couldn't help
but ask me over.
oh, uh, Claudia,
can you, uh, hold on
just a second?
yeah, hello.
Charlie, you what?
oh, Charlie.
oh, my god.
we'll find him.
everybody here's
looking for him,
the whole security office
or whatever, but--
Claudia? What about Claudia?
well, i-I've got her
on the other line.
but I'll get off.
do it so she doesn't know
anything's wrong, ok?
then get back on.
I need you.
ok. Ok, all right.
Claudia.
hey, Daphne,
is Bailey around?
'cause I'd really like
to talk to him.
huh?
that's the doctor
on the other line.
about Diana.
no, no, no.
nothing's wrong.
it's just a weekly
checkup thing.
uh, yeah.
that'll be great.
ok, talk to you later.
fine.
Charlie, I can't
believe this.
how can he be lost?
no, no. I'm not.
I'm not panicking.
I don't know
what he's wearing.
you're the one
that dressed him.
oh, how long has he
been gone, anyway?
gone?
Owen's gone?
he's lost?
oh, Diana, no.
who's that, Charlie?
Bailey, Charlie needs
to know what Owen
was wearing this morning.
he's missing at the mall.
what?
shh, Diana, shh.
Charlie, how are we
supposed to know what he
was wearing if you don't?
blue sweater. I saw him
come out of the bathroom
this morning.
no. He took that off.
what else?
um...overalls, I think.
no, no, no.
striped shirt.
stripes going across
this way. Tell him.
he was wearing
a striped shirt,
and the stripes were
going across his chest.
what's wrong?
Charlie lost Owen
at the mall.
tell him I'm coming
over there.
Bailey's on his way.
I'm going with him.
he says to bring
a picture.
Owen salinger,
please go to the nearest store
and ask for security.
Owen salinger,
please go to the nearest store
and ask for security.
Unit three, change your
frequency to four.
I don't see anything.
he's nowhere.
keep your eyes
on the screens.
it's been 45 minutes!
I make it 40.
tell you what,
we'll give it another 5,
then we'll call 9-1-1.
that's your big plan?!
I could've done
that myself.
I figured you guys knew
what you were doing!
hey, attitude's not
gonna help us find
your little brother.
dial the number
9-1-1 now.
unit two, second floor.
I'll tell you what
Thanksgiving is like
around here.
it's complete and total chaos.
everybody talking at once.
you're worried about
getting grilled?
no one's even having
one conversation long enough
to grill anybody.
it's nuts.
it sounds nuts.
it is.
it's great.
you'll love it.
hey, where is everybody?
anybody home?!
what's wrong?
Charlie: You're it?
my brother's missing,
anything could've
happened to him,
and they send over
one cop?
when you say anything
could've happened,
do you have any idea
what that might be?
if I had, would I
be standing here
talking to you?
look--
no, you look!
you asked if I'm it,
well, your answer's yes,
for now.
I was driving patrol nearby,
and they rang me in,
tender age missing.
tender age?
that's what we call
a missing child under 10.
look, if more units
are needed,
I'll call for them,
but right now I have
a few questions for you.
now, do I have
your cooperation or not?
all right.
were you fighting?
you and Owen?
fighting?
no. No.
any reason to think
he might run away?
run--no. No.
that is so unlike him.
we were having
a great time.
I put him on
the merry-go-round.
and then you made
a phone call.
yeah, that's right.
any trouble at home lately?
no. No trouble at home.
excuse me, officer, sir.
I'm Bailey salinger.
you needed some pictures
of my brother.
good.
you got the description
of the shirt he was
wearing, right?
stripes going across
his chest.
I got it.
I might as well
let you know.
I'm calling in
more units.
good.
more the better,
right?
because of what I said?
well, we passed the hour
and a quarter Mark.
if he's been missing
this long
and you're sure
he's not a runaway--
a runaway?
he's not. Definitely.
then we proceed
on 2 assumptions.
either he's lost,
or it's a worst case
scenario.
worst case?
what is that?
that he's been abducted.
Ok, it's called
a grid search.
we divide the mall up
into squares.
and one uniform
will go with a family
member or a friend,
we go square by square.
it's painstaking, but
it gets the job done.
we've made a few copies
of Owen's picture.
you're gonna want
to show 'em to everyone
you see.
uh, we're gonna need
more copies.
Paul and I
will make those.
there's a copy shop
by the escalator.
good. Look, we're
racing the clock here.
the mall closes at 1:00
for Thanksgiving.
and then we lose our
best shot at witnesses
and hiding places.
what are we waiting for?
let's do it.
- Bailey, you go with him.
- ok.
and you two stick
with officer Shaw.
- all right.
- anybody finds anything,
I want to hear about it
immediately.
Owen...
I couldn't say whether
I saw this kid or not.
look, I'm pretty sure
he'd come by here.
could you look at
the picture one more time?
I just gave it a look.
I don't remember.
excuse me.
it's my turn.
what do you do?
just say stuff to kids
without looking at them?
they sit on your lap,
Santa, a whole 2 inches
from your face.
I don't look
too hard, ok?
it's a job.
no, you look.
this is my brother.
I want you to look at
this picture again
and ask yourself--
officer, can you get
this guy out of here?
Mr. salinger, come on.
what are you doing?
Santa here is,
like, "no. Never
seen him before."
he barely
even looked
at the picture.
let's get back to work,
ok? Come on.
let's just calm down.
let's get back to work.
and let's find him,
ok?
yeah, I hear you.
I know what you're saying,
you're saying let's keep
our minds on Owen, like you
did this morning, right?
are you saying I wasn't
paying attention?
he was with you!
he got off
the other side of
the merry-go-round.
it could've happened
to anybody.
but it never does.
I had him!
I was watching him.
I was on the phone
for 2 minutes!
2 minutes!
it's Thanksgiving!
you're in a crowded mall
with a 5-year-old who's
got a mind of his own.
how could you take your eyes
off him for 2 seconds!
is this helping
to find him, bay,
you hot-heading
around?
you didn't even know what
he was wearing.
I was hardly awake
when he left, and I knew
better than you did.
I had about 18 million
things on my mind.
yeah. Only Owen
wasn't one of them.
was he?
I know where Owen
likes to go. Why can't we
check those places?
Charlie already
looked at all the
places Owen likes.
I know better than Charlie.
I brought Owen here
for his birthday.
this grid thing is so--
it's just the way
it's done.
maybe it seems
inefficient, but--
I don't care.
I know where he'd go.
ok, for instance?
give her a moment
to think about it.
there's a sports store.
you know, they sell
team gear.
49ers shirts, like that.
we could start there.
Owen and football?
he's only 5. He's not
that into a sport yet.
airplanes! I was just
helping him fix up his room.
he wanted me to hang up
all these airplanes.
he's got, like,
a hundred of them.
remember last year,
he wore around
that snoopy aviator cap?
right. I forgot. Planes
are his thing right now.
there's a model department
in Harvey's.
ok, so long as one
of you comes with me.
you guys go.
let's do it.
I took this picture.
a few months ago.
we were at the beach,
in bolinas.
it was this beautiful day.
I brushed his hair
when we got home.
it was all wet,
'cause he was in the water.
I told him...
"you have such
thick hair, owe."
"the girls are gonna
love your hair."
I was teasing him,
and he got all embarrassed.
Kirsten?
it's ok. It's ok.
I'm ok.
No. Thanks.
we're sitting here
drinking coffee.
I should be doing
something, anything
to find him.
you want to find him?
your best bet's
keeping your eye
on these screens
right in front of you.
I raised him.
he's like...The little guy
that's always there.
I can't even think
about if something awful
happened to him.
I don't hear you saying,
don't worry, we'll find
your brother.
you want me to?
look, Charlie, chances are
we will find Owen.
I can't say I know
what you're going through.
but I do have
2 children of my own.
what age?
a boy Owen's age.
and a baby girl.
yeah?
yeah.
me, too.
brand-new.
yeah?
so neither one of us
is getting any sleep.
as a matter of fact,
I was on the phone
about her when...
I can't believe
I was that stupid.
now, there's a first class
waste of time,
kicking yourself.
I want us to find him
in the next hour.
why?
come on, you said that
like it was important,
"in the next hour."
that's when the shift
ends at the precinct.
and then the next shift
takes over, right?
and the next cops
take over where
these left off?
no, not exactly.
missing persons takes it.
ok, missing persons.
what's wrong with that?
missing persons
takes a lot of cases.
runaway housewives
kind of thing.
and plus this holiday
doesn't help us.
we don't get a full force
till Monday.
so if we don't find him
in the next hour--
so let's find him, ok?
Be there. Be there.
(ring)
damn.
Sarah. Sarah,
when you get this,
it's not...
I don't mean to bother you,
but this is really important.
Owen's lost...
at the galleria mall.
and we're all here,
all of us, looking for him.
but every set
of eyes helps.
and...we need you,
or I wouldn't call.
I need you.
(ring)
Charlie?
Daphne?
nope. It's me.
Claudia, hi.
why'd you ask
if it was Charlie?
isn't he there?
he...
ok, look, I figure somebody's
gotta be there by now.
I mean,
this is Thanksgiving.
lousy luck, claud.
everyone, uh,
suddenly decided
that they needed to get
something at the store
before it closed.
hey, um, I'm supposed
to be making some yams.
look, this sounds
a little too weird.
is everything ok there?
oh, sure, sure.
what could be wrong?
do you know anything
about cooking yams?
'cause me,
I don't have a clue.
yams? Ok.
you got a baking pan?
now, where would
that be?
excuse me, sir. Can you
have a look at that?
please? Excuse me.
this little boy
is missing.
if you can have
a look at that, please?
I'm missing this little boy.
my brother.
boy not ok.
boy not--not ok.
this boy not ok?
boy not good.
boy not ok.
what did you see,
ma'am?
my mother doesn't
speak english.
can you ask her for us
what she saw, please?
(speaking Chinese)
my mom saw a boy being
dragged out of the mall
by a man.
the boy was crying,
but she doesn't
recognize the boy
in the picture.
what about you?
did you see anything?
no. I wasn't with her.
what about his clothes,
what was he wearing?
could you ask her?
(speaking Chinese)
she saw--
the boy was--
I know.
I know I saw.
boy crying.
boy not ok.
officer:
we need to get her
to Flaherty now.
thanks for your help.
well, we don't have to
sweat the shift change.
we've got the whole
next shift at our disposal.
why's that?
because what
Mrs. chao saw qualifies
as a positive indication
of abduction.
that buys us
every cop in town.
what did she see?
a boy that may
or may not be Owen.
but what about
his shirt?
there's a lot of striped
shirts around. That's not
the part that scares us.
what is it.
what scares you?
the man who's
dragging the boy off.
Caucasian, heavy-set,
very heavy-set,
shoulder length hair...
yeah, so?
so there was another
case of abduction
about 2 months ago,
1/4 mile from here.
the man they're looking for
fits that description.
abduction.
what happens now?
ok, now we split up.
some of us will
stay here in the mall.
this could all be
just a coincidence.
but at the same time,
we widen the search to
the surrounding streets.
now, some of you will go
in the squad cars.
let's say 2 to a unit.
our boys could use the help.
not you. You know
what your job is.
you I'm going to need on
a search of the basement.
then who's gonna go
with the units?
I'll go.
you don't know Owen.
and I'll go.
he said 2 to a unit.
then that's the team.
let's do it, people.
Come on, let's check
out this building.
construction sites,
railroad yards,
abandoned buildings,
we call them
"attractive nuisances."
it's where kids
sometimes hang out.
and homeless people,
too, looks like.
yeah. I'll talk
to these guys.
you two walk round
the perimeter. Holler
if you find something.
Griffin: Red sneakers.
huh?
I just remembered.
that's all he's been
wearing lately.
I don't know if
anybody bothered to
tell the cops that.
this scaffolding's
dangerous.
I hope he's not stupid
enough to be wandering
around in here.
that's what you think he's
doing, wandering around,
instead of being grabbed
by somebody?
I don't know.
Owen wouldn't wander
off like that.
I know you think that
'cause you don't know him.
yeah, and you do.
as a matter
of fact--
uh-huh.
I totally get that.
you know about
his red sneakers,
his airplanes,
what he'd do,
what he wouldn't do.
you know how the entire
family works.
yeah. Yeah, I do,
since I was married
awhile,
am married to Julia.
whereas I'm the guy
who's with her now.
why don't we split up,
circle around,
come back?
(Ring)
Hello?
Daphne, it's me.
ok, put me on with
somebody now, ok?
I'm, like, dying here.
I'm really glad
you called, only--
only what?
don't tell me there's
still no one there.
come on, Daphne, please
put me on with someone.
please let me talk
to someone. I mean,
I know how Thanksgiving
works in my own family.
and either someone's there,
or something's wrong.
I'm making these
pie crusts,
and I'm having
this dilemma between
butter versus lard.
Daphne, put somebody on.
I can't.
oh, my--
Is something wrong,
Claudia?
Claudia. Claudia,
you gotta calm down.
that's the first thing, ok?
listen to me, we're
all here looking,
and there are lots
of police officers, ok?
Claudia, you there?
I'm here, but I'm
coming there, Bailey.
don't even try
and talk me out of it.
this just shows
I've got to be there
when this stuff happens.
no! Claudia,
you stay there.
that's the last
thing we need.
you stay there.
no! I'm scared for Owen.
I know, but we're gonna
find Owen any minute,
and you're gonna be
on a plane coming here.
that doesn't even
make sense, right?
officer: Sir, come on.
ok? Claud?
Thank you.
excuse me, miss?
leave me alone.
I was only asking--
I said stay away from me.
I should call the police.
they shouldn't allow
solicitors in the mall.
Paul, what's going on?
sorry to disturb you,
all right?
take it. Look at it.
it's not a 40% off sale, lady.
it's a kid, ok? See?
Kirsten, it's all right.
just let it go.
go ahead, ma'am.
we're sorry.
we apologize.
don't apologize.
she's--
how can you say
I'm sorry to her?
you're hysterical.
I am not hysterical!
I am angry,
and I'm upset!
and so what
if I'm hysterical?
Owen's lost!
I can't be like you,
all calm and
apologizing to these
selfish,
damn people.
just calm down.
don't tell me
to calm down.
and don't apologize
for me again, ever!
ever!
There's, like, a mile
of hallway down there.
we walked it all.
there's nothing.
and, Charlie,
Daphne told Claudia
on the phone.
your Daphne
told Claudia,
3,000 miles away.
why would she do that?
huh?
what purpose does
that possibly serve?
what?
maybe Claudia has
a right to know.
now, shouldn't you get
out there and look--
so you're defending
Daphne?
why should I have
to defend Daphne?
because telling Claudia
was a damn, stupid thing
to do, that's why.
so she screwed up.
so I screwed up.
everybody, but you, right?
now, why don't you get--
you want to get mad?
get mad at yourself.
don't you think I am?!
huh?
I just spoke to dispatch.
bayview hospital.
a boy's been brought in
in a coma.
is he Owen?
no clothing.
no clothing?
it'd been removed, and
the boy's been beaten badly.
oh, my god.
so badly they can't I.D.
him off the picture.
but that doesn't mean
that one of you can't.
I need one of you
to go down there.
I'm gonna go over there.
no.
you're on the monitors.
you stay on the monitors.
I'll go.
I'll call you
as soon as...I've seen him.
take someone with you.
you'll be looking at
a battered child.
even if it's not Owen,
it'll be the worst thing
you've ever seen.
you'll need someone there.
I'll go with him.
This way.
I--i can't see his face.
it's all bandaged.
well, that's
for the light.
I can lift that up.
no, no.
it won't hurt.
just so you can see.
shall I move aside?
do you need to come
any closer?
no, I don't need to come
any closer.
oh, my god...
Bailey?
it's not him.
it's not Owen.
come on.
I gotta call Charlie.
thank god that isn't Owen.
it's somebody's Owen,
right?
right? I mean,
somebody's gonna
come here,
and they're gonna hope
that's not their baby,
and it's gonna be.
that's somebody's Owen.
Charlie? It's not him.
it's not Owen.
no.
yeah, we're ok.
could you look at this?
P.A.: The mall will
be closing in 15 minutes.
once again, have
a happy Thanksgiving.
excuse me. Can you take
a look at that? Thank you.
can you look at that?
We've got nowhere
left to search.
there'll be a clean-up
crew--
there's 15 minutes left.
15 minutes is 15 minutes.
Charlie, Owen is not
in the mall.
you said it's our best shot!
all of our witnesses
are here.
there's 100 places to hide.
he's not in the mall.
that's what we have
a grid-search for,
so we can say for sure.
and he's not here.
it closes
in 15 minutes,
and I'm staying
right here.
pa: Once again, shoppers,
a reminder.
the mall will be
closing in ten minutes.
Sarah?
yeah?
I want you to know...
that if we were
going to have baby,
anyway, at any time,
that I would love
that baby and I would
protect it,
and I would want it.
I would, no matter what.
let's find Owen.
listen, nobody's going
to give up, right?
I mean, you guys are going
to keep cruising around,
and all the other
cops in the city
are going to get
a description of Owen,
right? Right?
did you...
no, you didn't.
look, we just keep
at it, that's all.
Griffin's seeing
if we can get into
the other units,
help them look.
look? Look where?
in--in the whole city for
one kid? One little kid?
where are we supposed
to look, ned?
we keep talking
and walking around,
all day, all day,
and meanwhile,
Owen is somewhere,
or somebody has him.
you're going to make
yourself crazy,
all right. Just...
we just keep looking,
all right?
what else can we do?
we're gonna find him,
we're gonna
get him back.
how?
come here.
I am so scared.
ned: It's all right.
shh.
Flaherty: It's time to go.
Charlie: It's dumb,
but I feel like
if I leave here,
where I lost him...
Flaherty: It's not dumb.
(Doors clang shut)
what are you going
to do now?
get in my truck
and drive every street
and alley
until I find him.
listen, uh...I know
your shift's been over
for a while.
thanks for everything
you've done.
look, I don't have
to be home right away.
I'll drive around, too.
(transmission over
police radio)
baker 9,
this is Flaherty.
(static over
police radio)
what? What are they
saying?
tender age turned up.
homeless shelter,
down around market.
'scuse me, I gotta
get through here.
coming through,
guys.
excuse me, I gotta get
through here. Excuse me.
Excuse me.
Owen, buddy.
hey, guy.
where have you been?
are you all right?
oh, god,
it's good to see you.
you had everybody so crazy.
ok I have this pie
before dinner?
How did he get here?
I mean, somebody
tell me what happened.
well, it sounds
like he's been with
this guy over here.
a street character
named Leon.
officer guinness here
knows him.
sounds like
he's pretty harmless.
harmless?
and he did what?
just takes off with Owen?
is that harmless?
hey, you...
I don't know you.
what do you want with me?
I'm Charlie salinger.
I'm Owen's brother.
so that's your name,
punk? Owen?
never mind his name.
what were you doing
with him?
I was hoping your brother'd
go away and leave me alone.
you what?
look, Charlie,
the way it happened
is this, ok?
Owen went up to him.
at the construction
site behind the mall.
Leon never touched him.
the social services
doctor checked Owen out.
touch him? Now,
why would I touch him?
how come you
didn't call sooner?
does he know his address?
does he even know
his own name,
for crying out loud?
because he wouldn't tell me.
then I thought maybe
he might want some Turkey,
so I let him come with me.
Leon's how we found
him, Charlie.
Leon's all right.
Thank you.
Gonna get mad at me?
what's the rule, Owen?
if we're in a big
place like the mall,
and you turn around
and you don't see me,
you stay put.
or you tell a policeman.
you don't go looking
for me.
that's how kids
get lost.
I wasn't lost.
we've been over this
and you know the rules.
and you definitely
know your address and
you know your name,
so I don't understand
when Leon says that you
couldn't tell him.
What you do mean,
you weren't lost?
I mean, I wasn't
looking for you.
I just...
didn't want to be
on the mission.
the what?
the baby mission.
you said, remember?
we always have to do
stuff for Diana.
she gets my room,
you won't even let
me have that gun,
'cause we can only
get stuff for Diana.
Owen--
and you said she was
thunder trooper Diana.
she's no thunder trooper.
she's a baby.
that's what she is,
a baby.
you're right.
you're the only
thunder trooper in the house.
all right?
you're the only one I got.
Hey, everybody!
look who's back.
hey!
what?
there he is.
Owen!
he's back.
Owen, it's so
good to see you.
(excited chatter)
hey, you.
are you hungry?
good.
'cause we are.
(laughter)
So what do you say,
fellas?
everyone worked today,
everyone oughta stay
and eat...
uh, no, um...
actually, I'm going
to take off.
I'm glad we found Owen.
Griffin, don't go.
why do you have to go?
do you honestly have
someplace else?
nah, I'm fine.
ned is fine with it now.
I don't see any reason
why you'd have to--
well, want a reason?
I don't like the guy.
did something happen
today?
no. No, actually,
he was great out there,
worked hard.
well, then, it can't
be you're jealous.
oh, it's...It's not that.
I told you it's just...
I don't like the guy.
make sure that Owen
gets the drumstick, ok?
Daphne:
this turned out good.
Charlie: I got plates.
stand there,
why don't ya?
I could use a hand.
Julia: Yeah, that's enough.
that's enough.
ned: I used to, uh,
work in a restaurant.
what is it?
Kirsten? I'm sorry.
sorry for what?
for coming down on
you today.
you weren't
being "hysterical,"
you just--you just
cared about Owen.
so did you. I saw
how hard you worked.
that's not what I meant.
you let yourself--
feel, care--
what I'm trying to say is,
I can't help but think,
if it were my child--
if--if I had to look into
a dumpster for my child,
I couldn't do it.
how often does something
like that happen?
come to work with me,
come to the hospital
and ask me then.
it happens, things happen--
this is the kind of ordeal
that makes me feel--
it says to me I could
never be a father.
Bailey: How long do
those candied yams take?
Sarah: A couple of hours.
Daphne: You guys start
bringing the stuff out.
Julia:
are the water glasses
out there?
Charlie: Yeah,
they're out there.
what are you doing?
umm, things
to be thankful for.
I mean today
was pretty easy, right?
there's finding Owen,
baby Diana.
and us?
us?
(background chatter
continues)
don't we belong
on that list, too?
you and me?
what are you trying
to ask me, Bailey?
you were there today.
I mean when
I was losing it,
and trying to hold
everything together
without you,
I'd turn around
and there you were.
so I'm asking,
"are we ok?"
Ok, dinner's ready.
Charlie: All right!
Julia: Whoo!
not so fast, buddy.
I want you sitting
right next to me.
ok.
what are you
thinking about?
Leon.
yeah?
and the superlaser
detonator.
check. It's on
my Christmas list.
Charlie? I can't
find my sweater.
you know,
the blue one I had.
don't worry. You dropped it,
and I've got it.
someplace...
Owen! Telephone
call for you.
hello?
Owen, it's Claudia.
oh, I just, I had to hear
your voice, guy.
you know the
merry-go-round, claud,
that we went on together
that time?
Claudia: Yeah.
yeah, well, I really
got in trouble, claud.
trouble...i heard
you got into...Trouble.
but you're ok, I mean,
you're really ok.
Charlie's definitely
getting me the superlaser
detonator blaster.
(Claudia laughs)
everybody's ready
to eat, claud. Gotta go.