"Faith... thought you were asleep." "Jason, where you been?" "Walking, drinking..." "It's 3:00 in the morning." "What I said before..." "I mean it." "I don't care if it makes you mad, Faith." "I'm not mad." "Not anymore." "Dakota Marie, we gotta go, baby girl." "Come on, Peanut Butter, get your shoes on." "What'd you do, Mama?" "What I had to, baby, you know that, right?" "Don't just stand there gawking." "I packed your pink bag." "We gotta go, baby." "Come on..." "It's amazing how much you can say without saying anything, huh?" "It's actually kind of cool." "You know?" "They got a shorthand when they work and a shorthand when they fight." "It's like a pissed-off Zen style." "Why are they fighting?" "Annie charged that psychopathic fugitive... the one that shot Sam... right when he was reloading his M-4." "I mean, it was ridiculous." "I saw it." "It's insane." "Annie knew she was gonna make it." "But she almost didn't." "But she did." "But she almost didn't." "What, you got a box of Jimmy Godfrey trading cards at home, Marco?" "Actually, yeah, they're right next to your Annie Frost cards, Daisy." "You know they're watching us." "Who?" "Marco, Daisy, Luke." "They're staring at us." "Did you talk to them about my father?" "Annie, come on." "You know me better than that." "You keep putting yourself in Jeopardy." "I just want you to get squared away, Annie." "'Cause whatever he's done... cut him out of my life a long time ago." "Annie, I haven't said anything to anyone." "And your father's not my concern, you are." "You have any idea where he is?" "If I knew where your father was, I'd arrest him." "And I hope you'd do the same." "All right." "Here she comes." "Act casual." "We got a hot one out of Montgomery County." "Killer's on the lam with her daughter." "Me and Jimmy are fine, so y'all can stop talking about us." "Faith Maples, 32 year old from Madisonville, Texas." "She was living in Conroe with her boyfriend Jason Randolph." "Conroe PD says she skied up with her daughter after she shot and killed Randolph two days ago." "That's the most recent photo of the girl." "Conroe PD found it in the bedroom." "She looks five, six years old." "Dakota Marie Maples." "She's got her mother's last name." "Was the victim the girl's father?" "Well, an officer spoke to a neighbor." "He said that they'd just moved in, a couple months ago, with Randolph." "She's not enrolled in school." "Nothing there." "I'll get Dakota Marie's birth certificate, see if the father's listed." "Yeah, well, Conroe put a BOLO out on Randolph's Monte Carlo." "Nothing so far." "Maples is a rolling stone..." "she could have contacts all over the state of Texas." "Yeah, but she's got no roots." "No tax income." "No W-4s in her name." "She's not even been married." "No job?" "Somebody's paying her bills." "Who's she turning to?" "No siblings." "Maybe her parents?" "Yeah, parents divorced in '84." "Mother..." "Penny Maples." "She lives in Madisonville." "Father Shep Maples is a trucker out of Huntsville." "So we divide and conquer." "We hit the mom and dad simultaneously." "No." "No, I want to stop by Randolph's place first." "I want to learn everything I can about the daughter." "Okay." "The road's no place for a kid." "Bringing her in safe is my top priority." "Come on, Daisy, we'll take the inside." "I guess that leaves me on the outside." "Come on, Luke." "Home, sweet home." "Cleanest room in the house." "Look at all these expensive clothes in here." "Looks like Maples doted on her daughter." "You ain't kiddin'." "Check this out." "Dakota Marie's life is documented month by month, from the time she was born." "Halloween and Christmas get their own special section." "Horseback riding, ballet... those are expensive hobbies." "On a shoestring budget." "So where's Maples getting her money?" "Maybe that's why she shot Randolph." "Kid gets too expensive, he cuts her off." "So if he was her sugar daddy, she's gonna need a new one." "Wouldn't be the first fugitive with daddy issues." "Annie Frost." "Copy that." "Thanks." "Daisy, come on." "Highway Patrol just found Randolph's Monte Carlo broken down on I-45." "Maples is headed north." "Could mean she's heading into Madisonville or Huntsville." "She's running to mom or running to dad." "Contact the Southern district of Texas." "Tell them we're on our way, we may need assistance." "I'll take Luke and cover Maples' dad." "Come on, let's go." "Uh, Marco, Daisy, we'll cover Maples' mom." "Divide and conquer, huh?" "Hey, Daisy..." "Jimmy say anything to you?" "About what?" "About me?" "My family?" "Why would he talk to me about your family?" "I don't know." "Whatever it is, I'm sure you guys'll work it out." "Yeah." "Sure we will." "Let's go see if Faith ran to mommy." "Betsy Beyers." "What?" "That was this girl in the fifth grade" "I used to Chase around the playground and, you know, shoot spitballs at." "You got a point?" "Come on... you and Annie?" "Don't make me stop." "Now, come on." "Gentlemen." "Living room's clear." "Kitchen's clear." "Told you Faith isn't here!" "Sit down." "U.S. Marshals!" "Open the door!" "Penny Maples, is your daughter inside?" "What?" "!" "No!" "Mind if we take a look?" "When is the last time that you talked to her?" "Not since five years ago." "Five years or two months?" "Faith mailed me that picture two months ago." "Before that, it was five years, when she called to tell me that she was pregnant." "She wanted to come home and visit for Christmas, and introduce me to her fiance." "This fiance got a name?" "George." "I didn't get his last name." "She made this big to-do about the whole thing and never even showed up." "So... what'd she do, anyway?" "She shot and killed her boyfriend." "Who's the boy?" "My son Ned." "Where does he live?" "He died, not long after that picture was taken." "I forgot to lock up my gun." "My wife Penny... she went next door, left Faith and Ned alone." "I heard a gunshot and... ran back in, and Faith had Shep's gun in her hand." "She said it was an accident." "Penny could never look at our daughter after that, so I had to take her on the road with me." "It was a good thing Faith loved trucks." "Then, suddenly, two months ago, she sends me that picture." "First I'd ever seen my granddaughter." "I'll tell you the truth." "If she showed up here tomorrow, I wouldn't call you." "Well, I respect your honesty, sir." "But this isn't just about your daughter." "Your granddaughter is in danger." "Found this on his nightstand." "MoneyGram receipt." "You sent Faith $300 last night?" "Your granddaughter, Shep." "Help us save her life." "Where did you wire the money to?" "Thanks for the ride." "Here it is." "Here's the bathroom." "See?" "I told you we'd make it." "All right." "I'm going to get" "Papa Shep's money and the bathroom key." "You wait here." "Guess what, Peanut Butter." "You love me." "I love you, too, Mama." "I'm picking up a MoneyGram." "Name's Faith Maples." "You got some I.D.?" "That's $300 minus what you got here." "My daughter needs to use the restroom." "You got a key or something?" "Restroom's not for the public." "Well, who is it for?" "You have a nice day, ma'am." "Excuse me." "I couldn't help but overhear." "I've got a room." "No." "A bathroom." "Next door at the motel." "You're more than welcome to use it." "So Maples shoots her baby brother when she's nine, then mommy dearest sends her packing." "Don't hear about moms doing stuff like that, shipping their kids off." "Yeah, Penny couldn't even look at Maples after the accident with the gun." "You think there's something more to it?" "The gun accident?" "Like what?" "I don't know..." "like, maybe it wasn't an accident." "She sent her kid away." "You need a license to drive, fish and get married, but not to be a parent." "We got to find Dakota Marie." "Yeah, that's her." "She was here about an hour ago." "And she was with a little girl, probably about six years old?" "Guess so." "She spent 20 bucks on coloring books and crayons." "Said her kid needed to use the restroom." "And that's her?" "Couldn't say." "She waited outside." "I told her mother she couldn't use the restroom." "It's for employees only." "So you never saw the little girl." "No." "But a customer did offer to let them use the bathroom in his motel room next door." "His motel room?" "What'd this Good Samaritan look like?" "Six-two." "Scruffy." "Next time, let the kid use the restroom." "Our Good Samaritan is in room 115." "Has a Crown Vic registered to the room." "He hasn't checked out, but the car is gone." "U.S. Marshals." "Open up." "Go." "We got a body." "Two shots to the chest." "Why would Maples kill him?" "Maybe he tried to hurt Dakota Marie." "And she went Mama Bear to protect her cub." "Someone's been clipping coupons." "Yeah." "There's a coupon missing." "You think Maples is going shopping?" "I don't know." "Let's see if we n, uh, drum up yesterday's Texas Times." "Put a BOLO on his Crown Vic, and tell the S.O. and DPS I want a checkpoint on every road going out of this town." "Baby, you want to play hide-and-seek?" "Yes!" "Get down on the floor where I can't see you, okay?" "You're not counting." "One." "Two." "Three." "Four." "Five." "Seven." "Eight." "Nine." "Ten." "Ready or not, here I come." "So I'm Faith Maples." "I've got Dakota Marie with me, but I keep her out of sight." "Why?" "Maybe you're hiding something." "Maybe Dakota Marie is sick." "We don't even know she's alive." "No one's actually seen the kid." "My dad wired me $300..." "I got to make it last, but I still spend 20 bucks on coloring books for my daughter." "You dote on her." "Ballet and horseback-riding lessons." "Maybe I want my daughter to have the loving mother I never had." "Your own mother sent you away." "Yeah, because she blamed me for my brother's dying." "Made me feel like it was all my fault." "Bureau of Statistics doesn't have a birth certificate for Dakota Marie Maples." "What, like she doesn't exist?" "Could also not be her real name." "Wait." "Maybe... maybe Maples is keeping Dakota hidden because it's not her real daughter." "You think Maples kidnapped her?" "Well, no birth certificate, keeping her out of sight... it adds up." "Okay." "Run Dakotaarie's infand otos through Missing Children." "Got it." "Diner down the road still had yesterday's paper in their Dumpster." "Good work, Luke." "Missing coupon is from Big World in College Station." "25% off Halloween costumes for kids." "We have to get to that store." "Yeah." "So if, uh, Jimmy's done avoiding me, tell him we're going shopping." "I like this one and this one." "And this one." "You want to be a princess, baby?" "Yes!" "All right, hold still." "That'll fit you great." "Can we go trick-or-treating?" "Of course, you can." "Ma'am, is everything all right?" "You need some help?" "Spoke to the store manager." "Thinks she spotted Faith Maples inside with her daughter, Dakota Marie." "She's six years old." "We don't want a hostage situation, so if you get the chance to separate Maples from her kid, don't miss it." "Okay." "It's not her." "It's not her." "Stand down." "I'm sorry." "I blew it." "Hey." "It happens." "Jimmy, we got something." "That's her right there." "Maples used the pay phone." "We need to find out who she called." "I'll call Marco and tell him to dump the pay phone's records." "There's more." "Check it out." "Thanks." "Where's Dakota Marie?" "Who?" "The kid." "What kid?" "She's talking to herself." "She's got a little girl's backpack, little princess costume, but no little kid." "Got to be kidding me." "There's no Dakota Marie." "Maples made up the existence of her kid?" "This is a game changer." "We're dealing with somebody who's mentally disturbed." "Maybe that's why she killed Jason Randolph and the guy in the motel." "Maybe they didn't want to play along with her fantasy." "And they told her the kid didn't exist." "She didn't like to hear that." "But Maples had a whole box of photos of Dakota Marie from the time she was born." "Where did she get them?" "And who's the girl in the pictures?" "Guys, Maples bought two things in the store... a princess costume and this." ""World's Best Dad"?" "Great." "Now we're looking for an imaginary father, too?" "He isn't imaginary." "Only call made from" "To a George Ashcroft in Harvey." "George?" "Maples was engaged to a man named George five years ago." "Exactly." "So I pulled the guy's DMV records." "George Ashcroft got in a car accident on December 25, 2005." "The night Maples and her fiancé were on their way to visit Maples' mother." "George Ashcroft was her fiancé." "Accident could be the reason why they never showed up." "And get this." "The D.A. charged Ashcroft with involuntary manslaughter." "Manslaughter?" "What?" "He kill another driver?" "Not a driver, a passenger." "Maples was eight months pregnant." "She lost her kid." "They were able to prove that Ashcroft was talking on his cell phone during the time of the accident;" "They put him away for a year." "So if Maples called George, that could be where she's headed next." "Her call only lasted six seconds." "She must have hung up on him." "So if Maples didn't want to talk to him, maybe she doesn't want him to know that she's coming." "Get me an address." "We got to move." "Faith?" "Surprise, Daddy!" "George." "We're home." "Dakota Marie and I picked this out for you." "You like it?" "It's..." "It's very nice, Faith." "Oh, and Dakota Marie got a princess costume." "She wants you to take her trick-or-treating." "Right, Dakota Marie?" "You know what got me through that year in jail?" "Praying that you would forgive me." "Forgive you for what?" "I can't take back what I did." "What are you going on about, George?" "But maybe this is" "A chance to help you." "George, I don't need help." "I have to show you something, Faith." "Come with me." "What are you doing?" "Dakota Marie, behave yourself." "Don't listen to him, Mama!" "Please, Faith." "I got to help you remember." "Remember what?" "We're a family." "I haven't seen you in five years." "We're together now." "Please, Faith, just follow me." "Stop, Mama, stop!" "I need to show you something." "Her bedroom." "No, don't go in there, Mama!" "Please!" "Don't you remember the accident?" "Please, Mama, make him stop!" "The hospital?" "The police?" "Don't leave me, Mama!" "Don't leave me!" "George, Dakota Marie needs me!" "Faith, look at me." "Look at me!" "Dakota Marie is dead." "No!" "No!" "I had to, Mama." "Dakota Marie, where you going?" "My bedroom." "But, baby, Mama's not mad." "Dakota Marie, where are you?" "Where are you?" "Got one down over here." "Living room's clear." "Kitchen's clear." "Bedroom's clear." "Bedroom clear." "House is locked down." "All right." "You know what, it looks like Ashcroft was leading Maples into this room." "It's Dakota Marie's old nursery." "Before they had the car accident." "Ashcroft was probably trying to tell Maples the truth." "If I'm Faith Maples, I want my daughter back." "But everybody keeps telling me that she isn't real." "And when they do, I kill them." "You leave a pink backpack behind." "Could mean she didn't need it anymore." "Because my fantasy's over." "The father of my child finally got to me, finally convinced me that it's all just a lie." "Okay, so what do you do now?" "Guys, guys." "We got a name for the little girl in the pictures." "Found it in the backpack." "Her real name's Bella Thomason." "Where's Riverdale Elementary?" "Bella?" "Remember me?" "You gave me cookies." "They were chocolate chip." "Yeah, that's right." "Your mama asked me to pick you up today." "Why?" "Oh, well... 'cause she's-she's not feeling so good." "I got this for you." "It's nice, right?" "Well, come on." "Hello." "Mrs. Thomason?" "This is Annie Frost." "I'm with the U.S. Marshals." "U.S. Marshals?" "What's going on?" "Do you know a woman by the name of Faith Maples?" "Uh, Faith Maples." "Yes." "We were in a Fender bender." "When was that?" "Couple months ago." "Why?" "This may sound strange, but was Bella with you in the car when it happened?" "Yes." "Is Bella with you now?" "I'm picking her up from school." "Okay." "Faith Maples had photographs of your daughter." "Oh, my God." "She's the one?" "Someone broke into our house and stole Bella's photo albums right after the accident." "Mrs. Thomason?" "Mrs. Fielding, have you seen Bella?" "You want to play hide-and-seek?" "Okay." "All right." "Get down on the floor where I can't see you." "Start counting." "Where are you?" "!" "Bella!" "Bella!" "Bella!" "Bella Thomason..." "she's a kindergarten student." "Have you seen her?" "All right, thank you." "If you can think of anything that'll help us find her, please give us a call." "And you're sure this is the woman that you rear-ended?" "Faith Maples?" "That's her." "She kept saying I was on my cell phone when I hit her." "I wasn't." "Did she talk to Bella?" "Oh... oh, God." "I let her watch Bella while I called the police." "She gave her cookies." "Please, find my daughter." "We're going to." "You hear me?" "I'm gonna find her." "I'll send out an AMBER Alert." "Car accident must have been what set Maples off." "That's how she met Bella, who would've been the same age as her daughter if she hadn't died." "And she accused Bella's mom of talking on her cell phone when she hit her, just like George was doing five years ago when they crashed." "Got to find Maples before she blurs the lines any further." "But you love peanut butter pancakes." "I'm allergic to peanuts." "Okay." "What do you like?" "Strawberry waffles with whipped cream." "A strawberry waffle with whipped cream." "When are we going to see my mommy?" "I told you to stop asking me that, didn't I?" "I just need to go to the bathroom." "You stay here." "Hey, kid." "You all right?" "What's wrong?" "Sh-She took me from my mommy." "Whoa, whoa." "Who?" "Who took you?" "Where's the little girl in the princess dress?" "Where'd she go?" "Has anybody seen my little girl?" "Dakota Marie?" "Dakota Marie!" "Dakota Marie!" "Dakota Marie!" "Dakota Marie!" "Yeah, she's right here." "Yeah, Bella Thomason." "She says somebody took her from school today." "Look what you made me do, Dakota Marie!" "My name's Bella." "Your name is not Bella." "It is Dakota Marie!" "********" "Her dad says she knows how to drive one." "Please tell me the victim's truck had a tracker." "Yep, the transport company's sending Daisy the download." "Hold on." "Yeah." "We gotta figure out where Maples is headed with Bella." "Annie, check this out." "I've got her route." "Oh, Maples is backtracking." "She's headed in the direction of Madisonville." "Back to Mom." "So, Maples had that whole box of photos of Bella." "But she only sent one to her mother;" "She didn't send one to her father." "Why?" "It should've been the other way around." "I mean, she kept in touch with her father, not her mom." "But her mom blamed her for killing her little brother." "You know, she sent her away right after she shot him." "But the dad blamed himself." "So if Maples can prove that she can take care of Bella... there's no way she could've killed her brother on purpose." "Her little brother in that photograph..." "Ned... he looked about five years old, right?" "Same age as Bella Thomason." "So, Bella Thomason is Maples' second chance." "The same way her own kid would've been five years ago if the accident hadn't happened." "I tell you what, it's warped, but it kind of makes sense." "Let's go." "Is she okay?" "She hasn't said a word since you all got here." "She's just shy." "First visit and all..." "God, it's good to see you." "I'm a good mother, you know?" "I know you are, baby." "Why are you telling me that?" "I know you think I did it on purpose, but... how could I take such good care of my daughter, if that was true?" "You're talking about Ned." "It was an accident." "You sent me away." "I know, baby." "And I am so sorry for how I made you feel." "I did the best I could." "You can stay here as long as you want, Faith." "I'll make up the beds." "I know you got yourself into some trouble." "But whatever happened before today, it doesn't matter." "A helicopter?" "Mama, you called the police?" "No, I would never do..." "Dakota Marie, get up." "It's time to go." "Come with your mama." "You're not my mommy." "No!" "Faith?" "Whose baby is that?" "No, stop!" "Faith, what did you do?" "I didn't do anything!" "Faith, you have got to take that girl back..." "Shut up!" "Okay." "Come on." "There's a big rig parked in front of her mother's house." "She's running!" "Bring us around." "Let's cut her off." "Put your seat belt on, Peanut Butter." "Guess what, Peanut Butter?" "I love you." "And I know you love me, too." "We're all gonna be a family again, okay, baby?" "We got the truck's frequency yet?" "Faith Maples, this is Annie Frost of the U.S. Marshals." "Stop the truck, before something happens you can't take back." "I know how much you love Dakota Marie." "Just let us be, please." "Holy...!" "Take me down." "Close as you can get." "Faith, you got to stop the truck;" "The bridge is blocked up ahead." "Faith, Faith, you're gonna kill Dakota Marie!" "Bella, come with me." "No..." "Dakota Marie?" "Come on." "Come on." "Come on." "Dakota Marie!" "I got you, Bella." "I got you." "No!" "Dakota Marie!" "No!" "Hold on tight." "Look at me; don't look down." "Save me!" "Everything's gonna be okay." "You're gonna see your mommy real soon."