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00:00There they are, she thought. It was Nate and Jenny. It had to be.
00:05Nate, Jenny, do not do that to me again. Not in a foreign country.
00:09There was something different about Nate and Jenny. Alice couldn't quite put her finger on it.
00:13Did you guys change clothes? What happened to what you were wearing?
00:17Alright, Fran is looking for you and she is worried sick.
00:20I'm sorry, but I don't think I know you.
00:26Did you hear what I said? I asked who you were.
00:30Yes. I don't believe we know you.
00:36What is going on? Stop being ridiculous.
00:39One of you needs to tell me what is going on right now.
00:42If you are playing a practical joke on your poor mother, I will send you right back home and we'll cancel this whole trip.
00:46The kids looked at each other and came to a silent understanding.
00:49They decided to play along while they figured out what was happening.
00:52Sorry, mother. It was just a joke.
00:56Yes. Just a joke.
00:59Okay. Come on. Let's go find Fran and please, no more weird jokes, okay?
01:04And just like that, these two children agreed to go with her.
01:07Even if they had, in fact, never seen Alice before in their lives.
01:13Excuse me. Have you seen two young children? They've been separated from their mother.
01:17A brown-haired boy and a blonde girl.
01:21Ahem.
01:23Oh, thank you.
01:25Merci. Merci beaucoup.
01:27American.
01:29Excuse me. Pardon moi.
01:32I just need to get through.
01:35Nate. Jenny.
01:37We're here, Fran.
01:39Oh. Hi. Wait. How did... I just saw you over...
01:43And you changed your clothes, too. How did you manage that?
01:46What are you talking about, Fran?
01:48They have been back there the whole time.
01:50But I just saw them over there.
01:55What is going on with you two?
01:57First you play tricks on me and now you're playing jokes on Fran?
02:00This is really unlike you.
02:02Just having a little fun is all.
02:06Alice had a feeling there was something weird going on.
02:09She knew her children better than she knew any two people on the planet.
02:13Unless... they weren't her children.
02:16Let's go, then.
02:20Hey. Are you alright?
02:22You look like you've seen a ghost.
02:25Yeah. Yeah, I was just...
02:30Fran, do you remember how I told you I lost two children during childbirth?
02:34Yeah. Yeah, of course.
02:36So awful. I'm sorry.
02:39But what brings that up?
02:41She couldn't tell Fran what she was really thinking.
02:43But deep in her mind, she was considering that these were somehow the two children she'd lost during childbirth years ago.
02:49No, she couldn't tell her that.
02:51She would sound utterly crazy.
02:54Nothing. Sorry. I think that long flight just got to my head.
03:02We need to go find Mom.
03:04We should go back where we first got separated.
03:06Good idea.
03:08Hold it right there, kids. Your father should be here any minute.
03:11Our who?
03:13Father?
03:16Okay, what is going on?
03:18I don't know. But look.
03:24It was James. Alice's ex-husband.
03:27A man Nate and Jenny had never known.
03:29There you two are.
03:31How dare you run away from home like that?
03:34What do you have to say for yourself?
03:37Matthew, I'm waiting for an answer. Why did you guys...
03:40Excuse me, sir. Sorry to interrupt here, but I need to get you back to Nanotech Towers.
03:45Tonight?
03:47Zeke, I can't be in a meeting right now. I have dinner with the kids.
03:50Okay, yeah, yeah. Sorry.
03:52Hey, what if we just take Matt and Beth to Nanotech Towers with us?
03:58Fine. Set it up.
04:01And get these kids some new clothes when we're there.
04:03These are too... shabby.
04:05Yeah, yeah, you got it.
04:07So you guys finally got my attention.
04:09But after this dinner, we're going to talk all about what's happened.
04:12And you know what? You're going to tell me exactly why you ran away from home.
04:16Do you understand?
04:17I'm sure you made a mistake. We're not...
04:19Matthew! I have heard all of your excuses.
04:22No more. I'm your father. That's final.
04:26Is this man really our father?
04:28What if he is? We should go.
04:31Okay, fine. But tonight, we have to look for Mom.
04:35Jenny and Nate were curious about their dad.
04:37Plus, they'd never been in such a nice car before.
04:41Matt, I'm scared.
04:43Don't be, Beth. We're with our mother, and father won't find us.
04:48Yeah, but she called me.
04:50Beth, we're with our mother, and father won't find us.
04:54Yeah, but she called us different names. I mean, who are Nate and Jenny?
04:59So tonight, you have dinner with Sharon at the...
05:04Alice?
05:06Alice, are you listening?
05:09Yeah, sorry.
05:11I just can't get over how strange Nate and Jenny are acting.
05:14It's... it's like they're two completely different kids.
05:19And I can't stop thinking about the day I lost the other two babies.
05:24I think you're getting carried away.
05:26I mean, look at them.
05:30They're Nate and Jenny.
05:32Alice thought she was going crazy.
05:34Could it really be true? She had two other children out in the world that she didn't know about?
05:39And besides, wouldn't someone else around here be looking for two missing children if they weren't your kids?
05:44Yes, you're right.
05:46You're right, I'm acting crazy.
05:51Anyway, continue with the itinerary.
05:54So, as I was saying, you have dinner tonight with Sharon at Nanotech Tower.
05:59What? Nanotech?
06:01What's wrong now?
06:03Nanotech. As in, James' company.
06:06She'd read about his success online.
06:09He was now a multi-millionaire.
06:11She had never stopped thinking about him.
06:16She couldn't believe that's where her dinner was tonight.
06:18But what were the odds that James would actually be there at the same time?
06:22Nothing's wrong. All good.
06:47Why do you guys look so excited?
06:49You've been here a million times.
06:53Okay, I need you guys on your best behavior.
06:55Okay, me and Zeke need to go over some documents.
06:57We're inquiring a new business venture.
06:59All right? I need to focus.
07:00Yes, Dad.
07:02Dad?
07:04You never call me Dad.
07:06Dad. Oh, I mean Father.
07:08We need to know. Do you have a girlfriend?
07:12Oh, so you're left-handed now, Beth.
07:17And for my girlfriend,
07:19you both know I've been seeing Willa for some time now.
07:21Okay?
07:22But that's my business.
07:24Not yours.
07:25But what about her real mom? About Alice?
07:28Okay, I have told you guys many times not to talk about your mother.
07:32Okay, she left us years ago,
07:34and she passed away not too long after that.
07:36End of story. Got it?
07:38Was their father purposely lying to them about Alice being dead?
07:42Or was he simply unaware that she was actually alive?
07:48This is Willa now.
07:49I need to take this.
07:51Excuse me.
08:01Look, Jenny. It's Mom.
08:04Hey.
08:06What are you guys doing?
08:08Um, nothing.
08:10Can we be excused to go to the bathroom, please?
08:12I guess.
08:16They do not pay me enough.
08:21Hey.
08:22Hey.
08:23Isn't this amazing, kids?
08:24Little did she know these two had been there many, many times.
08:28It was their father's business park, after all.
08:32Don't you dare go in the house, Willa.
08:34Do you hear me?
08:38Don't go in my house.
08:45It's Father.
08:46No.
08:47No, don't, don't go in there.
08:49I'm not going in there.
08:51I'm not going in there.
08:53I'm not going in there.
08:55I'm not going in there.
08:57I'm not going in there.
08:59No.
09:00No, don't, don't make me call the guards, Willa.
09:02What are you two doing exactly?
09:05No.
09:10That was close.
09:12There you all are.
09:14Hi.
09:15Hi.
09:17I know.
09:18I know.
09:19Oh, my God.
09:20Nate and Jenny.
09:21You've grown so much since the last time I saw you.
09:24Oh, okay.
09:26Don't be shy.
09:27Give your godmother a hug.
09:29A pleasure to see you, godmother.
09:31My, my.
09:32Haven't you grown up to be so proper?
09:34It's a long story.
09:37It seems to be a practical joke.
09:39I'll have to say I'm surprised you said to dinner here, Fran.
09:42Now to text the company of Alice's ex.
09:45Oh, my God.
09:46This is James' company?
09:48It's okay, Fran.
09:49You didn't know.
09:50Let's hope we don't run into him.
09:52Otherwise, I'll have to punch him in the face.
09:55Don't listen to your godmother.
09:57She's had one too many cocktails.
09:59I haven't ordered yet.
10:02Mother, can we be excused for a moment?
10:04We want to take a look around.
10:06All right, but don't wander off too far.
10:08Thanks.
10:15Why was he so angry on the phone?
10:17Why did he want his girlfriend to go into the house?
10:19I don't know, but we have to get out of here.
10:21We need to get out of here.
10:23If father sees us, he'll be furious.
10:25Mom's going to see us.
10:33What the?
10:35Who are you?
10:39What is going on?
10:43I couldn't believe it.
10:45So I told him.
10:47So I told him.
10:51What's wrong?
10:53I'm just wondering where they ran off to.
10:57I should go find them.
11:05Mom?
11:09What the?
11:11What is going on?
11:13Nate?
11:14Jenny?
11:18Were these the two babies that Alice had lost?
11:21No, it can't be.
11:23Why would the doctor lie and say they died?
11:27And why would James take her children away?