Amelia!
Liv? What's wrong?
How old is she, the girl you told me about?
She's six.
This is the last time.
Yes, of course. Thank you.
I wouldn't ask if I had any other choice, she just...
... she needs all the help she can get.
I'll put in a good word for you at the department, I swear.
Where's the mother?
Salton Sea.
Where?
Catherine?
I'm Olivia Patterson, detective Faust sent me.
Are you alone?
Yeah? He should've called to give you a heads up--
Come on.
Can I get you anything? Coffee?
A photo of Emily if you've got one.
Can I ask what you already know?
Bare bones. Emily is six and four days ago you reported her missing.
Kidnapped.
You think someone took her?
She's six and we live in a desert. She didn't just leave on her own.
Okay, uh... "kidnapped" is a big word where I'm from, so...
... if you believe that then we can start from there, of course.
But if we like, we'd cancel out other things--
Excuse me?
I know what I saw.
What did you see?
From the moment I woke up that night
I knew something was wrong.
Emily.
Emmy?
Emily!?
Emily!
(Unintelligible whispering)
Oh! Honey, what are you doing?
Hold on, I'm coming down.
There was... something with her.
Touching her. Telling her things.
I heard its voice...
... and it was wrong.
The next thing I knew it was morning and I was in bed and she was gone.
But it wasn't.
Even now I can feel it.
I hear its words. Its whispers.
Feel its hands on me.
I feel it in every room. See it--
I'm sorry, I...
Thank you for listening.
I know how it sounds.
My little sister disappeared when we were kids.
She was eight, I was sixteen.
Mom asked me to watch her while we went to the mall.
I don't even know what I was doing, I just...
... anyway.
I went to look for her and she was gone.
I had nightmares too.
I still have nightmares.
Just keep your head up. I'll make sure they find her.
Thank you.
And I'll pray for the others too.
Others?
Isn't that why you're here? The missing children?
How many?
This year? Five, maybe six.
"This year??"
You've reached Detective Faust, I'm not at my desk. Leave me a message. Thanks.
Hey Fuckface, pick up your phone!
One kid missing and six kids missing in a year are two different things, asshole!
Fuck!