The Sinner

Looks like somebody was living here.

Adam Lowry and Bess McTeer were headed there

with Julian...

and someone was waiting for them.

The guy back at the dorms with the ponytail...

I saw him at the motel when we went to speak

- to the manager. - Marin is Julian's mother.

- Where is she? - We have reason to believe

her body was dumped in a lake

- near Mosswood. - There are abuses

all over Mosswood and you were in charge.

I allowed horrible things to happen, I did.

When I saw Julian's face...

I woke up...

and I knew what I had to do.

And I changed Mosswood for good.

That hooded thing that you keep seeing...

I'd stare it down next time you see it.

'Cause it'll ruin you if you let it.

Shit.

All right, everyone, remain calm.

I need you to come inside right now.

Put the baskets down.

Leave what you have in your hands on the ground.

- Put down the baskets. - Everybody sit down.

Legs out in front.

Cross your feet for me. That's it.

- Cross your feet. - Hey, this is

- private property. - Ma'am, please sit down.

We have a warrant to search these premises.

- A warrant for what? - A warrant

for Julian Walker.

Julian Walker? What are you talking about?

He's in the custody of Social Services.

Julian went missing from the group home

earlier this morning.

He went missing?

How?

That's what we're trying to find out.

- You mean you lost him? - Ma'am, please sit down.

- He's not here! - Right now.

You need to tell me what happened.

- Ms. Walker, just calm down. - Don't tell me to calm down!

You took my son away from me, and now you don't know

where he is, and you're telling me to calm down?

- This is bullshit. - Ma'am, you can't leave.

- Ms. Walker! - You can't leave.

No, I can leave! I have to find my son!

You get your hands off of me! I didn't do anything wrong!

You can't do this to me!

- Ms. Walker, be reasonable. - No.

You're wasting time.

Don't touch me!

You don't know what you're doing.

Come on.

And you saw him go into the bedroom?

Yes.

And you heard nothing unusual?

No.

Detective.

- Can I help you? - Yeah.

Can you do me a favor? I want to check upstairs.

Sure.

When did you realize Julian was missing?

4:40, maybe 4:45 a.m.

None of the other kids saw anything?

Nobody saw him leave?

Everybody was asleep.

He wrote that number there.

I... I don't know whose it is.

It's mine.

How was his mood last night?

Honestly, he seemed...

dissociated.

Do you keep sunflower seeds

in the house?

Not usually, no.

Hey... hey!

Next time my brother has a party, I'm bringing you.

- Fine. - I don't want to see you like

- throwing up all over the floor. - Yeah.

This guy, right here.

You, like... you get sick from, like, too much candy.

Such a lightweight.

How you doing?

- It's just nicotine. - I don't care about that.

You guys see anything parked

- in that spot lately? - Yeah.

Fucking camper van.

Took a piss on the back tire and it honked.

Scared the shit out of me.

You happen to see who it was that was inside?

Window had curtains.

Anybody remember anything else?

License plate, anything like that?

It was a shitty brown.

- Was this last night? - Yeah.

- The hell are you doing here? - Just hang on.

We gotta call and get an Amber Alert.

Julian didn't run away, he was abducted.

There was a van that was across from the foster house.

That means it might not be Vera Walker after all.

Wait, slow down. What do you mean, a van?

There was a brown camper van.

It was seen in the parking lot last night.

Detective Ambrose.

I thought I made it clear

you weren't needed here anymore.

Yeah, we got a missing child.

I'm not going home until we find him.

Look, there was a van that was parked across

from the foster home.

Someone was stalking Julian.

They were there last night, waiting.

Hold on, hold on. Who are "they"?

I don't know.

But we need an alert.

Look, I could be wrong, but I think I'm right.

Chief.

Julian Walker is slipping away from us.

- We don't have time... - This is Heather Novack,

Keller PD. We need an Amber Alert

for Julian Walker, age 13.

Possible abduction.

We're looking for a brown camper van.

Did you have nightmares?

I did.

What about you?

Do you have those?

Yeah.

Still nothing on N.C.I.C.

He was telling me all along

there was a hooded thing coming after him.

It was all real.

I need to talk to her.

I'm sorry this is happening to you.

If you really are, then get them

to let me out of here.

You'd have to cooperate first.

Cooperate?

They lost my son, and then they raided my home

and accused me of taking him.

I've got nothing to say.

I had nothing to do with that raid.

And yet here you are,

on the other side of this table.

There was a van... a brown camper van...

that was parked across from the foster home.

That's who took him?

Who'd want to do that?

You know who's driving that van, don't you?

Vera...

We're gonna lose him.

We have to work together.

I want to speak to my lawyer.

You...

You hurt him when you do that.

You know, what you're doing right now, you're hurting him.

Harry, saving my son

isn't gonna save you.

What's that mean?

Harry.

We got something.

What?

What is it?

- You touch anything? - No.

It was just like this.

Canadian plates.

- Have you run those yet? - Yeah.

The plates were reported stolen off another vehicle

in Quebec three weeks ago.

Looks like they ditched this in a hurry.

We'd better get the dogs out here.

Hey.

Heather.

It has knots.

Like a cincture.

A cincture?

Yeah.

It's a type of belt that's worn by monks.

As a kid, I learned that the Franciscans

tied three knots in theirs.

Let's find out who wears five.

Yeah.

They're charging you with resisting arrest.

I expect they're gonna hold you overnight

- before they release you. - None of that matters

right now.

I need you to go find Terry and give him a message.

Tell him to go see The Grey Daughters.

Well, the five knots stand

for poverty, chastity,

obedience, enclosure, and detachment.

And every nun wears one of these...

- just like this? - Every nun of our order.

How many are in your order?

Well, we have convents all over the Northeast

and Canada.

I'd say over 500 sisters active today.

I need a list of their names.