The first 200 lines.
Is she dead?
Another one bites the dust?
She wanted someone with more ambition.
- You mean money? - Yeah. That, too.
You seen Kessler?
You know, normal people don't work on Saturdays.
What is it?
A repatriation. Subject's over at the airport.
- Needs a ride to HHS. - I can do it.
It's a kid.
I'm just gonna be the chauffeur.
Whole thing should take two hours tops, right?
Yeah. Sure.
This kid showed up in a village in rural China,
out of nowhere.
Nothing but farms and rice paddies
for hundreds of miles.
No ID, no passport.
What's the kid say?
That's the thing. Nothing.
Hasn't said a word since we found him.
- Nothing? - Traumatized, I guess.
From what?
Kidnapping, human trafficking--
- who knows? - So what do you know about him?
Appears to be American.
Mansfield panthers is a baseball team in Missouri.
And no "Missing person" hits in the state
or the rest of the country. We sent notice.
Also, the name "Jacob" is written in pen
on the inside collar of his jersey.
Seems to respond to it.
So he could have parents.
At least someone who cares for him.
We did everything that we could--
checked visas into China going back a year. Nothing.
Nothing?
Jacob?
I'm agent J Martin Bellamy.
You can call me Marty.
Thanks.
Mm-hmm.
Ready?
Hungry?
Guess you got sick of rice, huh?
You like games?
Got a whole folder of 'em.
Check it out.
Donkey Kong?
You like the classics.
Man after my own heart.
You can just toggle right there.
So how the heck did you end up in China?
Don't worry about it.
You can play it in the car.
"Arcadia"?
Arcadia, Missouri?
Is that where you're from?
This is the Arcadia County Sheriff.
How you doing? This is Agent Bellamy.
I already have the details in front of me.
Whoever you think you have,
there's no missing kids named Jacob that belong here.
No missing kids at all.
Are you sure?
Because I have a boy here, and he's indicated that--
Good luck with your search.
Sheriff?
You've reached Adoption Services.
Our hours are 9:00 to 5:00 Monday through Friday.
If this is regarding a weekend drop-off,
please hold for a representative.
You've reached Adoption Services.
Our hours are 9:00 to 5:00 Monday through Friday.
You have a home or not?
If this is regarding a weekend drop-off...
People that look after you?
You've reached Adoption Services.
Our hours are 9:00 to 5:00 Monday through Friday.
If this is regarding a weekend drop-off,
please hold for a representative.
Adoption Services. Can I help you?
Hello?
Anybody there?
Hello?
If I took you to Arcadia,
could you show me the way to get to your house?
You owe me big-time.
"Perspicuous."
Repetitive.
Nope.
Tiresome?
Not even close.
How about downright annoying?
Stay in the car.
Fred said he'd return that chain saw.
Mr. Langston?
I've been called worse.
Are you the only Mr. Langston who lives here?
Far as I know.
Father of Jacob?
What's this about?
I'm Agent Bellamy
with the Immigration and Customs Enforcement Agency.
Did your son go missing, sir?
Why?
I have him. He's okay.
Well, that would be fairly unlikely.
My son died 32 years ago.
Uh...
my apologies, Mr. Langston.
There's obviously been a mistake.
Hello there.
What's red and green and goes a million miles per hour?
Frog in a blender.
Daddy!
Honey, who is it?
Jacob?
My son...
he was 8.
He was playing down by the river,
out behind the woods.
He just fell in.
His aunt Barbara, my brother's wife,
was walking the baby nearby,
and she went in to save him, and...
neither made it.
I'm very sorry to hear that, Mr. Langston.
But what does that have to do with the boy inside?
I don't know.
You look different.
Jacob.
You're in Missouri?
Marty, all you had to do was take him to HHS.
I know, but...
State had no idea what they were dealing with.
Which is what?
They didn't see what I'm seeing.
A couple in their 60s?
- At least. - You need to bring him back
before they arrest you for kidnapping.
The kid's obviously not theirs.
Toni, listen,
either all these people are suffering
some mutual delusion...
Or what?
Marty?
I'll call you back.
Hey!
What are you doing?
I told you feds on the phone that you had the wrong kid.
You just show up here and you start harassing
- my brother's family over what-- - Fred, calm down.
Just be quiet for a second, Henry.
Listen to me.
I said I got this, Henry.
I want you to explain to me
why a federal agency
would issue a report for a boy who died 32 years ago.
Is this some kind of sick joke?
- Now stop it. - Hi, Uncle Fred.
Wh...
- Call a doctor. - Oh, my God!
Call Maggie!
Oh, no, no, no. No, no, no.
Dad?
Dad?
- Hey. - Hi, sweetheart.
What's going on?
Just take a look at him.
Make sure there are no signs of abuse or coercion.
Coercion?
Somehow, this kid seems to believe they're his parents.
Or he's just pretending.
Okay.
Hi, Jacob.
I'm Maggie.
I'm just gonna check your heartbeat real quick, okay?
Can you lift your shirt up for me?
Thank you so much. Good job.
I heard you had quite an adventure
these last few days, huh?
I guess.
I heard you ended up all the way in China.
Do you remember how you got there?
Jacob? Are you all right?
You look like my Aunt Barbara.
Did you know her?
I...
I tried to help her.
I tried, but I slipped, and I fell in.
Do you mean
you fell in and she went in after you,
right?
Jacob...
did somebody tell you this story?
He was there, too.
"He" who?
The man.
He was holding her arm and...
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