Invisible Mom

Get in the car, Sara.

Get in the car, Sara.

You gonna talk to me or not?

Three days, Sara.

You've been gone for three days.

What the hell do you care?

Because the douche bags you're hanging out with

are brothers of the douche bags

that I grew up with,

and they're not good guys.

Doesn't make them the same people.

You're just 16.

Yeah, and Dad's so hopped up on sedatives,

he doesn't even know what day it is.

I think I can look after myself.

Have you eaten?

We're eating.

- I know since Mom died... - Let's not.

You're my sister, not my parent

and not my therapist.

I got to pee.

Hey.

We need to stick together through this.

Yeah.

Sorry.

Yeah, okay.

Please drive up to the first window to pay.

Sara!

Lindy!

Help!

Sara!

Sara!

Sara!

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I understand.

It's not right.

It's not fair.

People go missing every day.

I knew something was wrong.

Have you ever had that...

like a tear in your stomach and you just know?

Yes.

The police say that they're doing all that they can,

but nothing is happening.

Then I found your website,

and people said you could help.

I'll try.

Anything I can do, I will.

You're on her computer right now, aren't you?

Yes.

Then, you're already doing it.

Or I'm doing it for you.

Your daughter's name is Julia Becker?

How do you know that? I never told you that.

I'm imaging her computer's hard drive.

I'll need 24 hours to analyze it for any clues.

Lindy. Lindy.

Lindy!

Manager's on the move.

Help desk. This is George, ITT member.

How can I guide you today?

Oh, no. That sounds terrible.

Yeah.

That doesn't sound good.

Question for you.

Is it plugged in?

All right, why don't you try turning the computer on?

Okay.

They're gonna catch you one day.

That's why I have you watching my back.

You think they care about us?

We're just the information technology drones

in their enormous investment company.

Yeah, but if they knew

you were doing charity work on their dime,

no bueno.

A girl's got to do what a girl's got to do.

Hey, if anyone asks,

tell them I have a doctor's appointment.

Today's the day, then.

Six months and you made it.

I made it.

I just e-mailed you information on a missing young woman.

Can you leverage all the company servers

and work stations tonight?

You owe me.

You love it.

Okay, let's find you, Julia Becker.

I know. I'm sorry. I'm late.

I'm so late.

It's been a crazy day.

Julia Becker.

Do you want a drink before the restaurant?

Prettier than your picture.

That's unusual.

You coming in?

Are you the one?

Sorry, it's just cheap wine.

You love yoga and spinning? Well, it shows.

But, hey, we could get knocked over

by a bus tomorrow, right?

Ah, here it is.

You are so hot.

And there's something wrong with her face.

What is it?

Crooked. Why are they crooked?

You didn't tell me that.

You do it on purpose to hide your flaws.

They all do.

They're all liars

playing their online games.

- Filthy, crooked teeth. - Can you try?

Poor girl.

Now I have to kill you.

Are you okay?

Human life, so delicate,

so fragile.

Easy to extinguish.

I look for the freshest, the juiciest,

the most tender

USDA prime, Grade A, low-fat,

ultra lean.

The one.

Used to be I had to go outside

to find them.

Not anymore.

The Internet...

God's gift to psychopaths.

Are any of them real?

I need someone real,

someone who understands.

Why do they lie?

They'll pay.

One by one.

Great.

Oh, thank you.

Hey.

You're a great dancer.

Is that a line?

'Cause that's a bad line.

Well, I'm a bad dancer.

I'm Ben.

Lindy.

What are you doing here?

I thought I should be the one to clear you.

'Cause you're the reason I'm here in the first place?

Well, at least this way you have to see me.

Can we get this over with? I've got things to do.

What things?

Why are you really here, Ben?

Well, you never gave me a chance to say it, but I am sorry for what happened, Lindy.

For which part?

Lying about being a cop or when you turned me in?

You can hide behind being a hacker.

White knight cyber vigilante.

You know I don't believe in labels.

Justify it any way you want, you still broke the law.

That's a matter of perspective.

Look...

I know you were trying to find your sister,

but if you'd followed through with that job,

those people,

you'd have gotten a hell of a lot more

than six months parole.

Is that how you justify what happened?

You saved me?

You didn't save me, Ben.

You ever ask yourself what would have happened

if we met at another time?

No.

I do.

You're free to go.

Oh, Lindy, thank God you're here.

I've been worried sick.

Okay, so are you?

Liberated.

Oh, finally we can celebrate.

Okay, tonight, drinks are on me.

Drinks are always on you.

And don't you forget it.

Only the best.

Sophia, look...

You bail and I increase your rent

as penalty for living

with a depressingly melancholy roommate.

Wait.

You saw Ben, didn't you.

He was there. I had no choice.

No! No, no, no, no.

We cannot go through this again.

I almost needed therapy for that breakup.

God, okay, I need something stronger.

- It's fine. It's over. I'm done. - You know what?

That is exactly the thing that my mom would say

when she left my father every few years.

You would think it was the piles of money

that brought her back, but no.

- It was the money. - Okay, partly,

but you and Ben have that kind of love

that steals a piece of your heart.