Continuing...
"You sure you heard her right?" Sahi asks Michael.
"Jesus Christ, you think I'm making this up?" Michael says.
Sahi observes Michael's hands are shaking...
"Okay, I'll go see her." Sahi says rolling her eyes. Michael stops, looks at Sahi in the eye.
"Don't go see her. Go arrest her." Michael says as he turns and walks out of the room. Sahi watches the door slam, her mind working...
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LIVING ROOM - HELEN CRUZ'S HOUSE
Anaya and her grandma sit side by side on the couch- the dog lying at Helen's feet. Sahi sits across from them on a foldable chair.
"So you didn't say anything to Mr. Jackson out on the parking lot today? Anything he could have misinterpreted?" Sahi asked.
Anaya shakes her head.
"Nothing at all? You didn't say, get away from me? Help? Nothing like that?" Sahi said now furrowing her eyebrows.
"No." Anaya says not louder than a whisper.
Sahi nods, thinking.
"Can I talk to Anaya alone for a minute?" Sahi asks Helen. Helen gives Anaya a reassuring look, then gets up. "I'll be right in the next room, Anaya." Helen says as she walks away.
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The dog gets up and follows after Helen as she exits the room. Sahi moves in a little closer to Anaya. Anaya is afraid.
"Do you like your grandma?" Sahi asks. Anaya doesn't answer at first, confused, but then Anaya finally says:
"Yes."
"You know if you know something about what happened to these girls and you don't tell us, your grandma will go to jail too. You want that for her? After she took care of you all this time?" Sahi says making a point. Anaya shakes her head, a little lost.
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HELEN CRUZ'S HOUSE - CONTINUOUS
Sahi walks to her car on the phone.
SAHI(into the phone)- "Mr. Jackson, it's Detective Sahi..."
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SECOND FLOOR HALLWAY - THE JACKSONS' HOUSE
Michael stands in the hallway on his cellphone.
MICHAEL (into the phone)" Have you arrested her?"
SAHI (over the phone) "She said she didn't say anything in the parking lot. I pushed her hard and she didn't budge. We can't waste any more time with this lady. I'll let you know when I have something new. Just hang in-" Sahi says before Michael hangs up the phone, considering with desperate eyes.
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MASTER BEDROOM - THE JACKSONS' HOUSE
Michael walks in. Prince sits by Grace's bedside looking freaked out. She's holding on to him for dear life, hysterical; denial given way to manic terror.
"The zipper on her coat was broken,and I told her it didn't matter,that we were just going up the street." Grace then turns to face Michael and says:
"Why hasn't she come home? It's been three days. Why can't you make her come home? I don't understand. It's been too long!" Grace says.
Michael motions to Prince to get up and sits down next to Grace. Prince flees the room. Grace motions to a bottle of Xanax on the bedside table.
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Tajemnica / ThrillerMichael Jackson faces a parents worse nightmare when his 9 year old daughter, Eden and her friend Maddie go missing. the only lead is an old RV that was parked on the street. the head of the investigation, Detective Sahi arrests the driver of the RV...
