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00:00Who are you?
00:04What is going on?
00:08I couldn't believe it.
00:10So I told him.
00:14What's wrong?
00:16I'm just wondering where they ran off to.
00:20I should go find them.
00:22Alice?
00:32What the?
00:34What is going on?
00:36Nate? Jenny?
00:40We are getting a divorce.
00:42Alice knew her marriage was over.
00:44But she wasn't going to let it go without a fight.
00:46Fine. I'll sign the papers.
00:48But I want something from you first.
00:50What else could I give you?
00:52I've given you everything that you've asked for.
00:56Okay. I know what you're going to try to do right now.
00:58You're not going to change my mind.
01:04You don't have to change your mind.
01:08But after two years of marriage,
01:10you both deserve some mind.
01:12Do you know what I mean?
01:14Fair enough.
01:20Alice, you're pregnant.
01:24With quadruplets.
01:26I'm sorry.
01:28Did you just say quadruplets?
01:30Yes.
01:34Are you ready to become a mother?
01:38Alice was terrified.
01:40How could she possibly raise four children alone?
01:42Yes. I am.
01:44We have a lot of different classes.
01:46But on the other hand,
01:48Alice knew this was a way to start over.
01:50You seem a little surprised.
01:52To rid herself of her ex-husband.
01:56But she had no idea
01:58what was in store for her.
02:02Emergency C-section on the third floor.
02:04Needed. Emergency C-section.
02:06On the third floor.
02:10Is she pregnant?
02:12Yes.
02:14Is she pregnant?
02:16Yes.
02:18Here we go.
02:20Baby.
02:22Baby.
02:28Hold that right there.
02:32You're doing great.
02:44Wait.
02:46Who are you?
02:48You're not my doctor.
02:50Congratulations, Alice.
02:52Both your twins are happy and healthy.
02:54You're mistaken.
02:56I had quadruplets.
02:58It's four babies.
03:00I'm so sorry to have to be the one to tell you this, Alice.
03:02But sadly, the other two children didn't survive the birth.
03:04That's impossible.
03:06I have four different cries.
03:08You heard wrong. Now drop it.
03:10Focus on being a good mother
03:12to those two babies who survived.
03:14Suddenly, Alice could barely
03:16keep her eyes open.
03:26Hello, babies.
03:30The doctor was clearly
03:32up to something.
03:38Ten years later,
03:40Alice was at the top of her game.
03:42She lived in New York with her twins,
03:44working in luxury perfumes
03:46where she studied the biology of scent.
03:48She was damn good at her job.
03:50So good that...
03:52Pack your bags, Alice. You are going to Paris.
03:54Are you serious?
03:56I've always wanted to go there.
03:58Extend your trip. Bring the family.
04:00They will be thrilled.
04:02The three of you are going to leave next week.
04:04And Alice, have fun.
04:08And guess what, guys?
04:10We're going to Paris.
04:12We're going to Paris?
04:14This is awesome. Best mom ever.
04:16We're going to Paris.
04:18It was moments like this
04:20that made Alice's heart sing.
04:22She knew this trip was going to be life-changing.
04:24But little did she know
04:26just how life-changing
04:28it would be.
04:38Okay, you two wait right here.
04:40And we need to check into the Hotel Rose.
04:42And I need to
04:44call Fran to find out where
04:46we need to meet her.
04:52Okay, I have my phone.
04:54And then I just need to call...
04:56Nate? Jenny?
04:58Uh, excuse me.
05:00Um, do you parlay on bliss?
05:02No, uh...
05:04Have you seen two kids?
05:06Ten years old, blonde hair, brown hair?
05:08She had never been separated from her children before.
05:10She felt like the walls
05:12were closing in on her.
05:14Her heart was beating faster and faster.
05:16Jenny? Hey, there you are.
05:18But it was only Fran, her assistant.
05:20Have you seen Nate and Jenny?
05:22Uh, no. Don't worry.
05:24We'll find them. Let's just split up, okay?
05:26Okay, okay.
05:28Nate? Jenny?
05:36There they are, she thought.
05:38It was Nate and Jenny. It had to be.
05:40Nate, Jenny, do not do that to me again.
05:42Not in a foreign country.
05:44There was something different about Nate and Jenny.
05:46Alice couldn't quite put her finger on it.
05:48Did you guys change clothes?
05:50What happened to what you were wearing?
05:52All right.
05:54Fran is looking for you, and she's worried sick.
05:56Um, sorry, but...
05:58I don't think I know you.
06:02Did you hear what I said?
06:04Did you hear what I said?
06:06I asked who you were.
06:08Yes.
06:10I don't believe we know you.
06:12What is going on?
06:14Stop being ridiculous.
06:16One of you needs to tell me
06:18what is going on right now.
06:20If you're playing a practical joke on your poor mother,
06:22I will send you right back home, and we'll cancel this whole trip.
06:24The kids looked at each other and came to a silent understanding.
06:26They decided to play along
06:28while they figured out what was happening.
06:30Sorry, uh, Mother.
06:32It's just a joke.
06:34Yes. Just a joke.
06:36Okay. Come on.
06:38Let's go find Fran, and please,
06:40no more weird jokes, okay?
06:42And just like that, these two children
06:44agreed to go with her, even if they had,
06:46in fact, never seen Alice before
06:48in their lives.
06:50Excuse me.
06:52Have you seen two young children?
06:54They've been separated from their mother.
06:56A brown-haired boy and a blonde girl.
06:58Ahem.
07:00Oh, thank you.
07:02Merci. Merci beaucoup.
07:04L'Américain.
07:06Uh, excuse me.
07:08Uh, pardon moi.
07:10I just need to, uh, get through.
07:12Nate!
07:14Jenny!
07:16We're here, Fran.
07:18Oh. Hi. Wait, I...
07:20How did... I just saw you over...
07:22And you changed your clothes, too.
07:24How did you manage that?
07:26What are you talking about, Fran?
07:28I just saw them over there.
07:32What is going on with you two?
07:34First you play tricks on me,
07:36and now you're playing jokes on Fran?
07:38This is really unlike you.
07:40We're just having a little fun, is all.
07:42Alice had a feeling
07:44there was something weird going on.
07:46She knew her children better than she knew
07:48any two people on the planet.
07:50Unless...
07:52they weren't her children.
07:54Let's go, then.
07:56Hey.
07:58Are you alright?
08:00You look like you've seen a ghost.
08:02Yeah.
08:04Yeah, I was just...
08:06Fran, do you remember
08:08how I told you I lost two children
08:10during childbirth?
08:12Yeah, yeah, of course.
08:14So awful. I'm sorry.
08:16But what brings that up?
08:18She couldn't tell Fran what she was really thinking.
08:20That deep in her mind,
08:22she was considering that these were somehow
08:24the children she'd lost during childbirth years ago.
08:26No, she couldn't tell her that.
08:28She would sound utterly crazy.
08:30Nothing.
08:32Sorry.
08:34I think that long flight just got to my head.
08:36Yeah.
08:40We need to go find Mom.
08:42We should go back where we first got separated.
08:44Good idea.
08:46Hold it right there, kids.
08:48Your father should be here any minute.
08:50Our who?
08:52Okay,
08:54what is going on?
08:56I don't know, but look.
09:00It was James.
09:02Alice's ex-husband.
09:04A man Nate and Jenny had never known.
09:06There you two are.
09:08How dare you run away from home like that?
09:10Hmm?
09:12What do you have to say for yourself?
09:14Matthew,
09:16I'm waiting for an answer.
09:18Why did you guys...
09:20Sorry to interrupt here,
09:22but I need to get you back to Nanotech Towers.
09:24Tonight?
09:26See, I can't be in a meeting right now.
09:28I have dinner with the kids.
09:30Yeah, yeah. Sorry.
09:32What if we just take Matt and Beth to Nanotech Towers with us?
09:36Fine.
09:38Set it up.
09:40And get these kids some new clothes when we're there.
09:42These are too...
09:44shabby.
09:46Yeah, you got it.
09:48After this dinner, we're going to talk all about what's happened.
09:50And you know what?
09:52You're going to tell me exactly why you ran away from home.
09:54Do you understand?
09:56I'm sure you made a mistake.
09:58We're not... Matthew!
10:00I have heard all of your excuses.
10:02No more. I'm your father. That's final.
10:08Is this man
10:10really our father?
10:12What if he is?
10:14We should go.
10:16We have to look for Mom.
10:18Jenny and Nate were curious about their dad.
10:20Plus, they'd never been in
10:22such a nice car before.
10:24Matt, I'm scared.
10:26Don't be, Beth.
10:28We're with our mother and father won't find us.
10:30Yeah, but she called us
10:32different names. I mean, who are Nate
10:34and Jenny?
10:36So, tonight you have
10:38dinner with Sharon at
10:40the...
10:42Alice?
10:44Alice, are you listening?
10:46Yeah, sorry.
10:48I just can't get over how strange
10:50Nate and Jenny are acting.
10:52It's like they're two completely different kids.
10:56And I can't stop thinking about the day I lost
10:58the other two babies.
11:00I think you're getting
11:02carried away.
11:04I mean, look at them.
11:06They're Nate and Jenny.
11:08Alice thought she was going crazy.
11:10Could it really be true?
11:12She had two other children
11:14out in the world that she didn't know about?
11:16And besides, wouldn't someone else around here be looking
11:18for two missing children if they weren't your kids?
11:20Yes, you're right.
11:22You're right.
11:24I'm acting crazy.
11:28Anyway, continue with the itinerary.
11:30So, as I was saying,
11:32you have dinner tonight with Sharon
11:34at Nanotech Tower.
11:36What? Nanotech?
11:38What's wrong now?
11:40Nanotech.
11:42As in, James' company.
11:44She'd read about his success online.
11:46He was now a multi-millionaire.
11:48She had never stopped thinking about him.
11:52She couldn't believe
11:54that's where her dinner was tonight.
11:56But what were the odds that James would actually
11:58be there at the same time?
12:00Nothing's wrong. All good.
12:10Why do you guys look so excited?
12:12We've been here a million times.
12:16Okay, I need you guys on your best behavior.
12:18Okay, me and Zeke need to go over some documents.
12:20We're inquiring a new business venture.
12:22All right? On your focus.
12:24Yes, Dad.
12:26Dad?
12:28Dad?
12:30Dad?
12:32Dad?
12:34Dad?
12:36Dad?
12:38Dad?
12:40Dad?
12:42You never call me Dad.
12:44Dad. Oh, I mean, Father.
12:46We need a note.
12:48Do you have a girlfriend?
12:50Oh, so you're left-handed now, Beth.
12:52Hmm?
12:54And for my girlfriend,
12:56we both know I've been seeing Willa
12:58for some time now, okay?
13:00But that's my business, not yours.
13:02But what about her real mom?
13:04About Alice?
13:06I've told you guys many times
13:08not to talk about your mother.
13:10Okay, she left us years ago,
13:12and she passed away not too long after that.
13:14End of story. Got it?
13:16Was their father purposely lying to them
13:18about Alice being dead?
13:20Or was he simply unaware
13:22that she was actually alive?
13:24This is Willa now.
13:26I need to take this.
13:28Excuse me.
13:36Look, Jenny,
13:38it's Mom.
13:42Psst.
13:44Hey.
13:46What are you guys doing?
13:48Um, nothing.
13:50Can we be excused to go to the bathroom, please?
13:52I guess.
13:54They do not
13:56pay me enough.
14:00Hey.
14:02Isn't this amazing, kids?
14:04I know these two had been there many, many times.
14:06It was their father's
14:08business park after all.
14:24Don't you dare go in the house, Willa.
14:26Do you hear me?
14:28Don't
14:30go in my house.
14:34It's Father.
14:36No.
14:38Don't make me call the guards, Willa.
14:40What are you two doing exactly?
14:42No!
14:48That was close.
14:50There you all are.
14:52Hi.
14:54I know.
14:56Oh, my God.
14:58Nate and Jenny?
15:00This is the last time I saw you both.
15:02Okay.
15:04Don't be shy. Give your godmother a hug.
15:06A pleasure to see you, godmother.
15:08My, my. Haven't you grown up to be so
15:10proper?
15:12It's a long story.
15:14It seems to be a practical joke.
15:16I'll have to say I'm surprised
15:18you said to dinner here, Fran.
15:20Now to text the company of Alice's ex.
15:22Oh, my God.
15:24This is James' company?
15:26It's okay, Fran. You didn't know.
15:28Let's hope we don't run into him.
15:30Punch him in the face.
15:32Don't listen to your godmother.
15:34She's had one too many cocktails.
15:36I haven't ordered yet.
15:38Mother,
15:40can we be excused for a moment?
15:42We want to take a look around.
15:44All right, but don't wander off too far.
15:46Thanks.
15:52Why was he so angry on the phone?
15:54Why did he want his girlfriend to go into the house?
15:56I don't know, but we have to get out of here.
16:00We need to get out of here.
16:02If father sees us, he'll be furious.
16:04Mom's gonna see us.
16:12What the...
16:14Who are you?
16:18What is going on?
16:22I couldn't believe it.
16:24So I told him.
16:26What's wrong?
16:28I'm just wondering
16:30where they ran off to.
16:32I should go find them.
16:40Alice?
16:44What the...
16:46What is going on?
16:48Nate?
16:50Jenny?
16:52Jenny?
16:56Were these the two babies that Alice had lost?
16:58No, I can't.