JAKE: Eighty-nine degrees, 15 minutes and 50.8 seconds.
That's the current position of Polaris, the Northern Star.
Viewed from another planet, it's just one among many.
But on Earth, it's uniquely important.
Fixed in place, an anchor.
No matter where you are in the Northern Hemisphere...
... if you face Polaris, you face north.
[CELL PHONE RINGS]
You know where you are.
But there are other ways to get lost...
... in the choices we make...
[INAUDIBLE DIALOGUE]
... in events that overwhelm us.
Even within our own minds.
What could be our anchor then? What beacon can we turn to...
... to guide us from darkness to light?
What if it's other people...
... the lives that touch our own, in ways big and small?
Because unlike Polaris...
... the light they bring will never fade.
[MARTIN SIGHS]
Hey, buddy.
[SIGHS]
Hey, I'm sorry.
I had to work an extra shift dropping off bags last night.
Yup.
It was as fun as it sounds.
I had the dream again.
I love you, Jake.
[SIGHS]
SHERl: All right. Jake Bohm. Where are we?
I will admit, on paper, there's reason for concern.
I'll say. Father's overwhelmed, child's unresponsive.
However, from where I stand, I see positive signs.
- You always do. - You make it sound like a bad thing.
We're a week away from the final eval with no tangible progress.
Nothing we can put before the board and say, "Situation is stabilized."
I know a lot can change in a week, but we should have options prepared.
Options?
For where Jake might be institutionalized.
Sheri, please, if I could just...
[CELL PHONE RINGS]
I'm so sorry.
This is Clea Hopkins.
WOMAN: Miss Hopkins, I'm calling from Victory Memorial, in the psych ward.
Your mother is here.
ARTHUR: Did you bring what I asked?
Yes. Yeah.
I wrote down every number that Jake has given me since March 18th.
The anomalies.
- What is this about? - Read them.
- "Three, 18, five, two, nine..." - Six.
Three, two, eight, seven, nine, five, two, two.
- How could you possibly know that? - The numbers your son gives, Mr. Bohm...
...aren't new. They've always existed.
He found the Amelia Sequence...
...the numbers that changed everything for me.
The first time it happened, 10 years ago...
...my vision swam, I couldn't feel my limbs.
It's as if I wasn't in a body anymore.
I was just... I was just one with everything.
That's the first time you saw these numbers?
The road map.
The sequence that connects everything, everyone.
I, just for a moment, I had a grasp of it.
They told me it was an aneurysm, that I had lost brain function.
I hadn't lost anything.
I found my purpose.
But I couldn't hold onto it.
Your sequence has three more digits than Jake's. Nine, seven, five.
The next anomaly.
- What does that mean? - That's why I called you here.
Those are the last numbers to my vision.
I think we're on the threshold of something.
It's a critical stage.
I need to see Jake today.
I mean, for real, now.
Look, Jake's under a microscope. If I'm not careful, I'm gonna lose custody.
Please.
I'm sorry, I can't.
Look, when Jake comes back home, things will be different...
...but until then, I can't risk rocking the boat.
Look, I'm late for work. I...
Thank you. Thank you.
[DOOR OPENS]
[DOOR CLOSES]
[SIGHS]
Hmm.
LANNY: Okay, sounds good. Pull the files, we'll talk when I land.
Oh, wait. I do need your help.
Clue is, "First name in rags." Five letters.
No, no, no, don't look it up.
Yep. I got this.
[SIGHS]
Eubie. Ahem.
- I'm sorry. - The answer. It's Eubie.
James Hubert Blake. Jazz and ragtime legend.
Sometimes I wonder who they make these for.
An eight-letter word for "feet."
Trilbles.
That's not a word.
You're a genius or I have to go back to school.
Or I'm just a know-it-all who can't help himself. I'm sorry.
Enjoy your puzzle.
Lanny Zheng.
- Will Davies. - Nice to meet you.
Yeah, you too.
Drop off from JFK, your lost bag. Sorry for the inconvenience.
If you could just sign there. Thank you.
MAN: Preschool there. We spoke to the neighbors.
You got kids?
Yeah. I have a son.
OFFICER: Mr. McNichols.
Do you have any idea what your son was wearing when he went missing?
Any recent photos?
Sorry to pull you from work, but we can only hold her for 24 hours...
...and it took us a while to hunt down your name.
And do you know why she was arrested?
Shoplifting. But she was obviously confused...
...so they brought her here for evaluation.
When's the last time you saw your mother?
It's been six years.
She's schizophrenic.
- Lives on the street. - The good news is we have a bed available.
If she'll consent.
Hi.
I know what you want. I'm not staying here.
Nothing changes, right?
The other day, I got a call from the hospital.
They told me you'd been hit by a car. You might not wake up.
It was a mistake, obviously.
But the sad part...
...part of me felt relieved.
It's not right, Mom.
I don't want that to be our story.
Stay here.
Let them help you.
I'm asking as your daughter.
Daughter? I don't know you.
Mom, it's me, Clea.
- I'm your daughter. - No, you're not.
My baby at home.
Your baby?
- Mom, what are we talking about? - Let me go!
ARTHUR: Good morning.
Dr. Arthur Teller.
Here for a consult.
Hello, Jake. My name is Arthur Teller.
I guess you've been expecting me.
Thanks again for coming down. I wish things had turned out differently.
The policeman that brought my mother here, did he say what she tried to steal?
I think he said it was children's medicine. Cough syrup.
My mother said she had to get home to her baby.
A few years ago, there was an incident. She was confused...
...and tried to walk away from playground with someone else's child.
If you want, I can check Amber Alerts.
Delivery for Dr. Williams. Please sign here at the bottom.
Mr. Bohm?
- What are you doing here? - I'm working. What are you doing here?
Is everything all right?
Yeah. It's just been a weird morning.
[OVER TV] What can you tell us about Andy's disappearance?
Andy was wearing a red baseball cap...
I just talked to that guy. Can you turn that up please?
- On the way to the doctor.
Andy has a cold.
- He's been coughing and... - Cough syrup.
[MOM SOBS]
I turned around for one minute and he was gone.
REPORTER: Andy is of average height... - What is it?
- ... brown hair and hazel eyes. - My mother might have taken that child.
Wearing sweatshirt, jeans, a red baseball cap at the time of his disappearance.
- You're flying standby, right? - Mm.
I don't think you're gonna make it.
There are worse fates.
- What do you mean? MAN [OVER PA]: Final call for Flight...
I just closed this huge real estate deal here in Manhattan, my first one.
And the buyers are flying me out for a back-slapping session.
It's a good thing, right?
Yeah.
I'm a huge jazz nut.
And I knew about this building in Queens, hundred years old.
All the greats used to go there.
WOMAN [OVER PA]: See ticker agent at the gate for Flight 975.
And I told my bosses about it.
And now they're gonna tear it down and put up some slick new high-rise.
And I feel...
I'm sorry. I mean, it's just one of those days where you wonder what it all means...
...what my purpose is.
Do you ever wonder that?
Not before my morning coffee, no.
If my parents were here, they would say it's procreation...
...carrying on the family name.
I've tried that, actually.
You know, when I was a kid, I tested 150 IQ.
Yeah.
I guess I thought I would've done something more significant by now...
...something more meaningful.
There's still time, right?
SECURITY OFFICER: Lanny Zheng?
Need you to come with us, ma'am. Your luggage went missing.
- You're joking. I'm boarding in two minutes. WOMAN: Passenger Will Davies...
... please come to the counter to claim your standby seat for Flight 975.
I think I just got your seat.
- I am so sorry. - Unbelievable.
- I'm gonna miss my meeting. - Hang on.
WOMAN: - Your standby seat for Flight 975.
For next time.
SECURITY OFFICER: Ma'am? Ma'am?
[SIGHS]
ARTHUR: Jake.
There's something I need to ask you.
Do you remember a few days ago, you were very upset, screaming?
Well, I was there.
I used to have a patient, Jake, a young girl.
Her name was Amelia.
I've been looking for her for a very long time.
Toy cars were her favorite.
Is she here, Jake?
Is that what you're trying to tell me?
SHERl: It's Arthur Teller. He's here.
Yes, I'm sure. He used a visitor's badge. He's here.
I'll find him.
Six.
Thank you, Jake.
CLEA: Of course.
MARTIN: Nine-seven-five. Teller was right.
CLEA: I understand.
All right, thank you.
What'd the police say?
I gave them my mother's description and history. Said they'd look into it.
- That's it? - I told them she might have that boy.
- They're scouring the city. They can't jump. - Look at this.
This is the missing boy's case number. Nine-seven-five.
I've seen that number today.
And then later, I have to drop a suitcase off at that boy's house. I met his father.
And now I randomly run into you.
- Meaning what? - We'll have to find your mother ourselves.
That's the only way we're gonna save that boy.
Where do we start?
[GASPS]
[SIREN WAILING]
WILL: Oh, God.
[MAN & WOMAN SPEAKING IN CHINESE]
[SPEAKING IN CHINESE]
Serena.
You're not supposed to be home.
I got pulled from my flight by mistake.
- What is going on here? - This is George.
He's a medium.
REPORTER: The search is on for Andy... - Can I get one city map?
- ... who went missing 48 hours ago. - Thanks.
Andy is of average height, with brown hair and hazel eyes.
MARTIN: Okay. CLEA: An actual map?
Surprised they still sell those.
Yeah, well, I'm kind of old-school like that.
Okay, this is where Andy's parents reported him missing.
And this is where your mother was arrested. They're only a few blocks apart.
Here's where you come in. I want you to mark down other places in this area...
...that your mother would normally frequent.
Miss Hopkins, I'm trying to help you find your mom and the boy.
That's not it.
Social services took me from my mother when I was 8 years old.
She's been on the street my entire life.
I know this is our old neighborhood...
...but that's it.
I don't know anything else about her.
Did you have any contact with her?
Now and then, she'd get picked up or arrested.
I'd try to get her into a hospital, she'd always refuse.
Then she'd just disappear again.
Until the next phone call.
I'm sorry. But we're looking for a needle in a haystack...
...so anything you remember, no matter how small...
...is gonna help us get closer. So, please, just try.
Queensboro Plaza.
What about it?
The other day, a homeless woman got hit by a taxi there.
She was carrying my mom's cell phone.
Oh, my God, I saw that accident happen. She ran right into me.
Still think that there's nothing to this?
[BREATHES DEEPLY]
REPORTER [OVER TV]: ... in the Hudson Valley outside of Yonkers...
... where a Pan American flight out JFK has crashed.
Emergency responders now on the scene.
And they have reported, as you can see, the damage is near catastrophic.
Authorities have given us no indication as to the cause of the crash.
We will continue to provide updates as events unfold.
[SIGHS]
MAN: Davies.
What are you doing here? Aren't you supposed to be in Omaha?
I never got there.
Everything all right?
I think if I told you, you wouldn't believe me.
Hey, I'm glad you're enjoying yourself. You deserve it.
Because that right there, deal of the year, my friend.
- Just think, couple of hours: Ka-boom. - Mm.
Hey, keep up the good work.
I can't believe I have to ask this...
...but why do you have a medium in our home while I'm away on work?
The lab called.
None of my embryos were viable.
Um...
[LANNY SIGHS]
[SERENA SOBS]
I'm sorry.
There has to be a reason.
The doctors warned us, your follicle count is too...
George said one of our dead ancestors is upset with us.
That's why I can't get pregnant.
[IN CHINESE]
That's why I brought him here.
If the spirits have a message, I wanna hear it.
[IN ENGLISH] Baby, that is not a good idea.
- Why not? - Because you're very upset. And this is...
...with all due respect, nonsense. - Nonsense?
It wasn't nonsense when you got that promotion at work.
[SCOFFS]
LANNY: I got that promotion because I deserved it...
...not because you offered peanuts and wine to your dead great-grandfather.
- I seem to remember you asking me to do it. - I was trying to be nice.
George.
[IN CHINESE]
[SNIFFLES]
[LANNY SIGHS]
Six.
Amelia.
[DOOR BANGS]
[WHEELS SQUEAKING]
- Hey, Amelia! SHERl: Arthur.
[GASPS]
MARTIN: Any luck?
- Any sign of your mother? - No.
It doesn't make sense.
We must have been led here for a reason.
Anything about this place you're not telling me?
- It doesn't matter. - What is it?
- It doesn't matter. - Hey, we're looking for a missing child.
- How can you tell me it doesn't matter? - You really wanna know?
I told you before, the smallest thing might get us closer.
This is where I would wait while my mom...
...screamed at the top of her lungs while the train passed...
...because it was the only way to silence the voices in her head.
I'd hide down here, scared out of my mind...
...not knowing if she would come back down or not.
Does that help you to know that?
- Does that get us closer? - I'm sorry.
There's nothing here. Let's move on.
Damn it.
There's gotta be something.
What is it?
Did you find her?
- We checked, there's no sign of any girl. - You gotta believe me.
You told me your interest in this facility was about a patient.
That was a lie, wasn't it?
You're still chasing ghosts.
I know what I saw.
There's a girl in that room. Her name is Amelia.
If you don't believe me, just check your...
You're a part of this.
What did they promise you?
Money? Fame?
They promised me those things too.
If I see you near here again, I will call the police.
[IN CHINESE]
[CELL PHONE RINGS]
[SIGHS]
SERENA:
[IN CHINESE]
GEORGE:
[IN ENGLISH] What?
GEORGE:
Serena, you can't believe that. He is making it up.
[CELL PHONE RINGS]
SERENA [IN ENGLISH]: Is it true?
Do you not want a baby with me?
I have done everything I can to have a baby.
I have paid for the treatments, special diets...
...the premium donor list. - I am not asking what you paid for.
I'm asking what you want.
Honey, you know that I love you. I...
Hey.
[DOOR SLAMS]
I remember this.
My mom drew it here when I was a kid.
- Why? - In case something happened to her...
...or I got lost.
Twinkle, twinkle, little star.
- Something about a bar. - What bar?
Look, there's a bar on the next corner.
It's directions, so I would know how to get home.
MARTIN: What else do you remember? CLEA: I think I remember west or crest or...
[HORN HONKS]
Something about a crest.
[CAR ALARM CHIRPS]
[SIGHS]
Oh, my God.
- Hey. - All right, what have you got? Hit me.
[PUTS FOLDERS DOWN]
You ever think what we do here is wrong?
Wrong?
Come on.
We find the poorest neighborhoods, we drive down the prices and then we just...
[WHISTLES]
- Pave it all over.
We never stop to think about the places themselves.
This building, man, it's important.
You are right about that.
That building is gonna make this office $14 million in profit.
Wrong answer.
Back in the '20s, all the great jazz legends, man, they used to stay there.
Billie Holiday, Illinois Jacquet.
Count Basie and his orchestra used to rehearse in the basement, man.
We shouldn't be tearing it down.
We should be turning it into a museum.
Museum?
[LAUGHS]
Is this ajoke?
Look, I know I made this deal happen, okay?
But the whole time...
...I knew I was helping to destroy something...
...that should be preserved, cherished.
But I told myself it didn't matter, but it does.
[SIGHS]
I'm not gonna let you tear it down.
Okay, okay.
Slow down here a little bit.
You've done some good work around here.
I mean, you've got your whole career, got your whole life...
No, I don't. No, I don't. No one does. That's the point.
I need to do something that matters.
And it has to be today.
There's the crest on the side of the building.
She's gotta be in there.
Come on.
MAN 1: Here we go.
Hurry it up, fellas. We are on a schedule here.
Wait. I need to speak to whoever's in charge.
I know this is gonna sound crazy, I need to get into that building.
In 10 minutes, there ain't gonna be a building.
MAN 2: Come on, boys!
Please, you don't understand. I think my mother might be inside.
- We stay here when I was a kid. - There might be a child too.
Impossible. There's no one left inside. We cleared out the last of them yesterday.
Look, if this place is still standing in 10 minutes, that's my ass.
Clear the area. We're going hot.
MAN 3: This side is clear! - Hey.
Hey!
What the hell are you doing?
You wanna blow this place, you'll have to kill me too.
MAN 4: Get him!
Come on. Now.
MAN 5: Come back here!
It's not that I don't want kids ever. I just...
I have my career.
I like it.
Having children changes everything.
And I guess there's a part of me that likes how things are.
Is that so wrong?
It's not wrong.
It's just...
...I don't know how much longer I can wait.
[CELL PHONE RINGING]
It's okay. Answer.
Hi, it's me.
What's with all the calls?
Of course, I'm fine. Why?
Eyewitnesses suggested that the plane struggled upon takeoff...
... but there has been no official statement as to the cause of the crash.
The area surrounding the wreckage remains off-limits...
... as police and emergency responders continue their search for clues.
I was supposed to be on that plane.
CLEA: Mom?
Which way? Do you remember?
- Stairs. I remember stairs. - Okay.
She's not here.
This isn't it.
What?
Oh, my God.
This is it.
Oh, no.
It's his hat.
You can't make me leave.
CLEA: Mom, where's Andy?
- Where's the little boy? - You wanna take him from me.
Mom, listen to me. Andy's not your child.
- Now tell us where he is. - No!
- Come on. - How long are you gonna keep this up?
As long as I have to, man.
You need to convince her who you are.
You tell her everything you remember about this place.
You need to earn her trust.
It's the only way we're gonna find the boy.
Mom, listen to me.
I'm your daughter.
I used to live here.
Over there, that's where I slept, next to you, always facing the window.
And here...
...that's where we practiced my handstands, remember?
One leg at a time?
Over there, there used to be a handprint.
Right here, Mom. You drew it there for me.
Do you remember why?
So when I was alone, I could put my hand up to it...
...and it would be like we were holding hands.
That's what I did, Mom...
...every night you were gone...
...because I wanted you to come home.
Why did you leave me?
I had to, Mom.
But I'm back now.
You led me back.
Now what about the boy?
I lost him.
He was wandering alone, lost.
And I thought he was mine.
And I took him to the park because I thought he would like that.
And then I went to get his medicine, and when I came back, I couldn't find him.
- I thought he would come back here. MARTIN: Which park?
Please, which park?
Two blocks away that way.
Get your mother out of here now.
CLEA: Come on.
[WILL GRUNTING]
FOREMAN: Grab him.
- Get him out of here. WILL: No. God. God.
No.
Let go of me.
Son of a bitch.
I don't know who you are, but you saved my mother's life.
I did?
Thank you.
Hey, man, you need a doctor?
Huh?
[GRUNTS]
MAN: Call 911. Call 911!
Oh, my God, he's dead.
MARTIN: Andy?
Andy!
Damn it.
Andy McNichols!
[CREAKING]
[COUGHING]
MARTIN: I'm not gonna hurt you.
I'm here to help.
I talked to your dad a few hours ago.
I saw your tricycle. It's sitting on the porch right where you left it.
It's all right, sweetheart. Don't be afraid.
Do you want me to take you home?
Come here.
There you go. It's all right.
You're safe.
It's gonna be all right.
Let's go.
[IN CHINESE]
We have to try again.
If I had gotten on that plane, it'd be over, all of it.
We have to get pregnant.
[IN ENGLISH] What about what the doctors said?
None of that stuff matters. I'll do the procedure.
But what about your career?
Career can wait. Our family can't.
Okay. We'll have to pick a new donor.
- Um, okay, you're year of the dragon... - Yeah.
...so we should pair you with a snake. - Okay.
Um... Here.
[SERENA CHUCKLES]
[LAUGHS]
I get a good feeling about him, don't you?
Yeah.
I do.
CLEA: You're still here?
Yeah, I'm just waiting for them to let me back.
I don't know what happens tomorrow...
...but today she agreed to be checked into the hospital.
[SIGHS]
I'm glad.
You were right.
The numbers. Everything.
It all happened for a reason.
If you hadn't have pushed me...
Thank you.
Last night, I had a dream.
Same dream I've had for nine years.
We're in a park...
...and Jake's on a swing.
He's smiling, laughing, he's going higher and higher...
...and, all of a sudden, out of nowhere...
...he's just in the air and I catch him.
And his little arms go around me.
I can feel his breath on my neck and...
And then I just wake up.
CLEA: You're a good father, Martin.
It's time someone told you that.
[MARTIN CHUCKLES]
You wanna help me put Jake to bed?
Hey, buddy.
It's time to get some shut-eye, okay?
Jake, come on, I'm not kidding. It's time to go to bed.
Jake, give me the book now.
That's odd. Normally, he just gets into bed.
- He's added a six to the sequence. - What does that mean?
- I don't know yet, but it means something. MAN: Let's go!
Jake, you stay in your room.
[DOOR CLOSES]
[SIRENS WAILING]
[INDISTINCT CHATTER]
Oh, no.
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