1 00:00:11,220 --> 00:00:13,889 [person breathing heavily] 2 00:00:29,738 --> 00:00:31,073 [panting] 3 00:00:31,156 --> 00:00:31,990 [abductor] Emily. 4 00:00:32,073 --> 00:00:33,867 [yelps] Oh, shit! [gasps] 5 00:00:41,542 --> 00:00:47,130 Is there any circumstance more terrifying than when a child goes missing? 6 00:00:48,423 --> 00:00:52,594 By now, we all know the haunting stories of Natalee Holloway… 7 00:00:52,678 --> 00:00:56,265 …the 18-year-old who vanished during a trip to Aruba, 8 00:00:56,348 --> 00:00:57,891 and Gabby Petito, 9 00:00:58,559 --> 00:01:02,688 the young blogger whose remains were eventually discovered in a park. 10 00:01:03,814 --> 00:01:06,942 The nation watched around-the-clock coverage… 11 00:01:07,025 --> 00:01:07,860 [Aames] OPD! 12 00:01:07,943 --> 00:01:10,195 …as every parent feared the worst. 13 00:01:10,779 --> 00:01:13,490 The same story is unfolding again. 14 00:01:13,574 --> 00:01:14,658 [Aames] Emily Mills! 15 00:01:15,826 --> 00:01:22,165 Recently, a 16-year-old local teen named Emily Mills disappeared. 16 00:01:22,833 --> 00:01:23,834 [Aames] Sun. 17 00:01:26,253 --> 00:01:27,379 Hey. Hey. 18 00:01:27,462 --> 00:01:28,463 [groans] 19 00:01:30,632 --> 00:01:31,633 Okay. 20 00:01:33,135 --> 00:01:34,303 -[Aames sighs] -[groans] 21 00:01:35,304 --> 00:01:36,430 [addict groans] 22 00:01:36,513 --> 00:01:37,514 It's not her. 23 00:01:38,390 --> 00:01:43,145 But what if I told you another local teen went missing a year ago? 24 00:01:43,729 --> 00:01:45,731 Her name is Drea Spivey. 25 00:01:46,231 --> 00:01:49,067 Drea's mother, Charise, is a friend of mine. 26 00:01:49,568 --> 00:01:54,448 You haven't heard of Drea because her story has never been covered 27 00:01:54,531 --> 00:01:57,326 by a single news outlet. 28 00:01:57,409 --> 00:02:00,078 Charise was finally able to find Drea 29 00:02:00,162 --> 00:02:02,623 by enlisting the help of friends in the community. 30 00:02:03,415 --> 00:02:07,544 I interviewed this young girl to better understand her story. 31 00:02:08,878 --> 00:02:11,465 But there's been an upsetting development. 32 00:02:12,382 --> 00:02:17,763 Sixteen-year-old Drea went missing again almost 72 hours ago. 33 00:02:19,181 --> 00:02:23,435 With every hour that passes, the hope to find Drea dims. 34 00:02:23,936 --> 00:02:25,020 This means… 35 00:02:26,313 --> 00:02:30,734 Charise is forced to live that nightmare all over again. 36 00:02:37,199 --> 00:02:40,077 [Noa] Just uploaded the podcast to our new bosses at Boisterous. 37 00:02:41,119 --> 00:02:42,120 [sighs] 38 00:02:43,872 --> 00:02:46,875 I never wanted to see Drea up here. 39 00:02:49,419 --> 00:02:53,924 Another in a sea of sweet, stolen faces. 40 00:02:54,007 --> 00:02:55,342 Drea makes 11 total. 41 00:02:55,425 --> 00:02:58,136 All reported missing over the last four years in Oakland. 42 00:02:58,846 --> 00:03:01,431 But only one had come home to safety. 43 00:03:03,350 --> 00:03:04,643 Why run again? 44 00:03:05,602 --> 00:03:07,813 Okay. What's our next step? 45 00:03:09,189 --> 00:03:14,319 We conducted over 10 hours of interviews with Drea before she went missing again. 46 00:03:16,613 --> 00:03:20,492 There must be something in those recordings that could guide us. 47 00:03:29,626 --> 00:03:32,504 [Poppy] Drea, when the Capstones found you, 48 00:03:32,588 --> 00:03:35,757 you were in a drug den and addicted to fentanyl. 49 00:03:37,176 --> 00:03:38,552 How did you end up there? 50 00:03:39,261 --> 00:03:41,096 [Drea] This boy I met gave it to me. 51 00:03:41,180 --> 00:03:45,934 And the first time I snorted fentanyl, I went somewhere else in my head. 52 00:03:46,602 --> 00:03:49,188 A door opened, I stepped through it, 53 00:03:49,271 --> 00:03:51,732 and everything on the other side was different. 54 00:03:53,108 --> 00:03:57,070 I just sort of floated along, and there was no more hurt. 55 00:03:58,906 --> 00:04:01,491 I kept doing it 'cause I wanted to go wherever I wanted. 56 00:04:03,076 --> 00:04:04,077 Where would you go? 57 00:04:04,578 --> 00:04:07,331 [chuckles] Japanese Gardens. 58 00:04:08,332 --> 00:04:11,001 It's so green. I love it there. 59 00:04:12,252 --> 00:04:13,253 [Poppy] Why? 60 00:04:13,962 --> 00:04:16,673 [Drea] I, uh, had my 11th birthday party there. 61 00:04:17,173 --> 00:04:20,928 That was probably the last time I remember being legit happy. 62 00:04:21,970 --> 00:04:27,267 That was before my mom had problems and I had to go into foster care. 63 00:04:28,727 --> 00:04:30,771 [inhales sharply] After a few years of, uh, 64 00:04:30,854 --> 00:04:33,190 foster homes, I just started doing drugs. 65 00:04:33,815 --> 00:04:36,944 You've been sober now for six weeks. 66 00:04:37,027 --> 00:04:39,571 -[inhales deeply] -Do you get tempted? 67 00:04:39,655 --> 00:04:41,114 [exhales deeply] Oh, my God. 68 00:04:41,740 --> 00:04:44,660 Just the other day, I ran into a friend from my trapping days. 69 00:04:45,160 --> 00:04:47,120 She told me she had the High Hunter hookup. 70 00:04:48,330 --> 00:04:52,334 It would've been so easy to meet her. 71 00:04:53,710 --> 00:04:56,547 -But I didn't. -What is that? "High Hunter?" 72 00:04:57,130 --> 00:04:59,383 Oh, it's a-- It's just a new drug. 73 00:05:00,843 --> 00:05:02,594 But I-I thought about my life now, 74 00:05:03,762 --> 00:05:06,640 like all the little things being one big reason to say no. 75 00:05:07,558 --> 00:05:09,518 So, I turned her down. [inhales deeply] 76 00:05:10,477 --> 00:05:13,397 [scoffs] I know that probably sounds hella corny. 77 00:05:14,398 --> 00:05:15,399 Hmm. 78 00:05:17,734 --> 00:05:19,778 I think that sounds very brave. 79 00:05:21,822 --> 00:05:23,073 [reporter] Good morning, Oakland. 80 00:05:23,156 --> 00:05:27,536 Three full days have passed since Bay Area teen Emily Mills was last seen. 81 00:05:27,619 --> 00:05:30,080 Local police departments assured Channel 13 82 00:05:30,163 --> 00:05:32,916 that bringing Emily home is their top priority. 83 00:05:33,500 --> 00:05:35,419 [announcer] The PTA meeting will begin shortly. 84 00:05:36,920 --> 00:05:38,422 Do you need me to get you something, baby? 85 00:05:38,505 --> 00:05:39,506 No, no, no. I'm good. 86 00:05:39,590 --> 00:05:40,883 -You sure? -Yeah. 87 00:05:40,966 --> 00:05:43,510 But you might need to step in here if she doesn't get here soon. 88 00:05:43,594 --> 00:05:45,888 -[chuckles] -There might be a riot. 89 00:05:45,971 --> 00:05:47,514 How long is she gonna keep us waiting? 90 00:05:47,598 --> 00:05:50,893 She will be here any second. Everyone, just settle down, please. 91 00:05:53,604 --> 00:05:54,855 I'm sorry. 92 00:05:54,938 --> 00:05:57,441 I'm sorry. I was on the phone with the superintendent, 93 00:05:57,524 --> 00:06:00,277 discussing protocol for tomorrow night's Get Out The Vote event. 94 00:06:00,944 --> 00:06:04,239 Now, with all the cameras and people on campus tomorrow, 95 00:06:04,323 --> 00:06:07,826 I wanted to have a conversation about school safety. 96 00:06:09,536 --> 00:06:12,122 Two girls have gone missing in the last few days, 97 00:06:13,457 --> 00:06:16,668 Emily Mills and Drea Spivey. 98 00:06:17,252 --> 00:06:19,588 Some of you may know that Drea is a student-- 99 00:06:19,671 --> 00:06:25,010 Um, I hate to be indelicate, but is this really a school safety issue? 100 00:06:26,595 --> 00:06:28,138 What are you saying, Mrs. Williams? 101 00:06:28,805 --> 00:06:29,806 [sighs] 102 00:06:30,349 --> 00:06:31,934 Drea was a drug addict. 103 00:06:32,017 --> 00:06:33,018 [scoffs] 104 00:06:35,854 --> 00:06:37,564 What's Ashley's cell phone number? 105 00:06:37,648 --> 00:06:39,525 What does my daughter have to do with this? 106 00:06:39,608 --> 00:06:43,195 You know what? It's okay. [clicks tongue] I'll just message her. 107 00:06:43,779 --> 00:06:46,657 All I'm asking is what this has to do with our kids. 108 00:06:46,740 --> 00:06:51,078 Our kids know not to do drugs or whatever Drea was into. 109 00:06:51,161 --> 00:06:52,162 Mm-hmm. 110 00:06:52,663 --> 00:06:54,164 [phone beeps] 111 00:06:54,248 --> 00:06:59,378 Done. I just messaged Ashley, who should be in choir right about now. 112 00:07:00,254 --> 00:07:02,256 I pretended to be a boy from Bellarmine. 113 00:07:03,006 --> 00:07:04,216 I told her she was cute 114 00:07:04,716 --> 00:07:08,262 and to meet me in the gym if she wanted to come to a hooky party. 115 00:07:08,345 --> 00:07:09,763 Y-You can't do that. 116 00:07:09,847 --> 00:07:12,933 That's-- [stammers] That's catfishing or something. 117 00:07:14,935 --> 00:07:19,064 We're using the gym right now, Ashley. You can go back to choir. Thanks. 118 00:07:19,857 --> 00:07:21,692 -[parents gasping] -[inhales sharply] 119 00:07:22,442 --> 00:07:24,444 In less than 45 seconds, 120 00:07:25,153 --> 00:07:28,991 I got your daughter, who knows better than Drea, 121 00:07:30,576 --> 00:07:32,494 to meet a stranger in the gym. 122 00:07:34,746 --> 00:07:38,792 What happened to Drea could happen to any one of your kids. 123 00:07:40,878 --> 00:07:42,212 Do you understand that? 124 00:07:43,255 --> 00:07:44,590 [breathes deeply] 125 00:07:44,673 --> 00:07:48,051 Lastly, I need volunteers for tomorrow's event. 126 00:07:53,891 --> 00:07:54,892 Thank you. 127 00:07:58,312 --> 00:08:00,105 My parents are just inside. 128 00:08:00,189 --> 00:08:02,649 Don't worry. That meeting will go on for hours. 129 00:08:02,733 --> 00:08:05,819 Mmm, yeah. But if my dad catches us, he'll kill me. 130 00:08:06,820 --> 00:08:08,030 Or he'll just kill you-- 131 00:08:08,864 --> 00:08:10,908 He'd make me watch. [chuckles] 132 00:08:13,535 --> 00:08:15,120 So, you really want me to stop? 133 00:08:16,121 --> 00:08:17,915 No, I wouldn't say that. 134 00:08:18,582 --> 00:08:20,000 -[softly] Yeah. -I just-- 135 00:08:21,084 --> 00:08:23,212 [chuckles] I just wish we had some privacy. 136 00:08:25,756 --> 00:08:28,759 When can we go back to my cousins' house? It's been a minute. 137 00:08:31,136 --> 00:08:32,136 Soon. 138 00:08:33,804 --> 00:08:34,890 [clears throat] 139 00:08:34,972 --> 00:08:36,308 [gasps] Mrs. Killebrew. 140 00:08:36,892 --> 00:08:40,270 [stammers] I was just keeping Trini company during your meeting. 141 00:08:40,354 --> 00:08:41,438 Well, I'm here now. 142 00:08:41,522 --> 00:08:44,149 So, she doesn't need to be kept company any longer, does she? 143 00:08:44,232 --> 00:08:45,234 Yes, ma'am. 144 00:08:46,818 --> 00:08:47,903 -I'll text you. -Yeah. 145 00:08:51,740 --> 00:08:53,200 You think I scared him? 146 00:08:53,283 --> 00:08:54,284 What? 147 00:08:54,368 --> 00:08:57,079 [inhales sharply] Your father always gets to be the tough one. It's not fair. 148 00:08:57,162 --> 00:09:00,249 -[breathes deeply] -[chuckles] Wait, am I in trouble? Or… 149 00:09:00,332 --> 00:09:04,211 Sweetheart, if I told you all the places that your grandmother caught me 150 00:09:04,294 --> 00:09:07,673 and my high school boyfriend hooking up, you wouldn't look at me the same again. 151 00:09:07,756 --> 00:09:08,966 Ew. Mom. 152 00:09:09,049 --> 00:09:14,638 Trini, you're never in trouble as long as you are honest with me, okay? 153 00:09:16,431 --> 00:09:18,183 All I care about is keeping you safe, 154 00:09:18,267 --> 00:09:20,853 especially with all of this going on with Drea. 155 00:09:21,603 --> 00:09:23,438 And that is why you cannot be getting… 156 00:09:23,522 --> 00:09:24,940 -Mom, I know. -…into a stranger's car… 157 00:09:25,023 --> 00:09:27,651 -Ugh, I told you it was Aubrey's cousin. -…and not answering your phone. 158 00:09:27,734 --> 00:09:29,152 You had us worried sick, honey. 159 00:09:30,571 --> 00:09:32,364 Yeah, I know. 160 00:09:32,447 --> 00:09:36,076 I'm-- I'm sorry. I-I learned my lesson. Really. 161 00:09:37,619 --> 00:09:38,954 Well, then you have my trust. 162 00:09:43,000 --> 00:09:44,418 There's no way you're getting in. 163 00:09:44,501 --> 00:09:46,962 This is ludicrous. I know Detective Aames. 164 00:09:47,045 --> 00:09:48,422 Like you know Markus Killebrew? 165 00:09:49,006 --> 00:09:53,010 Yeah, how's he enjoying sleeping on piles of our department's hard-earned cash? 166 00:09:55,512 --> 00:09:58,390 Ugh, finally. Aames, could you please tell them to let me through? 167 00:09:58,473 --> 00:10:01,268 I thought I told you you're not welcome here, Miss Parnell. 168 00:10:02,895 --> 00:10:04,354 It's Scoville. 169 00:10:04,438 --> 00:10:05,981 Take care of this, new guy. 170 00:10:06,064 --> 00:10:07,065 Time to go. 171 00:10:17,618 --> 00:10:20,621 -Did we sell it? -[chuckles] I think a little too well. 172 00:10:21,163 --> 00:10:22,873 Listen, I am sorry. 173 00:10:22,956 --> 00:10:25,709 I don't have any more news on Drea Spivey. I am trying. 174 00:10:25,792 --> 00:10:28,504 No, they got you working Emily Mills 24 hours a day. 175 00:10:28,587 --> 00:10:29,588 You are not wrong. 176 00:10:30,088 --> 00:10:32,466 Well, if you can find an extra hour in your day, 177 00:10:33,425 --> 00:10:35,636 something came up in one of Drea's interviews. 178 00:10:35,719 --> 00:10:38,388 She made a reference to, uh, "High Hunter." 179 00:10:38,472 --> 00:10:39,848 Said it was a new drug. 180 00:10:40,390 --> 00:10:42,851 High Hunter? It's not one I've heard of. 181 00:10:42,935 --> 00:10:44,978 Well, if it isn't a drug, what else could it be? 182 00:10:45,062 --> 00:10:47,272 Oh, it could be a dealer. It could be a trap house. 183 00:10:47,356 --> 00:10:48,649 I'll look into it for you. 184 00:10:50,817 --> 00:10:52,486 Wait, is that-- 185 00:10:52,986 --> 00:10:53,987 Andrew Finney. 186 00:10:54,071 --> 00:10:55,072 -[officer] Andrew. -Danny. 187 00:10:55,155 --> 00:10:57,908 [Aames] Front-runner to be Oakland's next mayor. 188 00:10:57,991 --> 00:11:01,828 You wanna know why we're so pressed to find Emily Mills? There's your answer. 189 00:11:04,331 --> 00:11:06,208 But he's not even in office yet. 190 00:11:06,291 --> 00:11:08,418 Oh, you beat that law-and-order drum hard enough 191 00:11:08,502 --> 00:11:12,381 in the age of "defund police," you get a hero's welcome 'round here. 192 00:11:13,757 --> 00:11:15,217 Law and order for whom? 193 00:11:21,974 --> 00:11:23,058 [stammers] Mmm. 194 00:11:24,101 --> 00:11:25,102 Thank you. 195 00:11:27,729 --> 00:11:29,439 Oh, this guy's blowing up my phone. 196 00:11:29,523 --> 00:11:30,858 Oh. You like him? 197 00:11:30,941 --> 00:11:32,693 [scoffs] We had one date. We'll see. 198 00:11:34,361 --> 00:11:36,780 [smacks lips] You should get back out there. 199 00:11:36,864 --> 00:11:37,948 -Oof, that part. -Mm-hmm. 200 00:11:38,031 --> 00:11:41,994 Tinder, BlackPeopleMeet, Bumble, Hinge, JDate. 201 00:11:42,077 --> 00:11:44,454 [laughing] JDate. [chuckling] Get you a nice Jewish boy. 202 00:11:44,538 --> 00:11:45,998 All of it. 203 00:11:46,081 --> 00:11:47,374 I'm not using an app. 204 00:11:48,000 --> 00:11:51,628 Plus, I-I think I'm fine alone. For now. 205 00:11:52,129 --> 00:11:53,964 -Oh. -Uh, that's new. 206 00:11:54,965 --> 00:11:57,301 I mean, the old Poppy just had to have herself some Ingram. 207 00:11:57,384 --> 00:11:59,928 Right? This new you is doing baller shit. 208 00:12:00,012 --> 00:12:02,639 Mrs. Rhoades would've never come up with a stunt like this. 209 00:12:02,723 --> 00:12:05,142 What are you talking about? I've always been this person. 210 00:12:05,225 --> 00:12:06,351 -Huh? -Uh. 211 00:12:06,435 --> 00:12:08,437 -[both laugh] -I have. [chuckles] 212 00:12:09,605 --> 00:12:12,816 Remember when Uncle Bug brought me over to Aunt Leona's 213 00:12:12,900 --> 00:12:16,153 and I had us crash that little bougie tea party she used to hold 214 00:12:16,236 --> 00:12:18,405 -in the backyard? -[Desiree laughs] I forgot all about that. 215 00:12:18,488 --> 00:12:22,534 Um, it was sponsored by the Links, and we weren't allowed to come and get any cake. 216 00:12:22,618 --> 00:12:26,079 We sure did make a ruckus when we came in there banging them pots and pans. 217 00:12:26,163 --> 00:12:29,458 We made an impact. Aunt Leona was pissed. 218 00:12:29,541 --> 00:12:32,920 Why is she insisting that we go back to that house to pick up Mom's stuff? 219 00:12:33,003 --> 00:12:35,923 I just hate the idea of going back to that place. Too many bad memories. 220 00:12:36,006 --> 00:12:38,509 Yeah, it has a lot of bad memories for me too. 221 00:12:39,218 --> 00:12:44,223 Not because I lived there, but 'cause Aunt Leona shut me out. 222 00:12:44,806 --> 00:12:47,392 Let's just get it over with then, so we all can move on. 223 00:12:48,769 --> 00:12:50,145 That heifer's moving to Vineyard, 224 00:12:50,229 --> 00:12:52,189 -so it's good riddance. -Oh. Well… 225 00:12:52,272 --> 00:12:54,608 All the way around. 226 00:12:54,691 --> 00:12:56,860 -Uh, cheers on that. Goodbye. -[Cydie] Yes. 227 00:12:56,944 --> 00:12:58,403 [chuckles] 228 00:12:58,487 --> 00:12:59,738 [door opens] 229 00:12:59,821 --> 00:13:01,823 Mmm. [inhales sharply] 230 00:13:03,033 --> 00:13:04,326 Hey. 231 00:13:04,409 --> 00:13:05,619 [Poppy] Hey. 232 00:13:07,871 --> 00:13:08,956 What do you think? 233 00:13:12,209 --> 00:13:13,210 It's perfect. 234 00:13:20,509 --> 00:13:24,638 I can't stay long. I'm meeting with some of the other MCs, let 'em know about Drea. 235 00:13:25,138 --> 00:13:27,516 Have you ever heard of High Hunter? 236 00:13:28,225 --> 00:13:29,226 No, what's that? 237 00:13:29,810 --> 00:13:31,520 It's a drug Drea mentioned. 238 00:13:32,145 --> 00:13:35,732 I'm just trying to figure out what it is and where she used to get it. 239 00:13:37,276 --> 00:13:38,777 I'll keep my ears to the ground. 240 00:13:39,278 --> 00:13:41,280 Aames didn't know anything. 241 00:13:41,363 --> 00:13:43,365 He knows OPD ain't doing enough. 242 00:13:43,907 --> 00:13:45,784 This is something we can handle ourselves. 243 00:13:45,868 --> 00:13:47,119 -Daddy-- -I mean it! 244 00:13:58,714 --> 00:13:59,715 Daddy… 245 00:14:01,550 --> 00:14:04,136 are you sure it's okay for me to stay in this house? 246 00:14:04,219 --> 00:14:05,220 I-- 247 00:14:05,846 --> 00:14:09,183 I said my name is Poppy Scoville on my podcast. I-- 248 00:14:10,767 --> 00:14:13,187 -You don't need my approval to stay. -I know. 249 00:14:15,647 --> 00:14:17,232 [inhales deeply] I'm just… 250 00:14:19,651 --> 00:14:23,113 trying to figure out what my declaration really means. 251 00:14:25,741 --> 00:14:28,493 Is that why you wanna do the podcast on Drea and the missing girls? 252 00:14:28,577 --> 00:14:29,912 So you can prove yourself. 253 00:14:31,413 --> 00:14:32,414 Maybe. 254 00:14:33,540 --> 00:14:35,584 Maybe to redeem myself too. 255 00:14:37,044 --> 00:14:39,254 [inhales deeply] I think of those girls, 256 00:14:39,338 --> 00:14:42,508 I think how easily I could have been one of 'em. 257 00:14:42,591 --> 00:14:43,800 Yeah, but you're here. 258 00:14:44,635 --> 00:14:46,345 You're Poppy Scoville. 259 00:14:47,596 --> 00:14:50,140 And being a Scoville has nothing to do with geography. 260 00:14:50,224 --> 00:14:51,975 It's about how you carry yourself. 261 00:14:56,605 --> 00:14:57,606 Keep your head up. 262 00:14:59,107 --> 00:15:00,192 We got work to do. 263 00:15:04,112 --> 00:15:04,947 [sighs] 264 00:15:07,574 --> 00:15:11,453 I'm outside the Piedmont home of missing teen Emily Mills. 265 00:15:11,537 --> 00:15:15,624 Following Emily's story is mayoral candidate Andrew Finney. 266 00:15:15,707 --> 00:15:17,209 It's a horrible situation. 267 00:15:18,168 --> 00:15:19,753 Every parent's worst nightmare. 268 00:15:20,337 --> 00:15:23,131 [Finney] The crime in this city has gotten out of control. 269 00:15:31,431 --> 00:15:35,644 [speaker] Good afternoon, community members, stakeholders and press. 270 00:15:36,228 --> 00:15:38,689 I'm Lee Hackman, and this is my wife Sybil. 271 00:15:41,149 --> 00:15:45,654 We started our company, Questeur, uh, out of a garage 272 00:15:45,737 --> 00:15:47,948 when we were across the bay, at Stanford. 273 00:15:48,824 --> 00:15:53,120 And… [stammers] …today, Questeur is one of the largest tech companies in the world. 274 00:15:53,203 --> 00:15:57,207 And we're about to break ground on our new Questeur campus right here in Oakland. 275 00:15:57,291 --> 00:15:59,376 That better mean jobs for the community. 276 00:15:59,459 --> 00:16:02,546 [chuckles] Uh, you bet. 277 00:16:03,797 --> 00:16:08,218 Uh, we owe a huge thank you to Oak Creek High School 278 00:16:08,302 --> 00:16:09,720 for lending us their campus. 279 00:16:10,429 --> 00:16:11,805 Over the past seven years, 280 00:16:11,889 --> 00:16:15,934 this school has become one of the top performing schools in Oakland. 281 00:16:16,894 --> 00:16:20,731 In other words, we know where to keep an eye out for future Questeur employees. 282 00:16:20,814 --> 00:16:21,815 [audience members chuckle] 283 00:16:21,899 --> 00:16:24,610 Superintendent Lennon, please stand up, 284 00:16:24,693 --> 00:16:27,571 so that we can acknowledge you and all that you've done here. 285 00:16:28,864 --> 00:16:29,865 All that he's done? 286 00:16:30,449 --> 00:16:32,951 Just smile. I'll key his car later. 287 00:16:33,035 --> 00:16:36,079 Most of you already have the Questeur messaging app. 288 00:16:36,163 --> 00:16:38,832 But, uh, we've recently added a new feature 289 00:16:38,916 --> 00:16:42,085 that enables anyone to easily register to vote. 290 00:16:42,169 --> 00:16:43,420 And for today only, 291 00:16:43,504 --> 00:16:47,591 you can use the app to submit questions directly to the candidates, 292 00:16:47,674 --> 00:16:48,884 which I recommend you do. 293 00:16:48,967 --> 00:16:51,970 Oakland is in a period of transition. 294 00:16:52,054 --> 00:16:56,517 So now, more than ever, it's critical that we vote as informed citizens. 295 00:16:56,600 --> 00:16:58,227 So without further ado, 296 00:16:58,310 --> 00:17:03,065 please welcome Rachel McKegney, Everett Hoagland and Andrew Finney. 297 00:17:04,066 --> 00:17:06,443 [audience applause] 298 00:17:06,527 --> 00:17:10,571 They are our future, and we need to invest in them accordingly. 299 00:17:10,656 --> 00:17:13,200 While in office, I championed Measure W. 300 00:17:13,992 --> 00:17:17,829 By utilizing funds allocated in this anti-gang initiative, 301 00:17:17,913 --> 00:17:20,874 police can focus on specific areas of the city. 302 00:17:20,958 --> 00:17:25,587 And if elected, I intend to reduce the budget for local law enforcement. 303 00:17:25,671 --> 00:17:28,089 [Finney] So I urge you to vote for me. 304 00:17:29,341 --> 00:17:30,342 There's abs-- 305 00:17:30,425 --> 00:17:33,512 [engines revving] 306 00:17:33,595 --> 00:17:36,807 There's absolutely no reason why a progressive candidate can't 307 00:17:36,890 --> 00:17:38,934 also support a strong police department. 308 00:17:39,017 --> 00:17:41,270 Please pardon the interruption. 309 00:17:42,437 --> 00:17:48,777 The faces you see before you are all missing girls from Oakland, 310 00:17:49,361 --> 00:17:51,363 with families who want them home. 311 00:17:52,114 --> 00:17:55,242 This is Drea Spivey, 312 00:17:56,201 --> 00:17:58,328 a student at this very school, 313 00:17:58,412 --> 00:18:00,914 who went missing almost four days ago, 314 00:18:00,998 --> 00:18:04,793 but the search party for her had very little police support. 315 00:18:05,502 --> 00:18:07,379 We came to ask why. 316 00:18:08,547 --> 00:18:09,548 Why? 317 00:18:10,799 --> 00:18:12,676 Does this girl not deserve attention? 318 00:18:13,802 --> 00:18:18,307 Is it not imperative to allocate resources to help find her? 319 00:18:20,184 --> 00:18:26,231 If you feel as we do, we need you to put pressure on the police department 320 00:18:26,315 --> 00:18:29,526 and the news media to bring these girls home. 321 00:18:29,610 --> 00:18:31,486 [protesters] Bring our girls home! 322 00:18:31,570 --> 00:18:33,906 -Bring our girls home! -Yes, bring 'em back. 323 00:18:33,989 --> 00:18:35,699 [Shreve] Bring all of them home. 324 00:18:35,782 --> 00:18:36,783 [Noa] Yes. 325 00:18:36,867 --> 00:18:39,661 [protestor] Bring our girls home! They need to be with us! 326 00:18:39,745 --> 00:18:43,999 I've heard a lot of people talking about Emily Mills. 327 00:18:45,792 --> 00:18:49,880 I hope they find her safe, so she can be returned to her family. 328 00:18:53,675 --> 00:18:55,594 But my daughter is missing too. 329 00:18:57,679 --> 00:18:59,848 My Drea matters too. 330 00:19:00,557 --> 00:19:04,811 She's my only child, and I need you to help me find her. 331 00:19:04,895 --> 00:19:06,730 -[Shreve] Bring her home. -Bring 'em home. 332 00:19:06,813 --> 00:19:08,899 -[protestor] Do something! -Your daughter does matter. 333 00:19:10,901 --> 00:19:14,154 And I hope she's home with you soon. Your questions are good ones. 334 00:19:14,863 --> 00:19:17,324 But there is a time and a place for all our words. 335 00:19:18,742 --> 00:19:20,661 -Say her name! -[protester 1] Say her name! 336 00:19:21,954 --> 00:19:24,456 -Say her name! -[protesters chanting] Say her name! 337 00:19:24,540 --> 00:19:29,294 Say her name! Say her name! Say her name! 338 00:19:29,378 --> 00:19:32,339 Say her name! Say her name! 339 00:19:32,422 --> 00:19:35,843 Say her name! Say her name! 340 00:19:35,926 --> 00:19:38,846 Say her name! Say her name! 341 00:19:38,929 --> 00:19:40,639 [protesters] Say her name! 342 00:19:49,606 --> 00:19:51,149 [Lennon] That was some stunt. 343 00:19:53,569 --> 00:19:57,281 I know you were aggrieved that this was foisted upon you, 344 00:19:57,364 --> 00:19:59,700 but to embarrass your school, your students 345 00:19:59,783 --> 00:20:03,412 and your boss this way makes me question your judgment entirely. 346 00:20:04,705 --> 00:20:07,040 If you continue to act like one of the school's children, 347 00:20:07,124 --> 00:20:09,168 I will have no choice but to treat you like one. 348 00:20:11,545 --> 00:20:12,713 I'll do better. 349 00:20:18,844 --> 00:20:20,053 [sighs] 350 00:20:20,137 --> 00:20:21,138 Ooh. 351 00:20:22,014 --> 00:20:23,849 I hope I didn't get you into trouble. 352 00:20:23,932 --> 00:20:25,893 Only the good kind. [sighs] 353 00:20:25,976 --> 00:20:27,769 -Eva Pierre. -Poppy Scoville. 354 00:20:28,270 --> 00:20:30,230 Markus Killebrew told me all about you. 355 00:20:31,315 --> 00:20:33,442 You think that demonstration is gonna make a difference? 356 00:20:33,525 --> 00:20:34,818 I don't know. [sighs] 357 00:20:34,902 --> 00:20:39,907 Right now, I'd just settle for action. Police, political, tweets, whatever. 358 00:20:40,532 --> 00:20:42,201 It's what all these girls deserve. 359 00:20:42,284 --> 00:20:43,285 Yeah. 360 00:20:44,203 --> 00:20:45,412 We can hope. [sighs] 361 00:20:45,913 --> 00:20:46,914 Miss Pierre? 362 00:20:47,706 --> 00:20:51,001 Poppy, this is Tanya, one of Drea's friends. 363 00:20:51,084 --> 00:20:53,837 -Oh. Nice to meet you, Tanya. -You too. 364 00:20:53,921 --> 00:20:57,466 I saw what you did in there. I wanna help. I ju-- I'm just not sure how. 365 00:20:58,091 --> 00:21:01,803 Well, uh, have you ever heard Drea mention someone 366 00:21:01,887 --> 00:21:03,472 with the nickname "High Hunter"? 367 00:21:04,598 --> 00:21:06,433 Could that be her drug dealer maybe? 368 00:21:07,809 --> 00:21:10,229 I don't know anything about him. I don't use. 369 00:21:10,312 --> 00:21:13,065 Um, I should go. I have a lot of homework to do. 370 00:21:13,148 --> 00:21:14,483 I think it can wait. 371 00:21:15,108 --> 00:21:17,152 I don't think you're being honest with me, Tanya. 372 00:21:18,070 --> 00:21:19,404 That's very disappointing. 373 00:21:22,241 --> 00:21:25,118 She hasn't texted me in a week. I'm scared. 374 00:21:25,786 --> 00:21:28,497 Give me your fear. Let us act on it. 375 00:21:32,876 --> 00:21:34,837 I never heard her call him High Hunter, 376 00:21:34,920 --> 00:21:38,090 but Drea did have this guy she was hanging around with. 377 00:21:38,173 --> 00:21:39,424 Do you know his name? 378 00:21:40,551 --> 00:21:42,135 All I know is that he was older, 379 00:21:42,219 --> 00:21:44,388 and that Drea said that he took care of her. 380 00:21:45,222 --> 00:21:47,099 But you didn't like the sound of him? 381 00:21:48,141 --> 00:21:49,142 She seemed scared. 382 00:21:50,644 --> 00:21:52,855 Everything she described sounded real controlling. 383 00:21:53,897 --> 00:21:55,774 The last few weeks, she kept telling me 384 00:21:55,858 --> 00:21:57,776 that she needed some time in her happy place. 385 00:21:59,278 --> 00:22:01,238 That's all I know. I-I s-swear. 386 00:22:01,321 --> 00:22:03,323 It's okay. You can go, Tanya. Thank you. 387 00:22:03,824 --> 00:22:04,825 Thanks. 388 00:22:07,077 --> 00:22:11,540 I hate to be the one to bring this up, but have you considered that-- 389 00:22:11,623 --> 00:22:13,792 This controlling guy is Drea's pimp? 390 00:22:15,961 --> 00:22:17,713 I'm trying not to go there. 391 00:22:18,297 --> 00:22:19,298 But… 392 00:22:22,509 --> 00:22:25,470 I think I know where Drea's happy place is. 393 00:22:28,932 --> 00:22:30,726 -[Zarina] You look good doing the dishes. -[chuckles] 394 00:22:30,809 --> 00:22:33,604 -I look good doing a lot of things. -[chuckles] 395 00:22:33,687 --> 00:22:34,897 -Hey, baby? -Uh-huh. 396 00:22:34,980 --> 00:22:36,899 -Let me ask you a question. -Hmm. 397 00:22:36,982 --> 00:22:40,652 You think that Trini and Aubrey are, uh-- [sighs] 398 00:22:40,736 --> 00:22:43,197 -Oh. [chuckles] -Jesus Christ, I can't even say it. 399 00:22:43,280 --> 00:22:44,948 [chuckles] 400 00:22:45,032 --> 00:22:46,617 No. Trini told me she's a virgin. 401 00:22:47,409 --> 00:22:48,911 So you two talked about it? 402 00:22:48,994 --> 00:22:52,164 [stammers] Don't look so shocked. We talk about a lot of things. 403 00:22:53,665 --> 00:22:55,501 [scoffs] How come you never told me about it? 404 00:22:55,584 --> 00:22:57,419 You never asked before. 405 00:22:57,503 --> 00:23:00,923 And seeing as how you-- [chuckling] You can't even say it, 406 00:23:01,548 --> 00:23:04,343 I was right in assuming it's a don't ask, don't tell policy. 407 00:23:04,426 --> 00:23:06,136 [sighs] Damn. 408 00:23:06,637 --> 00:23:09,723 [sighs] So I guess we have to invite that knucklehead over for dinner, huh? 409 00:23:09,806 --> 00:23:10,807 -Uh-- -Look, 410 00:23:10,891 --> 00:23:13,852 I just want to sit the boy down, look him right in his eyes. 411 00:23:13,936 --> 00:23:15,270 See what he's all about. 412 00:23:15,354 --> 00:23:16,355 Okay. 413 00:23:16,897 --> 00:23:20,692 You wanna broach that subject with Trini… [scoffs] …by all means, go ahead. 414 00:23:20,776 --> 00:23:21,777 I will. 415 00:23:22,402 --> 00:23:25,405 -And I won't even be nice about it either. -Uh. Okay, big man. 416 00:23:25,489 --> 00:23:26,782 -[chuckles] -Excuse me. 417 00:23:26,865 --> 00:23:29,117 -I gotta go to work. [kisses] -Uh-huh. 418 00:23:29,201 --> 00:23:30,744 -Love you. -I love you, baby. 419 00:23:30,827 --> 00:23:32,246 Bring me back something sweet? 420 00:23:32,329 --> 00:23:33,330 Yes, I will. 421 00:23:34,289 --> 00:23:35,582 It'll be me. 422 00:23:35,666 --> 00:23:36,959 [laughs] 423 00:23:39,962 --> 00:23:40,963 [Eva] Oh, that's-- 424 00:23:41,922 --> 00:23:42,923 Hi, sir. 425 00:23:44,007 --> 00:23:46,718 Where are you racing off to, urgent meeting of the assholes? 426 00:23:47,219 --> 00:23:48,220 -Oh. -What? 427 00:23:48,971 --> 00:23:51,181 [Poppy groaning] 428 00:23:51,849 --> 00:23:53,392 Just wondering, um, 429 00:23:54,184 --> 00:23:58,063 how someone with your temperament became a principal. 430 00:23:58,564 --> 00:24:00,983 [sighs] I don't need them to like me. 431 00:24:01,567 --> 00:24:03,026 They need me to protect them. 432 00:24:03,861 --> 00:24:06,655 That's what my high school principal did for me. 433 00:24:10,534 --> 00:24:12,452 My mom was illegal. 434 00:24:14,288 --> 00:24:16,832 She brought me here from Haiti for a shot at a better education, 435 00:24:16,915 --> 00:24:21,295 but was, uh, deported while I was still in high school. 436 00:24:22,880 --> 00:24:24,673 I didn't have anybody looking out for me. 437 00:24:25,299 --> 00:24:27,801 My high school principal, Evelyn Varga, 438 00:24:27,885 --> 00:24:30,179 she made sure that school was a safe place, you know? 439 00:24:30,262 --> 00:24:32,514 Like a refuge for me. 440 00:24:33,807 --> 00:24:35,559 She made sure I graduated on time, 441 00:24:35,642 --> 00:24:38,645 and I was the first one in my family to go to college. 442 00:24:40,814 --> 00:24:41,815 Here I am. 443 00:24:43,192 --> 00:24:44,902 Your mother must be so proud. 444 00:24:45,694 --> 00:24:48,071 You honor her sacrifice every day. 445 00:24:50,282 --> 00:24:53,202 She passed away shortly after being deported. 446 00:24:54,870 --> 00:24:56,079 I was barely 20. 447 00:24:57,164 --> 00:25:00,375 Ah. I lost my mother too young as well. 448 00:25:01,084 --> 00:25:02,461 Isn't it always too young? 449 00:25:02,961 --> 00:25:03,962 Hmm. 450 00:25:14,056 --> 00:25:16,475 -Hi, we're looking for a missing girl. -Thank you. 451 00:25:16,558 --> 00:25:17,559 Take a look. 452 00:25:25,859 --> 00:25:28,487 Excuse me, have you seen that girl? 453 00:25:31,448 --> 00:25:32,449 Nah. 454 00:25:33,867 --> 00:25:34,868 [scoffs] 455 00:25:46,922 --> 00:25:48,590 [motorcycles revving] 456 00:25:58,976 --> 00:26:02,229 You'll have to stop blaming yourself for Drea going missing again. 457 00:26:03,021 --> 00:26:04,982 It's not on you or the Capstones. 458 00:26:06,817 --> 00:26:09,069 I've been thinking about a lot of things, Lil. 459 00:26:10,279 --> 00:26:11,780 -My legacy-- -Is secure. 460 00:26:11,864 --> 00:26:12,948 Is it? 461 00:26:13,824 --> 00:26:15,284 What are you talking about? 462 00:26:22,249 --> 00:26:25,586 OPD put out a list of calls they gonna stop responding to. 463 00:26:26,086 --> 00:26:30,132 Basically, 10 commandments that all say, "Fuck you, deal with it yourself." 464 00:26:30,215 --> 00:26:33,010 So, I been thinking I will. 465 00:26:34,052 --> 00:26:35,929 You got nothing to prove to anyone. 466 00:26:36,013 --> 00:26:39,349 Hmm. Said the same thing to Poppy. [clicks tongue] 467 00:26:40,267 --> 00:26:43,896 I'm happy y'all two have gotten so much closer the last couple of months. 468 00:26:44,479 --> 00:26:45,898 I can see it's good for you. 469 00:26:46,565 --> 00:26:47,858 Ah, she's still lost. 470 00:26:48,525 --> 00:26:50,194 And my grandma used to say, 471 00:26:50,277 --> 00:26:53,113 "There always gonna be some people who are just a little bit restless." 472 00:26:53,197 --> 00:26:54,865 [chuckles] Georgia grandmas know everything. 473 00:26:54,948 --> 00:26:57,201 -Yeah. [inhales sharply] -[sighs] 474 00:26:58,035 --> 00:27:01,705 You got a call today from Andrew Finney. 475 00:27:03,415 --> 00:27:05,459 -The cat running for mayor? -Mm-hmm. 476 00:27:06,210 --> 00:27:07,794 Said he wants to meet with you. 477 00:27:08,462 --> 00:27:12,049 Could be he saw the influence that you have and wants to work with you. 478 00:27:14,009 --> 00:27:15,177 With our history? 479 00:27:16,303 --> 00:27:18,013 Capstones don't do politics. 480 00:27:18,514 --> 00:27:20,224 Well, maybe they should. 481 00:27:27,397 --> 00:27:30,234 Why did you fall in love with me? 482 00:27:30,317 --> 00:27:31,318 Hmm, 483 00:27:32,653 --> 00:27:36,406 because there's no one else in the world like you. 484 00:27:37,658 --> 00:27:41,119 Nothing you do will make you more of a man than you already are. 485 00:27:42,204 --> 00:27:46,166 You're the most compassionate, authentic soul I've ever met. 486 00:27:47,084 --> 00:27:51,129 And I've loved you from the inside out. 487 00:27:51,713 --> 00:27:52,714 Always. 488 00:27:54,216 --> 00:27:55,509 Inside out, huh? 489 00:28:16,572 --> 00:28:20,033 Have you seen the latest dispatch from our new overlords at Boisterous? 490 00:28:20,868 --> 00:28:22,703 Do they have a problem with our VO sample? 491 00:28:22,786 --> 00:28:27,541 No, but they'd just love us to lean into the "tragic nature of Drea's life." 492 00:28:28,709 --> 00:28:29,710 Look, Noa… 493 00:28:31,253 --> 00:28:33,005 I think Drea is being trafficked. 494 00:28:33,964 --> 00:28:34,965 [sighs] 495 00:28:37,593 --> 00:28:39,553 They're gonna hang Drea and Charise out to dry. 496 00:28:39,636 --> 00:28:43,849 I will control it, okay? I know how to handle Boisterous. 497 00:28:43,932 --> 00:28:48,312 It-It may mean a lot of haggling with corporate, but I can handle Boisterous. 498 00:28:48,395 --> 00:28:51,523 We are going to have to be able to do the story we wanna do. 499 00:28:51,607 --> 00:28:53,692 These guys are asking for sensationalist chum. 500 00:28:53,775 --> 00:28:56,653 And we may not feel it at first, but it'll be a picture here 501 00:28:56,737 --> 00:28:58,322 and a sound bite there, and before we know it, 502 00:28:58,405 --> 00:29:00,199 the marketing will start to drive the narrative. 503 00:29:00,282 --> 00:29:02,367 It's how Micah lost sight of who she really was. 504 00:29:02,451 --> 00:29:03,327 Okay. 505 00:29:03,827 --> 00:29:04,745 Okay. 506 00:29:05,245 --> 00:29:06,455 I'll call the lawyers. 507 00:29:06,538 --> 00:29:09,208 See if they can amend the contract to give us marketing approval. 508 00:29:09,708 --> 00:29:10,709 Thank you. 509 00:29:13,212 --> 00:29:14,213 [sighing] Okay. 510 00:29:17,716 --> 00:29:18,800 [straining, grunting] 511 00:29:18,884 --> 00:29:20,052 [panting] 512 00:29:20,135 --> 00:29:21,261 [both grunting] 513 00:29:23,180 --> 00:29:26,683 [straining, screams, grunts] 514 00:29:33,106 --> 00:29:34,107 Use your legs. 515 00:29:35,317 --> 00:29:36,860 Use your legs. 516 00:29:40,030 --> 00:29:41,615 -[grunts] -Okay, okay, okay. Enough. 517 00:29:45,702 --> 00:29:47,996 [panting] 518 00:29:50,332 --> 00:29:52,292 What happened at the Gardens with Poppy? 519 00:29:52,376 --> 00:29:54,127 I haven't seen you like this in years. 520 00:29:54,628 --> 00:29:55,838 You think she's good people? 521 00:29:56,880 --> 00:29:58,382 You're the one that talked to her. 522 00:29:58,465 --> 00:30:01,552 Yeah, she's-- she's not how I expected her to be. 523 00:30:03,011 --> 00:30:04,137 And don't forget cute. 524 00:30:05,264 --> 00:30:06,682 This man's not blind. 525 00:30:08,851 --> 00:30:12,604 So what, you're thinking about working with her or something? 526 00:30:13,647 --> 00:30:14,773 I can't do this alone. 527 00:30:16,608 --> 00:30:17,609 Just be careful 528 00:30:18,861 --> 00:30:21,196 because that's a fucking live wire right there. 529 00:30:22,489 --> 00:30:23,490 So am I. 530 00:30:24,199 --> 00:30:25,242 Let's go. Come on. Again. 531 00:30:25,325 --> 00:30:27,077 -[groaning] -Let's go, old man. 532 00:30:27,160 --> 00:30:28,829 -Shake a leg. -All right. [groans] 533 00:30:31,123 --> 00:30:32,124 [groaning] 534 00:30:37,421 --> 00:30:40,883 [cell phone ringing] 535 00:30:46,263 --> 00:30:47,264 [Poppy] Hello? 536 00:30:49,183 --> 00:30:50,225 Hello? 537 00:30:51,018 --> 00:30:53,103 [Drea] You have to stop looking for me. 538 00:30:54,062 --> 00:30:55,063 Drea? 539 00:30:55,147 --> 00:30:56,398 I'm fine. 540 00:30:56,481 --> 00:30:58,400 So, why don't you come home? 541 00:30:58,483 --> 00:31:01,278 We all miss you and-and-and want you safe. 542 00:31:02,196 --> 00:31:03,572 What-What's going on, honey? 543 00:31:03,655 --> 00:31:04,865 You wouldn't understand. 544 00:31:05,782 --> 00:31:08,744 Well, does it have anything to do with that guy Tanya mentioned? 545 00:31:10,954 --> 00:31:12,039 [sighs] 546 00:31:12,706 --> 00:31:13,916 I owe him. 547 00:31:13,999 --> 00:31:15,375 How much? [stammers] 548 00:31:15,459 --> 00:31:19,213 Whatever it is, we can-- we can pay off your debt to High Hunter. 549 00:31:19,838 --> 00:31:20,839 What? 550 00:31:22,132 --> 00:31:23,342 It's not that simple. 551 00:31:23,967 --> 00:31:29,181 Look, he's done so much for me, so now I have to return the favor. 552 00:31:30,140 --> 00:31:31,141 What does that mean? 553 00:31:33,227 --> 00:31:34,228 I don't know. 554 00:31:35,103 --> 00:31:37,105 Give guys blow jobs and stuff. 555 00:31:38,398 --> 00:31:42,653 Drea, that man is-is pimping you out. 556 00:31:46,949 --> 00:31:48,116 Drea? 557 00:31:48,200 --> 00:31:49,618 Don't tell my mom. 558 00:31:49,701 --> 00:31:51,537 [Poppy] She loves you so much. 559 00:31:51,620 --> 00:31:53,121 She'd do anything for you. 560 00:31:54,122 --> 00:31:55,916 Can that guy you're with say that? 561 00:31:57,459 --> 00:31:59,503 I got this, okay? 562 00:32:00,254 --> 00:32:01,255 Tell my mom that. 563 00:32:01,338 --> 00:32:07,052 Okay, can you a-at least call her… [stammers] …and let her know you're alive? 564 00:32:08,345 --> 00:32:09,346 Okay? 565 00:32:12,224 --> 00:32:14,226 [exhales deeply] 566 00:32:17,938 --> 00:32:18,939 Trafficked? 567 00:32:19,982 --> 00:32:21,149 [Marcus sighs] 568 00:32:23,110 --> 00:32:24,278 How did this happen? 569 00:32:25,654 --> 00:32:28,156 Could you tell where she was? Did you hear anything? 570 00:32:28,699 --> 00:32:29,700 No. 571 00:32:30,409 --> 00:32:33,453 But it's not too late for her, Charise. We can still bring her home. 572 00:32:33,954 --> 00:32:35,747 Look, Poppy's right, okay? 573 00:32:36,456 --> 00:32:38,917 Now, Drea wouldn't even had called her 574 00:32:39,001 --> 00:32:41,044 if some part of her didn't wanna come home. 575 00:32:42,337 --> 00:32:44,131 My question for you is, 576 00:32:45,424 --> 00:32:47,634 do you want me putting this on the podcast? 577 00:32:48,802 --> 00:32:51,221 When you agreed to let me interview her initially, 578 00:32:51,305 --> 00:32:54,474 it was a talk about her time missing and the drugs. 579 00:32:55,142 --> 00:32:56,977 But this is different. 580 00:32:57,561 --> 00:32:58,770 It's up to you. 581 00:33:00,189 --> 00:33:02,274 I won't air anything you don't want me to. 582 00:33:03,859 --> 00:33:04,860 [sighs] 583 00:33:10,741 --> 00:33:13,702 If you think it… [sniffs] …has a chance to bring her home… 584 00:33:16,580 --> 00:33:17,581 do it. 585 00:33:20,542 --> 00:33:23,837 [breathing shakily] 586 00:33:33,096 --> 00:33:34,473 Hey. 587 00:33:34,556 --> 00:33:35,557 Hey. 588 00:33:38,310 --> 00:33:39,311 So… [sighs] 589 00:33:40,437 --> 00:33:43,857 …Charise approved using Drea's interviews to talk about trafficking. 590 00:33:44,441 --> 00:33:46,401 What'd the lawyer say about amending the contract? 591 00:33:46,485 --> 00:33:49,029 [sighs, chuckles] Yeah, she said, 592 00:33:49,821 --> 00:33:54,618 "Boisterous is open to discussion regarding marketing." 593 00:33:54,701 --> 00:33:57,120 Pop, they'll use the most lurid details. 594 00:33:57,204 --> 00:33:58,705 The campaign will be all about sex, 595 00:33:58,789 --> 00:34:01,041 -and the girls will be a footnote. -Not if we find them. 596 00:34:01,124 --> 00:34:04,378 Have you seen the advertising for their women's prison podcast? 597 00:34:04,461 --> 00:34:07,714 Every female inmate wears the tightest tank top imaginable. 598 00:34:07,798 --> 00:34:09,842 But that's not gonna happen with Reconsidered. 599 00:34:09,925 --> 00:34:13,637 Maybe not, but doesn't it bother you that it's the Boisterous MO? 600 00:34:14,304 --> 00:34:18,266 Sure, but these girls' story is way too important, 601 00:34:18,350 --> 00:34:21,853 so… [chuckles] …I'll give the tank tops a-an eye roll 602 00:34:21,937 --> 00:34:25,148 and keep it moving if it means our message gets out to the masses. 603 00:34:25,232 --> 00:34:28,652 We're not even ready to go on air with a trafficking episode. 604 00:34:28,735 --> 00:34:31,280 This pivot requires more research. We need more time. 605 00:34:31,362 --> 00:34:32,614 Drea doesn't have time! 606 00:34:32,697 --> 00:34:35,199 We're already compromising. Can't you see that? 607 00:34:35,284 --> 00:34:37,953 What I see is an opportunity to help. 608 00:34:38,036 --> 00:34:39,746 Look, when I was with Alex, 609 00:34:39,830 --> 00:34:42,373 I saw how our podcast affected his daughter. 610 00:34:43,166 --> 00:34:45,752 She heard every word other kids said about her, 611 00:34:45,835 --> 00:34:49,590 and that was without salacious marketing and sensationalized copy. 612 00:34:49,672 --> 00:34:51,967 If we do things the Boisterous way, 613 00:34:53,135 --> 00:34:56,722 Drea and the other girls will be hurt much more than Alex's daughter. 614 00:34:56,804 --> 00:34:57,806 What are you saying? 615 00:34:57,890 --> 00:35:00,976 The message doesn't matter if this is how we're gonna convey it. 616 00:35:01,059 --> 00:35:03,520 Oh, I wish you would just trust me! 617 00:35:04,021 --> 00:35:05,647 I wish you would trust me! I'm telling you, 618 00:35:05,731 --> 00:35:10,694 I am not gonna let Boisterous exploit Charise, Drea or any of the girls. 619 00:35:10,777 --> 00:35:12,070 I'm not, Noa. 620 00:35:15,240 --> 00:35:18,452 Poppy, uh, I just-- 621 00:35:21,455 --> 00:35:24,917 I just don't think that I'm compatible with Boisterous. 622 00:35:27,669 --> 00:35:30,214 So, this'll be my last podcast. 623 00:35:34,426 --> 00:35:35,677 As a journalist, 624 00:35:36,303 --> 00:35:41,266 when I came across something horrific, something I wanted to turn away from, 625 00:35:42,434 --> 00:35:45,812 I couldn't. I had to confront it. 626 00:35:47,147 --> 00:35:50,984 So, here it goes. [sighs] 627 00:35:52,444 --> 00:35:56,990 [Poppy] Drea Spivey is a bright, beautiful young woman. 628 00:35:58,408 --> 00:36:01,161 She's a junior at Oak Creek High in Oakland. 629 00:36:01,703 --> 00:36:07,167 Her favorite subject is biology, and her dream is to become a nurse. 630 00:36:08,460 --> 00:36:12,005 And she is also a victim of sex trafficking. 631 00:36:13,507 --> 00:36:15,175 When people think of sex trafficking, 632 00:36:15,259 --> 00:36:19,513 their minds go to scary men kidnapping girls 633 00:36:19,596 --> 00:36:21,265 and taking them across borders. 634 00:36:23,350 --> 00:36:29,356 [Poppy] But sex trafficking is more often a neighbor, a friend, 635 00:36:30,691 --> 00:36:36,196 even someone on social media who lures kids into trusting them, 636 00:36:36,280 --> 00:36:39,241 only to turn around and abuse them. 637 00:36:40,951 --> 00:36:43,620 People always assume this could never happen to them 638 00:36:43,704 --> 00:36:44,705 or their kids. 639 00:36:46,540 --> 00:36:50,002 But the truth is, it is happening. 640 00:36:50,711 --> 00:36:55,674 And not just in some shadowy, forgotten corner of the hood. 641 00:36:57,009 --> 00:37:01,138 It's happening in our schools, our community. 642 00:37:02,014 --> 00:37:05,309 Trafficking has been labeled an epidemic in Oakland. 643 00:37:05,392 --> 00:37:06,935 [sex workers chattering] 644 00:37:07,019 --> 00:37:09,813 How much we are to blame for our negligence 645 00:37:10,522 --> 00:37:13,442 is a conversation for you… 646 00:37:15,694 --> 00:37:16,904 and the god you worship. 647 00:37:18,030 --> 00:37:19,281 What you looking for, mama? 648 00:37:19,364 --> 00:37:20,365 Get in. 649 00:37:23,327 --> 00:37:24,578 [Poppy] I know one thing: 650 00:37:26,330 --> 00:37:29,875 Drea and the other missing girls like her, 651 00:37:29,958 --> 00:37:31,376 wherever they are, 652 00:37:32,711 --> 00:37:34,129 deserve our love. 653 00:37:36,131 --> 00:37:38,550 I don't got track marks. I don't mess with that shit. 654 00:37:39,760 --> 00:37:41,053 Smart girl. 655 00:37:41,136 --> 00:37:42,304 [Poppy] I aim to find them 656 00:37:42,971 --> 00:37:45,849 and the people responsible for taking them away. 657 00:37:47,017 --> 00:37:50,145 Sex trafficking is a cancer on our city. 658 00:37:51,605 --> 00:37:53,565 [Poppy] I know I can't cure it. 659 00:37:54,900 --> 00:37:56,568 But I can expose it. 660 00:37:57,236 --> 00:37:59,947 I hope you'll follow me into this world, 661 00:38:01,573 --> 00:38:02,991 however dark it may be. 662 00:38:05,911 --> 00:38:07,704 My name is Poppy Scoville, 663 00:38:09,665 --> 00:38:13,627 and I'd like you to reconsider. 664 00:38:20,384 --> 00:38:21,385 [sighs] 665 00:38:28,058 --> 00:38:30,394 I'll clean this up and send it to ya. 666 00:38:30,477 --> 00:38:34,606 I may lay a little music over the end, but it'll be ready to air tomorrow. 667 00:38:34,690 --> 00:38:36,400 -Oh, sounds good. -Yeah. 668 00:38:36,483 --> 00:38:37,484 -Thank you. -Sure. 669 00:38:38,443 --> 00:38:40,737 Oh, um… [chuckles] 670 00:38:42,990 --> 00:38:46,743 …I was gonna give this to you when we got to 50 million listeners, 671 00:38:46,827 --> 00:38:49,580 -but you'll be there soon enough. -[chuckles] 672 00:38:49,663 --> 00:38:52,499 [clicks tongue] Oh, thank you. 673 00:38:56,170 --> 00:38:57,296 It's been an honor. 674 00:38:58,338 --> 00:38:59,339 -Me too. -Yeah. 675 00:39:06,263 --> 00:39:07,598 Nothing new under the sun. 676 00:39:08,557 --> 00:39:10,225 -But there are new suns. -Yeah. 677 00:39:22,070 --> 00:39:23,071 [sighs] 678 00:39:25,407 --> 00:39:26,533 Is that… 679 00:39:31,038 --> 00:39:32,789 [Noa] "To my favorite Oakland girl. 680 00:39:33,540 --> 00:39:37,461 Now that you have your roots, may you never lose your voice. 681 00:39:38,295 --> 00:39:40,380 Love, Noa." 682 00:39:40,464 --> 00:39:43,467 [cell phone ringing] 683 00:39:50,766 --> 00:39:51,767 Hey, Aames. 684 00:39:56,480 --> 00:39:57,481 Wait, what? 685 00:39:57,564 --> 00:39:58,732 ["Holding Me Down" playing] 686 00:39:58,815 --> 00:40:00,484 [police sirens blaring] 687 00:40:31,098 --> 00:40:32,224 [Aames] Hold up, guys. 688 00:40:55,831 --> 00:40:56,832 [Aames] Thank you. 689 00:41:29,948 --> 00:41:31,658 I don't want this to be real. 690 00:41:38,999 --> 00:41:40,584 This motel's on High Street. 691 00:41:42,294 --> 00:41:43,670 Guess what the nickname is. 692 00:41:45,506 --> 00:41:46,965 High Hunter. 693 00:41:50,385 --> 00:41:52,471 Somebody wanted to shut her up, Aames. 694 00:41:55,307 --> 00:41:56,683 I'm gonna find out who. 695 00:42:03,649 --> 00:42:04,650 [exhales sharply] 696 00:42:11,365 --> 00:42:12,574 [car alarm chirps]