Amanda Cassidy

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‘It dawns on me that no matter what I tell them, no matter what actually happened to Alannah, I’ll always be the mother who was drinking when my child vanished. I’ll always be the one who lost her.’

Between the feathery palms and foamy entrails bubbling in the sea, a child goes missing.

A mother’s scream is heard.

A family is left broken, and devastated Dr. Mirren Fitzpatrick appeals to the world to help find her missing daughter.

Early on in the inquiry, conflicting evidence emerges. There are whispers about a similar cold case, and hotel employee links to a suspicious local organisation.

But as the investigation unfolds, the press suddenly reveals that Mirren was drinking at a bar when Alannah disappeared. Her past history is exposed, and the trial by media decides to blame the drunk mother. Desperate to find Alannah, she ignores the press in pursuit of her missing child.

Then, a week into the search, footage from a smartphone shows a woman walking away with Alannah that day on the beach. The person is identified as Mirren Fitzpatrick.

The next day, a small body is found wrapped and weighted on the seafloor…