Home at last, Shirley, Carol, and Lorena must now confront their former lives, but a cruel truth soon becomes clear: 45 days of captivity have irrevocably changed them. With their stolen childhoods hanging in the balance, an unsettling question emerges: how deep are their wounds and what will it take to heal them?

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This episode features performances by:
Joelle Denise as Shirley Green
Brooke Brown as Lorena Barnum
MJ VanDevere as Carol Barner
Leslie Taylor-Grover as Bernice Green
Debra Mittleman as Mabel Barnum
Precious Joubert as Helen Barner

Additional voice support includes:
Jareyah Bradley
Cindy Kamtchoum
Richie Kamtchoum
Zul Manzi
Bianca Tochi
Len Webb
Nate Woldu
Chris Yates

This episode is written by MJ Vandevere and Cydney Smith, and directed by Richie Kamtchoum.

The editor is Julian Blackmore, with engineering provided by Nathan Wizard and Yanii Evans. Original music composed by Julian Blackmore. Photo credit: Danny Lyon/Magnum Photos

Our producers are Jill Janairo, Darren Wallace, Len Webb and Lilly Workneh.

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