When John arrives at Harold's and walks in while carrying a sleeping Mackenzie, he notices that Sameen is already there. Five year old Charlie and two year old Marielle are napping, while Maisie seems to be playing barbies with her sister who she had convinced to play 'dollies' with her.
Symone smiles upon seeing Harold and runs to him.
"You have glasses like me." Symone told Harold as he tried to climb up onto the man's lap.
Harold smiled, picked up the little boy, and placed him on his lap, "Yeah. You are like me. You kind of look like me too."
Symone touched and played with Harold's glasses without taking them off his face.
"Hey bud, could you not play with Mr. Finch's glasses." John said
"Kay John." Symone replied as he stopped touching Harold's glasses and instead laid his head against the man's chest.
Meanwhile back at the Children's home with Samantha and Coraline. Samantha had heard back from Harold, who assured her that Coraline wasn't the perpetrator but a victim.
Samantha had untied Coraline, who is showing her a hidden nursery in one of the room that had been locked.
"This was supposed to be for Maisie." Coraline told Samantha "I set it up when I was four months pregnant. I was so happy and excited to be a mother. I had wanted to be a mother since I was a little girl."
Samantha looked around the room and gave a nod, "Okay then. I believe you."
Nola, the little girl from earlier, ran into the room and wrapped her little arms around Samantha's legs.
"You never found me!" Three year old Nola cried
Samantha sighed softly as she picked up the toddler, "I'm sorry, little one. I got busy." Then she suggested, "Why don't you go hide again? I promise I'll find you this time."
Nola shook her head and she clung to Samantha, "No. Don't leave me."
"Okay, little one." Samantha replied as she bounced the toddler on her (Samantha's) hip in an effort to calm the little girl down
"So what happens now?" Coraline wondered
Samantha took a breath, "Now we need to get you and these kids out of here. Have any carseats and booster seats and older kids that can drive?"
"Yeah, of course. There are two kids that can drive and I trust them to drive too." Coraline explained
"Harry, can you hear me?" Samantha asked as she spoke into her bluetooth
Harold responded, "Yes I can hear you, Miss Grooves."
"Good. Tell Her we need four cars." Samantha informs him as she is still carrying Nola.
"Alright she knows." Harold assured Samantha
Samantha smiled to herself, "Perfect. Thank you, Harry." Then she turned to Coraline, "Let's go get the kids, so we can get out of here. Tell the two other drivers to take kids with them in their cars. And don't forget the carseat or booster seat for the kids that need them."
"But…." Coraline started
"Don't worry about it." Samantha interrupted "Just go."
Coraline nodded, "The two that can drive are Aaron Dement and Rufus Lochan."
Then Coraline headed into the newborn-two years room, she notices that Mackenzie and Marielle seems to have already been rescued. She picks up the fifteen month old twins, Gavin and Eddie Marus, and makes a mental note tell the other woman that one year old Marcy Canestraro is still there.
"Someone will be in for you shortly, Mar." Coraline assured the one year old
Samantha, with Nola on her hip, headed into the three-six year old room. She walked in, introduced herself, and then explained the situation.
"Alright kiddos, I'm Samantha Grooves or sometimes known as Root. Miss Coraline and I have to take you some place safe." Samantha explained "So let's go. We have to get out of here."
Five year old Zella Lucian, six year old Tara Fallick, and six year old Wendi Harton nodded and complied as they exited the room one at a time. Samantha exited after them and saw Coraline in the hall.
"Take these three and the two on your hip, head to the car, and then drive to the airport. I'll meet you there with everyone else." Samantha informed
Coraline nodded, "Okay. One year old Marcy Canestraro is still in the newborn-two years room."
"Duly noted." Samantha said "Now go on. Get out of here."
"Come along, children." Coraline called to Tara, Zella, and Wendi as she carried the twins and walked toward the back exit.
Samantha entered the seven-twelve year old room and quickly ushered the kids out of the room.
"Nola, could you please go with one of these boys and girls?" Samantha questioned "I'll meet you outside by the car."
Nola pouted, "You come back?"
"Yeah I promise." Samantha honestly told the little girl
Nola nodded, "Kay I go wif Ash."
Samantha set Nola down and watched as she grabbed eleven year old Ashlynn Diedricks' hand.
"Okay so who's the oldest that was in the seven-twelve room?" Samantha asked
"Xavier is. He's twelve." One of the little boys, seven year old Mica Deeken announced
Samantha gave a nod, "Okay. Xavier, I need you to go to the thirteen-seventeen room and tell Rufus and Aaron that they both need to drive kids to the airport. Can you do that?"
"Yes Ma'am." Xavier responded before heading off to the thirteen-seventeen room.
"Alright the rest of you kids, take the back exit and then wait by one of the cars." Samantha instructed "Nola, Ashlynn, and Brendon, you'll be in my car."
Samantha ushers the kids out while also heading to get Marcy, who she quickly picks up from the little girl's crib and then hurries out the back exit.
Samantha gets eight year old Brendon Bignes, Nola, Ashlynn, and Marcy situated into the car and the appropriate seats. Then she announced, "I can fit one more person in my car."
Fifteen year old Kishauna Klein ran over to Samantha and got into the last empty seat in the car.
Samantha gets into the driver seat of the car and heads to the airport. Following behind Samantha is seventeen year old Rufus who has eight year old Corina Faldyn, ten year old Dahlia Vensel, nine year old Roman Olgvin, seven year old Lori Todd, and Mica in his car. In the other car sixteen year old Aaron is driving with twelve year old Xavier Zerbel, ten year old Isaiah Poppen, thirteen year old Madalyn Kamke, and fifteen year old Bryan Lainson in the two rows of back seats.
Meanwhile at Harold's house, Mackenzie woke up hungry so John is feeding her a bottle while the rest of the kids are eating. Well except Symone, who insisted that Harold feed him and even though both John and Sameen told Harold he didn't have to; the older man is doing exactly what the little boy requested of him.
After Mackenzie finished her bottle, John burped her while he made conversation with twelve year old Desmond, who prefers to be called Buck.
"So Buck, what don't you like about your name? The name Desmond?" John inquired
Desmond shrugged, "I just hate it and I'd rather not talk about why."
"Would you like to change your name?" John wondered
"I don't know." Desmond replied
John gave a nod, "Okay well when you decide if you'd like to change your name or not, let me, Finch, Sam, or Root know."
"Okay John. I will." Desmond replied with a nod
Sarai walks up to Buck, "Hey B, do you want to play tag with Eilee, Mais, Charlie, and I?"
Desmond gave a shrug, "Sure. Why not."
Sarai smiled and then tapped his shoulder, "Tag! You're it!" Then she ran away.
"Oh I'm going to get you for that, Sar bear." Desmond responded with a smile as he stood up and chased her.
John smiled as he watched the kids play and laugh.
Meanwhile while the older kids are playing tag, Marielle is napping in her pack in play, and Mackenzie is sleeping in her bouncer, Sameen walked over to Harold.
"How are you coming on finding out who is after these tiny humans?" Sameen asked impatiently
"Patience, Miss Shaw." Harold replied "I'm working on figuring out."
As soon as Desmond tagged Maisie 'it', she called 'time out' or 'T' as some may say.
Maisie walked over to Sameen and tugged lightly at the bottom of her shirt, "Sammy?"
Sameen turned to the little girl, "What's up, Mar?"
"Um..where's the restroom?" Maisie asked "I have to pee."
"You better take your kid to the bathroom, Miss Shaw." Harold stated as he teased Sameen a little bit
Sameen rolled her eyes at Harold as she took Maisie's hand, "Okay, sweetie. I'll take you to the restroom."
Maisie held Sameen's hand as the woman led her to the restroom.
As Sameen is heading out to the bathroom, Samantha is walking into Harold's house with three year old Nola on her hip and eight year old Brendon walking by her side.
"Good to see you, Miss Grooves." Harold announced
"What's with the kids?" John wondered "And where's Coraline and the rest of the kids?"
Nola has her head rest on Samantha's shoulder as she plays with the woman hair.
"They insisted on coming with me. They wouldn't leave my side. Especially the little one on my hip. She will cry if I try to put her down." Samantha replied as she ruffled Brendon's hair, and the little boy smiled and giggled. Then she added, "As for Coraline and the other kids, don't worry they are at The safe house with twenty-four hour police surveillance."
Before John could say anything, Harold gave a nod and spoke, "Okay. That's fine. Good job, Miss Grooves." Then he looked down at Symone, who is sitting on his lap, "Symone, buddy, you're making it hard for me to work. Do you think that maybe you could go play?"
Symone shook his head, "No. I wanna stay with you."
Eileen walked over to Harold and Symone, "MoMo, let's go play hide and seek."
"No!" Symone cried as he turned his head away from Eileen. He continued to cry and he rubbed his eyes as he cried.
Harold sighed softly, "Okay buddy, it's okay."
Harold picked up the boy, held him against his (Harold's) chest with his arm securely holding the little boy. Then he stood up from his desk, "Miss Grooves, can you come and search for potential perpetrators. I think this little guy might need a nap."
"Of course." Samantha replied "And can you lay Nola down? She just fell asleep."
Harold nodded as he carried Symone and was about to take Nola when John stood up and volunteered.v Then John laid Nola down next to Marielle in the pack and play.
"He likes to be called 'MoMo'." Eileen called to Harold
Harold nodded as he headed into his bedroom. John followed behind Harold carrying the pack and play that's for Symone.
Harold tried to lull Symone to sleep as he swayed from side to side while walking and making soft pushing sounds.
"No nap!" Symone protested as he lifted his head up off of Harold's shoulder.
Harold stroked the little boy's head, "Shh it's okay, MoMo." Then he decided to try singing and started to sing 'Godspeed (sweet dreams)' by the Dixie Chicks, "Dragon tales and the water is wide, pirates sail and lost boys fly, fish bite moonbeams every night, and I love you. Godspeed little man, sweet dreams little man, oh, my love with fly to you each night on angels wings, Godspeed. Sweet dreams."
Symone's eyelids grew heavy. He tried to fight the sleep, but it eventually took him over, He was out cold and sleeping peacefully with his head resting on Harold's shoulder.
Meanwhile out in the living room with Samantha and John. Sameen walks back in with Maisie, who runs off to play with Sarai, Eileen, and Desmond. Brendon looks longingly at the kids running around and playing tag as he stays by Samantha's side.
"You can go play with them, Bren. You don't have to stay by my side. I'm not going anywhere, bud." Samantha told him when she noticed his face
Brendon smiled, "Okay." Then he yelled, "Lee! Mais! B! Sar! Wait for me. I'm playing too."
"Okay. The more the merrier." Desmond replied
Maisie tagged Brendon, "Tag! You're it!"
Sameen walks over to Samantha and teased her, "How's motherhood, Eeyore?"
Samantha faked a laugh, "Haha! Very funny, Sam." Sameen smirked. Then Samantha added, "Or should I say 'Sammy'?"
That's when Sameen's smirk faded.