The Midwife - (Episode 4 of 4) - "The Delivery"
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Rachel's sister Carmen arrives from Chicago with a lawyer, a journalist, and a plan to get Rachel out of Coldbrook. But when Rachel goes to confront Ben at Mrs. Holloway's house, her water breaks three weeks early. Labor begins in the worst possible place—Mrs. Holloway's birthing room, surrounded by forty years of stolen children. As contractions intensify, Rachel begs Ben to see the truth: the forged documents, the stolen babies, his own origins. When he finally demands proof, Mrs. Holloway's mask slips. Ben catches his own daughter as she's born. Mrs. Holloway calls the sheriff to take the "unstable mother" away—but Carmen bursts in with a Tribune journalist, breaking the siege. They escape. The investigation takes three years. Forty-seven stolen children are identified. Mrs. Holloway dies in prison. And Rachel, holding her daughter every night, remembers how close she came to losing everything. Some monsters wear warm smiles. Some prisons look like nurseries. And some mothers will burn down the world to keep their children safe.
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