▁of ▁interest ▁in ▁the ▁kind ▁of ▁things ▁Helen ▁lik es . ▁It ▁is ▁also ▁shown ▁in ▁flash back ▁that ▁before ▁the ▁kid n apping ▁Alice ▁and ▁Ron nie ▁were ▁forced ▁to ▁hang ▁out ▁and ▁go ▁to ▁the ▁pool ▁party ▁together ▁by ▁Helen , ▁who ▁showed ▁favor it ism ▁toward ▁Ron nie ▁in ▁front ▁of ▁Alice , ▁connecting ▁with ▁Ron nie ▁over ▁art ▁and ▁with ▁her ▁more ▁free - sp ir ited ▁attitude . ▁ ▁Two ▁weeks ▁after ▁Ron nie ▁and ▁Alice ▁return ▁home ▁a ▁couple ▁are ▁sho pping ▁in ▁a ▁furn iture ▁store ▁with ▁their ▁young ▁cur ly - ha ired ▁bi - ra cial ▁daughter , ▁Brit t any ▁Ly tt le . ▁While ▁the ▁couple ▁are ▁arg uing ▁about ▁c ouch es ▁their ▁daughter ▁goes ▁missing , ▁prompt ing ▁pan ic . ▁The ▁two ▁detect ives ▁assigned ▁to ▁the ▁case ▁that ▁come ▁to ▁visit ▁the ▁parents ▁include ▁detect ive ▁Nancy ▁Por ter , ▁who ▁worked ▁on ▁the ▁Full er / M anning ▁case , ▁which ▁still ▁ha un ts ▁and ▁tra um at izes ▁her . ▁So on ▁the ▁connection ▁between ▁the ▁current ▁case ▁and ▁the ▁previous ▁kid n apping ▁becomes ▁apparent , ▁including ▁the ▁res embl ance ▁between ▁Brit t any ▁and ▁the ▁previous ▁kid nap ▁victim . ▁Por ter ▁and ▁her ▁partner ▁question ▁both ▁Alice ▁and ▁Ron nie . ▁Ron nie ▁is ▁ev as ive ▁and ▁with dra wn , ▁while ▁Alice ▁tries ▁to ▁subt ly ▁suggest ▁Ron nie ▁is ▁responsible . ▁Helen ▁Mann ing ▁is ▁host ile ▁when