In present day, Delilah struggles with assimilating with her family. Feingold for malpractice after his birthing procedures led to a brain injury for their baby, Grace. They learn that Jason and Shelby were in the process for suing Dr. Two neighbors, Kate and Bea, who were friends with Meredith and Josh end up helping to investigate. Meanwhile, Jason thinks Shelby's obstetrician, Dr. Through flashbacks, we learn that Shelby's (unclothed) body eventually was found, with her husband Jason as the primary suspect. So, it's unknown that exactly happened to them all those years ago, but Meredith ended up committing suicide. She doesn't have much of a memory of her capture since she was only six at the time. She rejoins her family which consists of her father Josh and her brother Leo, though they can barely recognize her because she's emaciated and scarred with acid burns. However, Gus is recaptured in the process. In present day, Delilah manages to escape the dark basement that she's been captive in along with another boy, Gus. The book soon reveals that 10 days later, another woman from that neighborhood ( Meredith Dickey) and her child ( Delilah Dickey) went missing as well. On the road, she spots a car coming towards her. It opens 11 years prior with Shelby Tebow leaving the house at night to cheat on her husband, which she has done many times before. Local Woman Missing jumps back and forth between multiple timelines. In present day, the police find the real Delilah locked up in the attic above Bea's soundproofed music studio. Delilah saw Bea attack Meredith, so Bea locked Delilah away. As a result, Bea killed her and made it look like a suicide.

However, Meredith couldn't live with the lie and insisted on going to the police. They got rid of the body, and Bea framed Jason. Meanwhile, it turns out that Bea had been driving home drunk (with Meredith in the car) and ended hitting Shelby. She's another abducted girl who was brainwashed into thinking she is Delilah (whose disappearance was well-publicized). In the end, we find out that 'Delilah' is not actually Delilah. Kate and Bea, two of their neighbors, helped with the search for Meredith. We also learn that Shelby's body was eventually found, and her husband Jason was arrested for her murder.

In present day, Delilah has returned, unrecognizable with acid burns, after escaping the couple that abducted her.

The one-paragraph version: 11 years ago, Shelby Tebow went missing and ten days later a neighbor (Meredith Dickey) and her child (Delilah Dickey) disappeared as well.

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