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On the next day, Henry tells Punky that he has called the DCFS, but a frantic Punky tells Henry that she doesn’t want to go to an orphanage, so Henry promises Punky that she won’t have to go to an orphanage. The DCFS sends inexperienced case worker Miranda “Randi“ Mitchell (Talia Balsam), who takes Punky to Fenster Hall, a home for kids who are up for adoption. Randi later returns to Henry’s apartment, and tells Henry that there hasn’t been much progress in finding Punky’s mother Susan, who may not want to be found. Randi also says that in 72 hours, the DCFS will have a hearing to decide who gets custody of Punky, and Punky said she’d like for it to be Henry. Henry has shed a lot of his grouchiness, and he is now beginning to love Punky, and he would like to have custody of her. But Randi thinks Punky would be better off with someone else. At Fenster Hall, Punky is introduced to her two roommates: Lisa (Robyn Lively) is an older girl who acts tough, and Mary (Morgan Nagler) is a younger girl who never talks. Punky wants to escape from Fenster Hall and go back to Henry’s apartment, but Lisa tells Punky that no one has ever gotten past Mr. Tyler (Robert DoQui), Fenster Hall’s security guard. After Punky makes several failed attempts to escape, Punky and Lisa are at a loss for ideas, which prompts Mary to finally talk, and, based on a suggestion from Mary, they form an idea that works — Lisa and Mary trick Mr. Tyler into climbing out onto a window ledge, while Punky escapes.
