When Andrew Came Home

Gail

Andrew

Joanne

Jack

Deena Drake

Ted

Officer Reston

Mr. Kemper

Dr. Burton

Janet Hilgarde

Officer Pearl

Highway Cop

Carl Rudnick

Dr. Matthews

Little Girl

Desk Sergeant

Young Andrew

Officer Warner

Margaret Granger

Mrs. Rudnick

Kid in Playground

Pattie

Eddie Jr.

Eddie Jr.

Jake Goldsbie, who plays Carl Rudnick, is on the Canadian teen drama Degrassi: The Next Generation (2001), where he is no longer the bully, but is bullied. Katie Lai, the girl who stood up for Andrew, is also on the show and plays Toby's (Jake's character) girlfriend, Kendra, on the show.

Gail and Andrew soon returned home to begin a new life together.

The real Ted was tried, found guilty, and went to prison.

Andrew: [tells Gail about his revelations after the kidnapping, sobs] We never stayed at the same place for long. We always moved around, mostly motels. The last place we lived - the one we stayed the longest - was a trailer. He wouldn't let me go outside during the day; I just stayed in the room watching TV. I didn't go to school, I didn't know any kids my age. There was just daddy, her, and me. Pattie, she - she hit me. He locked me in the closet. At night, they would put me outside on a long leash. I climbed up into a tree and slept. There were animals out there; it was dark... all the time. There was nobody to talk to, nobody to play with - nobody came there. It was just nobody but them. I was by myself. Sometimes - all the time in the beginning - I'd think about home, then I got so - when I thought about you, it made me mad. Daddy said you didn't want me, that you didn't care about me. But you did. I know you did!