Following the report, the mother would go missing for nearly 48 hours. Police had no contact with her and no clear idea of her whereabouts until they received an alert that she had been located at a local hospital. Body cam footage from the hospital is mostly redacted, but one part is clear. You can hear her voice offering an excuse for leaving her baby alone. What she says leaves officers stunned and only adds to the growing concerns surrounding the case. >> Okay, that's fine. So, if you have any questions, I want you to ask them and ask me. Okay. Right. So before asking any questions, you have to understand your rights. You have the right to remain silent. Anything you say can be used against you in a court. You have the right to speak with the lawyer for advice before we ask any questions. You have the right to have a lawyer with you during questioning. If you cannot afford to hire a lawyer, one will be appointed to you before any question if you wish. If you decide to answer questions now lawyer present, you have the right to stop answering any time. You also have the right to stop answering any time until you speak with a lawyer. >> Okay? Eventually won't want a lawyer, but I'll answer some questions. I don't have to answer them all. Right? >> You don't you can answer whatever you want to answer today with me. Okay? Do you remember my first name? >> No. >> Jesse. >> Jesse. >> Okay. You can call me Jesse. You don't have to call me detective. Okay. Um, so before I ask any questions, you'll just sign right there and then you'll print your name on the next line and then I'll sign it and then Candace will do the same. So let's set the stuff down. Okay. So you and Stephen, tell me about your relationship. I kind of hurt a little bit right now. >> It was good. His mom had a lot of damage. It was crazy. Don't want her son to move on, let go, have his own family. She would harass, take pictures of our cars outside and stuff like that. Well, we would cut her off. It would make it worse. Well, when we fight, he runs back then and tells her all the business that's been going on since he wasn't. Then she brings it on. I said, and then I get cool with her again. And then she brings up my kids and he doesn't want to see the part. See, we don't want to look at it like, oh, he's he's had this whole time and your mom. >> The reason why. >> Yeah. And now she she's loving everybody this my kids. She's the whole time. I can't wait till you leave your kids or you he leaves you and never comes back >> to a m relationship. Really tough. If you didn't like that I'm a pretty girl and I'm like or something doesn't text back or someone looks at me in some way out in public or say something or I'm or I don't want to. Well, I don't want to be with you. Tell me I'm ugly. I have two kids. No one's going to want me in a video game. He loves and the weed. I don't like it. And he does. >> He does. >> I don't like it around my children. His mom will pick Lena up and smoke a toy while she's You can't do that. I'm sorry, but you can't. And cigarettes. >> Yeah. If you went there right now, she would escape like a cigarette. She uses that she has a metal. My father standal. You can't have a gun in the same room. But I'm not sure how that works. >> Yeah, that's something I'm not going to get into right now with everything. >> She'll be crawling and he won't even pay attention. Like if I work with the person come back, my house will be destroyed. He'd be on the game. >> So he's not paying attention what she's doing. >> No, he just thinks, oh, we'll clean it up later. Like what if she got an assignment and it was small and he couldn't see it. >> You have to worry about her choking on it or something. >> Yeah. Something like I've never been a bad mom. This has never been on my mind. Like I just want to change. >> Yeah. So you're you're going through a hard time. I'm sorry that's going on. This is the right step for you. Okay. You're you're going to need some help here. These people are great with what they do. >> And Christmas, I won't be able to see my kids. >> Let's Let's see. Let's just