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# The Lost Child
- URL: https://www.cascadepbs.org/show/inspector-george-gently/episode/the-lost-child-htybdj/
- Published: 2026-01-16T19:45:52.000Z
- Updated: 2026-04-13T23:29:17.000Z
- Description: When an adopted baby is snatched from her crib, suspicion initially falls on the birth mother.
- Author: Cascade PBS Staff
- Tags: Inspector George Gently, Season 5, Episode 503, #ZZZ_Episode_c42a01b5-abb0-4ea2-b4ad-f34aab877933, #episode, #ZZZ_Show_026a6148-a072-4c23-a900-d1447d947881, #v1.16

When an adopted baby is snatched from her crib, suspicion initially falls on the birth mother, who may be having second thoughts about giving up her child. But after a ransom demand turns out to be blackmail, Gently turns his attentions closer to home.