This week's story comes from Stephanie, a mother racing against time and the system, to get her kids back. Here's what happened.

This season we recorded all of our stories over Skype, which allowed us to reach people in places we wouldn't have been able to otherwise.

This story is produced by Gabrielle Horton and scored, mixed, and mastered by Miles Dotson.

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