My Baby Is Missing (2007) Plot Summary Explained

Lynn Mallory is revealed to be a fake identity used by a baby-broker. She posed as a prenatal nurse to gain access to Jenna and steal her baby. The hospital has no record of her because she never existed, she fabricated her credentials to carry out the scheme undetected.

• lynn mallory
• fake nurse
• baby broker
• hospital record

The vitamins Lynn gave Jenna were not prenatal supplements but a labor-inducing drug. This caused premature labor, resulting in the stillbirth. The police initially suspected Jenna herself of taking the drug to induce labor and kill the baby to protect her career, before the conspiracy was uncovered.

Foreshadowing: Earlier, Lynn administers vitamins during a routine home visit, framed as standard prenatal care.

• vitamins
• induce labor
• premature birth
• stillbirth

The investigation reveals that Lynn Mallory works with a baby-broker, a criminal who buys and sells newborns. The scheme involved Lynn identifying pregnant women, inducing early labor, and delivering the babies to the broker for sale. Madeline was targeted as part of this operation.

• baby broker
• black market baby
• infant trafficking
• lynn mallory

The quick cremation was part of the cover-up. Lynn and her associates arranged for Madeline's remains to be cremated before Jenna could question the circumstances or request an independent autopsy. This removed evidence of the baby's true condition and prevented further investigation into the theft.

• cremation
• cover up
• evidence
• remains

The detective theorized that Jenna deliberately took the labor-inducing vitamins to cause a stillbirth and protect her career. As a successful professional about to go on maternity leave, investigators believed she had motivation to eliminate the baby rather than derail her career advancement. This accusation added to Jenna's distress as she fought to prove her innocence.

• jenna suspect
• police investigation
• career motive
• murder charge

The truth is deliberately left ambiguous in the summary. Either Madeline was stolen immediately after birth and replaced with a stillborn, or she was delivered alive and taken by Lynn. The investigation points to a baby-broker operation, suggesting the baby may have been sold rather than killed, though the exact fate of Madeline is part of the mystery Jenna and Tom pursue.

• madeline
• baby missing
• stolen baby
• what happened

Tom Robbins is revealed to be the father of Jenna's baby. He had no knowledge of the pregnancy before waking up beside Jenna in the hospital. Their shared grief and unanswered questions about Madeline's death draws them back together, and they jointly investigate the conspiracy as they rebuild their romantic relationship.

Foreshadowing: Earlier, Tom appears as a stranger in the hospital who reveals he is the father.

• tom robbins
• father
• romance
• investigation partnership

Lynn's motive is financial profit through baby trafficking. She posed as a nurse to identify vulnerable pregnant women, used drugs to induce premature labor, and then either stole live babies or falsified stillbirths to deliver infants to the baby-broker. Her pleasant demeanor was a disguise to gain trust and access to her targets.

• lynn motive
• money
• trafficking
• profit

The movie suggests Jenna's career success creates vulnerability. As a single mother preparing for maternity leave, she faced potential professional setbacks. The detective's theory was that someone, possibly Jenna herself, wanted to eliminate this perceived threat to her career, though the deeper conspiracy with Lynn and the baby-broker eventually becomes the focus.

• jenna career
• professional woman
• maternity leave
• ambition

Jenna and Tom expose the connection between Lynn Mallory and the baby-broker, revealing the larger criminal network behind Madeline's disappearance. While the summary indicates they bring clarity to the case, the resolution is mixed, the trauma of losing her baby and being accused of murder leaves lasting emotional scars, even as their relationship strengthens.

• resolution
• truth
• justice
• ending