22 Mar 1996
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An orphan is uncertain whether she wants to remain with her adoptive family or return to the orphanage.
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Sharon McManus Amber
Marta Linden Elizabeth
Donald Curtis Paul
Naomi Childers Orphanage Matron (uncredited)
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