In 2017, a worried and heartbroken father from the UK named John, calls the police to report his 5-year-old son missing. He hasn't seen him for two years after dropping him home to his ex partner Tracey Hardy, and after child custody officials failed to locate him, they report Tyler as a missing person.

But when the police interview Tracey, she tells them that she has no idea who Tyler is...

And what unfolds would baffle investigators until a shocking revelation leaves John, his family and the police shocked to the core.

This is Real.

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