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<\/a>Teenaged Mary,\u00a0(Alice Englert)\u00a0<\/span>is the long lost daughter given up for adoption by Robin (Elizabeth Moss) the cop investigating the “China Girl” murder. \u00a0Mary just happens to be sexually and romantically involved with the killer, nicknamed “Puss” (David Dencik).<\/p>\n