Adapted from Michelle Knight’s 2014 Memoir, Finding Me: a Decade of Darkness, a Life Reclaimed, the Film Featured Michelle as Is a Single, 21-Year Old Mother, Caught up in a Living Hell. After She Accepted a Ride from Ariel Castro (Raymond Cruz) to a Child Custody Court Appointment, Ariel Suggested Making a Quick Stop at His Home. Michelle Protested at First, but Agreed in Hope He’d Eventually Help Her Make Her Important Court Date on Time.