When she returned, her mother replaced Melissa with a baby doll and reported her to the police as having abandoned her baby, and called the police to take her out of the house.
Ketika ia kembali, ibunya mengganti Melissa dengan sebuah boneka bayi dan melaporkan McCorvey ke polisi karena telah mengabaikan bayinya, serta meminta polisi untuk membawanya keluar dari rumah.