- In the spring of 1957, Jeff Daly's younger sister, Molly, then a few weeks shy of 3, suddenly disappears from his life in Astoria, Oregon Daly's parents refuse to talk about Molly's whereabouts, saying only that Molly is happy and safe.
- On January 21, 2004, Daly's father, Jack Daly, dies. Less than a day later, Jeff and his wife, Cindy, find a phone number in Jack's filing cabinet leading them to a group home for the developmentally disabled in Hillsboro, Oregon Molly has lived there since 1993; before that, she spent 35 years at the Fairview Hospital and Training Center in Salem, Oregon.
- Jeff Daly is reunited with Molly on February 4, 2004, during an emotional visit at the Hillsboro home.
- A few days later, the Dalys are shocked to learn that Cindy's brother-in-law, Layne DeLoff, also had a sister, Sherry, who was sent to Fairview. When the DeLoffs have difficulty finding Sherry because of state and federal privacy regulations, the Dalys vow to get the laws changed. Jeff, a freelance cameraman, begins work on a documentary about the search for Molly.
- On July 15, 2005, Oregon governor Ted Kulongoski signs Molly's Bill, a law that will make it easier for families to find loved ones who were sent to state institutions. The bill requires that the Oregon Department of Human Services notify disabled people or their care providers when a relative wants to make contact.
- Jeff and Cindy Daly are now lobbying with Arc of the United States (formerly known as the Association for Retarded Citizens) to get similar legislation passed on the federal level sometime in 2006. They are also pushing for a national Internet database of people who were institutionalized, so families will have another resource to find lost relatives.
More information on Jeff and Molly Daly's story can be found at wheresmolly.net.