brittani marcell : mm-hm. your mind is in a completely different phase. dr. leon morris (psychologist; recording) : tell me what's happening. brittani marcell (recording) : he-- he's hurting me. he's hurting me. jodi gonterman : the details that she gave. it was unbelievable. brittani marcell : she goes, you did it. i said, no, you did. andrea canning : route 66 once stretched across the southwest from one horizon to the next. going from what america was to what it wanted to be. cities like albuquerque, new mexico were celebrated stops along the journey. today, buildings that once lined this part of the iconic highway have faded and closed as the cottonwood mall became the new downtown. andrea canning: the mall was kind of the big hangout? unidentified woman : we hangout. unidentified woman : yeah. i met my husband at the mall, so absolutely yes. unidentified woman : so did i. andrea canning: (laughter) alicia marcell : it's played a pivotal part in our lives. andrea canning : for the marcell sisters--all six