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Come on, kiddos. This way.

-Filing in. -Stay together.

Come on in, guys.

Filing in.

Hands to ourselves, right?

All right. Yeah.

Come on in, guys. Come on in.

- - What's that?

Okay, everybody, we need to evacuate.

Grab your buddy, head back to the bus.

Eyes and ears open in the parking lot, please.

Following out this way, guys. Eyes and ears open, everyone.

-Following Mr. Brooks. -There we go.

- Stay calm. - Good job. Good job, guys.

It's okay. Eyes and ears open.

There you go. Find your buddy.

Okay, Knox, Carrie, Sawyer...

-Peter, where's Alex? -I don't know.

Has-Has anyone else seen Alex come out?

Last I saw him, he was inside exploring ecosystems.

He was with you, right?

Yeah, okay...

Uh, uh, I'll go back in and look.

You stay here with the kids. All right.

Ah, all right. Oliver, go on in.

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I am a few minutes out.

Parents are Sara and James Clark.

Referral came through a client of mine.

How long has Alex been missing?

Oh, gosh. Um, almost five hours now.

A case like this...

big police presence.

Well, the detective knows you've been hired on.

I mean, parents are throwing everything they've got at it.

Can you imagine?

Alex is only eight years old.

Yeah, okay, I'll keep you posted.

-Thanks, Reenie. -Okay.

- Sara Clark? -Yeah.

-Thank you for getting here so fast. -Want to catch me up to speed?

Uh, police initially thought Alex wandered off and got lost,

but it's been over five hours.

Think someone might have taken him?

We don't know what else to think.

My husband, James, that's what he thinks.

-Where's James? -Inside with the lead detective.

Look, he's... he's really worked up,

and I'm worried he's gonna get in the way of the search.

Let's see what we can find out.

You have nothing. How is that acceptable?

Five hours, and you have absolutely nothing.

So don't tell me to stand down.

We are doing everything that we can to get you your son back--

Are you? Because it doesn't look like that to me.

And the school... How does this happen?

I understand. This is a stressful situation,

but you have to let me and my officers do our job, and--

I swear to God, if anything happens to my kid

as a result of your incompetence...

-James. -...I will make sure--

-He's here. - Hey.

Finally. Someone who might actually do something.

-Colter Shaw. -Detective Monroe, lead investigator.

The Clarks told me of your possible involvement.

Look, I know this is a little out of the ordinary.

A child is missing. I'll take any help I can get.

-It's good to meet you, Shaw. -Thank you.

Considering how long Alex has been missing,

maybe he's outside your initial search grid.

I've been saying that.

And I just widened it.

We're also in the process of interviewing staff,

teachers, patrons, combing through all the security footage.

Cameras didn't catch anything?

We have them at the wetlands exhibit,

but that was before the fire alarm was pulled.

After that, we lose 'em.

-Unbelievable. -James, that's not helping.

It's okay. We've been over this.

The surveillance software is old.

Okay, there were six field trips leaving at once.

It's hard to tell one kid from another.

-Right. How'd the alarm get tripped? -Someone pulled it.

Yeah, it happens more than you think with kids.

You mind if I take a look around?

-Please. -Thank you.

So you see what I've been dealing with?

They say they're doing everything they can.

They have to do everything by the books.

They wasted the entire morning on a bogus theory.

If Alex ran off and got himself lost,

one of his teachers would have found him by now.

-You talked to his teachers? -I did, Mr. Brooks.

He ran back inside the instant that he realized Alex was missing.

So five, ten minutes before he realized.

But still.

Is Mr. Brooks still here?

No, police sent him home to clear the way for the search team.

Mmm.

Listen, I know this is impossible for you to think about right now.

Every little detail helps.

Can you think of anything, like...

Personality-wise, any changes in Alex's behavior recently?

I mean, he's eight, so...

I-I-I haven't noticed anything unusual.

How about anyone new in his life, your lives?

I...

-I-I can't think of anyone. -No.

No one.

Who could do this to our baby?

Hey, come here.

Look, if there's anything you can do, just do it.

I mean, the police are trying to handle us, obviously,

but I'm not gonna stop looking for my kid.

I'm not either.

You have my word.

Okay.

So this is the last place your son was seen?

Yeah, and then he went this way, according to the police.

That way? Okay.

Police check the staff areas?

Yeah, I mean, they said they looked everywhere,

but he can't have gone in there, right?

-It's locked. -Maybe he's with an employee.

So the loading dock is right down here.

What's your job here?

I'm the exhibit manager, but I wasn't here this morning.

Who has access to this area?

Anyone who works here.

Did the police search this area?

No, I don't think so.

That's the school mascot.

The Alligators. They...

They give those stickers to kids on field trips.

Maybe Alex was wearing this when it fell off.

You think Alex was out here?

I think maybe he was. Question is why.

Oh, my God. Someone took him.

Yeah, somebody who, uh, knows where the cameras are.

Knows how to avoid 'em. Somebody with the employee passcodes.

This is a janitorial area.

Who was working here this morning?

Custodian of record is Sylvia Sloane.

She clocked out early right after the fire alarm went off.

I need you to check and see if she's got a record.

On it. So you think she took Alex?

-It's possible. -Okay. Okay.

Yep, a couple minor drug charges

and a divorce earlier this year.

Court filings say that Dad got full custody

after he claimed Sylvia had a psychotic episode.

How old are the kids?

Six and eight. Two boys.

Oldest is the same age as Alex. Can you send me an address?

On its way.

-What'd you find out from the detective? -They never questioned Sloane.

She's "on their list" apparently, but they haven't gotten around to it.

Okay, I got an address. I'm heading there now.

-Okay, I'm coming with you. -No, you're not.

-No, please. -That's not how I work.

Listen, Alex is a sensitive kid.

He gets overwhelmed easily. He doesn't like loud noises.

I don't know what state he's gonna be in,

and I really want to be there when you find him.

-Yeah. Yeah, okay, all right. -Thank you.

You hang back, all right? You let me engage.

Understood. I'm good.

Let's go.

- Hey, you got a sec? -Yeah, what's up?

Uh, well, I just need a favor.

It's nothing illegal.

I just need you to look into somebody.

You stalking someone?

-Uh, maybe. A little, yeah. -Hell yeah.

Who we got? Ex-boyfriend?

High school queen bee turned MLM recruiter?

Um...

What are you talking about in here?

-Mel's stalking somebody. -

Oh. And look at me just doing a boring deposition this morning.

-Tell me more. -Well, it's...

it's actually for you, Reenie.

It's for the Praiter and Rockwell real estate case.

-Ah. -Wait, did Maxine send an email?

No, no, I was just combing for...

for potential witnesses.