FBI

And that's the thing, hindsight's always 20/20.

Yeah.

You can't put yourself out there like that.

You just... you can't. It's too dangerous.

Dad, please.

Thank you.

An opinion is formed in the first seven seconds

of meeting or seeing someone.

You really want a picture of you making a duckface

in a bikini to be what that opinion is based on?

First thing colleges do is check

an applicant's social media.

Mm.

One dumb post can change the course of your life

or your chances of getting into Harvard.

You're right. I'm sorry.

But it's getting late, so I should probably go study

and take down the duckface photo.

I think that's a fantastic idea.

Mm, mm-hmm.

Let me get the check. I'll drive you home.

No, you're going the opposite way.

I'll just... I'll get a cab.

No, I'll drive you.

Oh, you're being ridiculous. I am almost 18.

When did that happen?

Okay, fine.

- I love you. - I love you.

Text me, so I know you got home okay.

Let's take your statement outside, please.

I'm waiting for some other agents to come in.

They'd like to speak with you as well.

Just got to hear it again. Okay, I understand that.

What have we got?

Female, 17, abducted about four hours ago.

This is Ms. Bates. She saw the abduction.

Four hours ago?

That's on them, not me.

I called 911 the second I saw the girl got grabbed.

It was 9:33 p.m.

It took 'em 40 minutes before they responded.

PD says she's a frequent caller.

What did you see exactly?

Guy with a ski mask and white tennis shoes

grabbed the girl before she could scream.

Then what happened?

Grabbed my cell phone so I could call the cops.

Did you see a car?

All I saw after I got off the phone

was her purse laying there.

Okay, keep canvassing the area,

see if anyone else witnessed what went down.

I'm on it. Ma'am, come with me, please.

First 24 hours are the most important.

We've already been robbed of four.

She's just a kid.

Kidnapped victim is Elizabeth Chase.

She's 17 years old, a senior at the Wheeler School.

Her parents are going through a divorce.

Social media indicates she's a driven over-achiever,

not much personal posting,

mostly résumé, college application stuff.

This girl's all about her future.

Yeah, let's make sure she still has one.

Anything from CCTV footage near the restaurant?

No, and we came up dry

canvassing the neighborhood for additional witnesses.

Okay.

You said the parents were split, not divorced?

Not yet, but according to court documents,

it's an ugly situation.

Can you give me a financial and professional snapshot

of both parents?

Father, Benjamin Chase, own several of those

online print magazines.

You know, the kind that specialize in

exploiting celebrity lives.

And the mom?

Social, soccer mom, old money,

combined net worth of approximately $50 million.

Well, working class rich by New York standards,

but certainly wealthy enough for a ransom demand.

Unless, of course, this was a sexual abduction.

Hey.

We've been on scene for about an hour,

place is filling up fast.

"Filling up"?

One of the family members put the abduction

out on social media.

What?

Sign of the times, I mean,

why make two dozen calls when a single post suffices?

Well, there's a big difference between

sharing a picture of your latte

and announcing your daughter's abduction.

Well, apparently not to these people.

Mrs. Chase, I'm Special Agent Bell.

This is Special Agent Zidan.

We're gonna be taking point on the search for your daughter.

Is there any news?

No, not yet, but we are doing everything we can

to bring Elizabeth home.

We promise.

Someone said her purse was found near the restaurant,

is that true?

Yes.

Was her inhaler inside?

How bad is her asthma?

She uses it three to four times a day.

She could die without it.

I know that this is very difficult,

but we need to ask you some questions.

Anything, whatever helps bring my little girl home safe.

Has anybody made any financial demands

or asked you of a favor, you or your husband?

We're talking before Elizabeth was taken.

No.

Is there anybody that you know that

might wanna harm your daughter?

Elizabeth gets along with everyone.

She's a really sweet, good person.

But my husband, he has lots of enemies.

Why do you say that?

Because it's true.

His job, the content he creates,

it's all about humiliating people.

Is he here?

No, at his office.

Don't get me wrong, he loves Elizabeth very much,

and he's as freaked out as I am.

It's just hard for us to be near each other right now.

Hello, I'm Benjamin Chase. Close the door.

I should have driven her home.

I don't know what the hell I was thinking.

I try not to suffocate her.

She's always asking for more independence,

more freedom...

Mr. Chase, this isn't your fault.

I mean, she's 17, kids her age ride the subway, take cabs.

Your wife mentioned that you have some enemies.

Close that door.

I don't need everyone knowing my damn business.

Yes, I have some enemies. Who doesn't?

A lot of people, actually.

So we're interested in knowing who yours are.

Well, that's gonna take me a few hours to put together.

It's that long?

Yes, sadly.

We write a lot of articles, post a lot of photos.

Most of them... are unflattering.

Being kind and gentle doesn't attract too many eyeballs.

So you do what you got to do.

Well, since your list is so long,

I suggest you start working on it.

The faster, the better.

Your daughter's life might depend on it.

Hey, any luck with that list of possibles

the father gave us?

No, field agents have already interviewed

and ruled out most of them.

Hey, you're applying to be an agent?

Yeah.

Don't get me wrong, I love being an analyst,

but I wanna be out in the field like Maggie and OA.

And I can't do that without a badge, so...

All right. All right.

Well, have you told Dana yet?

I mean, I sent her an email about a possible

letter of recommendation, but she's not responded.

You should just talk to her about it in person.

What's the worst she can say?

That I'm not field agent material.

Well, you know, think negatively about yourself,

everyone else will do the same.

You get that from a self-help book?

Yeah... no, it was a fortune cookie, actually.

Hmm.

Victim's father just got a ransom demand.

Let's go, folks.

Maggie and OA are with the dad now.

What do we have?

A text came from a burner.

There's no way to trace it back to the owner in real time.

Sending a text using a burner was a smart move on his part.

But asking us to make a money drop in a place

he knows that we can easily surveil isn't.

So something's not adding up.

Maybe the girl's dead already,

and this is meant to distract us while he makes a run for it.

Take the threat seriously and see where it takes us.

All right.

Package is in the trash can.

Okay, stay loose, everybody, but keep in mind

there's a million dollars of Bureau's flash money

in that backpack.

Well, hopefully this guy is both greedy and stupid.

White male, mid-30s, eye on the bag.

He's got the bag.

Suspect is eastbound, heading towards the stairs.

Are you guys seeing this?