Lisa stayed perfectly still as the wolf looked at her. It didn't seem like it was feeling threatened, but one wrong move could automatically send it into a frenzy. The wolf looked at the roots where her arm was caught then looked back at her. She trotted to them, and started to pull the roots out. After a couple of minutes, Lisa was able to snake her arm out of the cold and under the car. She looked at the wolf gratefully, then looked at her situation with her leg.

The car frame was sitting just above her knee, where it was caught tight. She took a breath and then tried to lunge forward, to see if her leg would budge. Big mistake: there was a sharp 'pop' and it felt like hot bullets were trailing through her leg as she cried out in pain.

R

Lilly awoke on the couch, with Scotty still beside her. "Morning, Sleeping Beauty," he said teasingly with a smile.

Lilly couldn't help but smile back, but then it faded when she realized what had happened the night before. "Morning. What are you still doing here?"

Scotty shrugged. "Fell asleep not long after you fell asleep on my shoulder."

"Oh," Lilly said awkwardly, gathering the blanket she had on her. Scotty's phone rang and he answered it as Lilly straightened up the couch. "Boss?" she asked when he hung up.

"Yeah," Scotty said. "And you'll never guess who he found with the search dogs."

"Are you playing me Scotty?" Lilly demanded, thinking he meant Lisa. "Because if you are, it's not funny."

"No, Lil," he said, holding his hands up peacefully. "I'm not talkin' about Lisa."

"Then who are you talking about?"

"Remember that dog Lisa had?"

"Yeah, Lisa said she was sold along with Cobalt and Star."

"Guess where she was sold."

It took a minute for her to realize who he was talking about. "He found Sapphire?"

Scotty nodded. Lilly felt her cheeks burn slightly with embarrassment. "At least that should help us out a little; Sapphire knows Lisa's scent. I'll grab something from her room really quick and meet you down here." She hurried up the staircase and walked into Lisa's room. One of the stuffed animals that she slept with was still by the pillow. She grabbed it and quickly walked downstairs. "Can you give me a minute to change quickly?" she asked. "I want to be there."

"Lil," Scotty said hesitantly, not sure if he was going to trigger her temper or not. "Stillman said you should take a few days off."

"I know what he said Scotty," Lilly countered a little more harshly than intended. "But that's my daughter out there. I was going to take the next couple of weeks off since Lisa's out." She stopped and looked at him directly in the eye. "I need to be there for her, and I need to catch this son of a gun."

"Guess there's no talking you out of it," Scotty said.

"Nope. Not a chance."

R

Lisa noticed that part of the area that trapped her leg was bent inward, the snow outside was falling harder and harder, becoming a blizzard. She kicked outward with her left leg, trying to make room for her other leg to move. After a few kicks, the metal stopped moving; the snow outside was thick enough to form a wall- which explained why her ankle was chilled to the bone. There wasn't much she could do.

R

"So, how long has she had that?" Scotty asked, indicating the white puppy with a pink spotted collar as he drove. It was definitely worn, but it still looked like it was in good shape.

"Oddball? Eleven years now, I think," Lilly said. "Lisa's said she's had her since she was five."

"That's a long time."

"Yeah," Lilly said with a smile. "Funny thing though, she whimpers; Lisa's never had to change the battery."

Scotty looked at her incredulously. "You're kiddin' right?"

Lilly shook her head. "Nope." She pressed the area along the puppy's back, and Scotty could hear a faint whimper. "Amazing." Ten minutes later they arrived at the search party's headquarters. The mounted unit was also there, and Lilly could see two horses that looked just like Lisa's, but she didn't think they were. When she got out of the car, she headed toward John and someone else- she guessed he was the leader of the K-9 unit.

"Boss," Scotty called, walking up to him.

John turned to him. "Hey Scotty," he said, and turned, slightly surprised to see Lilly there. "Rush. I thought I told you to take a few days off?"

"You know Lil, Boss," Scotty said before she could defend herself. "She can't stay away even if she tried."

Lilly shot him a half-grateful half-hateful look, but turned back to Stillman. "I brought something to help the dogs track Lisa," she said, holding up Oddball. Sapphire, the only weimerer in the group was brought over by her trainer; she sniffed the stuffed animal, then started barking and heading off in the direction toward the river.

About half an hour later, they found the overturned car. It was over-flowed with snow, and they started digging- however, they never found Lisa; the only thing that was left of her was a small patch of blood.

R

Lisa could hear the scraping of claws against the metal outside, and it only took a second to realize that the wolf was digging her out of her little prison, so that she could finish kicking the metal away. After a few more dozen kicks, and a lunge, she was able to crawl out of the overturned car.

Using a tree to support herself as she put all her weight on her good leg, Lisa looked around. She had no idea where she was, but perhaps she could leave a trail for others to follow if they ever found out where she was. Thankfully she had brought- and her abductor had left- her crocheting supplies with her. She started limping heavily forward, leaving dragging tracks behind.

R

Lilly looked every other direction, looking for some clue that Lisa might've left behind. She noticed the tracks that were hardly visible and turned to her partner. "Scotty."

Scotty turned toward his partner. "What is it?" he asked walking quickly over to her. She pointed down toward the tracks, and started to follow them, Scotty close behind her; there was no way he was letting her out of his sight at this point.

"She's injured," Lilly commented, pointing to the drag marks. "She shouldn't be able to get far."

Scotty was somewhat skeptical of that. It was hard enough to believe that Lisa had survived that blizzard last night since it was below freezing. They walked a few more paces before the tracks disappeared altogether. Lilly cursed under her breath; Scotty walked over to her, placing a comforting arm around her. It was then that he noticed something pink dangling from the tree on the left. "What's that?" he asked, pointing to it.

Lilly followed his finger, and walked to the tree. It was a pair of pink earbuds with an iPod Nano hanging from it. "This is Lisa's iPod," she said quietly. "Lisa doesn't go anywhere without it."

"So why is it here?" Scotty asked.

Lily tried to turn the power on, but it was clear that it was dead. "Battery's dead- she wouldn't have any use for it. Maybe she's leaving us a trail."