At first, Jack tried to convince Danny to wait the requisite 24 hours to report Kathryn missing. He told Danny that Kathryn was probably out and lost track of time. But Danny begged him to just start the initial process of looking for her – check hospitals, her credit cards and morgues. Jack called Samantha to ask to her help out, and she immediately agreed. He decided to hold off on contacting Vivian or Martin until it was absolutely necessary.

Jack and Samantha met at Danny's apartment building.

"Anything?" Jack asked as he watched Samantha get out of a cab.

"I've been calling hospitals and morgues from my cell phone, since you called me. Nothing. No one that matches her description. I even called my contact at NYPD. Anything on her financials?" she asked as they started to walk up the stairs.

"She made an ATM withdrawal this morning…$100, but that's it. No other activity."

"A hundred bucks…that's probably just money to go shopping or something. When's the last time Danny saw her or spoke to her?"

"He left her a little after 4 this morning after I called about the Jersey sighting. She wasn't awake. He left her a note. He didn't talk to her for the rest of the day. He tried to call her once at home and once her cell, but she didn't answer. He says that she stopped by her mother's at around 11 a.m. and dropped off Michael. That's the last time anyone has seen her."

"That's only eight hours…hopefully, she just lost track of time, or maybe she is caught somewhere without cell coverage. Does Danny have any clue?" she asked.

"I don't know. Let's find out," Jack said as he knocked on Danny's door.

Danny opened the door while talking on his cell phone. He nodded hello, and then went back to his conversation. "So you haven't seen her? OK…OK…well if she calls, just…uh…let me know. Thanks. Bye."

He closed his phone and said, "Thanks for coming so quickly. I…uh…I don't know where she could be. This isn't like her."

"Have you looked around? Is there anything missing?" Samantha asked hesitantly.

"There was a drawer open in the bedroom. It looked like something was missing from there, but I'm not really sure. It could just be empty from doing laundry or something."

"Do you mind if I take a look? I might be able to notice something that a man wouldn't," Samantha asked.

"Of course not. It's right back there, " he replied as he pointed down the hall.

As Samantha headed to the bedroom, Jack asked, "Is Michael still with her parents?"

Danny nodded. "Yeah."

"Samantha checked the hospitals and morgues. She talked to a contact at NYPD. They are going to call her if they see anyone matching Kathryn's description. With the except of a hundred dollar ATM withdrawal at noon today, there is no other financial activity."

"Where was the withdrawal made?"

"175th and Lex."

"That's her parents neighborhood. And it is close to her father's business. But her father didn't say that he saw her today."

"Is there anything unusual about her withdrawing a hundred dollars?"

"No. If she planned on running errands like her mother said, she probably needed the cash for cab fare."

Jack nodded. "Danny, I'm assuming you called me because you want us to find her, right?"

"Of course."

"Well then I need to ask you some tough, personal questions," Jack stated seriously.

"I know," Danny replied quietly.

As Jack and Danny were speaking in the living room, Samantha was looking around in the bedroom. She noticed that this was much warmer than the studio he lived in before he got married. Pictures lined the dresser. The room definitely had a woman's touch. She picked up a picture of Danny and Kathryn holding Michael when he was just days old. Even though they weren't together at that time, Samantha could see the love they had for each other and Michael in their eyes.

She noticed the open drawer in the dresser. There was only a t-shirt left in the drawer. She opened the other drawers and noticed that Kathryn seemed to organize her clothes by type of clothing. All her socks were in one drawer, everyday underwear in another, and fancier undergarments in yet another. By a process of elimination, Samantha figured that the open drawer probably had t-shirts and sweat pants since she couldn't find them in any other drawer. She made a mental note to check the laundry room and ask Danny if Kathryn would have worked out somewhere today.

Then she checked the answering machine on the nightstand. She pressed play. "Hey, babe. It's me. I just wanted to check in. I'm still in Garden Ridge. Looks like it might be a late night. I'll call you later. I love you." Danny's message was the only message on the machine.

Then she looked in the closet. Both sides of the closet were immaculate. She knew Danny was a neat freak. Kathryn must be the same. On Kathryn's side of the closet, she noticed a small set of luggage. There appeared to be one piece of luggage missing in the set. Samantha's stomach tightened at the thought of Kathryn leaving Danny for some reason. She then went into the bathroom. She noticed the note that Danny left Kathryn that morning sticking on the mirror. The last line said, "I love you." Samantha smiled sadly at the thought of how nice it would be to wake up to that kind of note. Then she looked through Kathryn's make-up and hair products. It didn't look like there was anything missing.

Back in the living room, Jack started asking Danny questions about his relationship with Kathryn.

"How were you two doing lately?" Jacked asked.

"Honestly…we were kind of struggling. I didn't tell you guys, but we…um…we had a miscarriage about a month ago."

"I'm sorry. I had no idea."

"We didn't tell anyone except her parents. And truthfully, she and I really didn't talk about after it happened. So we kind of drifted from each other. We were fighting more than we usual. But, yesterday, she and I went to this marriage counselor. We decided to work through things. When I left her this morning, there was no animosity between us. We were clear on what we were doing to fix things," Danny said emphatically.

"Still…you two went through a lot in the last few months with the assault and miscarriage. That would drain any marriage."

Just as Jack finished his statement, Samantha walked in. "This is just an educated guess, but I would say the open drawer had t-shirts and sweats. I just did a process of elimination based on what I have in my drawers. Danny, did she work out somewhere?"

Danny shook his head. "No, she hates working out. She always says that a true New Yorker shouldn't have to work out," he said as he smiled slightly.

"That's a little strange. There's no laundry in the washer or dryer. And…" Samantha didn't want to finish.

"And what?" Danny asked.

"I think there is a piece of luggage missing from the closet. There's an open space. It looks like it could be an overnight bag. Does she usually have the full set on her side of the closet? " she said hesitantly.

Danny sighed. "Yes, but that doesn't mean anything."

"You're right. It probably doesn't mean anything. And I didn't notice anything missing from the bathroom like the things I would take if I were leaving," Samantha reassured.

Jack glanced over at Samantha, and she gave him a concerned stare. "Danny…."

Danny interrupted before Jack could start. "You think she left me. Don't you," he said as he sat down on the couch and ran a hand through his hair.

"I think it is the most likely possibility at this point," Jack replied.

Danny shook his head. "Maybe…maybe…she could leave me, but she could never leave Michael like that…not ever. And last night…last night…we really talked. We were on the same page. I know we were. She told me she didn't want to give up on us."

Jack looked over at Samantha and then back to Danny and responded, "Danny, sometimes in a marriage, you say things to appease the other person or maybe in that moment she felt like she could try again…but then she slept on it and decided…"

Danny interrupted again. "No. I can't believe that. She wouldn't leave like this…not without Michael."

"Maybe you're right. That's why we need to get over to her parent's house. We need to make sure they actually have Michael, and that they really haven't been in touch with Kathryn," Samantha said logically.

"OK…let's go," Danny said as he got up.

"Wait a second," Jack intervened. "You need to stay here with Samantha in case she calls. I'll call Viv and have her meet me at the Kelly's home and check things out. We'll call you as soon as we get there."

"I want to see Michael," Danny said starting to panic.

"We'll call you as soon as we see him, and we will bring him back to you." Jack said calmly. "Samantha – walk out with me. I want to go over a few things."

Samantha followed Jack out as she gave Danny a supportive look. "I'll be right back."

As they walked down the stairs, Jack continued, "Samantha – continue to check the hospitals and morgues. And call Martin. See if he can go to the office and start checking travel manifests."

"So you're mobilizing the whole team? Are we going to file a report with NYPD?"

"We can't yet. Part of me thinks that we're on the right track. She probably just took off, and in that case, maybe we can just give Danny piece of mind. But, I have this nagging feeling that something else is going on. So, let's just play this like we normally would. If we find anything or if we can't find her in 24 hours, then we will call NYPD," he said.

Samantha nodded. "What else do you want me to do here?"

"Continue your search of the apartment. And get Danny to talk more. He just told me that their marriage was in trouble. They recently had miscarriage. He says they were working it out," Jack said as he got in his car.

Samantha looked at Jack with surprise. "I had no idea, but I'll try to talk to him."

They said goodbye and Samantha went back inside the building. As she went up the stairs, she called Martin and filled him in. He agreed to go straight to the office.

As Samantha walked back into the apartment, Danny asked, "What did he say?"

"He wanted me to call Martin so he can start working from the office. And he told me to look around here and continue to talk to you. He also told me about the miscarriage. I'm sorry, Danny," she replied sadly.

Danny looked down. "Thanks. We were getting through it. It was hard on both of us, but we were turning the corner."

Samantha sat down next to Danny and took out a notepad. "I believe you. But, Danny, if she didn't leave you, then we have to assume the worst. Are you prepared for that?"

"No, I'm not," he whispered. "Part of me wishes that I could believe she left me. At least if that were the case, I would know she is safe."

"Do you have any idea who would want to hurt her or take her?"

"Well…there is Hanes…maybe they have another crazy relative who wants revenge. He is in some mental hospital upstate. And then there is probably a list as long as my arm of people she prosecuted and people I helped put away."

Samantha nodded. "What about men in her life? Former boyfriends or men who pursued her…before you."

"She didn't date a whole lot. But she was engaged to some Wall Street lawyer. His first name is Richard. I don't remember his last name. She left him at the alter two years before she met me. But, I don't think she's kept in touch with him. I don't know how bitter he would still be. It's been over four years."

Samantha took notes on her pad as Danny kept talking.

"Then there was Evan Wyatt. She started dating him when Michael was about nine months old. He works for her father. Her mother set it up. She and I…she was still scared…she didn't trust me. So she was trying to move on from me."

"Were they lovers?" Samantha asked hesitantly.

"No. It was hard for Kathryn. She couldn't sleep with someone she didn't love v . And I made it worse for her. The more I saw her with him…the more I pursued her. I was jealous, and the thought of her with him made me crazy. So, eventually, she and I slept together while she was still dating Evan."

"And he found out?"

"Yep. He walked in on us one night. He was pretty pissed. She and I saw him at one of her mother's charity function a few months ago. He was still angry. He made Kathryn feel like she and I had this dysfunctional relationship," he said while remembering their last encounter with Evan.

"Do you think he could be dangerous?"

"I don't know. I don't think so, but…"

"Anyone else?"

"Not that I can think of."

"OK…well, I'll call Martin and give him these names. I'll have him do background checks on them."

Danny nodded.

"Do you mind if I take a closer look around here? Is that Kathryn's desk in the bedroom?"

"No, I don't mind and yes, that is Kathryn's desk," Danny replied showing strain in his voice.

"I know this is hard, and I don't want to invade your privacy. But, you know it's the only way to find her."

"I know," he said quietly.

The Kelly's Home

Vivian met Jack in front of the Kelly's home. "Any word?" asked Vivian.

"No. Nothing. We need to see if they are hiding something. They may know where she is."

"I take the mother and you take the father?" Viv asked as Jack rang the doorbell.

"Yeah," he replied as the Maggie Kelly opened the door. "Maggie Kelly? My name is Jack Malone, and this is Vivian Johnson. We are with the FBI. We are helping Danny search for Kathryn. Can we ask you a few questions?" Jack stated matter-of-factly.

"Oh my god. Then she is missing? Oh my poor baby…where could she be?" Maggie said sounding panicked.

"Mrs. Kelly, we don't know anything yet. She's been missing for less than 10 hours. We are just being cautious," Vivian answered. "Is Michael OK?"

"Yes…yes, he's fine. He went down at 8 o'clock. I was going to bring him back to Danny, but it got so late."

As Vivian and Jack walked in the opulent home, Vivian responded, "Do you mind if we go look in on him, and then you and I can talk about Kathryn?"

"Not at all. He is upstairs."

"Mrs. Kelly, is your husband here?" Jack asked.

"In his study…right through there. He's calling some friends of ours to see if they heard from Kathryn."

"I'll go talk to him," Jack said as he nodded to Vivian.

As Vivian and Maggie looked in on Michael, Vivian said, "He's a beautiful boy. They are a handful at this age, aren't they?"

"Michael is an angel. Two of my children experienced the terrible twos, but Kathryn didn't -- neither does her son. He is the light of our lives."

"You spend a lot of time with him?" she asked as they left the room and sat on a bench in the hallway.

"I used to…when Kathryn was working. I took care of him everyday. Now I just watch him when Kathryn needs to run errands or if she and Danny need to go out together. Of course, they haven't been going out much lately."

"Because of the miscarriage?" Vivian asked. Jack filled her in about Danny and Kathryn's troubles on the phone.

"Yes, that's part of it," Maggie replied. "They've had a very hard few months…"

"And?" Vivian prodded.

"It's nothing…I just keep racking my brain wondering how Kathryn could just leave…she would have to be desperate to leave Michael."

"Why would she be desperate?"

"I…I shouldn't…she didn't come out and tell me anything. She is very private about her life with Danny."

"What didn't she tell you?"

"A few days ago, Sunday I think, Kathryn and I were taking Michael shopping. Before we left, I could tell that things were strained between her and Danny. They barely said goodbye to one another. That was extremely unusual for them. Usually, you can't pry them a part. I asked her what was wrong, and she said nothing," Maggie said as she hesitated to go further.

"Then what happened?"

"She forgot a sweater for Michael and it was starting to get cold, so we went back to the apartment after only being gone for an hour or so. As we were walking in to the building, a attractive young woman was walking out. She looked right at Kathryn and smiled. Kathryn stopped dead in her tracks. I could see tears in her eyes."

"Who was the woman?"

"Well, I wasn't sure, and Kathyrn didn't say. But when we got upstairs, she and Danny started to fight about the woman. I think she said that the woman was the mother of Danny's nephew."

"His nephew? Danny doesn't have any family," Vivian said confused.

"Well, I didn't think so either. It was a surprise to me as well. Danny grabbed her arm to take her back to the bedroom so they could fight in private. That struck me as strange because I've never seen him treat Kathryn like that. She pulled her arm away, and then they had a loud argument in the bedroom."

"Could you hear them?"

"Every word. She accused him of having an affair. He denied it, and said she was out of her mind. She seemed pretty convinced that he was having an affair. He got so angry with her that he swore at her, and stormed out. After a few minutes, Kathryn came out of the room…clearly crying. She took Michael, and told me I could go. I asked her if she wanted to talk, but she said no. She said she wanted to be alone."

"Is this the first time you've seen them argue like that?"

"Yes. It's the first time I've witnessed it, but I know they have a tumultuous relationship."

"Why would you say that if you've never witnessed them argue like that before?" asked Viv.

"When Kathryn met Danny, I could see a change in her right away. I'd never seen her that happy before…like she was walking on air. You couldn't wipe the smile off of her face. Kathryn was always a more shy, reserved young woman. It was very evident that he had quite an effect on her."

"It sounds like she was very happy…"

"The problem with feeling that kind of happiness is the low that follows when things don't go as well. It was always very evident when things weren't going well between them. Kathryn would become so emotional and sad. And there relationship went through several of those ups and downs. Even when she tried to move on from him, she couldn't. I think he filled her with a kind of passion that she never knew before, and it overwhelmed her…maybe it overwhelms her still. The problem with that kind of love is that it can't be sustained…it burns and burns until there is nothing left."

"So you aren't happy that Danny and Kathryn are married?" asked Vivian skeptically.

"I didn't say that. I'm glad that they are together for Michael's sake. They are amazing parents. Danny is a better father that I ever thought he could be, and he was a rock through that whole ordeal with Hanes. But, when it comes down to the two of them…I don't know," Maggie said in an unsure tone.

"And Kathryn never talked to you about her suspicions about an affair?"

"No, as I said, when it came to their relationship…she was very private. I think privacy is very important to Danny. But she did ask if she and Michael could stay with us for a while. At first, she said they were coming a few nights ago. But then she called, and said that she decided to stay at the apartment. She changed her mind."

"Do you think he was having an affair?" Vivian asked feeling very uncomfortable asking personal questions about Danny.

"I honestly don't know Danny well enough to judge that. But that woman was at their apartment while we were gone for the day. And Kathryn was destroyed when she saw her."

"Do you know where Kathryn would go if she wanted to get away from Danny?"

"She wouldn't leave without Michael. And when I saw her today…she gave me no indication that she was leaving. But we've checked our cabin in upstate New York. We've called her friends. There is no sign of her," asked Maggie started to cry.

"We'll find her, Maggie," Vivian said reassuringly as she patted her hand.

Back at Kathryn and Danny's apartment, Samantha was looking through Kathryn's desk. She didn't find anything that told her where Kathryn might be. But she did come across Kathryn's journal. She sat there staring at it for at least five minutes. She felt like she would betray Danny by reading it. But it could be the key to finding out exactly where Kathryn was. So she opened it to the last entry. It was the past Monday evening:

Danny left tonight. I had our bags packed and ready to go, but he didn't want me to take Michael out of his home. So he is out there somewhere. God, I pray I haven't pushed him to drink again, but I don't know what else to do. I feel so horribly guilty about everything. What if I pushed him away…into her arms? What have I done? I want to talk to him, but everything I say comes out wrong. I want him to touch me again, but I don't know if I can let him make love to me now. I can feel him next to me at night, and I want him to take me in his arms again. I want to feel his warmth, but I don't deserve it. I can't take this anymore. The love I feel when we are happy only leads to the worst possible lonliness when we are a part. The pain is too much. And if he is sleeping with her or even finding comfort in her…I won't want to live anymore. I don't think I could let him touch me again if he has, and I don't think I could live without him next to me. How did we get to this place?

Tears filled Samantha's eyes as she read the desperate passage. Now she also had to consider that maybe Kathryn lost all hope. This passage was written by someone very lonely and depressed. She got up from the desk and went out into the living room. Danny was on the phone.

When he saw Samantha, he hung the phone. "I was trying her cell phone again."

Samantha sat on the couch and tried to find the strength to asked Danny a hard question. "I need to ask you a question."

He sat down beside her. "Ask away."

"Are you having an affair?"

Danny looked her, shook his head and sighed. "No…no way. Why would you ask me that?"

"Her journal…I read the last page. She thought you were."

"No…I mean…yes…she was afraid that I was. But, we talked about it. She knew that nothing happened. We were working everything out, Samantha. We went to a marriage counselor yesterday. Dr. Harris referred us to the counselor. We were going to be OK."

"Well she didn't write that in her journal. The passage I read…the last passage…was very negative. She sounded desperate."

Danny knew exactly where Samantha was going. "She would never kill herself for the same reason she wouldn't leave without Michael. She wouldn't…she couldn't do that to him. And she wouldn't do that to me, either. She knows what I've been through in my life. She wouldn't hurt me like that. She's not a selfish person. She was just overwhelmed by all the bad things that happened to her. And I wasn't there enough for her. But I wasn't cheating on her," Danny replied defensively.

Just as Danny finished, Samantha's cell phone rang. "Spade."

"Hey. It's Jack. Viv and I are done here with her parents. They don't where Kathryn is. Her father did say that his receptionist saw her at his office right before noon today. She apparently wanted to talk to her father about a job, but he was out of the office. Anything new there?"

"Um…," Samantha hesitated.

"Let's talk about it at the office. Meet me there as soon as you can. Let me talk to Danny."

Samantha handed the phone to Danny. "It's Jack."

"Is Michael OK?" Danny asked immediately.

"He's fine. He's sleeping like a baby. Her parents are as freaked out as you are. They don't know where she is. Call the police, Danny. Let's get a report filed. We'll continue to work on this. We are going to re-group at the office now."

"I'll meet you there."

"No. If you want us on this, you have to stay out of it. Do you understand? That is the only way Van Doren will let us stay involved, and I will probably have to fight her on it. But I'll do it provided you stay home. Viv is on her way to your place with Maggie and Michael. Stay with your son, Danny. Her father is staying at the Kelly's house in case she turns up there."

"You really aren't giving me a choice, are you?"

"No…this is the only way."

"You'll keep me informed?"

"Every step of the way, I promise."

"OK. I'll stay here. Thanks, Jack.

"Thank me when we find her, Danny. This will all work out…just have faith."