A/N: I was re-reading what I had posted last. I had accidentally omitted a word in the Author's note. It was supposed to read: Spoiler Please e-mail me if you've seen the episode where Kilner returns. I can't remember what happened to him in that one. (I think he was okay, but…) End of spoiler Hope you like this next chapter! It's been 2 months since I've gotten to watch Strong Medicine, and only 3 more days, and I'll get to watch 2 episodes!  Sorry for the delay in posting! Hope you like!

Chapter 3

February 21, 2003 9:00

Philadelphia

24 hours missing

"Thanks," Danny smiled as Lu handed him a cup of coffee. Lu sat on the couch across from him and sighed.

"Have you gotten any leads yet?"

"Well, Martin's working on it." Danny turned back to the equipment covering the table. He made sure it was working and smiled, "We'll have a much better lead, if we get a ransom call. With you being a Doctor…"

Lu shook her head, "I run a free clinic. It doesn't bring in much revenue."

"I know. Look, if they do call, I'm going to need you to keep them on the phone for as long as possible. The equipment takes a while to trace. Okay? Stay calm and don't say anything to alarm the caller."

"Yeah. I can do that."

"Good. I have a few more question I need to ask you."

"Sure. Go ahead," Lu sighed.

"How is your relationship?"

"What do you mean?" Lu looked at him suspiciously.

"I just meant- I know how I acted at his age. Is there any way he could have run off? Maybe to be with a girl? Or-" Lu cut him off.

"No! No, he wouldn't do that. I know he wouldn't."

"Okay. I just had to ask. With teenagers, that's always a possibility."

"Yeah. I see a lot of it. Runaways that…" Lu shook her head, "He wouldn't do that."

Danny nodded, "Is there a possibility that he could be involved in drugs? Alcohol maybe?"

Lu looked horrified, "No! Nothing like that! He's a good kid, nothing illegal. Not now, not ever!"

"Okay. I'm going to need his address book or a planner. Something with the names and phone numbers of his friends. I'm going to go to his school tomorrow, talk to his teachers. Was he involved in sports?"

"No." Lu stood up, "Let me see if I can find something."

"Okay. Thanks," Danny waited for Lu to return. He got up and wandered around, looking at the pictures around the room. He turned to face the couch. He stared at the couch for a minute, trying to visualize the boy. He saw Marc sitting on the couch playing video games, an almost empty pizza box beside him.

"Here. I don't know if it'll help," Lu handed Danny a palm pilot, "He bought it last year. He's saving up for an iPod right now."

"Is that money in a special savings account or anything?"

"Yeah. I-I think so. Why?"

"I need you to keep an eye on the account balance. If anything gets taken from the account, we need to know ASAP. Alright?"

"Yeah." Lu nodded. "You think he may have run off."

Danny nodded slowly, "It's possible."

Lu sat down and pulled her knees to her chest, "I just want my baby back."

"I know," Danny said softly, "I know. And we're going to do everything we can to get him back, okay?" Lu nodded.

TBC

A/N: Sorry it's taken me so long to get this up. I'm watching the 'Strong Medicine' marathon right now… Let me know what you think!