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Author's Note: This chapter is kind of short, but if it was in the format of the show then the prologue and this chapter would go together, so think of it that way…review please…

Jessica

Chapter 1: 3 Hours Missing

Sunday, March 26th, 2006. Police squad cars were swarming the Spade residence. Special Agents Jack Malone and Vivian Johnson stood next to Theresa Spade, who was calm but had tears in her eyes. "And what time did she leave the house?" asked Malone.

Theresa sniffled and wiped her eyes. "Um, I think she left at around 6:30 to go to the movies. I thought everything would be okay; she goes out with her friends all the time."

Vivian nodded. "We'll find her, Ms. Spade. Now can you tell us if she was acting differently before this happened? Any change in personality, stuff like that?"

Theresa sighed. "Actually, yeah," she said.

"Ok," Jack said. "When did this start?"

"I'd say about three months ago. It was usually after a date with her boyfriend, Alexander Harris. She would come home all quiet, but then I would try to talk to her and she would snap at me; tell me that her date was none of my business."

"Does any time in particular stand out to you?" Jack asked.

Theresa sniffled and nodded. "Yeah…a couple weeks ago, actually."

FLASHBACK

The door opened and Jessica walked through, carrying her messenger bag and wearing a blue jacket. She closed the door as her mom entered the room. "Hey, honey," she began. "How was it?"

"Fine," Jessica said as she turned around. It was just barely visible, but Theresa could clearly see a small circle of purple around Jessica's left eye.

"What's that?" Theresa asked, pointing at the spot.

"Nothing," Jessica told her as she put a hand up to her eye.

"Did Alex hit you?" she asked again, approaching Jessica.

"No," Jessica snapped. "He didn't do anything to me! God, mom, why do you always assume the worst about people!" she yelled.

"I'm sorry, Jess, I just want to know what that thing around your eye is," Theresa said, putting up her palms in defense.

"It's a bruise!"

"Well, why do you have a bruise next to your eye?"

"I just bumped into something! Okay? God."

"Okay, okay…" Theresa continued to watch her daughter unpack her bag and hang up her coat. "Are you all right?"

"I'm fine. I'm going to bed," Jessica said. She then turned around while putting her bag around her shoulder, and walked up the stairs to her room.

END OF FLASHBACK

Theresa crossed her arms over her chest. "She didn't talk to me for two days after that."

Jack nodded. "You still think that her boyfriend hit her?"

She sighed. "Alex seems like such a nice kid; I don't know what would make him do that, but, yeah, my gut tells me he did."

Jack nodded and patted her on the shoulder. "Okay. Thank you, Ms. Spade. Call us if you think of anything else."

And with that, Ms. Spade sat on the couch while the FBI agents continued to investigate and talk to each other.

Outside the house, Special Agents Martin Fitzgerald and Danny Taylor stood, conversing, when a green four door pulled up in front of the house. The door opened and Special Agent Samantha Spade stepped out of the vehicle. She looked over and saw Martin and Danny, slammed her door and rushed over to them. "What happened?" she asked rapidly.

"Well," Danny started. "Don't know the whole story yet, Jack is inside talking to her mother; Jessica Spade, 17, left the house last night and never came home."

Sam sighed. "Oh, god," she muttered to herself.

"Hey, you guys have the same last name; you related to them or something?" Martin asked.

Sam looked over at him, her eyes filled with worry and fear. "She's my little sister."