It was extremely difficult for Perry and Della to not go looking for their daughter. "Perry, it's been three days," Della said.

"I know," he said.

"I can't just sit by and do nothing anymore."

"We're here taking care of our other children who need us."

"I know, but I need to find her."

"Della, three days ago, I would have taken you to look for her. Now, I think it's best if we don't."

"Why's that?"

"You know the statistics."

"I do," Della said angrily and yelled, "and I refuse to believe that our daughter is dead."

Perry quickly stood, now angry himself and yelling, "you think I want that? Do you think I want to have that thought? It's killing me to not look for her, but knowing the statistics, I don't want to take the chance of being the one to find my daughter's body. I definitely don't want you to find it either."

"Mom, dad," a soft voice said.

Perry and Della turned to see their five other children standing there, "what do you need?" Della asked as she wiped away some tears.

"Is Maureen dead?" Vivian asked.

Perry sat on the couch, "come here," he told his children. "I'm sorry that you heard what your mother and I were saying. No one has told us that your sister is dead. I've dealt with situations like this and I know that it's a possible outcome."

"She may not come home?" Max asked.

"There's a chance, but if I know your sister, and I'm pretty sure I do, she'll be home safe and sound before you know it."

"Do you really believe that?" Vinny asked.

"I do," Perry said.

"Why?" Violet asked.

"Because I'm going to look for her myself."

"Perry," Della said.

"I'm going, Della. I gave Tragg and his men three days. Hell, Paul hasn't even found her."

"I wasn't going to try to stop you. I was going to join you."

"Oh, well, we'd better call Jenny."

"Will you guys be careful?" Maggie asked.

"Of course," Della said.

That night, Jenny came over so Della and Perry could go search for Maureen. Jenny had known Maureen since she was an infant. It devastated her that the girl was missing. Daisy and Dan went to stay with Denny to help with the kids. He knew that his wife wanted and needed to be there, and he fully supported her. While Maureen was his niece too, Jenny had been with her since she was three months old. Perry and Della searched all night and found nothing. They slept during the day while Jenny helped the others with homework. They weren't comfortable going to school while the kidnapper was still out there. Perry and Della weren't comfortable with it either. The couple went out the next four nights. They found nothing. Della was beginning to think the worst. Eight days after Maureen's disappearance, the phone rang. Perry answered it. "Who was that?" Della asked.

"Paul has a lead."

Della jumped up out of her chair, "what?"

"We have to move quickly."

Jenny had been staying at the house so the Masons could leave right away if anything changed. Perry drove him and his wife to a wooded area, far from any town. Paul was there with Tragg and his men. "Someone said they saw a man drag a girl through here. The description of the girl matches Maureen," Paul said.

Everyone entered the woods to search. Della came upon a sight that sent chills up her spine. Maureen was pinned to the ground with a man on top of her. The man saw Della and yanked Maureen up by the arm. He began running away while dragging the teen. "I found her," Della yelled as she ran off. She chased them through the woods and ended up at a hill near a cliff. Della quickly took off her shoes and ran up the hill. She saw a man holding Maureen tightly, near the edge of the cliff. "Please, let her go," Della begged.

"Not until I get what I want," the man said.

"Then let her go and take me instead."

"Let me think," the man stood there for a moment, "nope." He threw Maureen off the cliff and into the ocean. The fifteen-year-old screamed.

"No!" Della ran towards the cliff and threw off her coat.

Perry, Paul, and Tragg ran up as Maureen was thrown over. Perry saw his wife begin to move, "Della, no!" It was too late. Della had jumped over the cliff and after her daughter.