After Booth and Olivia finished their interview with Bayley, they met up with Brennan and Elliot to discuss the case.
"What did Elizabeth say?" Booth asked Brennan.
"She and Bayley didn't see their kidnapper very often. He left them alone in the furnished basement of a house. They had access to a bathroom, and he would slide meals into the room from a hole in the door. It seems they were never tied up or harmed; the basement had a television and beds, and a lot of toys for them to play with," she replied.
Elliot nodded in agreement. "They were never abused, which leads me to believe that Mr. Clark was the target. The vic probably didn't intend to take the girls, they just happened to be with Mr. Clark at the time of the kidnapping," he told them.
Olivia looked grim. "The chances of finding Mr. Clark alive are very slim at this point. The vic refuses to say anything, so we're just going to have to go on what Bayley told us. If we can find the house the girls were held in, we might find some clues as to where their father is. I'll head down to TARU to see what they can do," she said before heading out of the room.
Brennan followed her. "Booth, call me if you need anything. And take care of those girls," she called over her shoulder.
Olivia led Brennan down to the headquarters of TARU, and introduced her to Archie who would help them.
"Using the time it took the cab to get from the place of the kidnapping to the house where the girls were kept, I was able to produce a circular area around the city where they could have been held. Factoring in weather conditions and likely traffic problems, I'd say they were in a 20 to 30 mile radius from the city. This screen shows all of the buildings in those areas," Archie explained.
Olivia nodded. "Bayley told us that it was a house, so you can take out all of the other types of buildings," she said.
Archie typed some information into the computer, and a different screen popped up. "Okay good; that narrows the search area by half. You told me that you had a street number?" He asked.
"Yes, 7205. And it had a basement, if that helps," Brennan told him.
"That should. I'm using real estate records for the counties, which can give me the types of buildings in the area, so I can locate the ones with basements. Alright. Well, it's still quite a few addresses for you to check out; about 50, but I hope this helps. I printed out a list of the addresses, along with their previous and current owners for you as well," he told them.
"Thanks Archie, you're a genius," Olivia said with a smile as she grabbed the list and ran out of the room, with Brennan right behind her.
"Now what?" Brennan asked.
"Now we go over this list with a fine toothed comb, and hope something jumps out at us," Olivia replied.
While the women looked over the list of houses, Booth took the girls to visit their mother at the hospital.
"Hello girls!" Emily called as she heard the door open and two pairs of small footsteps running into the room.
"Hi Mommy!" Both girls shouted as they hopped up onto their mother's bed and snuggled with her.
"Hello Agent Booth," Emily greeted the agent, who hung back in the doorway. "Please, come in and sit down," she offered.
Booth nodded and smiled. "Thanks. How are you feeling today?" He asked her.
"Better. The doctor is going to release me in a few hours. I'll be very glad to go home, believe me. Girls, will you be happy to be home with me again?" Emily asked her daughters.
"Yes!" Elizabeth cried, while Bayley nodded furiously.
"You won't get hurt again will you?" Bayley asked her.
"Of course not honey. I'm going to be just fine, I promise," her mother assured her as she placed a kiss on her forehead.
"We're not going to get taken away again are we?" Elizabeth asked innocently.
Tears sprang to Emily's eyes. "Oh doll baby, no body's going to get taken away ever again, I promise. I'm going to take care of you, and I'll always be with you," she told her, kissing her and pulling her daughters closer to her.
Elizabeth nodded; satisfied with the answer she had received, and stuck her thumb back into her mouth, leaning on her mother's chest.
"Mommy, when you come home tonight, can we sleep in your room with you?" Bayley asked, looking up at her mother.
Emily nodded. "Of course sweetheart, if that's what you want. You know you can always crawl into bed with me," she replied.
"Sometimes Elizabeth has bad dreams. So it'll be nice to be with you again Mommy," Bayley told her.
"Are Tempe and Seeley staying?" Elizabeth asked.
Booth looked up at Emily, who answered for him. "They are welcome to stay for as long as they want, but soon they are going to have to go back home to see their family," she told the girls.
"Yes, I have a son named Parker, who is 5. He's staying with his mom right now. Tempe and I will stay with you guys tonight, just to make sure your mom is settling in okay, but then we're going to go back to our hotel. Don't worry though; we'll still come see you every day. But once we find your daddy, we'll have to fly back home to Washington, which is where our home is. You can all come visit us though," he explained to them.
Both of the girls nodded. Emily smiled in agreement. "Thank you Booth. Thank you for everything. I know the girls would love to visit you sometime," she told him.
"Well I'm sure Parker would love to meet you both," he said to the girls. "I bet he'll think you're really cute," he teased, causing them both to giggle.
Just then the doctor walked in to check on Emily, and Booth ushered the girls out of the room, promising to come by later to bring her home.
Back at the precinct, Olivia and Brennan had made some progress on the property lists that Archie had given them. They had been able to narrow it down to 10 possible houses, and teams were at each location. They were anxiously waiting for the ring of a phone, signaling the correct address had been found.
After many cups of coffee, their eyes were weary from searching over pages upon pages of listings, and their backs hurt from the strain of bending over the desks all day. After all of their hard work, it seemed that they had now reached the hardest part – just waiting for the call to come.
Neither of them said a word, they only sat in silence, staring at the phone in the middle of the desk, waiting for it to ring. Every so often their eyes would flicker to look at the clock, but they would always return their gaze to the phone.
After what seemed like hours, but in reality was only 15 minutes, the phone rang. Both women jumped at the noise, and sat up straight in their chairs. Olivia reached towards the phone, and let it ring for a second time before picking it up.
"Benson," she answered.