Back at the Bennett home, it was a scene of organized chaos. Vivian and Martin were chatting with various tech experts. Laura and Samuel Bennett were sitting amid this chaos, examining their busy lives.
"Samuel," Laura spoke while on the verge of tears, "I think we should stop traveling so much. If anything happens to Sophie or Samantha I would never forgive myself for not spending enough time with either of them. I mean, you are the CEO. Can't you send some of your interns, or executives? Any of your employees, for that matter?"
"Maybe we can just take Sophie with us?" Samuel asked rather hopefully.
"You know we couldn't do that!" Laura was getting frustrated now, "She has school, and her horse, and her friends. We just couldn't do that, and you know it!"
Samuel sighed, "Laura, I can't trust anyone else, you should know that better than anyone. Those interns could screw up some of my multi-million dollar partnerships."
"Then you can find yourself a new personal assistant!" Laura was shouting now, "You may not be willing to screw up some of your multi-million dollar partnerships! I am not willing to screw up my daughter's life!" She stormed up the grand staircase and slammed a door in her wake.
Samuel sat on the couch, thinking about what his wife said. "Maybe I should take a couple of weeks off," he thought to himself, "I am the CEO." He was thinking about that last time he had played polo with Sophie when his phone rang.
Vivian and Martin, who had just watched the whole episode, came over, and stood next to Samuel. He put the phone on speaker, expecting it to be Walter.
"Daddy?" Sophie's voice had never sounded sweeter to him than at that moment.
"Sophie, honey, where are you?"
"Me and Sam are at this little coffee shop, we escaped the warehouse place through a window."
Vivian called Jack immediately. She hoped they were still at the warehouse.
"Jack! Sam and Sophie are at The Coffee Bean. It's just around the corner from the warehouse."
"Sophie. Mr. Malone is on his way to pick you guys up. Stay put ok."
"Ok, Dad, I'll stay on the line."
Jack and Danny arrived at the coffee joint at the same time that Viv and Martin traced Walter Frankel's cell phone. The police picked him up in an abandoned building, along with his two thugs, who had just begun to explain that they had lost Sam and Sophie.
The FBI had already packed up and left, with the exception of Viv and Martin, when Jack, Danny, Sam, and Sophie arrived. Laura, with Samuel close behind rushed out to the car and embraced their daughter. Laura hugged Sam, and apologized for not spending enough time with Sophie. Laura announced that she was going to be a stay-at-home mom. Samuel announced that he had taken a month off work, and he intended on promoting his favorite intern so that he wouldn't have to travel so much.
"I think everyone should stay for dinner!" Laura announced.
Jack though it was a nice idea, after all they didn't have any open cases. They deserved a celebration.
Laura was thrilled and everyone headed inside. As it turns out Laura was actually a very talented cook. The group milled around in the living room while they waited for Laura to call them to dinner.
Hey Sam," Sophie called. "Do you know who misses you?"
Sam put down her glass of wine. "I have a hunch," she replied mysteriously.
Sophie grabbed Sam's hand and they ran outside.
Laura came out of the kitchen, and saw everyone looking out the window.
She looked after her sister and her daughter knowingly. "I know were they are going."
Everyone expected her to answer, "Just wait," she responded.
They did, and a few minutes later, Sophie emerged from the barn, cantering her grey gelding bareback towards an open pasture gate. Sam, who was cantering her big bay mare toward the open pasture gate, closely followed Sophie, her long blond hair flowing behind her.
"That is who missed her," Laura said as she headed back to the kitchen, "Dinner's ready," She called behind her.
The missing person's unit, minus one, sat down to a delicious dinner, wondering what else they didn't know about Samantha Spade.