MiraBeth's confident stride ate up the length of the hallway as she searched for a certain group of people. Finding the door labelled 'The Authority' with a line through the words, she knocked firmly. The man who opened the door towered over her. "Can I help you?"

"My presence was requested because a threat or threats were reported. No one can give me any more specific information. Would you care to comment, Mr. H?" she asked.

"Not really. Just do what you were hired to do." he said and shut the door in her face.

MiraBeth shook her head and walked on through the backstage area. Something is definitely going on. That woman behind him was visibly upset. What is wrong with these people? The officer observed the people in each of the nooks and crannies. She took mental note of those who were on task, those loitering in the shadows, and the Swiss superstar that was attempting to follow her stealthily and failing miserably. MiraBeth rounded a corner of a deserted hallway and flattened herself against the wall. As soon as Antonio came around the corner, she slammed him against the other wall and pressed her baton against his neck. "Let's chat." she said softly. Antonio swallowed hard. "What the hell is going on around here?"

"I…I…I know nothing." he stuttered.

Seth skidded around the corner. "What's going on?"

"That's my question." MiraBeth asked. "It's about time I got some straight answers." Seth moved passed the officer, raising both his hands, and stood beside his friend. "One of you needs to tell me what you know."

"All we know is rumor, and no one believes us anyway. The only thing I've heard is that Vince McMahon was supposed to be here tonight and that he is missing. Stephanie wanted to let WWE security handle it so there wouldn't be any publicity. Triple H wanted to let you, the police, start investigating. I left while they were arguing." He shrugged his shoulders. "I told Dean but he didn't believe me. They laughed at me because we've kinda fallen for some stupid…pranks before."

MiraBeth released Antonio. "Alright. Listen. I'm going to let the two of you go, IF you promise to keep your mouths shut for now. I'm going to need unbiased access and if you two are running your mouths, that's not going to happen."

"Not saying a word." Antonio promised as he scurried away.

Seth looked at the place where his friend had stood and back to the uniformed officer. He said, "The car he was supposed to arrive in is here. It arrived empty. I don't know if the driver is still here." He quickly gave her directions and high-tailed it back to catering.

MiraBeth approached the door labeled 'Parking'. As soon as she was in the parking garage, she saw the limo sitting near the door with the rear doors open. "Great. Nothing like a compromised crime scene."

A whispered 'psst' came from the corner of the garage. MiraBeth moved only her eyes searching for the source. She walked around the car, taking pictures and video of the inside and outside before anything else was lost. As she moved around, she got closer to the hidden person. "You thought I ditched you, didn't you?" Sam, the other officer assigned to the detail asked quietly. "I have been here in plain clothes for a few hours. No, I didn't see anything with Vince. But I did see someone move the surveillance cameras. We need to get that footage. Right now, they seem to know about you and not me. If it's okay with you, I'll keep up with the undercover portion."

MiraBeth sighed. "That's probably best. These people aren't the most forthcoming bunch. I can't even get the right people to admit there's a missing person."

"Check in in 30?" Sam asked.

"Let's say 45. I have to find security and twist some arms." MiraBeth said with a smile.

"How long are we going to deny that Vince is missing?" Hunter asked Stephanie.

"How do we know he isn't doing this for ratings? I am not involving the police until I know this is real." Stephanie's voice shook. "I love my father. But he does stupid stuff like this for publicity. I'm not going to be a part of a publicity stunt like this."

"Steph, what if it's not a stunt? The limo pulled in empty. You saw it. The longer we wait, the longer he is out there…The police need to start looking and investigating. The sooner the better." Hunter encouraged.

"Are you the person who called the cops and reported the threat?" she accused.

"Of course not! That's the other thing. Whoever is behind this wanted the police here. I think that makes this rather serious."

"And I think that means it is my father." Stephanie said.

"And I think the two of you need to talk to me." said the police officer in the doorway. "Your security people won't cooperate and the two of you would rather debate theories than talk to someone who can actually investigate. Maybe all of you need to get hauled in on hindering an investigation charges. At least that would get you out of my way." She muttered, walking the rest of the way into the room and shutting the door.

Yes, yes. The romance will return later. Give it time people! Patience! Oy vey!