"There's nothing in the photos other than the couch he's on," David sighed, "Were not going to be able to get a location from these."
"Can't we get something?" Carl sighed.
"A white wall and a black couch doesn't help much." Maxx said.
"What about the ties? His mouth and arms are both tied by bandannas." Carl pointed out painfully, "are there any other missing child's cases with that?"
"One in Minnesota," Maxx replied quickly, typing away at his computer. "Two here, but it was five years ago."
"Where were they found?"
"They weren't found." Maxx said quietly, and Carl gulped.
"We'll find will." Penny told him, lightly patting his back.
Carl cleared his throat, "there's no bruising or bleeding. Maybe he was just tied up for the photos."
"Why?"
"I don't know," he sighed, "to scare us?"
"It's possible." Penny nodded.
"When are we going to the daycare?"
"I'm going to the providers house today." Penny answered.
"I'm coming with."
"Carl, you can't -"
"I'm coming with." He repeated.
David looked at him for a moment before sighing and closing his files. "Fine, go with."
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"Jesus Christ, hurry the fuck up." Carl mumbled as penny banged on the front door of the daycare providers house for the third time.
"You need to be calm or you can't do this." Penny reminded quietly just before the door unlocked from the inside, then opened up slowly.
No words were said, but the moment carl saw the woman's face, he felt an angry feeling bubbling in his stomach. How could she pay no attention as my son was taken from us?
"Can i help you?" She asked timidly after penny and Carl showed their badges.
You can help by paying attention to the kids you're payed to watch over.
"We've got a few questions about William Gallagher." Penny explained. "Do you mind if we come in?"
The woman's demeanor changed at the mention of Will's name. Instead of inviting them in, she stepped out onto the porch, closing the door behind her.
"It's such a shame what happened to that boy," she sighed, "I just hope you can find him soon, he's such a sweet kid."
"We'd like to go over what you saw again." Penny said.
"Oh, i didn't see anything." She responded quickly, "I was watching over a crying baby when the incident happened."
"You couldn't watch more than one child at a time?" Carl asked harshly. "At a daycare?"
"I was... I was trying to care for the children the best i could." the woman stuttered. "I love those children."
She has my son
Carl was sure of it. She was scared to answer questions, she didn't even have a good story as to why she wasn't watching Will. She has him.
"Were you working alone?" Penny asked, "because there needs to be more than one worker with that many-"
"My wife was working with me." The woman interrupted. "I wasn't alone."
"So what was she doing when my son "wandered off"?" Carl asked rudely.
The woman furrowed her brows, then looked at him sympathetically. "Mr. Gallagher." She sighed, "I'm sorry we have to meet this way."
"What did you do with my kid?" He asked immediately.
"Carl." Penny warned, "I think you should go wait in the car."
Carl shook his head, "No, I'm getting will."
"Carl, he's not here." She said quietly, turning her back to the woman standing on the porch.
"What did you do with Will?" He looked past penny to the woman standing on the porch, now joined by another woman holding her hand tightly.
"That's enough," penny lightly pushed him back toward the parked car, "go wait in the car."
"Where the fuck is he?!" Carl asked, his voice breaking as he let penny push him away from the women. "Where is he?!"
"Go." Penny instructed, "you're not even supposed to be here."
"fine." he said, his jaw locked and eyes still on the scared women standing on the porch. He took a deep breath, then walked back to the car and immediately called rylee.
"Hello?" She answered quietly, as she was at work. "did you guys find anything? did you find him?"
"No." he sighed. "The daycare people know more than they're saying, though, I can tell."
"okay." she replied quietly, disappointment evident in her voice.
"We'll find him soon, baby, I know we will." Carl promised. "I'm going to get him back."
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(carl chill bro
also i am sorry that this story is boring
i am trying
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