Crime Hunter : Vice, Episode 1 : Shadow Chaser Part.1
Series : Crime Hunter : Vice Episode 1 : Shadow Chaser Part.1 Eastside, Los Angeles – Spring, 1987 They disappeared without a sound, fifteen children vanished from neighborhood playgrounds. Different blocks. Different times. No ransom. No pattern. No clue. Then, just as suddenly, they came back. Dumped in alleyways, near fire stations, even at a church door. Alive, yes... but quiet. Withdrawn. Not the same. In the case briefing, a forensic doctor stated that all of the kids were sedated. Some minor physical injuries. And, they were kept somewhere. Long enough to break them a little. Captain Frank Novak (command briefing, tired and angry): “This wasn’t gang-related. Wasn’t random. Someone took these kids, held them, and brought them back clean. This smells like... production.” Detective Sgt. Lisa Tran-Nguyen (31, flat tone): “Production of what?” Sgt. George Molenski (29, impatient): “If it’s kiddie smut, I swear...” Ray Johnson (43, steady...