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"Without a Trace" is the third episode of "Vindication," starring Todd Terry, Peggy Schott, and Emma Elle Roberts. The story takes a darker turn as a mysterious disappearance shakes the characters to their core. As the investigation unfolds, hidden truths begin to surface, and tensions rise.
The episode promises to deliver intense suspense, unexpected twists, and complex character revelations, keeping viewers on the edge of their seats.
The episode promises to deliver intense suspense, unexpected twists, and complex character revelations, keeping viewers on the edge of their seats.
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00:00So then Kate tells Presley it was my fault and it made me so mad. It was so dumb.
00:15It kind of was your fault.
00:17And how would you know?
00:18Because you always say things like that.
00:20Okay, stop. You guys are annoying. He's butting into my business.
00:25Jeff?
00:30There is a stain on my pillow and whoever did this is dead.
00:37Jeff?
00:42Hey, we got that packet from the...
00:44Jeff!
01:03What happened?
01:18Where's dad?
01:33What are you working on?
01:49A missing persons report.
01:53A man in his forties.
01:56And his wife felt it was necessary to print all the emails that he has ever received.
02:03And Bill decided that I needed to read them all.
02:07So here I am.
02:10What exactly are you trying to find?
02:12I do not know.
02:15She hasn't heard from him in 48 hours.
02:18Their room was a mess.
02:20She's panicked.
02:21And right now I guarantee you that guy is out with his side chick while I am sitting here at midnight reading his emails.
02:27His side chick?
02:29Yeah, yeah.
02:32Do you have one of those?
02:36No.
02:37I do not.
02:39Here.
02:42Give me some to look through.
02:43Are you serious?
02:45Yeah.
02:46Come on.
02:47Okay.
02:49Have at it.
02:52What do you want me to find?
02:54Anything that would explain why a father of two would disappear without his car.
03:01I mean, easy as that.
03:03Okay.
03:04Okay.
03:05Have you heard anything from Katie lately?
03:17Okay.
03:18She asked if she could come home and stay for a little while and I said it would be fine.
03:31She wanted to know if you would be okay with it and I said, of course.
03:48You know what?
03:49This is boring.
03:51Hi, I'm Detective Travis.
03:52I told your mom I'd stop by.
04:08To be completely honest, it is very rare for cognitive adults to simply disappear.
04:27Unless they're wanting to disappear.
04:37Okay.
04:38Well, all I want him to do is text or call.
04:42He's never done this before.
04:44And when I call it goes straight to voicemail and I'm just, I'm really worried and I'm scared
04:49and I don't understand it.
04:50What about friends or family?
04:54Has anybody heard from him?
04:56Well, I called everybody and I never even call.
05:00I text and I've seriously called everyone.
05:02Did you call Uncle Bobby?
05:04Yeah.
05:05I called Aunt Michelle and she said she hadn't heard from him.
05:07Well, what if he tried texting you?
05:08Sometimes I text you and you don't get them.
05:10Okay.
05:11For three days, other people have been texting me.
05:15What about the business partners you mentioned?
05:19Well, I emailed all the ones I could find on his computer and he'll probably be upset with me.
05:25I just, I'm so, I really don't even know what I am right now.
05:32It's fine.
05:33I know how tough this can be.
05:36Why don't you just tell me a little bit about his business?
05:49Hey, do we have anything next Tuesday?
05:52What?
05:53Next Tuesday.
05:54Do we have anything planned that night?
05:56Uh, I don't know.
05:59I'm a little busy right now and have to check.
06:02Can you check?
06:03I got a conference call that night.
06:04I want everyone out of the house so there's no distractions.
06:06Okay.
06:07Well, just do it during the day while we're gone.
06:09I can't.
06:10The company's in a different time zone, so it's gotta be at night.
06:13Okay, well, where would you like for us to go?
06:17Oh, I don't care.
06:18You can go wherever you want.
06:19Just don't spend any money.
06:22Oh, that sounds like fun.
06:25What, do you want the kids and I just to drive around in circles so you can have your call?
06:29This is an important call.
06:31Do you not want me to take it?
06:33Oh, no, no.
06:35I want you to have your call.
06:37I hope your meeting goes great.
06:38You know why?
06:39Because I'm tired of sacrificing everything that I want for your little business fantasies.
06:44You're not the only one sacrificing here.
06:46I'm trying.
06:47You know that.
06:48You know what, Jeff?
06:50You know where I would be right now?
06:52I normally go to the gym on Tuesday nights, but I don't go anymore because we can't afford it.
06:57And when was the last time I hung out with my girlfriends, huh? When was that?
07:00Just have them come over here.
07:02And do what?
07:03Sit in our green hot tub?
07:05Yeah, that's real appealing.
07:07Okay, take money out of savings.
07:09Have it cleaned.
07:10It's fine with me.
07:18Oh, my goodness.
07:20Uh-uh.
07:21Ladies, so Steven finally finished putting in that full-sized basketball court.
07:26So I told him it is my turn to get some upgrades next.
07:29Now I get to share all the neat things he gets to do for me.
07:32We just finished the guest house.
07:35I'm taking a break for a while.
07:36I mean, he's just so stressful.
07:38Oh, wow.
07:39With Jason's soccer this summer, I won't have time to do any projects.
07:42His first two tournaments are in Paris and Madrid.
07:45So I have to spend half the summer in Europe.
07:48Well, Jeff and I, we haven't really decided what we're going to do this summer.
07:52We talked about somewhere small in the Caribbean.
07:54But it's really hard now with his company and his schedule.
07:58We just never know what it's going to be, so.
08:00How's it going with his business?
08:02It's going really good.
08:03Yeah, we got a call last week and if they license the software, it'll be somewhere in the millions.
08:09Oh, that is fabulous.
08:12Yeah, but just between us.
08:14No, that's a blessing.
08:16You deserve it.
08:17Then it'll be your turn to get some upgrades, girl.
08:20Mommy makeover upgrades.
08:22Brad loves it.
08:24I'll get you Dr. Webster's info.
08:26I'm sure Jeff would go for that right now.
08:29Yeah.
08:32Emma?
08:33Hey, baby, why don't you get on your swimsuit?
08:35You can come get in the water with us?
08:36Oh, honey, at your age, there is no way that I'd be sitting at home on a Saturday night.
08:41Girl, please.
08:54Is it true what you said about Dad's company?
09:00Well, it could be.
09:02You said millions, but Dad said the deal fell through.
09:07Okay.
09:08Don't come in here calling me a liar about something you know nothing about.
09:12Got that?
09:14So is it true?
09:19You know what?
09:20I have an idea.
09:21How about you not listen to my conversations?
09:26Go to bed.
09:34We only had a couple months left in savings, and Jeff's meetings weren't going very well.
09:41It was a really tough time on all of us.
09:45Any of your friends, they call or come by after Jeff went missing?
09:48No.
09:56I, uh, hate to ask this, but have there been any fidelity issues in your marriage?
10:01You know I'm your boss.
10:02No.
10:03No.
10:04Not that I'm aware of it.
10:05Jeff would never do that to us.
10:06I've never seen anything.
10:07I've never worried about anything.
10:08It's a tough thing to consider, but nine times out of ten in situations like this.
10:14Yes sir, no.
10:15If you knew Jeff, that's just not his character.
10:16He wouldn't do that.
10:17They get on social media.
10:18Old flings, they start talking.
10:19One thing wants to do another.
10:20That's not why he's missing.
10:21Okay.
10:22I had to ask.
10:23Mom, what about that time Dad called when we were coming home from cheer camp?
10:27I don't remember.
10:28It was about business.
10:29It was one of his deals.
10:30You remember what he said?
10:32I don't know.
10:33But he took the.
10:34You remember what.
10:35He took the.
10:36But he took the.
10:37You did.
10:38And I think he took the.
10:39Helen, let me check it out.
10:40I約束.
10:41I knew you were about the time when we were coming home from cheer camp.
10:42I had to ask.
10:43Mom what about that time Dad called when we were coming home from cheer camp?
10:45I don't remember.
10:47It was about business.
10:48It was one of his deals.
10:50Do you remember what he said?
11:08I'm sorry, I got busy.
11:09Lost track of time.
11:10I didn't feel like I learned anything new, really.
11:22And there was so much drama in the bunks every night that, you know, I just focused on being
11:28a light to them and tried to ignore all this stupid stuff.
11:32A light?
11:35Yeah, like a Christian light.
11:37Matthew 516, let your light shine.
11:44Well, that's good.
11:45That's what you should do.
11:46It's not Christian to call people stupid.
11:49I didn't say anybody was stupid.
11:55Hey.
11:56Hey, where are you?
11:57I just picked up Emma.
11:58We're on our way back now.
12:00All right.
12:02Just got off the phone with Finco International.
12:05Is that the one in China?
12:06No, South America.
12:08They're, uh, they're out.
12:10They said they're going to build it themselves internally.
12:13Well, that's stupid.
12:16The thing is, with the access we gave them to review it, I, uh, I think they may have copied
12:22it.
12:23So, now, basically, they're ripping us off so they don't have to pay me.
12:26Well, is there anything you can do legally?
12:30You know, I told you this was a bad idea to work with them, and you wouldn't listen to me.
12:35Well, I can't end negotiations based on your gut feelings.
12:40But the good news is, the beta key we gave them will expire.
12:43Without it, most of the layers won't work.
12:45It'll cost them a ton to reverse engineer that piece.
12:47Well, maybe next time you'll listen to me.
12:51I can tell you more about it when you get home.
12:54No, I'm finished talking about it.
12:57So, you have some good news.
12:58I don't want to hear about your software anymore.
13:00I thought you would want to know.
13:02No, not unless it's good.
13:03Bye.
13:04Bye.
13:07That wasn't very nice.
13:09Well, if you had to hear about it all day like I do, you'd do the same thing.
13:15I do hear about it all the time.
13:19Well, I'm sick of hearing about stuff that never leads anywhere.
13:23That was probably your dad's last option.
13:29I told you I didn't have to do cheer if we were low on money.
13:33No.
13:33My kids are not going to miss out on things because their dad's a failure.
13:50What did you say the name of the company was again?
13:53Finco, right?
13:55Yeah.
13:56That sounds right.
13:57Yeah.
13:58Did he ever resolve that dispute?
14:00That sounded like it could be serious.
14:03I didn't ask.
14:07We never talked about it again.
14:08Busca por los cajones.
14:15¡Vale!
14:16No, no, no.
14:18You need to tell me where it is.
14:20Now!
14:25Look, I...
14:27I told you.
14:30I was not being a good wife.
14:32I should have asked more questions and I should have listened.
14:36But if he comes home, I promise you I'm going to listen to him for hours.
14:40I promise.
14:44I'm sure he'll be back.
14:46I'm sure he'll be fine.
14:47Look, uh, I'll tell you what I'd like to do.
14:52With your permission, I'd like to go into his office, take his computer back to our lab
14:56and, uh, have some basic forensics run on it.
15:00Sure.
15:01His laptop's not here.
15:03It's missing.
15:03But I sent you all the emails from our family computer.
15:07And I appreciate that.
15:09Um, I have, uh, a couple of our best guys working on that right now.
15:14This is fascinating.
15:33Seriously?
15:34Yes.
15:35It's like a treasure hunt.
15:37I love it.
15:38Amy's emails are in here, too.
15:47Look at this.
15:50Two weeks ago, an insurance policy on Jeff was tripled.
15:54But the confirmation message was sent to Amy's address.
15:57Jeff wasn't even copied on it.
16:00Do you know what else was sent to her?
16:02Bank notices.
16:03That their account was overdrawn.
16:05So people who don't have any money decide to triple an insurance policy
16:09on someone who just happens to go missing a short time thereafter.
16:18Coincidence?
16:20Maybe.
16:20I was with her all morning, and she told me nothing of the sort.
16:37Well then, maybe I should give her a call.
16:42You're wanting me to deputize you.
16:44Tell you what, I'm meeting with her again tomorrow.
16:52I'll ask her then.
16:54Good work.
16:57I don't know what I'm supposed to say.
17:12What do you want me to do right now?
17:15But I will do anything if it means that my dad will come home.
17:20I can't possibly say it any other way, but I'm listening right now.
17:28You just tell me what I'm supposed to do.
17:32Because I need him.
17:37I will never ask for anything again, and I...
17:41Mom, what are you doing?
18:03Oh, your dad just had me renew this silly life insurance policy.
18:11Just thought I'd take a look at it.
18:13Why are all these clothes out?
18:17I just thought that I would sell some of them to help your dad with his business.
18:26I hadn't even worn half of these.
18:28Can we pray together?
18:42Your dad is fine.
18:44Don't worry.
18:46We're all going to laugh about this one day.
18:52But what if he's not?
18:57Well, we'll pray that he is.
18:59I'm so mering Wegmans who don't fall.
19:05Thanks.
19:24Fuck.
19:27Fuck.
19:27Fuck.
19:28Hey.
19:30Hey.
19:32Um, Mom said I could come if I needed a place, so I'm here.
19:39Yeah, yeah, we talked about that.
19:41It's okay.
19:43You gonna take your bag?
19:45No.
19:46It's fine.
19:47I'm fine.
19:48Get you some to eat?
19:50No, thank you.
19:51Nothing?
19:52I'm fine.
19:53Okay.
19:54You know what?
19:56I'm just gonna go set my stuff in my room.
20:08Hello.
20:12Okay.
20:16I'm sitting.
20:24Mom, what's this?
20:40Hello?
20:42This is she?
20:44Mom, what is it?
20:59You okay?
21:00Oh, yeah.
21:01Thought you'd like to know they found him.
21:05Oh.
21:08Where was he?
21:09Beijing.
21:10China.
21:11Got stuck in customs.
21:15He's alive?
21:16Oh, yeah.
21:17Oh, yes, he is.
21:18What's he doing there?
21:20Some big company wants to license his software.
21:22I can make it to the airport.
21:23Trust me.
21:25Yep.
21:26Nope.
21:27I'm leaving now.
21:29Okay.
21:30Okay.
21:31So just go on.
21:32I'll be there.
21:33So he's in a rush to get on the plane.
21:35He forgets to call his wife.
21:36Supposedly leaves her a note.
21:38She doesn't find it.
21:39Like now.
21:40Who's going to upload the latest code base?
21:42Good.
21:47And then he loses his cell phone en route.
21:49There's four and five need to be updated by tomorrow morning.
21:52That's if we can get the product piece locked by the time I land.
21:55And all the while I'm here like a hamster on a treadmill.
22:00Unbelievable.
22:01Yeah.
22:02Yeah.
22:03Dad's coming home?
22:04He sure is.
22:05What was wrong with his passport?
22:08I don't know.
22:09But they said that he's going to be okay and he's going to call in a minute.
22:16I'm glad we prayed.
22:18Yeah.
22:20Don't you ever do that to me.
22:22I will kill you.
22:23But go overseas and become a millionaire.
22:25I don't think you have to worry about that, honey.
22:27Too busy wasting my days chasing after nothing.
22:30I don't think it was a waste.
22:32What did his wife say?
22:35Come here.
22:38We were so worried.
22:39It was okay.
22:46Just thinks it was a miracle.
22:47Well, I'm sure for them it was.
23:03Maybe in more ways than one.
23:05Have a blast.
23:06Then come here.
23:07And that's.
23:08Oh, my gosh.
23:09I feel like you.
23:10I don't want to know.
23:11I don't know.
23:12I'm sorry.
23:14You're going to be here.
23:15I'm sorry.
23:16I'm sorry.
23:17I'm sorry, I'm sorry.
23:19That's how I love you.
23:20And I know.
23:22You're a little bit.
23:23I'm sorry.
23:24I don't know.
23:25I know.
23:26I'm sorry.
23:28I're not sorry.
23:30I'm sorry.
23:32I'm sorry.
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