16. Manhunt — Episode — Without a Trace

16. Manhunt

Martin is swamped with guilt after a young boy is kidnapped shortly after he jogs by. The team tries to reassure Martin that his presence was a help rather than a hindrance as they search for the kidnapped child, but Sam's continued reluctance to admit to their relationship partnered with Martin's jealousy of her relationship with Jack only cause more problems.

Plot summary and ending

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Complete story — includes the ending

12-year-old Mike Gerard goes missing, after his mother witnesses a man forcing him into a car. Martin, who is jogging in the area at the time, chases the car for several blocks, but loses it. Initially the team suspects that Mike has been taken by a pedophile, but when Martin's photofit leads them to discover the identity of the man who took Mike, they suspect that he may actually have no intention of harming the child, but instead is using him in an attempt to undo a tragedy that occurred to his own son exactly a year ago. Sam and Martin's relationship suffers a blow when the couple can not agree on a good time to go public with their romance.

Sources and content license

Source and revision history · Adapted from Wikipedia contributors, Without a Trace season 3. HTML formatting and reference markers removed. · Content license