"I didn't hear anything about screaming, no. More so how quiet things are now, though there wasn't an indication that they meant at the time of abduction as well." He sighs, looking over his shoulder back at him.

"I'm inclined to agree, though I do still think it looks planted. Just not by the child. I just can't figure out why whoever took these kids would be purposely leaving things behind." He probably shouldn't say it, but he's going to anyway: "unless they're being used as bait."

He genuinely can't tell if that seems far-fetched or not in this situation. Perhaps nothing is far-fetched anymore.