CSI: NY, Season 7

Mac Taylor:
Michael had been missing for 72 hours when this case file came across my desk. He was on his way home from school when he was abducted.

Jo Danville:
Did you catch the guy?

Mac Taylor:
Took 3 years. Arthur Francis. Twice convicted sex offender. Whole time he was missing, we didn't know whether he was alive or dead. It was the first case I ever questioned which of those two options might be worse.

Jo Danville:
I'm sure his own parents asked themselves the same thing.

Mac Taylor:
At age 12, he finally managed to escape. Clawed his way through the floorboards to a crawl space.

Jo Danville:
I can't imagine that moment for a 12-year-old kid. It's heartbreaking.

Mac Taylor:
I went to see him a few times after he returned home. Made sure he was doing all right. He always wanted to wear my badge. He asked me if it was pure gold the first time he put it on. His brother Tom, too. I thought for sure one of those boys would become a cop. I tried to stay in touch with the family, but then another case came along, then another case and I lost touch. Now he's the primary suspect in a murder investigation.

Jo Danville:
Mac... there's only so much this job allows us to do.