Song: Don't Cry by Like a Storm

Detective Ledlow POV:

The phone was hers...however the tech team did not find much on it. As for the car there was no foul play what so ever and the only hand prints they found were hers. I had my team go through her dorm room and nothing was out of place. The only thing left was to look at her laptop to see if we could get any information out of it.

We searched all through the history log...places she visited, mostly places to get away. One popped up more than the rest and we dug in farther. There was a rental website that she had looked up several times however when we looked it up it only listed the places. Nothing showed where she might have rented one.

However when we looked into her bank account...only because she had all the information already saved into the computer it pulled up...She had taken every dime out by the time she was reported missing. Every dime...not one cent was left in it. When we mentioned the money to Jessica Baxter she flipped out. I figured she would. I mean what mother wouldn't.

So now we think she meant to take all of it out...she meant to disappear. I don't think anyone took her because it just doesn't add up. The money was coming out every week until it was all gone the moment she left...or at least when Mrs. Baxter reported her missing.

We got a 911 call about an hour ago. By the time we made it to the cabin the guys that are there are telling us about this girl. I can only hope for it to be the girl we are looking for. My partner, Detective Liz is with me. I need her to help me talk with the shaken up girl.

The cabin could be in a rental...but there is no way that I would pay for this place. It is really old and rustic. You can tell this place hasn't been updated in years or cleaned for that matter. Makes me wonder who actually comes out to clean this place. I run my finger along the counter and a layer of dust comes off. In the kitchen, I notice a brown bag on its side and there are a few breakfast bars inside along with a few other items. "Is this ya'lls?"

"No sir...it was already here. I assume hers." The guy says and points to the back room.

Liz and I continue to walk through the musk room, and down the hallway. It really smells bad in here like something died. When we come to the back room, I open the door slowly. The windows are closed and the air is stuffy with that old moth ball smell, like an older person's home. I can barely see anything it is so dark in the room. When my eyes finally adjust to the dimness of the room that is when I see the girl huddled up in the corner rocking back and forth.

 She is naked. She looks traumatized. What the hell happened to her? We try to step closer to her and she starts to panic.I let Liz work her magic.

"Miss...we are here to help you. Can you stand up?" She gives me a look and then back at the young girl.

But the young girl screams out. "Please don't touch me...please just go away."

"Ma'am...you need medical attention...please let us help you up." Liz looks back over at me again and I nod my head.

I am jotting down notes... Young girl maybe in her early twenties...completely naked...traumatized...beaten and malnourished. Severely under weight. Signs of abuse...covered in scratches, burses and her back looks like it has been beaten with a belt...or a whip. I watch as Liz steps closer to her and holds her hand out for her. The young girl reaches out but then pulls back away.

 "Please just leave me alone...I...I...I can't go...he won't let me leave."

"Who won't let you leave...honey there is no one here." Liz looks back at me and I shrug. But the young girl is scared shitless that someone is going to harm her.

"No...No...I can't go...he is here...he is right behind me. Don't you see him?"

I look behind her even though I know no one could be there she is right against the corner and no one could be behind her. She is talking out of her head...then it dawns on me...I wonder if this is the young girl we have been looking for...Sophie.

Sophie...reaches up and slaps herself hard against her cheek. What the hell...And I don't me a light tap like to wake her up but a full hard open hand slap. Hell I think I felt the sting from it.

"Honey...now...stop that. Why are you hurting yourself like that?" Liz tells her as she tries to reach out to her again to stop her from hurting herself.

Within seconds she stands up and bolts out the door and the two of us just look at each other.Sophie keeps yelling, "Please stop...don't come near me...please just leave me alone."

"We are not going to hurt you." I tell her.We chase after her through the wooded area, until she comes to a stop. Behind her looks like a drop off and I'm hoping that she is done running. Surely she won't jump. She stops to look at us and then I watch as she turns back around, looking at the drop off.

"Sophie...don't do it..." I call out, but it's too late. I watch her jump into mid air like it was nothing. Both of us run over to the edge and thankfully it wasn't too far down...however her body is twisted this way and that and just by looking at her I can tell she broke a few bones. I push the button on my walkie talkie... "10-45C, 11-41...the young girl jumped...in critical condition...need ambulance."

I start down the drop off, walking down holding on to the trees for support. Liz is right behind me. When we make it to the bottom, we both look at Sophie and assess her condition. Her eyes are starting to dilate and I know it is from the fall. Within seconds she is out.

"What the hell." Liz looks at me and then back down at her.

 I take off my jacket and cover up her body. I glance up at Liz. "Her mom said that she had schizophrenia...the only thing I can think of is that the voices must have told her to jump."

I squat down beside her and push her hair out of her face. Poor girl looks really messed up. Within fifteen minutes the paramedics are there and we have to put her on a stretcher and then find away to haul her up. Thankfully we have a good team on board and they manage to get her out of there.

"What the hell happened sir?" The one guy asks me.

"We got a call about the girl...we just didn't know the condition she would be in. She got scared and took off. Shit...I didn't think she would jump...but she did. Take her to the local hospital...we will follow you guys. Then I need to call the mom. We have been searching for her over a month now. I know she will be excited to her that we found her."

When we arrive at the hospital, I let them pull her in. I let the doctors know everything that I know so that it can help them taking care of her needs. When I get back out to the waiting room I call her mom. Of course she answers on the first ring.

"Mrs. Baxter...we found her...we found Sophie...she is up her at Regions...you need to come ASAP..."

"Is...is...is she okay...is my girl...ok?" She starts to cry.

"Ma'am...she is in the back with the doctors...you need to come up here...but yes...she will be okay."I hear the phone go silent and I slid the phone in my holder and look over at Liz who is pacing the floor. I walk over and sit down next to her.

"I don't get it...she kept saying someone was there...Bryce...she was there alone. The three guys claimed they just got there for the weekend and she was there. No one mentioned anyone else ever being there." She keeps shaking her head... "Could she have done this to herself...how...how is that possible?"

"I don't know the answers...but I am going to find out...I will..."