Without a Trace

Has Ryan had any emotional issues,

visits to the school psychologist ?

No.

What about grades ? Any fluctuations lately ?

No, he's pretty much an A-minus student every term--

excels in science,

takes AP Physics, won some awards.

You told the police

that Ryan disapeared after the lunch period.

He missed three classes.

Um, is he prone to skipping classes ?

No, actually, he's had a perfect attendance record.

Well, why weren't his parents notified then ?

There are over 3,000 students in this school

and we do our best with limited resources.

Here's his locker.

It's, euh 1252.

Have you seen this before ?

No.

Without a trace 4x02 - Safe

Transcript Cfsmp3 Adaptation Lucile76, Vivi69, Cookiefif, Loubill

- Hey, Martin, welcome back. - Thanks.

Hey, look who's back.

- How you doing ? - Oh, I'm doing great.

- How you doing ? - Well, I've been back a week already.

- People went missing, we have to find them, right ? - Yeah, right.

So who do we got on the board ?

Ryan Wallace,

15 year old, last seen H.S. 402

during lunch yesterday.

His mom's out of town.

She's a flight attendant, but I'm heading over to his apartment

to interview his sister.

Look, I'm sure Jack will call you when things get rolling.

Yeah, I'm sure he will.

- Welcome back - Thanks.

- When's your mother going to be back ? - I don't know.

I left word with the airline, she's already on her way to Detroit.

I'm sure she'll turn around as soon as her plane touches down.

How often is she out of town ?

Two to three days a week, depends on the time of year.

- What about your father ? -He was killed six years ago.

- How ? - He was mugged.

Well, with your father gone and your mother away a lot, it must be very tough on Ryan.

Yeah, he worries.

- About what ? - Everything.

It only got worse after 9/11.

- Why's that ? - Because he was there that day.

He saw the planes hit.

He saw the people jumping out of the buildings.

- Is that his room ? - Yeah.

I can't imagine his mother being a flight attendant helps any.

Well, he's always going on about how she needs anti-missile systems.

He gets kind of crazy about it.

Someone wrote the words "The End" on his school locker.

- Do you have any idea what that means ? - No

- Do you know where he hangs out after school ? - No.

Look, I'm sorry. I-I have two jobs.

I don't know where Ry goes or what he does, or anything.

But you were with him the night before he disappeared ?

Yeah.

Did you notice anything unusual ?

I was running in from work. I barely had time to talk, but yeah.

Yeah, he-hwas acting kind of out of it.

- Hey, Ry, how you doing ? - Fine.

Superman marathon ?

Lots of fat Marlon Brando about to appear in the ice castle, right ?

Fortress of Solitude.

You want to watch ?

Oh, love to, but us sexy secretaries are having a girl's night.

Whatever.

Hello ?

Hey, Charlie, what up, big guy ?

Yeah, hold on.

Maybe he could come over.

- Tell him I'm not here right now. - You've seen this like a million times.

I just don't want to talk.

He'll call you back, okay ?

Okay, bye.

I shouldn't have gone out.

I should have stayed and watched that stupid movie.

- Who's Charlie ? - His best friend, Charlie Lane.

They've been inseparable since like the third grade.

And what can you tell me about him ?

Charlie's big, kind of not so bright.

Ryan skipped the second grade, because he's like this genius.

And they sort of found each other.

Charlie protects Ryan. Ryan does Charlie's homework.

Perfect pair, huh ?

Do you have any idea why your brother didn't want to talk to him ?

No.

No, I can't imagine.

Does Ryan have any friends in your class ?

I haven't really noticed anyone that he hangs around with.

Anyone ever pick on him ?

Well, you know, it was just the anniversary of 9/11.

So I thought it wod be a good time to debate the issue

of putting a new skyscraper at ground zero

Ryan had some pretty strong opinions about it.

It's about pride, you know ? We have to rebuild this for ourselves.

Okay, very good, Marissa.

Anyone else think of any other reasons ?

Any other opinions ?

Ryan ?

I was just going to say,

maybe it's not such a good idea to build there.

Oh, yeah ? What ideas you got, Tiny ?

A monument would be more appropriate.

Not another billion-dollar target.

Well, damn, so you just want to let them terrorist dogs win

All I'm saying is,

they hit us in '93, and we still didn't protect it.

People just went right back to work there.

What did they expect ?

So what are you saying ?

That the people who died in them towers were stupid ?

No. The government should have done a better job protecting them.

My uncle was a janitor in Building One. Was he stupid ?

They're not looking out for us.

I mean, do you really feel safer today than before ?

Laquan, sit down.

Laquan !

- Are you okay, Ryan ? - Yeah.

I shouldn't have let it go that far.

But I wanted to give them the chance to open up about it.

- Are any of these kids violent ? - They've had hard lives.

Some of them can be, sure.

- Can Laquan be violent ? - Well, yes.

But he's on a student government trip.

He's been in DC since yesterday morning.

Really.

Okay.

Okay, if that's the case, let's expand it five blocks in every direction.

Canvas.

Uh, right, Delancey to the North.

Okay, look, I got to run.

Yeah, thanks.

- Hey. - Hey.

- You look good. - Thanks. I feel good.

- How's the physical therapy ? - Eh, you know, it's coming along good.

That's great.

Um, we have a bunch of stuff coming in from Ryan's apartment.

I'd appreciate it if you could look through it, see what you can dig up.

All right.

I can do that.

It's good to see you back.

- Jack, you got a sec ? - Sure.

I was just wondering when you were going to take off the training wheels.

What's that supposed to mean ?

You're barely letting me doing any interviews.

You're limiting my time out in the field.

I mean, I should be out there at the school

helping Danny and Sam.

You just had major surgery.

And my doctors say that my heart is stronger than ever.

Look, I'm just not comfortable putting you back out in the field yet.

So what would you like me to do, besides check my emails ?

The kid's computer is in the tech room. I mean...

you can check that, if you want.

Yo, Charlie !

Keep playing, fellas.

This is Agent Spade from the FBI.

She wants to talk to you about Ryan Wallace.

- How you doing ? - Is Ryan still gone ?

Yeah. Um... let's take a seat.

- Do you have any idea where he might be ? - No. Sorry.

You're his best friend, right ?

Uh... we don't really hang anymore.

- Since when ? - Couple of months.

What happened ?

I failed Algebra, and hooked up

with some guys at summer school.

Wow. Seven years of friendship over just like that ?

We were little when we started hanging out.

You know, things change. I've got a girlfriend now.

I mean, we grew apart,

It happens. No big deal.

- Why did you call his house the other night ? - What do you mean ?

Well, Ryan's sister said you called.

I felt bad about something that happened that day at lunch.

- You probably already know all about it - No, I don't.

Why don't you tell me ?

Well, we were all kind of hard on him.

Check it out, y'all.

9/11 boy reads comic books.

You sure that's okay with Osama, stubby ?

What ? Are we too stupid for you ?

You ain't gonna talk to us ?

Techno Riot. That sounds scary, buddy.

Yo, I said, are we too stupid for you ?

Is that it ?

Or are you just a scared little bitch ?

He's gonna cry. Aw !

Are you gonna cry now ?

Get the hell away from me, you morons !

- Charlie. - Dude.

- What the hell, man ? - You gotta do something about that.

Oh, my !

Dude !

That's what I'm talking about, little bitch.