Kid Search
Kid Search
A community has pulled together in order to find a missing child. Segment begins in a parking lot were African-American community members and Caucasian police have gathered. The community members wait for instructions from the police. The police construct the search plan. View of a district map lying on the hood of a police vehicle. Camera pulls away to reveal uniformed officers in discussion. View of the locals waiting patiently. A police car is in the foreground. View of a search team combing a grassy area. The group consist of a group of African-American men and women, plus one Caucasian officer. View of a rickety wooden bridge, panning to a vacant landscape. (quarry?) View of officer looking down at the area below the bridge. Brief glance at the search crew standing still. View of a parked police car with the driver's side door open. A group of officers and one man in civilian clothing lean on the hood of the car, studying a map. View of search crew walking along a grassy path. This grassy area is on a hill high above a suburban neighborhood. You see a row of white houses lining a street below and to the right of the hill. Interview with an African-American couple. It is unclear what relation they hold to the missing child. (grandparents?) They cannot think of a reason why someone would want to take the boy. The woman states "All I can say, Michael was a beautiful boy and we want him back. We hope and pray..."