Roxie thought long and hard about what Bryan had just told her...

Could it be?

Flashback

"Hey Roxie have you heard?"

Roxie was sitting in her class when her best friend Samantha 'Sam' Tucker, whispered in her ear.

"Hear what?"

"Some kid decided reopen that 15 years old kidnapping case and start his own investigation."

"The one that happened at the hospital?"

"Yeah..I heard him and friend went to the victims house to ask questions. Some think they're getting help from a cop which is how they knew where the families lived."

"Did they get any-" they were interrupted when their teacher ordered them to stop talking and pay attention to the lesson.

At lunch they sat at their table and continued talking, Roxie started

"As I was about to say, did they get anything?"

"I don't know?"

"Do you have any idea why he's doing this?"

"I heard that supposedly his brother was one of the kids taken...twin brother I think?"

End of flashback

Roxie sat in her room trying to make sense if it all...

No, it can't be that easy...can it?... A knock at the door interrupted her thoughts.

"Roxie? You ok kiddo?" It was her dad Detective Elliot Marsh, he works for a certain crime unit called the Special Victims Unit.

"Oh yeah Dad I'm fine, I was just thinking..."

He sat on the edge of her bed and ruffled her hair before asking

"Come on kiddo what's on your mind?"

"Well..." She hesitated unsure of how to start...

"Does it have something to that boy?"

She sighed Of course he knew. That's my dad one of New York's best detectives never misses a thing. "Yeah it is."

"I'm all ears kiddo."

"Well...this might sound strange at first-" he interrupted her for a moment

"What's strange is that you only get to see that kid once a month and from what you told me he almost never talks about his so called family. I wish you would let me talk to him, my team can help him if he's being abused in anyway."

Roxie scoffed "Oh I know those guys are doing something to him and his friends and I know they're hiding something."

"Then why won't you let me talk to Bryan?"

"Because he'll barely talk to me."

"He's scared Roxie, but I know I can get him to open up if you would just let me see him...Ok we'll put that aside for now what else were you going to say about Bryan?"

"First you listen before saying anything..." Elliot nodded in agreement

"Alright...You remember that hospital kidnapping you worked on 15 years ago, 10 infants went missing, 4 girls and 6 boys. Now remember what I told you about Bryan's friends 4 girls and 5 boys plus him that makes 6 adding up to 10 total. Just like the missing kids."

Elliot crossed his arms and thought for a bit "Now Roxie, you know very well that no problem has ever been that easily solved."

"Yes, but it was after what Bryan told me today that confirmed my suspicions."

"What did he say exactly?"

"That he had ran into someone he's never ever met before in his life but the kid looked exactly identical to him, with only two very minor differences, his hair is a lighter brown than the other kid's and he has dark blue eyes compared to the other's light blue ones. But other than those small details they were spot on."

"Ok but how does this make any difference?"

"The kid knew his name."

Elliot inhaled and let it out "Ok I'll admit that is something odd."

Now Roxie turned to face her dad

"Exactly! And that's not just it if I recalled one of the missing kids had a twin brother right."

Elliot nodded

"I heard a couple days ago in class that some kid who supposedly is the twin brother found out about him somehow and with some help from a friend decided to start his own investigation on it, hoping to find him. It started when one of the victims' family said they had gotten a visit from two kids asking about their daughter. Which has also led some to believe that they're getting help from a cop which is how they knew where the families lived."

Her dad closed his eyes in thought "Keep going."

"Dad...I think Bryan and his friends are the missing kids and that boy he ran into is his brother. I don't know what those people are making Bryan and his friends do, but whatever it is caused them to accidentally run into each other. But of course Bryan doesn't even know who he is."

Elliot sat in thought for a long moment "That's a pretty bold statement Roxie, but..." He stood up, pulled out his Iphone and turned to smile at his daughter "I think it's just what we need to reopen the case. Good detective work kiddo."

Roxie jumped off her bed and hugged him, he ruffled her hair once more giving her a small laugh

"Looks like the apple doesn't fall too far from the tree."

References:
Law and Order: SVU
Detective Elliot Marsh-Detective Elliot Stabler

Like father like daughter