Rahul held Ana close to his chest and asked Sam, who was in the room, to talk to the nanny and security and get the full story.

He sprinkled some water on her face and put her head on his shoulder and caressed her cheeks with his thumb, waking her up.

Ana opened her eyes,"Rahul .. prince ..", and she started crying again.

"Ana .. Ana .. be strong. I am trying to find out the details. You know I will do everything in my power to get prince back, but I cannot concentrate on the issue, if you are not strong. Common let's go the mall .." he pulled her up and led the way to the elevators, holding her by waist. Sam followed close behind, barking orders on phone to security and getting resources to the mall, where prince was abducted.

People watching them gave way realizing something was going on. Some were surprised, looking how protective Rahul was with Ana as he held her close to him, till they reached the ground floor and got into their car. Behind their car, other security folks followed and convoy raced towards the mall location.

Nanny was standing outside the mall with the mall security and a few cop cars and cops surrounding her. She was crying non stop.

Rahul, Ana and Sam ran towards her as soon as their car came to a halt.

"I will ask the questions and you guys listen. She will get confused if we all start asking different questions." Rahul cautioned them, approaching Marcela, the nanny.

"I am so sorry maam! ... I am so confused  .. not sure how it happened  .." she stood up and started crying more, looking at Ana.

"Ok .. first calm down ... sit down .. crying is not going to help us. I want you to take your time and explain what happened?" Rahul bent down, going on one knee and kneeled on the floor facing her. Ana stood by his side, placing her hand on his shoulder.

"I came to the mall with prince, as usual, with the driver. He usually follows me after parking the car. As we entered the mall, someone thrust a special sale coupon in my hands. It was on the other end of the mall and was only valid for one hour. I rushed through the mall pushing the stroller to get there. I called the driver and told him where I was going. He asked me to wait ... " Then she started crying again.

"Ok ... continue ahead .. what did you do then?"

"I didn’t wait .... " she said sobbing loudly, "I thought ... I would miss the sale. I asked him to come over and pushed ahead with the stroller towards the sale."

"Ok .. what happened there ..?"

"I went into the shop and was looking at clothes. I parked the stroller nearby and was never away more than few feet, keeping my eye on the stroller.  Prince was sleeping."

"How did it happen then?" Rahul asked looking at the empty stroller by her side.

Nanny Marcela started crying again.

"Sir, looks like it was a planned operation. This is not our stroller, but it is the same brand, color and model. While nanny was busy checking clothes, they switched the strollers and left the empty stroller behind. Nanny was looking at the stroller from a distance, but didn't check if prince was in there or not. By the time I reached and checked, they escsped."

Ana started crying, looking at the empty stroller and Rahul was so angry with the nanny, that he wanted to strangle her there, but knew it would serve no purpose. She basically gave away the billionaire heir for a worthless coupon. Who so ever did it, planned and executed it very well. 

"Sam make sure to get all the security tapes. Also ask our folks to check every inch of the mall for any clues."

Sam and Rahul got busy talking to cops and the mall security folks to figure out if they had any pointers on the abducters. Meanwhile his security chief Stanley and his folks found prince's original stroller left hidden in one of the Janitors room. Ana immediately rushed towards the stroller and kneeled in front of it as if prince was still in the stroller.

Rahul looked at Ana and she was not doing good. He pulled Sam aside and gave him instructions to lead the immediate  investigation and return to the mansion. He went upto Ana and picked her up and carried her to their limo. He asked the driver to get them to the mansion. He also called Ahmed and asked him to call doctor Ozha and give him instructions to bring in a nurse and necessary medical equipment to the mansion.

He laid down Ana on the car seat with her head on his shoulder. He held her with one hand and rubbed her back with the other hand.

"I promise you, I will get him back. Don't you worry. Anyone who is behind this will pay the price. Please be strong." He moved her hair back and whispered in her ear.

"Why would they take prince Rahul? He is just a baby. Why prince? Why prince? Why my baby?" Ana kept on repeating, burying her head in his shoulder. She was confident Rahul would do everything he can to find prince as he was very fond of him.

After reaching the mansion, Rahul carried Ana inside and took her to his bedroom and laid her on the bed. He removed her coat and then removed her shoes and socks. He covered her with bedsheet as she curled into a ball crying.

Ahmed informed Rahul, the arrival of Dr Ozha and nurse Jackie. Rahul explained to doctor Ana's situation and they decided to sedate her to keep her from spiraling down or having a nervous breakdow.

As Dr Ozha and nurse went into the room to medicate Ana, Rahul called Mandy and explained everything to her.

"This is definitely work of our enemies. Someone knows prince's real identity. Did you tell Ana yet?"

"No Ma, not yet. I was planning to do this on Halloween day, but looks doubtful now."

"Find out who leaked the info, then we can track prince. Me and Neha are starting right now. We will be there in few hours and will take care of Ana. You go and bring my grandson back."

"Thanks Ma, see you soon." Rahul replied, relieved his mom and sister were coming down to take care of Ana.

Rahul went into his study and decided to convert it into a war room to concentrate on the search for prince. Dr Ozha came into his study to inform him about Ana. She went to sleep after they administered the medication to her.

"Rahul, we can take care of her on short term basis by sedating her, but we need to find prince soon." He warned Rahul, as the door opened, Sam and security chief Stanley stepped in.

Both of them went into detail about the actions they took and updated Rahul on the latest findings.

"Rahul, it was very well planned. From the video feed, looked like it was a Mexican couple who took the stroller from the store and then moved baby Prince to other stroller or carried him, as we couldn't trace their exit. They knew the location of cameras and avoided them."

"Ok, all of you listen carefully. There are very few people who know about prince's real identity. Someone has leaked out this info. We need to find out who and then follow the track."

Stanley looked at Rahul in a confused manner.

"Stan, he is my son and heir to the Shah empire. We kept it a secret for his safety, but looks like it didn't work."

"I swear, I didn't tell anyone." Sam declared. All turned towards Dr Ozha.

"I swear, I didn't tell anyone too."

"I already checked with Maya, my psychologist  friend, and she is clean."

"Wait a second ... I ordered the DNA test for prince, without giving out any names, but there is a chance the lab technician put things together, based on my proximity to the family. Let me call him and find out." Dr Ozha got up and went out to make the call.

"Stan, I want Leo to be available to work on this issue. Please ask him to fly over and be available."

Meanwhile Ozha burst into the room,"The lab technician has been out of office for last three days and is not responding to calls, both cell and home numbers."

Rahul picked up the phone and called Miso to come in and explained the situation to him.

"Miso, get all info on lab technician from Dr Ozha. I want you to chase this guy, no matter where he is hiding and find out who is behind this. Make sure he stays alive as we need him to file a court case. You can go now."

Dr Ozha and Miso left to work on getting details on the lab technician. Rahul, Sam and Stanley started discussing their strategy to resolve the problem.

"I have a feeling some big Mexican drug gang is involved in this. From the modus operandi looks like the notorious Alvero's gang. If that is true they would smuggle prince to their stronghold in Mexico, near Cozumel." Stanley spoke seriously, rubbing his lower chin with his fingers.

"I agree with Stan. I have been exchanging emails with my contacts in law enforcement and they are suggesting the same." Sam added, looking at Rahul pulling out a continental map of North America on the video screen.

"Ok folks, atleast we made little progress. We now know the source of leak and Miso is pursuing it. I too agree with your assessment. Let's put our people on all Mexican border crossings with prince's picture and make sure to check all 2 to 3 year olds. Stan please talk to you friends and make it happen. Sam alert our Mexican friends and law enforcement resources in Mexico to lookout for prince. Also ask someone to put together a file on Alvero's gang. I need to know everything about this gang."

Both Sam and Stan started working on their assignments. Rahul went to his bedroom to check on Ana.

After twenty four hours ..

There was still no breakthrough in the case. Miso was still tracking the lab technician, who fled to Las Vegas. Stan's folks were monitoring all border crossings, but there was still no news about prince's whereabouts.

Mandy and Neha arrived and were taking turns taking care of Ana. She was really inconsolable, always wondering what prince was going through. Rahul forcefully blocked those thoughts, as it would not help him in finding prince. He was holed up in his study staring at phones on his table hoping to hear some news.

After forty eight hours ..

There was still no news after forty eight hours. Rahul's confidence was slipping away with every passing hour. He felt as if prince was getting farther and farther away from him. Whenever he closed his eyes, he could feel prince's tiny hands reaching out to him, plwading Rahul to save him from his abductors. Ana's situation was deteriorating every minute.

Rahul spent hours going through video feeds from border crossing, hoping to find prince. He pushed his chair back and closed his eyes, praying for a miracle. He never remembered praying for anything in his life, but this was the moment where he was past human limitations and was desperately hoping for a divine intervention.

He heard a phone ring. He reached out for his mobile and checked the screen, it was blank, but the ringing continued. He looked around and reached into his coat pockets.

He found the ringing phone. It was Ana's mobile and her old roommate Cynthia was calling her. He didn't answer the phone, ignoring the call and went back to his praying.

After ten minutes the phone started ringing again.

This time he picked it up and answered .....