[00:00.00]Meanwhile, over the next year
[00:04.36]there were countless visits
[00:05.78]and interviews at the police station
[00:07.75]and her home.
[00:09.28]The police appeared
[00:10.70]to be making no progress
[00:12.56]in tracking Zac’s whereabouts.
[00:14.53]As the days passed,
[00:17.16]Lesley’s frustration mounted
[00:19.34]and she felt a sense of alarm.
[00:21.26]Eventually, she decided to
[00:24.49]take the initiative in continuing the search
[00:27.77]and she began to use
[00:29.30]wellestablished child find agencies.
[00:32.58]At times, boosted by hopes,
[00:35.98]she appeared to be on the right trail
[00:38.71]with a sense of disgust,
[00:40.35]but her hopes were dashed
[00:42.21]at the final moment.
[00:43.74]These obstacles only made her
[00:47.03]more determined not to
[00:49.11]quit or to abandon hope.
[00:50.52]After Zac’s picture was circulated nationwide,
[00:55.12]telephone calls followed from strangers
[00:57.96]reporting sightings of a Zac look alike.
[01:01.14]Month by month her plan evolved
[01:04.53]into a campaign equal
[01:06.60]to a fullscale battle plan.
[01:09.12]She paid an exceedingly high
[01:11.86]fee for specialized help,
[01:14.38]such as the services of an attorney.
[01:16.67]Lesley became determined to
[01:19.52]target every major city
[01:21.38]where Jeff normally contracted business.
[01:24.22]As the months slipped by,
[01:27.07]Lesley’s exhaustion became noticeable in her eyes.
[01:31.33]Her cheeks became hollow pits.
[01:34.06]Most days she felt as though
[01:37.68]she did not have an ounce of energy left
[01:39.54]because proof of Zac’s existence
[01:41.83]seemed impossible to find.
[01:43.48]Another year passed and her hopes dimmed.
[01:47.09]Unexpectedly, late in August
[01:50.59]a promising lead brought her to Los Angeles |