The mother soon realizes that she can't find her daughter and panic sets in. A frantic search begins which the police quickly join. The whole community is shocked and mobilizes in an effort to find the girl. Posters go up, America's Most Wanted broadcasts the girl's picture for an entire continent to see and the faithful pray earnestly. They pray and pray for months but the girl is not found.
Time passes and life goes on for all except the little girl's family.
Every day they wake up and wonder what horrible things have happened to her. Every day they pray and hope that today is the day their little girl is finally brought home safe and sound. Every night they go to bed disappointed and devastated. Finally, one fall afternoon a hunter and his dog stumble upon some bones and a pair of little girl's rubber boots hidden under some brush by a creek in the woods. Meanwhile, the omnipotent, omniscient, omnipresent and omnibenevolent God looks on.