Missing

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## Missing

Cover image for Season 3, Episode 2: Missing, showing Ethan Taylor through the imager.

### Writer

Jonathan Thornton

*Missing* is the second episode of the third season of QIA.

## Summary

Sarah and Ethan each continue to deal with the fallout of their time in the Void. Meanwhile the team investigate a child abduction.

## Blurb

“This is James Carson, who up until a few days ago had lived his life right up until 2014. In 1973, at the age of sixteen, he has now disappeared.” - Anna Vogel

Children are going missing from time, and it is up to the London Field Team to solve the mystery and prevent their disappearances. Meanwhile Sarah is still recovering from the trauma of being in the Void for the past two years, and is desperate to learn the truth about what happened to her family during the time she has missed…

## Synopsis

In Dorset, in the year 1999, the timeline suddenly changes and James Carson vanishes from time.

On a night out, Ethan explains to Iulya that he no longer has any feelings for Sarah since his eternity of bliss in the Void with Miranda. Two days later, Anna briefs the team on the new infraction regarding James Carter, who was not only abducted from time as a 16-year-old boy, but was in fact abducted while already being abducted by two sex offenders; in the original history he was returned two weeks later, but as of now he was never seen again. After the meeting, Enora and Tom reassure Ethan that he is still an important part of the team.

Meanwhile, Hafiz - who was fired from the QIA two years ago and, having moved on with her life, has only returned to help take care of Sarah - persuades Enora that the best place for Sarah to recover is with her and Ted. A few days later, Enora goes to see how Sarah is getting on, and catches her up with events such as her own funeral and the appointments of new agents Iulya and Carlos - Sarah's replacement.

Brent Hall, now that his deal has been accepted, is placed under house arrest, with many security arrangements in place. He reiterates his request that Sarah come and see him, but Tom tells him it will never happen.

A second infraction, eerily similar to the first, occurs - this time involving a girl called Bridget Stanton. However, the team are still preparing for the Poole mission, for which Ethan invents a quantum imager device to observe James with. However, during the mission, the device malfunctions and by the time the team catch up with James' abductors, James has already been taken.

Sarah begins to suspect there is something that she is not being told about her sister, Louise.

Ethan persuades Amy to go with him back into the Poole mission, in spite of the risk of Paradox. While they are once again unable to prevent the infraction - and Amy crashes a car and breaks her arm - Ethan's imager works this time, and they are able to observe an unknown quantum terrorist snatching James from within the moving van. However, Hayden is furious that Ethan endangered Amy's life, given that the two of them have only just begun to rekindle their relationship.

Ethan calls on Hall to ask him for help in finding the real Miranda. Meanwhile Sarah confronts Enora about her sister, and Enora reluctantly tells her the truth - just after she went into the Void, Enora and Hafiz had to have Louise institutionalised for schizophrenia, to protect her from Hall and to protect the lie.

Inexplicably, Amy and Hafiz seem to change places, with Hafiz now back as the Captain as though nothing happened.

## Credits

### Starring

Sarah Cunnington

Ethan Taylor

Tom Burt

Amy Stoker

Hayden Kemp

Iulya Dalca

Carlos Sánchez

and Tasneem Hafiz

### Also Starring

Enora Gallou

Anna Vogel

### Special Guest Stars

Erik Draper

and Brent Hall

## Jumps

9th January 1973, Poole, Dorset *(Tom Burt, Ethan Taylor, Hayden Kemp, Iulya Dalca, Amy Stoker, then later Ethan and Amy again)*

## Trivia

This episode marks the first appearances of James Carson and Paul Thorne, both of whom appear uncredited, along with Róisín Lynch, Irene Cunnington, Simon Cunnington, Phil Harris, Nicole Harris, Dan Hamilton, Vicky Wells, Charlie Beck, Sean Herron, Alice Beech and Brianne Lake.

## Availability

Episode 2 is available for purchase on Amazon. It will also be included in the Season Three, Part I box set.