Matt, Judy and Kate parked their cruiser at the Rainforest Station and proceeded through the area on foot. Once again, Matt was subject to the damp weather he despised, strolling the street with a soaked mane. Kate giggled glancing up at him, keeping her mouth covered in her best effort to keep it concealed. 
“Something funny, rookie?”
“Nothing.” She brushed off the big lion’s attitude. “Just, look on the bright side, we saved you a shower today.” 
“Har har.” Matt groaned. “Keep an eye out for this dealer. A doe named Kayla.” 
“It’s been bugging me.” Judy pondered, scratching her chin. 
“Anyone in your situation would be.” Kate threw in. 
“No, not that darn it. A doe named Kayla. Why is this so familiar?” 
“Just keep your eyes peeled, Judy.” He reinforced. After making a few rounds of some of the more shady areas of the district, Grizzoli seemed to be growing more and more frustrated as they headed down a rope bridge leading onto one of the more narrow dirt streets. They could see small houses on either side, each with their own paths leading up to the door or garage. A few mammals with dirtbikes were parked up the way, relaxing and chatting on the side of the street. “You got permits for those?” Matt curtly interrupted the three Impala’s on their bikes. 
“We didn’t call for you, so buzz off.” One of them spoke up. 
“What did you say?” 
“Hey whoa there big guy!” Kate cut in, leaping in between them and Matt along with Judy. “Sorry bout that guys. He won’t trouble you again.” Matt just fumed and carried on, taking the lead and ignoring Judy and Kate behind him. “Matt, what’s going on with you?” 
“Nothing.” 
“Uh huh.” Kate slit her eyes, unimpressed. “You know, with an answer like that, you make a better girl than me.” 
“Kate.” Judy sighed. 
“Don’t test me. I came here to find Caden and bring him home, and that’s what I’m going to do.” 
“It’s been a while since he ran away.” Judy pondered for a moment before throwing her ears up. “Huh, one sec.” She darted back towards the trio. “Hey guys, again sorry bout the big guy but we could really use your help.” 
“Sorry Hopps, we don’t talk.”
“Please, it’s to find a missing cub. He ran away from home and we’ve been struggling to find him. We think he’s held up at someone named Kayla’s, I’m begging you, can you help?” Judy pleaded with the trio. 
“Look, miss Hopps?” The only female in the group spoke up. 
“Mrs Wilde.”
“We’re sorry, we can’t really help. Bad things happen to mammals around here that talk to police.” 
“Yeah, and it’s not like they’re protecting us.” The other male scoffed. 
“Only thing I will say, is Kayla doesn’t work around here. Save yourself some time and don’t bother with this street or the next.” She insisted, giving a quick glance to the area across the river. “Hey guys. I could go for a drink at wriggling vine, you?” 
“Maybe later. After we try a few trails.” The male insisted. The female winked at Judy who gave a quick one back before rushing on ahead to meet with Matt and Kate. 
“Did they say anything?” Kate questioned. 
“On the record, no. But we might wanna try patrolling over near the Wriggling Vine.” Judy smiled. 
“Oh, ok.” Kate smiled and approved. 
“Why should we trust a pack of punk ass bikers?” Matt grumbled. 
“Fine, you go ahead down the street. Kate and I will check it out.” Judy retorted. 
“Alright, stay in radio contact though.” 
“Got it.” 

After traversing the river and arriving at the bar, they followed a path in behind leading them up into a residential area. Multiple houses were strung from the trees, all with rope bridges leading up to them. 
“Maybe they were pullin our tails after all.” Kate thought aloud, peering over the bridge to the paths below. 
“Maybe.” Judy tipped her head. “But we might as well follow through. Matt was in no mood for company.” 
“Yeah, go figure it’s him I’m nervous around. I was honestly more afraid of you.” Kate confessed. 
“Me?” Judy held her hand to her chest. “Why me?” 
“Eh, nothing personal and all but. I always got the feeling you hated me.” 
“Oh.” Judy hummed, turning away for a moment. 
“So my hunch was right.” Kate stopped on the bridge, folding her arms in a pose very similar to one she saw Nick take often enough. “I got a nose for things like that, so come on bunny butt. What’s the problem?” 
“Kate, maybe now’s not the best time.” 
“Psh.” Kate blew off. “Come on girl, clear the air. Hit me with your best shot.”
“It wasn’t you so much, just the way Nick was around you.” Judy confessed. 
“Think I was trying to steal him away, huh?” Kate grinned, tapping her fingers on her arm. 
“He flirted so much, it drove me nuts. What’s so great about you that I wasn’t giving him, huh?” 
“Jeez, you really don’t know foxes that well.” Kate shook her head. “Judy look. There was nothing going on between me and Nick. We liked trading little jabs and quips and bouncing terrible jokes off each other but, that’s it. Hate to break it to you bunny girl but Nick is 100% not my type.” 
“Nick isn’t your type?” Judy contorted her face. “What kind of type do you think he is?”
“The long haul, lovey dovey type. What just cause he’s a fox I should be hot for his little body? Please. I didn’t move to Zootopia because I wanted to be surrounded by foxes or to find a husband. Aside from the career, there’s more than a few. Mmm, how should I put this? Big boys on the force?” Kate playfully daydreamed, clasping her paws together. 
“Big boys?” Judy giggled. 
“I wouldn’t turn down a warm bed with that sexy wolf, Ryan. MMM! I’ll bet he can make my leg shake.” Kate giggled with delight. 
“Ryan!? Are you serious?” Judy erupted into laughter, feeling a bit more comfortable around Kate she moved in closer. 
“You know, just between us girls. Few weeks back, I gave him a little show of my tail if you catch my drift. Offered him a little pep talk and I swear, he walked into that bull pen with his little trooper standing at attention!” Kate mimicked with a salute.
“Oh gosh, Kate! Hahahhaha!” Judy carried on laughing. 
“Honey bunny, it was the highlight of my day. But relax Judy. There’s nothing between me and Nick. Though I guess it’s kind of a moot point now huh?” 
“Yeah.” Judy consented, carrying on ahead she lead the way across the remainder of the bridge and onto another path leading to the next row of houses. 
“How you holding up, for real?” 
“I just. I’m sorry, I can’t talk about it much. It’s all still kind of fresh you know? I wanna try to get focused on this for now, I’ll worry about Nick and all that later. 
“Well don’t you worry fluff-butt, when he comes back I’ll smack him upside his- OW!” Kate cried out, clasping the back of her neck. Turning around, she fell to her knees and dropped unconscious on the ground. Judy pulled out her tranquilizer and rolled over to Kate’s body, aiming it at the bridge. Her jaw slacked at the sight of the figure before her. 
“Caden!” She breathed. 
“You should have taken the hint, Judy. Why are you following me!?” He barked. 
“Caden what are you doing!? What did you shoot her with?” Judy demanded. 
“Relax, it’s dad’s. I stole it from mom’s room before I left along with the ammo.” He showcased the clip and stashed it back away.
“Caden, listen to me. Your mother is worried sick about you. Are you ok? Where have you been staying? Are you being kept there against your will?” Judy barraged the young cub. 
“First, I’m fine, thanks for asking. Second, I’m not telling you anything about where I’ve been staying. All you’ll do is kidnap me and send me back to that.. That bitch!” He barked out loud. “That’s not my home anymore, understand!? All she does it yell and scream at me, use me a dumping ground for everything that goes wrong! She loves Derek a million times more than she ever pretended to love me, and I’m never going back!” 
“Caden, why didn’t you tell us something was wrong!? We love you, me, Matt, Lani and Nick. Why would you do this!?” Judy tried to plea with him. 
“The only reason I have this gun aimed at you instead of a real one is because of that. Anyone else and I would have shot you dead.” He threatened before firing at Judy. She tried to return fire, but the dart went wide and over the bridge. Caden walked over and kneeled down beside Judy as she began to black out. “Sleep tight, auntie Judy.” 

Judy awoke in the back of an ambulance being tended to by a impala EMT. Her eyes were fuzzy, seeing double of the EMT while she struggled to lift herself up. 
“Whoa whoa, nice and easy Mrs. Wilde. You’re still a bit groggy, but you should be ok.” He insisted. 
“Wha, what happened.” She moaned, rubbing her head. 
“We found you and Miss Rosa darted on the ground out here. Officer Grizzoli radioed in for paramedics to the area when you didn’t respond.” He explained. Judy attempted to get up once again, though he tried to slow her, she managed to get to her feet. 
“I’m ok, really.” 
“Ok, just nice and easy.” He consented. Judy rubbed the side of her head, surveying the area around her. She was on a main street, a fair shot from where she went down near the bridge. 
“Judy!” Matt called out alongside Delgato. The two rushed over and kneeled down to meet her face to face. “Welcome back.” 
“Hey Matt, Chief.” Judy nodded to each of them. 
“What happened, Judy?” Delgato inquired. 
“We ran into Caden.” 
“You really did!?” Matt exclaimed. “What happened, where is he!?” 
“Unless I miss my guess, he ran off after he shot both me and Kate. He stole Jason’s old tranq gun.” 
“Damn it.” Matt fumed. 
“Ease up, officer.” Delgato cut in. “Judy, did he say anything? Talk with you?” 
“Yeah, I think things at home for him were pretty rough. More so than what Laura has been letting on. He was so furious, he called Laura a bitch and claimed she was using him as a dumping ground for all the problems at home.” Judy explained. 
“Oh right, cause what problems could you have with a weed smoking minor.” Matt huffed. “We should canvas the area, see if we can catch him out and about again.” 
“He’s just going to sneak out again if we do that Matt. Physically he looked fine, no signs of malnourishment or anything. Aware but erratic in behavior.” 
“Typical teenager.” Delgato quipped. “Hmm, perhaps a more tempered approach to Caden is required. I’ll have a chat with Ms Fangmeyer myself. In the mean time, I suggest you, Matt and Kate call it a day. We’ll tackle this tomorrow with fresh eyes.” 
“Sounds like a good plan.” Judy agreed.

Caden had rushed back to Kayla’s place after darting Judy and Kate to lay low. After a few hours and the police frenzy nearby departed, Kayla arrived home from her shift at the clothing store. She looked incredibly angry, tossing her purse on the couch right next to Caden and stormed into the kitchen. 
“Everything ok babe?” Caden asked, a little tremor showing in his voice. Kayla had poured herself a glass of water and downed it in a hurry before slamming the empty glass on the counter. 
“No, as a matter of fact it’s not going great.” Kayla stated, stepping out of the kitchen and leaning on doorframe. “I don’t suppose you caught the news?” 
“Huh?” Caden perked up. Kayla rolled her eyes and started scrolling through her phone and cleared her throat. 
“Missing cub, Caden Fangmeyer found in Rainforest District. City wide warrant out for his arrest after assaulting two officers. Believed to be linked to an underground narcotics ring.” She fumed. “What the fuck were you thinking!?” Kayla nearly screamed. “You shot two cops!?” 
“They were trying to tail me, but I told them to stop following me!” Caden tried to explain. 
“Ugh, I can’t believe this. Caden, what did you think was going to happen after you shoot not one, but two cops?” 
“They were just tranqs!” Caden protested, rising up off the couch he managed to find some volume in his voice. “For fuck sake, they were right on my tail and about to find the house. What, you want me to roll out the welcome mat and invite them in!?” 
“Even if they were canvassing the area, you could have just not answered the door.” Kayla retorted. 
“Oh yeah? Look at this place, show me a room in this house I can hide in without cops spotting me!” He argued. Kayla went a little wide eyed and stepped back on her stance in the fight. The house was fairly compact, and with no closets in the hallway, there was next to no place to really hide him. 
“Well ok, that’s a fair point. Still, they’re hunting you now. We can’t stay here. Your picture’s up everywhere, what am I going to do with you now? I can’t use you for trafficking if everyone knows to hunt for you.” 
“The fur spraying place.” Caden countered. 
“Oh.” Kayla smiled, rubbing her chin. “Oh hey now that’s a good idea.” 
“Got any contacts there?” 
“Maria, she’s a supervisor there. Good friend of mine, sweet lamb. I’ll book us in tonight.” Kayla suggested. 
“Good.” Caden huffed, flopping back onto the couch. Kayla sent Maria a quick text, but gave a quick glance to Caden on the couch. 
“You ok?” Kayla spoke up. 
“Just.” He shook his head. “You started sounding like my fucking mom for a while there.” 
“Aww, Cade.” Kayla cooed, setting her phone down on the coffee table she took a seat beside him and squeezed him tight. “I’m sorry baby; you just gave me a really big scare. You know the cops can’t catch on to us, right?” She whispered. 
“I know that. You can trust me though, right?” Caden begged. Kayla lowered his head into her lap and started stroking his ears. 
“I trust you cutie. You’re my little wolfy, wouldn’t trade you for anything.” 

Judy arrived home to a rather surprisingly welcome smell. Bonnie had been hard at work preparing a special dinner for her daughter and the aroma could be smelled from outside the house. Judy flopped her ears back and welcomed the scent with a soft moan as she opened the door. 
“I’m home!” Judy proclaimed as she hung up her hat. 
“Mommy’s home!” Jason bellowed, leaping from the couch and rushing up for a hug. “I missed you mommy! Did you find daddy yet?”
“No, I haven’t found him yet. I’m still looking.” 
“Awww.” Jason hung his head in sorrow. Judy gave him a good hug and kiss though and brought back his sweet little giggle.  
“We’ll find him, don’t worry. I missed you too, you know? Where’s your brother and sister?” Jason giggled and flipped his ears back. 
“They got caught playing in the mud again.” 
“Oh sweet cheese and crackers.” 
“Grampa is giving them a bath cause they were all mucky and smelly.” 
“Perfect. This should be a sight to see.” Judy chuckled taking Jason upstairs. Peering into the bathroom, she caught a glimpse of Stu and Ian trying desperately to keep the cubs in the tub. 
“No no, Liam stay in the tub. You still have a big wad of mud caked in here.” Stu said, struggling to keep the little cub in his bath. 
“Hannah, what did I say!? Stop knocking the shampoo in bathtub, we already put some on you, let me rinse it out!” Ian joined in. Judy giggled in the doorway and decided not to interject for now. The last thing she needed was a mucky uniform to wash. She gave Jason a quick peck on the cheek and set him down, pushing his rump toward the stairs. 
“Go relax and watch some cartoons till dinner. Mommy has to get changed.” Jason scurried down the stairs while Judy went and got changed into her pink shirt and jeans. All the while trying her best to ignore Nick’s clothes still lingering in the closet. She freshened up and took her time getting downstairs, finding her father and brother on the couch looking completely exhausted. 
“I’m never doing that again.” Ian moaned, wiping away the ruffled fur on his head. 
“Here here.” Stu joined in. 
“They like to sneak out and play in the mud if I’m not watching.” Judy advised them, playfully fixing up her brother’s hair. “Also helps if you keep Liam and Jason away from the hose.” 
“Thanks for the late tip.” Ian said, brushing off his sister’s paws. “Least Jason kept out of trouble.” 
“Yeah, his only bad habits are sneaking out of his PJ’s. Heck even Nick used to have a hard time getting him to.. To get to bed.” She paused to say. 
“Jude?” Stu glanced back with a bit more concern. 
“I’m ok.” Judy assured her father, regaining her composure. “I’ll be ok. I just have to keep saying that you know, over and over. Try not to think about it.” 
“I’ve been watching for anything about Nick online sis, nothing’s come up yet.” 
“It’s only been a couple days.” Judy sighed taking a good long stretch while grasping the back of the couch. “I’d imagine wherever they are, they’re keeping a low profile.” 
“Likely, yeah.” 
“Not to change the topic, but I can’t help but wonder how Delgato is doing over at Laura’s.” Judy noted. 
“Hmm?” 
“I had a run in with Caden and while he seemed ok physically, he’s an emotional train-wreck. He darted me and Kate before running off but he hinted that something was going on before all of this happened.” Judy explained, taking a spot on the couch. 
“Things not going well at the Fangmeyers?” Ian questioned. 
“We’ll find out, I guess.” 

Laura was set on the couch with Matt and Derek in her home. She took a quick sip of tea and set the glass back down on the table. 
“You’re sure it was him?” She asked. 
“Positive.” Delgato stated. 
“Laura, what’s been going on? Is there any truth to what he was saying?” Matt pled. 
“Well no, but.” Laura tried to explain but Derek’s sudden nervous behavior gave her away. 
“Derek?” Delgato glanced to him. 
“Um.” 
“Derek, don’t.” Laura cut in. 
“Laura! Let the boy speak!” Matt interjected. 
“No it’s ok look.” She insisted, gesturing for everyone to settle down. “It’s just, since Jason died I’ve been relying on Caden quite a bit to help out around the house.” 
“Chores, chores, chores and oh yeah, more chores.” Derek sang along with no loss of sarcasm. 
“Yes, chores.” Laura fumed. “At first he was really keen on it, helping out around the house, cleaning up, doing laundry, he loved it. But I guess I just got used to him always doing it and, well.” 
“Then he became a pre-teen?” Matt quipped. 
“Well sort of.” Laura submitted. 
“Caden started passing off his chores to me.” Derek jumped in. “I didn’t mind doing a few but, whenever I messed up something, I let Caden take the fall for it cause it was like, his job to do those things around the house.” 
“Like what mess ups?” Matt quietly demanded. 
“Well, over filling the laundry and breaking the washer. A few broken plates, over watering the plants, I also might of vacuumed up the cables near the tv and knocked it over. Caden took the blame for all of it.” Derek submitted. 
“Did you know, Laura?” Matt questioned. 
“No, not at first. I caught a few of Derek’s mess up’s but, I still blamed Caden for a few of his own. After that, even when I apologised to him. He started acting different. He wouldn’t help around the house, he wouldn’t really clean his room, he was smuggling in cigarettes and then those stupid pipes.” Laura whimpered, wiping her eyes. “Ugh he turned into such a pawful so fast.”
“He rebelled.” Delgato surmised. 
“One way of putting it.” Matt nodded. 
“Caden started picking fights with me when I got home from work too. We would usually end up having these screaming matches and it just got out of hand so fast. The day before he ran away, we had a big fight again. He told me to fuck off and I slapped his face.” She confessed softly. 
“Laura!” Matt breathed. 
“I know! It was an accident, I just slipped up. Work had been brutal that day and I was so exhausted, I come home to find he’s got a new pipe and I tried to find out who he was getting them from and it just became this whole thing and.” Laura cried. 
“Ok, that’s enough.” Matt quietly comforted, pulling her in close. “Laura, why didn’t you call me or Lani. This is what I’m here for, if things are getting rough around the house, I could come over, spend some time with him and let him blow off some steam.” 
“I just, I didn’t want to burden you. Matt you’ve been so good with us and, you have your own family now and it’s just-“ She carried on crying. 
“Sh, sh sh sh.” Matt soothed, patting her back. 
“You’re gonna find him, right?” Derek perked up. 
“Yes, we will.” Delgato assured him. “Judy, Kate and Matt are all over this case. With any luck, Judy will bring home Caden and the other cubs that have gone missing.” 
“More have gone missing!?” Derek exclaimed. 
“Yes, more runaways. I’m starting to really believe there’s a connection between them too.” 
“We’ll find them.” Matt reassured them. “Chief, we should canvas that canopy again tomorrow. See what we find.” 
“Good idea. With Judy somewhat indisposed, I’ll let you head up this assignment here on out, Matt.” 
“Thanks.” 
“In the mean time Laura. When we do bring him back, I’m going to suggest that you two resolve this on a more permanent basis. I don’t want to hear about you smacking your own cub or Caden running out for weed and booze.” Delgato advised her. 
“Of course Diego, of course.” 

It would take a few more days, but Judy eventually eased herself back into the rotation at work. Delgato teamed her up with Kate, and while the patrols were mostly dull, Judy and Kate were getting along a lot better. After a morning briefing in the bullpen, the two had grabbed a cup of coffee and moseyed up the stairs toward Matt’s office. Giving a light rap on the door, Judy pressed it open and peered inside. 
“Hey Matt.” She warmly greeted. 
“Hey Judy, Kate.” Matt replied, never even looking up from the desk. “What did you need?” 
“Just checking on ya, how’s the Caden case going?” She inquired, letting herself in. 
“Not good. No sightings, nothing.” He huffed, wiping his faced with his paw. “Ugh, this is getting to be a real pain. I can’t get my head around this.” 
“What’s the deal, leo.” Kate smirked, taking a side opposite to Judy as they joined him at his desk. 
“Well, that’s the thing. Nothing’s going down at the moment. Five cubs confirmed missing now. All runaways. Similar circumstance to Caden. Looks like they were acting as drug runners on the street.” Matt explained. 
“Weird, why would dealers use cubs as couriers?” Kate pondered, tapping her chin. 
“We wouldn’t stop a cub.” Judy concluded. 
“Exactly. Kind of sickening if you ask me. Caden Fangmeyer from Savannah Central.” Matt pointed to the screen, listing the names of the missing cubs. “Albert Stomps, Elephant calf from Sahara Square. Julia-lee High-foot, rabbit from Meadowlands. Karen Darter, mouse from Little Rodentia and Dominik Korslav, Polar Bear, Tundratown.” 
“This is the new list, right?” Judy asked. “What about the four that went missing weeks ago?” 
“All gone too. Similar pattern. Something is happening to these cubs.” Matt concluded. 
“All but Caden. He’s the only constant.” 
“Except sightings on him have stopped too.” Matt threw in. “Judy, I’m seriously worried now. If something’s happened to him.” He stammered. 
“Hey, take it easy. We’ll get him back.” Judy tried to sooth, patting his shoulder. 
“Matt!!” A voice from the hallway called. “Matt!!!” 
“In here!” Matt shouted back as Ryan Wolford burst through the door. 
“Matt! Missing cubs case, we have a break. Bad one.” 
“Oh no.” 

Matt, Judy and Kate arrived to a bustling scene. Police cruisers and paramedics were on standby in Tundratown, gathered at the end of the river that fed into the Rainforest District. Pushing passed the crowd, the trio made the scene to find Delgato delegating the officers and cleanup crew. 
“Chief!” Matt called out, rushing over to his side. 
“Grizzoli.” Delgato briefly nodded, pointing to the body of a polar bear cub, laying face down in the snow. “Nine year old, Lisa Chinook. One of your missing cubs, yes?” 
“Oh for fuck sake.” Matt sighed, covering his face. “What happened?” 
“Commuters found her this morning, bobbing down the river. They say she was mauled.” 
“What!?” Matt exclaimed. Judy was already at the body, gently turning her over she revealed the damage that had been done to her. Flinching for a moment, she looked away in horror before noting something unusual, sticking out of her shirt. Taking out her phone, she took a picture of it before producing a small envelope and tweezers, plucking it from the body. 
“A wire?” She examined it closely. Judy continued to poke and prod, while Kate hesitantly joined her. Matt and Diego took an interest as well and kneeled down. 
“What is it Judy?” Diego asked. Judy pulled what looked like a round rubber contact from the back of the cub’s neck. 
“A lead!” Judy exclaimed. 
“I should hope so, that poor girl needs some form of closure.” Kate moaned, looking away again. 
“No no, like a lead that gets hooked up to you when you’re in a hospital or part of a clinical trial!” Judy exclaimed. 
“Wait, someone was testing something on her?” Matt proposed. 
“Was it before or after she was mauled to death.” Diego threw in. 
“Maybe, but it does give us something to go on.” Judy proclaimed, rising to her feet. “These cubs may be getting used for some sort of experiment. Think about it, drug runners, this new nighthowler fluid, missing cubs. It’s all gotta be connected somehow. I’d bet anything that we’ll find our missing cubs in some form of research facility.” 
“Well that narrows it down, slightly.” Matt approved. 
“Bet you anything that’s where Caden is right now too. We’re gonna need a list of all known research facilities in Zootopia, active and decommissioned.” Judy suggested. 
“I’ll get on the terminal in the cruiser and check on that.” Kate offered up, rushing back to the car. 
“Matt, we should sweep up river. See if we can find anything else.” 
“Let’s roll.” Matt approved. Rushing up along the icy stream, the two of them searched frantically for any clue as to where the young cub may have been dumped in. Judy sorted through a few frozen bushes but it was Matt that would call her over near the roadway. “Look.” Matt pointed out the massive tire tracks in the snow. Somewhat covered by the day’s snow. 
“Large tracks, really large.” 
“Stamper and Ryhorn maybe?” Matt suggested, producing his phone to photograph the tracks. 
“Maybe, but let’s not get caught up in theories.” 
“Wolford did say, they failed to capture them though.”
“I know.” Judy nodded. “But let’s stay focused. The tracks might be a bit buried on the road, but there’s only a trace amount of snow here. How much snow is produced here a day?” 
“They try to keep it to about 15 centimeters a day here.” Matt informed her. Judy pressed her finger into the tracks and pinched the snow off. 
“Couldn’t be more than 3 centimeters. That puts them here about 5 hours ago, it’s 11:25 now. They were here sometime between 5:30 and 6:30 Matt. We should hit the Jam Cams, see if we can find the vehicle involved.” 
“Great idea! I’ll call Bogo in city hall, I’m sure he’ll be glad to help out.” Matt chimed in. 

“I had the work station brought into the office, ever since the incident with Bellweather, I prefer to keep sensitive equipment like that close by.” Bogo stated, leading Matt, Kate and Judy through the atrium of city hall. Shoving the office doors open, he let the trio in and much to their surprise was a familiar face working at a desk just off to the right of Bogo’s.
“Leodor Lionheart?” Judy glanced up. 
“Hello Judy! How are you?” He warmly greeted, dressed a bit more casually than usual. The former mayor seemed to have traded in his suit and tie for a white button up and brown slacks. 
“I’m ok, how are you?” 
“Oh I’m managing.” He jovially laughed, while Bogo cut in to explain. 
“I asked Leodor to come back and act as a part time consultant. He’s been a great help in adjusting to political life.” 
“Well, just when I can.” He gruffly smiled. “I’m sure ol Bogo here would do just fine, but it’s nice to come back and help where I can, ya know?” 
“Maybe you could help us out now.” Matt offered. 
“Right, we need on the Jam cams.” Kate threw in. 
“Help yourself.” Leodor invited, gesturing to his desk. Matt took a seat with Judy and Kate watching from either side. Bogo pulled his chair from his desk and sat beside Leodor Lionheart who leaned on the back of it. 
“Let’s see here.” Matt quietly spoke, opening up the jam cam menu. 
“Sleet Avenue, near Floelane.” Judy spoke softly. 
“Right.” Matt agreed, setting the time back to 5:30 AM. Traffic was quite light in the area until around 6:00 when it started to pick up. They watched it in high speed until they noted someone pulling off the road right where they were before. Sure enough it was a huge truck, an elephant and rhino stepping out and pulling the cover off the back. In a small bundle of orange industrial sheets, they elephant tossed it into the water before rushing back to the truck and slowly pulling away. 
“That’s them, isn’t it?” Judy fumed. 
“Yeah, that’s them alright.” Matt confirmed. Kate let loose with a low growl and folded her ears back. 
“Those disgusting sons of bitches, she was a baby. How could they do that?” She nearly exclaimed, but kept her tone hushed. 
“Atrocious.” Bogo stated, rising up from his chair. “Wilde, Grizzoli, Rosa. I want you to deliver this video to Delgato. Tell him this case is now top priority and that I will not tolerate another cub murdered in this city.”  
“We’re on it.” Judy approved.