Juju Chang

He's brown and white with floppy ears and big brown eyes.

The officers shine their flashlights into every corner of the house, putting a quick spotlight on family photos, Christmas decorations and poinsettias, and even more Disney memorabilia, including Goofy and Mickey figurines.

They check the living room, the bathroom, and a few rooms that look like they're being used for storage, full of tubs and boxes.

Then they make their way to Sarah's room.

She's recently graduated from high school, but it still looks and feels like a childhood bedroom.

Her door is covered with mini license plates that say Sarah, a sign that says Sarah Street, and a sticker that reads Caution, Sarah's Room.

There are lots of mementos on the walls and a Canadian flag hanging from the ceiling.

But the two officers are struck by what they don't find anywhere in the house, clues to Sarah's whereabouts.

On their way out, the officers go through the kitchen.

There's a clock on the wall and boxes of crackers stacked up on the fridge.

An officer opens up a cookie jar to get a dog treat for Buddy.

Besides Buddy, the house is empty.

They leave with the same question they started with.

Where is Sarah Stern?

Neptune's going to have to figure out what the mindset of this kid is.

So while these officers were going through the Stearns' house, other investigators were tracking down Sarah's dad, Michael.

Turns out he wasn't home because he was on vacation in Orlando, Florida, with his girlfriend.

Michael called back, but got an answering machine.

He wanted to know what was going on.

Why were police asking about Sarah's car in the middle of the night?