When the music stopped, Sammy finally looked up, finding a pair of eyes that felt safe. "L," Sammy whispered. "I know," Reid replied softly. "Let's find them."

Sammy draws "L"s and gestures to signify the perpetrators.

As they played, Reid decoded the frantic, silent language of the child. He saw the "L"s not as scribbles, but as a roadmap.