Barnes knew exactly where the farm was and gave them directions easily. While he returned to the station to get the state police further involved with the investigation into Mercy Fullers disappearance, Kate and DeMarco headed out toward what Barnes had referred to as the Lee Farm. Along the way, DeMarco called both the bureau and the state police to request any records on Edgar Lee. When she got off of the phone with the bureau, she had quite a bit to share.

I think I may have just found out one of the reasons for the Lees divorce, DeMarco said. Three years ago, Edgar Lee was arrested for attempting to download illegal pornography.

Children? Kate asked, horrified.

No. But just as bad. Some sixteen-year-old that was selling videos online. He got off on a technicality, as he never actually downloaded it. But when an investigation was conducted, they did find questionable content on his computer. Girls that, while there were obviously no ages given, certainly did not look to be eighteen.

Any word on how old his kids were when all of that went down?

No. But state PD did confirm the divorce was finalized last year. The wife has a restraining order filed against him. They say other than the severe porn mark on file, theres no other record on the guy.

This information weighed heavily on them as they approached Lee farm. It sat just slightly outside of the Deton town limits, tucked away down a driveway that was at least a quarter of a mile long. Once the driveway ended and the surrounding forests opened up, it revealed a rustic-looking barn. It was quaint and beautiful in a derelict kind of waythe sort of thing one might see in paintings on a dentists office or in calendars depicting whimsical scenes.

Kate parked the car at the end of the driveway, behind a large pickup truck with Farm Use tags. They stepped out of the car and walked into the large front yard. The house was a two-story farmhouse; while it was in need of many repairs, it was still a fairly beautiful house. Because the farm was named after a family, Kate wondered how long the house had been standing here.

As they neared the house, they hard a series of thumps and thuds coming from behind the house, accompanied a male voice uttering a few quiet curses. Exchanging a look of caution, they walked around the side of the house and more of the property came into view. A single large barn sat roughly fifty yards away from the house. A few other sheds sat beside it and off to the distance. Beyond that were what looked like emaciated corn fields and large fields of varying crops that Kate could not tell the difference between.