On 7 December 2003, 13-year-old Daniel Morcombe disappears while waiting for a bus on Australia’s Sunshine Coast. What begins as a missing-person case soon becomes one of the most significant criminal investigations in the country’s history. This episode reconstructs Daniel’s final known movements, the early stages of the investigation, and the background of the man who would later be convicted of his abduction and murder. It marks the beginning of a years-long search shaped by uncertainty, public attention, and the determination of a family refusing to let their son be forgotten.

This episode includes AI-generated content.