you know, meredith's name was meredith hope emerson. and we all hoped that she was alive.ese things carry on, as time passes you, you continue to hope, but it diminishes after time. dennis murphy (voiceover): as the manhunt continued, there was a glimmer of hope. friday morning, january 4, 2008, four days after meredith vanished, the us marshal service traced activity on meredith's bank cards. the card was used at a local bank, you know, 15 miles from the abduction site, and then again, 50 miles south of the abduction site, and then the next day, 80 miles. these were attempts where no money was taken. which suggests what? suggested that meredith wouldn't give him the right pin. which also suggests maybe she's still alive. that's right. dennis murphy (voiceover): investigators, meanwhile, had been able to trace the phone gary hilton used earlier to call his old boss, john tabor, who'd set that trap for him. that call was made from a restaurant about 50 miles from blood mountain. hilton, it seemed, was moving south towards atlanta. metro pd swat concealed themselves in and n