. >> cheryl hurd covered the story, for nbc station kntv. >> so day number two, we still don't know where her boyfriend, quinn, is telling police. all we know is they cannot find her. >> but then, the story took another whiplash turn. about 45 hours after denise was reported missing, police made a dramatic announcement. >> at 10:30 this morning, miss denise huskins was located, safely. >> it seemed over. denise's cousin told knbc how thrilled everyone was. >> you hear the stories all the time, you watch tv, you never know, i was happy to hear she was alive, safe and at home. >> but to police and reporters, all professional skeptics, this story had not smelled right from the start, and denise's sudden reappearance did nothing to change that. >> she is alive, she is well and they found her. that is great, but there was still something funny going on, because nobody had all of the answers. >> for one thing, denise turned up in huntington beach, which was 400 miles south of, vallejo, and was also her home town. she was dropped off right by her mom's house. >> she was not released out of state