is ♪ >> instead of finishing high school, shamaia smith dropped out and worked as a dancer at the kahootsentleman's club in east hartford, connecticut. >> i didn't approve of it. i always talked to her about getting a job that's a lot safer. >> one night shamaia didn't return home after work. concerned her family called police. >> she's a very special young lady, and all we want is her to come home safe and sound. >> in a search for answers, police questioned shamaia's boyfriend. >> the boyfriend reportedly had some drug involvement. he was living with shamaia smith at her parents' home when she went missing and he had seen her the day she went missing. >> he told police she left for work around 3:00 p.m. but said he didn't know who had given her a ride. >> the boyfriend's story that your girlfriend is leaving and meeting a stranger, this would lead most people to conclude that maybe the story wasn't true. shamaia's family gave police a potential clue. someone had left a message on shamaia's cell phone at 11:55 a.m., before shamaia left for work. >> first saved message. >> hey, i'm back i