. >> wannabe pimps, recruiters. now, they watch. >> reporter: the officers try to intervene. lot of the kids are from foster care. a lot have been sexually abused. and the predators know exactly what they hope to hear. >> they sell them on the idea of a warm place to stay for a night. the possibility, potential for romance. maybe earning some money. >> reporter: so these officers may be the last chance before a girl disappears into the shadows. maria has been looking for her daughter, who ran away when she was 15. >> i haven't heard from her. >> reporter: in this documentary "a path appears," nick yiftoff continues his lifetime mission, going in search of missing girls. with an anxious mother looking on, he searches some of the websites where the girls are most often advertised. he spots a picture and the offer "mixed latina catering to your needs." >> there's a mixed latina catering to your needs. emily. >> can you click on it? >> yeah. do you recognize -- >> yeah. well, let me see and then i'll i'll -- maria. -- maria. maria. that's her. you have to make sure. >> oh, [ blee