Following Megan Hunt (Dana Delany), a former neurosurgeon turned medical examiner at Philadelphia, in this episode, Helen Martin (Nicole Callender) is run over by a speeding truck whilst trying to stop the kidnapping of Noah Parker (Anthony Pierini).
With the help of FBI agent Derek Ames (Cliff Curtis), Detective Bud Morris (John Carroll Lynch) tries to find the culprits of the kidnapping before the child dies.
The episode received positive reviews, and was watched by 9.95 million viewers, according to Nielsen ratings, on the Tuesday night it aired in the United States.
Christine Orlando from TV Fanatic said, "Having been a bit bored with last week's episode, I was glad to see Body of Proof step up its game".
Helen Martin (Nicole Callender), a nanny, is run over by a speeding truck whilst trying to stop the kidnapping of the six-year-old child she was caring for, Noah Parker (Anthony Pierini).
Detective Bud Morris (John Carroll Lynch) is assisted by Special Agent Derek Ames (Cliff Curtis) of the FBI, who takes a call from Noah, but the kidnapper hangs up before the phone can be traced.
Curtis Brumfield (Windell Middlebrooks) and Ethan Gross (Geoffrey Arend) begin to believe that Noah is being held by fresh water, so the search is narrowed.
[3] Actor Stephen Barker Turner and actress Keira Naughton guest starred in the episode as Tom and Jennifer Parker.
[3] Slaine said of his role in the episode, "As a lot of people know I have branched out from hip-hop to acting and this will be my first venture into network television.
[5] This episode marked the first appearance of Cliff Curtis, who plays Special Agent Derek Ames, a love interest for Megan Hunt (Delany).
[12] "Missing", along with the nineteen episode's from Body of Proof's second season, were released on a four-disc DVD set in the United States on September 18, 2012.
With the statistic that 75 per cent of kidnapped children are killed within three hours of abduction ringing in their ears, the pressure is on for the cops in the most gripping episode of this season so far.
[2] Finishing, she praised the scenes with Megan and Joan and added, "Having been a bit bored with last week's episode, I was glad to see Body of Proof step up its game.