ðeɪ mˈiːt dˈʌɹəm dɪtˈɛktɪvz nˈɪk ɹˈʌskɪn ænd dˈeɪvi sˈaɪks, hˌuː tˈɛl ðˌɛm ðætðɪ ˌɛfbˌiːˈaɪ ænd dˌiːˌiːˈeɪ ɑːɹ ɪnvˈɑːlvd ænd ðæt ˈeɪt tə tˈɛn wˈɪmɪn ɑːɹ mˈɪsɪŋ, ˈɔːl fɹʌm dˈɪfɹənt stˈeɪts; ˈɔːl hæv ɹᵻsˈiːvd nˈoʊts fɹʌm sˈʌmwʌn kˈɔːlɪŋ hɪmsˈɛlf kˌæsɐnˈoʊvə.
They meet Durham detectives Nick Ruskin and Davey Sikes, who tell them that the FBI and DEA are involved and that eight to ten women are missing, all from different states; all have received notes from someone calling himself Casanova.