ðɪ ɚɹˈɪdʒɪnəl stˈoːɹi wʌz ɐbˌaʊt ðə tɹˈækɚ sˈiːkɪŋ ɐ jˈʌŋ bˈɔɪ hˌuː hæd ɡɔn mˈɪsɪŋ, bˌʌt pˈɜːkɪnz dᵻsˈaɪdᵻd ɐ mˈɪsɪŋ ɡˈɜːl wʊdhɐv ɡɹˈeɪɾɚɹ ˈɪmpækt ænd ˈɔːlsoʊ ʃˈɪftᵻd ðə fˈoʊkəs tə ðə dᵻspˈɛɹɪŋ mˈʌðɚ.
The original story was about the tracker seeking a young boy who had gone missing, but Perkins decided a missing girl would have greater impact and also shifted the focus to the despairing mother.