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Once they arrived at the police station, Asher stopped in front of the door. "Well, Leo, here we are," he announced with a sigh. "Just tell them what you know and hope that it'll help." With that, they walked through the doors, where a receptionist was, looking very troubled and concerned. Perhaps he was thinking about the missing woman.

"May I help you, kids?" said the receptionist as he flipped through some files.

The receptionist raised an eyebrow and just shook his head. "Kid, you've probably been watching—er... listening to too many crime movies or something," he said, moving a hand dismissively. "This is serious business. We don't have time to waste with your... visions." He expected the brothers to leave or start laughing, but it seemed like the younger was serious.

Asher somehow knew this would happen. "Look, sir, I know it's hard to believe, but my brother is telling the truth," he said, not wanting Leo to feel alone on this. "Just listen to him. He might help you find the missing woman."

The man at the counter just looked even more annoyed. "Seriously? This is not a game! Get out of here before I kick you out!"

The man was not amused nor fazed by the drawing. "Look, kid, I'm serious here. You both should just get out before I call security," he said, obviously trying to hold his own temper. "I'm not putting up with your claims unless you have solid proof of where she is, have known her before, or have an eyewitness. A dream and a drawing, which anyone could have done, is not enough." Some of the security guards nearby had already gathered, ready to take the brothers outside if need be.

"Calm down, Leo!" Asher urged pulling his brother back from the counter. He didn't want to let him know this, but he looked like a lunatic to the police right now. "They just don't understand, okay? Don't get so mad." He tried to get Leo to quiet down, but it wasn't likely that he succeeded.

One of the security guards tapped his shoulder. "You might want to get your little brother out of here. He'll bother the detectives," he told the elder. "I'm sorry to say, but you kids kinda wasted our time."

Reluctantly, Asher had to drag Leo, probably kicking and screaming, out of the station. They just won't listen, and he couldn't really blame them. All Leo had was a dream and a picture, and those weren't considered to be enough to help them.

"Leo, we're just civilians. How can we find someone who was missing for a week when the police can't even do it?" Asher questioned, shaking a head at such a notion. "She might be dead even by the time we find her. You remember your first nightmare. If the second one is real, then how are we to say that the first isn't?" As much as he would have liked to support Leo on this little... independent detective work, he didn't want him to get into danger. They would be dealing with a potential murderer!

"You know I wouldn't want that! You know perfectly well that I would have done anything to find you!" Asher shouted. He took a few deep breaths and tried to be calm again. The two of them yelling at each other would go nowhere. "I'm just scared of you getting hurt or killed, Leo. I understand that you want to help and I guess you feel like it's your responsibility since you saw her in your dreams, but are you really willing to die for her?"

Asher sighed once again. When Leo put it like that, refusing to help him would just make the elder look heartless. "I can never seem to win against you," he muttered. It didn't help that Leo usually had the best points in the arguments. "You said she was in a building with concrete floors, right? If she was from this city, maybe we can locate some abandoned buildings around. Kidnappees always seem to end up in abandoned buildings."

"Yeah, let's go home," Asher agreed and once again took Leo to the bus stop. Fortunately, it was one of those stops with a bit of a roof over the head to keep out the rain, but it didn't stop the wind from trying to freeze them. The bus did come soon enough, and then they were on their way home. As much as Asher was worried about Leo's nightmares, he figured they did serve a purpose, even if his brother had to sacrifice some sleep.