Annie was kidnapped in Snow Hill, Maryland, in 1975. At the time of her kidnapping, a young Jarod was tasked with getting into the mind of her kidnapper to determine her location. He was unwilling to go into such a dark place. As a result he was unable to help. She wasn’t found.

Annie was the daughter of Dr. William Raines and his wife Edna Raines.

In October 1998, Jarod helped save a girl named Sara who’d been kidnapped by the same man who’d kidnapped Annie, Douglas Willard. Jarod works to save his latest victim who was physically kidnapped by an accomplice. Willard, believing he tricked Jarod who he calls “prodigy” escapes and leads Jarod to Sara and the remains of Annie.

Willard’s apparent knowledge of “Prodigy” makes us wonder if he had some connection to Raines.