Emma was a much loved young woman who had been growing increasingly unstable. One day, she simply slipped away. Was she murdered, kidnapped? Had she taken her own life? Emma’s mother enlisted the help of the CBC investigative programme the fifth estate to help her in her search. From the very beginning it was a very painful relationship between the producers and the family as uncomfortable truths began to emerge about the life of Emma. It turned out to be one of the most morally difficult stories we have done in years.