But how much LEO does it tack to track down?
If it is real offer the money and go meet to pick up the kid. what, about 10 minutes work?
That's only in the cop shows, K. In real life there are significant hoops to jump through to get all that done. Planning, court orders, all the other stuff.
And then when the kid doesn't show up ... as he would not have done!!!! ... you still have to do the legwork.