Despite the APB put out on Kangie, no further intelligence is forthcoming. Everyone feigns ignorance, but there is a new development on the second day of the build. The inflatable kiwi bird (name unknown) goes missing. Suddenly, blame shifts to the two Australians on the team. However, we're convinced that this is just another attempt by the Kiwis to deflect attention from themselves in the case of the missing Kangie.
More speculation follows on day 3. But then, after lunch there is a break in the case. Teammate (and American - coincidence? I think not), Kris reports a sighting of Kangie. Upon questioning, her intelligence is confirmed. Operation Oi Oi Oi is put into effect in order to stage a Kangie rescue.
Kangie has been spotted through the window of one of the completed homes on the other side of the site. Surveillance shows she is not alone. The boy from day 1 is with her, as is his father. Cultural considerations dictate that we proceed with caution. We knock on the front door and, when answered, indicate (through a series of very complicated gestures) that we really need Kangie back at the build site until the build is over. The family appears to agree.
Once the delicate hostage negotiations have been successfully concluded, Kangie is returned to house 12 amid jubilation (okay, maybe just from Michelle and I). She is given medical attention that night (her crisis left her a bit deflated), but she is pronounced fit for service (no puncture or leak identified).
Coincidentally (harrumph), the inflatable kiwi also reappears a few hours later. It is sighted being included in a number of kiwi team photos.
With Kangie's return, the case of her abduction is closed. We may never know what really happened.
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