the hidden staircase

nancys dad is being kidnapped. his kidnappers are two darker people. one has a crinkled ear. nancy is hunting for them. she finds a cave out in the grass land. she spots a man inspecting her car. it is the man with the crinkled ear. she starts to chase him. the man out runs her. he croses the high way to his car and drives off. nancy tries to take a picture of his lisence plate. she cannot git a clear picture. that is the first clue to where her dad is located.