What if the women were running a stable for someone else’s benefit? They “owner” of these children becomes unhappy with the sloppy manner that these assets are being managed and rolls up the operation. The ladies try to escape with hopes of starting a new child brothel somewhere. The boss catches up to them on the highway, forces them to pull over and hops into their vehicle. He drives the car off the cliff, bailing at the last second.

A good investigator would wonder where they get their money. How do they pay their rent, feed the kids and maintain their vehicles, etc? Follow the money.. always helpful to do that.