It’s the first episode of the new season of Dateline (kind of!)! When a beloved young woman named Akia goes missing in Baltimore the day of her baby shower, the suspects are her nice guy best friend who was maybe in love with her, the broke father of her her unborn child who refused to go to her sonogram appointment, or the broke father’s other woman who went after her on social media. Yes, you heard all of that right, this situation is messy with a capital M. Thank goodness that M also stands for Mank, because we couldn’t get through this sad and frustrating case without the incredible skills of Mr. Josh Mankiewicz. It's time for a Date with Dateline and THE DAY AKIA DISAPPEARED! 

Official Description from PEACOCK: A pregnant woman vanishes before her own baby shower; her worried family raises the alarm. Josh Mankiewicz reports.

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