Bad Gut Feeling
They were baffled as to why their son had vanished so quickly. They did, however, want to find him and return him. There was clearly something out of the ordinary going on here. They had a gut feeling that this was the case even though they had no knowledge of it.
No Time to Lose
The Sheriff of the County was well aware that time was of the essence. He quickly enlisted others’ assistance in spreading the word about Kaydon. A person is usually required to wait at least 24 hours before filing a missing person alert. However, because it was a small community, this was not the case.