Claire had called everyone she could think of, but had only succeeded in making things worse. Jim's friends, that she knew of, had not seemed too worried. They told her that he had always been moody and prone to going off by himself. He disappeared early on every night out with them, so his random absences and lack of communication were nothing new. Typical men. His parents, however, were beside themselves with worry and asked more questions than she had. She ended up passing over the details of the police officer from earlier along with the police reference number and they were planning on calling him to offer their help. They were such lovely people, Jim's parents, she felt bad for them. Jim was not the best son. He rarely kept in touch, and usually went round to see them only when Clair
