dan went back to tinkering on his motorcycle. lost all track of time. it was dark when his son walked into the room and asked an innocuous question. where s mom? i said, well, i don t know. i ll give her a call. so i went i tried to make the phone call, and i couldn t get hold of her. but it was after 9:30 p.m. karen usually walked for less than an hour. she d been gone for five. in some people anxiety stokes panic. dan is not like that. it s a coping mechanism, he stays calm. he made another call. long day, 10:00 at night. my phone rings. i answer, hi, dan. remember jed and lisa hummel? friends of amyjane s at church? karen always parked their car in front of her house when she took her late afternoon walks. says, is karen at your house? no. i just got home and i asked lisa