Monica had been missing for more than 48 hours.
The police split up into groups to search for her. One group went along the riverbank looking for her, while another interrogated the men who had been following Monica.
Their statements were the same. They said that they had drunk one too many that night when they had bumped into Monica. They had chased after her under the influence of alcohol but lost her in an alley. They refused to admit that they had any ill intentions. The surveillance footage hadn't captured anything else other than them following Monica.
Thus, after a day of cooperating with the police, they were let go after being given a lecture. According to the statement and the surveillance footage, the police speculated on the worst-case scenario that could have happened.
"Mr. Jones. We'll arrange a search of the river today; please prepare for the worst."
Thomas lost it. He grabbed the police officer's hand tightly. "W—what do you mean by that? What about that group of
