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In the early morning, following their police interviews over the Cyndi kidnapping case, Katy-Ann goes to find Duane and encounters Jack and his parents along the way. Jack jokes about the possibility of his being sent to "Gitmo," but neither Katy-Ann nor his parents are amused. Katy-Ann asks Duane whether he thinks Charlotte could have been the perpetrator. Duane is astonished, having thought Katy-Ann had gotten past the history between Charlotte and her. Katy-Ann responds that she's already forgiven Charlotte for attempting to frame her, and is trying to forgive her framing of Sara, but still hasn't forgiven the fact that such deeds make all Christians look bad by association and lead others to walk on eggshells around her. Asking Duane whether he's religious, she notes silently from his nervous denial that he understands. Duane, in any case, insists Charlotte isn't who she used to be, but is now interested in literature and ethics. Katy-Ann, suddenly reflective, suggests that Charlotte is troubled by her past as a "petty" criminal and must wonder, despite trying to reform, what might lead her to revert. Duane senses it may no longer be Charlotte she's thinking of, but points out nonetheless that he's her alibi.

* [[Abusive Parents]]: Charlotte's mother. Given her reaching for the liquor cabinet after dealing with her daughter, she may also be an [[Alcoholic Parent]].

* [[Anachronic Order]]: The amount of rainfall, or lack thereof, at various points in the chapter show that it doesn't take place in strict chronological order. Thus, the strip with Charlotte and her mother, where it's pouring, takes place after the discussion between Penny and Aggie, which ends when the first few raindrops are starting to fall.

* [[Call Back]]

* [[Forgiveness]]

* [[Idiot Ball]]: Aggie's suggestion that she and Penny get their friends to investigate the crime struck some readers as [[Out of Character]] and showing a lack of common sense, given that, by providing so much information to the FBI, she presumably trusts ''them'' to solve the case. (Not to mention that they're also professionals, with skills and resources which Penny, Aggie and friends would lack.) One explanation may be that Campbell wished to quash the idea, suggested by other readers, that "Missing Person" would end up like "The Popsicle War," in which [[Adults Are Useless|adults were useless]] and the main, teen characters saved the day.

 

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