Officer: (extending a hand shake) Hi, I’m Officer Jones. Is there something I can help you with today?

Woman: Yes, I’d like to report a missing person.

Officer: (instantly concerned) Okay, have a seat and I’ll get some information from you.

Officer: Is the person you’re looking for a child or an adult?

Woman: An adult. A woman.

Officer: How old is she?

Woman: About 27 I guess. (or whatever age fits your character)

Officer: Can you describe her for me? (Officer writes as woman talks)

Woman: (fit the description to suit the person playing this character) Let’s see, she’s got short, brown hair, green eyes, and a small pink birth mark on the side of her neck. She’s about 5’4 and 120 pounds. Or at least she used to be.

Officer: (stops writing and looks up) She used to be?

Woman: It was a long time ago.

Officer: I see. How long has this woman been missing?

Woman: I don’t know...a year. Maybe three or four.

Officer: (incredulous) Three or four years! And you’re just now reporting it?

Woman: I assumed she’d come back eventually but she hasn’t.

Officer: (putting down the pen) Look, I’ve got to be honest, it would be extremely difficult to find this woman. We’d have no idea where to even begin looking for her. I’m afraid we can’t help you.

Woman: (frantic) Oh please, you’ve got to try! She’s very special to me and I miss her so much! You’ve just got to help me find her! Please! You’re my only hope. (begins to sob)

Officer: (softening) Okay, I’ll try, but don’t get your hopes up.

Woman: Oh thank you!

Officer: (picks up pen again) What do you remember about this woman? Did she work?

Woman: From what I remember, she worked as a nurse at Lincoln General.

Officer: At least that’s a start. We can talk to some of the staff and see if they remember any unusual behavior before she went missing. What about her hobbies? What were her interests?

Woman: She used to enjoy working in her yard. Her whole lawn was like a magical place pulled out of a magazine or something. She had all different types of flowers, and bushes and even a little pond with fish in it.

Officer: Any other hobbies?

Woman: She used to exercise a lot. She was real big into fitness and eating healthy. She used to run 5 miles a day.

Officer: So, she’s pretty trim and physically fit?

Woman: (shrugs her shoulders) Like I said, that was a long time ago.

Officer: Any special places she used to like to hang out?

Woman: The shopping mall...the movie theater...various sea food restaurants around town...small groups at church...

Officer: I assume this woman is single.

Woman: Oh no, she’s married with 3 children.

Officer: (suspicious) And the husband never reported his wife missing?

Woman: I guess he didn’t notice she was gone.

Officer: In three or four years he never noticed his wife was missing?

Woman: I guess not.

Officer: I’m afraid to tell you this, but I suspect foul play, and this woman’s husband could be the prime suspect.