"She's missing." Blunt and right to the point was better, wasn't it? Not wasting time on stupid shit like trying to ease the kid into the information? He'd appreciate that too, Johnny thought. "She went out last night and said she'd be back no later than this morning. She didn't come back, and she missed her shift at work. We've got everyone out looking for her at the moment, and I think we'd all be pretty happy if you said she was hiding out wherever you're staying."
Johnny didn't think this would be the case. Mary would have called. She would have shown up to work.