Its possible that we aren't the only ones who experience these glimpses into parallel worlds. It's possible that writers and artists and screen writers are also privy to these looks. however, unlike us, they don't realize that's what they are and believe they have come up with the story on their own. It's possible everything we've ever read or watched in our lives is really a true story that happened in another world.
Or it's possible that only a handful of us are fictional characters and everyone else is not. I think I tend to lean towards this one, dear. Whatever the case I highly doubt our problems are simply fodder for other's entertainment. That mine are makes sense considering the tone of them.
Well, he's a detective, so I'm sure he's doing detective things to find her.