Some knew that Carolyn and John were dropping Lauren off first and that they’d gotten a late start. Maybe they had grabbed dinner before heading over. No one there was worried yet. However, the couple waiting for Lauren began to worry, and asked a Martha’s Vineyard Airport operations employee if he knew where the plane was, who in turn inquired at the control tower about whether there had been a flight plan filed for the Piper Saratoga. There was none.

