Ashley Flowers

Bubba is just a friend.

but not according to Daryl Jr.

This was the first time he was hearing about this other guy, Ernie.

In that moment, he says he felt like he was being gaslit.

Like, what do you mean my dad wasn't with Allie in that way?

He says he'd seen text messages between the two, even heard conversations that made it seem otherwise.

None of this was making sense to Daryl Jr.,

Never mind the alley stuff.

His dad hadn't given him or his sister Jaina a heads up that he was going out of town, which was really odd because normally he would ask Daryl Jr.

to take care of his dog Muffin if he's going to be away.

But he says that he hadn't heard from his dad.

So this is kind of the test.

When Daryl Jr.

gets off the phone with authorities, he asks friends to go by and check on Muffin.

Now, the dog's fine.

Bubba had left some food out and water, but not enough for a longer trip.

So within an hour of getting the call from the state police, Daryl Jr.

and his family get in the car and they drive straight through the night from Phoenix to New Mexico.

And as they drove, there was a thought that kept nagging at them.

Why had they heard about Bubba's disappearance from state police and not from Allie?