[Mr 5 0]

Mercury:

This is a very strange situation and one you should be concerned about.

Something is wrong here.

A fastidious person like Marya wouldn't fail to show up at her business - or her home - leave her pampered vehicle outside for days on end and have all of her phones disconnected for no good reason.

She has a business, a nice residence, good car, etc. No one simply leaves those things behind on a whim. The fact that she has a child is what makes this disappearance even more perplexing. Very mysterious, to say the least.

Out of genuine concern, I would cease being so protective of her 'privacy' and start using some of your resources to get more information. Anything is possible.

Marya may have simply skipped out due to mounting debt (improbable, but not totally impossible), had immigration problems you didn't know about (why would you?), was called away on a family emergency (as you postulated) or perhaps there was some kind of foul play involved. All options have to be considered here, even the worst ones.

I would try to find out what happened to the flowers she had delivered to her business address.
Did she sign for them? Who took them? The florist may have some sort of record of this.

Where is the child? Did Marya contact the baby-sitter and cancel? Who cancelled the phone service? Lots of questions that need answers so if you have any contacts that could help provide them, I wouldn't hesitate to call on those folks, but of course, do so discreetly and in a way that it wouldn't get back to Marya, if at all possible.

If it looks like you have real reason to suspect something bad happened, you can go to the police and ask them to do some checking, but you'll need solid evidence, not speculation. As long as Marya isn't suspected of a crime the police won't do much just because she disappeared, although the circumstances do seem weird - and the sudden nature of her disappearance is very troubling, to say the least.

I can think of some really awful scenarios that I won't even get into here as it would serve no purpose right now but I do think you should put aside worries about prying and try to (discreetly) find out what happened to her.

If it turns out to be a simple explanation, fine. She should be impressed with your concern; after all, you're not stalking her. Her sudden disappearence is a legitimate cause for your concern. You care about what happens to her.

If she just wanted to get away or had some family emergency, your relief would be palpable and I'll bet that Marya would be really touched by your concern for her well-being. Most women would, as long as you don't do anything to make problems for her in the process.

In any event I urge you do what you reasonably (and legally) can to get to the bottom of this mystery. Hopefully she'll turn up at home soon and the mystery will be over.

Please keep us informed.

By the way Merc; Never let it be said that you lead a dull life.