February 13, 2001 started out like any other day for the Viola family. Patricia Viola got her two kids ready for school, and her husband, Jim, went to work. At around 8:30 am, Patricia set off on foot for her volunteer librarian position at the local school. Patricia, who went by Pat, had lost her license for a few months because of a seizure disorder that had flared up. At around 9 am, the burglar alarm was tripped at the house. Police came and checked the windows and doors and nothing seemed amiss. The alarm company shut it off.

Patricia Viola returned home at 11:40, waved to a mailman and called her mother. At 1:11 pm, she reset the alarm and left...and was never heard from or seen again. A years-long search ensued with no leads, save for a cryptic message she told her best friend the night before. Could she have met with foul play or hurt herself somehow? Did she disappear on purpose? Where had Patricia gone and how had she seemingly vanished into thin air?

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https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2083494/