Darn, the quote from the paper isnt showing. Wanted to comment on the part that said Mark was texting Dylan all afternoon.
Now, lets remember what Elaine said. Dylan was tech savvy. We have not ever heard her say that she's had a hard time in the past not being able to get ahold of Dylan via text or even cell.
Here we have Mark saying he texted Dylan all afternoon unable to get a hold of him. He surely knew (from the September visit) how attached Dylan was to his phone.
So to me, if he tried to text Dylan even twice with no response (remember we have been told texts go through moreso than phones when coverage is spotty, for some odd reason) - he should have been suspicious that something was wrong
right then and there.
If he was sure Dylan was with his friends, why didn't he try to text or call his friends? If he didn't have any of Dylan's friend's cells or text info, why? If he didn't, this doesn't impress me either - a good parent should always know the number of their friend(s), in the event the cell dies, they can still get a hold of the friend and confirm you are okay.
Mark has said in interviews he knows how important Dylan's friends are to him. So why would he not have their contact info?
So all these factors combined, he should have been concerned with lack of response from Dylan A LOT SOONER than 4-5 hours. I can see one or two texts maybe not getting through to Dylan. But 4-5 hours worth of no replies from Dylan? No!