I can understand any parent not wanting to call the police, as that call requires an internal admission that things are seriously WRONG, that you have a major PROBLEM.
None the less, I do have quite a few questions about this entire morning timeline. Not suspicions -- let me be clear -- but questions. I am sure most will be cleared up, and some here mighht even have the answers.
First, it seems unusual to me that Celina's sister would be home from her sleepover so early. Did the parent's call her there?
Second, if Celina was only discovered to be missing at 8:30, why was mom apparently laid-out speechless with grief and horror by 9:00? Obviously ANY parent would be alarmed and likely furious, but they would believe their kid snuck out or went over to a friends or took a walk. The last thing a parent -- even a big city parent -- would assume is that some maniac crept into their home and snatched their teen, and if they did they would would have called the police instantly. Third, if the police were called at about 9:00, why was step-dad posting to his FB honeys at 9:11? And just how long did it take the police to arrive?