180 The Bad Swipe

Published: July 17, 2019, 6:42 p.m.

Four years ago, on a hot Thursday afternoon in Anaheim, Jessie Char sat down for a Dole Whip in Disneyland while her friends went to the bathroom. When they got back she was gone. No note. No ransom demands. A few months ago, I got a call. \u201cI\u2019m back.\u201d No explanation. We met at a diner. She was wearing a Minnie Mouse outfit. And an eyepatch. Her first words were \u201cWe\u2019re recording next week.\u201d