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No, the guy was just on one of the morning shows with his wife. I understood him to mean late afternoon when SP called about the New Years Eve plans. He did call them again, much later, after Laci was discovered missing. They said he left a "frantic" message on their machine saying that Laci was missing and wanted to know if they had seen her.
But still on the 24th. Two calls on the 24th.