Now it’s any mum or dad’s nightmare – your little one goes lacking on a stroll to high school.
Cue panic, anger, recriminations and grief.
That’s the story behind the forthcoming Netflix mini-series, Eric.
It’s a portrait of Eighties New York – and a household torn aside by tragedy.
Vincent, performed by Marvel star Benedict Cumberbatch, is a determined dad, tackling his personal demons in an try to deliver house his lacking son.
We sat down with him and the present’s creator, Abi Morgan to speak concerning the new sequence and the minefield of human emotion that it explores.