The Fall of Falcan Haney

The sheriff announces that the balloon has made landfall and that young Falcan Haney is not inside the basket. This situation as he says has gone from a rescue effort to a recovery effort, meaning they're looking for a body because his soul has left this mortal coil. It turns out Falcan was in the attic the entire time. He told the police he was afraid to come out because he thought he was going to get in trouble.