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The children remember their mother telling them that George had gone out to acquire smokes, but he never returned back home again after he left the house. This was after their father had gone missing. After it had been reported that their father was missing, this information was shared with them. According to what she said, he was never found or heard from again after that.
The fact that George appeared to have forgotten his wallet at home, on the other hand, casts serious doubt on the veracity of the claim. Because of this, the claim was called into question because it looked that George had left his wallet at home by accident. Why would he go to the convenience store to buy cigarettes if he wasn’t going to bring his wallet with him? he asked himself.