Questioning
The cops questioned George to determine what had happened. He actually wished he could have done more. Was this a crime scene? It seemed like it with so many police officers. Plus, they questioned all the bystanders, with one claiming to have seen the senior citizen before.
Every Second Counts
That bystander was immediately put into another room. The police had to get any information he had because each second counted at that point. If that older gentleman was kidnapped, they had to avoid wasting time and must do something about it.