Bar-hopping on George Street

That night, Pickett and some of his crewmates took a cab to George Street.

Based on information provided to the Royal Newfoundland Constabulary, Pickett had been at the Cotton Club — a strip joint on Queen Street — earlier in the night.

He left the Cotton Club, and headed up George Street to Turkey Joe's, where he met his friend. At some point, he also made his way to Club One, across the street.

What the Pickett family knows for sure is that he was alive and well at 10:45 p.m., when he called his twin brother, Dennis, from Club One.

"He was very nervous at the bar. I don't know what he was nervous about," said Mary Pickett, Danny's younger sister. She was 21 at the time.

"He told my brother he would see him the next day and he told him to tell Mom and Dad he loves them, which he normally said in a phone conversation."

Around 11 p.m., according to police, Pickett walked out of Turkey Joe's and presumably made his way back to the Cotton Club.

It was the last time anyone heard or saw Danny Pickett.



As time goes by, Mary Pickett says she calls the Royal Newfoundland Constabulary less frequently to check for updates on her brother Danny Pickett's case. (Paul Pickett/CBC) Post image on Pinterest: As time goes by, Mary Pickett says she calls the Royal Newfoundland Constabulary less frequently to check for updates on her brother Danny Pickett's case. (Paul Pickett/CBC)

As time goes by, Mary Pickett says she calls the Royal Newfoundland Constabulary less frequently to check for updates on her brother Danny Pickett's case. (Paul Pickett/CBC)

When Danny Pickett missed his ride back to Clarenville, a missing persons report was filed.

In the days following his disappearance, the RNC pleaded to the public for information. They checked alleyways and side streets, and asked downtown residents to look around their properties.

A week later, a dive team took to the water around the Newfoundland Tradition.

It was a week too late, according to the family.

"You're not going to find anything — even if there was something there — in a week. In a day or two, there are possibilities," said Alora Pickett, Danny's other younger sister.

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Maybe Danny Pickett did make it back to the Newfoundland Tradition.

Maybe he lost his footing and fell into the chilly North Atlantic, and was swept out through the Narrows in rough seas.

Or maybe there's more to the case than meets the eye.

"I don't think he made it back to the water. I do think somebody, somewhere, has knowledge about this," Alora Pickett said.

Having grown up on boats and worked in fish plants, Danny's younger brother Patrick Pickett thinks it's highly unlikely that he simply slipped and fell into the water.