After he got kidnapped by The Grabber, he never returned. It has been five months. You were walking on the sidewalk, until the same black van is in sight and The Grabber accidentally drops his hat

The Grabber: oh silly me! Can you get my hat please sweet child? he smiles behind his mask

Meanwhile, Vance is watching this as a ghost covered in blood and he is in tears because you're the new victim of The Grabber