Believe it or not

 I decided to just tear the Escape apart just in case Dad's ring had fallen somewhere in the vehicle. I had already looked under the driver's seat. I was completely shocked to find it still on the clip way back under the passenger seat. How in the world it got there from the other side of the Escape I have no idea but there it was. What a relief. Good things do happen! I can't believe it wasn't vacuumed up when I had the car washed.