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A group of young people were going to a party held on an island by another group of young people. They needed to catch a boat at a certain time that was supposed to take them there, but they missed it, so they decided to ask local fishermen to take them there on their own boat. The fishermen agreed. Before getting on board, Jake Harley sent his friend on the island a voice message to let him know that he with his friends was on board, and that they would be at the party soon. However, the fishermen took Jake Harley and his friends hostage, so they didn't arrive at the island as expected. When the guys on the island noticed that something was wrong, the following conversation took place between them:
Guy #1: "Any of you guys seen Jake Harley? I just listened to a message from him, and he said he got a ride from some fishermen from New London."
Guy #2: "So?"
Guy #1: "That was over four hours ago. He should've been here by now."
Source: "Dead Sound", a movie (timestamp: 01h01m06s).
Does what guy #1 said imply that he believes that Jake Harley should've arrived at the party by now, but that he still isn't there at the moment?
If he had said instead: "That was over four hours ago. He should be here by now.", would that imply that he believed (even though nobody had seen Jake Harley at the party) that he had arrived there and was somewhere there at the moment?
Guy #1: "Any of you guys seen Jake Harley? I just listened to a message from him, and he said he got a ride from some fishermen from New London."
Guy #2: "So?"
Guy #1: "That was over four hours ago. He should've been here by now."
Source: "Dead Sound", a movie (timestamp: 01h01m06s).
Does what guy #1 said imply that he believes that Jake Harley should've arrived at the party by now, but that he still isn't there at the moment?
If he had said instead: "That was over four hours ago. He should be here by now.", would that imply that he believed (even though nobody had seen Jake Harley at the party) that he had arrived there and was somewhere there at the moment?