Asher would believe that when/if he made it back to shore and found Onyx alive. Ray would probably tell him anything to get him to calm down, including lying about his dead dog.

"Oh, well, all better then." Except for the fact that he'd still been abducted by a crazy person. "I'm not going to relax. This isn't a cruise, it's a crime. What the fuck am I supposed to find relaxing about this situation?"