He had suggested that we split up for fear that if we were seen together both of us would be caught in the net. Somehow he believed that if one of us was free, that person could call in assistance from the outside to save the other one. However, after separating from me, he realised the folly of his decision. His fears rose swiftly when he thought of the punishment he would have to suffer at the hands of my sister if he failed in his duty. He had doubled back firstly to the garage, becoming frustrated when I wasn’t there, but he found me when Townsend led me to Bridget McBain’s house. His mind became totally confused at that point when he saw Bridget come out with her son to greet us before we all went inside the house. Why would I go to someone’s house with Townsend, a man he had never seen before? Sadly, Wayne was not a very good detective and he was unable to put two-and-two together with regard to the event. He knew that strangers were distinctly disliked in Keppelberg yet I was being welcomed into the house of one of the villagers.
