Chapter 191: Side Story
Chapter 191. The Prey (3)
A wet mark?
Liam pointed to a corner. It was at the edge of the living room carpet. One spot was particularly damp. Being far from the fireplace near the sofa and the carpet being thick, it seemed to have dried less.
Let’s recall for a moment.
Were there tire tracks around the house? Though the ground was muddy from rain, there were no signs of cars passing. If there had been, Liam would have noticed, so the killer must have walked here. British people rarely use umbrellas, so this was likely rainwater. Even Liam and I had run here in the drizzle.
For the carpet to be this wet, the killer must have stood here for a long time. I stood near the mark and stared at the sofa. O’Brien was clearly visible sitting there.
O’Brien said she fell asleep on the sofa.
Rain marks. A carpet soaked with rainwater.
Let’s think from the killer’s perspective. Why watch? Because someone was here? Did they plan to kill O’Brien too? Maybe they left her alive because she couldn’t be a witness. Or perhaps they left her to cast suspicion on her.