Corroborative Evidence

I have to admit I take a delight in the Roger Collins episodes more than most because he is such a heel. I use heel because Louis Edmonds has this way of showing the “wheels turning”. I am amused most of all of how the car crash is almost a godsend for him because it is a possible means to get rid of a problem that works as what I consider a cancer on his conscience (yeah, that is if he has one…) Collins Port Constable takes a break from “faulty traffic lights and barroom brawls” to talk with Roger, Elizabeth, and Victoria about the night Burke Devlin stopped by Collinwood to talk with them. There are always little moments that have a tendency to give me the giggles such as when the constable gets onto Roger for waiting so long to contact him and going to Burke Devlin instead, with Collins responding, “I didn’t need for you to come down here to give me a lecture.” Roger the Grouch, barks and snaps, completely annoyed that the constable questions if Devlin could be innocent and that someone else might be responsible. David, the little sneaky rascal, feels trapped in a corner regarding the wrench, evidence linking him to the car crash, and tactically avoids detection by taking advantage of the tool’s lying on a table while the constable was off talking to the adults. The camera keeps its eye on David while the others chat away, Victoria momentarily stopping him from touching the wrench…ultimately, however, he gets his grubby hands on the wrench, knocking it over, spoiling the evidence that would implicate him. Would anyone believe that David removed that bleeder valve? Isn’t Burke the likeliest suspect? David knows this and remains behind the door, hidden in a corner, ducking under a table, always rodent-like, listening intently just in case the screws tighten too much and his actions become known. Roger is pretty persistent in his desire to see Burke placed under arrest; something tells me this will not be as easy as he so believes…