Burke learns of Malloy's death from Maggie in the Collins Port diner, equal parts enraged and mournful. He is sure either Roger or Sam killed Malloy and talks with Sheriff Patterson about the arranged 11:00 pm meeting that night. Patterson is rightfully cautious of taking anything Burke tells him as totally accurate, although we all know that he's right about every detail, especially as it concerns Malloy's mission to see his name cleared. The autopsy results prove that Malloy had a blow on the head and died of drowning. He had a pocket watch that stopped at 10:45, meaning his death occurred at that time. The mystery builds and this episode contributes to the investigative part of Malloy's death. Burke is a suspect but he is adamant that he wanted Malloy alive not dead. The second subplot has Vickie meeting Maggie to talk about her past (yes, old details are brought up once again, the growing up at the foundling home, receiving money from an anonymous benefactor, and how she came to learn of the governess position through Mrs. Stoddard) while arranging for dinner with Sam at the Evans home. Sam is the focal point of conversation as much as Malloy almost. Becoming a prominent member of the Malloy story is Patterson and it is quite a part as he will figure in the possible arrest of a key character of the show.
Burke interrupts what could have been a decent dinner between Maggie, her father, and Vicky, and he's sore, agenda-driven, and pointed in defending himself, while also demanding answers...answers Sam is willing to flee to protect. Sam's only link to Burke at all, besides Roger himself, is the letter he wrote to Maggie. He escapes out the back door while the others were in the living room and heads to Collins Port Inn where the letter is kept but the owner will not give it over to him. The letter is Maggie's and she will have to give permission before Sam can get his hands on it. Malloy's death looms large and will not go away--especially as long as Burke steamrolls throughout Collins Port, pissed off and unrestrained. He wants to know Sam's connection to the wrongful conviction and isn't about to just forget his presence at the meeting that night. Maggie just cannot believe that her father had anything at all to do with Malloy's death; Sam and Malloy were fr...
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