Originally Posted by
Ged
I'm still at odds to how the murderer knew for sure that WHW got the message and actually went to Allerton. It would have meant two vantage points having to be covered and in the fog and dark too.
If you start with the viewpoint that this was an intended robbery, you don't have to beat yourself up over all of that. At every stage there was a risk-free getout.
1. If Wallace didn't get the message, game over. Qualtrough would have found Wallace and Julia at 29 Wolverton Street on the Tuesday, but could however have talked his way out of the situation, alas empty-handed...
2. If Wallace didn't go to Allerton, game over. Qualtrough would have found Wallace and Julia at 29 Wolverton Street on the Tuesday, but could however have talked his way out of the situation, alas empty-handed...
3. If Wallace went to Allerton but Julia refused to admit Qualtrough, game over. Qualtrough could however have talked his way out of the situation, alas empty-handed...
In which case Julia Wallace might have lived on in obscurity, and perhaps herself have eventually forgotten the name Qualtrough....
The crime could only proceed if ALL pieces fell into place. If they didn't - well, there was a risk-free exit available at every step, and back to the drawing board...
The tragedy was that they all DID fall into place - but instead of a paltry, trivial robbery, something went disastrously wrong, and Julia lost her life in an extremely brutal manner.
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As an aside, Julia must have been a smart cookie, and smarter than her husband ever gave her credit for. Ironically, her intelligence would cost her her life...
And, btw, in terms of keeping tabs on Wallace, to anticipate/confirm his movements on Monday/Tuesday, it goes without saying that TWO pairs of eyes would be more useful than one...
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