Would Roger have had to make an appointment, Janet? If I remember correctly, Lookout Point is between Bill's house and the cannery, so anybody could have lain in wait for Bill, as long as they knew that he was walking. Roger did talk to Bill's housekeeper that night, and we don't know exactly what she told him.
Oh, gosh, how I wish Sheriff Patterson hadn't told all and sundry that Bill Malloy died at 10:45 pm. But that's not fair; it wouldn't have spared us from seeing Burke going on a rampage, because nothing would have spared us from seeing Burke going on a rampage. It's been going on for days and days now, and I hope we've come to the end of it. Is there anybody left for him to barge in on? Come to think of it, he hasn't asked Mr. Wells if he saw Bill Malloy that night.
Elizabeth looked quite stricken by Vicky's sad tale of writing letters to herself – guilt-stricken, in fact. Still, I couldn't help feeling that Vicky shouldn't have told it.