In other murder cases in which I’d found myself inadvertently involved over the years, the investigating authorities had not always been especially receptive to my ideas or hunches, even my presence in general.

Was I willing to leave the inquiries solely in the hands of the Canadian authorities? They were fully competent, of course, but then I was already on the scene, and I knew all the potential suspects. I could be very helpful to the Mounties, couldn’t I?