Marion

[Angel]

When is it exactly that Lizzie came back early from Marion instead of staying the full time as planned? I was thinking that maybe Andrew, Abby and John had planned to get some legal matters settled (perhaps the transfer of the Swansea house to Abby or something) while they knew both girls were out of town so there would be no trouble. Then Lizzie started getting suspicious and came home early, which meant they had to work their plans around her in the hopes she wouldn't catch on. However, she did.

[Kat]

I think it's possible that Lizzie came home early. And she left again on the Saturday. I think she had been in New Bedford, and when she left Fall River again it was to go to Marion.

Emma at trial, being asked about Lizzie:

Q. Had you seen Miss Lizzie during the two weeks?
A. Yes, sir.

Q. When?
A. Well, I can't tell you what day it was; some few days after; she had been at Fairhaven.

Q. Was it Saturday?
A. No, sir.

Q. Was it on her way over to or back from Marion?
A. Oh, I do

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know. She went to New Bedford when I went to Fairhaven, and I think it was the Saturday following our going Thursday.

Q. That is, she went to New Bedford the same day you went to Fairhaven?
A. Yes, sir.

Q. To make a visit in New Bedford?
A. Yes, sir.

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Q. She did not go to Fairhaven to visit?
A. No, sir.

Q. She was in New Bedford visiting?
A. Yes, sir.

Q. How long did she remain in New Bedford?
A. Until the following Tuesday.

Q. This is, from Thursday until Tuesday.
A. Yes, sir.

Q. During that time, do you know, did she go to Marion?
A. No, sir, she did not.

Q. Do you know of her going to Marion while you were away?
A. Yes, sir.

Q. What day was that?
A. It must have been a week from the following Saturday. We went to New Bedford Thursday.

Q. The Saturday before you came back home?
A. Yes, sir.

Q. Did you see her on the way to or from Marion?
A. No, sir.

Q. That is something she told you, I suppose?
A. That is all.

Q. And she told you that she simply spent the day there?
A. Yes, sir.

[Yooper]

How long would it take a letter from Andrew to reach Morse? Would Andrew be able to reach Morse by telephone? I'm wondering about the timing of Morse's arrival and the odd fact that he arrived without luggage. Maybe he had been urgently summoned and left in a hurry, depending on Lizzie's comings and goings. All he really did while in Fall River was waste time, something he might have done if the "mission" had been called off due to Lizzie's presence. It almost seemed like he was doing things simply to justify having made the trip.