"Squatted for half a day, almost let her get away."
"This guy has quite a few tricks up her sleeve."
The other few also came over, just that they were a bit miffed from being played earlier.
As they said, starting the investigation in the morning, they had already narrowed it down to Audrey by noon.
That's when they discovered she was intentionally or unintentionally approaching a few places not open to the public, further confirming her recon activities.
It was broad daylight, with so many people around, and under the principle of secret investigation, they couldn't act, so they had to wait until nightfall.
But she stayed in that tavern, making everyone momentarily think she discovered something, until they finally got a chance just now.
However, the inn is also a public place making it hard to act, so Laura deliberately gave a scare to see the reaction.
As expected, she avoided the crowd herself, leading to the earlier encirclement.
