Thea Shaw wasn't entirely without leads.
That lead was Nancy Shea.
The eight characters Nancy Shea gave intuitively seemed connected to the people behind Alex Sherman.
The methods of suppression were the same.
So she kept an eye on Nancy Shea.
Nancy Shea was quick to act.
When trouble hit June Sherman and Alex Sherman, logically, Nancy Shea should have been investigated too, but Alex Sherman took all the blame upon himself, and claimed his wife knew nothing, which the police confirmed upon investigation.
But with matters like this, nothing is certain.
Nancy Shea suddenly decided to leave Aethelgard at this critical juncture.
Of course, the police wouldn't allow that, with a case this big still under investigation, how could they let a key figure leave?
Yet Nancy Shea insisted she had urgent matters, and eventually used some connections to reach a compromise: several police officers would accompany her out of Aethelgard.
