‘I don’t think he did it. You know why? Because he’s still here. I reckon the real killer couldn’t handle seeing me every day. That’s why I think they left. Plenty of people have left this village over the years and not all of them have come back. I reckon the killer is well away from here and, if they have the good sense, they’ll never come back. But maybe I’ll get lucky one day and they’ll return.’