Well, you will have to consider all this evidence about what happened at the time of Carol's disappearance. Was Carol away from home on the evening of the 16th of July? Did she return then or did she never return after that, or was Jeremy Park right about talking to his mother on that morning, or was Mr. Lawson correct and Mr. Park had said that the children had not seen their mother on that day? Did Mrs. Robinson see Mrs. Park on the Saturday? What is to be made of the sighting of the car at Bluestones? You will have to put all those matters in your mind and consider where they take you.
The following day, Sunday the 18th of July 1976. The Shorts said they called unannounced at Bluestones. They saw Gordon Park outside the house. It was late morning. He was busy with his car they said. They asked how Mr. Park was and how the family was. Mr. Short said that Gordon Park replied Carol had disappeared from the house and had not taken anything with her. Mrs. Short said that Mr. Park mentioned certain items that Carol had left, including her purse and handbag. He did not say whether he had had any warning of her departure. Mr. Park appeared irritated and perhaps even annoyed. He said that they were due to go out for the day, Carol had not felt well, and they had left her at home in bed. They had also been planning to go on a holiday, thought I think Mr. Short. Mr. Short thought it was to be a holiday in France. He thought that he and his wife had been asked into the house, but they had refused because Mr. Park seemed to have enough on his plate. He said he did not see any of the children. He said that Mr. Park seemed hopeful of a 'phone call from anybody about Carol.