Detective Tom wasn"t a historian or archaeologist. He didn"t care if the Legend of Nukpana"s Cult was accurate history. And if the legend really was just another creepy tale, the possibility remained that Steve Coldsworth was performing human sacrifices to what he believed to be Nukpana"s hole. The legend did make mention of a nearby tree that would now be old and very large. All it would require was to have the prime suspect lead Detective Tom and Larry to the very tree that had been seen out in the woods. If Steve Coldsworth balked at the suggestion, it would provide further suspicion that something was hiding out there in the woods.
But it was necessary for Detective Tom to go about the casual investigation carefully. He certainly couldn"t surprise the suspect at work and appear harass
