Is it possible that Sheila was expecting company that evening, perhaps that person arrived, was let in, her parents were in bed, one got up, an arguement ensued, the visitor left, and the arguement escalated into violence, then death.
I have often wondered if someone did call to the Farm House at some point after Jeremy left and was
let in by someone. (They could even have been already there when the 'phone-call came in and Ralph
sounded a bit terse to the lady-caller. It might have been the Farm Secretary, but I'm not sure, however I do recall that he did not want her bringing an item to the Farm that evening, which she had 'phoned up to offer to do.)
Also, Sheila spoke on the 'phone as did her Mother to a relative who rang and thought Sheila sounded
odd as she did not say "goodbye Auntie" but simply handed the 'phone back to her Mother.
June said "Sheila has gone to bed".
So was this just made up to end the 'phone call as it was an inconvenient time as someone had called
over and they were in a discussion with the "person"?
I just don't think that the tensions in the house that night were necessarily just between Sheila and
her parents.
Jeremy only knew the vague nature of the conversation going on shortly before he went home that night.
All could have changed in the subsequent time.
Something WAS going on at White House Farm, but maybe another person, unknown, was involved.
Alternatively, someone did have another set of keys and let themselves in and out that night.
Keys can be copied.
Did the doors have bolts as well as locks on the inside? If the doors had bolts were they regularly used?
Can we be certain that not a single item was stolen from the Farm that night?
As for the "overkill" to the victims, apart from Sheila, that suggests someone very close or derranged.
The person seen running away from the rear? of the Farm House -- well I just cannot think why the Police did not apprehend them.
If you put that in film plot it would be rediculous. So is that really true - did the Police see a person leaving the Farm area and not stop them for questioning?
That person might have been the local poacher, etc, but they may have seen or heard vital things pertaining to who or what happened that night.
