Alfred had waited in the hotel for Jason to reach him but he hadn't and when he had called to find out what was going on there, Jason had not picked nor responded. That was when he started having the premonition that something was terribly wrong.

To add to this feeling of unease was the fact that Richmond himself had not made an appearance. He could have called his sister but didn't have her number until he decided to check the phone directory where he got the mansion's number and called.

He was surprised at the way the phone was picked up without delay and it was a man called...