According to the clock in the dash, it was only 4:30 when Sharon pulled up in front of the old Victorian house at the top of High Street. Before exiting the car, she pulled out the letter from Mrs. Poteat, the landlady. Following directions, she walked around to the side of the house and located the flattish rock lying under the biggest azalea. She retrieved the two keys from under the rock. The skeleton key unlocked the front door. The other key would open the door to her third floor room. She walked back to the car to retrieve Abiram before heading up the front steps.