They were supposed to wait for Luck before they did anything; an they all knew that.

But, on the other hand, Luck was supposed to keep them informed as to his movements; which he had not done.

They did not voice one single doubt of Lucks loyalty to them, but human nature is more prone to suspicion than to faith, as every one knows.

And Luck had the power and the incentive to "double-cross" them if he was the kind to do such a thing.

He was manager for their little free-lance picture company which did not even have a name to call itself by.