"My men captured the boy I described to them.

I preferred that my men should think I had captured a marplot who had ruined their plans.

Then they would have thought nothing of my killing him.

But Ren Downs interfered." "That is the man who lies dead out there ?" Another nod from the injured man, now almost too weak to talk.
"It was your intention to kill Fremont?
You wanted him to try to escape and have him shot down by another ?" "Yes, that was my plan.

And Scoby and Felix if necessary.