Let’s see...At 1:00, Howard was just arriving at the dock. If they all left at the same time, and it’s 20 minutes to the docks, where was Howard for the other 40 minutes. Bet he was talking to KE for one thing.
Well King Eric was with him and he could say if he did or did not contact KE. And it doesn’t say that Howie got there at 1:00. Somehow he had the time wrong and the appt was at 1:00 instead of at 12:00. When the yacht people got there HKS and King were waiting for them.