[Wednesday's Child]

agree with you in that she isn't in the water but on land, such as a farm. That is something he's very familiar with plus his knowledge of fertilizers and chemicals. I've never been to California and have no clue of winter weather there, but, I do know that farmers never really stop working. How soon, for example, would a farmer begin plowing his fields to get ready for warm weather? That is where I think he buried her and perhaps with enough chemicals the dogs would not detect her scent?
I know your feeling on manure pits and it's reasonable, but how could he have avoided being overcome with fumes himself?

[alexandria]

I know your feeling on manure pits and it's reasonable, but how could he have avoided being overcome with fumes himself?

First of all, I am speaking of the "open air" lagoon type pit. There is not much danger of fumes with these types of pits unless it is maybe as they are stirring and moving some of it to the trucks to be spread.
I got the impression (growing up here) that the big danger with these pits is that once you fall in you cannot extract yourself and without a rope handy would NOT be able to rescue someone else. Think quicksand thin and slimy.

[BonneBlue]

Does anyone know if Scott has been back to work yet? My hunch the body is in a familiar place. A place he can check on once in awhile without being noticed. Perhaps one of these farms you talk of.