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As it turns out, stalking the Ash Man isn't particularly difficult; Suzy and Flint see him sitting in the local cafe the very first day they go looking for him. He's at the same table by the window that Flint and Scout saw him at previously and it seems that coming here may be part of his daily ritual.

The man doesn't seem fazed when a pair of unfamiliar teenagers come over to him, though there's a quality of sadness and exhaustion that comes through his polite demeanor and his heavy Mainer accent. While he seems reluctant, he does agree to answer the questions for their project (academics are very important) and invites them to have a seat. He tells them that his name is Thomas Noble, but everyone calls him Thom, and that he's retired but that he was part of the Haling Cove Police Department for thity-five years. He also tells them that he's lived in Haling Cove all his life and that his wife, Eliza, owned this cafe until she passed on in 2011. God rest her soul. While the man is patient, he's not much of a talker and his answers tend to be short and to the point; there doesn't seem to be any way to get him to open up without prying. Soon, there's nothing more to say and he wishes them luck with their project.

While Mason successfully Googles the man afterward, this doesn't reveal much more than what he'd said: he was born and raised in Haling Cove, he married his high school sweetheart and had two children, and he went into police work where his meticulous, patient, determined nature helped him to steadily climb up the ranks. When the rifts were opening twenty years ago, he was the deputy chief of police. His wife passed away in 2011 from a heart condition. He has no social media presence (which is no surprise, given his age).

While Suzy and Flint are doing this, Emma and Eli meet (and get to pet) a very cute dog named Chester! ...That appears to have gotten away from his family. Emma and Eli look up the address on the dog's collar and take him home! They are greeted by an appreciative but exasperated mother and two small children that treat them like heroes. For their trouble, the mother insists on sending them home with one of the pies she spent the afternoon baking and she introduces herself to them as Abby Wester. (Yes, that does mean that their dog is named Chester Wester.)