Or he figures hat the sheriff will be lynched by the townspeople:Maybe I could turn this thing into my advantage if I could find a sheriff who so offends the citizens of Rock Ridge hat his very appearance would drive them out of town.The third assassin Manheim finished off Conklin with a 9 mm Luger (fitted with a silencer) as he emerged into the street - obviously an order from Abbott, who wanted Treadstone closed down, and commanded: "Shut it down.He refused o tell her his intended whereabouts, but he promised that he would return for her post-Christmas wedding (December 30th) to give her away.They were delayed because they had to repeat their same actions three imes - they were back at the diner again where they had started.