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He now believes that there's a car submerged in the muddy water at the bottom of the quarry just outside Xenia. And inside that car is evidence that'll help him solve the Mary Grimes Wallace mystery. It's March 26th, 1954. Sheriff Stewart watches a professional diver suit up. One of the sheriff's deputies rows the diver out to the middle of the quarry. The rowboat stops.

He now believes that there's a car submerged in the muddy water at the bottom of the quarry just outside Xenia. And inside that car is evidence that'll help him solve the Mary Grimes Wallace mystery. It's March 26th, 1954. Sheriff Stewart watches a professional diver suit up. One of the sheriff's deputies rows the diver out to the middle of the quarry. The rowboat stops.

The diver jumps into the frigid water and begins his descent to the murky depths below. Sheriff Stewart is not alone on the shore. A crowd has gathered. Hundreds of spectators are on site. People from Xenia and surrounding towns. Mary's decapitated body is all anyone's talked about for these last two months, and so they all stand riveted, waiting for the diver to surface.

The diver jumps into the frigid water and begins his descent to the murky depths below. Sheriff Stewart is not alone on the shore. A crowd has gathered. Hundreds of spectators are on site. People from Xenia and surrounding towns. Mary's decapitated body is all anyone's talked about for these last two months, and so they all stand riveted, waiting for the diver to surface.

Perhaps no one's more anxious in this moment than Sheriff Stewart. He's desperate to score a win, to avoid humiliation. He spots a reporter making his way through the crowd. The last thing he needs is some newspaper man distracting him while he's focusing on what's happening out in the quarry. The reporter approaches and asks for a statement.

Perhaps no one's more anxious in this moment than Sheriff Stewart. He's desperate to score a win, to avoid humiliation. He spots a reporter making his way through the crowd. The last thing he needs is some newspaper man distracting him while he's focusing on what's happening out in the quarry. The reporter approaches and asks for a statement.

The sheriff directs the reporter to a deputy standing close by. The deputy's already been briefed by Sheriff Stewart. He knows that Stewart's strange theory must remain a secret, at least until they find more evidence. But there are some details he can offer up on the record. The deputy explains that they believe that there's an old Plymouth sedan at the bottom of the quarry.

The sheriff directs the reporter to a deputy standing close by. The deputy's already been briefed by Sheriff Stewart. He knows that Stewart's strange theory must remain a secret, at least until they find more evidence. But there are some details he can offer up on the record. The deputy explains that they believe that there's an old Plymouth sedan at the bottom of the quarry.

The sedan once belonged to a man named Robert Betts, another local African-American who was brutally murdered in 1951. After Betts was killed, his Plymouth disappeared and was never seen again. Well, until today. At least, that's the home of the Greene County Sheriff's Department. The reporter wants to know what the connection is between Robert Betts and Mary Grimes Wallace.

The sedan once belonged to a man named Robert Betts, another local African-American who was brutally murdered in 1951. After Betts was killed, his Plymouth disappeared and was never seen again. Well, until today. At least, that's the home of the Greene County Sheriff's Department. The reporter wants to know what the connection is between Robert Betts and Mary Grimes Wallace.

Yet all the deputy can disclose is that Betts worked as a janitor at the Lone Pine, the Seedy Tavern next to the Supper Club, or Mary worked as a cook. He has to keep any other information under wraps. But if they find what they think they're going to find in that Plymouth, Mary's case will break wide open.

Yet all the deputy can disclose is that Betts worked as a janitor at the Lone Pine, the Seedy Tavern next to the Supper Club, or Mary worked as a cook. He has to keep any other information under wraps. But if they find what they think they're going to find in that Plymouth, Mary's case will break wide open.

We're talking explosive revelations, perhaps multiple arrests, and there will be many people, perhaps even people standing in this crown today, who will have to answer for why they didn't come forward earlier and volunteer information. The reporter's scribbling fast on his small notepad. He's completely buying this secret theory angle, but Sheriff Stewart isn't so sure anymore.

We're talking explosive revelations, perhaps multiple arrests, and there will be many people, perhaps even people standing in this crown today, who will have to answer for why they didn't come forward earlier and volunteer information. The reporter's scribbling fast on his small notepad. He's completely buying this secret theory angle, but Sheriff Stewart isn't so sure anymore.

As he listens to the deputy talk, he begins to doubt the legitimacy of the tip he received. He squeezes his eyes closed and prays that the diver comes back with something good. Bubbles break on the surface of the quarry near where the diver went in. The sheriff, the deputy, and the reporter all crane their necks in anticipation. A hush falls over the crowd.

As he listens to the deputy talk, he begins to doubt the legitimacy of the tip he received. He squeezes his eyes closed and prays that the diver comes back with something good. Bubbles break on the surface of the quarry near where the diver went in. The sheriff, the deputy, and the reporter all crane their necks in anticipation. A hush falls over the crowd.

At last, the diver emerges from the water, and in his hands, he has nothing. There's no car in the quarry at all. The dive, the search, it's all a bust. Inside, Sheriff Stewart is seething. He's irritated at himself for revealing anything to the public before they had actual proof. He was just so hopeful and so determined for the people of his county to not think of him as a joke.

At last, the diver emerges from the water, and in his hands, he has nothing. There's no car in the quarry at all. The dive, the search, it's all a bust. Inside, Sheriff Stewart is seething. He's irritated at himself for revealing anything to the public before they had actual proof. He was just so hopeful and so determined for the people of his county to not think of him as a joke.

And now he looks like an even bigger fool than ever. What was it about this case that makes it so hard to solve, he wonders. It's as though the harder he tries to find answers, the further from the truth he gets.

And now he looks like an even bigger fool than ever. What was it about this case that makes it so hard to solve, he wonders. It's as though the harder he tries to find answers, the further from the truth he gets.