Mom and Wyn, as I have stated, yes the HT on Tryon and Walnut is open 24 hrs. There is a large neon sign on the storefront area. I would think he'd rather go to that one, since it's brand spanking new and maybe the people he knows wouldn't be at that one. (But then, who would be there in the wee hours of the morning?).
Too bad the killer didn't pick a dirt road, so that there would be a possibility of tire tracks. The clay is so hardened, however.
I'm beginning to wonder what Brad's life was like growing up. Usually there will be an account by some of the news media on one's past life, when there is suspicion/murder.
I'm equally interested in his mom's...er...possibility of psychiatric history. She sounds like her own son, as far as Nancy has reported her behavior to be. Maybe the Listers and family have met her enough to report on that some day. Obviously now is not the time, yet.
I wonder what Nancy's dad REALLY thought about Brad. Or was Nancy's dad just out of the loop as to how bad it had gotten? Probably not out of the loop. He was most likely being diplomatic when he said that he was "...not worried..." about Nancy. (But Nancy's mom said that she had been worried about Nancy.)