Chapter Twenty Seven of "Kidnapped"

After crossing the river Davie and Alan part ways. They arrange to meet again later in the day, after Davie has spoken to his lawyer, Mr. Rankeillor. After wandering the streets of Newhalls (a town near Edinburgh) looking for Rankeillor, Davie finally runs into him by accident. They go to his office and Davie unloads the entire story. At the mention of Alan's name, Rankeillor pretends he did not hear the name, and insists that Davie must have said "Mr. Thomson." This is so he can swear under oath, in a court of law, that he never heard the name Alan Breck Stewart, if it were to come up in a trial somehow. After the story, Rankeillor takes Davie upstairs and gives him a change of clothes.