Russell entirely understands the reaction. "I should think not, not after the flooding, wouldn't that drive them to living upriver for a while...? But, here, this is where I saw him..."

Where the man with the cat had been standing, ominously and suspiciously, Russell doesn't really expect to see the man returned. But he glances around, trying to remember which direction he'd seen the man go in, in case the staff member is persistent enough to follow the trail further.