evidence that the station would have been closed at 4.00am. Are we really arguing over 30 seconds to a minute...and implying thereby that if Cross/Lechmere didn't logically modify his twelve to fourteen minute route to save this paltry amount he must perforce be more likely to be the Ripper? I'm sorry Lechmere, but the anecdotal example I quoted earlier in the thread, (and which was instantly ridiculed), involved a pro-rata far greater potential time saving... The trouble is a map doesn't show detail such as steps or railings around Christ church and the map lines tend to follow diagonals across roads which isn't how people walk in practice. Cog The case against Charles lechmere is based on many points - large and small - that incrementally build to a big case. He chose to walk a longer route when he said he was so late for work that he had to abandon an apparently helpless woman and didn't want to be delayed by a policeman too much - yet he willingly took about a minute and 15 seconds longer to have the pleasure of paul's company. It is not an issue with which to hang Charles Lechmere - it is a small extra piece in the puzzle. The reason this has been discussed at length is because some choose to dispute every facet of the case against Charles lechmere to the nth degree. That is fair enough as it is a newish theory and theories should be capable of standing