if you had been to the building, as I have, before they sealed off the stairs
I don't believe one gd word you say
And who cares?
'Dorothy Garner, standing next to the stairs as she was'
Standing in an open storage room at some point IIRC
Which only confirms that you have never been there and don't know what you are talking about. But then, what else is new?
'could have missed anybody going up or down'
Garner being fully concentrated, very professional, no screwing around (according to her fellow employees)
> like not wasting time by listening for steps on the stairs other than the 2 girls descending, for instance
Says the guy who is clueless but desperately needs a way out but doesn't know where to find one
Garner didn't have to be "fully concentrated, very professional, no screwing around" to be standing next to the stairs and see who passed and who didn't. She didn't have to listen, she had eyes!