Sam Anderson

Ken is getting closer and closer to the fire.

Ken is getting closer and closer to the fire.

There, at the end of the cul-de-sac, is another large house under construction. The timber frame is engulfed in flames.

There, at the end of the cul-de-sac, is another large house under construction. The timber frame is engulfed in flames.

Around the same time Ken was running up the hill towards the flames, Lieutenant Rob Handy gets a phone call. CSP's seventh attack. Immediately, he thinks of his prime suspect, the anti-development hermit. They've been watching him for weeks, lying in wait to catch him if he sets off to start a fire. Rob calls the surveillance team.

Around the same time Ken was running up the hill towards the flames, Lieutenant Rob Handy gets a phone call. CSP's seventh attack. Immediately, he thinks of his prime suspect, the anti-development hermit. They've been watching him for weeks, lying in wait to catch him if he sets off to start a fire. Rob calls the surveillance team.

Their main suspect is right there in his house, nowhere near the fire.

Their main suspect is right there in his house, nowhere near the fire.

Rob's best lead has gone up in smoke. It was a low point, for sure. But then, the stroke of luck. One of the neighbors saw a suspicious man at the scene of the latest fire. He was watching calmly from the sidewalk as the house burned. A guy they hadn't seen around the neighborhood before. The man was white, middle-aged, with glasses. And the witness said he was acting kind of shady.

Rob's best lead has gone up in smoke. It was a low point, for sure. But then, the stroke of luck. One of the neighbors saw a suspicious man at the scene of the latest fire. He was watching calmly from the sidewalk as the house burned. A guy they hadn't seen around the neighborhood before. The man was white, middle-aged, with glasses. And the witness said he was acting kind of shady.

A sketch artist is called in to create a detailed likeness of the suspicious character. Finally, they have something solid to go on. Someone must know who this man is. There's no time to waste.

A sketch artist is called in to create a detailed likeness of the suspicious character. Finally, they have something solid to go on. Someone must know who this man is. There's no time to waste.

From Sony Music Entertainment and Novel, I'm Sam Anderson. This is The Arsonist Next Door. Episode 2, Smoke and Mirrors. By December of 2000, everyone building houses near the preserve is well aware of the arson spree, including Danielle Sink.

From Sony Music Entertainment and Novel, I'm Sam Anderson. This is The Arsonist Next Door. Episode 2, Smoke and Mirrors. By December of 2000, everyone building houses near the preserve is well aware of the arson spree, including Danielle Sink.

Chino Bandito?

Chino Bandito?

Love it.

Love it.

On the same evening that Ken Williams was working the barbecue, Danielle and her family were enjoying black beans and jade chicken from Chino Bandito. It's a local restaurant with a menu that's Chinese and Mexican.

On the same evening that Ken Williams was working the barbecue, Danielle and her family were enjoying black beans and jade chicken from Chino Bandito. It's a local restaurant with a menu that's Chinese and Mexican.