Nancy blinked. That had been quick. Possibly a little too quick, she thought.

"I heard rumors of an oil depository around these parts," Chase continued. "So I joined up with Scott's team."

"And you sabotaged the equipment to give Scott something more to worry about so he didn't look too closely at what you were doing," guessed Nancy.

Chase shook his head looking angry now. "No!" He released a breath and forced himself to calm down. "No… I only stole the divining rod. And I was gonna return it, but then you came along all nosy like and I panicked."