Question

Why do you think Barker did not want Mrs. Douglas to see the dead body?
Valley of fear scene 5

Answer 1

Because Mr. Douglas was alive and it was a fake dead body.

Explanation:

• Baker did not want Mrs.Douglas to see the dead body because his husband was alive.
• it was a master plant planted by Mr. Douglas because he wanted to arrest the detective.
• He plotted the whole plan to catch a man named Baldwin who was hunting him and also tries to kill him.
• Thus he faked his own death to figure out the real culprit.