Either Rory or Danny are not telling the truth, or we are missing something. Rory said Sam changed his mind, but Danny said Sam was getting ready to open the enclosures.
“Danny,” Chase says, trying, I’m sure, but failing to keep the glee from his tone. “According to Rory, Sam had changed his mind about your plan. He wasn’t going to go through with it. Because of his feelings for Michael.”
“So you said,” Danny whispers.
“He didn’t. He didn’t come back. Right away.” It’s a stuttering start, and I brace myself to pry the rest loose, but Danny surprises me and finds his stride. “He said fifteen minutes. That’s all it would take. But it was twenty-five. He left the gate open, so I… I got out and went looking for him.”