After pocketing the cash from the sale, Lynch headed out of town south along the Illawarra Road toward the Berrima Road. There he had another shock that further convinced him the Lord was on his side.

"As I neared the George's River I saw Chief Constable McAlister of Campbelltown, and fearing he'd recognise me I turned into a cross track leading towards the Berrima Road," Lynch said in his confession. "This close shave frightened the living daylights out of me and I decided that I would