The drive along Hwy #2 to the excellent hiking trails of Cape Chignecto is not unlike many secondary NS coastal roads. Portapique is one of a line of communities that takes up a small area along that road. When you drive past the Portapique Beach Road, it seems clear that there were possible escape routes for the gunman through fields behind the houses adjacent to the main road. What did the initial police responders know about the specific area? Also, Truro is the closest large centre yet that is not where the police response originated. How did long-standing jurisdictional issues affect the timeliness and effectiveness of the response?