The eviction notice would probably be kind of hard on Mr. Hall’s self-image - a triggering stressor event.
How better to reclaim one’s manhood than to stalk, kidnap and exert power over the life and death of a beautiful girl who would otherwise have little to do with you?
It would definitely seem to be a trigger. I’m also kind of half-wondering if maybe we’re looking at Travelers or Gypsies here.