I thought the contractor working at his home was suspected of foul play, since he was threatening him regularly.
Yep. I have always thought that that was the most likely scenario.
“I thought the contractor working at his home was suspected of foul play, since he was threatening him regularly.”
The other rumor was that local yobs pushed him in and wouldn’t let him out of the pool. Resentment towards the rich outsider by the locals.