Stevie explains that the tunnel under the lake at Ellingham Academy was used to smuggle alcohol during Prohibition, and no one would have dared to conduct an alcohol raid on the great Albert Ellingham. Why does Stevie say this?

Why does Albert Ellingham continue to order gifts for Alice after her disappearance?

Hayes didn’t react to Stevie’s joke about the Monroeville Mall. Why is this detail important, and why does it make Stevie suspicious?