It is his next door neighbor. Walter knew that she had moved into the neighborhood a couple of weeks ago. She was pretty and that made the fact that she lived next door all the more exasperating. No doubt she has heard stories from nosy nearby residents about her mysterious neighbor and was curious.

She is carrying a box and Walter figures she must be selling something. He considers not acknowledging her strong knock and patient presence on his front porch. He would prefer that she went away, but on an impulse he activates the intercom.