When Max returned with the stray animals, he decided to run a check on his local fences round the ranch. He went round it without the ranch supervisor. He felt he could do it without disturbing anyone.
Having walked round the fence, not a trace of where the animals usually sneak out from could be detected. This discovery marvelled him. He began to do investigation by calling out every staff on duty. It was during this exercise that the real truth came out. Max was told by one of the staff that he had seen e supervisor opening a locally made gate within the fence to let as many animals as possible away from the ranch. Max was stunned by this revelation.
He decided to rebuke the supervisor there and then but on a second thought he decided to take it easy with him. Later that day, he invited to supervisor to his office to find out his motive behind the straying of these animals into the grassy bust swampy neighbourhood. His revelation struck everyone by surprise.
Now, having armed himself with the root and immediate cause of his animals straying he relieved the supervisor of his duties immediately.
A Five Minute Freewrite: Not A Trace