When the police arrive to investigate Jim's death, they wrongly assume that he was murdered by the deranged Valkos, implying that the old man has a bizarre fixation with the house and considers it his own.
Upon arriving at the scene of Jim's death, the police incorrectly assume that he was murdered by the unhinged Valkos, implying that the elderly man has a strange attachment to the house and sees it as his personal haven.