The story supposedly takes place in England yet all the vehicles have Irish registration plates.
The story is set in England, yet Frank Brigstock is seen going to work on a Córas Iompair Éireann (CIÉ - Irish Transport System) bus.
A woman trying to find out what happened to her lover drives to a remote seaside locale in a car rented for her by the villain. He becomes suspicious of her when the rental agency tells him the car was abandoned at the remote seaside locale. There is no explanation as to how the woman returned to the city from the remote seaside locale or why she didn't use the car to do so.