I think it's actually because he smoked crack and it smelled like shit in there
Like you, I read well too, kind of a sixth sense, her quick smooth story and lack of emotions don't fit, one would be totally jacked up and heart racing if they were telling a story like that, and on top of it, who would meet someone like that alone even in public, when you had prior knowledge to them stalking you? Fuckery a Foot here