Otis’ plan of using Baron as bait in order to get Marmalade made loads of sense, and he started following Baron, right after the former postman got out. Since Baron already told Otis how special his mother was to him and the two even discussed Otis’ strained relationship with his mother, Otis was not surprised. Baron’s next stop is the ice cream parlor, which also doesn’t surprise Otis, as he knew how special that place was to Baron as he frequently used to visit it with Marmalade.