B) It is more suspenseful because it shows what the accused is thinking.
In the story, VIrginia Fairbrother’s father had the same watch that the young men had given him as payment for helping him in his time of need. At that time he was with his two sons. He wanted them to see the very same man that did the good deed.
"This" is a demonstrative pronoun
It means against;opposite; contrasting
