They Figured It Out
In the beginning, the people living in the neighborhood could not put their finger on where the smell actually came from and for a time, they just tried to pretend it did not exist. They thought it would go away eventually, but unfortunately, it never did. Needless to say, blaming one another was something they did not want to do as this would only make the issue worse. Finally, everyone came to the conclusion that the smell was coming from an abandoned house in the neighhorhood, and by this point, they knew that they had to do something.
The Neighbors Were Confused
Everyone may have been under the impression that it was an abandoned house, but they saw people going in and out of it. They could not believe these people were actually fine with going near the terrible-smelling house and even going inside it.