hey, wait a second, if the townspeople are having a moral dilemma (do we let the stranger die or not) maybe… ARCHIE WIL NOT DIE AFTER ALL??
This is just a guess on my part, but I think the one who dies will be Pongo (the dog)
general rule you can't kill a dog no one ever does. the cute pet always survives I don’t know why it’s like that but I don’t recall ever seeing anything like that happen.