 Aline hurried back into the bedroom and locked the door, rousing her husband, who initially dismissed her story as "just a dream", while she dialed the RCMP officers stationed outside the house.Stories diverged as to whether Jean or Aline Chrétien brandished an Inuit stone sculpture of a loon in case Dallaire broke through the door.Dallaire did not attempt to break down the door, and waited for the police to arrive.