In Shadow II : Which Witch Wych Elm (Wellington Part 65)

continuing from my previous post, there's more to be discussed around the pattern-cluster that Trish MacGregor experienced with the writing/publishing of her first novel, "In Shadow" and its eerie connection to the tv series, "Miami Vice".  So continuing the investigation, note the etymology:

• vice- "deputy, assistant, substitute," ...(see vicarious: ...from vicis "a change, exchange, interchange... Old English wician "to give way, yield," wice "wych elm;" ...
• vice (n.1) "moral fault, wickedness... Vice squad "special police unit
• vice (n.2) "tool for holding," see vise: ...a winch... "to bind, twist" (see withy)

What stands out now is the "wych elm" that I highlighted in grey "shadow".  The reason has to do with my trip into the city, that occurred after writing the previous post.  En route, I began listening to a radio when the word "shadow" came into play-- it was a story of a mans experience with what he thought was a cat in the"shadow of an elm tree", butt as he got closer he saw that it was actually a fox.  And now as you can see, "elm" crops up... a cryptic "witch/which/wych" elm... which is particularly meaningful given the title of another recent MacGregor post re:  The Witch of Wellington.   So my guess is that the first definition, "vice-" applies: the MacGregor's need to assist... they need to give way/yield to the truth.