1. In Fulton, the schemes failed because the victim withdrew, here the only evidence is that it failed because defendant abandoned the scheme before it reached the first significant step. The Attorney General suggests that "inferably" defendant had seen Mrs. Griffis at the bank and had been frightened off by that fact; but there is no evidence that he saw her or knew that she was to intervene in the events.2. The Court found that Defendant had only done two acts in furtherance of the crime of grand theft. At this point, defendant abandoned the scheme and disappeared. The Court ruled that because several more steps and actions had to be accomplished before this could be considered an attempt, there was here anything more than preparation.