Ch. 9 The Plan

As Katie and Kevin changed their clothes to get ready for bed, they thought about the clues they had gathered and tried to come up with a plan. Katie jumped into her bed and said to Kevin, "Let's write down the clues we collected on the notepad Mom gave us, so we don't forget anything important."
Kevin replied still changing his clothes, "Good idea! But write them in the middle of the notebook, so Mom won't find out."

Katie grabbed the notepad of her nightstand and took a pen. She scribbled down the following:

• Young Man: dressed in black trench coat, black, short, messy hair, and dirty green messenger bag 
• Note with thief's handwriting: written with red pen, messy handwriting, and pen has thief's finger prints

Kevin, reading the notes, blurted, "Looks good. Also, let's start looking for a forensic scientist before we forget." Katie got up and snatched Kevin's computer from his desk. She searched on Google for names of forensic scientists in town. Finally, Kevin glanced at the list and pointed out, "Pick the one that's closest to us. We need to get there on our own. There's NO way Mom will drive us!" 

Katie finally chose a scientist named, Dr. Joseph Banks. She quickly arranged an appointment for the next evening. Closing the computer, the two kids climbed into bed not wanting their parents to notice they were still awake.