Ch. 14 Sam the Security Guard

"I want to go too!" squeaked Ellie. Katie picked up Ellie and put him in her pocket. Katie and Kevin searched for a security guard. Soon, Kevin spotted one right around the corner.

The security guard had black hair and green eyes. He wore a black long sleeve uniform with a golden badge on his chest. On the security guard's waist, hung a belt with a walkie talkie and a gun. A black cap with the word "Security" rested on his head.

The security guard asked, "My name is Sam. May I help you?"
"This might be hard to believe, but we might of cracked the Mona Lisa Case," said Kevin apprehensively. Sam chuckled.
"We're not joking. We actually have all the evidence right here," replied Katie holding out the red pen, the note, and the mug shot.
Sam answered trying not to be rude, "What does that prove?"

Katie and Kevin explained the whole story of how they found the note and the pen. They also explained that they had a forensic scientist match the finger prints to Pablo Peruggia. Though Katie and Kevin were careful to leave out the one detail that they had a mouse help them, of course.

Sam stood there dumbfounded trying to connect the dots. But, the security guard decided to entertain the two twins and take them to the police station.

Ch. 13 Ellie's Confirmation

"Actually, I saw a man carrying the same green messenger bag come to the museum earlier today. He was looking at one particular painting for an extraordinarily long time. I thought it was strange, but now that I think about it, he looks just like the guy in the mugshot!" Ellie informed Katie and Kevin. All of them looked at each other dumbstruck. They all wondered why Pablo Peruggia would come back to the museum when he already successfully stolen the Mona Lisa, and people were looking for him.

Katie blurted out, "Maybe he wants to steal another painting!"

Ellie answered, "I bet he's coming back tonight like he did with the Mona Lisa. 

"What do you mean?" asked Kevin.

Ellie explained that Peruggia had been staring at the Mona Lisa, and several hours later, that same ominous night, he stole the painting. Katie and Kevin finally understood that tonight was the night for Peruggia to get caught. Ellie and the two kids had several ideas on how to catch the thief. After fifteen minutes or so, they all finally agreed to an idea. 

Katie and Kevin decided that they would first talk to the security guard at the museum and convince him to take them to the police. At the police station, Katie and Kevin would show the police their evidence, and try to coax them to patrol the museum all night. 

Ch. 12 The Real Thief

The next morning, Katie and Kevin discussed their next steps in solving the case. Kevin finally came up with an idea and announced, "Katie, how about we go to the Louve again and show Ellie the mugshot. He can tell us if that's what the thief actually looked like." Katie nodded in agreement.

The two kids ran to their parents room and woke them up. Their parents woke up startled. "Mom,  can we go to the Louve?" asked Katie.

"Why do you want to go there? I thought you two were finished with your projects. Anyways, I already have some errands to do," replied Katie and Kevin's mom. 

Kevin answered, "While we were doing the project, we saw some other paintings, and Katie and I want to explore them more! Also, you can drop us off at the museum while you two do your errands." Their mom agreed. 

Two hours later, the twins were dropped off at their destination. They ran into the museum and walked over to the little hole Ellie lived in. Ellie, hearing their voices, popped right out. "Where have you two been?" squeaked Ellie. 

"We went to a forensic scientist yesterday. We now know the name that belongs to the finger prints on the pen. We also have his mugshot! This may be the thief," replied Katie holding up the picture. Ellie's eyes lit up in excitement, and he started jumping up and down squeaking.

"I know him!" exclaimed Ellie. 

"Is this the guy who stole the painting?" Kevin and Katie inquired at the same time. Ellie nodded.