Then a second idea came to him. It was a daring idea. It was a dangerous one. He decided to wait and see if he could put his plan into effect.
Two sweeping streaks of light told Biff that Specks was on his way to the gate in the car. It pulled up and stopped just outside the gate, not more than ten feet from Biff’s place of concealment.
Biff could hear Dietz and Crunch thrashing about in the underbrush.
“All right, Crunch,” Biff heard Dietz shout. “They’re not here. Come on to the gate.”
Moments later Biff saw Dietz join Specks by the front of the car. They stood in the glare of its headlights.
“That stupid fool!” Dietz said angrily. “I don’t know whether to believe him or not. Do you think he was seeing things?”
“Look, boss, Crunch is stupid. He’s too stupid to dream up a story like that.”
“Maybe you’re right. But why would that Zook kid come back here after he had escaped?”
“You got me, boss. Unless he hid something there and came back for it.”
“What? What would he have left when he got away? It just doesn’t make any sense.”