"No," said the detective reluctantly. "You don't have to come back with us. I guess you won't go very far away. But we're going to lay charges against you and your son."
"For what?"
"For stealing that car. What else do you think? And we're going to do a little more investigating about those other cars that were stolen, too."
Mr. Dodd said nothing. He realized the futility of objection. Nothing he might say would swerve the detectives from their determination to charge him and Jack with car stealing. On circumstantial evidence, they would be branded as thieves.
The state trooper turned to the Hardy boys and Chet, who had remained silent during this exchange of words.
"You boys said there was another car stolen?"
Frank nodded.
"A Cadillac sedan. It was stolen about half an hour ago, on the Shore Road."
"Describe it."
The trooper took out his notebook.