“Not much of anything, I am afraid.”
“You remember that when the Kohls were robbed the police couldn’t figure out how the burglar gained entrance?”
“Yes, I recall the story.”
“Well, I believe the same man committed both burglaries.”
“Why do you think so, Penny?”
“At the Kohl’s the police found two marks on the window ledge apparently made by iron hooks. Similar marks are on the sill in Mrs. Weems’ room. For that matter, I distinctly saw the iron pieces bite into the wood.”
“Let’s look at them,” proposed Mr. Parker.
“Only the marks are there now, Dad. The man jerked the hooks loose after he descended. They must have been attached to his ladder.”
“I thought you said he had none, Penny.”
“There was no time for him to have carried away an ordinary, heavy ladder. I think the one he used must have been made of silk.”