“Anything taken?”
“Not a thing so far as I can discover. That’s the strange part of it. But the films were disturbed, as if someone had searched through them.”
“How did the person get in?”
“Apparently through the skylight. It was ordered locked, but it got hot in here yesterday. One of the boys opened it up, and then forgot to snap the lock.”
“Did you search the roof?”
“Yes, we found footprints leading to a hall window of the next building. That was as far as they could be traced.”
“Do you suppose it could be anyone from the adjoining building, Salt?”
“Not necessarily. The person may have entered it from the street. We know he stepped out onto the roof from the hall window rather than from one of the office rooms.”
Before returning to the newsroom, Penny told Salt about yesterday’s adventure in the country.
“I sure would like a chance to go there with you tonight,” he declared promptly. “Maybe we can get my camera back, even if those birds deny having seen it.”