Mrs. Oswald. It is an overhead door and the rifle was to the left, on the floor.
It was always in the same place.
Mr. Rankin. Was there anything else close to the rifle that you recall?
Mrs. Oswald. Next to it there were some—next to the rifle there were some suitcases and Ruth had some paper barrels in the garage where the kids used to play.
Mr. Rankin. The way the rifle was wrapped with a blanket, could you tell whether or not the rifle had been removed and the blanket just left there at any time?
Mrs. Oswald. It always had the appearance of having something inside of it. But I only looked at it really once, and I was always sure the rifle was in it. Therefore, it is very hard to determine when the rifle was taken. I only assumed that it was on Thursday, because Lee had arrived so unexpectedly for some reason.
Mr. Rankin. Did you believe that the reason for his coming out to see you Thursday was to make up?
Mrs. Oswald. I think there were two reasons. One was to make up with me, and the other to take the rifle. This is—this, of course, is not irreconcilable.
Mr. Rankin. But you think he came to take the rifle because of what you learned since. Is that it?
Mrs. Oswald. Yes, of course.