Mr. Rankin. When did you learn that the rifle was not in the blanket?
Mrs. Oswald. When the police arrived and asked whether my husband had a rifle, and I said "Yes."
Mr. Rankin. Then what happened?
Mrs. Oswald. They began to search the apartment. When they came to the garage and took the blanket, I thought, "Well, now, they will find it."
They opened the blanket but there was no rifle there.
Then, of course, I already knew that it was Lee. Because, before that, while I thought that the rifle was at home, I did not think that Lee had done that. I thought the police had simply come because he was always under suspicion.
Mr. Rankin. What do you mean by that—he was always under suspicion?
Mrs. Oswald. Well, the FBI would visit us.
Mr. Rankin. Did they indicate what they suspected him of?
Mrs. Oswald. They didn't tell me anything.