“As he had suspected, Wolf stopped his truck at the alley where Mary had been attacked. By the time Clay parked the county car and entered the alley, Wolf was down on one knee, examining the muddy ground. He didn't even glance up when Clay approached. Instead he continued his concentrated examination of every weed and bit of gravel, every scuff mark, every indentation.Clay said, "When did you get a haircut?""This morning. At the barbershop in Harpston.""Why?""Because Mary asked me to," Wolf said... flatly, and returned his attention to the ground.Slowly he moved down the alley and to the back of the buildings, pausing at the spot where Mary's attacker had thrust her to the ground. Then he moved on, following exactly the path the attacker had taken, and it was in the next alley that he gave a grunt of satisfaction and knelt beside a blurred footprint.Clay had been over the ground himself, and so had many other people. He said as much to Wolf. "That print could belong to anyone.""No. It's made by a soft-soled shoe, not a boot." After examining the print awhile longer, he said, "He toes in slightly when he walks.MoreLessRead More Read Less
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