The Jaguar's Jewel (2011)
““Your uncle’s the thief?” he asked.
“Josh!” Ruth Rose scolded. She turned to Dink. “Your uncle isn’t the thief,” she said. “He never had a chance to take the jewel. We were with him when he opened the crate, and he sure didn’t take it on the tape we just saw.”
Dink felt sick even thinking that his uncle might have stolen the emerald. “What about when we turned out all the lights?” he asked.
“But that was so quick,” Ruth Rose said. “I don’t see how he—”
“Guys! The desk!” Josh said suddenly. “Loo...k at it! Do you see anything different?”
Dink and Ruth Rose looked at Uncle Warren’s desk.
“What do you mean?” Dink asked. “There’s nothing but the blotter and the letter opener, the same as yesterday and this morning.”
Josh hit the “play” button on the VCR. He fast-forwarded until the tape showed the room and everyone in it.
“There!” he shouted a moment later. “Look at the letter opener. The tip is pointing toward the windows, right?”MoreLess
“Josh!” Ruth Rose scolded. She turned to Dink. “Your uncle isn’t the thief,” she said. “He never had a chance to take the jewel. We were with him when he opened the crate, and he sure didn’t take it on the tape we just saw.”
Dink felt sick even thinking that his uncle might have stolen the emerald. “What about when we turned out all the lights?” he asked.
“But that was so quick,” Ruth Rose said. “I don’t see how he—”
“Guys! The desk!” Josh said suddenly. “Loo...k at it! Do you see anything different?”
Dink and Ruth Rose looked at Uncle Warren’s desk.
“What do you mean?” Dink asked. “There’s nothing but the blotter and the letter opener, the same as yesterday and this morning.”
Josh hit the “play” button on the VCR. He fast-forwarded until the tape showed the room and everyone in it.
“There!” he shouted a moment later. “Look at the letter opener. The tip is pointing toward the windows, right?”MoreLess
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