Kabanata 4: Chapter 4

“We have the impossible, Mr. Grayson,” Tagert replied dourly. “One missing historical revolver, with no explanation on how it disappeared.” He gestured toward the display case.

Kyle saw the empty space where the revolver should have been. “How do you get in there to change exhibits?”

“From the back. The problem is, the door wasn’t opened. Come on. I’ll show you.” Tagert led the way to the hallway behind the cases. “You need the proper code to access each case. Each code is different and when a door is opened, it’s recorded in the system. We have motion detectors for each case, and saturation ones on each hallway. We also have a CCTV system that monitors every area of the museum, day and night.”

“I take it none of the motion detectors went off, and nothing showed up on the monitors.”