The Camera pans across Moesby's office and stops on a blonde haired boy in a Fedora who is circling the room taking everything in with methodical thoroughness finally he pauses for a minute to look at the safe which was directly across the room from the open doorway that led to the lobby.
CODY:
Interesting.
MAX:
What is?
Cody jumps and turned around to see Max leaning on the desk with her chin in her hand.
CODY:
How long have you been there?
MAX:
I've been here long enough to see that you're a natural born detective.
Cody immediately goes over to Max and feels her forehead.
CODY:
Are you feeling alright? Because you realize that you just complimented me.
Max smirks and swats Cody's hand away playfully.
MAX:
I'm fine, now you just said that something was interesting. What were you talking about?
Cody Motions Max to come over to where he is standing so she can see the safe
CODY:
The safe is directly opposite a door that is open most of the day and it is in plain sight that means whether or not Maddie had the combination to the safe is a useless piece of evidence as someone would have to do is walk in to the room behind a person at the safe and look over their shoulder as they opened it.
Just then a lady detective comes walking into the room and sees them standing there.
DETECTIVE BAKER:
Hey! What are you kids doing in there this is a crime scene!
MAX:
Duh! You got a badge with that captain obvious suit?
Cody stifles a snicker as the Detective flashes her badge
CODY
Ma'am, have you noticed that given the position of the safe in regard to the door anyone could have walked in here while someone was at the safe and looked over their shoulder to get the combination?
Detective Baker looks impressed with Cody's deportment
DETECTIVE BAKER:
Yes, Detective I had noticed that but we have something on Madeline Fitzpatrick that we don't have on anyone else.
CODY:
What's that?
DECTECTIVE BAKER:
We have a video from the new surveillance system that was just installed that shows Madeline Fitzpatrick robbing the safe.
MAX and CODY:
What!
Detective Baker looks at Cody for a minute then reaches in her pocket and pulls out a DVD disk
DETECTIVE BAKER:
I don't know why I'm doing this but here is a copy of the tape.
Detective Baker watches the kids as they leave and a mental picture of herself running at that age running around in her father's trench coat comes to mind. She smiles and goes back to work. Cody doesn't notice that Max is smiling at him
The scene is now two hours later… Cody is sitting in his family's suite watching the surveillance tape over and over again. And Zack is pacing back and forth.
ZACK:
Anything?
CODY:
No.
Two seconds pass
ZACK:
Anything.
CODY:
No.
Two More seconds pass
ZACK:
Anything?
CODY:
Will you stop that you're acting an expectant father, now you've got to let me concentrate.
ZACK:
What am I supposed to do in the meantime this waiting is killing me.
CODY:
Go boil some water.
Zack shrugs and walks into the kitchen. Thirty minutes later Carrie and Maddie, andChris walk in to see four huge pots of water boiling on the stove.
CAREY:
Coffee, tea, cocoa, or all three anyone
Carey turns and sees Cody still staring at the TV screen
CAREY:
Cody, honey are you still going over that thing, if the police can't find anything wrong with that tape it's not likely that you will either, it will probably take an expert to find even a shadow of a flaw in that tape.
CHRIS:
What a Crumby way to find out that the computerized surveillance system is working, no sooner do I get it finished than it helps incriminate my girlfriend and get her accused of stealing that twelve grand from the safe.
MADDIE:
It's not your fault Greg
Cody is about to say something to Carey when there is a knock at the door. Carey opens the door to find Max standing there holding a brown paper bag. Her hair has also been styled. She jumps slightly when she sees Carey.
MAX:
Oh, Hi Mrs. Martin I though that Cody m-might be hungry so brought him something –to eat!
Carey stifles a smile as Max sits down next to Cody
ZACK:
Max bringing Cody something to eat and being nice to him, what's wrong with this picture.
Suddenly a smile crosses Cody's face. Zack see the expression and gets excited he's done it he's cracked the case.
Next: The Solution
Question: Who do you think that the real culprit is?
Is it Mr. Moesby, who is one of the two main people responsible for the safe.
Is it Max who has been watching Cody like a hawk.
Is it Chris Maddie's boyfriend? Who installed the surveillance system
Or has Maddie really turn to a life of crime. If you want to tell me in your reviews who you think the culprit is.