Two And Two Together

Gaius and Terence are looking for the Justice Law and Order exhibition.

This looks like it.

They enter.

Wittgenstein is in there already.

Ludwig! says Gaius. I assume you've had your fill of the Vampire jet engine?

Yes, says Ludwig. We all have. Sweezus and Arthur have gone to look for a café.

Have you seen Terence's frogs? asks Gaius. They were coming here.

They hopped in and hopped out again, says Wittgenstein. 

Short attention spans, says Gaius. 

Guess what? says Terence.

What? asks Wittgenstein.

We took the birds' eggs to see their family, says Terence. 

TOOK them? says Wittgenstein.

So it would seem, says Gaius. They were already out of the glass case when I got there.

How did they get out? asks Wittgenstein. 

Roo-kai went into the office and borrowed a key, says Terence. 

I did not know that, says Gaius.

A crime has been committed, says Wittgenstein. At least we are in the right room.

Indeed, says Gaius. So this is the small timber lock-up where they imprisoned Jimmy Governor.

Is that his bed? asks Terence.

Yes, says Gaius. Or a facsimile.

And is that his bucket? asks Terence?

I suppose so, says Gaius. And look. Handcuffs, leg irons and a man trap.

Lucky Roo-kai isn't here, says Terence.

Where is he? asks Gaius. We must be going.

I'll look for him, says Wittgenstein. You look for the frog gang.

They split up to do this.

Wittgenstein enters the room with the framed diorama of birds and mammals.

No Roo-kai.

He enters the room with the thunder egg, and other crystalline structures.

Two eggs are sitting on the cabinet.

No Roo-kai.

He enters the room with the glass case propped open with a folded antimacassar.

He looks into the glass case.

There are two empty spots, labelled 'magpie eggs'.

He puts two and two together.

He returns to the thunder egg cabinet.

Stanley is there, looking puzzled.

I believe I can explain this, says Wittgenstein.

Then please do, says Stanley.