smudged with black powder. Every mirror, every painting, had been taken down from the walls. Even the benign and wise Charlie Clapper was disgusted: "The Baileys had a lot of friends and a lot of parties. We've got enough prints and trace to short out the crime lab. For a year." Conklin said, "How about it, Sarge?" "Okay. We're done." We turned out the lights as
"The scene was left in disarray, with everything smudged with black powder, and all mirrors and paintings removed from the walls."
"Even Charlie Clapper, usually cautious, was visibly disgusted: 'The Baileys had a lot of friends and a lot of parties. We've got enough prints and trace to short out the crime lab. For a year.' Conklin then asked, 'How about it, Sarge?' to which he replied, 'Okay. We're done.' They then turned out the lights."
