THE FIVE: First Case, Part II Mystery Cache

As described in First Case, Part I a group of boys in rural Pennsylvania formed a club simply called, "The 5." None of the boys were too keen on schoolwork, and so were often sent to "Opportunity Room." In fact, that's where they met. Far from being a punishment, the boys used these frequent "opportunities" to strategize plans for their club.

Their very first case involved a robbery, where the Jennings' house was robbed. There have been few clues, so the Jennings turned to the Five for help. In Part I, the Jennings showed the 5 a mysterious letter that had arrived. That letter led to a partial resolution of the crime, but much of the loot is still missing.

In Part I, we met "The Professor, Russell Edmonson, the club captain. Besides the Captain, another member of the Five is Bennet Jansen. Bennet is an expert in all things electronic (mostly legal.) The Professor asked Bennet to look around the Jennings household, in case the police overlooked anything. Well, the Professor was right--the police had been a little sloppy.

It turns out there was a surveillance camera (from a next door neighbor) that captured one piece of useful evidence: a mysterious photo of a boot. Of course, there's no way to be sure WHOSE boot it was.

The police don't think the boot is important, but the Professor is not so sure. What do you think?