The Most Wonderful Crime of the Year

Police Transcript

Excerpt from the Official Police Interrogation of Margaret Chase and Ethan Wyatt

December 25

Inspector Patel: There were several hours yesterday and last night where no one can account for your whereabouts.

Mr. Wyatt: We’re accounting for them now.

Inspector Patel: It was well below freezing. There were blizzard conditions.

Ms. Chase: We are aware.

Inspector Patel: And you expect me to believe that the two of you just wandered down a dark tunnel with no idea where it led or what was waiting

at the other end?

Mr. Wyatt: We were working on the assumption it couldn’t be worse than what was waiting for us here.

Inspector Patel: How did you stay warm?

Ms. Chase: Uh...

Mr. Wyatt: Oh, we figured something out.