The San Francisco Splash by David A. Kelly

Author:David A. Kelly [Kelly, David A.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 978-0-307-97781-6
Publisher: Random House Children's Books
Published: 2013-05-28T04:00:00+00:00

Mike and Kate raced through the stadium, dodging fans carrying hot dogs and garlic fries.

Kate skidded to a halt in front of a big circular stand. A bank of computers flashed pictures of fans taken from around the ballpark.

“Remember, Ray said he signed autographs with Lenny and then a photographer took pictures of him with fans,” Kate said. “That was right before the boat ride. I’ll bet those pictures are here.”

Kate swiped her finger across the touch screen to bring up photos from earlier in the day. A picture of Ray and Lenny flickered up on the screen. They were signing autographs at a table near McCovey Cove.

Kate dragged her hand to the right and brought up a picture from a little while later.

“That’s it!” she said, stabbing the screen with her finger.

Mike leaned over to look at the picture. It showed Ray standing in front of Captain Dan’s boat with his arms around some fans.

“That was before the boat ride,” Kate said. “Look closely at this picture.”

Mike shrugged. He didn’t see anything special. “So? It’s a picture of Ray with fans,” he said.

“Check out his right hand,” Kate said. She pushed the magnifying glass icon on the screen to zoom in.

Mike studied Ray’s hand. It was draped over a fan’s shoulder. The shiny World Series ring on his finger showed clearly.

“Ah! I get it! That proves that Ray still had the ring when he went for the boat ride,” Mike said.

“And there’s the boat in the background,” Kate added. “He put the ring on after the wrestling match, just like Lenny said.”

“That means Ray lost the ring during the ride,” Mike said. “It also means that Lenny definitely isn’t the thief.”

“The ring must have come off when he fell out of the boat,” Kate said. She kicked at the ground. “He’ll have to get a diver to look for it. But it may be impossible to find down there.”

Mike nodded. “Yeah, you’re probably right,” he said. He leaned against the booth and looked out at the game. It was the eighth inning. The Giants were winning. But Mike didn’t feel like celebrating.

The crowd roared as the Giants got the third out and hustled off the field to bat.

Kate nudged Mike. She pointed to the gigantic soda bottle on the left-field wall. “The game’s almost over,” she said. “Let’s take a couple of rides on the slide before we have to tell Ray about the ring.”

Mike and Kate climbed the stairs of the giant soda bottle slide and took a moment to look around at the top. Behind them was McCovey Cove. Below them, the Giants were batting.

Kate took a deep breath and plunged down the slide. Mike grabbed the bar over the slide’s round entrance hole.

“Watch out below!” he said when the attendant said it was okay to go. Mike flung his body feetfirst into the tunnel. “Wow-oh-wow-wee!” he called out on the way down, his voice wavering as he bumped one way and then the other against the sides of the curvy slide.

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