Russell is seated on the floor with several dolls laid beside him and a teddy bear in his hands. The girls watch him intently. Abby is holding a teddy bear and Ariel is hugging her knees.
RUSSELL
See, when Mr. Bear fled the scene, his fur snagged on the fence, and the police found it, so now they know what color it is, and what kind of fiber it's made out of. They'll track him down and get Miss Dolly back in no time.
Abby squeezes her teddy bear.
ABBY
But Mr. Grumble has the same kind of fur!
Liam and Millie enter.
RUSSELL
That's true, but Mr. Grumble was out of the state on business until the day after Miss Dolly went missing, so they police already know he couldn't have taken her.
ARIEL
Is Miss Dolly gonna be okay?
Russell scratches the back of his head and averts his gaze.
RUSSELL
Oh, probably. I mean, he may have kissed her a few times when she didn't really want him to, but she has a lot of family support, so she should recover with time.
LIAM
Russ, is that... the Lawson case?
Russell grins up at Liam sheepishly.
RUSSELL
The Dolly case, actually. It has a happier ending.
