Chapters 9 and 10 Summary

"Officer Happy:"

Jake is so happy at the end of the day that he doesn't realize, at first, that the police car parked on his block is in front of his house. When he does realize it, he rushes in to find his mom and Mrs. Russell talking to the police. When they had arrived at the seniors' center, Mrs. Russell is saying, it was being painted. The painters had seen how fascinated Skelly was with the paint and had said he could help. Mrs. Russell had run in to get permission, but when she had come out, Skelly was gone and couldn't be found. Jake immediately becomes convinced that only he will be able to find Skelly, because he knows Skelly's favorite pathways. As he runs out and heads down the street, he's followed by the police, who want him...