i just got around to entering the laptop into the s.p.s... that's the "stolen property system." i know what that means, lieutenant. well, i-it turns out it was stolen. well, obviously, it was stolen. no, no, no, chief. the laptop was put into the system...four months ago. four months ago? then who owned it before last week? [ beep ] well, i don't remember needing a password to access it, but this is my old laptop, all right. and what makes you so sure? the, uh, "q" is sticky, and it's about to ll out. and this scratch on t t top here, and my dog jumped up on it and did that with her nails. oh, and i brought my receipt. see there. gerald wein. uh-huh. that'se. do you know how the burglars gained entry into your home? don'n'really know. somehow they disabled the alarm. there wasn't any sign of a break-in. and where were you, mr. wein, during the time of the burglary? i took the family skiing up in dodge ridge. we were gone for a week. we came home to find the front door open and the house completely trashed. but it wasn't as bad as it looked. they didn't touch the artwork, and asi