So close. So close.

Safely back at the cabin with Mark and Cherry, Rusty regales them with the story of his lost camera, and I wouldn't be surprised if he added a few embellishments about how he fought valiantly against the thief, only to have to let him go when he turned his attacks on the poor, defenseless spotted dog.  With so much attention focused on that little memory card, it was only a matter of time before Mark would decide to take a gander at what the diner pictures contained.  Then it will be as easy as taking a little walk down to the local post office to have a look at the pictures on the wall to see what all the fuss is about and find out who he's going to have to teach a lesson to in the future.  (Perhaps this means that we'll finally be able to find out what Mr. Goldshirt and the longshoreman did to be wanted by the law.)  Though this does raise an interesting question: does Mark Trail even own a computer?  (I suppose a computer isn't necessary, though, since if Rusty's got a digital camera, he can probably just look at the pictures using that.)

Boy, I bet the longshoreman and Mr. Goldshirt will laugh when they realize their mistake.  I bet they'll be rolling on the floor when they realize how close they were to actually getting the memory card.  I'll bet they'll be gasping for air between guffaws as they recall how all Mr. Goldshirt had to do was resort to pickpocketing to get the memory card they wanted.  Yes, they'll be laughing and laughing and laughing.  Or, they'll have been driven into a murderous rage.  It's hard to say.  We can only stop and wonder how long it will be before the criminals return for what they really wanted, and who knows what evil end they'll have planned for the Trails in the mean time, but never fear, for Faline Adler is on the case, which means that Sherlock Hooves can't be far behind.  She's sniffing out the perpetrators and will no doubt be led back to their cabin and the stolen goods.  It's up to the animals now, because we all know that the humans are pretty worthless in these kinds of situations.