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Answer: Nolan writes four strange words on a calendar sheet: Nom, Utes, Sweden and Hurts. The calendar suggests weekdays. Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday each lose the letters D-A-Y; the remaining letters can be rearranged into the four coded words. The next day is Friday. Removing D-A-Y from Friday leaves FIR. Since Nolan’s nursery contains a young fir tree, the missing fifth word gives the hiding place. Police search inside the twenty-gallon jug of earth from which the fir tree grows and recover the stolen jewellery.
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Answer: Leroy certainly remembers many facts, which earns him the nickname Encyclopedia, but the case is solved by using information intelligently. He notices that the code is on a calendar, links that object with weekdays, sees the repeated letter pattern, predicts the fifth word and tests the idea by asking about a fir tree. His success comes from selecting and applying knowledge, not merely storing it.
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Answer: Mrs Brown is curious, educated and actively involved in the family’s detective discussions. She remembers details of the old robbery, asks Chief Brown about searches and suspicious circumstances, and tries to interpret the four strange words using her language knowledge. Although her literal decoding is not correct, she is willing to admit this and continue questioning. Her interaction with Leroy helps the mystery unfold naturally.
