noon
Rick nodded and poured himself a cup of coffee . He had thought of that . They had to give Ken time to get the picture and check it out . By the latest , they should hear before noon -- unless the job turned out to be very difficult . That would leave four hours before they would have to leave the house to pick up Steve . Four hours was time enough for the investigation Rick had in mind . After breakfast they settled down with the data sheets and notebook to review them once more .