The Vanished Man (Lincoln Rhyme 5)

* Perp did quick change to unbearded businessman in chinos and dress shirt, then biker in denim Harley shirt.

* Car is in Harlem River.

* Duct tape gag. Can't be traced.

* Squibs, same as before. Can't be traced.

* Chains and snap fixtures, generic, not traceable.

* Rope, generic, not traceable.

* Additional makeup, latex and Tack-Pure.

* Gym bag, made in China, not traceable. Containing: * Traces of date rape drug flunitrazepam.

* Adhesive magician's wax, not traceable.

* Brass (?) shavings. Sent to FBI.

* Consistent with clockwork mechanism, possible bomb timer.

* Permanent ink, black.

* Navy-blue windbreaker found, no initials or laundry marks. Containing: * Press pass for CTN cable network, issued to Stanley Saferstein. (He's not suspect--NCIC, VICAP search negative.) * Plastic hotel key card, American Plastic Cards, Akron, Ohio. Model APC-42, negative on prints.

* CEO is searching for sales records.

* Dets. Bedding and Saul canvassing hotels.

* Narrowed down to Chelsea Lodge, Beckman and Lanham Arms.

* Hotel is Lanham Arms.

* Restaurant check from Riverside Inn, Bedford Junction, NY, indicating four people ate lunch, table 12, Saturday, two weeks prior. Turkey, meatloaf, steak, daily special. Soft drinks. Staff doesn't know who diners were. (Accomplices?) * Alley where Conjurer was arrested:

* Picked the cuff locks.

* Saliva (picks hidden in mouth).

* No blood type determined.

* Small razor saw for getting out of restraints (also hidden in mouth).

* No indication of Officer Burke's whereabouts.

* Report body somewhere on Upper West Side.

* Harlem River scene:

* No evidence on riverbank, except skid marks in mud.

* Newspaper recovered from the car. Headlines:

Electrical Breakdown Closes Police Station for Almost 4 Hours New York in Running for GOP Convention

Parents Protest Poor Security at Girls' School

Militia Murder Plot Trial Opens Monday