| A | B |
| boot polish | homemade ink's pigment |
| cotton stockings | 300' of lisle thread |
| tooth powder | acid neutralizer |
| silk thread | thin connector to cotton thread |
| nitric acid | metal bar "cutter" |
| wig | "sleeping lion" decoy |
| 9" square of linen fabric | in mouth during search |
| late-rising full moon | Mother Natrure's protection |
| water in earthen bowl | homemade ink thinner |
| feed wire to arc light | next to Cell 13 window |
| derringer | never used-just there for "show" |
| shoelace's metal tip | the prisoner's "pen" |
| empty cells 23 and 33 | help to distance pipe voices |
| the field mouse "rat" | furry and dry messenger to outside world |
| river bird | "sky sign" indicator of nearby water source |
| heel supports | file-like "red herrings" |
| placement of Cell 13 on 1st. floor | easy jump to prison yard |
| ten-dollar bill | atttracted help from outside |
| drainage pipe | mouthpiece and escape route |
| electrician's overalls | camouflage through prison gate |