To the editor: The label on a mattress has always seemed to require more attention than the mattress. Now the label is gone and the police would like us to leave the mattress alone.

Mr. Gai says the missing government warning is the important part. The department says the unauthorized entry is the important part. I would be grateful if one of them could explain whether I am allowed to go to bed.

To the editor: I have read the account of Mr. Gai’s additional collection. A successful collection can be good news without being an answer to a missing collection.

Please continue reporting the original shortage as an unanswered question. Otherwise we will know how much confidence the inquiry produced and still not know where the money went.

The men who arranged the snipe hunt were not described as witnesses to the figure Wong Gai reported after they left. Our follow-up distinguishes those accounts.

The Tribune’s use of “search” refers to the department’s response to Gai’s report. It should not be read as confirmation of the subject’s identity. Chief Hootie’s statement says the identification remains unsettled.