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Connie took a peek and reported back； 〃It's the strangest…looking man I've ever seen。〃
Mrs。 Christiansen went to the door； unbolted and unlatched it。 It was growing dark and was bitter cold outside。 There was no car in view and this seemed peculiar because the Christiansen home was removed from other houses in a rather isolated spot。 A tall man stood on the doorstep。
〃Does Edward Christiansen live here？〃 he asked。 Arline admitted he did。 〃I'm from the Missing Heirs Bureau；〃 the man continued。 〃Mr。 Christiansen may have inherited a great deal of money。 May I e in？〃
It was an approach that was hard to resist。 She stepped back and invited him in； calling out to her husband。
Edward Christiansen is six feet two inches tall and heavyset。 The stranger towered over him and must have been at least six feet six inches tall。 He was also enormously broad and might have weighed at least three hundred pounds。 He wore a fur Russian…style hat with a black visor on it and a very long black coat that seemed to be made of thin material。。。 too thin for the cold weather。
〃This will only take forty minutes；〃 he said as he removed his hat and revealed an unusual head； large and round while his face seemed angular； pointed。 He had black hair which was closely cropped to his head； as if his head had been shaved and the hair was just growing in again。 There was a perfectly round spot on the back of his head as if that area had recently been shaved。 His nose 。 and mouth seemed relatively normal； but his eyes were large； protruding； like 〃thyroid eyes；〃 and set wide apart。 One eye appeared to have a cast； like a glass eye； and did not move in unison with its panion。
Edward Christiansen told him at the outset that a mistake had been made； that he could not believe that anyone had left him any money。 The man assured him that he might； indeed； be the Edward Christiansen he was seeking and； in order to verify it； he would like to ask some questions。 He removed his coat。 There was a badge on his shirt pocket which he quickly covered with his hand and removed； placing it in his coat pocket。
〃It looked like a gold or brass badge；〃 Connie told me later。 〃But it wasn't an ordinary police badge or anything like that。 We just got a glimpse of it 。。。 but it seemed to have a big K on it with a small x alongside and there were some letters or numbers around the edge。 It was obvious he didn't want us to see it。〃
He was not wearing a suit jacket。 Underneath Ms thin outer coat he was wearing a short…sleeved shirt made of a Dacron…like material。 His trousers were of a dark material； gray or black； and were a little too short。 When he sat down they rode high up his calves。 He wore dark socks and dark shoes with unusually thick rubber soles。
Arline and Connie were most fascinated by a strange feature on his leg。 When he sat down they could see a long thick green wire attached to the inside of his leg。 It came up out of his socks and disappeared under his trousers。 At one point it seemed to be indented into his leg and was covered by a large brown spot。 Connie seemed to have studied him the most carefully and gave the best description。
In many ways； this odd man shared the characteristics of Mary Hyre's tiny visitor of only a few days earlier。 Mrs。 Hyre said the little man had unusually pale skin； almost a sickly white。 The Christiansens said their visitor had an unnatural pallor。 They assumed he was sick。 His speech was also strange； with a high 〃tinny〃 voice that seemed especially peculiar ing from such a large man。 He spoke in a dull； emotionless monotone in clipped words and phrases； 〃like a puter。〃 Connie said that he sounded as if he were reciting everything from memory。 Mrs。 Hyre told me her tiny visitor had spoken in a hard…to…understand singsong manner； 〃like a recording。〃 Both men wore unusually thick rubber…soled shoes。 Both were ill…dressed for the weather； and both had eccentric haircuts。 Small points； perhaps； but significant in these cases。
After the man had introduced himself （none of the family could remember his name； they all said it was something mon like Brown or Smith； but they did remember that he said his friends called him 〃Tiny〃）； the family dog； Gigi； snarled and barked at him。 He spoke to the dog and calmed it。
When Tiny had seated himself； Mrs。 Christiansen told him they were about to eat and asked him if he wanted to join them。 He replied that he was on a diet but that he would like a glass of water in about ten minutes。 He seemed to wheeze； they all noted； like a man with asthma； and he appeared to have difficulty breathing。
Tiny produced a small notebook and a pen and assured the family that this was not any kind of confidence game。 He was looking for an Edward Christiansen who was due to inherit a large sum of money and he would need information about Ed's past history to determine if he was the man。 He then proceeded to ask a long series of questions。 Did Ed have any scars or birthmarks？ Ed said he had a scar on his back from an operation and an appendix scar。 Tiny asked for every detail…the length； width； and exact position of those scars。 He also asked for a plete list of all the schools Ed had attended； and the number and type of auto vehicles the family owned。 At one point he asked the couple if they would be willing to fly to any place in the United States to collect the inheritance； explaining they would have to be present when the will was read。 Ed and Arline agreed they could make themselves available for such a trip。
According to Connie； Tiny's face gradually grew redder and redder as he talked and after a few minutes he turned to her and asked： 〃May I have that glass of water now？〃 She fetched the water for him and he took out a large yellow capsule which he gulped down。 He returned to normal after taking it。
Tiny mentioned three specific names and asked Ed if he recognized any of them。 He did not and later he was able to remember only one of them…Roy Stevens。 Connie said she thought another of the names was Taylor； but she wasn't sure。 At this time Ed did not know about Gwendoline Martino's 〃Gwen Stevens〃 wrong numbers in December； nor had Gwen heard about Tiny and the three names until I interviewed the family in late February 1967。
We had started out by discussing their UFO sighting in November； then I began to ask my routine far…out questions。 When I asked them if they had received any unusual visitors after their sighting； they looked at each other with the shock of recognition。 I separated them and interviewed each member of the family individually。 All of their statements coincided exactly。 Since five witnesses were involved； Mr。 and Mrs。 Christiansen and their three children； all of above…average intelligence and very observant； I regarded this as an outstanding MIB…type ＇Men in Black＇ report。 I did not publish it until two years later； withholding the details to preclude possible hoaxes。
Tiny concluded his interview less than an hour after he arrived。 It was probably precisely forty minutes； just as he promised。 He donned his hat and coat and told Ed he would be notified by mail within ten days。
Arline was in the kitchen when he left and she decided she was going to watch him and see where he went。 She stepped out of the kitchen door and stood in the dark watching the big man as he walked toward the road。 〃His shoes squished loudly as he walked；〃 she noted。 When he reached the road； he made a gesture with his hand and a black 1963 Cadillac drove through the trees and pulled up。 It was driving in the pitch…dark with its headlights out so she couldn't see the driver。 Tiny climbed into the car and it drove away； its headlights still out。 …
The next morning Ed was alone in the house when the phone rang。 A female voice explained she was calling about the missing…heir interview。 〃We've located the Edward Christiansen we were looking for in California；〃 she explained。 Ed said he had felt sure he wasn't the right one； thanked her； and hung up。 When he told his family about the call； they all dismissed the incident from their minds until my interview with them。
The wire running up the leg is one feature I have been unable to fit into my research in other MIB cases。 It has never been repeated。 Was Tiny wearing electric socks？ Or was he a wired android operated by remote control？
As for his badge； I suspect that the K was really the Greek letter sigma ＇E＇； which has turned up repeatedly in other UFO cases； and is often used by scientists to express the strange or unknown。
III
Two days after Tiny； the pop…eyed missing…heirs investigator； invaded Cape May； Mothman； the pop…eyed pterodactyl； visited Tiny's restaurant in Point Pleasant。 At 5 P。M。 on January 11； 1967； Mrs。 Mabel McDaniel was walking near the drive…in restaurant when she saw an object soaring down Route 62。
〃I thought it was an airplane； then I realized it was flying much too low；〃 she said。 She had been living with Mothman witnesses for two months but never expected to see the critter herself。 Nor did she wa