From the mixed up files summary

Chapter 6 Claudia even takes Sunday into consideration; after all, running away isn't an excuse to skip anything, not even church. They wake up early and go to a little chapel in the Middle Ages section of the museum to say their prayers. After another peek at the angel they just can't stay away , the museum guards come through, so Claudia and Jamie do what they do best—hide. They duck into the booth where the museum rents out the walkie-talkies for tours.

They check out the scene where the angel statue used to sit on a glorious stretch of velvet. Fancy shmancy. Something's going on with the velvet: there are some rings on it. Was someone drinking beer? Frankweiler, who has decided to alter the contents of her will. In a letter to her lawyer Saxonberg, Mrs.

Frankweiler explains the circumstances of her decision — but to do that, she has to tell the story of the Kinkaid children. She proceeds as the narrator of the events described, writing about what happens in a dry and formal voice, with some ironic asides. Frankweiler, and comments that they should start eating without her - Claudia loves baths, and even made them both bathe at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.

He hesitates when he realizes he's given away their secret. Frankweiler is intrigued about how they managed this feat, but Jamie says that she has to ask Claudia. Jamie also reveals that the two children are broke, which explains why they can't just leave Mrs. Frankweiler's mansion. Jamie also challenges Mrs. Frankweiler to a game of cards, though he confesses that he does cheat.

They start eating lunch. Claudia is a bit annoyed when she finally emerges from the bath, but she is intrigued when Mrs. However, this turns out to be just macaroni and cheese. Frankweiler says that she is just a simple woman under all the fancy trappings, and everyone laughs. Frankweiler suggests that Claudia call her parents for a ride home, but she refuses - she wants to find out the truth about Angel. Frankweiler asks if this is related to where the children have been all week, but Claudia refuses to answer.

Suddenly, she realizes that Jamie has told Mrs. Frankweiler where they have been, and she angrily calls him a blabbermouth. Frankweiler offers to give them a ride home in her Rolls Royce if they tell her about their adventures, but Claudia refuses, declaring that she just wants to know about Angel. Frankweiler escorts the children into her study. The room is lined with numerous filing cabinets. In one of them, says Mrs. Frankweiler, is the secret of Angel. However, the files are in an order that makes sense only to her; the children have one hour to find the file, but they must make sure that everything goes back in its proper order.

Frankweiler leaves the study, but stays just outside in order to listen to the children's discussions. Jamie goes to open the file drawers immediately, but Claudia tells him to stop - they will create a plan first.

She makes a list of terms related to the statue sculptor, Florence, Italy, Michelangelo, Angel, marble, Metropolitan Museum of Art, etc. However, none of the terms is correct. Sure enough, they find the file they were looking for. In the file, they find a poem in Italian and a sketch of Angel with Michelangelo's signature. The paper is very old. Claudia shushes Jamie, who is very annoyed that she would assume he would do anything rash.

Annoyed, Jamie considers doing something very rash: sneaking back home with the class. Claudia says that this is actually a perfect opportunity, because it allows Jamie the chance to go to the museum office himself and deliver the letter - he can just say that he's a member of a class that was visiting and his teacher asked him to make this delivery.

Claudia and Jamie stroll around New York as they eagerly await a reply to their letter, even though they know that no one would reply so quickly. They decide to take a tour of the United Nations. The woman at the ticket counter asks if school is out today, and Jamie answers with a convoluted story about a boiler exploding in the school. Claudia drags him off, though she is very impressed that he had such a detailed story ready.

Their guide is an Indian woman who wears a sari, and Claudia is very impressed with her. Like this woman, Claudia wants to find a way of being different. She mimics the guide's way of walking and speaking, but Jamie just teases her. Claudia decides she will have to discover some other way of being different, perhaps by solving the mystery of Angel. The contents, however, are rather disappointing. It turns out that the museum has long been aware of the mark at the bottom of the statue, but this does not necessarily mean that Michelangelo carved the statue: it is possible that it was added by a counterfeiter later, and moreover, Michelangelo did not add the mark to every statue he carved.

The statue may have been designed and carved by Michelangelo; it may have been designed by him but carved by someone else; or it may have been neither carved not designed by him. The statue has been examined by a number of experts, and the museum is waiting on the arrival of several more.

The letter notes that there is evidence that Michelangelo carved some sort of statue for his own pleasure, but no one knows exactly what it was. The letter is not even from the director of the museum, but is instead from one of his subordinates.

Claudia and Jamie are deeply disappointed.