 Why was Halloween night chosen as the time for the rumble in the schoolyard?
The man who had first spoken herded the tellers, Mr. Featherhall and the customers all over against the back wall, while the second man stayed next to Mr. Anderson and the door. The bank robbery occurred in late June. It happened in Canarsie, a section in southeast Brooklyn near Jamaica Bay. At about ten-fifteen, neighbors heard shots from the Higgins residence, a two-story one-family pink stucco affair in the middle of a block of similar homes. By chance, a mobile television unit was at that moment on the Belt Parkway, returning from having seen off a prime minister at Idlewild Airport. The police fired tear gas shells at the house, but it was a windy day and all the windows in the Higgins house were either open or broken.
 Because the police would have a difficult time keeping track of so many children who were out.
 Because on that particular night, there were no police on patrol because of the recent issues with The Scorpion.  Because everyone was already dressed in disguise and not easily recognized.  Because the police would have a difficult time keeping track of so many children who were out.  Because the schoolyard was completely abandoned and they wouldn't need a lookout.