Get a ladder...

Ok the story must be told by the actual witnesses. I'll make it short, you can fill in the dialogue between Oma and Opa and the final decision that got him on the roof. Mom and Dad heading out for the evening, around 5:30, but Dad locks the door before mom has her keys. For the next hour and a half Dad tries all the windows and doors on the bottom floor, then HE decides to put a small wooden ladder on top of a crate that just barely fits the ladder and hoists himself on the roof. (all the time making sure mom holds it steady......"is it steady Alice, don't let it wiggle" Mom previously tells Dad there are no windows open on that side of the house so don't bother going up, but one must see for himself. Dad is now too worried to come down and it is completely dark out. Mom finds the keys to the old white van, drives to Johns house and asks John to come and help, she also calls me because last year I got a key cut to their house and had her hide it outside. She hoped I still had it. I come to assist and find Oma still holding the ladder and Opa's dark figure peering through the patio "skylight". After much convincing and stern direction we finally get Opa to slide his body over the edge and naviagte his legs back to the ladder. John arrives and gets the big ladder and climbs into the bedroom window that was open. Dad had removed the "hidden key" from outside, he didn't feel it was well hidden. he would find a better place........ in the kitchen. All is well and there will be new keys cut and hidden well.