(backs into panel. Sirens go off. Someone creeps down the basement stairs).
OH SHOOT!
(sprints out of cellar. His horse nearby, he mounts it.)
Move!
(rides off into the woods, and disappears into the night)
(approaches the edge of the woods. The house can be seen in the middle distance. No lights appear to be on)
(looking to the rest of the group assembled, and in a quiet tone) It appears nobody is there; everyone has left. Let us quietly approach, and take shelter for the night. We shall leave at daybreak. If anyone sees us, we bolt for the woods. Got it? (all nod in agreement)
(quietly approach the house. walks into the separated garage).