His time was running out fast, so he decided to take a look at what was in the woman's pocket. He examined it very briefly, enough for him to commit its image into his memory, and then quickly replaces it into the woman's pocket, throwing the sheet back over.

Before the policemen notice, he quickly moves away from the victim and turned so that his back was to them, giving the impression of sketching the scenery. However, he was actually putting down the image of the object, as it was still fresh in his mind.