Dan hopped off the roof and looked around the outside of the building to see if there were any obvious signs that someone had forced an entry as of late.
Dan darted to the soot on the opposite edge of the roof and looked at the street level below him, seeing if there were any signs of the thief and if his descent to the ground could be made safely.
Dan kicked the soot on the roof and walked around the perimeter, trying to discern if the had gone down a certain path or even jumped from a certain place.
Dan gently put the piece of the plate down and extinguished his cigarette. He tried to visually follow the upwards scattering of shards, seeing where they lead to.