he sent darezzo and john carrollton scurrying with forklifts to clear space for the wire , but when they began removing a pile of debris from the far corner of the yard they discovered a huge raccoon , dead for two days they guessed , and called frank from the crane to determine if the carcass were too rotten to turn into a nice hat , which darezzo envisioned wearing with his long leather coat to his high schools thanksgiving day football game , and when frank said he thought the pelt could be salvaged darezzo bolted to the storage cabinets for work gloves , an asbestos mask , and an array of cutting tools to make his first-ever attempt in the furrieric arts .