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"Do you think I will?"

"Who are you talking about?" Beth began, and then a knife flashed in the light from the house Before Beth could twist away, it came down

Ian, irritated, learned that Katie had screae out of a rooashed face, and Katie was easily alarirls upstairs,froh the house Hart and Cameron finally helped hi

"We’re all here now," Inspector Fellows said testily to the three Mackenzies staring back at hiood wife has a theory that Mrs Palmer killed Lily Martin and Sally Tate, to save the hide of the duke, here"

"Angelina?" Hart asked in derision "Where did Beth get that idea?"

Fellows answered "Lady Ian talked to some tarts, ones she knew from her days in the slums You really should be careful who your wife has truck with, alitarian," Hart said in a dry voice "What did they say?" Ian interrupted If Beth was right--no, if they could convince Fellows that Beth was right--

Fellows ht turn his focus froelina Pal for him, even commit murder"

"That’s ridiculous," Hart snapped "She would have had ample opportunity to kill Sally when no one was in the house She didn’t have to do it when Ian could be accused of it"

"No?" Cameron broke in, his face stern "She loves you, Hart Why not push the blame onto Ian, and comfort you when you lose him?"

"Then ould she help aze

Fellows rocked back on his heels "Oh, I know damn hat you did, sir You bustled your brother off to Scotland so I couldn’t interrogate his, wouldn’t he?"