“It’s a curious business,” said the doctor. “You heard nothing?”
“I heard her give a kind of cry, but then the man laughed. Naturally I didn’t think—”
“Naturally not,” agreed the doctor. “And the man wore a mask, you say. You wouldn’t recognise him?”
“I’m afraid not. Would you, Tommy?”
“No. Still there is his costume.”
“The first thing will be to identify this poor lady,” said the doctor. “After that, well, I suppose the police will get down to things pretty quickly. It ought not to be a difficult case. Ah, here they come.”