“McGraw has decided Whisper killed her,” I said, “and he’s not bothering himself with any leads that don’t lead that way. Unless he came back later for the ice pick, Rolff didn’t turn the trick. She was killed at three in the morning. Rolff wasn’t there at eight-thirty, and the pick was still sticking in her. It was⁠—”

Dick Foley came over to stand in front of me and ask:

“How do you know?”

I didn’t like the way he looked or the way he spoke. I said:

“You know because I’m telling you.”

Dick didn’t say anything. Mickey grinned his half-wit’s grin and asked:

“Where do we go from here? Let’s get this thing polished off.”