“When the murder was discovered and he didn’t come forward, I was terribly upset. Just for a moment I wondered⁠—but then I knew he couldn’t⁠—he couldn’t.⁠ ⁠… But I wished he would come forward and say openly that he’d had nothing to do with it. I knew that he was fond of Dr. Sheppard, and I fancied that perhaps Dr. Sheppard might know where he was hiding.”

She turned to me.

“That’s why I said what I did to you that day. I thought, if you knew where he was, you might pass on the message to him.”

“I?” I exclaimed.

“Why should James know where he was?” demanded Caroline sharply.