CONTENTS

CHAPTER PAGE I. [In the Studio] 9 II. [Where They Stood] 23 III. [What They Said] 37 IV. [Goldenheart] 51 V. [Blake’s Story] 65 VI. [Mrs. Faulkner’s Account] 79 VII. [Natalie Not Joyce] 94 VIII. [The Emeralds] 108 IX. [One or the Other] 123 X. [Orienta] 137 XI. [Sealed Envelopes] 151 XII. [A Vision] 165 XIII. [An Alibi Needed] 180 XIV. [From Seven to Seventy] 192 XV. [Natalie in Danger] 206 XVI. [Confession and Arrest] 220 XVII. [Alan Ford] 234 XVIII. [Questions and Answers] 248 XIX. [Ford’s Day] 262 XX. [On the Staircase] 276