STANDISH. I beg your pardon, Inspector. I acted like a fool.
(MASON R. of chesterfield C.)
DONOHUE. Not at all, sir, your actions are entirely natural.
(STANDISH goes up L. DUNN'S voice is heard outside.)
DUNN. Hello! Hello! No, sir. But Inspector Donohue wants you to come here at once. We're at Mr. Roscoe Crosby's house. No, sir (DONOHUE crosses over and closes the door L.), he doesn't want the case reported yet.
DONOHUE. We needn't be bothered with that, anyway. (Moves back to R.C. There is a pause.) Well, I'm afraid we'll have to begin work. (He goes over to table R. and sits down stage end of table. Takes paper and gets pencil.) With the exception of Mr. Crosby, who is known to nearly everyone, and Mr. Standish, who has so pleasantly introduced himself to me, I know none of you. So I'll have to ask— (He stops suddenly and rises, facing them all. He points slowly to the chesterfield, facing fireplace up C.) That's rather a gruesome thing there. I think we'll move it into another room. Will some of you gentlemen carry Mr. Wales' body into the other room. (There is a pause. The men all hesitate. Finally MASON starts to move to chesterfield. DONOHUE is down stage R.C.) Thank you very much. We'll——
(Coming to C. DUNN enters from L.)
DUNN. Dr. Bernstein himself is on the way here, Inspector.
DONOHUE. Good! Mike, get one of the servants to help you to carry this sofa into another room.
(DUNN turns and exits L. without speaking.)