A. “Yes. I told him it didn’t matter. But he refused to be consoled. He said it was not the money but the parting with the beautiful things he had loved all his life.”
Q. “Did he make any threats against his own life at the time?”
A. “Yes.”
Q. “What did he say?”
A. “He spoke of his insurance. He said that there came a time in every man’s life when he was worth more dead than alive.”
Q. “What reply did you make to that?”
A. “I kissed him and begged him not to be absurd. I told him that I loved him. Then I said good-bye and went to keep my appointment with Mr. De Medici.”
Q. “Did you see your father alive after that?”
A. “No.”
Q. “What time did you leave the theater?”