“Nick, I overheard a conversation last night which opened my eyes to a good deal.”
“Evidently.”
“If I hadn't overheard what I did, we'd be floating face down in the river by this time.”
“Humph! So bad as that?”
“Yes.”
“Lucky you heard it, then.”
“Rather. I heard more, too.”
“Well, what?”
“Enough to convince me that Red Rob and George Hatfield are the same, and that he has the steel casket in his possession.”
“Red Rob is George Hatfield, eh?”