“He didn’t do it!” she said fiercely, without turning.
“Did you see him last night?”
“No. He telephoned.”
“Why didn’t you tell me?”
She turned then.
“I should have. I’m sorry, Scan, but he asked me not to. He wanted money. He said he was going to New York. I was leaving for the Casino when he called. I told him I’d meet him there and have the money for him. He didn’t show up. He must have got the money from someone else.”
“Did he get it from Fay?”
“No!” Her eyes flashed. “He didn’t know where she lived, and he wouldn’t take money from her. He never went near Fay last night.”
“I hope you are right,” O’Brien said soberly. “So you didn’t see him?”
“I didn’t.”