“What the hell are you doing here?” O’Brien rasped.

“Holland’s here, isn’t he?” Adams said mildly.

“How do you know?”

“I got a message.”

O’Brien stood aside.

“You’d better come in and take charge of him.”

Adams walked into the sitting-room, looked at the gun in Gilda’s hand, then at Ken. He gave Ken a sly wink.

“This is the man who killed Fay Carson,” O’Brien said. “Charge him and take him away.”

Adams shook his head.

“He didn’t kill her,” he said.