‘When was this?’
‘The night Dedrick was kidnapped.’
"What time?’
‘Just before eight o’clock.’
‘Had Barratt anything to do with Dedrick’s kidnapping?’
She looked at me and smiled slyly.
‘That’s the lot, mister; get me the money and you’ll hear the rest. I know it all, but I’m not saying another word until I get the rest of it.’
‘Suppose I call the cops? You’d have to talk to them for nothing.’
She laughed.
‘I’d like to see anyone try to make me talk for nothing. I wouldn’t be talking to you if it wasn’t for the money.’