Figure It Out for Yourself

by Chase James

I said I didn’t do that

MacGraw swung his fist at me, but Mifflin, moving much faster than I expected a man of his size to move, shoved MacGraw away, sending him reeling.

‘Cut it out!’ he said sharply. ‘What do you think you’re doing?’

MacGraw snarled at me.

‘I want to get this rat downstairs.’

‘Shut up!’ Mifflin said. He turned to Serena. ‘What happened?’

‘I went to talk to him about finding my husband,’ Serena told him, her voice level and hard. ‘I hadn’t been in his place more than five minutes, when he suddenly caught hold of me. There was a struggle. I managed to get to the ‘phone and call for help. Then he tore my dress and scratched me. Fortunately the officer arrived as he was overpowering me.’

Mifflin pushed his hat to the back of his head and mopped his forehead with his handkerchief. He looked stricken.

‘Don’t get worked up,’ I said smoothly. ‘She’s lying. I suggest we go somewhere private. She, you and me. This isn’t anything she’ll want the Press to get hold of.’

‘I want the Press in here!’ Serena said. ‘I intend to ruin him. I want the widest publicity possible. He’s to be charged and imprisoned and forced out of business!’