He shook his head. No, he had no idea she was ill.
“Are you satisfied Macdonald Crosby’s death was an accident?” I shot at him.
He wasn’t expecting this, and looked up sharply.
“What do you mean? Of course it was an accident.”
“Couldn’t it have been suicide?”
“There was no reason why Crosby should have committed suicide.”
“As far as you know.”
“A man doesn’t usually kill himself with a shot-gun if he owns a revolver, and Crosby owned a revolver. A shot-gun is liable to be messy.”
“If he had committed suicide would it have affected his estate?”
“Why, yes.” A startled look came into his eyes. “His life was insured for a million and a half dollars. The policy carried a non-payment suicide clause.”