“But you don’t know for certain?”
“No, we don’t,” Bunty broke in. “I didn’t like the look of him when he came to the house. You see, we were all going to the beach: Frankie, Buster, Terry Lancing and myself. Terry phoned to say he couldn’t make it, and was sending his friend Burt to take his place. This boy turned up. He said he was Burt Stevens, but of course as I’ve never seen him before I don’t know for certain if he really is Burt Stevens.”
“Where exactly did you leave Miss Coleman?”
“They were going into the maze,” Buster said.
“What maze?”
“The mirror maze. It’s at the end of that avenue, next to the big tent. I wish you’d tell me what this is all about.”
“No time right now,” Conrad said curtly. “Stay right here. We may need you again.” He turned to Bardin. “Come on!” He didn’t wait to see Bardin’s reaction, but broke into a run, and began forcing his way through the crowds towards the big tent.
Bardin paused only long enough to give instructions to his sergeant.
“Get that maze surrounded. Don’t let anyone out. You know who to look for. Watch out for Moe. He’ll try to shoot his way out.”
He turned and ran after Conrad, leaving Buster and Bunty staring blankly after him.