“Whose statement?” Gollowitz asked sharply.
“Jordan’s dresser.”
McCann and Gollowitz looked at Maurer, who continued to smile.
“So what?” Maurer said carelessly. “Who else has said so?”
“Just one statement,” McCann said.
Maurer shrugged and spread his hands, smiling at Gollowitz.
“That’s nothing,” Gollowitz said. “What else?”
“Flo Presser called on Conrad this morning. She reported that Paretti was missing. She said he had to do a job for Mr. Maurer at seven o’clock on the night of the murder, and Miss Arnot was murdered around seven o’clock.”
Gollowitz slightly relaxed.
“A streetwalker’s testimony is about as effective as a handful of feathers,” he said. “What else?”