"She went ahead of you?"
"Ahead of me?"
"My words are plain, aren't they?" Give him no time—Boxer hates to be pushed. "She stepped out of the kitchenette and walked ahead of you down that little hallway toward the living-room, did she not?"
"Really I don't remember. I suppose—"
"Don't remember! In direct examination you showed an excellent memory for details. Let me just check your memory a little. What way does the front of that apartment house face, 21 Covent Street? East?"
"Why—yes, east, or south-east anyway."
"Was it a bright day, August 17th?"
"Yes, bright sunny day."
"Hot?"