"No, sir, rather slow. Just unsteady."
"Did she seem in good command of herself when you spoke to her?"
"Yes, but I did ask if she'd been drinking a little."
"Was her response satisfactory to you as a police officer?"
"Well—yes, sir, it was."
"Did you notice any smell of alcohol on her breath?"
"A trifle." San Giorgio fidgeted. "Just barely noticeable."
"But according to your observation, she wasn't what you'd call drunk, is that right?"
"No, sir, she certainly wasn't. Spoke coherently, understood what I said—real polite and—and nice."
"Did anything in her appearance suggest she might be ill?"