“An alibi? What do you mean?”
“That’s the time the murder was committed.”
“What murder? What are you talking about? That murder was committed last night.”
“You mean the stocking murder.”
“Yes.”
“I don’t.”
“What do you mean, you don’t?”
I said, “I’m talking about the murder of Minerva Carlton.”
“Did you expect me to show a lot of surprise?” she asked.
“No.”