“Looks as though Mrs. Belder has committed a murder.”
Elsie Brand’s eyes widened.
Bertha said, “It could have been an accident, but the cops don’t think so — and I don’t think so.”
“Who was the victim?”
“Sally Brentner, the maid in the house.”
“Any motive?”
“Jealousy.”
“Her husband?”
“A poison-pen letter indicated her husband was playing around with Sally and that Sally was staying on the job simply to be near him. And the hell of it is, Sally must have written that letter herself.”
“For what possible reason?”