He said, “That girl is mistaken. I wasn’t near Miss Framley’s apartment.”
I said, “I don’t think she’s lying.”
“Neither do I. Don’t you see what it means? There’s a great family resemblance between Philip and me. She saw Philip. She had no reason to notice him closely, simply saw him as a passing pedestrian. If Philip had been here this morning, she’d have identified him, but he wasn’t. She was anxious to make good for the police; she saw me, and there was enough resemblance— We must manage things so she doesn’t ever see Philip.”
“She’s identified you now. She won’t go back on that.”
“Well, be sure she doesn’t. Can you make any suggestions?”
“Sure. Let her see you a few times more, talk and move around in front of her. Then when she sees Philip, he’ll register as a total stranger.”
“Excellent.”
“Does Philip have any alibi?”
“I wouldn’t know. That’s one thing I want you to find out.”
“Shall let him know that I’m working on that angle?”