"How did you come to know Mr. Ireland?"
"He called to see Miss Bull, and I dropped across him."
"How did you get talking of the case?"
"Well, you see," said Bawdsey, easily, "we naturally talked of Mrs. Jersey, and one thing led to another until I discovered that Ireland had been in San Remo when your father was murdered. I wished to find out who killed him, so I questioned Mr. Ireland."
"Why do you wish to know who killed my father?" asked George.
"Because I think that the murder of Mrs. Jersey is connected with that crime. See here--" Bawdsey cleared his throat--"Mrs. Jersey was in San Remo at the time of the death----"
"How do you know that?"
"Don't I tell you I questioned Mr. Ireland?"
George looked sharply at the detective. "What magic did you use to make him talk? Mr. Ireland knows how to hold his tongue."
"Well, when he found that I was looking after the case of Mrs. Jersey (and I made no secret of that) he was good enough to tell me all he knew. He thought, as I did, that the murder in San Remo was connected with the crime of Amelia Square."