“State trooper—sergeant.”
“When did you first receive notification of the murder at Orchards?”
“At a little before ten on the morning of the twentieth of June. I’d just dropped in at headquarters when Mr. Conroy came in to report what he’d discovered at the cottage.”
“Please tell us what happened then.”
“I was detailed to accompany Mr. Dutton, the coroner, Dr. Stanley and another trooper, Dan Wilkins, to the cottage. Mr. Dutton took Dr. Stanley along with him in his roadster, and Wilkins rode with me in my side car. We left headquarters at a little after ten and got to the cottage about quarter past.”
“Just one moment. Do I understand that the state troopers have headquarters in Rosemont?”
“That’s correct, sir.”
“Of which you are in charge?”
“That’s correct too.”
“Who had the key to the cottage?”