“Oh, quite so—naturally.”
“Why ‘naturally,’ Mr. Conroy?”
“I said naturally—I said naturally because Mr. Thorne had placed them there himself.”
“Oh, I see. And when had Mr. Thorne placed them there?”
“He had placed them there on the previous evening.”
“On the previous evening?” Even the prosecutor’s voice sounded startled.
“Yes.”
“At what time?”
“I am not sure of the exact time.”
“Well, can you tell us approximately?”