"Who was with you?"
"Matthew De Vere was with me."
"Who else?"
"No one."
"Did Jacob Simmons have anything to do with the robbery?"
"No, not exactly."
"What do you mean by 'not exactly'?"
"I mean he wasn't there and didn't do it, but if it hadn't been for him we shouldn't have thought of robbing Mr. Rexford's store or had any trouble."
"Then he planned the robbery for you?"
"No."