“Tell them everything.”
Mason said, “Tell me first, Virgie.”
She said, “Aunt Sarah is covering up for me. She hasn’t lost her memory any more than I have. I don’t care what you say, Mr. Mason, I don’t care what she says. I know that Aunt Sarah is in danger. There’s a good chance the jury will convict her. The newspapers seem to think the case against her is dead open and shut, and...”
Mason said, gently, “The jury has just acquitted your aunt of murder, Virginia. They found her not guilty.”
“ Not guilty?”
“Yes.”
“How... how did that happen?”
Mason said, “I think the jury got a pretty good idea of what actually happened.”
“What do you mean by that?”
“Suppose,” Mason said, gently, “you tell me exactly what did happen, Virgie.”