“Now, your husband had threatened to kill you?”

“Yes.”

“Many times?”

“Twice. The first time was a couple of months ago over something which needn’t make any difference here. The last time was the morning when I ran away.”

“Why did you go to Reno?”

“I had an idea of establishing a residence there and getting a divorce. I thought if I were out of the state Walter wouldn’t do anything right away, and after he’d had a chance to cool off, I might be able to fix things up with him so there wouldn’t be a scandal.”

“You went with Driscoll?”

“Yes.”

“You knew he was jealous of Driscoll?”

“He wasn’t jealous of anyone. He was just a coldblooded, selfish, calculating—”