“What did he say about it?”
“Said that he was the one who was at fault. The truck man, Mr. Trader, was very business-like. He said he was insured; that if he were to blame, the insurance company would pay, but he wasn’t at fault. Packard seemed rather sheepish about it. He said he’d seen something in the window of one of the houses on his right, that he’d craned his neck to get a better look and then sensed something closing in on his left. The crash came almost at once, and that’s all he remembers.”
“Did he say what he saw in the window?”
“No, but he seemed a bit — well, embarrassed. I think ‘sheepish’ describes it.”
“Was it a woman?” Drake asked, opening his eyes.
“He didn’t say,” Dr. Wallace remarked with dignity.
“Did Packard say what he planned to do in connection with moving the car?” Mason inquired.
“He said he was going out to take a look at it and see what could be salvaged.”
“Is Packard insured?”
“I gathered that he was not.”