“No. The plates were slick and clean.”

“No bread, no butter?” Mason asked.

“Nothing, just the bare plates.”

“Go on from there,” Mason said.

“Well, I looked around the apartment a little, and opened the bathroom door.”

“It was closed?”

“Yes, it was closed but not locked.”

“What did you find?” Mason asked.

“The body.”

“Then what did you do?”