“Yes.”

“Did you know that he had a criminal record?”

She hesitated for a moment, then said, “Yes.”

“And you had previously known Carl Moar for some considerable period of time?”

“Yes.”

“He had, on at least one occasion, asked you to marry him?”

“Yes.”

“Now, Morgan Eves was arrested in Los Angeles and tried on a murder charge?”

“Yes, he was,” she said quickly, “and he was acquitted.”

“Yes,” Mason said, “and Carl Moar was on that jury, wasn’t he?”