She said, “Hell’s breaking loose, and I don’t know how to stop it. What’s happened to your nose? It’s swollen.”
I said, “A guy pushed it.”
She said, “I’ve been talking with Marian.”
“Well?”
“She’s been having daily conferences with the deputy district attorney.”
“They haven’t said anything about her in the papers yet.”
“No, they’re not ready for that — but I think they’re getting ready for it.”
“What’s new?”
“They’ve been talking with her until now she’s absolutely convinced that she saw this man coming out of Evaline Harris’s apartment.”
“Well, he did come out of it, didn’t he?” I asked.