She said, “Some officers were trying to pick you up at the agency office.”
Ellis said hastily, “That’s quite all right. That matter has been taken care of. You can simply ignore that. An officer at Santa Carlotta telephoned in a short time ago. The witness who saw the car made a mistake on the licence number.”
I said to Bertha, “Well, I guess we can go.”
Marian said, “I’m coming along, Donald, if you don’t mind.”
Ellis said, “Just a minute, Miss Dunton. I’d like to ask you a few more questions, if you please — after the others leave.”
Bertha Cool said, “It’s all right, Marian. We’ll be waiting for you in a taxi down at the main entrance.”
Walking down the corridor, I said to Bertha Cool, “Do you have that letter Flo wrote with you?”
Bertha said, “Do I look that simple, lover? That letter’s in a safe place. How about notifying our client?”
“Too dangerous,” I said. “A lot of heat has been turned on. Our lines may be tapped. Let him read it in the papers: ‘Amelia Lintig of Oakview Confesses to Murder of Night-Club Entertainer and Commits Suicide.’ ”
Bertha Cool said, “You’ve never going to get away with this aunt business, lover. They’ll nail you on that.”