“The Shadow isn’t a killer,” he declared.
“He’s given tipoffs,” retorted Klein.
“Yes,” said Cardona, “but they’ve been clean ones. I’ll tell you what, Inspector. I wish The Shadow was in this!”
“Why?”
“Because we’d be getting some results.”
“You think he’d help out?”
“He did in the past.”
“Well,” drawled Klein, “maybe The Shadow is in it. Maybe he’s changed tactics. Maybe he’s Double Z.”
Cardona shook his head. He had met The Shadow in the past. He had never gained an inkling of the mysterious man’s identity, but he felt that he understood The Shadow’s methods.
“Where is The Shadow?” questioned Klein. “This is the kind of mess he would get into. We haven’t heard a word of him. Doesn’t that make it look like he might be Double Z?”