Acting Inspector Herbert Zull looked steadily at the body of Richard Harkness. Then his eye roved about the room, taking in all the details.
“How did you happen to find the body, Crowell?” he questioned.
“The woman that comes to clean house,” replied detective Crowell. “She found the door locked when she came in the morning.
“She used to get here before Harkness left. Locked door meant he had gone early — she was to come back at dinner time. She came back at six o’clock.”
“What then?”
“Well, again there wasn’t any reply when she knocked. She heard the phone ringing.
“She came back again at eight — it was her pay night, and she was sure Harkness would be in. The phone was ringing again.
“Then she called Lester — young architect who works for Harkness. He had been trying to get Harkness on the phone all day, for Harkness hadn’t come to the office at all. Lester called the police.
“I came up here and we broke in. There you are.”
“Nothing disturbed?” questioned Zull.