“How tall was Jarnow?”

“About my height.”

* * *

Griffith walked to the window; raised it; and looked below. The alley was slightly raised; the distance was about nine feet to the ground.

“Window unlocked?” asked Griffith.

“It was,” replied Harrison. “Raised just a fraction of an inch at the bottom. Shade fully drawn.”

Griffith walked about the room, whistling softly.

“What’s that?” he asked, pointing to a tiny scrap of paper that lay on the floor near the table.

“Don’t know how I missed that,” said Harrison. “Looks like it was torn from a larger sheet.”

Griffith picked up the bit of paper, and laid it on the table.