“I guess you’re right,” agreed Jim, reluctantly.

“Meanwhile,” continued Waltham, “lay off being foolish. This is an order — not a suggestion. Get that, Jim?”

“What do you mean — being foolish?”

“Well, just before we raided, you saw a car pulling away from Birch’s place. You sent Guysel after it. Guysel saw it go in a garage. Remember? He didn’t even get the number of the car.

“Then he saw a man come out and take a taxi. He followed the cab to a house. He spotted the place. Yesterday you went in there. What did you find?”

“Nothing.”

“Was the place empty?”

“Yes.”

“Who lives there?”

“A man named Bronson.”