[Judge nods yes.
John
Where'd they go? Where are they? Speak, man, speak!
Judge
[raises cap and handkerchief]
Now, just give me a chance and I'll tell the whole story.... The detective was waiting at the station. He saw them step out of the train. He followed them to the cab-stand. He watched them get into a taxi—jumped into another himself—and away they went, pursued by the detective and blissfully ignorant of his existence.... Even now they don't know they were being watched—or else ... well, they might have taken another course.
Lucy
Quick! Tell us the worst.
Judge
[hesitates]