"Do you have any criminal record?"
"N—No."
"You don't seem sure."
"I don't know if you'd call it a criminal record. It was when I was in school. One of those student riots. Disturbing the peace and resisting an officer."
"Were you booked and mugged and fingerprinted and found guilty?"
"Yes. I paid a fine and spent three days in jail."
"Then you have a criminal record. How long have you been in Hillston?"
"I arrived here—Wednesday night. Two days."
"What is your local address?"
"The Sunset Motel."