“How long were you in the car?”
“I couldn’t rightly say, sir. Not long before Miss Tinkerton came down. She’s her ladyship’s maid, sir. She came downstairs and sat with me.”
“And then?”
Giggle looked towards Roberta. “The young lady came and fetched us, sir.”
“You did, Miss Grey?”
“Yes.”
“We thought they might be wanted,” said Henry.
“Oh, yes. Thank you, Giggle, that’ll do for the moment. I may want to see you later.”
“Thank you, sir.”
Giggle went away. Alleyn looked round that circle of politely attentive faces. “That carries us to the time when Lord Wutherwood first called out and, rather patchily, a little way beyond it. There’s one small point we may as well clear up. I should like to know who wiped away the marks on the lift wall?”