“You did not know of it before?”
“I did not.”
“Will you let me see this letter?”
“No.”
“Why not?”
“Because, if Mr. Field is dead, the matter is settled so far as I am concerned. Even though his letter tells me I am his daughter, I shall not try to prove it so, now that he is not here.”
“Why not?”
“I do not choose to go into court and stand the fire of a lot of brutal ruffians who masquerade under the title of lawyers.”
Mentally, the detective said:
“That answer goes a good way toward proving her not innocent, since it shows that she has some familiarity with the interior of a courtroom.”