“I want you to put on your things and accompany me.”

“Are you going to place me under arrest?”

“No.”

“Then, what?”

“I am going to take you to my house. I want you to remain there until I have finished the case upon which I am at work.”

“What is that?”

“The mystery of the Red Dragon Inn.”

“And you suspect Rich?”

“I do.”

“I have been reading about that case.”