“I want you to take a look at a man and see if he is the same person whom you drove downtown.”
“I can’t leave my cab.”
“Drive me down to the Cosmopolitan Hotel.”
“I’ll do that.”
Nick sent Danny home, got into the cab, and was driven away.
He had his reasons for not telling the cabman anything about the case.
Before he questioned him further he wanted to see if the murdered man was the same person whom the man had had for a fare the previous day.
The cab stopped in front of the Cosmopolitan Hotel and the detective alighted. He and the driver crossed the street and entered the Red Dragon Inn.
To the chamber of death the detective conducted his surprised companion.
When they entered the room Carter pointed to the corpse and asked: