"He appears to be."
"And they suggest that he knows where she is?"
"Not exactly; they merely declare that my daughter was not abducted, that wherever she is her absence is voluntary."
"And the Richards family appear to have turned against your daughter?"
"Yes."
"And previously they were very fond of her?"
"Yes, apparently."
"The apparent change has come since her disappearance?"
"Yes."
"Madam, I will undertake this case. What is your daughter's name?"