"And nobody saw Mirka come back or leave the place the second time?"
Nobody had seen him.
Then how was it that the injured man, in the hospital, had said that Mirka had done the shooting?
Angel explained that Hermann based his accusation partly on an uncertain and partial glimpse of Mirka caught in the bar-mirror at the instant that the shot was fired, but largely on the preceding quarrel.
"This Hoffmann couldn't swear to Mirka's identity from that mere glimpse?"
The Italian thought not.
"Well, then," said Wesley, "it all ought to be easy enough. Every bar-keeper knows a lot of drunks that might want to hurt him."
Rafael shrugged.
"You can feex eet," he said. "Meest' O'Malley say you feex eet easy."
"But," replied Dyker, "I don't see how I can act as Mirka's lawyer, unless it is all done quickly. You know, I'm about to be elected magistrate."