“The truth from beginning to end!” demanded Bernard. “So far it’s been mostly lies. You’ll tell the truth now or in court! You’ll get your picture in the paper anyway. And you won’t like what they’ll do to you in court! The truth!”
“I am telling you the truth!”
Landis leaned wearily back in his chair.
“Look here, Miss Harrison,” he said, “you’re in a bad jam now and getting in deeper every minute. You don’t seem to realize that we’re investigating a murder. We’ve caught you in two lies already. If you don’t tell us the truth now I’ll have you arrested tonight as a material witness. I mean it!”
For the first time Anita began to look frightened.
“What d-do you want to know?” she stammered.
“Why did you close the library door?”
“Because I didn’t want Dad to see me.”
“You had a row with Isabelle tonight because you flirted this afternoon with Russell. Were you going to his room when you closed the library door?”
Anita hesitated, then nodded quickly.