“What’s his office phone number?”
“Ridgway three, four-one-four-one.”
“What’s his home number?”
“Palace eight, six-three-oh-seven.”
Cramer came to me. “Has this man had any chance to acquire all that information during the night?”
“He has not. No part of it.”
“Then that will do for now. Mr. Horan, you are being detained as a material witness in a murder case. Purley, take him to the other room — who’s in there?”
“Durkin and Panzer, with that Ervin.”
“Tell them to hold Horan, and come back.”
Horan stood up. He was calm and dignified. “I warn you, Inspector, this is a blunder you’ll regret.”