“In that case... all right. Then you ran to the foyer, and there was no light there. Of course you couldn’t be wrong about that.”

“No. The light was off.”

“And you switched it on and saw Chapin kneeling, getting up. Did he have a gun in his hand?”

“No. He had his coat and gloves on. I didn’t see a gun... anywhere.”

“Did Inspector Cramer tell you about the gun?”

She nodded. “It was my husband’s. He shot... it had been fired four times. They found it on the floor.”

“Cramer showed it to you.”

“Yes.”

“And it’s gone from the drawer in the study.”

“Of course.”