"Come in," Mr. Westing said.

"Thank you."

"What's all that you're carrying?"

"Educational material. Mind if I set it up?"

"Go right ahead."

He poured himself a brandy and soda and watched. The young man seemed nervous and strained as he set up a hemispherical device which seemed to be a projector.

Mr. Westing glanced at a leatherette folder the young man had put aside while he worked. The folder bore a neatly labelled title: Prospects.

His heart skipped a beat.

He made sure the young man was absorbed in his work. Then he carefully leafed through the book.

"This Marline Harris looks like an interesting case. What's she like?"