MRS. BAUER. Because he was arrested yesterday.
KARL. [Shocked.] What for, mama? Why was he——
MRS. BAUER. For nothing.... It was all a lie.
KARL. Well—what was it, mama?
MRS. BAUER. The cat got hurt in the dumb-waiter—papa didn't mean to—then they saw papa chasin' it—then it died.
KARL. Why did papa chase it?
MRS. BAUER. To see how it hurt itself.
KARL. Whose cat?
MRS. BAUER. The stray cat.
KARL. The little black cat? Is Blacky dead?