“I don’t know anything about it, sir.”

“You mean—(cough) you didn’t write me an anonynious letter?”

“No, sir, I didn’t.”

“Then some friend of yours must have written it.”

“I dunno that. It might have been some enemy of the police.”

“Well, now, what’s this about the Reds having an agent in my home?”

“Did the letter say that?”

“It did.”

“Well, sir, that’s putting it too strong. I ain’t sure, it’s just an idea I’ve had. It’ll need a lot of explaining.”

“You’re the man who discovered this plot, I understand?”