“No; it would only introduce the name of a man who has nothing to do with the matter.”
“You wanted to see me?” said Sinclair, still puzzled.
“Any time will do. By the way, Boyce, how long do you think it will be before your case is finished? I mean, all settled?”
“I can’t say, you know the course of the law is not swift.”
“Shall we say a month?”
“I should think that will easily cover it.”
“Why are you so anxious to know?”
Collins flicked the ash off his cigarette into an ash tray.
“Nothing much, only I know who the murderer was, and I wanted to know how long it would be before your man was convicted.”
The other two gazed at him in utter astonishment.