I was going to a hotel but Garvin said that was foolish, that he had a house with four empty bedrooms and I might just as well stay there.”
“Did you see him in the morning?”
“No.”
“The last you saw of him was when he said good night?”
“Yes.”
“You knew where his bedroom was, of course.”
“Don’t be silly, Lieutenant, I was married to the man for eighteen months.”
“What time did you leave there?”
“I got up early in the morning and slipped out the back door, got in my car and drove away.”
“To Las Vegas?”
“No, not to Las Vegas,” she said!