What did you find?"
Rand laughed. "I found Rivers's scrap-heap, and some pistols that
probably contributed parts to some of the stuff you found," he said. "Of
course, all we can say is that the stuff isn't here; Rivers could have
bought it, and stored it outside somewhere. But even so, I'm not taking
the Fleming butler too seriously as a suspect for the murder."
"What's this about Fleming's butler?" a voice broke in. "Have you been
withholding information from me?"
Rand turned, to find that Farnsworth had left the press conference in
front and crepe-soled up on him from behind.
"I withheld a theory, which seems to have come to nothing," he replied.
Kavaalen told the D.A. who Rand was. "He's cooperating with us," he
added. "Sergeant McKenna instructed us to give him every consideration."
"It seems that a number of valuable pistols were stolen from the
collection of the late Lane Fleming," Rand said. "We suspected that
the butler had stolen them and sold them to Rivers; I thought it
possible that he might also have killed Rivers to silence him about the
transaction." He shrugged. "None of the stolen items have turned up here,
so there's nothing to connect the thefts with the death of Rivers.
Pages:
166
167
168
169
170
171
172
173
174
175
176
177
178
179
180
181
182
183
184
185
186
187
188
189
190