Rand
shook his head ambiguously; Farnsworth took that for a negative answer
to his question, as he was intended to. "And you say Mr. Gresham has been
completely cleared of any suspicion of complicity in this murder?"
"Mr. Rand's helping us; we want him to stick around till the case is
closed," Corporal Kavaalen threw in, perceiving the drift of Farnsworth's
questions. "He and Sergeant McKenna have worked together before; he's
given us a lot of good tips."
"You understand," Rand took over, "Mr. Gresham didn't retain me merely
to help him clear himself. I don't accept that kind of retainers. I was
retained to find the murderer of Arnold Rivers, and I intend to continue
working on this case until I do. I hope that the same friendly spirit of
mutual cooperation will exist between your office and my agency as exists
between me and the State Police. I certainly don't want to have to work
at cross purposes with any of the regular law-enforcement agencies."
"Oh, certainly; of course." Farnsworth didn't seem to like the idea, but
there was no apparent opening for objection. He and Rand exchanged
mendacious compliments, pledged close cooperation, and did practically
everything but draw up and sign a treaty of alliance.
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