Chapter 15 Chapter fifteen

Mason didn't have extra time to drive the car out of the parking lot. He hailed a taxi, jumped into the car and said, "Take me to 2420 Bradmore Street as quickly as possible." "Sit down," said the driver. "I'll get you there as soon as possible." "Okay," Mason told him. "It's an emergency. Here's a twenty-dollar tip to scare the hell out of me." The driver grinned happily, driving the car with all his attention, slipping into the gaps he found, and crossing the street without stopping at the signal.As the car turned onto Bradmore Street, Mason was relieved to see Della's car parked in front of the building, but no police cars.

Mason tossed a twenty-dollar bill and a ten-dollar bill to the taxi driver. "No change, thanks," Mason said, and walked toward the house. "Shall I wait a minute?" the driver asked. Mason shook his hand in resignation.He tried to turn the handle of the front door, which was unlocked, and he walked in. "Hello, Della," he called. "Here, boss," he heard Della respond. Mason walked through the hallway and the living room to a small room. Della was sitting, and Lorna beside her was teary-eyed, looking at Della helplessly. "Look," Mason said. "Listen! You don't have much time, let's get straight to the point. Your husband has been arrested for Gidon's murder, and if your husband and you keep silent, the authorities won't be able to open a case on that charge. They'll get to know Motive, so you have to tell a fib first. Tell the officer that your husband wants you to keep silent, that you think it is unreasonable for him to be charged with murder, and that the best thing you can do at the moment is to keep silent. If the officers knew that you knew Gitton, or that you had worked for him, they would have a 'motivation' and..."

"Can I not answer their questions?" "You can't testify against your husband," Mason said. "Tell them that you will not answer questions until your husband is released, and that you will not reveal a word to them while your husband is in custody." Lorna said tearfully, "Thinking of the Gidon I used to know, a very handsome gentleman...Mr. Mason, but now he's turned into a beast... I was so fascinated by him, I think he The best man in the world, the best thinker, the sharp businessman, the gentleman, the idealist..." "Stop talking," Mason said when the doorbell rang. "It should be Officer Trager. Now you remember, if they question any facts, they have to prove that there was a cause, and I don't want that to happen. If they want to take your fingerprints, you tell them you need my permission. Just did it. Now tell me, when you were at the murder scene, was Gidon alive or dead?"

"He's still alive, and he looks terribly abominable." "Did you bring 47,000 yuan to him?" "I only brought five thousand yuan, which was all I could raise at that time." "Did you ever guard forty-seven thousand dollars for him? Or...don't talk, don't talk!" Mason said. "Trigger is here." Trager said: "The front door wasn't locked, so I came in. Hello, everyone, Mason, how are you? I expected to meet you here, and you were so quick. This must be O Madam Lun?" "Not bad," Mason said. "This is Mrs. Warren. Inspector, she has no intention of telling you anything while her husband is in custody."

"why not?" "Because," Mason said. "Presumably you are not interested in any statement that is one-sided or only beneficial to the defendant? Besides, the law stipulates that one spouse cannot testify against the other." "Come on," Trager said. "It's just a technical word. As you know, Mason, we're just investigating crimes at this stage. If she makes an argument in favor of her husband, we'll not only listen to it, but act on it." To act accordingly." "She doesn't know anything," Mason said. "Well," Trager said. "We can question you and Miss Della here, or we can take her to the prosecutor's office for questioning."

"You can't take her without a warrant," Mason said. "And you can't force me to leave here." Trager narrowed his eyes and said, "Anyone would think she must know something." "She knows how stupid you are to accuse her husband," Mason said. "I told her not long ago that her husband was arrested for murder." "Oh, as you please," Trager said. "Just tell her. You must have been speeding to get here. I came here as soon as I was done searching the scene. After you left, I talked to Warren to see if he had anything to say." Say. After that, just do some routine evidence-seeking work at the murder scene. If the Warrens are willing to tell the truth, it will help things. Let me tell you frankly, Mason, as a veteran murder investigator, I don't think this couple is the real murderer... Mrs. Warren, tell me, have you been in the area of ​​Covina and Hendersay today?"

"She's not going to say anything," Mason said. "Mrs. Warren, to any question Sergeant Tragg may ask, I advise you to answer 'no comment.'" "Okay," Trager said. "It appears she has decided to do that. It just complicates matters." "No comment," said Mrs. Warren. Trager looked at her and said, "You're such a bright student." "no comment." "Don't you want to save your husband from the humiliation of being accused of murder?" "no comment." Mason grinned. Cui Ge frowned, stood up and said: "It's okay, Mason, you won this time, but this is only the beginning of the incident, we are still testing each other. I believe that you will climb the rope soon, in order to stabilize Fight on your heels, you have to."

"No comment," Mason said.