human
Are you sure there is no exit from the banquet room and from these private rooms except by the corridor?
gpt
They tell me not.
human
So, if the murderer went out, he must have passed Joseph?
gpt
Yes.
human
And the only persons who passed Joseph were the woman and this American?
gpt
Exactly.
human
Too easy! he muttered.
gpt
Too easy!
human
What do you mean?
gpt
That would put the guilt on one or the other of those two?
human
Apparently.
gpt
And end the case?
human
Why--er----
gpt
Yes, it would. A case is ended when the murderer is discovered. Well, this case is _not_ ended, you can be sure of that. The murderer I am looking for _is not that kind of a murderer_. To begin with, he's not a fool. If he made up his mind to shoot a man in a private room he would know _exactly_ what he was doing and _exactly_ how he was going to escape.
human
But the facts are there--I've given them to you,
gpt
My dear Lucien, you have given me _some_ of the facts; before morning I hope we'll have others and--hello!