human
That made eight people with possible motives for the crime. When I got that far I gave it up. In fact --Mackay lowered his voice, suddenly--
gpt
I don't like the attitude of Emery Phelps. This is his house, you know, and he is the financial backer of Manton Pictures, yet there seems to be an undercurrent of friction between Manton and himself. I--I wanted him to show me some detail of the arrangement of things in the library, but he wouldn't come into the room. He said he didn't want to look at Miss Lamar. There--there was something--and, I don't know. If he is concerned in any way--that would make nine.
human
You think Miss Lamar and Phelps--
gpt
I don't know.
human
Is this the way they carry on in the picture world, Walter? he asked.
gpt
Is this the usual thing or--or an exception?
human
It's very much an exception, I insisted.
gpt
The film people are just like other people, some good and some bad. Probably three-quarters of all this is gossip.
human
I hope so. He straightened.
gpt
The only thing to do is to go after them one at a time and disentangle all the conflicting threads. It looks as though there will be any number of possible false leads and so we must be careful and deliberate. I think I'll question each in turn--here.