human
What did you do with the auger?
gpt
The auger?
human
Yes, it was seen by the cab driver you took when you slipped out of the hotel in the telephone girl's rain coat.
gpt
You know that?
human
This cab driver remembers that you had something under your arm wrapped in a newspaper. Was that the auger?
gpt
Yes,
human
And you threw it into the Seine as you crossed the Concorde bridge?
gpt
My God, you're the cleverest man I ever met!
human
Mrs. Wilmott, if you think so well of me, perhaps you won't mind giving me a cup of tea. The fact is, I have been so busy with this case I forgot to eat and I--I feel a little faint.
gpt
You poor man! she cried in concern.
human
Why didn't you tell me sooner? I'll fix it myself. There! Take some of these toasted muffins. What an extraordinary life you must lead! I can almost forgive you for being so outrageous because you're so--so interesting.
gpt
I can return the compliment by saying that it isn't every lady who could throw a clumsy thing like an auger from a moving cab over a wide roadway and a stone wall and land it in a river. I suppose you threw it over on the right-hand side?
human
Yes.
gpt
How far across the bridge had you got when you threw it? This may help the divers.
human
We were a little more than halfway across, I should say.
gpt
Thanks. Now who bought this auger?
human
Martinez.
gpt
Did _you_ suggest the holes through the wall?
human
No, he did.
gpt
Are you sure?
human
Quite sure.
gpt
But the holes were bored for you?
human
Of course.
gpt
Because you wanted to see into the next room?
human
Yes,
gpt
And why?
human
Because I knew that a wretched dancing girl was going to be there with----
gpt
Yes?
human
With my husband!
gpt
Then your husband was the person you thought guilty that night?
human
Yes.
gpt
You told M. Kittredge when you called for him in the cab that you thought your husband guilty?
human
Yes, but afterwards I changed my mind. My husband had nothing to do with it. If he had, do you suppose I would have told you this? No doubt he has misconducted himself, but----
gpt
You mean Anita?
human
I believe you are the devil, she said, and the detective, recalling his talk with M. Gritz, muttered to himself:
gpt
The tall blonde! Of course!