[MaC] An Almighty Row (correction)

[Brian Schoner]

> Marjorie frowned, thought for a moment.  Then said slowly
> "You were at the bar... at the same time Miss Diamond
> came back for a drink.  You even came around behind to
> serve yourself... maybe... sleeping pills.. in her drink... 
> Then it wouldn't've been hard at all to kill her later, even 
> with a bad hand, eh?"

"Certainly!" barked Philip, his voice rising with each sentence. "I put
sleeping pills --  which I *always* carry in case I need to murder someone
-- in the woman's drink, because I *knew* she would wander off to Mr.
Barowenski's apartment, *and* that Mr. Barowenski wouldn't actually be
playing the piano at the time, *and* that there would be a blackout which
would give me enough time to slip across, find her in the darkness, strangle
her -- with one end of the wire clenched in my teeth, no doubt -- and then
come back in time to meet the warden." Philip released a short, angry laugh.
"This is ludicrous! If we're allowed to conjure up sleeping pills and God
knows what else out of thin air, I can write a scenario that will make any
of us look like a murderer -- and two for you, Miss Higgins. But I think
we'd be much better served if we stick to the facts, few as they may be.
Shall we?"