He took one himself and again glanced at the stranger.

"To whom am I speaking, in addition to yourself, Inspector ?" he asked.

"I'm not going to talk to strangers." "Oh, well!" said Mitchington, a little awkwardly.

"Of course, doctor, we've had to get a bit of professional help in these unpleasant matters.
This gentleman's Detective-Sergeant Jettison, from the Yard." "What information do you want ?" asked Ransford.
Mitchington glanced at the door and lowered his voice.

"I may as well tell you, doctor," he said confidentially, "there's been a most extraordinary discovery made tonight, which has a bearing on the Braden case.