That money is missing from the dead man's effects." The chief constable looked thoughtfully at the note through his glasses, and then passed it to Colwyn, who examined it closely, and took a note of the number, and held it up to the light to see the watermark.
"Did you or the servant find any weapon in Mr.Glenthorpe's room ?" asked the chief constable.
"No, sir." "You have missed a knife though, have you not ?" asked Superintendent Galloway.
"Yes, sir." "What sort of a knife ?" "A table-knife." "Was it one of the knives sent up to the sitting-room last night ?" "Yes, sir.

At least Charles says so.

He has charge of the cutlery." "Then Charles had better tell us about it," interposed the chief constable.

"You say you went to bed before ten o'clock, Benson.

Did you hear anything in the night ?" "No, sir, I fell asleep almost immediately.