No word was said by either in relation to Stoner's death.

But about ten o'clock Mallalieu went across to the police-station and into the superintendent's office, and convinced himself that nothing further had come to light, and no new information had been given.

The coroner's officer was with the police, and Mallalieu discussed with him and them some arrangements about the inquest.

With every moment the certainty that he was safe increased--and at eleven o'clock he went into the Town Hall to his committee meeting.
Had Mallalieu chanced to look back at the door of the police-station as he entered the ancient door of the Town Hall he would have seen three men drive up there in a motor-car which had come from Norcaster--one of the men being Myler, and the other two Norcaster detectives.

But Mallalieu did not look back.