Chapter 14
McCORD decided that one o’clock in the morning was not too late an hour to go calling. Indeed, under the circumstances, he decided that the hour was just right. Besides, Webb Fallon’s apartment lay almost in a direct line on his way home.
He parked at the curb opposite the Hollywood Towers and regarded the imposing façade. He felt that the projected interview might be the inspired move of a very great detective. On the other hand it might well be the sort of thing you’d expect from a very great fool. The odd thought that he was acting like a lovesick youth— he put from him as unworthy.
It was a matter of no consequence to him whether Fallon had delivered Charity to her sister and then retired from the scene. What he really wanted to see Fallon about was the alleged incident o
