CHAPTER 11THE MONSTROUS AND THE HORRIBLE
“YES,” said Dr. Day, “Mrs. Morrissey was quite correct in stating that there was no arsenic in any of the capsules.” He hesitated. “There’s a thought that does occur to me,” he said. “I wonder if there might have been poison only in the capsule Mrs. Morrissey took.” He shook his head. “Mathematically, though, that’s not very probable. Because there were eleven capsules in the box I took to the laboratory for analysis. It would mean that, by a twelve-to-one chance, she took the single capsule containing arsenic.”
“I agree,” said Tuck. “It rather strains my credulity too.”
As he rode toward the Los Angeles City Hall on the Sunset bus he wondered about a murderer bold enough to attempt two poisonings in 24 hours.
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Woody tapped at Mrs. Lovel
