'Somebody shot Monty Kells,' said Callaghan. 'I found him down at the house called Greene's Place near Falleton. Somebody had given it to him through the pump. They made a certainty of him. Now, Henny, would you like to hear what I've just typed on your typewriter? I'll read it to you. You sit back an' relax an' listen carefully—for your own sake.'
He began to read:
To Detective Inspector Gringall, CID,
New Scotland Yard,
Whitehall, SW1
Dear Sir,
My name is Azelda Dixon and I live at 17 Court Mansions, Sloane Street. I have to inform you that Montague Kells, an operative employed by Callaghan Investigations, was shot dead on Monday night at the house called Greene's Place, which is situated just behind Falleton Common. I know who killed Kells. I wish to make a statement in this and o
