Chapter 12
James Houg was in his study with a glass of brandy in his hand. He was waiting for Ernest. He himself had called him. The investigator didn’t take long to arrive. After the two men greeted each other, Houg went straight to the point.
“ Ernest, I wanted to meet you because I got a call from Sir Angus Ward. I wanted to understand the reason of your visit at the psychiatric hospital. Actually no, I know the reason well. It’s just that I don’t understand why you didn’t come to me to ask information about my wife’s death.”
“ I wanted to have a precise outline of the situation,” Ernest answered calmly.
Houg looked at him weirded out.
“ What do you mean?” he asked.
“ I mean that I read on a newspaper that someone had seen your wife hung.”
“ But this is a lie!” Houg said raising
