CHAPTER 15However, Henry Varick was not taken away just then. Mme. Storey said; “Before we part company in this case, Inspector...”
He interrupted her in great concern: “Part company?”
“Well, hereafter, I suppose you will be for the prosecution and I for the defence. But let us try one last expedient together with a view to discovering the truth.”
“What do you propose?” he asked.
“You are familiar with the criminal procedure in France and Italy,” she answered; “how they bring accused and accusers face to face in the court room, and let them shout at each other, the idea being that the truth will somehow reveal itself in spite of them. It’s not a perfect method, but it has its points; if there must be shouting in court it seems more reasonable to let the principals do it than their hire
