CHAPTER XIIThe Weight of the Evidence
The death of Ledenthal was the keystone. From it, all else derived; on it, all else now depended. Where there were pieces missing, Timuroff s mind interpolated them, bridging the gaps logically. Carefully, he planned what he would have to do. Then, taking a sheet of Olivia’s best notepaper, he wrote on it in his bold, clear hand:
If the abductor of Miss Muriel Fawzi will meet the writer of this message at nine this evening in the apartment where he left her, he will be given information about the murder of Amos Ledenthal, and will find it otherwise to his advantage.
The meeting, and anything which may transpire during the course of it, will of course remain completely confidential.
Sincerely,
A. A. Timuroff
It pleased him, reminding him of notice
