Lipscombe said: "Well, it's going to be very hard to make a murder charge stick. The circumstantial evidence, if there is any, will have to be very good."
Vallon said: "Circumstantial evidence can be damned good. Unless somebody's tried to get rid of it. All right, Lipscombe, you can lay off Mrs. Chennault." He grinned. "Joe wouldn't be interested in what she's doing, now... well... I shouldn't think so. I'll tell you what you can do— get down to Chertsey or wherever it is and make a few inquiries. Find out who owns the Mandrake; whether it's a limited liability company or whether it's owned by some individual. Get me the names of the habitués of the place."
Lipscombe got up. "O.K., Mr. Vallon. I'll have that probably by to-morrow. That shouldn't be difficult. Good day, sir." He went out
