"Will you please come to the point!"
"Michael Hammond is innocent of the crime with which he is charged. When he's acquitted, he's going to take steps to end a particularly unpleasant type of mental blackmail."
"I don't understand you!" She rose and faced him accusingly. "Innocent! Mick Hammond killed that girl and you know it. I remember your name now, Mr. Clive. I know what your game is. Mick needs money for the trial. I imagine his wife isn't going to pay for it! And you've decided that I'm the logical victim." She made a vicious gesture with the ivory holder. "The bastard," she whispered. "He told me he destroyed those letters. I should have known."
"You should have known better than to write the ones you've been writing for the past six months."
She said nothing for a moment, tryi
