“Never mind that. Why have a duplicate envelope?”
“In case someone tried to take that one from Chang before he could get it to me.”
She breathed, “You’ve been in cahoots with the police all along? On the murder charge and the escape?”
He snorted, “You don’t think that old shark Thusby would let a real prisoner escape? And it was essential to stage one when we heard of Sergei’s murder. Otherwise I wouldn’t be suspected.”
“Why let me worry about it? Why couldn’t I know?”
He said, “Pembrooke would spot a phoney. That’s why. I wouldn’t be telling you this now only that it looks as if I’m about to come out of retirement. It looks as if it’s over the wrong way. Unless Garth’s on shore to make a move, with or without evidence. I’ll have to help.”
“Two—three—persons have bullet holes in them
