“Why do you say that?”
“Don’t you realise? She and her husband aren’t sharing a room. It’s the father sharing with his son! It’s obvious you’re not married. It’s an intolerable situation for any wife! After the pictures in the papers last year… But what can I say? That line of thought won’t help us solve the Nelson murders.”
“Last but not least, Lieutenant, what about Robby Elster? He was the last person we questioned.”
“Just routine, if you ask me. He waited for his caddie at the bar until eight, then went up to bed. Of course Elster would have had enough time to get to the thirteenth hole and kill Buddy. But what would his motive have been? He had an excellent first day at Augusta, he was third in the provisional rankings. It was the most successful they’d been in a long time. And Rob
