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Chapter XI. The Case for the Prosecution

           Shehad,aboutayearbefore,executedawillinfavouroftheprisoner.Hewouldcallevidencetoshowthatitwastheprisonerwhoultimatelyhandedhisstepmotherhercoffeeonthefatalnight.Laterintheevening,hehadsoughtadmissiontoherroom,onwhichoccasion,nodoubt,hefoundanopportunityofdestroyingthewillwhich,asfarasheknew,wouldrendertheoneinhisfavourvalid.

           Theprisonerhadbeenarrestedinconsequenceofthediscovery,inhisroom,byDetectiveInspectorJapp—amostbrilliantofficer—oftheidenticalphialofstrychninewhichhadbeensoldatthevillagechemist’stothesupposedMr.Inglethorponthedaybeforethemurder.Itwouldbeforthejurytodecidewhetherornotthesedamningfactsconstitutedanoverwhelmingproofoftheprisoner’sguilt.

           And,subtlyimplyingthatajurywhichdidnotsodecide,wasquiteunthinkable,Mr.Philipssatdownandwipedhisforehead.

           Thefirstwitnessesfortheprosecutionweremostlythosewhohadbeencalledattheinquest,themedicalevidencebeingagaintakenfirst.

           SirErnestHeavywether,whowasfamousalloverEnglandfortheunscrupulousmannerinwhichhebulliedwitnesses,onlyaskedtwoquestions.

           “Itakeit,Dr.Bauerstein,thatstrychnine,asadrug,actsquickly?”

           “Yes.”

           “Andthatyouareunabletoaccountforthedelayinthiscase?”

           “Yes.”

           “Thankyou.”

           Mr.MaceidentifiedthephialhandedhimbyCounselasthatsoldbyhimto“Mr.Inglethorp.”Pressed,headmittedthatheonlyknewMr.Inglethorpbysight.Hehadneverspokentohim.

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