"Can you tell me what became of the pistol that was found in Mrs. Whittall's hand?"
"The police captain took it away with him that night. Later I heard that Mr. Whittall had given it to him."
"Now to go back," said Mme. Storey. "When your mistress sent for you to dress her, you said you found her excited. Do you mean pleasurably so?"
"Yes...no...I can hardly say, Madame. When I thought over it afterwards, I supposed she had made up her mind then to end it all, and was just sort of wrought up."
from her hand, just as the comb was knocked from her head. As a matter of fact, they say the gun was found lying in her open hand. I am forced to the conclusion that it was placed there afterwards."
I looked at her, struck with horror.
"In that case she must have been decoyed to the pavilion," said the Inspector.