Orville Mason is sure that Clyde has committed the murder of Roberta Alden, but he can't find a motive until he guesses that she's pregnant, a fact confirmed by the letters found in Clyde's trunk in Lycurgus. Letters from Sondra and his mother (which allude to the crime in Kansas City and which continue to urge him on a path of goodness) all convince Mason of the evil nature of Clyde......
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