Summary

Mrs. Stevenson tells Sergeant Duffy that she heard the plans of the two conspirators and that the victim lives in a house near a bridge. She heard the conversation about eight minutes ago. Duffy grows a little bored and asks for Mrs. Stevenson’s information once more. Mrs. Stevenson explains her place is near the Queensboro Bridge. She goes on to say that they also have a private patrolman and Second Avenue is around the corner from where she lives. Duffy says he will look into it, but Mrs. Stevenson says that is not doing enough. The murder will have taken place by then. She urges a city-wide search. Duffy says a lot of murders are committed every day, and the police do all that they can to stop them.

Duffy explains that Mrs. Stevenson’s clues are vague. The police are only...