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A=..W.......YOU ARE IN THE FOYER OF VIC
TOR KAPP'S PENTHOUSE. THE POLISHED HARDW
OOD FLOOR ENDS IN A SMALL FLIGHT OF STEP
S LEADING DOWN INTO A SPACIOUS MODERN LI
VING ROOM. LOOKING AROUND, YOU SEE THE D
EN, A BATHROOM, AND A DOG PEN. A CLOSET
OPENS OFF OF THE RIGHT FOYER WALL. ACROS
S THE LIVING ROOM, YOU SEE A DINING ROOM
AND A KITCHEN, WHICH HAVE BEEN CORDONED
OFF BY THE POLICE. SERGEANT HOLCOMB WAT
CHES YOU SUSPICIOUSLY FROM THE LIVING RO
OM..ON THE STEPS YOU FIND TWO CHALK OUTL
INES. ONE IS ROUGHLY IN THE SHAPE OF A P
ERSON, WITH AN OUTSTRETCHED RIGHT ARM. T
HE SECOND OUTLINE, A CIRCLE WITH THE WOR
D "GUN" IN IT, LIES ON THE SAME STEP AS
THE ARM, ABOUT 8 INCHES AWAY..YOU STRAIN
YOUR EYES AND STRETCH YOUR NECK, BUT IT
IS TOO FAR AWAY TO MAKE A THOROUGH EXAM
INATION..THE DOOR IS LOCKED. AS YOU TRY
THE HANDLE, SERGEANT HOLCOMB SPOTS YOU A
ND SHOUTS, "MASON, GET YOUR GRIMY PAWS O
FF THAT! WE HAVE ENOUGH FINGERPRINTS TO
DUST AS IT IS!".HOLCOMB REPLIES WITH AN
ICY STARE..YOU ARE ALREADY IN THE FOYER
..AS YOU CROSS INTO THE LIVING ROOM, HOL
COMB GRABS YOUR ARM. "LOOK MASON, I DON'
T WANT ANY TROUBLE FROM YOU, SO LISTEN U
P. THE KITCHEN, THE DINING ROOM, AND THE
BEDROOM ARE OFF LIMITS TO YOU. WE'RE ST
ILL DUSTING FOR FINGERPRINTS IN THERE."
HESITANTLY, HOLCOMB RELEASES HIS GRIP..Y
OU DON'T SEE ANY . IN THE FOYER..HOLCOMB
LOOKS IMPATIENTLY AT HIS WATCH, THEN AT
YOU. ."MASON, YOU'VE JUST OUTSTAYED YOU
R WELCOME", DECLARES SERGEANT HOLCOMB. H
OLCOMB PULLS OUT A SMALL WALKIE- TALKIE
AND MAKES A QUICK CALL. BEFORE YOU KNOW
IT, TWO BURLY POLICEMEN ENTER THE APARTM
ENT. THEY GRAB YOU BY BOTH ARMS AND ESCO
RT YOU OUT OF THE BUILDING, LEAVING YOU
ON THE SIDEWALK..THE CLOSET DOOR IS FIRM
LY LOCKED. AS YOU RATTLE THE HANDLE YOU
CAN FEEL HOLCOMB'S DIRTY LOOK ALL THE WA
Y FROM THE LIVING ROOM..YOU HEAR HOLCOMB
'S LAUGHTER FROM THE LIVING ROOM. "MASON
, IN THIRTY YEARS OF DETECTIVE WORK, I'V
E SEEN THE BEST: NERO WOLFE, SAM SPADE,
MIKE HAMMER, AND EVEN WILLIAM POWELL AS
THE THIN MAN. I THOUGHT YOU WERE IN THEI
R LEAGUE. BUT AFTER THAT LAST MOVE, I HA
VE MY DOUBTS.".ONE STERN LOOK FROM SERGE
ANT HOLCOMB CONVINCES YOU OTHERWISE..YOU
REALIZE IT'S IMPOSSIBLE TO DROP SOMETHI
NG YOU DON'T HAVE..ABOVE THE STEPS BETWE
EN THE FOYER AND THE LIVING ROOM, YOU SE
E A BULLET HOLE.".PM34.PM34.YOU FIND NOT
HING UNUSUAL..YOU DON'T FIND ANYTHING IN
TERESTING . .THE ...EXAMINE WHAT?.HOLCOM
B SEES YOU DROP THE .. "TAMPERING WITH E
VIDENCE, EH?" HE SNARLS. .***.WHERE DO Y
OU WANT TO GO TO?.***.YOU CAN'T GO THERE
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