ALIBI N^o 04 

Mrs. Sutton: "Oh, Inspector, I'm so glad you have rung! You're absolutely right. There was a burglar here last night. Not long after you'd gone. We'd just gone upstairs to bed, and the lights downstairs were out, so I suppose he must have thought everyone was asleep. Then, when I came out of the bathroom, I heard a noise coming from downstairs."

Inspector: "What a fool I was! I ought to have come back last night..."

Mrs. Sutton: "Don't worry, Inspector. He didn't take anything. When my husband and I came into the dining-romm, he'd already gone. The window was wide open, and the sideboard was on the floor."

Inspector: "He got in through the window then?"

Mrs. Sutton: "Yes. I afraid I must have forgotten to shut it after supper."

Inspector: "Right, I'll send Constable David's..."
 

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