Chapter 33

“That’s what I want you to help me to determine. I have my car at a garage near here. Pack a bag and come right along. I’ll tell you the facts of the case as we go.” Reluctantly Barnett got up, drained the last of his beer, and made his simple preparations for the trip. A quarter of an hour later they were spinning out of Paris in Inspector Béchoux’s little two-seater. “I was called in on the case,” said Béchoux, “by Doctor Desportes of Beauvray—an old friend. He rang up on Monday morning to say there was going to …