Not very far away, Baxter was still sitting in the Chief Inspector's Office. He was still
looking at Masters' photograph. He looked up.
"What's so interesting about him? Why do you want me to follow him?" he asked.
"A few days ago, quite by accident we learned a few things about him.
Coke might . . . notice I say 'might ... be innocent after all. It's only a possibility. We
want to see what Masters does if Coke contacts him,” the Chief Inspector answered.
Baxter was even more surprised now.
"I don't understand, sir? What do you think Masters might do?" he said.
"Masters might try to kill him if he's really afraid of him."
"But surely that's dangerous, sir. I mean, if Coke is innocent. Masters might kill him . .
. and if he isn't innocent, we're letting him go free.
After all. Coke might kill Masters ... or someone else!"
The Chief Inspector looked very serious.
"That's a chance we'll have to take, Baxter!" he said.