'Ian was terribly angry when I said we had to stop seeing each other,' said Alice Maclennan. She stopped and looked out of the window. Then she went on: 'I often asked out of the window. Then she went on: 'I often asked myself why Ian and I were together. Did he really love me? Or did he love me because I was Alex's wife? When I left him, he said some terrible things.'
'He said he wanted you because you were Alex's?' Asked Logan.
'Yes,' said Alice Maclennan quietly. 'I don't know if it was true. Perhaps he was just so angry that he said the first thing that came into his head. Perhaps it was half-true.' She stopped for a moment and then she asked: 'You don't think he killed Alex because I left him, do you?'
'No, I don't think so,' said Logan. 'Mainly I think he was angry that your husband was making so much money now. He asked for more money and your husband said no. I think the money was the most important thing for him.'
'I hope so, Inspector,' said Alice Maclennan. 'I really hope you're right.'
The next morning Grant and Logan sat in Logan's office. They were drinking coffee and talking about Ian Ross.
'Tell me, madam,' said Grant, 'How did you know it was Ross before you took off his hat?'
'It was a choice between Ross and Johnstone, but I aways thought it was Ross,' said Logan. 'He was the only person who could climb up the wall. He was in the SAS. Climbing the wall was easy for him.'
'And what about Donald Johnstone?' Asked Grant.
'Well, we had to see if it was him too,'said Logan. 'Just to be sure. But I never thought it was.'
'Ian was terribly angry when I said we had to stop seeing each other,' said Alice Maclennan. She stopped and looked out of the window. Then she went on: 'I often asked out of the window. Then she went on: 'I often asked myself why Ian and I were together. Did he really love me? Or did he love me because I was Alex's wife? When I left him, he said some terrible things.' 'He said he wanted you because you were Alex's?' Asked Logan. 'Yes,' said Alice Maclennan quietly. 'I don't know if it was true. Perhaps he was just so angry that he said the first thing that came into his head. Perhaps it was half-true.' She stopped for a moment and then she asked: 'You don't think he killed Alex because I left him, do you?' 'No, I don't think so,' said Logan. 'Mainly I think he was angry that your husband was making so much money now. He asked for more money and your husband said no. I think the money was the most important thing for him.' 'I hope so, Inspector,' said Alice Maclennan. 'I really hope you're right.' The next morning Grant and Logan sat in Logan's office. They were drinking coffee and talking about Ian Ross. 'Tell me, madam,' said Grant, 'How did you know it was Ross before you took off his hat?' 'It was a choice between Ross and Johnstone, but I aways thought it was Ross,' said Logan. 'He was the only person who could climb up the wall. He was in the SAS. Climbing the wall was easy for him.' 'And what about Donald Johnstone?' Asked Grant. 'Well, we had to see if it was him too,'said Logan. 'Just to be sure. But I never thought it was.'
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