when they got outside,logan and grant walked round to alice maclennan is house in polwarth gardens.
alice maclennan opened the door.
"well"? she asked in a quiet and rather sad voice.
'It was Ian Ross,'said logan. 'Some officers are taking him to the london road police station right now.'
alice maclennan put her hand up to her mouth.
'oh no! Ian,'she said.'how terrible! are you sure?'
'yes. he is told us everything. well,almost everything.
alice maclennan looked at logan strangely.'almost everything? what do you mean, Inspector?' she asked.
'well,there is one thing he did not tell us. he did not tell us how long you and he were loves. I was hoping you could tell us that.'
'Come in, Inspector,' said alice maclennan. 'Let is talk inside. it is warmer.
they went into alice maclennan is living room and sat down.
'what I told you before was true. alew and i were happily married until he started the restaurant, 'began alice maclennan. 'I told you we had some problem then but ... I couldn't tell you ...' alice maclennan began to cry quietly.
' go on,' said logan softly.
'it started about eighteen mounths ago. alex was spending all his time at the restaurant. I knew Ian was interasted in me so I asked him round here one day when alex was away.'
'and you became lovers,' said logan.
'yes. We were lovers for about a year.'
'did your husband find our?'
' I don not know. I don not think he knew.'
' When did you and Ross stop seeing each other?' asked Logan.
'about six months ago,' said Alice Maclennan. ' I did not want to spend any more time with Ian. And Alex was trying to make me happy again.'
'How did Ross feel about this?'
Alice Maclennan started to cry again.
Logan put her hand on Alice Maclennan is arm.
' 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 myself why Ian and I were together. Did he really love me ?
Or did he love me because I was Alex is wife? When I left him, he said some terrible things.'
'He said he wanted you because you were Alex is ?' asked Logan.
' yes,' said Alice Maclennan quietly. ' I dpn not 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 not think he killed Alex because I left him, do you?'
'No,I don not 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 are right.'
The next morning Grant and Logan sat in Logan is 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 always 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.'