In October 1885, Mr Utterson received a message from a police inspector. The inspector asked Utterson to come to the police headquarters at Scotland Yard. Utterson went to Scotland Yard early in the morning. 'Thank you for coming so early in the day,' said the police inspector to Utterson.'That's all right,' said Utterson. 'How can I help you?' 'There has been a murder,' said the inspector.
'Who has been murdered?' asked Utterson.
'We do not know the dead man's name,' the inspector replied. 'But he was carrying a letter addressed to you. So we think that you know him. Can you identify the body for us?'
Utterson's face became pale.
'Show me the body,' he said. 'I will tell you the man's name if I know it.'
'Very well, sir. Please follow me,' said the inspector. Utterson followed the inspector to the mortuary. This was the place where the police put the bodies of murdered people. The bodies were identified by friends or relatives.
There was a body lying under a white sheet in the mortuary. The inspector pulled back the sheet and showed Utterson the dead man's face.
'I know him,' said Utterson. 'He is Sir Danvers Carew. He is a famous doctor.'
'Thank you, sir,' said the inspector.
'You said that he was carrying a letter addressed to me,' said Utterson. 'Do you know what happened? Who murdered Sir Danvers? Where? Why?'
'I have a statement from a witness,' said the inspector. ‘I’ll show it to you.'
The inspector took Utterson back to his office. He showed him a document.