\"I have been progressing backward,\" the Inspector bitterly answered.
She laughed and pushed the cigarettes towards him. \"Well, it isn't the first time we've been stumped, old friend.\"
\"It seems as if there was a regular conspiracy to baulk me!\" he went on, pounding his thigh. \"Matson, who runs the homicide bureau in the district attorney's office, won't act. Says the case is a mare's nest. In short, he leaves me holding the bag. On the other hand,
\"I have been progressing backward,\" the Inspector bitterly answered.
She laughed and pushed the cigarettes towards him. \"Well, it isn't the first time we've been stumped, old friend.\"
\"It seems as if there was a regular conspiracy to baulk me!\" he went on, pounding his thigh. \"Matson, who runs the homicide bureau in the district attorney's office, won't act. Says the case is a mare's nest. In short, he leaves me holding the bag. On the other hand,
