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They note that unlike some people he’s already paid his tea bills. Then they talk about an obnoxious guy named Garrett who complains about how one woman handles tea. She told him to take over and he says, “I’m not an errand-girl” and she was insulted. They turn back to Bredon. He asked for a file. She was so busy getting someone else a file that she told him to get it himself. He grabbed somone’s PRIVATE file! Oops.

Bredon wonders if Pym is behind it. That require black mail of the whole office which takes money. However, it could be a few key witnesses to shape the narrative of the stairs being the fault. Over tea pastries the women gossip about Bredon. One thinks he was raised in wealth but lost his money in the slump and he has to work. She called him “newly poor.” Another thinks his family tired of supporting him.

After previous accidents, people were interviewed. It was their opinion that people should be more careful and no harm will be done. The insurance company had recommended replacing the spiral staircase with something solid. I don’t know how, but I think it was a set up. He was dead before the fall and the purpose of the fall was to hide how he really died. Bredon makes a list because something nefarious happened.

The doctor who arrived on the scene saw that his neck was broken at the fourth cervical vertebra with bruising on his right temple plus a broken tibia on his left leg. He found no heart disease nor any hint of vertigo or fainting spells. There were no signs of alcohol or drug abuse. His eyes appeared to be in good condition. His sister Pamela Dean confirmed he was in good health with no vision nor mobility issues.

Daniels said to Atkins that they can’t leave Dean there on the steps. Armstrong suggested taking him to the boardroom to lie him on the table. They had a hard tie prying the book out of his hands. The charwoman was bringing tea around so the time was 3:30. She did not hear him shout or cry out when he fell which she found odd. She blamed the stairs because all the foot traffic has polished the stairs.

Prout went first, and he was very focused on time and sunlight pouring into one's eyes at a certain time. He has a photographer's eye. He had a collision with Daniels because of his tripod. Danies had been talking to Freeman. He did not hear Dean walk along the corridor, which is odd. Daniels had been a stretcher-bearer in the war, and he believed Dean was dead, but others tried to work on him.

Ch. 2 “Bredon” studies the police reports. He has met the witnesses interviewed and he reads their accounts. The most important thing I noticed is that Victor Dean held on to the book stiffly as he was falling. He did not try to grab the railings which means he must have been dead before he fell. I pretty sure that is an obvious clue that any rookie should see. LOL

This time is easier. I let the banter fly over my head instead of wondering if I was a dunce. It flows like a sitcom. Several things made me laugh and I am wondering if the descent imagery in the form of the iron staircase will mean anything. It is Sayers after all.

Ingleby loses his temper over an account Nutrax. Mr. Tallboy laughs at Bredon’s first name DEATH! Miss Rossiter jokes that his stuff should have universal appeal.

Prout the photographer has been planning his exit for five years but caves when they beg and plead for him to stay. OMG! What a twist on CM “They have set his feet in a large room.” But, Prout complains about it and thinks they need a Mussoline to organize trade conditions. He’s a firebrand. He goes to the copyroom and Miss Rossiter wants his full name and address and demands everything to be in block letters.