 I began figuring. Lily all day alone. Lily in bed. All I had to do was hire somebody to kill her while I was out of town. Then the guy coming up here... That's right, is the killer. A three-time loser and very tough. I gave him my gun to do it with, and that's all there was to it. He's the man you want, Joe. He's on his way up here to kill me. Instead of doing that, you'll arrest him and clear your books on the Lily case. So, this is why it was so important for me to get here, huh? You have to admit it was neat, getting myself pinched,