Chapter 5 Summary

After interrogating Dr. Roberts, Superintendent Battle calls for Mrs. Lorrimer. After establishing the questions all will be asked, the second interview goes much more quickly. Again, Battle is the primary questioner and Mrs. Lorrimer claims to not know Mr. Shaitana well at all. She met him in Egypt and thought him to be a bit of a show-off. She confirms her slight acquaintance with Dr. Roberts and that she, too, had just met Miss Meredith and Major Despard that very evening. She confirms Dr. Roberts's recollection that the men moved around more than the women during the card game, providing drinks and poking at the fire. She tells the Superintendent that she spoke to Mr. Shaitana once during the evening, saying that she shared his preference to wood fires over radiators, but realizes that no one witnessed the conversation. She views the stiletto...