Chapter 13 Summary

Fritz, Jarvis, and Kirby return at 1:10 in the morning. Kirby is drunk, but the car is undamaged. Archie gets up at quarter till eight, with only about six hours sleep. He arranges to talk to Mrs. Bruner at 9:45, and meanwhile, he breakfasts with the other men. When Mrs. Bruner phones him at a drugstore down the street, he tells her to be at the office at 10:45. Then, guarded by Saul, Fred, and Orrie, Archie walks to the bank to deposit the FBI credentials in a safe deposit box.

When Mrs. Bruner arrives, Archie introduces her to Saul, Fred, and Orrie and lets her know that Richard Wragg is on the way. Archie stations Mrs. Bruner at an alcove behind a picture in Wolfe's office, where she can see and hear what's going on without being seen. Then, Richard Wragg arrives, and Archie shows...