A little man, Mr. Hayward, who cast a large shadow. A very large and rather crooked shadow.
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Chief Inspector Taverner : Charles, you have to understand, I'm under a lot of pressure here. There's politics involved here. It's sensitive. And with your past...Charles Hayward : I'm sorry? My past? In Cairo. I was a diplomat.Chief Inspector Taverner : Of course. And I am a duchess.
Grandfather said fortunes don't last if they get split between the weak members of a family. They should be concentrated in the hands of the strong.
Well, there's always a second murder. Someone who knows something is bumped off before they can reveal what they know.