Chapter 31

I had not the faintest idea that there was any mystery about Howard’s death until I talked to Judy. Then I was fairly stunned. And as the apartment itself figures in that story of hers, I must begin by describing it. It is of the duplex type; on the lower floor are the large drawing room, a small living room, a library, and Katherine’s study. Behind these, along a corridor, lie the long dining room, the pantry, kitchen and servants’ rooms, and above, connecting by a front and rear staircase, are the family rooms; K…