Chapter 46

“I’ve built this case. I’ve got evidence enough to convict Jim Blake and still have some left over. But I’m not satisfied. Not yet anyhow.” He broke three toothpicks in rapid succession. “Personally, I don’t believe we have scratched the surface of this thing. Go back to the night Miss Judy was hurt. And, by the way, has she ever told you why she went to the garage that night?” “She said she wanted a foot rule.” “But she asked Joseph where the ladder was kept, didn’t she?” “Yes.” “Now what did she want with that la…