Chapter 5

The earliest discovery that had been made was that the taxi flag was down and a sum of seventeen shillings was registered on the clock. This gave the police approximately the period between the murder being committed and the body being found. Late that afternoon Surefoot Smith called on Dick Allenby. "Thought you'd like to know how far we've got," he said. "We found a hundred one-pound notes in this bird's pocket." "Tickler's?" "How did you know his name was Tickler?" Surefoot Smith regarded him with suspicion. Dic…