"You didn't see them."
"You have described them," I reminded him. "Besides, an ape's
instinct is to strangle."
"Not necessarily."
"Put the first down as a murder. The second might not have had any
connection. There is nearly three months between. The medical
officer suggested himself that the injuries might have been caused by
falling on the broken bicycle framework."
"Medical officers aren't infallible. They've got to say something."
I laughed. "Well, stick to your escaped simian theory! If a third
case turns up we'll see who's right."
I rose, paid my bill and went out, leaving him, I have no doubt, with
the impression that I was a particularly hidebound idiot. But I had
my own reasons for making no further contribution to his data. I
would see this thing through without any assistance from a too
enterprising press.