The Case is Closed
Geoffrey Grey has been in prison for a year, convicted of killing his uncle, James Everton. Hilary Carew, his wife Marion's cousin, has a encounter on a train with one of the principal witnesses against him, Mrs Mercer, who seems regretful, distressed and deathly afraid of her husband. Hilary suspects she was coerced to lie at the trial, and impulsively decides to investigate. She begins with the trial transcripts.
Geoffrey claimed he had found his un...
