Grotch

"If Mr. Corey was in his swivel chair, behind the desk, it couldn't have been Grotch that killed him."

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He ought to be able to tell whether Grotch was there or not.

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Grotch straightened in his chair, his voice rising.

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Grotch stood up, hunching his collar up snugly around his neck, shaking each leg to make the trousers drape properly at the ankle.

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I stay here for a while, and go over these papers with you"Jordan too, of course, -and then I'll tell you whether or not Grotch killed Mr.Corey. "

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"They simply wanted to know where you heard Grotch threaten Mr. Corey."

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Detectives were questioning Garden of Eden employees, trying to get a line on the Grotch alibi.

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"Mr. Corey would never have let Grotch come up behind him with a buttonhook, let alone a spindle," Grid said.

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Grid told him about the session in Madden's office with Grotch, and the papers on the spindle.

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The office of the aforesaid Grotch, you remember, is up a half-flight of stairs, down a corridor toward the back of the building, just beyond the men's room, and just short of the dressing-room where the Garden of Eden's lady entertainer, whose name should by rights be Eve, dresses herself up in powder, mascara, and a pair of high-heeled slippers for her apple dance.

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