[_Obeys._] That rag, as you call it, will be forwarded to the public prosecutor. WEHRHAHN You may do about that exactly as you please. [_He arises and takes from a case in the wall the package brought by MRS. WOLFF._] Let us finally dispose of this matter, then. [_To MRS. WOLFF._] Where did you find this thing? MRS. WOLFF It ain't me that found it at all. WEHRHAHN Well, who did find it? MRS. WOLFF My youngest daughter. WEHRHAHN Well, why didn't you bring her with you then? MRS. WOLFF She was here, all right, your honour. An' then, I c'n go over an' fetch her in a minute. WEHRHAHN That would only serve to delay the whole business again. Didn't the girl tell you anything about it? KRUEGER You said it was found on the way to the railway station. WEHRHAHN In that case the thief is probably in Berlin, That won't make our search any easier. KRUEGER I don't believe that at all, your honour, Mr. Fleischer seems to me to have an entirely correct opinion. The whole business with the package is a trick meant to mislead us. MRS. WOLFF Well, well. That's mighty possible. WEHRHAHN Now, Mrs. Wolff, you're not so stupid as a rule. Things that are stolen here go in to Berlin. That fur coat was sold in Berlin before we even knew that it was stolen. MRS. WOLFF No, your honour, I can't help it, but I ain't quite, not quite of the same opinion. If the thief is in Berlin, why, I ax, does he have to go an' lose a package like that? WEHRHAHN Such things are not always lost intentionally. MRS. WOLFF Just look at that there package. It's all packed up so nice--the vest, the key, an' the bit o' paper ... KRUEGER I believe the thief to be in this very place. MRS. WOLFF [_Confirming him._] Well, you see, Mr. Krueger. KRUEGER I firmly believe it. WEHRHAHN Sorry, but I do not incline to that opinion. My experience is far too long ... KRUEGER What? A long experience? H-m! WEHRHAHN Certainly. And on the basis of that experience I know that the chance of the coat being here need scarcely be taken into account. MRS. WOLFF Well, well, we shouldn't go an' deny things that way, your honour. KRUEGER [_Referring to FLEISCHER._] And then he saw the boatman ... WEHRHAHN Don't bother me with that story. I'd have to go searching people's houses every day with twenty constables and policemen, I'd have to search every house in the village. MRS. WOLFF Then you better go an' start with my house, your honour. WEHRHAHN Well, isn't that ridiculous? No, no, gentlemen: that's not the way. That method will lead us nowhither, now or later. You must give me entire freedom of action. I have my own suspicions and will continue to make my observations. There are a number of shady characters here on whom I have my eye. Early in the morning they ride in to Berlin with heavy baskets on their backs, and in the evening they bring home the same baskets empty. KRUEGER I suppose you mean the vegetable hucksters. That's what they do. WEHRHAHN