No, no. It is not true, Tom. I tell you it is not true. {Chalmers} You were there, last night, in his rooms, alone--how long we shall soon find out-- (_Knock is heard at left rear. Dobleman proceeds to unlock door._) And now you have stolen your father's private papers for your lover. {Margaret} He is not my lover. {Chalmers} But you have acknowledged that you have the papers. For whom, save Knox, could you have stolen them? (_Linda enters. She is white and strained, and looks at Margaret for some cue as to what she is to do._) {Starkweather} That is the woman. (_To Linda._) Come here. (_Linda advances reluctantly._) Where were you last night? You know what I mean. (_She does not speak._) Answer me. {Linda} I don't know what you mean, sir--unless-- {Starkweather} Yes, that's it. Go on. {Linda} But I don't think you have any right to ask me such questions. What if I--if I did go out with my young man-- {Starkweather} (_To Margaret._) A very faithful young woman you've got. (_Briskly, to the others._) There's nothing to be got out of her. Send for Tommy. Dobleman, ring the bell. (_Dobleman starts to obey._) {Margaret} (_Stopping Dobleman._) No, no; not Tommy. Tell them, Linda. (_Linda looks appealingly at her._) (_Kindly._) Don't mind me. Tell them the truth. {Chalmers} (_Breaking in._) The whole truth. {Margaret} Yes, Linda, the whole truth. (_Linda, looking very woeful, nerves herself for the ordeal._) {Starkweather} Never mind, Dobleman. (_To Linda._) Very well. You were at Mr. Knox's rooms last night, with your mistress and Tommy. {Linda} Yes, sir. {Starkweather} Your mistress sent you and Tommy out of the room. {Linda} Yes, sir. {Starkweather} You waited in the machine. {Linda} Yes, sir. {Starkweather} (_Abruptly springing the point he has been working up to._) How long? (_Linda perceives the gist of the questioning just as she is opening her mouth to reply, and she does not speak._) {Margaret} (_With deliberate calmness of despair._) Half an hour--an hour--any length of time your shameful minds dictate. That will do, Linda. You can go. {Starkweather} No you don't. Stand over there to one side. (_To the others._) The papers are in this room, and I shall keep my mind certain on that point. {Hubbard} I think I have shown the motive. {Connie} You are a beast! {Chalmers} You haven't told what you saw. {Hubbard} I saw them in each other's arms--several times. Then I found the stolen documents where Knox had thrown them down. So I pocketed them and closed the door. {Chalmers} How long after that did they remain together? {Hubbard} Quite a time, quite a long time. {Chalmers} And when you last saw them? {Hubbard} They were in each other's arms--quite enthusiastically, I may say, in each other's arms. (_Chalmers is crushed._) {Margaret} (_To Hubbard._) You coward. (_Hubbard smiles._) (_To Starkweather._) When are you going to call off this hound of yours? {Starkweather}