lew away.

DONOHUE (_coming_ C.). We'll find it eventually. It's in this room
somewhere.

DUNN. No, sir, it ain't.

DONOHUE. Where have you looked?

DUNN. Everywhere.

DONOHUE. Not hidden in the furniture?

DUNN. I'll gamble it ain't. Took up all the rugs, shook 'em. Dug through
the upholstery in the furniture, looked back of mat on the wall. It's
not in the bric-a-brac, or whatever these swells call their jugs.

(DONOHUE _crosses towards table_ R.)

DONOHUE. Unless we find it on the old woman, it's still in this room.

DUNN. I suppose you noticed that she opened the window.

DONOHUE (_upper end of table_ R.). Yes, I noticed that. Mike, you've the
makings of a great detective.

DUNN. I'm a darned good detective now.

(DONOHUE _goes to window at_ R. _and calls out_.)

DONOHUE. Say, Doolan! See anything?

DOOLAN (_outside window_ R.). A woman put up the window just now. She
stood there a while looking up in the air. (_Pause._) Watching the
stars, I guess.

DONOHUE. Have anything in her hand?

DOOLAN. No, sir. The light from this lamp was shinin' right on her. I
could see everything.

DONOHUE. Throw anything out of the window?

DOOLAN. No, Inspector.

DONOHUE. All right. You're to arrest anyone leaving the house.

DOOLAN. I gotcha.

(DONOHUE _comes below table_ R. _and turns to_ DUNN. _Crosses to_ L.C.)

DONOHUE. We'll find the knife eventually. We've got to. Get me Mr.
Crosby, the O'Neill girl--that's the order I want to see them in here.

(DUNN _exits_ L. DONOHUE _crosses up_ R. _end of chesterfield to chest
up_ R., _starts to cross_ L. _below chesterfield_. CROSBY _enters down_
L. _and closes the door_. DONOHUE _comes down to_ C. _by_ R. _end of
chesterfield_.)

CROSBY (L.C.). Your man told me to come here.

DONOHUE. Yes. Sorry to have to give orders in your house. If you don't
like it I can take everyone down to Police Headquarters. You know what
will happen--what the newspapers will do if I take all these ladies and
gentlemen down town. In the end this way will be the best for you and
your friends. Well, how about it?

CROSBY (L.C.). Thank you. I think you'd better regard this house as your
own for the present.

DONOHUE (C.). All right. If you don't mind I'll use this room as a
headquarters for the present.

CROSBY. I have already told you to use this house as your own.

DONOHUE. Thank you. Good evening.

CROSBY (_with a laugh_). I'm dismissed?

DONOHUE. You're dismissed. (CRO