Of course Miranda Wood turned out to be the only suspect. Robert Tremain, a newspaper magnate, was found murdered in her bed— the murder weapon was her kitchen knife. Who else could have committed the crime, if not a woman for whom love for a married man became a trap? There were no direct clues, but plenty of indirect ones. She had no chance of staying free until the trial began. And then, all at once, a secret benefactor posted an enormous bail. The events that followed made one wonder: wasn’t it done so that Miranda wouldn’t live to see the court?