\"Thereisonlyonecaseofimportanceonhandjustnow。OldmanMcCarty，onehundredandfouryearsold，diedfromeatingtoomanybananas。TheevidencepointssostronglytotheMafiathatthepolicehavesurroundedtheSecondAvenueKatzenjammerGambrinusClubNo。2，andthecaptureoftheassassinisonlythematterofafewhours。Thedetectiveforcehasnotyetbeencalledonforassistance。\"
JolnesandIwentoutandupthestreettowardthecorner，whereweweretocatchasurfacecar。
Half-wayuptheblockwemetRheingelder，anacquaintanceofours，whoheldaCityHallposition。
\"Goodmorning，Rheingelder，\"saidJolnes，halting。
\"Nicebreakfastthatwasyouhadthismorning。\"Alwaysonthelookoutforthedetective’sremarkablefeatsofdeduction，IsawJolnes’seyeflashforaninstantuponalongyellowsplashontheshirtbosomandasmalleroneuponthechinofRheingelder——bothundoubtedlymadebytheyolkofanegg。