Synopsis

Carolyn awoke in the root cellar, a cold stone barring her escape. At Collinwood, Elizabeth and Vickie sat in the drawing-room. Elizabeth voiced a grim thought: she believed Carolyn was already dead, or would be very soon. The telephone rang, and Elizabeth hastened to answer it. She informed Vickie that the caller was the sheriff; Adam had been apprehended. Elizabeth resolved to go to town to question him, and Vickie offered to accompany her. Carolyn pondered her situation, concluding that A