“Yes, sir. It was essential to prevent its being examined by anybody else.”
“He was taking an awful risk, wasn’t he?”
Purbright shrugged. “There was a great deal at stake, sir. We’ve turned up a copy of the letter Meadow wrote to Elixon immediately after the inquest on Alderman Winge. It stated his misgivings about this drug ‘Juniform’ and said that he would have to withdraw what he had published previously about its safety. Brennan and his firm stood to lose sales that promised eventually to be worth millions. Men in that position do tend to favour boldness.”
“Lucky that Teatime person had her wits about her, eh?” remarked Mr Chubb. “We owe her quite a lot, you know.”
“Yes, sir. She seems a very public-spirited lady.”
Inspector Purbright, too, could be magnanimous when he wished.