The only chance we would haf would be for approxi-madely fifty percent of the peoples on board to be killed outright by the explosion." "I hear there is a detective from Chicago on board, with a prisoner," ventured Mr.Fitts.

"Why doesn't the Captain ask him to have a look at this stowaway fellow ?" "What would be the good of that ?" demanded Mr.Landover.

"I never saw a detective in my life that knew what to do in an emergency.

Soon as you get one of them where he can't telephone in to headquarters for instructions he's as helpless as a baby.

Don't talk to me about detectives.