He remembered how she had confronted him when Walter Hine lay sick.

He said no word to her, however, and again he turned to Chayne, who went on: "There is also your past career to add weight to the argument, Mr .-- Strood." Point by point Chayne set out in detail the case for the prosecution.
Garratt Skinner listened without interruption, but he knew that he was beaten.

The evidence against him was too strong.

It might not be enough legally to secure his conviction at a public trial--though even upon that question there would be the gravest doubt--but it would be enough to carry certitude to every ear which listened and to every eye which read.
"The game is played out," Chayne continued.

"We have Walter Hine, and we shall not let him slip back into your hands.