Now she arose with a sudden accession of new strength.
"Do you really believe me capable of committing murder ?" she inquired resentfully.
It was as if she had just awakened from a long torpor and had determined to meet the danger which confronted her with all the weapons at her command.

This recovery was precisely what Britz had been waiting for.

It foreshadowed fight and the ensuing conflict promised certain revelations which were necessary for a clearer understanding of the circumstances surrounding Whitmore's death.
"Every human being, given sufficient cause, is capable of murder," the detective baited her.

"We are all potential murderers." She recoiled as from a blow.

The detective's words could be interpreted only as an intimation of her guilt.
"I loved Mr.Whitmore," she said, deeply moved.