- That hardly proves she had anything to do with stealing the bonds or getting 'em out of the mainland.
- No one claims that.
As a matter of fact, it has been satisfactorily established that the bonds never left the mainland.
- So?
- I have reason to believe that the bonds were smuggled to Macao from the mainland very recently.
I have reason to believe that Mrs. Allison came here to pick the things up.
The General has disappeared from his residence in Kobe.
And Mrs. Allison, a woman known to be without any visible means of support has to Hong Kong and Macao with no apparent purpose than to purchase some very expensive articles of oriental art.
An old hobby of hers, Mr. Allison?
- I never noticed particularly.
You seem to be pretty well posted on this business.
- Not as well as I would like it to be.
There are some very puzzling questions.
Why did General Wu wait for eight years to get the bonds out of the mainland?
It is now a much riskier affair than it was eight years ago when the People's Government Secret Police was not so well organized.
Another puzzle.
What caused Mrs.
Allison to throw in her lot with General Wu?
- That's pretty obvious.
- The bonds?
I don't think so.
- What do you care O'Hara?
All you want to do is get your hands on the bonds.