Now there's a response. Dismissing the crime (and the authorities) while providing an unrequested alibi. It's too early for Criswell to be suspicious but he's certainly curious. He looks at Corrie with slightly uplifted eyebrows, answering after a pause, "I couldn't speak to that, myself. I don't deal with detectives often. Though I've certainly met men that like to exaggerate their accomplishments."

He pauses, considers, then continues.

"I wasn't either. I was watching the card sharks when the conductor...you know. Started up."