Contents
| Chapter | Page | |
| Characters of the Book | xi | |
| I. | Philo Vance at Home | 1 |
| II. | At the Scene of the Crime | 15 |
| III. | A Lady's Hand-bag | 32 |
| IV. | The Housekeeper's Story | 46 |
| V. | Gathering Information | 60 |
| VI. | Vance Offers an Opinion | 72 |
| VII. | Reports and an Interview | 86 |
| VIII. | Vance Accepts a Challenge | 104 |
| IX. | The Height of the Murderer | 118 |
| X. | Eliminating a Suspect | 131 |
| XI. | A Motive and a Threat | 143 |
| XII. | The Owner of a Colt-.45 | 157 |
| XIII. | The Grey Cadillac | 168 |
| XIV. | Links in the Chain | 179 |
| XV. | "Pfyfe—Personal" | 189 |
| XVI. | Admissions and Suppressions | 203 |
| XVII. | The Forged Check | 218 |
| XVIII. | A Confession | 231 |
| XIX. | Vance Cross-examines | 243 |
| XX. | A Lady Explains | 258 |
| XXI. | Sartorial Revelations | 270 |
| XXII. | Vance Outlines a Theory | 284 |
| XXIII. | Checking an Alibi | 302 |
| XXIV. | The Arrest | 320 |
| XXV. | Vance Explains His Methods | 336 |
