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Chapter 1
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Mrs. Waddington confronts Ferris, the butler, whom she suspects of writing a scandalous article for Town Gossip. She then enlists Lord Hunstanton to witness what she believes is George Finch's immoral behavior, but they find the room empty. Officer Garroway, bearing a grudge from a previous pepper-throwing incident, arrives and arrests both Mrs. Waddington and Lord Hunstanton.
Chapter 2
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Mrs. Waddington confronts Ferris, the butler, whom she suspects of writing a scandalous article for Town Gossip. She then enlists Lord Hunstanton to witness what she believes is George Finch's immoral behavior, but they find the room empty. Officer Garroway, bearing a grudge from a previous pepper-throwing incident, arrives and arrests both Mrs. Waddington and Lord Hunstanton.
Chapter 3
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Sigsbee H. Waddington, after an exhaustive search for a policeman named Gallagher, realizes he should have asked Hamilton Beamish about Officer Garroway. He rushes to Beamish's apartment, where his voice is heard by Garroway, who is holding Mrs. Waddington and Lord Hunstanton captive on the roof. Garroway is torn between confronting Waddington to recover his money and keeping his prisoners, but the arrival of an ambassadorial-looking man offers a potential resolution.
Chapter 4
III
Mrs. Waddington and Lord Hunstanton are locked in a sleeping-porch by Officer Garroway, who appoints the butler Ferris as his deputy to guard them. Ferris initially refuses to release them, but after negotiations, accepts a bribe of $215. However, he then reveals that the policeman took the key, leaving them trapped.
Chapter 5
IV
George Finch remains hidden under a bed, contemplating his predicament and the various characters in his life, while Mrs. Waddington arrives on the scene and listens at the keyhole.

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