"Well, Mrs. Blacke. I hate to be the one to inform you,"- more like, relished in it - "but it seems your son's connection with Miss Pearl is quite a bit deeper. You see, Joe was present at the brothel the night Magnus Carrington was shot dead. I'm sure you've heard about that affair. He was accompanying Miss Pearl who sought to expose her brother. After Carrington was shot, Miss Pearl clung to Joe and they seemed quite intimately acquainted. After answering questions from the police, Joe accompanied Miss Pearl home, and that is the extent of my knowledge."