there was no such surveillance and ask that the testimony of this witness be held
inadmissible.”
The President of the Court turned to Demonides. “Are you prepared to bring your
witnesses here?” he asked.
“That’s impossible,” Peter Demonides spluttered. “Mr. Chotas knows that it would
take weeks to locate them!”
The President turned to Chotas. “Motion granted.”
Peter Demonides was examining.
“Would you state your name, please?”
“George Mousson.”
“What is your occupation?”
“I am a reception clerk at the Palace Hotel at Ioannina.”
“Would you please take a look at the two defendants sitting at the table. Have you
ever seen them before?”
“The man. He was a guest at the hotel last August.”
“That would be Mr. Lawrence Douglas?”
“Yes, sir.”
“Was he alone when he checked into the hotel?”
“No, sir.”
“Would you tell us who he was with?”
“His wife.”
“Catherine Douglas?”
“Yes, sir.”
“They registered as Mr. and Mrs. Douglas?”
“Yes, sir.”
“Did you and Mr. Douglas ever discuss the Caves of Perama?”
“Yes, sir, we did.”
“Did you bring up the subject or did Mr. Douglas?”
“As I recall, he did. He asked me about them and said his wife was anxious for him
to take her there. That she loved caves. I thought that was unusual.”
“Oh? Why was that?”
“Well, women aren’t interested in exploring and things like that.”