 When confronted by Wolfe, both Byne and Elaine Usher attempt to lie their way out of the situation, but their stories do not corroborate.Byne admits that he knew that Laidlaw was the father of Faith Usher’s child, and claims that he had them both invited to the dinner without their knowledge as a spiteful prank.During their conversation, however, Orrie Cather infiltrates Byne’s apartment and discovered a letter revealing that Mrs. Robilotti’s deceased first husband, Albert Grantham, was the father of Faith Usher.