 Louise is ready to walk out on Humphrey, but the police will not let her leave because her husband is now a murder suspect.Humphrey goes to see Clyde Copley, a collections investigator who admits he was hired by Hal to retrieve letters Hal wrote to Irene; Irene had threatened to use them if he married Rose Madden.Humphrey is cleared of the murder when Police Chief Bates learns that he has a solid alibi.