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His defence is that he was n't anywhere near that part of London on that particular night , and it 's a case of mistaken identity ; but as he refuses to say where he was , and produces no evidence by way of an alibi , that story wo n't avail him much . '' `` What night was it ? '' said Beth . `` On the 30th , just after midnight , '' Dan read out of the paper . `` Why , that was the night he insisted on escorting me home from the theatre , '' Beth exclaimed . `` He did not leave the Kilroys ' until four o'clock in the morning . '' `` Then why on earth does n't he say so ? ''