about a quarter past twelve
The doctor has given her some bromide and says she 's got to be kept quiet ... '' `` What 's her story ! '' queried the Chief . `` She ca n't throw much light on the business . She and her father reached home from the theatre about a quarter past twelve , had a bit of supper in the dining-room and went up to bed before one o'clock . Miss Mackwayte saw her father go into his room , which is next to hers , and shut the door . The next thing she knows is that she woke up suddenly with some kind of a loud noise in her ears ... that was the report of the pistol , I 've no doubt ... she thought for a minute it was an air raid . Then suddenly a hand was pressed over her mouth , something was crammed into her mouth and she was firmly strapped down to the bed . ''