midnight
Jim made haste to his apartment . Kedzie was not there and had not been heard from . Late as it was , he set out on a telephone chase for McNiven and dragged him to a conference . It was midnight and Jim was haggard with excitement . There are two people at least to whom a wise man tells the truth -- his doctor and his lawyer . Neither of them has many illusions left , but both usually know fact when they get a chance to face it . Jim had nothing to conceal from McNiven and his innocence transpired through all his bewilderment .