The Epic Casebook - Crossed is the Telephone Line

The quiet, peaceful, if somewhat bleak, legal atmosphere of Middle Temple, is the location where the victim of a brutal murder was found. Her name was Marjorie Heathcliff and she was employed as a secretary at the firm. Inspector Carr of Scotland Yard is called to investigate. Arriving at the scene, Carr says "You're Sergeant Berry? He says "Yes sir, Bow Street Police. I've taken statements from the man who found the body and the caretaker". Carr asks "Where are they?" Berry says "In that office over there, sir". Carr says "According to operations, the man's name is Kramer and the cleaner is a Mr. Newman". Berry says "That's right, sir". Carr says "Present him with my compliments and tell him that I won't be a moment. Dr. McPherson and I will take a look at the body". Upon seeing the corpse, Dr McPherson says "Horrible. You know, inspector, I've been associating with violent crime for more years than I care to remember. But a sight like this, a young woman, in her prime of life, still makes my blood boil". The body was lying on the floor of what looked like a neat and tidy office, but there was nothing tidy about the corpse. The horror of the crime that was done to her, was there expressed on her face. Her eyes seemed to be popping out of her head. Her jaw sat down from an open mouth. Her lips blue. The color of her skin was an ashen white. All unmistakable signs of strangulation. Carr asks the doctor "What's your theory?" Dr. McPherson says "Well, judging from the position of the body, it looks as though she was walking to the front office when somebody attacked her from behind. You see here, Inspector, she was killed with either a piece of string or a length of cord or something". Carr says "The place been searched. Have you found anything?" Dr. McPherson says "No, not a thing as yet. We'll take the body back to morgue with us. We may find something in her fingernails". Carr says "Alright, you do that, Mac. I'll have a word with this Mr. Kramer".