 He wanted to tell him something. Who was Brown? He was Stevens' bookkeeper. Oh. According to Pine's story, Brown was out of work for some time before he got the job with Stevens, and he was so grateful to him that he got all of his friends to invest their money. Tell me, did Brown commit suicide? Yes, I checked. He killed himself last night in his apartment. Oh. What else did you tell this Mr. Pine in the letter?