What can I tell you. I didnt see any. Stone was awakened by the ringing of the satphone. He rolled over and picked it up.Hello? Chapter 25 I shrugged.Ten years ago, I said, “maybe even five, Nick would have skinned you and hung you out to dry before breakfast. Or maybe lunch. Lee? The smile again.You two look as excited as little boys. They started moving toward us carefully, but confidently, as if they had done this sort of thing often before. They probably had. They stopped suddenly at the sound of another bottle being smashed against a metal chair. Freddie Koontz appeared at my side, a broken beer bottle in his big right hand. Ray Rodriguez, he read, peering at the receipt. Or is it Roy? They couldnt tell. “Ill call Lance tomorrow. Oh, do you have any actual cash in your purse?” Stone sat. Oh, sure, Mason said. Good Lord, Paul, I wouldnt want you to sit here and work without dinner. He qualified himself as an expert in ballistics, stated that he had been called to the scene of the crime after the body had been removed. And London still has taxis, Stone said. Yes. Mason could see that she was holding some object in her right hand. Her left hand grabbed up the folds of her skirt. She made four or five long, splashing jumps, then, falling headlong as the water deepened, started to swim. As they walked along, he breathed in her scent. Equal parts vanilla, coconut suntan spray, lavender, and part something else he couldnt readily identify. It was all heady stuff, and he fought against it because he needed to keep his head straight tonight. Mason took a list from his pocket.Herbert Doxey, Lutts son-in-law; Roxy Claffin; Enright Harlan; Ezekiel Elkins, a director of the Sylvan Glade Development Company; Regerson B Neffs, also a director; Cleve Rector, another director. Well, he seemed to think that Max went and got himself killed on purpose, you know what I mean? He said he was sorry and all that, but he kinda hurried over it. What he was really interested in was how we were gonna replace Max. I told him Id work on it and then he wanted to know if Id heard from you on account of maybe youd have some ideas. Jill was a brilliant person. She did a lot to help people. And could have done a lot more. Stone laughed.I like that, he said. “Would you like me to see if I can get it back from them? I think it might be less alarming and more convenient for both you and Bergdorfs if you use your credit card, deposit the check, and pay the bill when it comes..