Crossed the empty lobby to the desk. What do you think his name really is? I asked as I started to leave. He texted Montgomery and asked her if she was up for a motorcycle trip to Connecticut the next morning. Theres one more, Quane said. Yours. Murfin and Quane had made a team of sorts after that and I remembered that I had hired them as such during four separate political campaigns that I had been called in on between 1966 and 1972. Over all those years Ward Murfin didnt change much. He just stayed hard and mean although his lust for details might have grown a little. Any objection? Judge Garey asked Mason. More than that? Three or four. Why curious? Then what did you do? Hamilton Burger asked. After grabbing his phone, he ran back outside and called 911 and then the gas companys emergency number. There was a garden hose next to the front door. He turned it on and sprinkled water over the women. Then he patted their faces, turned them on their sides, and applied pressure to their backs to help their lungs expand. Their breaths started getting deeper, and their color finally started returning; Speers even managed to sit up. She looked at Devine. Abby had spent the past four days in a rented dance studio firing questions at Jessica in preparation for tonights televised debate. Given the polling numbers we were looking at, tonights debate had become damned consequential. Jessica had to respond to and overcome all the lies Uncle Kens money had been spreading for the last five months. More than plenty. Im sure youve been waiting for me to speak to the accusation that the shots fired at me the other night were part of some conspiracy to win this election. I think that those of you whove followed my time in the State House and later in the United States Congress trust me enough to know that I would never under any circumstances be part of anything so deceitful. I know I’m in a tough race — the toughest of my career as a public servant.’ I wasnt aware that people on the train could see the pool area. Therere trees back there. So whatve you turned up? I said..