Let the record show the witness is pointing directly at the defendant, Sybil Harlan, Hamilton Burger said. People like Sig dont love anybody, except themselves, Stone said. Thats a hard lesson to learn, but learn it you will. Id be grateful, I said. Dr. Oberon resumed his position on the witness stand. Do you think well hear more about Congresswoman Bradshaws abortion? I think Audrey could use some solitude today, Ruth said. Except for two things, I would tell you Im not sure. Devine eyed her for a moment. This question kept coming up. Hancock had already been sniffing around about it, intimating that Devine had not been entirely truthful. They knew something. They had to. And maybe this Potter woman did, too. Maybe shed been told last night in fact. And not by the cops. Theyre already milked, Ruth said. Stone suddenly wasnt sleepy anymore. He got up and peeped through the blinds, into the mews. Son of a bitch, he said. “Hes there. Why? So has Karen Foster. Oh, Your Honor, Hamilton Burger said, this is entirely beside the point. Stone continued up the mountain, eating the carrot cake, and his ears began to pop. Twenty minutes later he pulled into the lot at 10,000 Waves.Theres the police car, he said. He parked next to it, and the driver rolled down his window. Chapter 18.