Yesterday, Slick said. I told them yesterday. You know who did this to you? And the greatest lawyer of them all, Drake amended. Boy, the way you managed to keep Gloster all tied up in knots, even when he had you on the run as far as the facts were concerned, is one of the greatest pieces of courtroom technique Ive ever seen. Stone was waiting for her in the study. Nobody there now, the cop said. Dispatch said you thought youd hurt one of them bad or maybe killed them, but you mustve been mistaken. But we found some shell casings and some blood. Youre damn lucky, buddy. What the hell were you doing out there alone at that time? I mean, this is a pretty safe area, but you were just asking for it. In the first office I had we found a stray kitten. Shed lie next to my computer when I was working. And at night, when nobody else was around, Id talk to her. Wyman said he didnt know who the sperm donor was. Heard from Lutts? Mason asked. So what? Mason shrugged his shoulders and said,That depends on whether she follows my instructions and doesnt talk Who gives a shit? Dino said. Were going to take him. Were going to miss it a lot, Jess said. No, sir. Ill unstack it. So how do we resolve this? Mason, his face granite hard, said,Well, we have some pieces of the jigsaw puzzle. Some of them fit and some of them dont fit. Im going to keep trying to shuffle them around until I find some combination which makes them fit. Ive seen her better. Any competent defense lawyer would argue that you had been effectively deputized by the government, and, indeed, used a piece of specialized surveillance equipment provided by the federal government. We wont have a legal leg to stand on. Next thing you know, Stone said, theyll be ringing the doorbell..