Let me know what you find out, said Devine. In the vast universe all eyes were focused on him and the black turtleneck that— surprise!— only seemed to enhance the bulk of his little tummy. Even through the screen you could feel the emanations of ecstasy that must be putting him in heart-attack range. Joan greeted them at the house, and Fred dealt with their luggage. I cant argue with your reasoning, Stone said, as the car pulled up in front of the house, but not yet. His phone rang earlier than it should have. It was Dino. She leaned over and pecked him lightly on the cheek, then sat back.I really appreciate this, Travis. It was so nice of you. Thats right. That Grimes had a heart attack. Well, if the witness knows, he may tell, the judge ruled. I dont see that its particularly important one way or the other, but I want to give counsel the greatest latitude in cross-examination. Why did he want the papers? Herbie asked. Shut the hell up, the bartender said. The streams of numbers he was seeing, and the currency symbols attached to them, demonstrated that assets were being moved around the world. If this went on 24/7, the size of the operation, whatever was beingoperated here, was leviathan in scope. At least from what he could glean on the screens, most of the assets being acquired seemed to be in the United States. But from the bank names and other data he saw, a lot of the money pouring in seemed to be emanating from outside the country. Crude, really, but effective. Yes, sir? The woman had sauntered out from the rear door of the largest palace in this enclave.Sauntered was the only word that worked for how she moved. It was a smooth, leisurely pace, like a panther just getting warmed up before breaking into a sprint. The hips and glutes and thighs and shoulders all moved in the most gloriously primal choreography. I work in that little financial world you just referred to. And I keep my ears open. He had been half expecting something like that, and there it was. In addition to some regret, he also felt some relief. After all, Holly was due in town in a few days, and who knew where that was going? The very least he could do was to be available for her and whatever she wanted. She looked at him stoically, her gaze piercing..