Who would want to kill the Eweses? The same people who killed Sara? But Sara was killed because she had found out that Cowl and Comely was a laundering machine. She knew about the Lombard. She probably knew a lot more. Stamos the same. Come in. Isolation. You dont know him, she said, shaking her head. The conversation of those filing in had changed. It was no longer about their candidate or the debate. It was instead about the pair with the weapons. With one exception— a rather staid older man in a pinstriped suit and rimless eyeglasses — I didnt hear anybody defend the show-offs. He was talking about the Founding Fathers and how they would have approved making stands like this one. Apparently hed been beamed down from the mother ship just in time forthe debate. Think you can do that? Mason asked. I—I mean, get a judge to inquire somewhat into the nature and extent of the property that was taken before fixing the amount of bail? Just lucky, I guess. I called out,Grimes? Its Dev Conrad. All right, Doxey said. What department do I call? Dorley Alder seated himself comfortably in the big overstuffed clients chair and seemed to fill it completely. I want you to take out your badge, but not your gun. Go ahead. He didnt like that the NYPD knew this about him. That showed they had already investigated him and sent a detective all the way out here on the very day Saras body was found. Audrey shrugged.So am I. All right. The applause was loud enough to sway trees and crack windows. Stone held up a hand.Now hold on a minute, Ed. If you shoot the guy now, its going to ruin our dinner, and we dont want that, do we? Dino was on the phone.Yeah, he was saying, “keep me posted. I want somebody talking to her the minute shes conscious. He hung up. “The woman is in surgery. Shell live, but she wont enjoy it much with the DA breathing down her neck. She’ll do time, if she doesn’t do some fast talking.”.