I dont know why I went through Georgetown. I didnt even remember getting there. But when I realized where I was I pulled into a gas station on M Street and used a pay phone to call the police. I told whoever answered that they could find a murdered man in the apartment on Mintwood Place. I didnt say who the murdered man was, I didn’t say who I was, but I did say that the dead man’s throat had been cut and then I made myself hang up because I had the feeling that if I didn’t, I would add that the dead man’s throat had been cut from ear to ear and that wasn’t at all the way it hadhappened. But our spurt of humor vanished as quickly as it had appeared. No, but we have officially reached out to her. We hope to have a face-to-face with her very soon. Im afraid I dont— Theres no need for me to remind you, is there, that now is the time for all good men to come to the aid of the party? Yes. Its much the same as my last idea, and as with my last idea, we have to find him before we can murder him. Yes or no, Mason said. Are you going to make a claim to the insurance company? A little over three hundred grand net, after taxes. Your client could help one hell of a lot if she would co-operate. It would shorten the investigation. Lets see what he does if nobody answers, Dino said. Go ahead, Judge Garey ruled, leaning forward so he could listen to better advantage. Tell her that youll be by for her, Mason said. Then grab the paper and open it to property thats listed for sale in the classified ads. Find a place thats not too far away but a place that’s on the outskirts somewhere. We can if Daddy Lutts is in there. The door is kept locked, but he has the key. Come... come up here, Doxey said in a harsh, rasping voice. Elkins scraped back his chair and got to his feet, a dogged, lantern-jawed individual in his early fifties, with sharp, suspicious eyes, sparse hair, a florid face, and the habit of shoving his hands down deep in his trousers pockets whenever he talked. I went to work at four oclock in the afternoon and got off at midnight. You might be surprised, Mason said, to know that it is. Id just like to have Mr. Alder make a list of the articles of jewelry which he claims were taken..