Didnt you ever wonder where it came from? Well, he gave me five dollars. He went over to the elevator. He punched the button. He got in the elevator. He closed the doors and the elevator went up, and about forty minutes later the man came down and said, Thank you to me and walked out. Pretty slick plan, said Shoemaker. But why kill Ewes? Were they having an affair? Was he a jealous stalker who wanted to be with Ewes and she rebuffed him? Is it just the old story of a rejected guy? She isnt any longer, Mason said. She was released on bail about an hour ago. It had been freshly painted, a certain green color. Yes. Dave had a friend on the Danton police force. Hed introduced him to Police Chief Showalter and Showalter liked Dave enough that he waived Daves psychological problems and put him in uniform and on the street. Cindy said that while there were some good cops in a river town where the casino was a major employer you got the kind of cops you might expect. It wasnt a meeting. I went to a bar in Greenwich Village. She was there. We talked. Ive been preoccupied with that all day, said Devine. But theres something else. He showed Campbell the untraceable emails hed received. He eyed her nervously.Because Jennifer Stamos, a woman he was having a sexual relationship with at the office, was murdered last night at her home between midnight and three. Cowl wasnt there, and he wondered where the man might be. Yep. You never know when you might not want to touch something or leave any fingerprints. She picked up the two pieces of paper and left his office, closing the door behind her. Stone checked his watch.Late afternoon, he said. “Figure half an hour, maybe an hour, on the ground there, while we clear and refuel. We should be in Rockland about five, then well fly the Cessna to the island, be there before dark. He sent his caretaker a text with that plan. Now what will you do? she asked. Okay, did she saywhy she was having an abortion? Not with anybody? Then Id starve to death. Whats new? Mason asked. Yes..