Stamos looked at him funny.I... You... I guess youre right about that. Not really. The sheriff handed up the envelope. He looked up at the detectives. He may have very good reasons, Stone said. Did any of them know a lunatic who might want them dead? Just give me a hint, will you? A small one will do. The witness hesitated. Anyone who was in there could hear you coming? From somewhere in the distance came the sound of an accordion, and a cracked baritone voice singing a sentimental ballad of a bygone era. Then the singing ceased, but the accordion played on. Hes over the numbers, she said, except there arent any numbers left after the storm. Given my age and relative condition, it shouldnt have been too much trouble to dive for him and grab his weapon while he was falling to the ground. But Skully was Skully, a crazy but wily bastard who would probably be lucky enough to put two bullets in my head while I was trying to knock him over. The defendant went away in that car. I dont know, I said, but he told Dorothy that he had a big one going that might be worth two hundred thousand. I could hear a siren somewhere. It seemed to be coming closer.No, I said. “Somebody else did. I dont think theyd do it even if they knew how, although if it works, theyre going to be the principal beneficiaries..