How did you get them? Youve already told enough lies, Mason observed smilingly. Go back to your cell and keep your mouth shut. Ill try and salvage something from the wreckage, because Im in a spot where I have to. You have me in this right along with you. No wonder Claud Gloster has been triumphant! I suppose he’s even got a witness who saw you on the bus going back to town. Ive never even seen a dead body, I mean, not unless it was in a coffin. Have you? Be still my heart, Ruth said, batted her eyelashes at me, and then went into the house to fetch my gin. Indeed. I dont see what good thats going to do, Mrs. Harlan said. What are you trying to accomplish, Mr. Mason? Nothing specific, but he said that if Id come down to his house he could first prove to me that the letter was a forgery, and then … Of course, Mason pointed out, you have the keys, and if you want to eject us from the premises, why thats fine. Then Ill go into court Monday morning and ask for a further continuance of the case until we have an opportunity to make a reasonably satisfactory inspection of … “ Not to my knowledge. Front or back door, its all the same. But the point is you need acard to get in. And the cops would have checked the entry log for that time. But I can tell you that the cameras were clear and I saw no one come in during the night. So I think whoever killed the lady was already in the building. I have someone working on it whos making progress. But you guys said suicide, countered Devine. Doesnt matter. Innocent people get sent to prison all the time. You know me too well. I submit, Your Honor … From Washington. Running. Afterwards, Murfin, Inch and I had a drink in a small bar not too far from police headquarters. I let Inch buy because he probably was still charging me $100 an hour for the privilege of drinking in his company. While we waited for the drinks I excused myself and went back to the rear of the bar where the pay phone was. Devine sat down beside her.Im sorry. But maybe its for the best. But shewasntkilled, was she? Dont get sanctimonious with me, Dev. Thank God she wasnt killed. But since she wasn’t, let’s try to find a bright side to this. We should get a bounce out of both the debate and some right-wing bastard trying to murder her. So, any guesses what that bounce’ll be?’.