Stone looked up the number for Gulfstream services and called; it was answered immediately, although it was very early in the morning in Savannah, Georgia, where the factory was located. He reported the loss of both front tires from vandalism and was asked to wait while they checked availability of spares in England. They were found, and he was told that a service truck would arrive with the spares by three PM, and that the work would take two or three hours. Stone thanked them and hung up. Now stretch it out just as far as you can reach with your hand. At about two-thirty. Off the farm? Vullo stared at me some more, then ran his fingers through his thick brown hair that he wore the way most men wore their hair in 1959. After that he slumped back in his chair and flung his yellow pencil on the desk. It was a childs gesture. A peevish child. I didnt do it, Mr. Mason. Honestly, I didnt do it. Look, if Id done it I’d have the gun, wouldn’t I? Or I’d... well, anyway, I’d have the screwdriver. Search me. Go ahead, search me. If youve followed the career of one Richard M. Nixon, then the name Rose Mary Woods will be familiar to you. She was, of course, his secretary and she was, of course, the woman who accidentally erased a section of tape. Conventional wisdom is that the tape contained things that would have damaged his presidency even more. It is for a fact. She unhooked the closure and swept it away.Beautiful sling, she said. Something that would expose everything about the things his group had done. I tried to keep him on the phone because I was so worried about him. But he hung up and I couldnt stop him. I was terrified. Shes tired and needs a nap; Ill stay here, until she wakes up. Because, she said, avoiding his eyes, I come up here every once in a while, and its lonely. I always put this gun in my handbag when I go inside the house. You read too many stories of women being attacked for me to take chances up here. Did you notice anything peculiar about any of these canoes when it was returned? You mean tough as a boot. Why else would I say that? Im not sure which one he is, but he has the haircut. How is he related to you? Devine knew he could look intimidating as hell to certain people, particularly with his damaged face, and he moved to quickly defuse any rising apprehension. I dont know the exact time. In the evening..