Possibly, said Devine vaguely, and he meant to be very vague. Were still processing that money, Lance said. Its going to take some time, quite a lot of it. It isnt a moral, its an immoral, Mason told her. It means that there are times when you have to fight the devil with fire. Gallops grunted at me and Slick said,Ive been trying to get in touch with you, dear boy. Good for them. Do they look like you? Would a drink relax you? You mean the papers? You mean you wired him the funds? Yes. I had to park — thats it. Whoever said life wasnt complicated had never really lived. He went at once to the closet in the back of the garage.Do you have the key for this? he asked Mrs. Doxey as he tried the door. Well, just give me mine now. I dreamed of the Zapruder tape. Jack and Jackie in the convertible. Jack lurching forward suddenly. Jackie leaning into him. The convertible speeding off. And then unreasonably, insanely, Jess was in a similar convertible, her head splintering in three pieces as it would in a horror movie. Ted was her Jackie. Leaning into her— Abby, were going over everything we know up to date. How about sitting in with us for a while? You live here and know the ground a lot better than we do. Well, I was home in bed. At four oclock I was just getting up and going to do my workout. Cant you answer that question? Mason asked. Not a thing, I said..