Of course I would, she said. But there was also something else. You first saw the defendant that afternoon at the point you indicated on the map? You wound me. The four reporters present were nice enough to ask Jess how she would remedy this terrible situation. Oddly enough, she had a few points prepared. All it lacked was some patriotic music and a couple hundred people saluting the flag. She shook her head. Hoist it aboard, Mason told her. Im acutely aware of that. Herbie is now clued in. Hes already had a call from Larkin and e-mailed him a lengthy form to fill out to prove his identity. Devine jumped the waist-high fence and hit the ground running on the other side. As shots rang out, he zigzagged his way over and then in between two buildings, kicked it into high gear, and got free of the mens sight lines. He made it back to his town house and called 911, telling the dispatcher what had happened. It was only then that he noticed hed been wounded. The guy he killed must have had a knife, too, because Devine had a slash across one arm and a deeper cut in the palm of his hand. The loud noise, probably a car backfiring, had saved his ass. He cleaned and dressed the wounds and changed his clothes by the time the cops showed up. You should be. So what does it look like? Your Honor, Hamilton Burger said, my next witness is a hostile witness. I have her under subpoena and am going to have to put her on the stand out of order because of various reasons, which I do not think are necessary to go into at this time. I may also state, if the Court please, that her testimony at this time will perhaps have no apparent connection with the case. However, I can assure the Court that it will be connected up, that it is important, and I ask permission of the Court to call this hostile witness out of order at this time. Yeah, right. You hadnt noticed. The old Dev Conrad deadpan. Cory told me he cant tell when youre joking sometimes.’ Yes, sir. I know where to start, anyway. A place called the Skylight. Like they would care. Brad treats them like crap. Its empty? When we get back from our little run out to St. Louis, maybe you and me had better check out this Douglas Chanson Associates guy. What do you think?.