Stone phoned for Fred and got into the car.Yard of Ale, on East Fifty-third Street, he said. Is she really beautiful, Chief? Yes. A black BMW? Young stopped long enough in the living room to be introduced to everybody.Everybody, sit down, please. I want to hear your accounts of what happened before I take a look at the body. He had brought two state patrolmen with him, and they took people aside, one at a time and questioned them, taking notes. Old home. It makes it sound like shes been gone for decades instead of days. Eleven oclock tomorrow. Mason started excitedly pacing the floor. What do you want me to do, take it off? she asked. Great. Stone opened the front door, led him outside, and looked around.I dont see him, he said. Very well, Your Honor, Hamilton Burger said. The point was merely preliminary. Judge Garey frowned thoughtfully, said,I dont think there has been any attempt to mislead the Court, but it certainly must be apparent to the sheriff that having all of these signatures on this envelope is exceedingly misleading. It now appears the parties signed an empty envelope and then gave it into the custody of the sheriff with the understanding that the evidence would be placed in it The Court is not prepared to rule on the admissibility of the purse at the present time, but will take the matter under advisement He grinned like a schoolboy.I have no problem with that. I resent that, Hamilton Burger said. All right. A pool. I could see him holding court at a bar, meaner the drunker he got and more and more certain of his opinions. I know, Mason said wearily. You thought youd fool me a little and that that would make me a little more diligent in my defence. You did go to the Union Station, then take a taxicab and go to your house?.