Mason glanced at the jurors and saw that they were leaning forward with rapt interest. Perry Mason sat in the visitors room, while on the other side of the table and separated from him by a mesh screen, Sybil Harlan smiled happily. Devine planted his left foot firmly on the ground as his fulcrum. Dougs head was lined up like a ball on a stand for an eager T-baller to bang a home run off. He let loose a ferocious roundhouse kick that impacted the left side of Dougs head with both power and velocity. The mans head kissed his right shoulder and his eyes rolled back in his head, as his brain checked out. A moment later he joined WASP on the ground for a long sleep and a painful awakening. This had all taken seconds. What makes you think that? You left the Army, an institution you served proudly and with great loyalty. That was your first act of penance. A career on Wall Street was your second. But then he bought the truck? Because only in that case could the bullet have gone through Alders neck and then out through the open French doors. Alder pitched forward. The girl must have thrown the gun at him as he fell. As soon as I got in my car I called Cindy again. We needed to get our lies straight. Inch smiled. It was a cool, smooth smile that exuded the kind of confidence that comes from having an ego thats in tip-top shape. Well see how it works out, he said, committing himself to nothing. Devine rode back to the town house in Mount Kisco. Devine wasnt about to give away his hacking game on that one. How else could they have gotten in the building and accessed the floor Sara was found on? I think I want to be paid one half in advance. Five thousand dollars. I can hand him over to you if youll help me. Thank you, yes. Their usual..