Just remember, its a lot of trouble to clean up after a shooting death. Its a lot less trouble if you shoot and miss, and that might scare him off. Why would he do that? Go on, Mason said, regarding her thoughtfully. A servant who helps with housework — part time. In slacks and a soft weave sport coat which he evidently wore quite a bit around the house. He had been painting on his yacht a few days before and there were some paint stains on the coat, and there was also a very small triangular rip on the left coat sleeve near the cuff. If he had been expecting a visitor, and apparently he had, he had not deemed it necessary to dress up. His visitor was one whom he would have greeted informally. Experiments show it would have to have been very loud for you not to have heard the shots. And what did you find, if anything? Whered you get those? she asked, noticing the suits and jackets that I was holding in my lap. There was nothing. She stared at him, puzzled.There should have been. You didnt get the mans name? Jah, this is Gunderson, the man said. No. He looked at his watch. One oclock. There was a dining hall on the third floor. It had great food, everything from tofu, plant-based burgers, sushi, couscous of every flavor and description, to grilled fish, all varieties of pasta, and veggie, vegan, and pescatarian offerings, along with meats for carnivores, and delectabledesserts, all free, with cooks and eager servers just waiting to help you. And none of the Burners ever went there, because, one, they were afraid to get out of their seats, and, two, they were even more afraid that some executive would see them on the third floor in a place meant for people to eat, actually placing food in their mouths. Lemme tell you something about this here compulsory arbitration, he said. If we got a dispute with the city, well, the citys gonna be just as scared of what might come out of compulsory arbitration as we are. Shit, they dont know what kind of a deal might come out of it. Maybe theyd have to pay more than they would if they sat down with us and hammered out a contract. And that fear of the unknown is what we oughta count on. Because it’ll drive the city back to the bargaining table and make ’em work out a settlement that we can both live with..