Fred shook his head.We hadnt heard from her in a while. When was it last, Ellen? He introduced a map of the premises. He introduced the testimony of the police officers who had been summoned when the body was discovered. The ballistic expert told of the characteristics of the fatal bullet and the test bullets and stated that beyond question, the fatal bullet had been fired from the revolver that had been found on the side of the steep hill. He tried to turn the knob. It was locked. That wasnt unusual. He locked his door, too. He could have picked it, but he didnt want to risk it. If she had a camera in there... Now she has investments, but the original cash came from somewhere. Shes a plunger and shes hit a potential jackpot now. I think we would have heard about that if he was. He doesnt have a local lawyer? Mason said,Thatll be very welcome news. Could you perhaps find time to drop me a note about the oil lease which I could show to my clients in the syndicate? It would make them feel that I had accomplished something tangible. What about the forks? I said. Not the salad forks, just the regular ones. Only one sip ahead, he replied. What have you learned about the list? Like he said, youre not little kids anymore, Michelle. You cant save him if he doesnt want to be saved. The hitch of course, which both Dorsey and the smarter reporters would point out, was that getting the Justice Department interested would likely take some time— if they ever got interested at all. But now we were on the offensive and making at least some average citizens wonder if Dorsey and his associates might not be behind this. Out of here, Stone said. The ladies must love that almost as much as you guys do, he said to one of them. That didnt even score him a grin in return. The FBO ordered for us. I have sandwiches. Dark green van of relatively recent vintage. Whenexactly? Let me guess: the plastic surgeon? The entire operation in Area 51 had shut down. The computer screens were black. The servers were no longer humming. It was dead..