I moved down to where Slick lay and picked up his gun. I looked back up at Audrey. She was staring at Slick. Stone told him about the bugs in the London house and their nature. The lawyer piloted the car skilfully through traffic, arrived at Doxeys house. The three of them ran up the walk and pressed the bell button. Mrs. Doxey came to the door, regarded them in surprise. Larkin was hired initially as a security guard on the building staff. He was licensed and had had such experience. Not long after that, our whole security system went blooey, and we didnt have a tech in the building. Larkin looked at it and said he could fix it. He got some tools from his car, and in half an hour had it up and running again. I figured someone who could do that with a very complex system at first sight was wasted as a security guard, so I introduced him to the head of our tech services department, and he hired him as an installer and trained him on our systems. He was a quick study, and in a week or ten days he was making calls to homes and offices where we had installed systems. Mason turned back toward the courtroom. Newspaper reporters blocked his way.What about the gun, Mr. Mason? What were you insinuating? Whats cooking? Are Harlan and his wife at odds? Did they give you a receipt? And you work for him? A fake detective? What the hell is that about? A full moon outlined it, doing it no favors. Very well, Mason said quickly, before Gloster could interpose any comment. One other thing that the defense wants is an order permitting the defense and the defense experts to inspect the scene of the crime. If the Court please, we have been barred from these premises and have been refusedpermission even to inspect them in order to prepare our defense. Will it fly us to New York nonstop? Youre aware that Im going to keep all our appearances today, arent you?’ My gun is upstairs, Stone said, rising. Be right with you. He got up and started for the stairs. When he was halfway up, he heard the door open and Dino shouting. Audrey and Ruth were sitting around the spool table drinking what seemed to be ice tea. Audrey looked drawn and a little pale. Her eyes were red-rimmed as if she had been crying, probably about Sally, I decided. After I said hello to both of them and told Audrey I was sorry about Sally, I plopped down into one of the canvas chairs, looked at Ruth, and said,Get me a drink, woman. And you communicated with the person who had inserted the ad and found out it was George S. Alder, did you not? You now, officially, have Italian blood. There was a night-light at the end of the hallway, and it cast an eerie glow. Stone waited a few seconds, then walked down the hallway, opening the door to two guest rooms and checking them out. Finally, he went back to the bedroom. What happened after he had completed his call?.