Come on, come on. Shit, please, please answer your phone. Dont be dead, Michelle. Dont— Well, he seemed to think that Max went and got himself killed on purpose, you know what I mean? He said he was sorry and all that, but he kinda hurried over it. What he was really interested in was how we were gonna replace Max. I told him Id work on it and then he wanted to know if Id heard from you on account of maybe youd have some ideas. Lets take a look at him, Mason said. He sounds interesting. That theyd mention the same amount of money. Stone sat up in his seat. This was impossible.Tell me more. Well, dont worry about it, Mason told him. Hell show up all right. Ill be out in about... well, it’ll take me about fifteen minutes from here, I guess. He explained about the email hed gotten that morning, and about the previous one hed received after Sara Ewes had been killed. And about both messages being untraceable. Just a minute, Mason said. I want to cross-examine. No. Not today. I dont know. The killer would have known some of those details when he murdered her. But the person could not have known that Sara had been found hanging in that room by acustodian unless they were around at the time, and either saw it for themselves, which is doubtful, or someone told them shortly thereafter. And that just isnt likely. And I dont think anyone else got the message that I got, or if they did, they’re not saying anything. French toast, bacon, OJ, and coffee, she muttered, then turned over and went back to sleep. At four-thirty? Mason asked. Then, Mason said, theres no need for you to worry. What else do you know? Go on, Mason said. Yes, sir. Ill get you into protective custody, in a hotel somewhere, with room service, as soon as youre able to leave the hospital. No one will know where you are but the DA and me..