Slick sipped his wine and thought about it.Yes, he said. “I really do think you should. Of course, I can drop a word here and there that might make things a bit easier for you when you describe your rather aberrant behavior to the police. Actually, we had quite a bit although it may not sound like much to you. After grabbing his phone, he ran back outside and called 911 and then the gas companys emergency number. There was a garden hose next to the front door. He turned it on and sprinkled water over the women. Then he patted their faces, turned them on their sides, and applied pressure to their backs to help their lungs expand. Their breaths started getting deeper, and their color finally started returning; Speers even managed to sit up. She looked at Devine. Where do you think he is now? What the hell! Dino shouted. Ill tell you what else is disconcerting, Stone said. Hes a lot richer than we thought. My thinking was that by the time hed paid his debts, and spread some of the rest around, he’d have pissed away just about all of it. The streams of numbers he was seeing, and the currency symbols attached to them, demonstrated that assets were being moved around the world. If this went on 24/7, the size of the operation, whatever was beingoperated here, was leviathan in scope. At least from what he could glean on the screens, most of the assets being acquired seemed to be in the United States. But from the bank names and other data he saw, a lot of the money pouring in seemed to be emanating from outside the country. They had just paid their check when Dino said,You know, this is the second time Larkin and/or his people have come to this joint. Is that so? asked Devine. I have to support my testimony. Now then, Hamilton Burger said, Im going to show you this piece of paper and ask you if you know what it is. Figures. Frances, here, thinks he brought the ambulance for her. Quite. Not only have I checked the invoice where he purchased the gun, but the weapon was evidently one he was carrying on his person at die time of his death. The sheriff, I believe, is trying at the moment to keep this information from the press. These colored slides form a constantly increasing reference file which is of inestimable value in the detection of crime, although it may take years before prosecutors generally realize the extent to which their work can be aided by reference to such photographs. I nodded again.He chose well. The bonds being handled. I was just working my way through my daily allotment of tall tales..