I got to the second floor. He wasnt there. I started up the steps to the third floor, and there he was, lying head down with blood coming out of his chest and — oh, it was the most ghastly thing youve ever seen. Sort of. He was standing behind a nurse that he took with him. I blew his hat off, he said, handing it to Dino, but I think I only grazed him. Mason had vague glimpses of her moving around in the cabin, heard the sound of heavy blankets being shaken. Then, on the port side, moonlight was suddenly blotted out. A few seconds later moonlight on the starboard side vanished into darkness. Yes, sir. No, I said. Theres nothing to be ashamed of. I think I was followed, Slick said. She started for the doorway to bring Dorley Alder into the office, then paused.Did you see your client last night? We watch em all, Carol said. You mean murder? Dorothy Fenner asked calmly. Devine eyed the international phone number with the country code for Italy. Mason took from his pocket the copy of the letter which had been made on Dorothy Fenners portable typewriter. Wordlessly, he handed it to Dorley Alder. From the little I knew about medicine I was somewhat sure I was looking at the victim of a heart attack. Cindy would be free of worrying about him now, even if the worrying was the most profound expression of her love for the old man. I forgot about his greed— why the hell not, anyway; I couldnt argue with his contention that hed worked hard all his life, even fought for his country, and had little to show for it — and allowed myself to feel some compassion for all the good-bad people in the world. Hell, I was one of them. Why? He said hed heard about the list, and then he started to say something about it, and then,pfffft! Shortly before four oclock. Great, Ill send somebody over to remove it. See ya. Dino hung up..