It went to voice mail. He tried again. Same thing. He texted her and awaited a reply. Nothing. He went online and scanned the news about a bodys being found at Brad Cowls house. There were fifteen minutes to go before Jess appeared. No, why? Dino pondered that for long seconds.I dont suppose One Police Plaza would work, either. Good morning, Stone said. Devine left her on the roof and hit the street once more. He had only gone about ten feet when he had an idea. He used his phone to look up the real estate records to see who owned Montgomerys building. Stone removed his pistol from the shoulder holster, checked that there was a round in the chamber, then thumbed off the safety. The usual assortment of trouble. Letters from mothers, telling you of their sons who have been convicted on perjured evidence. A letter from Cleve Rector, stating that he would like to discuss a business matter with you at your earliest possible opportunity. A letter from Ezekiel Elkins, statingthat he would like an appointment regarding a matter in which you have a mutual interest. An attorney named Arthur Nebitt Hagan has telephoned twice; he says that he is representing Roxy Claffin and that because of statements which you made to the board of directors of the Sylvan Glade Development Company, she finds herself suffering a pecuniary loss, that your statement misinterpreted the law and misstated the facts. It seems Mrs. Claffin wants you held strictly accountable, but that Attorney Hagan is counseling moderation and is suggesting that she hold off any action until after it has become fully apparent that, as her representative, he cant work out any amicable basis of approach. Inside the house we were met by a pale young man who wore a slightly harassed expression plus the rather glazed look of someone whos trying to think of three dozen things at once. He probably was. Devine said,Im being serious. Thats exactly who and what they are. Both a lot older than me. Both have hit the very top in their chosen professions. Yes, I said, it all goes together. Are you acquainted with the defendant in this case? I took a bite of one of my french fries. It was cold, too.Youre in trouble, I said. More than that? How did you learn about all this? 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. Youve got visitors, she said. The year after we left, the Chiltons had to sell their home. It was a big estate, but old, outside of Boston. Before we left, I remember overhearing Mr. Chilton a couple of times talk about bankruptcy. My older sister was in college by then. My younger sister and me and our parents moved to an apartment in another part of Massachusetts. My parents got other jobs. I did some local modeling gigs and worked as a waitress until I went off to college for a year. What lay there for him could be bullets or bombs once more. Or the more subtle entanglements that happened all over the world outside combat zones. Devine told them about their seeing Chilton last night.If I had to speculate, after our encounter, Chilton went to Cowls to see what the hell was going on. And we saw how Cowl responded..