The doors closed and Simms said,One of the custodians found her in the supply closet this morning hanging from the ceiling. Apparently, she lifted one of the panels, hung a cord around a metal pipe there, and jumped off a chair. So were working your hunches now? Showalter must have put him on me after I left the station today. I thought Id lost him about half an hour ago. I ran him around in circles but somehow he found me again. Thats why Im late — I was trying to lose him.’ I took a seat and looked around at the reception area. It was all good, solid furniture that had a kind of W& J Sloane look to it. It was as if whoever had chosen it had decided on stolid durability and comfort rather than flash. I looked at my watch and saw that I was ten minutes early, but then I usually am, so I took out my small tin box and rolled a cigarette. I once smoked three packs of cigarettes a day, Luckies, unfiltered, but since I had started rolling my own I was down to the equivalent of a pack a day for which my lungs seemed grateful. I also saved approximately $124 a year. You mean he wasnt lying about that? And what else do you want to know? Mason asked. Devine would not be taking the 6:20 in that morning. He knew that as soon as he saw Detectives Shoemaker and Ekman waiting for him at the Mount Kisco train station. Shoemaker tapped out a smoke and both men came forward. What about the gun? Why did you ask Harlan that question? Still, forward them to me and Ill put my people on it. Another set of eyes never hurts. It lasted quite a while, didnt it? Sure, Ive had telephone conversations with Harlan. You sound like a prisoner awaiting execution, she noted. Theres a sticker on your bumper. What did he say before you were cut off? Then he heard the noise..