Whats your point? Stone asked. And the killer is still out there. And its my job to find him. Now that, Mason said, is something that I cant discuss. You can, of course, draw your own conclusions. How about New York City? Chief, suppose Mrs. Harlan is telling the truth. Someone must have been concealed in that house, waiting for Lutts. After all, you know, Lutts was a pretty smooth operator, and there undoubtedly were people who didnt like him. Devine was riveted, just as he was the first time hed seen a different production fifteen years ago. Back then, the teenaged Devine had just made a momentous decision that had resulted in a bad relationship with his father becoming even worse. Consequently, Devine had seen a bit of himself in the portrayals onstage. The waiting, the creeping doubt, the revitalization of spirit, and the creeping doubt once more. Coupled with all that heaviness was another question: Was there really any real meaning in the lives being led by people?Were we all just waiting for... nothing? And, Mason went on, that accounted for the triangular tear in George Alders left coat sleeve, didnt it, Carmen? Thats where the dog’s teeth caught when he jerked Alder’s hand and that’s when Alder discharged the gun with the barrel pointed up in the air so that the bullet stuck in the ceiling. And then’s when you shot him with a .44 revolver which you were carrying in your handbag, isn’t it, Miss Monterrey? In the middle of her scream the door opened and the two men with the guns came out. They wore ski masks. One mask was blue and the other was red and I remember thinking that ski masks in August must be hot and sweaty. Gloster said,I had finished my direct examination of the witness, Sam Durham. Do you want to go up to London right away, or take a few days here first? Hey, Jess, were supposed to be celebrating tonight, remember? Ted was master of ceremonies again. I told you, Drake said, that I probably made a slipup by not having a man down there covering the house sooner. As it was, I sent this fellow down, told him to go on duty at midnight and keep the place under observation until eight in the morning, when Id have a relief for him. Cosh, Perry, you wanted dope on Alder, but you didnt want anybody tailed, and I even debated with myself whether to put anyone on watch at the house or not, but finally decided Id do it just to get the license numbers of cars that might drive up, and … “ Well, people certainly thought thatI might have killed her. And he told me he wanted to have sex with her, but it was a no-go on her end and that probably pissed him off. Im telling you this in good faith. If you run to Cowl and tell him I told you, things will get complicated really fast. Could they be working together? Reorder! she called back and closed the door behind her a little too firmly. Are you Barrington?.