And I have no fault to find with it, Gloster said, which is the reason I was so careful to interrupt the witness every time he started to talk about that conversation. I didnt want him to testify to it because I think it has no bearing on the case. I said I wasnt too sure about the principles. Yellow-Dog Contract Theory. Nothing. I was listening to the radio down in the car. I didnt even hear the shots. Thats the truth, Mr. Mason. The first thing I knew was that I went in there and he was dead. Of course, the murderer must have been in there at the time, and if Id gone up the stairs far enough, he’d either have shot me or knocked me out and dashed out of the house. Apparently, Lutts was the only one he was after. When he heard me coming, instead of coming toward me, he must have retreated. He didn’t want me to see him. I had enough presence of mind to realize that. If I’d seen his face, thenhe’d have had to kill me, too. So I ran. Just chitchat. Young got out his phone.Okay, Ive got to get some people over here, and weve got to search the island for a vehicle with a corpse in it and make sure it doesnt get on the first ferry at, what, six o’clock? Forget it, Freddie, Murfin said. Hell, me and Harvey enjoyed it. It was almost like old times, wasnt it, Harvey? She drank her margarita after gumming the salty edges, then squeezed the lime wedge over the chips and dug into the guac. He watched her do this, and then looked out to the water for a moment before glancing back at her. Devine rode back to the town house in Mount Kisco. Mason said,If you start bawling now, with newspaper people and spectators watching you, youre signing a one-way ticket to the death cell. Now tell me the truth. Did you go down there? Are you sure? Shewas pregnant. I see, Mason said. Eventually, you found out the identity of my client? Not really. You mean tough as a boot. What about it? Ill try and remember that, Stone said. He stood up, and made a motion of brushing crumbs off his jacket, then he turned took two steps toward the mans table, sliding to his left. He held up his badge. Freeze, he said. “Youre under arrest.” He began reaching under his jacketfor his gun. You used to wear suits, she said. I remember when you didnt wear anything but suits and vests. You even had them made in London. They were Savile Row, werent they? Hey. Yes, go on, Mason said. Im going to need liability insurance on the motorcycle..