Wrong house, wrong time of day, Stone said, then hung up. Insured? Now how long, in your opinion, would a fingerprint, that is a latent fingerprint, last on a surface of that nature? So I shut off the radio, jumped out of the car, ran to the door and called him. I thought I could cook up some sort of a story to get him back down. Any clues? Mason asked. I left a note containing the charges for the service, which is what I always do. And when you started back, you reported that you were coming back empty? Possibly, I said, but thats all it is. Dino spoke up.Thats because he was dead. People generally dont look their best under those circumstances. Sure. Ill be calling in tomorrow. The same way I know anything. The same way I know where your office is. Of course. I thought about that for a moment.No, I said, “I dont think so. He had Murfin. Murfin was his friend. And me. I suppose I was his friend. Thats about all. He knew a lot of people, but I think he was a little short on friends. Travis! she barked. The woman who answered it was red-haired, blue eyed, about thirty, with high cheekbones and a mouth which, despite an attempt to change the lines with lipstick, remained a thin straight line. An empty restaurant. That place we went to that time is being painted. Itll be deserted at lunch hour, because all the painters will have gone somewhere thats open. I have a key in with my extra household keys. We havent been keeping it locked lately. Herbert had this designed so we could keep his tools in a safe place. People got to stealing his tools and— He got this idea about three years ago that he was going to re-schedule all our big contracts. You know, Chicago, L.A., New York and the rest of the real big ones..