And you did so? Morning, Harv. Whataya got for me? He listened and took notes. Okay, well take the body to Augusta for an autopsy. Thanks for all your help last night. He hung up. Hi, Paul, Mason said. How was La Jolla? Not yet. But she might remember. Sally wasnt supposed to know what Max was up to either, but she must have put it together. Sally was smart. Very smart. Well, Audreys not exactly dumb either so whoever killed Max and Sally just might decide to make it a clean sweep. He hit somebody with his car when he was drunk. He had been embezzling campaign funds. He was gay. Hed taken a couple of drinks tonight despite telling me he was sober. What the hell was he going to tell me? Herbie glanced at Stone and shook his head, pulled his left earlobe again, then he started to read. Vanessa, wanted to go home and meet her decorator. So, Stone and Fred got her into the Bentley and launched from the garage. No one followed. So what I think is that youre probably gonna have yourself a strike, if thats what those six guys want. A stunned Devine slowly opened it and started to read what was inside. Not the words I would use for it, said Montgomery, looking embarrassed. Mixs voice, with its familiar deep rasp, was firm and authoritative until the last sentence when it cracked slightly. I didnt blame him. My voice would have cracked before then. There was another pause, another noise like the rustle of paper, and when Mixs voice resumed it sounded as if he were reading. You didnt know Max? Six years, ever since Nelson was born. I hired her as a social secretary because Jack insisted that I needed one. When I asked him what a social secretary did, he said he didnt know but he had read about them in books. So I hired Sally. She was just out of Smith where shed gone on a full scholarship and graduated with top honors, which isnt bad for a kid from this town who was born near Ninth and U. Well, Della said, of course, it couldnt have got up and walked away under its own power. Insured? Judge Hoyt shook his head.You can have the defendant arrested on a warrant, if you wish. Or you can have her arrested on suspicion of murder while you are waiting for the grand jury to act. As far as the Court is concerned, once the proceedings are dismissed the defendant is discharged from custody. She ushered him inside, and he took in the space. Clean, uncluttered, minimal furniture, some decent artwork, colorful rugs on the hardwood floors, a couple pieces of what looked to be African sculpture, and the scent of reefer. Beats me. I found it in the mail when I got to work — some time ago..