Youre excellent at it. But were going to change your schedule so youre in situations where security can really protect you. Every appearance will be indoors until further notice. I can guarantee you they’ll insist on that.’ Stone held up a hand.Now hold on a minute, Ed. If you shoot the guy now, its going to ruin our dinner, and we dont want that, do we? Devine, there is one thing that drives our politics. Its simple and out in the open and yet most people never give it a second thought: money. It used to be that the sources of political funding were severely limited, and those sources also had to be disclosed. That is no longer the case. He leaned forward. So, let me tell both of you why my humble office is really interested in Cowl and Comely. He paused, collecting his thoughts. “We think Cowl is the key link in not just laundering money and buying parts of this country by global players all over the world, but some of the money — billions and billions of it — is going into the coffers of public officials at every level, from local to federal. Now, people do not give that sort of money without expecting something in return. That means that what was revealed in the Pandora Papers and like investigations is just thebeginning. The laundered money is being weaponized to really take over this country at all levels.” His gray eyes scanned the area next to Skullys house. The defendant? Judge Hoyt asked. Sara Ewes? Werent you in the same class? No one said anything. Right. Leave that shit to the youngsters. I have some follow-ups. Got a minute? A half-ass DA could make the case that he had endangered lives in several ways, not least by risking the health of the elderly present tonight. People with heart problems could suffer an attack or even death. Well, I can tell you this, Perry. I havent been able to prove that Elkins was in any kind of an automobile accident and I havent been able to prove that he wasnt. Yes, Frances. How are you feeling? Where? Della Street nodded. No, I dont. But that doesnt mean that somebody associated with her didnt stage it without her knowing.’ Mason nodded. The Stations of the Cross on both walls, the statues of the Virgin and Jesus on opposite sides of the altar, the altar itself where nothing less than the Body of Christ was said to reside in the form of small thin wafers of bread, the pulpit from which the teachings of the church were spoken to us every weekend... and the sensual aspects of the altar, the scents of wine and burning candles and on occasion the sweet, almost hallucinogenic, aroma of heavy incense... all this made me feel devout as I served in my pretend-priest costume of white surplice and black cassock... She dug into her purse and came up with a piece of notepaper that had been ripped from a pocket ring binder. Mason grinned, and said,I rented a canoe. I left my fingerprints on that canoe. Theres no question about that, rd have stipulated it if the district attorney hadnt wanted to make such a grandstand. And your second question, Mr. Mason?.