Joan buzzed him.Holly on one, she said. The team leader looked back at him and gave him a thumbs-up. He took a small meter from his case and set it on the floor next to the spot. Shortly, the needle moved straight up, then returned to zero. He got up and motioned Stone back to the front door, then outside. I rose and quickly went up to her and put my arms around her, pulling her close to me. She was trembling.I–I can still shoot, cant I, Harvey? I looked at my wristwatch and compared the time with an electric clock on the wall. Early this morning. Theyre playing nice. My goodness. Im not sure yet. I guess after the funeral. Its not going to be much of a funeral. Murfin cant find any pallbearers. That’s pretty fucking funny, isn’t it? A thirty-eight-year-old man dies and he hasn’t got six friends or even acquaintances who’ll be his pallbearers. I think that’s pretty fucking funny. And what did you do? Experiments show it would have to have been very loud for you not to have heard the shots. AS COURT CONVENED ON MONDAY MORNING EVEN STANDING space was at a premium. Chapter 74 Dont mention it, Doxey said sarcastically, and escorted them to the door. How did you learn about that letter in the bottle? Mason waited for several seconds, but the man didnt turn back to face him. The silence became embarrassing. Where are you going?.