She looked nervously at him.You were at the office late last night. The bailiff called out,Jury! Jury! Jury! Jury! No, I wasnt. But I guess I could have been, if things had turned out differently. I was only gone a day. Then you want me to represent you in that property settlement? Mason asked. Thats right. She hesitated for a moment, then poured forth the thoughts that were on her mind.Mr. Mason, I never felt so downright cheap in all my life. I did lie to you. I lied to you because... well, when I got home to change my shoes and stockings, Ruth Marvel came over. Shes my closest friend. Her house adjoins mine, and when she saw me drive up in the cab, she came running over to see what was wrong. She knew I had taken my car with me when I left. What do you mean by that? Yes. Drake hasnt found anything of Caimen Monterrey, has he? Suddenly even the two elections we were likely to lose didnt seem as depressing as they had earlier. I went to work redrafting Jesss last two commercials. Right, Murfin said. He was looking for somebody who could organize this thing and then run it and thats what Quane and I are good at. Are you sure? Cowl isnot doing high-frequency trading from your building. No, I dont either, Vullo said. In fact, its rather refreshing. However, we do have a problem that you may be able to help us with. I trust you wont mind giving us your thoughts? Thats our privilege. I think Id like some gin, I said. I think Id like some gin and then I think Ill sit here and drink the gin and look at the fireflies and listen to the frogs and the crickets. After that I’ll have some dinner and then I’ll take my wife to bed, if she’s of a mind to. She waved at Dino and beckoned him over. He got out of the car and approached.Ive got a crazy person here who says youre the police commissioner, she said. “Anything to that?.