Youre certain? Influence him to do what? Devine turned back to her. The disgusted look was gone, but she said,I cant wait to get the hell out of this town. Lets see it, said Ekman. Whats your best guess? Stone asked. Unless what? I said. Chapter 39 Yes, he could have taken a few steps to the head of the stairs and then fallen down the stairs. The latch on the glove compartment wasnt entirely closed, and the paper slipped through, down to the bottom. I was afraid she wouldnt see it, so I pressed the catch that opens the glove compartment and picked up the paper. I simply cant imagine why he didnt come home, Doxey said. But its a relief to me to know that he’s all right. I suppose it’s some new business angle he’s working on. He’s sure a sharpshooter. She counted them.Therere supposed to be twelve, but therere only ten. There was a dramatic silence in the courtroom as the witness turned to face Perry Mason-Those are the fingerprints of Perry Mason, the attorney for the defendant Here, Della, take a notebook. Make a list of questions. Lets start analyzing this case. When a chemist starts analyzing an unknown substance, he tries to find out the basic ingredients that are in it by applying various tests. In other words, he asks the substance questions. Why dont we start asking this case questions? When was this? I can ask you the same thing. Busy like Larkin. He moved out of his apartment a few months ago, owing three months rent. Funny, he could afford to pay it, but he didnt. No questions, Mason said..