You didnt have to do that, Michelle. When I said distract him, I didnt mean— Im terribly sorry about Sally, Ruth said. She and Audrey were so close. Is Audrey all right? Army green pours through everypore I have. Whats up? Uh-huh. Damn straight Im serious. Now unplug it. Of course. He wanted me to come, but I didnt say that I would. Just one item, Mason said, holding up his index finger so that it emphasized the figure one. “Just one item of jewelry covered in that insurance policy.” I dont know. Anything? Yes, sir. What? I went to the window and looked out at the rolling landscape of their estate. A man in a white T-shirt, jeans and a straw hat was astride a green John Deere riding mower. But the real show was a hawk soaring above the pine windbreak. For all their hunting ferocity there was a fragility in their flight that made them seem vulnerable. But I had to smile at my naiveté. I doubted that hawks seemed vulnerable in any way to their prey, which included pets as familiar as small dogs and puppies, small cats and kittens, plus rabbits and guinea pigs. And the dog was quiet all this time? The deuce he was. When? Everything, she said. Then I came back here to wait. Ive been here for nearly two hours. Youre not going to say it out loud but I know you believe it, too. She said,The apartments a mess. Its a single and— well, theres the bed down and—I was sound asleep. I am hardly awake yet. At least one of us is not, Stone replied. You dont want to know because youre a stockholder in the company. You want to know because youre representing Mrs. Harlan in a murder case. They lifted the dripping canoe across the deck, and, opening the cabin door, slid part of the bow into the cabin..