Im sure theyre talking to lots of people. Why am I crazy? Are we going to be legal, here? Dont think I wont, the reporter said. Is that all the statement you have to make? She cried a little on and off. Not much. She kept punching in numbers on her cell phone but it mustve been busy or something because shed cuss every time she tried. Chapter2 The pollsters are calling it a statistical tie, and Im scheduled to be on MSNBC in four minutes, so Id better be at Rockefeller Center. He texted Campbell and arranged to meet, then took the subway back to Midtown and the little Italian restaurant. I cant help it. Iam a lawyer, and Im not a victim yet. Ill prove it to you. They hung up.She had something for you to pass on to the locals, Stone said to Dino. He told him about Larkins propensity for breaking and entering, and Dino got on the phone. My wife liked that, Murfin said. She liked it a lot. Because I was traveling on a very limited budget, and because I thought I could perhaps do her some good, and without knowing anything at all about her or her background, I accepted. Come on, dont sell yourself short. You seem damn astute to me, more than a lot of the so-called brainiacs I work with who can barely pack a lunch or cross the street safely. Weve hired the best defense lawyer in Chicago. Yeah. Stone looked out the window and saw a Gulfstream 600 turning onto its final approach.Here comes Viv and Mike Freeman, he said. The two had met up in Singapore, and from there they flew together to England. He called Major Bugg and asked him to have the airplane met and refueled. “I expect theyll stay at least overnight, Stone said to him. “The crew will need to rest.” A few minutes later, Bugg called back. “Everyone is tucked in. I dont expect youll hear from them until dinnertime. I’ll let the cook know the numbers.”.