He knew why she was here. He just wanted her to know this was not going to go all her way, or easily. Devine looked startled.What do you mean? I saw the cheeks of women and a few men that glistened with tears. I want to go see Poppy. He closed the door behind him.Whats wrong? Are you okay? Ill take a look at that, and Til ask that the envelopes be passed to the jurors so that each juror can observe that the seals have not been tampered with. No, Murfin said, he wouldntve. He was silent for a moment and then his face broke into one of his dirty smiles. “Jesus, its sweet though, isn’t it? You get a labor union to strike the public employees in ten or twelve of the biggest cities in the country just two months before election. Now who’s gonna benefit from that?” I see, I said. But wont I have to tell that sooner or later? Isnt it evidence, and.. She nodded. I knew her. Sara Ewes? Werent you in the same class? Murfin looked at me with disbelief.Whered you come up with a horseshit theory like that? So what I think is that youre probably gonna have yourself a strike, if thats what those six guys want. One of the detectives was clearing the .22.Baretta, he said. “Nice piece, if youre going for the head. You cant keep a fedora on while fleeing on a motorcycle, Stone said, and he looked skinnier to me than last time. Not if Mr. Mason says that is the thing to do..