I realize that. Jah, if you say so, Mr. Gunderson. Stone was beginning to feel that he had stepped into a scene from the movieFargo. Dino nodded. Among my nephews things I found one bit of information which I think might be of value to you. Drake was silent for almost a minute, then he said thoughtfully,Well, I guess thats all there is to it, Jim. Just keep me posted. Thanks for letting me know. Mason said,Dont be silly. Theyd try to hang the murder on you then. They know that Alder was expecting someone and the assumption is that that person was responsible for his murder. If they found out Alder was expecting you theyd … “ Pasjk, I said. Emil Pasjk. And? A second car drew up and men carrying mine detectors debouched from the car. Stone lay still and passed out again. The blond man looked Murfin up and down carefully. The five other hecklers moved quickly across the room and formed a half circle behind the blond man. I glanced at Freddie Koontz who still stood behind the podium. Freddie gave me a small, almost imperceptible nod. Claud Gloster, as prosecutor, made a very brief opening statement in which he stated merely that he expected to prove the defendant, Dorothy Fenner, with malice aforethought, had murdered George S. Alder at his house at the beach on a place known as Alder Island that death had been caused by gunshot that the bullet had penetrated the neck, severed a main artery, and shattered the spine. The victim had dropped in his tracks. Phone sex, Dino said. He held the stopwatch high so he could see it in the faint moonlight.Five minutes and they aint here yet. We sat there in silence for a moment, eyeing each other, waiting to see who would be the first to say something inane about the twists of fate. When neither of us did I said,Who hired you to look into Arch Mix?.