If I were a lawyer, Drake said, I wouldnt represent a client who lied to me. She avoided Masons eyes. She sat forward, tense once more.Strange email? No, I didnt. You asked me that before. Did you get one? You mentioned it talked about details of Saras death. What exactly did it say? Ekman shot his partner a look.Wait a minute, from all we learned those ladies were rivals at the firm. Why would they be talking about babies and such? Thats the thing. It seems to be untraceable. Ive had people try, including Will, but no go. Stone beckoned a saleswoman.Excuse me, could you translate this news report? Thats just the way the car was found? Her name was Jennifer Stamos. She was twenty-eight and had been at Cowl for six years. In fact, she had been in Sara Ewess class. Devine knew this because she was in the firms employee directory, which was accessible to all at Cowl. It did not contain addresses, like an old phone book did, or other personal information. This was strictly business-related. It was known, firm-wide, without a shred of originality,as the Book. It contained all the things each person had done while at Cowl: every deal, every triumph, every failure, every screwup. Cowl kept score like no one else. Everyone had a numeric and alphabetical grade that, combined, served to define their firm-wide ranking for all to see, and, to ratchet the pressure up even more, that ranking was updated daily. I see, Mason said. What time do you go to work? I dont want it handled that way, Gloster said. Ill put on the prosecutions case and if the defendant wants to put in any justification or any other matters that’s the defendant’s privilege … providing only the evidence is pertinent But the thing he’s asking for now won’tbe pertinent. We’re trying a murder case, not a burglary which took place some time previously. All we want is to show by this clipping when the purse was dropped into the water. So ordered, Elkins said. Whos going to be president of the company? Thank you, Mason said and walked out. At lunchtime he swam against the current once again and rode the elevator down to the third-floor dining hall. He got his food and was going to sit by himself. Until he saw her. Just a minute, Mr. Mason, Judge Lankershim interposed. Youll have an opportunity to state your case. Go on, Mr. Deputy District Attorney. A certain act has to take place for that to happen. It did not take place between Sara and me. He paused. Not for lack of trying. She was like Jenn. Brainy, beautiful, but also aloof, played hard to get. She drove me nuts, but I could never land her. Someone who was hiding in the house. Someone who had a key. I think the Court will bear with me and the record will show that on Friday I repeatedly asked the district attorney for the address where this dog could be found, and I think the record will show that the district attorney stated he would refuse to give me that address because that would tip meoff to the location of a witness the district attorney intended to call..