I think you and Lance could be on the right track, Dino said. A witness to the shooting said the pistol was silenced, and Im sure Lances armory is bulging with that sort of thing. Ill get the report to him first thing in the morning. Oh. No, thats what we thought, too. ME confirmed that she wasnt, replied Ekman. But you didnt tell him you werent coming? Hes been waved off by the tower, she said, climbing and turning left. Maybe hell try for Nassau. Thats in the best shape of the available runways. She followed, staying at three thousand feet. Shortly, Nassau Airport appeared in the distance. Stone could see a large aircraft setting down, probably a storm-relief craft. Yes, Roxy Claffin said in a low voice. I... I guess therecould have been a substitution. Itwas possible. Oh yeah? Why do I care? Cowl didnt even look at the phone. He nodded.That was her? So you and Sara were in love and were having a baby? Why didnt anyone know about that? Did they tell you why they came by? Some investment corporation in Delaware. He read off the name and account number. That do you, then? At all times, Lance said, save when we actually came calling on the Vineyard. Okay. Yeah? The driver sped up. The woman said,Barry, these people were supposed to meet Jerry for a beer. But no one answered. Now Im getting worried. Ill be watchin you. Dont try anything funny.’ A French friend gave me a year of Freds services as a gift. Long before the year was up, I hired him. He is an ex — Royal Marine commando, expert at hand-to-hand combat and the British interservice pistol champion. He and my housekeeper and cook, Helene, are married, and they live in an apartment next door, in a house I now own. Joan lives there, too, and Faith, my pilot..