No, but it came from above, at street level, and nobody heard anything or saw it fired. At this time of night the crowds are thinning out. The girl sighed.Thank heavens theyre going back. Vullo nodded dubiously as if he wanted me to know that he thought I was lying. I touched the check again for solace and then brought out my tin box and rolled a cigarette. I took my time and looked up at Vullo once. He was watching me with an expression of faint disapproval. I wasnt sure whether he disapproved of my smoking or of the fact that I rolled my own. After I lit the cigarette he reached into a drawer and produced a small glass ashtray, the kind that you can buy in a drugstore for twenty-nine cents. He shoved it across the desk to me. Showalter lay on his back, his right hand still holding the gun hed used to take his own life. There was such a mixture of blood and bone and tissue on the floor behind him I wondered if it could ever be cleansed away. Thats right. So, nothing else you can tell me? I walked up the six metal steps to the door and rang the bell. After perhaps a minute or so the door opened slowly. The young woman who stood there was nude, or stark naked, if you prefer, and she said,Well, Squire, come on in. Areyou now trying to testify, Mason asked, as to the state of mind of this witness? Well, if its to be done, I said as gravely as I could, I think it should be done quickly. And a fast gun. Young voice, male. Cory Tucker, the volunteer driver. Well, she announced hopefully, while theyre doing that you could … We could get the canoe out and … “ No, Icant believe that, he replied, but she had moved on to childs pose and wasnt listening. The Dorsey campaign had fielded a new theme:Trust is all that matters. I had the radio on so I could hear the first two spots they were running. Nothing surprising and the same kind of thing wed have done in Dorseys position. You must have me confused with someone else. Ido want the money and everything that comes with it. But there are a lot of things you can do with that money. You can use it to help other people. Im bunking on the couch. Ironic that I asked him to track an email hedsent. The guy must have laughed his ass off about that one. I was filling him in on an investigation in which he was already a part— only on the opposite side. And he would tell me nothing about Area 51. Of course he wouldnt..