We feed it to our cats and dogs. Theyre crazy about it. You should see him count a hall full of people, I said. She started for the doorway to bring Dorley Alder into the office, then paused.Did you see your client last night? Youre lucky. Ah, the Tony Bennedetto case, Dino said, as if remembering it fondly. The roll, dummkopf, Stone breathed. Herbie liked the roll better. You sleep with a cobra, you get bit. Koontz took another look around the back of the booth toward the bar. Then he turned back, hunched forward, and lowered his voice to a hoarse, confidential whisper.Well, Ive been talking to some of the guys and were gonna have a meeting tonight. Im Michelle Montgomery. She looked at him.Especially then, because they try so hard to hide who they really are, it comes out in some other way in their body language, their expression. She slipped her phone from her pocket. “Say cheese. He met her gaze.No. Whenever we met it was in a group, mixers, company functions. Things like that. Sure, but come here; Ive had some unpleasant news that makes me not want to be on the street. He hung up without explaining. Im not sure. Why would the killer care what her mother thought of Sara? Not if theres anything else. He did a quick search of the desk drawers and eyed the pile of law books that were stacked exactly as before. He opened the one on top and riffled through the pages: no marginalia, no highlighting; they were clearly for show. He went through the closet and bureau drawers and found nothing helpful. Her laptop and phone were time-locked and biometric protected, and thus inaccessible. Her purse was there and he took out her wallet. All the cards and drivers license said Helen Speers, and the picture on the license was her. He put the wallet back and looked under the bed. A suitcase was there with no name tag. It was empty. He lifted the mattress and saw it underneath. A Glock 17 in black matte finish with pebbled grips and a Big Dot tritiumnight sight. And so he stepped onto the 6:20 train every morning, and traveled to the city as punishment. And as much as he hated the work and the life that came with it, that penance would never manage to match his crime. Heres a nice surprise. Great to see you, Dev. Sorry Im late. I waited in my car just inside the drive. I assumed that before they let me examine the car Bromfield would have to introduce me..