Their steaks arrived, and Dino dug in. He slipped out and quietly moved over to her door. He tried the knob. It turned. She had forgotten to lock it or thought there was no need. He slowly opened it and glanced back at the stairs. Normally Speers would take a good forty-five minutes for her yoga routine. Call Mike Freeman and tell him I want two more people over here — one at the kitchen door at all times. The guy knows about that door, and the gate to the street. We cant shoot him for that anywhere, Stone replied, unless hes a threat to our lives. The sheriff flushed and said, Thats not the case, Mr. Mason. I had a great many things on my mind that night, and all I can say is that it was done almost immediately after the purse was recovered. I wasnt wearing a stop watch. Thats what Joan told me. She gave me the satphone number, hope you dont mind. The garage door was opened with the remote control, the car driven inside, and the doors closed behind them, before they all got out and went upstairs and settled in with coffee and brandy. Busy how? Ive studied them, Mason said. I am entitled to cross-examine a witness. I am entitled to do anything that is legitimate for the purpose of testing the recollection of the witness. If this witness had been absolutely positive that the woman he picked up out there was the defendant, and if the defendant had again engaged this cab on the evening of the third, he would then have recognized her instantly and said, Good evening, maam. I had you as a passenger earlier in the day. Never mind that, never mind that, Gloster interrupted. Just what you know of your own knowledge. What place? Just one more question, I said. Look it up, Mason said. I want a leg to stand on. Make it as strong as you can. pantyhose no nonsense Stone pressed the button.Good morning, he said. Have you been to Japan? she asked..