Lemme see some ID. What? Well, Judge Garey said, the Court will make an order that you and your experts may have a right to inspect the premises, Mr. Mason. What time would be convenient? The contents? Mason asked. I said approximately fifty thousand dollars, and I see no reason to change that figure, Alder said, glancing quickly at Perry Mason, then back at Colton. Theyre all employed in Manhattan by accounting or IT firms, universities, hospitals, etcetera, etcetera — no two of them with the same employer or even in the same field of endeavor. Theyre fairly high up in their chosen fields, well-paid and well-thought of. About the only thing they have in common is that theyre all single — either divorced or never married. Well, maybe youd better tell them Im not here. The witness fidgeted a bit on the witness stand. In the meantime, Mason said, lets start putting blankets over the portholes, because Im going to take a good look at that bottler—" He told me you left right after I did. He thought... I mean he didnt say it, but I believe he thought you and I had... you know, gone up there to... Okay. Ill let Susannah know. And, Mason went on, I looked her over pretty carefully to make certain there wasnt anything concealed. He... just grabbed me, said it would be exciting. It all happened so fast. Her cheeks flushed. Will you erase the pictures? Then I began to think about the dog in the closet, and the blood streaks, just two or three smear tracks on the inside of the closet door, and a couple of blood smudges on the closet floor. If my theory proved correct, theyd rewrite the law. My theory was that Arch Mix had been killed so that the PEU could strike ten or twelve of the biggest cities in the nation and create such a voter backlash that the Republicans would be guaranteed another four-year lease on the White House..