Then what are you going to ask her? Stone and Dino ran toward the rear door and put their shoulders against it, bruising their shoulders. From outside, there was the sound of a good-sized motorcycle cranking up. But with murder came horror. Knowing that someone out there had killed your kid. Your first instinct was to avenge your child. Then, when that emotion died down, things would be looked at more rationally. At that point, the understanding that someone had violently taken your childs life could make you delve into all sorts of personal spaces where most parents would probably rather not go. Some housewives were standing with their loaded shopping carts near the entrance of the store waiting for their husbands to drive up and put the groceries into their cars. Slick and I moved over and joined them. Just lucky, I guess. He gave that gun to someone, Mason said. Id like to find out who it was, and pushed past the reporters. He met Della Street coming out of the courtroom, drew her to one side. “Everything under control?” The woman at the desk snorted. President? Thats why I want to get working on it. Ill have Abby call you. Well, dear boy, right now I am involved in one particular aspect of this affair, but unfortunately I cant give you any details because, well, because it just might jeopardize everything. Slick? Hunch? Dino asked. I should hope so, I said. I saw her sometime on the third, all right, because I knew her on the fourth when I saw her in the lineup. Well, Murfin said, by then Im off the payroll and Im looking around again, you know, trying to connect somewhere, and about the only offer I get is from the Teamsters who wanta know if Id like to go out to California and help red-dog Chavez. Well, shit, I mean, who wants to do that? Yes. That, Mason said, was simple. Enright Harlan gave Roxy Claffin a gun. Doxey took that gun. He purchased one just like it and gave it to Roxy, with instructions to return it to Harlan. It was exactly the same make, model, size and calibre as the one Enright Harlan had loaned to Roxy Claffin. Naturally, Harlan had no reason to compare numbers. He certainly thought it was the same weapon he had given her. So he took it and put it back in his collection and thought his guns were all accounted for. He was willing to swear the gun he loaned Roxy had been returned. Actually, the gun that hehad given Roxy Claffin was then in the possession of Herbert Doxey. Does it interest you? You were at that bar in Greenwich Village hitting on a girl who works at Cowl and Comely. Now youre here..