Weve been sitting here and all the time, theyve scampered. I tried not to think about that particular piece of bad news. But that was just a prelude. Thereal bad news came when I stumbled across a bulletin on the local newspapers website.Police Chief Aaron Showalter will hold a televised press conference at 10.30 this morning. Well, first of all, Stone said, we want to watch you make a Caesar salad, then Id like the Dover sole. Katherine. In my office a while ago. Me, too! Dino and Vanessa said simultaneously. How was this particular canoe in question rented? Then I felt something smooth Id missed before because it was tucked up in a corner. I ripped it down and examined it. Mason laughed aloud.And incidentally, Della, as Corrines heir, that nymph is going to come into something of a fortune. She mentioned that she was seeing someone, said Ellen. This was a while back. But she never gave a name. Well, first of all, Stone said, we want to watch you make a Caesar salad, then Id like the Dover sole. No questions, Mason said. Iexpect him home, yes. Im all jittery. Im so nervous I dont feel that I can— I cant say. He turned away from the glass and stared straight ahead. Yeah. Along the river out to the west side. Mason said,I was trying to find out something about what had happened after the directors meeting on the third. Well, apparently thats it. He gave the name of a bar where he stopped in for a cocktail. The guy who was tending bar at the time was busy. Rectors picture doesnt mean a damn thing to him. Rector may have been there, or he may not as far as the bartender is concerned. Stone, panting in the heat, got out his phone and called Dino. He took three rings to answer.What? An hour, she said. Half an hour if there are shops at the other end..