He was readier than we were, Stone explained. Get on the radio. You dont need to make statements of that sort to the Court, Mr. Mason, Judge Sedgwick said. No one is seeking to curtail your cross-examination. I may state that the Court understands the situation here and is going to give you the widest latitude in connection with your cross-examination. Now go ahead and cross-examine the witness. We watched the priest make his slow way to the door and then disappear. Then he was only hollow footsteps on the bare concrete. The side door opened. That should have been followed by the thud of the heavy door closing. But his plans were about to be disrupted. Youll get that chance in a few minutes. Hes on his way out here to talk to me. Another dead body found. Twenty-Seven Nope. Weve checked. That late on a weekday in that neighborhood, not surprising. We think the killer got in through a window in the back. Stamos was on the first floor. No signs of a struggle. Same with the Eweses. They were probably dead asleep. Ekman blanched. Sorry, bad choice of words. The Bradshaw family is putting up the money. Well, you clearly didnt inherit any brains from them, he joked. You told me before that you had a brother? Mason said impatiently,I dont want to go on the board of directors. I want to address the directors on a matter of business. Do you have an opinion as to the time of death? I dont know what I am, really. If youre going to do that, Stone said, Im taking a nap. He moved to the leather sofa and arranged the cushions. “Let me know if anything at all happens that I should know about.” No questions, Mason said. Yes, I am. Of course. Yes, sir. Mason said,Just walk in there with your fighting clothes on and get in touch with whatever deputy district attorney is handling the thing and demand that he get hold of the complaining witness. Insist that we want to get a specific allegation as to what was taken and exactly when it was taken and the valueof it. And, above all, find out whether this young woman got in touch with me because of my reputation, because someone told her to give me a ring, or because she thinks she knows me..