Also, Im not impressed. Ekman and Shoemaker exchanged a look. Ekman said,Okay, but were homicide. Financial crimes are another division. We just want whoever killed these people. And it looks like its Cowl to you? But why kill the janitor? asked Ekman. Mason said,I dont know, Paul. All I have is the sound of a womans voice. Shes a woman who wouldn’t get stampeded easily, but she’s half-hysterical now. Stick around, Paul. He looked at his men.Take him but dont charge him. Not yet. He fired me — except that Id already quit. But Mix fired me anyway, at least in the newspapers. Then he fired Murfin and Quane. Can I hitch a ride? Its a long hop in the chopper. Do this: assign unmarked police cars to drive these people to and from work, and put one cop, besides the driver, in the car with them. Have the guy carry a shotgun, which is more likely to hit the target than a handgun and does less collateral damage, if youre lucky. You can also load them with bird shot instead of buckshot; that will still do a lot of damage at close range while cutting down on the collateral damage. Also, three of those on the list are already dead and dont require further attention from you. The phone rang. I didnt need to use my legendary psychic powers to know whod be calling me. Jess or Ted. I was hoping Jess. Oh, yes, what about him? Forty-Two Hes yelling at us a lot, something he doesnt do very often. Oh, and this afternoon I guess he caught Karen Foster in his office. He was supposed to be testifying in court most of the afternoon and came back early. I hear you know Karen. That was when you dropped out, wasnt it? I think I have an emergency matter coming up. Got any operatives on tap? Mason caught up with Harlan as the tight-lipped husband was waiting at the elevators. There was envy and a certain sharp-edged jealousy in Doxeys voice. She laughed, squirmed around to a more comfortable position, and sized him up. Five.