I wish I at least had a smoke. He folded his hands and stared down at them. He didnt speak for a time. I approve of your escape plan, Rick said. I wish I were going with you. Its pretty dull around here. Im still fighting to save my marriage. So you thought I might do your poking around for you? Ronald Dixon, tall, studious, slightly stooped, came toward the witness stand and Mason, catching a quick glimpse of the mans profile as he walked by, whispered to Della Street, Ive seen that man before. We object, Hamilton Burger said. Counsel has had every opportunity to confer with his client. The testimony which was given by witnesses before the grand jury has been delivered to him. The guy, as far as I know, has no alibi for when she was murdered. And maybe he lied to me. Maybe theydid sleep together. And she got pregnant and the child was his. And maybe he paid to have it aborted, and she regretted it and was going to expose what had happened. The boss impregnating the help and then paying for her abortion? Do you know how much money Cowl gets from church and state pension funds and teachers unions and other organizations that would frown on that sort of thing? 44 How do you determine the time of death? I understand. Isnt there a chance youre mistaken? Lets go see, I said. What was the time? Whatis the doctrine of lateral support? Mrs. Harlan asked, suddenly curious. And how is Audrey? he said. I know Ive already asked that, but what I mean is how does she look to you? At what time? She led him up to the flat roof, where a couple of deck chairs were set up. He took off his jacket and loosened his tie. They sat and she pointed out a sliver between two buildings and said,Water view. That apparently costs extra..