The 6:20 train passed through bucolic countryside lurking outside a metropolis of unequaled breadth and complexity. Along the way, it picked up people at stations set in affluent small towns that existed mostly to serve the hungry beast due south. It finally chugged past an enclave of homes that were some of the most expensive in the country. It seemed unfair to call them mere homes. A place nearly as large as a shopping center should have a grander name, evenmansion orestate didnt cut it, Devine thought.Palace, maybe, yeah,palace seemed to work. You really didnt get into it at our first meeting, but do you have anything definite you can tell me about Cowl, and why you suspect something criminal is going on there? What are you doing? Dino asked. Jesus, I said, maybe its a clue. Yeah, we got that all down on tape, he said. These here are some notes that another officer took down from what Mr. Murfin had to tell us. You happen to know what Mr. Murfin used to do before he went with the Vullo Foundation? Mr Bradshaw, Ill be in touch later today. A good-neighbor smile. Sorry I got you all excited. I didnt mean to.’ And when does thisservice end? asked Devine. No, I said, not bad at all. Yes, sir. Were you able to trace those emails? Because I just got another one. He showed Campbell the latest message. Okay, that was the wrong thing to say, thought Devine.Really wrong. Its me youre getting, Mason pointed out. I may want to use that arm again. Devine tried to form the words, but his mouth, along with his brain, was not entirely under his command. What about? Yes, sir. He opened a manila folder that was lying in front of him. He took out some photos and arrayed them in front of Devine. Everything but the police and the firemen. The teachers will go out because the Public Employees have the school janitors. Or custodians, I think theyre called now. 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..