And when were you approached by the union? Hold up your right hand and be sworn, the judge said. Mason put the certified check on Lutts desk. He hadnt seen Stamos today, though he didnt expect to. They were on different floors. He had her business email, though, and his finger had hovered over it on his computer, wondering if he should send her some message. Only he wasnt sure what he would say. She stared off moodily.Where do you think Brad is now? 2 Hard to believe that Cory would buy a rifle. Hes pretty anti-gun. That part of Showalters story doesnt work at all.’ On leaving the Cowl Building he had nodded at the night security guard, as he always did. For obvious reasons, he related to men who carried guns. The bulky man usually glanced at the clock behind his desk, nodded back, and gave him a patronizing look as if to say,Really? Seriously? Is this shit really worth it, dude? Come on. How much damn money do you need? Mike Edelstein had invited a print reporter and two TV teams to our campaign office where he sat behind a long table with a slender, middle-aged bald man in a blue button-down shirt. This, Edelstein said, was Tim Rosencrantz from Chicago, who had testified in numerous trials as a lock-and-key forensics expert. Could you see into Lutts office? I couldnt agree with you more, Murfin said. The sheriff handed up the envelope. That was because last night I was fine with Sapporo. Devine found himself staring out the window and conjuring up images that bordered partly on nostalgia and partly on necessity. His need to feel something. To regret things. To sense guilt and loss and other things he couldnt readily identify right now. Figuring out the inexplicable was never easy. Hes pretty scared right now. Ill tell him that youll bring that up.’ And just how will you then account for the fact that this letter came into your possession?.